Sentence Correction

50. According to some analysts, the gains in the stock
market reflect growing confidence that the economy
will avoid the recession that manyhad feared earlier
in the year and instead come in for a "soft landing,"
followed by a gradual increase in business activity.

(A) that the economy will avoid the recession
that many had feared earlier in the year and
instead come
(B) in the economy to avoid the recession, what
many feared earlier in the year, rather to come
(C) in the economy's ability to avoid the recession,
something earlier in the year many had feared,
and instead to come
(D) in the economy to avoid the recession many
were fearing earlier in the year, and rather
to come
(E) that the economywill avoid the recession that
was feared earlier this year by many, with it
instead coming

I also don't know what's the problem about "rather to come", all I thought is B is very fluent, I don't know how to eliminate such a choice.