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at least 7 to 8 local boys ___4____ suddenly from the deep dark of the night and surrounded our car, ___5___ me to hand over whatever money I had. To my relief, Afolabi returned in time. For start, he tried to quietly ___6___ with them. When that didn’t ___7___, he raised his voice and showed that he was ___8___ for a fist fight. His ____9___ actions and muscular frame finally forced the boys to abandon their ___10___ and they ran away into the same darkness from where they came. Afolabi needn’t have done that. In the darkness of the night, people will not ___11___ take risks to save their own possessions. The boys could have been carrying weapons with them, but this loyal driver did not ___12____ any “ifs” or “buts”. His main ___13___ was to save me from getting robbed. Though it has passed many years, those few moments are enough to register the driver’s ___14___ into the deepest corner of my heart. ___15__ off to Afolabi, the loyal driver who helped me. 1. A. sacrifice B. express C. experience D. provide 2. A. teacher B doctor C. librarian D. driver 3. A. expected B. attempted C. managed D. happened 4. A. escaped B. returned C. ran D. appeared 5. A. forcing B. wishing C. holding D. forbidding 6. A. argue B. bargain C. fight D. reason 7. A. match B. work C. end D. happen 8. A. eager B. sorry C. ready D. famous 9. A. brave B. proper C. busy D. se