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SET 1 Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank. Flowers! Flowers everywhere! Flowers add colour _____ (1) the garden, porch and living area. For that matter, flowers blend well with any space anyywhere. It is a pleasing and _____ (2) sight to see a garden with large blooms of orchids, roses, petunias, daisies and lilies. Well, if you _____ (3) a garden enthusiast but dont have the space to create you own garden, dont fret. Container gardening is _____ (4) a popular sight. What is container gardening? It is basically placing at least three different plants in plastic, clay, wooden _____ (5) ceramic containers. Plastic containers come in different shapes and sizes and _____ (6) found in nurseries cost between RM18 and RM100 each. All these containers have holes for watering. The good thing is if you are a busy individual or if you have to be away for a few days, you can always fill up the base holder with water _____ (7) will gradually be absorbed by the soil. Water your container plants at least once a day so that the plants will not be _____ (8). _____ (9) create a visual effect, grow different plants together so that you can get varied textures and colours. _____ (10), when you place the plants together in a container, make sure they have the same requirements in terms of water, soil and nutrients
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SET 5 Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. Choose the best answer from the options A, B, C and D to fit the numbered blank. Ever tried losing weight? There are _____ (1) beauty-consciuos people around _____ (2) days. They would go to the extent of taking whatever pills found in the market _____ (3) to look slim and elegant. They pin their hopes _____ (4) a diet supplement. Consumers should _____ (5) that the diet pills and multivitamins they find _____ (6) on the shelves in supermarkets and health food stores are not regulated properly. They might prove _____ (7) to ones life if taken in excess. Our liver which is the _____ (8) important organ in the body might not agree with these diet supplements. At the end of the day, these consumers will _____ (9) to land up with problems such as liver malfunction. If you really want to lose weight, _____ (10) on a healthy diet and exercise. Always think about calories in and calories out. 1 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C few more many several this that these those just like because therefore in to on over realise realises realised 6 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C line lines lined lining violent sensitive bebeficial hazardous many much most more has had have having focus focuses focused
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Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A B,C and D to fit the numbered blank. It was the ____________(1) terrible week of my life. Most of the time, my hands were tied at the back. The most difficult thing was the inactivity. I __________(2) only think of all the happy times. I had had. I kept thinking of my life, my family and my friends. I had _____________(3) idea how much time I had left. My kidnapping ____________(4) well-planned by my kidnappers. It took place in less than one minute. On ________________(5) fateful day, I was taking my usual evening walk. Suddenly, a well-dressed man came up to me to ask for_______(6) to the nearest clinic. I was just about to show him the way when a piece of wet cloth was covering my nose. That was the last thing I remember. _________(7) I woke up, I found that I was firmly strapped to a pole. After a while, one of the kidnappers checked _______(8) me. I wondered why I was their target. Then, I heard them_____(9) about the RM1 million my father had won recently in a lottery. The local newspaper got hold of the news and printed the story on him. That was the reason why these thugs wanted some of the prize money. If my father refused to pay _______(10), I would be dead.
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SET 7 Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A B,C and D to fit the numbered blank. For Tanya, going to hospital was no fun. There __________(1) many people running around and no one to _______(2) her what was going on. On arrival, she was made _____(3) lie on a bed, and told to keep very still while she was poked and prodded. Then, a needle was stuck in her arm and a big bag of water ______(4) something cold through the needle into her arm. Every few minutes, a machine beside her bed ______(5) make an odd beeping sound and the red line would jump up and down_________(6) the screen on the machine. As if that was bad enough, a woman _____(7) in blue would occasionally come in _____(8) stick a thermometer in ________(9) mouth. As the days passed, Tanya heard the doctor saying something about leukaemia. Life in hospital was boring. There were no friends to play____(10). It was noisy and worst of all, she did not know what was going on.
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SET 8 Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A B,C and D to fit the numbered blank. Sepang: Marathon swimmer Abdul Malik Mydin arrived home to a rousing welcome at the KL International Airport yesterday after his historic feat- becoming the first Malaysian to swim ____(1) the English Channel. More than 1,000 well-wishers were gathered ____(2) airport to welcome and congratulate our hero. Abdul Malik, 28, also became the first Southeast Asian to ___(3) the 32.8 km-wide waterway that separates England and France, completing his swim in 17 hours and 42 minutes on August 4, 2003. We can be proud of his achievement because of _____(4) ability and spirit, said Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. Discipline, perseverance and patience are the formula for success in anything we_____(5). Abdul Malik started ____(6) swim from Abbots Beach in Dover on the English coast at 2.02 a.m.(local time). He _______(7) steadily across the channel and reached the shore of Cap Gris Nez in Calais, France at 8.42 p.m.(French Time) The sea was rough, with strong winds all the way, said Abdul Malik Mydin. I wish to ______(8) all my well-wishers ___(9) my coach, Alison Streeter. I would also like to give special thanks to my navigator, Mike Oram, ____(10) guided me along the safest route for me. Abdul Malik Mydin was accorded the Silver Kris Heros Award by Tun Dr. Mahathir.
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SET 9 Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A B,C and D to fit the numbered blank. Tans mother was very angry when she found out that he had skipped school to go for a swim in the river. As punishment, Din was ______(1) and made to paint the house fence the next morning which was a Saturday. Early the next morning, Tan ____(2) to work on the fence. His Heart dropped _____(3) he realised how long and high the fence actually was! Sighing loudly, he ___(4) the paint-brush into the pail of white paint and started painting. Seeing Tan painting the fence, Ramu walked _____(5) him and said, Hi! Youre being punished, arent you? Oh, its ___(6), Ramu! said Tan surprised. Tan gave Ramu a funny look, then said Im not being punished___(7) rather doing something I like very much. Not many boys get the chance to paint the fence every day.
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SET 10 Each question in the text below refers to a numbered blank. For each question, choose the best answer from the options A B,C and D to fit the numbered blank.
Moo! Moo! Moo! These ___(1) the sounds Pak Hashim heard while at his farm. He knew it was the sounds _____(2) by a cow. He did not ____(3) any cows. It must be the neighbours. He went to where the cow was. He noticed that the cow was ___(4). Its left leg ___(5) in a wire fence. It was trying to free ___(6) desperately. Pak Hashim quickly ran to its aid. He tried to free the cows leg from the fence. He was successful. ____(7) his horror, the cow suddenly went wild and gored him on his chest and head until he collapsed. The ungrateful creature then ran away. Luckily, Old Chan, his neighbour, saw Pak Hashim_____(8) on the ground. He quickly ran over. Pak Hashim was very weak. He could not talk. Old Chan____(9) out his mobile phone and called the ambulance. Soon, the ambulance arrived and took Pak Hashim to hospital. He had to stay in hospital for a few days. The owner of the cow, Encik Ahmad, visited him in the hospital. He kept apologising and _____(10) Pak Hashim for his kindness.
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SET 6 1. D SET 7 1. D SET 8 1. D SET 9 1. B 2. C 3.C 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. C 10.B 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. B 8. B 9.C 10. A 2. A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.A 7. C 8. B 9.B 10. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. B 9.D 10. D
Prepared by, Norazmira binti Awang SMK Padang Tengku Nurini Mohd Noh SMK Benta
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