Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best each of the numbered blanks from 1 to 5.

I had an (1) _____ experience last year. When I (2) _____ to town in the south of France, a young man waved to me.

I stopped and he asked me for a lift. As soon as he had got into the car, I said good morning to him (3) _____ French and he replied in the same language (4) _____ of us spoke during the journey. I myself know a little of French. I had nearly approached the town when the young man suddenly said, very (5) _____, “Do you speak English?”. As I soon learnt, he was English himself.

I had an (1) _____ experience last year.