育教香港
FERRAR
日八千月四年五辛
WAH KIU YAT PO
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英文中學會考
普通英文(日校) 試題
GENERAL ENGLISH (1)
Time allowed
Two hours
Answer all the questions in the spaces as set out on these sheets,
Space for rough work is provided on Pages 4 and 8.
1. The blank space after a number shows where & preposition is omitted,
Write the preposition against its number in the margin
(1)...your astonishment, we were accused:(2)) .. being too easily pleased (3), y our worka, (4) much show ((5))..imignation, we expressed discontent (6) -. (this
charge which (7) -. (out, view was unfair)) ((8) cm (the contrary, we had fought] (9)..pdisl
but obviously
we were suffering (30) F Fanother's jealousy.
(10 marks)
Prepositions
2. One of the words for phrases given in brackets completes these
the word or phrase in the margin against the appropriate number (1) They were all (disgusting, disgusted, disgust) with him. (2) In the (living, community, society) of ladies, he was polite, 2 (3) They were told to attend in (personally, person, persons),
(4) She was found, founded, finding) the work hard.
(5) We are all (socused, accuse, accusing) of the robbery.
(6) He was not (looked like, likeliked) his brother.)
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terrific but for the fact that nowhere was there a policeman or a uniform of any kind to be seen, and that the people who wore[not actually dancing, leaping shrieking, beating drums for ceaselessly blowing whistles, were dressed in the favourite,flaming colours of (their best clothes. Then suddenly I saw three sun-helmets, floating 30 like the corks of a fishing net on this heaving sea of twelve thousand
moving bodies.
No one appeared to have noticed my arrival, I got out of the jeep and went among the crowd. The noise was deafening, but it was the sweetest-selling, the cleanest African crowd I had ever been among ». 4 Write a precisor (the passage) (in question 3) in not more than 100
words. (20 marks)
5. In the margin and against the appropriate number; write the correct form, as
'needed of the verb given in brackets. (10 marks),
賀二第一
Answer ALI Answer the by writin Answer al
State 1
(a) Jar
(A) (b) Sil
(4)
(a) The
(A)
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When I was young, my wealthy uncleroften (1) (tell) me that when I was (2) (grow) up and able to look after. (myself, I (3) (have), to earn, my own living without
(4) (expect) any help from him. That was many years ago but ever since I have gone, on (5) (work)] at my job
(A) (e) Pas
(A)
3.
(f) Tom
4.
(A)
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(A)
of engineer although it is (not necessary for me (6) (work) if earning money should be (7)] (consider)"the purpose of, life, Yesterday, I (8) (happen) to see my uncle from the room, (where; [at] that moment I (9) (have) my breakfast. He (10) (dress) in ragged clothes,
6.
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7.
(A)
8.
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10.
(A)
8.
5. Arrange each group of words to make a sentence
(1) tried) make understand (meant theme it what tol
(2) point lie them she font of the a) telling,' 'was'
(10 marks)
(3) get easy find (did water' to he not it'
(7) We had an opportunity of (seen, being seen, seeing) the play 7 (8) I hope there (is, are, were, is being) furniture there,
(9) They were given (a few,
a little, none, mary) money for books.9, 10) You'll see (much, many few, a few) fine scenery in the hills.10
(10 marks)
Questions (a), (b) and (c) below are based on the Passage on page 3
(e) The words underlined below could have ONE or NONE of the meanings A, B,-Ò ̧_Ô
In the margin, vrite A, B. C. or D to show the meaning. Write X if it has none of the meanings A, B, C. D.
A B C D
(1) Inline 9, desperately means;,
A. separately, B. apparently, C clearly hope
saly
(1)
(2) In line 15, incessantly means
A. instantly, B. ceaselessly, (C., rapidly, D. interes
ngly (2)
(3) In line 14, occasional means;
A. awkward, B. frequent, C. repeated," (D. pitiful.
(4) In line 24, commotion means
(4) decided see has to-morrow us Mary afternoon to ?'
(5) do does work' (to | like, naver, work same [the [he [?]
Give thi (a) seli
(A)
(b) :wic)
(A): (c):gem
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(e) angy (A)I
(1)-stro
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(g)-adve:
(A))
(h)runde:
A heat, B. traffic, C. music, D. disturbance.
(5) Inline 30, heaving means:
(Aheavily B. bluish-green
(5) In the margin write the
'could mean:
(6) there was only
(7) ery rapidlj
(8) every kind
(4)
Crising and falling,
(D. Quiet, calm.
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phrase which is underlined in-
(9) suddenly changed direction
(10) completely hidden
(c)Write a sentence which
(1)What caused
(10 marks)
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to be the cause of the excitement?
llersîfrom being afraid?
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(3) Which two reasons prev
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(5) How dia
((10 marks)
Passage for Comprehension & Precis,
Tencountered?
At the foot of the slope the road, broke away sharply to t the northe We travelled slowly because it was so uneven. For sixty miles(it followed close by the lake shore on our right, whilst on our left was]{the wall of{the Great Mountain, its cap of{grey) cloud still pulled (down)firmly}about its ears. Then, as the plain between water) and mountain) widened.it)seemed to swing away in giant strideestofthe,
north-east.
It grew hot. At first the country was thickly populated and desperately over-cultivated, but afterwards for most of the way, (10) fit was nothing but shimmering (grey bush-lani "bleached by the sunlightjand only splashed, with colour/where it showed a [fruit]treeforītwo,like a birthmark on its sallow cheeks.
It trembled, and danced incessantly in the heat, and|it|was deathly silent except for the occasional ory of an animal.] Atifour-
15 afternoon, the Great Mountain well out of sight, we drovej intothej
[native town.
An immenseforowd of people was surging over the landing(strip in. centre of the town. Drums were beating, people singing, shouting battle cries and blowing shrill whistles. All over the place, independen 20 bands and teams of natives, dressed in all possible varieties
of jungle fantasy,danced, leapt, swirled and stamped their feet, roaring in the excitement of the dance. We had to admit that neither)
knew what to make of it.
We might have been alarmed, since the commotion and noise were
(a) Rewrite the sentences to make them into questions
(1) He was sure it was not raining.
(2) She did not tell me where it was,
(3) They sat down and took off theirïshoes
(4) If he did anything, he did well
(5) She expected me to have done everything
(B) Complete the sentences to make statements from the questions
(6) Why hadn't he been doing it?'
We wanted to know,
(7) Did he never tell you where, he lives
I want to know it.
(8) Does he often speakland behave like that?
Tell me if
(9) What are you going to do if she "asks you?
I want to know
He will ask you if
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Isn't there anything she can'tido?
(10 marks).
ite each group of sentences as ONE sample sentenc
(1) There was once an old lady in the village. She was greatly loved. The
villagers loved her. They loved her for her kindness, i She was especial
kind to children.
(2) Many people were present. They included the tall man. He had a longi
beard. It was completely white. It reached to his chest.
He came towards me, I watched him as he came. He was holding a large stone. This was held aloft in his left hand. This hand was bandaged" [a_rag which was dirty. It was also torn
(4) He gave me a warning. He gave it in a loud voice. He warned me that
should stand quite still and that I should not make any sign to the mer who were hiding in the bushes..
(5) I did not intend spending a night in a house which was haunted
ghost. This ghost was said to have a horrible appearance which resembled a crocodile. It had its mouth wide open and it was read to devour its victims.
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