DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Review Test 2 Grammar & Usage

Grammar & Usage

Review Test 2

Part A Part B

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 DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B
Review Test 2 Grammar & Usage

Brian has written an article for his school newspaper but it

contains some mistakes. Read each line carefully and
underline any mistakes. There is only ONE mistake in
each line. Put a tick ‘’ as your answer if there are no
mistakes. Two have been done for you.

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(1) A 23-metre coral tree in Stanley Main Market collapsed in (1) on

_____________

(2) Wednesday, killing a 19-year-old woman. The tragedy has (2) 

_____________

(3) caused fear among local residents. Several calls has made to (3) were
_____________

(4) the local conservation group immediately after the accident, (4) 
_____________

(5) suggesting the removal of all old tree in the neighbourhood. (5) trees
_____________

(6) Some even suggested the removal of all old trees around (6) 
_____________

(7) residential building throughout Hong Kong, because they (7)

buildings
_____________

(8) were thought to be unsafe. (8) 

_____________

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(9) for
While I have the deepest sympathy of the family of the victim (9) _____________

(10) and I completely agree that we must take the Stanley tragedy 
(10) _____________

(11) seriously, I don’t think cut down old trees across the city cutting
(11) _____________

(12) are the best way to prevent similar accidents from happening is
(12) _____________

(13) again. I need not talk at length about how important trees is are
(13) _____________

(14) to the environment. Everyone know this. What’s more, past knows
(14) _____________

(15) checks to old and valuable trees in Hong Kong has shown
have
(15) _____________

(16) that most of them are not dangerous. To prevent more trees 
(16) _____________

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
(17) from falling and causing serious injury, however, it is important (17) _____________

(18) that more thorough checks be carry out immediately by people carried
(18) _____________

(19) who has expertise in looking after old and valuable trees. have
(19) _____________

(20) In addition, effective measures must be take to treat diseased taken

(20) _____________

(21) trees so that they pose no danger on people. to

(21) _____________

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 DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B
Review Test 2 Grammar & Usage

Fill in each blank in the article below with ONE word only
which best completes the meaning. The first one has been
done for you.

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More than 10 percent of Hong Kong

households (1) on their air-conditioners switch
(1) ____________

regardless of the temperature, according to a

survey by the Energy Saving Concern
Alliance.

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(2) survey found that though more than 80 The

(2) ____________

percent of the 3,000 households surveyed

consistently or occasionally prefer to use
electric fans, people (3) not use their air- do
(3) ____________

conditioners wisely. Of all the households

surveyed, 20 percent (4) not got into the habit have
(4) ____________
turning/
of shutting doors and windows and (5) their setting
(5) ____________
air-conditioners (6) 25.5 degrees, as suggested to
(6) ____________
by the government.

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The survey also (7) that 30 percent of found

(7) ____________

households use dehumidifiers, even when the

humidity is at 80 percent and they seldom, if
ever, (8) rechargeable batteries. use
(8) ____________

A member of the Energy Saving Concern

Alliance says that households can (9) small take
(9) ____________
turning/
steps to save energy, such as (10) the water setting
(10) ____________
heating to 40-43 degrees Celsius, and (11) using
(11) ____________
vacuum cleaners less often.
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Apart from (12) money, it is estimated that the saving

(12) ____________

release of carbon dioxide can be (13) by up to reduced

(13) ____________

161 tonnes – 4 percent of Hong Kong’s

annual carbon dioxide emission – if more
energy saving (14) place. This would took
(14) ____________
protect
undoubtedly help to better (15) our environment. (15) ____________

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