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INTI COLLEGE
MALAYSIA
BUSINESS FOUNDATION PROGRAMME
ENL 186 : LANGUAGE SKILLS AND LITERATURE
FINAL EXAMINATION : APRIL 2003 SESSION
SECTION A
:
Answer ALL questions. Write all your answers in the answer booklet.
Question 1
Write an essay of about 350 words on any ONE of the following.
(a)
‘Travel broadens the mind.’ Discuss.
(b)
Compare and contrast studying locally and studying abroad.
(c)
Describe an unforgettable incident that has made a great impact in your life.
(20 marks)
Question 2
(A)
(B)
Write the correct form of the words in the answer booklet.
(5 marks)
(a)
This soil is not fertile by the looks of it. Perhaps it is too ______________(acid) for
the plants to grow.
(b)
I _________________(sympathy) with your predicament, but rules are rules.
(c)
The pilot apologised for the flight’s delayed _______________ (depart).
(d)
Learning can be at times challenging and difficult, hence students should be more
______________(persist).
(e)
I hope to receive your _____________(favour) reply.
What kind of sentences are the following? Put ‘S’, ‘C’ or ‘CX’ at the end of each statement
for Simple, Compound or Complex sentences, respectively.
(5 marks)
(a)
Next year, we will take a cruise, or we may just stay at home.
(b)
One team kicks the ball to the other team to start the game.
(c)
He works during the day, and he goes to school at night.
(d)
If I win the lottery, I will quit my job immediately.
(e)
We went home after the dance ended.
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(C)
Write the correct verb form for the verbs given in brackets.
(5 marks)
ROBOTS IN JAPAN
When most people in the U.S. or Canada think of robots, they 1. _____ (imagine)
large, bulky, rather unattractive creatures. In fact, many people’s concept of robots is not
very positive. In recent years, many movies – such as The Terminator – 2. _____ (portray)
robots as slaves that eventually rise up to revolt against their human masters by gaining
enough intelligence and power to win control of their human contacts.
Although robots may be viewed negatively in Western culture, in Japan the situation is
quite different. In Japanese culture, people 3. _____ (view) robots as beneficial; stories about
robots are popular. There 4. _____ (be) increasing interest in robots for the past several years.
The current robot craze 5. _____ (start) in 1996 when Honda Motor Corporation
presented the world with P-2, a robot different from any other that 6. _____ (appear) until
then. P-2 looked like an astronaut. It had two legs and could 7. _____ (walk) like a human
being. Unlike previous robots, P-2 had a unique battery pack which 8. _____ (allow) it to
walk freely without a power or control cord. At its debut, P-2 climbed stairs and 9. _____
(give) flowers to young girls, feats that previous robots 10. _____ (never accomplish).
(Adapted from: Focus on Grammar)
(D)
Match the idiomatic expressions with its correct meaning given in the box below.
Write your answer (i. ii. iii. iv. or v) in the answer booklet.
(5marks)
(a)
Bob said the test was difficult, but I thought it was a piece of cake.
(b)
I will get into hot water with my parents if I come home late.
(c)
I met her only by chance.
(d)
Parents must always put their foot down in matters concerning discipline.
(e)
She was extremely upset about her examination results but I told her it was pointless
to cry over spilt milk.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
regret over past mistakes
be firm
get into trouble
very easy
by accident /unexpectedly
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Question 3
Read the following passage and answer all the questions that follow.
(20 marks)
CULTURE SHOCK!!!!
1Psychologists
tell us that there are four basic stages that human beings pass through when they
enter and live in a new culture. 2This process, which helps us to deal with culture shock, is the way
our brain and our personality reacts to the strange new things we encounter when we move from
one culture to another. 3If our culture involves bowing when we greet someone, we may feel very
uncomfortable in a culture that does not involve bowing. 4If the language we use when talking to
someone in our own culture is influenced by levels of formality based on the other person's age and
status, it may be difficult for us to feel comfortable communicating with people in the new culture.
5Culture begins with the "honeymoon stage". 6This is the period of time when we first arrive in
which everything about the new culture is strange and exciting. 7We may be suffering from "jet lag"
but we are thrilled to be in the new environment, seeing new sights, hearing new sounds and
language, and eating new kinds of food. 8This honeymoon stage can last for quite a long time
because we feel we are involved in some kind of great adventure.
9Unfortunately, the second stage of culture shock can be more difficult. 10After we have settled
down into our new life, working or studying, buying groceries, doing laundry, or living with a homestay family, we can become very tired and begin to miss our homeland, our family,
girlfriend/boyfriend and pets. 11All the little problems that everybody in life has seem to be much
bigger and more disturbing when you face them in a foreign culture. 12This period of cultural
adjustment can be very difficult and lead to the new arrival rejecting or pulling away from the new
culture. 13This "rejection stage" can be quite dangerous because the visitor may develop unhealthy
habits (smoking and drinking too much, being too concerned over food or contact with people from
the new culture). 14This can, unfortunately lead to the person getting sick or developing skin
infections or rashes which then makes the person feel even more scared, confused and helpless.
15This stage is considered a crisis in the process of cultural adjustment and many people choose to
go back to their homeland or spend all their time with people from their own culture speaking their
native language.
16The
third stage of culture shock is called the "adjustment stage". 17This is when you begin to
realize that things are not so bad in the host culture. 18Your sense of humour usually becomes
stronger and you realize that you are becoming stronger by learning to take care of yourself in the
new place. 19Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor!
20The
fourth stage can be called "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new
surroundings. 21You can cope with most problems that occur. 22You may still have problems with
the language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them.
23If
you meet someone from your country who has just arrived, you can be the expert on life in
the new culture and help them to deal with their culture shock.
24There is a fifth stage of culture shock which many people don't know about. 25This is called
"reverse culture shock". 26Surprisingly, this occurs when you go back to your native culture and find
that you have changed and that things there have changed while you have been away. 27Now you
feel a little uncomfortable back home. 28Life is a struggle!
(Adapted from Culture Shock, www.edweb.sdsu.edu.com)
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(a)
What is culture shock?
(1 mark)
(b)
At which stage would we experience the negative effects of culture shock?
(1 mark)
(c)
Why is a person ‘a survivor’ (sentence 19) at the third stage?
(1 mark)
(d)
At which stage of culture shock are we likely to experience depression? Why?
(2 marks)
(e)
How and why can culture shock be dangerous to our health?
(2 marks)
(f)
Explain in your own words why the fourth stage is known as ‘at ease at last’ stage?
(sentence 20)
(2 marks)
(g)
What does the writer mean by ‘Life is a struggle’? (sentence 28)
(h)
In your own opinion, do you think culture shock is a positive or negative experience? Why?
Justify your reason(s) with examples from the passage.
(4 marks)
(i)
Find meanings of the words below as how they are used in the passage. (1 mark each)
(i)
encounter (sentence 2) _________________________________
(ii)
thrilled (sentence 7)
_________________________________
(iii)
crisis (sentence 13)
_________________________________
(iv)
cope (sentence 21)
_________________________________
(v)
reverse (sentence 23) _________________________________
(2 marks)
Question 4
Summarise the passage Culture Shock in not more than 120 words.
(10 marks)
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SECTION B
:
LITERATURE
Answer any SIX questions. Each question carries 5 marks.
(30 marks)
Question 1
In your opinion, did the Moonstone bring more sadness than happiness to the people who had it?
Give your reasons.
Question 2
Describe Sergeant Cuff and his role in the story.
Question 3
What was the content of Rosanna Spearman’s letter to Franklin Blake? Describe it.
Question 4
Compare and contrast either Miss Rachel and Rosanna or Mr Godfrey and Mr Franklin.
Question 5
How did Ezra Jennings help to solve the mystery of the missing Moonstone? Support your answers.
Question 6
Franklin Blake is a pitiful character. Do you agree with this statement?
Questions 7
Describe the events that happened on the night of Rachel’s birthday.
Question 8
Imagine you are Rosanna Spearman. Describe how you feel when you are being accused of stealing
the Moonstone.
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