1 . I’ve always been fascinated by languages, but I’ve never been any good at learning them. I remember sitting in my French lessons, I never _________ what I was being taught. My teacher wasn’t _________.
But one of my A levels was English Language, and that was where my interest in _________ started. Over the last few years, I’ve started learning more languages than I can _________. They include Latin, Russian, Spanish, and probably several others. None of them stuck.
And then came lockdown. While I was _________ enough to still be able to work from home, on evenings and weekends, I found myself getting _________ and looking through video websites for something to watch. That’s how I _________ a Chinese fantasy drama filled with complex relationships.
But by the time I got about halfway through the show, I _________ that in some cases, the words being spoken in Chinese didn’t match the words being said in the English translations. _________, a character was being called shijie instead of by her name. I went online, did some __________ and met a difficulty.
Shijie, which I learned can be translated as “martial sister”, introduced me to the complexities of Chinese __________. So many different words for “aunt”, “uncle” and “grandfather”! Characters with more than one name!
I was __________ by the way the language is so connected with the culture, and how poetic and __________ it is. I wanted to be able to __________ the source material, even if it was going to take me a long while __________ I got to that point.
1. A.looked out for | B.got accustomed to | C.depended on | D.paid attention to |
2. A.pleased | B.annoyed | C.frustrated | D.relaxed |
3. A.culture | B.language | C.school | D.history |
4. A.remember | B.obtain | C.suggest | D.choose |
5. A.worried | B.available | C.lucky | D.exhausted |
6. A.doubtful | B.upset | C.bored | D.anxious |
7. A.enjoyed | B.found | C.created | D.directed |
8. A.expected | B.decided | C.realized | D.admitted |
9. A.At first | B.In addition | C.Above all | D.For example |
10. A.research | B.business | C.interviews | D.tests |
11. A.families | B.relationships | C.dramas | D.lifestyles |
12. A.confused | B.saddened | C.encouraged | D.attracted |
13. A.strange | B.difficult | C.beautiful | D.satisfied |
14. A.believe | B.understand | C.accept | D.imagine |
15. A.though | B.unless | C.once | D.before |