In act i, scene 2 of a christmas carol: scrooge and marley why does scrooge object to people enjoying christmas?

1) he is sad at christmas because marley died on christmas eve
2) he actually like christmas but only pretends to dislike it
3) he believes poor people should be unhappy, even at christmas
4) he cares only for making money, and christmas is an interruption

What is the best prediction of the meaning of thrilling based on the context clues?

Compare: what are the similarities and differences between "artificial flavors" and "natural flavors"? why does schlosser explain these two terms in such detail?

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago.which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.