Daedalus and his son Icarus were prisoners on the island of Crete. From the little window of their lonely tower theycould see the blue ocean and watch the gulls and eagles sweep back and forth over the island. Sometimes a shipsailed out toward other lands. Seeing this, Daedalus and Icarus would long for freedom and wish they might sailaway and never see the island of Crete again. Daedalus was famous Greek artist. He had designed the building wherethey were held prisoners. It was the famous Labyrinth, a winging maze of crisscross passages. Daedalus haddesigned it at the command of King Minos of Crete. When the Labyrinth was finished, the king was delighted. Buthe was afraid that someone might learn the secret of the maze; so he imprisoned Daedalus and Icarus in the tower.
 38.Deadalus was imprisoned in the Labyrinth because              .
(A)his design for the building had not pleasedthe King
(B)he had disobeyed the king’s commands
(C)he knew the secret of the maze
(D)he wouldlike to stay there