40．A．tea                      B．water                   C．coffee

    A

    Long long ago a rich man wanted to make a journey（旅行）to another town，He  was a businessman（商人）．He wanted to take things to sell  here and to buy things  with the money he got．He decided to take ten young men with him．They would carry （搬运）the things to sell and the food to eat on the journey．

    He was a kind man．He said to Jim，one of his men，“You are the smallest and the thinnest of all．You can't carry a heavy load（担子）．You  may choose（选择）the lightest（最轻）load to carry．”    

   Jim thanked and he walked to the biggest load．This was the food to eat on the journey．

    “You are foolish（愚蠢的），”said the businessman．“That is the biggest and heaviest load．”But Jim lifted it up the happily and the journey began．They walked for four  hours．Then they stopped for a rest．They all ate some food．Then there was less food for Jim to carry．Jim's load grew smaller and lighter every day．At the end of the journey，Jim had nothing to carry．

    根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

39．A．buy                     B．buying                 C．to buy

38．A．less than              B．more than            C．less

37．A．Spend                 B．Take                 C．Cost