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Slide 1 : Use the words in the box to fill the blank spaces in the following passage. absolve adamant amiable amoral antagonist epitome malign animosity eccentric encounter Tolaa Bakar In 1966, a Harar farmer named Tola Bakar moved to the city, only to find that people continually reacted to him with anger hatred. Why? Baker certainly wasn’t a(an) (1)______ man-no, he had a strong sense of right and wrong. He was a friendly and (2) ______ person as well. And on the whole, Bakar was the (3)______ of a normal citizen, living a typical life with his family. Yet his neighbors crossed to other side of the street to avoid an (4)_______ with him. Children insulted Bakar and sometimes threw stones at him. Grown men hurled rocks through the windows of his house. Even the local Khabiira (Lubaa) (5)______ (e)d Bakar, telling the congregation that Bakar admired only himself. One day, four men carrying scissors and a razor attacked Bakar and threw him to the ground. Pulling out his pocket knife, Bakar fought back, slashing at their legs. His (6)_______s fled. Afterward, Bakar was the one arrested and jailed. While in jail he was attacked two more times. Both times, he fought his way free. After a year - although his accusers still wouldn’t (7)_______ him of guilt – he was released. Bakar had won. The cause of all the (8)________ and abuse had been his long, flowing beard. Bakar, (9) _______ to the end, had refused to shave. Ten years after Bakar’s difficulties, it was no longer (10)_____ to wear whiskers. Among the many who wore beards then was the President of Oromiyaa , Jaarraa Abbaa Gadaa.