Final Examination Paper (English Subject)

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SECTION A – READING (TEXT 1) [15 MARKS]

Read the text be!" a#d a#$"e% the &'e$t!#$ that !!"* +%te ,!'% a#$"e% # the

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Obesity is a huge problem in many Western countries and has attracted considerable medical

interest as researchers are trying to find the $!'t!# for obese people. However, rather than

taking responsibility on their weight, obese people have always given excuses that they lack

of time to exercise besides having slow metabolic rate. They argue that no matter how little

they eat, they still gain weight because their bodies break down food and turn it into energy

more slowly than those with a normal metabolic rate.

“This is nonsense, says !r "usan #ebb from the !unn $utrition %aboratory at &ambridge'niversity in (ngland. "he referred this as a metabolism myth, where the exact opposite is

true) *at people have faster metabolic rate than thin people. Overweight people actually burn

off more energy because they have more .e$, bigger hearts, bigger lungs, and they all need

more energy +ust to keeping going.

y measuring the exact amount of metabolic rate of her patients, !r #ebb was able to show

that metabolism is not to be blamed. *irstly, the patients were not allowed to eat for -hours.

Then, a special e/uipment was used to .a.'ate the total amount of calories someone

.!#$'e$ as well as total number of calories burned off over the following week. %astly, the

patients0 metabolic rates are accurately measured in the lab. The result revealed that an obese

person has a high metabolic rate due to the extra "e/ht which he or she is carrying. This is

logical because moving the body re/uires more energy.

eing obese significantly increases a person0s risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high

blood pressure, cancer and the list seems almost endless. 1rofessor 2an &aterson from

'niversity of "ydney, 3ustralia is confident that science will eventually be able to reduce

obesity problem but the only effective ways for the ma+ority of obese people to lose weight

are to change their diet and to exercise regularly. “2n theory, one could reduce as much as

45kg in a week following a very ambitious eating and exercise pelan, devoting more than

seven hours per week to strict exercise, and under a physician0s care, he says, “6ou can

safely lose 7 or more kilogram a week at home with a healthy diet and lot of exercise. 2n fact,

having a goal like looking great at a wedding or reunion can be great motivator, says him.

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8ecently, treatment for obesity had concentrated on surgery, behavior modification and drugs

to decrease appetite. How the drugs worked was often not understood and many caused

severe side effects like cramping, diarrhea, flatulence, nerve damage and intestinal

discomfort. *or surgery, besides claiming many lives, severe complications that include

cardiac arrest, cardiac arrhythmia and blood clots are also common.

!espite the way it feels, losing weight is not a mysterious process. 2t is a simple matter of

burning more calories than one consumes. The key is to forget about instant results and settle

in for the long run.

Adapted from ‘Tacklin !"esit# in the $estern $orld%

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-. &omplete the table below on the researchers and their findings.

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once or twice a week in their neighborhood. Other than that, they also claim that the garbage

bin is always overflowing with garbage. 2ronically, along the roadside, rubbish would pile up

at a place with a sign asking people not to throw.

William ?ok, a resident in Taman "entosa, >a+ang, said he faced the same problem asgarbage collection was only carried out once a week in his neighborhood. "tray dogs would

come and tear the garbage bags, rubbish would be strewn all over the road. “When 2

contacted 3lam *lora, they said waste collection in my neighborhood was not under their

.!#t%!. 2f that is the case, why do the contractors come to collect once a week@ he said.

“?y neighbor0s son has taken photos of the garbage piles in our area and sent them to the

council but not action has been taken, he added.

2llegal dumpsites are not only an eyesoreA they also pose a health risk as they attract flies,

mos/uitoes, rats and other pests. The problem gets worse when garbage is thrown on rivers

banks as it will contaminate the water source. One of the examples is the dumpsite on the

banks of "ungai alak near >ampung aru alakong. 2t was reported in &tar'etro last year

that he privatelyBowned land was turned into a dumpsite nine years ago and garbage now

lines a C55m stretch of the river.

2n order to overcome this problem, councilors suggested other waste disposal methods suchas increasing the number of landfills instead of having +ust one to cater for all municipalities.

The local councilors have got so fed up of the neverBending rubbish problem that a task !%.e

was set up recently to terminate 3lam *lora0s contract. 3ccording to ?1>+ councilor, ".T

&andra ?ohan, the councilor wants to seek a workable solution. “Why should we pay even a

fraction of management fees when they are not performing@ claimed ?ohan. The force will

study the e.ha#.$ of waste disposal systems and review the contractors0 performance, as

well as discuss the process of hiring new contractors. “We have nothing against the

contractors who are able to carry out their work properly. he continued.

To control the neverBending garbage issue, !atuk Hassan said they would enforce stricter

procedures. *irst time offenders will be issued a warning. The third time they fail to follow

the agreement, they will be issued a termination notice. “We have handed in a proposal to the

state government to terminate the contracts of underBperforming contractors he further

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While the contractors have to fulfill their contract obligations to collect garbage according to

the schedule, the public must also do their part in keeping neighborhood and public areas

clean at all times.

4. What is the reason for Taman "ri 3man0s residents for dumping their rubbish at the road

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-. What are the conse/uences of having illegal dumpsites according to the text@

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7. What are the functions of the task force set up by ?1>+@

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. ($e ha)e nothin aainst the contractors *ho are a"le to carr# o+t their *ork properl#,-

What is the tone of this statement@ Tick ;D9 the correct option.

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=. i. What is the attitude of the councilors towards the performance of 3lam *lora@

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ii. Euote a relevant phrase or a sentence from the text to support your answer.

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F. (.ronicall# r+""ish *o+ld pile +p at a place *ith sin askin people not to thro*

r+""ish,- 2n your opinion, what does this statement show about the attitude of the public@

%ist down two attitudes.

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SECTION 4 – OCA4ULAR6 [17 MARKS]

I* Ch!!$e the .!%%e.t ea##/ ! the "!%d$ h/h/hted # the !!"#/ $e#te#.e$

a..!%d#/ t! the .!#text # "h.h the, a%e '$ed* C%.e the .!%%e.t !-t!#*

4. Obesity is a huge problem in many Western countries and has attracted considerable

medical interest as researchers are trying to find the $!'t!# for obese people.

3. the answer to a problem

. the state or fact of being dissolved

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-. Overweight people actually burn off more energy because they have more .e$, bigger

hearts, bigger lungs, and they all need more energy +ust to keeping going.

3. small rooms, as in a convent or prison

. devices that generates electrical energy from chemical energy

&. microscopic structures containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a

membrane

7. *irstly, the patients were not allowed to eat for -hours. Then, a special e/uipment was

used to .a.'ate the total amount of calories someone consumes as well as total number

of calories burned off over the following week.

3. to plan or intend for a purpose

. to determine by using mathematics

&. to reckon or determine by reasoning, evaluating

. Then, a special e/uipment was used to calculate the total amount of calories someone

.!#$'e$ as well as total number of calories burned off over the following week.

3. to eat or drink up

. to spend money and time

&. to destroy or expend by use

=. The result revealed that an obese person has a high metabolic rate due to the extra "e/ht

which he or she is carrying.

3. a mental or moral burden

. an importance of effective influence

&. an amount or /uantity of heaviness or mass

II* Read the !!"#/ $e#te#.e$* Ch!!$e ethe% a8 b8 !% . the ta.9ed "!%d$ a%e '$ed

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the $ae "a, a$ # the text*

4. The issue of "a$te management has been brought up at almost every >a+ang ?unicipal

&oncil ;?1>+9 meeting.

3. The forest fire left a blackened "a$te*

. The factory "a$te is causing a lot of problem to us.

&. The pro+ect was a "a$te of material, money, time, and energy.

-. 3t times, the issue would be discussed in depth with some councilors providing solutions,

yet the same issue pertaining to /a%ba/e collection would be crop up at the following

monthly meeting.

3. There is nothing but /a%ba/e on TG tonight.

. 1lease throw the /a%ba/e through the trash chute.

&. That computer programme was not free from virus but /a%ba/e.

7. “When 2 contacted 3lam *lora, they said waste collection in my neighborhood was not

under their .!#t%!.

3. 2 am in .!#t%! here.

. The car is out of .!#t%!*

&. Her anger is under .!#t%!*

. The local councilors have got so fed up of the neverBending rubbish problem that a task

!%.e was set up recently to terminate 3lam *lora0s contract.

3. He used all his !%.e in opening the window.

. !o not !%.e kids to eat broccoli every day.

&. The sales !%.e of this company contains creative individuals.

=. The force will study the e.ha#.$ of waste disposal systems and review the contractors0

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. The course will help students to improve their e.ha#.$ of writing.

&. The e.ha#.$ course is difficult especially for students who are weak in physics.

SECTION C – DATA ANAL6SIS [12 MARKS]

St'd, the ba% /%a-h$ be!" a#d .!-ete the #t%!d'.t!#8 a#a,$$ a#d .!#.'$!#*


The -e%.e#ta/e ! te $-e#d -e% "ee: !# I#te%#et "eb$te$ b, eae $t'de#t$ at

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1* I#t%!d'.t!#

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2* A#a,$$

i. "tate the type of websites visited by both genders at "tephanie &ollege.

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The -e%.e#ta/e ! te $-e#d -e% "ee: !# I#te%#et "eb$te$ b, ae $t'de#t$ at

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ii. !escribe the highest and the lowest percentage of time spent for websites surfed by

male students per week at "tephanie &ollege.

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iii. &ompare the percentage of time spent for social network sites surfed by both genders

per week "tephanie &ollege.

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iv. &ompare the percentage of time spent for sports sites surfed by both genders per week

at "tephanie &ollege.

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3* C!#.'$!#

Write a concluding paragraph for the analysis by )

i. giving a summary of the analysis

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SECTION D – SUMMAR6 [17 MARKS]

ased on the previous notes, in about 177 "!%d$, write a summary de%e#t "a,$ t! !$e"e/ht e#t!#ed # the text in the spaces below.

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