题目内容：

One Saturday afternoon, my daughter Alice 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,    36   you can just wait until we make a quick    37   at the grocery store（杂货店）. I have something    38   to show you. ”

At the grocery store, we    39   some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to    40   your question.” I put one apple of each    41   on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a    42   look on her face.

“People are like apples. They come in all    43  colors, shapes and sizes. On the    44  , some of the apples may not    45   look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was    46   each one carefully.

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,    47   them back on the table, but    48   a different place.

“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”

She said, “I    49   tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of    50  . See if that helps you    51   which one is which. ”

She took    52  , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are    53   like apples! They are all different, but once you    54   the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

She totally    55   it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

1.                A．although        B．so             C．because  D．if

 

2.                A．stop           B．start           C．turn D．stay

 

3.                A．expressive      B．encouraging     C．informative    D．interesting

 

4.                A．bought         B．counted        C．saw  D．collected

 

5.                A．check          B．mention        C．answer   D．improve

 

6.                A．size            B．type           C．shape    D．class

 

7.                A．worried        B．satisfied        C．proud    D．curious

 

8.                A．ordinary        B．normal         C．different  D．regular

 

9.                A．outside         B．whole          C．table D．inside

 

10.               A．still            B．even           C．only  D．ever

 

11.               A．examining      B．measuring      C．drawing   D．packing

 

12.               A．keeping        B．placing         C．pulling    D．giving

 

13.               A．on            B．toward         C．for   D．in

 

14.               A．mustn’t       B．can’t         C．shouldn’t D．needn’t

 

15.               A．each one       B．each other      C．the other  D．one another

 

16.               A．admit          B．consider        C．decide    D．believe

 

17.               A．big bites        B．deep breaths    C．a firm hold D．close look

 

18.               A．just            B．always         C．merely    D．seldom

 

19.               A．put away       B．get down       C．hand out  D．take off

 

20.               A．made          B．took           C．got   D．did