Section A (33 marks)
Read Text 1 and answer the following questions.
1. According to paragraph 1, what is “global warming”?
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2. Name the TWO gases that originally keep the temperature of the Earth stable.
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3. What do the following pronouns refer to? (2 marks)
a. their (line 8) ______________________
b. our (line 10) ______________________
4. Which of the following can best replace the word “altered” in line 8?
A. changed
B. burnt A B C D
C. helped
D. found
5. Fill in the blanks with ONE word that MAY or MAY NOT appear in paragraphs 1 & 2.
(5 marks)
In the past (a) _________________ years, there has been an (b) _________________
of 1.5-3.5 (c) _________________ in global temperature due to the greenhouse
effect. The release of harmful gases brings negative effects to our
(d) _________________ and (e) _________________.
6. Read the following statements and decide whether they are True, False, or the
information is Not Given. BLACKEN the correct circle. (4 marks)
True False Not Given
a. Creating food waste causes greenhouse effect.
b. Jack is encouraging his readers to take action.
c. Jeff thinks that we should buy more disposable batteries.
d. Catherine thinks we should not use plastic cutlery.
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7. According to paragraph 2, our Earth has become warmer because …
A. the sunlight has increased in intensity.
B. the world population is on an increase.
A B C D
C. human activities have increased air pollution.
D. human beings have destroyed too many forests.
8. In paragraph 2, find a word that has a SIMILAR meaning to the following words.
(4 marks)
a. increasing __________________
b. dangerous __________________
c. lead to __________________
d. damage __________________
9. *According to paragraph 3, what can we do to save energy?
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10. Who responded to Jack’s post?
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11. According to the blog comments, what did Jeff and Catherine suggest to save the
environment? BLACKEN ALL the correct circles. (2 marks)
A. B.
C. D.
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12. Which of the following can best replace the word “informative” in line 19?
A. incorrect
B. information A B C D
C. detailed
D. comfortable
13. Find TWO adjectives in Jeff’s comment. (2 marks)
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14. *What is Catherine’s concern? What suggestions did she give? (2 marks)
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15. Name ONE positive effect of replacing private cars by public transport.
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16. *Apart from waste and air pollution, can you think of other kinds of pollution in Hong
Kong? What can people do to solve the problem? (2 marks)
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Language Accuracy: 0 / 1 / 2
End of Section A
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Section B (31 marks)
Read Text 2 and answer the following questions.
17. According to lines 1-5, name TWO problems that Unhappy has. (2 marks)
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18. *In line 11, does Dr Know believe that the models on magazine or newspaper have
perfect faces and bodies? Why?
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19. What do the following pronouns refer to? (3 marks)
(a) your (line 8) _______________________
(b) us (line 10) _______________________
(c) their (line 11) _______________________
20. Which of the following is NOT one of Dr Know’s suggestions?
A. Take a look at Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty.
B. Do not compare ourselves with models or celebrities.
C. Try to do some sports to improve your fitness. A B C D
D. To take a nap and rest after school.
A B C D
21. * According to Dr Know, which TWO habits changed him to a person?
healthier
(2 marks)
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22. If you were writing an article about Dr Know’s advice, a suitable title for it might be:
A. I Hate My Friends
B. Do not look in the mirror if you are fat.
A B C D
C. Fight bullying by doing sports.
D. Stay positive and be yourself.
A B C D
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23. What is the text type of Text 2?
A. Diary
B. Letter of advice A B C D
C. Blog entry
D. Speech A B C D
24. Match each dialogue below with the most likely speaker: (3 marks)
Unhappy is such a giant balloon! I don't want to be friends with him.
a. ___________________
You don’t have to care what other people think of you. Just be yourself!
b. ___________________
I am too embarrassed to go to school. I am just too fat.
c. _________________
25. * Why does Dr. Know mention the website about Dove’s campaign for Real Beauty?
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26. * What can make Unhappy more popular among his friends according to Dr. Know?
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27. Fill in the following blanks with words from lines 1-9. Fill in each blank with ONE
word. (5 marks)
Unhappy’s Diary
During break time today, some of my friends (a)__________________ me and called
me “Piggy”. I (b)__________________ it when they call me (c)__________________.
I wish they could stop it. I felt (d)__________________ so I left the classroom
immediately. I really don’t know what to do. I don't like my
(e) __________________ and I really want to find a way to keep fit.
28. Read the following statements and decide whether they are True, False, or the
information is Not Given. BLACKEN the correct circle. (3 marks)
True False Not Given
a. Unhappy was bullied by his friends.
b. Dr Know thinks that only models and celebrities are
beautiful.
c. Dr Know goes swimming every day to keep fit.
29. In lines 17-22, find words that have OPPOSITE meaning as the following. (4 marks)
a. forget __________________
b. worsen __________________
c. flexible __________________
d. negative __________________
30. If you are Unhappy’s friend, other than Dr Know’s advice, can you give him one more
suggestion?
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Language Accuracy: 0 / 1 / 2
End of Section B
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