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Admission Exercise for lnternational Students (AEIS)

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AEIS ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST FOR SECONDARY ONE

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Part 2 contains 50 Multiple-Choice Questions. ..: ,,.

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Part One: Composition

For thefollowing part, the examinee will choose to write ONE essay based on the
requirement given. Tl're passage should be no less than 200 words.

Question 1

You were preparing for a diving competition and faced many challenges. l-alk about one
challenge that you think was the hardest to overcome.

Based on the above situation, you should write a composition of 200 to 300 words. ln your
composition, make use of the following points. You may use the points in any order and
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Based on the picture given, you should write a composition of 200 to 300 words. You are
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uestions 150 items

Four options ore given for eoch question from question 1 to 50. Only one of them is the correct onswer. Shode
the correct option on the OAS sheet.

Section A: Grammar

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Of all the colourful handkerchiefs in the wind, Susan's was the prettiest.

1) is fluttering

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4) flutter

Each and every member of the volleyball teams _ given a souvenir when they l:ft
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7. The victims of tl're earthquake were given an assurance _ help by the authoritios.

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Most of the furniture on sale at the Central Mall a week from now.

1) will be

2) is being

3) has been

4) had been

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10. No one could tell it was who walked into the room because of the effective
disguise.

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Section B: Vocabularv

The injured soldier did not nurse his wound properly, so it became

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4) contagious

The manufacturers will only _ more of these devices if there i$ a thr.r'ving market
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1) offer

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James was to write his ow.! icript for the school's play after having watched the
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theatrical production of "Miss Saigon",..,-,' . ..

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4) influenced

driving test repeatedly, Kenny felt really _ and did not want 10
more Sesstons.

3) rejected

4) dejected
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15. Sally _ left out details in her recount as she did not want to be blamed for the
incident.

1) deliberately

2) accidentally

3) unknowingly

4) unintentionally

76. We went through the stack of papers like hoping to be able to locate an
important document. . -i '... lr.

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1) interest

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3) signal

4) mention

20. Father has high hopes in me but I may not be able to _- his extrrectations'

1) abide bv

2) face uP to

3) live uP to

4) keeP uP with

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Section C: Comprehension Cloze

Passage A

Tourists are spoilt for choice when it comes to tours. For a tour steeped in history, follow

the .....,21...... chariot road out of Rome to the Hadrian's Villa. lt is near the ......22...... town of Tivoli.

A nice .,.,..23...... through the architectural marvels in the villa is certain to .....,24...... feelings of a lost

world. Next, proceed to the ......25,..... covered with ......26...... carvings, the baths and the temples.

The Iatter never fai,s to ,..,.,27.,,... the visitor.

2I. 1) aged 2) ancient 3) primitive 4) obsolete

22. 1) palatial 2) peaceful 3) panoramic 4) picturesque

23. 1)amble 2) trudge 3) ramble 4) traipse

24. 1) repel 2) extort 3) evolve 4) arouse

25. 1) pavilion 2) pervilion 3) pervilien 4) pevilien

26. 1) elaborate 2) convoluted 3) flamboyant 4) sophisticated

27. 1) intregue 2) intrege 3) intreege 4) intrigue

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PassaEe B

Lynn grimaced vuhen she boarded the crowded train. She realized that sl e could

not ......28...... jostle with the commuters in her state. As the train started to mov,3, s1e almost losl:

her balance. Lynn hastily grabbed a strap and managed to steady herself.

A......29...... girl n school unlform stood up immediately and offered her seat to Lynn. At the

same time, she gave Lyrrn a ...,..30,,.... smile. Lynn was moved by her thoughtfulness but

was .,....31...... in accepting the seat although she desperately needed it. She Jooked at the ...."32'.'...

passengers - the young man sitting on the girl's right was ......33...... asleep while the woman sitting

on the left had her nose in a thick novel. Lynn ......34...'.. the girl's offer as she sigred.

.iust then, she felt a tap on her shoulder. lt was a man who was occupying the opposite s€at

Lynn gratefully thanked him and took the seat. These two ......35...... people have restored her failh

in human kindness. lt was not an unkind world after all!

28. 1) possibly 2) possible 3) possibility 4) rnore possibie

29. 1) pitit 2) petit 3) pertit 4) petite

30. 1) cheerful 2) frightful 3) unrestful 4) effortful

31. 1) hesistant 2) hesilant 3) hesitent 4) hasitant

32. l.) another 2) each other 3)other 4) one another

33. 1) soundly 2) so und 3) sounder 4) sounding

34. 1) deklind 2) d iklind 3) diclind 4) declined

35. 1) consideret 3) considerate 4) konsideret

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Section D: Comprehension

Passage A

It was 7 a.m.in Kyoto, Japan and the taxi company had just called a second time to say they

could not find my house, Once again, I spelt out directions, glanced impatiently at my watch and

waited. Only two hours remained until my fllght would leave and it was an hour-and-a-half trip to
the Osaka airport.

Outside, torrential rains were threatening to sweep my little house off the mountain slope

on which it teetered, so far north in Kyoto that city buses lurched past only three times a day.

The telephone rang again. "Terribly sorry," began the despatcher. Then I realised what had

happened. Flooded with calls, the company was maximising profits by handling only in-city runs. I

had heard this would happen when the weather got bad- I shouted into the phone that I had a plane

to catch - I must be in Seoul by noon - and I would meet the taxi a few hundred metres away on a

Standing above the gale-swelled torrent, horizontal wind-driven rain drenching my overcoat,

I gazed up and down the road. No taxi. Finally struggling with my umbrella and suitcase. I began to

hitchhike. A sedan went by, driver and passenger staring at the lunatic, well-dressed foreigner
walking backward and holding his thumb out in the downpour.

From the other white Nissan approached, then jammed on its brakes, A young
man threw open the door, gesturing for me to get in. Shaking with cold and anger, I climbed inside.

ln the most humble Japanese, the man identified himself as the despatcher with whom I had

spoken three times that morning. To get me to my plane, he had abandoned his post and raced from

the company in his personal car. He gave a deep bow but did not explain why a taxi could not pick
me up, except to say they were 'very, very busy'that morning, oelivering me straight to the

boarding stop for the airport bus, he refused the 2000 yen I pressed into his hand and with more
apologies implored me to patronise his company in the future.

A few hours later, settling back into my seat as the storm-delayed 727 took off,l opened the
newspaper. On the second page my eyes wandered to the headline of a short article - 'Taxi Strike

Begins This Mornjng ln Kyoto.'

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36. Why was the writer impatient at first?

1) He was in torrential rains and was drenched thoroughly.

2) He was worried that the delay in transportation would make him late for his flight.

3) His was late for his fliBht to Seoul as there was no taxi available to pick him up.

4) Horizontal wind-driven rain drenched the writer and he could not wait to 8et to a shelter.

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2) the weather had turned for the worse

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41. According to the passage, which one of the following statements is true?

1)The despatcher regretted picking the writer up in his own personal car.

2) The writer realised the despatcher had gone out of his way to pick him up.

3) The writer left his house to try to get a taxi on his own after the third phone call.

4) The despatcher had no chance to explain why his company did not send a taxi.

42. Why wasn't a single taxi available to pick up the writer?

U The taxi drivers were busy because it was raining like downpour.

2) The taxi drivers were organising protest in Kyoto.

3) All the despatchers were not ayailable online as they had to be

4) Horizontal wind-driven rain was drenching the writer's overcoat.

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Passage B

My name is James. Eight days ago, I received a terrible shock. I was reading the newspapers
while I was at my friend's house. On page three of the papers, I noticed a picture. lt was taken with
the security camera arrd it was really sharp. I could see everything clearly. lt was a picture of a man
holding up the bank with a gun. He had a strange thing on his face, a type of scar. He had used a

scarf to hide his facial features. However, I did not need to see his face I knew straightaway that it

was my father. Upon taking a closer look, I even recognised the gun by the scratches on the wooden

handle. I started to shake. I knew I was going to be sick too.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" sam, my best friend, asked. '"You've gone all white!

"Yes," I said. "l feel ..." i did not say anythinB else. I could not. I ran to the bathroom and I

remembered to take the newspapers with me. I held on to it tightly as I ran. However, I was not:;ick.
I .iust needed to sit down. I took the whole page out of the papers, the page with the picture on i1:,
and the page it was joined to, so Sam would not notice anythlng missing unless he looked at the

page numbers. I was truly ashamed of my father. Then I folded the page until it was really small and

pushed it down the back of myjeans. I walked out of the toilet. "Must have been the meatballs and

spaghetti I had for lunch," I mumbled. I said a hasty farewellto Sam and went home.

Mum, dad and rny brother Billy were home. Everyone was in the kitchen where we usually
eat. I noticed that dinner was almost ready as mum was about to put it on the table. I could not
bring myself to look at my father. Suddenly, I started shaking again. "l've got to go to the bathroom,"

I gasped and practically ran out of the room. I was not sick but ljust had to look at the picture again I

took it out of my jeans and straightened it out. I stared at it. The picture had not changed. Stuffing it
back into my jeans, I trudged out. The situation was serious and I felt grave.

As lwas having clinner, lwas deep in thought. Dad must have had a reason for doing what

he did. He used to work in a factory as a production operator. When the factory went semi-

automated, new machines were bought. Manpower was understandably reducecl. As a result, dad
and forty others were retrenched. Desperation set in as dad looked for another job.

A whole week passed and I did not utter a word about the picture. However, I could not

keep quiet any longer. I tcok the picture of the bank robbery and put it on the bulletin board, just

beside my bed, in my room. This bulletin board was for people I considered 'My Heroes'. lt had

photographs of film stars and footballers on it. That evening, when dad came in to say goodnight, I

pretended that lwas reacling. ldid not look at him. I could not. When dad bent down to kiss me
goodnight as usual, he sa\,v the picture.
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43. James first recognised the bank robber from the

1) scar on his face

2) gun that the robber used

3) facial features of the robber

4) scarf that he used to cover his face

44. Which statement is true?

1.) James was certain that the man was his father at the very beginning.

2)James ran to the toilet as he burst out in tears.

3)James had pale face when realising that the man was his father.

4) James hid the small part of newspapers in his underpants.

45. James removed the whole page of the newspaper

4) wanted to show the picture to his

46. ln paragraph 4, James when he left the toilet.

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47. Why did James'father lose his job?

1) He was retrenched.

2) The factory hired other people.

3) He was not productive enough.

4) His services were no longer required.

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What does the sentence 'The situation was serious and lfelt grave'suggest?
1) The writer reoccurred that the man was indeed not his dad.

2) The writer rea ised that the he could not bring himself to look at his father.

3)James realised that the robber was indeed his father, he couldn't face the reality.

4) James'face was pale and he had to frequently hide in a toilet.

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