Name:________________ Class:__( ) Date:___________ Mark:_________

NEWSPAPER CUTTING (6-2-2004)

The following two articles are written by students from TPYC. They are published on
the Young Post of SCMP. Read them carefully and complete the tasks.

Article One

Fill in each of the blanks with ONE suitable word from Article One. Changes have to
be made if necessary.

1. It is ________________ for Cheuk-lun to study because his neighbours are

______________ _____________ every day. The loud noise from the

___________ makes him feel very ______________. Despite

_______________ the door, the sound still gets through.

2. He finds that many such people are not ________________. They only think

about their own ______________ and are not _____________

_____________ people around them. He suggests that the government put

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_______________.

Article Two

3. Choi Hei does not _______________ exams but she understands that exams

can tell ______________ how much students have ______________. So

students should remain ______________ and perform ___________

_____________.

4. But she admits that students are under great ______________ and are

___________ ____________ exams since parents and teachers want them

to _____________ _____________ ___________.

5. Choi Hei is ________________, so after each exam, her eyes ___________.

She is afraid that one day she will be ______________.

Discussion Session

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Will you feel annoyed if your neighbours are playing mahjong all the time?

Why and what will you do then?

Are you afraid of exams? Why? What can you do to cope with them better?

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