When meeting strangers， we usually notice their hair， skin colour and clothes． We like to group those things we don't know by comparing them with the things we know．

So what's wrong with this？ For example， we think that short boys can't possibly be good basketball players． The girls who love to be dressed up can't be excellent students． Or we think shy students can't be good at giving speeches． These are typical（典型的） examples of stereotypes．

Stereotypes make people form a wrong opinion about others at first sight． In fact， it takes a lot more than just looking at a person to know and understand him or her． The following is my story．

One day， it was snowing， but not very heavily． Before class， I collected all the exercise books and sent them to the teachers' office． The exercise books looked piles in my arms， so I could hardly see the ground． Suddenly， I slipped over（滑倒） and dropped all the exercise books I was carrying．

I tried to stand up but failed， I was about to pick them up when I saw a boy coming towards me． It was Mike．

Mike and I had been classmates for over 2years， but we had never shared more than 5sentences together． He was a boy with few words， but I liked talking． We were totally different． I didn't like him and didn't want to be seen at that moment．

"Anything serious？" His words brought me out of my thoughts． "I saw you sitting on the ground from the back window， so I rushed here． Let me help you!" He helped me up and picked all the exercise books up．

Seeing this， I was so moved that I couldn't say a single word．

We walked towards the teachers' office and this time， he talked a lot to me． I found quite a different Mike．

I took a deep breath and said to myself， "I nearly made a big mistake ﹣ judging（判断） MIke only by his appearance．"

26． Which of the following is NOT mentioned as typical examples of stereotypes？　　

A： Dishonest children can't be others' true friends．

B： Shy students can't be good at giving speeches．

C： Short boys can't possibly be good basketball players．

D： The girls who love to be dressed up can't be excellent students．

27． Why did the writer dislike Mike at the beginning？　　

A： Because the writer didn't know Mike at all．

B： Because Mike didn't hand in his exercise book．

C： Because the writer thought they weren't the same type．

D： Because Mike didn't help the writer collect the exercise books．

28． The writer probably wants to tell us　　．

A： we'd better not go outside on snowy days

B： we should get along well with our classmates

C： people shouldn't judge someone at first sight

D： people with different personalities can't be friends