It was nine on a cold winter night. I hurried to go home from work on my bike.
While I was waiting for the green light by the side of the road. ____1____ old man waved and walked towards me. I felt a little nervous. He said ____2____ (slow), “Excuse me, Could you please help me?” I looked at him up and down. He looked about seventy years old. He took out ten yuan and said, “You see the old lady over there? She ____3____ (sell) baked sweet potatoes. Could you just take the money and buy one ____4____ her?” He pointed at the woman about fifty ____5____ (meter) away.
“But ____6____ don’t you buy it yourself?” I was puzzled (困惑
). The old man continued, “That old lady is my wife and it’s her ____7____ (one) day to sell baked sweet potatoes. She forgot to take gloves with her. I know she can’t stand the cold because her legs hurt, too. She told me there was only one sweet potato left and that she wouldn’t go home until all the sweet potatoes were sold out. I’m very ____8____ (worry) about her.”
At that time, I ____9____ (understand) everything. I felt really warm and moved. Without ____10____ (take) the money, I rode fast to the old lady and bought the last sweet potato.