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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　In the twentieth century numerous new nations have been formed．Though their people often enjoy full political liberty,there exist at the same time a great many strange 　　1　　．Native populations may be free to vote and to elect 　　2　　 they please to govern them,　　3　　 popular prejudices（偏见）,unusual and harmful customs take a long time to 　　4　　．However,　　5　　 people are better educated,they need not suffer in silence,　　6　　 they are able to express their views．With the spread of civilization,　　7　　 living conditions,the cheapness of radio sets,books and newspapers,most people are fairly 　　8　　 informed．　　9　　 many unpleasant customs disappear rapidly．

　　　　10　　 was a good example of this recently in a newly formed republic when a girl of fourteen refused to marry a sixty-year-old man who had“bought”her 　　11　　 $ 40．Her father had agreed 　　12　　 the marriage when the girl was only four years old and had“sold”her to the man who already had 　　13　　 six wives．Just before the marriage ceremony,the girl ran away and wrote to the president of the republic．In her letter she pointed out that although her country was 　　14　　,its people were still not truly free．Some human beings were like cattle．She asked the president if he felt that this was right．This letter caused the president a great deal of 　　15　　 and he immediately changed the cruel law 　　16　　 permitted women to be bought and sold．

　　The girl won a considerable victory but she still had a big problem．She had to find $ 40 to repay the man who 　　17　　 have become her husband．There seemed to be 　　18　　 raising so much money．Fortunately,　　19　　,the girl's story was broadcast on a radio program in Europe and nearly $ 20000 　　20　　 from listeners．The buyer got his money back and the girl was free to marry anyone she chose．She had won true freedom for herself and for others like her．

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　　Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that men and animals possess, if they are properly used．If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play with it until their hands were burnt away．Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child would burn himself or herself again and again, because fear would not warn himself or herself to keep away from the fire-that had burnt himself or herself before．A really fearless soldier－and some do exist is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army．Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which men and animals might soon die out．

　　In our first sentence we suggested that fear should be properly used．If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much．Even in your house you are not absolutely safe：an aero plane may crash on your house, or ants may eat away some of the beams in your roof so that the latter falls on you, or you may get cancer!

　　The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead to use fear as your servant and guide．Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take．

　　In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger．For example, you see a car coming straight towards you．Fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well．

　　In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger．For example, you can’t prevent an aero plane crashing onto your house．In this case, fear has given you its warning; you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of this particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it．

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