A little boy went into a store，reached for a small chair and pulled it over to the telephone．He climbed onto the chair so that he could reach the buttons（按钮） on the phone and pressed seven phone numbers．The store﹣owner observed and listened to the conversation．

Boy：Lady，I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now．

Woman （at the other end of the phone line ）：I already have someone to cut my lawn．

Boy：Lady，I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now．

Woman：I'm very pleased with the person cutting my lawn at present．

Boy：Lady，I'll even clean your yard and your sidewalk（人行道），so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in this area，San Francisco．

Woman：No，thank you．

Hearing this，the little boy was very happy．Then he put down the phone．The store﹣owner，who was listening to all this，walked over to the boy．

Store﹣owner：Son…I like your attitude；I like that positive（积极向上） spirit and would like to offer you a job．

Boy：No，thanks．

Store﹣owner：But you were asking for one just now．

Boy：No，Sir，I was just checking my performance at the job I already have，I am the one who is working for that lady I was talking to!

53．Why did the little boy call the lady？Because he wanted to　　．

A．ask for the job    

B．cut the price   

C．refuse the job   

D．know his performance at the job

54．Where did the story happen？　　

A．In China      

B．In America   

C．In England     

D．In Canada

55．The underlined word"observed"in the first paragraph means　　．

A．观察      

B．欣赏      

C．赞赏       

D．调查

56．What is the best title for this article？　　

A．A Brave Boy    

B．A Naughty Boy   

C．A Lazy Boy   

D．A Clever Boy．