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24. (A) turned to
25. (A) On its own
(B) rela
(B) Due to
(C) Close to
26. to $20 just before Christmas. He wondered if he
The Gift of the Magi is one of the most fantastic stories about love and money, published in O. Henry's 1906 short story
27. wanted to get Della
collection The Four Million. In the story, Jim found that his income
could afford any gift that his wife, Della, had craved for long. With Christmas just a day away, Jim
the fine set of combs. Actually, he was not the only person who was planning a surprise gift. His wife, Della, also wanted to get
him a gold chain for his beloved watch, which she also could not afford. After purchasing groceries, she had barely any money
left.
However, deeply in love with one another, they each decided to do whatever it took to get those perfect gifts. Della
28. her money problem. She went out, and a few minutes later showed up in a wig shop, where she
quickly found a solution
sold her hair. She then used the money made from selling her hair to buy a watch chain and went home to cook Christmas dinner.
his eyes upon Della and realized that she had her hair cut. He took out the special gift-the set
After Jim came home, he ___29._
of combs. Della was deeply touched and soon her eyes were filled with tears of joy. She then admitted to Jim that she did so just
30.
she had sold her hair to buy his gift, he had sold his precious watch to pay for the combs.
to buy a watch chain for him.
They each had made a huge sacrifice to prove their love for each other.
DC 26. (A) is going to be shrunk
BC 27. (A) painfully
(B) will have been shrunk
(B) desperately
(B) in
<D 28. (A) on
CD 29. (A) looked
(B) stared
D C 30. (A) If
(B) Until
(C) has been shrunk
(C) immediately
(C) to
(C) fixed
(C) Though
(D) had been shrunk
(D) emotionally
(D) for
(D) unmoved
(D) As
