KEY- Mid-1, IT
1.
1) A
2) A
3) D
4) A
5) C
6) C
7) C
8) A
9) D
10) D
2.
(a)
1. Calling
the world "dark and wide" makes it sound like a scary place.
Interestingly, Milton makes it seem as if the world has run out of light,
rather than growing dark because of any blindness on his part.
2. we
think of skills like throwing a perfect spiral or being a piano prodigy. But
there's a double meaning intended for people who know history or Biblical
scripture. In the ancient world, a "talent" was also a standard of
weight used to measure money, just as a "pound" is a measure of both
weight and currency.
3. The
third servant just buries the money, the ancient equivalent of hiding it under
your mattress. This "talent" is
"lodged" or buried within the speaker just like the money in the
story. It cannot be used to make greater profit.
4. When
Milton says that talent is "death to hide," he is referring to the
money in the Biblical story and also to his own "talent," in the
sense of a skill or trade.
5. God
, The Creator.
(b). Polonius
advises his son to hold on to his old friends but be slow to embrace new
friends; Polonius is telling Laertes to recognize who his true friends are,
people who have proven themselves, and treasure them. He warns him,
however, to be cautious and suspicious about new people who enter his life;
they will not necessarily be of the same caliber as his tried and true
associates.
3.
(a)
1. non
2. in
3. un
4. in
5. ill
6. addition
7. delightful
8. greenish
9. approval
10. excitement
11. agenda
12. entomology
13. polyglot
14. atheist
15. anglophile
4.
(a) Textual Answer (content 2m + punctuation, speling , grammar
3m)
(b)
Textual Answer (content 2m +
punctuation, speling , grammar 3m)
5.
(a)
1. is
sleeping
2. had
3. plays
4. has seen
5. will be
6. died
7. was
watching
8. went
9. been
10. is
having
11. want
12. are
13. sit
14. was
15. suit
6.
(a) Textual Answer (content 2m + punctuation, speling , grammar
3m)
(b)
Textual Answer (content 2m +
punctuation, speling , grammar 3m)
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