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My brother and I were driving home together and started talking. Because of this _____________, my brother took a wrong turn.

_____________, the wrong turn took us toward a bridge and, we had no way of turning back. My brother had to _____________ to cross. He was clearly frustrated by the mistake and the _____________ waste of $4.

As we drove forward, my brother _____________ an old black Mustang (福特野马汽车) which pulled over to the side of the road. A young guy was standing nearby trying to phone someone. I was busy trying to figure out which way we went next but my brother _____________ and asked the guy if he needed any help. And he did. He had a _____________ tire.

My brother helped him change the flat. We started getting to know the young man had a bad week; earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this _____________ on his way home from work. But he called us “a _____________ of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been ______________   if we hadn’t come along. After we had finished the job, he pulled out $20 to give us. “No,” I said. “We were never supposed to even get on that bridge. We took a wrong____________. But now we know why we did. It was to______________ you. Thank you for turning our mistake into a ____________ to serve.”

What ____________ me most was my brother’s calm mind and open mind. He was able to see a chance to help (which I totally missed!) even in an otherwise negative______________.