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報日僑罩

頁二第張七第日九廿月二十年子壬夏

WAH KIU YẤT PO

1978

中文中滿會考試題預習專業

英文科

(十五),徐有祿。

English (15)

The following are the answers to Last week's questions on Compre- hension:

(a) a band oneu

(b) ensure

eventuall

(a) tossing

(e) discipline

submerged

(g) charted

(h) reduced

reliabl

(2) The shipwreck took place near an island in the South Pacific because there was a atom. (3) A "distress Signal" is a radio message asking for help. describing the position of the ship and the danger the ship was in.

(4) None.

(5) The Captain's task was made easier, because he had a discip- lined crew to help him.

(6) The three discomforts were long hours, rough sea and cold night

(7) The Captain and some of the crew remained on board the ship with a view to do everything to save the ship

(8) The passengers were gratefu to the Captain and his crew for the extremely efficient way in which they had dealt with the situation.

(9) We know that the shipwreck. took place a long time ago, because at the time, the vast oceans were not yet fully charted and radar had not yet been invented,

The following comprehension exercise is a little more diff. icult and the questions are 10 Multiple Choice form; but it is the kind of exercise which will give the candidates the right practice. Read this passage and answer the questions that follow it

Hong Kong has often described as a cultural wasteland.. And the worst thing about this description is that it is largely true Yet it need not be so. There is a wealth of genuine talent in Hong Kong, backed by a brillicant cultural heritage, that could

well be used to the advantage, that could well be used to the advantage of the community and even beyond. Unfortunately, these. enthusiastic amateurs--painters.. dancers, singers, musicians, actors, sculptorg---can only indulge their talents as hobbies. Those who want to turn their gifts into a livelihood leam First of all that they must go away from Hong Kong. Very few ever return for anything more thar quick visits

While rightly being primarily concerned with providing such necessities as housing, education and employment, the community has largely overlooked the advantages: of cultural activities in creatin a healthy, happy environment. Satisfied with the "status quo or in desperation, most people have turned to the cinema and television as their only outlets. Yet because both depend heavily on commercial appeal, they alm & the lowest common denominator and only rarely risk anything enging or "cultural"

a 11 -

In a community whose primary

避镟

非术

厚興趣。 把錄,顯示學子們對此項大报匹的音步活動的中學會考,連帶的製成 的盛事,命加比供的人數,每年均鏹下一個空前一组及大图及外教 一校際音攴及明明節己能含本沿堡界游年一度一至諾台灣大選學校,过 號,配合校務啵,

情形,該校近射思臺 ,機長女校務作出

交

於上年九月落成,時

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【校音樂讣動力的,有不少與歌。自一九四九年战,心還克,术在齏》

17 KETIBLEY!

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於以

柏木小組小設

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·圖爲培英中學師生集陀捐血树形。,

reason for being is trade, perhaps inevitable that recreat ional and cultural needs have

a very large promty been given over the past years; yet it can- not be too strongly stressed the a developing society has a nees for sports grounds and concert halls, just as it needs schools and homes. Government has been reproached for its lack of con- cern of these "luxuries".

and rightly so, for Government. provides the only real leadershin there is. However, Government. will only exercise its if it is convinced by

cemed that the effort is

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while. So the community in turn

SECTERS TO PREVIOUS EXERCISES

must demonstrate actively that 1

wants its tael of culture along

with its catty of rice.

1. The description of Hong Kong.

as a "cultural wasteland"

A. completely false

B. accurate but inappropriau

0. misleading

D. on the whole true

E. tactless and insulting.

2. The reason why Hong Kong is culturally backward 18 that---

A there is no gennine talent

here.

Hong Kong has no culturai heritage.

culture 19

community.

useless to the

D. local artists do not take

their work seriously.

E. artists find, it impossible

to make a living here.

3. In trying to make Hong Kong a healthy, happy, enviornment, the community has largely ignored-

A. housing, education and

employment.

B. trade and commerce. 0. cultural activities. D. public health.

E the problems of

the poo

"status quo" can best

ed as----

A. things as they are

B. inequality between classes

C. low state of culture

D. state control

E. desperate situation

The reason why the cinema and television are so popular is the

A they have commercial appeal. B. they are relatively inexpen-

sive

C. they occasionally have some

"cultural interest.

there are no other outlets. E.. they provide very good

entertainment

6. "the lowest common denominato: means-

A. the most educated people

B. the lowest level of intell-

igence

E

the highest price people arı willing to pa

0. the lowest income group

people with the same inter- ests.

"given a very low pru

very much looked down upon B. considered to be of little

interest

unsatisfactorily dealt with D. given a very small value in

terms of money. considered to be of little

importance "reproached" is-

E

A. congratulated

B. criticised

C. disgraced denounced

·D.

E. threatened

"these luxuries" refers to

A. schools and homes

::

B. cinemas and television C. Covernment pop-ins' D. sports grounds and concert

halls

E. trade and industry.

Bi

The 101 og nea NOT been. found

He did not eat anything

She

school.

not to run acroes.

To does not try nero in the examination.

They have wot yet finished their work.

When will you leavé

Герей?

"Why did ene fall in the

exa wination?

Where: have the tourzete

come from?

How old ip your father?. How often did Tom việt bie Bunt?.

SECTION

(multiply choice)

Choose the best answer by drawing a firm line across the correct box.

• May I speak to Mr. Chan? (A. Hello B. Oh C. Alas D. Hush

E. Bravo)

See you later. A. Ah B. Ha G. Well done. D. Dear me E. Good-bye)

Don't speak so loud. (A. Ah B. Ha C. Oh D. Hush

E. Alas)

* There may be a snake in the hole.

(A. Hurrah B. Be careful C. Bravo

D. Dear me. E. Good Heavens)

Tomorrow will be a holiday (AAP B. Alas C. Welldone

C. Hurrah E. Hush)

SECTION

Fill in the blanks with suitable

words:

free,

ne wolf of. Gubbio was dead.

Come to see us when you are

Please do it again.

My purse has been stolen,

Is Mr. Chan in?

III. Put the words an order to form

sentence

visit the tourists/ Moat of like

to the Tiger Balm Gardens.

came across/ I /Tom/when/ this morning/

by chance/was shopping/

fly overs/build/ Government/ is going

to Hong Kong more/ or / the

will be The who/ window/ punished

the pupil/ bas broken.

has been/ school/ Our/ year/ team/ foot

ball/ this/beaten

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1973英文中學會考試題預習專欄

灣道英文書院主編,

英文科

(十五)

English (15)

Last week, the passage given

was rather short, containing three

paragraphs. In your precis of

such a passage, paragraphs are usually unnecessary. The paragra- phs of the original are no guide as to how the precis should be divide.

Model answer:- Precis Da. c

In June, 1950, a storm on Excel sent a torrent sweeping wards the Dee-coast, where it flooded the village of Lyne, causing enormous damage to proper ty and considerable loss of life. All of Brain was horrified by the tragedy which seemed to prove that Nature was not as completely tamed as people had thought. Help of all kinds poured in and the work of reconstruction began. (67 w

words

You will notice that the original passage contained a number of examples and dialogue: which had been left out in the Precis. Notice how they had been substituted with either single word or phrase

This week, the exercise is

a narrative nature. It tells a story so your Precis should give the reader a clear idea of what had happened chronologically. I should be the same story as the original. Do not try to be quick and just skim over the passage. Read it until you have a clear idea of the whole story before.. you try to write it. You'r

"may find this difficult, but practice will bring confidence, and with it greatly improved precis,

Precis EX. Write a precis of the following passage in not more than 55 words

One mast was broken off from the deck and lay over the side, entangled in a maze of sail and rigging, and all that ruin, so the vessel rolled and beat, toss and tumble---- which she did with out any pause and with a violence quite inconceivable

beat the side as if it would stave it in. Some efforts were made to cut away this portion of the wreck; for as the ship, which was broadside on, turned towards us in her rolling, I could clearly see her people at work with axes, especially one energectic person with long, curl- ing black hair, conspicuous among the rest. But a great cry, which was heard above the roaring wind and thrashing waves, rose from the shore at this moment. The sea,.. sweeping over the rolling wreck, made a clean bleach, and carried men, bogs, crates, tools, planks, bulworks, heaps of equipment, into. the depth of the seas.

Points:-

(1) Shattered mask and rigging

beat against the side of the ship: (2) Ship wallowed in heavy seas. (3) I could see crew trying to out

the broken mast away

(4) A great cry came from the

shore.

(5) The sea had swept over the

deck.

(6) Everything on the deck was

carried away.