Long TextExercise 15 of 83

Six months ago I made a rash promise. The leader of the youth club in our village rang me in March saying, ''We're thinking of running a children's playscheme for a day in October half-term. Would you be prepared to help?'' My response was ''Sure, why not?'' In truth I was a little flattered to be asked, even though…

• When the first day of the job arrived the writer was surprised
• When the writer arrived to start her job she