Professional Documents
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1. The Hong Kong Council of Social Service pointed out the lack of support
available for older people who want to acquire computer skills. According to the results
of the study carried out by the organization, six out of ten elderly people want to learn
how to use computers but only twenty-two per cent have logged on in the past six months.
2. Of 2,379 people aged 60 and above, about 60 per cent said they wanted to use
computers. More than 70 per cent believed computers could help them keep in touch
with society and also help them understand the world better. More than 40 per cent said
learning computers would make it easier for them to talk with their children.
3. But despite their wish, only 22 per cent of elderly people had used computers in
the past 6 months. Half of them said the use of English was the biggest problem for them.
More than 40 per cent found them too complicated to operate. About one-third said they
had no computers at home and could not afford to buy one.
4. ‘Many elderly people want to learn computer skills but have not enough support.
In some cases, they are even told by their children or grandchildren not to touch the
computer at home,’ said the council director Hui Yin-fat. ‘Family support is essential
and young people should support their elderly relatives and help them to learn’.
5. Mr. Hui also urged the Government to provide free software and cheaper
hardware for the elderly.
6. Ho Chong, 71, a retired teacher, said he spent on average 2 hours a day surfing the
Internet. ‘I don’t want to lag behind the rest of the society. Now I can e-mail my
children and read newspaper online. It’s very convenient.’
1. According to the article, give two reasons why elderly people wanted to use
computers. (4 marks)
2. In using computers, what was the biggest problem for most elderly people? (2 marks)
3. Why didn’t some of the elderly people have a computer at home? (2 marks)
4. According to paragraph 4, why can’t elderly people learn computer skills? (2 marks)
5. Does Mr. Chong work? On average, how long does he spend surfing the Internet
each week? (3 marks)
6. In using the computer, how does Mr. Chong keep in touch with society? (2 marks)
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Section B (6 marks)
Find words in the passage that have these meanings.
Section C (5 marks)
Fill in each blank with a suitable word from the passage. The paragraphs from which the
words are found are given in brackets.
Section D (4 marks)
Make a note of what these underlined words refer to in the passage.
Section F (5 marks)
Fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition. Put an X if no preposition is needed.
Last week __(1)__ my way to school, something strange happened. I left my house
__(2)__7 o’clock as usual. I saw a girl __(3)__ the lift who asked me which school I
studied __(4)__. Anyway, I took the MTR and when I was __(5)__ the train, I decided to
read the Metro Newspaper. There was an article __(6)__ the paper about a teenage girl
who had been missing for 2 days.
After a few minutes, I got off the train and took a taxi because my bags were very heavy.
When I arrived __(7)__ school, I went to the office to give my mobile phone. There I
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saw a student card __(8)__ a table near the door and the student __(9)__the photograph
was that of the girl I had met earlier __(10)__ the morning. I was told that the student
had been missing for two days.
Kelly __(1)__ (be) a very bright student and she never __(2)__ (miss) school. But she
__(3)__ (not come) to school since Tuesday. It is because she __(4)__ (break) her arm in
a road accident the day before. When she __(5)__ (leave) school that day, she __(6)__
(be) with a friend. They __(7)__ (cross) the road when a bicycle __(8)__ (hit) Kelly. Her
friend immediately __(9)__ (take) her to hospital by taxi. She __(10)__ (be) there for 5
days already. I __(11)__ (go) to visit her today and she __(12)__ (feel) much better now.
1. I bought this CD player from China last week, but I __(a)__ read the instructions as
they are in Chinese. __(b)__ you please read it and tell me how to use this player?
2. You look very pale. You __(c)__ see the doctor.
3. It’s very cloudy. It __(d)__ rain today.
4. We __(e)__ not speak in Cantonese in our English lessons.
5. Oops, I forgot to bring my pencil case. __(f)__ I get one from my school bag?
6. Tina: What have you done to your hair?
Rachel: It was so long that I __(g)__ get a hair cut.
7. I __(h)__ see the words on the blackboard as I have forgotten to wear my glasses.
8. I __(i)__ hear what my teacher was saying in the lesson as the construction noise was
too loud.
9. We need some information for the project. There __(j)__ be some books in the
library.
Section I (4 marks)
Fill in each blank with an appropriate word from the box. Each word can be used only
once.
Last week, a fire broke out in Wong Tai Sin. My uncle, who is a fire-fighter went
to __(1)__ the fire. It was very foggy that day, so the entire sky was covered with
__(2)__. After putting out the fire, my uncle couldn’t __(3)__ very well because of all the
smoke around him. He coughed a lot and his condition became __(4)__, so he was taken
to hospital.
Section J (4 marks)
Fill in the blanks with many, much, a few, a little, little and few.
1. The History Club is organizing a film show but only __(a)__ have signed up.
2. Hurrry up! We haven’t got __(b)__ time. The film starts in __(c)__ minutes.
3. I don’t think I can have lunch today as I have __(d)__ money in my wallet.
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Form 1 English Answer Sheet 1
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Section B (6 marks)
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Section C (5 marks)
1. ___________________________ 4. ___________________________
2. ___________________________ 5. ___________________________
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Section D (4 marks)
1. ___________________________ 3. ___________________________
2. ___________________________ 4. ___________________________
Form 1 English Answer Sheet 2
Section E (5 marks)
1. ___________________________ 6. ___________________________
2. ___________________________ 7. ___________________________
3. ___________________________ 8. ___________________________
4. ___________________________ 9. ___________________________
5. ___________________________ 10. __________________________
Section F (5 marks)
1. _________ 5. _________ 9. _________
2. _________ 6. _________ 10. ________
3. _________ 7. _________
4. _________ 8. _________
Section G (12marks)
1. ___________________________ 7. ___________________________
2. ___________________________ 8. ___________________________
3. ___________________________ 9. ___________________________
4. ___________________________ 10. __________________________
5. ___________________________ 11. __________________________
6. ___________________________ 12. __________________________
Section J (4 marks)
a. ___________________________ c. ___________________________
b. ___________________________ d. ___________________________
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