阅读理解 We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers．With the car full of flowers we were going home．On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard(橱柜)outside a furniture shop．It was tall and narrow．“Buy it, ” my wife said at once．“We'll carry it home on the roof rack．I've always wanted one like that．” What could I do?Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack．It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too． In the gathering darkness I drove slowly．Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening．The police even stopped traffic to let us through．Carrying furniture was a good idea． After a time my wife said, “There's a long line of cars behind．Why don't they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake．The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed．But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic．The police car stopped at our village church．One of the officers came to me． “Right, sir, ”he said．“Do you need any more help?” I was a bit puzzled．“Thanks, officer, ”I said．“You have been very kind．I live just on the road．” He was staring at our car; first at the flowers, then at the cupboard．“Well, well, ” he said, laughing．“It's a cupboard you've got there!We thought it was something else．” My wife began to laugh．The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes．I smiled at the officer．“Yes, it's a cupboard, but thanks again．”I drove home as fast as I could． | 
