40．A．Before             B．After              C．And              D．Then

A

It was the end of the term．It was the last day of school．The teachers gave the children their report cards and said goodbye．David and Sue went home together．They took their report cards with them．“You are lucky．Sue．You always have a good report．” David said．When they got home，Sue gave her report card to her father first．He read it carefully．“Mm，” he said，“Sue works well．” then he looked at David．

“What about you，David?” David gave his report card to him．The father began to read，“He doesn't work hard and he is sometimes lazy．”

“Mm，” he said，“that' s not very good．” David's face turned red．Then the father looked at the report card again．“Just a minute，” he said，“I haven't read it at all．It says，but this year，his work is good．” That's nice，David．Now you can both have a wonderful vacation．How long will your vacations last?” “It'll last eight weeks，” the children said．“Eight weeks! Let's go to Hawaii on vacation!” said the father．

39．A．land              B．snow            C．water             D．ice cream

38．A．and               B．but               C．then               D．now

37．A．passed             B．was passing         C．past                D．pass

36．A．Just                B．Only              C．When              D．So