Choose the correct answer. When I first came to Madrid, I _______ speak only a few words of Spanish.

The correct answer is "couldn't". When I first came to Madrid, I couldn't speak only a few words of Spanish. **Translation:** Когда я впервые приехал в Мадрид, я не мог говорить даже несколько слов по-испански. **Explanation:** * "Could" implies ability, but the sentence needs a negative to make sense with "only a few words". * "Couldn't" means "was not able to" which fits the context of learning a new language. * "Have" doesn't fit the grammatical structure of the sentence.