四第張七第日八月九年午戊服夏
1979
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E.F. O'Neill'
Dear students,
!
As in the past, the English section of the 1979 H.K.C.E.E. will consist of Composition, multiple choice, oral and precis. However, there will be two very important differences this year. Whereas if the past the multiple choice section contained one comprehension: passage and from 70-80 multiple choice ques- tions, this year there will be one or more comprehension passages and only 30 or sp multiple choice questions in the multiple choice section of the examina- tion. Most importantly, the precis section of the examination, which accounts for 30% of the total examinas tion mark will be expanded to contain sections on comprehension and usage as well as precis.
To give students a clearer idea of what to expect, we are now printing a sample exercise on Paper III based on the specimen paper issued to schools. However, since part III of this paper, the section on English usage, will be quite new for most students, we plan to de- vote the greater part of our future aplumns to exercises on this part to ensure that students are given ample practice in the new type of questions
they may which they may expect to find on the examination next May. Students wanting: further practice in the new form which Paper III will take as of May, 1979 are recommended to refer to EFFECTIVE- ENGLISH by E.F. O'NEILL H.K.. WITMAN PUBLISHING CO. in addition to following this column weekly. PARTI
Given below in a passage about counting or keeping accounts. Read the passage and then:
(a) Make a list of 7 methods of counting or keeping accounts mentioned in the passage. No item should contain more than eight words and it is not necessary that these words form a complete sentence. Please note that no marks will be awarded for any point containing more than eight words.
In not more than 110 words show what purposes, according to the passage, counting or accounting serves.
From very early times man must have counted his possessions. The idea of number seems to have its origin in rela- tiph to parts of the body, either human of animal. The word for the number "two" is derived from that for wings by The Tibetans, while the Chinese use ears, and the Hottentots 'hands', Count- ir on the fingers goes back beyond the eddiest written history, and the Greeks hal a number system based first on five and then on ten. The enumeration of a man's oxen, sheep, goats, wives, and slaves, gave an indication of his power and status in the community. Thus, the wealth of Odysseus was described as follows: 'On the mainland, twelve herds of cattle, as many flocks of sheep, as many droves of pigs, and as many scat tered herds of goats, while here in Ithaca, even herds of goats graze'; and his store. room was a big, lofty chamber stacked with gold and bronze and with chests full of clothing and stores of fragrant oil'. (B) Counting, however, serves far wider and more subtle purposes than the in- dication of status or the satisfaction of the miser. In many spheres of life it is the foundation of all rational behaviour and indeed, the word "rational" is derived from the Latin ratio, a reckoning. Once counting is undertaken systematically ar the results recorded, we have the beanning of 'accounting. One of the simplest and most obvious uses of taking a veriodical count (or account) of one's posessions is that it enables a man to tell whether or not he is living within his means. Once borrowing and lending are established in a community, it becomes necessary to keep a strict account of what is borrowed and what repaid in proer that neither party may defraud the other. The prevention of fraud has re- maned one of the major purposes of accounting both among public bodies
and in private business. The way in which the accounts of the British govern- ment are presented, with their elaborate system of 'classes', 'votes", "heads", and l'sub-heads". is designed to ensure that public revenues have been spent for the
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purposes authorized by Parliament and for none other. In the private sector, the 1586 Joint Stock Companies Act in- cluded a set of model articles for a limit- ed company which prescribed that 'true accounts' should be kept upon the Prin ciple of Double Entry in a Cash Book, Journal, or Ledger'. The 1948 Companies Act provides that 'Every Company shall cause to be kept proper books of account' in order to give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs" and to explain its transactions".
(C) When two or more people join to- gether in business, it is necessary to re- cord what each has put in and to as- certain, from time to time, the amount of profit that is available for distribution between them. When, however, a busi- ness is trading in more than one product or with more than one market, it is un-" satisfactory to have only a single overall figure for profit. Such a figure might conceal losses in some directions which had been offset by profits in others, and the businessman would be far more likely to increase his overall gain if he knew how much he was making (or losing) in each transaction.
PART II
The following questions are based on the passage in PARTI
(a) Write one sentence from the
passage which explains why the author believes that the idea of number seems to be related to parts of the human or animal body.
(b) Find words in paragraph (A) which
are used with these meanings:
1. a counting 2. a sign 3, very high (c) In paragraph (B), how does the. author define accounting and how do the phrases 'periodical account and 'strict account' as used in the same paragraph fit this definition? (d) Complete the following sentences so as to bring out the meaning of the underlined words or phrases:
1. A person whose behaviour is
rational
If you live within your means
(e) What does the word 'seems' in the
second sentence of paragraph (A) tell us about the idea expressed in the sentence?
(f) What does the mention of the Joint
Stock Companies Act' tell us about the British Government's relation ship to business in Britain?
(g) In your own words (if you copy
you will get no marks), give two reasons why in paragraph (A) the author mentioned wives' in the same place as he mentioned oxen, sheep, goats, etc. as being an in- dication of a man's wealth in an- cient times.
(h) In one sentence, state how you think a man's power and status is measured in Hong Kong nowadays. PART III
(1) Rewrite these sentences. Keep the. meaning of the original sentences as far as possible. Use the words given in brackets or follow the instruc tions. Make only those changes. which are necessary. Example:
Helen would be healthier if she got enough exercise, (but she)
Helen would be healthier but she doesn't get enough exercise.
(a) His cooking is exceptionally
good. (well)
(b) How is John related to Mr. Smith? (the relationship)
(c) · She married that old man un-
willingly.
(her will)
(d) Many people sympathized
with the workers.
(in sympathy)
(a) The police requested the public to co-operate with them in wiping out crime. (appealed)
(f) There is a lot of pressure on
the chairman to resign. (under)
Go
He was forced to make that decision.
(Begin: That decision was).
(h) This insecticide kills harmful insects but does not hurt bees. (without)
(i)
(j)
He arrived in Hong Kong at the same time as the Cross Harbour Tunnel pleted.
was com-
(Use: 'arrival' and 'coincided') He died very suddenly. This
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was a shock to us all. (Combine beginning: His sud- den)
of the area of the shaded
(2) In each question an incomplete sen- tence is given, with four items UN- derneath, A, B, C and D. When all items are inserted in the right order, they will complete the sentence. For each question, choose the cor rect order and write the letters in their properence. Example:
She is not as healthy as. A. be C. she
B. to D. used
Answer: C D BA (a) He
A. him
C. asking'
(c) I asked him to
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figure 1.
If tau9-, find the value
of
5sine➡benső Find the equation of the straight line wifich phases through (3, 4) and
perpendicular to 2x-3y+4=0. Find the set of values
of 143 such that
5. Find the value o
√7/7√7/7.
6. Find the values of a and b if
where is=1,
to obtain that anti-
que. A. expense B. to C. went
D. great (b) She answered without
his question.
B. letting D. finish
B. favour
D. a
2.1
7.
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find the value
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A. do C...
B. with
him in a
game of chess. A. to
B. the better.
get
A. do
C. me
(d) He refused to have
@
plan.
anything
difficult
C. of
(3) Fill in each bank in the following passage with either or neither or so or nor or also or too to make cor rect sentences. Do not leave any blank empty.
A few days ago, I went to the beach with a number of my class- mater
Most of us went swimming. I noticed that Peter swam parti cularly well and (a). did John Helen (b). showed herself to be quite a skilful swimmer but her friend Mary couldn't swim at all and (c) could Beatrice. One of the boys, Hentry couldn't swim (d).
so we decided to teach
the three of them. Much to our sur- prise, Mary proved quite anxious to learn and Beatrice did (e),
but Peter wouldn't allow us to teach him, (f),
would he even
go near the water.
(4) In the passage below, fill in each blank space with one word which best completes the meaning of the sentence in which the blank appears." Put an X in the blank if no word is needed. The first one has been done for you.
Example: (a) with
Every summer when the school year ends, offices are flooded (a) applications (b): jobs (c) tens (d). thousands of school leavers. Competition (e) applicants is severe and when questioned (f).
their skills (g). job interviews, many applicants find that those having a knowledge (h). shorthand, typing and spoken English are (1)
a definite advantage and so
they immediately enroll (j).
commercial courses to improve their qualifications..
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MODERN MATHEMATICS (1)
This course provides the
candidates of UKCEE 1979 a general revision in Modern Mathematicn. A series of
conventional test papers are set for rehearsal purpose, with solutions given in the
following weeks. Test One
Attempt All questions in
section A and any SIX in
arction B. All workings must
be clearly shown',
1. In figure 1, u(AB)=m(AC) ►
10cm. »(BC)=16¢m, find
the radius, of the circle.
8. As figure 2 shown, AB, BC
and CA. touch the circle X, Y and Z respectively. If AB-11cm, BC-15cm and
CA-Pen, find the length of
BX.
SECTION B
Figure 2.
9. A triangle has o perimeter
of 30ca.
Another triangle is formed by joining the
mid-points of the sides of
the given triangle, another
is formed by joining the
mid-points of the sides of
the 2nd triangle sand so on
Find
(a) the sum of perimeteri (b) the sum of areas of the
triangles no formed
10.The coat of making a
painted ball varies partly
as the square and partly As the cube of its radius.
If the cost of a painted
ball of radius 12cm is
837.5 and that of radius
Sem is 813, find the cost of a ball whose radius in hem. 11.As shown in figure 3, from
a point A on the horizontal
ground due south of a
tower, the angle of
A of C, the top of
is 25". From a
point B. on the same horizontal ground, due
east of the tower, the
angle of elevation of cin
e. Find 9 if the distance
between the points of
observation is: four times
As the height of the Lover.
Figure
12. In figure 4, ABC is a
right angled triangle with right angled at C. AEC,
CDB and ACB are so i ---
ofreles with diameters AC,
CD and AB. Find the ratio
region to the area of
triangle ABC,
Figure 4.
13.Plot the graph of y-1+3x+2x
(-25×44)
(4) What is the greatest
value of y?
(11) fly drawing suitable
linear graph, solve
-3x-3=0.
hy
que 22" "quation
linear graph, find the value of £3.
14.In Figure 5, AB is parallel
to CD, AH=BE and CD=CE.
IF AB-), BƐng and BE:FC=1:2
(i)
(IT)
express AE in teras of p and q
express DE in terms
of p and q
(iii) Hence, or otherwise,
prove that is perpendicular to DE.
Figure
15.200 students took examinat-
ions in English, Chinese
and Mathematics, 25 passed
in Chinese and English; 15 passed in Chinese and Mathematics; 10 passed in
Mathematics and English;
30.
passed in English only:
40 nessed in Chinese only; 20 pakavā in Hathematics
only. There are altogether 40 passed in Mukhematics.
If a student is picked atrandon, find the probability that he passed in
(i) 411 three subjects
(ii) one subject only
(iii)na subject
.0
If a student is picked
at random from t those who passed in English,
find the probability that he also passed
Mathematics,
dietician wishes to
include beef and pork in a diet so that its nutrition-
values are at least.
Protein
Fat
Iron
.243 units
405 units
22 units
The nutrition values of each cätty of meat are
sheet
Protein
Beef Pork
1.08 54 units unito
90
Fat
180 units unita
Tron
16
4 units) pnits
If beef costs $6.5 per eatty and pork costa $5.00 per eatty, find the minimum cost of such a
diet.