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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(盧比). ”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.
小題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
小題2:The underlined  word“condiment”in Paragraph3 probably means_______.
A．零食B．水果C．調料D．蔬菜
小題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.
小題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

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:D
短文大意：這篇短文主要講述了一個人因為貪便宜，買了一些根本不能作為水果的辣椒。結果因為舍不得自己花的那些錢，堅持把它們吃完的故事。從而告訴我們放棄某些東西比繼續(xù)損失要好。
小題1:根據(jù)最后一段Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.描述，可知選C。
小題2:聯(lián)系下文but only a little bit to put into food for taste.描述，可知此處指的是人們把它用作調料。故選C。
小題3:根據(jù)這個人說的“No, I can’t stop!I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”可知他不想浪費自己的錢，故選B。
小題4:根據(jù)短文最后一段So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.描述，可知放棄某些東西比繼續(xù)損失要好。故選D。
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