An old man lived alone in his old house. He hardly ever went out．He wouldn't {#blank#}1{#/blank#}with others．One day， a little boy setting{#blank#}2{#/blank#}knocked (敲)at the old man's door .The door slowly opened. "Uh，sir， would you like to buy a magazine?"The old man didn't say anything．He{#blank#}3{#/blank#}stared(注视)at the boy．The boy looked inside and saw lots of dog sculpture(雕塑品)on the table．"Do you collect dogs?" the boy asked．"Yes，they are all my family．"Hearing this，the boy {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. and felt sorry for him．"I have a magazine here about dogs．It's perfect for you．"The old man was ready to close(关) the door and said，"No，I don't{#blank#}5{#/blank#}any magazines．"

The boy suddenly had an idea．He had a dog sculpture， which did not mean much to{#blank#}6{#/blank#}．After a while，the boy returned{#blank#}7{#/blank#}a box．The old man shouted this time．"I told you no magazines!""I bring you a girl．"The boy {#blank#}8{#/blank#}the box and handed him the sculpture．The old man got{#blank#}9{#/blank#}because no one had given him a gift before．From that day on，the old man started going out of his house often．He and the boy because good{#blank#}10{#/blank#}．The boy even brought his pet dog to visit me old man every week．