[单项选择]When sailors are allowed ashore after a long time at sea, they sometimes get drunk and cause trouble. For this reason, the navy (16) has its police in big ports. Whenever sailors cause trouble, the police come and (17) them.
One day, the police in a big seaport received a telephone call (18) a bar in the town. The barman said that a big sailor had got drunk and (19) the furniture in the bar. The officer in charge of the police guard that evening said that he would come immediately.
Now, officers who (20) and punish the sailors (21) drunk usually chose (22) policeman they could find to go with them. (23) this particular officer did not do this. (24) , he chose the smallest and (25) man he could find to go to the bar with him and (26) the sailor.
Another officer who (27) there was surprised when he saw the officer of the guard chose such a small man. (28) he
A. slightly
B. not at all
C. heavily
D. much more