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B1
HKME 2023/24
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
PAPER 1 PART B1
EASY SECTION
QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK
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Read Text 2-3 and answer questions 21-42. (42 marks)

Text 2
21. This text is taken from…
A. a clubhouse leaflet
B. a letter
C. a report A B C D
D. a proposal    

22. Read the following questions and choose the appropriate course based on the information in Text 2.
(4 marks)
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Course Course Course Course
A B C D
(i) Which course is good for a person who likes to do sports    
indoors?
(ii) Which course requires solid knowledge before attending?    

(iii) Which course is suitable for people with any degree of    

knowledge?
(iv) Which course allows people to enjoy sports and nature    
photography?

23. Put a tick (✓) in the box that matches the outcome that can be improved for each course. You may tick
more than one box for each course. (4 marks)

Better respiratory Better focus Better muscle Better self-

system strength expression
Course A
Course B
Course C
Course D

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 24. Find a word in Course D which means ‘obstacle’.
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25. Who are ‘you’ in the text?

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26. Which course would you recommend to a sporty friend who likes to challenge himself? Explain your
answer in your own words.
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27. Which course would you recommend to a friend who wants to start an exercise routine but only
available in the morning? Explain your answer in your own words.
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28. Which course would you recommend to a friend has little time to work out? Explain your answer in

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your own words.

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Text 3

29. Find a phrase in paragraph 1 which means ‘managed to get a position’.

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30. What kind of ‘list’ (line 2) does the writer refer to?
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31. Why did the writer compare the amount of words for happiness in English and Finnish?

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 32. Who or what does ‘It’ (line 8) refer to?

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33. Complete the summary of paragraph 3 below by using ONE word taken from paragraph for each gap.
Your answers must be grammatically correct. (4 marks)

Within these (i) ______________ years, Britain’s rank in world happiness has continuously

(ii) _______________, which is now at the 19th place. What’s more, about half of the nation said that

they have not felt content for two years. The results are (iii) _______________. Even though the UK

is way ahead in the chart, it is one of the lowest in the developed countries. The Brits should be

(iv) _______________ with this decreasing trend.

34. According to paragraphs 4 to 6, are the following statements True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG)?
(4 marks)
Statements T F NG

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(i) Everyone in Lake Saimaa is happy.   

(ii) The stay in Lake Saimaa is cheap.   

(iii) The author loves spending time in nature.   

(iv) Spending time in nature regularly improves our body health.   

35. ‘Get behind’ (line 29) means…

A. hide
B. try
C. avoid A B C D
D. continue    

36. Find a word or phrase in paragraphs 4 to 6 which has a similar meaning to each word or phrase given
below. (4 marks)

(i) big house ________________________________

(ii) certain ________________________________

(iii) mixed together ________________________________

(iv) desire ________________________________

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 37. Why would the Finns like to spend time in nature?
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38. What does ‘we’ (line 36) refer to?
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39. Is Finland a developed country? Support your answer with THREE pieces of evidence from paragraph 7.

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40. (i) Who is Timo Auvinen?

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(ii) According to Timo Auvinen, what method does Finns use to feel content?

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41. The writer said that "should we be trying to make the most of what we already have (line 49)". What
did the writer mean by this?

A. drink more coffee

B. be nice to strangers
A B C D
C. live at the moment
   
D. go and explore nature

42. Look at the information in paragraphs 5-9 and match each paragraph to the statements below. Use
each paragraph number ONCE only. One statement does NOT refer to any of the paragraphs and you
should put a cross (X). The first has been done as an example. (5 marks)

The paragraph… Paragraph number

shows the benefits of using a sauna. 5 (example)

(i) contends we should not blindly chase after joy.

(ii) provides an example of how education in Finland helps Finns be happy.

(iii) describes why Finland is the happiest country with data and observation.

(iv) explains how Finns seek for happiness.

(v) shows why Finns like to spend time in nature.

END OF PART B1

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