Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “You won’t be a real man until you begin to  1  helping others.”

One morning, his parents gave him some money to  2  some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”

The old man answered, “I’m 3 . I haven’t had any food for two days.”

At the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the 4 .”

When they got there, Bill asked the 5 to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 6 the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for giving you too much  7 . I’m fine now. I’ll   8 forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”

Bill was 9 when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned  10  that he food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer that day.

1.                A．think about      B．depend on      C．give up   D．go on

2.                A．lend           B．buy            C．drink D．borrow

3.                A．full            B．thirsty          C．hungry   D．dirty

4.                A．bank           B．library          C．hospital   D．restaurant

5.                A．waiter          B．cook           C．manager  D．boss

6.                A．sent out        B．got down        C．gave back D．took away

7.                A．excuse         B．money         C．trouble   D．difficulty

8.                A．never          B．always          C．usually   D．sometimes

9.                A．nervous        B．pleased         C．sorry D．shy

10.               A．surprisingly     B．angrily         C．unhappily  D．easily

Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “ You won’t be a real man until you begin to_1_____  helping others.”
One morning, his parents gave him some money to 2____ some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very 3____. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”
The old man answered, “ I’m hungry. I haven’t had any food for two days.”
All the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the 4_______.”
When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 5_____the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for give you too much6_____. I’m fine now. I’ll 7____ forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”
Bill was 8______ when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned 9______ that he food was free 10___ it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer(顾客) that day.

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.

1.The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because  .

A．he hadn’t eaten it before                B．he was hungry

C．it was cheap                           D．he hadn’t seen it before

2.The underlined  word“condiment”in Paragraph3 probably means_______.

A．零食             B．水果             C．调料             D．蔬菜

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.

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

My parents have always loved everything about India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful    15  with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian  16  very much.
On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the  17  they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot   18  took over four hours. I was very  19  when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were  20  to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.
I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”
Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very  21  . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself  22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t  23  how spicy (辛辣的) it was!
I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the   24   in the world!

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  .