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FUKIEN SECONDARY SCHOOL

First Term Uniform Test (2013-2014)
S2 English Paper 2: Comprehension & Usage
Question Paper
Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes

Date: 30-10-2013 Name:__________________

Time: 8:30 am-9: 45 am Class:_______ No. _______
Total score: / 100

Instructions to candidates:
1. Write your Name, Class and Class Number in the spaces provided on this cover AND on the
cover of the Answer Sheets.

2. This paper consists of three parts: Part I (Reading Comprehension), Part II (Usage) and Part
III (Bonus). Answer ALL questions.

3. Mark ALL answers on the Answer Sheets given.

4. Each question carries 1 mark unless otherwise specified.

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Part I: Reading Comprehension (40 marks + Bonus 5 marks)

Read the two passages below and answer the questions that follow.
Passage A
1 In many countries, heart disease kills a lot of women and even more men. There
are four major causes of this disease and these are smoking, poor or bad diet, a
family history of heart disease and stressful work. Among these sources of
trouble, the most common cause is stress.

5 What is stress, and how do you feel when you are under stress? Imagine that
you live alone you are lying in bed at night and, suddenly, you hear someone
in the kitchen. Immediately your heart begins to beat very fast and you feel that
you can hardly breathe. What you are feeling is not stress, but fear. However,
your body changes in the same way when you feel stress. This means that if you
10 feel anxious and worried during an important examination, your heart may beat
very fast and you may feel breathless too. You are experiencing stress. Another
common situation in which a person is likely to feel stress is having to perform
something, for example, a boring duty, every day.

Let us look at the case of Sandy, a nurse. She felt a lot of stress in her work and
15 began to have bad headaches at the end of the day. Each morning she woke up
more tired than she had been when she went to sleep. She did not want to go
out in the evening with her friends and she felt unhappy all the time.

Finally, she sat down and thought about her life. She saw a lot of illnesses and
death in her work, but that was not the reason she was under stress. The real
20 reason was that she felt unable to make a positive decision in her job she had
to do what the doctors and other nurses told her.

So, Sandy went back to college for further studies. When she graduated, she
found a job where she was part of a team, as before, but where she had
responsibility in making decisions. Her working hours were longer and her
25 work was more difficult than it was when she was a nurse, but she enjoyed it.
She felt she was in control of her life and her work. For Sandy, stress in her old
job had made her change her life, and end a difficult situation. Stress in her new
job became a good thing because it helped her achieve satisfaction in her life
and in her work.
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Passage A (18 marks + bonus 2 marks)

1. Which of the following is the best title for the article?
A. Sandys story
B. How to avoid stress
C. Getting to know more about stress
D. Sources of stress

2. Where may the article be found?

A. Story book
B. Health magazine
C. Academic journal
D. Comic books

3. According to the passage, ___________________ die of heart disease.

A. most women
B. more women than men
C. more men than women
D. most men

4. When we feel stress, we may .

A. feel tired
B. feel scared
C. feel bored
D. want to meet our friends

5. Look at the dictionary entry of the word positiveand find the closest meaning to the
word positive found in line 20.
Positive adjective
A. Certain and without any doubts
B. A number which is more than zero
C. A type of electrical charge
D. Showing that the disease is being tested does exist

6. Apart from poor eating habit, give two causes of heart disease. (2 marks)

7. How does our body respond when we feel stress? Answer in complete sentences. (3 marks)
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8. Read paragraph 2 and find one word that can replace each of the phrases below.
(4 marks)
Words found in paragraph 2 Meaning of the words
8a. almost not (adv)
8b. at once (adv)
8c. quickly and unexpectedly(adv)
8d. worried and nervous(adj)

9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Sandys new job? Fill in the table on the answer
sheet. (4 marks)

Bonus (2 marks)
10. Read paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks. You may need to change the form
of the words.
Sandy found it _____________ to work as a nurse. After she had finished her duty,
she often felt _____________. In the evening, she still felt very tired that she didnt
want to meet her friends.
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Passage B (22 marks + Bonus 3 marks)
Here is an article of some great people. Read the article carefully and answer the questions
that follow on the Answer Sheets.
1 Although Mother Teresa has passed away for over 10 years,
her devotion to the poor will never be forgotten. Mother
Teresa was a Catholic and the founder of the Missionaries of
Charity in India. Initially, the charitable organization aimed at
5 helping the poor in India. Later, the Missionaries of Charity
started to accommodate all people in need, including those
who are seriously ill, crippled and orphaned, no matter where
they come from. Mother Teresa spent her whole life taking care of these people and
did not ask for anything in return. Her selflessness made her the winner of the
10 Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. It was not only an honour to Mother Teresa, but also a
recognition of the importance of love and care.

You must have heard of Bill Gates, one of the most

successful figures in the I.T. industry. When he was
studying at Harvard University, he considered starting a
15 business in computer software. After telling his parents
about his plan, he quit the university in 1975 and set up
Microsoft. Bill Gates and his team have invented a lot of
popular computer software over the years which made him a billionaire. Now, Bill
Gates leaves the business to others and spends time on charity. He and his wife
20 have donated half of their wealth to their own charity foundation in order to
improve lives in poor countries. Their generosity impresses many people in the
world.

The year 2003 is special to both Hong Kong and Joseph

Sung. A new disease, SARS, broke out in Hong Kong and
25 spread to other parts of the world quickly. At that time,
Joseph Sung was appointed to be in charge of combating
it. Since SARS was contagious, Joseph Sung had to stay
in the hospital with other doctors and they tried their best
to help the patients who suffered from SARS. A number of
30 doctors died of SARS while treating the disease in hospitals. However, he never
thought of retreating from his work. Instead, he worked very hard to take care of
the patients and made Hong Kong a safe place again. He was named Asian Hero
by Time.
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11. Look at the dictionary entry of the word figureand find the closest meaning to the
word figures found in line 13.
Figure noun
A. someone who is famous because of what they do
B. an amount expressed in numbers
C. a picture or drawing, often with a number, in a book or other document
D. the shape of the human body

Match each person with the correct description.

A. He/She was the bravest person

in the city and every citizen is
proud of him/her.
B. He/she is willing to spend the
money he/she earns to help
people in need.

C. He/she was an angel in the eyes

of the poor. His/her love and care
meant a lot to them.

12. Mother Teresa _____________

13. Bill Gates _____________

14. Joseph Sung _____________

Decide whether the following statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Given (NG). Write the
correct symbols on the Answer Sheet.
15. When Missionaries of Charity was first set up, it aimed at helping the Indians

who were in need.

16. Bill Gates graduated from university in 1975.

17. Joseph Sung was infected with SARS.

What do the following pronouns refer to?

18. It (line 10)
19. their (line 20)
20. He (line 32)
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Find phrasal verbs with the same meaning of:
21. died( paragraph 1 )
22. started ( paragraph 2)
23. happened suddenly( paragraph 3)

Complete the following table with the information given in the article. (6 marks)
Mother Teresa Bill Gates Joseph Sung
Job title Founder of Founder of ___ (25.)___ Consultant doctor of
___ (24.)___. HKSAR
government
Things did to She took care of He and his wife donated He led other doctors
help others people in need lots of money to their in Hong Kong to
without ___ (26.)___. own charity foundation. ___ (27.)___.
Achievements She won People were impressed Time magazine
___ (28.)___. by his generosity. called him
___ (29.)___.

30. In line 16, what does his plan refer to?

31. Do you think Joseph Sung is a responsible person? Write your answer in complete sentences
with reference to the information found in the text. (2 marks)

Bonus (3 marks)
32. What do Mother Teresa, Bill Gates and Joseph Sung have in common that deserves
our greatest respect?
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Part II Usage (60 marks)
Section A (12 marks)
Complete the following diary entry by using the correct form of the verbs given. You may need to
change the verbs into the negative form.

Saturday 15th July

I really enjoyed (1)__(meet) my pen friend Claire this week. She is a funny and friendly girl. Her
family (2)__(be) very nice as well. My short trip to Paris was wonderful because they wanted to
(3)__(make) sure I had a good time. They also told me that they (4)__(want) me to return to
France one day. I promised them that I would.

On Monday, they took me to the Eiffel Tower. It was full of tourists while we (5)__(climb) up to
the top of the tower. The weather was sunny so we could (6)__(see) great views of the city. Then,
we went to an expensive restaurant. Claire ordered the food which (7)__(be) delicious.

On Tuesday, we went to a famous museum. It (8)__(call) the Louvre. I loved all the paintings in it.
I think I (9)__(be) quite a good painter. However, I (10)__(think) I will be able to have a
successful career in art.

I (11)__(feel) sleepy so I am going to go to bed now. I think I (12)__(stay) in bed for a little longer
tomorrow morning. I had a great time in Paris but I am also happy to be back at home.

Section B (10 marks)

Mandy left a voice message for her friend Tim. You are Tims brother. After listening to the voice
message, write a note for Tim in reported speech. Follow the example given.

Hello! Its Mandy. (e.g.) I am going to visit Jimmy. (1) He will be 18 years
old this Sunday. (2) I went shopping for a birthday gift for him last week.
(3) I bought him a T-shirt with Hello Kitty because it is his favorite character.
(4) I will also buy a birthday cake for him because he is my best friend. (5) I
like chocolate very much so I will buy a chocolate cake.
See you!
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Tim,

I got Mandys message.

e.g. She said that she was going to visit Jimmy.

Peter

Section C (12 marks)

Complete the following article. Fill in each blank with one word only.

Our School Sports Day

Our Sports Day was held at Shatin Sports Ground (1)___ 1st November.
The competition was keen. Thomas Chan and Anna Ho (2)___ the Junior boys and Junior Girls
Championships respectively. Joseph Li and Joyce Lai (3)___ the Senior Boys and Senior Girls
Champions. This year, Thomas Chan was the big winner. He (4)___ the school records in the 110
hurdles and the long jump. Blue House was the Overall Champion. Its cheerleading team was the
(5)___ on that day.
Our reporters interviewed (6)___ students after Sports Day. Thomas Chan was one (7)___ them. It
was (8)___ exciting day. Im happy about (9)___ performance today because I got two gold medals.

At (10)___ closing ceremony, our principal, Dr Lam, gave a speech to all of us. He praised the
students for (11)___ hard work and sportsmanship. He also hoped that we would all improve and do
(12)___ on Sports Day next year.

Section D (15 marks)

Complete the letter. Choose the best option to complete each blank.
Dear Peggy,
How are you? I heard that youre going to (1)__ Hong Kong next month, so Id like to tell you about
some of the (2)__ restaurants Ive been to.
Hong Kong is a place (3)__ food lovers. You can try food of all different types and nationalities
there, but I prefer the local food, (4)__ dishes from dai pai dong. Some people (5)__ dai pai dongs
because they are usually located in the (6)__ districts. I like the food there (7)__I can watch the cook
prepare it in (8)__ open-kitchen. Then I know that the food is hot (9)__ fresh. You can also try a
range of dishes at inexpensive pricessnacks, Chinese dishes and seafood. Thats why dai pai dongs
are one of (10)__ places which tourists like to visit.
There (11)__ many delicious local dishes in Hong Kong. My favourite drink is yuan yang. I think it
is even (12)__ coffee and milk tea. I first tried it at a teahouse. I think you can buy (13)__ yuan yang
mix for your family and friends at the supermarket. Im sure it will be (14)__ souvenir for them.
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Theres one specialty you cant miss in Hong Kong thats wonton noodles! I tried it in a noodle
shop in Central. It was (15)__ , but my mom preferred congee. She thinks noodle is too oily for her.
I hope you get the chance to try all these for yourself in Hong Kong. Have a great trip.
Take care!
With love,
Janice

1. A visiting 2. A bad 3. A with

B visit B better B for
C visited C well C at
D be visited D good D from

4. A actually 5. A should not like 6. A old

B luckily B may not like B older
C totally C does not like C elderly
D especially D am not like D elder

7. A but 8. A an 9. A nor
B so B a B or
C because C the C and
D although D some D but

10. A the most popular 11. A is 12. A tasty than

B more popular B are B more tasty than
C less popular C was C the most tasty
D the least popular D were D less tasty than

13. A a pair of 14. A worse 15. A greatest

B a piece of B better B greater
C a part of C the worst C greatly
D a box of D the best D great

Section E (11 marks)

Please refer to the answer sheet.

Part III Bonus (10 marks)

Section A (2 marks)
Make meaningful sentences using the phrases below.
1. apply for
2. call off
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Section B (8 marks)
Complete the following passage by filling in the missing words from Vocabooster Level 2, pp.1-4, 16.
The number of spaces suggests the number of letters of the word.

Dear Tom,
I went to London to visit my aunt last month. It was a great trip! Let me tell you what happened.
My aunt is a musician. She works in a famous (1) o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in London. There will be a
performance in the city hall next month so my aunt was very busy with the (2) r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. She
kept practising with the other musicians to prepare herself well before the real performance. I went
with her one day and watched for a while. The show was really (3) e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _! I felt relaxed and
comfortable listening to the great pieces of music.

I also went shopping in London. There were different kinds of shops like sports shop, hardware store
and drug store. I particularly liked the (4) b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because the clothes there were fashionable.
Many goods were (5) a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to me because they were colourful and their packaging was
very nice. However, I didnt buy much in the end because many goods were not
(6) r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ priced. I thought they were too expensive for me. But I would still suggest
people do some (7) s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ if they visit London because London is a famous shoppers
paradise.

Ive brought you some (8) s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from London. Shall we meet next Sunday so that I can
give them to you? Im sure you will like them because they are all made in the UK, not China!
Love,
Joey

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FUKIEN SECONDARY SCHOOL
First Term Uniform Test (2013-2014)
S2 English Paper 2: Comprehension & Usage
Answer Sheets
Time Allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes
Date: 30-10-2013 Name:__________________
Time: 8:30 am-9: 45 am Class:_______ No. _______
Total score: / 100
Part I: Reading Comprehension (40 marks + Bonus 5 marks)
Passage A (18 marks + bonus 2 marks)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. _______________________________________________________________

7. _______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

8a. 8b.

8c. 8d.

9.

Advantages Disadvantages

_________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________

_________________________________ _________________________________

Bonus:

10. __________________________ /_______________________

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Passage B (22 marks + Bonus 3 marks)

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

16. 17.

18. 19. 20.

21. 22. 23.

24. ______________________________________

25. ______________________________________

26. ______________________________________

27. ______________________________________

28. ______________________________________

29. ______________________________________

31. __________________________________________________________________

Bonus:

32. __________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________
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Part II Usage (60 marks)
Section A (12 marks)
1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

Section B (10 marks)

e.g. She said that she was going to visit Jimmy.

1) ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

2) ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

3) ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

4) ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

5) ______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________
Section C (12 marks)
1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

Section D (15 marks)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

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Section E (11 marks)
Read the following article. There is one mistake in each numbered line. Correct the mistakes.
Underline the word that is incorrect and write the correct word above it. Add extra words if
necessary. The first two have been done for you as examples.
Lets Enjoy Green Holidays

e.g. Have you ever considered cost of

e.g. your holidays? Have you ever think

1. that they could harmful to the

2. environment? Nowaday, tourism poses one

3. of the greatest threats to an environment.

4. Air travel, for example, causes worst

5 air pollution as it increase greenhouse gases.

6. If you are really concerned about earth, you

7 may go for the green choices such like

8 having a holiday on a nearby country, using

9 railways rather than air transport, and joining a

10 eco-tour which cares of the environment.

11 It can be beneficial both to you or the world

around you.

Part III Bonus (10 marks)

Section A (2 marks)
1)___________________________________________________________________________

2)___________________________________________________________________________

Section B (8 marks)

1. o 2. r 3. e 4. b

5. a 6. r 7. s 8. s

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