Once upon a time a Brahmin(婆罗门) came to visit Birbal.He came with a strange 1 .He wanted to be addressed as "pandit".Now the term "pandit" refers to a man of 2 .But unfortunately this poor Brahmin was uneducated.Birbal tried to explain the difference to him,saying that it was not 3 to call an uneducated man a pandit and because of this very reason it would be improper to 4 him so.But the Brahmin had his heart set on this 5 .
So,as usual,Birbal had a(n) 6 .He said that as the Brahmin was an uneducated man,he should hurl(猛投) abuse and 7 at anyone who dared to address him by the very same title he wanted.Then Birbal 8 all his servants to call this lowly Brahmin a pandit.The Brahmin was very 9 .But the moment the servants started addressing him as "pandit",he 10 to be very angry and started to abuse them 11 .Then as clever Birbal 12 ,he picked up a few stones and hurled them in their 13 .
All this 14 and screaming drew a crowd.When people realized that this Brahmin was 15 every time anyone called him "pandit",they all started to 16 him.Over the next couple of days,he would 17 hear "pandit" wherever he went.Very soon the whole town 18 referring to him as a pandit much to his delight.
The 19 Brahmin never realized why people were calling him in this manner.And he was extremely pleased with the result.He 20 Birbal from the very bottom of his foolish heart.
1.A.girl B.belief
C.excuse D.request
2.A.managing B.struggling
C.learning D.training
3.A.possible B.correct
C.legal D.easy
4.A.offer B.answer
C.teach D.call
5.A.program B.report
C.person D.title
6.A.aim B.chance
C.idea D.change
7.A.stones B.ropes
C.bricks D.bottles
8.A.forced B.ordered
C.persuaded D.permitted
9.A.interested B.shocked
C.encouraged D.pleased
10.A.failed B.pretended
C.continued D.hesitated
11.A.nervously B.sadly
C.loudly D.frequently
12.A.advised B.imagined
C.believed D.thought
13.A.face B.direction
C.body D.path