B2 First (FCE)

Truancy has become a ..........problem in many schools in recent years. I

• serious

• important

• growth

• tragic

In an attempt to tackle this problem one school introduced

a new scheme to .......... students to attend as many classes as possible.

• suggest

• force

• encourage

• make

Pupils who ..........a 100% attendance record throughout the whole academic

year were .......... with an all inclusive weekend school (...)

• succeeded/ given

• made/ won

• achieved/ rewarded

• realised/ compensated

(...) .......... to an activity centre where they would be able to have a go at .......... activities such as climbing, abseiling and white water rafting.

• holiday/ outside

• trip/ outdoor

• travel/ risk

• excursion/ danger

One student was so .........to qualify for this free weekend away that he even went to school with a broken wrist.

• interested

• happy

• excited

• keen

He hurt his wrist when he fell ..........his bike on the way to school b

• away

• down

• off

• over

He was so worried about ..........his 100% attendance that he didn’t ............ his teachers or parents until the school day had finished.

• filling/ say

• maintaining/ tell

• guarding/ admit

• succeeding/ explain

He ......... admitted to his mother what had happened

when she ........ that he was having difficulty eating his dinner.

• lastly/ knew

• actually/ aware

• fortunately/ looked

• eventually/ noticed

Fortunately, he was fully ..........from his accident in time to go on the trip.

• recovered

• improved

• repaired

• fixed