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CONFIDENTIAL ED/OCT 2009/TSL041

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARAFINAL EXAMINATION

COURSECOURSE CODEEXAMINATIONTIME

GRAMMAR ITSL041OCTOBER 20093 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CAN DIDATES1 . This question paper consists of four (4) parts : PART A (60 Questions)

PART B (60 Questions)PART C (30 Questions)PART D (10 Questions)

2. Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page.3. Do not bring any material into the exam ination room unless permission is given by theinvigilator.4. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of :

i) the Question Paperii) an Ans wer B ooklet - provided by the Faculty

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SOThis examination paper consists of 17 printed pages Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA C O N FI D E N TI A L

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CONFIDENTIAL 2 ED/OCT 2009/TSL041

PART A (60 MARK S)

INSTRUCTIONS: Read TEXT 1 carefully. W rite the correct form of NOUN (eithersingular or plural form) in each of the blanks provided.QUESTION 1-15

T E X T 1As long as her father remained alive, Ms. Pereira was no more than a daughter, full

of duty and (1) (affect) - one who evok ed (2) (admire) for allthat she did to make the old man 's last (3) (day) happy. But as soon as old Mr.Pereira died, Ms. Pereira became a focus of (4) (curious), (5)(fascinate), and certainly a little envy; she was the sole (6) (inherit) of som efifty thousan d dollars.

Then, it was remembered that Ms. Pereira herself had considerable savings, beingnow fifty two with at least thirty years of (7) (work) as a clerk behind her.Indeed the sum was co nsiderable - twenty thousand dollars, and it would ha ve been a greatdeal more if she had n't supported her godson Matthew, the eldest son of her cousin Cecelia,through school and college. Miss Pereira was a rich wom an! Too rich - was the impliedcomment in the gossip that circulated in the office where she worked, in the (8)

(home) of her relatives, in the church compound over the routine charity (9)(breakfast) that Miss Pereira used to help prepare every Sunday, prior to her

father's (10) (il l ).What cou ld a fifty-two year old spinster, plain and simple as a (11 )

(child), living all alone , do with seventy thousand? It will all go to charity, for Miss Pereirahas a heart of gold - No, Miss Pereira, freed from her last (12 )(responsible) as a daug hter, will at last see som e (13) (enjoy) in life byperhaps, traveling around the world, for she has spoken of this on one or two (14)

(occasion). No, wrong again; it will be unimaginable for Miss Pereira to doanything outside her present narrow little life, she will go on living quietly in that modestwooden house, she will continue to take care of those (15) (pet) of hers,(two Alsatians, one cat, one parrot and a cageful of budgies) with the help of her gardenerAhmad, and she will continue to work in the office until she is forced to retire. Indeed, lifewould be good for her. Some people are just lucky! Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA C O N F ID E N T IA L

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Adapted from: "Miss Pereira", from Little Ironies -Stories from Singapore b y Catherine Lim (pg. 16)(15 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS: Read TEXT 2 carefully. Write the correct form of PRON OUN orPOSSESS IVE DETERMINER in each of the blanks provided.Q U E S T IO N 1 6 - 3 0

TEXT 2

After a time, the Emperor and his Court returned to the capital. I remained behindchained to the temple wall.A strong troop of the Emperor's guards surrounded my feet.Behind (16) , pushing and shoving for a closer look was a vast of tiny people. Iwas as interested in (17) as they were in (18) , and for a longtime (19) exchange d silent gazes. As (20) turned to theopposite side, a group of troublemakers began shooting arrows at (21 ) . Onestruck close to my eye. The colonel of the guard saw what had happened. (22)

ordered his men to seize the culprits and tie (23) up. Hedelivered them to (24) for punishment.

I leaned down and scooped up all six in one hand. "Now, let (25) seehow brave you are,: I said. (26) faces wen t blank with horror. (27)

did not un derstand my words but my intention was clear. I l ifted them highover my head. The terrified men screamed like a nest full of chirping birds. I popped five of(28) into my breast pocket, but kept one tightly clenched in my fist. I openedmy mo uth as tightly as I could and held (29) in front of it so that to him, theview would be straight down my throat. (30) squirme d and screamed as Itook my penknife from my pocke t and p laced its point on his chest. I smack ed my lips as if Iwere going to eat him "What a tender morsel," I said.

Adapted from:: Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Sw ift (pg. 24)

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INSTRUCTIONS: Read TEXT 3 carefully. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of theADJECTIVE or ADVERB by modifying the words in brackets. If anequative, comparative or superlative form is re quired, provide anynecessary additional words like more, the most, etc.

QUESTION 31 - 45

TEXT 3

Getting aroun d Hong Kong (31) (quick) is a cinch. The superb publictransport system, renowne d for being convenient and (32) (extreme) (33)

(fast), allows even the most time-pressed visitor to see the major sights ofthe city in the spac e of just half a day.

And what sights they are. Even the most jade d world traveler could not fail to be (34)(captivate) by a dusk ride on the Star Ferry. As the sun goes d own , the (35)

(dazzle) lights at the Ce ntral and W an C hai skyline begin to flicker on -within an hour the already (36) (impress) tow er blocks are (37)

(magic) transformed into a wall of vivid neon .The city skyline and harbor are among the most (38) (recognize) in

the world. The waterway itself plays host to an am azing volume and variety of vessels, fromtiny sampan s to (39) (large) container ships. In recent years, the cruiseliners belonging to Star Cruise s have also been sailing (40) (regular )in thesurrounding ocean.

Cruising has become an (41) (increasing) (42)(popular) vacation choice for people living in the major cities of Asia. The ships of StarCruises offer a number of choices from the cruise-hub cities of Singapo re, Kuala Lumpur,Hong Kong and Ta iwan . The wide range of on-board facilities, superb food,(43) (excellent) service and (44) - (interest) destinations allhold huge appeal.

On land or sea, in the hills or by the be ach, there is an awesom e array of options outthere in Hong Kong just waiting to be explored, whether you are a (45)(dedicate) shopper, ad venture lover, cruise connoisseur or beach aficionado.

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Adapted from: Reader's Digest, Advertisement, December 2004(15 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS: Read TEXT 4 careful ly. W rite the correct form of CONJUN CTION ORPREPO SITION in each of the blanks provided.

QUESTION 46 - 60

TEXT 4Lila would go to the market (46) Thul, India today. She had to buy

rice and perhaps some sugar (47) tea. Hari had brought down six bunches ofcoconuts (48) sold them (49) the Malaba ris who came toBombay (50) a lorry, so she had som e money to spe nd.

After Bela and Kam al had left (51 ) scho ol, she took out her best sari fromthe green tin trunk (52) . the corner of the room she shared with her sisters,and wore that. It wa s pink (53) blue and had a pattern of brown flowers (54)

it, and a border of violet. It was quite a cheap cotton sari but she wore it soseldom that it sti ll looked fresh (55) new, and mad e her look so muchyounger and prett ier than when she was dressed in an everyday sari which was alwayseither dark green (56) dark purple, a single unpa tterned colour, (57)

thick cloth that stood much wear and tear. She would have loved todress this pretti ly everyda y (58) she had too litt le mone y to be able to.

This morning, she herself felt younge r (59) happier, and she took themarketbag (60) its nail on the kitchen door and called goodb ye to her motherwho seemed to be asleep and did not answer. Then she set off down the beach that wasbrilliant with morning light and already hot.

Adap ted from: Th e Village by The Sea by Anita Desai, pg. 27

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PART B (60 MAR KS)

INSTRUCTIONS : Read TEXT 5 to 9 carefully. Fill in the blanks with either the simplepresent, simple past, present continuous, or past continuous tense ofthe verbs in parentheses. Use the active or passive voice for eachanswer. Make sure the verb agrees with the subject of the sentence.

QUESTION 1-15

TEXT 5I put down my pen and (1) (clear) my throat. Across the room, Maya

looks up from whe re she (2) (rearrange) all her little pots of wax andnail varnish. Maya is my spa beauty therapist for the day and is in her forties. Her long darkhair is in a plait with one white streak woven through it, and she (3) (have) atiny silver stud in her nose.

"Everything all right with the questionnaire?" she (4) (murmur)."I did mention that I'm in a bit of a hurry," I say politely. "Are all these questions

absolutely ne cessary?""At the Green Tree Center we (5) (like) to have as much information

as possible to assess your be auty and health needs," she replies in soothing yet implacabletones.

I glance at m y watch . Nine forty-five. I really do not ha ve the time. But it's my birthdaytreat and I promised m y best fr iend, Freya.

"I'm done," I (6) (announce), and hand the pages back to Maya, whostarts reading through my answe rs. Her finger (7) (travel) down the paperat a snail's pace, like we have got all the time in the world.

W hich she m ay well have but I seriously have to be back in the office by one.Maya (8) (look) up, a thoughtful expression on her face."You're

obviously quite a stressed-out woman."What? Where does she get that from? I specifically put on the form, I am not

stressed-out."No, I 'm not." I hope Maya (9) (take) in my relaxed, see-how-

unstressed-l-am sm ile. She does not look convinced."Your job is obviously very pressured." Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL

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"I thrive under pressure," I explain. It is true. I've known that about myself ever sincemy mother told me, when I was about eight. You thrive under pressure, Samantha. Ourwho le family (1 0) (thrive) under pressure . It's like our family motto orsomething.

"Your skin's very dehydrated." Maya (11 ) (shake) her head now. Sheruns an expert hand across my cheek and (12) (rest) her fingers underneathmy jaw, looking concerned. "Your heart rate's very high. That's not healthy. Are you feelingparticularly tense?"

"Work's pretty busy at the moment." I shrug. "It's just a blip. I'm fine." Can we get onwith it?

"Well." Maya ge ts up. S he presses a button set in the wall and gen tle pan-pipe music(13) (fill) the air.

"All I can say is, you've come to the right place, Samantha. Our aim here is to de-stress, revitalize, and detoxify."

"Lovely," I say, only half listening. I have just remembered that I never got back toDavid Elldridge about the Ukrainian oil contract.

"Before we start," she says softly, "do you have any questions?""Actually, I do. " I lean forwa rd."Good!" She beams. "Are you curious about today's treatments, or is it something

more general?"

"Could I possibly send a quick e-mail?"Maya's smile (14) (freeze) on her face."Just quickly," I add . "It won't take two sees""Samantha, Sam antha ... " Maya (15) (shake) her head. "You're

here to relax. To take a moment for yourself. Not to send e-mails. E-mail's an obsession! Anaddiction! As evil as alcohol. O r caffeine."

Adapted from Undomestic Goddess by Soph ie Kinsella

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Q UE ST IO N 1 6 - 2 3

TEXT 6

There was something mysterious in the air that morning. Nothing was done in itsregular order and several of the native servants (16) (seem) missing. But noone would tell Mary anything and her Ayah did not come. She was actually left alone as themorning (17) (go) on , and at last she (18) (wand er) out into thegarden and began to play by herself under a tree near the veranda. She pretended that she(19) (make) a flower-bed, and she (20) (stick) big scarlethibiscus blossoms into little heaps of earth, all the time growing more and more angry. She(21) (grind) her teeth and (22) (say) insult words over andover again when she (23) (hear) her mother come out on the veranda withsomeone.

Adapted from The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

(8 marks)

QUESTION 24 - 30

TEXT 7

What was planned as a relaxing weekend stay in Penang's beachside suburb ofTanjung Bungah (24) (turn) out to be a heady jaunt on the Penang TraditionalFoods Trail. Having lazed long enough on the balcony of our room at the resort, we(25) (go) in search of the one thing that Penang was famo us for - food! A friend wemet the night earlier (26) (tell) us to look for Penan g's traditional foods. W iththe help of an old brochure, we later (27) (drive) to the Core Zone which hadbeen declared a W orld Heritage Site. Wh ile we (28) (drive) through the mazeof streets, we came across Jalan Kuala Kangsar, marked on the Traditional Foods Trail. Itwas a fairly quiet Sunday and parking was easy. W e (29) (alight) and Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL

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CONFIDENTIAL 9 ED/OCT 2009/TSL041started our walk from there. W e (30) (look) for Mr Lok, the "kuih tayap "man who operated a stal l sel l ing local Chinese crepes, when we saw a Chinese coupleworking at their stall, so we asked them about Mr Lok. We were told that he had passedway. His wife now runs the stall, but only on Saturday mo rnings. So , no "kuih tayap" for us!

Adapted fromhttp://travel.nst.com.my/Current_News/TravelTimes/article/LeisureChoice/20081110162939/Article/print_html(7 marks)

QUESTION 31 - 45

TEXT 8

He and my interpreter pick up telephones on either side of the window. I (31)(explain) that I have read about his case. That I have traveled from the other

side of the world to hear his story; to ask him why he (32) (become) apirate; to hear how it is possible for a handful of men to hijack a ship as large as the NeplineDelima.

Johan sits silently, the telephone pressed to his ear, his eyes shifting between theinterpreter and me , his shirt dam p with sweat. "The lawyer (33) (take) all mymoney," he says finally. "I have no so ap. I haven't brush ed m y teeth since I got here." I offerto leave some toiletries for him with the guards. His demeanor (34)(brighten), and slowly he b egins h is story, or at least one version of it.

The plot was hatched in a Batam coffee shop, Johan says, when a Malaysianshipping executive (35) (approach) an Indonesian sailor nam ed Lukma nand (36) (inquire) whether he could organize a crew to hijack the tanker.Johan, who wen t to sea in his teens and (37) (rise) through the maritimeranks to become a mechanic, had served with Lukman on a few crews. Lately both of themhad struggled to f ind work, and Lukman asked i f he wanted in on the heist . I t would be aneasy job, he prom ised, because a m ember of the tanker's crew was in on the plan.

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CONFIDENTIAL 10 ED/OCT 2009/TSL041As a young crewman, Johan says he was once on a ship attacked by pirates. They waved'paran gs', [mac hete-like knive s], (38) (threaten) to kill eve ryon e, and (39)

(take) cash and food. He (40) (smile) wryly at the irony. "It isvery hard for Indonesian seam en. W e all need money." He (41) (tell) Lukmanhe was in. "All we had to do was board the tanker, tie up the crew, and sail to open sea,"Johan says. They w ould m eet a tanker coming from T hailand, transfer the fuel, and abandonthe Nepline Delima. Lukman promised Johan $10,000 for manning the tanker's engines.

The plan (42) (begin) smoothly. Posing as tourists, Johan , Lukman,and two other seam en from Batam (43) (pretend) to snap photos asthey rode a ferry up the s trait to the Malaysian port of Pinang. The re they met six other menLukman had recruited from Aceh, Sumatra's northernmost province. "They weren't seamen,"said Johan. "We (44) (need) their muscles."At a nearby beach, they stole a fiberglass speedboat, painted it blue, and loaded it withgasoline, water and food, two cell phones, a GPS, and five freshly sharpened parangs. Inaddition, each man (45) (bring) a ski mask, a change of clothes, somecash, and a passp ort. After m idnight, they slipped into the strait.

Adapted from Reader's Digest, October 2007

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QUESTION 46 - 60

TEXT 9

The inaugural Tam an Negara Eco-Challenge (46) (take) place just 5months earlier and attending the event for the second time in such a short spell left mewondering what the outcome (47) (go) to be like. The Tam an Negara Eco-Challenge is an effort of the Pahang Tourism Action Council and supported from TourismMalaysia.

When the media bus finally reached our destination for that day, which was theSungai Relau campsite of Taman Negara National Park, just a short distance from the smalltown of Merapoh, it wa s evening and the area (48) (swamp) with men in


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CONFIDENTIAL 11 ED/OCT 2009/TSL041blue overalls. They were from the Polis General Force and obviously their reason to be therewas to provide security and logistics.

There were signs of a few participants trickling into the campsite office to registertheir names. W e foun d out that most of the participants (49) (arrive) earlierand (50) (take) to the Kuala Juram point, the start to the challenge and thetrailhead to the trek up the 2187m Gunung Tahan. They will stay the night there before theevent (51) (start) at 7.30am the next day.

The team of journalists also received suggestions to stay at the same campsitedorms. Many of the participants (52) (be, acquaint) with me and it was funcatching up on their work and athletic lives. However, the mood changed when the crowd ofparticipants (53) (grow) with the night and soo n, many (54)

(look) for a dry space to sleep on the floor. It was raining that night andit did not give us a pleasant feeling as we had reserved the dorm beds. It (55)

(get) noisy, privacy was zero and the mattresses of the single dorm bedswere the least inviting, some harbouring bed bugs in them. So our group of journalists andTourism Malaysia officials (56) (decide) to give up our beds, muc h to thegratitude of the participants who we re craving a decent rest before their grueling feat beginsjust several hours later.

Ready befo re dayb reak the next day, we (57) (drive) in four whee lersby officials from the organising parties back to Kuala Juram where the crowd of leanmuscled young gentlemen were getting ready, doing warming up exercises. They were tostart off at the trailhead in Kuala Juram a nd scale the peak of Gun ung Ta han , some 35 kmaway before descending another 7km to the Padang area, the end of Stage One by the cutoff time, which is ahea d of n ightfall. With just less than 12 hours to do so, it is like attemptingthe near impossible for the average huma n. Most people (58) (take) twodays and two nights just to reach the peak. But the best teams in this year's challenge (59)

(manage) to complete this stage in less then six hours. It is hard toimagine the strength and stamina packed in the lean frames of these guys, many of whom,were diminutively built. The se guys also (60) (have) to survive the ordeal ofliving with the barest minimum necessities and limited food supply, as any luxuries wouldweigh them down .

Adapted from http://www.virtualmalaysia.com

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PART C (30 MAR KS)

INSTRUCTIONS: Read TEXTS 10 and 1 1 carefully. They contain 1 5 errors each,related to the use of parts of speech and verbs in simple present,simple past, present continuous and past continuous tenses. In yourAnsw er Booklet, re-write only the sen tences you think contain errors.Identify each error by striking through it in the sentence, and then writeits correct form above it.E.g: (0) feminist

Mary Wollstonecraft, an eighteenth-century feminism , believed that most people caretoo much for money. In her view, people's excessive concern for m oney can explain most ofthe world's problem .

In your answe r boo klet, write :

(0) feministMary Wollstonecraft, an eighteenth-century feminism, believed that most people care toomuch for money

QUESTION 1-15

TEXT 10

Calling talent and virtue natural distinction, Wollstonecraft said that society have setup innatural distinctions like money and property. She argued that people should be judgedby their natural talent and their virtue, not by anything else. Her definition of virtue includedboth morality behaviour or hard work. She felt that giving respect to money and propertyinstead of to talent and virtue m akes people dishonesty.

Wollstonecraft believed that because religion had failed to deal with money problems,it had become uneffective. Religion, she said, should make people obey moral laws. In her Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA C O N F ID EN T IA L

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CONFIDENTIAL 13 ED/OCT 2009/TSL041view, the reason religion did not have more effect on people was because they no longerinsisted on virtue. To her, being virtuous was a skill - one that pe ople h ad to practice until itwas habitual.

Wollstonecraft disliked inherited wealth. Inheriting wealth and titles is when peoplehave no reasons to work. To W ollstonecraft, hard work and virtue went hand in hand. In herview, inherited wealth is the reason so many people never learn the joy of honestful work.

Finally, Wollstonecraft also believed that wealthy people often thought they werevirtuous when they really were not. She said that false flatterers, which surround wealthypeople, praised wealthy people for being virtuous, whether they were or w ere not - and thata wealthy believed it.

Source : Bedford Basics, - A Workbook for Writers (Diane Hackerand Wanda Van Goor), pg. 83

(15 marks)

Q U E S T IO N 1 6 - 3 0

TEXT 11

It was 40C but this did not deter 60 teachers from riding their motorcycles from theoutskirts of Hanoi to Lap Thach District, Vinh Phuc Province for a training programme inEnglish methodology.

Quite a number of them have to wake up as early as 5am every day to travel morethan 70km of laterite roads filled with pot holes, just to be in time for the 2!4-day workshop.All of them wear surgical masks to avoid inhaling the dusty air.

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CONFIDENTIAL 14 ED/OCT 2009/TSL041Training, the teache rs was expo sed to current methods of teaching English which contrastedwith their conventional grammar-based teaching method.

They were excited because this was the first time they attended a workshop. Theyhave heard about the P etronas Twin Towers but it was the first time they m et a Malaysian.

They also saw their maiden Power Point presentation, listens to the latest Englishpop songs, tasted M alaysian candy an d learnt how to sing Rasa Sayan g.

To the Vietname se, b eing conversant in English mean being able to link up with otherspeakers of English internationally. It also opened up a wo rld of reading materials that areotherwise inaccessible to them .

Teaching is often the do main of the female gende r. S o, it is a pleasant surprise tofind that most of the English language teachers are men , maybe bec ause of the econom icadvantage.

Ha Ngoc Quyen, who are currently teaching Grade 7 English in Lap Thach School,says: "Many people ask me why I am an English teacher. My answer is because I cared forthe future generations. In a developing country like Vietnam, knowing English is importantespecially if you want a good job. To me, the English teacher bring Vietnamese children tothe world and the world of technology."

However, teaching English in North Vietnam is an arduous task. Resources arescarce and poverty abounds especially in the provinces. The c halkboard (with a moist rag fora duster) is the only tool the teacher has. It is comm on to teach English in Vietnamese.

Tran Thi Hong Van, who is now teach Grade 8 at Nhao Son Secondary Schoollaments: "I don't have enough modern equipment, not even a radio, to make my lessonsmore interesting. To make matters worse, my students does not know the importance ofEnglish so they do not pay m uch attention to the subject.

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PART D (10 MARKS)INSTRUCTIONS: Construct a sentence using each of the following w ords. Do not

make any changes to the given words. Each sentence mustconsist of te n (10) or more words.

QUESTION 1-10

1 . determination

2. remarkable

3. out of

4. bu t

5. themselves

6. is watch ing

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7. delivers

8. submitted

9. were listening

1 0. climb

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