Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly ___(1)___ a word - “hello”, “good bye”, “thank you” was just about it! I went to classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at how quickly I ___(2)___ progress. ___(3)___ 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. I ___(10)___ actually hold a conversation with my teacher in English.