(2013·高考湖北卷)He didn’t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle.Instead，he made a contribution to help the munity.
A. mercial
B. generous
C. parable
D. profitable
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A. mercial
(答案→)B. generous
C. parable
D. profitable
解析：选B。句意：他没有自私地把从叔叔那里继承的钱自己留着，而慷慨捐赠出去以帮助社区。mercial“商业的，商务的”；generous“慷慨的，大方的”；parable“类似的；比得上的”；profitable“有利可图的”。根据关键词instead可知，前后语意相反，make a contribution表示“捐献”，因此B项“慷慨的，大方的”符合语境。