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MAAUNGOODHOO SCHOOL MOCK EXAMINATIONS

Mock 4 - Semester Two 2009
Grade 10

CENTRE
NUMBER

CANDIDATE
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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

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Paper 2 Reading and Writing (Extended)

September 2009

2 hours

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

84 marks

No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your index number, class and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

For Examiners Use

Answer all questions.
Dictionaries are not allowed.

Exercise 1

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.

Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
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Exercise 1

Read the following article about Chek Lap Kok, and then answer the questions on the opposite
page.

Hong Kong's New Airport

The new island of Chek Lap Kok, the site of Hong Kongs new airport, is 83% complete.
The giant dumper trucks rumbling across it will have finished their job by the middle of
this year and the airport itself will be built at a similarly breakneck pace.
At Chek Lap Kok, there was some land there to begin with, the original island of Chek
Lap Kok and a smaller outcrop called Lam Chau. Between them, those two outcrops of
hard weathered granite make up a quarter of the new islands surface area.
Unfortunately, between the islands there was a layer of soft mud.
According to Frans Uiterwijk, a Dutchman who is the projects reclamation director, it
would have been possible to leave this mud below the reclaimed land, and to deal with
the resulting settlement. However, the consortium that won the contract for the island
opted for a more aggressive approach. It assembled the worlds largest fleet of dredgers,
which sucked up 150 cubic metres of clay and mud and dumped them in deep waters. At
the same time, sand was dredged from the waters and piled on top of the layer of stiff
clay that the massive dredging had laid bare.
Nor was the sand the only thing used. The original granite island which had hills up to
120 metres high was drilled and blasted into boulders no bigger than two metres in
diameter. This provided 70 cubic metres of granite to add to the island's foundations.
Because the heap of boulders does not fill the space perfectly, this represents the
equivalent of 105 cubic metres of land. Most of the rock will become the foundations for
the airport's runways and its taxiways. The sand dredged from the waters will also be
used to provide a two-metre capping layer over the granite platform. This makes it easier
for utilities to dig trenches - granite is unyielding stuff. Most of the terminal buildings will
be placed above the site of the existing land. Only a limited amount of pile driving is
needed to support building foundations above softer areas.
The completed island will be six to seven metres above sea level. In all, 350 cubic
metres of material will have been removed. And much of it, like the overloads, has to be
moved several times before reaching its final resting place. For example, there has to be
a motorway capable of carrying 150-tonne dump-trucks; and there has to be a raised
area for the 15,000 construction workers. These are temporary; they will be removed
when the airport is finished.

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Lam Chau
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(a) How much of the airport construction work is yet to be completed?
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(b) Which phrase in the passage explains that the construction of Chek Lap Kok is
done very fast?
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(c) What were the original islands made of?

[1]

(d) According to the diagram what lay in between the two islands and how much space
did it occupy?
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(e) What plan did the reclamation director have?

[1]
(f) Why is a capping layer of sand used over the granite foundation?
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(g) What happened to the drilled and blasted boulders of granite?
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(h) What temporary constructions had to be made in the airport site?

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Exercise 2
Read the article below about canning, a food preservation process and then answer the questions on
the opposite page.

Canning Food
Food which is kept too long decays because it is attacked by yeasts, moulds and bacteria. The canning
process, however, seals the product in a container so that no infection can reach it, and then it is sterilized
by heat. Heat sterilization destroys all infections present in food inside the can. No chemical preservatives
are necessary, and properly canned food does not deteriorate during storage.
The principle of canning was discovered in 1809 by Nicolas Appert, a French confectioner. In the Appert
process, the food was cooked in open kettles and placed in glass jars, which were sealed by corks wired
in place. The jars were then heated by submersion in boiling water. Appert's discovery was rewarded by
the French government because better preserved food supplies were needed for Napoleon's troops on
distant campaigns.
By 1814 an English manufacturer had replaced Appert's glass jars with metal containers and was
supplying tinned vegetable soup and meat to the British navy. The next scientific improvement in 1860
was the result of Louis Pasteur's work on sterilization through the application of scientifically controlled
heat.
Today vegetables, fish, fruit, meat and beer are canned in enormous quantities. Within three generations
the eating habits of millions have been revolutionized. Foods that were previously seasonal may now be
eaten at any time, and strange foods are available far from countries where they are grown. The profitable
crops many farmers now produce often depend on the proximity of canning factory.
The first stage in the canning process is the preparation of the raw food. Diseased and waste portions are
thrown away; meat and fish are cleaned and trimmed: fruits and vegetables are washed and graded for
size. The jobs are principally done by machines.
The next stage, for vegetables only, is blanching. This is immersion in very hot or boiling water for a short
time to remove air and soften the vegetables. This makes it easier to pack into cans for sterilization. Some
packing machines fill up to 400 cans a minute. Fruit, fish and meat are packed raw and cold into cans,
and then all the air is removed. When the cans are sealed the pressure inside each can is only about half
the pressure of the outside air. This is 'vacuum' packing.
During the sterilization process which follows, the cans are subjected to steam or boiling water, with the
temperature and duration varying according to the type of food. Cans of fruit, for example, take only 5-10
minutes in boiling water, while meat and fish are cooked at higher temperature for longer periods. After
sterilization, the cans are cooled quickly to 320 C to prevent the contents from becoming too soft.
The final stage before dispatch to the wholesale or retail grocer is labelling, and packing the tins into
boxes. Nowadays, however, labelling is often printed on in advance by the can-maker and no papers are
then required.
Despite the widespread popularity of canned foods, the major limitation of canning is in the quality of the
final product. Since food is not a good conductor of heat, excess heat needs to be applied to the
container's surface for a period of time to guarantee sufficient heat at the centre, or cold spot, in order to
destroy all organisms causing spoilage and disease. This method of preserving causes foods to lose
juices, texture, flavour, and nutrients. George Orwell (1903-1950), a British writer says, 'We may find in
the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine gun.'

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(a) Why does food go bad when it is kept for a longer period?
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(b) Why are chemical preservatives not needed in canned food?

[1]
(c) What are the steps used by Nicolas Appert in the process of 'preserving the food'?

[2]
(d) Why did the French government award a prize to French chef and inventor Nicolas
Appert for perfecting the art of canning food?

[1]
(e) How does canning industry affect our lives? Give two details.
(i)

[1]

(ii)

[1]

(f) Explain what is 'vacuum' packing?

[1]
(g) What determines the temperature and the duration used during the sterilization process?
[1]
(h) Why is canning as a method of food preservation, not very effective?
[1]
(h) Based on what you have read, what are the key processes involved in modern day
canning of vegetables? Give four details.

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Exercise 3

Ministry of Tourism and Leisure, Republic of Mauritius is organizing a leisure event 'The Vintage
Car Rally' on 28th November 2008 in the metropolis Mahebourg to encourage passionate antique
car collectors, and it was advertised on 18th June 2008. Leonard Da Cinetta who is a resident of
Villa de Cinetta, St Jean Rd, lle Maurice, Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius is a passionate
antique car collector. He wishes to exhibit his historic automobiles as he believes that each of his
cars is a unique piece and would win the heart of every visitor of the exhibition. His personal phone
no is 7645 and official number is 8346. The code number for his area is 230. He does not access
internet at home as it burns a hole in one's pocket in the long run. He has the facility to surf
internet from his office free of cost without time limit after his office hours. He feels 1600-1800
hours is the most convenient time to browse. His email address is leonardacinetta@portlouis.net.
His collection includes Volkswagen Beetle, Ford V8 and Morgan T4 but his masterpiece is a Rolls
Royce Phantom 2, an antique beauty which belonged to Duke of Northampton and was made in
1931. Da Cinetta had bought it at an auction for a very high price. It is this red masterpiece that he
wishes to exhibit this time as it has already won the title 'Classic Splendour' in Vintage Car Show at
Bean Bassin which was held in 2007 in the summer holidays.
Leonard who will be fifty three in October became keen in collecting antique cars at the age of forty
after he bought his first car Ford V8, which gained lot of appreciation from his friends and
neighbours as Beauty of Villa de Cinetta, though by the time he purchased, it was out of the ark.
His son, Roberto, who has just turned seventeen, a car rally expert with driving licence number
A423850 would be stewarding the car in the rally. His mobile number is 4876. His e-mail address is
robertodacinetta@port.net. As this Rolls Royce is a new addition to Leonard's collection he has
only applied for insurance coverage but has not received the policy yet. Anyway, as required by the
Ministry he has taken the photo of the car in a CD and would submit it along with his registration
form.
The organizers of his exhibition have decided to provide accommodation in the Youth Hostel for
the participants who come from as far afield as Port Louis, as they presume it is difficult for them to
travel on the congested roads on the day of the contest in the morning hours and to get their
automobiles ready for the contest. As he is a vegan he intends to find his own food. The
participants who need the accommodation are required to report the previous day of the contest,
but Leonard decided to go two days before the contest as his son wants to do some shopping in
the Super Market.
Imagine you are Leonard Da Cinetta and complete the registration form on the opposite
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Ministry of Tourism and Leisure

Villa de Danielle, St. Marcus Rd.,IIe Maurice, Port Louis
Vintage Car Rally - 28th November 2008
Registration Form

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SECTION A
Name: (in BLOCK CAPITALS, underline surname)
Age:

Gender: (please circle) M / F

Address:

Telephone number of owner:

E-mail:

Person accompanying the car (relationship and name)

His/her mobile no:

Driving Licence no:

SECTION B - VINTAGE DETAILS

Make of Vintage Car:
Model:
Achievements earlier:
SECTION C - DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED (delete as appropriate)
Insurance Policy: Yes / No

Photo of vehicle in CD: Yes / No

SECTION D - ACCOMMODATION REQUIREMENTS

Date of arrival:
Do you require ministry accommodation? (please underline) Yes / No
Do you require food? (delete as appropriate) Yes / No
If Yes, specify any special requirement:
SECTION E
Write one sentence of about 12-20 words explaining how you go the Vintage Car.

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Exercise 4
Read the article below about Biometrics, a fast-growing technology used to identify individuals,
and then complete the notes on the opposite page.

THE
KEYLESS SOCIETY
Students who want to enter the University of Montreal's Athletic Complex need more
than just a conventional ID card their identities must be authenticated by an electronic
hand scanner. In some California housing estates, a key alone is insufficient to get
someone in the door; his or her voiceprint must also be verified. And soon customers at
some Japanese banks will have to present their faces for scanning before they can enter
the building and withdraw their money.
All of these are applications of biometrics, a little-known but fast-growing technology that
involves the use of physical or biological characteristics to identify individuals. In use for
more than a decade at some high-security government institutions in the United States
and Canada, biometrics are now rapidly popping up in the everyday world. Already, more
than 10,000 facilities, from prisons to day-care centres, monitor people's fingerprints or
other physical parts to ensure that they are who they claim to be.
Some 60 biometric companies around the world pulled in at least $22 million last year
and that grand total is expected to mushroom to at least $50 million by 1999.
Biometric security systems operate by storing a digitized record of some unique human
feature. When an authorized user wishes to enter or use the facility, the system scans
the person's corresponding characteristics and attempts to match them against those on
records. Systems using fingerprints, hands, voices, irises,retinas and faces are already
on the market. Others using typing patterns and even body odours are in various stages
of deveiopment.
Around the world, the market is growing rapidly. Malaysia, for example, is preparing to
equip all of its airports with biometric face scanners to match passengers with luggage.
And Japan's largest maker of cash dispensers is developing new machines that
incorporate iris scanners. The first commercial biometric, a hand reader used by an
American firm to monitor employee attendance, was introduced in 1974. But only in the
past few years has the technology improved enough for the prices to drop sufficiently to
make them commercially viable. 'When we started four years ago, I had to explain to
everyone what a biometric is,' says one marketing expert. 'Now, there's much more
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You are preparing to give a presentation to your year group about Biometrics. Prepare
some notes to use as the basis of your talk.

For
Examiner's
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Make your points under each heading.

Characteristics involved in Biometrics

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Steps involved in the operation of Biometric Security System

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Purpose of the first commercial Biometric

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Reasons why the market for Biometric systems was dull in the 1970s

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Exercise 5
Read the following article about the Great Pyramids. Write a summary on the opposite page
of the problems the Great Pyramids face now and their causes.
Your summary should be about 100 words and no more than 120 words.
You should use your own words as far as possible.
Up to 6 marks are available for the content of your summary, and up to 4 marks for the style and
accuracy of your language.

The Great Pyramids

For all the Middle East and the Western world the pyramids and their guardian Sphinx have become symbols of
eternity.
But now no one is quite sure how long the pyramids- and Egypt's other antiquities- can last. Recently a leading
member of the Egyptian Antiquities Organisation was quoted as saying: All the monuments are endangered. If we
don't do something soon, in 100 years the paintings will be gone, and in 200 years the architecture will be gone.
All Egyptologists agree that the problems are getting worse- an analysis, which has precipitated an involved, confused
and bitter debate about the nature of conservation. The causes of the accelerated deterioration of structures that so far
managed to survive 4,500 years of sun, sand, wind and war are depressingly familiar: pressure of population, pollution
and perhaps most dangerous of all- the devastating effects of mass tourism.
The benefits of the building of the Aswan High Dam are undeniable. It controlled the flooding of the Nile, releasing
more land for agriculture and providing more water for irrigation. Yet the changes of water patterns have contributed
greatly to the problems of conservation. The imbalance in the stone of the monuments, which is now very salty, means
that the stone is now trying to drink water from below, like a wick or a sponge. But the water it is drinking is saltsaturated, so the level of the salt in the stone itself is increased. In the heat the water evaporates, leaving damaging
deposits of salt on the outside of the structures.
The problems of the underground water have been exacerbated by the presence of sewage leaking into the ground
from Cairo's inadequate drainage system. In 1900 Cairo had a population of around one million; today it is nearly 14
million, and there has been no appreciable expansion of the sewage system. The effects of airborne pollution are less
severe, but are certainly contributing to the eating away of the outside of the great pyramids. Fifty years ago, Cairo
was six miles distant but today the Giza suburb extends to the foot of the plateau itself. Traffic fumes combined with
emissions from the cement, steel and chemical industries from Helwan, an area which has become known to some
environmentalist as the Death triangle.
The contributing fascination held by Egypt- the only country to have a complete science named after it does nothing
to improve the situation. Archaeologists still arrive in droves, lured by what remains hidden. But the archaeologists are
vastly outnumbered by the hordes of tourists who come to Giza nearly two million last year alone. Every ancient
country has its tourist horror stories to tell, but Egypt has suffered more than the most.
If international rescue efforts are successful, the preservation of Nile Valley monument can act as a model for the rest
of the world's ancient structures. If it is not, then the world must resign itself to the fact that the great structures which
bejewel the planet will survive or not survive on an arbitrary basis, in a culture free-for-all conducted in an increasingly
hostile physical environment.

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Exercise 6

SECURE INSURANCE SERVICE LTD

Our company is expanding and are looking to recruit:
Trainee Sales Personnel
If you have some IGCSE passes under you belt, are keen and have a pleasing personality,
are aged between 16 and 21, we would like to hear from you.
We offer

A full training programme

Promotional prospects

A satisfactory starting salary while training

If you would like a challenge and are determined to succeed, please write with full details to:
The Human Resource Manager, Secure Insurance Services, Main Street, Male.
You have seen this job advertisement and would like to apply. Write a letter of application to the
manager of the company.
In your letter dont forget to

describe yourself and your qualifications

say why you think you are suitable

say when you are available for interview and when you would be ready to start

Your letter should be between 150 and 200 words long. Do not write an address.
You will receive up to 9 marks for the content of your letter, and up to 9 marks for the style
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Exercise 7
Many people believe that science has made life easier, but not everyone agrees with this view.
Here are some comments from people in your local area:

I think travel and communication

are fast and comfortable

Modern weapons have

made wars more terrible. Science is
responsible for it
I believe that because of
science we are able to
treat illnesses more
effectively
There is a great deal of noise and
pollution in modern life

Write an article for your local newspaper giving your views about the issue.
Your article should be between 150 and 200 words long.
The comments above may give you some ideas but you are free to use any ideas of your own.
You will receive up to 9 marks for the content of your article, and up to 9 marks for the style and
accuracy of your language.

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