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8.2.8.1 8.4.2.1
Listen to and read the text. For questions 1-3,
choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D). Then, explain the words
in bold.
1 Scrooge thinks he 'is treated badly' because
A he doesn't get paid enough.
B he has to pay his employees when they take a day off.
C his employees are always asking for higher wages.
D his employees don't work hard enough.
2 What is Scrooge's opinion of Christmas?
A He thinks that it's at an inconvenient time of year.
B He wants it to take place more than once a year.
C He suspects people steal money from him on Christmas Day.
D He believes people should still go to work on Christmas Day.
3 What does the last paragraph tell us about the clerk?
A He is afraid of Scrooge.
D He is a young man.
B He is excited about Christmas.
C He is late for an appointment with his family.

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