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so.<br />

Yesterday, Jasmine tidied up her room (27)_________ that <strong>the</strong> baby<br />

cot could be placed in her room. (28)__________ she had to share <strong>the</strong> room<br />

<strong>with</strong> her bro<strong>the</strong>r, she did not mind it at all.<br />

Her baby bro<strong>the</strong>r was named Jimmy after her grandfa<strong>the</strong>r<br />

(29)_________he resembled him a lot.<br />

Section F: Comprehension MCQ (5 marks)<br />

Read <strong>the</strong> following passage and answer <strong>the</strong> questions that follow.<br />

According to Confucian tradition, filial piety is a great virtue to be<br />

extolled and <strong>the</strong> primary duty of all Chinese. The traditional meaning of filial<br />

piety emphasizes love, respect and loyalty towards one’s parents during <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

lifetime and taking good care of <strong>the</strong>m when <strong>the</strong>y grow old. Filial piety,<br />

however, does not mean <strong>com</strong>plete obedience to one’s parents. In fact, some<br />

Confucian scholars believed that <strong>the</strong> adult child should point out <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

parent’s mistakes and advise <strong>the</strong>m accordingly. Filial piety in <strong>the</strong> traditional<br />

sense also emphasises ancestral worship as it was considered important that<br />

<strong>the</strong> love and respect for one’s parents and ancestors continued even after<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir deaths. After his parents’ deaths, <strong>the</strong> eldest son of a family is required<br />

to perform ritual sacrifices at <strong>the</strong> site of his parents’ graves or at <strong>the</strong><br />

temple, for example, by not cutting his hair for three years. Bringing honour<br />

to <strong>the</strong> family by passing <strong>the</strong> Imperial <strong>Exam</strong>inations and producing a male<br />

descendant was also part and parcel of filial conduct in old Chinese culture.<br />

Stories about what constitutes filial piety abound in Chinese history and you<br />

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