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Choose the best answer.
Mrs. Davis is a woman over forty. Her
husband is a famous engineer and works in a big factory. He is very busy. Mrs.
Davis is only interested in clothes. She often goes to the fashion shows and
buys the most expensive clothes for herself. Of course they cost Mr. Davis much
money but she is never worried about money. Sometimes she shows them to her
husband, but the poor man hopes to have a rest and always says they're nice.
Mrs. Davis is happy and goes to the parties in them.
It was December 23 when their daughter came home
with her friends. Mrs. Davis was trying on a new dress in front of a mirror.
The girl said she was going to borrow some clothes of her mother's. Mrs. Davis
was happy and agreed. It took her daughter nearly one and a half hours to
choose a proper (合适的) dress.
"Oh, my dear!" called out Mrs.
Davis. "You've chosen the most beautiful dress of mine! By the way, what
do you borrow it for?"
"We'll have a Christmas Eve party,"
answered her daughter. "I'll play an old witch (巫婆).
