PART B USAGE (65 marks)

Task 1 Active or Passive Voice in Tenses and Verb Forms (10

marks)
A mother is writing a letter to the school principal about mobile phone bullying.
Complete the letter using the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Dear Mr Yu,

I am writing to you regarding the use of mobile phones at school. I realise that
students
(1) ________ (not / allow) to use their phones in class, but I really believe that they
*(2) _________ (should / ban) in school in general.

Despite the fact that the school (3) _________ (have) strict rules against bullying, it is
awful to see how big a problem mobile phone bullying (4) _________ (become). Not
only
*(5) _________ (my son / see) this happen to other students, but he has also
experienced it himself. He (6) _________ (often / send) hurtful messages by other
students. He
(7) _________ (be) in a particularly negative mood these past few days. When I
asked him what (8) _________ (happen), he (9) ______ (burst) into tears. Last week,
my son fell on some stairs in school. Instead of helping my son, a student laughed at
him, took a photo of him, and sent it to lots of others. Obviously, this sort of
behaviour is completely unacceptable and must be stopped.

It is true that students often need to have mobile phones to communicate with their
parents, but they do not need to use them during school hours. I have no doubt that if
students
(10) _________ (tell) to turn their phones off, they (11) _________ (still / use) them
in secret. Therefore, I highly recommend that all phones are taken away from
students.

As principal, it is important that you take strong action against all forms of bullying. I
hope you (12) _________ (consider) my suggestions seriously.

Do let me know if any further information is needed. Thank you for your attention.

Yours sincerely,
Patricia Wang

Task 1 Active or Passive Voice in Tenses and Verb Forms (10

marks) +*2
Wrong spelling  0
(1) are not allowed *(2) should be banned (3) has

(4) has become *(5) has my son seen (6) is often sent
 (7) has been (8) had happened (9) burst

(10) are told / were told (11) will still use / would (12) will consider / would
still use consider / consider /
might consider

Task 6 Passive Voice (4 marks)

Rewrite the conversation of Daisy and Betty by rewriting the underlined
sentences using passive voice.
Daisy: Let me introduce to you a special festival of the Chinese. Have you
heard of Dragon Boat Festival? It is coming up next week. Actually,
(e.g.) my grandmother made some rice dumplings last night. (Answer:
some rice dumplings were made by my grandmother last night.)
Betty: Are they delicious?
Daisy: Of course! In fact, (1) we have already eaten three.
Betty: (2) Did you eat all of them? I’d love to try them.
Daisy: Sure, I’ll bring them to you tomorrow.
Betty: Thanks a lot! Tell me more about your country’s special festivals.
Daisy: Alright. Do you know how we celebrate the Lunar New Year?
Betty: I’ve heard about this at school. (3) People wear new clothes and they
give lucky money to children. Am I right?
Daisy: Yes, you’re right. We also decorate our homes with flowers, posters
and banners.
Betty: It seems like many old customs are still being observed by Chinese
people. In Britain, (4) people are not following many traditional
practices anymore.

Task 6 Passive Voice (4 marks)

Wrong tense  0; Wrong word order 0; other minor spelling
mistakes  -0.5

(e.g.) some rice dumplings were made by my grandmother last night.

(1) three have already been eaten (by us).
(2) Were all of them eaten (by you)?
**Not using ‘were’  0
(3) New clothes are worn and lucky money is given to children.
(4) many traditional practices are not being followed anymore (by people).

ANS KEY
Story 1
While I (e.g.) was waiting(wait) at the dentist’s, I was sweating a lot. I (1) have been (be)
afraid of going to the dentist since I was a young boy. To make myself feel less nervous, I
kept doing different things. While I (2) was reading (read) a magazine, some of the
photos caught my attention. There (3)were (be) horrifying pictures of rotten teeth on one
full page! I immediately (4) threw (throw) the magazine away. The nurse called my name.
While I (5)was lying (lie) on the dentist’s chair, I couldn’t stop shaking with fear. I (6)
shut (shut) my eyes tightly but the pictures of the rotten teeth kept popping up in my
mind. I was so scared that I screamed and (7) left (leave) the dentist’s. From then on, I
(8*) have not visited (not/visit) the dentist again.
Story 2
Mary (9) has been (be) under a lot of stress recently. Last night while she (10) was
sleeping (sleep), she suddenly screamed out. She woke up and realized that she (11*) had
had (have) a bad dream. Tomorrow is going to be an important day: Mary (12) is going
to/will attend (attend) an interview for her university admission. She has been feeling
both excited and nervous since she (13) received/has received (receive) the letter from the
university. Her parents have given her some pressure because they want her to study in
the Faculty of Medicine. They think that Mary (14) will make (make) a lot of money if
she becomes a doctor. She knows that she (15) is not going to/will not have (not/have) a
good night’s sleep tonight. She only hopes that everything will go smoothly in the
interview and the result (16) will not be (not/be) too disappointing.
Task 2 Passive Voice (7 marks)
Alex is chatting to Sally about a problem with his mobile phone. Polish his speech by rewriting the
underlined sentences into passive voice. Use ‘by’ where necessary. Alex: I’m going to Jordan. My
mobile phone is broken. I hope (e.g.) it can be repaired.
Sally: Is it under warranty? If so, (1) it ought to be replaced.
Alex: Yes, I’ve got the warranty here.
Sally: Do you think (2) the phone could have been damaged when you bought it? If that were the
case, (3) you should be offered a new one/a new one should be offered to you. Has anyone else
used it?
Alex: (4) It was used by my brother Bill – but he’s usually careful with things, so I’m quite certain
that (5) it couldn’t have been damaged by him.
Sally: Before going to Jordan, why don’t you phone the shop and ask them about it?
Alex: I’ve done that. (6) The phone is inspected by their technicians before they decide anything. So
(7) it has to be taken to the shop.
Sally: Well, just remember – if the phone is faulty, (8*) they should be held responsible for it.

Task 3 Reported Speech (7 marks)

Iris: Hi Mike. e.g. What are you going to do this afternoon?
Mike: Hi Iris. e.g. I’m going to meet Joe.
Iris: (1) I haven’t seen Joe for ages. (2) Where are you meeting him today?
Mike: (3) I’m seeing him at a café. (4) Do you want to join us?
Iris: I would love to, but I can’t. I’m on my way to meet my sister, Kelly. She has
Mike: just returned from Australia.
Iris: (5) What does Kelly do in Australia?
(6) She is a student and is going to graduate soon. My family is going to attend
her graduation ceremony.
That’s great! (7) Could you send my greetings to your family? We should
catch up some time.
Sure.
Mike met Iris late in August. Iris asked e.g. Mike what he was going to do that afternoon.
Mike said e.g. he was going to meet Joe. Iris said 1. she had not seen Joe for ages. She
then asked 2. Mike where he was meeting Joe/ him that day. Mike told 3. Iris he was
seeing Joe/ him at a café. He wondered 4. if/ whether Iris/ she wanted to join them. Iris
said she could not because she was on her way to meet her sister, Kelly. Kelly had just
returned from Australia. Mike asked 5. Iris what Kelly did in Australia. Iris said 6. Kelly/
she was a student and was going to graduate soon. Her family was going to attend her
graduation ceremony. Mike asked 7. Iris if she could send his greetings to her family/Iris
to send his greetings to her family. He finally said they should catch up some time.