单选题：根据下面材料，回答题：In an old town lived a merchant. He earned huge p

根据下面材料，回答题：
In an old town lived a merchant. He earned huge profits by fair means and foul (恶劣的) With more profits flowing in, he became more and more____56___. He complained when his wife wanted money to___57____ the home. He criticized her when she prepared___58____ dishes or bought expensive clothes.
"Money doesn't grow on trees. " he___59____his children when they asked for money to buy books and new dresses. When his sisters, brothers and cousins came to ask for ___60____, he drove them away.
___61___ he grew richer, he became more miserly (吝啬的). He____62___the cook, the maid and the gardener. "No,who will pay them? All of us must share the work and thus avoid___63____of money.”he told his wife and children.
"What will you do with all this money?" they asked.
But he drove them away,_____64__ ,"I will do ____65___ 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___66____him many years to become the richest man in 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____67___his bad name. How could he get a good name?
He finally went to anelder and____68___advice.
"Shall I open acharitable (慈善的 ) hospital?___69____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___70____out.
"I am ready to spend some money to win name and___71____," the merchant replied.
"How can you even think of helping strangers? Should you not attend to the____72___of your near and dear ones first? Can't you see your wife and children going around___73____poor clothes? How hungry they look? Do they have even enough food every day? Listen. Do your___74____ 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___75____. Charity begins at home. " saying this, the wise man sent the merchant away.
_________ A．honest
B．greedy
C．Upset
D．generous