LG/APR 2010/BEL260/250
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION
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INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH / MAINSTREAM ENGLISH II BEL260/250 APRIL 2010 3 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This question paper consists of two (2) parts : PART A : Section 1 (5 Questions) Section 2 (6 Questions) Section 3 (5 Questions) PART B : (1 Question) 2. 3. Answer ALL questions from both parts in the Answer Booklet. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigilator. Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of: i) ii) the Question Paper the Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty
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PART A: READING COMPREHENSION (20 MARKS) Section 1: Passage I (5 Marks) Study the table below and answer the questions that follow. SLEEP PROBLEMS AND DISORDERS TYPES • Insomnia - Almost everyone will be affected by insomnia at some point. It is a short-term chronic inability to get high quality sleep. It can be caused by a variety of reasons including stress, a change in time zones, an altered sleep schedule and poor bedtime habits. • Sleep apnoea is a very serious, and even lifethreatening sleep disorder. Breathing stops or gets very shallow while sleeping. Each pause in breathing lasts about 10 to 20 seconds. The pauses can occur around 20 to 30 times an hour. During the episodes, the sleeper suffer$ from a brief lack of oxygen. He wakes up to breathe again and this disrupts his sleep. • Narcolepsy, though not chronic, causes extreme sleepiness and may even make a person fall asleep suddenly and without warning. Specific causes of narcolepsy are not known but people with narcolepsy lack hypocretin, a brain chemical which regulates sleep and wakefulness. SYMPTOMS • Lack