39.He had a burning ____ to win back the teacher's confidence in him.

A.desire B.feeling C.emotion D.impression

40.The popular cartoon Mulan is a (an)____ of a chinese poem for children.

A.imagination B.plot C.story D.adaptation

39.答案是A,

考查名词词义辨析，have a burning/strong desire to do sth 有强烈的意愿干某事。

40.答案是D,

考查名词词义辨析，句意:流行卡通片《木兰》是有一部中国儿童诗歌改编而成的，adaptation 改编。