通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?” 　 　I thought for a while, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 　31 you can just wait until we make a quick stop at the grocery store. I have something interesting to show you.”

　 　At the grocery store, we 32 some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 　33 your question.” I put one apple of each type on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 　34 look on his face.

“People are like apples. They come in all 　35 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 　36 , some of the apples may not 　37 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was 　38 each one carefully. 　 Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, 　39 them back on the table, but 　40 a different place.

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

　 He said, “I 　41 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 　42 . See if that helps you decide which one is which.”

　 He took big bites, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are 　43　 like apples! They are all different, but once you 　44 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”

　　 He totally 　45 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.

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

32. A. bought　　　 　　 B. ate　 　　　　　　　 　 C. saw　　　 　　 D. found

33. A. check 　　　　　　　　　 B. tell　　 　　　　　　　　　　 　 C. answer　 　　　　　 D. improve

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

35. A. usual　　 　　　　　 B. normal　 　　　　 　 C. different 　　　　　 D. same

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

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

38. A. examining　 　　 B. listening 　　　　 　 C. drawing 　　　　　 D. picking

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

40. A. on　　　　 　　　　 B. towards　　 　　　　　　 　 C. for　　 　　　 　　D. in

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

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

43. A. just　　　　 　　　　 B. always　　　 　　　　　　 　 C. only　　　　　　　　　 D. never

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

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

A. worried　　  B. worry　　  C. worry about    D. worried about

As I sat down to dinner yesterday the phone rang. It was a child’s voice on the other end. He explained that they had found a　 16　 . From his description I knew it was my daughter’s.

I asked them to　 17　 a few minutes. I went out and drove my car to the place where they were. When I 18　 , I saw a group of five children, aged about 7 to 9. They told me　 19　 and where they’d found the purse. They also told me some bigger kids had tried to take it　 20　 they hadn’t let them do that.

How nice and　 21　 they were! Since we were near a　 22　 , I asked if they would like sweets as a reward (奖赏). They looked　 23　 maybe because they had never expected a reward. I had a few coins in my pocket, so I gave them one each. And　 24　 of them said thank you. They were so lovely. I told them I had another three pounds in coins — not enough to give them one each, but maybe they could　 25　 . To my surprise, they said, “Oh,　 26　 ! We’ve got enough. You　 27　 those.”

As I left, I heard them　 28　 talking about what sweets they could buy. When I got back home, there was a　 29　 on TV talking about some crimes (犯罪活动) children had committed. It painted a terrible picture of youngsters. I　 30　 the channel. When it came to (当说到) kids of these days, I knew better!

(　 )16. A. coin　　　 B. car　　　　 C. purse　　　 D. phone

(　 )17. A. play　　　 B. call　　　 　C. listen　　　 D. wait

(　 )18. A. left　　　 B. watched　　 C. arrived　　 D. started

(　 )19. A. how　　　 B. why　　　　 C. whether　　 D. what

(　 )20. A. or　　　　 B. because　　 C. so　　　　　 D. but

(　 )21. A. important　 B. wise　　　　 C. helpful　　 D. famous

(　 )22. A. shop　　　 B. factory　　　 C. school　　 D. cinema

(　 )23. A. worried　　 B. disappointed C. bored　　　 D. surprised

(　 )24. A. either　　　 B. both　　　 C. each　　　 D. none

(　 )25. A. borrow　　 B. share 　　　C. refuse　　　 D. break

(　 )26. A. OK　　　　 B. sorry　　　 C. no　　　　 D. great

(　 )27. A. exchange　 B. give　　　 C. return　　　 D. keep

(　 )28. A. bravely　　 B. angrily　　 C. excitedly　　 D. sadly

(　 )29. A. result　　　 B. program　 C. design　　　 D. plan

(　 )30. A. changed　　 B. liked　　　 C. made　　　 D. developed

    The wind was blowing harder and harder, and something   3   my father in the eye. It felt very sharp （尖锐）. The pain was very strong. My father put his hand to his eye and   4   it lightly, but the pain continued.   5   filled his eye as he hurried to finish his work. It was dark and with one eye   6  , he could see little. He looked after each horse though he felt painful. After making sure that everything was all right, he went   7   to the house. On his way, my father began to worry. The pain in his eye became   8  . It was a sharper pain than anything he had ever felt, but that wasn’t all. He felt a pain somewhere else, which he   9   talk about. He didn’t know where it was; he just felt it. He didn’t even know how to look for it.

    When he got back to the house, some of the men   10   cards. He called one of them, asking him to look into his eye. The man   11   a lamp close to my father’s eye, but he could see nothing. Then he   12   for a magnifying glass（放大镜）. This time he noticed a small black mark in the center of my father’s eyeball.

  1. A. and　　　　　　　　   B. but　　　　　　　　    C. for　　　　　　　　    D. or

  2. A. worried　　　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　 C. afraid　　　　　　    D. sure

  3. A. hit　　　　　　　　    B. beat　　　　　　　　  C. knocked　　　　    D. touched

  4. A. rubbed　　　　　　      B. brushed　　　　　　 C. swept　　　　　　   D. felt

  5. A. Wind　　　　　　　　 B. Rain　　　　　　　　  C. Tears　　　　　　    D. Fingers

  6. A. blind　　　　　　　　 B. broken　　　　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　　　　　　 D. covered

  7. A. up　　　　　　　　    B. around　　　　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　　　 D. straight

  8. A. heavier　　　　　　  B. harder　　　　　　   C. worse　　　　　　   D. more

  9. A. wouldn’t　　　　   B. couldn’t　　　　    C. shouldn’t　　　　   D. mightn’t

  10. A. played　　　　　　 B. were playing　　  C. had played　　　　 D. have played

  11. A. put　　　　　　　　  B. got　　　　　　　　    C. took　　　　　　　　  D. brought

  12. A. sent　　　　　　    B. looked　　　　　　   C. paid　　　　　　　　  D. waited