I will begin with Bruno, my wife’s pet sloth bear. I got him for her by accident.Two years ago we were passing through the sugar cane fields near Mysore. People were driving away the wild pigs from the fields by shooting at them. Some were shot and some escaped. We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun.Now I will not shoot a sloth bear wantonly but, unfortunately for the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptly shot the bear on the spot.As we watched the fallen animal we were surprised to see that the black fur on its back moved and left the prostrate body. Then we saw it was a baby bear that had been riding on its mother’s back when the sudden shot had killed her. The little creature ran around its prostrate parent making a pitiful noise.1. The people shot at the wild pigs to ……………….A. kill them and eat their meat.B. drive them away from the fields.C. kill them to collect black fur from their body.D. to cater to their hobby.2. When a black sloth bear came out of the field, it was ……………….A. breathing rapidly in short gasps.B. greatly frightened.C. quite cheerful playing with its cub.D. grunting wildly.3. The word ‘wantonly’ means ……………..A. ‘intentionally’.B. ‘deliberately’.C. ‘for no good reason’.D. ‘cruelly’.4. The word ‘prostrate’ means …………….A. ‘smeared with blood’.B. ‘deeply wounded’.C. ‘lying flat’.D. ‘lifeless’.