第二節(jié):完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿30分)
閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)
As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __31__for her father.
She __32__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __33__satisfied with perfume(香水). __34__, shopping at this time of the year was a most __35__job. People __36__on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __37__ you over in their hurry in order to __38__ something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __39__. "They are __40__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __41__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __42__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, __43__where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(煙斗) on sale and the __44__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father __45__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __46__ to please him.
When she got home, with her small but __47__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already __48__table. Her mother was in great __49__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __50__that she could not say a single word.
31. A. suit B. card C. thing D. gift
32. A. believed B. wished C. hoped D. supposed
33. A. never B. seldom C. always D. scarcely
34. A. Therefore B. Fortunately C. Besides D. Finally
35. A. unhappy B. careful C. exciting D. tiring
36. A. walked B. stepped C. lifted D. stood
37. A. turned B. hit C. brought D. knocked
38. A. watch B. find C. grasp D. sell
39. A. time B. show C. board D. duty
40. A. real B. cheap C. poor D. exact
41. A. hope B. ask C. force D. persuade
42. A. experience B. things C. books D. school
43. A. stopped B. saw C. asked D. found
44. A. money B. cigarette C. shapes D. shop
45. A. always B. nearly C. only D. never
46. A. hardly B. impossibly C. possibly D. certainly
47. A. cheap B. well-chosen C. expensive D. ready-made
48. A. on B. by C. beside D. at
49. A. excitement B. anger C. sadness D. disappointment
50. A. glad B. happy C. surprised D. excited