A
Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftatmessagethenightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,buttherewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreandimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentd idn’tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn’tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.Istartedtoshoutatthephone,“Letmewait,willyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?”
AtthattimeIdidn’tr ealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,sherushedin,seizedthephone,toreoffthewires,andshoutedatthephone,“Yeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!”Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.
Istoodwatchingher,speechless.Whatonearth...?
Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedatthetestofthehouse,“Nowhearthis!Allobjectsinthisroom----ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo!”
Thensheturnedtome.Kissedmeandsaidcalmly,“Honey,youjusthavetolearnhowtotakecontr ol.”Withthat,shelefttheroom.
Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight,Inoticedthatsomethinginmymood(情绪)hadchanged.Iwaslaughing.HowcouldIhavetr oublewiththatphone?HerantieshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentd idcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimandtalktohimcalmly.
56.Whydidtheauthorshoutatthetelephone?
A.Hewasmadatthetelephone.
B.Hewasangrywithhisagent.
C.Hewasanxiousabouthiswife.
D.Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary?
正确答案：B
