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PART B USAGE (65 marks)

Task 1 Tenses (10 marks)

Amy is doing a project on communication. She is listening to a radio program about Oldie Lee, an old
postman. Complete what Oldie Lee says with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. One has been
done for you as an example.

My colleagues call me Oldie Lee. I (1) (work) as a postman for 50 years but I
(e.g.) will retire (retire) soon because my eyesight (2) (get) worse recently. I
still recall *(3) (deal) with thousands of letters every day when we (4)
(be) young. We had to carry a big bag and walk uphill and downhill to deliver the letters no matter
what the weather (5) (be) like. Nowadays, the workload is much lighter. The number
of letters that we need to sort out daily (6) (drop) dramatically.

A few weeks ago, while I (7) (work) in the post office, an old man told me he
(8) (post) his very last letter as he *(9) (learn) how to send
emails to his friends already and so he would not send letters anymore. I smiled back but I felt sad
deep inside as I (10) (be) a postman for so long. No matter how advanced
technology (11) (become), it cannot replace my special feeling for
letters. They (12) (be) a treasurable part of my memory forever.

Task 1 ANS Tenses (10 marks)

(1) have worked / have been working (2) is getting / has got

*(3) dealing (4) were

(5) was (6) has dropped

(7) was working (8) was posting / was going to post / posted /
had posted
*(9) had learnt / had learned (10) had been

(11) becomes / has become (12) will be

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Task 2 Passive Voice (7 marks)

John is giving a talk about Hong Kong’s airport. Polish his speech by rewriting the underlined
sentences into passive voice.

(1) Thousands of passengers use Hong Kong International Airport every day. (2) The government
first planned the airport in the early 1990s and (3) finally opened it in 1998. Since then,
(4) many travellers have voted it as the world’s best airport.

Even though the airport is already very large, (5) the government is expanding it in different ways
now. *(6) They are going to build a third runway.

The airport is a big success but achieving this wasn’t easy and maintaining it will be hard. While
(7) the government was preparing the initial plans, (e.g.) lots of people opposed them because of
the project’s cost. However, in future travel surveys, I’m confident, (8) travellers will still vote our
airport the world’s best.

Task 2 ANS Passive Voice (7 marks)

0.5 mark for the correct passive form: correct subject+“be”+past participle.
0.5 mark for getting no other mistakes. 0 mark – active voice
(1) Hong Kong International Airport is used by thousands of passengers every day.

(2) The airport was first planned in the early 1990s (by the government)

(3) it was finally opened in 1998

(4) it has been voted (by many travelers) as the world’s best airport by many travellers.

(5) it is (now) being expanded in different ways now (by the government)

*(6) A third runway is going to be built / builded (by them / by the government)

(7) the initial plans were being prepared (by the government)

(e.g.) they were opposed by lots of people

(8) our airport will still be voted the world’s best (by travellers)
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Task 3 Reported Speech (7 marks)

Annie was very unlucky today because she lost her purse. Read the conversation below and help her
complete her diary by rewriting the underlined parts into reported speech, fitting into the diary entry
below.

Annie: Oh! My wallet is missing! (1) Nancy, did you see my purse? It’s red and green in
colour.
Nancy: (2) No, I didn’t see your purse.
Annie: (3) Can you help me to look for it now?
Nancy: Sure!
(5 minutes later)
Maggie and Nancy: (e.g.) Annie, we can’t find it.
Maggie: *(4) Let’s report it to our class teacher.
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Miss Wong: Annie, are you alright?
Annie: Miss Wong, I lost my purse.
Miss Wong: (5) Where did you put it before the Music lesson?
Annie: (6) I put it in my drawer this morning.
Miss Wong: (7) Tidy up your drawer. It is too messy!
Annie: Oh! I find it! My purse is under my lunch box!
Miss Wong: (8) Don’t put your belongings everywhere carelessly, Annie!

Task 3 ANS Reported Speech (7 marks)

(0.5 mark for the correct type of reported speech, statements, wh-Qs (wh-word), Yes/No-Qs (whether/if) and orders & etc. (to-
infinitive). + SV order
0.5 mark for getting no other mistakes.)
(1) if she had seen my purse.

(2) she hadn’t / had not seen my purse.

(3) if she could help me to look for it. // to help me to look for it.

*(4) reporting/ (that) we report it to our class teacher.

(5) where I had put it before the Music lesson.

(6) I had put it in my drawer that morning / this morning

(7) me to tidy up my drawer.

(8) me not to put my belongings everywhere carelessly.

Complete Annie’s diary below using reported speech. One has been done for you as an example.

Sunny 13th October 2019

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