Упр.2c Уроки 3-4 Юнит 10 New Millennium English 11 класс

2 C. Answer the questions alongside the text.

1. He played the tape very loudly.

2. It is part of the saying “It was the last straw that broke the camel’s back”. It means that Telford’s action exhausted the Brays’ patience.

3. They started drinking, setting off fireworks, making noise, listening to music, and so on.

4. According to the Bible, such disputes are beneath human dignity.

5. Jane Austen sounds ironic here. She admits that it is human nature to quarrel and have “silly disputes”. By “sport” she means “entertainment” (b).