Wespentadayinthecountryandpickedalotofflowers.Ourcarwasfullofflowersinside!Onthewayhomewehadtostopattrafficlights,andtheremywifesawthebookshelf. 　　Itstoodoutsideafurniture（家具）shop.“Buyit,”shesaidatonce.“We’llcarryithomeontheroof-rack（车顶架）.I’vealwayswantedonelikethat.” 　　WhatcouldIdo?TenminuteslaterIwastwentydollarspoorer,andthebookshelfwastiedontotheroofrack.Itwastallandnarrow,quiteheavytoo. 　　Asitwasgettingdarker,Idroveslowly.Otherdriversseemedmorepolitethanusualthatevening.Thepoliceevenstoppedtraffictoletusthrough.Carryingfurniturewasagoodidea. 　　Afteratimemywifesaid,“There’salonglineofcarsbehind.Whydon’ttheyovertake（超车）?” 　　Justatthattimeapolicecardidovertake.Thetwoofficers（警官）insidelookedatusseriouslywhentheywentpast.Butthen,withakindsmiletheyaskedustofollowtheircarthroughthebusytraffic.Thepolicecarstoppedatourvillagechurch（教堂）.Oneoftheofficerscametome. 　　“Right,sir,”hesaid.“Doyouneedanymorehelpnow?” 　　Ididn’tquiteunderstand.“Thanks,officer,”Isaid.“You’vebeenverykind.Ilivejustdowntheroad.” 　　Hewaslookingatourthings:firstattheflowers,thenatthebookshelf.“Well,well,”hesaidandlaughed.“It’sabookshelfyou’vegotthere!Wethoughtitwas--er,somethingelse.” 　　Mywifebegantolaugh.SuddenlyIunderstoodwhythepolicedrovehere.Ismiledattheofficer.“Yes,it’sabookshelf,butthanksagain.”IdrovehomeasfastasIcould. 　　1、Fromthestoryweknowthat_________. 　　A．thewriterwaspooranddidn’tbuythebookshelfforhiswife 　　B．thewriter’swifedidn’tlikethebookshelfatall 　　C．thewriterwasalwaysgladtobuysomethingforhiswife 　　D．thewriterwasnotverygladtobuythebookshelfforhiswife 　　2、Whatmadethewriterthinkthatcarryingfurniturewas“agoodidea”? 　　A．Hecoulddriveslowlyanditwassafe. 　　B．Otherdriverswouldlethimgofirst. 　　C．Hiswifecoulduseanewbookshelf. 　　D．Hecouldsavealotofmoneyandtime. 　　3、Whywerethepoliceandotherdriverssokindtothewriter? 　　A．Becausetheythoughtthewriterlikedstudyingverymuchandneededabookshelf. 　　B．Becausetheydidn’tthinkitwaspolitetoovertakeacarwithabookshelfonit. 　　C．Becausetheythoughtsomebodyinthewriter’sfamilyhaddiedandheneededhelp. 　　D．Becausetheythoughtitwasdangeroustocarryabookshelfonacar. 　　4、Whydidthewriter’swifebegintolaugh? 　　A．Becausenowsheknewwhatmistakethepolicehadmade. 　　B．Becauseatlastherhusbandunderstoodwhythepolicehaddriventothechurch. 　　C．Becausetheofficerwasalwayslookingattheflowersandthebookshelf. 　　D．Becausethepolicehadhelpedthemalot. 　　5、Whendidtheofficersbegintorealize（意识到）theyhadmadeamistake? 　　A．Beforetheyarrivedatthechurch. 　　B．Beforetheyovertook（overtake的过去式）thewriter’scar. 　　C．Afteroneofthemlookedattheflowersandthebookshelfcarefullyatthechurch. 　　D．Afterthewriter’sfamilyleftthechurch. 　　Key:1、D2、B3、C4、A5、C