Mr Baker， one of his friends， works in a factory outside the
city. It‘s far from
his house and he has to go to work by bus. As the traffic is crowded in the
morning， sometimes he’s late for the work. His manager
warns the young man that he will be sent away unless he gets to his office on
time. He hopes to buy a car， but he hasn‘t enough money. He decides to buy an old one. He went to the flea (跳蚤) market and at last he chose a beautiful
but cheap car. He said he wanted to have a trial (试验) drive， the seller
agreed. He called Mr King and asked him to help him.
Mr King examined the car at
first and then drove it away. It was five in the morning and there were few
cars in the street. At first he drove slowly and it worked well. Then he drove
fast. And when he reached a crossing， the lights turned red. He tried to stop it， but he failed and nearly hit an
old woman who was crossing the street. A policeman told him to stop， but the car went on until it hit a
big tree by the road.
“Didn‘t you hear me？” the policeman asked angrily.
“Yes， I did， sir，” said Mr King， “Since it doesn‘t listen to me，can it obey you？”
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
1. Mr King is paid more because
he _______.
A. always drives very
slowly
B. is not afraid of danger
C. had driven for years
D. drives very well