As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __1__for her father.

She __2__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __3__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __4__ you over in their hurry in order to __5__ something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __6__. "They are __7__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __8__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __9__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(烟斗) on sale and the __10__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(犹豫) for long, although her father __11__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __12__ to please him.

When she got home, with her small but __13__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __14__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __15__that she could not say a single word.

完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __1__for her father.

She __2__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __3__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __4__ you over in their hurry in order to __5__ 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 __6__. "They are __7__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __8__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __9__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(烟斗) on sale and the __10__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father __11__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __12__ to please him.

When she got home, with her small but __13__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __14__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __15__that she could not say a single word.

三、完形填空（总计20小题，每小题1.5分）

It was a sunny day．A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses．He didn’t pay a lot of 36 to where he was going．Pretty soon he 37 that he was lost， but he 38 to drive， expecting to   

refind his way or to 39 someone who could tell him how to get back to the 40．

It was a long 41 road．For many hours he kept on driving．When it was almost 42，he saw in a 43 a tall farmer ploughing the land． He stopped his 44 team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello， farmer．”

    “Hello，yourself，”the farmer replied，45  ploughing．

    “Where does the horse 46？”he asked without knowing his language errors（错误）．

    “I haven’t seen it go anywhere．It 47 stays right where it is，”said the farmer，48 stopping his work．

    “How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little 49．

    “Don’t know．I never 50 it，” replied the farmer． By this time the city man was getting 51．“What do you know？ You’re the biggest fool I 52 saw．”

    53 stopping the farmer turned and looked for a long time 54 at the city man．Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much．55 I am a fool． But at least I’m not lost！” 

36. A. signs         B. orders         C. attention       D. direction

37. A. realized      B. recognized     C. accepted        D. received

38. A. stopped       B. used           C. wanted          D. continued

39. A. miss          B. meet           C. look            D. lose

40. A. town          B. country        C. capital         D. village

41. A. lonely        B. busy           C. dirty           D. crowded

42. A. at noon       B. at night       C. raining         D. dark

43. A. truck         B. pile           C. field           D. store

44. A. strong        B. tired          C. weak            D. tiring

45. A. but           B. went on        C. stopped         D. still

46. A. go            B. lead up        C. get             D. show

47. A. always        B. often          C. sometimes       D. seldom

48. A. began         B. still          C. without         D. already

49. A. clearly       B. lower          C. more loudly     D. more politely

50. A. judged        B. measured       C. saw             D. studied

51. A. sad           B. lovely         C. friendly        D. angry

52. A. ever          B. often          C. even            D. never

53. A. Still         B. Not            C. With            D. Finally

54. A. gladly        B. immediately    C. in silence      D. excitedly

55. A. Really        B. Perhaps        C. Certainly       D. Fortunately