A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived. None of them dared go outside for fear of being __26__by the cat.
The mice decided to hold a __27__ to find a way of stopping themselves from being in__28__.One day，when the cat was out，mice of all ages__29__into the meeting room.
“Let’s build a big trap，”one mouse__30__.When this idea was__31__，another said，“What about poisoning(毒死)her？”But __32__knew where to buy the poison. One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat’s food，__33__said，“Let’s cut her teeth，so she can do no more harm.” But the meeting did not accept his__34__.
At last，one mouse，__35__than the rest，jumped onto a table. Waving a bell，he called for__36__，“Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail，so we’ll always know_37__ she is！We’ll have__38__ to escape，and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to__39__！”Hearing the words，everyone got__30__ and they congratulated him on his good idea.“We’ll tie it so tightly(紧紧地)that it will never_41__！”
“She’ll never be able to walk__42__ again！Why，the other day，she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”
However，the wise mouse said，“We must__43__who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room. Nobody was_44__ enough to put the plan into action. The meeting ended without any decision being made.
It’s often very__45__to have bright ideas，but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.
26．A. trained B．taugh C．caught D．invited
27．A. party B．test C．game D．meeting
28．A. return B．danger C．fact D．need
29．A. rushed B．swam C．flew D．stepped
30．A. questioned B．explained C．suggested D．answered
31．A. supported B．discussed C．accepted D．refused
32．A. everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．anybody
33．A. angrily B．happily C．carefully D．slowly。
34．A. present B．reason C．idea D．excuse
35．A. younger B．longer C．stronger D．wiser
36．A. pleasure B．silence C．help D．information
37．A. where B．what C．how D．who
38．A. experience B．power C．time D．space
39．A. shout B．watch C．stay D．hide
40．A. worried B．excited C．surprised D．tired
41．A. drop off B．turn up C．get up D．put off
42．A. gladly B．quickl C．quietly D．directly
43．A. believe B．learn C．imagine D．decide
44．A. hone st B．brave C．rich D．old
45．A. easy B．difficul tC．strange D．important
