English test level A number 4

Read and complete the passage. The UK Government ensures that all schools in the UK (21) _____ certain standards, and this includes independent schools as well as those that are (22) _____ by the Government. All qualifications are awarded by national agencies accredited by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA), (23) ____ the quality of the qualifications you will gain is guaranteed. At many independent schools in England, you will be encouraged to take part (24) _____ extracurricular activities to develop your hobbies and learn new skills, and you maybe encouraged to take graded music exams (25) _____ by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, or Trinity College. The exam grades gained from these are widely accepted toward university entry (26) _____. Independent schools do not usually offer vocationally focused qualifications but if you are (27) _____ in these qualifications, you can find out more in the ‘career-based and pre-university qualifications’ section. The (28) _____ you pay to attend independent school, include your course fees, accommodation and may include some or all extracurricular activities. To check exactly what is included with the school you may be asked to pay extra for language tuition. Fees (29) _____ from school to school and are at the discretion of the institution; there are no national standards. You should expect to pay a minimum of £8,000 per year and fees can be (30) _____ high as £25,000.

Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence. Circle A, B, C or D.