As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas　 21　 for her father. 　 She　 22　 that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __23__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most 　24　 　job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost　 25　 you over in their hurry in order to 　26 　something cheap ahead of you. Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on 　27　 . "They are real silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to 　28　 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 　29　 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father. She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, 30　 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the 　31　 were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father only smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was　 32　 to please him.When she got home, with her small but 　33　 present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already 　34　 table. Her mother was in great excitement. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so　 35　 that she could not say a single word. 　

21. A. suit　　　 B. card　　　 C. thing　　　 D. gift 　

22. A. believed　 B. wished　　 C. hoped　　　 D. supposed 　

23. A. Never　　 B. seldom　　 C. always　　 D. scarcely 　 　

24. A. unhappy　 B. careful　　 C. exciting　　 D. tired 　 　

25.A. turned　　 B. hit　　　　 C. brought　　 D. knocked 　

26. A. watch　　 B. find　　　　 C. grasp　　　 D. sell 　

27.A. time　　　 B. show　　　 C. board　　　 D. duty 　 　

28. A. hope　　　 B. ask　　　　 C. force　　　 D. persuade 　

29.A. experience　 B. things　　　 C. books　　　 D. school

30. A. stopped　　 B. saw　　　　 C. asked　　　 D. found 　

31. A. money　　 B. cigarette　　 C. shapes　　　 D. shop 　 　

32. A. hardly　　 B. impossibly　 C. possibly　　 D. certainly 　

33. A. cheap　　 B. well-chosen　 C. expensive　　 D. ready-made 　

34. A. on　　　 B. by　　　 　　C. beside　　　　 D. at 　　

35. A. glad　　 B. happy　　　　 C. surprised　　 D. excited

19. Last month, part of Southeast Asia was struck by floods, from____ effects the people are still suffering. 　A. that　　　　　　 B. whose　　 　　　C. those　　　　　 D. what

18. --What’s happening in the new area? 　 --New houses_______ recently over there. 　　 A. are built　　　　 B. built　　　　　 C. have built　　 D. have been built

15. It is a pity that none of the ______ stopped ______ the poor man lying there, begging. 　A. passer-bys; to help　　　　 B. passers-by; helping 　C. passer-bys; helping　　　　 D. passers-by; to help 16. The visitors said that they had never dreamed ______ such a beautiful scenery. 　A. there to be　　　 B. of there to be　　 C. of there being 　　D. of being 17. Being able to speak another language fluently is a great ______ when you’re looking for a job.

　　 A. advantage　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　 　 C. assistant　　　　　 　　 D. importance

14. Many competitors compete ______ the game ______ the gold medal.

A. in; for　　　　　 B. for; in　　 　　　C. against; in　　 D. with; for

13. He has got three brothers, ________ is a doctor.

　　 A. all of them　　　　　　 B. none of whom　　　　　　　 C. all of whom　　　　　 D. both of them

12.-Could I use your dictionary?

　 -Sorry, it __________.

　　 A. is using　　　　　 　 B. was using　　　　 　 C. is being used　　　　　 D. was used

11. It will be ___ wonderful world if all nations live in ___ peace with each other. 　A. a；a　　　　　 B. the；the　　　　 C. a；the　　　　 D. a ；/