Walking round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas
for her father.
She
that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was
satisfied with perfume (香水).
, shopping at this time of the year was a most
job. People
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 (柜台), where some beautiful ties were on
. "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 never pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and
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 for long, although her father
smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was
to please him.
When she got home, with her small but
present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already
table. Her mother was in great
. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so
that she could not say a single word.
| 小题1: |
| A．suit |
B．card |
C．thing |
D．gift |
|
| 小题2: |
| A．believed |
B．wished |
C．hoped |
D．thought |
|
| 小题3: |
| A．never |
B．seldom |
C．always |
D．little |
|
| 小题4: |
| A．Therefore |
B．Luckily |
C．Besides |
D．Finally |
|
| 小题5: |
| A．unhappy |
B．careful |
C．exciting |
D．tiring |
|
| 小题6: |
| A．walked |
B．stepped |
C．lifted |
D．stood |
|
| 小题7: |
| A．turned |
B．hit |
C．brought |
D．knocked |
|
| 小题8: |
| A．watch |
B．find |
C．grasp |
D．sell |
|
| 小题9: |
| A．time |
B．show |
C．board |
D．duty |
|
| 小题10: |
| A．real |
B．cheap |
C．poor |
D．exact |
|
| 小题11: |
| A．hope |
B．ask |
C．force |
D．persuade |
|
| 小题12: |
| A．experience |
B．things |
C．books |
D．school |
|
| 小题13: |
| A．stopped |
B．saw |
C．asked |
D．found |
|
| 小题14: |
| A．money |
B．cigarette |
C．shapes |
D．shop |
|
| 小题15: |
| A．always |
B．nearly |
C．only |
D．never |
|
| 小题16: |
| A．hardly |
B．impossibly |
C．possibly |
D．certainly |
|
| 小题17: |
| A．cheap |
B．well-chosen |
C．expensive |
D．ready-made |
|
| 小题19: |
| A．excitement |
B．anger |
C．sadness |
D．disappointment |
|
| 小题20: |
| A．glad |
B．happy |
C．surprised |
D．excited |
|
