THE PRICE OF PETROL IS GOING ______ BECAUSE THE COST OF THE EXPLOIT...

5. The price of petrol is going ______ because the cost of the exploitation is too high. IV. READING (4.0 points) A. Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable word for each space. (1.0 point) In Australia most children (1)______ school from the age of five. Only two per cent of children of primary school age are educated at home. Some children who go to school always take up extra activities such as playing a musical instrument or dancing, and they go to private class for these and for school subjects they find (2)______ or particularly interesting. Ninety per cent of population go on to secondary school, but a much smaller percentage (3)______ the final year of secondary school examinations and complete a university degree. At the moment university students and graduates make (4)______ less than a third of the total population. Australian universities are modern and well-equipped. Most teaching is by a combination of lectures, tutorials and practical classes. The humanities courses like History and Philosophy, usually involve a lot of extra reading in the library. (5)______ a primary or secondary school teacher, it is usually necessary to study at university for three years or more.