通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

　　 Martin is an American boy. He’s eight 　　31　 　old. One evening, Jimmy, one of his classmates, came to his home with an expensive book in his hand.

　　 “Could you help me 　　32　 　this maths problem? Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. “It’s too hard for 　　33　　 .”

　　 “Let me 　34　 ,” Martin said. “I hope it isn’t hard for me.”

　　 Martin tried his best but he couldn’t work it out, either. “　 35　 　we had a small computer, all the problems would be easy enough for us to do,” Jimmy said.

　　 “A small computer…” Martin thought for a minute, and then he said, “I’ve got a(n) 　36　 . We can buy one in a shop!”

　　 “A computer is very 　　37　　 , and we don’t have enough money.”

　　 “That’s OK,” said Martin. “We can ask the new president(总统) for some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I 　38　 　he will help us. He is very 　　39　 , you know.”

　　 So they 　　40　 　to write a letter to the new president. Soon they finished the letter and hurried to the 　　41　 office.

　　 In front of the office stood a small box. They 　　42　 　the letter into the box 　　43 　and went home happily.

　　 The next morning, they passed the post office on their way to school.　 They found, to their 44　 , the box was not a post-box, 　　45　 　a trash can(垃圾箱).

31.(　 ) A. years　　　　　 B. days　　　　　 C. months　　　　　　　　　　 D. weeks

32.(　 ) A. out 　　　　　 B. to　 　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by

33.(　 ) A. you　　　　　　 B. her 　　　　　 C. me　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. them

34.(　 ) A. have　 　　　　 B. try 　　　　　 C. do 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. make

35.(　 ) A. If 　　　　　　　　　　 B. When 　　　 C. Why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Since

36.(　 ) A. money 　　　　　　 B. one　　　　　　 C. shop　 　　　　　　　　　 D. idea

37.(　 ) A. expensive 　 B. cheap 　　　　　　　 C. big 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. useful

38.(　 ) A. know　 　　 B. understand　 C. think 　　　　　　　　　 D. want

39.(　 ) A. short 　　　　 B. fat 　　　　　 C. poor 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kind

40.(　 ) A. had　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　 C. learned　　　　　　　　　　 D. decided

41.(　 ) A. post 　　　　　 B. police 　　　 C. bank 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. teacher’s

42.(　 ) A. brought 　　 B. dropped 　　 C. took 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

43.(　 ) A. well 　　　　　 B. beautifully 　　　 C. carefully 　　　　　　　　 D. slowly

44.(　 ) A. happy　　　　 B. surprise　　　 C. sorry 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. joy

45.(　 ) A. and 　　　　　 B. or 　　　　　　 C. for 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. but

30.-Have you ever been to an amusement park?

　　　 --_________.

　　　 A. Yes, I haven’t　　　　　 B. No, I have　　

　C. No, I haven’t　　　　　 D. Sorry, I do

29.(　 ) What_____ while Linda was on the telephone.

　　　 A. was happened　　 B. happen　　 C. happened　　 D. is happened

28.(　 ) Could you please pass me the book?　 ________.

　A. Yes, I could　　　　　　 　B. No, I couldn’t　　

　C. No, that’s no problem　 　　D. Sure. Here you are

27.(　 ) It looks like rain, _____it?

　　　 A. isn’t　 B. doesn’t　 C. wasn’t　　 D. don’t

26.(　 ) The teacher asked me _________.

　　 A. what I studied English for. 　　　B. what did I study English for.

　C. what do I study English for 　　D. what I have studied English for.