If you remember the following six pieces of information, you’ll know how to protect yourself. You’ll be _____ safer at school and in your everyday life.

Always notice the environment _____ you. Some people are hurt but they don’t find anything wrong around them. You _____ walk alone outside at night. Make sure where you can find a public phone. If something dangerous happens you can ring the phone _____.

Don’t use earphones when you are in the street. You will keep _____ from the outside world and easily get into trouble.

When you take a bus, you should put your ____ in front of your body instead of _____ it on your back. Because when there are too many people on the bus, it is easy _____ thieves(小偷) to steal your things from the bag on your back.     

If you are _____ by a stranger, cross the street and go in another direction. In this way, he will know you have noticed him. Next, go and get help from others if it is necessary. But don’t go home directly. You are ______ in the street than in your home.   

If you have to take a bus to a far-away place, try to ______ the stop only a few minutes before the bus leaves. This ______ a stranger from studying you. On the bus, don’t sit alone. Don’t sleep.

Children should be told not to play with matches or candles. ______ they may cause fire. If your house ______ fire and you have to run away through smoke, you need to crawl(爬行) on the floor. Please remember there is ______ air near the floor during the fire. Many people die of the smoke, not the heat.

Being street smart is an important skill to have and it’s a good way to take care of yourself.

Always carry your phone with ______, but do not look at it while you are walking. Being able to communicate or call for help is important, ______ keep a list of useful phone numbers. But put your phone away while you are walking so that you can keep your ______ up and see what’s going on around. If you do need to check your phone, stop and look at it quickly.

Don’t wear earphones while you are out. If you have to ______ something when you’re out, use only one earphone or play it at a very low volume (音量).

Travel with ______ or family members when possible and never go anywhere with a stranger. It’s important to be ______ with strangers. Do not get into a stranger’s car.

______ dark and out-of-the-way places. Do not take short cuts through dark areas, even if it will make your trip much faster. If you have to go to a place, and you’re not sure whether it’s safe or not, go ______ someone you know or speak to someone on the phone while you are there.

Run and shout if you feel unsafe. Run away as ______ as you can towards a police station, hospital, or nearby shop for help. Shout as loudly as you can ______ the attention of people around.

A 14-year-old Chinese boy Sun Yixiao was on his way home on a Tuesday evening after school. When he was in the lift, it suddenly came to a stop. Feeling frightened at first, the teenager decided to help ________ out. He tried to open the lift door, but he gave up the idea later and leaned ________ the wall, because he thought the lift might fall down suddenly. He then pressed all the buttons (按钮) in the ________ of getting the lift to work again, but it didn’t work. Sun then pressed the “stop” button to lock the lift to make sure it would not ________.

Without a cell phone at hand, Sun tried shouting loudly to get _________ of people outside, but no one answered as time passed by. The young boy didn’t give up ________. He sent a note through the door with the message and hoped someone could pick it up and help him out.

After doing all these, the boy knew it might take a long time ________ someone found him. So he decided to do his homework. He took out his textbooks and started to do his homework ________.

Soon after he finished his homework, he heard loud voices outside. A large crowd including his parents and teachers had come to the rescue, by which time he had been in ________ lift for over five hours.

On Weibo, people spoke highly of him, because he could keep ________ in the face of such a dangerous situation.