In this section, you have short passages. After each passage, you will find some items based on the passage. Read the passage carefully and answer the items based on it. You are required to select your answers based solely on the contents of the passage and the opinion of the author.
Passage:
I was abruptly awakened by a noisy scuffle. The sun, a mere fringe over the horizon, immediately chased away the grey half-darkness. I was too sleepy to notice what was happening. Yuri was rolling over on the ground. I ran up to him but was struck dumb. With his right hand he was holding a cobra by the neck. Two sharp fangs showed from its jaws. The battle was over in a few minutes. A hollow hissing and convulsive jerks were then only reminders of a just-ended tussle. The catcher half-opened the lid of the box and calmly put the quarry in.
From the passage, Yuri appears to be a man who is
- Acalm and courageous.
- Bcunning and crafty.
- Cnoisy and dangerous.
- Dactive and jumpy.
Explanation
Yuri rolls on the ground grappling a cobra, holds it by the neck, and then 'calmly' puts it in a box: actions showing both nerve and composure. Nothing suggests cunning, noisiness, or jumpiness. 'Calm and courageous' captures exactly this combination. Hence option (a) is correct.