"Mr Marley is_____," scrooge replied. "He died seven years ago today, on Christmas Eve."

"I'm sure that you are just as ___ to the poor as your partner," said the gentleman, smiling.What was true was that Scrooge was just as____as Marley, and Marley had been just as mean as Scrooge."At this happy time of year, Mr Scrooge," the gentleman went on, taking up his pen, "we should help poor people who have no food or clothes or ____."

"Are there no prisons?" asked Scrooge coldly.

"_____prisons," said the gentleman."And the workhouses, where poor people can live and work? Are they still open?"

"Yes, they are, I'm sorry to say.""I'm happy to hear It," said Scrooge. "I thought, from____ you said at first, that perhaps these useful places were closed, for some reason."

"But some of us feel," replied the gentleman, "that these places don't ___enough to poor people. We're hoping to give some meat and drink, and ___for a fire, to people who need all these things. This is a time when we should all be able to enjoy ourselves._____will you give, sir?"

"Nothing!" scrooge replied. "I don't have a __ Christmas myself, and I won't pay for other people to be merry. We all have to pay for prisons and workhouses -- they cost enough. The ___ will have to go there."

"Many can't go there, and many______to die."

"If they prefer to die, why don't they die, then? There are too many people in the world, so it's a good thing if some of them die. All this is __ of my business! It's enough for a man to understand his own business, and not to____other people's. I'm a very busy man. Good afternoon, gentlemen!" The gentlemen shook their heads a little sadly, and left the office. Scrooge went back to his work, feeling __ with himself.

1.A.die B.dying C.dead D.death

2.A.kind B.cold C.rude D.friendly

3.A.rich B.poor C.friendly D.mean

4.A.money B.children C.homes D.buildings

5.A.Much B.A great deal of C.Few D.Plenty of

6.A.what B.that C.which D.how

7.A.provide B.donate C.offer D.raise

8.A.paper B.wood C.money D.water

9.A.How much B.How many C.What D.When

10.A.rich B.sad C.interesting D.merry

11.A.children B.workers C.rich D.poor

12.A.want B.prefer C.like D.hope

13.A.out B.few C.nothing D.none

14.A.forget about B.worry about C.find out D.think about

15.A.pleased B.sad C.sorry D.bad

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