One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain,
21 you can just wait until we make a quick
22 at the grocery store. I have something
23 to show you. ”
At grocery store, we
24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to
25 your question.” I put one apple of each
26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a
27 look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all
28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the
29, some of the apples may not
30 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was
31 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,
32 them back on the table, but
33 a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I
34 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of
35. See if that helps you
36 which one is which. ”
He took
37, and then a huge smile came across his face. . ”People are
38 like apples! They are all different, but once you
39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
He totally
40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
小题1:.
| A．although | B．so | C．because | D．if |
小题2:.
小题3:.
| A．expressive | B．encouraging | C．informative | D．interesting |
小题4:.
| A．bought | B．counted | C．saw | D．collected |
小题5:. A. check B
. mention C. answer D. improve
小题6:.
| A．size | B．type | C．shape | D．class |
小题7:.
| A．worried | B．satisfy | C．proud | D．curious |
小题8:.
| A．ordinary | B．normal | C．different | D．regular |
小题9:.
| A．outside | B．whole | C．table | D．inside |
小题10:.
| A．still | B．even | C．only | D．ever |
小题11:.
| A．examining | B．measuring | C．drawing | D．packing |
小题12:.
| A．keeping | B．placing | C．pulling | D．giving |
小题13:.
小题14:.
| A．mustn’t | B．can’t | C．shouldn’t | D．needn’t |
小题15:.
| A．each one | B．each other | C．the other | D．one another |
小题16:.
| A．admit | B．consider | C．decide | D．believe |
小题17:.
| A．big bites | B．deep breaths | C．a firm hold | D．close look |
小题18:.
| A．just | B．always | C．merely | D．seldom |
小题19:.
| A．put away | B．get down | C．hand out | D．take off |
小题20:.
. mention C. answer D. improve 
小题7:.