Read the passage and mark A, B, C or D to indicate the word/phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly ___(1)___ a word - “ hello” , “goodbye”, “thank you” was just about it ! I went to classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at how quickly I made progress. ___(2)___ the course we learned lots of vocabulary and studied grammar rules . The thing I enjoyed most was being able to practice speaking with the other students in my class. After two years I went to England to a language school .It was in Cambridge. I did a ___(3)___ course at a very good school and I stayed with a local family. It was a fantastic experience and I ___(4)___ up a lot of the new language from speaking with my host family and with other students from ___(5)___ the world . I really improved my pronunciation as well. When I got back to Spain, I was so much more confident. I could actually hold a conversation with my teacher in English.