Reading - context, detail and vocabulary

Article: How China’s crackdown turned finance high-flyers into ‘rats’
Source: BBC

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Questions
[format 2-12 = page - line number]
  1. What do you think rough means in 2-6?
  2. When does then refer to in 2-14?
  3. What does the phrasal verb wear off mean in 2-18?
  4. What is a hot topic? [2-67]
  5. What does spark mean in this context? [3-4]. Create a sentence using spark in a similar context.
  6. Explain what salary-flaunting means? [3-18].
  7. What is a sweeping change? [3-36]
  8. Why is the present perfect used in 3-60?
  9. Why is morale low? [3-73]
  10. Is a layoff a positive or negative? [3-80]
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W o r k s h o p s   -  O u r  w o r k    -   A b o u t  
  C o n t a c t  -   P r i v a c y   -   T e r m s   &   C o n d i t i o n s
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