通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31 – 45各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Long long ago there lived many mice in an old house. They were free to do 　31 . They ate up a lot of food. So 32 　owner of the house wanted to stop the mice 　33 　food. He got a cat.　 　34　 , some of the mice were killed. One day one of the oldest mice said, “All the mice 35　 　　come to my hole tonight, and we’ll decide　 36 next about the cat.”

Each of the mice arrived. They thought 　37　 and did what they could to find a way to save their 　38　 　. They spoke, sitting face to face, but none of them had an idea. Finally a young mouse stood up and said, “Why 　39　 　tie a bell 　40　 　the cat’s neck? Then,　 　41　 the cat comes close, we will hear the bell and 　42 . Then the can won’t 　43　 catch any more of us.”

“It 　44 　good! Who can do so here?” the oldest mouse asked. At this very moment the hole was quiet and no one answered.

At last he said, “It's　 45　 　to say than to do. ”

(　　 ) 31. A. nothing　　 B. something 　 　C. anything　　 D. everything

(　　 ) 32. A. the　　　　 B. an　　　　　 C. a 　 　　　　　D. one

(　　 ) 33. A. to eat　　　 B. eat　　　　 　C. eating 　　　　　　　 　　D. to be eaten

(　　 ) 34. A. after that　　 B. After a while 　C. At once　　　 D. At that moment

(　　 ) 35. A. should　　　 B. have to 　　　 　C. would　　 　D. must

(　　 ) 36. A. how to do　 B. what to do 　C. when to do　 D. where to do

(　　 ) 37. A. strongly　　 B. hard　　　　 　C. hardly　 　 　D. heavily

(　　 ) 38. A. body　　　 B. health　　 　　C. life　　　　 D. lives

(　　 ) 39. A. not　　　　 B. not to　 　　　　 　C. didn’t　　 　D. didn’t you

(　　 ) 40. A. over　　　　 B. with　　　 　C. round　　 　 　D. about

(　　 ) 41. A. while　　　 　B. when　 　　　 　　C. if　　　　　 　 D. since

(　　 ) 42. A. move away　 B. went away 　　C. sent away　　 D. run away

(　　 ) 43. A. be able to　　 B. are able to 　　C. is able to　 　　　 D. able to

(　　 ) 44. A. sound　　　 B. sounded　 　　　 　　　 C. sounds　 　　　　 D. is sounded

(　　 ) 45. A. easy　　　　 B. easier　 　　　 　　C. better　 　　　　 D. the best

30. -May I put my bike here？

-Sorry, you mustn’t. Please look at the sign. It says“　　”.

A. NO PARKING　　　　　　　　 　B. NO PHOTOS

C. DANGER 　　　　　　　　　　　D. STOP

29. The population of China is ______ than ______ of any other country in the would.

　　　　 　A. larger; the one　　　　　　　　　 B. more; that

C. larger; that　　　　　　　　　　 D. more; the one

28. - Do you think _____ is easy to heal children?

-　　 No, I don’t think so, we must be patient.

A. it　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　 C. this　　　　　 D. \

27. This shirt is so nice, but it ________ too much.

　　　　 A. pays　　　　　 B. costs　　　　　 C. takes　　　　 D. spends

26. There are few people on the playground, __________?

　　　　 A. are there　　　 B. are they　　　　 C. aren’t there　　 D. aren’t they

25. - Oh，dear！Who's broken my glasses？

-　he　 I. It was your cat.

A. Either; or 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. Neither; nor

C. Both; and 　　　　　　　　　　　　D. Not only; but also

24. Although it's raining,　　　　 we are going to see him this afternoon.

A. but 　　　　　　B. and　　　　　 　C. ／　　　　　 D. then

23. He hurt himself _____ badly _____ he had to see a doctor.

　　　　 A.too, that　　　　 B. so, that　　　　 C. either, or　　　 D. too, to