<em />It builds the tension up. He tells us some background knowledge - about all his hard work - so that the reader can connect to the character in this passage.
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He asked me why I was so lazy.
Answer:
1 - historic
2 - quiet or modern
3 - dirty
4 - lively
5 - busy
6 - crowded
Explanation: the only one im not sure of is 2 but it’s one of them
The correct answer is'C' because it just gives us additional information,If you remove it from the sentence,it will make perfect sense.