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( Rational Cloze / Section B )

SECTION B TEXT : 1 ( Questions 11-20 ) Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A, B, C or A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank. Have you ever played the game Sudoku before? The root of Sudoku ___ ( 11) in an 18th entury braintea!er "alled #atin S$uare!% &t ha! been invented ___ ( 12) a mathemati"ian "alled #eonhard 'uter (ho hail! from )a!el* S(it+erland% The ,apane!e modifie! the game% ___ (13) "opied the ba!i" "on"ept ___ (14) introdu"ed it to the (orld a! Suu-i (a doku!hin ni kagiru% Thi! number.pu++le game ___ (15) intere!ting to play% arol /oderman in her book Ho( to do Sudoku ___ ( 16) four !tep! in ___ (17) ho( to ma!ter the game% 0t all level!* /oderman !ho(! Sudoku player! ___ ( 18) !kill!% )eginner! are taught ___ (1 ) intere!ting (ay! to "omplete a full pu++le from the beginning to the end% 1ne ___ (20) i! a beginner (ill (ant to "arry on playing (ith thi! number.pu++le game% 11% ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " #ie #ie! #ied #ying 0t )y &n 1n &t 7e She They #earn #earn! learned learning :inor "ru"ial primary !e"ondary 12% ! B C " ! B C " and but or !o i! are (a! (ere introdu"e introdu"e! introdu"ed introdu"ing an the more mo!t (hat (hi"h (ho (here

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TEXT : 2

( Rational Cloze / Section B )

0n old "ouple on"e lived in a !mall village% They (ere very poor but they managed a de"ent living ______ (11) a little ri"e on their !mall plot of land% Their one pride and -oy _________(13) their !on% 0lthough they (ere "ontent* he (a! not% 7hen he left home __________ (15) hi! fortune* the old "ouple (ere heartbroken% He (orked hard and he (a! al!o lu"ky% He be"ame ri"h a! the year! (ent ________(12) until he o(ned a _________ (14) of !hip! and had a beautiful (ife% )ut not on"e did he think of hi! parent!% They heard nothing from him* ________ (16) they (at"hed and (aited every day% The year! pa!!ed and the old man _________ (18)% =o( there (a! only the old (oman left to (at"h the !ea* !till "ertain that one day her !on ________ (18) return% Ten year! later* her !on did return% Ho(ever* he (a! !o a!hamed of the poor and (ret"hed (oman that he denied hi! o(n mother% The old (oman (a! !o heartbroken that !he laid a "ur!e on him% Suddenly* there (a! a _________ (19) !torm and the ungrateful !on and hi! !hip turned __________ (3;) a large hill of !tone% 11% ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " gro( gro(! gro(n gro(ing !eek !eek! !ought to !eek flo"k fleet flight group die! died dead dying heavy horrible terrible mi!erable 13% ! B C " 12% ! B C " 16% ! B C " 18% ! B C " ! B C " (a! (ere i! are by off a(ay through if !in"e be"au!e although "ould !hould (ould might on in off into

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TEXT : 3

( Rational Cloze / Section B )

Have you ever noti"ed that it! ea!ier for you to fall !i"k (hen you are !tre!!ed out or unhappy? 1ur emotional and p!y"hologi"al (ell.being _________ (11) our phy!i"al body% >o you remember _________(12) la!t time you ___________(13) !ulking about !omething? >idnt you feel !o tired after that? &ll let you _________(14) on a !e"ret% Some of the be!t pi"k.me.up! are pet!? 0nimal! have been _________(15) to help human! to _________(16) that !mile ba"k on their fa"e!% They "an be rabbit!* guinea pig!* "at!* goat!* pig!* hor!e!* donkey!* "o"katoo!* "hi"ken! _________(17) even llama!% Ho(ever* many people _________(18) dog!% Some may think that it! _________(1 ) (ork taking "are of a pet% 7ell* it may help to look at it thi! (ay% @our pet depend! on you and it give! you eAtra purpo!e in _________(20)% 11% ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " affe"t affe"t! affe"ted affe"ting i! are (a! (ere "alled kno(n !ho(n "aught if or !o and not mu"h a lot of a little more 13% ! B C " 12% ! B C " 16% ! B C " 18% ! B C " ! B C " any a an the out off up in get get! got getting di!like prefer love like livehood living live! life

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TEXT : 4 ( #$% 2005 )

( Rational Cloze / Section B )

S"hool holiday! are a time for en-oyment and relaAation% <arent! need to plan (here to CCCCCCC% (11) their "hildren for a break* after month! of !tudie!% S"hool holiday!CCCCCC%(13) perfe"t for parent! to !pend $uality time (ith their "hildren% areful planning may be CCCCC%%(15) key to a good holiday% =ot everyone in the family CCCCCCC%%(12) the !ame intere!t! and need!% Therefore* planning and "on!ulting every member CCCC%%(14) the family i! vital% Thi! i! to prevent any unhappine!! and grumbling CCCCCCC(16) "ould !poil the holiday% 0 good holiday* CCCCCC%%(18)* need not be a long di!tan"e trip% 'ven an outing to the !hopping mall i! a holiday* if CCCCCC%(18) i! planned properly% There are al!o CCCCCC%(19) theme park! and nature park!% =earby (aterfall!* hot !pring! CCCCCCC(3;) bea"he! are al!o popular holiday de!tination!% (0daptedD Travel Time!* =ST% 3;;2)

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TEXT : 5

( Rational Cloze / Section B )

Tuanku 0bdul Fahman (a! the fir!t <rime :ini!ter of :alay!ia% )eing ________(11) friendly and (arm per!on* he (a! (ell.liked by everyone% _____ _(13) fought to get independen"e for the "ountry% 1ne of hi! fir!t -ob! _____ (15) <rime :ini!ter (a! to make life _____ (12) for the people% He began to ________(14) road! in the rural area!% He al!o built !"hool! !o that all the "hildren "ould get an _____ (16)% )e!ide!* he built ho!pital! !o that people "ould get ______ (18) medi"al "are% He en"ouraged young :alay!ian! _____ (18) take up !port!% Tuanku 0bdul Fahman% _____ (19) a lot to help the people in :alay!ia% He (ill al(ay! be (3;) _______ by :alay!ian!

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a an the any by a! of (ith build build! built building proper pro!per property pro!perou! did do doe! donEt

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They He 7e & good better be!t the be!t edu"ator! edu"ator edu"ation edu"ated to too for from remember! remembered remember remembering

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TEXT : 6

( Rational Cloze / Section B )

Good poi!oning i! one of the mo!t "ommon illne!!e! in :alay!ia% ___________ (11) o""ur! (hen "ontaminated or dirty food i! taken% :o!tly "a!e! of food poi!oning ____________ (12) "au!ed by ba"teria like the !almonella '%"oli% #arge number of _____________ (13) ba"teria are found in ra( food like meat* poultry* fi!h and egg% <oor per!onal hygiene* improper "leaning ____________ (14) food andu!ing un"lean uten!il! (ill "ontaminate ra( and un"ooked food!% (14)________you kno( that ba"teria gro( in temperature! bet(een 4H to about 6;H ? To _____________ (16) food poi!oning* (a!h your hand! properly before handling food% _____________ (17) prepare and !tore food u!ing "lean uten!il!% To kill the ba"teria hiding in food* you _____________ (18) "ook food at about 6;H % #a!tly* make !ure you ____________ (1 ) fre!h food like fi!h and poultry _____________ (3;) the free+er% 11% ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " &t &t! &t! They thi! that the!e tho!e >id >idnt >o >oe! )e!ide! )e!ide )efore 0fter kept keep! keep keen 13% ! B C " 12% ! B C " 16% ! B C " 18% ! B C " ! B C " i! are (a! (ere off of in on provide pre!ent prevent provn mu!t (ill !hall "an at on in of

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TEXT : 7

( Rational Cloze / Section B )

Guture !u""e!!e! in !"hool and in life depend very mu"h on ho( you "an think "reatively% @ou "an CCC%%(11) "omputer! * "al"ulator! and other modern e$uipment but they do not repla"e thinking% They are !imply tool!CCC%%(13) your mind* -u!t like pen"il! and rubber! are tool! to help you to (rite% Thinking "reatively i! ne"e!!ary if youCCC%%(15) to !urvive in a fa!t "hanging (orld of the pre!ent and future% 7e often think being "reativeCCC%%(12) produ"ing (ork of art* literature and mu!i"% &t i! trueCCC%%(14) "reative thinking al!o mean! a (ay of generating idea! that CCCC%%(16) be applied to the (orld* anytime and any(here% &t mean! looking at problem!CCC%%(18) a fre!h angle% The value of "reative thinking i!CCC%%(18) it bend! the mind to ne( idea! and po!!ibilitie!% 0 !tudent (ith a Irigid mindJ (ill CCC%%(19) that a paper "lip "an only be u!ed to "lip paper!% The "reative geniu! ho(ever CCC%%(3;) eApand hi! mind%

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TEXT : 8

( Rational Cloze / Section B )

Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A,B,C and to fit the numbered blank. 0! a do"tor in a remote village (here re!ident! are u!ed to the (ay! of the lo"al (it"h do"tor* & have en"ountered plenty of intere!ting "a!e!% 1ne day* a patient "ame to my pra"ti"e (ith (11) _____________ !kin infe"tion!% 0fter eAamining (13) ______________ & gave him a pre!"ription% 0 fe( day! later* he returned be"au!e the (15) ______________ had not improved% & gave him another pre!"ription for a (12) ___________ drug% (14) ____________ three day! later he (a! ba"k and* (16) _____________ my !urpri!e* the infe"tion had got (18) ______________% 7hen & a!ked him if he had (18) ______________ the drug a! pre!"ribed* he !aid that he had taken it the u!ual (ay he had% (19) _____________ the pre!"ription paper* miAed the a!he! (3;) ___________ a gla!! of (ater and drank it? 0dapted from The FeaderE! >ige!t ,anuary 1999%

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>o you kno( that football originate! from the an"ient Kreek! and Foman? (11)

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_________ the Foman! "on$uered 'ngland* they introdu"ed the (13) ________________ to the 'ngli!h% The football played by the!e people* (15) _________________* i! not the

( Rational Cloze / Section B )

!ame % a! the football game played today% &n tho!e day!* mat"he! (ere played only (12) B )urn! Bto(n! for played _________________ publi" holiday!% 7hole village! or C )urnt C (ith (14)_____________ " )urned ea"h other on the main !treet% 0nyone " (16) to _________________ play . even people on hor!eba"k . and there (ere no rule! to follo(% :odern football* a! played by people no(aday!* began to be (18)_________________ during the middle of the 19th "entury% Thi! (18) _________________ a game (ith proper rule! and played regularly by !"hool!* univer!itie! and "lub!% Today* there are more than 3;; football "lub! all over the Lnited Mingdom alone (19) _________________ for the G0 up% <eople in almo!t every "ountry in the (orld no( play football too% The 7orld up* a "ompetition (3;) _________________ on"e in every four year!* i! a pre!tigiou! international event in (hi"h the be!t TEXT : team among the parti"ipating nation! i! !ele"ted% 11% ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " 7hy 7hen 7here 7hi"h be!ide! ho(ever although moreover along (ith again!t oppo!ed play play! played playing "ompeting fighting betting lo!ing 13% ! B C " 12% ! B C " 16% ! B C " 18% ! B C " ! B C " game !ho( event performan"e at in (hile during "an "ould !hall (ill (a! (ere i! are hold hold! held holding

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TEXT : 10

( Rational Cloze / Section B )

The Mota Minabalu )ird San"tuary in #ika!* "an !erve a! an outdoor "la!!room tea"hing environmental "on!ervation to at lea!t 3;*;;; pupil!% 0!!i!tant Touri!m* ulture and 'nvironment :ini!ter >atuk Marim )u-ang _______ (11) that the!e pupil! are in 14 !"hool! ____________ (12) a five.kilometre radiu! and they "ould be the benefa"tor! of (hat the 32. he"tare mangrove !(amp ________ (13) to offer% He ___________ (14) that the !an"tuary* opened four year! ago* i! one pla"e (here !"hool "hildren !hould be ____________ (15) on the importan"e of !u"h "on!ervation% So far* the operator! of the !an"tuary have (orked hard _________ (16) rea"h out to the !"hool "hildren _________ (17) a(arene!! programme!% The _________ (18) provide! edu"ation and re"reational programme! a! (ell a! fa"ilitie! !u"h a! audio vi!ual room!* a gallery and library% Marim !aid the number of pupil! ________ (1 ) the !an"tuary and u!ing the fa"ilitie! (a! ________ (20) and felt it (ould "ontinue to in"rea!e% (Adapted from New unda! "imes dated #an.$, %&&'( 11% ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " ! B C " !ay !ay! !aid !aying ha! have had had !ho(n learnt gro(n nurtered through belo( about over vi!it vi!it! vi!ited vi!iting 13% ! B C " 12% ! B C " 16% ! B C " 18% ! B C " ! B C " among (ithout (ithin out!ide add add! added adding for from to too -ourney a"tivity !an"tuary program en"ourage en"ourage! en"ouraged en"ouraging

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