S2 Standardised Lesson_ Critical Reading 2

S2 Standardised Lesson_ Critical Reading 2

Multiple Choice

A good employer will teach and motivate you to do your best. A company or organisation needs good employees; so an employer would select the ones with brains and initiative and who are also hard working. He is also one with patience and the wisdom to accept his employees’ failure and give them another chance. He will guide but not do the work for them. If an employee is unable to do some work, he should be trained so that he acquires the necessary skill. As the saying goes “Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for life!” So when you enter the workforce, look for an employer who is a hard taskmaster and who expects nothing but the best because that is the fastest way up the ladder of success.

• How to be a better employee

• Characteristics of a good employer

• Benefits of having a good employer

• Differences between employers and employees

Multiple Choice

Birds are the most visible wildlife and so they are great indicators of how healthy our environment is. When they face extinction, our survival is also at stake. The biggest threat to birds is the loss of their natural habitat due to human activity. Thus, conservation efforts are vital to look after wild areas and also set up sanctuaries for both local species and migratory birds. Langkawi, the Hornbill Island of the World, has 221 bird species along its coast and in the forested interior. Large areas of lush natural vegetation are protected and a geopark encourages eco tourism activities. Tangung Tuan, Port Dickson has a gazetted forest reserve and is the spot for the annual migratory raptor watch. We have to care for our feathered friends.

• Birds may become extinct due to the loss of their natural habitat

• Large areas of lush natural vegetation in Langkawi are protected for 221 species of birds

• Conservation efforts are vital to look after wild areas for birds and also set up bird sanctuaries

• Birds are the most visible wildlife and so they are great indicators of how healthy our environment is

Multiple Choice

Dengue fever is caused by a virus from the Aedes mosquito. The common practice to eradicate the mosquito is fogging. There are also experiments to introduce genetically modified male mosquitoes to decimate the mosquito population. Residents are fined if larvae are found in stagnant water around their premises. However two great breeding areas that are overlooked are the roof gutters and porch tops where water is trapped if drain outlets are clogged. The onus责任 is on the Building Authority to determine premises are safe and fit for occupation. A housing byelaw must be passed to ensure that buildings do not have such areas that can trap water. Until this stipulation规定 is put into effect, it will be a losing battle against this illness.

• Dengue fever is caused by a virus carried by the Aedes mosquito

• The preventive methods used at present to fight dengue fever are not effective

• We are fighting a losing battle against the deadly dengue illness

• The Building Authority must determine premises are safe and fit for occupation

Multiple Choice

Rules and Regulations of Sinkai Arts Contest :-

This contest is only open to Malaysian citizens.

Employees of Sinkai Arts group and their immediate families are not allowed to enter.

Participants may submit as many entries as possible, but only official entry forms may be used.

Photocopies of entry forms are not acceptable.

The judges’ decision is final.

No correspondence will be entertained.

Each winner is entitled to only one prize.

• Participants may contact the judges

• Only Malaysians can enter this contest

• It is possible to photocopy the entry form

• Participants may send in only one entry form

Multiple Choice

Litigation 诉讼 is not always the only or best way to resolve conflicts. Meditation offers an alternative approach and it is one that can be quite efficient and successful. Meditation can be faster, less expensive, and can lead to creative solutions not always possible in a court of law. Additionally, meditation focuses on mutually acceptable solutions, rather than on winning or losing.

This paragraph best supports the idea that

• there is too much reliance on litigation in our society

• litigation is expensive, slow, and limited by its reliance on following the letter of the law

• mediation is the best way to resolve a crisis

• mediation can be an effective way to resolve conflicts