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PART 1

Read the text carefully in each questions. Choose the best answer. A, B or C. Mark the correct
answer on your answering sheet.

1 The poster above promotes …

A the usage of paper straws when drinking

B working together to save the earth
C the end of using straws in retail.

2 Which from the statements about Happy Restaurant is true?

A Sally will enjoy a free meal when she celebrates mother’s day celebration here.
B Sally’s mother will enjoy 50% discounts on her meals during mother’s day celebration.
C Sally cannot use this coupon to celebrate her mum’s birthday on Christmas Eve.

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3 From the poster, we can say that…

A A new customer will need to pay RM 60 for the entire dental service
B Customers are not allowed to share their special offers.
C To use the coupon, you must call for an appointment.

4 The conversation focuses on …

A the reason Sue broke her racquet.

B the request Sue gave to Jason.
C the reason Jason brought an extra racquet

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5 The poster above talks about…

A a new policy enforced at Orchid’s Restaurant.

B a new dining experience at Orchid’s Restaurant.
C the reason for a price increase at Orchid’s Restaurant.

6 From the poster, Bobbi’s Café is …

A promoting the new YumMe burger.

B selling beef and chicken to make burgers.
C announcing its new restaurant in Melaka.

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7 What is the main focus of the email above?

A Parents are complaining about the cars parked at the school gate.
B Parents are reminded to be swift while fetching their kids.
C Parents are requested to use cars alternatives to come to school.

8 The poster mainly talks about…

A Discounts of RM 200 when joining a gym in August

B Reasons for people to start going to the gym in August.
C Promotions on selected items via a price cut in August.

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PART 2

Read the text below and correct the underlined errors. For each question, write the correct word in
the space provided on your answer sheet.

Could sewage (0) is recycled to provide drinkable water? The place to find out the answer

is (9) a small yet highly urbanized city-state of Singapore. The country has a population of 5 million

(10) resided on less than 750 square kilometres of land. Whilst (11) knowing for Its strong

economy, Singapore is lacking one essential asset - water. Singapore's (12) strategies to build a

hydrated nation is four-fold: importation, desalination plants, an efficient catchment of rainwater

and the recycling of sewage. Rainwater is collected (13) by a network of drains, canals, rivers,

collection ponds and reservoirs with the aim of catching water across two-thirds of the country.

However, the real hope (14) lays in the country's membrane technology – the technology which

(15) turned wastewater (16) for potable water known as “NEWater”. Through a four-step series of

barriers and membranes, wastewater is (17) makes free of solids, microorganisms, and

contaminants. After one decade, the technology has now (18) meeting 30 percent of Singapore's

water needs. The country plans to triple its volume by 2060.

Example

0 be

9 13

10 14

11 15

12 16

17 18

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PART 3
Read the text below and complete the following table with no more than three words and /or a number
from the text for each answer.

The Best Olive Oil in the World?

In the heart of the Galilee, in the village of Rameh, Palestine, the tradition of olive
cultivation runs deep. The olives there were plump with oil, and their flavour was nothing short of
extraordinary. Rameh's olive oil has long been celebrated as the finest in the region, bearing a
golden hue and an aroma that evokes the wild grasses and dandelion leaves surrounding the
olive trees. Its taste is often likened to the richness of clarified butter.

Although southern Spain and south-eastern Italy are now the world's primary olive oil
producers, recent research reveals that the land around the Sea of Galilee, where Rameh is
nestled, was once the most significant olive cultivation region globally, with a history dating back
to 5000 B.C.

Today, approximately 2,000 acres of ancient olive trees envelop Rameh, offering a sea of
green in every direction. Rameh's olives have earned effusive praise in newspaper articles,
books, and poems, with some describing them as the best one could ever lay eyes on. Yousef
Hanna, the owner of the renowned restaurant Magdalena in Tiberias, preserves the new-harvest
oil in his freezer to share its fresh flavour with diners year-round. Despite having tasted olive oils
from around the world, he favours the local jerry cans during the season. Rameh's olive oil is
lauded for its smoothness, devoid of any burning sensation, and its ripe, pungent, yet sweet
qualities.

Mazen Ali, co-founder of a non-profit dedicated to preserving the region's olive trees,
acknowledges Rameh's exceptional oil. There are various factors contributing to this, such as the
olive fruit fly, which forces neighbouring villages to harvest earlier. Rameh's elevated location
allows olives to ripen on the tree, resulting in oil characterized by pleasant bitterness and fruity
notes.

Musa Khalaf, one of the largest olive-grove owners in Rameh, praises the quality of the
Suri olives and attributes the superior oil to the favourable climate, nutrient-rich soil, and
meticulous care. Olives are picked at their peak ripeness, pressed immediately after harvest,
resulting in smoother-tasting oil.

Before the Arab-Israeli war of 1948, Rameh's olive groves could produce up to 250,000
litters of oil in a high-yield year, which was widely distributed across the region. However,
production has significantly declined over the past seven decades due to factors like land
expropriation and labour shortages. The village's economic reliance on olive farming has
dwindled, and it's challenging to ascertain current production levels.

Nonetheless, the tradition of olive cultivation remains integral to Rameh. The oil, pressed
mainly for personal use, still holds a significant place in the village, serving both as a dietary
staple and a remedy. The Khalaf family, for instance, continues to maintain their groves and
seeks ways to sell their olives and oil abroad.

Rameh residents infuse their cuisine with the cherished olive oil, using it in stews, lentil
pilaffs, aniseed cookies, spiced crackers, and za'atar-topped flatbreads. For them, the best meal
is simple: a piece of bread dipped in freshly pressed olive oil, a tradition that endures despite the
challenges faced by the olive industry in the region

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Question No. Answer

Rameh’s Location 19 ---------------------------------------------

Traditional Crop 20 ---------------------------------------------

The flavour of Rameh's olives? 21 ---------------------------------------------

22 ---------------------------------------------

What word is used to describe the reputation of Rameh's olive 23 ---------------------------------------------

oil in the region?

24 ---------------------------------------------

What does Rameh's olive oil look and smell like? 25 ---------------------------------------------

26 ---------------------------------------------

How many acres of ancient olive trees surround Rameh today? 27 ---------------------------------------------

A characteristic of Rameh's olive oil 28 ---------------------------------------------

What are the effects of the elevation to the oil produced in 29 ---------------------------------------------
Rameh?
30 ---------------------------------------------

What are some reasons for the decline of the oil productions ? 31 ---------------------------------------------

32 ---------------------------------------------

What are some traditional uses of olive oil in Rameh 33 ---------------------------------------------

34 ---------------------------------------------

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PART 4

Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

For 35 to 38, write True or False for every statement given

For 39 to 42, choose no more than five words and/or a number from the text for each answer.

35 People interested in the hot air balloon ride will have to book via
phone. _______________________

36 Siti should book the hot air balloon ride for her upcoming
anniversary a week earlier _______________________

37 Anyone who goes for the hot air balloon ride will be served
breakfast in-flight _______________________

38 Only adults have to pay RM 500 for a ticket _______________________

39 Rina should go to ______ to ride the hot air balloon. _______________________
40 The ride includes _____as well as video recording. _______________________
41 The ride lasts for _____. _______________________
42 To be able to ride the hot air balloon _____ will need adult
supervision. _______________________

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PART 5

Read the text below. Eight sentences have been removed from the text.
For 43 to 46, choose from sentences (A – D) to fit each gap.
For 47 to 50, choose from sentences (E – H) to fit each gap.

GIVING EXCUSE.

Mother : Jane, why haven’t you cleaned up your room?

Jane : I’m tired, mother. (43) __________________ .

Mother : Now listen, Jane. (44) __________________ .

Jane : But I’m really tired, mother. (45) ______________.

Mother : It’s not about whether anyone will see it or not.

Jane : All right, I’ll do it now.

Mother : That’s good to hear. Don’t forget to hang up the clothes that are lying on the floor.

Jane : But, mother, I’m …

Mother : You’re tired, I know. (46) _____________

Jane : Oh, that’s all right. I’ll do it now.

Options

A Why don’t I help you by giving the clothes away?

B I’ve been studying the whole night for my exam.
C No one’s coming to see my bed anyway.
D You have to stop giving excuses.

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FROM RAGS TO RICHES

Have you ever felt like giving up after being rejected many times? (47) _____. If the name rings a bell, it is
because he was the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, also known as KFC. This man took every failure as
a reason to work harder.

Sanders was born on 9th September 1890. His father passed away when he was only six years old and he
had to take care of his younger siblings. Then, in 7th grade, Sanders dropped out of school and left home
to work on a farm. (48) _____. After being released from the army, he worked as a labourer for a while
before losing the job due to a fight with his colleague. He then studied law but was unable to complete
his studies. After that, he moved in with his mother and worked as an insurance salesman. (49) _____

Sanders refused to feel disappointed. He started to venture into a few businesses by franchising his fried
chicken recipe. (50) _____. Now, Sander’s fried chicken is famous worldwide and known as “Kentucky
Fried Chicken”.

Options

E His fried chicken recipe was rejected 1009 times before it was accepted by restaurants.
F At sixteen, he enlisted in the United States army.
G Well, Colonel Sanders did not!
H However, he lost his job again!

END OF QUESTION

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ANSWERING SHEET
NAME
CLASS

PART 1 PART 2
NO BLACKEN YOUR ANSWER WRITE YOUR ANSWER
1 A B C 10
2 A B C 11
3 A B C 12
4 A B C 13
5 A B C 14
6 A B C 15
7 A B C 16
8 A B C 17
9 A B C 18

PART 3
NO WRITE YOUR ANSWER
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
PART 4
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
PART 5
43 A B C D 47 E F G H
44 A B C D 48 E F G H
45 A B C D 49 E F G H
46 A B C D 50 E F G H

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PREPARED BY,

(___________________________)
MOHD FARHAN BIN ADNAN
FORM 1 COORDINATOR

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In the heart of the Galilee, in the village of Rameh, Palestine, the tradition of olive
cultivation runs deep. As winter's chill settled in, Abla Hussein, now 86, reminisces about her
childhood, when she and her family would trek for an hour to their olive groves. The olives there
were plump with oil, and their flavour was nothing short of extraordinary. Rameh's olive oil has long
been celebrated as the finest in the region, bearing a golden hue and an aroma that evokes the wild
grasses and dandelion leaves surrounding the olive trees. Its taste is often likened to the richness of
clarified butter.

Although southern Spain and south-eastern Italy are now the world's primary olive oil
producers, recent research reveals that the land around the Sea of Galilee, where Rameh is nestled,
was once the most significant olive cultivation region globally, with a history dating back to 5000 B.C.

Today, approximately 2,000 acres of ancient olive trees envelop Rameh, offering a sea
of green in every direction. Rameh's olives have earned effusive praise in newspaper articles, books,
and poems, with some describing them as the best one could ever lay eyes on. Yousef Hanna, the
owner of the renowned restaurant Magdalena in Tiberias, preserves the new-harvest oil in his
freezer to share its fresh flavour with diners year-round. Despite having tasted olive oils from around
the world, he favours the local jerry cans during the season. Rameh's olive oil is lauded for its
smoothness, devoid of any burning sensation, and its ripe, pungent, yet sweet qualities.

Mazen Ali, co-founder of a non-profit dedicated to preserving the region's olive trees,
acknowledges Rameh's exceptional oil. There are various factors contributing to this, such as the
olive fruit fly, which forces neighbouring villages to harvest earlier. Rameh's elevated location allows
olives to ripen on the tree, resulting in oil characterized by pleasant bitterness and fruity notes.

Musa Khalaf, one of the largest olive-grove owners in Rameh, praises the quality of the
Suri olives and attributes the superior oil to the favourable climate, nutrient-rich soil, and meticulous
care. Olives are picked at their peak ripeness, pressed immediately after harvest, resulting in
smoother-tasting oil.

Before the Arab-Israeli war of 1948, Rameh's olive groves could produce up to 250,000
litters of oil in a high-yield year, which was widely distributed across the region. However, production
has significantly declined over the past seven decades due to factors like land expropriation and
labour shortages. The village's economic reliance on olive farming has dwindled, and it's challenging
to ascertain current production levels.

Nonetheless, the tradition of olive cultivation remains integral to Rameh. The oil,
pressed mainly for personal use, still holds a significant place in the village, serving both as a dietary
staple and a remedy. The Khalaf family, for instance, continues to maintain their groves and seeks
ways to sell their olives and oil abroad.

Rameh residents infuse their cuisine with the cherished olive oil, using it in stews, lentil
pilafs, aniseed cookies, spiced crackers, and za'atar-topped flatbreads. For them, the best meal is
simple: a piece of bread dipped in freshly pressed olive oil, a tradition that endures despite the
challenges faced by the olive industry in the region

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In the heart of the Galilee, in the village of Rameh, Palestine, the tradition of olive cultivation runs
deep. The olives there were plump with oil, and their flavour was nothing short of extraordinary.
Rameh's olive oil has long been celebrated as the finest in the region, bearing a golden hue and an
aroma that evokes the wild grasses and dandelion leaves surrounding the olive trees. Its taste is
often likened to the richness of clarified butter.

Today, approximately 2,000 acres of ancient olive trees envelop Rameh, offering a sea
of green in every direction. Rameh's olive oil is lauded for its smoothness, devoid of any burning
sensation, and its ripe, pungent, yet sweet qualities.

Before the Arab-Israeli war of 1948, Rameh's olive groves could produce up to 250,000
litters of oil in a high-yield year, which was widely distributed across the region. However, production
has significantly declined over the past seven decades due to factors like land expropriation and
labour shortages. The village's economic reliance on olive farming has dwindled, and it's challenging
to ascertain current production levels.

Nonetheless, the tradition of olive cultivation remains integral to Rameh. The oil,
pressed mainly for personal use, still holds a significant place in the village, serving both as a dietary
staple and a remedy. The Khalaf family, for instance, continues to maintain their groves and seeks
ways to sell their olives and oil abroad.

Rameh residents infuse their cuisine with the cherished olive oil, using it in stews, lentil
pilaffs, aniseed cookies, spiced crackers, and za'atar-topped flatbreads. For them, the best meal is
simple: a piece of bread dipped in freshly pressed olive oil, a tradition that endures despite the
challenges faced by the olive industry in the region

What is the traditional crop cultivated in Rameh?

How would you describe the flavour of Rameh's olives?

What is the reputation of Rameh's olive oil in the region?

What does Rameh's olive oil look and smell like?

What is the historical significance of the land around the Sea of Galilee mentioned in the article?

How many acres of ancient olive trees surround Rameh today?

What are some of the sources where Rameh's olives have received praise?

Why does Yousef Hanna store the new-harvest oil in his freezer?

What are the characteristics that make Rameh's olive oil unique and praised?

Who is Mazen Ali, and what does he acknowledge about Rameh's olive oil?

How does Rameh's elevated location affect the olive ripening process?

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Why does Musa Khalaf praise the Suri olives and what other factors contribute to the quality of the
olive oil?

How has the olive production in Rameh changed since 1948, and what are some reasons for this
decline?

How does the article describe the current role of olive farming in Rameh's economy?

What are some traditional uses of olive oil in Rameh, mentioned in the article?

1. The village of Rameh is located in the heart of the Galilee in Palestine.

2. The traditional crop cultivated in Rameh is olives.
3. The flavor of Rameh's olives is described as extraordinary, and they are plump with
oil.
4. Rameh's olive oil has a reputation for being the finest in the region.
5. Rameh's olive oil has a golden hue, and its aroma evokes the wild grasses and
dandelion leaves surrounding the olive trees.
6. The land around the Sea of Galilee, where Rameh is located, has a historical
significance dating back to 5000 B.C.
7. Approximately 2,000 acres of ancient olive trees surround Rameh today.
8. Rameh's olives have received praise in newspaper articles, books, and poems, with
some describing them as the best one could ever lay eyes on.
9. Yousef Hanna stores the new-harvest oil in his freezer to offer its fresh flavor to
diners year-round.
10. Rameh's olive oil is praised for its smoothness, devoid of any burning sensation, and
its ripe, pungent, yet sweet qualities.
11. Mazen Ali is the co-founder of a non-profit dedicated to preserving the region's olive
trees, and he acknowledges Rameh's exceptional oil.
12. Rameh's elevated location allows olives to ripen on the tree, resulting in oil
characterized by pleasant bitterness and fruity notes.
13. Musa Khalaf praises the quality of the Suri olives, and other contributing factors to
the quality of the olive oil include the favorable climate, nutrient-rich soil, and
meticulous care.
14. Before the Arab-Israeli war of 1948, Rameh's olive groves could produce up to
250,000 liters of oil in a high-yield year. Production has declined due to factors like
land expropriation and labor shortages.
15. Olive farming no longer sustains the village economically, and it's challenging to
determine the current production levels.
16. Olive oil is used in Rameh for various purposes, including as a dietary staple and
remedy. For example, it is used to rub on the chest if one is coughing or put in a
child's ear if it hurts. It is also used in various dishes like stews, lentil pilafs, aniseed
cookies, spiced crackers, and za'atar-topped flatbreads.

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