We spent a day in the country and picked¹ a lot of flowers. Our car was² full of flowers inside⁴! On the way home we had⁵ to stop at traffic⁶ lights, and there my wife⁷ saw⁸ the bookshelf⁹.

 It stood¹⁰ outside a furniture¹¹（家具）shop. “Buy it,” she said¹² at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof¹³-rack¹⁴（车顶架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.”

 What could¹⁵ I do? Ten minutes later¹⁶ I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow¹⁷, quite heavy too.

 As³ it was getting darker¹⁸, I drove¹⁹ slowly²⁰. Other drivers seemed²¹ more polite²² than usual²³ that evening. The police²⁵ even²⁴ stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

 After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake²⁶（超车）?”

 Just at that time a police car did²⁷ overtake. The two officers²⁹（警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church³⁰（教堂）. One of the officers came³¹ to me.

 “Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?”

 I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer²⁸,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.”

 He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got³² there! We thought³³ it was--er, something else.”

 My wife began to laugh. Suddenly³⁴ I understood³⁵ why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

 1、From the story we know that _________.

    A．the writer³⁶ was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife

    B．the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all

    C．the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

    D．the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

 2、What made³⁷ the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

    A．He could drive slowly and it was safe.

    B．Other drivers would³⁸ let him go first.

    C．His wife could use a new bookshelf.

    D．He could save³⁹ a lot of money and time.

 3、Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

    A．Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

    B．Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

    C．Because they thought somebody⁴⁰ in the writer’s family had died⁴¹ and he needed help.

    D．Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

 4、Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?

    A．Because now she knew what mistake⁴² the police had made.

    B．Because at last her husband⁴³ understood why the police had driven to the church.

    C．Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.

    D．Because the police had helped them a lot.

 5、When did the officers begin to realize（意识到）they had made a mistake?

    A．Before they arrived at the church.

    B．Before they overtook（overtake的过去式）the writer’s car.

     C．After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully⁴⁴ at the church.

       D．After the writer’s family left the church.

       Key: 1、D   2、B   3、C   4、A   5、C