It was a cold windy winter day and I was walking home from work．My head pointed down against the（31）　　when I noticed an old lady．She was（32）　　on the sidewalk in her house slippers（拖鞋）．

    As I（33）　　her，I saw that she was well into her 80s，and she was holding some（34）　　in her hands．

    I walked on and arrived at the traffic light．Waiting there，I saw the mailbox（35）　　the street．The light turned green，but I pretended （假装）to check my phone and waited for her to catch up with me．In this neighborhood，even crossing with the green light was（36）　　．Drivers often drove（37）　　through red lights and stop signs．

    I stayed there until she（38）　　me．I turned to her and touched her gently on the arm．She smiled and took my hand in hers and（39）　　it．Her small hand was soft and warm．Hand﹣in﹣hand，we were waiting for the（40）　　to change．

    When the light turned green，we walked together slowly across the street，（41）　　the letters in the mailbox．Then I took her（42）　　across the street．

    As I walked the rest of the way home，I could still feel the（43）　　of her hand in my own．

People say the first language of all humans is（44）　　．A caring touch helps to make a bad situation（45）　　．And even now，every time I think of the old lady，I can still feel the power of touch．

31．A．crowd	B．snow	C．wind	D．rain
32．A．begging	B．walking	C．running	D．riding
33．A．knew	B．expected	C．missed	D．passed
34．A．letters	B．pictures	C．books	D．flowers
35．A．across	B．over	C．through	D．behind
36．A．strange	B．crazy	C．dangerous	D．safe
37．A．carefully	B．quietly	C．wildly	D．calmly
38．A．called	B．reached	C．found	D．caught
39．A．pushed	B．pulled	C．hit	D．held
40．A．way	B．light	C．ride	D．traffic
41．A．took	B．sent	C．dropped	D．locked
42．A．forward	B．back	C．away	D．ahead
43．A．warmth	B．trust	C．care	D．love
44．A．help	B．kindness	C．touch	D．action
45．A．interesting	B．necessary	C．popular	D．hopeful