In the beginning of the story, Grandpa was cool and fun to be around. The little boy loved to be with his grandpa. In fact, they were always going on new and fun adventures (冒险经历). The boy and his grandpa were like best friends. The boy was so lucky to have such a great grandpa.

Later in the story, Grandpa died. The little boy was sad, because he knew that Grandpa was not there beside him. Things were hard for him, because before, his grandpa was always by his side. Now, he was not there anymore. He was gone. The boy must have felt so devastated!

At the end, the boy asked his parents，"Where is Grandpa？" They told him that he was in all of their memories. At that point, the boy changed. Finally, he realized that he still had the memories that he shared with his grandpa; he knew that his grandpa was still with him. He realized just how important memories can be.

This story teaches me that some things in life are hard. When someone dies, T．A. Barren, in his wonderful story Where is Grandpa？， teaches me it is okay because they're still with you in your memories. When I lose someone I care about, I know I can always find them by thinking about the special moments we've shared.

39．What does the underlined word "devastated"in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Sad. B．Tired. C．Surprised. D．Bored.

40．Where is Grandpa？is a story about________.

A．finding the lost grandpa

B．how to become a great grandpa

C．a family's new and fun adventures

D．the love between a grandson and a grandpa

41．After the little boy got his parents' answer, he knew________ .

A．he should give up finding his grandpa

B．his grandpa would come back one day

C．he should share his memories with his parents

D．his grandpa would always stay in his memories

42．Where does this text probably come from?

A．A book review. B．A student's diary.

C．A parent­child guide. D．An introduction to a writer.

How did the sea horse get its name? It's not hard to guess. The top half of this fish looks like a small horse. But looking at the sea horse's tail, you might think "sea monkey"is a better name. Then there's the sea horse's pouch (袋). "Sea kangaroo" might also be a good name for this fish.

Sea horses live in warm ocean waters all over the world. They keep safe from other fish by hiding in plants and grasses that grow under the sea. They can also change colors to match their surroundings (环境). A sea horse remains in one place for hours at a time by winding (缠绕) its tail around a plant. It feeds on live food, such as small shrimp. For a fish that doesn't move around much, the sea horse eats a lot - in just one day, a sea horse can eat 3,000 shrimp!

A sea horse keeps the same mate for its whole life, and it's the male (雄的) sea horse that gives birth to baby sea horses. How does this happen? Baby sea horses start out