TEXT D As the first report of the
accident came in, Burton was sitting in his of rice on the top floor of the
building. Immediately, realizing the seriousness of the whole incident, he gave
over to the investigation a ground floor room with a small waiting - room
leading off it and took charge himself, leaving his second -in -command to take
over all other cases. He interviewed the first witness almost at
once, making sure that every thing was done that could be done to put him at his
ease. However, the wit ness was evidently nervous and Burton took considerable
pains to go over the ground thoroughly, choosing and checking each word to be
precise and taking the man’s statement down in longhand himself. The witness had
called the police, he’d waited until the ambulances began to arrive then when
the first police car arrived on the scene he’d been asked to report to the
station which is what he had done. Burton explained that
regrettably it would be necessary for him to go to court because of the serious
nature of the disaster. More he could not say at present. He’d be grateful if
the man would stay in contact with the police. When he had gone,
Burton put his head in his hands and considered be fore asking for the next
witness. He couldn’t be regarded as a hundred per cent witness because he had
been behind a wall when the explosion occurred. But in spite of his nerves,
Burton had the impression that he was reliable, not afraid of incriminating
himself and a fairly accurate observer. Well, there would be
other accounts and no doubt all these would be slotted into place like a jigsaw
and the whole picture would become clear. He raised his bead and pressed the
buzzer on his desk. Button’s final impression of the witness was that ______.
A．his report was not clear though he was honest B．he was afraid of being involved and refused to cooperate with the po lice C．his observation was good but he was not very clear- headed D．he was dependable and reasonably observant