Dear Janet,

Thank you for the invitation to join your family for a holiday in Pulau Langkawi. I would
___1___ to accept. I am looking forward to ___2___ you and the others. You told me that you
would ___3___ your parents in Penang first. Give them my ___4___ when you see them. It's
been many years ___5___ I last saw them. I think it was at your sister's wedding. By the way,
___6___ is your grandmother? She must now be over eighty years of age! My family doing
fine except for my other who ___7___ from arthritis and frequently ___8___ of pain. I have
been really busy and the ___9___ of a holiday by the sea is really attractive. I'll meet you
___10___ the hotel on the fifteenth. I will be taking the afternoon flight and should be there
by dinner time. Goodbye for now.
Love,
Lina
1.
(A) love

6. (A) who

(B) happy
(C) eager

(B) where
(C) when

(D) delighted

(D) how

2. (A) see

7. (A) suffer

(B) saw

(B) suffers

(C) seen

(C) suffered

(D) seeing

(D) has suffered

3.
(A) visit

8. (A) talks

(B) visits
(C) visited

(B) discusses
(C) suggests

(D) visiting

(D) complains

4.
(A) wishes

9. (A) dream

(B) regards

(B) wonder

(C) affection

(C) idea

(D) greetings

(D) ambition

5. (A) before

10. (A) by

(B) after

(B) at

(C) since

(C) on

(D) when

(D) outside

Years ago, as a newly-qualified teacher, I was posted to a school in a small village. There was
only one coffee shop, ___1___ sundry shop and a bicycle repair shop. The village had piped
water ___2___ no electricity supply. There ___3___ no public transport at night. ___4___,
the lack of amenities in the village did not bother me much. The students ___5___
hardworking and eager to learn. There were no discipline ___6___. I had to ___7___ a set of
living quarters with two others and we had to cook our own meals. In the evenings and during
weekends we went fishing or ___9___ round the many surrounds villages. At weddings we
and festivals, we were showered with food. ___9___ village folk respected ___10___ and
made us feel wanted. I'll never forget their warmth and kindness.
1.
(A) a
(B) an
(C) the
(D) -2. (A) and
(B) but

6. (A) problems
(B) difficulties
(C) challenges
(D) attitudes
7. (A) live
(B) make

(C) or

(C) share

(D) both

(D) divide

3. (A) is
(B) are

8. (A) cycle
(B) cycles

(C) was

(C) cycled

(D) were

(D) cycling

4. (A) Moreover
(B) Therefore

9. (A) A
(B) An

(C) Since

(C) The

(D) However

(D) --

5.
(A) is

10. (A) us

(B) are
(C) was

(B) we
(C) me

(D) were

(D) you

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We are gathered here today to bid farewell to our beloved teacher, Mrs Lee. She ___1___ in
our school ___2___ fifteen years. Before she came here, she ___3___ in Pontian and Kluang.
Her teaching career has spanned thirty years and now she ___4___. It is indeed a great loss to
the school and the profession. Many students past and present owe their good ___5___ of
English to Mrs Lee. Our volleyball team is the district champion because of her untiring
___6___. Students who have problems know that ___7___ can always talk to her. She listens
without prejudice and ___8___ us helpful advice. We shall all ___9___ her. On behalf
___10____ all the students and teachers of this school, I wish her all the best in her
retirement.
1. (A) teach
(B) teaches
(C) taught
(D) has taught

6. (A) ability
(B) help
(C) dedication
(D) efforts

2.
(A) for

7. (A) he

(B) since

(B) we

(C) during

(C) they

(D) wile

(D) those

3. (A) serve

8. (A) give

(B) serves

(B) gives

(C) served

(C) gave

(D) has served

(D) given

4.
(A) retires

9. (A) miss

(B) retired

(B) misses

(C) is retiring

(C) missed

(D) has retired

(D) missing

5. (A) fluency
(B)
command

10. (A) at
(B) by

(C) technique

(C) of

(D) method

(D) with

When I first worked in Muar in the sixties, the town was quiet and the pace of life unhurried.
I shared a rented room ___1___ a friend. Most people traveled by bicycle ___2___ trishaw as
buses were few. I had never ___3___ a bicycle before in my life ___4___ I was determined to
learn as the alternative was to travel ___5___ trishaw if we wanted to go anywhere. I learned
the hard way the first time I rode a bicycle. My friend had explained where the brake
___6___ and how to use it. After riding a few meters in great nervousness, I completely
forgot about braking when I ___ 7___ a bus parked ahead. I rammed into it but ___8___
caused no injury to myself or ___9___ to the bicycle. By the time I left the following year. I
was ___10____ to ride a bicycle reasonably well.
1. (A) by
(B) from

6. (A) is
(B) are

(C) with

(C) was

(D) beside

(D) were

2.
(A) or

7. (A) see

(B) and

(B) saw

(C) as
(D) beside

(C) seen
(D) seeing

3. (A) ride
(B) rode

8. (A) however
(B) unluckily

(C) riding

(C) instead

(D) ridden

(D) fortunately

4. (A) and

9. (A) hurt

(B) but

(B) injury

(C) so

(C) damage

(D) until

(D) wound

5.
(A) by
(B) on
(C) with
(D) through

10. (A) able

(B) unable
(C) happy
(D) good