Ferry to school

 

Ferry to School

 

Most pupils go to school each day on foot or by car, but Jordan Basford is different. He lives on the Scottish island of Egilsay. There, the school had to (19)____________ because there weren’t any other pupils. The nearest school is in Rousay, across the sea. His family has a boat, but it is small, and they can (20)_____________ use it in good weather. A much larger boat is (21)___________ in bad weather. So every day, Jordan has to (22)_____________ the ferry across the sea to go to school. He usually comes back home afterwards, but sometimes he phones home to say that he’s (23)_____________ the night at a friend’s house instead. ‘I know I have to travel a long (24)_______________ to school each day,’ he says, ‘But I don’t mind.’

 

19.- A) close       B) complete       C) finish

20.- A) almost    B) only                C) nearly

21.- A) needed  B) liked               C) had

22.- A) travel      B) make              C) catch

23.- A) resting    B) staying           C) sleeping

24.- A) way         B) transport       C) mile

 

University of Cambridge (2019) ‘Ferry to School’ in Exam Practice Test 3: Reading and Writing Part 4 in A2 Key for Schools Trainer. 2^nd edition. Cambridge University Press: UK. Page 84.