求高考语法填空试题要答案加解析。

Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult ___31___ was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy ___32___ (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.

Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not ___33___ pleasant experience: people stepped on your feet or ___34___ (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.

Jane paused in front of a counter ___35___ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her ___36___ (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes ___37___ 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 which was bound to please ___38__