阅读短文，用方框中所给单词或短语填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。(每空只能填一个单词或一个短语，每个单词或短语限用一次)

role, beside, anything, work, comfortable, first, suddenly, received, trouble, care about, managed

It was a warm Sunday afternoon in May, 2021. 【小题1】 the Lech River many people were playing and picnicking, and they felt 【小题2】 and relaxed. Some people were cooling their feet in the cold water from the snow-covered mountains nearby. From behind the bar (吧台) at the restaurant, Paul Blachut, a waiter, had a good view of the river.

A mother and two daughters were playing on the riverbank when, 【小题3】, they fell into the fast-running water. A passer-by shouted loudly, “Help! Three people are being carried away by the water!” Looking up from his work, Paul noticed the three women flapping (摆动) their arms in the water, trying to catch 【小题4】 they could.

Paul rushed to the riverbank and jumped into the river. He didn’t 【小题5】 the cold. All he could think about was saving the women. As he got closer to them, he found the mother had the most 【小题6】 because her long dress made her so heavy. He pushed her to the bank 【小题7】. Then he 【小题8】 to save the two daughters with other people’s help.

Later, people expressed their admiration for Paul, but he was modest (谦虚的) about his 【小题9】. “It only took me two or three minutes,” he said, adding that he was happy to have 【小题10】 high praise from his boss for his courage. Indeed, it was a job very well done.