1.

MANILA More than a week after Typhoon Ketsana devastated the Philippines, followed by a
second damaging storm, large areas of Manila and nearby provinces remain flooded, and survivors face a
host of other problems, including disease and ruined crops. The high floodwaters and uncollected
debris; have resulted in higher numbers of illnesses like diarrhea, skin diseases, coughs and colds,
government and relief officials say. The presence of mosquitoes and the spread of the diseases they carry,
like dengue fever and malaria, have also become serious concerns.
2. The two storms killed more than 300 people and damaged an estimated $57 million worth of property
and infrastructure in addition to the damage to agriculture. In addition, many workers have been kept away
from their jobs, according to the Ibon Foundation, a non-profit economic research group. The disaster could
cause lasting poverty and severe difficulties for those affected, particularly the poor, the foundation said.
3. For the moment, the government and aid organizations are focusing on distributing relief goods food,
water, medicine, clothing before tackling the clearing of debris and the rebuilding of infrastructure and
homes. The Authority said it would take at least two months to clean the capital of tons of debris. The World
Food Program estimates that it alone would need $26 million more for its relief operations. Stephen
Anderson, the programs country director for the Philippines, said it might be tougher now to get funds
because of recent disasters in other countries like Indonesia, Vietnam and Samoa.
4. Mr. Anderson said he visited the town of Santa Cruz, in Laguna Province, south of Manila, where many
people were holding out in their inundated homes instead of going to evacuation centres. The water was not
receding, Mr. Anderson said. Clearly, there will be issues brought about by the water being stagnant, he
added, saying that eventually the holdouts would have to be moved.

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READINGCOMPREHENSION [12 marks]

1/ Fill in the table with information from the text.

(3 Marks)
The names of the typhoons

Country

Number of victims

* _______________________

_____________________

______________________

* Parma

2/

Correct

the

following

false

statements

with

details

from

the

text

(2 marks)
a/ The country still has its self-sufficiency of rice stock (Parag 2)
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b / Most of the inhabitants of Santa Cruz left their homes after the disaster (Parag 5)
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3/
(3Marks)

Fill

in

each

blank

with one

word from paragraph4

After the disaster, the government is trying to distribute _____________________ items such as
food and medicine before removing the _____________________

and reconstructing the

damaged ___________________ and homes.

4/

Find

in

the

text

words

that

nearly

have

the

in

the

same

meaning

as:

refer

to?

(2 Marks)
- to relieve (Parag 2) : _________________________
- Stable (Parag 5):____________________________
5/

What

do

the

underlined

words

text

(2 Marks)
They (Parag 1) refers to: __________________________________
It (Parag 4) refers to: ____________________________________

LANGUAGE:

[6 marks]

Choose

and

rewrite

the

correct

answer

(3 Marks)
Seventy percent of smokers want to quit. Quitting now decreases (term-long risk /long-term risk
/risk-long term) of lung cancer heart attack and stroke. Some health benefits of giving up the habit
are immediate and significant. Just 20 minutes after quitting, heart rate and blood pressure (boost
/drop

/increase).

Not

only

does

smoking

take

years

off

the

smokers

life (expected/expectation/expectancy) , but it can also cause deep wrinkles that make them look
older than they actually are. If that reason is not enough to put (down /on/ up) the cigarettes,
the (lifelike/ lifestyle/ lifetime) quality will significantly decline for smokers. If they are hoping to live
long and look good, the (early/earliest /earlier), the better.

2/

Put

the

bracketed

words

in

the

right

tense

or

form

(3 Marks)
At the age of 25, Aboubacar had plans to leave his hometown of Boulliwel in search of work in the
Guinean capital of Conackry. Like many other young villagers, who (force) _____________________to drop
out of school due to a lack of funds, rural exodus was his only hope for (escape) ______________________
the poverty in which he grew up. Two years later, Abubacar says that its the best decision
he (ever/make) _______________________ and that he no longer has any (intend) ______________________
of leaving his hometown and his family in search of a better life. With his knowledge of chicken- raising,
he was able to contribute (great) _____________________ to the familys expenses, particularly by paying

for medical fees. The income from the chicken farm also (pay) __________________ for the schooling of
nine children in his family.
WRITING: [12 marks]

1 / Guided writing: (4 marks)

Your hometown is organizing a Healthy Living Festival which
aims at encouraging people to follow a healthy lifestyle. You were
asked to write a short report to explain the determinants of a
good health and a nutritious diet.
Use the following hints: avoid smoking / drink water / fruits and
vegetables / sport / moreover / fat / sweets / besides /
vitamins and minerals / in addition / visit a doctor

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Coherence
/Cohesion:.../1
Language accuracy: / 2
Mechanics:
..../1
total: ../4
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2/ Free writing: (8 marks)

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Many people think that saving energy begins at home. As an active member in your

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school energy club, you share the same opinion as these people, so you decided to write an

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
article
in your school magazine, in which you give efficient tips to save energy at home.
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Adherence to task and content

adequacy

/3

Language accuracy

../3

Mechanical accuracy

../2

Total mark

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