14．I Was the Doughnut Lady
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In university I had a part-time job at a shop that sold doughnuts and coffee． Situated on a block where several buses stopped，it served the people who had a few minutes to wait for their bus．
Every afternoon around four o'clock，a group of schoolchildren would burst into the shop，and business would come to a stop． Adults would glance in，see the crowd and pass on． But I didn't mind if the children waited for their bus inside． Sometimes I would hand out a bus fare when a ticket went missing-always repaid the next day． On snowy days I would give away some doughnuts． I would lock the door at closing time，and we waited in the warm shop until their bus finally arrived．
I enjoyed my young friends，but it never occurred to me that I played an important role in their lives-until one afternoon when a man came and asked if I was the girl working on weekdays around four o'clock． He identified himself as the father of two of my favorites．
"I want you to know I appreciate what you do for my children． I worry about them taking two buses to get home． It means a lot that they can wait here and you keep an eye on them． When they are with the doughnut lady，I know they are safe．"I told him it wasn't a big deal，and that I enjoyed the kids．
So I was the Doughnut Lady． I not only received a title，but became a landmark．
Now I think about all the people who keep an eye on my own children． They become，well，Doughnut Ladies． Like the men at the skating rink （滑冰场），who let my boys ring home； Or the bus driver who drove my daughter to her stop at the end of the route at night but wouldn't leave until I arrived to pick her up； Or that nice police officer who took pity on my boys walking home in the rain when I was at work-even though the phone rang all the next day with calls from curious neighbors．"Was that a police car I saw at your house last night？"
That wasn't a police car． That was a Doughnut Lady．
59． According to the passage，the author sometimesB．
A． sold bus tickets to the children
B． gave the children free doughnuts
C． did business with the children's help
D． called the children's parents to pick them up
60． By saying"…it wasn't a big deal （Para． 4），"the author meant thatA．
A． she hadn't done anything significant
B． she hadn't spent much time with the children
C． she hadn't made a lot of money from the children
D． she hadn't found it hard to get along with the children
61． What can we learn about the police officer？C
A． He took the boys to the police station．
B． He helped the boys look for their mother．
C． He drove the boys back home in a police car．
D． He managed to make sure of the boys'identity．
62． The passage suggests thatD．
A． running a business requires skill
B． taking responsibility is a moral virtue
C． devotion should be everything in life
D． there are always no small acts of kindness．
