2015上海市高考压轴卷 英语（Word版含解析）
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered __1__ difficult it 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 a pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or __3__ (push) you with their elbows（肘部），hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter __4__ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk，” the assistant tried to attract her. “They are worth double the price.”__5__ Jane knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes on 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 __6__ was certain to please him.
When Jane got home，with her small but carefully __7__ (choose) present in her bag，her parents were already at table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane __8___ (inform).
