One afternoon, Tim, my son, came home from school with a puzzled look on his face．I asked him what was the matter and he said, “Are all the people the same even though their skin colors are different?” I thought for a moment, then said, “I’ll explain．” I put apples of different colors on the table：first a red apple, then a green apple and at last a yellow apple．I looked at Tim．
“Tim, people are just like apples．They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes．See, some of the apples have been bumped(碰撞)and bruised(擦伤)．On the outside, they may not even look as delicious as the others．” As I was talking, Tim was checking each apple carefully．
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled them, putting them back on the table, but in a different place．
“OK, Tim, tell me which one is the red apple, the green apple and the yellow apple．”
Tim said, “I can’t．They all look the same now．”
“Now taste each of them．See if that helps you find out which one is which．”
Tim did so, and then a big smile came across his face．“People are just like apples! They are all different, but if you take off the outside, they’re quite the same inside．”
Now I see Tim has already understood me and I don’t need to say or do anything else．
From then on, when I help myself to an apple, it tastes a little sweeter than before．
What wonderful food for thought!
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
(1)
To answer Tim’s question’, his mother did the following things EXCEPT _________．
[ ]
A．
buy some apples of different colors
B．
tell Tim to check the apples
C．
peel the apples
D．
tell Tim to taste the apples
(2)
The underlined sentence “On the outside, they may not even look as delicious as the others．” means that _________．
[ ]
A．
all the apples look the same
B．
not all the apples look the same
C．
some apples are more delicious
D．
some apples seem less delicious because they look less beautiful
(3)
Which of the following is true?
[ ]
A．
Tim’s mother answered his question as soon as she heard it．
B．
Tim found the answer with his mother’s help
C．
Tim’s mother told him more about people’s skin colors later
D．
Tim could tell which apple is which after his mother peeled them．
(4)
From the passage, we know that _________．
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A．
Tim’s mother likes apples better now
B．
Tim finds apples are sweeter now
C．
Tim’s mother is pleased because Tim understands what she wants to say
D．
when you are thinking, you’d better eat some apples
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