Norah is a lovely girl from Georgia, the USA. Last year, the little girl had a good time on her 4th birthday. What's more, both her mother and she will never forget the birthday 1.________ on that day Norah made a special friend in a supermarket.
On Norah's 4th birthday, she went to a supermarket to buy some cupcakes with 2.________ mother. They met an old man who was shopping 3.________. The old man looked serious, but Norah looked 4.________ and said to him, “Hi, Grandpa! It's my birthday today.” Surprisingly, a soft look came into the old man's eyes. He 5.________ to ask about Norah's age and talk with her for some time. At last, they took a 6.________ together and said goodbye.
Later, Norah's mother put the photo of Norah and the old man on the Internet. A person 7.________ the old man and he told Norah's mother something about him. The old man was 82 years old and he was called Dan Peterson. After his wife died several months ago, he became very 8.________. The person also said it was the first time that he had seen Dan's 9.________ after the death of his wife.
So Norah's mother contacted (联系) Dan and 10.________ him with her daughter. After that, Norah and Dan became good friends. They enjoyed cupcakes together and shared lots of hugs.

1. because 2. her 3. alone 4. excited 5. began 6. photo 7. recognized 8. upset 9. smile 10. visited