Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option to complete each of the following numbered blanks.

Eight out of ten British schools require students to wear school uniforms. Wearing a uniform has been regarded as part of British school tradition for a long time, and makes a good ___(16)___ on people. Some schools have used the idea of school uniform as a(n) opportunity to let the students ___(17)___ themselves by designing their uniform so they could play a part in deciding what they would wear every day.

The UK government has just announced the results of a study ___(18)___ showed that many parents actually dread the beginning of the school year because they cannot afford to buy their children school uniforms. This is because schools in ___(19)___ areas make arrangements with one local shop so that their uniforms can only be bought there, and this enables the shop to increase the prices ___(20)___ it doesn‘t have any competition. The result of the survey is that pressure will now be put on schools to deal with the problem and make sure that uniforms can be bought at reasonable prices.