There once was a master who went to India. In those
times, we didn't have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now.
So the master went to India . And when he got
there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but
much of it is because they can't grow much the
water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long
fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.
So he and asked,
"How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is ;
it's like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the
fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His __
watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was
burning and his face became . As he coughed
terribly , he 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; they're not good
for you! People use them a condiment(作料), but only a little bit to put into food for taste.
You can't just eat them by the handful like that; they're not !"
So the silly master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them, now
I'll eat them. It's my !"
And you think that master was silly,
right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things
like that. we still continue just because we've money,
time, effort and love into 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 you've lost
something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to .
1.A. by air B.
on foot C
.by taxi D
.by
car
2.A .delicious B
.cheap C
.expensive D .fresh
3.A .because of B
.with the help of C .in need
of D
.as a result
4.A .got
up B
.went up C
.turned up D
.looked up
5.A .something B
.nothing C
.everything D
.anything
6.A
.eyes B
.ears C
.mouth D .nose
7.A
.sad B
.ugly C
.red D
.cold
8.A .searched
B .climbed C
.jogged D
.jumped
9.A
.as B
.for
C
.to D
.with
10.A .medicine B
.vegetables C
.fruit D
.food
11.A.
instead B
.and C
.but D
.also
12.A
.money B
.food C
.fruit D
.drink
13.A.
joined B
.spent C
.paid D
.put
14.A. as
if B .ever
since C .even
if D
.so that
15.A. fight
B
.fail
C
.try
D .lose