b. human beings have been writing for at least 5000 years
c. it has become very important in our culture
d. writing is secondary to language
57. The author of the passage argues that .
a. speech is more basic to language than writing
b. all languages should have a written form
c. writing has become too important in today’s society
d. everyone who learns to speak must learn to write
58. Normal human beings ____.
a. learn to talk after learning to write b. learn to write after learning to talk
c. learn to talk before learning to write d. learn to write and talk at the same time
59. According to the passage, writing .
a. is represented perfectly by speech b. represents speech, but not perfectly
c. is imperfect, but less so than speech d. developed from imperfect speech
60. Learning to write is .
a. too difficult b. easy c. not easy d. very easy
61. In order to show that learning to write requires effort, the author gives the example of ____.
a. severely handicapped children b. people who learn the rudiments of speech
c. people who speak many languages d. intelligent people who couldn’t write
62. In the author’s judgement, .
a. writing is more real than speech
b. writing has more advantages than speech
c. speech is essential but writing has important benefits
d. speech conveys ideas less accurately than writing does
63. According to the author, one mark of any civilized society is that it .
a. affirms the primacy of writing over speech
b. affirms the primacy of speech over writing
c. keeps written records
d. teaches its children to speak perfectly
64. Which of the following is NOT true?
a. Speech is essential but writing has important benefits.
b. Writing has become so important in our culture.
c. It is easy to acquire the writing skill.
d. Writing represents speech, but not perfectly.
65. The word “ advantage ” in the last paragraph most closely means .
a. benefit b. skill c. rudiments d. domination
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs corection in each of
the questions from 66 to 70.
66. Everyone ought to know the basic steps that follow in case of an emergence.
A B C D
67. We should have played much better than we do.
A B C D
68. Sue’s mother is a hairdresser, but Sue is not interested in becoming it.
A B C D
69. It announced today that an enquiry would be held into the collapse of a high- rise apartment
A B C
block in Kuala Lumpur last week.
D
70. The effects of wind and water in rock surfaces can often cause erosion.
A B C D
Mark the letter A, B, C, D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each
of the following questions.