PASSAGE II

Have you ever watched two dogs fighting? The scene is both interesting and terrifying. I once watched two dogs, Whisky and Sandy fighting. Whisky was a brown dog with white hair round his eyes. This made him look very fearful. He was often running after lizards and barking at strange things and visitors. Sandy, on the other hand, was a black dog with white legs and face. He was gentle and friendly to both adults and children.

When the fight started, everybody thought Sandy would be no match for Whisky. Whisky was the first to attack. He jumped up with his fore-legs raised, mouth wide open and gripped the back of Sandy‟s neck with his sharp teeth. Sandy went down with Whisky on top of him. Sandy played it cool as if he did not feel any pain. The spectators believed the more aggressive Whisky had won the fight.
Suddenly, the tide turned. Sandy got hold of one of Whisky‟s hind legs and bit hard as if breaking a bone. Whisky felt the pain and as he opened his mouth to yelp, Sandy broke free.
As Whisky was about to attack again Sandy jumped on his back and held his throat. Down he went on his back. The crowd then cheered, Sandy! San-dy!! San-dy!!!
Feeling very proud, Sandy released Whisky and he ran away with his tail between his legs. Sandy had won the fight.

The tide turned as used in the passage means ____________

A. the situation changed

B. it became windy

C. the weather became more violent

D. the fight became more violent

E. spectators changed their minds

SECTION B

From the list of words lettered A to E, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined in each sentence.

The traders agreed to pay extra money to the council.

A. tried

B. struggled

C. refused

D. remembered

E. wanted

The boxer displayed a high degree of bravery in the fight.

A. speed

B. cowardice

C. alertness

D. competence

E. skill

It is a fact that Zaibu often gives accurate answers to questions.

A. long

B. silly

C. interesting

D. quick

E. wrong

The students rejected the prefect chosen by the staff.

A. admired

B. advised

C. relied on

D. accepted

E. helped

SECTION C

In each of the following sentences a group of words has been underlined. Choose from the alternatives lettered
A to D the one that best explains the underlined words

At the end of the investigations the police said the hands of the accused were clean. This means _________________

A. police praised the accused for his neatness

B. accused was blameless

C. accused had washed his hands

D. police saw the accused's fingerprints.

E. police said the accused told the truth

'It's only 2 o'clock, Martin. You needn't go yet . This means that Martin _______________

A. doesn't go out

B. can't go yet

C. doesn't have to go yet

D. isn't going yet

E. doesn't want to go

He feared that his father would ask where he had been. This means that ______________.

A. he was afraid when his father asked him where he had been.

B. he would be afraid if his father asked him where he had been.

C. he was afraid of his father so he did not tell him where he had been.

D. he was afraid that his father would want to know where he had been.

E. he was frightened by the way his father asked him where he had been.

I don't like people who blow their own trumpet. This means I dislike people who __________________.

A. are noisy

B. are selfish

C. blow trumpets

D. are quarrelsome

E. are boastful

If Mantey had passed the examination his father would have bought him a present. This means Mantey ____________.

A. failed the examination so he had no present

B. did not usually do well in examination

C. would be given a present for being successful in the examination

D. usually received presents from his father after examinations

E. knew that his father would buy him a present to help pass examination.