Choose the most suitable answer A, B, C, or D to complete the following passage.

When I first started learning English ten years ago, I could hardly say a word – “hello”, “good bye”, “thank you” was just about it. I went two classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at home quickly I (2) _________ progress. During the course we learned a lot of vocabulary and studied grammar rules. (3) ________ thing I enjoyed most was to be able to practice speaking with other students in my class.

After two years I went to England to a language school. It was in Cambridge. I did a (4) __________course at a very good school and I stayed with a local family. It was a fantastic experience and I (5) ________ up a lot of new language from speaking with my host family and with other students from (6) ___________ 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.

I went two classes two evenings a week and I was surprised at home quickly I (1) _________ progress.