Recently there are about 55,000 children who don’t go to school each day in England. According to the law（法律）,all children between five and sixteen must go to school on weekdays, and their parents must make sure of this.
The number of children missing school is increasing. The government is worried, because, according to a research, children who often don't go to school are more likely（可能的）to smoke, drink under age or do some other bad things. Also, it’s difficult for them to do well in exams. What’s more, it’s harder for them to get a job after they leave school. Since 2002,the police have kept checking town centers where truants（逃学者）often go. These happen twice a year. During each check, a student will be stopped and asked why they are not in school. This will happen even if they are with an adult. The police will stop and question（盘问）children who they think do not have a reason for being out of school. The police are not allowed to catch truants, but they can take them back to school. The police said there were nearly twice more boys playing truant（逃学）than girls.
According to the law in England children at the age of _________ must go to school.

A．4

B．13

C．17

D．19

Truants are more likely to _________.

A．eat much	B．drink water
C．fail in exams	D．find a job

During a check，pupils will NOT be questioned by the police if _________.

A．they are at school	B．they are out of school
C．they are with an adult	D．they are at town centers

The underlined“this”in the first paragraph refers to（指的是）all children between 5 and 16 _____.

A．must do well in exams

B．mustn’t smoke or drink

C．must go to school on weekdays

D．must stay at home on weekdays

Which of the following is TRUE about the truants in England recently?

A．The police can not stop girl truants.

B．Truants are often beaten by the police.

C．Truants are often criticized by their teachers.

D．There are more boy truants than girl truants.