Once, long ago, there was a man who traveled from Persia to India on foot. He had been to

Once, long ago, there was a man who traveled from Persia to India on foot. He had been to India before. When he arrived at a village, he happened upon a fruit stand. In that village, fruit was quite because of the lack of water. The man was looking around at the fruits when he a big basket of some very red, very long fruit. It was the cheapest fruit in the shop, not expensive at all.
the man walked up to the counter (柜台) and asked: “How per kilo?” And the shopkeeper said: “Two rupees.” Two rupees in India is . The man thought to himself: “What a !” So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and began to it. But after he tried a few pieces, he screamed: “Oh, my God!” His eyes watered, his mouth burned, and his face turned . He coughed and choked and gasped for breath.
But despite his , he continued to stuff the fruits into his mouth! Onlookers their heads and laughed. One man yelled: “You’re , man! Those are chilies! People use them as a condiment (佐料). You don’t just eat them by the handful like that; they’re not fruit!” But the man replied: “No, I can’t ! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them. It’s my money!”
You probably think this man was pretty , right? Nevertheless, I bet you or someone you know makes the same on a daily basis. People invest money, time and effort into a relationship, business or job. Even when experience tells them that it’s not , and they know there’s little hope of improvement, they still because they don’t want to waste the previous investment. But this is . It is no different than being the man who continued eating chilies because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid for them.
Losing something is difficult, but it is important to the loss and move on. you’ll just keep burning your mouth on hot chilies.
【小题1】A．oftenB．neverC．sometimesD．seldom【小题2】A．commonB．small C．expensiveD．tasteless【小题3】A．noticed B．watchedC．recognizedD．selected【小题4】A．Yet B．SoC．StillD．Besides【小题5】A．largeB．long C．many D．much【小题6】A．somethingB．nothingC．anythingD．everything【小题7】A．bargain B．tradeC．businessD．regret【小题8】A．throwB．cutC．eatD．cook【小题9】A．paleB．redC．purpleD．yellow【小题10】A．fearB．warningC．confusionD．pain【小题11】A．shookB．raisedC．loweredD．nodded【小题12】A．amazingB．hungryC．crazyD．different【小题13】A．believeB．stop C．agreeD．confuse【小题14】A．impoliteB．humorousC．awkwardD．stupid【小题15】A．mistakeB．agreementC．impressionD．explanation【小题16】A．changingB．workingC．leavingD．helping【小题17】A．refuse B．worryC．ignoreD．continue【小题18】A．illogicalB．unusualC．unnaturalD．incredible【小题19】A．rememberB．improveC．recognizeD．protect【小题20】A．AlsoB．HoweverC．Thus D．OtherwiseB

(答案→)B 解析：本文叙述了一位男士步行从波斯到印度去，因为他以前没有去过印度，所以当他到达印度的一个村庄时，他看见一种水果，于是就买了一公斤，大口大口地吃起来，结果吃了一会儿，就感觉最辣，咳嗽，脸辣得很红可是他坚持继续吃，他说他已经花钱了不能把钱浪费了，这和人们做生意是一样，因为有前期的投资，不能轻易放弃。【小题1】考查副词及语境的理解。A. often经常，B. never从不，C. sometimes有时，D. seldom很少，以前他们从来没有（never）来过印度，故选B【小题2】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. common常见的，B. small小的，C. expensive贵的，D. tasteless没有味道的，根据下文：because of the lack of water.可知因为缺少水，所以水果很贵，选C【小题3】考查动词及语境的理解。A. noticed注意，B. watched观察，C. recognized认出，D. selected挑选，这个人在四处看这些水果，这时他注意到一篮子很红，很长的水果。选A【小题4】考查副词及语境的理解。A. Yet然而，B. So因此，C. Still仍然，D. Besides此外，因此这个人朝柜台走去，表示因果关系，选B【小题5】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. large大，B. long长， C. many很多，D. much很多，修饰不可数名词。多少钱一斤，当指钱的时候用much，故选D【小题6】考查代词及语境的理解。A. something某些东西，B. nothing没有什么，C. anything任何东西，D. everything每件东西，两卢布在印度真没有什么，故选B【小题7】考查名词及语境的理解。A. bargain便宜货，B. trade 交易，C. business生意，D. regret遗憾，他心想，多么便宜，故选A【小题8】考查动词及语境的理解。A. throw 扔，B. cut切，C. eat吃，D. cook烹饪，从下文：But after he tried a few pieces,可知他开始吃水果，选C【小题9】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. pale苍白的，B. red红的，C. purple 紫色，D. yellow黄色，他的脸变红了，选B【小题10】考查名词及语境的理解。A. fear害怕，B. warning警告，C. confusion困惑，D. pain痛苦，从下文的：He coughed and choked and gasped for breath.可知他很痛苦，选D【小题11】考查动词及语境的理解。A. shook摇晃，B. raised提高，饲养，C. lowered 降低，D. nodded点头，旁观者都摇摇头大笑，选A【小题12】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. amazing令人惊讶的，B. hungry饥饿的，C. crazy疯狂的，D. different不同的，从下文的：Those are chilies! People use them as a condiment (佐料).可知人们说他疯了，选C【小题13】考查动词及语境的理解。A. believe相信，B. stop停止，C. agree同意，D. confuse拒绝，这个人说：不，我不能停，因为我花了钱买了它们，故选B【小题14】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. impolite不礼貌，B. humorous 幽默的，C. awkward难对付的，棘手的，笨拙的，D. stupid愚蠢的，你可能会认为这个人很愚蠢，选D【小题15】考查名词及语境的理解。A. mistake错误，B. agreement同意，C. impression印象，D. explanation解释，你和你认的的人都可能在日常生活中犯同样的错误，选A【小题16】考查动词及语境的理解。A. changing改变，B. working工作，起作用，C. leaving离开，D. helping帮助，当经验告诉他们那不起作用时，他们仍然抱有一点改善的希望，故选B【小题17】考查动词及语境的理解。A. refuse拒绝，B. worry担心，C. ignore忽视，D. continue继续，他们仍然继续做，因为他们不想浪费最初的投资，故选D【小题18】考查形容词及语境的理解。A. illogical不合逻辑的，无意义的，B. unusual不寻常的，C. unnatural不自然的，D. incredible不可思议的，惊人的，难以置信的，未必可能的，从下文的：It is no different than being the man who continued eating chilies because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid for them.可知这样做是没有意义的，选A【小题19】考查动词及语境的理解。A. remember记得，B. improve 改善，C. recognize认出，D. protect保护，认识到自己的损失并且继续向前是很重要的，故选C【小题20】考查副词及语境的理解。A. Also也， B. However然而，C. Thus 因此，D. Otherwise否则，否则你将继续用辣椒辣你的嘴，故选D

对的，就是这个意思