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ANSWER SCHEME
SECTION A

1. D 9. C

2. A 10. B

3. D 11. C

4. B 12. C

5. A 13. B

6. C 14. D

7. C 15. B

8. A

SECTION B

16. Super

17. waterproof

18. guarantee / offer MUST be ONE WORD ONLY

19. decorative / popular / lightweight

20. injuries

21. insole

22. midsole

23. outsole ONE WORD ACCEPTED / NOT MORE

24. toe box THAN TWO WORDS

25. upper
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SECTION C

26. (a) reading / their passion for reading

creating (an organic vegetable) garden / gardening

(b) (worrying cholesterol) results from a routine check up / cholesterol results

27. (a) flowers / stunning flowers

(b) springboard

28. Maria struggled to get used to Jeffrey’s loud (rock) music

29. (a) fewer arguments (about undone chores)

(b) physical activity in and around the house / walking the dog around the park / managed

to get more sleep

30. Reaction : They were surprised / They were happy / Unbelievable

Reason : Maria and Jeffrey were TV addicts / It was a healthy thing to do / It was hard to not

watching TV

* accept other plausible reactions and reasons

31. Summary

C1 tidying up their overgrown garden

C2 other projects

C3 to go on long bicycle rides

C4 he (Jeffrey) opted for other news sources

C5 Jeffrey played loud rock music

C6 gathered friends together for parties

C7 started investing their income in the stock market (idea of investing)

C8 paid more attention to the sounds of nature

C9 Jeffrey started walking more (idea of Jeffrey walking)

C10 He (Jeffrey) drove less

C11 fewer arguments about undone chores (idea of less arguments)

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C12 physical activity in and around the house (idea of doing chores)

C13 walks around the nearby park (idea of walking the dog)

C14 managed to get more sleep

* CP with wrong subject – no mark

SECTION D

32. (a) And with soft deceitful wiles

* stanza 2, line 4

* line 8

(b) He is constantly angry (idea of time)

(c) Dead / He was killed / He ate the poisonous apple / He ate the apple

(d) Action : Talk things through

Reason : Talking can solve many problems

Action : Forgive and forget

Reason : It is not worth fighting

Action : See the counsellor

Reason : Seeking for an advice or to get help