LEMBAGA PEPERIKSAAN

SEKOLAH MENENGAH SAINS KUCHING

MONTHLY TEST 2 2013
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (1 hour 10 minutes)
August 2013
1045 1145 (Monday)

Form 2
JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU
Instructions:
1. This question paper consists of two sections: Section A and Section B.
2. Answer both questions.

This question paper consists of 6 printed pages including the cover.

Section A
Guided Writing
You are the chief editor of your school magazine. You would like interview the counselor
of the Counseling Club in your school on the reasons for the increase in indiscipline among the
students in the school. Write the interview.

Use the notes below to help you in writing the interview:

Unable to handle stress

Bored with studies
Influence from the media
Lack of parental care and love
Peer influence
Lack of motivation

When writing your interview:

1.
2.
3.
4.

You MUST use the words or phrases provided

Elaborate on your writing to make it more interesting
You must add other relevant information
Make sure it is not less than 120 words.

(25 marks)

Section B
Instruction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
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Be wary of traditional medicines that claim not only to help elevate many medical
problems, but also cure serious ailments. When Singapore actress, Andrea De Cruz, suffered
liver ________ (1) after taking some slimming pills in 2002, Malaysia and Singapore
immediately banned this drug. Recently, ________ (2) unscrupulous advertisers were back in
action again with their wide range of traditional and complementary medicines. These people
claim ________ (3) their medicine would cure serious ailments like AIDS and cancer.
Due to advertising gimmicks and publicity, patients who are ________ (4) with serious
medical problems are misled ________ (5) the value of herbal treatment or miracle cure to save
their lives. Hence, many of them are willing to fork out large sums of money for those products
in desperate hope of _________ (6) better. Many of them __________ (7) to accept Western
medicine. They will only seek medical science when they are already in the late stages of the
disease. Sometimes, it is a bit __________ (8) late to save them.
_____________ (9), a Chinese sinseh claims that traditional and complementary
medicines, for example certain herbal products have been found to be useful for certain ailments.
This is proven true only ___________ (10) the products are used clinically over a long period of
time. The advice given by many doctors is: While patients may want to try alternative therapies,
they must come forward to seek evidence-based conventional Western therapy first.
1.
A. fail
C. failed

B. failure
D. failing

2.
A. a
C. any

B. each
D. some

3.
A. this
C. that
4.

B. these
D. those

A. up
C. down

B. across
D. against
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5.
A. in
C. to

B. over
D. about

6.
A. get
C. got

B. gets
D. getting

7.
A. refuse
C. refused

B. refusing
D. had refused

8.
A. so
C. over

B. of
D. too

9.
A. Hence
C. Although

B. However
D. Subsequently

10.
A. what
C. when

B. where
D. which

Instruction: Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

Stress is a common experience faced by millions today, young and old. Stress may arise
from our work, our school life as well as our family life. We should all learn how to manage
stress. The first rule is to breathe deeply when we are stressed out. This is what people often
________ (11) when they are praying or in meditation. Regular, slowed breathing tells our brain
that you are _______ (12) a safe place away from danger. It also relaxes your heart, ______ (13)
blood pressure and removes wastes from the bloodstream.

Talk to your friend about your problems. Stress becomes _______ (14) when we have no
friends to talk to. A survey _________ (15) in the US has shown that social isolation is adding to
the stress people face. Most Americans have only two friends to talk about their personal
problems. People facing stress ______ (16) have more friends to talk to.
Exercise regularly. It protects the heart which is the first to feel the effects of stress. A
person needs at least forty minutes of daily _________ (17). It takes our mind away from our
problems. People who exercise regularly seem more relaxed and happy.
Dont stay up late. Irregular sleep increases the effects of stress on _________ (18) body.
Lack of sleep increases the risk of heart disease. A human _________ (19) needs an average of
eight hours sleep per day.
Do what you love. Persons who have a goal in life will be better able to face setbacks at
school or at work. Taking _________ (20) a hobby or participating in a religious or community
organization can help provide meaning to our lives.

11.
A. do
C. done
12.

B. does
D. doing

A. on
C. very
13.

B. in
D. upon

A. increase
C. increases
14.

B. decrease
D. decreases

A. good
C. worse
15.

B. best
D. better

A. conduct
C. conducted
16.

B. conducts
D. conducting

A. can
C. could
17.

B. might
D. should

A. rest

B. sleep
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C. bread
18.

D. exercise

A. a
C. the
19.

B. an
D. --

A. one
C. species
20.

B. being
D. creature

A. up
C. in

B. on
D. over

(20 marks)

Good luck..Those who think harder will always get moreM.J.