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ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1127/02

SECONDARY 2 EXPRESS

MID-YEAR EXAMINATION 2010

Paper 2 Comprehension  29 April 2010

  1 hour 30 m!u"#$

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Wrie +o$r name) %lass an! in!e, n$m#er on he Ans'er Paper( Ans'er %&& -$esions(.ea/e a spa%e o& o!# line #e'een +o$r ans'ers o #%'h (%r" o& a -$esion) e(*(#e'een 1)%* an! 1)+*(.ea/e a spa%e o& a leas "hr## lines a&er +o$r %omplee! ans'er o ea%h ,ho -$esion(Wrie +o$r ans'ers on he separae Ans'er Papers pro/i!e!(

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There are man+ #ea$i&$l hin*s a#o$ #ein* an Ameri%an &an o& men6s Worl! C$pso%%er 7 &oremos amon* hem is i*noran%e( The %omm$ni+ in 'hi%h +o$ 'ere raise!!i! no *aher aro$n! he ele/ision se e/er+ &o$r +ears &or a soli!) #reahless monh(8o$r %o$nr+ has ne/er 'on( 8o$ %an pi%" 'hae/er eam +o$ li"e an! roo &or i

'iho$ shame or &ear( 8o$ ha/e no #een in!o%rinae! ino $n'ane!7+e7ines%apa#leri#al lo+alies #+ +o$r so%%er7%rae! %o$nr+men( 8o$ are an amae$r) in he p$ressense o& he 'or!(

Some sa+ ha he Worl! C$p is he onl+ r$l+ inernaional sporin* e/en on heplane( To hese people) he Ol+mpi%s) 'ih heir o/er'helmin* %l$er o& #o$i-$eahlei%s simpl+ !o no maer in he same 'a+( The 'orl! o& he Worl! C$p is he oneman+ 'an o li/e in( One %anno resis he apolii%al !ispla+ o& naional %hara%erisi%s)he r#9#&%"o! o& !eep h$man &la's an! $ne,pe%e! *reaness) or he &a% ha enirenaions 'al" o&& he :o# or 'a"e $p a 3 a(m( o 'a%h men "i%" a #all(

There are %o$nries ha ha/e r$l+ m$lira%ial s-$a!s ; Fran%e) En*lan!) an! he

Unie! Saes ; 'hile oher eams are enirel+ #lon! or Asian or .ain Ameri%an( ASlo/a"ian +re salesman) an Ialian %op) or a

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The $n!erl+in* reli*io$s -$ali+ or in&l$en%e in so%%er r$ns espe%iall+ !eep in Worl!C$p +ears( Teams &rom a%ross he *lo#e 'o!9#r6# on he hos naion in somehin* o& an $narme!) ahlei% %r$sa!e( As in he Cr$sa!es) he hos naion en!s o repel hem(There6s a 'eir! po'er in home7eam a!/ana*e( Hoss &in! a le/el o& s$%%ess!isproporionae o heir alens on paper) ri$mphin* o/er sron*er eams) as i& e,erin* a *ra/iaional p$ll on he *ame) %a$sin* i o #e pla+e! he 'a+ he+ 'an o

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From paragraph 7 

9( Wh+ !o man+ people ha/e a ne*ai/e impression o& he *ame o& so%%er 1

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8o$r s$mmar+) 'hi%h m$s #e in %onin$o$s 'riin*) no noe &orm) m$s no #emore han 130 'or!s Jno %o$nin* he 'or!s *i/en o help +o$ #e*inK(

Be*in +o$r s$mmar+ as &ollo's@

The *ame o& so%%er has s$%h a pop$lar appeal 'orl!'i!e as

 

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From paragraph 1

1( Wha !o so%%er &ans !o !$rin* he Worl! C$p season 1

Th# 6%"h#r %rou! "h# "#$o! )"o roo" or "h# "#%m "h# %r# $u((or"!6*or % $o&; +r#%"h$$ mo!"h8

Or  Th# o&&o, "h# $o''#r 6%m#$ 9#r '&o$#& or "h# #!"r# $#%$o!8

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From paragraph 4

Wha is he =$n&air si$aion? Jline 31K presene! in he 'orl! o& %l$# so%%er 1

&&o!%r#$ %r# u$!6 "h#r ,#%&"h "o orm $o''#r '&u+$ 'om(r$!6 o "h#+#$" (&%#r$ ! or#r "o 'om(#"# ,"h o"h#r ,#%&"h (#o(

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  10 =8

8o$r s$mmar+) 'hi%h m$s #e in %onin$o$s 'riin*) no noe &orm) m$s no #emore han 130 'or!s Jno %o$nin* he 'or!s *i/en o help +o$ #e*inK(

Be*in +o$r s$mmar+ as &ollo's@

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The *ame o& so%%er has s$%h a pop$lar appeal 'orl!'i!e as

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1( o some) i is e/er+hin* ha reli*ionsho$l! #e(

o some) i em#o!ies represens 'hareli*ion sho$l! #e(

2( I is he so$r%e o& an in&iniel+

rene'a#le s$ppl+ o& hope)Jo%%asionall+ mira%$lo$s(K

I pro/i!es a limiless &eelin* o& 

e,pe%aion 'hi%h is $na#le o #e!eplee! an! someimes ine,pli%a#le(

3( I is *o/erne! #+ simple r$les hae/er+one %an &ollo'(

I has $n%ompli%ae! r$les 'hi%h areeas+ o &ollo'

4( So%%er6s la's are la's o& e-$ali+) non7/iolen%e an! resrain(

an! 'hi%h promoe &airness) non7/iolen%e an! %onrol(

5( Either/or. If a student has oth! onl" award 1 point.

The+ are &ree o #e reinerpree! a he!is%reion o& a reasona#le ar#ier

or Wha he re&eree sa+s *oes) no maer ho' #laanl+ in /iolaion o& prin%ipleshis !e%ision ma+ #e(

 A &air re&eree %an %onsr$e he r$lesa%%or!in* o his 'ill(

The re&eree has he &inal sa+) e/en i& his!e%ision is o#/io$sl+ $nr$e or $n&air(

( There is an $n!erl+in* reli*io$s -$ali+or in&l$en%e in so%%er(

There is an inrinsi% reli*io$s in&l$en%e inso%%er(

( JIn Worl! C$p +earsK) hoss &in! a le/elo& s$%%ess !isproporionae o heiralens on paper) Jri$mphin* o/ersron*er eams) as i& e,erin* a*ra/iaional p$ll on he *ame) %a$sin*i o #e pla+e! he 'a+ he+ 'an o

pla+) as i&