Asha looked out of the window on the plane. What a 1! The buildings were so tall. The city was large, much larger than her small town.
Asha was travelling to New York City. She was very 2 as she had always wanted to come since she was young. She read stories about it and studied its 3. She knew how the island of Manhattan was bought from native Americans. She 4 knew people from all over the world came to live here. These people, like Asha, 5 a new life in New York.
In New York Asha wanted to do three things. First, she wanted to look for a job. Next, she would find a place to live. She knew it was expensive to live in New York and that finding a good place to live was 6. And the third thing she wanted to do was to 7 her English. She had studied English for 12 years but didn't know 8 she could understand “real” English.
Before leaving, her friends told her that New York was a 9 place. But Asha wasn't worried. She had studied New York carefully. She believed she would be safe.
10 Asha saw the Statue of Liberty! The plane flew around it, and then it began to slow down. Soon Asha was on the ground, getting ready to leave the plane—to greet her future.
1. A. sight B. day C. mess D. plane
2. A. afraid B. sad C. excited D. relaxed
3. A. weather B. history C. population D. education
4. A. ever B. also C. only D. still
5. A. asked for B. came up with C. dreamed of D. found out
6. A. necessary B. proper C. easy D. hard
7. A. learn B. revise C. teach D. practise
8. A. why B. what C. if D. while
9. A. safe B. dangerous C. small D. large
10. A. In a hurry B. From then on C. Suddenly D. Once again

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