A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the _______ was that he found himself unable to ask for help-his mobile phone went out of _______ as a result of exhausted battery（电池没电）. Nothing could be done but _______ in cold wilderness. It was 8 hours later that day broke, and then the _______ of the rescue（救援）.

It is almost _______ that he could stand the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his _______ ：“First of all I checked up my _______ conditions and found myself not in fatal（致命的）danger. As there was no _______ to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from _______ . In this way I dozed（打盹）off.”

His story put an end to my regret for the ________ of an exploration adventure that happened last year. A group of young men ________ to explore a mountain cave and got lost. ________ to find a way out in the dark cave, they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of ________. Finally they fell dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the ________ people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the ________ of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to ________ themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering（闪烁）not far away.

Don’t you think that you can compare it with ________ itself? When you meet with obstacles in life, you are lost in darkness. Mind you（请你注意）when it’s ________ , you needn’t put up struggle ________. It seems to be a negative attitude, ________ a person who can afford to do so must have foresight（预见）as well as great courage in the first place.

I’d gone snowboarding with excitement in France with my little brother. That day, fresh snow had been falling, and we were in a good _______. We stopped near the top of an off-path section that went through _______. I let my brother disappear into the trees ahead, _______ I would soon catch up.

I began to _______ speed when I was suddenly thrown off balance. Just as I was regaining control, I ran into the trunk (树干) of a large tree. It was like _______ a solid wall. The pain was more than I could stand. I knew immediately that my _______ was broken and quickly realized the situation could get very _______. Nobody would be coming past. There was no phone signal. It was snowing and cold. If I waited, I would _______ be rescued eventually. But the chance of _______ to death before that happened was too high for me.

I tried to stand but fell down and almost ________ out with pain. I managed to get the board off from my feet and moved it under my stomach so I was lying on it. I used the board to slowly drag (拖) and ________ my body down the tree-lined slope (斜坡).

It took about two hours ________ a skier found me and I got help. The mountain rescue team came, with my brother arriving ________ afterwards. I couldn’t feel my hands or my toes from the cold, but I was ________ to know I was safe. I had broken one of my backbones, so I had an operation. The constant pain was huge, but it wasn’t as bad as seeing the pain and worry I put my family ________.

The recovery road was tough, but I was lucky.

Tonight, I went to see a play. On the way, a car _____ me off. I turned my bright lights on him and I drove right behind him. At the next stop _____, I pulled up beside him. He was _____, and shouted at me.

I rolled down my _____ and said,＂Really? You’re mad at me when YOU cut me off?!＂He _____,＂Yes!＂ And then he threw his coffee in my face, which _____ my face and my car. _____, it was cold. I didn’t know what to do _____ I was angry, so I _____ behind him with my bright lights on.

I called 911 to ______ an attack by a taxi driver. A very nice and calm ______ answered. She told me not to follow him since I could get ______. I asked her what the procedure was. She told me to give her the license plate number and type of car, and they would follow up.

Something in me rethought the ______ thing. I told the 911 operator that I changed my ______. I did not want the police to involve ______. ＂I am fine,＂ I told her before ______.

The car turned down an alley(小巷) quickly, trying to ______ me, but I followed. The car stopped, and a young man got out. He didn’t look so mean or scary ______ — more sad, really. I sensed I didn’t have to worry and I wasn’t ______.

I ______ to the left side ahead of him and got out of my car. He reasoned with me as he was approaching. We apologized to each other. Then, we hugged, shook hands and left.