[单项选择]When Henry arrived home after a hard day at work, his wife was slept.


A. his wife was sleeping
B. his wife slept
C. his wife has slept
D. his wife has been sleeping

When Henry arrived home after a hard day at work, his wife was slept .（）

After a day’ s hard work, we need some sleep. During the sleep, the fatigue(疲劳) of the body disappears and recuperation(恢复) begins. The tired mind gathers new energy, and the memory improves.
Some adults require little sleep; others need eight to ten hours in every twenty-four hours. Infants(婴儿) sleep sixteen to eighteen hours daily, the amount gradually diminishing as they grow older. Young students may need twelve hours; university students may need ten. A worker with a physically demanding job may also need ten, whereas an executive working under great pressure may manage on six to eight. Many famous people have little sleep. Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Edison and Charles Darwin apparently averaged only four to six hours a night.
Whatever your individual need, you can be sure that by the age of thirty you will have slept for a total of more than twelve years. By that age you will also have developed a sleep routine: a favorite hour, a favorite bed,
A. that they were famous
B. that they were executives
C. that they were intelligent
D. None of the above