It may sound strange, but Ben was looking forward to (1)……………….(TAKE) the English exam. Now, don't imagine that Ben was a great student. He usually tried (2)………………..(FOLLOW) what was happening in class, but he couldn't help (3)………………..(FALL) behind the others in his class. And he hadn't even managed (4)…………………….(STUDY) for the exam.The real reason he was hoping (5)……………………………(PASS) the exam was that he had all the answers!
9 Two days before, he had happened (6)…………………..(WALK) past his teacher's desk when he found a piece of paper with all the questions and answers on it. He couldn't resist (7)………………..(HAVE) a look.'What's the point of studying?'he asked himself. After thinking it over for a second, he decided (8)…………………………..(COPY) the answers. His teacher would have no idea what had happened.
When the exam started, Ben sat down and turned the question paper over. He looked, and then looked again. It seemed (9) …………………(BE) the wrong paper! Ben had failed (10) ……………….(CHECK) the date on the answer paper! Suddenly, Ben regretted (11) …………………(TRY) to cheat on the exam. His teacher appeared (12)………………(LOOK) at him, so Ben thought he'd (13)………………….(GOOD) get on with it. He knew he would never succeed in (14)………………..(PASS) the exam. Not all of it made sense to him, but he did his best.
The next day, his teacher gave him his paper back and said'Well done, Ben.Much better.'Ben couldn't believe it! He had passed with a B! He hadn't expected (15)…………………(PASS). He realised he had learned an important lesson. With a little work, who knew what he would be capable of?