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FORM TP 2011007
CARIBBEAN EXAM INATIO.NS COUNC.IL
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SECONDARY EDUCATION EE:NUTTCIATS
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EXALm{ATION.
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JANUARY20I1 (p_m-)
RECX TEE FOIIOWiNG MSIRUCTIONS CAREI'TILLY
1
This test consish of 60 items. you will have 90lgiurdes to
aaswertlem-
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Il
3.
Fach ite,m in ftis t"ut has forr suggested arswers,
Iettered (A), (B), (C), (D). f,s4t each irern
you are abors to answer aad dccide which aaswer is best '
4
ou yorp awwu sheer fild tf,c m'mher rhich concspoads to yorr
item ad sbade fte space
hdving fre same letter as fte'aswer you ha'vq chosgu roohat
the sampr. it rn t.6w. .
sheel -
additicn to tlis tesFsookle! you shouldlave ao aoswer
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Smpleltem
Clioose fre word tlat BEST completes
somqobe who is srff'aing
(A)
(B)
fri
meaning of each sentence.
frcE.itrffu*oo..t, tot.
iiorated
as
fte disrucis
SampleAmwcr
Iasting
serious
(c)
-eon{agious
(D)
destuctive
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-)Ibros 1- 5
:hsbructiong: Each senhlcs
has ei',ier one.or fwo worfu nissilg. choose ftou. the four options
tire
word or pzir cr wortu wnio
resi
.noi.rro
ttre answer sheet
co;iil';;;'ffi
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a
Poogl
.,he
boy,s misdeeds vere well
4ow1,th_prr.otret"eatopffi
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lenient
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concemed
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childreq aiftrough heaith-consclous,
are uarisuaily
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to
ioclined
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disiases.
f^tA
lEtrIII]DE
:inturable
sosceptible
infectious
inditrerenf
conbgious
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2
a,
To.conceal tris
" ,presence thereqrlcHy
aplausrlll
excuse for his
.
he bad to
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'ttreiwibtiou
he remeorbqed ttre
Pected to
ey
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aelahed
dirC,p.d
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as
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diYulged
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fa
fte plau
rilibe
aikea to cauy ou
as possrble, and will bi ex_
fre poliry of costredudion
qproved by fteloard-
fibdcated
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The new owuers
tue activities, the spy
to
freputywheo
exmination for which
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accepted ......_.. invigilate
refxed ....-.--.
assist
declined .........- prepare
acknowledged .._*-. reseach
adapt
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develop
imple.mrnt
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IEES 6-
10
##ffi ii?.::['T::_i:T:,i:'#Hif;ff ;"?::].]:;tl?ffi #ffi HH
yoEr arl.S;ser sheel
n=..t< yoor choice on
After tbe foobrll mrtch it"+ TriDtf fEEh
SEo6l woo, thdre -was much.iubilatioa
am6ug sr4iporters, t rt a a"i, Ars E"
5.
Tlis books ae intezestiag aad grovoetive.
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,cf
iEiued-
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dozfa Gnc were injuad drring
the cel,ebrations afterTriniry Ifgh
ScbOol won rlri football rrra+r..L
Triniiy IEgh Schootwoa the football tn2rr.h brt' a tlozea &as were
iajrred dlri:og ttre cb.aos that
followedAtthough Trinity Ftigh Scbool won
the football 'na+ch, iubilaat fias
injued a dozea sr4rycrrters-
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football match cauling jubil.ant
sapporters to injure a dozen Gnc-
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T'he govenment's new.-fountl wealttr,
oil, becarle the salvatiou of tho cor.mto-5ds
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_.economy_
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The West Tndiss could.fiavg woE fte tcst
Eatch if L-a-a badra't frllen ill suddenly.
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T'rinity Itrgh School won the
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The cconomic benefits gaiDed fc@
lAc ncw oil discbvery .nrl'led 6e
govErule, t 1o sai,e tle nq+i6a'5
r6s bgoks zle most €EcitiDE.
El'i: books tend to rneLa fts 1e.a.ter
anary. -'- ' Eis books "are appealing and
stiEulate discossiolIIis books are .coucerned. w.ith
cotroversial topic*.
The West Indies lost the test match
because Lara was suddeaty I
If Ijrz h2,irr't suddenly filten I
-there was a possib igr t},"t 15s
W'est Ildies would b.ave won ite
ft2f-h
Lar.d carsed the.West I.n.dies to
Iose tte test rnarch because he
test
suddenly became
ill
Ihere was no likelfrcod th-t tle
' '\P'gst Indi65 y/suld
test rnir..h
}ave won ttre
ifl-ala pas iIL
economy.
The discove5r ofo by the governnent added grea.tly to the
profitable mineral resorrrces of
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fhe coEn.kJr.
Thc-oil helped the goveoment to
inqease its cconomic beoefib to
ttrcoationThe now rich gove.mment en:abled the economy to prosper by
sslling oil to noo-produiing
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So e.a.grossed was he in his task fi..'"r he did
not hear his sister eater ftre room-
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nations-
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f.sL'Fas so .lifficlJt fh2f he did
uot obsenre his sister's eatr5L
IIe did not hear his sister e.nter the
rocra beca:sei of the job he was
doingIIis sister's eutqr did not afkact his
,llFntion becarse he vas eajoying
wlat be was doing:.
IIe was so preoco4ied witl wbat
he was doing ttrat he pas r:l-zwzse
ofhi< sister's entry.
Flis
4
iiems 11 -
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bstroctions: Choosettreworilorphrzsethatisclosestto.0?P9Slt'IEiumeaningtotherinderliaed
worcl or pLrase auil nark you choice on yo-ur arsner sheef
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11.
We found her apprcciatiye of 6e help that
we }ad given her on this
uhappy algt_
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Al fte somd of the bel! the lower foms
went relnctadiy back to their clzssrooms.
171
mafer
miously
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diryleasgd at
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ungrtefirl for
idoleratt of
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huuiedly
pnoctrally
a
a
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Whiie 6e employrs approved ofhis work
babits,
ftey objected b
($.)
fuhionable
informeri
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his
ndical views.
' conservative
14.
The guest spea.ker's address was devoid
humour
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c4ihlist
tD}
15
fuli of
indicative
of
with
cont'olled by
presented
As a result of ttre available evidencc, fre
ladlord was
aoorehmded-
released
evicted
caltioned
$Errmoned
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of
iir:os
1 5 -70
grrtmar,
&ey s-hnd- No s!n'".o[ *o'oi*
because of inaPProPriab
ueees j5il##:T',"ffiJlHffi"*.i;*',,hT x
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*"'*P
roPriate elernml
ffue correspoading
and doose
part 'rhat you ir:el is
lal35opria-te
c.r"ct the ONE blilerlileil
on t[e arswer sheel
it tt'"at' choose D' Merk yoru choice
letter'
ffllr.T#;;tttpt'tit "
15.
Ee divid4 fte
(v
e)
yoE md
ssees
m.
e. 19.
One
treakages?
A
not easily
scaed- z0-/
some
Ir is !ry EEeEE to cive rou
concemiag ProPer
No eror-
P
In "A Ilouse for lvlr Biswad', Naipaul
shows
Ndiljor
of ttre
of the ailmirable
,.Prg*w
18.
fte estiades
*'Gf*rydoYouiodrde
e.gseE-.
17.
'When you are
am?nBzy
great odds to achieve
v
most desires. No,eror
**ff
tbat he
ftfi
ffiv
-6Itaes ZL'-.3O
:
antl then
InstrTstioas: Read tlte fotrowing poen carefully
!s staEd or imPlied-
-z-Bswer
ite)Es 21 - 30 on tliLe basis of what
ABadDaY
-..not qr.ile todzgr
norbe oleasaat todaY
I do Eot ltrce-leoPle to(EI
aDtl p artialdY bare children today
todavl-ala sadtrlrlhv I aE Ead
T
5
,tGr"-ryu"Osl@d-erg&ilg
IhrEltodtt/
I cd.'t love today
abr see bea:fy
10
tDday
I wish the wind awaY
No..I can't be halPY todaY
I lookeil dotu lhe fffie todaY
anal begar to die todaY
15
CYtthia Wbota "A Bad DaY"'
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'P.64.
Cynrkia Wlson, 2004,
zl.
Wlich
tb'e
of lhe following is NOT true of
24
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of
whi"h of the following is ar exarylc
aUlta:atiooZ
poet?
She camot
t
m c today" 0ine
,@, --arrnot
-i:a't
loie toda)z' Qine 9)
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the izind away" Obe 12)
@: 'wish
15)
'.begaa to ilie todaf Qine
-1)
e tDday'
She does uot love chEdren-
She .<nr.ot see beautY in aaYfring'
She camot be sad todaY'
Wtich of dre followiag words BEST de-
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scrrAes the Poefs --aood?
Iffelacholic
lovial
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Rtfl""tirt
The poet repats the
R
ffi
{q
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word "todayl for
coDsistmcY
baimce
eEha.!.csme[t
empbasis
A.nxioos
23
The word ?artisu1adl"
EST in mea:ring to
sincereiy
trnfnfrlly
eqrciaily
rarely
(liDe 4) is NEAR-
75.
a boked down fre
fue
aaex@6of
personificalron
simile
onomatoPoeia
todzf
Qine
1$ is
. rl
I
(iine10)meal
-begao
?9
Thg pgeJ
ThewordsSorsecbearff
71.
to
did fine
15)
pqhably
because
tlatttre Poetmnnot
i.
n
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F.
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6) ,pPtni'i'iif'
G
seelsimeno
ifl,^
visithqho$e
U)
seenatue
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theweafierwas gioouy
futire evenfu did not iook pmn$ing
ffi
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she couid
..t
nol conhoi her aryu
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t[ere were too maly pmpje aromd
! .l
l,r
l
htr
71.
IletneofttrepenmuBEsTbedqmfred
as
30.
ThcPoefsint*ionisto
oEpress]ng
,
peaffiful
a
sacastic
t
@r
0
apprehensive
infomus ofhubadday
oErosshmlahdofpoplt
show rrs
ffi
tell us of
hu dislfo
ha
of cLildreu
uubappy condition
Items
3l
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Ilstructions: . Read fhe f,otrowiag ex6.act careiully and then
xhat is s'.a'.ed or iu.piied-
a-Esver i-Lens 31
- 39 on the basis of
The morDerf Aldrick stEryed ouiside, Camiv.al hit l,im And his hearl gew big,
i sofuess 96sl 6vgr hirn, md on ttre skee( the stee.Iband aird '.'" squeraders were assembling. The
of
months of practising and sewing and painting and buil.dirig were flowilg togeiher in the stilluess
hurdrcSsed
ttre momirg ulder fre eyes of womea a.nd cfrildren who had awakened froD sleep ald.
-aod cheer ttrem ald to
riedlv to come out a''d Eatch_eer-Egg+ to sec their people, to adrnite fhem
of
ac€oInPal]y themr to t?"rrJi the pavemen! w'hile lhe Yn"cqotraders occupied the shee! as i sort
goard, right into Port
aad he
5
It hit hi'n, tie
ttre colorrs
a:rtl
and
with &at
felt
ald
tre
,nd the
ls frce aad the little fellars s,,ith-saflatr€ps
of greas e a.nd ffre 1o
the wholb wodtl had f:r.i real eyes to sec the
alone
is
as
they
on; and what revereoce aad wbal awe
godsreal thing, to see heroes, to see danls, to see
10
15
so
3L
that thc
*Yes!
recor]zlEg f i.", said
offlrc Hi
Tte vords '.-. Iit him" Qines I aod 8) are
rcpeatcd to enaphasise ile iq>act of
-'.1.
of
the excitemenf of Carnival
objecB being llrowa
ffe noise aotl fhe smells
coujsioDs r,Ling place
37.
'And his heart grew big --." Qine
rha+ tr1fti6(
1) meaas
wanted to crjr
felt a great pride
wai rrged to j oin fhe baad
felt a skong anger
Lioes 2 and 3 of the e$ract snggest rh'+
prEparations for Carnival enta a grwit asl
B
B
34
PasE
tension
exciteEetrl
barrl wodc
The reoetition bf
extract is intenaea
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*aaa" in lhe 3 of the
t56w
the sliecinc activities involved in
c.sstmg rnrkirlg
tte'boring E ature of ttre maaY
. activfies bofore Camival fuelf"
fte condt:o'os -,-ra.',re of 'fie ac'ur"..ties involwed in.grryahg
how iryortaut each ofthe activities
is to the ba-ad
]
t
u
children"
dressed
soflar-ald
that
-"','1" 6o.s +' S) srggesb
35.
38.
hu-
The last seutence of the etract'(lines
1i-19) gives fre ilop'ression trdAl&icHs
dalce is
.r(t rieewasPassingEicklY
%) no onerahdto nissfteryecEcle
*" PeoPle had oversiePt that
ff)'
'\/ EOtrtrg
,6},
\/
amusing
smprising
cheedul
s9.
JO.
(line
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reveretrce ano wxal
Cmival, frcwrittrmalas use
'the
si# '
Srnell
flraing
c4timted
people to AlddcHs
wqrise andfear
la:gltcrad cheus,
aod aPProml
recopitiou ald fear
.
one
oi&e folowing
NOT used in this efr-dct?
Iasb
a
3pPrehensive
recopiton
dEscobing
se,tses is
rerals 6at fte ryecbbr w.ue
Ihe reaction of
dancc was one of
h
:' offtl senses':ffiiich
afe,..-
bcwildEd.
engmsil
be
fii*tsning
peopledidnothoemucfclofting
to ptron
,... what
iltndedto
a
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Iems 4i-45
hsktidions:
Read the
thea znsw et illBs
ioll orirg exhact careiollS ald
40
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basis oi whai
43 on
"he
stated or imPlied-
Celestial lslaod is not
pIng ovs to Celestial
became peogleknow
5
10
scenei of
easing sights, souuCs aad
thc
Pl
e4eriene
to
ways
There are so Baoy engagpg
Jn n* *a dYo'mic wain of
by fir ooe
thoug!,is
this islaod Paradise' Siglrecng,
offPr
Celestial islaad hasto
leaming abod ali6d
or,t
f*
A
15
nice altmativeto
the
times
ry1fi: IIt1;:
I travel itinerary with scheduled
typicz
atlookoutpoiils
ovu
;ril
;ffi *";ryry:rf#"TH;Huffi'l#;*-*'#';
e,"*E -.- rnnr
for
and ttst-stops
m' eaf and a
v't.t'Lrs
offulcrest
Tb"
.qtt d"*loP"d areas
tmdY
modeq wifr' romerons
of Celestial Islmd ae rclativelY
in addition to the
cao be
inodest guestiouses
hotels, a few resgts and scatered
internatisn al airPcBL
70
a seoniEgly infuite
&eCaoabean coastthere is
is 6e vftraut
$a ftvor:rite witntowisr. Bliss Towq
hub ofall the island's ictiviti"s.
ffi:HfffiJtr;
is
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40:
q661i5 tlevrlcr'sVrAlNPrPose?
E
mlch ad
-fiffito
To inform readers abord &lestial
IslaEd
GT
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To encouage visitors to visit
U
To
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,-w'
Cele$ial islaud
the location
ghlight 6e nriter's lack of words
to dessft; theisland
island
ofCelestial"he
state
hi
imporhut featres
To descnbe
ofCelestii
6
Islad
emphasise therariety of athactions
on&e isiaid
suuirsarise
fte list of activities for
visitors
'convey the writer's excitemeut
abort tre yaiely 6f things.to do
Wiichofftcfollowingdoesftewriteruse
in the atte@ to persuade?
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Facb
g
Opini.rs
gT
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42.
Therepetitio-n qJttrewo.r{s "so
"somauf inparagnphs I
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43.
4
Which ofthe following crprusiors BEST
sums up the epaiences on Celestial Is-
a
:__-_lad'/
Staii$ical data
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Stmng language
&
The advertiserneut is iutradedfor
]ou
doices ue cndiesf
Qines
8-e)
"engaging wa1n" Qlne t0)
hice alern:tive" gne 13)
Hat
comes
uaimlf
Qine
la)
holiday-uakcis
brsinessmcu
escaoed penons
cultml
, 45.
Which of the folloyiug is the MOST suitabig desuiption of 6c ishud?
adistes
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g
,@
'tscimting orltne" fline Q
"isLaad paradise" 0*g 1l)
"infuite st'etch of wtrite sandy
beachet''0rur20)
\cedc capiuil (line2l)
Items 46 - 50
2'Eerer items 46 - 5o on the basis of
Inst-EctiqEs: Read tle fotrowilg passage carefi:.Ily and tlen
wh;t is stateil or implietl
beiog circulagl abont
It has come to ihe atteution of '.he Mlistrv that certail
i::fon:oationfollowirg
the ABC Laad orog.asioc. We iherefore ;irink it ueces ,ffiopib6Ee
5
gifore beilg. glvsa acar4 Persons
over tle
ofS ocial Dev
ccrryIe'.ed,
is
Aftef, ftis process
forthe
their
oeCtfuec moqtbs to
in lle grogi"rioe wfll be aotifled
wto are intqested in
Iow- or
or at its sub-offices- The
via lbe medi4 to coEtact theABC Setrehriat at 800 -ABCD (2r?i
relevmt addresies aud nr:mbers rr l be published
The--..Ffrst phase of ttre ABC Lard progrdmme is i[ Droress
wilI be subjectcd to roeeI's testine administercd Ev lle
10
15
this time for'firfrer hfomation abord fue programme
The ABC Secrebriat czl be contacted at
those persons
which oaY arise wirh the usc of lbc-czrd. The Mnistry.ftah
or tq
and asks for yo]JL@deI]ttEEIIwho have
ing ald
46
Before boing givea al i{BC card'
bave to
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(D))
be
persons 4a"
(@
wo*iug atihe lvfinisaY of Social
Developmmt
rpait for ifuee montbs
v'ut tL office J the M-niskY
Sgcial DwcloPmeut
@
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of
uEdergo a means test
.
Membas of fre public yho neeil infrrmation about ttr.e progr@roe may corbct
49.
the
oedia
a govemment
social worker
'
the ABC Secletaiat
the IrfaistrY of Social Derelc'Pmec
The passage is
MOST likelY a
report
47.
People ilo
are eligftle to appiy for the
press rclease
shod story
letter to the ediior
cacd are
(6
/(B)
B
all citizens
social rrorkers
parents of frmilies
low- or no-iacome Persons
50
It is MOST probable tiat the writer of this
passage i5
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(ffi)
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a press rePorter
citizen
the secretary oftheABC Secretariat
m official of the MinistrY of Social
DeveloProent
a concemeil
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ltems 51- 60
Hffi
ffiffir-u*",1i'**1:"#HTf
stz.fed or ImPlleo-
Tbe purpoe of 6cfrst sedtDce i! paragraph I is to saggest tirattle vriier's poini
of view is one that is
52.
ff;
of what is
DarllI:
5
T-oPer-
sbared
logical
I snongly believe that our school should
organise a girls'-soccer 1gam, and I alr
in this belief. A-fter coEducting a
survey aaong the jrmior aod se,aiol eids atoc sohool, I found 6at fifty girls would be
intercsted i[ tyitrg or:t for a soccer team-
rrnanirnous
beyond riiryue
not alone
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53. flIat did 6e write,t do iu order to dscovet
o-T:i* *worted od at diftred
To discoverhow similatas bave worled
schoors? o
;;;,h"a*h."r"J;;,fi;;G
10
Yormg, the giris' soccer coach at Fajfrx
Eg!- When I asked her how the te"m
has benefted the girls and the school
*Thc girls oD'mY tsa.m haYe
she sai&
becomq closc fiiends. They hclp each othet
with ewerlrthing
L5
c
@
homeworl Person'l
problems-" She adde4 'Their gndes have
improved - ttreylvs becode better a-11mrmd strdenb and thafs atrays good fur
a
ZO
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school"'
54
A soccer teao would be of egual benefit to
ali the eids atom school }ust Iike the'gids
af Fait'a+ Eany sids here bav.e touble
m;kilg fiieods A 5s6ger +ezm might [elP
them adjust to school lif,e.
x6r
to
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meaas the sa.oe as
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The question of vtele to Practise
isa't a poblem eitherSheiswillingto k ontheresponsribility of coaching ihe tear. I formd tbat finy giis wouitl be
'futerested ia trying out for a
soccer teaE-
Which of the following is NOT cited as a
benefit of a qoccer te:m?
Teawo*
fttilg.ou uaiforms
being a part of
seeking selection
f^- ^
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A soccer team would be of eqoal
benefit to all thc girls at our
school
s5.
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