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밑줄 친 (A), (B)에 들어갈 가장 적절한 것은?
There is a great difference between the cultures of Europe and Asia. Rudyard Kipling, the well-known English author, was struck by this difference and expressed the view that the two can never live together and co-operate as equals. The East stands for spiritualism, and the West for materialism. People of the East care more for the development of the soul than for physical comforts. The Westerners, on the other hand, are worldly minded. They do not care for any future life, but want to enjoy their present life. The Eastern and the Western temperaments are poles apart, too. The Easterners are tolerant and self-sacrificing. They are peace-loving. They do not like to cause any harm to others. As far as possible they like to settle their differences through mutual agreement and compromise. The Westerners, on the contrary, are quarrelsome and aggressive. They cannot tolerate the views of others. They care more for their own good than for the good of others. They are 　　(A)　　. Until now the East and the West have been kept apart. The Westerners, with their feeling of superiority, came to the East only to rule and to exploit. But now the conditions are changing fast. The East is coming into its own. More and more Westerners are 　　(B)　　 their superiority and meeting the East on terms of equality.

(A) cooperative (B) maintaining

(A) cooperative (B) eliminating

(A) uncompromising (B) sustaining

(A) uncompromising (B) shedding