UEC English JM1

UEC English 1

by Liz Chai

​UEC Junior Middle

PART 1: Subjective Questions (40%)

• ​Composition (20%)

• ​Summary Writing (10%)

• ​Cloze Test (10%)

PART 2: Multiple Choice Questions (60%)

• ​Comprehension (20%)

• ​Forms and Functions (5%)

• ​Closest in Meaning (10%)

• ​Structure and Usage (25%)

​Question 1

​Choose words that have the closest in meaning to the underlined words.

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Coach: Shamsul, I know you have a (a)passion for success. What I want to know is whether you're willing to sacrifice your time for the game.

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Shamsul: Sure, coach. I'm willing to (b)do my best.

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Coach: Good. You must make sure that you're here, (c)come rain or shine.

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Shamsul: You have my word, coach.

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Multiple Choice

Coach: Shamsul, I know you have a (a)passion for success. What I want to know is whether you're

willing to sacrifice your time for the game.

Shamsul: Sure, coach. I'm willing to (b)do my best.

Coach: Good. You must make sure that you're here, (c)come rain or shine.

Shamsul: You have my word, coach.

• strong desire to win

• strong desire to play

• strong desire to help

• strong desire to practice

Multiple Choice

Coach: Shamsul, I know you have a (a)passion for success. What I want to know is whether you're

willing to sacrifice your time for the game.

Shamsul: Sure, coach. I'm willing to (b)do my best.

Coach: Good. You must make sure that you're here, (c)come rain or shine.

Shamsul: You have my word, coach.

• get to the top

• practice often

• perform better

• try as hard as I can

Multiple Choice

Coach: Shamsul, I know you have a (a)passion for success. What I want to know is whether you're

willing to sacrifice your time for the game.

Shamsul: Sure, coach. I'm willing to (b)do my best.

Coach: Good. You must make sure that you're here, (c)come rain or shine.

Shamsul: You have my word, coach.

• fully prepared

• when it rains or shines

• despite whatever happens

• although the weather is bad

Multiple Choice

QUESTION 2

Let's watch ______ show than this one. It's getting kind of boring.

• as exciting as

• a most exciting

• an exciting

• a more exciting

Multiple Choice

QUESTION 3

Andy : I failed my Maths test again this month.

San : _____________ (To advise)

• You had better go for Maths tuition.

• You should have asked me to help you.

• Try again.

• Don't worry.

Multiple Choice

QUESTION 4

“____________ wallet is this? I found it on the floor,” asked Mr. Ng to the class.

• Who

• Whose

• Whom

• Which

Multiple Choice

QUESTION 5

My late grandfather _________ a police officer.

• are

• was

• am

• is

​QUESTION 6

​Jerry is the son of a wealthy businessman. One Tuesday afternoon, his chauffeur surprisingly did not (a)______ up to fetch him home from school. Jerry paced up and (b)_____ impatiently for half an hour. Just when he had (c)_____ to take a bus home by himself, a white Mazda drove (d)______ . Two burly men wearing dark sunglasses were in it. Jerry did not like the (e)______ they peered at him intently from their car. Before he could say (f)______ , one of the men got out of the car quickly.

​Fill in the blanks with suitable word(s).

Multiple Choice

QUESTION 7(a)

Evan is (a)______ tennis coach. He teaches (b)______ tennis to (c)______ students of my school. He is (d)______ extremely good coach.

• a

• an 

• the

• -

Multiple Choice

QUESTION 7(b)

Evan is (a)______ tennis coach. He teaches (b)______ tennis to (c)______ students of my school. He is (d)______ extremely good coach.

• a

• an 

• the

• N/A

Multiple Choice

QUESTION 7(c)

Evan is (a)______ tennis coach. He teaches (b)______ tennis to (c)______ students of my school. He is (d)______ extremely good coach.

• a

• an 

• the

• N/A

Multiple Choice

QUESTION 7(d)

Evan is (a)______ tennis coach. He teaches (b)______ tennis to (c)______ students of my school. He is (d)______ extremely good coach.

• a

• an 

• the

• N/A

Multiple Choice

QUESTION 8

Mary felt ______ when the stranger started asking her for her name and address.

• depressed

• uneasy

• careful

• weird

Fill in the Blanks

​QUESTION 10

​Replace the highlighted word(s) with their synonyms.

​A tiger has a strong body which is brownish with black stripes on it. It has a long tail. Its padded feet have sharp claws. There are four teeth, two in the upper jaw and two in the lower, which are much larger and longer than the rest. The tiger belongs to the cat family. It looks like a big cat. The tigers are generally found in the forests. It is fond of blood and flesh. It is a very cruel and ferocious wild animal. In India, tiger-killing has been prohibited by the government.