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Eng Lang F2 HY07
Eng Lang F2 HY07
Eng Lang F2 HY07
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous:
Example: Steve always rides (to ride) his bike in the afternoon.
(10 marks)
I was born ______ Seattle, Washington ______ the 19th of April ______ 1961. Seattle is ______ the
State of Washington ______ the United States. That was many years ago... Now, I live ______
Leghorn ______ Italy. I work ______ the British School. I sometimes go to a movie ______ the
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weekend. I meet my friends ______ the movie theatre ______ 8 o'clock or later. ______ summer,
usually ______ August, I go home to visit my family ______ America. My family and I go to the beach
and relax ______ the sun ______ the morning and ______ the afternoon! In the evening, we often eat
______ a restaurant with our friends. Sometimes, we go to a bar ______ night. Then we wake up quite
(10 marks)
C. Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives (my, his, her etc.) or possessive
4. Susan asked me to lend her _____________ car. _____________ is being serviced. (I /she)
5. I don’t like _______________ new dress. She doesn’t look good in red. (she)
8. When they pay for it, the painting will be _________________. (they)
(5 marks)
D. Comprehension
Read carefully the passage on the following page and then answer the questions on it.
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Hans Muller’s TV Set
Hans Muller’s workshop consisted of a large room at the back of a deserted warehouse, no more
than a vigorous stone’s throw away from the Queensborough Bridge . Most of the building had
been boarded up awaiting demolition and sooner or later Hans would have to move. The only
entrance was across a weed-covered yard used as a parking place during the day and much
5 frequented by the local juvenile delinquents at night. They had never given Hans any trouble, for
Hans was on good terms with everybody. Being a peacable citizen, that suited him very well.
The work that Hans was now engaged on would have deeply puzzled his Bavarian ancestors.
Indeed, ten years ago it would have puzzled Hans himself. And it had all started because a
bankrupt client had given him a TV set in payment for services rendered…
10 Hans had accepted the offer reluctantly, not because he was old-fashioned and disapproved of
TV but simply because he couldn’t imagine where he could find time to look at the thing. “Still”,
he thought, “at least I can always sell it for fifty dollars. But before I do that, let’s see what the
programmes are like…”
His hand had gone out to the switch: the screen had filled with moving shapes – and, like millions
15 of men before him, Hans was lost. He entered a world he had not known existed – a world of
battling spaceships, of exotic planets and strange races – the world, in fact of Captain Zipp,
Commander of the Space Legion.
Only when the tedious recital of the virtues of Crunche, the Wonder Cereal, had given way to an
almost equally tedious boxing match between two muscle-bound characters who seemed to have
20 signed a non-aggression pact, did the magic fade. Hans was a simple man. He had always been
fond of fairy tales – and this was the modern fairy tale, with trimmings of which the Grimm
Brothers had never dreamed. So Hans did not sell his TV set.
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4. First, underline the right answer – True OR False. Then give reasons for your answer: (3 marks)
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5. “Indeed, ten years ago it would have puzzled Hans himself.” What does it refer to? (1 mark)
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b. Which two things had brought him to accept the offer? (2 marks)
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8. Quote a sentence from the passage describing Hans’s new discovery. (1 mark)
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9. Which was “the modern fairy tale” (line 21) according to Hans? (1 mark)
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10. Find TWO adjectives that describe Hans. (2 marks)
a. ________________ b. ________________
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13. Give the meaning of the following words, as used in the passage. (2 marks)
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SECTION 1 - POETRY
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EITHER
Kenn Nesbitt
1. Why did the poet have a “Rotten Day” and feel like a “total wreck”? (1 mark)
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4. How many verses are there in the poem? Are there any stanzas? How many? (1 mark)
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7. Mention four body parts mentioned in the poem: (2 marks)
8. The person in the poem gives us a detailed list of all the things that happened to him. Why do you
think the poet gives us such a list? (1 marks)
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(10 marks)
OR
If you choose Question 2 you have to answer all questions in exercises A and B:
1. Is the parrot happy in his cage? Quote a verse from the above extract or from the rest of the poem
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3. Mention a figure of speech in the poem and write down an example of it. (1 marks)
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1. Name the figure of speech which is mostly used throughout the whole poem. Why does the poet use
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2. The poet compares the snowman to a particular animal. State what animal it is and why the poet
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(10 marks)
SECTION 2 – PROSE
1. Choose a novel you have read this year and then answer the following questions about it:
2. Who is the main character in the book? Write 2 sentences about him/her. (3 marks)
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3. Name a minor character in the book. Say why you think he/she is important in the story. (2 marks)
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4. Which part of the story did you like reading most? Why did you like it? (4 marks)
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(10 marks)
F. COMPOSITION
Choose ONE of the following titles. You should limit your writing to around 200 words.
1. Earthquake!
2. My favourite cousin.
3. Continue this story: Out of the blue, the idea came to me. It was marvellous. It was wonderful…
4. Your closest friend moved to a big city abroad and you have decided to write to him. Write a letter
to see how he is doing in his new country and how he feels about the change. Remember to use the
5. The text below is a conversation between two school boys during break time. It seems they are up to
something.
After reading the text, continue the conversation among Marcus, Stephen and David Hennington who
joins them later on.
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