题目内容：

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,    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 Adam,“It’s time to    your question.” I put one apple of each      on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a       look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all 　　 colors, shapes and sizes. On the     　,some of the apples may not 　  　 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam 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, Adam ,tell me which is which.”

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

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

He totally   　 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.a 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