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LG/NOV2005/BEL100
UNIVERSITI
TEKNOLOGI
MARA
FINAL EXAMINATION
COURSE
COURSE
CODE
EXAMINATION
TIME
PREPARATORY
ENGLISHBEL100
NOVEMBER
2005
3
HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
TO
CANDIDATES
1.
2.
3.
4.5.
This question paper consistsofthree(3)sections:SECTIONA (3Questions)SECTION
B (1 Question)
SECTION C (1 Question)
Answer
ALL questions from all sections in the Question Paper.Fill in the details below:UiTM STUDENT CARD
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notbringanymaterials intotheexamination room unless permissionisgivenby theinvigilator.
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check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:
i) the
Question paper
DO NOT
TURN
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PAGE
UNTIL
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This
examination paper
consists of 12
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CONFIDENTIAL 2
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SECTION
A :
GRAMMAR
(25
MARKS)
You
are
advised
to
spend
sixty (60)
minuteson thissection.
1.
Read the passage below and
underline
the correct word in the
brackets.
The
first
one
has
been
done
for
you.
Termites or
white
ants usually live
(0)
(in,
on,
over)
soil.
Their
colonies
can be
found
just
below
the surface and can go as
deep
as 12feet
underground,
(a)
(These,
This,
That)
colonies
consist
of
many
tunnels
and
chambers.
Up to two
million
termites can
live
in a
colony.
Each
colony
consistsof a
king,
aqueenand
millions
ofworker
termites.
The worker
termites
are
(b) (busy,
busier,
busiest)
24
hours
a day,
gatheringwood fibres
(c) (whose,
who,
which)
they eat and
share
with the
other termites
in
their
colony.Theworker
termites
have (d)
(another, other,
others)
duties
as
well.
They protectthe termite eggs
(e)
(from,
for, of)
enemies such as centipedes and moles. The
worker termites
also
clean
the nestwherethe
eggs
arekept. However,
their
mostimportant
duties
are to ensure the
(f)
(safe,
save,
safety)
of the
queen
and tofeed her with
(g)
(special, specially,specialist)
food.
This food
provides
her withsufficient
nutrients
so that
(h)(she,her, hers)
can grow big and lay a lot ofeggs.
Termite
queens can
(i)
(various,
vary,varies)
in
size.
Some
grow
as
long
as ten
centimetres,swell
up to twocentimetresin
diameter
(j)
(but,
and,
or)
weigh
up to
100
grammes. Research has
shownthat
the
(k)
(big,
bigger, biggest)
the queen is,the
more
eggsshe can
lay.
Some species of
termite
queens
canevenlay
(I) (a, an,
the)
egg
every
second.
The
worker
termites
are
(m)
(rare,
rarely, rarest)
seen
because they
stay
deepwithinthecolony.However,
(n)
(on,
while,
during)
the rainy
season
they
can be
seen
in
large numbers outside
the
colony. This
isbecause
theyneed
to
move
(o) (their,
theirs,they)
queen to a safer and
drier
place.
Termites
are
actually
(p)
(useless, useful,
used)
insects.
They
help
to
break down
trees that lie
rotting
on the
ground.
This is a
(q)(good,better,
best)
thing
because
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MARA
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2.
it helps tomake
sure
that
these
(r)
(death, dead, die)
treesdo notjustend uppiledon top ofeach
other
over
the
years.
Another
(s)
(benefit, benefits, beneficial)
isthat, by
breaking
down
thewood,the
termites help
return
nutrients
to the
soil.
Although
people
think
that
termites
are
destructive,they
do not set out to destroy
things;
they
just
(t)
(natural,
naturally,
unnaturally)
eatwoodand happen to be
particularly good at it.
Adapted
from
www.earthlife.net
(10
marks)
In
the
space
provided,
write
thecorrect
form
of the
verb given
in the brackets. The
first
one has been done for
you.For
Prof.
Datuk
Dr
MazlanOthman, studying
about
the
stars
and
theplanets
(0)
(be)
a passion. She is
Malaysia's first
astrophysicist.
As Director-General of Malaysia's
National
Space
Agency,
she single-handedly
(a)
(initiate)
the
National
Micro
Satellite
Programme.
When
Malaysia
(b) (launch)
the
TiungSAT-1satellite
in
2000,
no one was more proud
than
Datuk
Mazlan
as she was
instrumental
in
getting
the project off the
ground. Many Malaysians
(c)
(not,
know)
that
the
NationalPlanetarium
is also the
brainchild
of
Datuk
Mazlan.Datuk
Mazlan
has
accomplished
many"firsts"in her
life.
Shewasthe
first
Malaysianwomanto
obtain
a PhD in Physics
from
the
University
of
Otago
in New
Zealand.
In 1999, she
(d) (be)
the
first
woman
from a
developing
country to be
appointed director
of
the United
Nations
(UN) Office
for OuterSpace
Affairs
in
Vienna.Datuk
Mazlan
always
(e) (praise)
her family for the support and
guidance given
to her and
says
that
her
family
has played an
important
part in her success. She often
(f)
(speak)
fondly
of herlate
father,
Othman
Mohd
Lela,
who
(g) (encourage)
her to
pursue
her
ambition.
She
(h)
(be)
even
proud
of her
rathermasculine
name,
given to her by her father,
which
is
partly
a
combination
of the words
Malaysia
and
New
Zealand.
She
(0)
(a)(b)(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(9)
(h)
is
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