Thirty years ago I worked in a company. My job was to sell the cars. I was young and strong and I had been to most parts of the world and I spent one fifth of my time in the trains or planes. I liked such a life and sometimes I called myself “traveler”.
But one day I got into trouble. It was a cold morning. It blew heavily and the ground was covered with thick snow outside. I was still in bed though it was nine. I finished a long journey the day before and decided to have a good rest. Suddenly the telephone rang and my manager told me to fly to New York to take part in an important meeting. I had to get up and after a quick breakfast. I hurried to the airport. The taxi went slowly and I missed the first flight. I had to take the next one. It meant I would wait for nearly five hours in the waiting-room. But five hours later a passenger said the information showed there was a bomb in our plane and the policemen were looking for it. And another five hours passed and most passengers lost their patience before we were allowed to get on the plane. At the entrance each passengers and their baggage had to be examined. A young man who seemed a soldier shouted at the policemen at the entrance, “If I had a gun in my baggage, I would shoot you two hours ago!”
1. The writer called himself “traveler” because he _______       .
A. sold cars for his company                B. often took trains and planes
C. traveled all over the world               D. liked traveling in many places
2. The taxi went slowly because _______       .
A. there was much snow on the road
B. it was very cold that morning
C. the driver didn’t know he would fly to New York
D. the manager told him not to hurry
3. He spent nearly _______       hours in the waiting－room that day.
A. five              B. seven                C. eight              D. ten
4. The young man became angry because he _______       .
A. wouldn’t be examined                  B. had a gun in his baggage
C. waited for a long time at the airport       D. hated the policemen at the entrance