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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).
