Peregrination- a journey, especially a long or meandering one.
Misfortune- bad luck.
Horrified- filled with horror; extremely shocked.
Despair- the complete loss or absence of hope.
Sarcastic- marked by or given to using irony in order to mock.
The correct answers are letter B and D. Contractions and incomplete sentences make the passage seem informal. This is very common in day-to-day communication as it brings about a sense of socializing between the different parties.