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SENIOR FIVE FINAL EXAM Paper 2 “L”
Time allowed: 2hs
SECTION A: Reading Comprehension
Read the text and circle the correct option, true (T) or false (F).

Red is for Winners

British anthropologists Russell Hill and Robert Barton of the University of Durham have studied
the results of one-on-one boxing, tae kwon do, Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling matches
at the Olympic Games. Their study shows that when a competitor is equally matched with an opponent
in fitness and skill, the athlete wearing red is more likely to win.
Hill and Barton report that when one contestant is much better than the other, colour has no
effect on the result. However, when there is only a small difference between them, the colour is sufficient
to tip the balance. The anthropologists say that the number of times red wins is not simply by chance,
but that these results are statistically significant.
Joanna Setchell, a primate researcher at the University of Cambridge, has found similar results
in nature. She studies the large African monkeys known as mandrills. Mandrills have bright red noses
that stand out against their white faces. Setchell’s work shows that the dominant males - the ones who
are more successful with females - have a brighter red nose than other males.
Setchell says that the finding that red also has an advantage in human sporting events does not
surprise her and she adds that the “idea of the study is very clever.”
Hill and Barton got the idea for their research because of the role that the colour red plays in the
animal world. “Red seems to be the colour, across species, that signals male dominance,” Barton says.
They thought that “there might be a similar effect in humans.” Setchell agrees: “As Hill and Barton say,
humans redden when we are angry and go pale when we’re scared. These are very important signals to
other individuals.”
Another study demonstrates the effect of red among birds. In an experiment, scientists put red
plastic rings on the legs of male zebra finches. Zebra finches already have bright red beaks, so this
study suggests that, as with Olympic athletes, an extra flash of red is significant. In fact, researchers
from the University of Glasgow say that the birds’ brightly coloured beaks are an indicator of health.
Jonathan Blount, a biologist, says that females of many species choose to mate with the flashiest males.
Now, Blount and his colleagues think they have found proof that bright red or orange beaks attract
females because they mean that the males are healthier. Nothing in nature is simple, however, because
in species such as the blue footed booby, a completely different colour seems to give the male birds the
same advantage.
Meanwhile, what about those athletes who win in their events while wearing red? Do their
clothes give them an unintentional advantage? Robert Barton accepts that “that is the implication” of
their findings. Is it time for sports authorities to consider new regulations on sports clothing?
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1. Colour red produces an effect on the result even when a contestant is a lot better
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than the other.
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2. Researcher Setchell stated that male mandrills preferred females with brightly T F
red noses.
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3. Hill and Barton argue that animals and humans react differently to colours. T F

4. According to scientists, red is also associated with bird’s health. T F 3rd

5. The writer suggests that the colour red can give athletes an advantage. T F
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SECTION B: Language in Use
I) Read the passage below. Choose the correct option for each gap and write it in the box.

Why so clumsy?
What makes 1)_____ person have more accidents than another? Most people would say
that it’s to do with taking risks. But is taking risks really a matter of choice?
Some experts believe that whether 2)_____ not you take risks in life has to do with your
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their first child, and so first-born children tend to grow up taking fewer risks and being more only
cautious. Parents are often more relaxed with a second or third child, so these children tend to take
more risks. 1st
4)_____why do children tend to be more accident-prone than adults? During childhood and
adolescence, the body grows very quickly. There seem to be periods in these years when our brain
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and body are at different stages of development. Our arms are longer than the brain thinks they
are, so we knock things over; our legs are longer than the brain believes, so we trip over 5)_____.
Another explanation has been offered by scientists in Spain 6)_____have found a possible 3rd
link between the number of hours a child watches TV and how accident-prone they are. The
research suggests that the more time a child spends watching TV, the less they are developing
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their physical co-ordination skills.7)_____a child doesn’t run around a lot, they don’t begin to
understand that the world is full of physical risk. Watching cartoons and action adventure films
doesn’t help either. It gives the child a false sense of how the world works and how 8)_____ danger
it contains.
Some studies have also shown that left-handed people are more accident-prone than right-
handed people. Why the difference? 9)_____ knows for sure. One theory is that we live in a right-
handed world and everything is made 10)_____right-handed people for right-handed people.
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1. ___ A. a B. the C. - D. An
2. ___ A. or B. either C. neither D. both
3. ___ A. careful B. more careful C. more carefully D. less careful
4. ___ A. Therefore B. In addition to C. And D. But
5. ___ A. easy B. less easy C. easily D. less easily
6. ___ A. which B. whose C. who D. when
7. ___ A. Unless B. If C. Whether D. Providing
8. ___ A. few B. little C. many D. much
9. ___ A. No one B. Everyone C. Each one D. None
10. ___ A. of B. on C. in D. by

II) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form. Use modals if necessary.
Pizza with a Pedigree
There is pizza – and there is Pizza Napoletana. The two have as much in common as
virgin olive oil has with generic cooking oil. Recently, authentic Pizza Napoletana
(1)____________ (join) the elite group of European Union–certified food and drink products. In
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order to qualify for this list, these food products had (2) ____________ (meet) very strict criteria.
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Once a product (3) ____________ (grant) Guaranteed Traditional Speciality status, other
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similar products are not allowed to use the same name. If your Champagne (4) ____________
(not/come) from that particular region of France, for example, you (5) ____________ (not/ call) it 2nd
“champagne”. But be warned: it takes longer to read the EU specifications for “real” Pizza
Napoletana than it does to make one. 3rd

Pizza (6) ____________ (have) a long history in Italy. The word “pizza” (7)____________,
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(use) for the first time in an AD 997 manuscript from Gaeta, a southern Italian town. A millennium
later, in 1997, political groups in northern Italy tried to boycott pizza – it (8)____________
(become) a symbol of their rivals in the south. Perhaps they should accept that Pizza Napoletana
(9) ____________ (grow) in popularity and it is here to stay. Nowadays tourists from all over the
world enjoy (10) ____________ (eat) an authentic Pizza Napoletana when they come to both
Northern and Southern Italy!
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III) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
You must use the word given and cannot change it.

1. I’ll give you a call if I’m not busy this afternoon. (UNLESS)
___________________________________________________________________________you.
2. I was born in that house. (WHERE)
That’s_________________________________________________________________________.
3. Helen is still working on the school project she started a month ago. (FOR)
Helen_________________________________________________________________________.
4. “Have you worked on a newspaper before?” the manager asked me. (KNOW)
The __________________________________________________________________________.
5. I’d like to have an unlimited budget and invite all my friends to my wedding. But I don’t. (WOULD)
_______________________________________________________all my friends to my wedding.
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6. My sister has always watched English films without subtitles. (USED) only
My sister_________________________________________________English films with subtitles.
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7. I’m sure mum isn’t at the sports centre. (NOT)
Mum__________________________________________________________at the sports centre. 2nd

8. Matson suffered from a snakebite on his trip to Africa. (TRAVELLED)

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If______________________________________________________________bitten by a snake.
9. “No, I didn’t drop litter on the street,” the passer-by said. (DENIED)
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The passer-by____________________________________________________ litter on the street.
10. We got a famous designer to make our graduation gowns. (HAD)
We ____________________________________________________________a famous designer.

SECTION C: Writing
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Choose ONE of the following and write about 150 words. only

1. You have decided to enter a short story competition. The competition rules say that the story 1st
must begin or end with these words:
"I was sitting on a bench when I heard someone crying."
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2. A friend of yours hosts a blog where different topics are discussed. He has asked you to
contribute with your opinion on this month's topic: “Technology". Write an essay giving your
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opinion about the following statement:
"Texting is making our spelling worse. Do you agree?"
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