As she walked round the huge department store, Elaine【C1】______how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for h

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问题     As she walked round the huge department store, Elaine【C1】______how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She【C2】______that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was【C3】______delighted with perfume.【C4】______, shopping at this time of the year was a most disagreeable experience: people【C5】______on your toes, pushed you with their elbows and almost knocked you【C6】______in their【C7】______to get to a bargain【C8】______of you.
    Partly to have a rest, Elaine paused in front of a(n)【C9】______where some attractive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant【C10】______her, trying to persuade her. "【C11】______double the price. " But Elaine knew from her past experience that her【C12】______of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
    She moved on reluctantly and then【C13】______by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on【C14】______and the prices were very reasonable. Elaine did not【C15】______for long;【C16】______her father only smoke a cigar occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was【C17】______to please him.
    When she got home, with her small but【C18】______present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already【C19】______table having supper. Her mother was in an especially cheerful【C20】______. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she informed her daughter.
【C4】

选项 A、Somehow
B、Besides
C、Fortunately
D、Therefore

答案B

解析 此处需要填一插入语,前文提到给父亲选礼物不容易,后面提到现在购物的种种不便,可见应填besides(此外)作为前后的过渡衔接。
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