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COURSE : GRAMMAR 1
COURSE CODE : TSL041
EXAMINATION : APRIL 2007
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. This question paper consists of five (5) parts PART A (40 Questions)
PART B (40 Questions)
PART C (40 Questions)
PART D (30 Questions)
PART E (10 Questions)
3. Answer ALL questions in this booklet. Start each answer on a new page.
Lecturer's Name :
Class :
5. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the
invigilator.
6. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of:
Instructions: Read TEXTS 1 - 3 carefully. Fill in the blanks with the simple present tense,
simple past tense, present progressive tense or past progressive tense of the
verbs in brackets. Also, where necessary, make sure the verb agrees with
the subject of the sentence.
TEXT1
Asha Gill can get quite vocal when it concerns subjects close to her heart but put a
"I was told to be a traveller, not a tourist," she said of her travelling experience, "but
you can't judge how certain people choose to travel, as long as you
"Taipei is like a manga city. There's something very post-war and post-industrial
about it, with its low buildings and greyness, it (6) (look) like
it's been flattened by a nuclear bomb then rebuilt. "But it gets its colour from its people
louder! And there's something very Malaysian about it. Being someone infatuated by food,
you could go out on the street at any time of the night and get something to eat, it (8)
"We stayed in a hotel in Taiwan, and it's an amazing hotel, but only tourists stay
why."
noises coming from the room upstairs, and I (11) (not, like)
complaining, but the noise was getting too much, so I called the receptionist to ask her to tell
room upstairs for the duration that we'd been at the hotel. When I told our host in Taiwan,
Sean, this, he told me that the grounds on which the hotel was built on used to be a
(go) down to check out the 'artwork' on the hotel's doorways and arches, only to discover
that they (14) (not, be) artwork at all. They were in fact,
(15) (stay), and I told them and they'd laugh out loud and tell me
(15 marks)
TEXT 2
If you are given the freedom to move around, sit anywhere you want in the office,
work from anywhere, even in the cafeteria, would you abuse that privilege? How, as an
(1) (do)?
have not had fixed seating, and there (3) (be) no cubicles,
not even for the bosses. The office (4) (adopt) an open
concept whereby tables are laid out across an open area. Employees can choose to work at
a workstation or on their own notebooks. They can even plonk themselves in any of the
trust) people first and hope that they return the trust, or (8)
(you, say), you prove to me that you're trustworthy and I will trust you? I think our philosophy
is that, 'Hey, you (9) (be) a decent person and we will trust
you.' If it becomes a problem, then we'll deal with it. But surprisingly, I
away or not working. You can't hide. Where are you going to hide? And if you need to read
the newspaper, you can go ahead and read it. But on the other hand, if you
Adzhar related an incident whereby a group of senior management staff visited the
(not, even look up)!" he laughed. "That was so remarkable, because in other organisations,
even if you deserve a rest after working long hours, the moment you see your boss, you will
(read) the newspaper, you have a good reason for doing so. You don't have to explain."
He admitted that the system is not perfect, and there will always be a few who will
take advantage of it. He said the decision was whether to have rules that
else, or to have rules for the majority and deal with the minority on a case-by-case basis.
(15 marks)
TEXT 3
Japanese romantics will have the chance to hear some truly flowery language with the
help of a playful gadget purported to express the feelings of plants. Through the voice of a
small doll, the device will share what the plant is supposedly "thinking" when a person
strokes it.
(consist) of a small rod topped with a fairy figurine that can be put inside a potted plant or
vase of water. When the owner (2) (touch) the stem or leaves,
"What a beautiful day!" the doll, wearing a green vest and cone hat, will say once the
smash hit in 2002 with "Bowlingual" - a dog collar said to interpret canine barking. "I
he said.
(10 marks)
Section 1
Instructions: Read TEXTS 4 and 5 carefully. Fill in the blanks with "a," "an," "the," or"-
TEXT 4
Two men in a smoking-room were talking of their private-school days. "At our
"Oh, very unconvincing. Just the shape of a shoe, with a square toe, if I remember
right. The staircase was a stone one. I never heard any story about (1) thing.
That seems odd, when you come to think of it. Why didn't somebody invent one, I wonder?"
"You never can tell with little boys. They have a mythology of their own. There's
(2) subject for you, by the way - The Folklore of Private Schools'.
"Yes; the crop is rather scanty, though. I imagine, if you were to investigate
(3) cycle of ghost stories, for instance, which (4) boys at private
schools tell each other, they would all turn out to be highly-compressed versions of stories
"Nowadays the Strand and Pearson's, and so on, would be extensively drawn
upon."
"No doubt: they weren't born or thought of in my time. Let's see. I wonder if I can
remember (6) staple ones that I was told. First, there was the house with a
room in which a series of people insisted on passing a night; and each of them in the
morning was found kneeling in a corner, and had just time to say, 'I've seen it,' and died."
"I dare say it was. Then there was the man who heard a noise in the passage at
(8) night, opened his door, and saw someone crawling towards him on all fours
with his eye hanging out on his cheek. There was besides, let me think - Yes! the room
where a man was found dead in bed with a horseshoe mark on his forehead, and the floor
under the bed was covered with (9) marks of horseshoes also; I don't know
why. Also there was the lady who, on locking her bedroom door in a strange house, heard a
thin voice among the bed-curtains say, 'Now we're shut in for (10) night.' None
of those had any explanation or sequel. I wonder if they go on still, those stories."
(10 marks)
TEXT 5
According to one study, virtually all women (97%) and most men (68%) admit to
having food cravings. For women, chocolate and other sweet treats top (1)
list, while men often yearn for juicy steaks or burgers with (2) works.
After menopause, women's cravings may become more like men's. "It's tempting to
say that (3) hormonal changes are to blame. But there also could be
(4) group of older women who grew up during the Depression when more
value was placed on meat and protein foods, so who knows?" says Dr Marcia Pelchat, a
cravings. Levels of both oestrogen and the feel-good brain chemical serotonin drop when
women are premenstrual. And there's (6) possibility that lollies, pasta and
other carbohydrate foods can boost serotonin, making you feel better.
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Hormonal changes may also explain cravings for onions or other pregnancy-related
Could what we crave be something our body needs? Experts are pretty certain that
missing nutrients are not to blame for (7) vast majority of cravings. True,
chocolate provides the body with magnesium. But sad to say, if our bodies really were crying
out for magnesium, we would be longing for big green salads, which provide a lot more than
Cravings also have very little to do with hunger. You might be stuffed full after a
dinner party, but if the dessert looks delicious, you're not going to turn it down. "If you're
hungry, you don't really care what you eat. (9) unfavoured bowl of porridge will
(10) researchers are just beginning to understand the brain chemistry at work
here. They have found that the creamy, rich taste of chocolate can give you a rush that's
more subdued but not totally at odds - biochemically speaking - from what happens in the
(10 marks)
Section 2
Instructions: Read TEXT 6 carefully. Fill in the blanks with "many," "much," "a few,"
"several," or "some."
TEXT 6
Remember when the biggest animals in the world seemed in danger of vanishing? It
was during the 1960s and 70s, when commercial hunting had made (1)
It wasn't. If you visit the 'Au'au Channel between the Hawaiian islands of Maui and
Lana'i in winter today, you'll find the ocean grown chunky with titans. Humpback whales that
everywhere, roll in spirals, slap the surface with fins or tail flukes. They leap with their tails
almost clearing the surface while chins reach 40 feet (12 meters) into the sky, then fall back
began to rebound after an international ban on killing them went into effect in the 1960s. A
soon-to-be completed three-year census dubbed SPLASH, the largest, most intensive
humpback whale survey ever undertaken, could put the North Pacific population alone at
Half to two-thirds of those whales gather around Hawaii from late November into
May, especially here in the channel and other parts of the 1,370-square-mile (3,550 square
kilometers) Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. For every
humpback drawing cheers from whale-watching boats as it raises a splash in the sunshine,
of the submerged males are calling out the humpback's famous song, filling the seas with
tending new calves as they pile on dozens of pounds daily and, in a year, double their length
on their mothers' rich milk. What no one fully grasped until recently was how
(10 marks)
TEXT 7
(1. Many / Much / Any ) reasons have been advanced to account for nonreporting of
crime. (2. A great deal of / Enough / Some ) victims of rape and assault fear the
reveals that (3. a few / much / any ) violence occurs between persons who know each
other — spouses, lovers, relatives —but the passions of the moment take on a different
character when the victim is asked to testify against a family member. Another reason for
nonreporting is that lower socioeconomic groups fear police involvement. In (4. some / a
great deal of / a few ) neighborhoods, residents believe that the arrival of the law for one
purpose may result in the discovery of (5. a few / any / a great deal of) other illicit activities,
such as welfare fraud, housing code violations, or the presence of persons on probation or
parole. In (6. many / a little / much ) of these same places the level of police protection
has been minimal in the past, and residents feel that they will get (7. little / any / enough)
assistance. Finally, the value of property lost by larceny, robbery, or burglary may not be
worth the effort of a police investigation. (8. Many / A few / A great deal o f ) citizens are
house to fill out (9. a lot of / many / a little ) papers, perhaps go to court, or to appear at a
police lineup. All these aspects of the criminal process may result in the loss of (10.
several / much / a great deal o f ) workdays and in the expense of travel and child care.
Even then, the stolen item may go unrecovered. As these examples suggest, multitudes of
people feel that it is rational not to report criminal incidents because the costs outweigh the
gains.
(10 marks)
Instructions: Read TEXTS 8 and 9 carefully. Write the correct form of the nouns in
brackets.
TEXT 8
There once was a sheikh who dreamed big. His realm, on the shores of the Persian
ramshackle dhows and fishing boats along a narrow creek that snaked through
(3) (town). But where others saw only a brackish creek, this
creek until it was wide and deep enough for (6) (ship). He built
(7) (wharf) and warehouses and planned for roads and schools
mistaken, but Sheikh Rashid believed in the power of new beginnings. Sometimes at dawn,
with his young son, Mohammed, by his side, he'd walk the empty waterfront and paint his
and gestures. And it was, in the end, as he said. He built it, and they came.
Maktoum, now rules Dubai, and around that (12) (creek) has built
malls, little Dubai now attracts more (16) (tourist) than the
and more foreign capital than many European countries. The people of 150
(18) (nation) have moved here to live and work. Dubai has
trees—to accommodate the wealthiest of them. Its economic growth rate, 16 percent, is
nearly double that of China. Construction cranes punctuate the skyline like exclamation
(20) (point).
TEXT 9
135-million-year-old "sea monster" they're calling Godzilla. A large skull of the (2)
like a carnivorous (6) (dinosaur) and a tail like a fish. With its
bizarre," said Diego Pol, a paleontologist at Ohio State University in Columbus, who served
(region) that was once a deep tropical (15) (bay) of the Pacific
Ocean. Prior to the find, researchers had only sketchy fossil (16)
(evidence) of the fearsome sea monster. They have now established that the giant
abundant during the Jurassic period some 200 million to 145 million years ago. At that time
early on in the evolutionary history of crocodiles—invading the sea and showing outstanding
(20 marks)
Instructions: Read TEXTS 10 and 11 carefully. There are fifteen errors in each text.
Identify the errors in verb tenses, articles, subject-verb agreement and
nouns. Underline the error and write the correct answer above it, as shown
in the example in Text 10.
TEXT 10
e.g. take
The beginning stages of language learning usually takes place in the classroom and are
thus molded by the teacher, who determine the textbook and the method and creates the
classroom atmosphere. It is important to remember, however, that you should not rely
totally on your teacher to determine a course of your learning. Without your active input
and participation, even the most outstanding teacher will not be optimally effective. You
know yourself best; therefore, you should use self-knowledge to determine how you will
learn. It is a good ideas to discuss your goals and preferred ways of learning with the
teacher.
Your teacher's most important role was to model how native speakers communicate.
You should therefore constantly analyze your teacher's speeches. Listen for pat phrases
and note when and how they are used. Notice how your teacher reacts to what you say.
Your teacher is also a important source of information about how the language is
structured, what words and phrases meant, and when they should be used. Check your
understanding of an structure by making up sentences and asking your teacher if they are
correct. Ask him or her to explain differences in meaning or usage between two words or
sentences. Make sure that you understood the corrections in your homework,
Your teacher should also be able to provide advise on how to study a foreign language.
See if his or her suggestions work for you. If they aren't, try to develop your own study
technique.
The teacher also helps set the pace of your learning. If you had trouble keeping up, try
to improve your study skills and seek extra help. If you find the pace too slow, ask your
teacher for additional materials to reinforce and extend a basic information. In either case,
let your teacher know that the pace are not right for you.
(15 marks)
TEXT 11
When was the last time you send someone a letter by regular mail? Thanks to the
speed and ease of using the Internet, sending e-mail - rather than mailing letters using a
postal system (now often called 'snail mail') - are the preferred means of communication for
many people.
In a survey of 2,000 young peoples conducted by the e-mail provider MSN Hotmail,
around half say they sent thank-you notes by e-mail, not post. In addition to sending more
personal e-mail, young people entering the working world today find themselves sending
However, many of these same young people seems to be unaware of some basic rules
when it comes to sending e-mail at work. Most of the people who responded to a survey
said they don't check their spelling or punctuation before hitting 'send.' Even more
surprising was that one in twenty of the survey's respondent said they sometimes end
e-mails to their boss with the words 'love and kisses'. While this is fine for personal
etiquettes.
The main reason for this use of informal language in workplace e-mail is that a lot of
young people have always communicated with others on the Internet - especially using e-
mail - in an relaxed and friendly manner. For many, online communication outside of work
involve talking with others in chat rooms, posting on message boards, and sending e-mail to
Another reason is that some young people now entering the workforce were unfamiliar
with how to write formal correspondences, because they never had to write a formal letter
before. They had no training in how to compose a basic business letter, and are unaware
(15 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.
1. am discussing (verb)
4. adores (verb)
5. a few (determiner)
6. equipment (noun)
7. train (noun)
9. much (determiner)
(10 marks)