IX. Read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only ONE word in each space. (2.0 points)
When Linh was younger, she liked to go to school (1) __________ than anything. She used to study every day and even tried harder when preparing for exams. In class, she listened attentively (2) __________ lectures and (3) ___________ her teachers’ questions perfectly. That was why she often performed well in exams and appeared in the list of “Top 10 Students” of the school. She was much (4) ___________ at learning languages than any (5) __________ subjects. At the age of fifteen, she could (6) ___________ two foreign languages, English and French, quite fluently. Her dream (7) __________ to become a successful diplomat. Unfortunately, her father died in a car accident when she was a first-year student at university. She had to quit school to help her mother (8) __________ care of her family. Nevertheless, she continued studying by (9) __________ and tried her best to graduate (10) ___________ the Institute of International Relations at the age of 30. She is now the director in the Department of Foreign Affairs. She says “the more I try, the more I see the meaning of life”.
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