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    Pendulum clocks showed the hours more exactly than earlier clocks because the weight on the pendulum could be adjusted to speed up or slow down the clock. About 40 years later, minute and second hands were added to some clocks. Grandfather clocks are in high demand today but are usually very expensive and require more space than other clock styles.

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    Pendulum clocks showed the hours more exactly than earlier clocks because the weight on the pendulum could be adjusted to speed up or slow down the clock. About 40 years later, minute and second hands were added to some clocks. Grandfather clocks are in high demand today but are usually very expensive and require more space than other clock styles.

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    Pendulum clocks showed the hours more exactly than earlier clocks because the weight on the pendulum could be adjusted to speed up or slow down the clock. About 40 years later, minute and second hands were added to some clocks. Grandfather clocks are in high demand today but are usually very expensive and require more space than other clock styles.

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    Pendulum clocks showed the hours more exactly than earlier clocks because the weight on the pendulum could be adjusted to speed up or slow down the clock. About 40 years later, minute and second hands were added to some clocks. Grandfather clocks are in high demand today but are usually very expensive and require more space than other clock styles.

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    ENGLISH Time Allowed: (1:30) Hours

    ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

    I. Read the passage.


    Pendulum clocks showed the hours more exactly than earlier clocks, since the weight on the
    pendulum could be moved up or down to make the clock go faster or slower. About forty years
    later, minute and second hands were put on some clocks. Grandfather clocks are very much in
    demand again today. They are usually very expensive, however and require more space than other
    styles of clocks.
    As people began to go to more places and do more things, they were more interested in
    knowing the correct time. By 1900, almost every house had a clock, and nearly every well-
    dressed gentleman wore a watch on a chain in his vest pocket.
    Today, of course, we have electric clocks that keep giving the right time until they are
    unplugged or the electricity goes off. Scientists have invented clocks that look like large machines
    and tell the correct time to a split second.
    The most modern electric clocks for home use do not have faces or hands. These clocks are
    called digital clocks, and they tell the time with a set of numerals which appear in a little window.
    (A) Write the correct word or words to complete each sentence. (5 marks)
    (1) The hours ……… more exactly by pendulum clocks than earlier clocks.
    (2) Minute and ………. were put on some clocks about forty years later the invention
    of pendulum clocks.
    (3) ……… require more space than other styles of clocks.
    (4) Clocks that look like large machines ………. by scientists.
    (5) Digital clocks are the modern electric clocks that ……… faces or hands.
    (B) Answer each question in one sentence. (5 marks)
    (6) Why did pendulum clocks show the hours more exactly than earlier clocks?
    (7) When were some clocks designed with the minute and second hands?
    (8) Why were people more interested in knowing the correct time?
    (9) What did nearly every well-dressed gentleman wear by 1900?
    (10) How do the digital clocks tell the time?
    II. Fill in each numbered blank with a word from the list given. (10 marks)
    Write down only the number of the blank and the word that fills it.
    able by is off there
    and can materials quality They
    and for need robots up
    and human number their working
    Computers are very reliable; they can work – (1) – a long time without breaking down.
    This – (2) – because they have no moving parts. Robots – (3) – lots of moving parts. They have
    motors – (4) – gearboxes which move and can wear out, - (5) – they need people to maintain them
    like – (6) – other machine. Eventually, robots will probably be – (7) – to service and mend each
    other. However, - (8) – are generally predictable, precise and untiring in – (9) – their work. Used
    correctly, they can improve the – (10) – of products, as they do not have “ – (11) –“ days. They
    can also bring savings in – (12) – and energy.
    Human workers now have the – (13) – of hours they work each day limited – (14) – law.
    The law also protects them from – (15) – in dangerous conditions. In special factories, robots –
    (16) – work happily for 24 hours a day. – (17) – work on through the night while their – (18) –
    supervisor are at home in bed. If – (19) – were any problems, the robots could ring – (20) – the
    supervisor and ask for help.
    III. Write the appropriate words of groups of words to complete the sentences and lines of
    verse. (5 marks)
    (1) A year is the length of time the earth takes to ……… the sun one time.
    (2) ……… works like a watch that runs slow.
    (3) Before using striped candles, people used ………. to help them measure the passage of
    time.
    (4) Yes, I like a bridge –
    Just any ……… of bridge at all.
    (5) It fell to ………., I knew not where.
    IV Give complete answers to these questions. (5 marks)
    (1) How did Julius Caesar make the Egyptian calendar right?
    (2) What is the general purpose of self-service store?
    (3) What distinguishes robots from ‘less intelligent’ machines?
    V Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence that
    is given. (10 marks)
    (1) His father beat him for not attending classes regularly.
    He ……………………………………………………. .
    (2) Why have they moved your table?
    Why …………………………….. .
    (3) No one locked the door yesterday.
    The door ………………………… .
    (4) Han Zaw Tun is so obedient that every teacher likes him.
    Han Zaw Tun …………………………………………… .
    (5) My headache was so bad that I could not think straight.
    I had such …………………………………………….. .
    (6) Every Myanmar girl likes flowers.
    There is …………………………. .
    (7) All houses in this quarter have vegetable gardens.
    There is no ……………………………………… .
    (8) Father went to work. He did not eat anything.
    Without ……………………………………. .
    (9) Mya Mya attended the party. She was not invited.
    Without ………………………………………….
    (10) Kyaw Kyaw studied his lesson and then he went out.
    After Kyaw Kyaw ………………………………….
    VI Using the prompts given, write a very short paragraph on the following. (10 marks)
    Self-service supermarkets
    - shops – stores – supermarkets provide facilities – self-service
    - number – self-service supermarkets – increased enormously – last few years
    - general purpose – provide goods attractively – hygienically – perfect condition
    - customer – serve herself – pay – goods – minimum – delay
    - difficulties – organizers – self-service store – display – great number – goods –
    minimum space – covering – anything
    - purposes – display – many devices – used – long lengths – adjustable shelves – rotating
    circular shelves – islands – display stands – racks – tubed foods – multi-tiered mobile
    stalls
    - problem – quick payment – solved – use – modern cash registers
    - one – machine – Automatic Itemizing – Change Computing Cash Register
    - advantages – self-service – no waiting – served – there – wide variety – choice
    - shopping – self-service supermarkets – more streamed – economical

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