I can't go to school – it's raining! - Unit 1

B2 First · Multiple Choice Cloze · Ready for B2 First 4th Edition Workbook, Macmillan Education Limited

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

correct

true

valid

proper

looking

searching

examining

studying

Hardly

Rarely

Almost

Frequently

if

then

whether

before

guaranteed

sponsored

donated

commissioned

usually

rarely

seldom

often

in

up

off

back

prevented

opposed

excluded

suspended

It's true that a popular topic of conversation in England is the weather. Have you ever taken a day off school because of it? Would you (0) ___ suspicious if someone didn't turn up for school because of the weather? Well, in 1960s England, these were actually (1) ___ reasons to miss school. Back then, teachers were required to record reasons why pupils weren't at school each day. This is clear from (2) ___ at a log from Leighton Buzzard, in the county of Bedfordshire. (3) ___ , the reason for non-attendance was the weather. Victorian school wasn't free. As such, poor people could attend, but only (4) ___ they were (5) ___ by charitable organisations. They didn't use to have appropriate clothing and wore scruffy, thin tops, dresses or trousers, (6) ___ without coats or shoes. Deciding not to set (7) ___ on foot to school in poor weather conditions suddenly becomes understandable. It must have been a real risk to their health. One day, when only 30% of the pupils went to class, lessons were (8) ___ and everyone huddled together close to the fire.

I can't go to school – it's raining!

have

get

make

go

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