(单选题)

The author took the job to teach writing because ______.

A.he wanted to be respected

B.he had written some stories

C.he wanted to please his father

D.he had dreamed of being a teacher

参考答案：A

参考解析：

推理判断题。根据第一段第三句中的“it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis”和最后一句中的“Mr. Davis the respectable scholar”可推断，他接受了这份工作，是因为他想要得到人们的尊重。故选A。

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