Who is the most famous mouse in motion-picture history? Right, it’s none other than Mickey Mouse! After nearly 90 years, Mickey Mouse is perhaps the s     (1)  in the world.

Walt Disney invented Mickey Mouse while on a train trip b     (2)  New

York and Los Angeles. Mickey’s first movie came out in 1928. Minnie Mouse

also appeared in the movie. The movie was called Plane Crazy, but it was a s    (3)  movie. Later the same year, another movie called Steamboat Willie was also made. It was Mickey’s first “talking” movie and was a rapid s     (4)  . Walt Disney was the voice of Mickey, and Mickey was a star.

Mickey played the violin and piano well. During his first few years in show business, his roles always s  (5)  him as a musician. Later the studio decided to show him in other roles. These i  (6)  a soldier, a cowboy, a hunter, and a fire chief.

There is no doubt that Mickey was popular. He was the star of 21 movies in 1930 and 1931. In the years that followed, he became f   (7)  around the world. However, stars come and go. Donald Duck rose q   (8)  to fame (名声) in the late 1930s, slowly pushing out Mickey. Then, in 1940,

Mickey  played  the  role  of  the  sorcerer’s  (巫师)  helper  in Fantasia. A    (9)  the  movie  and

Mickey’s acting were wonderful, Mickey’s greatest movie-making days were over.

That did not m   (10)  , however, that Mickey was not still liked. In 1955 the Mickey Mouse Club came to television. Also, for over 60 years, Mickey has greeted people at many best-known Disneyland parks in the world.