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The Europeans uhowerenoi weltomwere 3 those whocameto the West Indies in search of wealth (A) Unemployment at home caused Eurmpeans to come to the West Indies to seek their fortune. (B) — Curopeans settied in the West Indies because they were told that they would become richer. {CY Financial difficulties at home made Turepeans who came to the West we Inuties devine to seitle there. Euripeany wha came to the West Indies to sec theirfonunes were 25. the ones who Were not wealthy, John still wanted to marry Mary even though she had lost all her money, (A) Jokmagreedtomary Mary although she had lost all her money. o ’s money did not matter to John why still wanted to mary her {C)_ The foss of all Mary's money did fot affect John’s wish to marry her. {D) John intended to marry Mary even if she were to lose all her money The news shocked me som What L wamed to say, that | almost 605 638 90 shocking that | could not move. 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My disgust at noise will be understood bya t thinking Person who has lived in the country Wt is inconceivable that a right thinking person in the country sould fail to understand my disgust at noise, (B) (D) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Scanned by CamScannerUcms 2631 arefully antl then answer Items 26-31 op the . Anstructions: Read the following poem © . “hat Is stated or implled. Beat That Light J think the horses must be iene Kicking up their heels and aE Is Watching from their green abo fe wad The things that cae off the . yin soft denis | + ee ella Neighing, as they roam the prairies, Motorists’ obituaries. Read the epitaphs' on Monday 10 Ofdrivers various and Sunday; Beep the hom and how! the klaxon? For Hebrew, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon: Howling Mayon, beeping hom, The funeral dinge en Monday mom, 1S Usher out the unlucky drivers Without convincing the sun ivors Here's a curve and here’s a truck, Take a chance, and trust to luch, The neat one's practically standing still, “epitaph —u shart piece of writing or poem about a dead pers ‘Maron — a type of loud harn form or vehicles nerly used an motor vehicles 26. Why does the poet feel the ho, ' 8 laughing (line 1)? 3h What are “the things” suggested in lined? (A) Me hears them laughing, ( chicles The prairie i all theirs roam, (Accidents hey ave treated well by help ie Esnlosions neners ralfic j YS They wererepl Jams ‘cd With somethi ing, “hich causes harm, . Scanned with CamScanner(Ay ‘hinnying (line 5) (BY Breakdown (1 1 6) « Pbituaries ( ne 8) Howling (ine 13) 29. According to the poet, to be most Prone to fatalities? 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Carnival hit him, And bis heart grew big, ang her Ne steelband and masqueraders Were assembling ft building were Mowing together in thy slillien n The moment Aldrich stepped outsi a sofiness flow over him, and on the strect.t Months of practising ani sewing and painting and i of the moming uier the eyes of women and children Whe hal awakened sleep and Uresse hurriedly to come out and watch their band, to see their people, 10 m mM and cheer then and Ww accompany them, te tramp the pavement, while the masqueraders occupied the strecy, ayy Som of yuard, right inte Port-of-Spain n~ I1hit hima, the red and black nnd gold and green. the catours and the feathers and the Satin, and the people's faces with that look in their eyes, and the smell af cologne and face powder, and fo the smell of grease and the look of wonder ont children’s faces, and the od fellars with, Sailog caps on; and what reverence and what awe as they alone itt the whole warld had the rea} yes tn, see the real thing. te see herves. 10 see giants, 19 see pods. ull. as if he were seeing with the boys” eyes, Alurick fel a nving with furious tears. Aldrich i. fascinated by tallness and a pride. felt his hair rise on his head, And full of brimn 1S fell again the fierce love and hope that he had doubted in himself, fe felt that yes, there was a place here for him, that there was something to say yes to, and people before whom and on whose hehalf he could dance the dragon. With a strong, piercing scream, he stepped into the street, his chains rattling, his arms outflung. his head lolling, in a slovs threatening dance of the Beast, sa that the people of the Hill turned to him, recognizing him, said “Yes! Yes! 20 = That is Dragon! Adapted from Earl Lovelace, The Dragon Cant Dance, Longman Group Lid, 1979, pp. 135-137. 32. The wopds “hit him” (lines and 8)are 33. “And bjs heart grew big” (line 1) means used emphasize the impact of that prick (K) the excitement of caival (A) wanted to ery (B) objects being thrown at persons (B) felt great pride (C) collisions taking place on the streets (C) felt quite angry (D) — thenoise and the smells of carnival (D) wanted to join a band Scanned with CamScanner36. 37 (AY vaste tt Jon « hard work (D1 excitement The repetition of “and” in 4 n ii extract is intended to show. > OF the (A) the specific activities involved in costume maki (B) how important e: ow isto the band ' he continuous nature of the activities involved in preparing the boring nature of the many ivities before carnival itself of the acti (D) Lines 4 and $, (women and children ... wy, Aone was passing quickly (By fo one wanted to miss the spectacle (C) the people had overstept that moring (D) people did not have much clothing. to put on “What reverence and what awe” (line 11) reveals that the spectators were (Ay captivated ( astonished (C) _ bewildered (D) — apprehensi Scanned with CamScanner 3 40, Ate The reaction of the people tn Aldrick's dance was ane of fughter and fear arrogance i The last sentence of the extract (lines 17-20) gives the impression that Aldrich's dance 4a) (By (Cy surprising frightening In describing curnival, the writer makes Use of the senses. Which of the following Senses is NOT used in the extract? (A) Taste (By Sight (C) Smelt (D) Hearing ‘The MOST suitable title for the extract is (A) The Weak Dragon (B) The Dragon's Heart (cy The Decline of Camival 0) Carnival in Por-of-SpainMoms 4219 swer Hems 4249 on the hen an boa and fully and Instructions: Read the fallawing pastage C7 what is stated ar implied, . rt from mankind, they : filled with living things i Pencigrcteitad thal swing eet Se IS a yy ael fe! ee A comin rong Srrrechamesi. AC ticg os tt ONS ahs hei dinoswurs riled. Burman, they dd ong before man walked upon the ey he I melt lis spect sllresersan ail se Te el hath the world and hims © quali) S comparatively brief history. or the thinker. Purposeful change through thought: he is man. . ceaselessly pulsing. day and night, from Childhiny re rrmiliar idea: but it is a less Famili F CONE y rocess of learning. It was by learning qf The human brain works like the lieat a to old age. That man thinks all the time iss Suan story might he a ne, Farback i he warm jungles, somdhy «el © urselves into men. . to ceased tw be ani Hs and made oursely formed, and oUF tW0 sndertul human brain was . th by cell and retlex by refles, the wonders a ir ingenious, adaptable iniiaculbes human powers: our fantastically intricate speech and eur ing Plable hang, hat The earliest tools were scarcely more than lumps ob nohes with a few ners chipped off to fit the hands roughly; but gradually, century by century, as Hees hen ected, AU they 15 are chipped and smoothed and rounded and sharpened until they are na on te cient but almog handsome. It is impossible to louk at those stone tools, and to Imagine their makers, withing feeling pity, admiration and allection for our clever, industrious ancestors, and without ren our reverence for the growth of the human mind. ening After the stane tools eame the control of fire, the skilful, almost magical. transformation ot 20 Jumps of earth into hard pottery and durable metal, the creation of the Wheel. Equally wonderful, Perhaps more wonderful, was the invention or development of plants. Almost everything we cunsume, except animal food. is part ofa plan, earefilly bred from selected stock: wheat, sige, fruits, tobacco, hemp, cotton. Some intelligent man or woman found each plant growing wild in the jungle, tasted of tested it, and by patient experiment discovered how to rear and improve it This was one of the teal beginnings af tisiprosed the plants, and the plants im, sn. and vrew together Cultivated Jess were devised, the tod alter . In that slow, patient process. met Froved men. 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The v OF the py whet the dinssauies rut ingioe Ww {AY indicate the time whieh thay (BY compare theants with thedneee AEHONS: - (D) remind the render a evolution MANE "ay they: leat” Minwe ay ig the process of 3, THE PURPOSE OF paragraph | (lines 1-6) Is 4s MIIRMIAMICSEC 2020 wo (A) show how man has tansf a world and himsele tthe compare the development of or with that of other living things (C)__ give examples of the living thi found on land, in the air and ag water (D) trace the history of eivlization fram earliest times to the hegi man ing of In lines 7-8, the writer's comparison between the human brain and the heart serves to @) draw amtention to the fact thatthe brain never stops working (B) stress the fact that it is the brain which separates animals from man (C) indicate that both organs are crucial tothe working ofthe human body point out that because these organs are similar their importance is forgotten (D) Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writerasa source of man's remarkable powers? 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Anice alternative to the typical trav do what comes naturally here: and take ss stops for an eat and a drink, while chanting awn 3 Is ‘The most developed areas of Cel resorts and scattered, mudest gues! mals Iocals ane stan ence the ple su expert ofthe mos! nerary. willl sched rap as you nd admiring So” testial are relative houses can be found, cing sights. sound and scenery fy. i fanand lynamie Ways of pn % ale times for specific atvits pull overal laohout points angst ie extraordinary places ogg! Jy modem. with numerous trendy hotels, 4 few addition to the intemational aig ; see palceitiesc hite sandy beaches, yh. singly infinite stretch of wh ly beaches, whic, Along the Caribbean const there is a 5 vibrant and scenic capital and port that isthehg area favourite with tourists, Bliss Tow of all the island's activities. 50. What is the writer's MAIN purpose? 51. (A) To state the location of Celestial {B) To encourage tourists to ¥ Celestial (C) — Tocompare the various attractions in Celestial (D) — Todescribe the iny at Celestit \portant features 01218010/CSEC 2029 Scanned with CamScanner Adapted from "Top Tourist Tans The Guardian, 22 August 2006, p64 According to the extract, Celestial i located (A) inthe capital ({B) in Bliss Town (C) inthe Caribbean (D) near the coastline Scanned bv CamScannerqhe repetition of the words “so much” and o many” serves to ize the variety of attractions in Celestial (B) highlight the writer's lack of words to describe Celestial (C) summarize the list of activities fram which visitors can select GQ) convey the writer's excitement about the variety of things to do Which of the following phrases suggests the variety of experiences Celestial offers. as presented by the writer? ine 8) (A) “your ch es are endless” (B) “engaging ways” (line », (C) “nice alternative (ine 17) 3 (D) “what comes naturally” (line 13) Scanned with CamScanner M. 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