The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, describes somewhat a medical panic into the story due to a new virus that set out to wipe out humanity. It narrates the procedures that doctors and researchers go through in search for the cure. He also describes how dedicated these professionals are, in order to escape death.
1 My friend called me at 11 o'clock
last night, just as I went to bed.
2 I had a terrible headache all
day - I took three headache
tablets, but it won't go away.
3 When I looked out of my window this morning, everything was white because it snowed all night.
4 I waited to speak to the professor for over two hours, but she still hasn't arrived.
5 I find university life difficult. I studied here for nine months, but I still haven’t made any close friends.
6 I couldn't open the door because I forgot to bring my key.
7 That dog is driving me mad. It barked all morning!
Please do not take my word on this because i am no 100% sure but i think it is B because he is using a metaphor to compare his life to crystal stairs.
A personal problem is one that only relates to ones self