<span>The narrator is criticizing England for being completely inhuman with regard to other nations and their people. hope i helped!</span>
It means to restrain yourself from doing something you enjoy
I guess they wanted to hurry up and o whatever they are doing with the cat before she wakes up.
They took blood samples,checked her heartbeat and measured her body from her head to tail.They also put a radio collar around her neck too......
It would be D, as inference implies that you are implying something from the text, as the question infers.