We were the only family with children in the restaurant．Suddenly，my baby Erik became excited．I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes．His hair was unwashed．He was waving to my Erik．

"He might hurt my Erik，"I thought．Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and then at the man．Then we decided to leave．My husband went to pay the check and told me to meet him outside．The old man sat between the door and me．

As I walked closer to the man，I turned my back．Suddenly，Erik leaned （倾斜） over my arms，reaching with both arms in a baby's"pick-me-up"position．Before I could stop him，Erik had escaped from my arms to the man's．At the moment a very old smelly man and a very young baby developed a kind of friendship．

Erik，in the act of total trust and love，laid his tiny head upon the man's shoulder．The man closed his eyes，and I saw tears under his lashes．His aged hands were full of pain and hard labor，but he held my baby so gently．A moment later，the old man opened his eyes，passed me my baby and said，"God bless you，madam．You've given me the most precious gift．"

I cried，with my face burning hot．A child saw a soul （心灵），but a mother saw only a suit of clothes．

51．In the writer's eyes，the old man was___．

A．terrible B．selfish

C．generous D．active

52．The family decided to leave the restaurant because they___．

A．had finished the meal already

B．had some important things to do

C．thought the food there was bad

D．worried about their baby's safety

53．We can learn from the third paragraph that Erik___．

A．showed kindness to the old man

B．had seen the old man before

C．was popular in the restaurant

D．was frightened by the old man

54．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage？___

A．A special restaurant

B．A moving friendship