o “________”. 6) Whilst they m down the English suffer from agonisi ng self-doubt, f eeling that in many areas of human activity they just cannot cut the mustard . The underlined expression means __________. 7) The English have a strong sense of history an d they tend to fill ul and inventive, but rarely Text B The English Character (II) S S t t i i f f f f U U p p p p e e r r L L i i p p their homes with ______. 8) The English are endlessly resourcef __ ______ their inventions. teristic English pose involves keep P P u u r r The charac ing the head held high, the upper lip stiff and the best foot forward. In this position, conversation is difficult and intimacy of any kind almost impossible. This in itself is a clue to the English character. 7 i i t t a a n n i i s s m m