阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time, there lived an old lion in a forest, One day, the lion
found himself too old and could not look for food on his own. He thought he
would soon die. He was very sad and went home.
When he walked home 1 , he
told a bird about his sad situation(情况). Soon
everyone in the2 heard about the lion's story. The other
animals all felt 3 for the lion too. So one by one they came to
visit the lion. The lion looked old and weak, but it was very clever. When each
animal came into his home, they were easy to 4.
So the lion had food and soon he became strong again.
One day, early in the morning, a fox came. The fox was very clever, too.
He slowly came 5 the lion's home Standing outside, he asked. "How
are you, my friend?" "Hello, my best friend." said the lion. "Is
it you? I can't see you well. 6you are far away, Come in, please, Because
I am old and weak, I can't go out, I think I will 7soon.
"
While the lion was talking, the fox was looking carefully down at the 8in
front of the lion's home.
Finally the fox9,
and said. "I'm sorry, but I must go. I am very 10 because I see the footprints of many animals
going into your home, but I see no one coming out again! "
