The whale that saved a woman's life

Some years ago, a Chinese zoo organised a special diving competition. They (9) ………… the

people who wanted to enter the competition to dive into a pool where there were some whales.

The water was 7 metres deep and very cold and they had to stay there as long as possible without

breathing. 26-year-old Yang Yun was a confident diver, but she (10) ………… ever dived in such

cold, deep water before. When Yun had (11) ………… in the pool for a few minutes, she found

that she couldn't move her legs. Later, Yun said that she had felt very anxious and afraid at that

moment. But then a whale called Mila, which (12) ………… at the zoo for some time and was

sociable with humans, swam towards Yun. Mila had (13) ………… that Yun was in trouble, and

wanted to help her.

When the people around the pool saw Mila pushing Yun out of the water, they understood that the

whale had saved the woman. Yun later told journalists that she had (14) ………… that there was

'an incredible force' pushing her up, but that she (15) ………… realised it was a whale. And she

said that she (16) ………… never going to forget Mila - the whale that saved her life.