问题:

阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。      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.

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