1 . It was 3 am, a cold and wet night, on August 21, 2010. I had just left a local club to travel ten kilometers home when I lost ________ of my car on Grand Junction Road in Hope Valley.

I ________ into a still car that was parked in front of a house, and then hit a tree. I was badly injured! ________ still, I had no idea that a fire had started ________ the bonnet (引擎盖) of my car.

________ in the car behind me was a young man, who I later found out was called Jared. He saw the accident occur and ________ to help me out of the car. He put his own life in ________ when he got into the back seat trying to undo (解开) my seat belt.

With my seat belt undone, Jared then broke the driver’s window to drag me out. He ________ did this while my car was burning. ________ by the crash, the homeowners came out to investigate (调查) . Jared told them to ring emergency services ________ he continued to help me out of the car.

I owe my life to Jared and I consider him a good friend due to the ________ bond created on the night he dragged me to safety. I was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital in a serious condition, five bones broken.

I spent a few weeks in hospital, during which time Jared visited me to see how I was ________. He also continued to contact me after I returned home. He says he doesn’t believe that he did anything special. On that, I totally disagree with him and am very glad that he didn’t get hurt in the ________.

Today, nearly seven years later, Jared and I still ________ and often talk about the events of that night. Jared is my ________ and my friend.

2 . Donnie Wiseman was worn out after work. But his son was _________ on going to a reptile show at Scales and Tails, Utah. So, after a short rest, he _________ his son to the show.

Inside viewing windows was the show’s star attraction, a huge alligator (短吻鳄). It swam around the pool before _________ its head on a two-foot-wide platform. It was feeding time, and the _________ alligator was staring expectantly at its trainer, Lindsay Bull.

For the sake of _________, Bull wanted the alligator off the platform before beginning the show. Entering the enclosure, she held out one arm and shouted “Back!” — a(n) _________ that usually worked. _________, this time the alligator responded by opening the jaw and _________ her into the pool of water.

Outside the enclosure, some _________ if this was part of the show. Not Wiseman. Sensing something was __________, he threw open the glass door and climbed inside. “Jump on its back and push your fists into the top of its nose!” shouted Bull. Wiseman did as he was __________, pressing down with all of his 180-pound body weight. Time seemed to stand __________ for a while. Finally, the alligator eased its __________ and Bull was quickly helped out of the enclosure. Meanwhile, Wiseman __________ a chance to jump off the alligator.

Apart from minor wounds, Wiseman was more __________ than injured. “One mistake and I’ll be a statistic, but still, I’m just glad I was there,” he said.