Question

1.2 Answer the following questions briefly:
(a) What made the scene look like a constable landscape?
(b) What did he regret as the bus climbed higher?
(c) Why did the narrator like to buy food from outside?
(d) What is ironic about the pair of trousers lent by Mr. Cao?
(e) Why did Mr. Cao not like the narrator to swim in the lake?​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a)A few cattle drink at a clear stream flowing past moss-covered stones made the scene look like a Constable Landscape.

(b) As the bus climbed higher, the narrator regretted of not bringing anything warm to wear.

(c) The narrator liked to buy food from outside as kababs, cooked on skewers over charcoal braziers were good, highly-spiced and well-done.

(d) The pair of trousers lent by Mr. Cao are several sizes too large but more than comfortable.

(e) Mr. Cao did not like the narrator to swim in the lake because many people drowned there.