Part 1

Read the text carefully in each question. Choose the best answer A,B or C . For each question, mark
the correct answer A,B or C on your answer sheet.

1.
Flora Salonik grew up in Arusha, which is one of Tanzania’s busiest cities. She went to
university and learnt to speak four languages. However, Flora’s life changed dramatically after
she got married. He husband brought her home to the small villahe of Kijungu, very far away
from Arusha. She was unhappy. After a while, Flora was very happy to see her mother and
stayed with her at Arusha.
Flora was unhappy
A at Kijungu
B at Arusha
C at Tanzania

Becky
2.
Mrs Potts rang to reschedule your singing lesson. She says she can see you at 5. Dad will collect
you at 4.30. Please be ready and don’t forget your music sheet.
Mum

Becky needs to
A reschedule his singing lesson
B be ready at 4.30
C wait for Mrs Potts to collect him

3.
INBOX

Selfie Productions

To Kate Blankette

Other : Your enquiry 16 January 2014 14:26

The next series of ‘ Glad!’ will be filmed in May. Auditions for young actors will commence in
February. Please fill in the attached application form and return it by 31st January.

Based on the email Kate Blankette needs to

A join the next series of ‘ Glad!’
B participate in the auditions
C fill in the attached application form
4 Robots

The word ‘robot’ was introduced for the first time in 1921 by the Czech writer Karel Capek in
his play Rossum’s Universal Robots. These robots were like humans because they could think
for themselves. When we hear the word ‘ robot’ nowdays, we think of a machine that must be
told what to do and that cannot think for itself.
Robots were
A introduced by Karel Capek
B like machines that could think for themselves
C main characters in the play

5 Jessica Fagan has been caving since she was very young. She learnt many of her caving
techniques from her father, Joey an experienced caver. Today Jessica and her fellow Girl Scout
cavers have decided to descend into a difficult cave in the hills of Virginia. To get access to the
cave, the girls use ropes to gently lower themselves through the cave entrance.

Jessica Fagan has been

A caving with her father since young
B learning all the techniques from her father
C trying to enter into the cave entrance

6 Hi Jo !

We are having a lovely time. The food is delicious. We had grilled fish, as well as tasty starters like Greek
salad and calamari.

We are going water- skiing tomorrow afternoon. When are you going on holiday? Send me a postcard!

Bye! Luke

Jo in the message is sharing about

A his activities
B his feelings
C the food he ate

7 Cycling is an activity you can enjoy alone or you can train and enter competitions. Who knows?
You could be a future winner of the Tour de France! Whether you ride for health, enjoyment or
competition, you must wear special equipment. Never cycle without a helmet to protect your
head.

Cycling is an
A activity you can enjoy individually or participate in competitions
B activity you can only ride for health
C activity that you can do without safety measures
8
Joe’s Gym

Important notice for members!

The swimming pool will be closed on Saturday and Sunday for urgent repairs. All other areas of the
gym are open as usual. We apologise for any inconvenience.

R. Smith Manager

According to the notice

A the gym is closed on Saturday and Sunday
B the swimming pool will be closed on weekends
C other areas of the gym will be closed on Saturday

Part 2
Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the correct word in the
space provided on your answer sheet.

River deep, mountain high!

From the top of the highest mountain to the bottom of the sea, the world is full of extremes. Let’s
take a look at some of the amazing ones.

With temperatures well (9)on freezing and very strong winds, a mountain top is an extreme place
to be! The tallest mountain on the planet is , of course, Mount Everest. Its peak rises, 8,850 metres
(10)under sea level. Over the years , 1200 people have made the long ,lonely climb to (11)a top of
Everest!

The Sahara Desert is in North Africa (12)so is about the same size as the USA! With so much sun
and very light rain, summer temperatures there are often over 32 Celsius. The (13)hot
temperature ever recorded on earth was in the Sahara, when the temperature reached 58 Celsius.

The Amazon (14)are one of the longest rivers in the world. (15) They begins in the mountains of
Peru, goes across South America and ends (16) in the Atlantic Ocean.

9. 14.
10. 15.
11. 16/
12.
13.
 Part 3
Read the text below and answer questions 17 to 24.Complete the following table. Choose no more
than five words and/ or a number from the text for each answer. For each question, write your answer
in the answer sheet given.

You have been asked to give a speech to students on Nature Day. Talk about what can be done to
conserve natural resources for future generations.

It is an honour to address you on this lovely morning when people all over the world are celebrating
Nature Day. I stand before you to talk to you on how natural resources may be saved for the future
generations.

Over the years, we have been taught the importance of reusing and recycling. Through all the different
lessons that we had, I do not remember the mention of natural resources. Friends, conservation of natural
resources is one of the major reasons that we have been encouraged to reuse and recycle.

Let me focus on just the paper industry. When we say recycling, it is the recycling that immediately
comes to mind because as students, this is the one product we use in large quantities. When paper is
recycled, it reduces the need to cut down forests. We all know that softwood trees are a big industry. It is
from the soft wood that we make paper pulp. Plantations of softwood trees provide a necessary support
for the industry. There are many environment impacts in the planting of these trees, their maintenance
over the years, the use of fertilisers and herbicides that build up to their harvesting. Each of these
activities has its own impact on the environment. Every plantation is also a forest. When the forest is cut
down in the name of harvesting the trees, there is a direct impact on the plants and animals that have
established themselves in that forest.

When we recycle paper, there is no impact on flora and fauna due to deforestation. There is no threat to
species due to loss of habitat. Thus, there is no disturbance to the natural environment.

The forests that were not cut down to be replaced by plantations and the flora and fauna that live in that
habitat remained undisturbed simply because we recycle paper. I have spoken to you only of the
 PART 4
Read the following text and answer questions 25-32.Choose no more than five words or a number
from the text for each answer.For each question,write your answer in the given answersheet

You were asked to keep a small parcel for safekeeping for a few days. Later, you discovered that it was
stolen property

I stared at the box in horror. Why was there so much jewellery in the box? For the life of me, I could not
understand how Ah Gna could come into possession of enough jewellery to keep us both in the lap of
luxury for a lifetime. Yet, something gnawed at me, trying to get me to remember it. Suddenly, I realized
where I had seen the jewellery. They were identified as stolen from the owner's house a few weeks ago.
Apparently, the owner's son was badly hurt in the robbery. I was aghast.
When Ah Gna came to see me a few days ago, I should have suspected something. After all, we moved in
different circles ever since he joined the local street gang a few years back. He hardly acknowledged my
presence in school, so his visit came as a big surprise. When he asked me to keep a small parcel safe for
him for a while, I did so without hesitation. Perhaps, it was fear of his connections that made me do so
unquestioningly. But when he did not turn up in school after that, my suspicions were aroused. In the end,
I had come home to open the parcel only to realize that I was holding stolen property in my hands!

In the end, I decided to go to the police with the parcel. On my way to the nearest police post, I chanced
upon Ah Gna loitering about the void deck. He came up to me quickly and asked where I was going with
the parcel. He looked so menacing that at first I thought of lying to him. But in the end, my indignation
won out. After all, why should I be afraid when I was innocent in the entire thing? He had implicated me
in his trouble and for that, I would never forgive him.

When I told him calmly what I was going to do, he almost spat out threats to kill me if I did that. But I
stood firm, knowing that I was doing the right thing. That was until he whipped out a lethal-looking knife
and threatened me with it. I found myself capitulating; I handed the parcel over weekly and then walked
home quickly. For that act of cowardice, I earned myself the burden of shame forever. Even after he was
caught and sent to the reformatory, I could not forgive myself for not having the nerve to stand up to him.

25 Suddenly, I realized where __________________________

26 They were identified as stolen from the owner's__________________
27 But when he did not turn up in school after that___________________
28 I had come home to open the parcel only to realize that I was holding__________
29 He had implicated me in his trouble and for that,__________________
30 That was until he whipped out a lethal-looking knife__________________.
31 For that act of cowardice, I earned myself___________________________
32 I could not forgive myself for not having the nerve________________
Questions 33 and 34
Complete the table below with a word from the text. For each question, write your answer in the given
answer sheet.

Meaning Word
33 filled with horror or shock
34 caused distress or anxiety
Part 5
Questions 35 to 40
You are going to read a text. Six sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the
sentences (A-H) to fit each gap (35-40). There are two extra sentences which you do not need to use.
For each question, write the correct answer (A-H) in the given answer sheet.

MY SCHOOL LIFE

Contrary to what many people believe about their school lives that are written in autobiographies, my
school life story is not one full of adventure or bitterness and disaster. Instead, it is a common school
life.

I had always been an average student in school. School was nothing to me but a daily routine of
boring classes and fruitless homework. (35)___ . In all, I felt that school life was merely a stage
where everyone had to go through in life.

But there was to change with the entrance of Miss Kulip in my life. (36)___. I was merely an average
achiever in my tests and examinations.

With each test paper that she returned to me, she taunted me loudly with comments like (37)___. and
"What a terrible waste of paper and ink."

I began to feel particularly hurt by her very presence. (38)___.

When I started doing better in tests, I realized that I actually enjoyed doing well in school. (39)___. I
began to top the class consistently and made my family very proud. (40)_____.

A She practically changed my view about school

and lessons.
B I resolved to show her that I was definitely
worth more than an average student.
C "Looks like your usual miserable marks"
D I could never understand how knowing the
lessons would enhance the quality of my life.
E My school was interesting.
F Now that my ego was boosted, I found school a
delight!
G I hated my school life!.
H It was a motivation for me to reach greater
heights of achievement in my examinations.
Answers

1a

2b

3c

4b

5b

6c

7a

8b

9below
10above
11the
12and
13hottest
14is
15It
16at

17 just the paper industry

18 need to cut down forests

19 use of fertilisers and herbicides

20 on the plants and animals

21 conservation of natural resources
22 and fauna due to deforestation
23 due to loss of habitat
24 that habitat remained undisturbed
25 I had seen the jewellery
26 house a few weeks ago
27 my suspicions were aroused
28 property in my hands!
29 I would never forgive him
30 and threatened me with it
31 the burden of shame forever
32 to stand up to him
33aghast
32gnawed
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