C The mice meeting
导读：在一间杂货店里，一群古灵精怪的小老鼠们正在开会。他们在讨论什么呢？读一读这个故事吧！
There was a grocery in a town. Lots of mice lived in that grocery. They ate everything and spoiled all the bags. The shop owner got really worried. So he thought, "I should buy a cat and let it stay in the shop. So I can save my things."

He bought a big fat cat and let him stay there. The mice could not move freely now. They were afraid that the cat would eat them up anytime. The mice wanted to do something. They had a meeting and all of them said, "We must get rid of the cat. Who has an idea?"
All the mice sat quietly. Then a smart-looking mouse stood up and said, "The cat moves softly. That is the problem. If we can tie a bell around his neck, then things will be fine. When the cat goes anywhere, we can know." "Yes, that is a good idea," said all the mice. An old mouse slowly stood up and asked, "Who would tie the bell?" But there was no one to answer this question.
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grocery /'grəʊsəri/ 食品杂货店
spoil /spɔɪl/ 破坏
freely /'friːli/ 不受限制地；自由地
get rid of 摆脱
tie /taɪ/(用线、绳等)系
bell /bel/ 铃，钟
我来试试
根据故事内容回答问题。
1. Why did the shop owner buy a cat?

2. What's the idea of the mice?

1. Because lots of mice lived in his grocery. They ate everything and spoiled all the bags. He was worried and wanted to save his things.
2. They wanted to tie a bell around the cat's neck. Then they can know where the cat goes anytime.

1. 可从短文前两段找到对应信息，杂货店里有很多老鼠，它们吃掉所有食物还弄坏袋子，店主十分担心，想要保护自己的物品，所以买了猫。2. 从短文第三段老鼠的讨论中可找到答案，老鼠们的主意是给猫的脖子系上铃铛，这样猫走到任何地方，它们都能及时察觉。