Text 1 (40 marks)

Read Text 1 and answer questions 1 – 14.

1. Fill in the fact sheet of Guo Jingjing and Lin Dan. (12 marks)

Guo Jingjing Lin Dan

Nickname: (a) _______________ (g) _______________

Year of birth: (b) _______________ (h) _______________

Place of birth: (c) _______________ Fujian, China

Height: 5 feet 4 inches (i) _______________

Weight: (d) _______________ (j) _______________

Age of joining China National Team: (e) _______________ (k) _______________

Year of getting married: (f) _______________ (l) _______________

2. How old was Guo Jingjing when she started diving?

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3. When did Guo Jingjing first participate in the Olympic Games?

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4. Decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F), or the information is Not
Given (NG) in paragraph 2. Put a tick (✓) in the appropriate column. (3 marks)

Statement T F NG
(a) Guo Jingjing only won prizes in Asian games.

(b) When Guo Jingjing was a child, she spent most of her time in water.

(c) Guo Jingjing was taller than other divers in the China National Team.

5. Read paragraph 3 and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (5 marks)

Guo Jingjing won many (a) ______________________________ in different international

(b) _________________________ competitions. She was the (c)

______________________ of the 3m Springboard and Synchronised Springboard at the

World Championships for (d) ____________________ times. Also, she won twice in

the (e) ____________________ Games.

*6. Why does the writer think Guo Jingjing is a ‘legendary diver’?

________________________________________________________________________

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7. Find words in paragraph 4 that mean the same as the following: (3 marks)

(a) stay ____________________

(b) stopped working ____________________

(c) elegant and attractive ____________________

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8. What is the nationality of Lin Dan?

________________________________________________________________________

9. Complete the following sentence by filling in ONE word.

Lin Dan did not want to play the _______________ when he was young.

10. According to paragraph 6, what are the THREE personal qualities that help Lin Dan
succeed? (3 marks)

(a) _________________________

(b) _________________________

(c) _________________________

11. Who is the wife of Lin Dan?

________________________________________________________________________

12. What do the following pronouns refer to? (3 marks)

(a) his (line 30) _________________________

(b) their (line 31) _________________________

(c) they (line 39) _________________________

*13. Why does the writer think that Lin Dan will do even better in the future?

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

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*14. Which sport would you like to try, diving or badminton? Give a reason to support your
answer. (2 marks)

_______________________________________________________________________

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Overall Language Accuracy: 0 / 1 / 2

End of Text 1

Text 2 (26 marks)

Read Text 2 and answer questions 15 – 26.

15. How old is Lucy?

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16. Why couldn’t Daisy attend Lucy’s birthday party?

_______________________________________________________________________

17. How many friends did Lucy invite to her party?

_______________________________________________________________________

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18. Decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F), or the information is
Not Given (NG) in paragraph 2. Put a tick (✓) in the appropriate column. (3 marks)

Statement T F NG
(a) As many people went out to countdown, Lucy’s friends were late.

(b) Lucy’s friends did not tell Lucy that they would be late.

(c) Lucy was angry that she could not countdown with her friends.

19. In paragraph 2, what do the following pronouns refer to? (3 marks)

(a) My (line 6) _________________________

(b) they (line 7) _________________________

(c) it (line 9) _________________________

*20. Why didn’t the pizzas arrive on time?

_______________________________________________________________________

21. Read paragraph 3 and fill in each blank with ONE suitable word. (4 marks)

Lucy ordered (a) ____________________ but the delivery was (b) ____________________

because ‘Pizza House’ had (c) ____________________ her order. So, Lucy and her friends

were (d) ____________________ .

22. Find words in paragraph 3 that mean the same as the following: (3 marks)

(a) said sorry ____________________

(b) the act of taking goods to people’s houses ____________________

(c) asked for ____________________

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23. According to paragraph 4, which activity was affected by the power cut?

_______________________________________________________________________

24. Find words in paragraph 4 that mean the opposite to the following: (3 marks)

(a) bright ____________________

(b) part ____________________

(c) hot ____________________

*25. What activities does Lucy suggest for Daisy’s birthday?

_______________________________________________________________________

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*26. Which event in Lucy’s party do you think is the most unlucky? Give a reason to support
your answer. (2 marks)

_______________________________________________________________________

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Overall Language Accuracy: 0 / 1 / 2

End of Question-Answer Book

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