Read the passage and answer the question that follows. A gift is not generous unless it is intended to benefit the recipient and is worth more than what is expected or customary in the situation; a gift is selfish if it is given to benefit the giver or is less valuable than is customary. Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle above? Options: A . &nbspCharles, who hates opera, was given two expensive tickets to the opera. He in turn gave them to his cousin, who loves opera, as a birthday gift. Charles's gift was selfish because he paid nothing for the tickets. B . &nbspEmily gives her brother a year's membership in a health club. She thinks that this will allow her brother to get the exercise he needs. However, the gift is selfish because Emily's brother is hurt and offended by it. C . &nbspAmanda gives each of her clients an expensive bottle of wine every year. Amanda's gifts are generous, since they cause the clients to continue giving Amanda business. D . &nbspOlga gives her daughter a computer as a graduation gift. Since this is the gift that all children in Olga's family receive for graduation, it is not generous.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows. A gift is not gene

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Read the passage and answer the question that follows.
A gift is not generous unless it is intended to benefit the recipient and is worth more than what is expected or customary in the situation; a gift is selfish if it is given to benefit the giver or is less valuable than is customary.
Which one of the following judgments most closely conforms to the principle above?

Options:

A . Charles, who hates opera, was given two expensive tickets to the opera. He in turn gave them to his cousin, who loves opera, as a birthday gift. Charles's gift was selfish because he paid nothing for the tickets.

B . Emily gives her brother a year's membership in a health club. She thinks that this will allow her brother to get the exercise he needs. However, the gift is selfish because Emily's brother is hurt and offended by it.

C . Amanda gives each of her clients an expensive bottle of wine every year. Amanda's gifts are generous, since they cause the clients to continue giving Amanda business.

D . Olga gives her daughter a computer as a graduation gift. Since this is the gift that all children in Olga's family receive for graduation, it is not generous.

Answer: Option D
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D
Let us analyse the stem of the question
Gift is generous if
a) benefits the recipient and
b) Worth more than is expected or customary in the situation. So if condition (a) or (b) is not satisfied then the gift is not generous and only if (a) and (b) conditions are satisfied then the gift is generous.
Also the gift is selfish if
a) benefits the giver or
b)Less Valuable than is customary
The tickets are expensive (condition (b) satisfied ) and his cousin loves operas (condition (a) satisfied). So the gift is generous. Moreover it does not satisfy the conditions for the gift to be selfish SO option (a) is wrong
The health club membership does not benefit the giver (Emily) neither is it less valuable than is customary So it is not selfish. So (b) is wrong
The bottles are expensive (condition (b) is satisfied) but there is no mention how the bottles are going to benefit her clients So the gift is not generous. So option (c) is wrong
Since this is the gift that all children in Olga's family receive for graduation, it is not generous So condition (b) is violated. So the gift is not generous. So (d) is the correct answer

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