I swerved to __3__ it, but clipped the curb and my tyre blew out. I pulled into a small parking lot and found the area __4__ at 5：15 am. I've lived in urban areas most of my life. I'm fairly streetwise and not __5__ scared, but I knew I was in a pretty __6__ neighborhood.

　　There was no one in Houston to pick me up. I immediately __7__ the doors and picked up my phone to call a tow truck. Soon a man __8__ on my driver's side window and asked if he could help me. From his __9__ and behaviour, I knew he was far more likely to __10__ than help me, so I politely __11__ him down and told him the tow truck was due any minute. He asked again, but again I politely __12__. He finally said, “Madam, you need help. It remains to be seen whether the tow truck will arrive, and you aren't going anywhere until you get the tyre replaced.”

　　I looked hard, straight into his eyes, and __13__ saw someone different from the thug (恶棍) he appeared to be at first glance. So, __14__ all rational judgment, but trusting my instincts (本能), I got out. He looked __15__， but got right to work, trying to find the __16__. It took a while, __17__ it was stored underneath the van.

　　He __18__ the tyre, returned the seat (机座) to its place and said, “Thank you for letting me help you. You gave me a(n) __19__ when most people would never open the door to someone like me.” I left with a new tyre and a renewed __20__ in human nature.

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