My family lives in Las Vegas, where I can hardly remember the last time it snowed. We also didn’t get the ____1____ of the men who helped us during the last snowstorm.
We had been ____2____ through Albuquerque, New Mexico from Texas after a week of visiting family and friends after 15 years of not seeing them. Suddenly, we ____3____ it was snowing, and soon, as we got closer to Albuquerque, ____4____ snow piles littered the sides of the road.
We had a quick ____5____ at Clines Corners Rest Area, and got back on the road again. Slowly, we drove onto the snow-filled highway. At first, it had seemed like we would ____6____ it, and we almost did. Right at the edge of the highway, we got stuck in the snow. My sister and I got out to try and push the car, but that didn’t work. In the words of my sister, “this is how horror movies ____7____.”
Thank goodness it wasn’t so ____8____ that there were cars on the road. At first, we used our bare hands to try and ____9____ a car to help us. The driver looked at us and unfortunately continued driving, but I understood. It seemed he was also on a ____10____ with his family. Then, we saw another car and grabbed our phones and ____11____ them with the flashlights on.
A man in a truck about the same height as I am, ____12____ in his early 30s, stopped to help us. Despite him not having any ____13____, he still tried to help us push our car back onto the road.
After several attempts, another truck saw us. It passed us, but someone in it ____14____ the driver to back up and help. Two white men, taller than I, probably also in their 30s, got ____15____ and grabbed their shovel（铁锹）. They knew exactly what to do, shoveling the snow, and revealing a pathway of pavement for our tires to drive on. They even instructed my dad to slowly speed up. With their help, our car ____16____ made it back on the road.
I’m really ____17____ to you three who helped my family. ____18____ we didn’t get your names, I hope that somehow this piece of writing ____19____ you, and you understand that you saved my family and two dogs, from a potentially life-threatening ____20____.