An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old, it could not run quickly, and it could not bite(咬), because it was so old. One day，the old cat saw a mouse; it jumped and c{#blank#}1{#/blank#}the mouse. But it could not bite the mouse, so the mouse got out of the cat's mouth and r{#blank#}2{#/blank#} away. Then the old woman became very a{#blank#}3{#/blank#}because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat.,The cat said, "Do not hit your old s{#blank#}4{#/blank#} I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but you should r{#blank#}5{#/blank#} what good work the old did when they were young."

    Peter goes to see his friend in New York. His friend is in an art c{#blank#}1{#/blank#} there. Peter comes here for the f{#blank#}2{#/blank#} time, so he doesn't know New York very w{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. And he can't f{#blank#}4{#/blank#} his way to the art club. A girl is at a bus stop. He walks to her and s{#blank#}5{#/blank#}, "Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Center Street?"

    The girl is friendly. She smiles(微笑), b{#blank#}6{#/blank#} she can't speak English. She c{#blank#}7{#/blank#} speak French. She is also n{#blank#}8{#/blank#} there. She takes out a small notebook f{#blank#}9{#/blank#} her bag and writes something on it. "I'm s{#blank#}10{#/blank#} I can't speak English."

⑴最近；不久前adv.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

⑵银行家n.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

⑶名声n.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

⑷王宫；宫殿n.     {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

⑸财富n.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

⑹柠檬n.{#blank#}6{#/blank#}

⑺令人不舒适的adj.{#blank#}7{#/blank#}

⑻灰色的；昏暗的adj.{#blank#}8{#/blank#}

 — Sorry, I don't know.