ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1

Part A & B1

Question-Answer Book

Total Number of Pages: 7

Total Marks: 58

Name: Class: _________ ( ) Date: ____________

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Refer to the General Instructions on Page 1 of the Reading Passages.

Marker’s
Use Only

Part Marks

A (50%) /31

B1(50%) /27

Total /100

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PART A
QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK A
Read Text 1 and answer questions 1-17. (31 marks)

1. According to letter ‘A’, how did the writer block the lights outside?

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2. Was the writer successful in blocking the lights outside? Give ONE piece of evidence to support
your answer. (2 marks)

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3. What was so strange about the advertising board mentioned in letter ‘A’?

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4. Give three examples of noise which are not allowed after 11 p.m.

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5. Complete the following sentence with ONE word only:

Although light pollution is ____________, there are no regulations to control it.

6. Milly Tang thinks that most of the urban lighting in Hong Kong is …
A. boring
B. expensive
C. breathtaking A B C D
D. unnecessary    

7. Why is it difficult to tell whether it is night or day in some areas in Hong Kong?

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8. According to letter ‘B’, what are the TWO advantages of reducing excessive lighting? (2 marks)

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9. What is Milly’s main purpose of writing the letter?

A. to inquire 2

B. to offer solutions
C. to complain A B C D
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16. Complete the following replies with the names of people mentioned in the letters to the editor.
(3 marks) 3

(a) Like _______________, I am also a star-gazer.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1 Please stick the barcode label here.
PART B1
QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK B1
Read Text 2 and answer questions 18-35. (27 marks)
18. According to the text, technology has…
A. greatly improved human relationships.
B. improved human relationships but has also damaged them.
C. completely destroyed human relationships. A B C D
D. not affected human relationships at all.    

19. In paragraph 1, find a word that means ‘enemies’.

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20. Look at how ‘peers’ (line 7) is used and decide which of the following definitions below is closest in
meaning.
A. a person who is same age or who has the same social status as you
B. a member of the nobility
C. to look closely or carefully at something, especially when you cannot
see it clearly A B C D
D. to be partially visible    

21. Name TWO important lessons a child can learn through playing with other children. (2 marks)

Two important lessons are ________________ and ___________________.

22. Find a word in paragraph 2 that means the same as ‘takes away’.

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23. In line 14, ‘them’ refers to…

A. the writer’s friends.
B. the writer’s family.
C. people walking next to people listening to MP3 players. A B C D
D. people walking down the street distractedly    

24. According to paragraph 3, the writer… 5

A. uses an electronic dictionary.
B. has many friends.
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30. Read paragraphs 2-4 carefully and decide if the following statements are True, False, or the
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information is Not Given (NG). Put a tick (✓) in the appropriate column. (3 marks)

Statement True False NG

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