2 ‘Time allowed: | hour Name’ POOI'TO MIDDLE SCHOOL, 2019/2020 First-term Examination ‘Bnglish Language (Paper 1) ‘Reading Comprehension & Usage pap ‘Question Book. Date: 3 January 2020 Full marks: 100 (35% ofthe subject mark) eass:2_¢ Gp) INSTRUCTIONS. 1, Write your name, css, class umber and/or group number in the spaces provided on this 2, Answer all questions onthe Question-Answer Book. 3. For MC questions, mark only ONE answer to each question1. Reading Comprehension ‘Text 120 marks) Read the following article and answer the questions. 10 15 2 25 ‘Women and STEM {1) Science, technology, engineering nd maths, otherwise known as STEM, are arguably the four academic dscipines which will have the greatest pact on our future. Yet the proportion of women working in these feds is incredibly low: in ‘the UK in 2017, vemen made up only 23% ofthe workforce in core STEM industries, Over the las few years, organizations such as WISE (Women in Scicace, Technology, Enginering and Mathematics) have been working encourage more gris to study technical subjects, However, while the number of ‘women choosing carers in science and technology has been increasing, itis stil very low. {2} Those who want to increase the proportion of female STEM wosters argue that ‘women are discouraged from entering these fields, Female scientstsare fewer in ‘number, and ess well known than their male counterparts, even wise their accomplishments are of a similar level, This means tha gies often dont get to ‘heer about the people who could be thee role models, and who could inspire them. Ti addition, when women achieve careers in STEM, they often face «more hostile ‘work environment than their male counterparts. Ina 2018 study, 78% of respondents reported experiencing gender dserimingtion, while 48% said their ‘gender had made it harder fr them to succeed [3] Another argument for greater inclusion sth the lack of women working in ‘STEM moans the provailing attitudes and views in science and technology ate ‘male, Male scientists and engineers natueally tend to look at problems from a male perspective, and this can have an impact on research [4] An additional concer is tht the skills ofa significant part of the population ce not being utilized. As a result, women with a natural talent for these subjects «are being lotto the world of STEM. We might have made more discoveries and ‘even more progress in technology ifthe very best candidates from beth genders ‘wore working together {5} The efforts to enoourage greater female participation in these felis seem to have a big effect, though WISE's figures showed thats lovily 23%of those in30 ‘STEM occupations in the UK were female in 2017, in 2015 the figure was just 15%, 90 the proportion is moving in a positive direction. It would appear that ina ‘male-dominated world there are still many girls who would choose to become scientists or engineers if they just he the seme encouragement asthe boys. ‘Text 2 10 marks) Res ad the following poem and answer the questions. How Long How long before this world willbe A safer place for you and me? How long before all wars wil ease? How long before there's lasting peace? 5. | How long before we speak no more (OF tanks and guns end nuclear war? How long before we se the birth ‘Of rue respect for Mother Barth? low long before we don't need chains 10 | And tolermnce and conscience reigns? low long before we see the light And justice rules instead of might? How long before there's no more hate? How long before itis to late? 18 | How long before humanity Can five in peace and harmony? How long before we all will soe ‘Avworld where everyone is free? “How long before allthis will be? 20 | 1s upto you! I's up tome! AnorymousTH. Verb Forms ‘ext (10 marks) Read te following article and fil n each bank with the est form ofthe given werd. ‘Sam and Frank (1) (be) robbers since they were 15 years old. Last Sundey, they broke into ‘an apartment in Wong Tai Sin, The four people inside the house were playing majong when Sam suddenly kicked the door open and walked in slowly. The pooplein the house were told by Frank to puttheirhands up while Sam (2)__ (Search) ther bags. However, things @)__(no/go) on as ‘planned. Sam ran int rouble when he tied to take a waist bag from one woman, She refused 10 siveitu. “4)__(give) meth bag oF ' shoo," Sam yelled, The woman (5) _(hale) her hea. He pointed thepistol et the woman and (6)__(shoot. Abang which resembled the sound oF a ‘campagne bite being opened was heard. The house over found thatthe gun was fake one and she rushed into her room to call the police, Sam and Frank decided to leave immediately, Frank and Sam (7)__(p) ll he valuables in thee bug before the police arived. They an cut of the apartment. Unfortunately, they (8) _ (ll) on slippery floor. At that ime the police «ame and arrested them, ‘Sam and Frank were taken tothe cour. The judge recognised Sam because he was just release from prison two months ago. “You robbed again! Why (9) _(aot/you/Find) ajo?” the judge asked Sam. “Thate going to work. Tknow you (10)__ (Sen) me back tj. Lean enjoy ‘ree meals std Sam. ‘No problem! Tam glad to serve you he stupidest thief Inve ever seen in ny Hi’ replied the jude ‘Text B (10 marks) Fill inthe following withthe comrct passive forms of the verbs. ‘ong Kong Intemational Airport (1) (we) by thousands of passengers everyday. The iort(2)___(plan) inthe eatly 1990s and finally opened in 1998, Since then it(3)__(vote) by many travelers as one ofthe world's best sizports, The sport (4)__(alsoeal) "Chek Lap Kok import o distinguish it fom its predecessor, the former Kei Tak Ainport. The aport is managed and operated by the Airport Authority Hong Kong, which (5) (establish) in December 1995. ‘Hong Kong Intemational Aieport (6)___(build) on large artificial sland ferme by ‘stoning and levelling Chek Lap Kok and Lam Chau islands two decades ago. The island was ‘expanded and millions of tons of rocks (7)__(put) into the sea to create a space forthe sport. ‘The Airport Authority unveiled plans to develop in stages the vast midfield site ofthe asport {standin 2010. The aiport will each its maximum runway capacity sometime around 2022 if no ‘atta runway (8)__ (ada), In March 2012, an expansion plan to build the third niway (@)__feanounee) by the Hong Kong Government officially, ‘Last month, the Airport Authority revealed that the insufficient foreign sand supplies had ‘caused delays of more than four months to reclamation work forthe third ranway projet. A the ‘moment, man-made sand (10)__(provide) by Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian proviHL, MC Cloze (10 mari) ‘Choose the best answer for each blank and write the eter A, B, Cor D. ‘Visitor to Hong Kong will like its transport system, especially ithey ative 9y air. When I fist landed at Hong Kong Iterational Aieprt,I(1)_—_forover ten hours and was ver tied However, after we 2)__ the plane, Iwas amazed. Pel, I wes impressed bythe fact hat the sxport was (@)__and more spacious thn other ssports. Secondly, things (4)__ very quickly. Some suitcases (5)__ when we arrived a the conveyor belt. verything seemed 6)__than in ‘other airports. 1(7)__ shout this sirpor's efficiency before but dnt really belive it (Once you're ready to eave the eirport, geting into and round town is very simple (8) _ ‘way to get into town so take the Airport Expres. Tans depart every few minutes end the {joumey to Hong Kong Ilan takes less than half an hour You can then reach your destination by ‘us or taxi. One thing to not is that Some tx drivers still dont speak very (9)__ English. The situation seradually improving, ‘you want to visit a place in (10)__ teansport is organized efficiently and ran smoothly, you shouldn't hesitate to vist Hong Kong 1. A. travelled 2 Ahad left 3. A.the snallest B. was travelling B. had been leaving B. smaller Chas been travelling Cleave othe Iagest Dam tavelting D. were leaving D. larger 4. Acaredone 5. A.have already collected 6, A. the lest ficient 1B were done BB. are being collected Bless efficent have done C.willbe collected —--—C. more elicient D. hus done . were being collected D. the mast efficent 7. And heard 8. A. Fastest, 9. A. poor B. were heard B. The fastest B. well CC. was hearing Faster better D. have been heard D. Past D. good 10, A. where 1B. which when D.whyIV, Open Cloze (10 marks) ‘Compote the folowing by puting ONE word in each blank. eee Dear Diary, “The weather was horrible this morning, so I wen shopping with Heid at estival Wall, (1)__ is my favorite shopping centre went there by taxi but it turned out to be a mistake. 1 should have gone (2)__ foot because the taxi was involved in (3) accident. wast hurt but the driver was sent to hospital ‘The restaurant (4) we had lunch was on the frst Door. It was an alin restaurant and we conlered« piza and spaghetti. The piza was definitely ($)__ than the spaghetti, Then we ‘watohod a il, It was about he tre story of an American girl (6)__ fier had teen inthe amy. er father served in (7)__Pilippines and South Korea and she grew up in ffeent counties. ‘When she finally moved back tothe US, she wasnt abe to adapt very (8)__. The tory was boring. Heid left first to moot her boyftend after ()_ the movie. I went home asT gota stomachache, What (10)__avful day! YV. Sentence Rewriting (20 marks) Rewrite the numbered sentences without changing their original meaning using the hints from the brackets. ‘itp:(howns news. comb Hong Kong Today [BREAKING NEWS: Acroplane hijacked! (DA sroup of men hijacked a Java aeroplane this marin, (Rewrite it using passive voice. No need to mention the dost) They cal themselves the Extreme Freedom Fighters, (@iheplane had around 20 passengers and crew. Kas on its way to Jakarta, (Connect the sentence wsinga relative progoua who, “which or ‘whose (We will update our homepage with more news lier, (Rewrite it using passive vice, Mention the doer) Anyone who wants more information should call the government-run line at 21234867. = : Pride of Hong Kong “Mystery surrounds sports ear “wo local stadents have achieved success. | The police in Yuen Long are looking forthe (4yfony Chan hus won te third lace in the. | owner of rd Japanese sports eat. The car has ‘Chess Olympiad in Rusia, He stared plaving | beca siting in a car park fortwo months ches last yar, (Connect the sentences using. | According tothe police, an Asian man in black relative pronoun ‘who’, ‘which or tas smashed the windows ofthe ca (SYTHE. “wwhose’) Leon Wong won a scholarship | police ae going to remove the vehicle, (Rewrite it toaleadng US university lst week, ‘sing passive voice. No need to mention the doce)Missing hikers found (GA teenaae il vas exmely word. Het pasents went missing. (Connect the sentences | children who exercise to litle and eat to much tsinga relative pronoun ‘who’, ‘which’ or | have a greater chance of developing heart ‘whose") They went hiking in Sai Kung | problems strife. (8)Susan Lisa. ‘Country Park on Sunday moming. (DAM. | psychologist. She has run some programs to elp. Jong search ate lst ng some volmtzer. | obese children, (Connoc the sentences using a searchers found her parents n tra, relative pronoun ‘who’, ‘which o: whose") (Rewrite itusing passive voice. Nomeed to | If they spend less ime playing computer games, they may perform beter in exams. mention the doer) Vi. Proofreading (10 marks) (Pease refer othe Question-Answer Book:) END OF QUESTION PAPERPOOLTO MIDDLE SCHOOL 201972020 Wirstterm Examination English Language (Paper 1) lowed: 1 hour Reading Comprehension & Usage pips ‘Question-Answer Book ‘Date: 3 January, 2020, ‘ull marks: 100 (35% ofthe subject mack) Nene Cus [32 Chass No Instruetio 1, Wate yourname, clas, clas number inthe oe Core_[ tended spaces provided on this cover 1.__ Reading Comprehension Text 20 2. Atemp al questions. = 3. For MC questions, mak only ONE answer no to each question. Verb Forms Tet A 10 Tet B no MC Clore a no TV. Open Cloze no. 'Y. Sentence Rewriting 0 VE Pretending nm ‘Subtotal ro| 30 Tot 001. —-Reading Comprehension ‘Test 1 (Core 20 marks) ‘Waite your answers inthe spaces pravided in complete sentences unless otherwise specified. For ullple-choice questions choose the best answers and wie the answers in the boxss provided. White A,B, Cor D, 1 Why as the number of women working in STEM increased over the lst few years? (2 marks) 2. Why is the representation of female scientists in popular culture important? ‘A. tis important there willbe more STEM elated role models for git Its important because films about female scientists tend to be more popular. (C.It shows that men tend to doa better jo inthe science field D. Iereates more opportinties for female actresses 3. What do the following refer to? (2 marks) “it ine 8) “they” line 33) last ine ‘4, Based on the information in paragraph 2, describe two ways in which women are discouraged from pursuing a career in STEM. (2 masks) yp yo5, Complete the following summary. Fill n each blank with one word only, You have to use the ‘words from paragraph 2. Make sure your snswers are grammatically correct (3 marks) ‘One of the biggest obstacles to increasing the number of female STEM workers is the ‘of women from pursuing these subjects. Girls have far fever role models oftheir own, As ares gis ar es likely to be tostudy ssionce and technology subjects 6. Base onthe information in paragraph 3, give a reason for increasing the proportion of women ‘working ia STEM. ( marks) 7. Find word that has the opposite meaning of ‘exclusion’ in paragraph 3. 8. Find words in paragraph 4 which could be replaced by the following: (3 marks) improvement a.) bused (x) ©) important ed.) 9. Complete the table with the missing percentages (# marks) 18) percentage of women working in STEM in the UK: ») percentage of rexpondents experiencing gender discrimination: ©) pereentage of respondents saying that their gender makes it difficult to | 2018 sucoeed‘Test? (Extended 10 marks) ‘Write your answers inthe spaces provided in complete sentences for Questions 1 4 1. According to stanzas I~ 3, why does the poet think the word is not safe olive i? 2, The poet thinks people are not showing tru respect for Mother Earth Line 8). Think of one cavironmental problem and explains how it harms Mother Earth. (2 marks) 5. In line 11, what does ‘light refer to? 4. What messages does th poet want to bring out in this poem? Give answers withteferenes tho ns eA Repnn in your own words. marks) ‘5. Find & word in stanza 8 that can be replaced by ‘people’. 6. Find two pars of rhyming words in th@St-1W0 stnzs(2 marks) 9 and : > andTe TL” Verb Forms ‘Text (Core 10 marks) i 2 3 5 6 1 9. 10. _ ‘Text B (Extended _10 mars) 1 2. —_B 5 6 7 cee 3. 10. HL, MC Cloze (Core 10 marks) patna ares | See | A IV. Open Cloze (Core _10 marks) 2 3 6. 2 V. Sentence Rewriting (Core 20 marks) 1 2.The plane G mks) marks) (4marks) __@ marks) marks) -(2 mas)Vi. Proofreading (Extended 10 marks) Proofiead the following and comes the mistakes without changing the meaning. Thre is ONLY (ONE mistake in each numbered line, Fach correction must bein one word. Corrections must be done as follows: [Missing word: mark the positon ofthe missing word with a ‘* 'mark and write the missing word above Extra word: delete the extra word with a “X Wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct word above it ‘Atyphioon hit Hong Kong and soveral beaches were suffired ot of damage Some of them il haves lot of rbbises, We al saw pices ofthe amnage on TV, but don’t think mos the people ealize the seriousnuss of he damage. Some Eavironment Club members to Lanta Islnd fo day out on the weekend, They were shocking by the scene. ‘Tho cub snow orpenized the cleanup. It wl take place on Saturday ‘The clo bli itil ba useful service tthe community. ‘The clean-up won't be tke long if there ae many volunteers. Thats why ‘we ato want as many of you a possible tohelp us. The eves onan Island leave quiet frequently throughout the day. Please join ust END OF QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK