1 . 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 at table    9    (have) supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane    10    (inform).