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,         you can just wait until we make a quick         at the grocery store. I have something        to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we        some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Alice, “It’s time to         your question.” I put one apple of each         on the table. Then I looked at Alice, who had a         look on her face.
“People are like apples. They come in all        colors, shapes and sizes. On the        , some of the apples may not         look as the others. ” As I was talking, Alice was         each one carefully.  Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them,         them back on the table, but         a different place.
“Okay, Alice, tell me which is which.”
She said, “I         tell. They all look the same now. ” “Take a bite of        . See if that helps you         which one is which. ”
She took        , and then a huge smile came across her face. “People are         like apples! They are all different, but once you         the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
She totally         it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

A．although B．so C．because D．if

A．stop B．start C．turn D．stay

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

A．bought B．counted C．saw D．collected

A．check B．mention C．answer D．improve

A．size B．type C．shape D．class

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

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

A．outside B．whole C．table D．inside

A．still B．even C．only D．ever

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

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

A．on B．toward C．for D．in

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

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

A．admit B．consider C．decide D．believe

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

A．just B．always C．merely D．seldom

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

A．made B．took C．got D．did