On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf. It stood out side a furniture(家具)shop. “Buy it,”  she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack(车顶架).I’ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too. As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said,“There’s along line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake(超车)?” Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers 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 church. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?” I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” 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 books shelf. “Well, well,”  he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was…err, something else.” My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood 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 writer was poor and didn’t buy the books shelf 

B. the writer’ s wife like the books shelf

C. the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf

2. What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?  

A. He could drive slowly and it was safe.

B. Other drivers would let him go first.

C. His wife could use a new bookshelf.

3. Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer? Because they　　　　 .

A. thought he liked studying

B. didn’t think it was polite to over take a car with a bookshelf

C. thought somebody in his family had died

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

A. she knew what mistake the police had made

B. at last her husband understood why the police drove to the church

C. the officer was looking at the flower sand the book shelf

5. When did the officers begin to realize they had made a mistake?　　  

A. Before they arrived at the church.

B. Before they overtook the writer’s car.

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

选用所给句子完成对话。A:  1   What did you do today?

B: We planted trees just now.

A: Oh, I have remembered.  2  where did you work?

B: At the foot of the hill.

A: The one on the other side of the river.

B: How did you get there?

B: On foot.  3  .

A: But what made your clothes so dirty?

B: I fell into the river when I was carrying some water.

A: Bad luck! You’d better go to see a doctor.

B:  4  The river isn’t deep and only my shoes are wet through.

A:  5  .

B: Thanks a lot. I’ll do.