Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Human beings are extremely diverse in very many ways. People differ ___(1)___ opinions, race, nationality, gender, age, sexuality, ethnicity, class, religion, lifestyle and so much more, yet at the very basic we are all human species. Ideally, all people feel ___(2)___ and joy despite the differences. Today, the changes in time and technology have made ___(3)___ extremely impossible for any group of people to live without ___(4)___ with others outside their group. Often people of different cultural and geographical ___(5)___ meet in international conferences, education exchange programs, sports, etc.

Sadly, the history of mankind ___(6)___ against each other based on cultural differences has been with us ___(7)___. So many people have died or have been denied their rights because of individual ___(8)___. Properties and economies have also been ___(9)___ due to lack of understanding. Unfortunately, some of these occurrences are visible even today, perpetuated by people who little understand ___(10)___ importance of the uniqueness of our diversity.