Shining was governed by a __________ leader.

(a)

strict

(b)

kind

(c)

cruel

(d)

diplomatic.

The ________ was the principal food for the poor.

(a)

wheat

(b)

brown rice

(c)

unwhitened rice

(d)

millet.

The road was crossed and re-crossed by many path made by the ___________

(a)

hunters and woodcutters

(b)

robbers and thieves

(c)

vendors and tradesmen

(d)

wildlife photographers and trekkers

Gathering _______ he made a soft cushion and tenderly lifted his old mother onto it.

(a)

dry leaves

(b)

fallen pine

(c)

broken twigs

(d)

flowers

The governor demanded that his subjects should present him with a _________

(a)

basket of fruits

(b)

rope of ashes

(c)

flesh of animals

(d)

bag of silverwares