One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Three times Della counted it. And the next day would be Christmas, she could not afford a present, so she sat down and cried.
Jim and Della had two possessions(财产) which they were both proud of. One was Jim's gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather. The other was Della's beautiful hair. It fell about her, and reached below her knee.
Della stopped at a store. The sign in front of the store read"Hair Goods"(头发制品). "Will you buy my hair?"" asked Della. "Twenty dollars. "the woman said. Della sold her hair and got the money quickly.
Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim. She found a watch chain(链子) at last. It was twenty-one dollars.
At seven o'clock, the door opened and Jim walked in. He stopped inside the door. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression(表情)in them that she could not read.
"Jim, " she cried, " Don't look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present. "Jim drew(掏出)a box from his pocket and put it on the table.
Della opened it. There lay the set of combs(梳子) that she had always wanted. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone.
She smiled and held out Jim's present. She said, "I hunted(搜寻)all over the town to find it. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it. "
Jim put his hands behind his head. "Della, " he said, "I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs. "
a. Jim got home and found Della's hair was gone.
b. Della bought Jim a watch chain.
c. Della knew that Jim sold his gold watch in order to buy her the combs.
d. Della cried as she didn't have enough money to buy a present.
e. Della sold her hair at a store.