Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

One thing that was really a turning point for me was when I learned Spanish. I was always kind of scared of learning a foreign language, yet I was really envious of kids (25) ______ could speak another language. When I started learning Spanish, (26) ______, I found that I was pretty good at it. The moment I reached that breakthrough stage - you know, when you discover you can actually speak and (27) ______ with people in the language - I felt really proud of myself. I realized that learning a foreign language was not an impossible thing after all. Now I can speak three: Spanish, Italian, and German. And I am (28) ______ Korean this year.