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A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(write) by Charles Dickens. It is about
an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks
about{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(he). He doesn't treat others nicely.
He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One
Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business
partner. Marley {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(use) to be just like Scrooge, so he
was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge{#blank#}4{#/blank#}(change) his ways if he doesn't want to
end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of
Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge{#blank#}5{#/blank#}his happier days as a child. Then the{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(two)spirit, the Ghost of Christmas
Present, takes him to see how others are{#blank#}7{#/blank#}(spend) Christmas this year. Everyone
is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to come, takes
him to the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is{#blank#}8{#/blank#}scared that he wakes up in his bed and
finds out it is only the next morning--Christmas Day!
He decides to change his life and promises to be a {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(good) person. He happily celebrates
Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now
treats everyone with kindness and{#blank#}10{#/blank#}(warm), spreading love and joy
everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas.
