Po On Commercial Association Wong Siu Ching Secondary School 2004-2005 F.2 General English First Term Test QUESTION PAPER Date: 25" October, 2004 Time: 8:30-9:15a.m. (45 minutes) No. of Pages: 5 (Question Paper); 3 (Answer Sheet) Pr the answers on the ANSWER SHEE” I Reading Comprehension (21%) Read the following article carefully. Elderly eager to ‘surf’ i The Hong Kong Council of Social Service pointed out the lack of support avaliable for older people who want to acquire computer skills. According to the results of a study carrled out by the organization, six out of 10 elderly people want to learn how to use computers but only 22 per cent have logged on in the past six months. a Of 2379 people aged 60 and above, 60 per cent said they wanted to use computers. More than 70 per cent belleved computers could help them keep In touch with society and understand the world better. More than 40 per cent said learning computers would make It easier for them to talk with their children. 3 But despite their wish, only 22 per cent of elderly people had used computers In the past 6 months. Half of them sald the use of English was the biggest problem for them. More than 40 per cent found them too complicated to operate. About one-third said they had no computers at home and could not afford to buy one. 4 “Many elderly people want to learn computer skills but have not enough + support. in some cases, they are even told by thelr children or:grandchildren not to touch the computer at home,’ sald chief researcher Ken Lui. ‘Family support is essentlal and young people should support their relatives and help them to learn.’ 3 Mr. Lui also urged the Government to provide free software and cheaper hardware for the elderly. 6 Ho Chong, 71, a retired teacher, sald he spent an average of 2 hours a day surfing the Internet. ‘I don’t want to lag behind the rest of the society: Now I can e-mail my children and read newspaper online, It’s very convenient.’(A) Using information from the article, answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service performed a study. What was the conclusion of the study? (2%) How many people were interviewed in the study? (1%) What can old people do with computers? (2%) Why have so few elderly people (22 per cent) used computers? Give four reasons. (4%) ‘What is the position of Ken Lui? (1%) ‘According to Ken Lui, how should the Government help the elderly use computers? (2%) What did Ho Chong work as? (1%) Does he enjoy using the computer? (1%) 2ayaeen (B) In the last paragraph, Ho Chong said, ‘I don’t want (o lag behind the rest of the society.’ Find a phrase of 5 words from paragraph 2 which express the same idea. (1%) (©) In the article, some words are underlined. Say which each refers to. 1, them (paragraph 2) (1%) 2, them (paragraph 3) (1%) 3. one (paragraph 3) (1%) (D) Replace the underlined words in each sentence with ONE word or phrase of similar meaning from the paragraphs indicated. 1. The intemet allows us to get information online easily. (paragraph 1, 1 word) 2. They went hiking in spite of the poor weather. (paragraph 3, 1 word) (1%) 3. The food was insufficient for our needs. (paragraph 4,2 words) (1%) 4, These books offer you a lot of information about Hong Kong’s history. (paragraph 5,1 word) (1%) TI Tenses (10%) . Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given. The first one has been done for you as an example. Jacky usually __(1)__ (watch) the news on television before dinner. After dinner, he usually _ (2) (start) doing his homework until about eleven. Sometimes when there __(3) _ (be) a test the next day, he _ (4) _ (not watch) television at al. Yesterday evening, however, there __(5)_ (be) a football match on television. As Jacky _(6)__ (be) a soccer fan, he stopped doing his homework at nine and __(7)__ (switch) on the television. “1 _(8)_ (watch) the match for just a little while,” he told himself. “Then I'll start doing my homework again.” ‘The match, however, __(9)__ (turn) out to be very exciting and Jacky was so carried away that he completely (10) _ (forget) the time. It was almost eleven when the match finished. Poor Jacky! He (11)_ (not finish) his homework until 1:00a.m.IIL Prepositions (10%) Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions. 1. Youare duty today. Please clean the blackboard. 2, The teacher was angry the naughty boy. 3. The lazy boy is very weak Mathematics. 4, The diligent girl is good English. 5. Lam interested music. 6. You can switch the lights if't is too dark. 7. The thief broke into our house in the middle __ the night. 8. Hong Kong is famous its scenery, 9. Your penis different mine, 10. This book belongs my friend, IV Connectives (14%) PartA Complete the dialogues below with ‘and! or ‘but’. Gwen: Do you want pork _(1)__ fried rice for dinner tonight? Poul: I want fried rice _(2)__ I don’t like pork. I don’t like pork or beef _(3)__ I like chicken and duck. I like chicken legs _(4) _ I don’t like the wings. Gwen: You're very fussy, Paul. Ihave some chicken legs _(5)_ no duck. Paul: Chicken legs _(6)__ fried rice sound great. What shall we drink? Gwen: Ihave water, orange juice _(7)__ tea. Which would you like to drink? Paul: like tea_(8)_I don’t like to drink it tonight. Gwen: Why not? Paul: Well, you don’t have any milk and I don’t like tea without milk. PartB Complete the passage below with ‘when’ or ‘whil (1)__ 1 was shopping yesterday, it suddenly started to rain. I opened my umbrella and continued walking. __(2)__ I was walking along, my umbrella suddenly broke. __(3)_ I stopped to fix it, my clothes got very wet. My mother scolded me for getting so wet when I got home. _(4) she was scolding me, [noticed some earth falling outside the window, When I told my mother, she phoned the police right away. __(5)__ she told the policeman that there was a landslide outside our flat, he became very worried. He said that we should not leave the flat. _(6)_ my mother was talking on the phone, I saw the building next to ours collapse. We were very scared. V Adjectives (5%) Rearrange the words below to form complete sentences. Make sure the adjectives are in the correct order and add punctuation as necessary. The first one has been done for you. small /on// coffee table / drink /1/ your / the / put / rectangular is / He / sandwich / big / ham / cating / a trendy / bought /I/a/ blue / sweater / striped you / have / a long / leather / belt / black / Do wore / expensive / Sandra / to school / winter / an / coat sat down / grass / on / soft/ the / green / We ayer D2VI- Question Phrases (10%) Below is a conversation between you and your new friend. Fill in the bubbles with appropriate questions. The first one has been done for you as an example. @ (1) How mans i u have? Thave one brother and two sisters. @ . It is about two'kilometers from my home to school. How about you? (3) It takes me fifteen minutes to get to school. (4) I like reading science fiction books. In fact, besides reading, I also like swimming. Igo swimming once a month only. But since I cannot swim very well, I am taking swimming classes now. © Honestly, I cannot swim very well. Let’s take the classes together then. DAVIL Vocabulary (20%) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words from Units 1, 2 and 3 of your textbook. Remember you may have to change the tenses or the parts of speech for some of the words in order to make them the correct answers. accidental role develop get Into trouble mysterious create —Involve scare away tummy treat determine achleve success popular customs beg filming frustration exclusive lanterns Illustrations | grow up . 1) Tomisan : in Mathematics. He can solve all questions very easily. ae ‘were on sale everywhere during the Mid-Autumn Festival. 3) Abalanced diet is for everyone. 4) Janice at the end of the Charity Walk held last Friday. 5) At the Halloween party, everybody wore scary costumes to evil spirits. 6) Teny stepped on Mr. Fung’s foot. 7) We want to an unusual character for our comic strip. 8) It was so embarrassing that I could not him! 9) Cherry in Australia and moved to Hong Kong when she was ten. 10) Benis to win in the swimming competition. 11) Kary will play the of Hamlet in the drama competition. 12) Don’t copy my homework or we'll both. . 13) Iwas so and burst into tears after knowing my test results. 14) Mr. Black disappeared five years ago and has never been seen again. 15) My American pen friend finds Chinese very unusual and interesting. 16)- Can you see the man in dirty clothes? He used to be a rich man but now he for ~-money in the street. 17) I didn’t know that the project could have so many people. 18) Itis very important for students to have.an all-rounded : 19) They have invited Sammi Cheng to have an’ interview. 20) After tremendous efforts, the team ‘ in the end. Vill — Proofreading (10%) Read the passage on the answer sheet. It contains tan mistakes in adjectives and adverbs. Underline the words that are incorrect and write the correct words above them. Do It directly on answer sheet. ~END OF PAPER ~ PSPo On Commercial Association Wong Siu Ching Secondary School 2004-2005 F.2 General English First Term Test ANSWER SHEET Name: ae Class: Marks: I Reading Comprehension (21%) Remember to answer all questions in complete sentences. (aL 4@ Gi) - ii) (iv) @) ©1 a 3 @)1. acquire Il Tenses (10%) : watches aay Ben wes SsTI Prepositions (10%) ene ee s IV Connectives (14%) Part A Part B ie i is 2 _ 2 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7 een 8. V_ Adjectives (5%) 1. Lput your drink on the small, rectangular coffee table. 2. 3. 4. 5. cae 6. VI_ Question Phrases (10%) 1. How many brothers and sisters do you have? 2. 3. 4, SL 6. VII Vocabulary (20%) L 2 3. 4. 5 6. 7. 8. 9. 10, i = 12. 13 14. oa 15. 16. 17. 18,lM VII Proofreading (10%) Read the passage below. It contains ten mistakes in adjectives and adverbs. Underline the words that are incorrect and write the correct words above them. The first one has been given to you as an example. dangerous A lot of people like Jackie Chan because he does dangerously stunts, He also moves very quick. However, he is not the only popularly actor from Hong Kong. Chow Yun Fat is also very well-known all over the world now. Chow Yun Fat acted good on Hong Kong television for many years. Then he met John Woo, a film director, and they made many films together, for example Hard Boiledand The Killer. Chow Yun Fat starred in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon \ate. It was a very excitingly film, All the actors fought very skilful in it. Audiences all around the world enjoyed this film quite much. Chow Yun Fat is married to a beautifully woman from Singapore. They live happy in America, He works very hardly and plans to make many more films. ~ END OF PAPER ~Po On Commercial Association Wong Siu Ching Secondary School 2004-2005 F.2 General English First Term Test ANSWER SHEET Name: ( ) Class: Marks: I Reading Comprehension (21%) Remember to answer all questions in complete sentences. A) 1 The comebusion ums Adat of ppespite uito puroted Kr oeguise, tempter Abilde did ont fave tmosugh duppork, IL Tenses (10%) 1. watches 2. Maske 3. fa 4. dota not uote by cs od. 6. de ______ 1 Aurte hed 8. Lh paockec D, DIILL Prepositions (10%) 1 ow 2. vith 3. gy 4 pk IV Connectives (14%) Part A Part B i amd 1 k Ale. 2 hus 2. WAide 3. but. ee how 4 hw 4 Whit, 5. feat 5. brews — 6. aud. es 7a a: V_ Adjectives (5%) [put your drink on the small, rectangular coffee table. 1 2. 3. 4. 5 6. VI. Question Phrases (10%) How many brothers and sisters do you have?_ 1 2. 3) 4. 5, 6.VII Proofreading (10%) Read the passage below. It contains ten mistakes in adjectives and adverbs, Underline the words that are incorrect and write the correct words above them. The first one has been given to you as an example. dangerous A lot of people like Jackie Chan because he does dangerously stunts. He also moves Wery Suick, However, he is not the only Bopularly actor from Hong Kong. Chow Yun Fat is also very well-known all over the world now. good on Hong Kong television for many years, Then he met John Chow Yun Fat acted Woo, a film director, and they made many films together, for example Hard Boiled and The Killer exciti Chow Yun Fat starred in Crouching fw Hidden Dragon late tr was a very ly’ film. All the actors fought very skilful infit, Audiences all around the world enjoyed this film quite’much. Chow Yun Fat is married to a besanift woman from Singapore. They live heppy‘in ‘America. He works very hardly and plans to make many more films. ~END OF PAPER ~