1) I know that after high school things will be different for my friends, and things will be different for me, too. (2) Some of us will go our own ways to different schools. (3) What is the most important thing to remember is what we've learned in our four years here in school. (4) We were students, we were friends, we were influences, and we were the influenced. (5) We saw everything the world had to throw at us, and we held our ground. (6) Now, as we stand upon the cusp of a brave new future, it's time for us to heed the lessons we've learned, and it's time that we look to the future, but it's also time that we live in the now. (7) Enjoy this time because before too long it will be another thing by which we measure how far we've come. (8) We shouldn't fear the future, we shouldn't fear the unknown, and we shouldn't fear that which lies before us because as of today, we've proven the future is whatever we make of it. (9) We owe it to the people who could not be here, we owe it to those that have made sacrifices, and most importantly, we owe it to ourselves to take this stuff and make the most of the future. 5
Which of the following uses the most precise language for the underlined phrase in sentence 6?
A.
it's time for us to heed the lessons we've learned, and it's time that we look to the future, and it's also time that we live in the now.
B.
heed the lessons we've learned, and it's time that we look to the future and live in the now.
C.
it's time for us to heed the lessons we've learned, and it's time that we look to the future, but also we live in the now.
D.
it's time for us to heed the lessons we've learned, look to the future, and live in the now.