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It was a very cold evening, an old man was waiting for a ride across the river. He saw several
horsemen pass by but he didn't ask for any help. The wait seemed 1 (end). Then came another rider,
the old man 2 (catch) his eye and said , " Sir, would you mind doing me a favor?"
Stopping his horse, he replied," Of course. ". Almost 3 (freeze) , the old man could not get 4 the ground. The horseman helped him onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river, 5 to his home.
"Sir, you didn't even ask the other riders for help, why? What 6 I had said no and left you there?"
the horseman asked.
The old man looked at him straight in the eyes and said, "1looked into their eyes, I found they didn't
care, 7 told me it would be useless, but when I looked into 8 ,I saw kindness. "
These words touched the rider deeply. "Thank you for 9 you've said. I hope I will never be too
busy to help others. " With that,Thomas Jefferson, the 10 (three) president of the US, turned his horse
around and went away.
