Read the following passage carefully and choose the correct answer:The best friend of man in this world may turn against him and become his enemy.His son or his daughter, whom he has reared with loving care, may proveungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trustwithout doubt, may become traitors. The money that a man has, he may be lost.It flies away from him perhaps when he needs it most. A man’s reputation maybe sacrificed in a moment of wrong or bad action. The people who are prone tofall on their knees to do us honour when success is with us, may be the first tothrow stone at us when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love, as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If circumstances render you friendless, homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying you to guard against danger, to fight against your enemies. Answer the questions by selecting the most appropriate options from the ones given below : (1) “When riches take wings” means : * 1 point (a) when we become rich (b) when we become poor (c) when we learn to fly (d) when our friend becomes our enemy (2) “Outcast” refers to a person who : * 1 point (a) has no caste (b) is in pain (c) is avoided by society (d) has lost his dog (3) “The one who never deserts him” shows that the dog is : * 1 point (a) helpful (b) loyal (c) friendly (d) persistent (4) The message the author is trying to convey is that ___________ * 1 point (a) it is a selfish world (b) man is self - centered (c) man will lose his money one day (d) a dog will remain with you through thick and thin (5) “Treacherous” means _________________ * 1 point (a) faithless (b) cruel (c) unrefined (d) unstable
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Explanation:
1st answer is
A person should find true wealth in the beauties of the natural world, as the birds do. A person earns a lot of money. ... A person loses his or her money.
2nd ans is An outcast is someone who is rejected or 'cast out', as from home or society, or in some way excluded, looked down upon, or ignored. In common English speech an outcast may be anyone who does not fit in with normal society, which can contribute to a sense of isolation.
3rd answer is
The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog. A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness
4th answer i don't know
5th -guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.