1) we decided to climb mt. rainer, but it was a long, hard journey to washington state from medford, oregon. (2) we were worried about our likely sucess in the cold enviroment of the upper slopes. (3) for one thing, marty was broke and anxius about having warm clothes for climbing. (4) to solve that problem, the rest of us choose to chip in and get him good cold-whether gear. (5) at last, we set off for mt. rainer. (6) but, when we arrived, it was snowing hard. (7) a local guide recommended that we spend the night in a motel in tacoma. 12. which one of the following words is a synonym for the word hard in sentence 1? a. hollow b. solid c. easy d. difficult

13 points : ) which two aspects of scrooge's character does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens reveal? "i wish to be left alone," said scrooge. "since you ask me what i wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. i don’t make merry myself at christmas and i can't afford to make idle people merry. i to support the establishments i have mentioned—they cost enough; and those who are badly off must go there." "many can’t go there; and many would rather die." "if they would rather die," said scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population. besides—excuse me—i don't know that." "but you might know it," observed the gentleman. his stingy attitude and conduct his distrust of government institutions his indifference to others' suffering his support for the community