Surprised by the sudden heavy rain, I forgot my umbrella.

He has acquired the skill of speedreading, allowing him to read many books.

He finished reading the book by speedreading.

He started running swiftly.

He caught the ball with a quick movement.

My new hobby is playing the melodica.

He was reading a book about medieval beheadings.

We all clapped for her wonderful performance.

He fell backwards as if doing a somersault in surprise.

In his anger, he smashed everything in the room.