【题目】Then one day while he was working as a lorry driver, Temoteo
(与死神擦肩而过) death.

【答案】had；a；close；encounter；with
【解析】考查短语。 句意：Temoteo作为一名卡车司机工作时，他与死神擦肩而过。可知用一般过去时态，故填had a close encounter with。