Passage 2 Each question in the text refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A, B and C or A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank.

My dog Raja seldom barked. It was a friendly dog (9) it even made friends with strangers. My father said it was a useless dog (10) it was not a good guard dog. Raja proved my father wrong (11) it began barking noisily one afternoon. We were surprised by its furious barking (12) we went out to investigate.

It led us to the mango tree (13) was by the fence of our house. A cobra as long (14) a python was coiled around the foot of the tree! My father grabbed a long stick (15) he had a weapon to fight the snake. We thought the cobra would attack (16) it slid away from the tree and escaped.

9.A and

Balthough

Cbut

Dwho

10.A so

Bwhile

Cso that

Dbecause

11.A when B and

C while

12.A or

Bso that

Cso

Dbecause

13.A who

Bwhich

Cwhom

14.A and

Bas

Cor

Dif

15.A when

Bso that

Cwhich

16.A but

Bso

Cand

Dif