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<b>Rules and Regulations </b>

<b>(Please read these rules and regulation carefully) </b>

1. Please fill in your <b>FULL name </b>correctly, IC No, school name, class and the date and time of contest clearly
in the spaces above. Those who do not fill in the required particulars will be disqualified automatically.

2. Do not open the question booklet until you are told to do so. You may only use <b>2B </b>pencil when answering
the questions.

3. No calculators and any unauthorized electronic devices (including mobile phones) are allowed during the
contest.

4. Strict silence must be observed at all times in the examination hall and please be reminded that you <b>MAY </b>
<b>NOT </b>leave your seat without permission.

5. If you have any request or enquiry, please raise your hand and wait for an invigilator.

6. Only one candidate is allowed to leave the hall at a time. You are required to return to the hall within 10
minutes or else you will automatically be disqualified from the contest.

7. Each question in the contest have been verified by experienced trainers, thus no further explanation will be
given.

8. The time allowed for the paper is <b>75 minutes</b>. You must stop writing when you are told to do so.

9. You <b>MUST </b>fill in your answer in the answer sheet provided in second page of the question booklet. You
will not be awarded marks for any answer written in the question booklet.

10. Please be reminded that this is a contest and not an examination, do not expect to answer all types of
questions.

<b>11.</b> <b>Please tear off the answer sheet carefully and returned to invigilator along with contest paper. </b>
<b>Participant only can bring back the contest papers on next week. </b>

<b>12.</b> <b>Please be reminded that if the contestants can’t attend the contest, we don’t accept any replacement </b>
<b>contestants. If found any, the contestant will be disqualified automatically. </b>

<b>Scoring System </b>

1. For <b>Question 1- 60, 1 mark </b>will be awarded for each correct answer.
However, you will NOT be penalized for each incorrect answer.

2. The organizer reserves the right to disqualify the event of malpractice to differentiate between those
outstanding students.

3. Contestants or a team who are disqualified from the contest will be forfeited any right to re-sit this year.

<b>School Name</b>： <b>IC. </b>

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1. The severe earthquake has caused __________ loss to the country. A lot of countries are
offering help however they can.

A. several

B. plenty of

C. a little

D. some

2. He is such an unhygienic person. The furniture in his house __________ always dusty.

A. is

B. are

C. will

D. should

3. The troop of soldiers fighting for their beloved families, __________ not giving up so

easily.

A. will

B. shall

C. are

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4. My father has spent several months of his savings to purchase a new speedboat.
__________ is such a beauty.

A. He

B. She

C.

They

D.

I

5. __________ new student has just been transferred to our class but we know nothing

about __________ student.

A. A, –

B. The, a

C. The, the

D. A, the

6. __________ was supposed to open the door this morning?

A. Whom

B. Who

C. Whose

D. Which

7. That is the boy __________ we were looking for yesterday.

A. who

B. whom

C. where

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8. __________ group of thieves over there __________ caught red-handed by the police
yesterday evening.

A. This, was

B. This, were

C. That, was

D. That, were

9. You should have knocked the door before walking __________ the classroom.

A. in

B. into

C. from

D. for

10. The students quickly kept quiet when they heard their teacher walking __________ the

corridor.

A. along

B. in

C. by

D. from

11. I __________ not have succeeded without your help.

A. can

B. should

C. could

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12. __________ you please behave yourselves when you board the bus later?

A. Can

B. Shall

C. May

D.

Must

13. James always misplaces things, therefore no one likes to __________ him anything.

A. borrow

B. lend

C. throw

D. get

14. Please be nice when you ask to __________ something from your friend.

A. borrow

B. lend

C. give

D. throw

15. He cheated in the examination, __________ the invigilator had to disqualify him from

finishing the examination.

A. because

B. but

C. therefore

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16. __________ the scolding he got from the principal, he still acts so irresponsibly.

A. Because

B. Nevertheless

C. Despite

D. However

17. As much as I can remember, I __________ never ridden a roller-coaster before in my life.

A. has

B. have

C. was

D. had

18. I could recall that I __________ taken the injection three years ago.

A. has

B. have

C. had

D. did

19. Does she __________ what you had done to her vase?

A. know

B. knows

C. knew

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20. I should have __________ earlier, otherwise this incident would not __________.

A. came, happened

B. come, happen

C. came, happen

D. come, happened

21. He __________ to use a wheelchair because he __________ involved in an accident

several years back.

A. had, is

B. had, was

C. has, were

D. has, was

22. It was __________ who saved the drowning victim.

A. he

B. him

C. his

D. Hers

23. “You should be proud of __________ to have completed such feat”, said the teacher to

the team members.

A. yourself

B. yourselves

C.

You

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24. You should try to complete this as __________ as you can.

A. quick

B. quickly

C. faster

D. fastest

25. Stop __________ your homework, otherwise you will not be able to finish _______ on

time.

A. delaying, it

B. delayed, it

C. delay, them

D. delaying, them

26. How should I address you?

A. My address is 16, Peldano Street 3, Ausburn.

B. You can call me Geraldine.

C. You can look for my address from internet.

D. I forgot my address.

27. Should we throw a party?

A. No! Don’t throw it away.

B. Certainly! It’s going to be fun.

C. Sure, make sure you throw it into the dustbin.

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28. It wasn’t his fault, you’re barking at the wrong tree.

A. How rude of you.

B. I am not a dog!

C. Which tree should I bark at then?

D. Oh no, are you sure?

29. My apologies for confusing you.

A. Yes, you should apologise now.

B. It’s alright.

C. Why are you apologising?

D. You’re confusing me now.

30. Please show some table manners.

A. Alright, I’m sorry.

B. The table is already here.

C. What kind of table do you want?

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<b>B.</b>

<b>Choose the best answer based on the statement. </b>

<b>Several centuries ago, car was powered by steam and soon, human discovered that using </b>
<b>petrol is more power effective but less friendly to the environment. In the future, car will be </b>
<b>powered by renewable and clean energy — electricity. </b>

31. Which of the statements below is TRUE?

A. Car in the past was powered by petrol.

B. Human discovered a way of changing petrol to electricity.

C. Car will be replaced soon.

D. Car in the future will no longer use steam and petrol.

<b>The name ‘hamburger’ came from the seaport town of Hamburg, Germany. In the 19th</b>
<b>century, sailors sandwiched the cooked shredded beef between two bread halves. It is now a </b>
<b>favourite food among Americans. </b>

32. Which of the statements below is TRUE?

A. American was the first to make hamburger.

B. Hamburger is also known as sandwich in Germany.

C. Americans love eating hamburger.

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<b>There are several ways of categorising animals into groups. One of the ways is to study the </b>
<b>type of food they eat. Carnivore is animals which eat only meat, herbivore is animals which </b>
<b>eat only plants and omnivore is animals which eat both. </b>

33. Which of the statements below is TRUE?

A. Omnivore eats both herbivore and carnivore.

B. Herbivore does not need to drink water.

C. Carnivore sometimes eats plants.

D. Omnivore eats plants and animals.

<b>Komodo dragon which is found in Indonesia, belongs to the group of reptiles called lizards. </b>
<b>It is believed that komodo dragon’s blood could be the key to a life-saving antibiotic. </b>

34. Which of the statements below is TRUE?

A. Komodo dragon is saving people.

B. Komodo dragon’s blood might be useful in medicine.

C. Komodo dragon flies to Indonesia.

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<b>honk behind him. When he turned around, it was an unfamiliar car. </b>

<b>The driver said “Your mother asked me to pick you up from school”. Austin paused for a </b>
<b>moment and asked him “Can you tell me her name?” </b>

<b>The driver was flabbergasted and kept silent. Austin swiftly walked to the patrolling </b>
<b>policemen across the street. </b>

35. Which of the statements below is TRUE?

A. Austin’s mother was busy at work.

B. The driver could be a kidnapper.

C. The driver was actually Austin’s new chauffeur.

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<b>C.</b>

<b>Cloze test </b>

Jeremy (36) a forgetful person; he often forgets things quickly even when his smartphone
has (37) him. One day, he woke up with a tremendous amount of joy knowing Christmas
was near. As usual, he (38) himself ready for work and even (39) the red colour tie
just to match his mood

(40) Christmas. As soon as he was ready, he made sure his house door was locked and (41)
to the car porch.

He was (42) when he saw Mr. Edward, his neighbour

(43) car when usually Mr. Edward was always (44) than him to go to work.
(45) , he still greeted Mr. Edward as usual.

"Good morning, Mr. Edward", greeted Jeremy.

"Oh, good morning and Merry Christmas!" replied Mr. Edward.’

36. A. is

B. are

C.was

D. were

37. A. remind

B. reminds

C. reminded

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B. gets

C.getting

D. got

39. A. put on

B. put up

C.put off

D. put in

40. A. in

B. at

C.from

D. for

41. A. head

B. heads

C.headed

D. heading

42. A. awkward

B. scared

C.puzzled

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43. A. wash

B. washes

C.washed

D. washing

44. A. early

B. earlier

C. late

D. later

45. A. And

B. Regardless

C. Instead

D. So

<b>D.</b>

<b>Find the answer that has the closest meaning to the underlined word or </b>

<b>phrase in the sentence given. </b>

46. After the incident, the boy dreads the fire.

A. is not afraid of

B. is afraid of

C. likes the

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A. afraid of crowded place

B. afraid of height

C. afraid of lining up

D. afraid of speed

48. The boy always gets neglected because he is mischievous.

A. he is selfish

B. he is proud of himself

C. he is naughty

D. he is ill-mannered

49. I could not make heads or tails on what he had just said.

A. agree

B. disobey

C. understand

D. disagree

50. I was all ears when the speaker talks about his experience.

A. using my ears

B. very interested

C. opening my ears

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<b>E.</b>

<b>Choose the best answer </b>

51. Benjamin cannot be at confined places. He is __________.

A. fussy

B. claustrophobic

C. unscrupulous

D. perpetrator

52. My mother feels heartbroken every time we __________ among each other; she said it is

disharmonious.

A. bicker

B. discuss

C. play

D. joke

53. He likes to be alone all the time. He is such a __________ person.

A. mad

B. negative

C. sorrowful

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54. The thief was __________ for breaking into the house.

A. executed

B. prosecuted

C. compensated

D. complimented

55. The younger generations are lacking of __________ to the elderly.

A. commitment

B. courtesy

C. courage

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<b>F.</b>

<b>Choose the best description to the sentence given. </b>

56. The boy used to hate eating ice-cream.

A. The boy did not like ice-cream in the past, but he likes it now.

B. The boy hates eating ice-cream.

C. The boy never eats ice-cream.

D. The boy has never hated eating ice-cream.

57. He passed up the opportunity to study abroad because he is so attached to his family.

A. He passed the chance to study abroad to his family.

B. He passed his studies abroad.

C. He did not study abroad because he wants to be with family.

D. He studied abroad because of his family.

58. “Not again! I had just dropped my phone not one hour ago!” exclaimed Lisa.

A. Lisa didn’t drop her phone again.

B. Lisa dropped her phone thrice in one hour.

C. Lisa had dropped her phone the second time.

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<b>G.</b>

<b>Choose the best idiom or proverb for the situation given. </b>

59. Jim always points his finger at his teammates for losing in football competition although

everyone knows that he is the reason for their losses.

A. A bad apple

B. A big tree attracts the woodman’s axe

C. A cut above

D. A bad workman always blames his tools

60. Grandfather who lives alone at the suburb is always delighted when we go back to have

dinner with him.

A. A big happy family

B. A contented mind is a continual feast

C. A cheerful look makes a dish a feast

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