Ex.3.3. Agree or disagree with the following statements on the text:

1. Noblemen in Russia had to pay special taxes for wearing moustache.
2. Two centuries ago people had to pay “door taxes” in England.
3. In Britain you were allowed to travel in a motor vehicle with a red flag on it.
4. Different laws in the USA originate from various political, religious or other reasons.
5. In the USA all teachers were allowed to get married and have children without any problem.
6. In the Midwest of the USA in 1880s people were not allowed to eat ice-cream sodas on Mondays.
7. In 1920 in the USA “prohibition” meant that you were not permitted to produce or consume cigarettes.
8. Some curious American laws are still on the books, perhaps, because nobody got rid of them.
9. In America there were different laws in different states in the past, but now laws in all states are similar.
10. Italian is one of the few languages which doesn’t use the word “football”.