PO ON COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION WONG SIU CHING SECONDARY SCHOOL

First Mid-term Exam 2000-2001

General English
Form 2
Date: 2 Jan 2001
Time: 8:30 ¡V 9:30 am
No. of pages: 4
Full mark: 100

Part I Comprehension (24%)

Passage A
Hong Kong people like to eat junk food. However, dietician Mimi Sham says it is
almost as
unhealthy as having snacks because they are both eaten outside the normal meal t
ime.
According to Ms Sham, females usually need about 1,500-1,800 kcal energy per day
and
males need 1,800-2,000 kcal per day.
¡§Simple sugar content should only take about 10 per cent of our daily energy input,
and we
could get the simple sugars easily through ice-cream, cakes or candies. As for t
he fat content, it
should be about 30 per cent of our daily energy input. That means apart from fis
h, chicken, pork
and other kinds of meat, each of us would need about one teaspoon of oil in each
meal.¡¨ Ms Sham
explained.
A snack means having some convenient food ¡V food that we do not really need too m
uch time
cooking.
¡§ If we have a lot of high fat content food on one day, we can consider having bake
d potato,
with no butter added. It all depends on what we have eaten in a day.¡¨ Ms Sham added
.
What we eat should be wholesome, which means a healthy diet. Therefore, we shoul
d eat a
variety of food.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. What is snack ? (2)
2. David is a 6 year-old boy, how much energy of food does he need ? (2)
3. Why is junk food ¡¥unhealthy¡¦ ? (2)
4. a. What is the normal intake of sugar in a day ? (2)

b. How do we get it ? (2)

5. a. How much fat do we get in a day ? (2)

b. What is also needed besides eating fish, chicken or meat ? (2)

6. To have a healthy diet, what so we need to eat ? (2)

Passage B Ostriches for Hong Kong

Fill in each blank with a word from the passage. One has been done for you. (Do
it on the
answer sheet)
Name of bird: Ostrich
Place of origin: ____(7)____
Value of meat: ___(8)___ and ___(9)____
Use of feathers: _____(10)_____ and making
_____(11)_____
Use of skin: ____(12)____ for ____(13)____
and ____(14)____

Part II Vocabulary (10%)

Choose the most suitable word from below to fill in the blank.
succeeded included including won modern advanced
seized traditional celebrate celebration winning
captured disappeared raft rod removed success
Mr Wong was an old and _____(1)_____ man. He has been a fisherman and fished on
his
own _____(2)_____ for many years. One day, the police were searching for him as
he
_____(3)______ after a very lucky day. He ____(4)_____ a lot of money from horse
-racing. On
the same day, he _____(5)_____ in getting the right numbers in the Mark Six. ___
__(6)______
the Mark Six money, he won several million dollars. People do not know what happ
ened to him.
They say perhaps criminals ____(7)_____ him and ____(8)_____ his money, or maybe
he decided
to _____(9)_____ by taking a world trip and to enjoy a ______(10)______ life-sty
le.

Part III Word forms (7%)

Change the word in bracket into a correct word form.
Passage A UK trip improves speech
_____(1)_____ (Exchanging) programmes are good opportunities for students to im
prove
their _____(2)______ (speak) English. In Hong Kong, schools only teach grammar a
nd
_____(3)_____ (write) English. But during the trip, students can learn to use so
me ____(4)____
(day) English through some activities. Although some students missed their famil
ies on the first
night of _____(5)_____ (arrive), they found the trip ____(6)_____ (enjoy) after
getting used to the
____(7)_____ (live) environment in England the ____(8)____ (two) day.
Passage B Exotic species on offer at Bird Garden
Mongkok is the _____(9)_____ (favour) spot for ____(10)____ (teenage) as it is
packed with
shops and food stalls. However, the Yuen Po Street bird Garden offers a ____(11)
____ (breathe) of
fresh air amid the _____(12)____ (crowd) city life. This _____(13)____ (redevelo
p) project is a
good news to bird lovers as it will be a _____(14)____ (scene) attraction to eve
ryone.

Part IV Tenses (10%)

Complete the letter by filling in the correct forms of the verbs.
Dear classmates,
How are you ? I eg. miss (miss) all of you in Hong Kong. I ___(1)___(be) fine.
Let me
___(2)___ (tell) you about my life here.
Every week, from Monday to Friday, I ___(3)____(go) to school. I usually ___(4)
____ (walk)
from the dormitory to school. It only ____(5)____ (take) about 10 minutes. Schoo
l ____(6)____
(start) at 8:20 and ____(7)____ (break) for lunch at 12:20. Then, we ____(8)____
(have) our lunch
in the cafeteria. Classes ____(9)____ (start) again at 1:30 and ____(10)____ (en
d) at 3:30. After
classes, we ___(11)____ (stay) for extra-curricular activities.
During Saturdays and Sundays, there ____(12)____ (be) many activities which we c
an
participate in, like outings to parks, shopping centers, museums and the zoo. I
____(13)____
already______(visit) several shopping centers and a museum. I ____(14)____ also
________
(have) dinner at the home of a Chinese family here. They ____(15)____ (be) very
nice to me. Next
weekend, I ____(16)____ (go) to the zoo! I ____(17)____ never _____ (see) real b
ears, lions and
monkeys before.
I ____(18)____ (write) to you again after I ___ (19)____ (see) all the wild
animals____(20)____ (take) care and please reply!
Steve

Part V Prepositions (4%)

eg. I am waiting for Mr Chan.
a.. Remember to pay the bills, otherwise the electricity will be cut ____(1)____
.
b. Susan is good ____(2)_____ dancing. She practices it twice a week.
c. I live _____(3)_____ a very narrow street.
d. The cake is divided _____(4)_____ two halves.
e. Tom: Hello, I¡¦m looking _____(5)_____ Mr Lee. Is he ____(6)____ ?
Secretary : Sorry, he¡¦s _____(7)_____. But he¡¦ll be back _____(8)_____ an hour.

Part VI Dialogues (4%)

Choose the best reponse to fit in the dialogues below.
1. A: I (1.a. took/ b. take care/ c. will take) these two Tee shirts, please.

B: Yes, sure. That (2.a. is/ b. are/ c. will be) $150 altogether, thank you.
A: Do you (3.a. give/ b. take/ c. get) credit cards ?
B: (4.a. I¡¦m afraid not/ b. I¡¦m not/ c. I don¡¦t know). They are both discounted items.
2. A: Are you being (5.a. serviced/ b. served/ c. serve) ?

B: No, I¡¦m looking for a (6.a. cardigan v neck in navy blue/ b. v neck navy blue ca
rdigan/
c. v neck cardigan in navy blue)
A: What size is that ?
B: (7.a. Big/ b. Large/ c. Larger), please.
A: Sorry, but we haven¡¦t got any. We¡¦ve got a (8.a. medium/ b. middle/ c. medal) in s
tock.

Part VII Adverbs and Adjectives (7%)

Complete the following with the correct adverbs or adjectives.
Rachael: John behaves very _eg. stupidly (stupid) in class, but he always does h
is homework quite
____(1)____ (good).
Michael: Mary always comes to class very ___(2)____ (early), and she¡¦s trying fairl
y ____(3)____
(hard).
Rachael: She practices the piano until quite ____(4)____ (late), but she still p
lays it rather
____(5)____ (slow and heavy).
Michael: She runs fairly ____(6)____ (fast), but she doesn¡¦t swim very ____(7)____
(quick)!

Part VIII Passives (14%)

Rewrite these sentences in passive voice.
1. Will the man see the lady in a red dress ?
2. They built a new house this year.
3. The postman delivered the letters last week.
4. People speak French in France.
5. The flood destroys crops in the New Territories.
P.3/4
6. A serious car accident blocked Nathan Road.
7. The government will increase the tax next year.

Part IX Proof-reading (6%)

There is a mistake in each sentence below, rewrite each of them.
eg. She sings beautiful
She sings beautifully.
1. One of the students use computer to do his project.
2. Mary hasn¡¦t done quite well.
3. I spell more better than Judy.
4. I have ever learnt karate.
5. How long they watch television ?
6. My parents have booked their tickets to Japan a week ago.

Part X Multiple Choice (14%)

Choose the best answer.
1. _____ Philippine islands are north of _____ equator.

a. The/ the b. The/a c. --/ the d. Some/--

2. That Englishman can¡¦t speak _____ French.

a. some b. any c. the d. of

3. I ________ live in England, many years ago.

a. use to b. am going to c. used to d. am

4. I¡¦ve lost the book you lent me yesterday, ____________________.

a. I¡¦m sorry to hear that. b. I¡¦m happy to hear that.

c. I¡¦m sorry about that. d. Congratulations!
5. Susie is rather________, of ________ height, and has ________ hair.

a. slim/ above average/ long curly b. slim/ tall/ long curly

c. average/ above/ long curly d. tall/ good/ curly long
6. His driving skill is as ______ as his father¡¦s.

a. better b. the best c. well d. good

7. I haven¡¦t been eating anything for ___________.

a. several days b. Friday c. last week d. days ago

8. It has been a terrible week to me. Everything has gone wrong since ________.

a. Monday b. nearly a week c. weeks ago d. four days

9. Jenny still ___________ tidied her room yet.

a. has b. has never c. has already d. hasn¡¦t

10. This project is very urgent. _______________ this afternoon?

a. Will it do b. Should it do c. Is it doing d. Will it be done

11. The people ______ gathering around the place when the police _______ investi
gating

the matter.
a. are/ is b. are/have c. are/are d. have/are
12. Many children hate __________.

a. school b. the school c. a school d. the schools

13. Father usually comes _________ late.

a. home b. to home c. the home d. a home

14. Thailand exports _____________ rice every year.

a. a great many b. many of c. very much d. a great deal of

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