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　Bill was a very good pilot(飞行员), He 　1　in the air force for several years, and had been very 　2　．Now he was sent to a small field in the forest, 　3　areoplanes were able to attack the enemy very easily, because it was 　4　the front line, but 　5　to fin/D．The forest trees were very tall and very close on all 　6　, so planes had to dive down steeply(急剧地)and then 　7　their dive very suddenly 　8　they hit the ground．Only the best pilots were able to 　9 　safely, and even some of those lost their planes and were killed because they 　10　the trees or the ground．

　　　After Bill had arrived, he was not 　11　until he was able to fly closer to the trees than 　12　pilots, and soon all the pilots who used that field were trying to 　13　each other at flying 　14　over the forest．Every time one of their aeroplanes came back 　15　an attack on the enemy the other pilots 　16　to run outside and watch, to see 　17　near the trees its pilot took it． If he 　18　in taking it very near, they laughed and shouted and bought him beer at the bar when he got 　19　．

　Bill soon 　20　exactly how near he was able to go 　21　, and then one day he flew so close to the tops of the trees that some of the branches scratched the 　22　of his plane．The other men in the plane seemed rather 　23 　, but Bill only laughed and landed the plane without any trouble in the middle of the field 　24　the other pilots on the ground shouted happily． “How silly I am!”he said．“I 　25　that the trees have grown since yesterday!”

A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived.None of them dared go outside for fear of being__36__by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a__37__to find a way of stopping themselves from being in__38__.One day，when the cat was out，mice of all ages__39__into the meeting room.

“Let’s build a big trap，”one mouse__40__.When this idea was__41__，another said，“What about poisoning (毒死) her？”But__42__knew where to buy the poison.One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat’s food，__43__said，“Let’s cut her teeth，so she can do no more harm.”But the meeting did not accept his__44__.

At last，one mouse，__45__than the rest，jumped onto a table.Waving a bell，he called for__46__，“Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail，so we’ll always know__47__she is！We’ll have__48__to escape，and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to__49__！” Hearing the words，everyone got__50__and they congratulated him on his good idea.

“We’ll tie it so tightly (紧紧地) that it will never__51__！”

“She’ll never be able to walk__52__again！Why，the other day，she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”

However，the wise mouse said，“We must__53__who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room.Nobody was__54__enough to put the plan into action.The meeting ended without any decision being made.

It’s often very__55__to have bright ideas，but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

36．A.trained                             B．taught 

C．caught                                 D．invited

37．A.party                               B．test 

C．game                                   D．meeting

38．A.return                              B．danger 

C．fact                                     D．need

39．A.rushed                             B．swam 

C．flew                                    D．stepped

40．A.questioned                       B．explained 

C．suggested                             D．answered

41．A.supported                        B．discussed 

C．accepted                              D．refused

42．A.everybody                       B．nobody 

C．somebody                            D．anybody

43．A.angrily                             B．happily 

C．carefully                              D．slowly

44．A.present                            B．reason 

C．idea                                     D．excuse

45．A.younger                           B．longer 

C．stronger                               D．wiser

46．A.pleasure                           B．silence 

C．help                                     D．information

47．A.where                             B．what 

C．how                                    D．who

48．A.experience                       B．power 

C．time                                     D．space

49．A.shout                              B．watch

C．stay                                     D．hide

50．A.worried                           B．excited 

C．surprised                              D．tired

51．A.drop off                          B．turn up 

C．get up                                  D．put off

52．A.gladly                              B．quickly 

C．quietly                                 D．directly

53．A.believe                             B．learn 

C．imagine                                D．decide

54．A.honest                             B．brave 

C．rich                                     D．old

55．A.easy                                B．difficult 

C．strange                                D．important

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__40__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．taught 

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．quickly 

C．quietly                                             D．directly

43．A.believe                                        B．learn 

C．imagine                                            D．decide

44．A.honest                                         B．brave 

C．rich                                                 D．old

45．A.easy                                            B．difficult 

C．strange                                            D．important

A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived.None of them dared go outside for fear of being __36__by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a __37__ to find a way of stopping themselves from being in__38__.One day，when the cat was out，mice of all ages__39__into the meeting room.

“Let’s build a big trap，”one mouse__40__.When this idea was__41__，another said，“What about poisoning(毒死)her？”But __42__knew where to buy the poison.One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat’s food，__43__said，“Let’s cut her teeth，so she can do no more harm.”But the meeting did not accept his__44__.

At last，one mouse，__45__than the rest，jumped onto a table.Waving a bell，he called for__46__，“Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail，so we’ll always know__47__ she is！We’ll have__48__ to escape，and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to__49__！”Hearing the words，everyone got__50__ and they congratulated him on his good idea.

“We’ll tie it so tightly(紧紧地)that it will never__51__！”

“She’ll never be able to walk__52__ again！Why，the other day，she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”

However，the wise mouse said，“We must__53__who is going to tie it on her tail.”There was not a sound in the room.Nobody was__54__ enough to put the plan into action.The meeting ended without any decision being made.

It’s often very__55__to have bright ideas，but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

36．A.trained       B．caught     C．invited      D．taught

37．A.party         B．game           C．meeting      D．test

38．A．danger        B.return             C．fact         D．need

39．A．flew        B．stepped     C.rushed    D．swam

40．A.questioned        B．suggested   C．answered    D．explained

41．A.supported         B．accepted    C．refused      D．discussed

42．A.everybody         B．somebody        C．anybody      D．nobody

43．A．carefully         B．slowly      C.angrily      D．happily

44．A.present      B．idea              C．excuse       D．reason

45．A.younger     B．longer      C．stronger     D．wiser

46．A.pleasure     B．help             C．information  D．silence

47．A．how        B．who         C.where         D．what

48．A．time        B．space       C.experience    D．power

49．A.shout         B．stay             C．hide         D．watch

50．A.worried     B．excited     C．surprised     D．tired

51．A．get up     B．put off      C.drop off     D．turn up

52．A.gladly         B．quietly        C．directly     D．quickly

53．A.believe       B．imagine     C．decide      D．learn

54．A.honest         B．brave        C．rich       D．old

55．A．important  B．difficult    C．strange       D.easy