БИЛЕТ №17
3. Mind the text “The Explosion” by A. J. Cronin and with the help of the questions describe the events in 10-15 sentences. 1 What troubled Andrew? 2. What was the real cause of the spreading of the disease in the town? 3. Why did they decide to make an explosion? (six sticks of dynamite) 4. What was the result of their “experiment”? Andrew Manson, a young inexperienced doctor, has come to work in a small miners town in Wales. His very first case proves to be typhoid. Andrew is terribly anxious, especially when the disease begins to spread. He is at a loss what to do and turns for advice to Philip Denny, a doctor who has been living in the town for some timeIt was because of old sewer that liked. There was only one way to make the authorities to build a new sewer. Blow up the old At eleven o'clock that night Denny and he started out in company with Hawkins, Denny's dog, for the main manhole of the sewer. The two men and the dog moved along the deserted street. In the pocket of his overcoat Denny had six sticks of dynamite. Andrew carried six empty tins, each with a hole in the lid, an electric torch, and a length of fuse. They slipped a stick of dynamite in each tin, cutting fuses and attaching them. One by one the tins were dropped into he ill-smelling depths. In the light of a match Andrew saw Denny's pale hard face, his own shaking hands.Then swiftly the cover was flung back, and they raced madly up the street. They had scarcely reached the corner when bang! the first tin exploded. Then swiftly the explosions followed: two, three, four, five, and the last. Doors and windows were flung open, people ran out of their houses. In a minute the street was crowded. A party of men set out with lanterns to explore. Under cover of the darkness and the noise Denny and Manson slipped away. Before eight o'clock next morning the Health Officer arrived upon the scene by car, nervous and frightened.But it did not enter the Officer's mind to suspect anybody. They had to get the new sewer for you straight off
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