CONFIDENTIAL

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE COURSE CODE EXAMINATION TIME

: : : :

GRAMMAR II TSL042 APRIL 2008 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of five (5) parts: PART A (Text 1 - 1 0 Questions) (Text 2 - 1 0 Questions) (Text 3 - 1 0 Questions) (Text 1 - 1 0 Questions) (Text 2 - 1 5 Questions) (Text 3 - 1 5 Questions) (Text 1 - 1 0 Questions) (Text 2 - 2 0 Questions) (Text 3 - 2 0 Questions) (2 Texts - 1 Question) (10 Questions)

PARTB PARTC PARTD PARTE

2. 3.

Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet. Start each part on a new page. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of: i) the Question Paper ii) an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty

4.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

This examination paper consists of 19 printed pages
Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

PART A (30 MARKS)

INSTRUCTIONS: Read texts 1 to 3 carefully. Write the correct pronoun in each of the blanks provided. Write all your answers in the answer booklet.

TEXT1

Long ago, it was said that a stiff rivalry took place between two leaders called Datuk Banda and Datuk Kelana, in Kampung Pelegong. According to Pakcik Haji Abu Hassan (1) was our foster father for the stay, this territorial dispute went on for a long

time. Wanting to end the quarrel, Datuk Banda, being a modest man, said (2) would leave with his supporters.

Kampung Pelegong is located in the Labu district of Negeri Sembilan and can be reached by car or train. (3) activities, (4) has about 36 families and due to its serenity and agricultural was chosen as a suitable site for homestay programmes. Sugar

cane fields and fruit plantations provide revenue for its residents while providing useful experiences for tourist.

The forested hills are home to many wild animals (5)

frequently visit the

village. Lucky visitors will be delighted to see creatures seeking for food here. However, the villagers will not share the same sentiments as the animals steal their fruits and crops. (6) is where the Pelegong is still being used to frighten the creatures.

The village now has 30 families catering for tourists (7)

wish to experience its

homestay programme. The programme helps supplement their earnings while their crops provide (8) food as well fresh produce for visitors.

More than 15 types of fruits including rambutan, durian, and langsat make this a local fruit haven during the fruiting season and (9) here. Among the entertainment presented to (10) traditional dance performance called Endang. is the best time to visit and stay during our visit was a

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

ED/APR 2008ATSL042

TEXT 2

Then, just as the teacher was beginning a lesson, Totto-chan would suddenly go and sit by the window. To Totto-chan's delight, there was a passing band of garishly dressed street musicians. When Totto-chan called to (1) , the street musicians would come

right over to the window. Whereupon, said the teacher, Totto-chan would announce to the whole room, "Here they are!" and all the children would crowd by the window and call out to the musicians.

"Play (2)

for us ," Totto-chan would say, and the little band, which usually

passed the school quietly, would put on a rousing performance for the pupils with (3) clarinet, gongs, drums, and samisen, while the poor teacher could do little

but wait patiently for the din to stop. Finally, when the music finished, the musicians would leave and the students would go back to (4) seats. All except Totto-chan.

When the teacher asked, "Why are you still at the window?" Totto-chan replied, quite seriously, "Another band might come by. And, anyway, (5) if the others came back and we missed (6) ." would be such a shame

"You can see how disruptive this is, can't you?" said the teacher emotionally. Mother was beginning to sympathize with (7) when she began again in an even shriller voice,

"And then, besides..." "What else does she do?" asked Mother, with a sinking feeling. "What else?" exclaimed the teacher. "If I could even count the things she does I wouldn't be asking you to take (8) away." The teacher composed (9) a little, and

looked straight at Mother. "Yesterday, Totto-chan was standing at the window as usual, and I went on with the lesson thinking she was just waiting for the street musicians, when she suddenly called out to (10) , 'What are you doing?' From where I was I

couldn't see who she was talking to, and I wondered what was going on. Then she called out again, "What are you doing?'

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

TEXT 3

Psychologists have long known that people can solve (1)

problems at work and

home by "sleeping on it." Deirdre Barrett, PhD, an assistant psychology professor at Harvard Medical School and editor of the journal Dreaming, advises individuals to ponder questions just before falling asleep (Should I take this job? Should I marry that guy?) and then let the subconscious (2) provide the answers. "I've known artists looking for inspiration

simply dream up a future show of their art and wake up with plenty of new

painting ideas," says Barrett. "More and more people are learning these techniques to control (3) dreams."

Some (5)

researchers

believe that (4)

can guide your dreams while

are sleeping. In recent years, Stephen LaBerge, PhD, has pioneered a

way of directing the sleeping mind through "lucid dreaming," in which a sleeping person realizes he or she is dreaming while it is happening. Lucid dreamers can experience fantasy adventures like flying to the moon, traveling through time or driving in a car while being fully aware that (6) are dreaming. "It's like a poor man's Tahiti," says LaBerge, a

psycho-physiologist who directs the Lucidity Institute in Palo Alto, California. "Just being in a lucid dream is a turn-on for people."

According to LaBerge, lucid dreamers can use the experience for a variety of purposes: problem solving, developing creative ideas and healing. Patricia Keelin, a 55-year-old graphic (7) cartographer from northern California, has used lucid dreaming

for everything from talking to her long-dead father to gorging on don't have

sweets. "Chocolate always tastes better in a lucid dream because (8)

to worry about the calories," she says. A weak swimmer in her waking life, she often likes to go skin diving when she realizes she's having a lucid dream, diving to the bottom of the dream ocean without worrying about breathing (or her swimming skills). "It's exhilarating," she says. "Lucid dreaming is great because (9)
(10) "

is free and available to

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

PART B (40 MARKS)

INSTRUCTIONS: Read texts 1 to 3 carefully. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets. If an equative, comparative or superlative form is required, provide any necessary additional words. Answer all questions in the answer booklet.

TEXT1

Local natives once found this mountain an eerie place. It was believed that the spirits of the Kadazandusun ancestors dwell on this mountain, repelling anyone from exploring it hundreds of years back. The belief still stands today for 'Akinabalu', is the revered place of the dead. This is an (1) enchanting its (2) (impress) mountain of magnificent characters, (success) conquerors with its massive granite excursion (3) (young) non-

which is still rising about 5mm every year. Being the

volcanic mountain between mainland South East Asia and New Guinea, Mount Kinabalu in Sabah stands proud to proclaim the highest peak of South East Asia at 4,095.2 meters.

Sir Hugh Low, a British colonial officer in 1851 made the first attempt to scale the peak after a compromise with the locals with the (4) (oblige) ceremony of

sacrificing 7 white chickens and offerings of eggs prayers to appease the spirits prior to the climb attempt. Today, it is declared as one of the world's (5) (prestige)

heritage. People from around the world flock to Sabah to see the wonder of its remnant peaks and pinnacles carved by ice escape grinding 9 million years ago. The evidence of glaciations such as striation, crescent gorge and (6) (shatter) marks was

grandeur enough to ooze me out from Kuala Lumpur city to see it with my own eyes and to feel the pride and joy of standing at the top of South East Asia.

Together with my three colleagues, we were all set to take the challenge to conquer Mount Kinabalu. The only fear lurking was the unkind weather that might withhold our climb to the summit from Laban Rata.. We were greeted with (7) we arrived. The kind cab driver (8) (drizzle) rain when

(willing) drove us to the shopping mall to

buy ponchos before adjourning to the Kinabalu National Park. He too went shopping at the fish market and so the journey to the park that took 2 hours drive was accompanied by an unpalatable (9) (fish) smell. Bountiful pictures of flowing mountains adorned
CONFIDENTIAL

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

both sides of our view through the (10)

(drip) wet window as we passed

Menggatal, Tepilok and Tuaran heading towards the Ranau town.

TEXT 2

The next morning, we took a ride through the village, eager to discover the village on our own. We chose a nearby food stall for a breakfast of (1) lemak with (2) (fresh) cooked nasi

(fresh) baby squid sambal and rich, belanak fish in coconut

gravy. Then we ventured through the endless squares of paddy fields, driving (3) (slow) over the narrow roads that separated them. Along the way we met (wood)

with a family, engrossed in playing kites just in front of their (4)

house. The father, a teacher, also made and sold his homemade kites from his home. Indeed that was the (5) (good) place for flying kites, especially after the harvest

season. We spent much of the morning just enjoying the slow drive and taking in the (6) (nostalgia) rural scenes.

At 10a.m., we met up with our (7)

(adopt) father for a visit to a nearby

mango farm. We were greeted by Mizan Adnan, owner of the 2 1/2 acre orchard, and treated to (9) some (8) (fresh) cut mangoes, sweet and

(refresh) mango juice. The recent mango harvest had been abundant,

with each tree producing about 70 kilos of fruit. The varieties of mangoes grown here include the chokanan, manjangkau and harum manis, for which the area is famous.

"You don't see lots of mangoes on the trees right now because it's the end of its (10) (11) paddy farming. (fruit) season" explained Cikgu Mizan. We looked at him (quizzical) because the trees seemed heavy with fruits. Cultivation of (agriculture) activity here, next to

mangoes is fast becoming a popular (12)

Later that afternoon, we were pleasantly surprised with a brief performance of kuda kepang, which included more (13) performance art that originated from Indonesia. (humour) version of the 'barongan', a

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

That night, Haji Sihani took us out for dinner at a nearby restaurant on stilts, right on the edge of the sea. Always with another story to share, he suddenly leaned closer and said in a (14) (hush) voice, "Have you heard of the dekut-dekut bird? They're called

dekut-dekut because that's the sound they make. In the past, the locals used to snare them for its meat. There's a scary story behind the snaring of these birds..." he said. "But you'll have to come again next time to hear the rest of that story." He finally added with a smile, leaving us to wonder about this (15) (mysterious-sound) fowl.

TEXT 3 My jaunt to Langkawi recently was indeed a rediscovery of the verdant beauty and wonder that we have in our country. Our tour guide's relentless banter intermingled with (1) (2) (occasion) jokes and anecdotes has kept us

(entertain) right through the entire bus ride. Our first stop was the

Langkawi Bird Paradise in Kampung Belanga Pecah. A beautiful blue parrot perched on top of a makeshift platform greeted us at the entrance. I was half expecting the parrot to blurt a few words of greeting but (3) (4) (unperturb) by our presence. (strange), it was rather quiet seemingly

The 1st bird park to have a fully (5)

(cover) walkway, it boasts 2,500 birds of

over 150 exotic species. The villagers have helped to capture some of the birds. To protect the species, they need a permit to do so since some of these birds may have migrated from other countries as far as Africa, Europe and such. I gaped at the beautiful and (6) (intrigue) looking species of birds. Never considered bird watching

as my favourite pastime, but I somewhat understood why people could get addicted to the hobby. It was (7) beautiful and (8) (enlighten) to note that the male birds are more (multi-colour) compared to their female mates.

Our next stop was at the Summer Palace, located at the foot of Gunung Mat Chincang and Gunung Raya, the (9) (expensive) movie set in Langkawi. It

occupies an area of 675 sq. metres and is 16.6 metres high. The Summer Palace consists of four sections; the structure of which resembles similar structures which can be found commonly in Thailand; consisting of Jetty Pavilion, Main Building, Courtyard and Anna's House.
Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

An (10)

(impression) site, the whole building was constructed with 95%

of wood and is surrounded by lush tropical greenery. It was constructed by Hollywood's 20th Century (11) Fox production for the movie 'Anna and the King'.

(Interesting), soon after the production, the filmmakers wanted

to burn down the structures. But the state government stepped in and prevented them from doing so, and reconstructed to make it permanent to what it is today with additional facilities such as restaurant, souvenir shop, ticket counter and a pavilion.

Just a short kilometre away from the Summer Palace, we proceeded to the Langkawi Cable Car. It was one of the (12) (unforgettable) rides of my life. My fear

of flying was nothing compared to the ride on top Langkawi's second tallest mountain, Gunung Mat Chincang. Truly an amazing feat! I could see the 360-degree superb view of the whole of Langkawi!

Throughout the ride, I was wondering if it is possible for one to hold their breath, both due to fascination (13) as well as fright for heights. I just could There not decide which was two platforms where

(overwhelming).

are

passengers can walk on. It was indeed (14)

(soothe) to be up on the

mountain as cold wind and fresh air swept my city troubles away. Timely enough my gondola mates decided it was time to descend to the base station. We were exhausted! The next day, we took off for Pulau Payar, an island slightly off the coast of Langkawi. The island is a well-known haven for snorkellers, one can see hundreds of fishes, a myriad of colours and sizes, underneath the jetty, it's as if a (15) ready to greet visitors to the island. (welcome) committee is

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

PART C (50 MARKS)

INSTRUCTIONS: Read texts 1 to 3 carefully. Fill in the blanks with the SIMPLE PRESENT, SIMPLE PAST, PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, PAST PROGRESSIVE, PRESENT PERFECT, PAST PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE OR PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE TENSE of the verbs in parentheses. Use the active or passive voice for each answer. Make sure the verb agrees with the subject of the sentence. Answer all questions in the answer booklet.

TEXT1

Another seminar on jobless graduates (1) pointing and suggestions.

(see) another bout of finger

The pessimistic tone at the recent seminar on Higher Education and Graduate Employability "New Directions, Trends and Challenges", organised by the Higher Education Ministry (2) (suggest) that solutions may take a while. As Higher Education

Department director-general Datuk Professor Hassan Said puts it: "It is not a new issue".

"What is new and disturbing is the tenacious nature of the problem. In the past, the problem was more cyclical and demand-related in nature, but with the growing job mismatch in Malaysia, it (3) (appear) now that the problem of unemployment is more

structural." Hassan spoke on "An Overview of Higher Education Strategic Planning and Graduate Employability" at the seminar.

Malaysian Employers' Federation (MEF) statistics reveal that there are currently 24,000 fresh (4) graduates who are jobless. Yet the marketing and creative fields

(look) for fresh brains and ideas.

However, these opportunities (5)

(not, take) up because of graduates' poor

communication skills and lack of confidence, says Azizah Talib, an economist with the MEF.

She warns of greater unemployment if this ongoing

problem is not addressed.

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

10

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

Azizah was among four panellists who (6) bridging the gap between university-industry

(discuss) issues and strategies on linkages at the seminar.

The other panellists were Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Zawawi Ismail and Malaysian

Development Institute director Datuk Professor Dr. Noor Azlan Ghazali. All panellists (7) (agree) that there is a mismatch between industry requirements and

the quality of graduates churned out by Malaysian public and private tertiary institutions.

Equine Capital Berhad executive director Datuk Patrick Lim says a mismatch between industry requirements and graduate quality does exist and he (8) tertiary institutions in Malaysia for the current state of affairs. (blame)

Universities are more knowledge-based whereas the job market is more productivity-based. At the moment, employers (9) (look) for problem solvers and few local

fresh graduates have the necessary skills to provide solutions.

Lim says a greater level of convergence is needed between industry and academia.

"There must be a mechanism that (10)

(enable) students to be placed in

industry longer than six months and a dialogue must be encouraged between industry and academia to develop a more industry-friendly curriculum."

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

11

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

TEXT 2

"I need a holiday badly," I mumbled while trying to manoeuvre my way through the dreadful afternoon traffic. The unpredictable weather, endless workload at the office and erratic traffic conditions (1) (begin) to take its toll.

Back at the office, and suitably weary, I (2)

(pleasantly, surprise) as

there was, on my desk, an invitation for a full-sponsored trip around Selangor. Well, this could be it - my long awaited and much deserved break. And the best part was, I didn't have to spend a single cent!

What really (3)

(attract) me to the invite was it included a stay at Kuala

Langat Homestay programme. A relatively new and unknown concept, the home stay programme (4) kampong home. (allow) guests the experience of staying at a real

Soon after I found myself safely moving into one of the homes in Kampung Kanchong Darat, Kuala Langat. My 'father' is a Tok Imam, a religious figure in the kampung who usually (5) (lead) congregational prayers at the mosque. Thus, I have to keep on

reminding myself to behave at all times. My 'parents' went great length to make me feel really (6) at home. They only have one son who is already married and

(now, stay) with his own family.

The kampung as a whole is one of the most beautifully landscaped living settlement I (7) (8) (ever, see) and had the chance to stay in. Why, it

(name) "Best Kampung" at the national level competition in 2000. Its

closest competitor is Kampung Endah, which won the accolade for two years; back in 1990 and 1994.

The success of these two kampungs in the competition (9)

(elevate)

their status and portfolio. The authorities decided to nominate the kampung as one of the destinations worthy for tourists thus to play host to the homestay programme.

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

12

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

For a city slicker like me, to wake up amidst the melodious sound of cheery morning birds and beautiful lush greenery was simply heaven on earth. "This is definitely the escape I (10) (look) for a long time ", I sighed contentedly to myself.

A soft knock on the door (11) (12)

(jolt) me out of my reverie. My "ayah"

(poke) his head in at the small opening and said with a smile "It's (wait)". I

time to get up, son, the sun is up and breakfast (13)

quickly scrambled out of bed and smiled sheepishly, feeling a little embarrassed for being caught daydreaming in bed.

Later at night, after dinner, I had a small chat with my "ayah" over a cup of hot steaming coffee and fried ubi keledek (yam) on the veranda. With only the sound of crickets and melodious voice of a Quran reciter in the distance, we (14) away. (chat) the night

The next day we visited a tapioca and banana chips factory, where the workers (15) (see) engrossed in peeling and slicing fruits to be fried and sold

commercially. While there, we took the opportunity to savour freshly fried savoury chips that were still deliciously warm and crunchy. It's rather funny to note that something that (16) (cook) so simply can make us salivate so shamelessly.

We also toured Kampung Kanchong Darat and stopped at the winner for the "Best House" category where beautiful orchids and herbs plant adorned its garden. A fishpond built amidst the foliage (17) (reflect) the owner's deep affection and serious

contemplation in creating his little green haven. The house graced local magazine covers many times over. The interior (18) (tastefully, decorate) with cosy

traditional Malay decor, combined with modern facilities of sorts. It was really cooling inside the house, which sure was a welcome relief from the blistering sun outside.

By the end of the programme, I (19)

(feel) actually fresh and

rejuvenated. The homestay programme is a worthwhile experience and I highly recommend such outlet to anyone who (20) a touch of that kampung life! (die) to escape from it all and yearning for

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

13

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

TEXT 3

Even at age seven, Ripton Rosen was obsessed with baseball. So he was thrilled when a group (1) of 12-year-old boys in a Lower East Side Manhattan park

(allow) him to play right field in their game one steamy summer

evening in 1998. His teammates, like most of the residents in the neighborhood at the time, were black or Latino. Ripton's parents and five-year-old brother, Morgan, were white and lived in the penthouse of a renovated upscale building across the street.

At game's end, flushed and exhilarated, Ripton (2)

(shout) out, "Who wants

to come play Nintendo 64?" Michael Rosen, a Wall Street CEO at the time, and his wife, Leslie Gruss, a physician, were momentarily startled but then warmly welcomed the kids into their 16th-floor penthouse. "We (3) and (4) economic diversity," says Rosen, "and (move) to the neighborhood for ethnic you don't say no when diversity

(walk) in the front door."

Years later, Will Torres can recount his first moments in the penthouse in detail. "In we come, and the first thing I see is Leslie standing in the kitchen like a mother on a television show," he says. "She (5) cookies?' And I (6) these people are so whiter. (smile) and asking, "Do you guys want some (not, even believe) it. I'm thinking, Wow,

None of the young players, who had all grown up in cramped, overcrowded apartments, (7) (see) anything like the Rosens' condo, with its sprawling floor plan (offer) breathtaking views of the East

spanning five levels. Terraces (8)

River and the Empire State Building, as well as a place to grow strawberries in the spring; at night, the New York City skyline (9) (light) up the rooms. Inside were four

aquariums teeming with tropical fish, a huge refrigerator packed with gallons of milk and juice, and kitchen shelves spilling over with jumbo boxes of Honey Smacks, Fruity Pebbles and multiple snack choices.

As summer turned to fall, the baseball games (10) of the boys (11)

(continue), and several

(become) frequent visitors to the Rosens' home. The

age difference presented no problem. "It happened gradually and normally," says Leslie,
Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

14

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

who without thinking about it (12)

(began) purchasing larger containers of

Gatorade and chips. "When the boys walked into our lives, it was like a breath of fresh air."

The Rosens' soaring living room (13)

(turn) into a play space where the

kids would stack cushions into soft mountains to leap onto from a balcony. For their informal wrestling matches, Leslie purchased gaudy World Wrestling Federation belts; Michael bought baseball gloves for those who (14) (not, have) their own. And on

weekend nights, when the group slept over, they turned out all the lights, picked teams, and played a game with plastic pistols and flashlights. Leslie and Michael would sit in the dark, monitoring the action. Without planning it, they (15) an extended family. (become)

"We came to eat and have fun," says Carlos Suarez, who (16)

(know)

little of the latter in his short life. He remembers seeing his father murdered right in front of him when he was 11. "It was Good Friday," he begins, his voice rising, "and we (17) (18) Gust, buy) ice cream - vanilla with sprinkles. This guy (throw) a cup of alcohol into my father's face, then took out a

screwdriver and stabbed him in the heart four times." Most of the other boys were being raised by single mothers struggling against daunting odds.

The (19)

Rosens

came

from

separate

universe.

Michael,

the

son

of a

CPA,

(grow) up in Vermont, where he learned to ski at age seven. In 1975,

he enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania, where he soon met Leslie Gruss, the daughter of an investment banker with a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Raised on East 79th Street in a spacious, art-filled apartment, she (20) (attend) private

schools and decided in the eighth grade to become a doctor. They decided to get married and later adopted Ripton and Morgan.

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

15

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

PART D (30 MARKS)

QUESTION 1

INSTRUCTIONS: Read texts land 2 carefully. They contain 15 errors each, related to the use of pronouns, adjectives, adverbs and tenses/verbs. Identify each error by underlining it in the passage, and then write its correct form above it. Answer all questions in the answer booklet. TEXT1

The five boys which came to play video games reshuffled everything. "In the beginning, it was just a lot of kids swarming all over the place," says Michael. Things then begin shifting in small ways. When the Rosens realized Carlos were not attending school because he didn't have suitable clothes, they bought him some. Then one night, they took the group to a bookstore after a Chinese dinner and realized there were other needs. "The boys had no interest in books at all," Michael says. Back at the penthouse, he insists they sit down to read aloud. "Their vocabularies were limited," he says. "But my concept of what is smart and what is not changed that night, because these kids were all smart but also uneducated".

The boys still typical slept at their homes, though they spent after-school hours, most weekends and summer nights at the penthouse. There, a half-hour read period before video games or television were instituted. One summer, Michael took all the boys to the library; each got a card and picked a subject to study. Will, Michael remembers, choose bodybuilding. The subject did not matter; reading did. A poet friend of the Rosens' suggested buying copies of Moby Dick and reading it together around the dining-room table. "Well, it was a nightmare," admits Michael. "That book is not written in a language these kids speak. But we kept pushing and pushing."

Slowly the big boys became an integration part of the Rosen household. Chores were assigned, including cleaning, loading the dishwasher and walking Mr. Jenkins, the family dog. Arguments broke out when rules were ignored; it was never a scene from The Brady Bunch. The boys' own families were puzzle by what was transpiring. "My mom didn't believe me when I told her about the penthouse," says Kindu. "She thinks I was involved with something bad." Juan Carlos's mother, Esther Ruiz, wondered, "Why would the Rosens be
Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

16

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

doing this?" But as time went on, she noticed changes in her son. "It wasn't just the streets anymore. He was become more responsible. Michael and Leslie are the best."

"We had questions ourselves about what we were doing," confessed Leslie. "Were we shortchanging our own children? We were definitely concern about the example the big boys were showing, but in the end, I think the notion of actually helping people is of great value than anything else."

TEXT 2

When Mr. Hiram B. Otis, the American Minister, bought Canterville Chase, every one told him he is doing a very foolish thing, as there was no doubt at all that the place was haunted. Indeed, Lord Canterville him, who was a man of the most punctilious honour, had feeled it his duty to mention the fact to Mr. Otis when they came to discuss terms.
x

We have not care to live in the place ourselves,1 said Lord Canterville, 'since my grand-

aunt, the Dowager Duchess of Bolton, was frightened into a fit, from which she never really recovered, by two skeleton hands being placed on her shoulders as she was dressed for dinner, and I feel bound to tell you, Mr. Otis, that the ghost has been seen by several live members of my family, as well as by the rector of the parish, the Rev. Augustus Dampier. After the unfortunate accident to the Duchess, none of our younger servants would stay with us, and Lady Canterville often got very little sleep at night, in consequence of the mystery noises that came from the corridor and the library.1 'I fear that the ghost exists,1 said Lord Canterville, smiling. It has been well-knowed for three centuries, since 1584 in fact, and always make its appearance before the death of any member of our family.1

'Well, so does the family doctor for that matter, Lord Canterville. But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost, and I guess the laws of Nature is not going to be suspended for the British aristocracy.'

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

17

ED/APR 2008ATSL042

A few weeks after this, the purchase was concluded, and at the close of the season the Minister and his family went down to Canterville Chase. Mrs. Otis, who, as Miss Lucretia R. Tappen, of West 53rd Street, had been a celebrating New York belle, was now a very handsome, middle-aged woman, with fine eyes, and a superb profile.

Many American ladies on leaving their native land adopt an appearance of chronic illhealth, under the impression that it is a form of European refinement, but Mrs. Otis had never fall into this error. Her eldest son, christened Washington by his parents in a moment of patriotism, which he never ceased to regret, was a fair-haired, rather goodlooking young man, who has qualified himself for American diplomacy by leading the German at the Newport Casino for three success seasons, and even in London was high admired as an excellent dancer.

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

18

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

PART E (10 MARKS)

INSTRUCTIONS: Construct a sentence using each of the following words. Do not make any changes to the given words. Each sentence must consist of ten or more words. Answer all questions in the answer booklet.

QUESTION 1 has been staying (verb)

QUESTION 2 were wrapped (verb)

QUESTION 3 have completed (verb)

QUESTION 4 are sleeping (verb)

QUESTION 5 as green as (adjective)

QUESTION 6 clearly (adverb)

QUESTION 7 more brilliant (adjective)

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

19

ED/APR 2008/TSL042

QUESTION 8 most stunning (adjective)

QUESTION 9 one another (pronoun)

QUESTION 10 himself (pronoun)

END OF QUESTION PAPER

Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA

CONFIDENTIAL