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Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult 1 was to choose a suitable
Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy 2 ( please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not 3 pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or
4 ( push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter 5 some attractive ties were on display."They are real silk," the assistant
tried to attract her."Worth double the price." But Jane knew from past experience that her 6 ( choose) of ties
hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes 7 sale. She
did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a
present which was bound to please 8 .
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already 9 table
having supper. Her mother was excited."Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," Jane 10 (inform).
