A.was holding some letters
B.reached me
C.arrived at the traffic light
D.walked home
E.were waiting for the light
F.drove wildly
G.pointed down
H.took her back
I.waited for her
J.dropped the letters

   It was a cold windy winter day and I was walking home from work.My head（1）

G

G

against the wind when I noticed an old lady.She was walking on the sidewalk in her house slippers（拖鞋）.
   As I passed her，I saw that she was well into her 80s，and she（2）

A

A

in her hands.
   I walked on and（3）

C

C

.Waiting there，I saw the mailbox across the street.The light turned green，but I pretended（假裝） to check my phone and（4）

I

I

to catch up with me.In this neighborhood，even crossing with the green light was dangerous.Drivers often（5）

F

F

through red lights and stop signs.
   I stayed there until she（6）

B

B

.I turned to her and touched her gently on the arm.She smiled and took my hand in hers and held it.Her small hand was soft and warm.Hand in hand，we（7）

E

E

to change.
   When the light turned green，we walked together slowly across the street，（8）

J

J

in the mailbox.Then I（9）

H

H

across the street.
    As I（10）

D

D

，I could still feel the warmth of her hand in my own.