Name: _____________________

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SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN AMBROSE 32400 AYER TAWAR, PERAK BAHASA INGGERIS TINGKATAN 2 UJIAN SELARAS 2/ 2012 (1 JAM) Instructions: This paper consists of 40 questions. Answer all questions. Each question in this paper is followed by three or four possible answers. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C or D. Questions 1 10

1. The picture above is most probably of A. a family C. a staff of employees B. a class of students D. a slate of candidates

Beware of Pickpockets! 2. The reminder above tells us to be A. careful of robbers B. careful of strangers
Dear Yazid, I am happy for your success in your new job. Congratulations and keep up the good work. Mariam must be so proud of you. By the way, convey my best wishes to Wan too. Your dear friend,

C. careful of molesters D. careful of petty thieves

Aisyah

Name: _____________________ 3. Who probably received a promotion? A. Wan B. Aisyah

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C. Yazid D. Mariam

4. From the picture above, we know that the woman cannot slim down because A. she cannot eat twice a day. B. she is eating too much food at each meal. C. she wants to eat more than two meals a day. D. she knows that the food she eats is not of the right types.

THE SPIRIT OF MERDEKA LIVES ON! 5. Which activity is the headline above most suitable for? A. People waving flags. C. People crossing the road B. People waiting for a bus D. People talking in a group

6. The phrase missing in the bubble is most probably A. Keep it up! C. Good day! B. Good heavens! D. Great!

Name: _____________________ Fire at Textile Factory at dawn 12 lives claimed, 8 injured

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7. Which of the following statements is true about the newspaper headline? A. The fire broke out in the evening. B. Twenty people escaped death. C. Twelve people died in the fire. D. Twelve people suffered from burns.

8. The sign above tells you that A. you may drive at 75 km/h B. you may drive only at 60 km/h

C. driving at 60 km/h is dangerous D. you may not drive more than 60 km/h

9. From the graph above, we can conclude that A. students did the best in Bahasa Malaysia. B. students fared the worst in the English Language. C. students did better in Mathematics. D. students did better in English Language than in Bahasa Malaysia. STUDENTS ARE TO BE AT THE CANTEEN BEFORE 9 A.M The school party will begin on the dot! 3

Name: _____________________ 10. The notice above should concern students who want to A. attend the party C. cook the dishes B. eat the food D. go home early Questions 11 18 are based on the following text.

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There are many reasons that cause indiscipline amongst students today. truant because they feel bored with school. 12_

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students play

appears to be meaningless to them. _ 13__

cannot cope with their lessons. __14__, they seek a way out by playing truant. Some of them even derive a sense of pleasure from __15__ school. Others play truant due to the many rules __16__ regulations imposed by the school. Students may __17__ confined. Therefore, the students hang out at shopping complexes or cybercafs. Some run __18__ to their friends homes. Others go fishing or even take up a part time job; anything to stay out of school.

11. A. Many 12. A. School 13. A. They 14. A. However 15. A. miss 16. A. or 17. A. felt 18. A. in

B. Much B. Schools B. Their B. Although B. misses B. and B. feel B. on

C. Few C. Schooled C. Them C. So C. missing C. but C. feeling C. off

D. Any D. Schooling D. Theirs D. On the other hand D. has missing D. as long as D. have felt D. towards

Questions 19 26 are based on the following text. Run! Run! cried Nikki. The water was rushing in __19__ than it did in the first level of the sea station. However, it __20__ not just water, but also long blue arms reaching out, trying to grab at anything. Alex noticed the giant squid __21__ a glass window of the sea station. __22__ had often seen it crushed its victims within seconds. The water continued to __23__ into the room. It seemed as if the sea station was breaking __24__. Alex could __25__ Nikki breathing heavily. She __26__ ill the last couple of days. He helped her along the way to higher ground.

Name: _____________________ 19. A. fast 20. A. is 21. A. through 22. A. He 23. A. gush 24. A. through 25. A. hear 26. A. been Questions 27 29 B. faster B. are B. into B. She B. gushes B. under B. heard B. had been C. fastest C. was C. out C. Them C. gushed C. apart C. was hearing C. have been

Form: 2 _____ D. was fast D. were D. at D. Himself D. gushing D. over D. is hearing D. was being

Read the conversation below and choose the best meaning for the phrases underlined. Sally Tina Sally Tina Sally Tina : Why are there dark circles under your eyes? : I burned the midnight oil (27) to finish the geography project. : I thought Ling was supposed to do it with you? : She couldnt make it (28). : Why did you put it off (29)? Mrs. Leong gave us the question a month ago. : You know me. I cant help it.

27. burned the midnight oil A. used candles B. worked in dim light 28. couldnt make it A. was ill B. was busy 29. put it off A. not read it B. put it in the drawer Questions 30 32

C. used a kerosene lamp D. worked late into the night C. couldnt come D. couldnt stay long

C. put it under the table D. delay doing it

Read the following text and choose the best meaning for the expressions underlined. Alice got up on the wrong side of the bed (30) this morning. She did not want to talk to anyone at school and went everywhere by herself. Her friends realized her bad mood. They did not want to get under her skin (31), so they avoided her all day.

Name: _____________________

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However, when Alice got home, she found a letter from her father on her table. Her father wrote to tell her that he would be coming home in a weeks time. She began to feel better. Her fathers letter had made her day (32). 30. got up on the wrong side of the bed A. got up late for school B. did not sleep on a bed 31. get under her skin A. go near her B. talk to her at all 32. made her day A. calmed her down B. been given to her Questions 33 36 Read the notice below and choose the best answer for the following questions.

C. felt angry for no reason D. felt happy for no reason

C. walk beside her D. annoy her even more

C. made her a good girl D. made her very happy

Name: _____________________ 33. How long is the cut in water supply in the affected areas? A. Six hours C. Nine hours B. Eight hours D. Seven hour

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34. Why is the water supply cut on the particular day? A. To lay new pipes C. To clean the water pipes B. To paint the water pipes D. To remove rust from the pipes 35. The word facilitate means A. make easier B. request

C. grant D. help

36. Which of the following statements is not true? A. The water cut is on the first day of April. B. Six housing estates are involved in the water cut. C. The people affected are told to store water for their own use. D. Anyone who wants to know more details can email Encik Zainuddin. Questions 37 40 Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

Name: _____________________ 37. What is Hanas new home? A. A three-room house B. An apartment

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C. A bungalow D. A link house

38. To get a birds-eye view of the town means to be able to A. see a wide view from a high place B. view a place closely and carefully C. know a place from top to bottom D. watch everything that is happening in a place 39. What helps to mix air into the soil? A. Roots B. Figurines

C. Earthworms D. Decorative items

40. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Types of garden boxes B. How to set up an indoor garden C. Problems of setting up an indoor garden D. Different indoor gardens

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