Answer: I would go with B.
Explanation: The group of words for option B seem like they would be used more for contrasting than option D. It can't be option A or option C because those options use comparing signal words.
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Well, it depends on how you write. As you may know,a external conflict is a conflict occurring outside, like tornado or fires. A internal conflict is a conflict occurring inside like emotions. You could write about a man surviving on a island, balancing the external conflict (weather, hunger, etc) while still maintaining the emotional conflicts (misses family, difficult to kill animals).