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Moms 1-5
Insitutions: Each sentence in this seetion has lther one or two words missing. Choose from th,
options the word or pair of words which BEST completes the meaning of the sentence, Mark you)
choice on the answer sheet,
1. Despite his short-temper, his willingness to 4, While the committee members
give of his wealth to help others to sueceed insults across the floor, the chairman i
led people to call him : in Vain 10... Order,
(A) hasty (A) burled .. restore
(B) foolish (B) spoke impose
(©) benevolent (©) gaVe veeesne Maintain
(D) old fashioned (D) exchanged .. . conserve
2. When parents display a . forone 5. To conceal his true activities, the spy
child, the others are likely to feel quickly... a plausible excuse for his
Presence there.
(A) fondness... lonely
B) dislike . indifferent (A) fabricated
(©) preference Jealous (B) divulged
(D) concern nun ANGFY (©) explained
@) disguised
3. An attack on someone when that person
is most vulnerable may be but is
always sonennn
thoughtful
satisfying
(A) inappropriate
(B) rewarding
(C) destructive ...
(D) effective
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01218010/F 2018 items 6-10
Anstructions: Ch
Word or words,
6.
He Was eager to share the news with his 9.
friends.
(A) worried
(B) reluctant
(©) displeased
@) unavailable
Many parents and even some teenagers 10.
do not approve of the amount of
Pemmissiveness in today's society.
(A) _ restrictiveness
(B) competitiveness
(©) _progressiveness
(D) _ broadmindedness
Every effort was made to avert the chance
of failure.
(A) ensure
(B) exclude
(C) examine
(@) overcome
‘oose the word or phrase that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined
Mark your choice on the answer sheet.
‘The president of the students’ association
never mentioned the treasurer’s integrity.
(A) skill
(B)__ loyalty
(C) inability
(D) dishonesty
‘She seems to be sensitive to the feelings of
others.
(A) unaware of
(B) unaffected by
(©) uninterested in
(D) undecided about
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Instructions: Revise each of the following sentences
change the meaning of the original sentence. Lo’
that best suits your revised sentence and mark yo
HU. People from crowded nations cannot get
‘over the accessibility of Canada’s natural
environment, in all its magnificence.
Begin the sentence with
le fe
(A) tobe over
(B) — toget over
(C) — tohave got over
() _ togetting over
12. If Charlie invites me, I will go to his party.
15.
Begin the sentence with
Were Charlie to invite me
(A) I would go
(B) Iwill have gone
(©) 1 would have gone
(D) I would have been
13. More is experienced in one day of the life
of a learned man than an ignorant man
experiences in his whole lifetime.
Begin the sentence with
Aleamed man
(A) experienced more in one day
(B) more experienced in one day
(C)__ experiences more in one day
(D) _ has more experience in one day
meta
according othe
8,
the options: i
He choice ‘on the answer she
14,
hat follow.it. Do not
tions #
pee the word or phrase
to D, for
afier she had made several
She found, VE ate the sprinkler, thatthe
mpts to regul .
areas still reaching the furniture on the
verandah.
Begin the sentence with
Having made
(A) _ she found that
(B) she had found that
(C)__ she was finding that
(D) and finding that
The cricket match ended abruptly when
many of the spectators stormed the field.
Begin the sentence with
Sf th d
@® 90
® bu
© getting
(D) preventing ‘tems 16-20
Instructions: Some of the following sentences are unacceptable because of inappropriate igearacant
idiom or vocabulary. Some sentences are acceptable as they stand. No sentence com!
one inappropriate clement,
Select the ONE underlined part that you feel is inappropriate and choose the corresponding letter.
Ifthe sentence is acceptable as it stands, choose D. Mark your ehoice on the answer sheet.
16. Considering the chaos you would cause if you were to resign now, I have no choice than to
(A) () ©)
refuse your request. No error
@)
17. “You may notice that the windows of the house next to the playground looks like those of ancient
(A) (B) ©
English cottages.” No error
@)
18.
‘There is hardly a point to our knocking as no-one is not at home. No error
(a) e® © @)
19. Tom, the most talented of those musicians who need help, has promised to give his services free of
(A) (®B) (
charge for any worthwhile cause. No error
@)
20, Any disease of the bones and joints which are due to deficiencies ina single nutritional factor can
(A) ) ©
bbe prevented. No error
@)
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01218010/F 2018 ens 21-25
Instructions: Some of the following sentences are unacceptable bi
‘sentence contains more than one error, Some of the sentences are aces
cause they contain errors; no
veptable as they stand. On the
‘answer sheet, mark the ONE option that best describes each sentence, aS follows:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
2.
22,
23.
25.
‘The sentence is wordy, is repetitive or contains redundancies.
‘The sentence contains a cliché or misused metaphors.
The sentence is incorrect grammatically or faulty in diction.
The sentence is acceptable as it stands,
“There are many who have not considered the need to abstain from alcohol, but sobriety is truly
the only option for one who wishes to engage in healthy lifestyle practices.
He wanted to beg for his old job, but that ship has sailed, and he had to simply play the hand that
‘was dealt him.
Rising from the throne, the crowd cheered their noble monarch as he walked solemnly forward
to greet the foreign dignitaries.
‘The moon shone brightly in the clear night sky, its cool light a blessing after the searing heat of
day.
When the clerk raised his voice in protest, his boss asked him to hold his tongue since empty
vessels made the most noise and are often thrown in the den to be eaten by the lions.
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1s
20
25
30
38.
ead the following poem carefully and then answer Items 26-33 on the basi
‘An Even Shape
Her garden looks in through my window
Criss-crossed by the white lattice.
Coolers they call them but they are also
Hiding places for small girls playi
Her garden stands neatly round her house
Travels politely unto the verandah
To sit in pots or hang
Leafily down from large, earth-coloured
ums.
She lives with Mama, shepherding her with
her full body
‘The hesitant ins and outs of Mama’s half-
blind days.
Feeding her frail consciousness with edited
Gleaner news
And home-made chicken soup.
In her home, borrowed children touched her
china birds with hands
Wiped clean from eating sticky cakes, each
‘with a cherry on top.
Or press moist, breathless kisses round
The corners of her smile.
Sometimes she fills the space out
‘With music. Spreading out nostalgia through
Strings and flutes, old-fashioned love songs
Of blue moons and forever until
Shameful peeping Tom, I sit silent in
My lattice watching the even shape of her
days
To catch, just once, a wider open door
behind
Her steady eyes.
Bit in her green-edged privacy, self
contained
She keeps the half-drawn shutters of her life
‘Open just so, and mocks my greed and restlessness,
With a calm refusal to be other than she
seems.
Source unknown
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26. The phrase “Her garden looks” (line 1) is
an example of
(A) __ simile
(B) metaphor
(©) sarcasm
(D) personification
27, The garden seemed “Criss-crossed” (line
2) because the
{A)__ poet was looking at it through a
lattice window
(B) garden beds were laid out in
squares
(©) children were walking across the
garden
(D) the person looking at the garden
was cross-cyed
28. Which of the following phrases is meant
to be taken literally?
(A) “Hiding places for small girls”
line 4)
(B) “Her garden ... / Travels politely
unto the verandah” (lines 5-6)
(C) “Feeding her frail consciousness”
(line 14)
(D)__“...watching the even shape of her/
days” (line 28-29)
29, “Her garden stands neatly round her house”
(line 5) tells us that
there were several well-kept potted
(A)
plants on stands around her
house
(B) several tall trees stood along the
side of the house
(©) the garden which surrounded the
house was well kept
(D) the woman cleaned the flower
stands every day
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30,
3.
32.
‘The poet uses the words “frail conscious-
ness” (line 14) to show that Mama
(A) was unconscious most of the
e
(B) was not understanding as well as
she used to
(©) had fainted because of lack of food
(D) _ wasthin and weak and could hardly
walk
Which of the following BEST describes
the woman’s extra thoughtfulness of her
mother?
(A) “She lives with Mama, shepherding
her with / her full body” (lines
10-11)
(B) “press moist, breathless kisses”
(lime 21)
(©) “Feeding her ... with edited/
Gleaner news” (lines 14~15)
(D) “Spreading out nostalgia through’
Strings and flutes” (lines 24-25)
‘The poet uses the phrase “borrowed
children” (line 17) to show
(A) how much she loved the children
(B) that she had no children of her own
(C) that she did not want children
(D) why she made the children wash
their dirty hands
Which of the following were done by the
children to show their love for the woman?
1. Wiping theirhands before touching,
the china bird
II. Eatingall the sticky cakes she made
them
Ill, Kissing her on the side of her lips
(A) and I only
(B) Land If only
(©) Mand Itt only
(D) Mand Itt
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tems. 34-41.
Instructions: Read the following extract curefully and then answer
Items 34-41 on the b:
is stated or implied.
0
1s
20
‘The View from the Terrace
Marcus wheeled himself out to his accustomed place at the table on the terrace and the
sight strack him immediately, How could it not? It was an abomination, a desecration, a heresy,
a sight unbelievable. ‘There was a house on the hillside! His hill, the one which overlooked the
village and whieh his terrace faced. It was a small house to be sure; he estimated it to be no more
than twenty feet by twelve, with one door and one window on the long side which faced him.
From the distance, it was no more than a doll’s house, or what a child might draw; a wooden hut
similar to those which sprung up daily in the squatter settlements which everywhere littered the
hillsides, ringing the city, visible evidence of society out of control. But his hillside wasn'ta squatter
settlement and no other house marred his view. His house sat on a slight rise above the village in
the valley, and from there he had an uninterrupted view of the mountains on all sides. Far away
there were houses, proper ones, that is; but none close enough to mar his vision.
Ithad never occurred to him that the hillside he gazed at every day would ever be defaced
with human habitation. It was so steep and inhospitable. Few trees grew on it except for the
occasional clump of mangoes, it was mostly covered with grass which bumed every year in the
dry months and agaves which from time to time flowered yellow. Half way up the hill and directly
in front of his favourite seat on the terrace was the only tree of any size and this was a silk-cotton
tree which would one day become a giant but which was still small as cotton trees go. Year after
year he watched its progress as it shed its leaves in the winter months and tured a bright green in
the spring. And now immediately behind this tree, as if sheltering in its arms, someone had built a
house, On his hill. It wasn't really his hill, but who else was there to claim it, who else had gazed
at it three hundred and sixty-five mornings every year for the past twelve years?
Source unknown
Which word BEST describes the home- 38. ‘The words “struck him" (line 2) suggest that
‘owner's attitude towards the hillside near to the homeowner the sudden appearance
of the squatter’s house
his house?
(A) Angry (A) stirred disgust at the nature of the
(8) Proud home
(C) Pleased (B) awoke interest in how quickly it
(D) Possessive was built
(©) aroused shock at the unexpected
neighbour
(D) stimulated pain because of the loss
of privacy and control
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01218010/F 2018 37.
“ue
‘The phrase “sat on” (line9) tells us thatthe 39,
house is
(A) set into the hillside
(B) comfortably situated
(©) __ precariously located
(D) placed directly on the hill
Which of the following did the homeowner
believe gave him the right to claim the hill?
(A) _Its proximity to his home.
(B) It was not easily accessible. 40.
(C) The length of time he lived there,
(D) No one had moved in for some
time,
The word “littered” (line 7) highlights
the owner's belief that the squatters’
settlements were
1. temporary
I, ablemish
I. poorly built
(A) Honly
(B) Land IU only
(C) Wand It only
(D) 1, Mand I
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41.
Which of the following BEST captures the
homeowner's biggest fear?
(A) The silk-cotton tree would become
gigantic
(B) Proper houses would be built on
the hillside
(C) The hillside would become a
‘squatters’ settlement
(©) Littering would become a problem
on the hillside
‘The repetition of “his hill” (lines 3, 20) by
the narrator
(A) displays the depth of his disgust
(B) shows how persistent his shock was
(C)__ presents the homeowner’s stub-
bornness :
(D) _ emphasizes the passion behind his
attitude
Which words BEST sum up the home-
owner's view of squatters’ settlement?
(A) “sprung up daily” (line 7)
(B) “society out of control” (line 8)
(©) “marred his view" (line 9)
(D) “houses, proper ones” (line 11)
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‘Moms 42-49
Instructions: Read the following extract carefully and then answer Items 42-49 on the basis of what
is stated or implied.
‘The Oceans
To the prejudiced eyes of land-bound humans the oceans seem like one continuous mass as
homogeneous as outer space. To some extent they are, and some marine creatures treat the whole
maritime world as their oyster. Some of the great whales, for instance, lunge from the surface to
the depths as a matter of course, and divide their feeding and breeding between the poles and the
S_ tropics.
Equally striking to the marine scientist, however, isthe variousness of the oceans. Each sea embraces
several or indeed many distinct environments, each of which occupies a discrete zone. Some of
these zones also vary markedly with time — through the day; with the tides, and therefore with the
phases of the moon; by season; and sometimes in cycles of several years. And superimposed on
10 all these variations in space and time are the more erratic influences of currents and of the influx
of rivers.
In short, patchiness, in space and time, is as much a feature of the oceans as it is of land; indeed,
‘patchiness’ is a great principle in ecology — though itis rarely singled out as such. Each oceanic
zone has its characteristic creatures — sometimes a huge variety of different types, and sometimes
15 only a few; but many creatures, of all kinds, spend part of their lives in one kind of environment,
and part in another. And because there are so many different ways of making a living in the oceans
— so many permutations of habitats — there is a correspondingly huge variety of creatures; and
many creatures take quite different forms, and live in quite different ways, at different stages of
their lives. There are far fewer species in the oceans than on land, however, because there are no
20. marine equivalents of the forest trees; and itis the trees that provide such a myriad of habitats for
land-based creatures. ‘
Colin Tudge, “The Oceans”, The Museum of Natural History, 1991.
42. The writer’s MAIN purpose in the extract 43. The word “prejudiced” (line 1) is NEAREST.
isto in meaning to
(A) show that the ocean is very diverse (A) racial
(B) convince the reader to visit the (B) biased
ocean (©) negative
(C) describe the beauty of the ocean to (D) unpleasant
humans
(D) discuss the different creatures that
live in the ocean
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01218010/F 2018 44.
45.
13
The writer says that prejudiced eyes see
the oceans as being “as homogeneous as
‘outer space” (lines 1-2). This description
suggests that the oceans seem to be
(A) empty and far away
(B) the cause of prejudice
(©) arich and varied place
(Dd) ‘one continuous stretch of water
‘The statement “some marine creatures treat
the whole maritime world as their oyster”
(lines 2-3) suggests that the creatures
(A) live in oysters
(B) feed on oysters
(C) stay in one part of the ocean
(D) move freely throughout the oceans
According to the extract, “patchiness” (line
13) refers to
(A) variation
(B) confusion
(©) movement
(D) piecing together
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47.
48.
49.
Which of the following BEST describes
the type of writing in the extract?
(A) Critical
(B) Narrative
(C) Informative
(D) — Argumentative
‘According to the extract, which of the
following statements is FALSE?
(A) Thereare more species on land than
in the ocean.
(B) There are more species in the ocean
than on land.
(©) Many ocean creatures divide their
time in different parts of the
ocean,
(D) Many sea creatures take different
forms at different stages of their
lives.
The clause “there are so many different
ways of making a living in the oceans”
line 16) refers to
(A) tourists
(B) fishermen
(©) scientists
(D) marine creatures
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‘Items 50-54
Anstructions: Read the following advertisement carefully and then answer Items 50-54 on the basis of
what is stated or implied,
‘The tours we offer are truly unique and very much off the beaten track. We take you into the
country to experience the historical, cultural and breathtaking scenic highlights of the island. Our
rich heritage in farming over the centuries has produced grand plantation mansions surrounded by
picturesque little copses with stately royal palms swaying majestically in the easterly tradewinds,
5 The neat sugar cane fields sweep down the rolling hills towards the wild east coast where miles
of untouched beaches are graced with the backdrop of rugged cliffs and the giant breakers of the
Atlantic crashing ashore.
At Highland Outdoor Tours the choice is yours — whether you're the adventurous type or
prefer a more laid-back tour, just give us a call and let us advise you.
50. The advertisement was most likely taken
from a
(A) newspaper
(B) geography text
(©) tourism brochure
(D) naturalist magazine
51. Which of the following is nearest in
meaning to “off the beaten track” (line 1)?
(A) On unpaved trails
(B) _ Into the wilderness
(C) Through dense vegetation
(D) Along routesnotregularly traversed
S2. Which of the following does the advertise
ment promise?
Scenic beauty
Sedate enjoyment
Outdoor adventure
(A) Tand Ilonly
(B) Land Itt only
(©) Mand Hl only
() J, Mand UT
01218010/F 2018
53.
The phrase “The neat sugar cane fields
sweep down the rolling hills” (line 5)
contains an example of
(A) contrast
(B) repetition
(C) metaphor
(D) specific reference
This advertisement seeks to persuade the
reader mainly through the use of
(A) detail
(B) imagery
(© suspense
(D) exaggeration
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Items 55-60
Instructions: Read the following advertisement carefully and then answer Items 55-60 on the basis
of what is stated or implied.
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