Myhusbandmyfour-month-olddaughterandIsetoutonafive-daydrivingjourneyfromCaliforniatoWashington.Wehadtostopfrequentlybecauseourlittlechildneededtostretchfromthecarseat.
OneofourstopsoncewecrossedtheOregonborderwasataBlackBearDiner.Walkingtowardsthefrontdoorwenoticedagentlemanstandingatoneside.Hewasclearlyuntidywithoutshoesandwearingwornclothing.Wepassedrightbyhimandopenedtherestaurantdoor.Thensomethingtoldmetogoback.
HoldingmydaughterIturnedaroundandsaidtothegentleman“Sir.Areyouhungry?”Hesaid“Yes.”Ithenasked“Maywebuyyousomethingtoeat?”Herespondedwith“SureIcanordersomethingmyself.”
Myhusbandopenedthedoorandthegentlemanwentstraighttothecounter.Itoldhimtoorderwhateverhewanted.Themanageroftherestaurantcameoverquitequicklyandlookedfrightened.Ispokebeforehehadanopportunityto.“Thisgentlemanwillhavelunchwithustoday”Isaid.“Pleaseaddhisordertoourbill.”Themanagersaidwithafrown(皱眉)“Okay.”Weturnedtoourtableandthegentlemansaidloudlyandquickly“ThankYou!”Wewereseatedanduponcompletingourmealwewerehandedourbill.Iaskedmyhusbandwhatthegentlemanhadordered.Onefreshorangejuiceonecoffeeonebreakfastcombinationwithasideofhashbrowns.
WhenwelefttherestaurantIlookedforthegentlemanbutdidn’tseehimbutthatverysmallactjustmademyday.Ihopeinsomesmallwaywewereabletoaddsomejoytohislifeevenifonlyforafewminutes.
1.Fromtheappearanceofthegentlemanwecanguesshewasprobablya(n)_____.
A.waiterB.actorC.beggarD.worker
2.Themanageroftherestaurantlookedfrightenedbecause_____.
A.themanwasnotfriendly
B.themanhadstolensomethingfromtherestaurant
C.hehadfiredthemanbefore
D.hewasafraidthemanwouldn’taffordtopaythefood
3.Fromthepassagewecaninfertheman_____.
A.wasthankfulfortheirkindact
B.feltashamedandslippedaway
C.washungryandatealotoffood
D.wastooproudtoaccepttheiroffer
4.Thephrase“mademyday”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.
A.wastedmymoneyB.mademeveryha