40. ---Carl, why not go and help your sister water the flowers there?

　 ---Why__________? I’m busy myself. Jack is lying on the grass doing nothing.

A. me 　　 　　　　　　　B. I　　　　　　　　 C. him　 　　　　　　　 D. he

39. ---___________ is it from here to Yancheng Railway Station? ---About two kilometers.

　 A.　　 How often　　 　　　　 B. How far　　 　 　 　　C. How soon　　　　　　　　 D. How long　

38. We all __________how he made such great progress in a short time.

A. believed　　　　　 B. thought　　　　　 C. decided　　　　　　 D. wondered

37. ---I think Miss Gao must be in the library. She said she would go there.

　 ---No, she ___________ be there. I have just been there..

　 A. can’t　　 　　　　　　 B. mustn’t　　 　　　　 C. needn’t 　　 　　　　　D. wouldn’t

36. The world’s population is getting larger and larger, so scientists will have to ______ new ways to solve food problem.

A. catch up with　　　　　　 B. keep up with　 C. come up with　　　 　 D. make up with

35. ---Do you know ___________ about China?　 --- The people and the food.

　 A. if Jim likes　 　　　　 B. how does Jim like　　 　 C.　　　 why does Jim like　　 D. what Jim likes

34. Lin Tao is good at all the subjects at school, ___________ English.

A. really　 　　　　　　 B. mostly　　　 　　　　 C. especially　　　　　　 D. exactly