A 14-year-old Chinese boy overcame two of humankind’s most dreaded fears — getting stuck in an elevator and getting homework 1 (do) in a single night, owing to his calm-witted character. Sun Yixiao was on his way up on Tuesday evening after school 2 the lift suddenly came to a stop. A moment of panic followed before the 3 (teenage) could find a way out. Sun said he tried to open the elevator door, 4 (press) all the buttons in the hope to get the elevator to work again, but it didn’t work. Without a cell phone at hand, Sun tried yelling to get attention of people outside, but no one responded as time passed by. He slipped a note through the door 5 the message “people stuck inside, please ask the property management for help,” and hoped someone 6 (pick) it up and act on it. After exhausting all his options without knowing how long 7 would take before someone found him, he took out his textbooks and started to do his homework 8 (patient). Soon after he finished his duties, Sun heard loud 9 (voice) outside. A large crowd including his teachers and other parents had come to the rescue, by which time he 10 (trap) in the elevator for over five hours.