Before Father's Day, I found my father was unhappy because he was out of work. I decided to make him
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by buying him a special Father's Day present.
One day after school I rode to the Agins which was
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for fashion and styles. I told the shopkeeper that I was looking
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a Father's Day present.
“Do you think he'd like a
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?” she asked. “I think he might,” I told her. She took out a watch and I told her that he would like it.
“How
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money do you have?” she asked. “
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dollars,” I replied.
“You're so
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$!” she told me. “It's only 11. You \_\_\_\_\_\_8\_\_\_\_\_\_ have 1 for the $_________9_________.” She packed(包装) the watch and I thanked her, and I rode home with the gift under my arm.
When my father opened the gift, he was _________10_________ and asked, “Where did you get it?” “I bought it at the Agins. It cost me 11,” I said. My father was shocked(震惊的) and didn't say anything.
Many years _________11_________, I learned that the watch was worth(值……钱) several hundred dollars, _________12_________ I appreciated(感激) how wonderful the Agins was to me. I always felt _________13_________ that I never had a chance to thank the shopkeeper. My father said, “Letting you _________14_________ the watch for 11 dollars was unbelievable(难以置信的) enough. But what really amazes me to this day, my daughter, is the fact that she let you leave the store with a dollar for the card. It was a touch of kindness. I'll never _________15_________ it.”
( ) 1. A. happy B. angry C. sad D. brave
( ) 2. A. good B. bad C. famous D. important
( ) 3. A. into B. for C. after D. at
( ) 4. A. watch B. bike C. clock D. card
( ) 5. A. many B. much C. little D. large
( ) 6. A. Thirteen B. Twelve C. Eleven D. One
( ) 7. A. lucky B. thankful C. important D. poor
( ) 8. A. only B. must C. still D. never
( ) 9. A. card B. store C. present D. style
( )10. A. sad B. surprised C. angry D. quiet
( )11. A. ago B. late C. after D. later
( )12. A. or B. but C. and D. so
( )13. A. sorry B. thankful C. careful D. useful
( )14. A. see B. borrow C. have D. keep
( )15. A. remember B. forget C. use D. like
