1. Find more interesting descriptive synonyms for adjectives in bold. (Подберите более яркие синонимы к выделенным прилагательным)

An Incredible Find
I felt really 1) good when my friend Tom suggested that I go fishing with him one 2) nice Sunday afternoon last September. It was a 3) nice day so off we went.
When we arrived at the river bank, we settled down to wait for some fish to bite, with the sun warming our faces 4) nicely. But to my disappointment, our lines stayed totally still. Then, just as we were thinking of leaving, I felt a 5) big tug on the line.
I tugged and tugged, and then, suddenly, not a fish but a strange, rectangular object that looked like a 6) small metal chest appeared on the end of my line. I pulled it in, opened it carefully and Tom and I were surprised! Inside was a 7) nice gold bracelet and necklace and a ring sparkling in the sunlight! The next day, we took our 8) nice catch to a local museum and were told that we had 'fished' some very 9) nice ancient jewellery from a 5th century AD burial site!
A few weeks later, Tom and I received a large reward for finding the jewellery. We were 10) happy! "I'll definitely take you along again next time I go fishing!" Tom told me enthusiastically.

2. Read the extracts and fill in the gaps with linking words and phrases.

A.
before, eventually, meanwhile, as soon as, suddenly, after a while

1)………………………………. arrived at the bank I joinedd the queue and waied for my turn. 2)………………………………., two men burst through the door and ran to the cashier shouting loudly. 3)………………………………. we knew it, the men had forced the cashier to open the security door. 4)………………………………. the bank manager called the police. 5)……………………………….. we heard the police car siren blaring, but by the time they arrived, the robbers had left the building. The police chased them and 6)…………………………… caught them.

B.
at first, soon, suddenly, finally, then, as

1) ………………..we were driving home down the winding mountain road, it started to snow. Soft white snowflakes were tailing lightly onto the road and it 2)…………………….. became very slippery.
3) ……………….a deer shot cut in front of the van and I had to swerve violently to avoid it I heard a loud thump and managed to stop, I quickly jumped out of the van and ran back to see if the deer was hurt I found it tying in the road. 4)…………………….…I thought it was dead. Then, the deer opened its eyes and I realized that it was alive. I jumped back, relieved as the deer struggled to its feet. For a moment it stood looking at me with its large soft brown eyes, 5)……………………. it ran off into the forest and 6) ………………….. disappeared from view.

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