Lane waited on the bench nearest the bridge, as he had been instructed.. The strong wind blew straight across the river, and he had to put his overcoat closer about him.
He went over his instructions in his mind. The spy would appear at four o’clock. He would talk to Lane for a while, after which he would get up, leaving his newspapers behind. The plans would be found inside.
A distant clock began to strike the hour. As if from nowhere, a man appeared and sat down beside Lane, placing his newspaper on the seat between them. He was thin and middle-aged, and seemed in need of a good meal. He didn’t look like a successful spy, Lane thought. His talk about the weather was uninteresting.
A few minutes later he got up and continued on his way. Lane picked up the paper which lay on the bench, as if he wanted to read the news. He was excited to see the plans, stuck on the center page. At that moment, however, there was a strong gust of wind which lifted the newspaper into the air, like a kite, and blew it into the river.
Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．Sitting on the bench, Lane repeated his orders to himself

B．Lane would read about the plans in the newspaper.

C．The man Lane was expecting didn’t arrive on time

D．The man who suddenly appeared was not the one Lane was waiting for.

The spy was going to give Lane some important        .

A．papers

B．information

C．instructions

D．advice

Lane found the spy very         .

A．interesting

B．peculiar

C．ordinary

D．well-fed

The spy left the newspaper        .

A．by the plan

B．by mistake

C．at Lane’s request

D．out of kindness