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C. Who said this to whom?
1. “Oh, were you? Well, what do you want now? A certificate?”

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2. “Dammit. I want my tuition fees back. Is that plain enough?”

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3. “The objective is to prevent him from failing, because if he fails, he succeeds.”
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4. “How long did the Thirty Years’ War last?”

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5. “Please tell me what city of the same name is the capital of the German Province of
Brunswick?”

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D. Answer the questions given below.
1. Why did Wasserkopf want a refund of his fees?

2. How did the staff and the principal decide to deal with Wasserkopf?

3. How did the history teacher justify Wasserkopf’s answer?
4. What did the mathematics teacher declare?

5. What did the principal tell the staff in the end?

Vocabulary Skills

A. Choose the meanings of the words in bold.

1. Aruna is very distressed because of her health problem.

a. weak b. upset or worried c. pale

2. We have never encountered such a situation before.
a. faced b. solved c. discussed

3. It is my conviction that honesty is the best policy.

a. declaration b. doubt c. firm belief

4. Though he is very young, he is very shrewd.

a. sharp and clever b. short-tempered c. matured

5. They have a siesta during the hottest part of the day.

a. chat b. long sleep c. short sleep

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