STI MYANMAR UNIVERSITY (MANDALAY CAMPUS)
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING
PRE-UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, 2ND SEMESTER
AUGUST, 2024
BM 110E: ENGLISH FINAL EXAMINATION
STUDENT ID : _________________________________
EXAM DURATION : (2) hours
THIS PAPER HAS 5 PAGES including the cover sheet.
Instructions to Students:
• This exam paper includes FIVE Parts. Answer ALL Parts.
• Total mark of the exam paper is 85.
• Marks to individual questions are indicated in parentheses.
• Label with a page number to each answer sheet at the top or bottom right corner
uniformly.
• All answers must be written with a ballpoint pen (black or blue only). Writing with a
pencil is not allowed.
• Write neatly and legibly. It may not be possible to award marks where the writing is
very difficult to read.
• This is closed book exam with No authorized materials.
• After the invigilator has announced that the examination has started, write student ID
on the cover of the answer book or other sheet as distributed by the invigilator.
Failure to do so will mean that your work cannot be identified.
• At the end of the examination, hand over the answer book and examination paper to
the invigilator.
• Do NOT open this examination paper until you are told to do so, otherwise you
may be disqualified.
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Part I. Listening (Total 10 marks)
I. You are going to listen to Mrs. Crumble talking about her neigbor, Alfie. Read the
questions and answer. (1 mark each, Total 10 marks)
1. Where is Alfie's flat?
2. What’s Alfie’s full name?
3. Do Alfie and Mrs. Crumble speak to each other?
4. Has he got a job?
5. What does Alfie wear? What doesn't he wear?
6. What time does he go to bed and get up?
7. How many people are staying in Alfie's flat?
8. Has he got a girlfriend? Where does she live?
9. Why does he make so much noise? What's he doing right now?
10. What does Alfie think of Mrs. Crumble?
Part II. Reading (Total 20 marks)
Read the passage and answer these questions.
Wikipedia Vandals: Pros and Cons of Wikipedia
What do you do when you need to look something up? Go to the library? Open an
Encyclopedia? Click onto the internet? These days, most people go straight to Wikipedia, the
online Encyclopedia. But how reliable is it?
There's no denying the popularity and usefulness of Wikipedia. It attracts a massive 78 million
visitors every month, and the site is available in more than 270 different languages. It's one of
the most comprehensive resources available, and it's got much more information than an
ordinary encyclopedia. The site is updated on a daily basis by thousands of people around the
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world. Anyone with an internet connection can log on and edit the contents or add a new page.
And you don't need any formal training.
Of course, there are some controls. Wikipedia has a team of more than 1,500 administrators
who check for false information. And prime targets for malicious comments (such as politicians)
are off-limits to public editing. But with more than 16 million articles to keep an eye on, it isn't
easy. So, while Wikipedia benefits from being constantly updated with information from all over
the world, it's also open to "vandals".
Some of the damage is easy to notice. One prankster drew devil horns and a mustache on
Microsoft chairman Bill Gate's photo, while another edited Greek philosopher Plato's biography
to say he was a Hawaiian weatherman who is widely believed to have been a student of
‘Barney the Purple Dinosaur' and to have been deeply with fall influenced by his dog, Cutie."
But other things are harder to spot. The most common form of vandalism involves adding tiny
items of false information into the biography of a famous person. Incredibly, some of this
misinformation has appeared in newspapers, with The Daily Mail, The Guardian, and The
Independent all having fallen victim to the pranks. For example, in an obituary for British
comedian Sir Norman Wisdom, one newspaper claimed that he co-wrote Dame Vera Lynn's
wartime hit "There'll be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover". He did no such thing. And in
another article, it was reported that TV theme tune composer Ronnie Hazlehurst had written
the S Club 7 hit "Reach". Once again, not true.
So, if you're going to use any information from Wikipedia, make sure you double-check it first.
I. Read the article and find the answers to these questions.
(2 marks each, Total 10 marks)
1. How many different languages is the site available in?
2. How often is the site updated?
3. How many administrators are there?
4. Why are politicians off-limits to public editing?
5. What did one prankster do to an image of Bill Gates?
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II. Match the words in column A and their definitions in Column B.
(2 mark each, Total 10 marks)
Column A Column B
1. log on a. nasty, horrible, not nice, not
pleasant, designed to hurt others
2. malicious b. to watch something in order to
make sure it’s all right
3. keep an eye on c. a person who breaks or ruins things
for fun
4. a vandal d. a person who plays jokes on other
people, or who tricks people
5. a prankster e. to enter your username and
password in order to enter a
website
Part III. Grammar (Total 20 marks)
A. Rewrite the sentences in another way without changing their original meaning.
Follow the specific instructions provided for each sentence.
(2 marks each, Total 20 marks)
1. Could you close the door, please? (Use Would you mind.)
2. Workers aren’t allowed to leave before 5.30 p.m. (Use mustn’t.)
3. It is a good idea to get a weekend job to save up for a holiday. (Start the sentence with
You should…………)
4. You should set an alarm. You have to get up early tomorrow. (Use You’d better in the
first sentence.)
5. Don’t forget to write down your secret code. (Use Make sure to.)
6. Susan worked as a school teacher. Previously, she used to be an officer. (Connect the
sentences by using Before.)
7. Gold has been used to make ornamental objects and fine jewelry for thousands of
years. (Change into for + V-ing form.)
8. Please take off your shoes before you enter the room. (Put the object between two-
word verbs.)
9. Would you mind not putting your garbage here? (Use Could you.)
10. Don’t forget to recharge the battery before it dies. (Rewrite the sentence with the
infinitive verb.)
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Part IV. Vocabulary (Total 20 marks)
A. Choose the correct option of words or phrases to complete the following sentences.
(2 marks each, Total 20 marks)
1. I don't know why he hangs (over/ out) with James; they've got nothing in common.
2. We don't (visit to/ go to) the cinema very often these days.
3. Nancy didn't send a (celebration/ card) or gift when it was Smith’s birthday.
4. Potential buyers browse the (website/keyboard) and get in touch with you directly if
they're interested.
5. I usually just drag and (drop/click) files to attach them to messages.
6. When you come in, please (hang up/ hang on) your coat on the hook near the door.
7. He was (put away/thrown out) of 14 schools in 11 years.
8. (Internet dropouts/ Net evaders) live in households with Internet connections and can
ask a family member to send messages or conduct research for them.
9. As (World Wide Web/GPS) becomes more and more mainstream, the ability to navigate
through new neighborhoods has become a lot easier.
10. My back ached from carrying a thirty-five-pound (luggage/backpack) around for a week.
Part V. Writing (Total 15 marks)
Write an essay from 200 to 250 words by using all the notes and give reasons for your point
of view.
Is it better to spend more of your free time with your family or friends?
Notes
Things to write about
1. Different types of activities and interests
2. How busy your family is
3. Your own idea
*****End of Questions*****
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