My husband, David, is an artist and has always been interested in painting pictures of the Spanish countryside. We've both always loved Spanish culture and have spent many holidays in Spain. Five years ago, we decided to give up our jobs in London, sell our house and move to a small village in the south of Spain.

We thought it would take months to get organized, but in just three months, we'd sold our home, found a house to rent, booked our ferry and said goodbye to our friends. We were so excited to move!

At first, we thought we'd stay here for a year, but when we arrived on a beautiful September evening, we were amazed to realize immediately that we wanted to stay longer. The owners of our new house were waiting to show us around and cooked us a lovely meal. Gradually, over the following weeks, we settled into a routine. I got a job teaching English and began to learn the language while David painted.

David loved the scenery and he was inspired by the wonderful landscape around us. But mostly he fell in love with the bright light of the sun in the south. As a painter, he's always looking at the contrast between colours and light. During the first six months, he spent hours outdoors painting. His paintings were always about the same landscape but each one of them had something special. The elements in his work were always changing and each new painting was even more beautiful than the previous one.

The following May while we were visiting a small town, we saw an empty shop. David thought it would make a lovely art gallery and we decided to rent it for a year. We filled the shop with David's paintings and after two days, sold our first picture. Over the next few months, a lot of tourists bought paintings, but the tourists went home in November and our shop became very quiet. But we advertised online and soon business improved. We started getting orders from different places. Everyone loved David's paintings. Today our gallery is a great success and we both feel we're living a perfect life.

1. The writer moved to Spain because _____.
Chọn một:
a. she had never been there
b. she wanted to explore Spanish culture
c. she lost her job in London
d. she and her husband felt in love with the country
Câu hỏi 2
2. What did the writer say about leaving London?
Chọn một:
a. No one wanted to buy their home at first.
b. Their friends got depressed when they left.
c. They allowed some of their friends to borrow their house.
d. They sold their home more quickly than they thought.
Câu hỏi 3
3. What made the writer and her husband surprised on their first day in Spain?
Chọn một:
a. They made up their mind to live in Spain for more than a year.
b. The owners of the rented house were not hospitable.
c. Someone else already lived in their new house.
d. She got a teaching job on the first day.
Câu hỏi 4
4. The world “Gradually” is similar in meaning to ______.
Chọn một:
a. Rapidly
b. Usually
c. Amazingly
d. Slowly
Câu hỏi 5
5. What is special about David’ paintings in the 3rd paragraph?
Chọn một:
a. The paintings were taken inspiration from the local people.
b. The paintings depicted the same place with changing elements.
c. He often used bright colors in his paintings.
d. He tried to draw different landscapes in Spain.
Câu hỏi 6
6. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to _______.
Chọn một:
a. the shop
b. the town
c. the gallery
d. the painting
Câu hỏi 7
7. What did the writer say when talking about her rented shop?
Chọn một:
a. They sold nothing for several weeks.
b. It was popular with tourists.
c. They sold some paintings on the first day.
d. It became very busy in November.
Câu hỏi 8
8. What might the writer say about living in Spain?
Chọn một:
a. I'm glad we came to live here, but I wish we hadn't rented the gallery.
b. We've had very few problems. It's definitely the best thing we've ever done.
c. I wish we hadn't moved here. I really miss my friends and family.
d. The gallery has been a great success, but now we'd like to move back home.