VIII. Read the passage below then circle the best answer for each question When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly (1) __ "hello". "good bye", "thank you"was just about it! I went to classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at how quickly 1(2) __ a word-progress __ the course, we learned lots of vocabulary and studied grammar rules. (4) __ thing I enjoyed most was being able to practise speaking with the other students in my class.After two years, I went to England to a (5) __ school. It was in Cambridge. I did a (6) __ course at a very good school and I stayed with a local family. It was a fantastic experience and I (7) __ up a lot of things from speaking with my host family and with other students from (8) __ the world. I really improved my pronunciation as well. When I got back (9) __ my home town, I was so much more confident 1(10) __ actually hold a conversation with my teacher in English. 1. A. talk (B) speak C. say D. tell 2. A. do B. make C. did D. made 3. A. During (B) After C. Before D. While 4. A. That B. A C. The D. Those 5. A. science B. language C. art D. finance 6. A. three-weeks B. third-week C. threes-week D. three-week 7.A picked B. looked C. got D. stood 8. A. all B. over C. over all D. all over 9. A. the B. to C. in D. on 10. A. had to B. used to C. could D. would hite beautiful