A boy selling magazines walked up to a house people seldom visited. The house was old and the owner   36   came out. When he did come out he wouldn’t say hello to anybody   37   simply stared at them.
The boy knocked on the door and   38   . As he was ready to   39   away, the door slowly opened. “What do you want?” the old man said.
“Uh, sir, I’m selling these magazines and I was   40   if you’d like to buy one.” The old man   41   stared at the boy. The boy could see the inside of the house and   42   some dog figurines（小雕像）. “Do you   43   dogs?” the boy asked. “Yes, I do. They’re my family here and they’re all I have.” The boy felt sorry for the man, as he seemed to be very   44   . “I’ve a magazine here for collectors. It’s perfect for you. I also have one about dogs since you like dogs so much.” But the old man said, “I need   45   of the magazines, now goodbye.”
The boy was sad. He went home and then an idea   46   to him. He had a little dog figurine. He walked back to the old man’s house with the   47  . He knocked on the door again and this time the old man came right to the door. “Boy, I             48    I told you no magazines.”
“No, sir. I know that. I wanted to bring you a   49  . ” The boy handed him the figurine and the old man’s face   50  . “It’s a Golden Retriever. I have one at home. This one is   51   you.” The old man was   52  ; no one had ever shown him so much   53  . “Boy, you have a kind   54  . Thank you!” From that day on the old man  55  coming out of the house and talking with people.

A．hardly B．never C．regularly D．nearly

A．so B．when C．as D．but

A．hurried B．left C．remained D．waited

A．walk B．run C．escape D．drive

A．doubting B．wondering C．saying D．hoping

A．ever B．yet C．just D．still

A．loved B．sensed C．noticed D．contacted

A．help B．collect C．raise D．like

A．alone B．cruel C．lonely D．terrible

A．nothing B．none C．either D．some

A．happened B．brought C．reached D．occurred

A．fear B．magazine C．idea D．figurine

A．imagined B．thought C．wished D．expected

A．friend B．gift C．dog D．book

A．lit up B．went up C．grew up D．turned up

A．for B．on C．with D．in

A．calm B．encouraged C．disappointed D．surprised

A．pity B．happiness C．politeness D．kindness

A．eye B．heart C．hand D．head

A．continued B．avoided C．started D．risked