From the beginning to the end of "The bet" the lawyer A. comes to believe that material wealth and possessions are a curse rather than a blessing.
He has become a wise man through fifteen years of studying, but he even despise this, as well as other terrenal possessions, as he states in this excerpt: "It is all worthless, fleeting, illusory, and deceptive, like a mirage. You may be proud, wise, and fine, but death will wipe you off the face of the earth as though you were no more than mice burrowing under the floor, and your posterity, your history, your immortal geniuses will burn or freeze together with the earthly globe."
Cold is the adjective in this sentence because it is describing the snow as being cold.
Answer:
Amir has a rich background while Hassan has a poor background.
Explanation:
The descriptions of Amir's possessions are those of a person who is rich. He has a magnificent house and he has a red brick driveway which also suggests that he also owns cars. This implies that he must be rich or that he must come from a rich family because it is only a rich person that can afford to own these things.
Hassan on the other walks towards a little mud hut which also implies that he must come from a poor and humble background.
Answer: The sequence signal word that appears within the sentences is B. first.
Explanation: Signal words are used to connect the ideas presented in one or more sentences. Moreover, they can establish different relationships between ideas. For example, <u>signal words can be used to indicate sequence, that is to say to show that some events take place before others. </u>In the passage provided, the sequence signal word that appears within sentences is "first" since <u>it shows that there is an order of events</u>. In other words, "first" indicates that Chen decided to wash her hands before doing something else (eating).
