TheotherdayIwasshoppingforGrandmawhenIrealizedIhadnogiftideasatall.Itwasnotabirthdaygiftoranythinglikethat.Itwassimplysortofahellogift.Thatishowwedothingsinmyfamily.Wedon’treallygivegiftsforspecialoccasions.Insteadweoccasionallyjustgivepresentstoeachothertotellotherpeoplethatwearethinkingaboutthem.

 ThatwaswhyIwantedagiftforGrandma.Butitwaslikemyimaginationhaddriedup.Ihavegonethroughallofthegiftideasinpreviousyearsfruitswinescheeseslittlehandmadecraftsandanythingelsethatyoucangivetoagrandmother.IhadevengivenherwatchesandCDs.Whatelsewasthere?

 Ihavealwaysfoundgiftideasformenalittlebiteasierthanforwomenbecauseformenyoucanalwaysgettheusualthingssuchasvideogamespowertoolsandthingslikethat.Withawoman’sgiftideahoweveryouhavetoknowmoreabouther.YoucannotjustgetsomeoneabookoraCD.Youhavetoknowallabouthertasteinmoviesmusicandliterature.

 Mygrandmotherlikestoreadalotbutwhatshelikesisalwaysprettypopular.Ididn’twanttogetherabookthatshemightnotlikebutIwasrunningoutoftime.Ineededagiftideaforthisweekendandwenttovisither.AfterallIhadn’tseenherforalongtime.Iwantedtogiveheragiftsoshewouldnotfeelignored.

 FinallyIcameupwiththeperfectgiftidea.ImadeacollectionofallthestoriesIhadwritteninthepastyear.Itwasn’tatypicalgiftidealikeabunchofflowersbutitreallyworkedinthesituation.YouseeIamawriterandmygrandmahasalwaysbeenmyfan.

 AnywayIhadbeenlearningaboutbookbindingrecentlyandhadprettymuchmasteredtheart.IfiguredthatIwouldaddalittlebitofhandmadeartworktothestoriesbinditaltogetherandgiveittoher.Ittookhourstocompletebutitwaswellworththeeffort.Sheabsolutelylovedit.

( )1.ThewriterchoseagiftforGrandmato________.

   A.celebrateaspecialfamilyoccasion

   B.pleaseherduringaweekendvisit

   C.congratulateheronherbirthday

   D.begherpardonforignoringher

( )2.Whatgiftdidthewriterfinallydecidetogivehisgrandma?

   A.Giftwatches.

   B.Abunchofflowers.

   C.Artworkmadebyhand.