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育敏備真三第張六第

CITY HAL

BITAEFTIRL-WAH KIU YAT PO

報日僑萎

1971 英文中學會考試題預習專欄

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英文科

(十六)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

SIXTEEN.

中文中學會考試題預習專欄

EXERCISE FIFTEEN

英文科(十六)

王鹊

ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

LESSON SIXTEEN.

TEST ONE (ENGLISH PAPER II) Continue

ANSWERS TO TEST ONE (PAPER 11).

(6)

(2) E (3) D (7)P

78). 9

(9)

(3)

(7) P

(8) S

(9) S

(5) e (10)

(5) B (10) P

mother asked me if would go to the library at about the same time to-morrow morning s She told him not to bother to type the letter ang

she would type it herself when she got back.

b) (1) John asked his brother, Is it true that Jane

Is leaving Hong Kong for Canada?"

(11) My mother asked me, "Have you fea the cat

before you go to bed?"

TEST ONE (PAPER II) Continued

(1116) (14) The boy said that he must have

in his composition.

EXAMPLES:

Aris

Combine the sentences

ven in the bracket are necessary.

following the instructior. Make any alterations thei

ine truck was very neavily loaded could not claim the hill, (Use. 'too! The truck, was 100-heavily loaded to climb the hell,

(11) The hal) was Tuli or people. He was

able to get a seat, use although! Although the hall was full of peop he was able to get a seat.

He was badly hurt by fire. They decided to rus

to the hospital. (Use

She heard that her aunt had came. She went home immediately. (Use as

The thief was afraid of bei. ran quickly. (Use 'as')

The theif

She kept on working. She was very (Use as though)

Little boys are usually naughty. This is quit natural. (Begin with 'it is quite natural")

Jack was a very good runner. He won five (Use such a)

Study this passage and answer the questions when follow it,

In the old days strikes were grim affairs. In a world where matters of trade and employment were still left entirely to businessmen and industrialists, industrial strife was a life or death struggle. For the employer defeat could. spell ruin, for the strikers and their familles starvation.

Compared with such battles between boss and man, strikes today seem very cosy affairs. No ... - one on either side is ruined or even much incon- venienced, and certainly no one starves, while the real and ultimate sufferer is the public, whicn pays for the loss of production and for the high- er price subsequently charged for the article as agreed by those striking or s struck against.

In- deed, to a critical outsider, the whole thing is apt to take on the appearance of a gigantic conspiracy by the conflicting parties against the rest of the community, whch is affected during the strike when one or other of the essentials of modern life is suddenly taken away: domestic lignt and power, transport to and from work, the distribution of foodstuffs, postal and telephone services, the collection and disposal ofrefuse: and garbage, and

elike.

This, for the public, unfortunate state of affairs, has been brought about partly by the growth of interrelated economic relatonship which has been the man economic trend of the past half century. It has also been brought about by the very efficiency of the trade unions in strikes. and negotiations. Originally the trade union was created to protect the interests of the industrial employee and to save him from exploitation by i his employer. • Owing to the success and political pressure of the trade union movement, exploitation of the employee by the employer is now impossible. The original objective and

of trade unionism has been achieved, though with- out anyone clearly realizing it. The trade union exists today not so much to save its protected members from low wages and arbitray dismissal, as to obtain even higher wages and better working conditions for them. And it does so not as the expense of the employer, who is either a govern- ment official or a salaried member of the manage- ment, but at that of the consumer who, whatever the result of the union official's success, has to pay the higher price finally agreed between the trade union and the management to give the workers yet a higher wage.

QUESTIONS

1 in the old days strikes were grim affairs

because Athey usually employed violence on both

sides.

B. the government was quite prepared to send

the troops to suppress strikes.

the authorities treated strikes as riots. government did not have regulations on industrial life.

both the employers and the employees nad to win to save themselves.

2. By comparison, the writer considers that

present day strikes are very light-hearted

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since it appears to him that

A. neither the employers nor the employees

are too worried about a strike

B. the existing legal machinery has made ample

provisions for orderly negotiations to take

place

the negotiators on both sides are intelli- gent and civilised.

D. the outcome of the strike wi44 De in-

effective in any case

Eonly the public seem worried by the break-

down of negotiations.

3. To critical outsider, the whole thing is apt

to take on the appearance of a gigantic conspiracy by the conflicting parties against

This is so the rest of the community since

6, there are so many men involved on both

sides.

there is so much bitterness generatska

both sides.e

on

the negotiations between them are comucted behind cosed doors.

D. there is so much secrecy or speculation

on the outcome.

E. In the end the public at large is the only

victim.

The expression "apt to take on the appearance. of a gigantic conspiracy" means most nearly

A likely to be a big conspiracy.

B. appropriate as a big conspiracy.

C. readily aranged as a big conspiracy. D. hardly appears to be a big conspiracy E likely to appear as a big conspiracy.

unions

in the opinion of the writer, the trad today are fundamentally not the same as those In the old day

and the basic difference is

A that the present unions are much bigger.

B. that the present unions are politically

far more powerful.

that the aims of the unions are now so different.

D. that strikes nappen so often in the present

day. that unions.

the workers no longer support their

industrial strife was a Life or death- struggle." Industrial strife means

P

industrial relations.

Q. Industrial output.

h. industrial input,

T. industrial discussions.

strikes today seem very cosy affairs. Cosy affairs are affairs which are

rigid and routine. Q. passionate. rosy.

S. dreary and long-winded, Twarm and enjoyable.

the real and ultimate sufferer 15 the public. An ultimate sufferer is one who

is the ulterior surierer. suffers alternately. R suffers severely is the unwilling sufferer.

T. is the basic sufferer.

Originally the trade union was created

the industrial employee

Lo protect.

From exploitation by his employer.

exploitation" means most nearly

P. exposition.

R. rude treatment.

... unfair utilisation:

Q. starvation.

The word

S. sarcastic ridicule

to save The trade union exists members from

arbitrary dismissal." When a dismissal is arbitrary, it is

Q sudden "R. done with an ulterior motive.

unpleasant

done according to the whims of the boss. done according to the customs of the trade,

Some people

do not enjoy working. He is one them. (Use one of those

har ne relt someone (5)

We like oranges. They are (Use 'because!)

health

saw him three weeks ago. I have not seen since. (Begin with I have not)

The sum was very dif flàm the

She could not do

shoulder, Turning aroi

(6)

family familiar

known

likely

táce.

It was (7)

some the

surprising!

John Wh (14) surprise!

though

the surprise!

a surprise!

are being

(15)

Here

England. Come and havé

have been

.are.

cup of coffee, with

Inside a nearoy restaurant the

serveu serviced presented send

a lot of

a lot of löt -B lat the lot

them thọ cúp of coffee

to tell you, said

пад did not see

old school friend, called Peter. He

not been

Haiter (16)

ham (9)

has not been

seeing

was not seeing

Beter. (18)

Therefore, Moreover, However; Furthermore,

have (17)

Put tick against the words or groups of words which best complete the meaning of the passage. (20 marks).

When John reached the bottom of Garden Road,

paused before

was' crossing

to cross crossed crossing

tell

years. Before he could (10)

speak

Say talk

Heter pegaj talking. Hello, John

The

realise

the 'strei

'Don't

(11)

memorise

ཞུ

recogise

acquain

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crack

gap blank

11

hole

Long Time (12)

flow flood coute

of traffic, he

the poin

you. What are vou do:

road

these days?'

at

13).

recerit ?

epping or the pavement

this time?! menawhile?!

tell

I have not seen

since I say. Idid not see

would like to hear your news

(19)

at first.

first.

firstly.

the first

ine two friends soon

scovered that they had plenty to talk

peter.

(20)

with

about