真二第張五第一日十三月三年丑癸展
1978
WAH KIU YAT. PO
報日僑筆
三期星
the meaning of each sentence:
(a) If more players drop out,
match may be postphoned
the
at
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中文中纜會考試題預習專欄
(廿八) 徐有峰。 English (28)
The ticks against the words or groups of words which best com-
plete the meaning of each of the
sentences in last week's exercise are as follows:
(a) to
(b) from
(o) of
with
(e) within
(f) in
shall we?
(h) have they?
(i) quite suddenly
(i) reminds
(k) another
1) saved
to watch
No. I don't
Chairman
(p) likes:
other than
had had
he is doing
t) hire
(u) has anything been done (v) telephoned
(w) has just been painted.
Put a tick against the word or
group of words which best complete
1973英文中學會考試題預習專欄
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English (28)
Sample Test Paper:
(廿八)
Section A - Comprehension
Read the following passage and answer the questions at the end of it:
Nature does not provide man a home; Nature does give him the resources from which he is. capable of getting materials for construct -ing suitable accommodation accord -ing to his needs, fundamentally to keep him from the rain and the sun, and at the same time to give him an opportunity to have more privacy. The saying that, "there is no place like home" • bears out the basic necessity of a home, no matter how humble it may be.
In Hong Kong, however, Nature does not favour us much, as she does not provide us adequately one of the vital resources which are a prerequisite of building a home. With only 3987 square miles in a Colony that has to support
10000,000 people, little does one
therefore wonder that the provi- sion of adequate housing for every -one is one of Hong Kong's most pressing problems.
Land, it must be remembered, is limited in supply. It does not expand as does our population. It is thus necessary to work out a solution whereby we can acquire ample open space to provide hous- ing for the inhabitants of Hong Kong. This, the Government is able to do by levelling our hills and by carrying out extensive reclamat -ion projects. Kwun Tong, Hong Kong's first satellite town, is a classic example of how, using both method's population of more than 200,000 people.
Between the years 1950 and 1961 when our population started to rise by leaps and bounds, begin -ning with 2,360,000 in 1950 and reaching 3,133,131 in 1961, hundreds of thousands of immigrant -s and those with very low income had great difficulty in finding
a decent place to dwell, not even
a suitable bed-space. On whatever open space these people could come across they lost no time to construct their homes.
Our hillsides were eventually clustered with huts built on boulders which served as foundat- ions These people, whom we shall call "squatters", a term meaning "people who occupy land unlawfully (and for our convenience, the definicion of "land" here includes the rooftops of tenement buildings have since then turned these hill- sides into little townships.
The saying "there is no place like home" (line 6) implies that
A. the home should be like a
palace.
B. man must always stay at home
substituted
replaced
withdrawn
(b) When will the examination
start?", "I am not sure when
it will start
will it start
will the exam. start will it be starting
(c) It
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them two months to make a carpet like this one. needs
spends
wastes takes.
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(q) She didn't like it and
I didn't neither.
neither did I neither I did
neither didn't I
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(e) If the book is not on the
shelf, look for it
somewhere other.
somewhere else.
some elsewhere
some other where
some other
(f) At last the two merchants
agreed
a price.
with
to be united with his family every home has its own decorations to please differ- ent tastes and satisfy different needs.
D. happiness can only be found n one's home, however poor the home is.
in
it is difficult to build a happy home anywhere in Hong Kong.
Housing is a problem in Hong. Kong because.
A. there are 4000000 people in
Hong Kong
the supply of building sites is limited.
C. building costs are rising
year after year.
D. there is a shortage of re-
clamation projects.
the people prefer to invest their money in business instead of in the building industry.
The term "squatters" as used in the passage (line 32) refers
to
A. people living on hillsides. B. people living on the rooftops
of tenement buildings.
C. people living in resettlement
estates.
D. people given homes in a
satellite town.
E. people living in places now:
allowed by Government.
"One of the vital resources"! (line 9) refers to
A. adequate building sites. B. the availability of labour. C. the limited supply of land. D. the availability of building
equipment.
E. the capital that is needed
in building homes.
According to the passage the housing problem can be solved by
A. removing our hills.
B. encouraging private enter
prises.
C. permitting people to live
on hillsides.
D. shifting the population to
outlying islands.
E
allowing roof-top dwellings to continue.
The worst period in obtaining suitable housing experienced by the people was
before 195.0
Q. between 1950 and
961
R. after 1961
S. between 1961 and 1966 T. after 1966.
A close-synonym for "by leapa and bounds (line 24) is
finally
Q. immensely
R. regularly
S.
gradually
T. proportionally.
8. Nature does not provide man a
home so that
P. he can never be lazy.
Q. he can use his own efforts
to meet his own needs.
R. he can use his own efforts
to keep him alive.
S. he can study architecture in
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(g) The whole family decided to
a day in the New Territories.
stay
pass
live spend
The writer has made use of the space of this column to show the candidates what they are expected to do in the three papers, Paper 3 Composition, Paper II, General English and Paper III, Comprehen- sion Test and Translation. It is perhaps fitting and proper to pause here for a moment to remind the candidates that the time allowed for each paper is the same two hours, and that the three papers carry equal marks. There- fore they should pay equal attent- ion to each paper when they are working out a schedule to prepare for the three papers. They must not spend too much time on one and too little on the others. The candidates, however, should bear certain points in mind.
In Paper I, the composition is to be of about 150 words only on a simple subject or topic, which is to say that candidates do not have to worry too much about the content. So long as they state their ideas clearly in simple sentences. their job is done. The
his own way.
T. he can be made to suffer
before he can enjoy.
The writer says that
to mankind Nature is unfair to the rapid growth of our population is responsible for our housing problem. Kwun Tong is Hong Kong's onl satellite town.
the home is man's private shelter.
the home should be kept humble but happy
10. The meaning of line 20 is
P. suitable Q. satisfactory.
R. conclusive
S. excellent
T. categorized
Section B
11.
assic" in
Christmas Eve we had a wonderful party with music and dancing.
A. At
C. On
E. Since
B. In
D. From
12. If you like bring
children to
A out
C. along E. up
your
picnic too
B. in D. over
13. As the taxi drew
the
Peak, the bandits inside it drew out their weapons
A. by
C. out
E. near
B. to D. up
1. The Vietcongs were kept.
fire throughout the night. A...on
B. under D. over
0. in
E. up
15. I am relying on you, don't
Let me
this time.
A. on
C. in
E. up
B. off D. doen
16. The picnic was put
cause of the coming typhoon.
P. up
R. off
T. back
Qon
S. over
17. There is no escape! We are
surrounded! We might as well
our arms and
put
Burrender.
P. down
R. back
T. away
ир
S. aside
18. His teenage son soon took
opium smoking with his bad companions.
P. away
R. in
T. of
to
S. for
19. There are many robberies at
night these days so never
walk
dark.
P. into
R. out
T. through
yourself after
Q. around
S. by
writer suggests that the candidate. -s stick to simple sentences to
The avoid unnecessary mistakes.
idea of sticking to simple senten- ces applies to Letter writing alsc as the letter is to be a short one Candidates have only to say what they are required to say in simple English, because the body of the letter is not to be less than 50 words only, and before they know it, they have their 50 words.
Paper II is on General English After doing the exercises in this column, candidates should know
They what the salient points are. should do more exercises of this type. The saying that practice makes it perfect holds true here.
Paper III is on Comprehension and Translation. In comprehension candidates should read the passage given to them carefully and then answer the questions according to the knowledge they have acquired from the passage in their own words:
The passage for translation from English to Chinese is to contain simple common idioms and totalling from about 100-150 words The passage for translation from Chinese to English is also to contain about 100-150 words. In both cases attention should be paid to the meaning of a phrase or that of a sentence, rather thar to the meaning of the individual words. Otherwise, the meaning of the whole passage may be distorted.
20. Don't jump
conclusions;
second thoughts are always best
up R.over To to
A.
S. at
We crossed the harbour: ferry, arriving
other side
. on/at/inside Bin/at/within C/ by/at/within D/ by/on/inside E. on/in/in
the
five minutes
for
fine.
On Saturday we swim provided that weather
will go/will be.
B. shall go will be
C. will go/is about to be
D. should go/was
E. shall go/is.
It would be much better if we
crowded.
A. start/will soon be
quite
B. have started/has soon been
C. had started is soon
D. had started/will soon be E. have started/was soon
24. Suppose you
lottery, what
won the
with it?
A. had had would have done B. had/would you do
C. had had would you be doing D. have had would you do
E. have/would you have done
25. You didn't win but you
it if you
A. could have won had tried B might have won/have tried C. might have won were trying D. could have win/tried E. would have won/have tried
126. It is time young children
bed.
Went
R. goes
1. were going
There
go
S. are going
no mail from U.S.A. for more than 2 weeks. P. will be
R.is
T. are
is being
has been
28. I should have known better
that shy man.
than
F. not trusting
Q. trust in
R. trusting
S. to trust
T. to have trusted
29. "How many times
to keep
off the grass," shouted the angry groundskeeper.
P. did I tell you
Q. have I told you
R. I am telling you
S. I must tell you.
T. must I told you
30. The First World War
19147
P. outbreaked
Q. has broken out
R. broke out.
S. had broken out
T. was broke oút
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