1 . It was the last day before Christmas, and the salesgirls in the large______had their hands full serving eager Christmas shoppers. At one counter(柜台) an old lady was ______red gloves for her daughter, light blue ones for her niece, pink ones for her granddaughter, green ones for her sister and by the time she had______what she wanted, the counter was covered with pairs of different ______ and sizes.

______the old lady had______ the bill, the salesgirl was about to turn to the next customer with a______but kind voice. “Thank you very much, madam.”

Suddenly the old lady ______, “Oh, I almost forgot...”.

“______else, madam?”said the girl.

“Yes,” began the old lady, “I’d like to buy______pair, but I’ m not quite sure about what exactly I should choose. I wonder ______you could help me.”

“Certainly, madam”, was the girl’s reply. The old lady then went on to ______that what she was looking for was a pair of ______for a girl of her age. She was not sure______color to choose, and the design was a problem too. The tired girl did her ______to help the old lady ______her mind, showing her all kinds of gloves.

At ______the chosen pair of gloves was wrapped up and paid for as well, and as the girl was about to turn to the next ______, the old lady ______ her a little parcel and said, “These now, dear, these are for you and thank you for being so______. I do hope you have a merry Christmas !”