The country Shining (i) ………who though a warrior, had a great and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive (ii) ………This caused

Question

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrases given below to form a complete meaningful paragraph.

(of abandoning old people to die / to send out / of failing health and strength / all aged people / was governed by a despotic leader)

The country Shining (i) ……… who though a warrior, had a great and cowardly shrinking from anything suggestive (ii) ………This caused him (iii) ………… a cruel proclamation. The entire province was given strict orders to immediately put to death (iv) ………Those were barbarous days, and the custom (v) ………… was not uncommon

Answer 1

(i) was governed by a despotic leader 

(ii) of failing health and strength 

(iii) to send out 

(iv) all aged people 

(v)of abandoning old people to die