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Ruth

I am going to talk about the time I have spent in Germany and also in France. I did a degree in French and German and as part of my degree it was compulsory to spend one year abroad. I decided to go to Germany because my German was not as good as my French. When I got to Germany, I found that people were really hospitable. People often invited me out and they invited me to their houses and they would often take me out to different places and sometimes we would go to cafes and have coffee and cake.

Some of my German friends used to think that British people have coffee - sorry - have tea and cake and scones at 4 o'clock every day. I think that's really funny, because I don't know anybody in Britain who has tea and scones and cake at 4 o'clock every day.

One day when I was in Germany I went for a walk. I lived in a village and I went just for a wander about really and I found myself in France and I was really surprised because I didn't know I was living quite so close the border.

And that year, really, I really fell in love with France and Germany. I love croissants and I've got some really good friends in France and I also have a pen friend. I think I also like the French weather because it seems to be so much warmer and sunnier than the weather in Britain, so I really like that too.

1) Ruth decided to go to Germany because _______. 

 a) her German was not as good as her French

 b) in Germany, she didn't have as many good friends

 c) in Germany, many people also speak French

2) Ruth found that German people were very _______. 

 a) pitiable

 b) hospitable

 c) despicable

3) Some Germans thought British people have _______ at 4 o'clock. 

 a) coffee and tea

 b) coffee and scones

 c) tea and cake

4) One day when she took a walk, she realized she was _______. 

 a) very lost

 b) in France

 c) homesick

5) She likes the _______ in France better than in Britain. 

 a) weather

 b) architecture

 c) red wine