Directions: For the given question, select one entry for each blank from the corresponding column of choices. Fill all blanks to best complete the text.

Gossip is deeply a part of human _(i). Yet gossip is not inherently __(ii)_____. There is a positive side to casual talk .Knowing where to draw the line between harmless and harmful gossip is the key to avoiding victimizing others and being a victim yourself.

(1) Nature is the correct filler for the first blank as it refers to the essential character of a thing, its essence. (2) Note that behavior refers to the way a person conducts himself, not something that is natural to him. (3) Routine is out of context; gossip is not a part of human routine; it is a part of human nature. (4) Note the word 'positive side' in the next line. Thus the filler must be somewhat opposite to the 'positive side'. Crude refers to 'unrefined' and 'unprocessed'. (5) The filler must be somewhat opposite to the 'positive side'. Atrocious is not the opposite of 'positive side'. (6) The passage states that gossip is not entirely 'evil'; it also has some positive side.