Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks. Fill in the appropriate word in question 58
I was raised on a farm in a remote village in the 1950s. The winter months were endless and everything was covered in snow. I was always (53)________ for the warmer weather to come. When spring arrived, everything came alive- flowers would bloom and the animals would come out of hibernation. I would follow the bear tracks and search for them. Once, however, I (54) ________ an angry mother bear who saw me (55) ________ a threat. (56) ________ the sight of the bear, I did what my father had told me. I stood still until she stopped growling and walked away. The trick was effective, but looking back now, I realized that the situation was (57) ________ more serious than I thought at the time. By the age of twelve, I had lots of camping (58) ________, as I used to go camping with my dog on my school holidays. We would spend days (59) ________ the forest, catching fish for dinner, (60) ________ at the frogs and the (61) ________ of birds and the insects hopping up and down on the surface of the water. Of course, this was possible only during the warm months. When the autumn came, everything went quiet, which was quite usual in those parts. It wasn’t long before the animals disappeared, the birds (62) ________ south and the snow took over. The place became deserted once again.
A. experience
B. skills
C. qualities
D. qualifications
Đáp án : A
“camping experience”: kinh nghiệm về cắm trại, vế sau có đề cập “as I used to go camping with my dog on my school holidays.”