In the 1920s， a poor， young painter was making a living in Kansas on his own． He used an old garage （车库 ） as his workplace． He worked （41） 　　day and night．

However， he was not （42） 　　in the garage． There were mice， too． Every night when he tried to sleep， the mice made lots of noise． But he was too tired to drive them away．

One day， a little mouse came to the painter． It looked at him directly． Its small eyes were （43） 　　． "It must be （44） 　　． too．" The painter gave the little mouse some bread． The mouse ate it and went away．

"It will be back， '' the painter thought．

The next day， the little mouse came （45） 　　． The painter gave it some bread another time． The little mouse danced on the floor happily．

After that， the little mouse came to the painter every day． The painter （46） 　　it very much． He even allowed it to dance on his drawing board． At that time， the little mouse was his only friend．

Later， the painter got a job in Hollywood． He had to design （设计 ） a （47） 　　for an animal cartoon． He thought and thought， （48） 　　he had no ideas．

Then the picture of the little mouse dancing on his drawing board came to his mind． He quickly （49） 　　 his brush． With a few strokes （笔划 ），（50） 　　 cartooncharacter in history Mickey Mouse﹣﹣ was born．

As you know， the name of the poor young painter was Walt Disney．

41．A． hardly	B． hard	C． bored	D． interesting
42．A． along	B． lonely	C． alone	D． long
43．A． shone	B． to shine	C． shine	D． shining
44．A． hungry	B． cold	C． thirsty	D． sleepy
45．A． down	B． away	C． off	D． again
46．A． liked	B． disliked	C． hated	D． scared
47．A． brush	B． character	C． gift	D． sign
48． A． or	B． so	C． but	D． and
49． A． put up	B． looked up	C． gave up	D． picked up
50． A． great	B． the greatest	C． greater	D． more great