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The next day Abanazar arrived at Aladdin's house.
“My sister!” he said and smiled. “My dead brother's wife! I am happy to find you and Aladdin.”
“Sit down, Abanazar. We're happy to see you in our poor home,” Aladdin's mother said. She put meat, rice and fruit on the table. “But I don't understand. Why did my husband never speak about you?”
“I'm sorry, my sister. When we were young, my brother and I were not friends for many years. Then I went away to a far country. I am an old man now and want to see my brother again and take his hand. But he is dead, and I cannot speak to him or say goodbye to him now!”
Abanazar had tears in his eyes and Aladdin's mother began to cry too.
“But I am home again now,” the old man said, “and I can help my brother's wife and his son because I am a rich man.” He looked at Aladdin. “Aladdin, my boy, what work do you do?”
Aladdin did not answer and his face was red.
“Oh, don't ask Aladdin questions about work!” his mother said. “He never works. He plays with his friends all day, and only comes home when he is hungry.”
“Well, my boy, tomorrow we must get a new coat for you. Then we can talk about work. Would you like to have a shop in the market perhaps?”
Aladdin smiled. “A shop,” he thought, “and me, a rich market-seller. Why not?”
—Adapted from Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp
()37. Where did this story take place?
A. At a small market.
B. At Aladdin's home.
C. In Abanazar's shop.
D. In a far country.
()38. Aladdin's father never spoke about Abanazar because .
A. they didn't know each other
B. young Abanazar left their home
C. they weren't friends for many years
D. Aladdin and his mother disliked him
()39. When Abanazar knew he couldn't say goodbye to his brother, he might feel .
A. angry
B. sad
C. unlucky
D. afraid
()40. What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
A. Abanazar would give Aladdin all his money.
B. Abanazar would get a new coat from Aladdin.
C. Aladdin would work with his friends all day.
D. Aladdin would have his own shop in the market.