再来一道GRE填空题,He felt it would be __,in view of the intense__ t

再来一道GRE填空题,
He felt it would be __,in view of the intense__ that would likely follow,to make the sacrifice required in order to gain such little advantage.
选项是
A charitable,growth
b welcomed,prejudice
c futile,encouragement
d academic acclaim
我的思路是因为it指代的是后面的从句,而且后面的从句有little,所以是负面的,所以就应该在c,e里面选,然后下面怎么选我就不知道了
e unrealistic turmoil