Tim was a little boy of nine years old．He was busy last Saturday morning，because he went to the park with his friends to paint．

He returned home very late．It was nearly half past twelve，but nobody was in．He found that there was a note on the table．It read：

Tim didn't want to follow his parents everywhere．He felt so good that he could be a real big boy and look after himself．

Thinking there was nothing important out there，he cooked some noodles for himself and also helped himself to some apple juice．

Then he started to do some housework．He was really a good helper to his mother．When his mother was away，he would always find some housework to do，like sweeping the floor and washing the dishes．He felt it quite right for him to do some housework at weekends．

In the late afternoon，his parents came back．He asked them what happened．

"Why？You forget？It's Grandmother's birthday today．"

"Uh，gee!I simply forgot!I must telephone Grandmother．"

He picked up the phone．

"I'm terribly sorry，Grandma，that I forgot about your birthday．Anyway，anyone will forget one thing or another．So I won't get worried if you forget my birthday next Tuesday．"

36．Who was in when Tim returned home from the park？　

A．Nobody．

B．His mother．

C．His grandfather．

D．His father．

37．Why didn't Tim go to his grandparents'in the afternoon？　　

A．He was busy in the afternoon．

B．He didn't see the note on the table．

C．He didn't want to see his grandmother．

D．He didn't want to follow his parents everywhere．

38．What is TRUE about Tim？　　

A．He was free last Saturday morning．

B．He hated to do some housework．

C．He forgot his grandmother's birthday．

D．He cooked dinner for himself．

39．Put the following into correct order according to the story．　　

①He found a note．

②He did some housework．

③He went out to paint．

④He phoned his grandmother．

⑤He cooked lunch．

A．②③①⑤④

B．③①⑤②④

C．③①②⑤④

D．④③①⑤②

40．At the end of the story，Tim reminded （提醒）his grandmother not to forget　　

A．his father's birthday

B．his mother's birthday

C．his grandfather's birthday

D．his birthday．