Wednesday, 7 September 2016

US Open - Mens Singles

US Open - Mens Singles


TUESDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2016

MENS SINGLES - QUARTER-FINAL - ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM
(10) Gael Monfils (Fra) bt (24) Lucas Pouille (Fra) 6-4 6-3 6-3
MENS SINGLES - QUARTER-FINAL - ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM
(1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt (9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) 6-3 6-2 ret

  • CCE RR 1 14-E 2456023 RR-0316 [ Turn over —⁄MOÊfi}⁄ —⁄MSÊ¿ : 14-E Code No. : 14-E …Œ⁄æ⁄fl : Æ⁄√¢⁄»⁄fl ∫¤ŒÊ — BMW«ŒÈ Subject : First Language — ENGLISH ( ‘ʇ—⁄ Æ⁄p⁄¿O⁄√»⁄fl / New Syllabus ) ( Æ⁄‚¥´⁄¡¤»⁄~%}⁄ À¤≈¤ @∫⁄¥¿£% / Regular Repeater ) General Instructions : i) The Question-cum-Answer Booklet consists of objective and subjective types of questions having 50 questions. ii) Space has been provided against each objective type question. You have to choose the correct choice and write the complete answer along with its letter in the space provided. iii) For subjective type questions enough space for each question has been provided. You have to answer the questions in the space. iv) Follow the instructions given against both the objective and subjective types of questions. v) Candidate should not write the answer with pencil. Answers written in pencil will not be evaluated. ( Except Graphs, Diagrams & Maps ) vi) In case of Multiple Choice, Fill in the blanks and Matching questions, scratching / rewriting / marking is not permitted, thereby rendering to disqualification for evaluation. vii) Candidates have extra 15 minutes for reading the question paper. viii) Do not write anything in the space provided in the right side margin. CCE RR 14-E 2 CCE RR 2456023 RR-0316 Instructions : i) This question paper contains three parts. ii) Part-A — Prose, Poetry and Non-detail ( Supplementary Reading ) iii) Part-B — Grammar and Vocabulary iv) Part-C — Composition and Comprehension. PART - A ( Prose, Poetry and Supplementary Reading ) I. Answer the following questions in a sentence each : 4 × 1 = 4 1. What is the success story of Pepsi and Coca-Cola ? 2. What is the girl’s movement on the road compared to ? 3. What did Drona seek from Buttoo as recompense ? 4. Why did Buttoo revere Drona as his master ? II. Answer the following questions in two sentences each : 8 × 2 = 16 5. What does “hurrying feet” suggest ? Why did they become less hurried ? 6. Why are the advertisers and marketing professionals working hard ? 7. Why did Otto Frank decide to migrate to Netherlands ? 8. Why did Pierre think he was dreaming ? 9. How did the female bird react when the male bird was shot by the hunter ? 10. Who was Lochinvar ? Why did he ride to Netherby Hall ? 11. How did Duryodhana restore Karna’s honour ? 12. How did Ulysses himself escape from the cave ? CCE RR 3 14-E 2456023 RR-0316 [ Turn over III. Answer the following questions in five to six sentences each : 5 × 3 = 15 13. How has the writer compared Della’s hair to Queen of Sheba’s jewels and Jim’s watch to King Solomon’s treasures ? 14. What are the various causes of soil erosion ? How can it be prevented ? 15. What are compared to “bare ruined choirs” ? What does it mean ? 16. What argument does the speaker give to convince his neighbour that they do not need the wall ? What was his neighbour’s stock reply ? 17. What was John Silver’s treacherous plan ? How did Jim come to know about it ? IV. Explain with reference to the context : 4 × 3 = 12 18. “What have I done for my country ?” 19. “She was an interesting girl.” 20. “What shall I, a poor man do ?” 21. “What have I done to keep in mind, My debt to her and womankind ?” V. Answer the following questions in six to eight sentences each : 4 × 4 = 16 22. What arguments does Gandhiji give to justify that a moral act should be free from fear and compulsion ? OR How did Anne’s diary open the eyes of the Germans to the viciousness of racial persecution ? 14-E 4 CCE RR 2456023 RR-0316 23. How does the author describe the ‘thunderbolt’ that struck Boone’s stomach ? Bring out the humour in this comparison. OR Man today is an unstoppable buying machine. Elucidate with examples. 24. Pick out any four values which the poet-father wants the teacher to teach his son and explain the necessity of those at present. OR What ideas of spirituality emerge from the study of the poem “The Temple and the Body” ? 25. Why did Wordsworth say that his moving the boat is an act of stealth ? Why was he guilty of his act ? OR Write the ideas of the poet brought out in the poem “Mending Wall”, regarding the wall. VI. Quote from memory : 4 26. And I water’d .......................................................................... .............................................................................................. .............................................................................................. ........................................................................ deceitful wiles. OR And now am I come ................................................................ .............................................................................................. ............................................................................................. ................................................................... young Lochinvar. CCE RR 5 14-E 2456023 RR-0316 [ Turn over PART - B ( Grammar and Vocabulary ) VII. Four alternatives are given for each of the following questions / incomplete statements. Only one of them is correct or most appropriate. Choose the correct alternative and write the complete answer along with its letter in the space provided against each question. 10 × 1 = 10 27. The idea of balanced diet is very difficult to .......................... to anyone who is illiterate. (A) put through (B) take in (C) make over (D) put across. 28. Wheat and rice ............................ in a small quantity in India. Use the appropriate form of the verb. (A) are produced (B) is produced (C) was produced (D) produced. 29. Love swells like the Solway. The figure of speech used here is (A) Personification (B) Alliteration (C) Simile (D) Metaphor. 30. Sathish was ............................... N.C.C. cadet. The most appropriate article that can be used here is (A) a (B) an (C) the (D) a / the. 14-E 6 CCE RR 2456023 RR-0316 31. This table is made .......................... wood. The appropriate preposition to be used here is (A) with (B) from (C) by (D) of. 32. You are very lucky, ................ . Use a suitable question tag. (A) are you ? (B) do you ? (C) aren’t you ? (D) will you ? 33. God sees the truth, ................ waits. The appropriate conjunction to be used here is (A) or (B) and (C) but (D) therefore. 34. An assertive sentence ends with a ................. (A) full stop (B) comma (C) question mark (D) semicolon. 35. The fruits were fresh, but the cream was ........................... . Choose the appropriate antonym of the italicized and underlined word. (A) bitter (B) stale (C) sweet (D) raw. 36. The government is encouraging ..................... national companies to invest in India. Use a suitable prefix to complete the sentence. (A) non (B) multi (C) semi (D) under. CCE RR 7 14-E 2456023 RR-0316 [ Turn over VIII. Observe the relationship in the first pair of words and complete the second pair accordingly in the following : 4 × 1 = 4 37. Some : Sum ; Hair : .......................... . 38. Success : Successfully ; Courage: .................................. 39. Argue : Argument ; Laugh: ........................ . 40. Symbol : Symbolize ; Appeal: .......................... . IX. Rewrite as directed : 41. Combine the following sentences using “too ... to” and “so ... that ... not” : 2 Life is beautiful. I cannot think of ugly things. 42. As soon as they reached the playground it began to rain. 1 Begin the sentence with ‘Hardly’. 43. You are a great fool. 1 Change into an exclamatory sentence : PART - C ( Composition and Comprehension ) X. 44. Write an essay on any one of the following topics : 1 × 5 = 5 a) As a student, your role in keeping the environment clean and green. b) Role of Mass Media in promoting National Integration. c) Problems of Population Explosion. XI. 45. Imagine you are Neetha / Nithish studying in Government High School, Bhadravathi, Shimoga district. Write a letter to the editor of local newspaper explaining the inconvenience caused by frequent power cuts in your area. 5 OR Write a letter to your friend describing your experience in a social service camp organized by your school. 14-E 8 CCE RR 2456023 RR-0316 XII. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow : 5 × 1 = 5 About a decade ago, Luis Alvarez, a Nobel Prize winner and his son Walter Alvarez, a geologist shocked the world with a new theory to explain why the dinosaurs disappeared from the face of the earth. They claimed that an asteroid, 10 kms wide, thundered into the earth 66 million years ago making large number of animals including the dinosaurs extinct. Scientists have proposed many theories for the dinosaur’s extinction. These include volcanic eruptions, vast forest fires, and acid rain. Questions : 46. Who shocked the world with a new theory to explain the extinction of dinosaurs from the earth ? 47. What did they advocate ? 48. What are the other theories proposed by the scientists ? 49. What is the science of rocks and soils called ? 50. Find a word in the passage which gives the following meaning : to offer or put forward for consideration

latest football results

Tuesday 6th September 2016

FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - EUROPEAN REGION - GROUP A
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Belarus0-0France
Full time
(0)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
24 (9)
M.SivakovBooking56'
I.MaevskiBooking90'
Bulgaria4-3Luxembourg
Full time
14 (5)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
14 (4)
D.RangelovGoal16'
A.NedyalkovBooking20'
23'BookingK.Malget
30'BookingC.Martins Pereira
MarcelinhoBooking45'
60'GoalA.Joachim
62'GoalA.Joachim
MarcelinhoGoal65'
78'BookingF.Bohnert
I.PopovGoal79'
90+1'GoalF.Bohnert
90+1'BookingE.Veiga
A.TonevGoal90+2'
I.PopovBooking90+2'
A.TonevBooking90+3'
Full time
(3)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
24 (9)
24'BookingK.Strootman
C.LustigBooking34'
M.BergGoal43'
50'BookingV.van Dijk
67'GoalW.Sneijder
C.NymanBooking90+2'
FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - EUROPEAN REGION - GROUP B
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Andorra0-1Latvia
Full time
(4)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
(4)
L.ClementeBooking3'
J.Rubio GómezBooking11'
24'BookingV.Sabala
M.VieiraBooking26'
45+2'BookingO.Laizans
48'GoalV.Sabala
C.MartínezBooking53'
71'BookingC.Torres
M.GarcíaBooking88'
Faroe Islands0-0Hungary
Full time
13 (2)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
13 (3)
10'BookingT.Kádár
42'BookingL.Kleinheisler
F.BenjaminsenBooking53'
80'BookingA.Fiola
Full timeReport
(5)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
27 (2)
B.EmboloGoal23'
A.MehmediGoal30'
30'BookingA.Perruchet Silva
A.MehmediBooking41'
V.BehramiBooking68'
G.XhakaBooking71'
G.XhakaDismissal90+3'
FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - EUROPEAN REGION - GROUP G
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Albania2-1Macedonia
Full timeReport
10 (2)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
(3)
A.SadikuGoal9'
46'BookingO.Stjepanovic
51'GoalE.Alioski
59'BookingL.Zhuta
B.BalajGoal89'
FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFYING - EUROPEAN REGION - GROUP H
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Bos-Herze5-0Estonia
Full time
19 (12)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
(2)
E.SpahicGoal7'
23'BookingR.Klavan
E.Dzeko (pen)Penalty Goal23'
39'BookingK.Mets
O.VranjesBooking52'
H.MedunjaninGoal71'
V.IbisevicGoal83'
E.SpahicGoal90+2'
Cyprus0-3Belgium
Full time
10 (1)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
24 (10)
13'GoalR.Lukaku
59'BookingM.Fellaini
61'GoalR.Lukaku
G.KastanosBooking65'
V.LabanBooking67'
K.LaifisBooking80'
81'GoalY.Carrasco
K.CharalambidisBooking89'
Gibraltar1-4Greece
Full time
(2)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
25 (9)
10'GoalK.Mitroglou
L.WalkerGoal26'
32'BookingK.Mitroglou
J.BosioBooking34'
44'GoalS.Wiseman (og)
45'GoalK.Fortounis
45+2'GoalV.Torosidis
INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES
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Full time
11 (5)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
12 (3)
F.SmolovGoal20'
53'BookingJ.Boye
R.ZobninBooking81'
UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-21 QUALIFYING - GROUP 1
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Latvia U210-0Montenegro U21
Full time
Belgium U212-1Czech Rep U21
Full time
UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-21 QUALIFYING - GROUP 2
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Serbia U213-2R. of Ireland U21
Full time
Italy U213-0Andorra U21
Full time
29 (8)
SHOTS
ON TARGET
(1)
37'BookingC.García
A.CerriBooking40'
48'BookingJ.Cervos
F.Di FrancescoGoal48'
50'BookingM.Ferré
71'BookingG.Fernendes
F.Di FrancescoGoal73'
L.PellegriniGoal88'
UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-21 QUALIFYING - GROUP 3
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Ukraine U214-0Scotland U21
Full time
France U212-0Iceland U21
Full time
Macedonia U212-0Northern Ireland U21
Full time
UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-21 QUALIFYING - GROUP 4
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Portugal U211-0Greece U21
Full time
Israel U214-0Liechtenstein U21
Full time
UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-21 QUALIFYING - GROUP 5
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Armenia U210-1Bulgaria U21
Full time
Wales U211-1Luxembourg U21
Full timeReport
Denmark U213-1Romania U21
Full time
UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-21 QUALIFYING - GROUP 6
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Georgia U212-2Croatia U21
Full time
UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-21 QUALIFYING - GROUP 7
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Azerbaijan U211-1Faroe Islands U21
Full time
Russia U211-1Austria U21
Full time
Finland U210-1Germany U21
Full time
UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-21 QUALIFYING - GROUP 8
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Turkey U211-0Belarus U21
Full time
UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP UNDER-21 QUALIFYING - GROUP 9
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Bosnia and Herzegovina U210-0Switzerland U21
Full time
England U216-1Norway U21
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VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH
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AFC Fylde4-1Curzon Ashton
Full time
Telford1-0Kidderminster
Full time
Altrincham2-2Chorley
Full time
Boston United1-0Bradford Park Avenue
Full time
Brackley Town2-1Nuneaton
Full time
Harrogate Town3-1FC United of Manchester
Full time
Salford City2-2Halifax
Full time
Stalybridge Celtic3-2Gainsborough Trinity
Full time
Tamworth3-1Gloucester City
Full time
Worcester City5-3Alfreton
Full time
VANARAMA NATIONAL LEAGUE SOUTH
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Bath City1-3Oxford City
Full time
Concord Rangers0-0Bishop's Stortford
Full time
Dartford2-1Welling
Full time
Eastbourne Borough1-2Maidenhead United
Full time
Gosport Borough1-1Hampton & Richmond
Full time
Hemel Hempstead TownP-PWhitehawk
Postponed
Margate2-1East Thurrock United
Full time
St Albans City4-0Poole Town
Full time
Truro2-0Hungerford Town
Full time
THE EMIRATES FA CUP QUALIFYING - FIRST ROUND
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RBarwell2-0Evesham United
Full time
RFareham Town2-4Alresford Town
Full time
RGrantham Town2-2Chasetown
Chasetown win 6-5 on penalties
Full time
RHereford FC3-0Romulus
Full time
RKirby Muxloe3-2Leicester Road
Full time
ROssett Town3-2Billingham Synthonia
Full time
RSkelmersdale United1-2Dunston UTS
Full time
RSoham Town Rangers0-1Rushall Olympic
Full time
RStamford4-1St Neots Town
Full time
RTonbridge Angels7-0Ascot United
Full time
Weymouth2-1Paulton Rovers
Full time
CHECKATRADE TROPHY - NORTHERN GROUP F
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Rochdale1-1Sunderland U21
Rochdale win 4-2 on penalties
Full time
THEWORD CUP - FIRST ROUND
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Abergavenny Town1-2Goytre
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Cambrian and Clydach Vale1-3Barry Town
Full time
Flint Town United F.C.1-5Bala Town
Full time
Guilsfield FC2-1Airbus UK Broughton
Full time
Haverfordwest County6-2Port Talbot Town
Full time
Llandudno FC2-1Holyhead Hotspur
Full time

SSE AIRTRICITY PREMIER DIVISION
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Galway United FC0-1Shamrock Rovers
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Sligo Rovers0-1Dundalk
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