請先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（共15小題：每小題1分，滿分15分）
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
1 . 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
2 because they can't grow much
3 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
4 and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度貨幣) Two rupees in India is
5 ; it's like dirt (塵土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His
6 watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became
7 . As he coughed terribly , he
8 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
9 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
10 !" So the silly master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them,
11 now I'll eat them. It's my
12 !"
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
13 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
14 you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to
15 .
| 小題1: | | A．by air | B．on foot | C．by taxi | D．by car |
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| 小題2: | | A．delicious | B．cheap | C．expensive | D．fresh |
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| 小題3: | | A．because of | B．with the help of | C．in need of | D．a(chǎn)s a result |
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| 小題4: | | A．got up | B．went up | C．turned up | D．looked up |
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| 小題5: | | A．something | B．nothing | C．everything | D．a(chǎn)nything |
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| 小題6: | | A．eyes | B．ears | C．mouth | D．nose |
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| 小題8: | | A．searched | B．climbed | C．jogged | D．jumped |
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| 小題9: | | A．a(chǎn)s | B．for | C．to | D．with |
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| 小題10: | | A．medicine | B．vegetables | C．fruit | D．food |
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| 小題11: | | A．instead | B．a(chǎn)nd | C．but | D．a(chǎn)lso |
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| 小題12: | | A．money | B．food | C．fruit | D．drink |
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| 小題13: | | A．joined | B．spent | C．paid | D．put |
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| 小題14: | | A．a(chǎn)s if | B．ever since | C．even if | D．so that |
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