单选题 The officer didn't change his order because __________.

A、 be was looking in another direction
B、 he was angry with his soldiers and wanted to punish them
C、 it was too late for him to give an order
D、 he wanted to test the soldiers' sense of discipline(纪律)

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】细节题。答案在第二段第一句。由于时间来不及了军官没有改变口令。