Question

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas ______ for her father.

She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was always_______ with all kinds of perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most ______ job. People in shops ______ on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost _______ you over in their hurry in order to ______ something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on show. "They are ________ silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile, trying to _______ her to buy one. But Edith knew from past ______ that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance_______ where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the _______ were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(猶豫) for long,_______ her father only smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was_______ to please him.

When she got home, with her small but well-chosen present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already________ table. Her mother was in great excitement. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was very ______ . She could not say a single word.

1.A. stocking B. card C. tree D. gift

2.A. tired B. mad C. satisfied D. familiar

3.A. unhappy B. careful C. exciting D. boring

4.A. walked B. stepped C. landed D. stood

5.A. turned B. rolled C. covered D. knocked

6.A. watch B. find C. grasp D. sell

7.A. real B. cheap C. poor D. exact

8.A. order B. ask C. force D. advise

9.A. experience B. experiment C. knowledge D. education

10.A. stopped B. left C. started D. remained

11.A. models B. colours C. shapes D. materials

12.A. because B. since C. although D. unless

13.A. luckily B. impossibly C. possibly D. certainly

14.A. on B. by C. beside D. at

15.A. glad B. happy C. surprised D. excited

Answer 1