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 always slow to catch (1) on in class and couldn't really keep (2) up with the other students. And he hadn't even studied (3) for the exam. The real reason he thought he was going to sail (4) through 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. It suddenly (5) thought his mind that maybe for once he could pass the exam. “What's the point (6) of studying?” he asked himself. After thinking it (7) over for a second, he (8) made his mind up. He copied the piece of paper and his teacher (9) had 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 was the wrong paper! It dawned (10) on Ben that he had copied the wrong exam paper! His teacher was looking at him, so Ben thought he'd better get (11) on with it. He knew he would never succeed (12) in passing the exam.
Not all of it (13) 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 realised he had (14) learned an important lesson. With a little work, who knew what he would be capable (15) of?
