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正确答案：A
解析：本题考查对细节的理解。答案依据They accepted the story that he would be confined to bed for at least a couple of days and began making arrangements for their own entertainment．"他们接受了他身体不舒服要休息一两天的说法，并开始为他们自己的娱乐做安排"。这里只要理解"be confined to bed"的意思，答案就一目了然了，这里是"身体不舒服"的委婉的表达方式。