No doubt the free coffee will be welcomed by people who love coffee but for one reason or another don't have the money to buy one. But I also like the opportunity it offers customers to become philanthropists (慈善家). Every time they order a coffee, they can give one to somebody in need.
This is a tradition that began some 100 years ago in Naples, Italy. In Naples, as reported by the Times, people love this kind of giving:
"To me, the philosophy of the suspended coffee is that you are happy today, and you give a coffee to the world, as a present." — Luigi Solito
"It's a simple act of generosity: an act in which donors and recipients (接受者) never meet each other. The donor doesn't show off and the recipient doesn't have to show gratitude." —Laura Cozzolino
"Coffee consumptions started earlier than the unification (统一) of Italy by more than 200 years, so the traditions around it are very ancient. In Naples, coffee is a world in itself, both culturally and socially." — Andrea Illy
The practice of buying suspended coffees has grown in popularity — with websites popping up and hundreds of cafes from Canada to Brazil to Hungary to the US offering the service.
1. Who are suspended coffees intended for?
| A．Cafe goers. |
| B．People who can't afford a coffee. |
| C．Philanthropists. |
| D．Coffee lovers who live in Naples. |
| A．He can ask for one in any cafe. |
| B．He can apply for one on websites. |
| C．He can buy one in a cafe offering the service. |
| D．He can drink one in a cafe that has prepaid coffees. |
| A．She thinks it is a great way of charity. |
| B．She thinks it is a cheap gift to strangers. |
| C．She thinks it is an ancient Italian custom. |
| D．She thinks it is spreading widely in the world. |
| A．French | B．Old English |
| C．Italian | D．American English |
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| D．Despite the happy atmosphere in our home, a shadow lay across our lives. |
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