【单选题】

We spent a day in the country and (1) a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the (2)

It stood outside a (3) shop. "Buy it," she said at once. "We’ll (4) it home on the roof-rack. I’ve always wanted one like that. "
What could I do Ten minutes (5) I was twenty dollars poorer, and the book shelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow and quite heavy too.
As it was getting (6) , I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even (7) traffic to let us through.Carrying furniture was a good (8) .
After a time my wife said, "There is a long line of cars (9) . Why don’t they overtake "
Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers looked at us seriously when they went (10) .But then (11) a kind smile they asked us to (12) their car through the busy traffiC、The police car stopped at our village church. One of the (13) came to me.
"Right, sir," he saiD、"Don’t you need any more (14) now "
I didn’t quite (15) . "Thanks, officer," I saiD、"You’ve been very (16) . I live just down the roaD、"
He was looking at our (17) : first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. "Well, well," he said and laugheD、"It’s a bookshelf you’ve got here! We (18) it was-er, something else. "
My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood (19) the police drove here. I (20) at the officer, "Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again. " I drove home as fast as I coulD、
A．stopped
B．waited
C．brake
D．stood