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Read these lines: "Clear away, my lads, and let us have lots of room here! There was nothing they would not have cleared away with old Fezziwig looking on. It was done in a minute. The floor was swept and watered, the lamps were trimmed, fuel was heaped upon the fire; and the warehouse was as snug and warm and bright a ball-room as you would desire to see." What happened to the warehouse?
AIt was closed up for the rest of the winter
BIt was swept because the master was expected
CIt was turned into a bright room for dancing
DIt was cleared so more goods could be brought in
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. It was turned into a bright room for dancing
1. Everything movable is cleared out at the master's word.
2. The floor is swept, the lamps trimmed and the fire built up.
3. The result is named outright: the warehouse became a ball-room, snug and warm and bright.
4. A ball-room is a room for dancing, so option C matches the quoted lines exactly.
_Source: Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol (1843), Stave II The First of the Three Spirits_
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