36. The plane did not frighten Kaz. For one thing, Hiroshima had gone almost untouched by the air war.

 A. ¡­enemy¡¯s air forces had never occupied Hiroshima.

 B. ¡­almost no fighting had ever occurred in and around Hiroshima.

 C. ¡­Hiroshima was the only city where no one was killed by air raids.

 D. ¡­hardly had Hiroshima been attacked by enemy¡¯s air forces during the war.

37. It is impossible to measure the importance of Edison by adding up the specific inventions with which his name is associated£®

 A. ¡­by describing the significance of his inventions.

 B. ¡­by connecting his reputation with his inventions.

 C. ¡­by remembering the total number of his inventions.

 D. ¡­by listing all the inventions he has made or helped make.

38. ¡°That¡¯s nothing but religious pap,¡± he retorted with a degree of anger.

A£® ¡°That¡¯s just religious preaching,¡± he argued back angrily.

   B£® ¡°There is nothing related to religion,¡± he replied with anger.

   C£® ¡°Anything is more inspiring than a religious creed,¡± he responded angrily.

   D£® ¡°Nothing is more important than a religious belief,¡± he claimed with anger.

39. Shortly after that my mother reported that Little-John-Carrie¡¯s-other-nephew had started school on the same day and taken to it like a duck to water.

 A. ¡­and rushed to the activities there right away.

 B. ¡­and begun to like school immediately.

   C. ¡­and behaved himself naturally.

   D. ¡­and stayed at school all day.

40. Toddy Beamish opposed everything he said by a monotonous but effective ¡°So you say,¡± and drove him to the limit of his patience.

 A. ¡­these words provoked his anxiety.

 B. ¡­this kept him from going to extremes.

 C. ¡­these words calmed him effectively and he became patient.

 D. ¡­this annoyed him so much that he could no longer put up with it.