Questions 9 15 are based on the following passage.

What is punctuality? It means never being late for 9 event. It means that we arrive on the
appointed time.

The student who has 10 the habit of being punctual arrives at the school early. He or she
has the time to prepare 11 the days lessons and is ready for the teacher. Many years of schooling
12 students to instil the habit of being punctual. It is a form of discipline we 13 from the school. But
what is important is we must carry this habit into our adulthood. Once we leave school, we may
forget 14 good habit like not waking up early, taking our own sweet time to get ready or maybe late
for appointments. We are slowly losing the habit of being punctual. 15, if you are a student, train
yourself to be punctual and stick to this excellent habit all your life.

9 A any 1 A yield
3

B few B delve

C many C inquire

D some D acquire

1 A motivated 1 A those
0 4

B cultivated B these

C eliminated C this

D accumulated D that

1 A of 1 A Besides
1 5

B for B Yet

C over C So
 D about D As

1 A helping
2

B helps

C helped

D help

Questions 9 to 15 are based on the following passage. Choose the best and fill in each blank.

The modem is one of the main devices used to access the Internet, especially in the
home. The word modem is [9]_________ from a combination of the words
modulation and demodulation. The history of the modem goes [10]_________ to
the 1950s with the first system developed by the North American air defence to
transmit data over public switched telephone network. In 1962, the first
[11]_________ modem was manufactured - the Bell 103 by AT&T. It was the first
modem with full-duplex transmission, frequency shift keying and had a speed of 300
bits per second. Over the next 15 years, [12]_________ efforts were to make the
modem transmit data at a higher rate. To accomplish this, the telephone system
required some improvements. As it was, due to mutual interference of signals being
attenuated at various rates through the system, there was a [13]________ of data
symbols. To compensate for this, equalizers had to be applied to the telephone lines.
By 1984, the modem was able to transmit data at 9.6 kilobits per second [kbps] over
a single-pair circuit on the telephone system. Further improvements increased the
modem speed and [14]__________ the 56K modem connection invented in 1996,
there was a new set of standards. [15]_________ speeds continue to push the
capacity of the telephone system. With the availability of broadband services, new
digital modems are able to transmit data in excess of one megabit a second, and
many have wireless capability, which has made surfing the Internet smoother and
Questions 9 to 15 are based on the following passage. Choose the best and fill in each blank.

Butter is one of the oldest diet known to man, and one of the most commonly used. Yet
strangely enough, in ancient times butter was not used as food in many parts of the world!
13. A smear C smear
The Hindus 9 butter as a
sacrifice in their worship. The Greeks and the ed
B smears D smearing
Romans did not eat butter, but used it as a
10 for injuries to the skin. They believed the 14. A at C of
9. A derive C derived
soot on burnt butter was good for sore eyes! B with D through
B derives D deriving
The Romans 11 it as an ointment
15. A Such C The
for theAskin
10. backand hair. C away
B Those D These
B far D off
In Spain, as late as 300 years ago, butter ____12____ in medicine shops only. When
11.
butter wascommerce
A eaten in early Ctimes,
commercial
it was only eaten by a few people 13 it was never eaten
B commerciali D commercially
when fresh. It was stored in a melted condition for many years. In fact, there were some people
14 ze
specially valued butter that was held more than a hundred years!
12. A Today,
manybutter has C more important. It____15
remained a fine energy food, and is quickly
B much D most
and easily digested. It also has staying qualities, which means that it stays in the stomach long
enough to provide energy that is needed during the work period between meals.

9 A offered 13 A or
B featured B and
C submitted C while
D suggested D unless

10 A healing 14 A who
B remedy B whom
C recovery C whose
D solution D which

11 A used 15 A is
B uses B are
C were using C was
D have used D were

12 A are found
B was found
C had been found
D has been found