Even under normal conditions, this examination can make a student nervous. But these 18 students may feel especially fearful. They are serving sentences in a top-security prison. And if they do well on the test, they might get to leave the prison.

During the test the officers sit at school desks at Naivasha Prison in Kenyan. These prisoners have writing tools and plastic devices used in mathematics. The classroom looks like any other except that the students are wearing prison uniforms.

David Noah Okwemba has just finished the examination for history and biology. He says he wants people to know that the prisoners are no longer criminals. Instead, he says they are students.

Prisoners may be released early to go to university or find employment.

Patrick Mwenda is head officer at Naivasha prison. He says nine prisoners have been released since 2008 as a result of their schooling and tests. So far, the releases have gone only to prisoners sentenced to short terms.

Mr. Mwenda admits the difficulties of getting a high score. But he says the prison urges students with studying hard. He says doing this would help them have a good record in the future.

More than half of the 3,000 inmates at the Naivasha prison are involved in the school program. The officers themselves choose the subjects and decide the content of the studies.

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1.Where does the story happen?

A In America.

B In Japan.

C In Africa.

D In Singapore.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“During the test the officers sit at school desks at Naivasha Prison in Kenyan.” 可知肯尼亚是非洲的一个国家，故选C。

2.Which of the following subject is not mentioned in the passage?

A Mathematics.

B History.

C Biology.

D English.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“These prisoners have writing tools and plastic devices used in mathematics.”与第三段第一句“David Noah Okwemba has just finished the examination for history and biology.”可知，只有英语没提到，故选D。

3.What does the underlined word release mean in Chinese?

A 发布

B 发射

C 释放

D 播放

解析：选C。C 词义猜测题。根据后半句“early to go to university or find employment.”可知，释放犯人，他们可以去上大学或找工作。

4.How many people has been free since 2008?

A 7

B 9

C 19

D 29

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第四段“He says nine prisoners have been released since 2008 as a result of their schooling and tests.”可知。

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A A good way to be free

B Good grades are path to freedom

C A special prison

D A special test

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。从第一段最后一句“And if they do well on the test, they might get to leave the prison.”可知，成绩是通向自由的彼岸。