Directions: In the following questions read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives. An old man with steel-rimmed spectacles and very dusty clothes sat by the side of the road. There was a pontoon bridge across the river and carts, trucks and men, women and children were crossing it. The mule drawn carts staggered up the steel, bank from the bridge with soldiers helping to push against the spokes of the wheels. The trucks ground up and away heading out of it all. The peasants plodded along in the ankle-deep dust. But the old man sat there without moving. |
A) To admire the natural scenery
B) To watch the people passing by
C) Because he was so tired that he could go any further
D) Waiting for somebody
Correct Answer: C
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