听力原文：M: Good evening and welcome to "Hardlife", the program that talks to ordinary peo

ple about their jobs. Today's guest is Barbara Currie, who's a dentist. Welcome, Barbara.

W: Thank you.

M: I suppose I should start by asking you how you became interested in dentistry.

W: Well, I suppose it started when I was eight. I smashed my front tooth and the dentist put in a gold one, which I thought was wonderful. I had it until I was 17.

M: And you've been a dentist for ten years or so？

W: Fifteen now.

M: Would you say that dentistry is still a man's world？ I mean, I can't remember ever having a woman dentist in my life.

W: Well, it used to be a totally male profession. It's getting better, but you still find only a few women who own their own practices. Most of them are junior partners or employees in a man's business.

M: In your experience, is it common for people to be frightened of the dentist？

W: Yes, that's common. Some people are even frightened of coming into the room. I have to go through a long process of getting them to come in, walk around, sit down and then leave.

M: You mean you don't actually do any work on their teeth？

W: That's right. Sometimes, if people are scared, the first thing is simply helping them to feel a bit more comfortable with the place. M: Would you say you enjoyed your work？

W: Yes, I think so on the whole. But I'm still not used to some of the horrors I see when people open their mouths, and bad breath is not pleasant to deal with. Another thing that I find difficult is the noise of the drill. But laser treatment is now doing a lot of work we had to use the drill for, so now it's not so much of a problem.

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A．She smashed her front tooth in her childhood and the dentist put in a beautiful one.

B．Her childhood experience was so horrible that she made up her mind to help those with bad teeth.

C．She liked to be dentist without any particular reasons.

D．She fell in love with a dentist.