Onedollarandeighty-sevencents.Thatwasall.ThreetimesDellacountedit.Onedollarandeight-sevencents.AndthenextdaywouldbeChristmas.Shecouldnotaffordapresent,soshesatdownandcried.
JimandDellahadtwopossessionswhichtheywereproudof.OnewasJim'sgoldwatchthatwasfromhisfatherandhisgrandfather.TheotherwasDella'sbeautifulhair.Itfellabouther,andreachedbelowherknee.
Dellaputonheroldbrownjacketandheroldbrownhat.Thensheoutofthedooranddownthestairstothestreet.
Shestoppedatastore.Thesigninfrontofthestoreread"HairGoods".
"Willyoubuymyhair?"askedDella.
"Twentydollars",thewomansaid.
ThenDellasearchedthroughthestoreslookingforapresentforJim.Shefounditatlast.Itwasawatchchain.Thebillwastwenty-onedollars.
Atseveno'clock,thecoffeewasmadeanddinnerwasready.
Jimwasneverlate.Dellaheardhisstepsonthestairs.
ThedooropenedandJimwalkedin.Hestoppedinsidethedoor.HiseyeswasfixedonDella,andtherewasanexpressioninthemthatshecouldnotread.
Jim,"shecried,"don'tlookatmethatway.IsoldmyhairtobuyyouaChristmaspresent."
Jimdrewaboxfromhispocketandputitonthetable.
Dellaopenedit.Therelaythesetofcombsthatshehadalwayswanted.Nowtheywerehers,butherhairwasgone.
ShesmiledandheldoutJim'spresent."Ihuntedallovertowntofindit.Givemeyourwatch.Iwanttoseehowitlooksonit."
Insteadofobeying,Jimsatdown,puthishandsbehindhisheadandsmiled.
"Della"hesaid,"Isoldthewatchtogetthemoneytobuyyourcombs."
26.ThereasonwhyDellacountedhemoneythreetimesisprobablythat___
A.shewasveryhappytoownthemoney
B.shelikestocountthemoneyverymuch
C.shewisheshermoneytobecomemore
D.shefearedthathermoneywouldbelost
27.HowmuchdoyouthinkDella'shaircost?___
A.onedollarandeighty-sevencents
B.Twenty-onedollars
C.Nineteendollars
D.Twentydollars
28.Fromthepassage,wecan