It may sound strange, but Ben was looking forward to the English exam. Now, don’t imagine that Ben was a great student. He was not interested in studying, and at one point he even tried to drop (1) _________. He was always slow to catch (2) _________ in class and couldn’t really keep (3) _________ with the other students. The real reason he thought he was going to sail (4) _________ was that he had all the answers!
Two days before, he had found a piece of paper with all the questions and answers on it on his teacher’s desk. He suddenly thought that maybe for once he could pass the exam. ‘What’s the point of studying (5) _________ the exam?’ he asked himself. After thinking it (6) _________ for a second, he made up his mind. He copied the piece of paper and his teacher was unaware of what had happened.
When the exam started, Ben sat down and turned the question paper over. He looked and then looked again. It was the wrong paper! It dawned (7) _________ Ben that he had copied the wrong exam paper! His teacher was looking at him, so Ben thought he’d better get (8) _________ with it. He knew he would never be able to pass the exam. Ben convinced himself to deal (9) _________ it, and 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 realized he had learnt an important lesson. (10) _________ a little work, who knew what he could do.