MynameisElias.IamapoorblackworkerinSouthAfrica.Thetime1______IfirstmetNelsonMandelawasaverydifficultperiodofmylife.Iwastwelveyearsold.Itwasin1952andMandelawastheblacklawyerto2______Iwentforadvice.Heoffered3______(guide)topoorblackpeopleontheirlegalproblems.Hewasgenerouswithhistime,for4______Iwasgrateful.IneededhishelpbecauseIhadverylittleeducation.Ibeganschoolatsix.Theschool5______Istudiedforonlytwoyearswasthreekilometersaway.Ihadtoleavebecausemyfamilycouldnotcontinue6______(pay)theschoolfeesandthebusfare.Icouldnotreadorwritewell.Aftertryinghard,Igotajobinagoldmine.However,thiswasatime7______onehadgottohaveapassbook8______(live)inJohannesburg.SadlyIdidnothaveitbecauseIwasnotbornthere,andIworriedabout9______Iwouldbecomeoutofwork.Theday10______NelsonMandelahelpedmewasoneofmyhappiest.Hetoldme11______togetthecorrectpaperssoIcouldstayinJohannesburg.Ibecamemorehopefulaboutmyfuture.•IneverforgothowkindMandelawas.Whenhe12_____(organize)theANCYouthLeague,IjoineditassoonasIcould.Hesaid:“Thelastthirtyyears13______(see)thegreatestnumberoflawsstoppingoutrightsandprogress,untiltodaywehavereachedastage14______wehavealmostnorightsatall.”•Itwasthetruth.Blackpeoplecouldnotvote15_____choosetheirleaders.Theycouldnotgetthejobstheywanted.•Thepartsoftown16______theyhadtoliveweredecidedbywhitepeople.Theplacesoutsidethetowns17______theyweresenttolivewerethepoorestpartsofSouthAfrica.Noonecouldgrowfoodthere.Infact18_____NelsonMandelasaid:•“…wewereputintoaposition19______wehadeithertoacceptwewerelessimportantorfightthegovernment.Wechosetoattackthelaws.Wefirstbrokethelawinaway20______waspeaceful;whenthiswasnotallowedonlythen21______wedecidetoanswerviolence22_____violence.”Asamatteroffact,Idonotlikeviolence…butin1963Ihelpedhimblowupsomegovernmentbuildings.ItwasverydangerousbecauseifI23_____(catch)Icouldbeput24____prison.ButIwashappytohelpbecauseIknewitwouldhelpusachieveourdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequal.