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    2 R.0.C.A. WONG SIU CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL FIRST TERM EXAM, 2004/2005, FORM 6 — USE OF ENGLISH SectionC: READING AND LANGUAGE SYSTEMS Tuesday, 4 January 2005 Time allowed: 1 hr 30 min 8.30 - 10.00 a.m. Setter: Ms Yu Chin Yen * ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. (The Gapped Summary, Matching and Proofreading questions are found on pages 2 - 4 of the ANSWER SHEETS.) * Write ALL answers on the ANSWER SHEETS provided. PART 1 : Read the following article and then answer questions 1 - 15. choose the option which best answers each question. ANSWER SHEETS. A Matter Given that most of us spend a lot of time worrying about our health, rushing to take amounts of medication that experts tell us are excessive, indulging in vigorous exercise regimens and fussing about our diet, itis hard for us to understand how it is that over eight hundred people a year commit suicide in Hong Kong. Suicide statistics are notoriously difficult to assess. They are probably always understated. Ina certain number of cases the suicide successfully covers up what they have done, and the medical authorities accept that the death was accidental or natural, rather than deliberate. In an even larger number of cases there is probably collusion among relatives and doctors to cover up what has happened. This is for no ulterior motive, but simply to spare people the embarrassment of being connected to what is usually regarded as a shameful act. The reputation of the dead is spared, and the face of the family spared at no cost to anyone, A further complicating factor can be the relative balance between attempts at suicide and actual successes. As we will see, if suicide is more common in Asia than in Europe, this might in part be a product of such external factors. A troubled teenager in London is likely to take an overdose of pills; one in Hong Kong is likely to leap off a multi-storey building. Stomach pumps can only be of assistance in the case of the Londoner. Or again, your chances of treatment are far better in Paris than they are in rural China, To return to Hong Kong: over 800 people a year commit suicide. In terms of suicides per one hhundred thousand people this is fairly high by world standards. One inclines to immediately recite the list of undesirable aspects of Hong Kong's lifestyle that we blame most of our ills on: overcrowding, noise, stress, loneliness, the collapse of traditional values, too much work, and so on. No doubt these account for some of the trouble, but to put the picture in a wider perspective, suicide seems to be a particular problem of Chinese society, as the leader in the suicide stakes (if statistics can be trusted) is ‘Singapore, with China itself not so far behind. China accounts for 22% of the world’s population, but more like 40% of its suicides. To add to the difficulty in READING From the four choices given, You should mark your answers on the of Suicide analysing the situation and understanding the phenomenon, the profile of a successful suicide in China is almost the opposite of that of her counterpart in the West. The most common Chinese victim is a rural woman; the most common Western one is a £0 city-dwelling male. Beyond that there isn’t really enough evidence or research to justify any conclusions. One can only speculate about tense i law relationships and poor self-image as being at play. 8 In Hong Kong, the press makes much of the suicide of youngsters. This is readily understandabie, There is something particularly futile about young people with years of potential happiness in front of them throwing it all away for 60 ‘whiat seems to be a trivial cause. Pundits pontificate on the causes, decrying an insensitive education system that stifles individuality, families that barely function as units, sensationalist mass media, adolescent sexual confusion, and a society whose 65 values are alienated from its practices, a state of affairs that most of us close our eyes and minds to very successfully. All told, however, only around twenty young people a year take their own lives — twenty too many, 70 but a number that pales into insignificance alongside that for the elderly. Here rates are well above the international norm, and we obviously have a serious problem. Old folk feel a burden, unloved, unwanted and useless. Maybe they grew up with expectations 75 of being treated as revered elders one day, but their hopes are dashed in a society in which youthful adaptability to technology has sidelined the old and out-of-date. The old, surviving in unprecedented ‘numbers (itself part of the problem) suffer financial so problems, and all the afflictions that flesh is heir to: rheumatism, osteoporosis, failing senses and the rest. If we want to reduce the number of suicides this is the group we must target, finding ways to help people see value in their lives so that they have heart to. «5 battle on. ‘Human societies can only survive if they are on the side of life, not death. =4- Which of the following statements is implied in Paragraph 1? ‘A. People do not take good enough care of their health. B. Poor health can be a cause of suicide. C. Most of us are over-anxious about our health, D. A well-balanced life style preventrsuicide. What does the writer say about suicide statistics? ‘They are less than the actual figures. ‘They are more than the actual figures. ‘They are made false by the authorities. ‘They are reasonably accurate. camp In line 18 ‘shameful act’ refers to .... A. amedical failure. B. suicide. C. family cover-ups. D. collusion. In paragraph 2, stomach pumps are referred to because .. A. there is a shortage of them in Hong Kong. B. they are useless in cases of attempted suicide. C._ they work better on Westerners D. they are no use when you're dead. In paragraph 2, which is given as a reason for successful suicides being more common in Asia than in Europe? ‘A. poor medical facilities B. poor statistics . political corruption D. drug-taking {In paragraph 3, which is not given as a reason for the high suicide rate in Hong Kong? A. overwork B. population density CC. low status of women D._ pressure ‘What is true about suicides in China? ‘A. More men than women commit suicide. B. More country than city people commit suicide. C. Forty percent ofthe population attempts suicide. D. Twenty percent of the suicide attempts are successful. In line 48 “her counterpart” refers to ... A. mother- B. farmer. “C. Westem woman, D. Westen suicide. 9. 10. 12. 14. 15, In line $7 “This” refers to... A. the press. B. making much, C. suicide. D. the futility. From paragraphs 4 and 5, we know the writer does not seem to believe ... ‘A. young people often kill themselves over minor matters. B. society is full of hypocrisy. CC. teenagers are more prone to suicide than the elderly. D. the deaths of young people are tragic. In line 71 ‘pales into insignificance’ tells us that. ‘A. the figures are false. B. the figures aren't very impressive. C. the figures seem enormous. D. the figures need careful interpretation, ‘The writer thinks that technology has .... A. made suicide easier. B. given us a tool to help people. C._ made the old feel useless. D. caused financial problems for many. In lines 79 - 80 the words ‘in unprecedented numbers’ tell us that. ‘A. life expectancy has increased. B. fewer people are killing themselves. C.Hong Kong has an inverted pyramid population profile. D. Hong Kong's population is growing. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem of old age? A. alloss of self-respect. B. boredom. C. illness. D. poverty. At the end of the article, the writer recommends that ‘A. we improve heart care. B. we make bigger social welfare payments. C. we encourage old people to take a positive view. D. we struggle with the old people's problems. 16. 2 PART 2: LANGUAGE SYSTEMS M.C. Cloze From the four choices for questions 16 - 39, choose the option which would best complete the article if inserted in the blank. You should mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEETS. Rats 11 is difficult to feel anything other than hostility towards those all too-common city dwellers ~ rats. They are dirty and _(16) a large number of diseases. The Black Death may _(17)_a long time ago, but who can forget the __(18) _ rats played inits spread? They live in large _(19)_, and they breed terribly quickly. The average female gives birth about six times a year to up to eight babies _(20)_. It's hard to know exactly how large the rat population of Hong Kong is, but 20,000,000 is _(21)__ areasonable guess. Twenty million reasonably large, _(22) dirty, sharp-teethed rodents running around our buildings and drains - it is, indeed, enough to give one 23) _. Partly the problem is our own _(24) _ , os we leave a lot of waste food _(25)_ for rats to live off. If everywhere were clean, and __(26) _ was kept in strong metal containers, rats would havea _(27)_ easy life. The Pest Control Department __(28)__ a lot of effort into preventive measures and persuading people to (29) _, but they also have to _(30) _ a constant war against the rodents, especially in the older housing estates where naturally they __(31) _ people by running up their walls and around ‘their rooms. (32)__ , rats are afraid of men, but they are also far from _ (33) _ and will bite sleeping babies. The Pest Control Department takes in about 50,000 dead rats a year, but also (34) _ far more. A poison that is not particularly harmful to humans is used, _(35)__ with rice, sugar and oil and __(36)_ inside or near rat-holes. Given the rats’ replacement __(37)__ , though, they are obviously not in danger of becoming _(38) _ , but the problem is regarded as being reasonably under control as compared with __(39) _ in many cities. A. burden 22, A. amiable 28, A. makes 34, A. poisons 8. spreading 8. aggregate B. puts B. captures C. create ©. aggressive C. exerts ©. traps D. cary D. assertive D. instils D. steriizes A. have 23, A. concem 29. A. cleanse +35. A mixing B. have been B. second thoughts B. clear out B. being mixed ©. had C. diseases C. clean up ©. inmixture D. happen D. nightmares D. cleaning D. mixed up A. tole 24, A cause 30. A. launch A. lying B. factor B. fault B, take B. laid C. disaster ©. making C. battle ©. tain D. dirty D. blame D. wage D. laying A. areas 25, A. Iain around 3h A. fear BTA. rate B. colonies B. ying around B. terrily B time C. sectors ©. laid out C.haunt C. fact D. locations D. leftout D._ infect D. account A. comparatively 26, A. iter 32. A. Onthe whole, 38." A. increased 8. atatime aa B. Bytheway, B. dead C. each ©. Inthe wild, ©. everythi , ©. extinct 5 exerting coe cn ‘A. considered 27 A. comparatively 33. A. civilzed 3A it B. around B. considerably B. control B. this ©. estimated C. tarless C. timid C. that ©. implausibly DL contraclotory to D. inquisitive D. some -3- hoice Continuit; Read the following article. option so that the article makes sense as a whole. 40 - 49 on the ANSWER SHEETS. From each set of four choices given, choose the most suitable You should mark your answers to questions Sex Education ‘Sex education needs to be strengthened in schools so teenagers do not resort to comic books and magazines for the facts of life. Chinese University researchers, found that 78% of school students surveyed 40. A, B, & D. hhad no access to obscene materials regularly received sex education read sex-related articles in magazines and comics were willing to take part in sex-related research while about 48% had watched pomographic videos in order to gain information about sex. The research was carried out in two parts: 41. A. asking teachers questions B. visits to a randomly selected group of schools statistical correlations between schools, a questionnaire survey of 4,400 secondary students c D. and a detailed interview of another 226, 42, A, Itreveals sex education is best carried out ona voluntary basis, B. Education Department guidelines on sex education have been in existence since 1986, C. Sex education is a mandatory part of the school curriculum, D. There is a great deal of controversy about the topic, but sex education classes are not compulsory. 43. A. Itisleft to individual schools to decide their own policy. Most schools reluctantly comply. Students must be given a range of options. Asa result there has been a serious increase in the number of sex offences. B. c D. A previous survey carried out by the department found that out of 348 responses from schools, only 138 said 44, A. they were unable to fully implement the recommendations. that they were aware of the current situation. . sex education was not an established part of the curriculum, they had a policy of providing sex education to pupils. ‘A Principal Inspector said that because it was such a sensitive topic, sex education was difficult to implement in schools, D. 45. A. Some schools adopted an open-minded policy and provided comprehensive lessons on the subject. Many school teachers were ‘embarrassed to talk about such things, Schools were reluctant to raise ‘controversial questions. Schools feared they would encourage students to behave immorally Others, however, felt the subject to be taboo. The University's survey also revealed that more than a third of the students approved of cohabitation before marriage. AGA. B. B. too G D. ‘Traditional views were sill held by the great ‘majority. ‘A long period of dating, plus self control ‘were endorsed by most Nearly 46% believed it was acceptable to have premarital sex. Only 13% agreed with the practice. ic D. ‘The Research Team leader believes that this reflects 47. A. the general decline in the birth-rate B. students’ loss of faith in marriage. C. the emergence of a new ethical seriousness in society. D. the fear of AIDS in our society. ‘She recommenced that family studies and sex education bbe increased to help students face their problems. One school principal commented that despite the survey's findings, 48. A. sexual immorality was becoming more common. B. the students did have a positive attitude towards marriage. €. she would continue to promote sex education, D. she was worried that the students did not value the family sufficiently. She also said that although manly schools did not actually offer sex education, 49. A. students could easily find information from sex magazines. BB. such information was best leamt ata later stage. C. most of them had lessons on the subject on the time-table. D, students learnt about the facts of life through home economics and biology. ‘Most schools also had counselling teams that could deal ‘with problems and enquiries regarding sexual matters. Gapped Summary The article below has been produced in two versions. phrases. way that the meaning of Version 1 is preserved. attention to tenses, plurals, etc. Version 1 Version 2 has some missing words and Read Version 1 and then fill in the blanks in Version 2 for questions 50 - 69 in such a (Version 2 is found en p. 2 of the ANSWER SHEETS.) You should also make sure that your answers are grammatically correct, paying The Wonders of Skin Culture Thanks to medical science, the Selby boys, two victims of very serious burns, are alive and well today. This is primarily due to the unusual tech- nique of growing large patches of skin in a 5 hospital laboratory, using scraps of skin taken from the burn victim's body. Six-year-old Glen Selby and his five-year-old brother, Jaime, were having their summer holi- day. Having nothing to do and feeling somewhat 10 bored, the brothers went walking around their neighbourhood. They went past an empty house for sale and, out of mere curiosity, sneaked into the house through the unlocked backdoor. In one of the rooms, they found cans of paint and they 15 decided to have some fun. They splattered the walls and floor and even themselves with paint. After a while, however, they began to clean themselves, by removing their paint-covered clothes and splashing paint remover over their 20 little bodies. For some unknown reason, one of them struck a match and, in an instant, the room burst into flames. The two boys rushed outside screaming: their bodies on fire. When the paramedics, whom the neighbours 25 immediately called, arrived, they found Glen and Jaime bumt almost beyond recognition. The Selby boys were rushed to a nearby hospital at once, To save the boys’ lives, the hospital staff laboured for hours, trying’ to maintain their 30 breathing and replacing their body fluids, in order to prevent the boys from passing into a state of shock. That same night, Glen and Jaime were moved to a children’s hospital where doc- 35 40 45 50 35 60 65 tors again worked round the clock to make sure their condition remained stable. The boys’ ordeal did not stop at the children's hospital. One week after the accident, they were transferred to an institute which specialized in dealing with burns. There, the doctors used the new technique to produce cultured skin. Actu- ally, this technique had been used before on several other burn victims, although none had been as seriously bumed as the Selbys. Since the boys seemed to have no other hope for survival. the doctors at the institute decided to take the chance. They took fragments of undamaged skin cells from the boys’ armpits and groins, and separated them chemically. The isolated cells, were then put in a flask containing a growth- stimulating solution. After ten days, the cells reproduced and almost covered the entire surface of the container, thus providing much-needed cultured skin. Encour- aged by this result, the doctors at the institute started to culture enough skin for the Selbys. Over a period of five months, Glen and Jaime received cultured skin that covered about half of their bodies. The remainder of the bum wounds healed naturally or were covered with skin taken from healed areas. The newly-acquired skin of the Selbys differs from normal skin in that it lacks hair follicles and a second layer, the der- mis. Nevertheless, itis durable and permanent. Glen and Jaime had to face more skin grafts in the succeeding months, but most importantly, they were able to survive the crisis. R.O.C.A. WONG SIU CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL FIRST TERM EXAM, 2004/2005 FORM 6 USE OF ENGLISH Section C: READING AND LANGUAGE _ SYSTEMS Form: Name: Class No. ANSWER SHEETS Tuesday, 4 January 2005, Time allowed: 1 hr 30 min 8.30 - 10.00 a.m. ‘Ms Yu Chin Yen, PART 1: READING +[2713][415]617/8)/9 |] [uf 2] 3 LANGUAGE _ SYSTEMS 16 [17 | 18 | 19 | 20] 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | ov ale|> | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32] 33] 34] 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 jojoje|> Multiple-choice Continuity 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 Use ONE word to fill in each blank for questions 50 - 69. Note that the most suitable word MAY or MAY NOT appear in Version 1. (Version 1 is found on p. 5 of the question booklet.) You should make sure that your answers are grammatically correct, paying attention to tenses, plurals, etc. Version 2 Today, skin can be (50) by taking fragments of undamaged skin from any part of a @r) victim’s body. Thanks to 62) two very seriously burnt victims — the Selby brothers — are alive and well today. Six-year-old Glen Selby and his younger brother, Jaime, were bumt almost beyond (53) when they played with paint and then tried to (64). _ with paint remover. ‘Why one of them happened to strike a match remains a (55) _to this very day. As a result, the (56) where the brothers were playing (57) instantly and the boys sustained very (6) bums all over their bodies. They were rushed to a (54)__ _____ where doctors tried very hard to save their lives. Then they were moved to a children’s hospital where doctors worked (60) 10 (61) _ their condition. Finally, the boys were transferred to an institute known for its (62) in dealing with bums. Since there wasno(63)____tosave the boys” lives, the doctors at the institute decided to take fragments of their skin and use the then unusual technique to (64) — to cover large areas of their bodies. Undamaged skin was first taken from the boys" armpits and groins. It was then (65) and put in a flask containing a special solution, After 10 days, a considerable quantity of skin was produced in the flask. That gave (66) to the doctors, who started to culture ‘more skin for (67) After five months, the Selbys were pronounced safe, with half of their bodies covered by ()________ ____ Inthe succeeding months, the boys had to undergo more 9) _, but the most important thing was that their lives had been saved. Matching For questions 70 - 79, the statements in Column A can be paired with those in Column B so that the second statement follows most naturally from the first. The two correctly-matched statements from Column A and Column B form a pair, but if all the statements in the exercise are put together, they DO NOT form a complete passage. Column B in the spaces provided in the Answers column as shown in example a. should be used ONCE ONLY. Write the letters of the statements from Each letter Column A Answers Column B a. The old concept of education in schools | 2 _ | A. This helps them to understand the way that required the child to play a passive part. their country interacts socially and | | economically with the world as a whole. | 70. Education is by far the best gift a person | 70. _] ugsequentl. itis import’ that schools [oe eee | teach children to become well-rounded individuals, by supporting their interaction a eta ener with one another and engaging them in a ~~ interesting extracurricular activities, | 72. Schools today believe physical and | 72.___ | C- It broadens the mind and provides chitdren | 7 social developments equally important ‘with the knowledge and insights that will to the theory taught in classrooms. ‘equip them for the complex demands of life. D. Pupils were not encouraged to ask 73, Teachers are now using visual aids | 73.___ questions, but they merely listened to the increasingly to supplement theory in ideas imparted to them by their teacher. | classes and lectures. le chi E. Children today may be more confident 7%. Children in schools are encouraged to | 74. | _ nd outspoken than in the past, but they be flexible about the tools they se to are often impolite, and have less respect, access information on their subjects. een Although these three areas are still 75. In the past, teachers concentrated on the considered important, they now form the “3 Rs at all times: reading, writing and core of a curriculum encompassing other fi _ | passing arithmetic. i subjects such as art and drama, G._ He claims that his school does not teach % ft 7 Sr—“ ©—=“‘(‘e Ss Ss, = 10 question the teacher's ideas or knowledge from books methods. | H. All schools now offer physical education 77. Children in schools today are educated |77.___| _ courses and extracurricular activities such about local and international concerns. a8 sport activities and hiking. | 1. By contrast, schoolchildren today are 78. The development of a child’s person- | 7. ___ encouraged to be inquisitive and to think ality is an important part of his/her independently, so that they can develop general education. | an analytical mind. 74: This debatable whether modem teaching | 79.__.| + Film clips, slides, and video tapes are methods are more succeseful than their | | commonly used in the classroom to assist iaemer cote eee students in their understanding ofa subject. K. Students often need to check details on the internet, in addition to consulting books in the library. Proofreading Correct the errors in the following article. Lines (a) to (d) are examples. No line has more than one error and some lines are correct. Changes to punctuation should not be made. Do not make unnecessary changes. If you think there is no error ina line, put a tick (v ) at the end of the line (example a) For questions 80 - 99, corrections MUST be done EXACTLY as follows: Wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct word above it (example b). Missing word: mark the position of the missing word with a ' A ' and write the missing word above it (example c). Extra word: delete the extra word with a 'X ' (example d). Learning less English rer cer It probably takes weeks of family consultation, Y a complex inanes" calculations and a great deal b of heart-searching, before Ais decided to send c. a young person overseas to x study. Obviously d it isn't cheap and quite often a considerably to, sacrifice is made, but it is thought worth for it, and al. parents look forward eagerly to day when their 82. son or daughter will return home, with a 83, new confidence, a broader viewing of life, , perfect fluent in English, and highly-regarded co qualification. Sometimes, of course, the dream %. comes to true, but sadly this is not always so n Some young people come back know less 8, English than when they went. Frightened by n the challenges of living lonely in a foreign 40 surrounding they quickly join a little group of u fellow Hong Kongers. They spend up all their a2 time together, visiting Chinese stores, restaurants 3 and films. They beg their friends in Hong 4 Kong to send them tapes, magazines and comic 45. In other words, completely fail to make use %. of the wonderful opportunity offer to them, and a7. return back to Hong Kong narrow, timid *, people hardly able to talk a sentence in English. 4. ~ END OF PAPER ~~ R.0.C.A. WONG SIU CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL FIRST TERM EXAM, 2004/2005 FORM 6 USE OF ENGLISH Section C: READING AND LANGUAGE _ SYSTEMS Name: Herdeing Schwa. Class No.: — ANSWER SHEETS Form: Date: Tuesday, 4 January 2005 ‘Time allowed: 1 hr 30 min Time: 8.30 - 10.00 a.m. Setter: Ms Yu Chin Yen PART 1: READING 5, 6]7)]8]9 |] 1] 12) 13 Zz | [wv PART 2: LANGUAGE SYSTEMS 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | v 1 Viv mA v4 va Lv L ve 3] 2 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | Y vo vo lolalel> JT } Multiple-choice Continuity 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 g}alo|> Use ONE word to fill in each blank for questions 50 - 69. Note that the most suitable word MAY or MAY NOT appear in Version 1. (Version 1 is found on p. 5 of the question booklet.) You should make sure that your answers are grammatically correct, paying attention to tenses, plurals, etc. Version 2 toda Today, skin can be (50) Pea ati fccally by taking tear of undamaged skin from any part of a (1) _buew victim's body. Thanks to (62) Ach bea te WO very seriously bumt victims — the Selby brothers — are alive and well today. Six-year-old Glen Selby and his younger brother, Jaime, were burnt, alrpostbe -yond nd e3) waged tarn, when they played with paint and then tried to (4) ip vith paint remover s pery Why on of thm pappenedto sie a match remains a (55) tis very day Apa result, the (66). heasafe _ where the brothers were Playing (57) poste —_ ako Movrnte instantly and the boys sustained very ($¢) “age{eua__ bumsall over their bodies. They were rushed to a (52) neechy hospital, — where doctors tried very hard to save their lives, Then they were moved to a children’s hospital where doctors worked (60) shakey 16 akabiliae, shir condition techonignels) eee Wadden Finally. the boys were transferred to an institute known for its (62) oh “ $)__ in dealing with ive We burns. Since there was no (6 3) __t0 save the boys’ lives, the doctors at the Instute decided to take fragment of theirskin and use the then unusual technique to (64) Prnduace- wi : ey _abvine to cover large areas of their bodies: Undamaged skin was first taken from the boys’ armpits and groins. It was then (65) iaalatod rreasicablyy — and put ina flask containing a special solution, After 10, es 2 ony iderable panty enepusngomind Phi.

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