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Practice paper 2A
Reading
Text 1
1. C 6. C and D
2. E 7. True
3. B 8. Not Given
4. F 9. False
5. C 10. False
11. Evenings: Family Twilight Tour; Zoo Sleepover Tour
Weekends: Birthday Party at the Zoo
Throughout the year: Young Scientists Programme
Annual: Flying Wild Festival
School holidays: Zoo Daze Summer Camps
12. participate
* 13. Family Twilight Tour because it’s for ages six and over, it visits a reptile house and small animal
exhibits, and it’s daily. (4 marks)
/ Zoo Sleepover Tour because they will see lots of animals in their late-night habitats. (1 mark)
/ Flying Wild Festival because it’s suitable for children aged three and over. (1 mark)
/ Zoo Daze Summer Camps because they will learn about animals and explore their habitats. (1 mark)
/ Young Scientists Programme because it’s Monday to Friday all year round. (1 mark)

Text 2
14. False 23. 8
15. False 24. recuperating
16. Not Given 25. B
17. True 26. D
18. False 27. many Sheffield United fans
19. Not Given 28. B
20. True 29. B
21 Stat 30. D
22. C

Text 3
31. C
32. D
33. sharp
* 34. because they think that he’s mentally unbalanced
35. 2

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36. False 43. Miss Truman

37. False 44. Bobo
38. True 45. John
39. False 46. a pair of / two chimpanzees
40. True 47. become angry / furious / mad
41. True 48. C
42. Not Given 49. D

* According to the new HKCEE marking scheme, answers for these questions will be marked correct even
if there are grammatical or spelling mistakes as long as the meaning is clear.

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Practice paper 2B
Writing
Task 1

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Task 2 Question 1

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Task 2 Question 2