As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __1__for her father.
She __2__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __3__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __4__ you over in their hurry in order to __5__ something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __6__. 'They are __7__silk,' the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __8__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __9__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(烟斗) on sale and the __10__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(犹豫) for long, although her father __11__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __12__ to please him.
When she got home, with her small but __13__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __14__. 'Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,' she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __15__that she could not say a single word.
小题1:A．suitB．cardC．thingD．gift小题2:A．believedB．wishedC．thoughtD．considered小题3:A．neverB．seldomC．alwaysD．rarely小题4:A．turnedB．hitC．broughtD．knocked小题5:A．watchB．findC．graspD．sell小题6:A．timeB．showC．boardD．duty小题7:A．realB．cheapC．poorD．exact小题8:A．hopeB．askC．forceD．persuade小题9:A．experienceB．thingsC．booksD．school小题10:A．moneyB．cigaretteC．shapesD．shop小题11:A．alwaysB．nearlyC．onlyD．never小题12:A．hardlyB．impossiblyC．possiblyD．certainly小题13:A．cheapB．well-chosenC．expensiveD．ready-made小题14:A．excitementB．angerC．sadnessD．disappointment小题15:A．gladB．happyC．surprisedD．excited