Being guilty, my daughter was afraid to . . . . . . . me in the eye.

look
confront
encounter
meet

The correct answer is A. look.

The other options are not correct because they do not convey the meaning of the sentence.

  • Confront means to challenge someone in a hostile or aggressive way.
  • Encounter means to meet someone by chance or unexpectedly.
  • Meet means to come together or be in the same place at the same time.

In the sentence, the daughter is afraid to look the speaker in the eye because she is guilty. This suggests that she is ashamed or embarrassed of what she has done. The other options do not convey this meaning.