Last summer, my fiance Eugeniu and I decided to drive to Provence for a holiday. The weather was beautiful, but then, about 700km into the journey, it suddenly _______. I’d never seen the sky go so dark; the rain was heavy. We _______ a tunnel and when we came out onto a _______, the visibility was so bad that we could hardly see a meter in front of us.

_______, we had the odd sensation that the car was lifting at the front. The next second, we were _______ into nothing. On the way down, Icould hear rock pieces hitting the car and my heart pounding to my chest. After that, there was _______

Our car ended up landing on a road below the bridge. We were still _______, but I was in shock. I hadn’t _______ what was happening and was still thinking about my holiday. I had no idea the bridge had _______ — thought it might have been an earthquake.

At first we shouted, but then stopped because we didn’t want to lose ________ and pass out. We tried calling an ambulance, but there was no ________ under the rock pieces. My leg was bleeding and I was too tense — because of the ________ I didn’t feel pain. My fiancé had broken his neck. Rescue workers eventually found us while saving a man whose van was ________ from another section of the bridge above us. We’d been down there for four hours by the time we were pulled out.

It was only afterwards in the hospital that I realized the ________ of the tragedy — 43 people had died. Before, we had focused on earning money. When we went on this holiday, I had lovely clothes and shoes in my suitcase, and they were all buried under the ruin. Maybe that was a sign that these things don’t really ________.

It was two weeks before the New Year and my heart was full of gratitude. I had been employed at my new job for two months and I _________it. One day, I walked through the door of the tall golden building _________. Then a friend of mine took me to a corner. “People are being laid off,” she _________. “Oh, I’m sure you’ll be _________, though. They just hired you.”

At 10: 28 a. m., Henry, the hiring manager, called me to his office. He handed me some _________to sign and then tried to _________that the order came from the head office. I _________as he explained. “I really appreciate that you hired me two months ago. I love this job. Thank you so much,” I said. Relieved, Henry rubbed (揉) his face and said, “The one thing I did not _________to hear today was ‘thank you’.”

That night, as I pulled my _________out of my purse, I noticed I had a voice mail. I listened to the message and couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Emma, the hiring manager of a different company, said that I was highly recommended by my __________ manager. They said they had a(n) __________that was perfect for me. Finally, she added, “Henry asked me to convey a message to you: Anyone who can be so __________as he is leaving a job should have a chance to find another job!”

I had always __________“thank you” as little gifts that I could give to others to brighten their days, gifts that were never returned. __________, the day I was hired to a new job just __________after being laid off, I knew that my gift of gratitude returned to me.

It impressed me a lot.I never thought that little help will_______out to be the most satisfying thing I have ever done. He was tired, and_______to climb further.With a broad_______, he asked if I could help him with some money. He was paralyzed(瘫痪) in both legs and was_______funds for some operation. He said that if operated successfully, he could_______training guaranteeing him a job.I was full of_______and even asked him to show his legs. I gave him the_______money. After a few days, he again came at my doorstep asking for more money for accommodation.This time I was more or less_______ he is not cheating me.I gave him some and said this is all I have.

A year went by and I had moved to a(n)_______place.One fine day I got a call from an unknown number.The caller called out his name but I didn't________him.Then he said he is the very paralyzed person I helped a year ago.

I asked him how he is doing. He said, “ What sir? you recognize me not by my name but by my________state.”

“With your kind help I am now able to________on my legs without support. I was operated on________.I am married to a beautiful lady and have a stable________.”

I don't________remember if I gave him my phone number.________, what he said next was touching.He said he wanted to return my money so that I didn't feel cheated and continued to help people________in the future.I don't know whether he read my facial expression the day I helped him but tears were________down my face.That day I promised him I will continue to help people as I see a(n)________—small or big.________that changed my life.