S.T.F.A. Tam Pak Yu College s1

S.T.F.A. Tam Pak Yu College First Term Test 01/02 Name: ______Subject: English Class: S1 ( ) Date:05--11--2001 Class No. ( ) Time: 8:30--9:30 Total marks : 100 marks.

Write all the answers on the A nswer S heets.

I. Comprehension Passage A A letter from a pen-friend 8 Green Lane, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6AD England, 12th., October, 2001 Dear May, Hi! I saw your name and address in “Pen-friends ”magazine, and I would like to be your pen-friend. First, I will tell you some things about myself. My name is Sidney Lee Pak Chum. I’m twelve years old. I’m about five feet tall. I have short 5 black hair and brown eyes. My favourite hobby is playing computer games. I also enjoy playing chess.

I live with my parents. They came to England about 30 years ago. They came from Hong Kong, but I have never been there. Now my parents own a Chinese restaurant in Taunton. We live in a small house near our restaurant. I was born in 10 Taunton. I can speak Chinese, but I cannot write it very well. I have a brother called Edwin. He is 23. He works as an architect, in London.

I’m in Form One at Taunton School. It is near my house, and so I can walk to school. I like my school because the teachers are very friendly. My school has many sports fields. I am keen on sports. I enjoy playing rugby and badminton in 15 the winter, and tennis in the summer. My best subject at school is Mathematics. My ambition is to be an engineer. Best wishes Sidney

A. Answer the following questions. Write short answers . 15 marks 1 When was Sidney born? 2 marks

S1/Eng/01-02/T 1/page 1 1 2 What is the height of Sidney ? 2 marks 3 How many members are there in Sidney’s family? 2 marks 4 What does Sidney want to be? 2 marks 5 Why does Sidney go to school on foot? 2 marks 6 What kinds of sports does Sidney like? 2 marks 7 What does the word “ there ” ( line 8 ) refer to? 1 mark 8 What does the word “ it ” ( line 10 ) refer to? 1 mark 9 What does the word “ your ” ( line 2 ) refer to? 1 mark

Passage B Candy has written an e-mail message to her friend Sandy. Read the e-mail message.

From: Candy To: Sandy Subject: My birthday meal Date: 18th April, 2001.

Sandy, It is my 12th birthday today. I phoned you fifteen minutes ago but nobody answered the phone. I know you check your e-mail every morning so I hope you get this message. I want to invite you to my birthday meal today.

I am going shopping with Amy and Clara this morning. Then we will have lunch. 5 Please join us for lunch if you can.

My birthday meal will be held at McDonald’s in Kowloon Bay at 1 p.m. We are meeting at the entrance of the restaurant at 12.45. We will wait for you for fifteen minutes before we go inside. I do hope you can come. The birthday meal will be a lot of fun. Let me tell you what will happen.

10 First of all, we will eat some food. We will share our favourite McDonald’s dishes. We will order hamburgers, chicken nuggets and, of course, lots of fries. For dessert we will have hot apple pie and ice-cream sundaes. The food will be delicious!

After the meal, we will each get a bag of little presents to take away with us and everyone will sing “Happy birthday”. I think we will have a good time. McDonald’s is my favourite restaurant and I am so happy that my mother has arranged this

S1/Eng/01-02/T 1/page 2 2 15 birthday meal for me.

I nearly forgot something. At 2.30 p.m., we are going to watch a film together. The cinema is near the restaurant, so we won’t have to walk very far. The film will finish at 4.40p.m. Afterwards, we will have something to drink at the fast-food restaurant 20 next to the cinema.

I really hope you can join us. It will be a fun afternoon.

Candy.

B. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 15 marks

1. Why did Candy send Sandy an e-mail message? 2 marks 2. Who is Candy going shopping with? 2 marks 3. Where will Candy’s birthday meal take place? 2 marks 4. What sweet food will Candy have? 3 marks 5. How will they go to the cinema? 3 marks 6. What will they do after they have seen a film? 3 marks

II. Cloze (10 marks )

Happy Camp is on Lantau Island. Many students come to Happy Camp for their school outing. You will never 1 bored at Happy Camp. You can go swimming in our swimming 2 . If you 3 not like swimming, you can play 4 in the basketball court. When you are 5 , you can come to our tuck shop. We have hot meals, sandwiches and 6 . Happy Camp has ten 7 . Each house has four rooms and two toilets. Each 8 has four beds. All the houses are 9 -conditioned. You will 10 well after a busy day.

III. Vocabulary

Choose the most suitable words or phrases to complete the following sentences. Each word or phrase can be used ONCE only. (17 marks)

poster favourite bosses me around at weekends extra-curricular activities

S1/Eng/01-02/T 1/page 3 3 decorate corridor janitor lower the blinds empty the rubbish bin a big fan switch on at the moment air-conditioner put up the banner spots get on well

1. Mary is wearing a beautiful dress with small and large (a) ______. They are so colourful that she looks pretty in it.

2. John is (b)______of Jackie Chan. He has collected lots of his photos and watched nearly all his films.

3. There are many (c)______for students to join outside class time. But drama is my (d)______. I like acting so much that I put down my name on the Drama Club’s (e)______outside the staff room as quickly as possible.

4. We should not run in the (f)______during the recess because it is very dangerous and we may bump into other schoolmates.

5. The sun is too strong and the sunlight is coming in through the windows. It hurts my eyes. Would you please (g)______?

6. Every day a team of students has to clean the classroom after school. They have to sweep the floor, clean the blackboard and (h)______. This saves the (i)______of that floor a lot of trouble. However, he has to give marks to each class on that floor.

7. On the School Sports Day, the Form 3 classes had to (j)______the stadium. They (k)______to make the stadium beautiful and to cheer their sportsmen.

8. If you find the room too dark, you may (l)______the lights. If you feel hot, you may turn on the (m)______. But make sure you close all the windows.

9. Principal Ho is very busy (n)______. He cannot see you now. He can only enjoy some free time (o)______. He usually works till eight in the evening from Monday to Friday.

10. Peter and I are twins. Although Paul always (p) ______, we have a good relationship. We (q)______.

S1/Eng/01-02/T 1/page 4 4 IV. Tenses You are writing to a pen pal. Complete the paragraph below using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (10 marks)

We (1) live (live) in Shatin. My father (2)______(have) a company in Kowloon. He always (3)______(go) to work by train very early because he (4) ______(not want) to be late. Father (5)______(buy) parts of computers from factories in China. Then he and his workmen build computers and (6) ______(sell) them to tourists and to people in Hong Kong. He also (7) ______(send) some computers to foreign countries. Every day he (8) ______(finish) work late.

During the holidays, I sometimes (9)______(work) for my father and he (10) ______(pay) me. Both of us (11) ______(be) happy because Father can get my help and I can learn about computers at the same time.

V. Asking questions Susie wants to get permission from her teacher and classmates to do things. Complete the following dialogues by using the correct form of “to be”, the verb “to do”, “can” or “may”. You must also add a pronoun. Follow the examples. (8 marks)

e.g. Susie : May I eat my snacks? Her class teacher : Yes, you may. e.g. Susie : Do you go to school on foot? Tom : No, I don ’ t. e.g. Susie : Are they late for school? Tom : Yes, they are.

1. Susie : (a)______sit near the front? I can’t see the blackboard clearly. Miss Lee : (b) Yes, ______. 2. Susie : (c) ______have a look at your comic? It’s so colourful. Peter : (d) No, ______. 3. Susie : (e) ______Mrs. Park? Dick : (f) No, ______. She’s Miss Christine. Susie : (g) ______teach English?

S1/Eng/01-02/T 1/page 5 5 Dick : (h) Yes, ______.

VI. Subject /Object Pronouns You are writing a letter to your friend telling her what happened to you. Complete the letter using the correct pronouns. (10 marks)

5th Nov.,2001 Dear Joey,

Hi, how are you? School has started here in Hong Kong. I’m quite busy but recently I did two good things.

You know sometimes my sister takes me with (1)______when (2)______goes shopping. Last Sunday, when my sister and I were in the Cityplaza shopping centre, (3)______saw a man drop his wallet. (4)______did not know that he had dropped his wallet, so he walked on. I picked up the wallet and gave (5)______to the man. He was very grateful and thanked me because (6)_____ was honest.

Yesterday, I took a bus from Tuen Mun to Mongkok to buy some books for my school project because I could not buy (7)_____ in Tuen Mun. At the next bus stop, an old man got on the bus. There was no seat for (8)______, so I gave him my seat. He was thankful to (9)______. When the bus reached Mongkok, the old man and I got off. Then we started to talk and he told me that reading is good for (10)_____.

I feel very happy for what I did. Don’t you think I am a nice guy? Susie

Sections VII and VIII are on the answer sheets!

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