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Many kids in Baarali village in Udupi, India drop out of school due to the nearly 2-mile hard trip through the forest to reach the school. So, one of the school’s teachers bought a bus and now drives the kids to and from school to ensure they get a good education.

“There are no roads from the houses of the children to the school. There is a mud path through the forest and most of the girl students began dropping out as their families were afraid of allowing their children to walk for a total of 6 km to and from school,” said Rajaram, science and math teacher at Baarali Government Higher Primary School.

Saddened by the state of affairs, Rajaram reached out to Vijay Hegde, a former student of the school who runs a property management company in Bengaluru.

“Every week at least five to six students were not turning up. I called up one of our former students Vijay Hegde, and suggested the idea of buying a bus to pick up and drop the children,” Rajaram said.

About six months ago, Hegde and Rajaram pooled in money and bought a bus for the school. Rajaram could not afford to pay a bus driver, so he decided to drive the bus himself.

Every morning, Rajaram leaves home early in the morning and completes four pick-up trips. And he makes sure that all students are on time. Rajaram also spends money from his own pocket on vehicle insurance and gas for the bus. Rajaram says after the pick-up and drop facility began, the school's attendance increased from 50 percent to 90 percent.

1.The students dropped out of school because _______.

A they wanted to work outside

B they had no money to pay for the books

C the trip from home to school was hard

D they were busy doing housework at home

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句Many kids in Baarali village in Udupi, India drop out of school due to the nearly 2-mile hard trip through forest to reach the school. 可知这些孩子不去上学是因为从家到学校的路程太艰难，故选C。

2.Who came up with the idea of buying a bus to pick up and drop the students?

A Hegde.

B Rajaram.

C The students.

D The parents.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第四段第二句 “I called up one of our former students Vijay Hegde, and suggested the idea of buying a bus to pick up and drop the children,” Rajaram said.可知是Rajaram提出了买车的想法，故选B。

3.What does the underlined part “pooled in” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A earned

B stole

C collected

D made

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据上文Saddened by the state of affairs, Rajaram reached out to Vijay Hegde, an former student of the school who runs a property management company in Bengaluru.和下文Rajaram could not afford to pay a bus driver, so he decided to drive the bus himself.可知Rajaram并不富裕，没有多少钱，且找了一个比较有钱的校友，由此可推断Rajaram是通过多人筹集的钱买车，因此pool in的意思是collect，故选C。

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A No person in Baarali village has ever got a good education.

B India is too poor to offer free school bus for students.

C Rajaram gets a high salary so he has a loose hand.

D It is not easy for students in Baarali village to go to school.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第一段第一句 Many kids in Baarali village in Udupi, India drop out of school due to the nearly 2-mile hard trip through forest to reach the school.可知Baarali的孩子上学不易，故选D。