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1 Mr Chan looked into the mirror. he had been instructed by the strange
He had once been handsome, young man in the temple.
and fit. Now, he was old and sick. He
9 The next day, Mr Chan woke up
was rich, but to him, money was useless.
feeling much fitter and stronger than he 35
2 Mr Chan knew he would die soon. 5 had for a long time. Could his wish have
He went to visit various traditional come true?
Chinese doctors in the hope of
10 He looked in the mirror. He
becoming healthy again, but it seemed
looked only 60 years old. It worked! The
that none of them could help him. One
10 medicine really worked! 40
day, he entered a temple and found a
strange old man who claimed to be a 11 But Mr Chan was greedy. “I don’t
traditional Chinese doctor. want to be a sixty year old man. I want
to be in my twenties again. I’ll enjoy my
3 “I have met many people with
whole life again.”
many unusual requests,” said the doctor
in a strange voice. “What do you want, 15 12 Without a moment’s hesitation, he 45
Mr Chan?” drank the entire contents of the bottle.
He felt himself getting stronger and
4 “Youth. I want to be young again.
younger by the minute. He laughed like
Look at me – a useless old man.”
a madman as he saw himself becoming
50
5 The doctor looked at Mr Chan fitter and more handsome. However,
and smiled in a wicked way. 20 suddenly, he started to panic.
Something was going horribly wrong!
6 “So you want to be young again,
do you?” he said. “Take this drink. You 13 A few hours later, Mr Chan’s
will get what you want.” housekeeper arrived at his house. She
heard a crying sound coming from Mr 55
7 Somehow, Mr Chan knew that the
Chan’s bedroom. There, lying on the
doctor was not lying to him. “Wait. How 25
bed, was a two-week old baby. She
much do I need to pay you?” he
watched in horror, as the baby seemed
shouted.
to get smaller and younger. Within a
8 “Payment?” The man just laughed. minute, the baby had disappeared. Next 60
“Your payment will come later. Bye, Mr to where it had been was an empty
Chan.” That night, Mr Chan went home 30 bottle with a message: ‘Warning: Do not
and drank a spoonful of the medicine, as be greedy. Drinking more than one
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spoonful of this medicine a day may be hazardous to your health!’ 65
Choose the best choice from the four options given. (5 marks)
1. From the passage we can guess that… B He wanted a lot of money.
A Mr Chan had been a successful C He wanted to be even younger
businessman in the past than he became after drinking the
B Mr Chan was now old but medicine for the first time.
healthy. D He was rich.
C Mr Chan wanted to die soon.
4. Mr Chan’s first reaction after he
D Mr Chan didn’t care about his
drank the medicine for the second
appearance.
time was…
2. Why did the old man smile at Mr A fear.
Chan in a wicked way? B excitement.
A He knew he could earn some C nervousness.
money by selling some medicine D unhappiness.
to Mr Chan.
5. How is the medicine harmful to
B He knew that Mr Chan was going
someone’s health if too much is
to fall into a trap.
taken?
C He was a kind old man who
A The person will feel sick.
wanted to help Mr Chan.
B The person will not stop growing
D He knew how to help Mr Chan.
younger.
3. The passage says that Mr Chan was C The medicine will become
greedy. In what way was he greedy? poisonous.
A He wanted to trick the fortune D It will change the person into a
teller. baby.
Match the words from the passage on the left with words or phrases of similar meaning
on the right. (3 marks)
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21. panic e.dangerous
22. hazardous f. feel frightened and not know what to do
Section
SATURDAY MORNING
1 Lying on his back and looking at the white, fluffy clouds, Harry thought about the day
ahead. The thought of spending the day at the Fantasy Dome was amazing
- the thought of spending the day at the dome with Kelly was just
mind-blowing!
5 ‘Wake up, lover boy,’ teased Tommy. ‘The girls have arrived.
It’s time to leave.’
Harry sprang to his feet. ‘I’ve warned you, Tommy,’ hissed Harry.
‘Don’t say anything to Kelly. I don’t even know if she likes me.’
‘I’m sure she does,’ said Tommy. ‘Love is in the air,’ he sang,
10 grinning mischievously as he walked away.
Section
AN HOUR LATER
2 ‘It’s almost our turn to go in,’ yelled Sally. ‘Who’s got the map?’
‘I have,’ replied Tommy. ‘Which area do we want to go to first?’
‘What about the Chocolate Zone?’ suggested Kelly. ‘Or maybe the Underwater
Adventure Zone?’
15 ‘Good idea, Kelly,’ said Harry.
‘Which one is a good idea?’ asked Sally, looking at Harry.
‘Er…’ Harry’s face turned red.
Worried that his friend was starting to look a bit foolish, Tommy quickly worked out
the best way to the Chocolate Zone. ‘Follow me,’ he said.
Section 10 MINUTES
3 20 ‘Wow!’ shouted Sally and Kelly together as they entered
the Chocolate Zone. The four young people looked around
in disbelief. Everything was made out of chocolate.
‘I don’t believe this,’ exclaimed Tommy, pointing to a
waterfall. ‘Even the waterfall and the river are made out of
25 chocolate!’
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she said, smiling at Harry. ‘However, I’m looking
40 forward to visiting the English Zone too.’
‘The English Zone,’ laughed Tommy. ‘What can we do there? Dictations, perhaps!’
‘No, don’t be silly,’ replied Sally. ‘There is more to English than just doing dictations.
We can talk to American, British and Australian teenagers, for example. We can also
find out about the food and the culture of these English-speaking countries. That
sounds fun, doesn’t it?’
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‘Yes, I suppose it does,’ said Tommy. ‘Let’s go. I’m getting hungry again!’
Section AT THE END OF THE DAY
5 Walking back home at the end of the day,
the four friends linked arms.
‘That was a marvellous day out,’ said Kelly.
50 ‘Thank you for inviting me. Shall we meet
up again tomorrow and go somewhere else
together? What about a barbecue or a
walk?’
Tommy turned to Harry and winked. ‘Yes,
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of course. That would be great.’
Overjoyed at Kelly’s invitation, Harry
looked up at the sky and smiled. He started
to hum a tune to himself ‘Love is in the air, everywhere I look around... .’ The day at
the Fantasy Dome had been a dream come true.
For each of the following, find one word or a phrase of similar meaning from the
sections indicated. (7 marks)
8. so wonderful that the idea is too big to fit in Harry’s head (section 1, 1 word)
9. stood up very quickly (section 1, 4 words)
10. a day at the beach, countryside, zoo, etc. (section 5, 2 words)
11. a lot of people seem to feel that particular emotion at the same time (section 1, 3
words)
12. quickly closed and opened one eye, usually as a signal between people (section 5, 1
word)
13. getting something that you have wanted to happen for a long time (section 5, 4
words)
14. making a wide smile (section 1, 1 word)
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Section B VOCABULARY (30 marks)
Fill in each of the blanks with one of the following words. Make changes if necessary.
1. The report strongly ______ the police for failing to deal with this problem.
2. It would be nice to have another holiday, but we’ve got to be ______ about it – we
do not really have the money for it.
3. This company ______ educational books and software.
4. I’m ______ to lend him any more money after what happened last time – he wasted
the money on gambling!
5. I hate people who ______ animals badly.
6. Take your ______ boots off before you come in.
7. The boy came up before the ______ on a charge of theft.
8. The gate was locked, so we went through a ______ in the fence.
9. He is not ______ enough to be given too much responsibility.
10. China will be the ______ nation for the Olympic Games in 2008.
11. Some senior-form students will have a ______ trip with Mr. Leung, our vice-
principal, to Ho Chou. They will learn a lot about the life and culture of people
living in the rural and remote area of China.
12. I really haven’t ______ with people I knew at my primary school.
13. Do you want to buy the blue dress or the yellow one? You have to ______ quickly.
We are not going to stay in this shop for any longer.
14. Twenty years ago, Mr Ching sold meatballs in the street. Now he owns twenty
restaurants. Mr Ching has ______ in twenty years.
15. She works very hard to ______ the children. Hopefully, the children will
understand this.
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Section D TENSES (11 marks)
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs provided.
Once upon a time there (1) (be) a little boy named Jack. One day, while he (2) (walk)
down the road, he heard, ‘Help, help!’ The cry seemed to come from the inside of a well
not far away. So, he walked to the well and shouted into it, ‘Who (3) (be) there?’ And
from the inside, somebody shouted, ‘Please pull me up! I (4) (fall) into the well!’ So
Jack pulled the bucket up from the well immediately.
Out of the bucket came a frog. It said, ‘Little boy, thanks very much for saving me!’
Jack said, ‘Oh, you (5) (not need) to thank me! By the way, my name is Jack.’
The frog said, ‘Well, Jack, to express my thanks I will give you a wish. It will be
granted to you as soon as you say it. So think of something you would like to receive.’
Jack (6) (think) for a moment, and said, ‘I wish to receive enough food for my mother
and my little brothers and sisters to eat! My mother has been ill. My younger brothers
and sisters (7) (not have) any food for days. Right now, they all are feeling very
hungry and (8) (not have) any energy.’
The frog said, ‘ (9) (go) home and you will find a herd of cows for you to get milk and
meat from. You will also see that the fields in front of your home (10) (now become)
fertile land with vegetables growing on it. Take care of your land and you (11) (have)
food to feed your family. Now, go home and see.’
Complete these sentences using the appropriate form of verbs in brackets. Use either
infinitives or gerunds.
1. Aunt Pauline prefers _____ (shop) to cooking.
2. I suggest _____ (have) the party on Saturday.
3. I wish _____ (continue) my studies in Hong Kong.
4. Let me _____ (give) you an example.
5. I avoid _____ (eat) raw fish because it doesn’t seem healthy to me.
6. We have begun _____ (write) for ten minutes.
7. They have decided _____ (not see) a film.
8. I am looking forward to _____ (see) you.
9. Do you mind _____ (lend) me five dollars for Lung Goh’s fishballs?
10. It is stupid _____ (not have) breakfast in the morning.
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Section G PASSIVE VOICE (14 marks)
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STFA TAM PAK YU COLLEGE
First Term Examination (01/02)
6.______________________________________________________________________
7.______________________________________________________________________
8.______________________________________________________________________
9.______________________________________________________________________
10._____________________________________________________________________
11._____________________________________________________________________
15._________________________ 16.__________________
1.______________________________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________________________
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3.______________________________________________________________________
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4.______________________________________________________________________
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5.______________________________________________________________________
6.______________________________________________________________________
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7.______________________________________________________________________
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14._____________ _______
10.____________________ 11.____________________
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Section E GERUNDS & INFINITIVES (10 marks)
10.____________________
j._____________________
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1.______________________________________________________________________
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2.______________________________________________________________________
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3.______________________________________________________________________
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4.______________________________________________________________________
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5.______________________________________________________________________
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There is one mistake in each item. Follow the instructions to do the corrections.
Word needs to be changed a) underline the incorrect word, and
b) write the correct form of that word in the space provided
missing word a) mark the position of the missing word with a “”, and
b) write the missing word in the space provided
extra word a) put a “” on the word you wish to cross out, and
b) write the word you have crossed out in the space provided
Examples: 1. He is an actress. actor
2. He is actor. an
3. He is an the actor. the
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ANSWER KEY
STFA TAM PAK YU COLLEGE
First Term Examination (01/02)
A
1._______ B
2.________ C
3.________ B
4.________ B
5.________
He was old and sick.
6.______________________________________________________________________
Mr Chan
7.______________________________________________________________________
The housekeeper
8.______________________________________________________________________
He paid for the medicine with his life. / He died.
9.______________________________________________________________________
He was (probably) (at least) in his 70’s, because after he took the medicine he was 60.
10._____________________________________________________________________
He went to visit various traditional Chinese doctors.
11._____________________________________________________________________
The doctor
Traditional Chinese doctors 13.__________________
12._________________________ Mr Chan’s
14.__________________
Mr Chan’s/The housekeeper 16.__________________
15._________________________ The baby
d
17.________ b
18.________ c
19.________ a
20.________ f
21.________ e
22.________
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ANSWER KEY
They had a map and Tommy worked out the best way to get there.
5.______________________________________________________________________
I think he will try the food of the English-speaking countries because he says,
6.______________________________________________________________________
His dream was to spend a happy day with Kelly / to find out that Kelly likes him.
7.______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
mind-blowing
8._____________________ sprang to his feet
9._____________________ day out
10.____________________
in the air
11.____________________ wink(ed)
12.____________________ a dream come true
13.____________________
grinning
14._____________ _______
1._____________________
criticizes / criticized 2._____________________
realistic 3._____________________
publishes
4._____________________
reluctant treat
5._____________________ 6._____________________
filthy
magistrate
7._____________________ gap
8._____________________ mature
9._____________________
10.____________________
host field
11.____________________ kept in touch
12.____________________
went
1._____________________ in
2._____________________ people / customers
3._____________________
served
4._____________________ for
5._____________________ restaurant
6._____________________
much
7._____________________ many
8._____________________ at
9._____________________
order
10.____________________ better / more
11.____________________ were
12.____________________
listening
13.____________________ at
14.____________________ cook
15.____________________
was
1._____________________ was walking
2._____________________ 3._____________________
is
have fallen
4._____________________ do not need
5._____________________ thought
6._____________________
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ANSWER KEY
Section E GERUNDS & INFINITIVES (10 marks)
shopping
1._____________________ having
2._____________________ to continue
3._____________________
give
4._____________________ eating
5._____________________ 6._____________________
writing
not to see
7._____________________ seeing
8._____________________ 9._____________________
lending
not to have
10.____________________
turns
a._____________________ boil
b._____________________ likes
c._____________________
will love
d._____________________ do not feed
e._____________________ will cry / cries
f._____________________
will get
g._____________________ spend
h._____________________ will have
i._____________________
does not do
j._____________________
The best restaurant in Tuen Mun is owned by my parents. Last weekend the head
_______________________________________________________________________
waiter was fired by my father because some pork chops were stolen by him from the
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kitchen. I was then asked (by him) to help serve the food. However, all the orders
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were mixed up and several complaints were made. Now, I am not asked to help
_______________________________________________________________________
anymore!
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The man was driving so dangerously that a traffic policeman stopped him.
1.______________________________________________________________________
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ANSWER KEY
While I was having a shower in the bathroom, Peter rang me.
4.______________________________________________________________________
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waiterIwasPROOF-READING
Section fired by my father because some pork chops were stolen by him(10
from the
marks)
There is one mistake in each item. Follow the instructions to do the corrections.
Word needs to be changed a) underline the incorrect word, and
b) write the correct form of that word in the space provided
were mixed up and several
missing complaints
word a) were of
mark the position made. Now,word
the missing I amwith
not aasked to help
“”, and
b) write the missing word in the space provided
extra word a) put a “” on the word you wish to cross out, and
b) write the word you have crossed out in the space provided
Examples: 1. He is an actress. actor
2. He is actor. an
3. He is an the actor. the
accepted her job application. She is still looking for a job. rejected
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