Read the sentences and choose the appropriate ones to complete the story
- She wants to give him a platinum chain for the watch.
- He can't believe his eyes and even becomes pale.
- Jim has lost his job and is trying to find something.
- Christmas is coming.
- Jim was able to buy the combs because he had sold his gold watch.
Christmas presents
A young American couple Mr and Mrs Young are rather poor. They have practically no money. [Sentence 1|Sentence 2|Sentence 3|Sentence 4|Sentence 5]. Della is a housewife and she doesn't have money of her own.[Sentence 1|Sentence 2|Sentence 3|Sentence 4|Sentence 5] Jim and his wife Della want to buy Christmas presents for each other. Jim's idea is to buy some combs for his wife's long beautiful hair. Della knows that Jim has a gold watch that belonged to his grandfather. [Sentence 1|Sentence 2|Sentence 3|Sentence 4|Sentence 5] But the chain is very expensive. So Della sells her hair and buys the gift. She's really excited and delighted that she has bought a perfect gift. Then she arrives home and starts to prepare dinner. Soon Jim returns and sees his wife with short hair. [Sentence 1|Sentence 2|Sentence 3|Sentence 4|Sentence 5]. Della tells him what has happened and gives him the gift. Jim hands out his present. Then Della learns that Jim has bought her expensive combs for her beautiful long hair. [Sentence 1|Sentence 2|Sentence 3|Sentence 4|Sentence 5].