In an old town lived a merchant. He earned huge profits by fair means and foul. With more profits flowing in, he became more and

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问题     In an old town lived a merchant. He earned huge profits by fair means and foul. With more profits flowing in, he became more and more【C1】______. He complained when his wife wanted money to【C2】______the home. He criticized her when she prepared【C3】______dishes or bought expensive clothes.
    "Money doesn’t grow on trees. " he【C4】______his children when they asked for money to buy books and new dresses. When his sisters, brothers and cousins came to ask for 【C5】______, he drove them away.
    【C6】______he grew richer, he became more miserly (吝啬的). He【C7】______the cook, the maid and the gardener. "No, who will pay them? All of us must share the work and thus avoid【C8】______of money. " he told his wife and children.
    "What will you do with all this money?" they asked.
    But he drove them away,【C9】______, " I will do【C10】______I like with my money. I earn it. I will save it. I will become the richest man in the town. Wait and see. "
    It【C11】______him many years to become the richest man in the town. But none had a good word to say about him. The people laughed at him, "Money Bag". They named him "King Miser".
    The merchant became worried day by day【C12】______his bad name. How could he get a good name? He finally went to an elder and【C13】______advice.
    "Shall I open a charitable(慈善的) hospital?【C14】______a school for the children of the poor? Open a chain of poor homes?" he asked.
    " Not a bad idea. In fact, I would normally have recommended such kind of charity. But it will cost a lot of money. " the elder【C15】______out.
    "I am ready to spend some money to win name and【C16】______," the merchant replied.
    "How can you even think of helping strangers? Should you not attend to the【C17】______of your near and dear ones first? Can’t you see your wife and children going around【C18】______poor clothes? How hungry they look? Do they have even enough food every day? Listen. Do your【C19】______to your family, first. Help your brothers and sisters and other members of the family who are poor. Opening hospitals for the poor or schools for the children of the poor must come【C20】______. Charity begins at home. " saying this, the wise man sent the merchant away.
【C8】

选项 A、exchange
B、income
C、waste
D、increase

答案C

解析 因为商人很吝啬,所以他解雇厨子、仆人和园丁,是为了“避免浪费钱”。exchange:交换,兑换;income:收入;waste:浪费;increase:增加。故选C。
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