Ⅰ.完形填空
体裁：夹叙夹议 话题：礼物 词数：300 时间：15′
During the 1960s，my father had layoffs(解雇) now and then.My mother __1__ the family's money.She worked，but money was tight as she __2__ to pay the bills until my dad was rehired.At that time I was too young to know her __3__．
But one spring，when I was 10，during one of my father's layoffs，I could __4__ my mother was upset.I __5__ that I would cheer her up by buying her a special Mother's Day gift.
I could remember my mother once __6__ a store，the Agins，with great admiration.So I rode my bike to the store and told Mrs.Agins I was looking for a Mother's Day present.
She didn't __7__ me but treated me like a valued customer and suggested an Italian purse.
“How much money do you have？” she asked.
“Twelve dollars，” I said.
“You're in __8__，”she smiled.“It's only $11.You have a dollar left for the __9__．”
Then I __10__ off happily.
When my mother opened the gift，she appeared rather angry，“__11__ did you get this？”
“I bought it at the Agins，”I said，“Mrs.Agins charged me 11 dollars.”
Then my mother was surprised into __12__．
