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11/15 SENIOR FOUR FINAL EXAM Paper 2 (L)

Time allowed: 2hs
SECTION A: Reading Comprehension
Read the text below and mark the statements true(T) or false(F).

Free hugs – the story!

Would you ever hug a stranger? The Free Hug Campaign is a social movement that involves offering strangers hugs in
public places.
The campaign was started by Australian Juan Mann in 2004. Juan had been living in London for almost a decade when
he decided to return to Sydney after his girlfriend broke up with him. One day, he was at a party when a stranger offered
him a hug. Then, he had an idea.
On 30th June 2004, Juan made a sign with the words FREE HUGS and offered his first hugs in the centre of Sydney.
“For the first 15 minutes, people just looked at me. But then a woman came and told me she needed a hug as it was the
anniversary of the death of a relative,” said Juan.
Things really took off after a FREE HUGS video was uploaded to YouTube. Shimon Moore, an American musician,
filmed Juan giving away free hugs. In mid-2006, Juan’s grandmother died, and in consolation Shimon used the footage
he had shot to make a music video for the song All the Same by his band The Sick Puppies. The video was later
uploaded to YouTube, where it has been viewed over 70 million times.
As a result of the video, the Free Hugs movement became international. Branches were opened in Taiwan, Italy,
America, Switzerland, Norway, India, Portugal and the UK. Juan was invited to tell his story on the Oprah Winfrey Show.
A website (www.freehugscampaign.org) was launched in mid-2007, and an annual International Free Hugs Day was set
on the anniversary of the first time that Juan ever offered free hugs in Sydney. Juan also wrote a book (The Illustrated
Guide to Free Hugs) and published his address and mobile-phone number online, offering to go for a meal with anyone
who contacted him.
After the success of the YouTube video, Shimon and his band got a record deal, and they often sold Free Hugs
merchandise at their concerts such as T-shirts and mugs with Juan’s distinctive handwriting. But in an interview Juan
gave to a business news website in 2010, Juan said that all the earnings went straight to Shimon and his band
members. Needless to say,” Juan continued, “we aren’t friends anymore… I haven't seen a dollar from the band or the
manager.’
Perhaps they should give each other a hug!
Adapted from Hot English Magazine

1) Juan started the Free Hugs campaign because his girlfriend left him.___
2) The first Free Hug was given to a woman whose family member had died very recently. ___
3) Shimon had recorded Juan before Juan’s grandma passed away. ___
4) You can only find out about the Free Hugs campaign by going on Juan’s website. ___
5) Shimon and The Sick Puppies became more successful and made money thanks to Juan’s Free Hugs.___

SECTION B: Language in use

I - Choose the most suitable alternative and write it in the blanks, as in the example.
e.g. His new book has been a great ___b__. It sold over a million copies in the first month.
a) failure b) success c) compliment

1. John is a very _____ young man. Once he has a goal in mind, he doesn’t let anyone or anything stop him.
a) considerate b) determined c) lazy

2. I forgot _____ my mobile phone before I left home.

a) recharging b) recharge c) to recharge

3. The police have arrested two dangerous criminals. They ______ in prison now.
a) must be b) can’t be c) mustn’t be
4. I’ll_____ today. It should be ready for my job interview next week.
a) have cleaned my suit b) have my suit cleaned c) cleaned my suit

5. Think of me at three o’clock while you are at the cinema. I _____my maths exam.
a) will do b) will be doing c) am doing
II - Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Make any necessary changes.
A Woman’s Journey of Spirit and Survival
Alison Wright is a brave photographer and journalist. She (1) ____________ (travel) to all regions of the world since
1993, taking photos of the people there and writing about their lives. She focuses her efforts on human rights and the
traditions of changing cultures around the world. For more than two decades, Wright’s photographs (2) ____________
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(appear) in numerous National Geographic publications. On January 2 , 2000, she (3) ____________ (travel) on a bus
on a remote mountain road in Laos when her bus (4) ____________ (hit) by a truck. She was able to get out of the bus,
but she couldn’t walk because she (5) ____________ (break) her back and was seriously injured. She couldn’t breathe
very well and nobody could help her because she was far away from any doctors or hospitals. She had
(6)____________ (wait) for ten hours until finally a truck driver found her. The man put her in the back of his truck and
drove for eight hours to a small hospital in Thailand. A doctor there was able to save her life but she had serious
injuries. She returned to her home in the United States and after she (7) ____________(have) more than 20 operations,
she still couldn’t (8)____________ (walk)very well. However, she didn’t give up. She became stronger and exercised
every day because she had a dream: she wanted to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa. Four years later, she did it. She
managed to reach the top of Mt Kilimanjaro.In 2013 Alison (9) ____________ (name) National Geographic Traveller of
the Year as someone who travels with a sense of passion and purpose and was awarded 2014 Premier Travellers Most
Compelling Woman in the Travel Industry. Alison has photographed for a variety of humanitarian organizations and is
the founder of the Faces of Hope fund that (10) ____________ (help) provide medical care and education to women
and children in crisis around the world. (Adapted from Grammar Explorer 1 National Geographic Learning Cengage Learning)

III - Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the
original sentence.
1. “Don’t spend so much time studying, Sheldon” NOT

Leonard advised ______________________________________________________________.

2. Millions of viewers have watched Dan’s video diaries since 2013. BY

Dan’s video diaries ___________________________________________________ since 2013.

3. It is likely that the police will use dogs to detect explosives at Gatwick airport. PROBABLY

The police ___________________________________________________________________.

4. In France, people can bring their dogs to restaurants. ALLOWED

In France people ______________________________________________________________.

5. She started surfing when she was ten. She is thirteen now and she still goes surfing. SINCE

She ______________________________________________________________ she was ten.

6. “Why did you leave your last job?” ME

The interviewer asked __________________________________________________________.

7. Shakira is a successful Colombian pop singer. She has won two Grammy Awards. WHO

Shakira, _____________________________________________________________________.

8. “We want to learn French so we are taking classes twice a week.” WERE

They said ____________________________________________________________________.

9. Matthew didn’t get married because he never found the woman of his dreams. IF

Matthew would have got married ______________________________ the woman of his dreams.

10. As a young girl she sat on a beach and sang her favourite songs. USED

As a young girl she ____________________________________________________________.

SECTION C: Writing
Write between 100-120 words on ONE of the following:

a) You have decided to enter a short story competition. The competition rules say that the story must begin
or end with the following words:
It was the craziest film they had ever seen.
Write your story.

b) The local newspaper has organized a writing contest which you decided to enter. Write an article about
the following.
“Living in a big city is far better than living in a town.”
Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons to support your opinion.

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