Timoteo Apaza,a 46-year-old (1) ______ ,works as a human traffic signal.Holding a large round (2) ______ which is red on one side and green on the other,he stands on the bend to (3) ______ the traffic without pay.Sometimes,(4) ______ give him tips.Many people wonder why he does it.
As is known,La Paz is the highest capital in the world.Because of its high altitude,(5) ______ and communication are quite hard there.Many roads are in bad(6) ______ ,which leads to frequent accidents.Once,he drove a lorry going down the road that is so dangerous and (7) ______ 300meters down the mountain at a(8) ______ .Fortunately,he (9) ______ it.Then,one night,he was called out to help people out of a (10) ______ bus at the Devil's Bend,which finally made him decide to help others and take up this job.