A little boy selling magazines walked up to an old man's house.The old man seldom （很少） came out and （1）n

ever

ever

said hello to neighbours （鄰居）.The boy knocked on the door and （2）w

aited

aited

.Slowly，the door opened. "What do you want？" the old man said. "Uh，sir.I am selling magazines and，uh，would you like to （3）b

uy

uy

one？"
   The old man just looked at the boy，saying （4）n

othing

othing

.The boy could see inside the house and saw that he had many dog figurines （小雕像） above the fireplace . "Do you like （5）d

ogs

ogs

？ " the little boy asked. "Yes，they are my family here." The old man was ready to close the door on the boy and said， "No，boy，I don't need any magazines."
   The little boy felt （6）s

ad

ad

for the old man because he was alone.Then he thought of a little dog figurine that he had.The boy returned to the old man's house （7）w

ith

ith

it.He knocked on the door again and the old man came right to the door. "Boy，I thought I told you no magazine."
   "No，sir，I know that，I want to（8）g

ive

ive

you a gift. " The boy handed him the figurine and the old man's face lit up.The old man was surprised and said， "Boy，you have a big heart.Why are you doing this？" The boy smiled at the old man and said， "（9）B

ecause

ecause

you like dogs. "
   From that day on，the old man started coming out and saying hello to people.He and the boy became （10）f

riends

riends

.This simple nice gesture （舉動） changed both their lives forever （永 遠）.