I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left __1__. Why do these people

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I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left __1__. Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other __2__?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, __3__ children from different races and religions played and studied __4__ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's __5__ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just __6__ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well  __7__ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd __8__ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to __9__ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __10__.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I __11__ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I __12__ my destination. The driver acknowledged my __13__ but did not move off. Instead, he looked __14__ at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号). I was astonished at being so __15__ addressed (称呼).Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two __16__ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something __17__to describe.
If we can allow our children to be __18__ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be __19__ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and __20__ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, “we happy few, we band of brothers”.
1.A.pleased         B.interested
C.excited   D.puzzled
2.A.parties   B.cities
C.races   D.villages
3.A.which   B.when
C.how   D.why
4.A.alone   B.around
C.together   D.apart
5.A.throw   B.move
C.drop   D.roll
6.A.refused   B.sought
C.accepted   D.made
7.A.paid   B.treated
C.preserved   D.meant
8.A.search   B.explore
C.discover   D.desert
9.A.get through   B.deal with
C.come across   D.take away
10.A.arrival   B.company
C.effort   D.choice
11.A.missed   B.lost
C.developed   D.gained
12.A.stated   B.ordered
C.decided   D.chose
13.A.attempts   B.arrangements
C.instructions   D.opinions
14.A.fixedly   B.anxiously
C.disappointedly   D.carelessly
15.A.coldly   B.strangely
C.fully   D.familiarly
16.A.decades     B.months
C.departures   D.years
17.A.possible     B.funny    
C.clear          D.hard
18.A.them         B.us       
C.themselves       D.ourselves
19.A.from          B.with      
C.against         D.by
20.A.still           B.then       
C.instead         D.otherwise
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