There once was a master who went to India. He had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of f 1. . In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is expensive b 2.  they can’t grow much as a result of the water situation. He saw a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the c 3.  in the shop, not expensive at all.

He went up and asked，“how much per kilo?”“Two rupees.”Two rupees in India is almost

n 4. ; it’s like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of it and started eating it. But

a 5.  he ate some of it: Oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying，“Ah! Ah! Ah!”

But he s 6.  continued to eat! Some people looking at him shook their heads and said，“You’re crazy. Those are chilies (辣椒)! You can’t eat them like that. They’re not fruit!” However, the master said, “No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them. It’s my money!”

You may think that master was s 7. , right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things

l 8.  that. We devote money, time or effort to a relationship. Even though the suffering experience tells us it won’t w 9. , and we know there’s no hope things will change in the future—we still continue just because we’ve devoted money, time, effort and love to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and suffered so much but couldn’t stop.

So even if you’ve lost something, let it g 10.  and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.

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Tom lived away from town . One day he went into town to buy something in the shop . and after he bought1. ________ he wanted, he went into a restaurant and sat2.________ at the table. When he looked round, he saw

some old people3.________ eyeglasses on before4.________ their books, so after lunch he went to a shop to buy 5.________, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a 6. ________.

The man in the shop made him 7.________ on a lot of glasses, but each time Tom said, “ No, I can’t read with these. ”

The man became 8.________ and more puzzled (困惑) . At last he said, “ Excuse me, but 9.________ you read at all?”

“ No, I can’t! ” Tom said, “10.________ I can read, do you think I will come here to buy glasses? ”

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IMAGINE a life without arms or legs! You can’t hold anyone in your   1  . You can’t walk anywhere with your feet. How would you last a day like that? Would you   2   at yourself in the mirror like Nick Vujicic, the 29-year-old Australian?

Nick was born without limbs（四肢）, so life was not   3   for him. At school many students played jokes on him   4   he looked different from everyone else. He was refused to be   5   friends, so he always felt   6  . However, he faced that bravely. He   7   to type and write with two toes（脚趾）at the age of six, and he could   8   surf and play golf. In college, he achieved great success and was among the   9   students in the studies. And he decided on   10   to do later in his life—to encourage others to work hard for their dreams.

Now Nick is one of the most popular   11   in the world. He travels to many countries and gives speeches about his story   12   difficulties. “Living life fully is about looking at what you   13  , not what you don’t have.” he said. His   14   encourages millions of people.

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they   15   and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person, then my job in this life is done.”

1.A. arms           B. ears             C. eyes             D. teeth

2.A. laugh      B. cry              C. smile            D. shout

3.A. old            B. easy             C. modern           D. difficult

4.A. because        B. if               C. until            D. although

5.A. his            B. my               C. their            D. our

6.A. happy      B. relaxed          C. lonely           D. surprised

7.A. failed     B. forgot           C. helped           D. learned

8.A. even       B. ever             C. never            D. hardly

9.A. tall       B. lazy             C. sleepy           D. excellent

10.A. how       B. who              C. what             D. where

11.A. doctors       B. speakers         C. scientists       D. managers

12.A. at            B. for              C. into             D. against

13.A. make      B. have             C. lose             D. want

14.A. story     B. sadness          C. friend           D. family

15.A. fall      B. play             C. listen           D. exercise