Although         my plan, the old man didn’t come up with his own.   

A．against                       B．for                      C．on                      D．in 

Although         my plan, the old man didn’t come up with his own.

A．against           B．for         C．on        D．in

My husband and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store where we often get gasoline. I don't think people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have sometimes. They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet.

One of the clerks, “Charlie，” was missing her glasses one day. I commented on it and she said they'd been broken and that she couldn't afford a new pair. It was obvious that she was having a difficult time.

We wondered how we could help, so turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan. We had his secretary contact her, asking her to come in for an eye exam free of charge.  We told the doctor to let her order whatever glasses she wanted and that we would pay for them. Although Charlie questioned what was going on, the doctor just told her that someone had anonymously(用匿名的方式) donated the money for her new glasses. When we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!

It was so wonderful to see Charlie in her new glasses and she enjoyed telling all the regular customers how it came about. I'm sure that upon hearing her story, ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many. She will never know who the gift was from and I hope the idea that good guys really do get a break sometimes was planted for her.

54．Why didn't the clerk “Charlie” wear glasses one day?

A. A pair of glasses was too expensive for him.

B. Her old glasses were broken.

C. Her glasses were missing.

D. She forgot to wear glasses.

55．From the passage, we can infer that________.

A．Charlie was a young man

B．Charlie knew who donated money for the new glasses

C．Charlie's income was very little

D．Charlie must have have known who offered the help

56．The underlined word “waived” in the third paragraph can be replaced by________.

A. gave up                              B. took up

C. cut down                           D. put off

57．The best title of the passage should be________.

A. The Wonderful Feeling of Helping Others

B. Customer's Gift to an Employee

C. A Friendly Clerk—Charlie

D. A New Pair of Glasses