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AnewschemeforgettingchildrentoandfromschoolisbeingstartedbytheeducationauthoritiesinpartofEasternEngland.Thiscouldendtheworriesofmanyparentsfearfulfortheirchildren'ssafetyontheroads.
UntilnowtheCountryCouncilhasonlybeenpreparedtoprovidebusservicesforchildrenlivingmorethanthreemilesfromtheirschool,orsometimeslessifspecialreasonsexisted.Nowithasbeendecidedthatifagroupofparentsaskforhelpinorganizingtransporttheywillbepreparedtogoahead,providedthearrangementwillnotlosemoneyandthatchildrentakingpartwillbeattendingtheirnearestschool.
ThenewschemeistobetriedoutthistermforchildrenlivingatMiltonwhoattendImpingtonschool.Thechildrenlivejustwithinthethree-milelimitandtheCouncilhassaidinthepastitwillnotundertaketoprovidefreetransporttotheschool.ButnowtheyhaveagreedtoorganizeabusservicefromMiltontoImpingtonandback,aplanwhichhasthesupportoftheschool'sheadmaster.
Between50and60parentshavesaidtheywouldliketheirchildrentotakepart.Finalcalculationshavestilltobecarriedout,butacouncilofficialhassaidthecosttoparentsshouldbelessthan£6.50aterm.
Theyhavebeenabletoarrangetheserviceatalowcostbecausethereisalreadyanagreementwiththe,buscompanyforabustotakechildrenwholivefurtherawaytoImpington.ThesamebuswouldnowjustmakeanextrajourneytopickuptheMiltonchildren.Theofficialsaidtheywouldgetintouchwithothergroupsofparentswhointhepasthadaskediftransportcouldbeprovidedfortheirchildren,toseeiftheywouldliketotakepartinthenewscheme.
21.ThechildrentheCouncilranbusesforinthepastwerethose______.
A.whoseparentswereworriedaboutthem
B.whowouldhavehadtowalkotherwise
22.TakingpartintheCouncil'strialschemearechildrenwho______.
A.liveinMiltonandgotoImpingtonschool
B.liveinImpingtonandgotoMiltonschool
C.liveinMiltonandgotoMiltonschool
D.liveinImpingtonandgotoImpingtonschool
23.Thenewbusservicewillrun______.
A.onmorningjourneystoschoolonly
B.inconnectionwithanexistingservice
C.onlyforchildrenlivingmorethanthreemilesaway
24.Agreementtopayforthenewbusservicehasbeenobtainedfrom______.
A.theschool'sheadmasterB.theeducationdepartment
C.thebuscompanyD.theparents
25.TheparentstheCouncilisnowgoingtocontactarethose______.
A.whohadnotyetansweredlettersB.whodidn'twanttopay
C.whosechildrenstayedawayfromschoolD.whohadaskedabouttransportbefore