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阅读下列短文，回答（41～44）题．从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、 D和E）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation bitween strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me .She smiled. It was a nice smile-warm and reasuring-and I retuned her gift by smiling back.
“Must be a special lady,” wboever it is that will be getting \those beautiful flowers.”she said.
“Yes, she’s speciao,” I said ,and then to my cnbarrassment ,the words kept coming out . “It‘s only our second dute, but somchow I am just having the feeling she’s‘the one ，’”jokingly, I addcd, “The only problem is that I can’t figure out why she’d want to date a guy like me.”
“Well, I think she’s very lucky to have a boyfriend who buings her such lovely slowers and who is obviorsly in love with her,” the woman said .”My husband rscd to bring me flowers every week-even when tines were tough and we didn’t have much money. Those were incredible days; be was very romantic and-lf course- I miss him since he’s passed away.”
I paid for my flowers as se was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her .I touched her on the shoulder and said “You were right , you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady.” I hand ? ? the fowes and thanked her tor such a mice conversation.
It took her a moment to realize htat I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased . “You have a wonderful evening ,”I said. I left het with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.
I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this stoty had hdlped to seal it for ber-that was the nigtht than I won her heart .
Why was the writer in a hurry that day?
A．He was to meet his girlfriend.
B．He had to go back to school soon.
C．He was delayed by an elderly lady.
D．He had to pick up some groceries.
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