听力原文：W: Well, what did you do？ You know the situation is very horrible for you.
M: What could I do？ I just stood there and watched.
W: Why didn't you try to get out？ You know it's very dangerous for you to stay still.
M: Oh, I couldn't be bothered. I was feeling so terrible with the flu. I just went back to my bedroom. Some books had fallen from the bookcase and that little porcelain vase had roiled to the floor but fortunately didn't break. I even had to look for my transistor radio under the bed. I picked it up and switched it on and it was telling people to go and sleep in the parks.
W: So why didn't you？ You may be in danger. You should get up and walk out.
M: I told you, I was feeling too ill. And the nearest park is a long walk from my flat. And I didn't want to be with a lot of people. So I just stayed in bed and hoped for the best. I didn't really think the house was going to fall down around me. Though several did, I found out later.
W: Yes. I was sitting in a cafe when the first one started and the whole place started to shake. What a terrible I earthquake! People were running and screaming and pushing to get out...
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A. Because he didn't hear any noise at all.
Because he thought all this was caused by the flu.
C. Because he thought he was dreaming.
D. Because he was deaf and fainted.