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(2020-2021) Form Two Name: ____________________

General English Question
Paper Class: F.2 ___ ( )
Teacher: CCY2 / KKH / LKP / LPS

Instructions
(1) Write all your answers in the answer sheet provided.
(2) For Section I questions marked with an asterisk ( * ), answer in complete sentences.
One mark is awarded for grammatical accuracy.

Section I Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Read the passage and answer the following questions.

1 Beauty and the Beast (2017) Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans
Rating: PG Running Length: 129 mins Rating:  Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance

_____[ A ]_____
[1] After an arrogant Prince turns away an old beggar woman asking for shelter, she reveals herself
5 to be a beautiful sorceress and punishes him by transforming him into a Beast and his servants into
inanimate objects; doomed to remain that way unless the Prince can experience true love. Nearby,
the beautiful and adventurous Belle desperately wants to leave her little town to experience life
elsewhere; when her father goes missing she goes looking for him, finding herself face-to-face with
the angry and bitter Beast. Will the two be able to find the goodness inside each other in order to
10 fall in love and break the spell?

_____[ B ]_____
C
[2] ‘Beauty and the Beast’ continues Disney’s seemingly unstoppable trend of turning their classic
animations into live-action movies. So far, ‘Maleficent’ and ‘The Jungle Book’ have created their
C
own identity while maintaining the essence of their source material, it is therefore a shame that
15 ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is almost scene-for-scene, word-for-word and song-for-song identical to the
animated movie with the exception of a couple of extra scenes. However as the original was so
solidly good, reciting it by no means detracts. The extra scenes are perfectly placed to add depth to
much of the story and characters. Who was Belle’s mother? Who was the Prince before he was the
Beast? Why is Gaston so revered
- by the townsfolk?

20 _____[ C ]_____ S

E
[3] The controversy surrounding the inclusion of a homosexual character has clouded the movie
S
and, while we fully understand why this may be a concern for many parents, it is important for us
to confirm that this has been blown out of all proportion. Specifically, Le Fou (Gaston’s sidekick)
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who many have proclaimed to be gay, is not; he hero-worships Gaston but it is made clear that he
25 is no more than a friend (there are numerous opportunities to imply more than this but they are
never taken).

_____[ D ]_____
[4] With the animation’s award-winning innovative and beautiful visuals, the live-action movie had
a lot to live up to and thankfully it does not disappoint with sumptuous scenery, colourful characters
30 and gorgeous cinematography.SAlthough it would have been nice to have seen the story from a new
perspective, the immortal words of Cogsworth come to mind:S‘If it ain’t Baroque, don’t fix it!’.

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1. What type of text is it?

A. book review O
B. movie review C. plot summary D. profile

2. Decide whether the following statements are True, False or Not Given in the text. Write ‘T’ for true
statements, ‘F’ for false statements, and ‘NG’ for statements that are not given. (4 marks)
(a) The Prince’s servants can move freely after being punished by the sorceress. (T)
(b) The Prince is a proud person. (F)

(F)(T)
(c) Belle doesn’t want to stay in the town she is living in.
(d) The Beast falls in love with Belle so as to break the spell.

3. Why was the Prince turned into a Beast? * (3 marks)

4. Find words from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that have the same meaning as the following: (4 marks)
(a) said something publicly and officially

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(b) well respected and admired
(c) disagreement or argument
(d) strongly and firmly

5. Complete the table below using information from paragraph 2. You may have to change the parts
of speech of the words. (4 marks)
What the writer likes…
- about the previous keeping the (i) __________ of the original animation while adding
live-action movies: something new
↑
/
- in Beauty and the Beast: the extra scenes make the story and characters (ii) __________ than
the original movie.
What the writer doesn’t like…
- in Beauty and the Beast: the writer thinks it is a (iii) __________ that the live-action version
is almost the (iv) __________ as the original animation

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6. (a)
(b)
According to paragraph 3, what may have affected how the audience feel about the movie?
According to the writer, should the audience be worried? Why (not)? * (3 marks)

7. According to paragraph 4, is the writer generally positive or negative about the movie? Explain
your answer. * (3 marks)

8. Match the following subheading to the four sections. Write the letter (A, B, C or D) only.
(i) The controversial character (ii) How they first met
(iii) Awesome animation – and more (iv) How it is unique

9. Is the question at the end of paragraph 1 answered later in the passage? Why (not)?* (3 marks)

10. Who do you think this text is written for? Why?* (3 marks)
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Section II Grammar and Usage (70 marks)

Part A Vocabulary (10%)

I
Fill in the blanks using words from the Vocabulary List of Longman Edge Unit 1.
A new (a) ______ movie produced by Pixar Studios is now (b) ______ digitally on Disney Channel!
Onward, based on an (c) ______ coming from the director’s own experience, is about how children try
to reconnect with their deceased father. Although the movie is about elves living in a mythical world, it
is not (d) ______ at all because the setting is (e) ______: it is pretty similar to what we face every day.
Although technology is already so (f) ______ that people don’t need to use magic anymore, magic is still
powerful and has (g) _______effects whenever we have to use it. The soundtrack is also very (h) ______
that I can remember the tune after listening to it for the first time. It is not just any other (i) ______: it is
so (j) ______ that I think I should treat my family members better when they are still around.

Part B Tenses (10%)

Fill in the blanks using the verbs and the clues provided in the brackets.
My favourite TV show (a) ______ (be) Friends. It first (b) ______ (air) on TV from 1994 to 2004, and
now the ten seasons (c) ______ (be) available again on Netflix. The show (d) ______ (revolve) around
six friends in their 20s and 30s who (e) ______ (live) in Manhattan, New York City.
Last night, when I (f) ______ (watch) the show, I (g) ______ (receive) a phone call from my friend Rachel
who (h) ______ (study) in America. She (i) ______ (say) that she (j) ______ (come) back to Hong Kong
next month! I am so excited about seeing her again!

Part C Phonetics (4%)

Write the words based on the following phonetic symbols.
(a) /ˈmuː.vi θɪə.tər/ (b) /ɪnˈsaɪd aʊt/

Part D Passive Voice (10%)

Fill in the blanks using the verbs and clues in the brackets in EITHER active OR passive voice.
American comedy-drama web television series Emily in Paris (a) ______ (create) by Darren Star. It
(b) ______ (first show) on Netflix on 2 October 2020. The series (c) ______ (star) Lily Collins as Emily,
an American woman who (d) ______ (move) to Paris for a job opportunity. There she
(e) ______ (struggle) to succeed in the workplace while experiencing cultural clashes.
I (f) ______ (be) so interested in the drama as Paris is my favourite city. Most of the shots
(g) ______ (take) in Paris and many of the tourist attractions (h) ______ (can revisit) in the show. Many
articles about the drama (i) ______ (can find) on the Internet but I won’t read them as I (j) ______ (want)
to enjoy the show by watching it rather than reading about it.

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Part E Sentence Rewriting (14%, @ 2%)

(a) I am bored so I am going to watch a movie.
(Start the sentence with the clause ‘I am going to watch a movie’)
(b) I don’t want to get wet. I bring an umbrella. (Combine the two sentences using ‘so that’)
(c) I want to watch movies but I am busy. (Rewrite using ‘although’)
(d) I stayed at home. Purpose: I don’t want to be sick. (Combine the two sentences into one)
(e) Since I was lazy, I failed the test. (Rewrite using ‘because of’)
(f) I give my pocket money to my parents for saving. (Rewrite without using ‘to’)
(g) Someone uploaded a video of somebody littering onto the Internet. (Rewrite using passive voice)

Part F MC Cloze (10%)

Choose the best option for each of the blanks. Write the letters on the Answer Sheet.
Tom: Hey Jerry, what are your plans for the long weekend? I am (a) video
______bored as I have
always stayed home since summer vacation ended…
Jerry: I have no idea yet. But… (b) ______! Ocean Park is open again! Would you like to go
together?
Tom: I am afraid not… I (c) ______ survived my last roller-coaster ride. I don’t want that again.
Jerry: I (d) ______… Then would you like to go cycling?
Tom: No. I (e) ______ by a careless cyclist last time. I swore I wouldn’t cycle again.
Jerry: Is there (f) ______ you want to do?
Tom: I prefer (g) ______ a little quieter. What you have been suggesting are (h) ______exciting.
Jerry: A new movie is out this Thursday! The advertisement says it is the best horror movie of the
year. Do you want to watch it?
Tom: I am afraid not…Horrors are not my cup of tea.
Jerry: I am running out of ideas. There is (i) ______ more I can think of now. I (j) ______ I had
better ideas.

(a) A. really B. certainly C. mainly D. hardly

(b) A. Watch B. Look at C. Look D. See
(c) A. really B. certainly C. mainly D. hardly
(d) A. watch B. look at C. look D. see
(e) A. crashed B. was crashed C. was crashing D. crashing
(f) A. anything B. no one C. something D. nothing
(g) A. anything B. no one C. something D. nothing
(h) A. ugly B. pretty C. beautiful D. handsome
(i) A. anything B. no one C. something D. nothing
(j) A. wish B. hope C. wish to D. hope to

Part G Proofreading (12%)

Proofread the passage on the Answer Sheet according to the instructions.

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(2020-2021) Form Two Name: ____________________

General English Answer
Sheet Class: F.2 ___ ( )
Teacher: CCY2 / KKH / LKP / LPS
Date: 30 October 2020
Marks: _______ / 100

Section I Comprehension (30 marks)

1. B 2. (a) T (b)
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(c) F (d) F

3.
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trend of their classic animations int
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proclaimed
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numerous

6. (a)
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(b)
controversy S &

There are
numerous opportunities to
imply more

7.
Although it would have been nice to have seen
the
story
from

a new ,

8. (i) Prince (ii)

able (iii)
punishes
(iv)
beggar
9.
With the animations award-winning innovative
and beautiful visual

10.
The extra scenes however as the
original was so
slidly good
,

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Section II Grammar and Usage (70 marks)

Part A Vocabulary (10%)

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(a) (b) (c)

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(d) (e) (f)

(g) (h) (i)

(j)

Part B Tenses (10%)

(a) (b) air (c)

was was

(d) (e) (f)

revolved lived watched
(g) (h) (i)
received studied said

(j)
cam2

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Part C Phonetics (4%)
(a) (b)

Part D Passive Voice (10%)

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e) (f)

(g) (h) (i)

(j)

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