Ebenezer Scrooge was an old money lender in London. He was rich, but he was a very greedy, stingy and selfish man.
He wasn't friendly to people and he didn't help anyone.
His only friend and partner, Jacob Marley, died many
years ago
His clerk, Bob Cratchit had to work in a cold room
because Scrooge didn't want to spend money on coal to
heat the room.
At Christmas Scrooge's nephew Fred came to invite him
to Christmas dinner at his home and to wish a "Merry
Christmas", but Scrooge only answered angrily "Bah,
humbug."
On Christmas Eve, Scrooge was sitting alone in his cold
living room at home. Suddenly the ghost of his dead
partner, Jacob Marley appeared. He said to Scrooge,
"Change your life! You must become a better man. You
must be kind to people, you must laugh with them. Three
ghosts will visit you this night." Scrooge was terribly
afraid. Then he went to bed.

True&false
1. Scrooge wasn't rich.
2. He didn't like to
spend money.
3. Jacob Marley was
Scrooge's friend.
4. Scrooge went to
Fred to have dinner.
5. Scrooge didn't like
Christmas.
6. Marley's ghost told
Scrooge not to change
his life.
7. Scrooge wasn't
afraid of ghosts.

Read the excerpt from muir's essay "calypso borealis" and answer the question. [5] how long i sat beside calypso i don't know. hunger and weariness vanished, and only after the sun was low in the west i splashed on through the swamp, strong and exhilarated as if never more to feel any mortal care. at length i saw maple woods on a hill and found a log house. i was gladly received. "where ha ye come fra? the swamp, that awfu' swamp. what were ye doin' there? " etc. "mony a puir body has been lost in that muckle, cauld, dreary bog and never been found." when i told her i had entered it in search of plants and had been in it all day, she wondered how plants could draw me to these awful places, and said, "it's god's mercy ye ever got out." examine the details muir includes in this paragraph. which statement accurately explains how muir's response to nature compares to the log house owner's response? he is enthusiastic and in awe while she is doubtful and fearful. muir cautiously admires whereas the lady shows religious dedication. the lady is more interested in the bog while muir is fascinated by plants. they both admire nature—its intense dangers and its true treasures.

Ron and nick chose to start their own businesses. ron wanted to start an ice cream shop, and nick wanted to launch a television manufacturing company. ron and nick had equal amounts of funds on hand and no government regulations restricting them. months later, however, ron has already set up his business, while nick is still struggling to raise additional funds to build a factory. what was the main factor that affected nick’s business? a. an irrelevant business idea b. low demand for tvs in his country c. high start-up costs d. lack of labor economics

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.