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English Test Paper ANSWER
English Test Paper ANSWER
English Test Paper ANSWER
You e.g. must have heard of many ghost stories, but have
you heard of this 1. one from Japan ? The story 2. goes
like this; one moonlit night, a man was walking home 3. along
the river 4. when he saw a woman 5. crying on the
bridge. He could not see her 6. face because she was sitting
7. with her back to him. 8. However , he could see that
she was crying so hysterically that her 9. whole body was
shaking. The man felt 10. sorry for her. when he went
11. up to comfort her, she suddenly 12. turned around.
To his horror, the man I saw that she had no eyes, no nose and no
mouth on her face ! 13. For a while the man
14. stood frozen. Then he turned and ran away
15. as fast 16. as he could 17. until he came to the
18. nearest inn.
cell door open and began unlocking all the other cells; a few minutes
14. from the top of a skyscraper. Houdini escaped easily. But the
Delaware River was not so easy: it was covered in thick ice when the 15.
handcuffed Houdini was dropped 16. through a hole into 17. its
deep, freezing waters. Six terrible minutes passed 18. before Houdini
19. struggled to the surface. One of his regular 20. feats was to
show how he could take hard punches to the 21. stomach without
him 24. unawares with a 25. fierce punch 26. which left 27.
him badly injured and from which he never recovered. On October 31st
1926, Harry Houdini, the great escape 28. artist died but not because
of 29. himself .
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C. Ben’s English teacher is asking him some words from the previous
page and he needs to answer her it is a noun, verb, adjective, adverb,
preposition, phrase or pronoun. Help him to answer the English
teacher by writing the words that YOU WROTE ON IN THE
PASSAGE in the boxes. 29%,@1%
Nouns Verbs
upside prisons struggled handcuffed
stomach cell manacled possess
discomfort artist
feats
Adjectives Adverbs
fierce unable unfortunately fully
which
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D. Ben is doing an error corrections homework but he doesn’t know
how to do. Use the right correction signs(__/↑//)and write the
answers in the spaces provided. Don’t cross away the key vocab.
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Like a treasure island
Vivian and me had to do a class project a few days E.g. I
ago. The project was about damage which caused E.g. which
Vivian was the one↑reaped the most during this visit 12. who/that
books in the library that she would definite visit 15. definitely
/yesterday/it/, /./?
I think my watch was left by me at your house. If it was found by you, can
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you call me?
Name:Timmy Sze 2021-2022 1st term Marks:
A-1. The Geography Club is planning a field trip but you and some members were
not able to attend the meeting to discuss the trip. To help you decide where to go,
your teacher advisor has prepared a recording of the meeting for you to listen to.
Circle the correct letters. The recording will be play ONCE only. 16%, @2%
1. they must make a booking 2. they will probably have two groups
3. the maximum number per group is 25 4. they can only take 25 students A.
C. only includes the entry fee D. also includes the instructor fee
6. Candy says, ‘Call us when you have more information.’ This is so that ___.
A. Mr. Lau can talk to Candy B. Candy can work out the cost for the group
C. Mark will get his own discount D. Tina can check the phone number
7. Tina says that there are many things to think about, like the costs,
important information is missing. Complete the notes by filling in the missing words.
Geography Club
DETAILS
Trip from North Point to Tai Po will take about one (6) hour
have found a podcast that you think will provide you with useful information. Now
you will play the podcast to your group members. Listen and complete the note sheet
below. One has been done for you as an example. You will have 30 seconds to study
the note sheet. The recording will be play twice. 28%, @2%
Podcast on Obesity
BMI and obesity: BMI figure suggested for obesity by Hong Kong
Metropolitan University – (4) 28.5
Criticisms of BMI:
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C. Your group has completed its research and you are presenting your findings to
your classmates. Listen to the end of your presentation and the question and answer
session. Complete the information below as you listen. You will have one minute to
study the information. The recording will be play twice. 42%, @1% for Questions
1-8, @2% for Questions 9-25.
Indicate which of the following are the THREE recommendations to deal with
child obesity made by the group. Tick () THREE boxes only.
Indicate how the first two students who ask questions feel about children
suffering from weight problems. Tick () ONE box only for each student.
sentences below. Use ONE word with correct tense only in each blank.
Student 3: Students who are overweight should not be (19) rewarded for being
overweight because that would mean that they were being (20) patronized.
The fourth student to speak in the question-answer session asks a question about
[3] "Bah! Humbug!" he says when his nephew wishes him a merry Christmas! Scrooge also
complains about having the day off work for Christmas!
[4] Later, at home, Scrooge gets a strange visitor. It is the ghost of his former business partner,
Jacob Marley, who was as mean as Scrooge. Marley is being punished for his greed and must
wander around in chains. He tries to warn Scrooge and foretell the visits of three Christmas ghosts.
[5] Scrooge is then visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past. This ghost takes him on a journey into
Christmases of his past.
[6] Being invisible, Scrooge visits his childhood days and early work years. He also sees his ex-
fiancee, Belle, who left him because he was only interested in money. Scrooge cries with regret.
[7] Next, the Ghost of Christmas Present appears and brings Scrooge through London, showing
him what Christmas will be like this year. Scrooge sees the Cratchit family trying to make the best
of the little food they have. Bob Cratchit's crippled son, Tiny Tim, even manages to warm
Scrooge's heart.
[8] The ghost then takes Scrooge to his nephew's party, where everyone is having great time. But
the ghost will not let Scrooge stay. Instead, he shows Scrooge two starving children. Next Scrooge
notices dark, hooded figure doming toward him.
[9] It is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come who shows Scrooge what happens after the death of
an unnamed man People talk about the man, glad that he is dead.
[10] The ghost shows Scrooge a grave, and Scrooge is shocked to see that it is his own. Scrooge
begs the ghost to help him change his destiny, but then wakes up in his bed.
[11] Scrooge is overjoyed to find that it is still Christmas and that he has a chance to redeem
himself. He buys a huge turkey and takes it to Bob Cratchit's house, and then goes to his nephew's
party.
[12] As time goes by, everyone sees the change in Scrooge. He becomes second father to Tiny Tim,
treats everyone with kindness, and even gives gifts to the poor.
[13] Scrooge is a man changed for the better because he has discovered the real meaning of
Christmas- love and joy to all.
○C. He refused to donate money. ○D. He doesn’t like to spend his money.
5. Fill in the blank with ONE word form paragraph 4. Use the correct form. 2%
Jacob Marley was a mean and greedy person when he was still alive in the world.
6. What are the two purposes of Jacob Marley’s visit to George? 2%, @1%
8. How does Scrooge feel when he sees Belle? Answer in one word: Regretful. 2%
9. Decide if the following statements are true, false or not given. 3%, @1%
3. Belle left Scrooge because she loved money more than him. False
11. How does Scrooge change himself? 5%, @1% i) He gives gifts to the poor.
ii)He goes to his nephew’s Christmas party. iii) He becomes a second father to Tiny Tim.
iv)He buys a huge turkey and give it to Bob Cratchit. v)He treats everyone with kindness.
12. What is the real meaning of Christmas? Write in your own words. 3%
We must love everyone with our heart and bring happiness to everyone.
[2] Liu, 41, was tucking into a dish of pork and rice and found what proyed to be a bent, 2,5cm
needle tip from a syringe. “When I spat it out, it was a bent syringe needle. I was totally freaking
out," said Liu.
[3] "My biggest concern is for the investigation to make sure every single passenger does Not
encounter my situation," the marketing executive said.
[4] May Leung, Dragonair catering manager said checks with its caterer and mainland pork
supplier found the object was in fact part of a needle used to inject water into the meat. It had
broken off inside the meat and had evaded both metal detectors and manual screening.
[5] However, Liu gave a different story, declaring he had found the needle in the rice. "Being
Chinese, I always eat the rice first," Liu said, “Taking the first scoop, I put the rice into my mouth,
and when I chewed, I felt a hard and sharp object inside my mouth. I thought initially that it was
hard rice, but I was doubtful because the object felt a little larger than normal and was sharp."
[6] Since then Liu has been in correspondence with Dragonair management, and accuses them of
careless handling of meal.
[7] Stephen Tsui, a Dragonair spokesman believed that once the needle broke and was left in the
pork, it could have been mixed into the sauce while the dish was stewing. He said that the airline
regretted the incident and vowed to step up check.
[8] “Dragonair has taken immediate action with both the caterer and pork supplier to tighten the
pork meat auditing procedures," Joan Li, an assistant customer relationship manager at Cathay
said. She told Liu its catering department has initiated replacing the supplier.
[9] The airline pledged to improve maintenance, increase the sensitivity of its metal detectors and
step up human monitoring of food.
15. Where was Liu going on the day when he found a needle in his meal? Shanghai.
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16. According to paragraph 2, how did Liu feel when he saw a needle in his meal? 2%
After investigation, it was found that the needle is part of a syringe used to inject
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water into meat.
(i) The actions that Liu did after the incident. 2%, @1%
(ii) The stories concerning the needle incident according to paragraph 5. 2%, @1%
(iii) The parties directly responsible for the mistake in this incident. 2%, @1%
a. The caterer.
(iv) The actions that Dragonair airline promise to do. 3%, @1%
a. To improve maintenance.
2. Liu asks for a refund for his unpleasant experience. Not Given
3. The needle may not be detected because it is inside the rice. False
23. Write the person who speak on the line. 4%, @1%
(i) Since the needle had broken, a small part of it hid inside the pork so that it could not
be detected, that's why it slipped into Liu's meal. May Leung speaks.
(ii) After receiving the complaint from Mr Liu, we took action at once to check with
the catering units to see what had gone wrong with the meal. Joan Li speaks.
(iii) Despite what the airline insists, I think the needle was inside the rice, not inside the
pork. Maybe, they don't want to shoulder the responsibility. Liu speaks.
(iv) Our airline is regretful for causing trouble to Mr Liu. Though the cause of the
incident may be known, what we need to do is to check much more carefully every
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[2] At Ocean Park Academy, over 35,000 schoolchildren participate each year in our courses. They
include children with special financial needs and children from schools in remote areas. Guests can
also participate in our animal encounter programme, which gives them a chance to see some of
Asia’s rarest animals. Even our restaurants display information panels which advocate wise
seafood choices in support of sustainable agricultural and fisheries practices.
[3] Polls and studies confirm that seeing living, breathing animals in zoological facilities inspires
children and adults to care about protecting marine mammals and their declining ocean
environments. A poll taken in 2005 found that the public was nearly unanimous in its acclaim for
the educational impact of marine life parks, zoos and aquariums. Many respondents agreed that the
experience of seeing animals in zoos could not be replicated by film or television.
[4] A recent study by Dr Lance Miller, a behavioural biologist with the San Diego Zoo,
demonstrated an increase in conservationrelated knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions
immediately after guests viewed a dolphin show. Three months later, in the next round of
interviews, these guests reported that they were engaging in more conservationrelated behaviour
since their dolphin show experience. They also retained what they had learned. These findings
echo those of a study conducted at Ocean Park about our dolphin interactive programme where,
three months after their participation, guests’ positive attitudes towards the environment were still
stronger than before the programme.
[5] Most Hong Kong families live in urban settings, increasingly withdrawn into an electronic
world of computer downloads, satellite media and video games. Children are losing touch with
nature and the animal world. In a time of environmental challenges, zoos and aquariums are vital
links to nature and wildlife. They connect real-life people and real-life animals, and foster the
understanding that it is more important, now than ever before, to conserve our natural
environment.
[6] Saving the planet’s biodiversity is increasingly more challenging. It is through good zoos and
aquariums that children, families and communities can meet nature’s ambassadors. Through these
connections, they will help save the wild places and wild animals so that future generations will
appreciate the thrill of nature.
[7] In February 2010, at the Sea World amusement park in Florida, USA, a whale grabbed a
trainer, Dawn Brancheau, pulled her underwater and thrashed about with her. By the time rescuers
arrived, Brancheau was dead. The death of the trainer is a tragedy, and one can only have
sympathy for her family. But the incident raises broader questions: was the attack deliberate? Did
the whale, nicknamed Tilly, act out of stress at being held captive in a sterile concrete tank? Was he
tired of being forced to perform to amuse the crowds? Is it right to keep such large animals in close
confinement?
[8] Tilly had been involved in two previous human deaths. In one episode, a trainer fell into the
pool and Tilly and two other whales drowned him. In another, a man who appears to have entered
the aquarium at night, when Sea World was closed, was found dead in the pool with Tilly. An
autopsy showed he had a bite mark. One of Tilly’s offspring, sold to an amusement park in Europe,
has also killed a trainer, as have whales in other parks.
[9] Richard Ellis, a marine conservationist at the American Museum of Natural History, believes
orcas (a particular species of whales) are smart and would not do such a thing purely on impulse.
‘This was premeditated,’ he said. We will never know exactly what was going on in Tilly’s mind,
but we do know that he has been in captivity since he was about two years old. Orcas are social
mammals, and he would have been living with his mother and other relatives in a group. The
sudden separation was probably traumatic for Tilly.
[10] Moreover, the degree of confinement in aquariums is extreme, for no tank, no matter how
large, can come close to meeting the needs of animals who spend their lives in social groups
swimming long distances in the ocean. Joyce Tischler, of the Animal Legal Defence Fund,
described keeping a six-tonne whale in Sea World’s tanks as akin to keeping a human in a bathtub
for his entire life.
[11] But if we are pointing the finger at Sea World, we should also look more broadly at the way
we confine performing animals. In most zoos, visitors see bored animals pacing back and forth in
cages, with nothing to do but wait for the next meal.
[12] Circuses are even worse places for animals. Their living conditions are deplorable, especially
in travelling circuses where cages have to be small so that they can go on the road. Training
animals to perform tricks often involves starvation and cruelty. Undercover investigations have
repeatedly shown animals being beaten and given electric shocks.
[13] Attempts to defend amusement parks and circuses on the grounds that they ‘educate’ people
about animals should not be taken seriously. Such enterprises are part of the entertainment
industry. The most important lesson they teach impressionable young minds is that it is acceptable
to keep animals in captivity for human amusement. That is the opposite of the ethical attitude that
we should be seeking to teach children.
[14] There is no excuse for keeping wild animals in amusement parks or circuses. Until our
governments take action, we should avoid supporting places where captive wild animals perform
for our amusement. If the public will not pay to see them, the businesses that profit from keeping
animals captive will not be able to continue.
24. What do these words refer to? 4%, @1%
(i) ‘these people’ in paragraph 1: People who visit zoos/aquariums.
(ii) ‘their’ in paragraph 4: Guests.
(iii) ‘nature’s ambassadors’ in paragraph 6: Animals in zoos.
(iv) ‘such enterprises’ in paragraph 13: Amusement parks and circuses.
25. What is the main idea of paragraph 1? Zoos, aquariums and marine parks… 2%
○A. are funded by governments.
○B. are well supported by the general public.
○C. are attracting increasing numbers of visitors each year.
●D. are centres of education, conservation and entertainment.
26. Which meaning of ‘resource’ is closest to the meaning used in line 10? 2% P.9
○A. a country’s source of wealth or revenue
●B. a source of information or expertise
○C. an ability to meet and handle a situation
○D. a supply of materials that can be drawn on when needed
27. ‘Wise seafood choices’ (line 21) refers to eating fish that is ... 2%
●A. not endangered. ○B. clean and properly cooked.
○C. the special catch of the day. ○D. healthy and nutritious.
28. Decide if the following statements are true, false or not given. 3%, @1%
1. Ocean Park’s research results were same to Dr Lance Miller. False
2. The ocean environment is in decline due to overfishing. Not Given
3. People know what they learned after watching a dolphin show. True
29. Which of the following figures was the more likely result of the poll taken in 2005? 2%
○A. 10% ○B. 49% ●C. 95% ○D. 100%
30. How many times were the dolphin show guests interviewed? Two times/twice. 2%
31. Why was Sea World in the news? A trainer was killed by a whale. 2%
32. In line 73, what does ‘thrashed about’ mean? 2%
○A. to play with ○B. to fight with ○C. to swim very quickly ●D. to move about violently
33. What does the expression ‘pointing the finger at’ mean in line 114? 2%
○A. to look at an issue closely ●B. to put the blame on someone
○C. to address someone rudely ○D. to query someone or something