Christmas Gift
Mary didn’t know what to send to her grandparents for Christmas. It was always hard to choose a good Christmas present for them. They didn't need much, and it was hard for her to be creative every year.
One year, she sent them a big wooden elephant. It sat on the counter for a year, but then it disappeared, probably into a closet somewhere. Another year, she made handmade soaps with nice smells, but they probably weren’t any better than store-bought soaps. Last year, she sent lots of nice pictures of herself in frames, but grandparents’ house was small, and they couldn’t hang up very many.
This year, she decided on fruit. She lived where it was warm and there was lots of nice fruit. Her grandparents lived up north, where it was colder and they couldn’t get fresh fruit all year, or at least not oranges and grapefruit. Fresh fruit was healthy for her grandparents, too.
Mary went to a fruit store and sampled the red oranges. She really liked them and bought a kilogram. Then she tried three kinds of grapefruit. The white ones were sour. The star grapefruit were interesting, but the dark red grapefruit were great. So she got a kilogram.
Mary carefully packed the fruit in a box to keep them safe and dry in case one got smashed and its juice got everywhere. Then she wrote the address on the box and mailed it from the store. She felt happy with what she bought.
A few days later, Mary got a phone call from her grandparents, thanking her for the lovely fruit. They said it was a healthy，tasty, and very thoughtful gift. Mary had never felt so good before.
Mary was troubled because she_____.
事实细节题。 定位到文中第一段的第一至三句，“Mary didn’t know what to send to her grandparents for Christmas. It was always hard to choose a good Christmas present for them. They didn't need much, and it was hard for her to be creative every year.” 玛丽不知道圣诞节送什么礼物给她的 祖父母。给他们选择一个好的圣诞礼物对她来说很难。他们不需要太多，但对 Mary 来说每 年都创新地选择礼物对她来说太难了。故选 A。
What did Mary send her grandparents last year?
定位到文中第二段的第三句，“Last year, she sent lots of nice pictures of herself in frames, but grandparents’ house was small, and they couldn’t hang up very many.”去年，她送 了很多她自己十分漂亮的带画框的照片给他们，但是祖父母的房子很小，他们挂不上很多。 故选 C。
In selecting the gifts, Mary was_____.
定位到文中第三段，今年，她决定送水果。她住在温暖的地方，那里有很多好吃的 水果。她的祖父母住在北方，那里比较冷，他们一年不能得到新鲜水果，至少没有桔子和葡 萄柚。新鲜的水果对她的祖父母也是健康的。由此可知，Mary 在选择礼物的时候是深思熟 虑的，故选 D。
Which of the following did Mary buy for her grandparents this year?
定位到文中第四段的第三句，“The white ones were sour. The star grapefruit were interesting, but the dark red grapefruit were great. So she got a kilogram.” 白色的是酸的。葡萄 柚也很不错，但是深红色的葡萄柚很棒。所以她买了一公斤。故选 B。
Mary’s grandparents_____.
定位到文中第六段的第一、二句，“A few days later, Mary got a phone call from her grandparents, thanking her for the lovely fruit. They said it was a healthy，tasty, and very thoughtful gift.”几天后，Mary 接到了她的祖父母的电话，感谢她可爱的水果。他们说这是 一种健康、美味、体贴的礼物。故选 A。