Question

 I work in a company in India which has branches in Germany and the UK,so I often take business trips to these places. We have a (1) at the company. Anybody coming back to India from a foreign country (2) chocolates for all the other members of the company. (3) the chocolates are finished in no time because everyone loves them and tries to get as many as possible.

  I (4) that the housekeeping staff never had the chance to get even a single chocolate maybe because they were not as (5) as others to take the chocolates. I felt it was (6) to them.

  Recently，I came back to India after a month-long trip from Berlin and I had bought a lot of chocolates. While the office staff were helping themselves to the chocolates, I met the man called Babul. I gave him a packet of chocolates too and told him to hand them out around his department. His face immediately (7) with a wide smile. He thanked me again and again, which made me very happy.

  But the story didn't (8) here. The best part of it was that Babul actually handed out the chocolates to (9) in the company equally instead of just giving them among members in his (10) It was so (11) for me to see this. I find it really hard to understand why we,who have the money to buy chocolates and other goodies do not feel like (12) but just think about how to get more? (13) Babul, who earns just enough to raise his family,was so generous(慷慨的)and did not even keep one (14) chocolate for himself.

It made me think of one simple question：Which is better, having a little less money but being (15) or having lots of money but being selfish?

(   ) 1. A. law    B. completely   C. tradition    D. habit

(   ) 2. A. affords    B. offers   C. supports    D. provides

(   ) 3. A. Luckily    B. Naturally C. Custom    D. Necessarily

(   ) 4. A. reminded    B. wondered C. noticed    D. mentioned

(   ) 5. A. quick    B. honest     C. brave    D. smart

(   ) 6. A. unfair    B. strange    C. special    D. important

(   ) 7. A. came up    B. lit up     C. took up D. put up

(   ) 8. A. start    B. continue    C. end    D. last

(   ) 9. A. anybody    B. nobody    C. somebody    D. everybody

(   ) 10. A. company    B. neighborhood   C. club    D. group

(   ) 11. A. tiring    B. interesting   C. moving    D. worrying

(   ) 12. A. fighting    B. sharing    C. competing    D. enjoying

(   ) 13. A. Since    B. Though    C. However    D. Therefore

(   ) 14. A. extra    B. exact      C. spare    D. free

(   ) 15. A. humorous   B. active    C. mean    D. kind

Answer 1

1. C tradition意为"（宗教，文化）传统"，指在特定的人群当中存在已久的做事方式或风俗习惯；custom

是指"一个国家，民族的风俗"，风俗习惯有指导意义，且有必须遵守的含义；habit是指"个人的生活习惯，习性或通常行为"。

2. D provide sth. for sb.或provide sb. with sth.是同定词组，意为"为某人提供某物"。

3. B自然地巧克力很快就被拿光了。

4. C表"无意中看到，发现"应用notice。

5. A也许是因为后勤部门员工拿巧克力的动作没有别人快。

6. A我认为这对后勤部门的员丁来说是不公平的。

7. B light up意为"脸上露出喜悦的表情"。

8. C 故事并没有就此结束。

9. D 他把巧克力平均分给公司的每个人。

10. D 而不是只发给后勤部门的员工。

11. C 我看到此场景是如此感动。

12. B 为什么我们这些买得起巧克力和其他好吃的东西的人就没有想到分享，而只考虑怎样才能拿得更多呢？

13. C 此处副词表转折意思。

14. A extra意为"额外的，附加的"。虽然Babul挣钱不多，但他在有权比其他员工多拿一些巧克力的时候没有多拿，而与其他人拿的一样多。

15. D 钱少但心地善良与钱多但自私哪个更好呢？