Unit 9 Articles (p.

107-118)

Grammar Prac t ice

A (p.111)

1 the 6 the, ✗
2 a, a 7 The, ✗
3 the 8 the, ✗, a, the
4 a 9 an, an
5 a, the 10 the, ✗, the, ✗, the, ✗

B (p.111-112) (Accept all reasonable answers.)

1 a taxi 7 a cigarette/a cigar

2 the MTR/a ferry/a bus 8 a rest/a break
3 an envelope 9 meat
4 the airport 10 a job
5 an appointment 11 the photos/the videos
6 the supermarket 12 breakfast, a bus

C (p.112)

1 the telephone
2 the day
3 the sea
4 China, a weather satellite
5 the countryside
6 Life, work
7 a heart attack
8 an allergy, seafood
9 the snow
10 bad weather

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 Language Prac t ice
D Feature article (p.113)
1 the 14 a
2 ✗ 15 a
3 ✗ 16 the
4 a 17 a
5 ✗ 18 a
6 the 19 the
7 an 20 the
8 ✗ 21 a
9 ✗ 22 the
10 the 23 a
11 ✗ 24 the
12 the 25 the
13 The 26 a

E Blog entry (p.114-115)

a
(1) Drug abuse has long been an prevalent phenomenon around the world, especially
a
(2) for younger generations. Adventurous and curious, adolescents who lack^sense of
the
(3) self-discipline can be led astray easily. Attracted by^huge market of teen

(4) drug users, drug dealers often employ ✗a young people to help them sell

(5) and distribute drugs. These young pushers will typically target their friends, trying ✓

(6) to get them to take drugs. Unable to distinguish ✗a right from wrong, many
their
(7) take its irrevocable first step into crime simply out of curiosity and peer pressure.
a
(8) Although many scientific studies and medical reports have indicated^series
a
(9) of disorders that drug abuse could possibly contribute to, the lot of teenagers
a
(10) still choose to turn^deaf ear to what they are told. According to a recent survey

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 the
(11) conducted in^United States, 43.7% of students interviewed aged from 14 to 21

(12) admitted that they had tried illegal drugs at least once, and more than half of the ✓
were
(13) interviewees said that they was willing to consider experimenting with drugs if
The
(14) given such a chance. A results are astonishing, and should be perceived as a wake up

(15) call for the wider community. ✓

minutes
(16) A wrong step takes just a few minute to make; turning back often requires
much
(17) many strength. In the effort to promote a healthy attitude towards life among

(18) young people, the responsibility falls to the government, parents and ✓
the
(19) schools to educate and guide them back to^right path. On the other hand,
teenager
(20) every teenagers ought to learn to be more responsible in taking charge of

(21) his or her own life, being strong, and not succumbing to ✗
a peer pressure.

Vocabulary
 Q10 turn a deaf ear = ignore or refuse to listen

F Social media post (p.115)

1 the 10 the
2 ✗ 11 the
3 ✗ 12 the
4 the 13 a
5 the 14 the
6 the 15 ✗
7 the 16 the
8 ✗ 17 the
9 the 18 ✗

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19 an 23 a
20 the 24 ✗
21 the 25 ✗
22 an 26 ✗

Vocabulary
 line 14 charge at = r ush towards a person/thing and attack them

Ex am Corner

G Introductory text (p.116-118) (Accept all reasonable answers.)

1 Eat Smart 14 bonding
2 Cook Smart 15 A ‘Recipe Search’ tool
3 a 16 keywords
4 the experienced 17 the
5 5 October 18 filters
6 features/tools/functions 19 a
7 cooking time 20 a recipe
8 the ‘Link Up’ feature 21 the number of people
9 photos/pictures 22 the app/Cook Smart
10 In case 23 the rest
11 comments 24 the quantities/amount of ingredients
12 star ratings 25 maths and cooking
13 the photos 26 time

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