UnitUnit88OxfordEnglishModule4AtasteofliteraturePeriod2Period2Reading(2)Reading(2)SurpriseendingsSurpriseendings1ShowtimeShowtimeIngroups,readthestory.2LearnthewordsLearnthewords3ThegiftsThegiftsReadparagraphs3to12.Thenputthesentencesinthecorrectorder.Dellaputonheroldbrownjacketandheroldbrownhat.Thenshewentoutofthedooranddownthestairstothestreet.Shestoppedatastore.Thesigninfrontofthestoreread“HairGoods”.“Willyoubuymyhair?”askedDella.“Twentydollars,”thewomansaid.ThenDellasearchedthroughthestoreslookingforapresentforJim.Shefounditatlast.Itwasawatchchain.Thebillwastwenty-onedollars.Atseveno’clock,thecoffeewasmadeanddinnerwasready.Jimwasneverlate.Dellaheardhisstepsonthestairs.ThedooropenedandJimwalkedin.Hestoppedinsidethedoor.HiseyeswerefixedonDella,andtherewasanexpressioninthemthatshecouldnotread.“Jim,”shecried,“don’tlookatmethatway.IsoldmyhairtobuyyouaChristmaspresent.”163524Readparagraphs1to12again.Thencompletethetablebelow.anxiouseagerexcitedhopefulnervousupsetworriedReadparagraphs13to17.Thenanswerthequestions.Jimdrewaboxfromhispocketandputitonthetable.Dellaopenedit.Therelaythesetofcombsthatshehadalwayswanted.Nowtheywerehers,butherhairwasgone.ShesmiledandheldoutJim’spresent.“Ihuntedallovertowntofindit.Givemeyourwatch.Iwanttoseehowitlooksonit.”Insteadofobeying,Jimsatdown,puthishandsbehindhisheadandsmiled.“Della,”hesaid,“Isoldthewatchtogetthemoneytobuyyourcombs.”•HowdidDellafeelwhensheopenedtheboxJimgavetoher?•Howdoesthestoryend?Shefeltsadandhappy.Thecouplehavesoldtheirmostvaluablepossessionstobuygiftsforeachother.4ComprehensionComprehensionD1Readtheshortstoryonpage115andcompletethesentencesbelow.TomorrowwillbeChristmas,andIonlyhave(1)_________________________.Ican’t(2)__________________forJim.WhatshouldIdo?ImustbuyaChristmaspresentformydearDella.ImustbuyaChristmaspresentformydearDella.There’sonlyonepossessionwhichI’mproudof—my(3)_____________.Ican(4)_____________togetthemoney.ImustbuyaChristmaspresentformydearDella.My(5)_____________isvery...
