The story took place in India. The hosts and their guests were at a dinner party 1 i n a heated discussion, or rather an argument 2 the question of whether women had as much self-control as men. As they 3 , signs appeared to one of the guests that a cobra (眼镜蛇) was present in the room. While his first 4 was to jump back, he knew that this would be a mistake; so he 5 the other diners in a 6 tone to hold still without telling them why. 7 the cobra emerged onthe veranda; and the man ran quickly to the door to slam it shut. It was soon discovered that the 8 cobra crawled across the hostess' foot; the hostess, however, did not scream or utter a sound. She calmly asked the 9 to get a bowl of milk, bait (诱饵) for a snake, and finally got the cobra out of the dinning room successfully. Thus the 10 of this crisis laid bare (表明) the fact that women have as much self-control as men. A. argued B. urged C. commanding D. Shortly E. appear F. fatal G. involved H. concerning I. impulse J. servant K. conclusion L. heated M. argument N. motion O. unexpected