Deyi Sec 4NA EL Prelims P2 2023_Insert.pdf

Name: DEYI SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARYEXAMINATION2023SecondaryFour Normal (Academic) ENGLISHLANGUAGE 1190/02 Paper2–Comprehension 04AUGUST2023Insert 0810–1000h1hour 50min READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRST ThisInsertcontainsText1,Text2,Text3andText4. ThisQuestionPaperconsistsof 6printedpages.

2 [TurnoverSECTIONA Studytheposter(Text 1)andtheextractfromablog(Text 2)andanswerQuestions1─4intheQuestionPaper. Text 1isapostertakenfromawebsite. AdaptedfromInternationalInstituteofInnovationandTechnology Text 2istakenfromablog. The environmental clock is ticking. The more time we remain inactive, the moreprobableit isthatpoor air quality will cause irreversible damage to us and our surroundings. It is dangerous as airpollutionaffectsour mental health, agricultureor evenwater. Local airpollutionproblemsneedtoberesolved here and now. Local governments need to take immediate action – install airmonitoringsystems,analysethedata,andfinallyintroduceprogrammessuchascreatingcar-freeareas,fundinggreen energy sources, or developing eco- and user-friendly public transportation that will fight thelocal airpollutionproblems.Ifnot,wewill faceagloomyfuture.

3 Adaptedfromhttps://airly.org/en/blog/ SECTIONB Text 3 The text below describes a veterinarian who is visiting a case on a farmbeing confronted by thefarmer’sdog. ReaditcarefullyandanswerQuestions5─14intheQuestionPaper. 1 I had had about enough. During the farmer’s eulogy 1 I had been distractedlyscratching the cow’s tail and had soiled my hand in the process. Mustering theremainsofmydignityInoddedtoMrBailes. 2 “Well,Imustbeonmyway.DoyoumindifIgointothehousetowashmyhands?” 3 “Yougorightin,”hereplied,“Themissuswill getyousomehotwater.” 5 4 Walking back down the field the cruel injustice of the thing bore down on meincreasingly. I wanderedasinadreamthroughthegateandacrosstheroad. Beforeenteringthealleybetweenthewalls,Iglancedintothegarden.Itwasempty.Shufflingbeside the rough stones, I sank deeper into my misery. There was no doubt I hademerged from that episode seeming completely incompetent. No matter where Ilooked,Icouldn'tseeagleamoflight. 10 5 It seemedtotakealongtimetoreachtheendofthewall andIwasabouttoturnrighttowardsthedoor of thefarmkitchenwhenfrommyleft I heardthesuddenrattleofachainthenaroaringcreaturelauncheditselfatme,bayed 2 once,mightily,intomyfaceandwasgone. 15 6 ThistimeI thought myheart wouldstop. WithmydefencesattheirlowestIwasinnostate to withstand Shep. I had quite forgotten that Mrs. Bailesoccasionallytetheredhiminthekennel at theentrancetodiscourageunwelcomevisitors, andasI half layagainst the wall, the blood thundering in my ears, I looked dully at the long coil ofchainonthecobbles. 20 7 I havenotimefor peoplewholosetheir temperwithanimals,butsomethingsnappedinmymindthen.All myfrustrationburstfrommeinatorrentofincoherentshouts,andI grabbedthechainandbegantopull onitfrenziedly.Thatdogwhichhadtorturedmewas there in that kennel. For once I knewwhere to get at himand this time, I wasgoingtohavethematter