题目内容：

One day a young man was walking along the road when he heard a cry. It seemed to be coming from underneath a bridge. As he approached the bridge, the sound got louder and then he saw   1. pitiful sight. There, 2. (lie) in the muddy riverbed was a little dog about two months old,   3.  front legs were tightly tied with ropes. It had wounds on its head and   4.   (cover) with mud.

The young man wanted to help the dog,   5. as he approached, the dog started to bark. The young man did not give up. 6. sat down and started gently talking to the dog. It took a long time but eventually the dog 7. (stop) barking and the man was able to touch it. The young man carried the dog home, cared   8.  its wounds, and gave it food and water. Even with all of this, the dog was still 9.  (friend) every time the young man approached. But the young man did not give up. Weeks went by and the man continued attending to the dog. Then one day, as the young man approached, the dog wagged its tail.

It was consistent love and kindness   10. won a lifelong friendship of loyalty.