S.T.F.A. TAM PAK YU COLLEGE
First Term Exam (02/03)
Name: __________________________________
Subject: English
Class:
S.2 (
)
Date:
9-1-2003
Class No.: ________
Time:
8.30-9.45am
Total Marks: 150 marks
Write all the answers on the Answer Sheets.
Part 1
Comprehension (40 marks)
Passage A
Read the following newspaper article and then answer the questions that follow. (18
marks)
Growling Boy Saves Sister from a Bear
By Craig MacLaine in Montreal
(1) A boy of five fought off a black bear attacking his three-year-old sister. The boy
growled at the animal as it pursued them on land and in a lake.
(2) Julius Rosenberg and his sister Barbie were alone. They were sitting on the family’s
jetty at a remote cottage by a lake in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Suddenly a
fully-grown male black bear appeared.
(3) ‘It came right over to the dock,’ said Julius’ mother after the event. My son said,
‘There was no place to go, Mummy.’ They just kept backing away and the bear kept
coming at them. Julius told his sister, ‘Let’s jump in the lake.’
(4) The two children were already wearing life-jackets. They jumped into the water and
began swimming back towards the shore. But the bear followed them into the lake
and caught the girl by the collar of her life-jacket.
(5) ‘My son turned back and began pulling her away from the bear. He was telling it to
let go of her.’
(6) That did not work. Then Julius tried growling loudly at the bear. Surprised, the
animal let go of Barbie. The children climbed ashore and ran up to the house. By
this time, the bear was out of the water and chasing after them.
(7) The children tried to get into the house through a door, but it was locked. With the
bear right behind them, they circled the house. Each time the bear got too close, the
boy stopped and growled. The bear stopped in its tracks each time. Eventually the
children were able to enter the house by another door.
(8) Mrs Rosenberg phoned the local forest ranger who arrived with a Royal Canadian
Mounted Police officer by boat 40 minutes later. The bear was still circling the
house, trying to find a way in. The police officer shot the bear dead.
(9) Although her life-jacket was covered with teeth marks, Barbie was unhurt.
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A.
B.
C.
Complete the following questions by choosing the best answer. (1 mark each)
1. Craig MacLaine was probably a _____.
a. police officer
b. forest ranger
c. reporter
d. tourist guide
2. The _____ paragraph is a summary of the incident.
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. last
3. A fully-grown bear is _____ one.
a. an adult
b. a bad-tempered
c. a very hungry
d. always a male
4. We know from the passage that the bear _____.
a. could not swim
b. could not swim as well as the girl
c. could swim
d. was frightened when Barbie growled at it
5. In paragraph 7, ‘right’ means _____.
a. close
b. open
c. correctly
d. indeed
Answer the questions below about the news report. Short answers are acceptable.
1. How old was Barbie? (1 mark)
2. Give TWO reasons why the children did not drown in the lake. (2 marks)
3. Why didn’t the children enter the house through the first door? (1 mark)
4. How did the police officer travel to the house? (1 mark)
5. When did the police officer get there? (2 marks)
6. Do you think Julius is a hero? Give a reason for your answer. (1 mark)
Fill in the blanks with suitable underlined words from the passage. (1 mark each)
1. A lot of old people live in ____________ villages in the New Territories.
2. The shops are very ____________ to my house.
3. The dog ____________ and frightened people.
4. The MTR train stopped ____________ when the red light came on.
5. I practised the violin every day and ____________ I was able to play it well.
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Passage B
Read the following article and then answer the following questions. (22 marks)
New Year Around the World
(1) Everybody celebrates New Year. However, not all countries celebrate New Year on
January 1. This is because people in different parts of the world use different
calendars.
(2) Jews celebrate their new year at the beginning of autumn. They have been doing this
for more than 3,000 years. The Jewish New Year is a holy time when people think of
the things they have done wrong in the past. It is also a time they promise to do
better in the future.
(3) Like the Jews, Hindus look to the future at New Year. In Western India Hindus
celebrate New Year at the end of October. They hope to be happy, healthy and
successful and they think particularly of the goddess of wealth. Candles and
coloured lights are lit to celebrate the New Year.
(4) In some countries in the Far East many people are Buddhists. At the time of New
Year, they like to wash their statues of the Buddha with scented water. They also
throw water over each other at New Year festivals. They hope this will bring them a
good rainy season. Then they will have good harvests.
(5) The New Year is a very big festival to the Chinese. It is celebrated by Chinese
people all over the world. To bring good luck in the New Year, most Chinese have
peach blossom in their homes.
(6) In Japan, people now celebrate New Year on January 1, as in Europe and the States.
But they also keep some beliefs from their religion. They hang a rope of straw
across the front of their houses to keep out evil spirits.
(7) Although Hindus, Chinese, Jews and many other people still have their own New
Year, the first day of January is now accepted as New Year’s Day almost
everywhere.
A.
Finish the sentences using words from the passage. Use one word for each blank. (1 mark
each)
a. People (1) ____________ New Year all over the world but not all (2) ____________ have
January 1 as their New Year’s (3) ____________.
b. The Jewish New Year starts at the beginning of (4) ____________. The (5)
____________ celebrate this holy time by making promises to do (6) ____________ in
the future.
c. Hindus in (7) ____________ India pay special worship to the (8) ____________ of
wealth in the hope for health, (9) ____________ and happiness in the New Year.
d. Chinese believe that peach (10) ____________ brings good (11) ____________ in the
New Year while (12) ____________ hang a rope of straw outside their (13)
____________ to keep out (14) ____________ spirits.
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B.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Why do people celebrate New Year on different days? (1 mark)
2. How old is the Jewish calendar? (1 mark)
3. What does the Jewish New Year mean to the Jews? (2 marks)
4. Why do people in some Asian countries throw water over each other during New Year’s
time? (2 marks)
5. Can you name three races of people that do not celebrate their New Year on January 1? (2
marks)
Part 2
Vocabulary (24 marks)
Fill in each blank with suitable given words. Change the form of the words wherever necessary.
an expert
impatient
realise
apple bobbing
lantern
scary
character
costume
scoop out
create
lively
screamed
doorbell
play a trick
traditions
float
pumpkin
trick or treating
a. Athena: It’s Halloween tonight. Shall we make a (1) ____________, Billy? I bought a big (2)
____________ this morning.
Billy:
That’s a great idea. We need a big spoon to (3) ____________ the middle with.
Athena: I’ll go and get one from the kitchen. Hey, I think someone is at the door.
Billy:
How do you know?
Athena: Didn’t you hear the (4) ____________ ring?
Billy:
No, I didn’t. I’ll go and see who it is.
Athena: Who is it?
Billy:
It’s some little kids dressed up in (5) ____________ (6) ____________. They’re
going (7) ____________. Have we got any sweets that we can give them?
Athena: No, we don’t have any.
Billy:
Let’s give them these apples instead. They can play (8) ____________ with them.
Athena: That’s a good idea. If we give them some apples, maybe they won’t (9)
____________ on us.
b. If you want to use electronic music in the fashion show, consult him. He is (10) ____________
in it.
c. The passengers were (11) ____________ because they had been waiting for the delayed train
to arrive for an hour.
d. As many people are unemployed, the government says they will (12) ____________ more jobs
in the public sector.
e. The main (13) ____________ in the film is a young milkmaid whose life ends in tragedy.
f. It is rude of you not to say sorry when you come. Don’t you (14) ____________ that you’re an
hour late?
g. When the woman bumped against the wall, she (15) ____________ loudly.
h. She is (16) ____________, full of energy and very active.
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Part 3
Cloze Passage (17 marks)
Fill in each blank in the dialogue below with ONE suitable word.
Tourist officer:
Can I (1) ____________ you?
Tourist:
Yes, I want to visit some tourist spots in Hong Kong. (2)
____________ you have any leaflets for the tourists?
Tourist officer.
Yes, I (3) ____________. How (4) ____________ are you staying
in Hong Kong?
Tourist:
I’m only staying (5) ____________ two days.
Tourist officer:
No problem. There are lots of interesting places to visit in Hong
Kong. For (6) ____________, if you like animals, I’m sure you (7)
____________ enjoy a visit to Ocean Park. (8) ____________you
like walking, you will definitely enjoy our hiking tour.
Tourist:
There are plenty of places I want to visit (9) ____________ I’m
here only for two days. I think I should only choose two (10)
____________ three places.
Tourist officer:
(11) ____________ worry. We always plan itineraries very
carefully, so you’ll (12) ____________ able to visit lots of places
even in two days.
Tourist:
That’s great. I’m sure I’ll have an exciting time in Hong Kong. I’ll
come back in an hour (13) ____________ my itinerary.
Tourist officer:
If you don’t mind waiting, it will only (14) ____________ me ten
minutes.
(Ten minutes later)
Tourist officer:
Here you (15) ____________.
Tourist:
Thank you. By the way, how long does it take to get to the Peak?
Tourist officer:
If you set off now, you will (16) ____________ at the Peak in
thirty minutes.
Tourist:
That’s fine. I’ll go now. Bye!
Tourist officer:
Bye! Enjoy (17) ____________ visit to Hong Kong.
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Part 4
Tenses (13 marks)
Fill in each blank with a suitable form of the verb given in the brackets.
Danny Tsui: Hong Kong’s Youngest Detective
Danny Tsui (1) ____________ (solve) another crime when he was going home
from school yesterday. Last year, he (2) ____________ (win) an award as Hong
Kong’s youngest detective.
‘All the crimes he (3) ____________ (investigate) have been perfectly solved.’
The police said, ‘Some have been solved so quickly that we can’t (4) ____________
(understand) how he (5) ____________ (do) it.’ But it seems there is more to it than
just Danny, for he (6) ____________ (carry) his assistant with him all the time: a
highly intelligent pocket-sized electronic pet (7) ____________ (call) Dingo.
‘I (8) ____________ (make) it myself! It (9) ____________ (think) and (10)
____________ (help) me to solve crimes. Dingo is my best adviser. Any advice that
I need, I (11) ____________ (get) it from Dingo,’ (12) ____________ (say) Danny
in an interview.
When he was asked what he wants to do when he leaves school, he said, ‘I (13)
____________ (continue) to keep Hong Kong a safe place to live in.’
Part 5
Some, any, no, none (7 marks)
Ellen and Mrs Green are sitting in a park. Complete their dialogue using ‘some’, ‘any’, ‘no’ and
‘none’.
Ellen:
Are there (1) ____________ children at the children’s playground?
Mrs Green: No, there are (2) ____________.
Ellen:
That’s strange. Usually there are (3) ____________ children playing
there at this time.
Mrs Green: Do you have (4) ____________ water? I feel very thirsty.
Ellen:
No, I don’t have (5) ____________. You can buy a bottle at the canteen
over there.
Mrs Green: Oh, but I have forgotten to bring my purse. I have (6) ____________
money here.
Ellen:
I can buy it for you then. I also want to buy (7) ____________ fruit
juice.
Mrs Green: Thank you very much. I’ll wait for you here.
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Part 6
Relative pronouns (5 marks)
Jenny wrote about a special woman she met. Complete the passage with suitable relative pronouns.
I talked to the woman (1) ____________ won the swimming competition. Mrs
Camp, (2) ____________ is sixty-years old, beat twenty other swimmers. Her coach,
(3) ____________ is also her husband, could not stop smiling. Mr Camp, (4)
____________ is a former Olympic champion, met Mrs Camp twenty years ago.
They met at a swimming pool (5) ____________ was near the area where they both
lived in New York.
Part 7
Relative clauses (12 marks)
Look at Dr Renzo’s note to his patient, Mrs Wong, below. Some clauses are missing from it.
Complete his note with the clauses in the word box. Add commas wherever necessary.
that are pink in colour
which I think were taken last Christmas
which you left on my desk last time
who is my receptionist
which I asked you to do
which were in the basket
which you sent me for Christmas
who loves to eat mangoes
Mrs Wong
I am sorry that I cannot wait for you at my office. Mabel
(1)______________________________________ will give you the medicine
you need. When you feel pain, remember to take the pills (2)
______________________________________. I also hope that the exercises (3)
______________________________________ will help you.
By
the
way,
thank
you
for
the
fruit
basket
(4)
______________________________________.
My
wife
(5)
______________________________________ told me to tell you how much she
enjoyed
them.
She
ate
all
the
mangoes
(6)
______________________________________. Anyway, I will see you next
time you come for your check-up. Call me at the office if you have any
problems.
Ask
Mabel
to
give
you
two
photographs
(7)
______________________________________. I found them inside an envelope
(8) ______________________________________.
Regards
Renzo
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Part 8
Reported Speech (14 marks)
Miss So and her students are talking about the Sports Day. Rewrite what she says in
reported speech.
Miss So: Class, I want to thank you for behaving so well at the Sports Day. I am very proud
of you. The principal is also very pleased with your efforts. As a reward, you can
go home early this afternoon. Remember to take your sports kits home with you.
Have fun but don’t forget your English homework for tomorrow!
Miss So said to her students that (1)____________________________.
She said that (2) ____________________________________________. She
added that (3) ____________________________________________. Miss
So also said that (4) ____________________________________________.
She told them (5) ____________________________________________.
Finally she told them (6) _________________________________________
but (7) ____________________________________________.
Part 9
Conditionals (10 marks)
Joe and his mum are talking about their holiday plans. Complete their dialogue below by
putting the words and phrases in brackets in the correct order. Begin each sentence with ‘If’
and use the correct tenses of the verbs. The first one has been done as an example.
Joe:
Mum:
Joe:
Mum:
Joe:
Mum:
Joe:
Mum:
Joe:
Mum:
Is Uncle Tommy going to come with us? He knows Japan quite well.
I don’t know. (e.g.)If he can take a holiday, he will come with us. (a
holiday / can take / come / he / with us / he)
(1)________________________________________________________
(he / he / come with us / show us around / be able to)
Yes, you’re right. But we still need to do some research ourselves.
(2) ________________________________________________________
(the guide book / we / find / read / some useful information / we)
Yes, there are a lot of great suggestions there. The guide book also
recommends some good web sites.
(3) ________________________________________________________
(we / we / a lot of / find / interesting things / surf the Net) There are even
video clips of some of the most beautiful places.
Good. Let’s take a look at those web sites first and we can talk to Uncle
Tommy later.
(4) ________________________________________________________
(draw up / still help us / a good plan / with us / he / can’t come / he)
You are right. (5)______________________________________________
(have a good plan / the trip / we / be enjoyable)
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Part 10
Proofreading (8 marks) Put the answers on the answer sheet.
Each of the following sentences contains one mistake. Make corrections as follows:

Wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct word above it

Missing word: mark the position of the missing word with a ‘Λ’ and write the missing
word above it

Extra word:
1.
‘How is she?’ ‘She weighs 80 pounds.’
2.
‘How many homework do we have tonight?’ ‘Lots.’
3.
‘Whose book do you want?’ ‘I want the one on the top shelf.’
4.
Although he had studied very hardly, he didn’t pass the test.
5.
How well is your English?
6.
I want to be famous actress and work in Hollywood.
7.
I will wait for him until after he comes.
8.
The film review is interesting and too long.
delete the extra word with a ‘×’
END OF PAPER
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