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Directed Writing (35 marks) You are advised to spend at least 45 minutes on this question. You are the head prefect of your school. Your school principal is going to retire. Write a farewell speech for your beloved school principal. Your speech should include the following points: the purpose of the speechthe principal's number of years of serviceschool taughtprincipal's biodatacontributions by

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Directed Writing (35 marks) You are advised to spend at least 45 minutes on this question. You are the Chairman of Taman Megah Neighbourhood Patrol. Write a formal letter to the loca Town Council to express dissatisfaction over a few problems in your residential area. Your letter should include the following points: uncollected garbage for almost two weeksburst water pipes - low water

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Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow. "This is the third time this week your class teacher has made a complaint about you. When are you going to change?" asked Puan Liza in exasperation. Puan Liza sighed as Aminah left her office. It was difficult cases like this girl Aminah, which sometimes made her regret becoming a counsellor. But of course, there were also

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Read the following passage and then fill in the numbered blanks with the answer. What makes a housing area attractive? A quiet, (1) and clean environment would be many residents' answer. The (2) of a housing area also depends to a large extent on the (3) found in it. Trees lining the roadsides (4) welcome shade from the hot sun. However, (5) the large-scale felling of the trees at the roadside

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Read the following passage and then fill in the numbered blanks with the correct answer. Career planning serves several purposes. First, planning prevents sidetracking: it (1) against external influences which may cause a lost of focus and (2). Parents' expectations and wrong advice from people unfamiliar (3) the subject matter can cause confusion. So planning helps to get focus off the external

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Read the following passage and then fill in the numbered blanks with the best answer. Many social problems today involve young people. These problems (1) addiction to drugs, illegal car or motor-bike racing, extortion and bullying. It would be useful to analyse why youths are running to criminal activities. Several factors explain this situation. Apparently, the way they were (2) has a lot to

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Continuous Writing (50 marks) Suggested Approach 1. Introduction words of regret about the foolish action2. How it startedbackground3. What you did4. What went wrongdirect speech: a new paragraph for each piece of direct speech5. What happened later6. Conclusionrefer to action, promise not to repeat action

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Continuous Writing (50 marks) Suggested Approach 1. Define literacy computer literacyknowing how to use the computer2. Advantages to students3. Advantages in business sectorbanksmarketings and salesmanufacturing4. Computer for information5. Computer for entertainment6. Computer for correspondence7. Conclusionmore advantages than disadvantages

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Continuous Writing (50 marks) Suggested Approach 1. Type of Place SeasideMountainCityVillage2. A Brief History of PlaceHow it startedThe first settlementWhat it was well-known for3. Main AttractionsFoodPeoplePlace of interestActivities4. Weather ConditionsNice, breezyCool, freshHot, dusty5. Why you like itSpecial things about the place6. Description of a Recent VisitWhat happenAn enjoyable

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Directed Writing (35 marks) You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this section. Your friend was driving the car you were travelling in along a busy main road in the centre of town near the market. Suddenly, a van appeared from a junction and rammed into your friend's car. When you and your friend went to the police station to report the accident, the police asked one of you to write a

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Directed Writing (35 marks) You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this question. You have just attended a talk on 'How the Internet Has and Will Influence Our Lives'. During the talk, you made the following notes. make us more aware of the worlda source of knowledgea means of communicationconvenient banking and other transactionsconvenient way to study through E-learningWrite an article

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Directed Writing (35 marks) You are advised to spend about 45 minutes on this question. Your cousin, who lives in another town, has written to you to ask your opinion regarding studying overseas. You are against studying overseas as you feel studying in local colleges and universities is better than in foreign universities. Based on the following points, write a reply to your cousin to convince

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Exercise 1 Choose the best answer. 1. The family members go to their land after the November rains because A. they want to cut firewood so they can work B. their animals need to drink water at the well C. they want to plough their land D. their house has been flooded 2. The little girls play games A. because they are disobedient and do not want to work B. that imitate they way their mother

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Exercise 1 Choose the best answer. 1. Klausner’s machine is useful fr A. storing spare, coloured wires B. measuring the growth of plants C. making a dog whistle with a higher sound D. listening to sounds inaudible to the human ear 2. Klausner asks Mrs. Saunders to cut another rose because A. he wants to make sue that his machine can really detect the cry made by the rose being cut B. he enjoys

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Exercise 1 Choose the best answer. 1. When Tommy first sees the snake, what does he want to do? A. He wants to hit the snake with a stick. B. He wants to throw the stick at the dog. C. He wants to throw his stick at the snake. D. He wants to throw the snake into the wood-heap. 2. The drover's wife makes the children sleep on the table because A. that is the cleanest place in the house. B. that

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Exercise 1 Choose the correct answer. 1. Which statement best describes the Loisels’ marriage? A. They are poor but loving and contented. B. They are not well matched as they desire totally different things. C. They are happy as they are able to save up for many luxuries. D. They are well matched as Mathilde is a good cook who loves to make her husband’s favourite dishes. 2. Mathilde refuses to

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Exercise 1 Choose the correct answer. 1. The narrator sees Wilson for the first time A. in the Bay of Naples B. on Mount Vesuvius C. in a beautiful garden D. on a hillside 2. Which of the following statements is true about Wilson's life on the island of Capri? A. He often entertains friends in his cottage. B. He supports himself by giving piano lessons. C. He lives a quiet life all by himself.

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Exercise 1 Choose the best answer. 1. This advice is given to A. a man called Will B. the father C. the king D. the son 2. In line 2 of stanza 1, what does the 'it' mean? A. You B. Your head C. Your enemy D. The bad situation 3. In line 1 of stanza 2, the advice means A. you should not be controlled by your dreams B. you should dream about your master C. you should try your best not to dream D

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Exercise 1 Choose the best answer. 1. What is the persona doing? A. Fishing B. Catching insects C. Watching the storm D. Walking on the beach 2. To the persona, the air on the skin is like A. curls of smoke B. fat white slugs C. silverfish D. centipedes 3. Who is the persona? A. Baba B. Nyonya C. One of the fishermen D. One of the children now grown up 4. How many generations are referred to

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Exercise 1 Choose the best answer. 1. We know it is autumn because A. the roads are grassy B. the trees are green in colour C. the leaves are yellow in colour D. the persona cannot see the roads due to mist 2. The persona is travelling A. by himself B. with a guide C. with a friend D. with his family 3. In stanza 3, what 'lay in leaves'? A. The persona B. One of the roads C. Both the roads D.

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Exercise 1 Choose the correct answer. 1. Who is the persona of the poem? A. A little boy B. The dead person C. Emily Dickinson D. A little boy now grown up 2. The doctor drives away because A. the patient has died B. the patient was recovered C. he has quarrelled with the neighbours D. he wants to get more medicines for the patient 3. Who is the man of the appalling trade? A. The undertaker B.

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Exercise 1 Choose the best answer. 1. The peot says that his journey was A. a difficult one B. a loyal teacher C. a waste of money D. an enjoyable holiday 2. The contents of the boats are the persona's A. clothes and books B. presents for his family C. new knowledge and attitudes D. souvenirs bought from the ports he has visited 3. What is the persona's feeling for his village? A. He loves his

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Exercise 1 Choose the best answer. 1. The poet compares his beloved to A. a summer's day B. a beautiful jewel C. a summer flower D. a summer shower 2. The phrase 'the darling buds of May' means A. the beautiful flowers of May B. the beautiful girls born in May C. the eyes of the beloved D. the lines of the sonnet 3. What shines like gold? A. The flowers of May B. The beloved's hair C. The

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Exercise 1 Change the verbs in the brackets to the simple past tense. Twenty-four-year-old Bettie Van Metre was living alone in the Shenandoah Valley with her little niece and two former slaves. Her husband (1) __________(be) in a Union prison camp. She, her niece and workers (2)__________(have) little to eat on their farm. When she (3) __________(hear) about a mortally wounded Union

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Exercise 1 Use the simple present form of the verbs given in the brackets to complete the following sentences. 1. The Concorde, a supersonic jet, __________ (contribute) to sound pollution. 2. Japan __________ (be) the Land of the Rising Sun. 3. Computers __________ be) here to stay. 4. The River Themes __________ (flow) through London. 5. Oil and water __________ (do) not mix. 6. Air __________

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