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as she walked round the huge department store, edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable christmas present for her father. she wished that he was as easy to1 as her mother, who was always 2 with perfume.
3 , shopping at this time of the 4 was a most disagreeable experience: people trod(踩踏) on your 5 , poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you 6 in their haste to get to a bargain 7 you.
partly to have a rest, edith 8 in front of a counter 9 some attractive 10 were on display. "they are real silk," the 11 assured her, 12 to tempt her. "13 double the price." but edith knew from past experience that her choice of ties 14 ever pleased her father.
she moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped 15 a small crowd of men had 16 round a counter. she found some good quality 17 on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. edith did not 18 for long : although her father only 19 occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was sure to please him.
when she got home, with her small well-chosen present in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. her mother was in an especially 20 mood, "your father has at last to decide to stop smoking." she informed her daughter.
1.a. treat b. please c. greet d. welcome
2.a. delighted b. sad c. satisfied d. upset
3.a. however b. except c. except for d. besides
4.a week b day c month d year
5.a toes b hands c knees d feet
6.a out b off c over d up
7.a ahead of b behind c beside d without
8.a walked b paused c ran d passed
9.a which b whose c that d where
10.a scarves b gloves c shirts d ties
11.a customer b assistant c waiter d manager
12.a trying b tried c managing d managed
13.a worthing b worth c worthy d costing
14.a surely b usually c often d hardly
15.a where b which c at which d on which
16.a collected b lined c gathered d stood
17.a mobile phones b radios c pipes d watches
18.a wait b look c hesitate d ask
19.a watched b called c smoked d listened
20.a sad b cheerful c unusual d strange
短文大意：
伊迪丝在大百货商场里打算给父亲买一件圣诞礼物，但选什么礼物，却感到为难，因为父亲可不像母亲那样容易取悦。另外，在一年当中的这个时候，人们都为圣诞节做准备，商场里很拥挤。她看到了领带，售货员也极力向她推荐，但她并没有购买，因为她从以前的经历中知道父亲并不喜欢领带。最后她看到了烟斗，质量很好，价钱也很合理，虽然父亲偶尔吸烟，但这个礼物肯定会使他高兴。于是她毫不犹豫地买了下来。当她拿着精心挑选的礼物回到家中时，父母亲已经在等她吃晚饭了，母亲欢天喜地地告诉她：“你父亲终于决定戒烟了！”。
答案解析：
1 b. please .取悦，使某人高兴。注意这句话中wished表虚拟语气：父亲并不像母亲那样容易取悦。treat对待 greet问候 welcome欢迎
2 a. delighted 非常高兴的，欢天喜地的。母亲只要有香水就会非常高兴。母亲容易取悦。satisfied只表示出满足，程度不够。
3 d. besides。这一空比较难，要承接上文：父亲很挑剔，这是一个困难，除此之外还有下文中的困难，就是买东西很拥挤，因为要过圣诞节了。besides 的意思是“除此之外还有”，说出两个困难。however表转折，最容易错选；except for表示“除此之外没有”，意思不对，另外except不可用于句首。
4 d year。一年才有一次圣诞节。
5 a toes。踩到脚趾头，feet表示两只脚，一下就踩到两只脚，不太可能。
6 c over。knock over 撞倒，撞翻。knock out敲空, 打破, 破坏, 使筋疲力竭knock off 敲掉, 停止工作knock up敲门叫醒或召唤, 用尽力气；精疲力竭。
7 a ahead of 。挤到你前面去买便宜货。bargain 便宜货。
8 b paused。上文partly to have a rest提示：要休息，肯定是“暂停下来”。
9 d where。定语从句some attractive ties were on display中缺少状语，所以选where。
10 d ties。根据下文but edith knew from past experience that her choice of ties 14 ever pleased her father可知。
11 b assistant。商场里的售货员应该是shop assistant. waiter是宾馆酒店里的服务生。
12 a trying。售货员想卖货，要设法吸引顾客。try to do,努力去做，但不强调结果；manage to do,一定是做成了事情。伊迪丝并没有买领带，不能用manage to do.
13 b worth。worth是形容词，不可在其后加ing. be worth something,值什么。cost:花费；使付出什么代价。
14 d hardly。从下文看，她没有买领带，而是买了烟斗，说明领带不能使父亲高兴。
15 a where。where引导的是一个地点状语从句。不要把它看成一个定语从句，因为我们找不到先行词。
16 c gathered。因为是round a counter，所以应该聚集在柜台周围，围着柜台。
17 c pipes。根据倒数第二句："your father has at last to decide to stop smoking."
18 c hesitate。不犹豫，从心理上说明她已经拿定了注意。wait是从时间上说的，表现不出她的态度。
19 c smoked。根据倒数第二句："your father has at last to decide to stop smoking."
20 b cheerful。父亲戒烟了，母亲是最高兴的。
