It was a dark and cold night.The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger all day.When he went by the railway station,①he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands.So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked,“Where do you want to go,sir?”
“To Star Hotel,”the young man answered.When the taxi driver heard this,he didn’t feel happy any more.He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station.But suddenly,he had   ②  idea.He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.
After a long time,the car arrived at the hotel at last.“You should pay me fifteen dollars,”the driver said to the young man.“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars.I know how much I have to pay for the trip.I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week.”
1. 请将句中①处句子译为汉语。                                                
2. The young man wante to go to the               .
3. 请在②处填入一个正确的冠词。                                           
4. 请在文章中找出和下面的句子意思相同的句子。
The hotel is near the station.
                                             
5. How much will the young man pay the taxi driver ?
                                                       

The Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.
One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didn’t come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.
Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husband’s step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.
“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Haven’t you caught a bus?”
“Yes, but I didn’t take it.” “Why not?”
“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”
“That’s great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”
【小题1】The supper was ready at       .

A.6:15B.6:30C.6:45D.7:15
【小题2】Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because         .
A.she wanted to save money.
B.she didn’t like the bright light.
C.she was afraid to be seen.
D.she wanted to have a good rest.
【小题3】Mr. Beet went back          .
A.by taxi B.by busC.on footD.by bike
【小题4】When Mr. Beet got home that evening,               .
A.his wife was angry with him
B.he was very tired
C.he was too hungry to say a word
D.his wife felt sorry
【小题5】Mrs. Beet hoped          .
A.her husband went home by bus the next time.
B.her husband could keep on doing exercise.
C.her husband could be stronger and stronger.
D.her husband could save more money and time.

Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.
So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?”and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(卢比). ”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it:oh, my god!His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah!Ah!Ah!”
But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many!People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that. ”But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop!I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”
And you think that man was silly, right?We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.
So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.
【小题1】The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because  .

A.he hadn’t eaten it beforeB.he was hungry
C.it was cheapD.he hadn’t seen it before
【小题2】The underlined  word“condiment”in Paragraph3 probably means_______.
A.零食B.水果C.调料D.蔬菜
【小题3】Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
A.The man went to India to buy fruit.
B.The man didn’t want to waste money.
C.The man bought the fruit because it was expensive.
D.India can grow a lot of fruit.
【小题4】From the passage, we can learn that_________.
A.we shouldn’t waste money
B.we shouldn’t eat chilies
C.we shouldn’t buy something cheap
D.letting something go is better than keeping on losing

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