题目内容：

People give gifts in almost all countries. Gifts mark festivals and other important events. Some gifts are expensive, or they may take months to create. Others are of less ______, such as birthday cards.

Gift-giving is often a process of exchange.______ you receive a birthday gift from someone, that person usually expects a birthday gift from you ____ . In some cultures, there are certain rules about gift exchange. In Pakistan, for example, there is a tradition called “taking giving”. It _____ this way: You give the newly-married couple a gift, and they “repay” you with a gift of higher value. Then you give the couple  ____  gift. This one should be worth the difference between the first two gifts. The gift exchange continues, _____ the same way.

In many ancient cultures, people made offerings to their leaders to show their loyalty (忠诚). The Nubians in ancient Egypt are a good  ____ . They brought gold to the Egyptian kings. Traditions like these ____  today in some parts of the world. In parts of Africa, for example, farmers may give gifts to the local leaders to ____  them for protection.

Today presidents ____  bring gifts when they visit a foreign leader. Leaders bring gifts to make relationships between ____  stronger, not to emphasize (强调) the power of the gift receiver.

Gifts can ____  send special messages. For example, gifts can tell people that we are thinking of them and that we want them to feel ____ . Sometimes a gift makes us remember the giver. The gift keeps the ____ of a special person and a special relationship alive.

There is no doubt about the good side of gift-giving. That is why some people don’t _____ the idea that modern gift-giving is very wasteful. It is clear that there is an emotional benefit to people who exchange gifts. That is surely enough of a reason for the tradition to continue.

1.A. power    B. help    C. fun    D. value

2.A. Since    B. Before    C. If    D. Although

3.A. at once    B. by turns    C. in return    D. on purpose

4.A. works    B. writes    C. agrees    D. ends

5.A. no    B. another    C. every    D. any

6.A. planning    B. providing    C. following    D. welcoming

7.A. group    B. people    C. warning    D. example

8.A. continue    B. change    C. start    D. improve

9.A. use    B. praise    C. thank    D. please

10.A. sometimes    B. usually    C. seldom    D. never

11.A. countries    B. cities    C. villages    D. families

12.A. just    B. never    C. also    D. later

13.A. lucky    B. special    C. safe    D. strong

14.A. wealth    B. happiness    C. memory    D. growth

15.A. turn down    B. give up    C. think over    D. agree with