A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancée(未婚妻). The man was very poor while the girl was ___1__. The young man wanted to give her a ___2___ on her birthday. He wanted to buy something ___3___ for her, but he had no ___4___ how to do it, as he had very little __5___ The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there; rings, gold watches, diamonds but all these things were __6___ There was one thing he could not take his eyes ___7___. ___8___ was a beautiful vase. That would be a wonderful present for __9___. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour ___10___ the manager asked what had happened to him.

The young man told him everything. The manager felt __11___ for him and decided to help him. A brilliant idea __12__ to him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great ___13___, the young man saw a vase __14__ into many pieces. The manager said, “I can help you. I shall order my servant to ___15___ it and take it to your fiancée. When he enters the room, he will ___16___ it.”

On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very ___17___ Everything happened as he had ___18___. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was __19___ on everybody’s face. When the vase was unwrapped, the guests saw that ___20__ was packed separately.

1. A. happy     B. rich    C. poor   D. angry

2. A. vase       B. coat    C. ring    D. present

3. A. important      B. necessary    C. separate      D. beautiful

4. A. way       B. thought      C. idea    D. path

5. A. time       B. thought      C. money       D. change

6. A. too expensive B. so cheap     C. too big       D. very beautiful

7. A. on   B. out     C. off      D. over

8. A. It    B. Which C. This    D. One

9. A. a man     B. him    C. a girl  D. his fiancée

10. A. when    B. while  C. since   D. after

11. A. sorry    B. sorrowful   C. worried      D. uneasy

12. A. stuck    B. came   C. helped D. struck

13. A. surprise       B. excitement  C. joy     D. horror

14. A. burst    B. broken       C. got     D. turned

15. A. wrap    B. send    C. buy     D. pick

16. A. watch   B. fall     C. drop   D. unwrap

17. A. exited   B. surprised    C. clam   D. busy

18. A. planned       B. told    C. realized      D. expected

19. A. expression    B. anger  C. horror D. fun

20. A. the vase       B. the present  C. all that       D. each piece