Modules 10-12

I had an experience last month that completely blew my mind. I went bungee jumping! Steve, a friend of mine, suggested going to the Angeles National Forest in California bungee jump from a bridge over a river. Initially, I jumped at chance, but when we reached the meeting point, my jaw dropped as I watched a man jump off the bridge. of us had ever done it before, so the sight of him dropping down really scared us. When my turn came, I wished I never signed up for this, but I went ahead with it.
The instructors gave me a special suit to wear and attached the elastic cords to it. As I was looking down from a height of 120 feet, my heart was in my mouth. That’s when everybody started the countdown. Three… Two… One!
The moment I jumped off the bridge was the most thrilling in my life. I closed my eyes as I felt gravity pulling me down at an enormous speed and just as I thought I was going to crash onto the surface of the river, the elastic cords pulled me back up again. I went up and down a few times and eventually stopped. I hung there for a few moments, of breath, as the instructors slowly lowered me down to a boat, where another instructor was waiting for me. Steve hadn’t suggested doing this, I would never tried it on my own. When we were going home, I could still feel the adrenaline rush. Even it was an incredible experience, I don’t think that I would do it again!

1. We were having dinner when, unexpectedly. Charlie got up and left.
BLUE | We were having dinner when, , Charlie got up and left.
2. Although I work out often, I haven’t lost any weight.
DESPITE | I haven’t lost any weight often.
3. Bill regrets not going to Madrid to visit his cousin last week.
WISHES | Bill to Madrid to visit his cousin last week.
4. I can’t buy those shoes because they’re too expensive.
ONLY | If those shoes.
5. Jake was ill; that’s why he didn’t come to the meeting today.
HAVE | Jake to the meeting today if he hadn’t been ill.
6. Climbing this mountain is very easy for experienced climbers.
PIECE | 
Climbing this mountain for experienced climbers.
7. I used your computer because I wanted to send an email.
SO | I used your computer an email.
8. In the end, Nancy didn’t visit the museum and Susan didn’t either.
NOR | In the end, the museum.
9. Stop complaining because you’re starting to really annoy me, OK?
NERVES | Stop complaining because you’re starting , OK?
10. ‘Don’t go rollerblading without a helmet,’ the instructor told us.
NOT | The instructor told us without a helmet.
11. In spite of being very tired, Andy went to the gym.
ALTHOUGH | Andy went to the gym very tired.
12. I wrote down the doctor’s phone number because I didn’t want to forget it.
ORDER | 
I wrote down the doctor’s phone number it.

An Amazing Act of Kindness

Yesterday, something (BELIEVE) happened at the Maplewood Orphanage. A (MYSTERY) man walked in with a plain, white envelope and said that he would like to make a (DONATE) to the orphanage. He gave it to the receptionist, requested to remain anonymous and left in a flash.
The receptionist didn’t think much of the event until a few moments later when she opened the envelope. Inside was a check for £20,000. When the receptionist saw the (ASTONISH) amount of money, she quickly informed some of her colleagues, but when they ran outside, he had already driven away. Cathy Crawford, who is in charge of the orphanage, says, ‘It’s truly (REMARK)! Nobody has ever shown up and given such a large amount of money without telling us who they are. It is (REASON) for people to want to remain anonymous, but we didn’t even get the chance to thank him.’
This act of kindness couldn’t have come at a better time for Maplewood Orphanage. Cathy says, ‘The past few months have been quite (CHALLENGE) for us. The government funds we receive are (ADEQUATE) and we would soon have had to close down the orphanage. This saved us. Thank you, sir, whoever you are!