PARTI Read three advertisements about handphones. Answer questions 1 10.4 based on advertisements about handphones (A 10 C) Which handphone 1 is the cheapest? 2. provides a heartbeat sensor? 3 hasthe yest storage space? | 4 has the battery that will lst the longest? ‘A Mokia B Redmay © Hamsung + Price: RM1499 + Price: RMI999 «+ Price: RM2199 + Release date: November 2019 |+ Release date: July 2019, + Release date: February 2019 limited release: + Storage: 124 GB + Storage: 68 GB + Storage: 32 GB «+ Battery eapacity (mAh): 5020 | + Battery eapacity (mAb): 4500 + Battery capacity (mA): 3969 | + Colours available: Red, white | + Colours available: Blue and + Dimensions: 155 x 758mm | and green silver + Colours available: Midnight blue |+ Has a rear multi-camera + Provides fingerprint sensor, «+ Eye-catching five-camera cluster | + Fast charging heartbeat sensor and iris scanner + Poor fingerprint scanner + Not water resistant + Battery performs poorly PART 2 Read an email from a university student Answer questions § to 9 based on the email. To: student mailinglist @ universiy.edu.my From: annesusan@mentaricollege.cdu my Subject: Research questionnaire ear friends, tis known to every student inthis college that one of the requirements fora final year student isto complete his or her thesis. So, this is what I am doing. I am a fourth-year post graduate student in this college and currently working on my thesis inthe field of Linguistics. poms ts calae Since this is about Linguistics, I really hope students who are taking this course will come forward '0 help me complete my assignment. This is because they are he most suitable participants as they ean Teale to and understand what my research is all about. My data collection methods fortis esearch are answer «questionnaires and conducting interviews. The questions in the questionnaires are simple and | intend (© carry out the interview in a rather informal way so that the participants would be comfortable answering !R€ {questions. The responses to the questions of both questionnaires and interviews will be confidential.* There will be some rewards for those who parti at Cn ls for those who participate in both as I really value and appreciate all the responses from the participants. The participants will receive a RM7 meal voucher. The voucher is valid at all the cafes and restaurants in our college. It is valid for 30 days. For those who are interested, 1 will be available at almost any time as lam doing this fulltime. You ean ‘contact me at 019-5251978 or email me at annesusan|2@gmail.com, i me at com, | am also available on all social media platforms—just type my name and you will find me there. Feel free to contact me and I will do my best 10 respond o your calls, emails or messages. ratttl you tave any queionsreguding my thsi, ot este wo ask. Thank ym fread this and hopetire 7 Linguistics major or minor students ou there who are willing to help me complete my Kind regards, Anne Susan Student Faculty of Linguistics (Adapted from hupewwsw sampleletterword.com/sampe-invitation-ltters.huml) 5 Why does Anne Susan need to complete her thesis? A. Itisher assignment. B It isa requirement for final year students. It is her fourth year studying at the college. 6 Anne Susan sent the email because she was looking for ‘A. students to finish her thesis B students who are interested in Ling! C Linguistics students to be participants fo ics 1 her questionnaires and interviews 7 Anne Susan wants students who are studying Linguistics berause ‘Ashe is doing a Linguisties-elated thesis B the students are more understanding the students are more reliable 1 ty does Ane Susan want to give RM ml vouchers (©? participants? A Asa token of appreciation B To attract students to become © The participants can use the vou ipants at the cafe her parti icher to cal 5 Anne Susan can be reached A anytime ® caly on her mobile phone ‘nly on social media platformsPARTS ‘ Read an extract from a novel. Answer questions 10 to 14 based on the extract, August 1898, ‘When my classes at the Gilman School started, 1 was 3s $0 hopeful and determined that I would succeed, after a few weeks, that ho Pe was becoming bleak when I had to face difficulties. The embossed books ta Senin iad not arived, the classes were big andthe teachers could nt give me any special attention, Mi Sullivan, my tutor and helper, had to read all the books to me and wrote the signs of what the teachere taught inthe classes on my hand, but even she could nat manage that all the time. It was so frustrating September 1898 However, little by little, my threw myself into reading And then later, beeause I w: had decided to cut a few hours o ‘would mean that [had to take ‘as working too hard, f my learning the examinations to me; instead, they sent Ms for the Blind, to read to me. He was a stran Braille. This had put me in a quite stressful situation. But Id realise how it had made my examinations difficult for hhad to bear. But it was a consolation to me knowing that I had overcome them all wget to me and could not communicate with me, except by writing id not blame anyone. Radcliffe College did not ‘me nor did it understand the ‘special’ difficulties that I 10 Why did the author find difficulties in the frst fow weeks of her learning? ‘A. Her hope was bleak. B_ She had to read a lot of books, € Her books did not arrive and her classes were too big. 11 Why did the author order embossed books? A. She was deaf, B She was mute, © She was blind. 12 The author is weak in A Greek B Latin © Mathematics 13 Why did Mr. Gilman cut afew hours ofthe authors learning? ‘A. She was not well. B_ Mr. Gilman was upset. C She took a lot of subjects.1H The author took an examination to goto A. Gilman Schoo! B_ Radcliffe College © Perkins Institution forthe Blind PART 4 Read 10 reviews about a book, Answer questions 15 and 16 based on Review 1. Review 1 This book is about the relationship between a professor, Morrie Schwartz, and his student, Mitch Albom, the writer himself. Mitch found Morrie 15 years after he graduated and at that time, Morrie was in the last stages of his life. They resumed each other's role in each other's life: Morrie the teacher and Mitch the student. Though this time the lessons were not academic—they were more about lessons in life. They met every Tuesday where Morrie recollected and reminisced about his life experiences and what he had learnt from them. The most beaut student because this is actually what a teacher~student relation aspeet fora strong fundamental in any relationship, which i into a friendship. This book tells its readers that dying should not be a sad or mournful thing. Readers can use it an inspiration to become a more outstanding individual. This book also shows that affection is the most important thing in the world, Readers can sce this in Morric and Mitch's relationship. Sometimes the book seems to be preaching too much since Morrie talks 2s much about death as about life. But the preaching does not last long because the book is filed with short chapters that talk about lessons with wonderful anecdotes, a gentle humour and emotional sensitivity. Some say that Tuesdays with Morrie isa sad book and made them ery, as they could relate to what Morrie discussed with Mitch. It tatks about lessons from someone who has been through it all, the highs and lows of life. Someone who has gained love and lost it, Even if you didn’t ery, it sure can leave you in 2 melancholic ‘mood, It was really heartbreaking when Morrie passed on. The beautiful thing about this book is it makes you think about the world, life, the lessons and experiences way after you arc done reading it. It leaves quite 2 profound impact on the readers and gives sound advice that can guide the readers in their lives. Morrie's teachings live through the book, making ita book that readers would read over and over again throughout thieves, thing about the book is the pure and warm relationship between a teacher and a is supposed to be. It has the most pivotal ening, This relationship was so pure, it turned tip:Smedium.com@gunjan_31067/bo0k-review-tuesdays -with- (anit es Ps morrie-by-mitch-albom-d47¢236201c3) 'S Whatis the most beautiful thing about the book? A Too much preaching about life and death = b Gives life lessons from someone who had experienced them The teacher-student relationship that turns into a friendship bY does the review say Tuesday's with Morrie is asad ee ghee Ttalks, about the uy 1d downs of life and readers coul ps an aders 04 ¢. Te content ean give guidance tothe readers in their lives. "makes the readers ery.Answer questions 17 and 18 based on Review 2. Review 2 Tuesdays with Morrie is written by Mitch Albom, who was one of Morrie’s most beloved students. Its @ wonderful book. What makes it wonderful is it is like Morre's journal where it talks about tbe meaning of life and life's essential lessons. This is practically a book about on old man's reflections on a fe, Morrie was a teacher who loved his job very much, so much so he had built a lot of connections with his students that they became friends. This was especially rue with Mitch. They became extremely close after years of losing touch. The two decided to mect every Tuesday. In every meeting, Morrie, who was very ill, taught Mitch lessons that he could never learn elsewhere, Morrie told Mitch about his life, his mistakes and his new discoveries, This altered Mitch's beliefs and the way he looked at some things. Their conversions touched on marriage, death, regrets. Morrie, in a way, had given Mitch wisdom, the greatest gift of al. ‘The most amazing part in the book is how Morrie considered himself lucky because, although he was terminally ill, he still had the chance to say goodbye to everyone he loved. There re also some serious parts that could be boring tothe readers, bt Morrie was charming in his simplicity and truthfulness. In addition, the way Mitch presented Morrie's ideas ensured that the readers didnot feel bored. ‘What the readers might find interesting in this book is that the lessons given by Morrie, which were ‘avs, very precious and inspirational. Some say, like Mitch, they have a different perspective on how they See life after reading the book. For example, Morrie made us realise that itis all right to be vulnerable, although sometimes it can be scary and hurt us, like falling in love, There is always a chance that our hearts ould be broken, but if you never try, you will never know. Some readers say that the book had a very deep impact on them and stayed with them even after finishing it. Some said, in a strange way, no matter how interesting the book was, they were not na rush to finish the book as they had to stop and take inthe simple yetoverwhelming things that Morrie and Mitch had discussed. The chapters were like litle pills of life where you had to take them on a daily bas (Adapted from huip/hwww:amazon.com/product-reviews/076790592X) 17 What is the best gift Morrie give to Mitch? A Wisdom B Lifelessons © Morrie's life 18 Why did Morrie consider himself lucky? A Morrie could charm people. B_Heis simple and trustworthy, C He was able to say his goodbyes. Answer questions 19 and 20 based on Review 1 and Review 2 19 Both reviews agree that the most remark: ‘A. the book has short chapters B the meetings that were held only on Tuesdays the teacher-student relationship that ured into a friendship ‘able thing about the book is 20 Which ofthe following is true of both reviews? A. Both reviews agreed thatthe book is rather B_ Both reviews agreed that the book C Both reviews agreed that the book is an inspiration to its readers, ‘has made a great impact on its readersJe about shingles. Si article about shingles. Six sentences have bee zs 1 removed from the article. Choose rom the sentences A an artcle 4 pa ane which fits each gap (21 to 26). There is one extra sentence which you do not need 10 use. tence which you do not need 10 WSe. 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Mes people hak tat ange 2 st rashes, but actually. nh mand a ec a patients are at a greater risk. 21 In (9h ats ever nadia sve ae of shingles can inerease the risk of strokes and heart attacks. exo was card oo bby Dr Caroline Minassian who has led a team of researchers tthe London, School ripen and Tropical Medicine in England to work on $7000 US Medicare patients who had shingles and jeer stroke ora heart attack ina year sere ar two possible reasons suggested by the rescarchers on why the risk of = "The second reson is Because ofthe sires caused by the pain causes i coh leads sre and hea attacks, Further rescarch carted out atte Mayo Ci ts are 70% more prone to get shingles. sinsscomet strokes and heart attacks jood in increases. 22 ut 10 inereaSe, pnesla als reported that asthma p protsor Raina Mactntrye, the head of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Univ ot NSW in Sydney, clucidates that aftr someone has had chicken pow he virus would stay dormant in then roos for decades, and then later reactivate to cause shingles. 79 ‘There are quite @ ser symptoms of shingles. The most common ones blisters. ther fe umbness or tingling, itching and Fagus high fever, headaches, a sensitivity to light and unbearable Pain hat would make the patients sleepless, sotable to work and do their daily activities. Professor Macintrye further ‘explains that our immune system starts {0 decline as we get older. u Fart mnne sytem begins to detrort, theres a high possibility hat we could get shingles. Shingles is practically conta rus that causes chicken pox. The virus ean ‘only be passed on with direct contact with ‘fui from shingles blisters, until they dry up and become crusts. 25 cnt be passed on wih ron, ike chicken por, std Profestor Timo Vom From the University of Tampere nF: mow peopl wl only encounter hinges one in hee HRT butt stil depends on how old you are shone tative happens It x possible for peopl to veo second or maybe third outbreak in their Tie, De erty, wh ie enpentancies increasing andthe oer Beer#ont Well without shingles, it is expected ttt there woutd be fewer eases of shingles in the future ious as it comes from the same vit cine in the market called Zostavax. Zostavax has been i, New Zealand, the Philippines, Hong Kong and 36 Currently, there is one va * Juee the risk of getting shingles up to 59.5%. ‘frovedin ve counties which nln ‘Austealia, Malays spre cording to immune Australis ths vaeeine <2? (Adapted from Reader's Digest Asia, October 2016) asstroke ‘A. The frst reason is the virus causes fatty build-UPS in the arteries to break off and this results arate to oer ; cople who are exposed o shingles canals0 BS © Theymightdevelopa life-threatening complication: Pee . Experts do not know how long each vace! jon will be effective, Thats the reason why shingles harper Me ‘he disibution of nerves: F One of the best ways to avoid getting “thingles would be vaceination. On at ae caesar ato o chicken pox ifthey haven't had twhen they were younger. act peciall those who are undergoing cancer treatment, but five years is thought to be the limit.PARTS ‘Read an article on the real-life romance that inspired Peanuts creator Charles M. Schl. Answer questions 27 10 33 based on the article. Donna Johnson Wold was once a gitl with red hair but it now has faded as she is 87 years old. The ‘octogenarian lives in a nursing home in Minneapolis, the city where she has lived since she was a child, Her husband, Al Wold, would visit her so they could sit and spend time together. Sometimes both of them would reminisce about old times. Some of Donna's fondest memories would be of a man who used to be in her life before, a man she ‘was involved with more than half a century ago. She still kept some of the mementos of him: a scrawled- upon 1950 desk diary, 2 music box and Peanuts comics worth decades, clipped from the pages of the ‘Minneapolis Star Tribune, most of them related to a pretty girl with red hair, These strips mean so much to Donna, They are special to her. At the climax of its popularity, Peanuts was printed in 2600 newspaper in 21 languages in 75, ‘countries with 355 million readers and a total of 17,897 strips were published and it became the world’s ‘most popular strip. And every now and then, readers could sce some secret romantic messages in the strips. ‘Itwas the story of his life and mine,’ Donna says. On 19 November 1961, in the Peanuts strip, Charlie Brown was sitting down for lunch with only his anxieties, watching longingly as his other friends played happily. He thought about his loneliness, ‘unpopularity and despaired over his lunch, which was a peanut butter sandwich and a banana. Then he thought he saw someone and said to no one in particular, ‘1 would give anything inthis world for that little red-haired girl to come and sit with me? It all started when 27-year-old Schulz was working together with Johnson in the same company. Every day, Schulz would pass Johnson’s desk, a popular 2l-year-old redhead in the accounting department. When Johnson arrived at work, sometimes she would find Schulz’s doodles on her desk ‘nd on her desk calendar. Then he asked her out for a date in February and took her to an ice-skating show, which happened to be his passion. ‘At the same time, Johnson had another admirer and had been secing Al Wold easually fora couple of years. Both of them had attended the same junior high and they shared the same cele of friends. ‘They even had the same red haie! Initially, the relationship was not that serious until Schulz was in the picture, And this made Wold re-evaluate his feelings towards Johnson, Schutz had proposed to Johnson ‘on their third date and proposed again and shared the happy news with her that he had a five-year contract with the United Feature Syndicate. But Schulz did not require Johnson to answer steaight away. Instead, he gave her a curled-up white cat statue, He told her to keep it in her drawer at work until she hhad made her decision and put the statue on his desk. A couple of weeks later, Wold popped the same big question to Johnson, This left Johnson in a dilemma, She loved them both. Forno obvious reasons, after another couple of weeks, Johnson mede UP her mind and chose Wold. Over the years, both men wondered what had made Johnson to come to tht decision. Later, Wold and Schulz concluded that although Schulz and Johnson’s relationship was more romantic, Wold was the natural fit. ‘The friendship between Schulz and Johnson remained intact and never got in the way of Johnson's marriage. There were friendly phone calls, letters and visits. Less than a week after his last telephone conversation with Johnson, Schulz died in is sleep on 12 February'2000 afer batting with eancet. THe final original Peanuts strip ran the following day. ‘Over the years, Donna Wold still reads Peanuts every day and she has declined so many offs from Peants collectors who would like to get a hold of her mementoes of Schulz. Some of her favoutlé cartoons are still hanging in her apartment. And she kept the ca state, too. (Adapted from Reader's Digest Asia, September 2010 0 na » 40 0jr twparagraph 1 the writer’s main intention is “as pert us that Od poople sould live i nodiy bo 4 ‘ttroduce Donna Johnson Wold othe readers tell us how old people spend their time D introduce Al Wold to the readers 438 What does octogenarian in line 2 mean? ‘A. Someone whose age is 80 to 90 years old B_ Someone who lives in a nursing home Someone who likes to reminisce D Agirl with red hair 29 Why do the Peanuts strips have a special significance to Johnson? ‘A. She was the girl with the red hair in the strips B There are secret romantic messages in them. CC They are the most popular strips. D_ She was fond of the strips. 30 Which ofthe following is true of Peanut he second most popular strip A. Ithad over 20,000 strips and became t! B_ It was translated into 25 languages. _Itwas printed in over 50 countries. Dts readership is over 300 million. 51 What made Al Wold change his mind about hs eationship with Johnson? ‘A. They had a lot in common. B Johnson had another suitor. C They had the same red hair. D Schulz gave Johnson a curled-up cat statue ‘Schulz propose to Johnson? 32 How many times A One B Two € Three D Four entoes? 33 Why did Johnson turn down Peantils fans’ offers to buy Sehulzs men A. She is not ready to sell them. B They meant so much to her. C They cost a lot of money: D She had a lot of them.PART7 ™= Read an article entitled ‘Misophones’. Answer questions 34 t0 40 based on the article. 1 We are sometimes annoyed by some sounds, for example fingernails on chalkboards, spoons and forks hitting each other, Fran Drescher's nasal voice and the sound of farts. That is normal. But for some people, there are particular sounds that can drive them crazy. An Atlanta journalist tried to strangle hhis own father across the table just because he chewed loudly every time he ate. An Arizona compter Scientist detested the sounds of knives so much to the extent hs girlfriend also developed the same feclings towards the sound. Another instance is where an Oregon housewife decided to chase her femily ‘members out just because she did not want to listen to them. ‘Take Tabachneck’s story for example. Up until he was 14, he loved music very much and hearing People laugh. He found the sound of sirens grating. I first started when he and his father were watching ‘movie at home in Pittsburgh. His dad was eating ice cream and he started pushing his ice cream intoa puddle and clicked his spoon against the bowl. That sound was somewhat different from other sounds as it provoked a feeling of anxiety and physical agitation atthe same time. It was then Tabachneck found ‘out that he had problems with certain sounds. Sounds that normal people think nothing of, but could _make him go berserk. That was the start of noise-related misery in his life. ‘Tabachneck was a computer science college dropout, not because he failed in his classes or he flunked his tests, but because he could not stand the clicking sound in the computer labs. He tried to work at a customer service department since he thought he could manage that. Unfortunately, he was ‘wrong. He could not stand the behaviour ofa few of his collcagues. One loved to chew tobacco, another liked to talk with his mouth full and the last one had this old keyboard he brought into work just beeause he liked the sound of the keys. Not only his studies and work life suffered, Tabachneck’s love life also suffered. He once loved a girl and was close to making her his wife, but he had to eat ina separate room toavoid hearing her chewing her food. The relationship later ended because his then girlfriend smacked hher chewing gum. Currently he is dating a gil who occasionally cracks her joints. He said most people ccannot be in a relationship with a misophone because they do not know which sounds would make a misophone irritated and agitated. ‘Over the years, Tabachneck’s condition was thought to be psychological. And because his condition {is poorly understood, he struggled to convince others that his problem was not a form of neuroticism, The doctors only gave him different diagnoses and medications. Nothing worked until in 2010, an adiologist told him that his symptoms ae. textbook ase ofa disorder called misophonia. Psychologists call these people misophones—people who are sensitive to specific, low-volume sounds. One of the reasons why ‘medical practitioners could not diagnose Tabachneck sooner is because misophonia isnot in the DSM-S, the so-called bible of psychiatric diagnoses, because this was too recently observed, whether this disorder is a mental disorder or not as ‘of discomfort every day in their lives. 5 An Oregon audiologist, Marsha Johnson, Itdoes not mater People like Tabachneck are experiencing this kind Johnson, and other experts view misophonia as an ‘old brain’ problem, probably because itis located in the parf the cortex that processes emotion, Misophones Will do anything for relief. ‘You could say, “I'l! hit you on the head with a guitar, and it will eure you" and you would have a hundred people lined up to pay you $5000 to hit them on the head.’ She is working (on an approach that uses sound-generating equipment to weaken an individual's connection betwee certain sounds that they find annoying and the autonomous nervous system, paired with cognitive therapy. Some desperate misophones would try to cover the irritating sounds with an sores of abit noise. Some have tried working as Zumba instructors, others would use iPods, fan end earphones © help them stop hearing the irritating noises. (Adapted from Reader's Digest Asia, March 2019) 10 oy o 2 8sy Te nia in paragraph 1s that J there are people who chew their food loudly 4 there are people who are annoyed at certain sounds 8 pre are places named Atlanta, Arizona and Oregon D there are people who are annoyed by Fran Drescher’s nasal voce ynat does ‘it (line 12) refer to? Tene sound that started Tabachneck’s noise -elated mi 4 The movie that Tabachneck and his father Sea 2 The ice eream his father was eating D The sound of sirens 46 Inparagraph 3, why did Tabachneck face a series of unfortunate events in his We? ih Because of the sounds people made irritated him B Because he was not a college graduate Because he was a fussy person D Because he did not have a job tions? atric diagnoses. 37 Why did the doctors give him different diagnoses and med ‘A. The symptoms that he had are nt in te book of psych B His condition was thought to be psychological. C His condition was a form of neuroticism D_Itwasa mental disorder. fo anything for relief? 38 Why would misophones d ‘A. There is no cure yet. B Their future is bleak © They have a lot of money. D_ They have a certain connection W! ‘old brain” problem because th sounds. ‘39 Misophonia is also known as a A itreleases emotions B itis located in the head is quite an old disorder D itis located in the cortex 40 Which ofthe following sum ‘A. Sounds that make people itt! B Mirophoncs would do anything ‘Tabachneck has been suffering D Miaophonia ia mew-ound disorder