Question

It’s hard to imagine education without (1)__________. Without energy, people’s ability to get a decent education is severely (2)__________. Education is acknowledged as a crucial factor in helping people escape (3)__________ poverty. In communities without energy children are often forced out of school to help (4)__________cooking (5)__________or earn money. When they do go to school it has to be in (6)__________, which restricts their hours especially as many children walk for hours to get there. When they arrive home to do their schoolwork, they have no (7)__________to study and all that greets them is darkness. Or they have to rely on kerosene to provide precious light, which is both expensive and dangerous; if a lamp is

knocked over it can cause serious burns. Computers, radio or TV are important tools in the (8)__________ education. A (9)__________ of electricity restricts the (10)__________for children to further their education. And teachers don’t want to work in communities where there are no lights, little equipment, no TVs, computers or life after dark.

1. A. like B. energy C. such as D. similar

2. A. approximately B. expressively C. affected D. progressively

3. A. from B. pioneering C. pioneering D. pioneers

4. A. custom B. waiter C. collect D. pill

5. A. tourists B. materials C. pilot D. guess

6. A. Orbit B. Orbition C. Orbital D. daylight

7. A. light B. designed C. draw D. painted

8. A. equipment B. tool C. modern D. furniture

9. A. invitation B. lack C. space D. aviation

10. A. landscape B. departures C. islands D. opportunity