阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

C

    A frightening incident took place Sunday night on a plane. According to reports, the United Airlines overbooked (超额预订) the flight, so they asked passengers to give up four tickets so that four United Airline staff (工作人员) could take the seats. The airline first looked for volunteers. They offered $400 for anyone who agreed to leave the flight, then increased to $800 and a hotel stay, but no passengers would give up their seat. In the end, the airline staff used computer to select four people to be kicked off the flight.

    A 69-year-old passenger among the four unlucky passengers refused to leave and said he had to work at a hospital the next day. Three guards then showed up and pulled him out with force. The old man was badly hurt after the struggle. The flight finally left after two hours.

    The scene was recorded by other passengers and posted on the Internet. You can hear the old man shouting at the guards, saying what they were doing was wrong. Many people expressed their anger at the incident.

    The CEO of United Airlines defended the actions of the staff. In a letter he said to his staff, “Our people followed the rules for dealing with situations like this,” His response to the incident was thought as having a bad attitude. After the incident, United Airlines loses $800 million in the stock market (股市). A day and a half after the incident, United Airlines finally admitted it did something wrong. The government will survey the incident to find out whether the United Airlines had followed the rules.

Visiting a Spring Bud School

Last week, we had an unforgettable experience when we visited a Spring Bud School and organized activities for the children there. 

Once，late at night，an Englishman came out of his room into the corridor of a Paris hotel and asked the servant to bring him a glass of water. The servant did as he had asked. The Englishman entered his room，and a few minutes later, he came into the corridor again and once more asked the servant for a glass of water. The servant brought him another glass of water. Every few minutes, the Englishman would come out of his room and repeat his request（要求）. After a few hours, the surprised servant decided to ask the Englishman what he was doing with the water. "Nothing, " the Englishman answered, "It's only that my room is on fire. "

Most people think martial arts(武术) are all about kicking, punching(用拳打) and fighting. But China's taijiquan, also known as tai chi, is the other way around. It is slow, calm, and peaceful. 

UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) recently added tai chi to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List(非物质文化遗产名录). Although tai chi is an ancient martial art, it is still quite popular today. It has over 100 million fans in more than 150 countries. 

People do tai chi as a way to stay fit. Unlike other exercise, it is "soft"—the muscles are relaxing, the joints(关节) are not fully bent(弯曲的), and you don't need to stretch(拉伸) too much. This means many can do it. You can practise it almost anytime and anywhere without anything. It is believed that practising tai chi can help us have better control of our bodies so that we can stand, walk and run better. 

But tai chi's benefits go beyond physical health. Marleni Calcina, a Peruvian woman who has practised tai chi for more than 10 years, says it's not only a sport, but also a way of life. Tai chi has taught her the value of living more slowly. 

Life and work used to stress her out. But she began to feel a change thanks to tai chi, which helped her get peace and inner harmony(内心的和谐). She told Xinhua, "For me now, practising tai chi is like speaking with my soul(灵魂). "

It's a sunny day today. A hungry fox(狐狸) is walking on the grass and looking for food. Soon, he sees a fat chicken playing near a farm. He says to himself," Wow, great! This is my breakfast. It must be really delicious!" He comes up to the chicken and says," Good morning, Miss Chicken. I know you can sing very well. All my friends like your songs very much. Can you sing one for me?" The chicken is happy to hear that. She closes her eyes and begins to sing a song. At the moment, the fox sees that and takes her away quickly.

 On the farm, there are some farmers working. They see the fox and shout," Look! The fox is taking the chicken away." Hearing this, the chicken says to the fox," Mr. Fox, can you hear that? The people say you are taking their chicken away. Tell them I am your chicken, not their chicken." The fox opens his mouth and says," Yes, you are right." Then he shouts," This is my chicken, not your chicken." Just then the chicken runs away from the fox and flies into the tree.