2024

MATRICULATION EXAMINATION
ENGLISH Time allowed: 3 hours
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
I. Complete the sentences with the appropriate words. The initial letters are given. (10 marks)
1. When I see people who have opportunities I don’t have, I sometimes get e_________________.
2. R______________ vacuum cleaners have sensors that can detect the area where they need to pick dust.
3. She worked overtime last week, her illness was i_______________ by overwork.
4. Children should be banned from watching the films that contain v_______________ scenes.
5. To develop our country, we must e_______________ research and innovations in the education sector.
6. It is a________________ to use “the” in the following sentence.
7. She has completed her degree and is currently seeking e_______________ as a journalist.
8. Although i______________ creates new job opportunities, it has bad effects on the environment.
9. The water in the river is c________________ with chemicals discarded by factories.
10. Our company proved remarkably r________________ during the economic crisis.
II. Choose the appropriate words or phrases to complete the sentences. (10 marks)
1. The flight was delayed _______________ adverse weather conditions at the airport.
(A) consequently (B) as a result (C) due to
2. Being a good leader ,the headmistress tried to ________________ the school discipline.
(A) get up (B) get on with (C) get off
3. Because of continuous advertising, his father’s store has received popular ______________ in the
town.
(A) admiration (B) recognition (C) appreciation
4. Our town really ________________ during Thingyan Festival.
(A) comes alive (B) comes along (C) comes around
5. I would not have believed it if I ________________ it with my own eyes.
(A) do not see (B) did not see (C) had not seen
6. Where did this accident ______________, in our country or abroad?
(A) take off (B) take part in (C) take place
7. She carried the plate to the bin with a look of ________________ on her face.
(A) distress (B) dislike (C) disgust
8. All people had no ________________ about the Minister’s speech.
(A) dignity (B) criticism (C) glory
9. Aspirin is simple but highly ________________ treatment.
(A) affective (B) effective (C) efficient
10. Our car ________________ on the way to the airport and we missed our flight.
(A) broke away (B) broke off (C) broke down
III. Rewrite the sentences according to the instructions given in brackets. (10 marks)
1. The grass and the bare ground were not varnished with ice. ( Use, ‘ as if / as though’ )
It seemed _______________________________________________________________________.
2. In spite of the doctor giving her the best treatment, my sister never recovered. (Rewrite the sentence,
using ‘Although’.)
3.It took a lot of time to pack our belongings, searching for a new house. ( Use an introductory phrase.)
4. The lady asked him why he was standing at the door of her house. (Rewrite the sentence, changing into
direct speech.)
5. She left work early. She wanted to be at home when he arrives. (Rewrite the sentence, using “so as to”.)
6. As I haven’t received all the applications yet, I am not eager to hire anyone. (Use “Participle phrase”.)
7. Because they hoped to escape the zombie invasion, the survivors moved to a small village.
( Use participle phrase. )
8. The waiters in that restaurant didn’t serve well so I didn’t go there. (Rewrite the sentence, using
2nd or 3rd conditionals.)
9. They do not attend the meeting because they think the boss does not come to the company.
(Rewrite the sentence, using 2nd or 3rd conditionals.)
10. My dad wanted to visit his parents. This is the reason why he went to Mandalay. (Join the sentences,
using Relative adverb.)
IV(A). Write the appropriate words or groups of words to complete the lines of verse. (5 marks)
1. Sound sleep by night, _____________________
Together mix’d, sweet recreation,
2. I shall be telling this _______________________
 Somewhere ages and ages hence,
3. Though as for that the passing there
____________________ really about the same.
4. Late in the night _______________________
Why does he gallop and gallop about?
5. See the moon, ___________________,
Or catch a whopping pike.
IV(B). Answer the questions in complete sentences. (5 marks)
6. Why is intercultural communication important in the 21st century?
7. What is the purpose of using indirectness in communication?
8. Where are large turbines placed to create wind power?
9. How is intelligence defined in the passage?
10. What do these lines mean?
Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;
Thus unlamented let me die.
V. Read the passage.
In the field of education, AI can help teachers in grading tests, retrieving up-to-date information on
their subject matter, writing progress reports, etc. For today’s students, who are digital natives, AI is
their everything: playmate, friend, tutor, advisor, etc. AI can even be a personal classroom where they
can learn what they wish. AI greatly contributes to the conservation of the natural environment as
well. We are using AI-powered robotic boats to clean up lakes, rivers and seas. Nowadays, most of
the industries around the world are full of innovations such as AI-based industrial robots, machines
and tools.
A. Complete the following sentences with the correct word or words. (5 marks)
1. AI technology can help teachers for ______________ tasks such as tutorials and lectures.
2. Today’s students were born in _______________ age.
3. Nowadays, students can use _______________ as their personal classroom.
4. AI-powered robotic boats are _______________ to clean up lakes, rivers and seas.
5. At the present time, AI-based industrial robots, machines and tools are widely ______________
around the world.
B. Answer the following questions. (5 marks)
6. In which tasks can teachers use AI?
7. Who are digital natives?
8. What is the usefulness of AI for students in their learning?
9. Why are AI-powered robotic boats used?
10. What are modern industries around the world full of?
VI. Read the passage.
One benefit of learning a language is that it opens people’s eyes to a way of doing things that is
different from their own. Language learning inevitably involves learning about different cultures.
students pick up clues about culture both in language classes and through meaningful firsthand
experiences. For example, they might visit countries where the language is spoken and interact with
users of the language. Therefore, language learners develop new types of practical intelligence that
will help them communicate across cultures. Students learn to think critically about differences
between cultures relating to food, appearance and conversation styles.
A second benefit of learning a language is learning to be comfortable in unfamiliar situations. It is not
difficult to see why this may be so. Conversations in a foreign language will at first include many
unknown words. It wouldn’t be a successful conversation if one of the speakers constantly stopped to
say, “Sorry, I don’t know that word. Let me look it up in Google translate.” Encountering the
unfamiliar helps students become less anxious in social interactions. Moreover, they usually become
more optimistic, innovative, and open to taking risks. So, apart from improving communication and
social interaction, these qualities help them get better jobs and higher salaries. To conclude, learning a
language has personal and social benefits for an individual and it is healthy for the brain.
A. Find the bold-faced words in the passage that are similar in meaning to the following. (5 marks)
1. having a meaning that is easy to understand a. _________________
2. making you feel physically relaxed; pleasant to wear, sit on, etc b. _________________
3. achieving your aims or what we intended c. _________________
4. the method of human communication using spoken or written words d. ________________
5. relating to society and to people’s lives in general e. _________________
B. Write the correct word or words to complete each sentence. (5 marks)
1. _______________ can open people’s eyes to a way of doing things that is different from their own.
2. Learning about different cultures is inevitably _________________ in language learning.
3. _______________ new types of practical intelligence will help them communicate across cultures.
4. Learning a language can make us ________________ in unfamiliar situations.
5. Apart from improving communication and social interacting, having optimism and ________________
can help the students get better jobs and higher salaries.
C. Answer each question in one sentence. (5 marks)
6. What is one benefit of learning a language?
7. How can students learn about different cultures?
8. By learning a language, what can students learn to do?
9. What do conversations in a foreign language include at first?
10. Describe two benefits of learning a language?
VII.(A) Complete the dialogue with expressions given in the box. There is one extra. (5 marks)

I will come along with you. what arewyou doing I want to renew this book
I haven’t decided yet where are you going let’s go

Yoon : Hi, Sandy, _______(1)________?

Sandy : Hi, I’m going to the library. _________(2)________ so that I can finish it at the weekend. If
you are free, would you like to accompany me?
Yoon : Actually, I borrowed a documentary film yesterday. Anyway , _______(3)_______ .
Sandy : OK, _________(4)_________.
Yoon : What would you like to borrow?
Sandy : In fact, ________(5)________.
VII.(B) Complete the exchanges using the expressions given in the box. There is an extra. (5 marks)

I’m afraid it’s not simple. Why don’t you take that? I couldn’t agree with you more.
What should I do? You should see a doctor. Lucky you!

6. A : I have got a terrible stomachache.

B : _______________________________.
7. A : I’m putting on weight these days. _______________________________.
 B : You ought to go to the gym and do regular exercise.
8 A : I think students spend a lot of time on social media today.
B : _____________________. They can learn a lot on social media.
9. A : I won a scholarship to study at the National University of Singapore.
B : ______________________ I envy you very much.
10. A : I like this jacket. It’s of good quality.
B : ___________________________.
VIII. Choose a situation given below and write a letter. Do not write more than 300 words.
(10 marks)
You are Khin Thida. You live at No.24, Strand Road, Yangon. Write a letter to your friend,
Khay Khay, who lives in Magway, telling him about the importance of learning a foreign language
and encourage him to improve his language skills.
(OR)
You are Yamin. You live at No.23, 19th Street, Kalaw. Write a letter to your friend, Ei Mon, who
lives in Mandalay, asking her about the weather condition in Mandalay and telling her how the
Weather is changing all over the world.
IX. Write an essay on ONE of the following. Do not write more than 500 words. (15 marks)
Why we should read newspaper
(OR)
Where there is a will, there is a way
(OR)
Learning is a life-long process