题目内容
Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate（投资）the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy（保险）. I got the name of an insurance agent（代理人） from a friend and called the agent for some information. From the questions-I asked him, he could tell I knew nothing about insurance, so he kindly offered to help me determine the kind of policy I ought to be considering.
That night he appeared at my door at 7:30; without wasting time he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and began a long explanation. I listened attentively as he felt I ought to. After three or four hours of talking, he kindly helped me fill out an form for a $ 50,000policy ,and then he asked if 1 could go to a Dr. Luther's office on Friday for a physical examination.
I don't know why, but it was not until the mention of the doctor's appointment（约定）that I realized fully what was happening. I was about to sign lifetime contract（合同）, yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not. As a matter of fact, the question of a need for a decision from me one way or the other had not even come up. Suddenly I felt sure that I really did not want to buy the policy. However, since he had spent 80 much time with me, I didn't want to make him feel that he had wasted his time. So I invented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday, and I assured I would call him in a few days. Actually, I had no intention of going to see Dr. Luther or of calling the agent again.
I wanted to forget the whole thing -- it's been over three months now since our meeting, and my friendly insurance agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week. My secretary knows that I don't want to talk to him, so when he calls she tells him that I'm in a meeting or that out of the office or that I'm away on a business trip. I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him that first night that I didn't want the policy. Since! still can't bring myself to tell him directly that I'm not interested, and please not to bother me anymore, all I can do is avoid his calls and hope I don't run into him some place.
1．The writer phoned the insurance agent because .
A． he wanted to fill out a form for a life insurance policy
B． he had decided to buy a life insurance policy
C． he took great interest in the insurance company
D． he was eager to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy
2．After several hours of talking, the writer .
A． decided to buy the policy
B． decided to think over the matter
C． made an appointment with Dr. Luther
D． decided not to buy the policy
3．The underlined word "assured" in the massage most probably means .
A． suggested B． promised C． insisted D． decided
4．Which of the following is TRUE?
A． The writer has tried many ways to get rid of the agent.
B． The agent is easily put off.
C． The writer intends to call the agent in a few days.
D． The agent phones every day.
DDBA
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