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PASSAGE 1

Choose the best answer

Rajan_________(1) in Taman Jaya. It___________ (2) about 6 kilometers from

Johor Bahru . He _________ (3) to school by bus every morning . In the afternoon, he

__________(4) for tuition nearby. Last week , he _________(5) ill . He ___________(6)

school and tuition class for three days . In future, Rajan______________.(7) to take care
of himself. He does not___________.(8) to be sick again because he will
be____________(9) his examination____________.(10) .

1 . A. live B. lives C. lived D. living

2 . A. situates B. situated C. situating D. is situated

3 . A. travel B. travels C. travelling D. travelled

4 . A. go B. goes C. gone D. went

5 . A. fall B. falls C. fell D. falling

6 . A. miss B. misses C. missed D. missing

7 . A. going B. is going C. was going D. will be going

8 . A. want B. wants C. wanting D. wanted

9 . A. take B. takes C. taking D. taken

10 .A. soon B. sooner C. soonest D. as soon as possible

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PASSAGE 2

Choose the best answer

Puan Zakiah likes to __________(1) at the Pasar Malam near her house . She goes
there because she. ____________(2) that the prices there are__________.(3) than those
in the big market . She also __________(4) a chance to _______________(5) her friends
and __________(6)with them . She especially_____________ (7) bargaining with the
vendors. Sometimes she just ___________(8) around __________(9) the delicious cakes
and colourful wares___________.(10) there

1. A. shop B. shops C. shopping D. shopped

2. A. feel B. feels C. feeling D. felt

3. A. cheap B. cheaper C. cheapest D. the cheapest

4. A. get B. gets C. got D. getting

5. A. meet B. meets C. met D. meeting

6. A. chat B. chats C. chatting D. chatted

7. A. enjoy B. enjoys C. enjoying D. enjoyed

8. A. walk B. walks C. walking D. walked

9. A. admire B. admires C. admiring D. admired

10. A. sell B. sell C. selling D. sold

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PASSAGE 3

Choose the best answer

Dear Kamal ,

Thank you for _________(1) me to your birthday party . However, I cannot

________(2) your party because I ________(3) to my brother’s house for my nephew’s
birthday which ______ .(4) on the same date . Kamal, I am really sorry about this and I
hope you ___________(5) .

I _____________(6) all our friends at the party . Please ___________(7) to them

why I would not be able to __________.(8) it .

Once again, Happy Birthday to you and I ___________(9) you have a wonderful
party. I will be _________(10) you later . Bye.

Your friend,
Mike

1. A. invite B. invites C. invited D. inviting

2. A. attend B. attends C. attended D. attending

3. A. going B. am going C. is going D. was going

4. A. fall B. falls C. fell D. falling

5. A. understand B. understands C. understood D. understanding

6. A. missing B. is missing C. will miss D. will missing

7. A. explain B. explains C. explained D. explaining

8. A. make B. makes C. made D. making

9. A. hope B. hopes C. hoped D. hoping

10. A. see B. sees C. seen D. seeing

PASSAGE 4
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Choose the best answer

Chee Seng : Hello . I would __________(1) to be a member of the public library .

Librarian : Are you ____________ ? (2)
Chee seng : Yes . I __________(3) a Form Five student in Sekolah Menengah Tiram .
Librarian : Okay . You have to ___________(4) in this card and___________.(5) your
Principal’s___________.(6).
Chee Seng : What about the fees ?
Librarian : Oh, the fee__________.(7) RM 5.00 per year for students .
Chee Seng : How many books __________(8) I borrow ?
Librarian : Only two books can be___________ (9) at one time . If you return the
books later than two weeks you can be___________.(10).
Chee Seng : All right . Thanks for the information.

1. A. like B. likes C. liked D. liking

2. A. study B. studies C. studied D. studying

3. A. am B. is C. are D. in

4. A. fill B. fills C. filled D. filling

5. A. get B. gets C. got D. getting

6. A. sign B. signing C. signature D. signatory

7. A. am B. is C. are D. be

8. A. must B. will C. can D. shall

9. A. borrow B. borrow C. borrowed D. borrowing

10.A. fine B. fines C. fined D. find

PASSAGE 5
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Choose the best answer

One has to eat well to stay healthy. __________ (1) local fruits _________ (2) good
for you. Some of the local fruits__________(3) durians, rambutans, papayas, guavas and
mangosteens. Why is it better to eat local fruits? They ___________(4) cheaper than
imported fruits such as apples, oranges, grapes, and pears. Also, local fruits are
__________(5) than imported fruits . ___________.(6) the water- melon for instance . It
can ___________ (7) your thirst on a hot day. A papaya also__________ (8) more
vitamins than most imported fruits . Moreover, it can also be ___________.(9) into jam or
kaya, and used in _________.(10) jellies and drinks .

1. A. Eat B. Eats C. Eating D. Eaten

2. A. is B. are C. was D. were

3. A. is B. are C. was D. were

4. A. is B. are C. was D. were

5. A. juice B. juicy C. juicier D. juiced

6. A. Take B. Takes C. Taking D. Taken

7. A. quench B. quenches C. quenching D. quenched

8. A. contain B. contains C. containing D. contained

9. A. make B. makes C. making D. made

10. A. make B. makes C. making D. made

PASSAGE 6
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Choose the best answer

The whistle _________ (1) as I arrived at the railway station, the green flag
_________(2) and the train was __________(3) to pull out slowly . I ran and managed to
________(4) into a coach. With my two suitcases, I _______(5) for my seat and finally
_______(6) it. What a relief! The train passed ________.(7) jungle, rubber estates, tin
mines, and paddy fields. It was an interesting ________(8) .Soon , I ________(9) to feel
drowsy . When I woke up the train was just ____________(10) Taiping .

1. A. blow B. blew C. blowing D. blown

2. A. show B. shown C. showing D. was shown

3. A. begin B. began C. beginning D. begun

4. A. stumble B. stumbled C. stumbling D. was stumbled

5.A. look B. looked C. looking D. was looking

6. A. find B. found C. finding D. was found

7. A. to B. over C. through D. across

8. A. adventure B. journey C. beginning D. was beginning

9. A. begin B. began C. beginning D. was beginning

10. A. reach B. reached C. reaching D. reaches

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PASSAGE 7

Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D.

Report about the School Canteen

I am writing this report to draw your attention regarding the school canteen. Many
students of Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Permata ____(1) unhappy about the
conditions at the school canteen. There _______(2 )lots of complaints regarding this issue.

In the first place, there are insufficient tables and benches. Our school _______(3)
a student population of over 1 000. There _______(4) only one recess for all forms. More
than 80 per cent of the students ________(5) to the canteen during recess to ______(6)
food and drinks. Unfortunately, there are only about twenty-five tables and fifty benches
which _______(7) accommodate less than half the number of students. As a result, many
students ________(8) to stand while eating.

The food ______ (9) at the canteen is not only expensive but ______(10) of variety.
The menu is the same every day. For the past five years, ever since the present canteen
management _______(11) over, students get the same food.

The hygiene and preparation of food ________(12) a lot to be desired. The food
and drinks _______(13) not covered. The way canteen attendants dress _________(14)
volume about hygiene. With their lazy attitude, the food they sell would one way or the
other become contaminated.

My fourth complaint about the canteen ______(15) about the etiquette of the
canteen workers. They are rude and arrogant. They often _________(16) at students. The
students are always on the receiving end of their bad moods.

We hope the conditions at the canteen_________(17). The canteen should

________(18) better services. There should also be a different menu everyday so that
students will not have to _______(19) the same food day in and day out. Cleanliness
should be given top priority.

We hope that you will look into our complaints and _________(20) steps to remedy
the situation. The students are prepared to boycott the canteen if their complaints go
unheeded.

Reported by:

Malik
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1. A. is B. are C. was D. were

2. A. is B. are C. was D. were

3. A. has B. have C. had D. does

4. A. is B. are C. was D. were

5. A. go B. goes C. gone D. went

6. A. is buying B. sell C. selling D. sold

7. A. will B. canning C. could D. can

8. A. has B. had C. have D. having

9. A sells B. sell C. selling D. sold

10. A. lacked B. lack C. lacks D. has lacked

11. A. take B. takes C. took D. taken

12. A. leaving B. left C. leaves D. leave

13. A. is B. are C. was D. were

14. A. speak B. speaks C. speaking D. spoke

15. A. pertaining B. pertained C. pertains D. pertain

16. A. shout B. shouts C. shouting D. shouted

17. A. will improve B. improve C. improving D. improved

18. A. provide B. provides C. providing D. provided

19. A is tasting B. was tasting C. taste D. tastes

20. A take B. have taken C. takes D. taken

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PASSAGE 8

Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D.

PULAU PINANG, Thu – An elderly businessman and his wife foiled a robbery attempt by
two men armed with a screwdriver and a knife. Tan Ah Wok, 60 and his wife _____(1) a
morning walk near their home yesterday when two men on a motorcycle stopped them
under the pretext of asking for directions. As Mr. Tan was giving directions, one of the
robbers ______(2) a knife at him and ordered them to _______(3) quiet. He then relieved
Mrs. Tan of her jewellery and instructed Mr. Tan to _______(4) over his ring and watch.
When he refused, a struggle ensued. Meanwhile, his accomplice _______(5) a helmet and
hit Mr. Tan on the head with it. On seeing this, his wife started screaming.

One of their neighbours, R. Subramaniam, who ______(6) his dog for a walk, heard
the screams and went to________.(7) On seeing Subramaniam and his dog, the robbers
fled. “I was taking my dog for a walk when I heard someone shouting for help. Knowing
that something _____(8) wrong, I ran there as fast as I___________(9). Before I
__________(10) the scene, the robbers fled on a motorbike. They ______(11) probably
afraid of my Rottweiler.”

Mr. Tan suffered a small cut on his head, __________(12) outpatient treatment at a
private clinic. He said that it ____(13) a horrified experience as he never expected the two
men would attack his wife and him. He _______(14) that they were lost and needed help.
He also mentioned that the guard in charge nowadays easily allowed the strangers to
enter their residence. State CID, Chief Supt Harun Din _________(15) him and the people
to be more careful in ______(16) help to strangers. The guard also must be stricter in
letting people from ________(17) any residence without proper permission.

He added that the suspects, aged between 25 and 30, ________(18) to be illegal
immigrants. He said there ______(19) similar incident last week when two men
approached a factory worker who was on her way home after work. The duo then relieved
her gold chain and cash. He advised the residents to be alert and _____(20) to police any
suspicious-looking characters lurking in their area.

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1. A. were taking B. is taking C. takes D. taken

2. A. point B. pointed C. points D. had point

3. A. keeps B. kept C. keep D. keeping

4. A. handed B. handing C hands D. hand

5. A. grabbed B. grab C. grabbing D. has grabbed

6. A. is taking B. was taking C. takes D. has taking

7. A. investigating B. investigated C. investigate D. investigates

8. A. is B. are C. were D. was

9. A. could B. can C. shall D. may

10. A. reached B. reach C. reaches. D. has reached

11. A. is B. were C. was D. has

12. A. is given B. was given C. gives. D. gave

13. A. is B. are C. was D. were

14. A. think B. thinks C. though D. thinking

15. A. advise B. advises C. has advised D. advised

16. A. give B. gives C. given D. giving

17. A. entering B. enters C. entered D. enter

18. A is believe B. were believed C. was believed D. believes

19. A been B. have been C. had been D. has been

20. A reports B. report C. reporting D. reported

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PASSAGE 9

Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D.

The main purpose of examining a student or candidate is to find out how well he or she
knows the subject. Examinations make students work hard in order to pass them.
_________,(1)setting and marking papers keep their teachers busy, too. ____(2)most
students like to succeed and do not want to fail, they naturally have a spirit of competition
and generally try to do well in examinations.

_______,(3) some people don’t believe in examinations. They say examinations do

more harm than good. The students tend to focus on the material they expect to be
examined on, leaving out other important materials. Even worse, they may learn by rote
rather than understanding what they learn. ________(4), examinations may not be a
reliable way to test knowledge. Even a brilliant student may be sick and nervous on the
day of examination and ________(5) do poorly, _______(6) a dull student may do better
because of having “spotted for” the right questions.

_________(7) there are defects in examinations, they cannot be summarily abolished.

We will need examinations for as long as there is no better way to evaluate students.

1. A. Similarly B. In contrast C. But D. However

2. A. As B. So C. For D. But

3. A Finally B. However C. In addition D. Although

4. A. Although B. However C. Beside D. In addition

5. A. on top of that B furthermore C. similarly D. therefore

6. A. as B. so C. while D. and

7. A. Although B. Likewise C. In contrast D. Furthermore

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PASSAGE 10

Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D.

Selangor responded positively to their disappointment in the FA Cup semi-finals

____________(1)defeating Maldives 5-0 in the AFC Cup Group F match on Tuesday.

The much needed victory will definitely help the Selangor players forget their defeat
to Negeri Sembilan in the FA Cup ___________(2)concentrate on their remaining matches
in the Super Leaque and AFC Cup. ____________(3) it was also a sweet revenge for
Selangor who were edged 2-1 by victory in Maldives two weeks ago.

Safee Sali was Selangor’s hero ____________(4)he not only scored two goals

___________(5)set up Rudie Ramli and Syafiq Rahim to score. Hardi Jaafar got the other
goal. Selangor has a mathematical chance of advancing to the last 16 stages of the AFC
Cup provided they win their remaining matches against Binh Doung of Vietnam
_________(6) Sriwijaya of Indonesia. They have four points from four matches.

Selangor had the players and quality to advance to the last 16. ________(7)the
team had started well in the competition, they would have gone far in the AFC Cup.
_________(8) the reserve players also gave a good account of themselves. Selangor was
without a goalkeeper as he was nursing an ankle injury ____________(9) five other
players were all suspended.

Selangor will next play with Binh Doung on April 21 They will be ending their Group
F fixtures _______ (10) they host Sriwijaya seven days later. _________(11) the Selangor
team has a mathematical chance of making the knockout stage, the players are expected
to win both the remaining matches. The match against Binh Doung will be tougher as they
are playing away from home ground ______________(12)it is possible to defeat Sriwijaya
at home.

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1. A after B. before C. then D. while

2. A so B. and C. when D. but

3. A. because B. on the contrary C. In addition D. although

4. A. since B however C. therefore D. as

5. A. but also B. and C. also D. but

6. A. too B. as well as C. if D. since

7. A And B. While C. If D. Because

8. A. Besides B. Then C. So D. Because

9. A. if B. and C. because D. so

10. A. as B. while C. when D. and

11. A. Then B. So C. When D. While

12. A. but B. so C. because D. and

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PASSAGE 11

Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D.

My friend, Ah Hoe got out of the water hole. He stood still (1) with his head
bowed (2) . There was no water in the hole, so he grew angry. He shook his fists at the
sky and shouted against God and Nature. Then we started walking back to his house. He
did not speak on the way back to the farm house. I did not say anything either. There was
nothing

I could say or do. The water hole was dry. It was the end for Ah Hoe (3), the
farmer, for his wife, for the cattle, and for the whole farm.

Ah Hoe and his wife could not understand why this was happening. I thought
about her as we rode over the dry earth to the farm house. The day before, I had seen her
on her knees (4). Over and over again, she had prayed for rain.

I could not bear to listen to the crying cattle (5) . They cried for water all day and
all night. Their terrible cries never stopped. I had to put something in my ears, so that I
would not hear them.

1. The word still means ____

A. crying B. not moving C. sleeping D. not looking

2. The word ‘ bowed’ can be replaced with ______

A. looking up B. turning round C. moving about D. looking down

3. It was the end for Ah Hoe means Ah Hoe was going to ______
A. finish his work B. face death C. see the rain D. quarrel with his wife

4. The phrase on her knees means ______

A. kneeling down B carrying something heavy C..sitting down D. standing still

5. The word “ cattle” in the text refers to ________

A. hens and ducks B. bulls and cows C. cats and dogs D.small children

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PASSAGE 12

Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D.

I once knew an unhappy person who always said to his wife at breakfast, “This is going
to be another difficult day.” He did not really think so, but he had a peculiar way of
thinking. He believed that if he said it was going to be a difficult day, it might turn out
pretty well. However, things started going badly with him. This was not surprising
because one who imagines an unhappy consequence tends to create just the conditions
for it.

1. He did not really think so means he did not think____

A. he was an unhappy person
B. he always said something unpleasant
C. he had a special way of thinking
D. it was going to be another difficult day

2. What does “peculiar” mean?

A. Strange B. wrong C. proper D. ordinary

3. The phrase turn out means _______

A. Produce B change C. prove D. avoid

4. This was not surprising because ______

A. nothing unhappy would happen
B. unhappy things were sure to occur
C. he thought only about happy things
D. happy thinking would have unhappy results

5. The word “consequence” in the text means ______

A. A. story B event C. situation D. result

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PASSAGE 13

Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D.

Extracurricular activities are the recreational activities of students, usually at school,

outside school hours. They include different types of physical exercise, outdoor games
and sports such as running, swimming and basketball.

Most students are interested in doing something physical in their free time. Team
sports are a popular pastime. Some, though, do not enjoy playing outdoor games. They
prefer to join the Red Cross or the school band.

In most schools, taking part in extracurricular activities is compulsory for all its
students as studies have shown that such activities have many positive effects on
students, including balanced growth and development. Students have more opportunities
to interact with other students and improve their social skills and in some activities like
team sports, they can improve their leadership ability and learn how to work with others in
a team.

1. Co-curricular activities are ____________.

A. recreational activities held during the holidays
B. activities held in class
C. activities held outside school
D. recreational activities held outside school hours

2. Which one of these words means ‘free time’?

A. unpaid time
B. leisure time
C. hobby
D. past time

3. “ pastime” is __________
A. Game
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B. Exercise
C. Hobby
D. Work

4. Another word for “ prefer” is ________

A. like
B. dislike
C. keep up
D. wait for

5. “ compulsory” means ________

A. not necessary
B. elective
C. permanent
D. mandatory

6. “to interact” is to ______

A get to meet
B work
C socialize
D study with

7. The phrase “to improve” means

A. to become better
B. to learn
C. to work better
D. to work

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Passage 14

Read the following passage and choose the best answer. Then circle A, B, C or D.

Yesterday, I watched a movie on television entitled, “The Pursuit of Happiness”. It is

a dramatized biographical film about Christopher Gardner, a wealthy businessman. I was
greatly (1)___________by the story of this man who (2)___________through great
difficulties to achieve his dream.

Chris, as he is popularly known, invested his money in a business that

(3)________. His wife left him to find work in another city. He (4)________to let their son,
Christopher Jr., follow her. His financial situation got worse and he and his son
(5)_________homeless. The part of the story that (6)_________me cry was when they
had to spend a night in the public toilet.

Chris (7)________a position as an intern at a stock broking firm but it did not pay
anything. He had to complete with 19 other interns to get the permanent job. Chris worked
hard all day and then (8) ____________to pick up his son and get to a shelter for the
homeless where they could have a free meal and a bed for the night. I admire Chris for
making so many sacrifices to take care of his little son. He (9)________his son
perseverance and patience in the face of hardship. In the end, his efforts (10)________off
and he was offered the job. In real life, Chris went on to become a millionaire.

1. A. touches B. touch C. touching D. touched

2. A. go B. goes C. went D. gone

3. A. fail B. fails C. failed D. failing

4. A. refuse B .refusing C. refuses D. refused

5. A. become B. became C. becoming D. becomes

6. A. make B. making C. made D. makes

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7. A. found B find C. finds D. have found

8. A. hurry B. hurries C. hurrying D. hurried

9. A. taught B. teach C. teaching D. has taught

10. A. pay B. paid C. paying D..pays

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