As shE wAlkED rounD thE lArgE shop,EDith rEAlizED how DiFFiCult it wAs to ChoosE A suitABlEChristmAs (36) For hEr FAthEr.
shE (37) thAt hE wErE As EAsy to plEAsE As hEr mothEr, who wAs (38) sAtisFiED with pErFumE. (39) , shopping At this timE oF thE yEAr wAs A most (40) joB、pEoplE (41) on your FEEt, pushED you with thEir shoulDErs AnD Almost (42) you ovEr in thEir hurry in orDEr to (43) somEthing ChEAp AhEAD oF you.
pArtly to hAvE A rEst,EDith pAusED in Front oF A CountEr, whErE somE BEAutiFul tiEs wErE on (44) . "thEy ArE (45) silk," thE shop AssistAnt tolD hEr with A smilE trying to (46) hEr to Buy onE.ButEDith knEw From pAst (47) thAt hEr ChoiCE oF tiEs hArDly EvEr plEAsED hEr FAthEr.
shE movED on slowly AnD thEn, quitE By ChAnCE, (48) whErE A smAll CrowD oF mEn hAD gAthErED rounD A CountEr. shE FounD somE FinE pipEs on sAlE AnD thE (49) wErE vEry BEAutiFul.EDith DiD not hEsitAtE For long.Although hEr FAthEr (50) smokED A pipE onCE in A whilE, shE BEliEvED this wAs (51) to plEAsE him.
whEn shE got homE, with hEr smAll But (52) prEsEnt hiDDEn in hEr hAnDBAg, it wAs timE For suppEr AnD hEr pArEnts wErE AlrEADy (53) tABlE. hEr mothEr wAs in grEAt (54) . "your FAthEr hAs At lAst DECiDED to stop smoking," shE tolD hEr DAughtEr hAppily.EDith wAs so (55) thAt shE CoulD not sAy A singlE worD、
A、BEliEvED
B．wishED
C．hopED
D．supposED