SECTION III: READING (6.0 POINTS)

Part 1. Questions 56 to 65 (2 points - 0.2/ each)

Read the passage below and choose the best answer to each question.

Desperate to go to school

          Truancy has become a  serious problem in many schools in recent years. In an attempt to tackle this problem one school introduced a new scheme to  (56) ________ students to attend as many classes as possible. Pupils who  (57) ________ a 100% attendance record throughout the whole academic year were rewarded with an all inclusive weekend school  (58)  ________ to an activity centre where they would be able to have a go at outdoor activities such as climbing, abseiling and white water rafting.

          One student was so (59) ________ to qualify for this free weekend away that he even went to school with a broken wrist. He hurt his wrist when he fell  (60) ________ his bike on the way to school but he was so worried about (61) ________ his  100%  attendance that he didn’t  (62) ________ his teachers or parents until the school day had finished. He  (63) ________ admitted to his mother what had happened when she (64) ________ that he was having difficulty eating his dinner and asked him what was wrong. She took him to hospital that night, where they put his arm in plaster and he was able to go back to school the 5 next day. Fortunately, he was fully  (65) ________ from his accident in time to go on the trip.

Truancy has become a serious problem in many schools in recent years. In an attempt to tackle this problem one school introduced a new scheme to (56) ________ students to attend as many classes as possible.