We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. "Buy it," my wife said at once. "We'll carry it home on the roof rack （行李架）． I've always wanted one like that."
What could I do？ Ten minutes later I was 20 pounds poorer； and the cupboard, was tied on to the roof rack. It was six inches long, eighteen inches square and quite heavy.
  In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped the 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 overtake？"
  In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour 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？"
  I was a bit puzzled. "Thanks, officer," I said, "You have been very kind. I live just on the road."
He was staring at our car； first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. "Well, well," he said, laughing. "It's a cupboard you've got there! We thought it was, something else."
  My wife began to laugh. Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. "Yes, it's a cupboard, but thanks again." I drove home as fast as I could.



The writer wrote this story in order to ______ ．

A. praise the police officer
B. thank the other drivers
C. show people are kind to each other
D. tell us their funny experience

What did the writer's wife notice outside a furniture shop on the way back？ ______

A. A cup.
B. A blackboard.
C. A cupboard.
D. A cup of water.

The other drivers didn't overtake because ______ ．

A. they wanted to show their special kindness
B. they were afraid the cupboard would fall down
C. they were admiring the flowers in the writer's car
D. they wondered what was inside the cupboard

How is the cupboard？ ______

A. Not tall but narrow.
B. Tall but not narrow.
C. Eighteen inches long, six inches square.
D. Six inches long, eighteen inches square.

The writer's wife began to laugh because ______ ．

A. she thought the police officers were foolish
B. she was interested in what the police officer said
C. she was glad they were treated kindly
D. she had realized the truth

As a matter of fact, the police ______ ．

A. failed to help the writer
B. did help the writer
C. got the writer into trouble
D. made the writer angry