As she walked round the huge department store, Sally found it   1   to choose a  2  Christmas present for her father. She  3   that he were as easy to be pleased  4   her mother, who was  5   pleased with any present given her.
　　Now Sally   6   in front of a counter (柜台) where some   7   ties were on sale. They were red silk. The salesgirl, Mary,  8   her to buy the tie,   9   double the price. But Sally knew from   10   experience that her   11   of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
　　She moved on and then   12   by chance, stopped   13   a small crowd of  14  had gathered round   15  . She found some good   16   pipes on .sale and the prices were very   17  . Sally didn't   18   for long. Although her father only smoke   19   pipe occasionally (偶尔), she knew that this was a present which was   20   to please him.
　　 21   she got home, with the small   22   well-chosen present in her liandl3ag,her parents were already   23   table having supper. Her mother was in an especially   24   mood (情绪). "Your father has at   25   decided to stop smoking," She told her daughter.
　　1. A. exciting     B. difficult      C. worrying     D. easy
　　2. A. cheap       B. valuable     C. suitable      D. expensive
　　3. A. wished      B. wanted      C. realized      D. thought
　　4. A. like         B. with        C. by           D. as
　　5. A. always      B. sometimes   C. often         D. seldom
　　6. A. turned      B. returned     C. stopped       D. wandered
　　7. A. new        B. pretty      C. short         D. long
　　8. A. persuaded   B. caused      C. greeted       D. advised
　　9. A. worth      B. cost        C. actual        D. pay
　　10. A. present    B. rich         C. past         D. other's
　　11. A. thinking   B. buying      C. meaning     D. choice
　　12. A. mostly     B. just         C. quite       D. really
　　13. A. there      B. near       C. where         D. by
　　14. A. men       B. women     C. walkers      D. salesgirls
　　15. A. Sally      B. a counter   C. Mary        D. a store
　　16. A. shape      B. quantity    C. design       D. quality
　　17. A. low       B. limited      C. high         D. reasonable
　　18. A. watch     B. notice       C. search       D. hesitate(犹豫)
　　19. A. his        B. a           C. her          D. the
　　20. A. probably   B. sure         C. possible       D. still
　　21. A. While      B. Till         C. When        D. Since
　　22. A. but        B. and         C. or          D. though
　　23. A. around     B. on          C. near         D. at
　　24. A. cheerful    B. sorrowful     C. tearful       D. thought
　　25. A. first        B. best         C. last          D. least

　　答案：1. B  2. C  3. A  4. D  5. A  6. C  7. B  8. D  9. A  10. C  11. D  12. C  13. C  14. A  15. B  16. d  17. D  18. D  19. B  20. B  21. C  22. A  23. D  24. A  25. C