98C 1-17

1. The words "Coca-colonization"(lines 4-5) is in inverted

commas because…

D. It is an invented word

Explanation Skill tested

There is no such a word. It is the Punctuation
combination of Coca-Cola and
colonization

2. Who are the "supporters" referred to in line 5?

C. Westerners proud of exporting Western culture

Source Explanation Skill

tested
"In recent years, The supporters Referenc
Westerners have refer to those e
reassured themselves who support
and irritated others by "Coca-
expounding the notion colonization" who
that the culture of the have the notion
West is, and ought to that the culture
be, the culture of the of the West is the
world. This notion culture of the
takes two forms. One world.
is the "Coca-
colonization
argument. It's
supporter… (lines 1-5)

3 . What does "The other" (line 9) refer to?

B. An argument

Source Explanation Skill

tested
"This notion takes two The other refers Referenc
forms. One is the to the second e
"Cola-colonization" form of the
argument" (lines 4-5) notion, i.e. an
 argument.
""The other has to do
with modernization…"
(lines 9-10)

4. What is the writer's attitude, as shown in paragraph 1,

towards the exporting of Western culture to other societies?

C. Critical

Source Explanation Skill

tested
In recent years, Irritation means Inference
Westerners have violent invasion.
reassured themselves The writer does
and irritated others by not praise the
expounding the notion export of
that the culture of the Western culture
West is…" (lines 1-3) to other societies

5. In paragraph 2, what is the writer's viewpoint with regard

to the two arguments described in paragraph 1?

A. total disagreement with both arguments

Source Explanation Skill

tested
"Both of these The writer uses four Inference
ideas project the adjectives with
image of an negative meanings to
emerging, describe the two
homogeneous, arguments. It shows
universally-Western that the writer does
world - and both not agree with the
are to varying arguments
degrees misguided,
arrogant, false, and
dangerous" (lines
15-18)
6. What does the writer say about modern and traditional
cultures?

A. They are, in fact, very different

Source Explanation Skill tested
"That there are It clearly states Reading for
significant there are Specific
difference significant information
between modern difference. Less
and traditional homogeneous
cultures is beyond indicates the
disputes. A world difference between
in which some modern and
societies are traditional society
highly modern and
others still
traditional will
obviously be less
homogeneous than
a world in which
all societies are
comparably
modern" (lines 22-
25)
7. How similar does the writer feel societies are these days
when compares with those hundreds of years ago?
B. Societies are just as different as now as then
Source Explanation Skill tested
“Only a The societies Reading for
few…Was in few specific
that world hundred information.
any less years ago are
homogeneou probably not
s than a less
future world homogeneou
of universal s than a
modernity is future
likely to be? universal
Probably world. Hence
not.”(Lines which are
28~31) just still
different
from past to
now.
8. What does the word “do” (line 34) stand in place of?
A. merge into homogeneity
Source Explanation Skill
tested
"Modern “do not Reference
societies…but necessarily
they do not merge into
necessarily homogeneity”,
merge into but it “do” if
homogeneous the following
. The assumptions
argument would be
that they do realize.
rested
on…”(Lines
31~34)
9. The writer states that the West could be call
Westernised…
A. from the 8th century.
Source Explanation Skill tested
“Virtually all Stated Reading for
scholars of directly in specific
civilization agree the information
that Western paragraph
civilizations
emerged in the
8th and 9th
centuries…”(Line
s 38~40)
10. With regard to Westernizing and modernizing, the writer
suggests that as they modernized…
A. a few countries have adopted Western ideas.
Source Explanation Skill
tested
" More often, leaders In other Inference
of non- western words, a few
societies have countries
pursued have adopted
modernization but Western
rejected ideas, which
Westernisation.”(Lin is said to be
es 47~49) westernisatio
n.
11.Which of the following countries does the writer suggest
are modern societies?
1. Japan 2. Singapore 3. Taiwan 4. Saudi Arabia
C. all of them
Source Explanation Skill tested
Japan, Stated in the Reading for
Singapore, paragraph specific
Taiwan, Saudi that they all information
Arabia, and, to are modern
a lesser degree, countries.
Iran have However, Iran
become modern is said to be
societies in a lesser
without degree.
becoming
Western…”(Line
s 48~50)
12. According to the writer, societies have borrowed form
each other…
C. to help them continue to exist.
Source Explanation Skill
tested
"Most of the Their chances of Reference
world’s great survival are
civilization based on existing
have borrowed their own.
from other
civilization in
ways that
enhance their
own chances
of survival.
(Lines 55~57)
13.What does the word “it” in line59 refers to?
(D). China’s absorption of Buddhism
Sources Explanation Skill tested
“China’s absorption of The word “it” Reference
Buddhism from India, modify the previous
scholars agree, failed to noun clause 　
produce the “Indianisation” of “China’s absorption
China, it instead caused the of Buddhism” 　
“Sinofication” of Buddhism as
the Chinese adapted 　
Buddhism to their own 　
Purposes and needs.”(line57 　
to line 61)

　
　
　
14. What does the writer suggest is the effect on a country
of modernisation and economic development?

A. There is a greater interest in the country’s own culture.

　
Sources Explanation Skill tested
“On the contrary, they The word Inference
“resurgence” means
promote a resurgence of, reviving, so that we
can see that the
and renewed commitment to, people have an
interest on their
traditional cultures. own culture.
Modernization enhances the
economic wealth and military
power of a country and
encourages people to have
confidence in their heritage
and to become culturally
assertive. ”(line 63 to line 68)
　
　
15.According to the writer, there has been a world-wide
“revival of religion”(line74)…
(D). As a reaction to modernization
　
Source Explanation Skill tested
“The global revival of In the sentence, we Reading
religion, which is most can see that the from
marked in Muslim and Asian cause of global specific
societies, is a direct revival of religion information
consequence of is the consequence
modernization”(line 74 to line of modernization.
76) Therefore, the
revival of religion
is a reaction of
modernization
　
16.The writer states that nowadays East Asian societies…
(B). Believe that their own culture is superior to Western
culture.
Source Explanation Skill tested
“Indeed, East Asians today The word Inference
attribute their dramatic “adherence” means
economic development not to support firmly. That
their import of Western means that the
culture but to adherence to East Asian now
their own culture.(line91 to support their own
line 94) culture but not the
Western Culture, so
the answer is (B)
　
17. According to the writer, East Asians see their success as
being due to the fact that…
(D) They have maintained their own cultural values
Source Explanation Skill tested
“They have succeeded, This shows that Reading from
they argue, not because the succeed of specific
they became like the East Asians is not information
West, but because they because of
have remained Western culture,
different”(line 94 to line but have
96) maintained their
own culture.
　

98C 18-35

Q A Explanation Skill tested

18 A Women need fewer Collocation
cigarettes to suffer
from lung cancer. Context
Option B, want, is
wrong as it is the
figure done by the
report, therefore
must take a true
figure. Options C
and D mean the
women smoke it,
not need it.
19 B The report Collocation
 collocates with
“said”. Options A
and C mean the
conversation
between persons
and it is not
appropriate to use
it. Option D is used
for reference, but
the passage does
not quote
something, as we
cannot see the
commas.
20 B “Susceptible to” is Prepositional phrase
the prepositional
phrase.
21 C / 　
22 D / 　
23 C “Claims” goes with Collocation
“support”. Option
A is wrong in the
meaning and the
tone. Options B
and D are of same
kind. Hence, option
C is correct.
24 D “Dying of a Prepositional phrase
disease” is the
common
prepositional
phrase.
25 A The answer should be Passive
in a passive voice.
Option C and D must
be wrong. For option
B, ‘based’ should be
followed by ‘on’, thus,
A is the answer.
26 B “Suspect” shows a Collocation
negative attitude of
the speaker. It
collocates with the
phrase “a small scale
study.
27 D ‘...the reported Context
 results cannot be
true.’ The reported
result gives out the
evidence. So D is
correct.
28 A Here, ‘given’ means Context
‘presented’. As there
is ‘any’ in front of the
‘age’, so we need
‘given’, it refers to
defined time. The
other three options
mean at some
particular ages.
29 B ‘smoking-induced’ Context
means something
caused by smoking.
Here, the cancer is
caused by smoking.
30. D Strength mean Understanding the
quality of being context
strong

preference mean
liking for
something

dominance mean
most important

advantage mean
a condition that
gives one
superiority or
success

‘women appear
to slightly less
vulnerable than
men to smoking-
induced cancer’,
this is a
 advantage

so the answer is
D
31. D Similarly mean in Understanding the
a similar way context

On the other
hand mean on
the other side

Virtually mean in
very important
respect; almost

Therefore mean
for that reason

‘they live longer

is a reason of
expose to more
smoke’, there
should use
‘therefore’
32. C Slightly better at Collocation
giving up…

‘at’ should follow

slightly better
33. B Middle-aged tense
should use to
modify women,
so the answer is
B. Option D
‘middle-age’ is
not a adjective
34. C In total mean Discourse marker
totally
Understanding the
Above all mean context
 most important
of all

Overall mean
including
everything

Finally mean in
conclusion

Q.34 there is
needed a
transition word
to conclude the
passage
35. A Distinguish mean Understanding
recognize the
different
between people
or thing

Pick mean
selecting, choice

Favor mean
liking, goodwill

Decide mean
give a judgement
on something

At the beginning
of the essay,
‘women smokers,
however, have a
greater chance
of developing
lung cancer than
men…’ After the
 analysis, it can
prove that there
is no different
between men
and women, so
the answer is A

98C 36-45

Q A. Explanation Skills tested

36. C In paragraph one , line 3 , “It concludes that in Context
50years time Hong Kong will become a
concrete jungle with power cuts , rationed food
and water , beaches too polluted for swimming
” , these are all negatives , therefore the next
one should be negative too .
37. B Once the economy is to expand , there will be Cause and
more infrastructure in need . effect
relationship
38. D The word ‘however ’ , shows that the following Context
sentence would be in contrast with the
preceding one . “ The territory will require
more roads , container terminals and other
infrastructure .” All these need land . The great
demand for land matches with ‘tiny area ’ and ‘
no more room ’ .
39. A In paragraph two , ‘ the government ’ matches Context
with ‘political leaders ’. Line 1 to 2 , ‘the
territory will require more roads , container
terminals and other infrastructure. ’ matches
with ‘the territory’s development strategy .’
40. C In paragraph 3 , ‘as the population continues Cause and
to increase by the millions on the mainland , effect
Beijing may one day not to be able to provide relationship
enough food and water for its own people ’,
therefore , ‘ we cannot afford to rely on China
to supply us with food and water forever .
41 B The answer needs to explain why we can’t only Context
reply on the importation of China’s food and
water forever. She may not have enough food Extension
and water to supply herself and HK. So the
 answer is B.

For answer A, it is not relate to the exportation

of expertise (irrelevant).

For answer C birth control is not relevant to

the idea of the passage.

For answer D the answer is wrong.

42 A The answer needs to an adjective to describe Context
what it will be if the shortage of water and
food occur. Tone.

Both “alarming” and “food and water

shortage” are negative in sense. For option B
and C, we will not see this occurrence as
strange or odd

For option D, it is irrelevant to the question.

So the answer is A we will surprise if the food

and water shortage occur.
43 B The issue of putting more fund on “green” Context
industry is always stated, so the writer uses
restate Extension
44 C As the economic grows, wealth is created. That Logical
means the income will increase. Thus we can developmen
buy everything we need. t
45 D Since we live in a wealthy city, it would be bad Context
if our environment is bad. So the writer
suggests the solution to consider how to build
a better future for our next generation.

　98 Section C 46-65.

Q Source Skills tested

46. In paragraph 1, line 4 “at the grand old Reading for
age of 41”. A noun should be used. So the specific
answer should be information
“forties/40s/40’s/retirement”
47. In paragraph 2, line 5, “especially before Inference,
the pre-race weigh-in—to vomit out things change of
that they ate that morning.” tense.

Here, a verb is needed to describe what

Jockeys have to watch for.
48. In paragraph 2, line 7, “Jockeys are fined Inference
if they are overweight and can be
disqualified if they fail to get the balance
right and come in underweight.” An
adverb “too much” is used to describe
overweight .
49. In paragraph 2, line 7, “Jockeys are fined Reading for
if they are overweight and can be specific
disqualified if they fail to get the balance information
right and come in underweight.” Here, an
adjective is needed and underweight acts
as an adjective.
50. In paragraph 3, line 4, “...throwing up is Reading for
the lesser of three evils: it is either that, tone.
taking pills or starving yourself.” It implies
that throwing up, among the other two Inference
options, is the best choice to maintain a
balance weight.
51. In paragraph 5, line 1, “On racing days, I Inference
used to stick to a diet of only water or
juice before the event.” Water and juice
are liquids/drinks. Here, a noun is needed
to describe what is Cruz consumed.
52. In paragraph 5, line 7, “at lunch time I’d Inference
do little more than pick at a few slices of
meat and some vegetables. That’s why I
liked Chinese or Japanese food—It is
lighter and easier to eat.” That means, for
lunch , Cruz usually eats lighter and
simple food.
53 Paragraph 5, line 11, “I generally avoid Reading for
European foodӈ European food specific
information
54. Paragraph 5, line12, “and steak in Reading for
particularӈ steak specific
information
55 Paragraph 8, line 1, “ice-cream, cakes Reading for
and biscuits don’t interest him specific
anymoreӈ ice-cream information
56. Paragraph 9, line 8, “over the years, Cruz Inference
has lost his sweet toothӈ young
57. Paragraph 9, line 5, “rely on multi- Reading for
vitamins every morning as a specific
supplementӈ multi-vitamins information
58 Paragraph 6, line 3, “but he plans to Reading for
summon all his willpower to say no to specific
unhealthy eatingӈ eating information
59. Paragraph 6, line 4, “his incentive come Reading for
from his 66-year-old fatherӈ father specific
information
60. Paragraph 6, line 7, “so now he has Inference
clogged arteries and high cholesterolӈ
unhealthy
61. 6th paragraph, line 6, ‘My father doesn’t Part of
drink or smoke.’ It clearly states that his speech
father does not smoke.
62. 4th paragraph, lines 8-9, ‘he believes he Part of
needs to be more self-disciplined than speech
ever.’ In the 5th paragraph, line 4, ‘I had
to be just disciplined.’ A noun is needed
in this question, so ‘self-discipline’ or
‘discipline’is used .
63 7th paragraph, line 5, ‘Once you fell Inference
almost full, stop.’ which means one
should not eat until one is full but to stop
beforehand. You don’t need to keep
eating until you have finished everything
on the plate.
64 7th paragraph, lines 9-10, ‘you should Inference
start by taking less on your plate or
ordering smaller portions.’ It means that
one can ask for smaller portion or less
food in order to maintain weight. It infers
“small dishes”.
65 7th paragraph, lines 10-11, ‘Never, ever Inference
go to bed directly after a big meal.’, ‘go
to bed’ has the same meaning with
‘sleep’.

98C 66-76

Q A Explanation Skills tested

66 D "Women leaders all over the world are Register
 judged by unfair double standards”
collaborates with “considerably more is Extension
usually expected of them than of their
male counterparts.”The unfair double
standard indicates ‘more’ is usually
expected from women than man
67 J "Violent act” collaborate with Register
"assassination”which means murder for
politics.
68 A "Better education and employment Register
opportunities” collaboratee with “better
overall living standard of livin“However” in Contrast
column B shows a contrastbetween the
sentence preceeding it and after it . “
better education and employment” does
not guarantee women have a greater role
in the political process.
69 L "how to address female heads of state” Register
collaborates with “altering the formerly
all-male complexion of the world’s Extension

leader” Column B explains Column A

71 H “She’ in column B refers to “Mrs. Suu Kyi” Register
in Column A. “Women leaders are
burdened with the demands of holding the Extension
highest standards of family values”
collaborates with “their obligations of Reference
ruling nations with the need of their
children, their husbands and often their
extended families.”
72 B Q.72 was concerning the women in political 1. Contrast
arena in the West. Option B shows the different
situation in the East. "However" is a discourse 2. Register
marker, showing the contrast.
73 C Q73 indicates that in the women equality at 1. Register
Hong Kong government had been enhanced
since 1970s. Option C shows the evidence of the 2. Extension
way the government offers the same
opportunity of promotion to men and women.
74 G Q74 shows the policy secretaries selected by Mr. 　
Tung chee-hwa for the first SAR. The five women
were appointed directly by Mr. Tung. That is the 1. Register
appointment. And option G shows more details
about the appointment. 2. Extension
75 K For Q75, the word "kinship" means the family 1. Register
relationship. "Power in Asia often seems to
follow kinship "shows that the power is related 2. Extension
to kinship. Option K also tells us about the
family connection.
76 E Q76 shows that there are successful female 1. Extension
politicians in Asia. Option E, "this region" refers
to Asia mentioned in Q76 as option E mentions
that the region produced numerous women
rulers.

Question 77-95

Questio Explanation Skills tested

n
77 “At” should be underlined, and write preposition
down “on”. “On a day” is a useful
expression.
78 “Are” should be added between passive voice
“members” and “invited”.
79 Best” should be underlined and write Coomparison
down “better”. “had a better , collocation
understanding”
80 “Shark” should be underlined and Singularity
write down “sharks”. Since there are
many sharks in the Park, “sharks”
should be in plural form.
81 'That” should be crossed out. structure S+
v
82 Tick 　
83 Tick 　
84 "Enclose” should be underlined and Part of
write down “enclosed”. “Enclose” is a speech
verb. “Enclosed” is used as an
adjective to describe the words
“application form”
85 "Which” should be underlined and Relative
write down “who”. “who” refers to “Fun pronoun
 Club members”.
86 Cross out “come” Use preposition Preposition
“on” before a date .
87 “In” should be underlined and write Preposition
down “at”
88 “It” should be underlined and write Possessive
down “its” adj.
89 “Child” should be underlined and write Plural form
down “children”
90. Chnage "this" to "these because of Plural form
The word “programmes” which is in
plural form
91 Between "are" and "same", add "the" Definite
Article
92. Change "freely" to free. “ free of Common
charge” is a common English expression
expression which means no need to
pay for it
93. Change "by" to “for” to show a purpose Preposition
94. Cross out “do. “Do” and “exceeds” is Verb
also verb.
95. Add "be" between "will" and "selected" Passive voice
to form a passive voice