Mr. King was over sixty and lived by himself a long way from town. He nearly hadn’t left his home. But one day he went into town to buy things. After he bought them, he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table by himself. When he looked around, he saw several old people put glasses on before they read their newspapers. So after lunch he decided to go to a shop to buy himself a pair of glasses, too. He walked along the street and soon found a shop.
The man in the shop helped him try on many pairs of glasses, but Mr. King always said, “No, I cannot read with them.”
The man became more and more puzzled and in the end ha said, “Excuse me, but can you read?”
“No, of course not!” Mr. King said angrily. “If I can read, why have I come here?”
55. Mr. King lived ________
A. alone B. with several old people
C. with his family D. with his wife
56. What did the old people in the restaurant do before they read?
A. they drank something.
B. they took out their newspaper.
C. they took their glasses off.
D. they put their glasses on.
57. What mistake did Mr. King make?
A. He didn’t try on all the glasses in the shop.
B. He thought that he would be able to read with glasses even if he couldn’t read.
C. He went to the wrong shop.
D. He didn’t know how to choose glasses.