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Contents for Paper 1
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Part A Part B
Text type Topic Question format Section 1 Section 2
Text type Topic Question format Text type Topic Question format
1 ArticleLuck beats a lady
Problem gambling
• Short answer • Multiple choice • Cloze • Pictures, charts and diagrams
PostingsProblem gambling support service
Problem gambling • Short answer• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Matching• Pictures, charts and diagrams
PoemOn turning tenArticleRough diamonds
PoemGrowing upArticleBullying
• Short answer• Cloze• Extended response• Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams
2 ArticleToo cool for school
Private tutors • Short answer• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Cloze• True / False / Not stated• Multiple choice• Extended response• Matching
ListingsActivities guide
Sports • Short answer• Multiple choice• Cloze• Pictures, charts and diagrams
PoemLove after loveArticleLabours of love
PoemLoveArticleMarriage in China
• Multiple choice• Short answer• Cloze• Extended response• Pictures, charts and diagrams
3 ArticleSeeing Red
Public parks • Cloze• Short answer• Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Matching
Letters to the editorMore freedom for Hong Kong parks?
Public parks • Pictures, charts and diagrams• Short answer• Matching• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Cloze• Extended response
Musical extractBlood BrothersArticleWake-up call
Musical extractFraternal twinsArticleSleep deprivation
• Short answer• Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Cloze• Extended response• Matching
4 ArticleWhat should we really be teaching children in Hong Kong schools?
Education reform in Hong Kong
• Cloze• Short answer• Multiple choice• Matching• Pictures, charts and diagrams
PostingsThe future of education
Education • Short answer• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Cloze• Matching• Pictures, charts and diagrams
Novel extractGweiloArticleTaken to tusk
Novel extractMemories of a Hong Kong childhoodArticleAnimal conservation
• Short answer• Extended response• Multiple choice• Cloze• Pictures, charts and diagrams
5 ArticlePills and notions
Brain-enhancing pills
• Multiple choice• Cloze• Short answer• Extended response• Pictures, charts and diagrams• True / False / Not stated• Matching• Proofreading
Letters to the editorBrain-enhancing pills
Pros and cons of brain-enhancing pills
• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Short answer• Cloze• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Matching
Play extractThe Woman in BlackBlogReal life and virtual
Play extractOld ageBlogAngry comments on Internet blogs
• Short answer• Extended response• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Cloze• Multiple choice• Matching
6 ColumnViolent video games form a corrosive link in young minds
Violent video games
• Cloze• Short answer• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Extended response• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Matching
PostingsViolent video games — harmless hobby or gateway to real-life murder?
Violent video games • Multiple choice• Short answer• True / False / Not stated• Matching• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Proofreading• Cloze• Extended response
Song lyricsMasters of WarArticleSoldiers of Fortune
Song lyricsWarArticleIsraeli military
• Short answer• Cloze• Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Extended response
7 ArticleBattling biophobia
Fear of nature • Short answer• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Cloze• Extended response• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Matching
Telephone transcripts Biophobia • Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Short answer• True / False / Not stated• Extended response
PoemTaking Care of BusinessArticleMimicking Mother Nature
PoemNatureArticleConservation
• Short answer • Cloze• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Multiple choice• Extended response• Matching
8 ArticleDoctor in the house
AIDS epidemic in China
• Short answer• Multiple choice• Cloze• Matching• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Extended answer• Proofreading
Informal lettersThank-you letters
AIDS epidemic in China
• Short answer• Multiple choice• Extended response• Matching• Cloze• True / False / Not stated
Novel extractThe PearlArticleDefining modern masculinity
Novel extractRacismArticleDefining male identity
• Multiple choice• Short answer• Cloze• Extended response• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Matching
Sources of the reading texts• SCMP • Newsweek• The Guardian
• Contra Costa Times• bc magazine• The American Prospect
• The Christian Science Monitor• Spectator
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Each question carries ONE mark unless otherwise stated.
Part A (55 marks)
Answer questions 1–27 using information from the newspaper article about women gambling on page 2 of the Reading Passages booklet. Write your answers in the spaces provided. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer and blacken ONE circle only.
1. Look at the expression ‘a social curse’ used in the introduction to this article. Decide which of the definitions below is closest in meaning.
A. a recent trend in societyB. something that causes harm to societyC. something that people try to avoidD. a popular activity in a community
2. How did Sarah Ng’s husband react when she used up his pension to pay off her debts?
A. He felt angry and it led to many arguments.B. He felt disappointed and stopped talking to her.C. He said he felt exhausted.D. He felt let down by her but still supported her.
3. What is the purpose of the dash in line 18?
A. for emphasisB. to introduce a consequenceC. to introduce a causeD. to show a contrast
4. Find words or expressions in lines 16–22 which could be replaced by the following: (4 marks)
a. gamble
b. type
c. survey
d. were involved in
5. According to the Industrial Evangelistic Fellowship, what is the most popular form of gambling?
A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
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There’s adizzying slide fromplaying forpocketmoneyatneighbours’mahjongtablestoowingmillionstocasinos.ForhousewifeSarahNg(notherrealname),itbegantwentyyearsagowhenfriendscajoledherintogoingtoMacautomakeachangefromtheusualgossipovertheclatterofmahjongtiles.AHK$20,000winfromherfirstbetofHK$500hadNghooked.Thrilled,shebegan frequenting Macau’s gambling spots with herfriends,initiallyattheweekendsandtheneveryday.ThisregularsocialactivityledherintoheavydebtsthatovertheyearsaddeduptomorethanHK$7million.The58-year-oldsoldherjewellerytopayoffcreditors.Sheevenexhaustedheraccountanthusband’spension.Althoughdisappointed,hestoodbyher.
Gamblingtendstobeseenasamalepreoccupation,but recent surveys have found an increase in womenhavingaflutter—andgettingintotrouble.AccordingtoapollbytheRehabilitationCentreforProblemGamblers,nearlyhalfof1,488womeninterviewedengagedinsomeformofgambling—athirteenpercentincreaseonthreeyearsago.Andof thosewhogambled, twelvepercentadmittedithadbecomeanaddiction.Thecentre,aunitof the Industrial Evangelistic Fellowship (IEF), alsofound that casinos were the most popular form ofgamblingaftermahjong.ThissupportsarecentstudybyTheUniversityofHongKong’sSocialWorkDepartment,which found casino gambling was the most frequentactivity among women seeking help at the city’s tengamblercounsellingcentres.
IEFsupervisorMokYuk-lanattributestheincreaseinwomenpatronisingcasinostothegamblingboominMacau.‘Theyseetravellingwithfriendstogambleincasinosaspartoftheirsociallife,’saysMok.‘Manynewcasino-hotelcomplexesarepackagedasentertainmentresorts.Peopleseegamblingasaformofentertainmentandarelessalerttothedangersofbecomingaddicted.
Women’sdescentintogamblinghelloftenfollowsasimilarpattern.LaiTze-kan,acounsellorattheCaritasAddictedGamblersCounsellingCentre,saysmostbeginbyplayingmahjongtopassthetime,butgamblingoftenbecomesawaytoavoiddealingwithpsychologicalandemotionalissues.‘Manyproblemgamblersaremiddle-agedhousewiveswhoplay tocopewithboredom,’hesays.
For50-year-oldhousewifeCheungWai,gamblingwasherwayofadjustingtoempty-nestsyndrome.‘Iused
toplaymorerationally,butwhenmychildrengrewup,I focused my energy on gambling,’ she says. Cheungbecamehookedonbaccarat afterher firstvisit to theSandsMacao.‘Mymahjongpartnersintheneighbourhoodinvitedmetogoalong,’shesays.LikeNg,shefoundtheprospectofeasymoneyirresistibleafterwinningbigwithherfirstbetandwassoonmakingdailytripstoMacau.However,likemostgamblingaddicts,sheendeduplosingallhersavings.Indesperation,sheturnedtoloansharksprowlingthecasinolobbies.Whenpaymentwasdue,shebeganborrowingfromhersister.‘Atfirst,shewaswillingtolendtomebecauseItoldhertheloansharkswouldkillmeifIcouldn’trepaythem,’Cheungsays.‘Afterafewtimes,thethreatsfellondeafears.’
Since2001churchandwelfaregroupshavesetupvariouscentressuchasthePreventionandRehabilitationof Pathological GamblingAssociation, to providecounselling and behavioural therapy for compulsivegamblers.However,aswithanykindofaddiction,it’salong and tortuous road to recovery.What’s more, therelapse rate for women gamblers is particularly high.‘Manycan’t resistpeerpressureand fall into the trapagain,’Moksays.
Casinos in Macau now provide self-exclusionagreements, which problem gamblers can sign to banthemselves from the premises. However, Lai urgesmanagerstodomorebydisplayingaddictionwarningsandcounsellinghotlinenumbersinthecasinos,aswellassettingupon-sitecounsellingservices.Urgingamoreproactive approach, Mok calls for a public educationcampaign to help people spot signs of compulsivegamblinginthefamily.‘Manypeoplearen’talerttotheproblemwhenearlysymptomsarise,andjusthelpthempayoffthedebts,’shesays.‘Butifthey’reawareofthepredicament,theycanseekhelpearlier.’ChungKim-wah,an assistant social science professor at PolytechnicUniversity, wants more resources devoted to youtheducationasHongKongpeopletendtobecomehookedongamblingatayoungage.
Havingovercomeheraddictionwiththehelpofachurchgroup,Ngknowshowthehabitcantearafamilyapart.Herbrotheranddaughterhadtoselltheirhomestohelpclearherdebts,andthelatterhasneverforgivenher.Nowshefindssatisfactionworkingasavolunteerforothers likeherself. ‘I’mdetermined tostartanewlife,’shesays.‘Ican’taffordtolosemyfamilyagain.’
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Part A — This is the compulsory part. Answer all questions in this part.
Read the following newspaper article and then answer questions 1–27 on pages 2–6 of the Question-Answer Book. (55 marks)
Luck beats a lady
Theriseinwomenproblemgamblersisasocialcurse,writesJoyce Siu.Q1
Contents for Paper 1
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Text type Topic Question format Section 1 Section 2
Text type Topic Question format Text type Topic Question format
1 Article Gut instinct
Online food guides in Hong Kong
• Cloze• Short answer• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Extended response
PostingsExperience of eating out in Hong Kong
Food • Short answer• Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams• True / False / Not stated• Cloze
PoemSistersArticleNew dolls on the block
PoemChildhoodArticleDolls for special-needs children
• Short answer• Cloze• Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Extended response
2 ArticleAll about me
Social media sites
• Cloze • Short answer• Matching• Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams
Vox popWhat do you think of MySpace, Facebook and other social media sites?
Social media sites • Pictures, charts and diagrams• Short answer• True / False / Not stated• Cloze• Multiple choice
PoemSnow DayArticlePoles apart
PoemWinterArticleEnvironmental protection
• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Short answer• Cloze• Extended response• Multiple choice
3 ArticleConnecting the disconnected
Charity work • Short answer• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Proofreading• Cloze• Multiple choice
ArticleCharity begins at home
Charities in Hong Kong • Short answer• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Proofreading• Matching• True / False / Not stated• Multiple choice
PoemThe LieArticlePenmanship: A Dying Art?
PoemStudent lifeArticlePenmanship
• Short answer• Picture, charts and diagrams• Cloze• Extended response• Multiple choice
4 ArticleLeisure dividend
Hong Kong Government’s effort in developing leisure activities
• Cloze• Multiple choice• Short answer• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Matching
InterviewsThe Hong Kong marathon
The Hong Kong marathon
• Short answer• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Matching• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Cloze
Novel extractDragon RiderArticleGirls just wanna have fangs
Novel extractFantasyArticlePopular culture
• Short answer• Multiple choice• Extended response• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Cloze
5 ArticleLuck beats a lady
Problem gambling
• Short answer • Multiple choice • Cloze • Pictures, charts and diagrams
PostingsProblem gambling support service
Problem gambling • Short answer• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Matching• Pictures, charts and diagrams
PoemOn turning tenArticleRough diamonds
PoemGrowing upArticleBullying
• Short answer• Cloze• Extended response• Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams
6 ArticleToo cool for school
Private tutors • Short answer• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Cloze• True / False / Not stated• Multiple choice• Extended response• Matching
ListingsActivities guide
Sports • Short answer• Multiple choice• Cloze• Pictures, charts and diagrams
PoemLove after loveArticleLabours of love
PoemLoveArticleMarriage in China
• Multiple choice• Short answer• Cloze• Extended response• Pictures, charts and diagrams
7 ArticleSeeing Red
Public parks • Cloze• Short answer• Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Matching
Letters to the editorMore freedom for Hong Kong parks?
Public parks • Pictures, charts and diagrams• Short answer• Matching• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Cloze• Extended response
Musical extractBlood BrothersArticleWake-up call
Musical extractFraternal twinsArticleSleep deprivation
• Short answer• Multiple choice• Pictures, charts and diagrams• Cloze• Extended response• Matching
8 ArticleWhat should we really be teaching children in Hong Kong schools?
Education reform in Hong Kong
• Cloze• Short answer• Multiple choice• Matching• Pictures, charts and diagrams
PostingsThe future of education
Education • Short answer• Multiple choice• True / False / Not stated• Cloze• Matching• Pictures, charts and diagrams
Novel extractGweilo
ArticleTaken to tusk
Novel extractMemories of a Hong Kong childhoodArticleAnimal conservation
• Short answer• Extended response• Multiple choice• Cloze• Pictures, charts and diagrams
Sources of the reading texts• SCMP • Newsweek• Time magazine• bc magazine• The American Prospect• The Christian Science Monitor• Contra Costa Times• Associated Press
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2. What word can replace ‘snap’ in line 6?
photo(graph)
3. In line 16, the writer’s use of the words ‘thanks to’ suggests .
A. appreciationB. disbeliefC. sarcasmD. surprise
4. In line 22, ‘the average wallet’ refers to …
A. how much people usually pay for a meal.B. the average size of people’s wallets.C. the typical design of people’s wallets.D. the amount of money people usually carry in their wallets.
5. Two words are missing from the article. Write the missing words on the lines below. (2 marks)
Para 2, line 22 a. but
Para 10, line 72 b. of
A B C D
A B C D
Each question carries ONE mark unless otherwise stated.
Part A (45 marks)
Answer questions 1–25 using information from the newspaper article about online food guides on page 2 of the Reading Passages booklet. Write your answers in the spaces provided. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer and blacken ONE circle only.
1. Which of the following pictures best illustrates the breakfast that Wilson Fok has?
A B C D
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Part A — This is the compulsory part. Answer all questions in this part.
Read the following newspaper article and then answer questions 1–25 on pages 2–6 of the Question-Answer Book. (45 marks)
Gut instinct
A small army of foodies are beating the guidebooks at their own game, making the rounds at local restaurants and posting their reviews online, writes Katie Lau.
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Breakfast has arrived, but Wilson Fok is in no hurry
to tuck into his bacon and scrambled eggs. Sitting in a
Quarry Bay cafe known for its freshly brewed speciality
coffees, he reaches for his digital camera and takes a snap
of a cup of ginger latte.
Although photographing meals has become an
eating-out ritual for some local food lovers, Fok’s
appreciation goes much further. The 25-year-old human
resources officer is a regular contributor to dining website
OpenRice, which is one of many online food guides that
have sprung up in the past decade. The liveliest and most
popular tend to be those driven by readers’ reviews, such
as OpenRice and the WOM Guide (short for word of
mouth). Much of their popularity comes thanks to a few
adventurous contributors, such as Fok, who explore the
city to keep fellow foodies updated on the latest dining
options rather than sticking to the fancy restaurants
typically listed in mainstream guidebooks. This unfussy
attitude has yielded recommendations that are not only
better suited to the average wallet (a) also take
in a comprehensive range of local fare.
‘We believe everyone has their own taste, so what’s
good to a food critic won’t necessarily appeal to others,’
says Ray Chung Wai-man, a former IT executive who
founded OpenRice with eleven friends as a hobby nearly
a decade ago. ‘We tried to create a community where
foodies can look for new places and update listings, share
their opinions and connect with like-minded people.’
Chung’s views are shared at WOM. Launched by
former financiers Fergus Fung Se-goun and Samanta
Pong Sum-yee in 2005 as an English-language blog for
food lovers, it gathers comments from more than 5,000
members.
‘Unlike other guides which tend to focus on expat-
or tourist-friendly areas like SoHo, Central and Tsim
Sha Tsui, WOM covers a wide range of restaurants,
from tourist traps to humble cha chaan tengs and
neighbourhood dai pai dongs,’ says Pong. ‘We don’t rely
on one comment to tell us if a place is good or bad. It’s
important to be independent and unbiased, and just put
what our members tell us into the guide,’ Fung added.
The focus on participation at OpenRice means
making it easy for members to post reviews and photos,
and organising regular group dinners is key. It has become
arguably the most popular food site in Hong Kong, listing
more than 70,000 members and attracting about 1.2
million visitors each month.
Fok, who was ranked fourth in the website’s recent
review writing contest, says he visits each restaurant
twice for the sake of objectivity and balance, and checks
culinary facts before writing his reviews. ‘I take my
hobby seriously because I want to get the most out of it
and be proud of what I do.’
Nevertheless, despite the fact that online food
guides are generally gaining in popularity, Chung
concedes that standards vary but insists what’s most
important is the honesty of the reviews. ‘We have a
rigorous editing process to make sure there’s no foul play,’
he says. ‘We have banned users and restaurants which
have false reviews. We take the issue very seriously
because we have to maintain our authority and
credibility.’
Chung says online foodies are very knowledgeable
and eager to share their love of food with others and help
make the site great. ‘I guess my site is popular because
food culture is so huge here. You don’t see people writing
about music and art as much,’ says Chung, who extended
OpenRice to Shenzhen in 2009.
‘Food has universal appeal. Anyone can savour and
rate food, regardless (b) their social background
or education. Besides, who can resist doing so when you
live in a food paradise like Hong Kong?’
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