Multiple choice

The meaning of 'drowsy' is

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While I stood drinking in the beauty of this placid scene, I became conscious of an alteration. In a moment, a sole porter emerged from his midday nap, operated a signal that clanked noisily into position, and then ambled slowly towards me for my return-half-ticket, whilst I remarked that his red amiable face and easygoing gait were in perfect harmony with the tranquil surroundings. A wisp of smoke on the horizon with a dark snake crawling beneath it announced the approach of the train. As it drew nearer, the deep silence of the place was gradually displaced by a creaking of brakes and a hissing of steam. Save for myself, no one entered the train and no one alighted. The porter with leisurely expertness, trundled a couple of milk churns on board, the door was slammed, the guard signalled to the driver, and we moved off, leaving the small station once more to its drowsy silence.

  1. untidy

  2. sleepy

  3. freezing

  4. drugged

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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Drowsy' means sleepy or lazy.