题目内容：

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.

1.A. suitB. cardC. thing D. gift

2.A. believed B. wished C. hoped D. thought

3.A. never B. seldom C. always D. little

4.A. Therefore B. Luckily C. Besides D. Finally

5.A. unhappyB. careful C. exciting D. tiring

6.A. walked B. stepped C. lifted D. stood

7.A. turned B. hit C. brought D. knocked

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

9.A. time B. show C. board D. duty

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

11.A. hope B. ask C. force D. persuade

12.A. experience B. things      C. books     D. school

13.A. stopped B. sawC. askedD. found

14.A. money B. cigarette C. shapes D. shop

15.A. always B. nearly C. only D. never

16.A. hardly B. impossibly C. possibly D. certainly

17.A. cheap B. well-chosen C. expensive D. ready-made

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

19.A. excitement B. anger C. sadness D. disappointment

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