单选题 Reading became difficult for the old lady, so the optician, ______ her a pair of glasses to make her reading possible.
A. proscribed B. inscribed C. prescribed D. described

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] C项“prescribed规定，开(药)”符合题意，如：The doctor prescribed radiotherapy for him．(医生要他做放射治疗。)其他三项“A项。proscribed禁止；B项inscribed牢记，铭记；D项described描述，形容”都不正确。本题空格处是说眼镜商为这位年老的女士配了一副眼镜。因此C项为正确答案。