Mark the meaning that best fits the word or a phrase in the story.

(i) (sun) going down	(a) becoming smaller (b) weakening (c) setting
(ii) brightening	(a) making (it) look bright and cheerful. (b) lending (it) a special glow (c) causing (it) to appear hopeful.
(iii) spacious	(a) lonely and wild (b) big and wide (c) special and important
(iv) prophecy	(a) proverb (b) prediction (c) rumour
(v) marvellous	(a) wonderful (b) surprising (c) shocking
(vi) proclaim	(a) reveal (b) declare (c) shout
(vii) cease	(a) happen (b) stop (c) remain
(viii) (a night’s) shelter	(a) stay (b) safety (c) hospitality
(ix) gazed	(a) wandered about (b) stared at (c) thought of
(x) took on (an Expression)	(a) challenged (b) resembled (c) assumed