Read the passage below carefully and then choose the correct answer. Caesar said to me 'Darest thou, Cassius, now Leap in with m
e into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point?' Upon the word, Accoutred as I was, I plunged in And bade him follow; so indeed he did. The torrent roar'd, and we did buffet it With lusty sinews, throwing it aside And stemming it with hearts of controversy; But ere we could arrive the point proposed, Caesar cried 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!' The word in bold means (10 points) A. dressed in uniform B. Greek mythology C. muscle strength D. rushing water
The word torrent represents a rapid and impetuous stream of water, ger. produced by abundant rainfall.
A torrent is a stream of water with a rapid and irregular flow, situated in a generally sloping terrain. After heavy rain, torrents may have sudden (brutal) (very fast) and very important (volume) floods.
