阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
How time flies!I have spent about three months in this new place． I still remember the hard trip to this place．
My parents and I travelled by boat first and then by bus．It took us almost one week to get here．There are no stores here．We haveto go to the town centre if we need to buy something．And there's only one bus going between the town centre and this place．
I miss where we lived before．There were stores there and I hadfriends．But my father said we should move here because we would have a better future．There are kids living near us and I hope they will be my friends.But now I don't have time to play with them,because I'm helping my father build a house． We are really busy．My mother has just had a new baby．I'm really happy to have a new brother and I'm helping to look after him． Most of the time he is sleeping and sometimes he smiles at me．You would be glad to see him．
It's cold here and there isn't much food for us now,But luckily spring is coming soon．Then we can grow more food．Mother says shewill grow tomatoes and potatoes．
I miss you and grandpa very much．Can you come to visit us one day？
Yours，
Joe
（ ）36. When did Joe move to the new place？
A．About one week ago． B． About three weeks ago．
C． About one month ago． D． About three months ago．
（ ）37. Joe's family moved to the new place in order to
A． have a better future B． have more free time
C．enjoy a better environment D．be closer to Joe's grandparents
（ ）38. What are Joe and his father busy doing？
A． Growing food． B． Making friends．
C． Opening a store． D．Building a house．
（ ）39. What can we know from Paragraph 3？
A． Joe has sleeping problems．
B． Joe loves his new brother．
C． Joe's grandma will visit him soon．
D． Joe's parents have three children now．
（ ）40. Now in Joe's living place，it is probably
A． spring B． summer C． autumn D． winter
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Dear Grandma，How time flies!I have spent about three months in this new place． I still remember the hard trip to this place．
My parents and I travelled by boat first and then by bus．It took us almost one week to get here．There are no stores here．We haveto go to the town centre if we need to buy something．And there's only one bus going between the town centre and this place．
I miss where we lived before．There were stores there and I hadfriends．But my father said we should move here because we would have a better future．There are kids living near us and I hope they will be my friends.But now I don't have time to play with them,because I'm helping my father build a house． We are really busy．My mother has just had a new baby．I'm really happy to have a new brother and I'm helping to look after him． Most of the time he is sleeping and sometimes he smiles at me．You would be glad to see him．
It's cold here and there isn't much food for us now,But luckily spring is coming soon．Then we can grow more food．Mother says shewill grow tomatoes and potatoes．
I miss you and grandpa very much．Can you come to visit us one day？
Yours，
Joe
（ ）36. When did Joe move to the new place？
A．About one week ago． B． About three weeks ago．
C． About one month ago． D． About three months ago．
（ ）37. Joe's family moved to the new place in order to
A． have a better future B． have more free time
C．enjoy a better environment D．be closer to Joe's grandparents
（ ）38. What are Joe and his father busy doing？
A． Growing food． B． Making friends．
C． Opening a store． D．Building a house．
（ ）39. What can we know from Paragraph 3？
A． Joe has sleeping problems．
B． Joe loves his new brother．
C． Joe's grandma will visit him soon．
D． Joe's parents have three children now．
（ ）40. Now in Joe's living place，it is probably
A． spring B． summer C． autumn D． winter
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