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1. 1.

   Consult the dictionary and tick the correct meaning of the following words:

   1. salary
      1. remuneration
      2. loan
      3. pocket money
   2. irresistible
      1. avoidable
      2. tempting
      3. weak
   3. woebegone
      1. cheerful
      2. brave
      3. sorrowful
   4. red tape
      1. a rope
      2. official procedure
      3. red ribbon
   5. morphia
      1. pain killer
      2. sleeping pill
      3. alcohol
2. 2.

   Make sentences of your own with:

   1. wrapped
   2. start
   3. abusive
   4. tavern
   5. public
3. 3.

   When and why were following lines said?

   1. Sleepy figures…..produce their tickets.
   2. It's positively stupid
   3. Persecuting an invalid…..consideration.
   4. We don't want explanations…..justice done to him.
4. 4.

   Think and write a few words to describe each of the following characters from the story.

   1. Podtyagin
   2. Scraggy man
   3. The engineer
   4. The public
5. 5.

   Complete the following sentences:

   1. "Well, you'd better go abroad ______
   2. "But the gentleman himself ______
   3. He begins to feel a certain uneasiness ______ bosom.
   4. Podtyagin empties a bottle ______ and honesty!
6. 6.

   How and why did Podtyagin reason with himself to start checking the passenger tickets, past 10 o'clock in the night?