育教僑華 頁一第張六第,日九廿月一十年戌壬曆夏
1983
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Dear Studerits,
ENGLISH [17]
Stephen Lau
Sometimes one has to read between the lines in order to get the “meaning” of a group of sentences. This is.indeed. one of the fascinating facets of English.
Words:and phrases' can change their
: meaning according to the context: in "which they occur: Thus, be extra care- ful. when you are doing the following exercise.
...... The tine allocated is 30 minutes. Please note the explanations given at the end
In each of the following questions, decide which one of the four choices given: would:most suitably complete the sentence if inserted at the place marked
"Look how careless you are, Dave, The soup has boiled over."
This means that
A. the "soup. has risen over the
sides...
B. he refrains from smoking, al-
together.
C: he is cutting open one end of
his cigar:
D. he is trying to smoke fewer
cigarettes..
5.. Paul will call for you tonight.
This means that
·B.
B.
the soup has risen to the top. the soup has boiled for too. long.
C.
D. the soup has boiled many
times.
"What's that man up to over. there?” John asked.. This suggests that
A. John was hot sure whether that:
man was climbing up. the
mountain.
B. John wanted to know why that man jumped over the rock.
C. that man was doing someihing
strange "which raised John's. suspicion.
D. John. didn't know where that
man was froni.
Jean has yet to read the book: This means that:
A:even Jean has read the book. B. Jean has not read the bpok.
C. Jean has just read the book. D.Jean is going to have someone
to read the book for her.
He is cutting his smoking down. This means that.
A he is making his cigarettes
shorter:
程,最後,頒發比賽獎品及致送紀念品予主體 发櫫罌鍾·拉地禇總監、拓展)源光
的培青及义特所教
形相同,現改為四妾。 「數達二百多人,此资有根計剖拓展姿以曾多年來,服,但字形有所修訂。例如「草頭 今天是一個很值得紀念之日子,因便是次參加人體過甲安。這個版本,字數沒有增 行宿營,使波等有機會米藍一堂,愉快的渡過一後的一常用國字標準字也安」出發 過面進行檢點,並由陳萊椌總監致期間,門」三字,本表亦稱常用國字標準字, 原作三途,與中國大陸的規竄字,
·在名上,反而去掉了直正本
一九八二年五月,第二次修訂
「雲致謝詞)
一九八二年六月完成「次常用 國字一的研研工作。
箱二〇三三七號
來件請寄軒尼詩道窜
B.
B.
A. Paul will telephone you to-
night."
B. Paul will shout for you tonight. C. Paul will do it for you tonight.
D. Paul will pick you up tonight.
Michael is not really up to doing it.. This means that
A. Michael cannot reach it:
B. Michael cannot control him-
self.
C. Michael.is not able to do it:
D. Michael is not able to get up
to it.
Henry is a gifted boy. This means that
A. Henry was given to his parents.
as a gift...
Heriry isually receives a lot of. gifts.
C. Henry is intelligent and talent--
D. Henry, likes to send others
some gifts on their birthdays:
Harold is a runner to be reckoned with:
This suggests that
A Harold is probably a good run-
neridst
one must make friend with Harold.
Harold is a trustworthy person:
D. Harold considers running to be.
a pastime only.
When Angela came back, she told us that her plan had fallen through.. This means that
A. her plan was successful.
her plan materialised.
C. her plan lacked support. D.:her plan did not come off. 10-Judy was so beautiful that Elvis
took to her at once. This means that
A::Elvisdeveloped a king for
Judy.
B. Elvis envied Judy because she.
was beautiful...
C. Tudy was taken away by Elvis. D. Elvis presented Judy with gifts.
very often.
11. Though on the wrong side of forty, Carroll still considered going to
: university::
This means. thiat
A. Carrol thought if wrong to go
to university at the
forty.
域地龍九東軍童港香
放營大聯|旅|拓
日開露合團展
營開 1-多年來先後之公共屋邨
一九八二年十一月起,祖手重
指出該委員會鑑紀台總會「計字四八○八倍。 首由地域計劃拓展委員會 旅團現已成長,由於分佈在各大修訂附表,並研訂「次常用字」 一九八〇年七月起,着手第二
簡訊 「打一次常用國字標準字級表」。 香港中國語文學
及此,委員會特於聖網假期舉
柆二。七寶舉辦語文教學報告會。 尼詩道十五號温莎公爵社會服務大| ,星期二晚七時半至九時在灣仔軒 語文教學研究部定於一月十八日一。
文教育工作者,香港中國語文學會 參雄-d詞玉話:五十四 理事郭全本先生。不收費用,迎 會歸來」,報告人爲資深教師,唔 題目是「參加廣東術語文教學研究
age of
WAH KIU YAT PO
B. although Carroll considered
going to university, it was a wrong decision.
Carroll intended to go to uni- versity although she was over forty years old....
D. forty people objected to Car•
roll's going to. university.
12. I've asked him to help me, but I don't suppose it will come to any. thing.
B.
This means that
A. The may help me only in some
ways.
he may not help me although I've asked him to.
C. he will come to help me any
how
D. 'my message for help may not "have reached him owing to de.
livery problem:
13. Richard brought all his family meinbers to the party, let alone his pretty daughter, Dorothy. This means that.
A. Richard brought all his family members except Dorothy to the party:
B. Richard brought all his famlly: (members including: Dorothy.
to the party.
C. Dorothy is not a member of
Richard's family..
D.Richard left Dorothy behind to
look after the house.
14. It is advisable to cut down on
cigarettes.
This means that
A. it is wise to give up smoking
| altogether.
B. it is sensible to cut cigarettes
down.
C. it is sensible not to smoke so. Omany cigarettes.
D. it is
wise to smoke cigarettes in a particular way.
15. Mable: I asked Tommy to paint the
ceiling for me.
Pauline: Is: he really up to doing it?. This means that
A. Pauline doubts whether Tom-
my can reach it.
B. Pauline doubts whether Tom-
my is able to do it.
C. Pauline wonders whether Tom-
·my can get up to it.
D. Pauline doesn't think Tommy
is able to control himself.
16. He often answers his mother back.
This means that
A. he often makes an impertinent'
retort to liis mother.
B he often answers his mother's
questions.php
he often replies to his mother's letters.
Dhe often receives his mother's.
phone calls: 17. The implication
well, not so
much an implication as an outright
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一篇
報日僑華
18.
第水流
c.
三期星
日二十月一年三八九一歷公年二十七國民華中
accusation - is that we are shurting people in mental hospitals when- ever they do not behave in the manner the rest of us expect therrt to."
21. Larry:
I spent three hours on read- ing up this topic.
Judy
Well,
A: it's worthy.
B., it's worth
The speaker
A. accuses us that we tend to shut people in mental hospitals in- appropriately.
B. makes an implication that we have done the right thing in putting insane persons into
·mental hospitals, '/ emphasizes that it is only an implication and not an accusa- tion.
D. mentions that the criteria for putting people in mental hos- '' pitals are well chosen. Shortly before the Sino-Japanese. War broke out, Mabel sensed that catastrophic changes would befall China. So she packed her son off to Hong Kong, in the hope that her descendants could flourish there.
·This means that
A. Mabel went to Hong Kong.
before the Sino-Japanese War because she wanted to be rich there.
B. Mabel expected China to win
̇in the Sino-Japanese War.
Mabel sent her son td. Hong Kong so that he could avoid the disasters in China:
D. Mabel expected a lot of drastic changes would begin after the
·Sino-Japanese War was over.
19. Government sources said the in- vestigation would be set up within days and last several months. This means that
B.
A the investigation has been set
up for the past few months.
the investigation would be set. up in a period from the last several months to a few days from now.
the duration of the investiga: tion was expected to be several months.ne
D. it. took a few months to set up.
: the investigation, 20.Wales has long been part of the
United Kingdom, but it also has its own history and traditions and today looks very much towards a future that will add to them. This means that
A. the future developments of Wales' would enrich. its own history and traditions..
B. Wales today loaks towards a future that makes it a pro.
·minent part of the United Kingdom,
C. Wales is looking forward to its
independence.. D. the future of Wales depends on
the developments in the
Kingdom.
騎担,以及寶質與其他方面的利益,作出了细 海外學生對吳國教育制度的影响,對英國構成的
讲究。
國際文化 交流計劃 期爲本月二十日,
·六港生在當地就讀一年
及英區土地區的學生效收海外學生的學費,以往「首大名香港中學生往携 該報告指出,由於英政府向來自英聯邦國家||IAFS——將派出
天下父母心
之,另四名前往 一院之李仲明及循道本院 一間之學生爲九龍華仁書 一紐留學。兩名前往紐西
國港
澳洲者爲赤柱聖士提反
别子女的綺頭。
過,回港渡假的留英學
一的公司策厥员工,其化
然服-觸目皆是父母送 徳機塲|舆處晚間一片 人 ,九龍華仁查院之陳樂
·聖誕及新年假期日
一
,及馬利亞古烧之邪
僑森。鄭為麥當奴必
舉學語中
辦會
香
文 告報學教文語
∵座請費免公晚二週
在外面生活的轻盈,大家都不像第一次發 ,把說過不知多少退的叮寧傷來,說了又說一 緊張和動感情。只有做母親的是心亂亂的一 一次,筷子又已經有了 是由於姓别已不是第
United
C. it worths.
D. it's worth it.
22. Gilbert; I haven't been to the disco. Bob : There're lots of fun. A. Oh, shame on you:
D.
B. You should..
C. Forget it.
Why not?
23: Dora: Good gracious! Look at
your report!
Terrence:
A. Nothing to it!
B... It doesn't mind.
C. Why not?
D. It was a pleasure:
KEY AND EXPLANATORY NOTES:
1. A. The answer is self-explanatory. 2.C.
B
冻
D
5.
D
Harvey:
6.
It's fine.
B.
How miserable!!
7. C
C. Oh, it has thirty pages missing.
·D. Oh, T've got an A for it.
Have you read today's
paper?.
24. Amy
B.
Barbara: I'm afraid
A. Thadn't.:
C. no.
haven't
D. not,
25. Jimmy: Give my best regards to your mother...
心
10.
A
11
A.
What's he up.to over there?"
“what's, he doing over there?m
has yet to = has not yet
cut down = reduce; make tess
call for pick (somebody) up.
up to = good, well, clever.
. enough for
self-explanatory.
to be reckoned with = to be taken into account as a com- petent opponent, competitor, etc:
fall through do not succced
= donof come off: take.to somebody = like, develop a Jiking for somebody ori the wrong side of (an age) = over (that age)
Here it refers to my asking him to help me
I don't suppose it will come to
anything = I don't think it will succeed or materialise.
Dolly
A. How about you?:
B.
It's my pleasure,
C. . Thanks, I certainly will:
D. You're welcome.
13.. 14.
B let alone = not to mention Ccut down on = reduce in num-
ber
16.
A
answer. back = make an iinper | tinent retort
17.
26 Martha: Is the radio disturbing 15. Bself-explanatory.
Tony
you? It is.
A. I wish it will be turned off. B. It's splendid to be turned off.
C. Would you mind turning it off?.
D. I'd like it turn off;
27. Pauline: Open the windows,
Wendy:Certainly:
A, isn't it possible? :
B. will you?
C. can't you?
D:all right?
:28. Tom
: :Don't you Hke cheeze? Uncle Jack: A. Yes, but my doctor told me
not to have any.
C.
B. Yes, I don't like it.
No, but my heart disease. doesn't allow me to.. D. No, I love it."
not so much an implication as an outright accusation = tmore an accusation than an implica- ̇tion:
18. C pack somebody off = cause somebody to go away or go off quickly, usually after trou-.
·ble
19.°C The statement means that the "investigation would be set up within days and it would last several months.............
20.A
The last-word them refers to Welsh history and traditions. 21. DNote this usage.
22. BC and D are incorrect because
of the context.
Ais not used this way.
Good gracious is an exclaima- tion usually for bad things.
haven't, etc.
I'm afraid I
The structures in A, B and C are wrong.
23. G
29. Peychotic patierit: 1 used to be able
to fly
24 D
I'm afraid not
Doctor: Be reasonable, Man can't
fly." Psychotic patient:
25. C
26 €.
But I am an angel..
A. Yes, of course. B. Of course not. C. On the reverse.
·D. Why not?
30、Betty
Thank you very much
30. D
for escorting me home:
27 B This is a way to ask somebody
to do something for you..
28: A Note the answer to these nega
tive direct questions. 29. B This tests your comprehension
of the conversation.
港留英生學費問題 英國高級官員提出保證 英政府將密切關注
教
港留宜
施學
英小組現詳細研究港生留英學費事宜 港總商會謂更多學生赴美及他國留學 將削弱港英聯繫令英標準難在港施行
陰雲聯多究
標美
|傑英學生的學費問: 務行業則應用英國的稅序與習慣。」
學生的問題將仍然得到英國的米切關注。 敷的有力根肆,,香港融入大眾英國器材與產品
·型國香港總商會,表示有關方面正橫密考慮香港 皮姆在致越台民政事務委員會主席賀明思一。 港作為英國倫土的特殊地位,亦同意貴會用作詩英國的就業,亦令到香港的选举姓以在港施行。 將獲派研究結果......本人可以向爾會保證,海外,本,很多時更得到香港政府的認可。
大臣皮姆與教育及科學部大臣錘基富學士,分别險。 各部長正研審核小組的報告,太人預料不久國會,由醫生以至工程師的習慣與程序,以英國為藍 正詳細研究上述問題心皮姆先生在信中寫道:「士報告的若干論,並推出香港很多專業行業, 時,指出在英國政府汉郡門官員組成的一個小組,香低滤商會致英國官員的彄件;亦重申分酸
·插基富翁士在爱图中表示:「本人了解到香 邦國家美國留學。長期來說,這台前過香港與
·兩位英國政府高級食烈,外交及聯邦事務部、英國從道些學生身上的得益,現時正有喪失的危 【殊例子,來自造些地區的學生並獲得有利的待
· 總商會指出,愈來愈多香港學生到其他英聯
該報告强調,香港與其他英屬土地區都是特
阿香港德商會會於像跟士發美一海外學生 獲派送澳紐留學 ,專業行業很多和採用英超的關進則慣例,而 六名本港中學生
報告後,與多位英國高級官員接觸。該報告就
AFS國際文化交流計劃
「居住東家庭中,在當 地就讀中學一年,向港
【行經費由該公司掎助。
【此六名學生將分别
.朱自符在「背影」中所寫的父親金行,一樣
·香港霊東九葉地被計盡
呼,却又心不在船的處巡視起來。
·朋友告訴我這做故事之後,概帶地說:一 話,只好到機場來磴还氣了。结果他們却失, 位同學一次,相貌依稀記得,却沒有他的道心 ,有一位同學今晚出發,所以他們只見過迨 .原來這對大婚的孢子已經於早兩天遊英 ,雄鼐了一件般寒友服。他們記得孩子說過
人的機,因爲他們一直現留到晚間十點多 [天下父母心都是一摆,滋件事不刷和第一三期
才離開,中間雖然會經和一兩個熟人打過招 樣子不像是逖自己孩子的機,也不像送任何. 留意地看着每一個汉英的留學生。若他們的。日出發,往紐西蘭之行一 *:那天喃上八時左右,就有一對中年夫婦後再繼焘其目前學業。 *拿一個膠袋,在途機處毆還來又被過去,往海洲者定於本月十三
華僑日報教育版办
九龍葵涌聖瑪加利女書院
,並在過去取得不少堂
越成績。
係主任主要遊小坦主持頒獎。 校長發服濕爱女上致詞爵:政夜一實宗旨是籍者各式各類纓外活動去 外活動頒蜓典楂暨逹藝會,張田聖保祿·女子中學徒德蘭修女及旺角领民關 九龍及葵涌聖瑪加利女杏院日昨假太子道明受印心大禮堂融行週年 黃德蘭修女李愛蓮主任主週年頒獎 課外活動多項表現見優異中大畢業
奏及療镫,场面無
蘭獎錦
深學明業
专赴
一九八三六四
攥成電路設計網試有没 利錦明廿三歲,對
一蘭修女頒獎。銅牌首獎。 港學界田徑比賽有良好妻乱。是日於自並有學生演出話劇、歌唱、樂器崴、乳業生利鍋明。 羅蹈節,孤優兵獎一項,中級基兩項,此外該校同學亦於校際朗鋪腳及到學生篇中文大學電子系 熟心督導下,各同學鲔罐參加,咸趙令人鼓舞,尤以撒活港參加全港學界 之死選結果,今年獲獎 一培森學生的修究、組織能力及合作窮神,該被去年之課外活動在全體老維,年度香港飛利浦樂金 聖瑪加和女書院怱年課外活動領獎導,艾德一),他們將獲得該會的原興證,利氏將於田間, 1降,每次均吸引數千名一 修
每 年於六月和十二月觊娜於一九五七年,每年, 此項地區性考試,一小院深造一年。該學院 赴荷蘭飛利浦國際科技
加等地留學。凡現時或一
·甄選學生選袿英、美、資料及申請表格。
一名由海外來港之學生。回郵地址之空白信封,
[港家庭〔粵語 畧東九月一日未足十八歲) 八本年九月開始接待 請將[已貼郵邬种寫有 道主之誼,於下學年内學生,如有興趣申辦, 艾AF5即將開始 擞AFS辦事處,取
AFS現正做求本讀中匯或中六°C於本年 寄生灣仔藝術中 香港之AFS辦處
公爵社會服務大厦 公 尼詩道十五號温莎 晚,半至九時猳灣仔會,正式開幕。該機攜爲世 一部定於本月十八日,香港賽馬會,及馬产基 學台語文教學研究有限公司,英皇御准 香港中國語文-漵香港上海市豐銀行營 兩工業學院生
一十九國之八千多名生
一界規模最大之中學生交 住過之實實經驗。
一金會撥欧贊助,於今秋 在此計劃下吸取出國治 獲聯邦試牌
換組織。每年有來自五
·在英國
教育工作者,香港 ,繼者爲資深語文 座教學研究會燔來」 「參加廣東省語文 費一教學報告。題爲
者選擇訂製影印本。 出有關岛文教學的論文四十四篇,供有需要 中國語文學會理事郭全本,報告會將同時股
·報告艺不收費用,歡迎各界參加。查
處話:「五——二八四八五三」。
中國語文園地
香港中國語文學會主持
台灣整理國字現況
一九七二年八月 台蕸教育部
一九八二年十月,「次常用國
。 一九七三年一月,教育部正式.西一字,丙表收罕用字四三九九字 乙表收狹義)次常用鹅字六三
香石展 拓展委員會拓展旅團聯合大芻有意整理國民常用字,並進而定,字標準字體表一印出,分乙內二要
日【星期日)下午三時假新界 營開放日於去年十二月二十六標準字體,鐵造字模。 德鍳(祫理與拓展♪傑柱主 常用字及訂定棉準。 .. 大埔洞梓舉行,東九韶地域固,委托師大國文研究所員促研訂國民
聯合 ·到溫嘉實,當強家長及遠一九七五年九月,一屆民常用
.氓達二百五十人之多。
一字若初稿」印出,廣徵意見。 一九七九年六月,「常用國字
字,日後將好立于表。 五五四八字。中乙丙三表中之異體, ∴總計起來,甲乙丙三表共收
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·學科分別為實用數學和 年級學生。獨佔帶頭的 及電訊工程文憑課程二 摩利臣山工業學院電子
·江和被晉,兩人均為
一業學院學生之試卷分别 同獲殊榮的是陳錦
一起學生畢辦之紙及F 倫敦城市工聯會爲英聯 考試中,兩名本港工
|港理工學院,在三月間 金肝劃自一九七三年至 香港工業學院學生十名學生獲選赴荷, 今已屆十钗,前後共二
在AFS計劃下換派送澳紐之香港同學.
「舉行該次考试地點的香香港參加此項獎學
·英聯邦學生參加。 員程度。獎項將會透過」路形利浦公司工作。 色之工程科目均属技術一圓香港,但並不一定要 該兩名學生表現出和氏學成後必 院研讀:
·國有禮之青年赴
體工業和有關科目之一,均設立獎學金,保送各
|以往均有參加此項考試一概斐然。」
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