F1 Second Exam 2 (16-17 譚伯羽 Final Exam) (modified)
F1 Second Exam 2 (16-17 譚伯羽 Final Exam) (modified)
F1 Second Exam 2 (16-17 譚伯羽 Final Exam) (modified)
SCORE:__________/153
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We miss him every day
His daughter is so clever
While Charlie was a terror
But we miss him all the same
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A. sad B. angry
C. proud D. happy
8. Read the poem again and decide if the following statements are true(T), false(F), or not
stated(X).
a The writer thought his dog was perfect.
b Charlie loved dog biscuits.
c Charlie had lots of habits.
9. Complete the sentence below using ONE word. The first letter of the word has been given.
“We” in the poem probably refers to the writer’s ________________.
10. Put the events in the right order (1-5) using information in the poem. The first one has been
done for you. (4 marks)
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you an online article about the sport. Read the online article and answer the questions.
On the steep roads of North Vancouver, a new extreme sport has been gaining speed. It is known
as longboarding, and depending on your view of extreme sports, it is either a thrilling display of
skill and energy or a fool’s errand inviting injury or even death.
The sport’s beginnings are unclear. Most longboarders agree that a version of the activity-a
person standing on a longer, wider version of a skateboard while travelling at high speeds down
a long, curving hill-emerged in Hawaii in around 1959. This was at the same time as the
appearance of normal skateboarding. Both pastimes resulted from the wish of surfers to practice
their sport on dry land. The result was a ‘sidewalk surfboard’-a surfboard with roller-skate
wheels attached underneath.
Today’s longboards are built using the latest skateboard technology and engineered for speed
and mobility. Like skateboarding, the sport requires only a board, but longboarders tend to cover
themselves with safety gear, including a helmet, knee and elbow pads, gloves, and even leather
suits. The only other thing longboarding requires is bravery-and plenty of it!
Like snowboarding back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, longboarding is an ‘extreme’ worry
for parents and city officials. In fact, the sport is banned in many places, including West
Vancouver, because many injuries-most of them serious-have resulted from the sport’s high
speeds and the boards’ lack of brakes. No longboarders have died yet-not in Vancouver-but most
non-longboarders agree that it is only a matter of time.
Answer the following questions in complete sentences using the information given.
2. Look at the word ‘inviting’ in paragraph 1. Now look at the dictionary entry for ‘invite’
below. Which meaning corresponds to the word in the sentence?
1. (n) an invitation to a party, wedding, meal, 2. (v) to ask someone to come to a party,
event, etc. wedding, meal, event, etc.
e.g. Did you get an invitation to Jason’s party? e.g. How many guests did Elsa invite to her
wedding?
3. (v) to politely ask someone to do something. 4. (v) to encourage something bad to happen,
e.g. The editor made a point to invite readers to especially unintentionally.
submit their own comments. e.g. Lowering the age that people can start
driving will only invite accidents.
3. Which phrase does the writer use in paragraph 1 of the article to say that some people view
longboarding a reckless and dangerous sport?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
4. According to paragraph 1, what two things must people have in order to go longboarding?
(2 marks)
a. ___________________________________________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________________________________________
7. Which of the following pictures best shows where the wheels on ‘sidewalk surfboards’
came from?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
8. According to paragraph 3 of the article, what two things does longboarding require? (2 marks)
a. __________________________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________________________
12. Which of the following is the best alternative title for this text?
A. From surfing to skateboarding
B. How to protect yourself when longboarding
C. Longboarding: fun or foolish?
D. Why longboarding should be against the law
Square watermelons
Think watermelons are round? Think again! In the early 1980s, a Japanese farmer on the island
of Shikoku figured out a way to make the round fruit square, and thus easier to stack, pack and
store. He started growing watermelons in square glass boxes. Now the cube-shaped fruit is
sold all over Japan – although at double or even triple the price of normal watermelons.
Bouncing cranberries
Have you ever played basketball with a cranberry? Probably not. But you could if you wanted
to – because when cranberries are ripe enough to eat, they bounce! After being harvested, they
are sent to a factory and put through a very unusual test to check their ripeness. They are put
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on a conveyor belt and moved towards a series of wooden barriers. The ripe cranberries
bounce over to the barriers, while the unripe ones fall off the conveyor belt into disposal bins.
The cranberries that manage to reach the end of the conveyor belt are wrapped in plastic and
then transported to food shops around the world.
1. In line 1, ‘you’ refers to the ________.
A. editor of the magazine
B. general public
C. readers who like ketchup
D. writer’s workmates
2. Ketchup is _______.
A. not as popular as other table sauces
B. still sold as medicine in some countries
C. the cause of several diseases
D. used as a table sauce all around the world
4. The farmer started growing square watermelons because he wanted them to ________ than
round ones.
A. be easier to handle
B. grow larger
C. look stranger
D. taste better
9. Which of the following pictures best shows ripe cranberries are compared to in the article?
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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
10. Which of the choices best describe the sequence of events in the sale of cranberries?
A. harvested/ tested for ripeness/ sent to a factory/ transported to food shops
B. sent to a factory/ harvested/ transported to food shops/ tested for ripeness
C. harvested/ sent to a factory/ tested for ripeness/ transported to food shops
D. tested for ripeness/ sent to a factory/ transported to food shops/ harvested
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Given that we were at a seafood restaurant, we were ready to get our hands messy with some
fresh-from-the-ocean 5. __________. To start, we ordered the Seafood Platter, which was a
perfect 6. __________ of oysters, scallops, clams, king crab legs, plus blue, pink, and red shrimps.
We 7. __________ the platter with some lemon juice and 8. __________ lemon peel to bring a
refreshing 9. __________ to the dish. Aside from the fact that the dish caused our jaws to drop,
we were blown away by how incredibly fresh the seafood was.
Moving onto the mains, we all shared a bowl of lobster 10. __________ (lobster yee mein) with
brandy tomato sauce. Though some of us at the table were a bit 11. __________ by the
presentation as it was not that attractive, the pasta was 12. __________ cooked by its
13. __________-winning chef, and the lobster was fresh and plentiful. That being said, we would
prefer it to be de-shelled to make eating a little easier and less messy. We most certainly ended
our main courses on a high notes as Chef Gianna saved the star of the evening for last: the salt
baked sea bass. If you’re dining out with a group of four or more people who are 14. __________
fish, this is a must-order dish.
We finished off our over-indulgent meal with a dessert. The 15. __________ was so dense and
chewy, and the splash of cherry sauce added a fruity 16. __________ throughout.
Whether you’re looking for a casual drink, a fancy dinner or even a 17. __________ meal (not
only for the veggies), Fishermania is a great restaurant for all 18. __________. With a casual
and cozy 19. __________, friendly and helpful staff, plus fresh and tasty food, Fishermania is
20. __________ for all seafood lovers.
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: 8th May, 2017
Subject: My new kitty
Hi Erica
I got a new kitty last weekend. I 1. __________ (name) him Socks because he has black fur
and white paws. He enjoys 2. ____________ (play). His favourite toy is a stuffed mouse.
Right now, he 3. ____________ (chase) the mouse back and forwards across the floor.
4. ____________ (take) care of Socks isn’t always easy, though. I need 5. ____________
(feed) him in the morning, and make sure he always 6. ____________ (have) fresh water. I
even help him 7. ____________ (brush) his teeth!
Socks is quite naughty. Last night, he chewed a hole in my mum’s favourite blanket. It isn’t
possible to get angry at him, though-not when he 8. ____________ (look) at me with his cute
eyes!
When 9. _________ you ________ (get) back from Shanghai? I look forward to 10.
____________ (introduce) you to the newest member of my family.
Alex
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reason, she didn’t want to play with an elderly man 6. ____________ a beard. She just stood
in front of the man and barked 7. ____________ him.
8. ____________ was Tess behaving this way? At first, I thought she didn’t like the man’s
beard. The man had a strange look on his face. Suddenly, she put her paws on the man’s lap
and started barking louder. A nurse ran to the man. ‘He’s having a heart 9. ____________!’
she shouted.
Soon an 10. ____________ arrived and took him to hospital. He was saved –thanks to Tess!
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Section F Countable and Uncountable Nouns (10 marks)
Read the letter below and complete it with the correct singular, plural or uncountable form of
the nouns in the word box. Each noun can be used once only.
Dear Betty,
It’s a long time since I received your last letter. How are you?
My mum will leave for Shanghai next month to visit my grandma, so I’ll have to prepare 1.
________ for myself. I started a cooking 2. ________ recently. There are six 3. ________ in
total. It was my first lesson yesterday. I had to make fried rice with 4. ________ such as fish.
I’m not very good at cooking so I listened carefully to my teacher. I prepared all the 5.
________: 6. ________, 7. ________ and rice. The fried rice had a golden colour and looked
great. I tried it when I got home. It was sweet. I must have added sugar instead of salt to it! I
think I’ll have to listen more carefully to the 8. ________ next time.
In the next lesson, I ‘ll learn how to make 9. ________ and 10. ________. I’m looking
forward to it already.
Cheers,
Susan
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fast real hard gentle simple
basic perfect extreme public good
Dear Diary,
Today was 1. __________ the most embarrassing day in my life! It was 2. __________
courageous of me to confess my love to Arthur, but things just didn’t go 3. __________ with
me.
As you know, I’m a timid girl who has always shied away from baring my heart to anyone. It
is 4. __________ impossible for a shy girl like me to tell anybody about my crush on Arthur,
but I did it 5. ____________ today. I still remember how 6. ____________ and
7. ____________ my heart raced when I told the whole class that I’d been carrying a torch for
Arthur for 6 years. I understand 8. ____________ that Arthur has no feelings for me at all
since he has never asked me out, and it’s 9. ____________ a case of unrequited love, but I
just couldn’t help confessing my attraction to him as I probably won’t even see him after
graduation and I don’t want to regret not telling him how much I care about him for the rest of
my life. Frankly, I was still hopeful that I wouldn’t get rejected.
To my dismay, Arthur just smiled 10. ____________ at me (he has always been such a
gentleman) and said, ‘I do appreciate your audacity and I believe we’ll be friends forever,
won’t we?’ His words cut me down to size and I left the classroom alone with a heavy heart.
That’s the most embarrassing moment in my life! I’ll never do such a stupid thing again, I
swear!
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Eddy Jay, I’m planning a trip after graduation. e.g. Do you want to join me? (want/ join/
you/ to/ me)
Jay e.g. Yes, I do. (Yes) I bet that will be a great way to start a new chapter in my life.
1. _________________________________________________ (you/ any ideas/
have/ the trip/ about)
Eddy 2. ____________________ (Yes) I’m thinking of travelling to northern Europe,
home to the happiest people on Earth according to the World Happiness Report.
Jay Really? 3. ________________________________________________ (the
happiest/ the northern Europeans/ on Earth/ be)
Eddy Perhaps it’s because they enjoy better working and living conditions, more freedom
and quality time with their family and friends. Anyhow, it’s a very complicated task
to measure people’s happiness and well-being. I’m trying to figure it out by
travelling to the countries in person.
Jay I see, so 4. __________________________________________________ ( you/
visit/ be/ countries/ going to)
Eddy Demark, Switzerland and Iceland are the top three on my list for sure since they’re
found to be the happiest countries among a total of 156.
5. _________________________________________________ (you/ three
countries/ visit/ the/ with me)
Jay 6. ____________________ (Yes) I’m also interested in these three countries. I’m a
bit concerned about the weather there, though. 7.
__________________________________________________ (the weather/
summer/ be/ in/ like)
Eddy No worries. We’re travelling at the right time as May to September is the best
season for visiting northern Europe. It’s bright and cool, with temperatures varying
from 10 degree Celsius to 25 degree Celsius.
Jay Sounds good. Then 8. __________________________________________ (be/
budget/ your)
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Eddy I guess it should be around $10,000, depending on how many countries we visit.
9. ________________________________________ (you/ think)
Jay $10,000 is quite a lot!
10. __________________________________________________ (possible/ be it/
to narrow down/ to only one/ our destinations) As students, we don’t have much
money to set aside for travelling, do we?
Eddy Sure! Let’s start saving for the trip today and get away from it all in summer.
1.
Cici: Hi, everyone! I’m new to Hong Kong. Do anyone know
2.
any cool places visit?
3.
Alan: I like the Ng Tung Chai waterfalls on the Tai Mo Shan. I’m going to
4.
visit there in Sunday. It should be beautiful there now because
5.
there was heavily rain yesterday.
6.
Jojo: Yes, it’ll be amazed to visit the waterfalls this weekend. Don’t
7.
forget to bring camera!
8.
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Alan: Don’t be worry, I won’t forget my camera!
9.
Harry: I’m going to visit Hong Kong Wetland Park tomorrow. There have
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lots of colourful birds and peaceful pond. We may also find the
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saltwater crocodile ‘Pui Pui’, which was used to be kept indoors
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