The author want to conceal thefactthat hehad seen the present becausehe didn’t want to strike a blowagainsther mother’s happiness.
举一反三
- The boy didn’t want to talk to his mother, _______ he pretended to be asleep.
- I asked him to see the film，but he ____. ( ) A: doesn’t B: didn’t want C: didn’t want to see D: didn’t want to
- I don’t want to go to the movie because I _______ the film before. A: have seen B: haven’t seen C: saw D: didn’t see
- The boy didn’t want to talk to his mother, ______ he pretended to be asleep. A: so B: but C: and D: for
- She didn’t want to ________ .