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,　26　 you can just wait until we make a quick 　27　 at the grocery store. I have something 　28　 to show you.”  

At the grocery store, we　29　 some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam,“It’s time to 　30　 your question.” I put one apple of each 　31　 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 　32　 look on his face. 

“People are like apples. They come in all 　33　 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 　34　,some of the apples may not 　35　 look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was 36　 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled(削皮)them,　37　 them back on the table, but 　38　 a different place. 

“Okay, Adam ,tell me which is which.”

He said,“I 39　 tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of 40　.See if that helps you 　41　 which one is which.” 

He took 　42　,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. 

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

27.A. stop            B. start        C. turn           D. leave

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35.A.never          B.even         C.only          D.ever

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Inside China Daily

　　China, Japan ink fishery accord

　　The New China -Japan Fishery Agreement will be put into effect starting June this year, Chinese vice - minister of agriculture, Qi Jingfa told a press conference yesterday in Beijing.

　　                                                              —Page 2

　　Offshore funeral

　　The remains of more than 500 dead will be scattered at sea this spring near the mouth of Yangtze River in Shanghai. To save space Shanghai officials discouraged land burials.　

—Page 3

　　The only wise choice

　　Co -operation with the mainland for a peaceful reunification should be the only wise choice for the newly elected Taiwan leader.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

—Page 4

　　Interest in activity such as fairs, galleries and exhibitions has caused the art market to take shape in China.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　—Page 9

　　Two sides of a story.

　　The government’s efforts to cut the homework burden of primary and middle school students have drawn mixed reactions. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　       

—Page 10

　　Blind, but not out.

　　Yang Jia, an English professor at the Chinese Academy of Science meets the challenges brought by the sudden loss of her eyesight and continues to make it in her work.　　　

—Page 11

　The above section may possibly appear on ________ of China Daily.

　　A. Page 5　　　　　　　　　　　　B. the Front Page

　　C. Page 9　　　　　　　　　　　　D. the last page

　From the text we can learn that ________ .

　　A. no one will be buried in the ground after they die in Shanghai

　　B. Chinese fishermen can go fishing freely in Japan soon

　　C. a blind professor can work better

　　D. more and more people have begun to do art business

　When you look through this issue of China Daily, you are sure to find ________ .

　　A. how Taiwan’s new leader was made

　　B. that people think differently of reducing pupils’ burden

　　C. sad stories about students with heavy burden in primary and middle schools

　　D. interesting stories of art fairs, galleries and exhibitions of different shapes in China

Here I must put in a few words about my experience here in China. If I have 36 with a Chinese host, he always presses 37 food onto my plate as soon as I have emptied it of the previous helping. That often makes me 38 very awkward. I have to eat the food even if I don’t 39 it, because it is considered 　40 manners in the West to 41 one’s food on the plate.

I have also 42 that when a Chinese sits at an American’s dinner party, he very often 43 the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or 44 . This might be good manners in China, but it is certainly 45 in the West.

In the United States, it is 46 to keep asking someone again and again or press something on him. Americans are very 47 . If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “ 48 ” Here’s an example: When an American is offered 49 by the host, and he doesn’t like beer, he will probably say, “No, thanks. I just don’t feel like it. I’ll 50 some diet Pepsi-Cola if you have it. ” That is 51 an American will do.

52 are taught that “Honesty is the best policy. But in some countries, courtesy(谦虚)might be more important than 53 . So when I am here in China, I have to observe the 54 here. But when you go to 55 , you had better “do as the Romans do”.

36. A. trouble　　　　　　　 B. dinner　　　　　　　 C. words　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

37. A. more　　　　　　　　 B. a little　　　　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　　　　D. little

38. A. think　　　　　　　　　 B. taste　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. feel　　　　　　 D. smell

39. A. eat　　　　　　　　　　 B. like　　　　　　　　　　 C. drink　　　　　　　 D. help

40. A. important　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　　 C. polite　　　　　　　　 D. rude

41. A. take　　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　 C. forget　　　　　　　 D. pass

42. A. noticed　　　　　　　　 B. minded　　　　　　 C. heard　　　　　　　 D. informed

43. A. accepts　　　　　　　　B. refuses　　　　　　 C. nods　　　　　　　　 D. gives

44. A. thirsty　　　　　　　　 B. angry　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　 D. full

45. A. so　　　　　　　　　　 B. kind　　　　　　　　 C. not　　　　　　　　　　D. right

46. A. impolite　　　　　　 B. good　　　　　　　　C. kind　　　　　　　　　D. sad

47. A. friendly　　　　　　 B. direct　　　　　　　 C. short　　　　　　　　 D. kind

48. A. I’m sorry　　　　　B. Yes, I want　　　 C. No, thanks　　　　D. Yes, please

49. A. food　　　　　　　　 B. beer　　　　　　　　　 C. coffee　　　　　　　 D. tea

50. A. bring　　　　　　　　B. offer　　　　　　　　 C. like　　　　　　　　　 D. take

51. A. that　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　 C. whether　　　　　　　　　 D. how

52. A. Englishmen　　　 B. Frenchmen　　　　C. Americans　　　　　　　 D. Australians

53. A. manners　　　　　 B. honesty　　　　　　 C. request　　　　　　　　　　D. order

54. A. customs　　　　　 B. habits　　　　　　　 C. action　　　　　　　　　　　D. ways

55. A. China　　　　　　　B. Rome　　　　　　　　C. the United States　　 D. the United Nations