An old man went to India. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit for sale, but much of it was very expensive. Only a big basket of red fruit was cheap.
“How much per kilo?” the old man asked.
“Two rupees (卢比),” the shopkeeper answered. Two rupees in India is almost nothing. So the old man bought a kilogram and started eating them.
However, as soon as he started eating, his mouth began to burn, his eyes began to water and his whole face became as red as the fruit. As he coughed and struggled to breathe, he jumped up and down, screaming (尖叫), “Ah! Ah! Ah!”
And then he continued to eat the “fruit”!
Some people saw him and said, “Those are chili peppers (红辣椒)! You can’t just eat them by the handful (一大把)!”
The old man said, “I paid for them, so I must eat them.”
This old man must seem pretty stupid. But are we a lot smarter? In our life, all of us have put money, time and effort into something—maybe a relationship or a job—and sometimes, even if we know there’s no hope that things will get better, we still continue with it. Why? Because we’ve put in all that money, time and effort.
What we can learn from the old man is this: if you’ve lost a lot for something that doesn’t work, let it go and move on. It’s better than continuing losing.
根据短文内容判断对错,对的为“T”,错的为“F”。
1.The old man bought a kilogram of chili peppers because of the beautiful color.
2.Two rupees doesn’t mean a lot of money in India.
3.The old man continued eating because he was too hungry to stop.
4.The writer compares something in our life like a relationship or a job to the chili peppers in the story.
5.The story wants to tell us that sometimes we need to give up wisely.
Mr. Li was a teacher in a middle school in a big city. He had a_________and had a garage (车库)under his apartment. However, someone often parked their cars in front his garage._________ , he couldn't drive his car out of his garage. This made him quite_______ .When he found others write "No Parking" on the door of their garages, he _______ to write them on his own garage, too.
Mr. Li was good at writing, and his handwriting is very _______. He bought some _________paint and a paint brush, and then he wrote. "No Parking" on the door of his garage. The red words were so beautiful and great that many people said great to him. They said, "It shows that you are a _______ man."
He thought there would be _______ parking his car in front of his garage. He realized, however, that he was _______ the next morning. Someone still parked his car there like before Mr. Li was very angry with the man. Mr. Li went up to him at once when the man ________ his car in front of Mr. Li's garage as usual. “Why do you park your car here? Can't you see the words here?" asked Mr. Li.
"I saw it But I thought the words are so beautiful. Then you must be a knowledgeable man. You can't break or draw anything on my car. I believe in you. "The man said happily.
1.A.car B.bike C.motorbike
2.A.and B.but C.so
3.A.excited B.mad C.happy
4.A.allowed B.agreed C.decided
5.A.poor B.strange C.cool
6.A.black B.blue C.red
7.A.rude B.knowledgeable C.ugly
8.A.somebody B.anybody C.nobody
9.A.right B.wrong C.correct
10.A.stopped B.started C.broke
—Can I help you carry the big box?
—No, thanks. It looks big but very light. I can carry it with wet finger.
A.with a little help B.without any difficulty C.easy D.without my finger
—Working hard can lead to success
—You said it. And it can help us have a happy life in the future.
A.That’s all right B.That's all C.You are right D.Don't say so
—At this special time of the COVID-19, we have to wear masks (口罩)if we go out.
—________. It is responsible for ourselves and others.
A.Never mind B.I agree C.Sorry D.Not at all
The blackboard newspaper of Class Two won the first prize at last because it was ________of all.
A.creative B.less creative C.more creative D.the most creative