The author was lucky because ______.
A. sales figures were not important for him
B. he was younger than the others
C. he produced good sales figures
D. his pay was higher
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One salesman thought that ______.
A. the author was more of an observer than a real member of the store
B. what the author had said was far from the troth
C. the author tried to get a person to buy the furniture dishonestly
D. the writer destroyed a four-foot six-inch spring mattress
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because he was not interested in business.
B. The author felt light-hearted when he left the shop.
C. The author was punished for stealing money from the customer.
D. The author was asked to put up the carpets.
Which of the following points is NOT included in the passage?
A. One of the major tasks of education is to discover the most promising students.
B. In order to teach effectively, educators are requested to lay emphasis on one particular field.
C. Some subjects have been over-emphasized in public schools.
D. The progress Of the society can not merely rely on inventors.
"Drive on", he said. "I've got a gun (枪)."
"I'm a doctor," said Johnson. "I'm on my way to a hospital to operate on a very sick..."
"Don't talk," said the man in the old black coat. "Just drive."
A mile out of the town he ordered the doctor to stop the car and get out. Then the man drove on down the road. The doctor stood for a moment in the snow. A half hour, Dr Johnson found a telephone and called a taxi (出租车). At the railway (铁路) station he learned that the next train to Glens Falls would not leave until 12 o'clock.
It was after two o'clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls. Miss Clarke, a nurse, was waiting for him.
"I did my best," said Dr Johnson. Miss Clarke said. "The boy died an hour ago."
They walked into the waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat, with his head in his hands.
"Mr Shute," said Miss Clarke to the man, "this is Dr Johnson. He had come all the way from Albany to try to save your boy."
From the story we know it took Dr Johnson ______ to get to the hospital.
A. 12 hours
B. 2 hours
C. only I hour
D. about 5 hours