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Section A
(15 marks)
(Time Suggested: 25 minutes)
1.
From the extract above, the word stardom can be best replaced with
A. fame
B. fortune
C. triumph
D. splendour
2.
Little India in Kuala Lumpur continues to attract locals and tourists alike. Its vibrant mix of
world, young, gaudy and trendy with an eclectic dash of Malay, Chinese and local cultures
sets it apart from other Little India. The main draw to its narrow and congested streets is
definitely the bargains.
Based on the extract, Little India is different from other Little Indias because of its
A. cheap prices
B. cultural mix
C. crowded streets
D. unique citizens
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3.
Favourite games
25
Hockey 60%
Soccer 25%
Badminton5%
60
4.
5.
go to Australia to do my degree.
A. Asha
B. Sabrina
C. Ashas parents
D. Sabrinas parents
6.
It was about eight at night and I was getting ready for my Halloween party when I
heard the doorbell. I was wearing my skeleton costumes which was black in colour.
My neighbour had called earlier to say that she would be sending some food over. I
went to open the door. When she saw me, she dropped all the food and gave a loud
piercing scream and immediately took to her heels.
From the extract above, the neighbour took to her heels means that she
A. fell down
B. ran away
C. dropped
D. fainted
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7.
Malaysias river system is under threat. Hardly any of them can be rated as clean. Indiscriminate
discharge of effluents and illegal dumping have polluted 23 of 27 sources of drinking water in
Selangor alone. WWF is currently working with the authorities to better manage our river basins. You
can do your part as well. If you are aware of any illegal dumping into rivers, please notify the relevant
Based on the web notice above, we can keep our rivers clean by
8.
How careless of you! You broke
Thank goodness!
my 30 year-old vase!
I thought it was new.
boy mom
From the speech bubble above, we can say that the boy is
Questions 9-15 are based on the following passage. Choose the best answer to fill in each blank.
It has been more than two decades since the sale of chewing gum was banned in Singapore.
This was due to the widespread ______________9_____________ in the younger parts of their
population. Public city workers during early 1980s had great trouble cleaning the city streets,
staircases, elevators, pavements, city busses and other public areas from never-ending chewing gum
waste. When it was banned on 3rd January 1992, they ________10_______________ the laughing
stock of the world. Today, however, Singapore seems to have had the last laugh. Train rides are
much safer and there is little chance ___________11______________ sitting on someones used
gum left on a seat. Gums stuck between MRT train doors used to prevent ________12__________
A few generations of children have ____________13__________ under the ban, but many are no
strangers to chewing gum. Over the years, there have been no cases of lifts being jammed with
gum being unable to close because of chewing gum vandalisme. Town council workers no longer
9. A vandalism 10 A becoming
B gangsterism B becomes
C hobby C became
D abuse D become
11 A by 12 A they
B on B these
C to C them
D of D their
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13 A grown in 14 A off
B grown up B of
C grown over C on
D grown into D to
15 A is
B was
C are
D were