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:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:B
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:C
试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Edith在圣诞节前夕为父亲买礼物的过程。在圣诞节前的商店里人们摩肩擦踵，非常拥挤，最后Edith终于为父亲挑选了一个精美的烟斗作为礼物。但是当她兴冲冲地回到家的时候，母亲却告诉她父亲决定要戒烟了。
小题1:. D名词辨析。A. suit 套装；B. card 卡片； C. thing 事情，东西；D. gift礼物。根据下文内容可知Edith是在给父亲买圣诞礼物，选D。
小题2:. B动词辨析。A. believed 相信；B. wished 希望； C. hoped 希望；D. thought认为，想。根据从句动词were判断此处是虚拟语气，四个选项中只有wish后面的从句用虚拟语气，故答案选B。
小题3:. C副词辨析。A. never 从来不；B. seldom很少； C. always 总是； D. little 几乎没有。从上句内容可以判断给母亲买礼物很好买，她总是喜欢香水。选C。
小题4:.C 副词辨析。A. Therefore因此； B. Luckily 幸运地；C. Besides 此外； D. Finally最后。上文提到给父亲难选到他喜欢的礼物，和此处购物不容易是递进关系，选C。
小题5:. A形容词辨析。A. unhappy不开心的； B. careful 认真的；C. exciting 令人兴奋的；D. tiring累人的。从后面内容描述的圣诞节购物期间商场里拥挤，混乱的状况可知这时候购物是Edith不喜欢的，选A。
小题6:.B 动词辨析。A. walked 走； B. stepped 踩；C. lifted 举起；D. stood站立。从情理可知在拥挤的人群中，人们很容易彼此踩到脚，选B。
小题7:.D动词辨析， A. turned转身； B. hit 击，打；C. brought 带来； D. knocked敲击。此处描写的是混乱的场面，所以是踩脚，推挤甚至是匆忙中撞到人，固定短语：knock over：撞倒某人，选D。
小题8:B 动词辨析。A. watch观看；B. find 发现；C. grasp 抓；D. sell出售。根据上下文可知人们在商场里挤的目的是为了抢到便宜的商品，选B。
小题9:. B名词辨析。A. time 时间；B. show 展示；C. board 木板；D. duty职责。从下文售货员的话可知商场在进行领带促销活动，on show“在展出”，其余不符合语境，选B。
小题10:.A 形容词辨析。A. real真正的； B. cheap 便宜的；C. poor 穷的；D. exact确切的。此处是指领带的材料，从搭配可知用real，real silk意思是“真正的丝绸”。
小题11:.D 动词辨析。A. hope 希望；B. ask 问；C. force 强迫；D. persuade说服。售货员对顾客介绍商品，目的就是要说服顾客购买，try to persuade sb to do sth“试图说服某人做某事”，选D。
小题12:. A名词辨析。A. experience 经历，经验；B. things 事情； C. books书； D. school学校。由空后内容可知她为父亲买过领带，所以是过去的经验，选A。
小题13:.A 动词辨析。A. stopped 停止；B. saw看到；C. asked问；D. found发现。从后面可知这是她看到的情景，see强调看的结果，find侧重找的结果，此处是无意中看见，故选A。
小题14:.C 名词辨析。A. money 钱；B. cigarette 香烟；C. shapes 形状；D. shop商店。前面提到她看到了一些烟斗，所以指烟斗的形状好看，选C。
小题15:.C副词辨析。 A. always 总是；B. nearly 几乎；C. only 仅仅；D. never从来不。从once in a while判断父亲仅仅是偶尔吸烟，选C。
小题16:. D副词辨析。A. hardly几乎不； B. impossibly 不可能地；C. possibly可能地；D. certainly当然。此处指她对她选择的肯定判断，认为父亲一定会喜欢这个烟斗，选D。
小题17:B. 形容词辨析。A. cheap 便宜的；B. well-chosen 精心选择的； C. expensive 昂贵的； D. ready-made真正制作的。从上文内容可知她对父亲的礼物是精心挑选，文章没有提到烟斗的价格，故选B。
小题18:.D介词辨析。 A. on 在上面；B. by 在旁边；C. beside 在旁边；D. at在….里。固定短语at table“在吃饭”，其他不构成搭配，选D。
小题19:.A名词辨析。 A. excitement 激动，兴奋；B. anger生气；C. sadness 伤心；难过；D. disappointment失望。从下文she told her daughter happily可以判断母亲对父亲戒烟很高兴，所以是兴奋地说。
小题20:.C 形容词辨析。A. glad 高兴的；B. happy开心的；C. surprised惊讶的； D. excited激动的。从上文可知她满以为父亲会喜欢她买的礼物，不知道父亲决定要戒烟了，再由that she could not say a single word.可以判断当她听到母亲的话时她很吃惊，选C
