语法填空。 Jane was walking round the depart

问题：

语法填空。

     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).