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1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions
that follow:
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It has been said that everyone lives by selling something. In the light
of this statement, teachers live by selling knowledge, philosophers by
selling wisdom and priests by selling spiritual comfort. Though it may
be possible to measure the value of material goods in terms of money,
it is extremely difficult to estimate the true value of the services which
people perform for us. There are times when we would willingly give
everything we possess to save our lives. Yet we might grudge paying a
surgeon a high fee for offering us precisely his service. The conditions
of society are such that skills have to be paid for in the same way that
goods are paid for at a shop. Everyone has something to sell.
Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule,
Beggars almost sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of
passersby. But real tramps are not beggars. They have nothing to sell
and require nothing from others. In seeking independence they do not
sacrifice their human dignity. A tramp may ask you for money but he
will never ask you to feel sorry for him. He has deliberately chosen to
lead the life he leads and is fully aware of the consequences. He may
never be sure where the next meal is coming from but he is free from
the thousand of anxieties which affect other people. His few material
possessions make it possible for him to move from place with ease.
By having to sleep in the open, he gets more closer to the world of
nature than most of us ever do. He may hunt, beg, or steal occasionally
to keep himself alive; he may even, in times of real need, do a little
work; but he will never sacrifice his freedom. We often speak with
contempt for tramps and put them in the same class as beggars, but
how many of us can honestly say that we have not felt a little envious
of their simple way of life and their freedom from care?
(i) How do teachers, philosophers and priets live?
(ii) What general rule is the author referring to?
(iii) How do tramps differ from beggars?​

Answer 1

1. Teacher live while selling knowledge, Philosophers by selling wisdom, and priest by selling spiritual comfort.