Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow. But believe me, son. I want to be what I used to be When I was like you. I want To unlearn all these muting things. Most of all, I want to relearn how to laugh, for my laugh in the mirror shows only my teeth like a snake's bare fangs! Choose the correct alternative for each question. What does the poet by 'muting things'?

• A.  The things which change the atmosphere
• B.  The things which change the behaviour of a person
• C.  The things which change the posture of a person
• D.  Both [a] and [b]
• E.  None of these