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English Form 4 Answers

Practice 7 Summary
The writer and his friends embarked on a journey to China
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1. 23 to 29 August 2020 Silk Road which began in Urumqi and ended in Xi’an. Silk
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2. Coffee Art Demonstration was the major trade product on this trail in ancient times.
3. 27 August This route linked China with the Roman Empire. In Urumqi,
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4. 29 August they were surprised to see a modern city with skyscrapers
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5. canned drinks and luxury apartments. This is in contrast to the mosques
6. whole cakes and street markets in older Uyghurs quarter. They enjoyed
7. a single bill of RM 50 and above a boat ride on Heavenly Lake. The next day, they visited the
8. vouchers Karez Wells located along the Gobi belt. These wells are
9. onceinabluemoon.com linked by underground tunnels to provide irrigation which
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10. 30 August allowed grapes to grow in the desert. In Grape Valley, they
watched cultural performances and savoured a variety of
Practice 8 grapes. After lunch, they began their journey to the ruins of
Jiaohe City.
1. dawn, dusk, female (130 words)
2. two weeks
3. pools of water, 7 – 10 days
4. pain Practice 2
5. nausea and vomiting
6. severe abdominal 1. Two vehicles were on fire.
7. black excrement 2. (a) The father was most probably using a walkie talkie.
8. in order to replace blood loss (b) He used an oxygen tank, air mask and helmet.
9. suspect dengue (c) He has a lot of experience and is very professional.
10. 10 prevent spreading of disease 3. (a) The writer was feeling anxious and excited at the
same time.
(b) The fire from the car was small but very hot and
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4. (a) He had to replace empty oxygen tanks used by
Practice 1 firefighters with new ones.
(b) (i) Slip off the empty tank and put it down
1. Silk was the main product that was traded in this route (ii) Slip on the new tank and screw it to the hose
2. (a) Urumqi is the capital city of Xinjiang. that ran to the mask
(b) The crystal-clear water in the lake came from 5. The writer was very proud of his father as his father
melted snow. is his idol. He aspired to be a good firefighter like his
(c) The qanat system provide irrigation in the desert father.
through its underground tunnels.
3. (a) The author could expect to see the remains of an
ancient city. Summary
(b) (i) There are about five camels in a group with When they arrived at the station, the writer changed into his
camels moving in a single file led by boots and put on a jacket. He climbed onto the truck with
their trainer.
(ii) The camel ride took place in the evening when his dad, their chief and a firefighter. His dad strapped on
the sun is setting. the oxygen tank, put on the air mask and helmet. The writer
4. The Terracotta Army which is a super large collection of could hear his heart beating fast. They reached the scene
life-size terra cotta sculptures in battle formation. and reported to the captain. His dad went to put out the
5. (a) The words meant that the journey is tiring, difficult fire. The blaze was small, but the heat was intense. He was
and strenuous tasked with replacing empty oxygen cans with new ones.
(b) Yes, I agree because we can have first-hand After the fire was put out, he cleaned up the scene. He put
experience with the people, their culture, food and all the tools back on the trucks and the dump tank on the
also find out about their history. / No, I disagree
because we can find out a lot about the people, tanker. He removed
culture, food and history through the Internet and (129 words)
books.

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