Revision Paper Answers.

Side note: Isn't it scary, the way the number of H1N1 flu cases in Singapore is increasing??!!!

Anyway, the answers to the revision paper are below, do the marking alright!

********
Section 1 [15m]

1. in
2. gained
3. activities
4. around
5. make
6. form
7. before
8. good
9. chance
10. out
11. getting
12. prestigious
13. importantly
14. allow
15. rugby

Passage A [25m]

Q1: - take the push-bar off the scooter
- replace its single wheel with two pairs of roller skate wheels
- screw the wheels to the wooden plank base

Q2: 'riding a wave'

Q3: not really certified as safety experts

Q4: - shops were not urged to sell skateboards
- parents were told not to buy them

Q5: a period when there is a sharp decline in popularity

Q6: - improved speed and roadholding
-revolutionised the sport

Q7a: one of the most basic manoeuvres in modern-day skateboarding

Q7b: the invention of the 'ollie'

Q8: - construction of numerous concrete skateparks
- emergence of professional skaters
- emergence of magazines
- and movies on skateboarding

Q9: very strong supporters of skateboarding

Q10: great influence on our daily lives

Q11: religion

Q12: - loose
- to allow easy movement

Q13: -appeared
- widely

Q14: - they criticise skateboarders
- yet they are actually the ones that created skateboarding

Q15: - skateboarding will never die
- as it will survive the challenges over time

Passage B [40m]
Q16: - popular/ has a huge appeal
- has a large number of fans

Q17: almost immediately
- as the incident happens

Q18: background

Q19: - rapid
- widespread

Q20: Ning

Q21: (a) strong
(b) other
(c) access
(d) increasing
(e) join

Q22: - Friendster provides information for its members
- but at other sites, users have to search for information themselves

Q23: (a) earliest
(b) extremely full
(c) biography
(d) modify
(e) taking advantage

Q24. Summary

Facing an increasing competition from other websites, Friendster

1. invites big-name brands and celebrities to set up profiles
2. in order to generate traffic to its website.
3. It asks models and non-profit organisations
4. to sign up as its members.
5. It allows members to customise their homepages
6. and share videos
   
7. and music through their profiles.
8. Members can put up real-time updates of birthdays and photos
9. and other updates of friends.
10. Friendster has sponsored skins
11. to let users control the image of their homepages
12. and give big brands another avenue to advertise.
13. It has made a deal with Google
14. to take advantage of Google's powerful search technologies
15. and targeted advertising.
16. A Google search bar has been added
17. to allow users to use the search engine easily.
18. Advertisers can also gain access to Friendster easily.