Moving aside as their dad opened the garage door, parker and blaire gasped when they saw what was inside. it was the old and rare car model their dad had been searching years to find! the model looked completely alien to parker, and he cautiously moved closer to examine it. he didn't understand why his father was so fascinated by something that looked so prehistoric and odd. blaire's eyes, on the other hand, were ablaze with excitement. she ran to the car and stroked its hood. "this car is so beautiful and aristocratic that i can actually imagine the queen sitting in the back! " blaire said. for the last couple of months, parker had been begging his dad to let go of his craze for old cars and buy a new car instead. but now, seeing the car in the garage, parker felt he had no means left to convince his dad to change his mind. "what do you think, parker? " parker's dad asked with a grin. parker could not be honest with his dad. lately, parker had realized that his father was always in his own little sphere of thought and passion when it came to collecting old and rare objects, and nothing parker could say would change that. the barrier between their thoughts was not going to fade away. "it's great, dad! the car will need a bit of a touch-up, though," parker said. blaire giggled when she saw her brother trying to act enthusiastic. 1 how does the first sentence develop the plot of the passage? a. it reveals parker lack of excitement about his dad's new car. b. it conveys how excited blaire is to see her dad's new car in the garage. c. it reveals that the kids are going for a ride in dad's new car. d. it builds anticipation about what the characters will see in the garage.