Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (1.25 marks)

Once a farmer lived a ___(1)___ life with his family. His chicken laid many eggs which the farmer used ___(2)___ to buy food and clothing for his family.
One day, he went to collect the eggs and discovered one of the chickens ___(3)___ a gold egg. He shouted excitedly to his wife, “We’re rich! We’re rich!”
His wife ran to him and they both looked at the egg in amazement. The wife wanted more, so her husband decided ___(4)___ open all the chickens and find more gold eggs. Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any eggs. When he finished, all the chickens were dead.
There were no more eggs of any kind for the foolish farmer and his ___(5)___ wife. From that day, they learned a painful lesson about greed, patience, wisdom, and the true value of life.