Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
My next pet, Ari, was a pigeon. He became convinced that he was not a bird at all and refused to ____ 1 ___. If he wanted to get on a
table or a chair, he stood below it, cooing until someone picked him up. He would even try to come ____ 2____ walks with us. This,
however, we had to stop for, _____ 3____ you carried him on your shoulder or else you let him walk behind. If you let him walk, you
had to slow down your own ______ 4_____ to suit his, for should you get too far ahead, you would find him running after you, cooing
frantically, his chest pouted out with ______5_____.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
