2 . On a sunny afternoon, Anthony Perry stepped off the train at Chicago’s 69th Street station. The 20-year-old, who worked nights in a grocery store, was on his way to see his _________.

On the platform, something unthinkable happened: a man _________ the edge and onto the electrified train tracks! As Perry and other _________ passengers watched, he shook uncontrollably as the _________ moved through his body.

“Help him!” someone cried. “Please, someone!”

Perry couldn’t just stand there and _________. He sat at the edge of the platform and eased himself down. _________ all rails between the man and him were electrified, he quickly leaped towards the victim, using a high-knee technique from his high school football days.

Perry soon _________ down and grasped the victim’s wrist. _________, he felt a powerful electric shock shoot through his body. Perry jumped back. He reached down a second time, and was shocked again. But the third time he seized the man’s wrist and forearm, and managed to move the guy’s body away from the _________.

“Give him chest compressions!” yelled an old lady on the platform.

Perry was no expert, but for a few moments he worked on the man’s heart until the victim regained __________. Then, first-aiders arrived. Perry let the professionals __________. Heart still racing from the electric shocks, he __________ back up onto the platform, grabbed his __________ and continued on to his grandfather’s.

The evening news reported the incident, __________ an unnamed hero with saving the victim’s life. To many, Perry’s __________ deeds demonstrated the power of choosing compassion over personal safety.