Young people of today's (1) are finding ways
to give back or _(2)_ to their communities. the
_(b) for volunteering are varied. some may feel
they enjoy more than their share of security and
special (4) in a world filled with violent (5) .
other youths volunteer because of values learned
from their parents and grandparents. to avoid
volunteering would seem like (6) or rudeness
for their families. whatever makes them feel (7)
for others, “good samaritans” everywhere
|_(8) their communities in positive ways.

the answer is b just took the tested

  . 2 is the                                                                                                                                                      

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.