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　　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, if you can just wait until we maick ____1____ at the grocery store. I have something _____2_____ to show you.＂
　　At the grocery store， we bought some apples—red，green and yellow ones．Bae．I told Adam，＂It’s time to answer your question．”I put one apple of each ____3____ on the table．Then I looked at Adam, who had a curious look on his face.
　　“People are like apples．They e in all ___4______ colors，shapes and sizes．On the _____5____,some of the apples may not even look as delicious as the others．”As I was talking, Adam was ____6____ each one carefully.
　　Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, __7______ them back on the table, but in a different place.
　　“okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
　　He said, “I can’t tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of each one. See if that helps you ____8_____ which one is which.”
　　He took big bites, and then a huge smile e across his face. “People are just like apples! They are all different, but once you_____9____ the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”
　　He totally ___10_____it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
　　1．A．stop         B．start         C．turn           D．stay
　　2．A．expressive    B．encouraging   C．informative    D．interesting
　　3．A．size          B．type      C．shape    D．class
　　4．A．ordinary     B．normal    C．different  D．regular
　　5．A．outside      B．whole     C．table     D．inside
　　6．A．examining   B．measuring  C．drawing  D．packing
　　7．A．keeping      B．placing    C．pulling   D．giving
　　8．A．admit       B．consider     C．decide      D．believe
　　9．A．put away    B．get down      C．hand out   D．take off
　　10．A．made       B．took          C．got       D．did
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　　When people hear a president speak, they seldom thint others helping to shape the presentation（报告）. Today,____1____ , presidents depend on writers such as J. Terry Edmonds to help them municate effectively. Edmonds is the first Afrierican ever to work as a full-time speechwriter for a U.S. president; he is ___2___the first Afrierican to serve as director of speechwriting for the White House. His is ___3____all-American story of success.
　　Edmonds ___4_____(grow)up in Baltimore, Maryland; his father drove a truck, and his mother worked as a____5______(wait). A great reader, Edmonds showed a gift ___6_____writing at his high School, Baltimore City College. ___7_____he graduated in 1967, Edmonds went on to Morgan State University.
　　Edmonds began his career in business, with jobs in public relations and munications, He joined the world of politics as news secretary for his congressman from Baltimore. ____8____Bill Clinton’s presidency, he worked speeches for Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala and worked in a number of jobs in the White House and in governmental departments. President Clinton then appointed _____9____to the office of  director of speechwriting, ______10________(follow) the 2000 elections, Edmonds returned to Morgan State University as the school’s special assistant to the president for 2001-2002.
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