Once there was a man traveling in India.He went to a market and saw a lot of fruit for sale，but most of it was very（1）

B

B

.Only one thing was cheap：a big basket of very long red fruit.
   "How much is it？"the old man asked the shopkeeper."Two rupees（盧比），"the shopkeeper answered.Two rupees in India was almost（2）

C

C

，so the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it.
   But something was wrong.（3）

A

A

he started eating，his mouth began to burn and his whole face became as（4）

D

D

as the fruit.
   As he coughed，he jumped up and down，screaming："Ah!Ah!Ah!"
   And yet he continued to eat the fruit!" You' re（5）

B

B

!" some people said." Those are chili peppers!You can't just eat them like that!We（6）

C

C

put a little bit of them into food for taste.They are not fruit."
   " No，I mustn't stop!" The old man said."I（7）

D

D

money for them，and now I must eat them.It's my money!"
   This old man may seem（8）

A

A

.But most of us have put money，time and effort into something like a relationship，a business，or a job.Sometimes —even when it's still not working.and we know there's no（9）

D

D

that things will change — we still continue with it just（10）

D

D

we'd put in all that money，time and effort.Sometimes we need to let it go and move on.

（1）	A．ugly	B．expensive	C．unhealthy	D．dirty
（2）	A．a(chǎn)nything	B．everything	C．nothing	D．something
（3）	A．As soon as	B．As long as	C．As far as	D．As much as
（4）	A．white	B．pink	C．blue	D．red
（5）	A．clever	B．crazy	C．calm	D．happy
（6）	A．still	B．once	C．only	D．even
（7）	A．bought	B．made	C．borrowed	D．paid
（8）	A．foolish	B．lovely	C．brave	D．perfect
（9）	A．need	B．stop	C．doubt	D．hope
（10）	A．if	B．until	C．or	D．because