Ihadoncehelpedafriendofminerunawatermelonstall.Inoticedsomethinginteresting.Almosteverybuyerwouldliftthemelonuptotheirear，smartlytapitapparentlytryingtolistentosomething.Iwonderedwhattheyexpectedtoh

　　Ihadoncehelpedafriendofminerunawatermelonstall.Inoticedsomethinginteresting.Almosteverybuyerwouldliftthemelonuptotheirear，smartlytapitapparentlytryingtolistentosomething.Iwonderedwhattheyexpectedtohear.

　　FinallyIcouldnolongerholdbackmycuriosityandmadeboldtoaskacustomer—anelderlygentleman—aboutthis.Hearingmyquestion，heroaredwithlaughter.Thenherepliedinaself­mocking(自嘲)tone.“Younglady，Ihavebeendoingthisformorethanfiftyyears.AllIknowisthateverybodywouldstareatyouasifyouwereafoolifyoujustpickupthemelonandleave！”

　　Notlongafterthat，mywatermelonstallfriendunexpectedlysentmeaninvitationforherwedding，whichreallysurprisedme.Iaskedher“Howcomeyouareseizedbyasuddendesiretogetmarried?Idon'tremembereverhearingyoumentionthatyon'vegotaboyfriend.”Sheansweredwhilecountingmoney，“Everyonehastogetmarriedanyway，soitisbettertogetmarriedsoonerthanlater.”

　　Icouldthinkofnowordtorefute(反驳)her.Itseemsthateverybodyislivingforeverybodyelseandhasforgottentheneedoftheirownheart.Itmaybesafeandsavealotofworriesbyfollowingothers'suitindoingthings.TheuseofWeorUswillgiveoneasteadyandsuresenseofpride.Butusingthepronoun“I”wouldoftengiveoneaguiltyconscience.

　　Ifindallthesethingssomewhatfunny.Wehavegotusedtotakingcuefrom(模仿)othersandfollowtheirsuit.Inturn，wealsotakeitforgrantedthatweshouldjudgetherightandwrongofothersbyourownstandard.Asamatteroffact，thismassivepracticeisstillwrongthoughweallfollowothers'suitlikethisbutwefeelateaseandjustifiedsimplybecausethisisthewayofusandsowecanhaveaneasyconsciencebecausethishasbeenpracticedbysomanypeople

　　1.Thewriterprobablyfeelsthatitis________

　　A.necessaryforthebuyertotapthewatermelon

　　B.foolishofthebuyerstobuywatermelonwithouttappingit

　　C.funnythatthebuyerswilltapthewatermelonswhenbuyingthem

　　D.wiseoftheelderlygentlemantotapwatermelonsbeforebuythem

　　2.Thewriterusestheexampleofherfriend'sdecisionofgettingmarriedtoshowthat________

　　A.herfriendtooknoaccountofothers'sfeeling