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

Why is culture important and how does it answer the question "What is cultural identity?". Culture is the underlying foundation of traditions and beliefs (27)_________ help a person relate to the world around them. It is the basis for (28)________ superstitions they may have. It is the aversion to specific types of meat, or which days you can work on. Culture gives us a definite starting (29)________ when beginning to search for our roots. Knowing where a person comes from will help to define how they look at their family obligations (30)________ how they celebrate important milestones in life.

As a person has given up their cultural identity, they can no longer identify themselves with the things that were once the most important things in their lives. They lose direction. As time (31)________ by and they continue to forget about their past and their natural traditions, their identity becomes less and less pronounced.