ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

SECTION I : GRAMMAR (10 MARKS)

I. Complete the dialogue below with suitable expressions chosen from those in the brackets. (5 marks)
Nda: Hello, good morning my neighbour. How are you today?
Chi: I am doing great.
Nda: (1) . .. . . . . . . .you been to town one of these days? (has, having, have)
Chi: No, why? I have not gone to town (2) . .. . .. . . .. . . last week. (since, for, ago)
Nda: The situation in town is not the (3) . . .. . .. . .. . . . (better, good, best)
Chi: What is happening in town? Is there any disaster? -
Nda: More than a disaster. Most of the streets are (4) . .. . .. .. . .with garbage. (litter, littered, littering)
Chi: Really! What is wrong with the company in charge of clearing the rubbish?
Nda: The workers have downed their tools for unpaid wages.
Chi: That is dangerous for the people arid the environment (5) . .. .. . .. . must be done and quickly too. (nothing, anything, something)

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the brackets. (5 marks)
1. Modern technology has developed many ways of . .. .. . . .. . . . (to send) fast messages.
2. The fax machine is one of them. To send fax . .. . . .. . (messenger), you need printers.
3. The fax machine must be . .. . .. . . . (connector) to a telephone line.
4. The message usually . .. . .. . . . . (go) immediately, but you must make sure that you touch the right buttons.
5. As soon as my mum sent her message, lights went off and she became . .. . . . . . . . .(worry)

Section II : Vocabulary (10 marks)

I. Choose the correct alternatives from the box and fill in the blanks. Use each item only once. More words have been given than you will need. (5 marks)

Education, mothers, elvis, babies, anti-natal, hospitals, families

Among teenage women, miscarriages are more common and the babies are often born too early. These babies are usually tinier and weaker. This is because young (1) . .. . . . .do not eat well especially if they are not from well to do (2) . .. . . . . or their parents are not happy with their pregnancies. Early pregnancies come when their bodies have not finished growing so the pelvis maybe too narrow for the (3) . .. . . .. . . to get out easily. If they have to leave school early, they will miss their (4) . .. . . .. . . . They may not even know anything about (5). .. . . .. . . .. .clinic and good nutrition. Whatever the case, parents whose teenagers fall into such temptations should assist them and ensure that all the necessary check-ups are carried out before delivery.

II. Fill in each blank space with the appropriate word chosen from the brackets. (5marks)
I) Always . .. . . . .. . your money in the blank. (safe, serve, save)
2) Good athletes often win . .. . .. . . . .. flags, trophies, progress reports)
3) The money you sent . .. .. . . .. . me to meet up with some pressing needs. (did, permitted, enabled)
4) The policeman arrested the suspect and kept him in . .. . .. . . . . (custody, court, prison yard)
5) I was . .. . . .. . . . if you could lend me some money. (Wandering, wondering, worrying)

SECTION III : READING COMPREHENSION (10 MARKS)

Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow it.
Global warming has been described as the greatest threat facing humanity. What worries researchers, says the journal Science, “is the prospect that we’ve started a slow-moving but relentless avalanche of change”, Sceptics question this assertion. True, many agree that the earth is warming. but they are uncertain of both the causes and consequences. Human activities may be a factor, they say, but not necessarily the primary one. Why the disagreement? For one thing, the physical processes that underlie global climate systems are complex and not fully understood. According to a report of the UN-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global warming is “unequivocal” or a "fact: and very likely mankind is largely to blame. Some who differ with the conclusion, in regard to the human
Education, mothers, elvis, babies, anti-natal, hospitals, families factor, concede that cities may t-e heating because they are growing in size.
It is believed that climate change is a sequence of the greenhouse effect, natural phenomena vita! for life on earth. When energy from the sun reaches the earth, about 70% of it is absorbed in heating the air, land and sea. The absorbed heat is released back into space as infrared radiation, thus preventing the earth from overheating. But when pollutants change the composition of the atmosphere, less heat escapes. This can cause the earth’s temperature to rise. Gases that contribute to the greenhouse (effect include carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane as well as water vapour. The atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases has increased remarkably over the past 250 years, since the start of the industrial revolution and the increased use of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil. Another greenhouse-enhancing factor seems to be the rising population of farm animals, whose digestive processes produce methane and nitrous oxide.

(Culled from Awake of August 2008.)

Questions
l. What, according to your understanding of the passage, is global warming? (2 marks)
2. Why do we blame global warming on mankind? (2 marks)
3. Explain the meaning of “greenhouse effect”. (2 marks)
4. Name the four gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. (2 marks)
(i). . . . . . . .(ii). .. . . .
(iii). .. . . . .(iv). .. .
5. What do you think could be done to control or prevent global warming? (2marks)

Section IV : Composition (10 marks)

Write a composition of between 250–300 words on any ONE of the following topics.
1. Your friend invited you for his birthday party last week. The party was very interesting and you enjoyed yourself very well. Write a composition in which you say when, where, and what happened there. Also say what particularly attracted your attention. Your friends name is Bah.
2. You are a teacher in a school and you have been invited by the school cooperative as a resource person. You are to talk to students about immigration. Write a speech. Tell them what are the dangers of travelling abroad illegally, how they can contribute to the development of their country by staying in it. You might want to say why you think they would be more successful if they stayed in their homeland.
3. Write a letter to the principal of your school and persuade him/her that your school computers should be connected to the internet. Give reasons why you think the school will benefit from this venture. You are Zang Albert of Hosanna College in Bamenda, and your Post Office Box is 1051 Bamenda.