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 from 40 to 44.
Why is culture important and how does it answer the question "What is cultural identity?"? Culture is the underlying foundation of traditions and beliefs that help a person relate to the world around them. It is the basis for any superstitions they may have. It is the aversion to (40) ______ types of meat, or which days you can work on. Culture gives us a definite starting point when beginning to search for our roots. Knowing (41) _______ a person comes from will help to define how they look at their family obligations as well as how they celebrate important milestones in life.
As a person has given up their cultural identity, they can (42) ________ identify themselves with the things that were (43) ______ the most important things in their lives. They lose direction. As time (44) _______ by and they continue to forget about their past and their natural traditions, their identity becomes less and less pronounced.
