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Why did I come today? I wondered. My Christmas list contained names of several people that claimed they wanted __1__ but I knew their feelings would be __2__ if I didn't buy them anything, but gift __3__ was anything but fun.
Hurriedly and __4__， I finished shopping and joined the long checkout lines. In front of me were a boy of about 10 and a younger girl. The girl carried a beautiful pair of shiny, gold house slippers (拖鞋). When we finally __5__ near the checkout register, the girl carefully __6__ the shoes on the counter. She treated them as though they were a __7__.
