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Preface English for Junior Form Students is a series of English exercises tailor-made for Form 1 to Form 3 students. The exercises include proofreading, open cloze passages, MC cloze passages and reading comprehensions. While the first three are for foundation building, the reading comprehensions (similar in format to the new HKDSE English Language sample paper) aim to familiarise students with the new question style at an earlier stage. By completing these exercises, students will be better prepared for future challenges when they move into senior forms (F4-F6). Solutions with detailed explanations are included in the books. Students are advised to go through those explanations after checking the answers. This will further consolidate their understanding of the rules of English grammar and usage. Any comments and suggestions on the book, which are seen as a catalyst for further improvement, are always welcome. YY Lo

Contents Part

Question Solution

One Reading Comprehension

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98

Two MC Cloze Passage

51

123

Three Open Cloze Passage

72

155

Four Proofreading

84

185

READING COMPREHENSION – GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICES

A. Comprehension Read the following passage about some of the aircrafts used by the Government Flying Service and complete the exercise below. The Jetstream 41 (J-41) aircraft mainly performs tasks such as initial search and rescue for all long range and off-shore operations. It will be the first to arrive at the scene and act as on-scene commander. This aircraft has advanced equipment installed on board, such as a 360-degree search radar, and has the ability to fly at high altitudes and over long distances. They are the ideal aircraft to perform regular patrols for detecting drug trafficking, illegal immigrants, smuggling and environmental pollution. The Super Puma L2 helicopters contain a spacious cabin which can carry up to 6 stretchers for transferring the injured. They are equipped with new onboard medical equipment which would allow for the immediate preliminary treatment of patient. They can also be fitted with a ‘belly tank’ to perform water-bombing in combating country park fires. The EC155 B1 helicopters are used primarily for aero-medical services in response to emergency callouts from government clinics throughout the territory and can be deployed directly to the scene of accidents. They also provide a 'Support Flying' service for all government departments in respect of VIP tours of Hong Kong, photography of construction projects and transportation of personnel.

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New English 2

Part I According to the passage above, circle the best answer. 1.

Which aircraft takes control of operations and gives orders? A. B. C. D.

2.

Someone has reported fires in a country park in Sai Kung and the scene is not accessible. Which aircraft will be sent out to put out the fire? A. B. C. D.

3.

locate people on the ground and surface of the sea reach places far away fly high into the sky catching smugglers

Which of the following tasks can the EC155 B1 helicopter be sent out for? A. B. C. D.

5.

Jetstream 41 Super Puma L2 EC155 B1 none of the above

Which of the following characteristics of Jetstream 41 is not mentioned in the passage? A. B. C. D.

4.

Jetstream 41 Super Puma L2 EC155 B1 none of the above

A fishing boat is sinking in the ocean far away from Hong Kong and has called Hong Kong for rescue. Four people are seriously injured on Cheung Chau and need to be moved immediately to another hospital. The new government headquarters has just been completed and photos from the air are needed. A private company starts selling a new product and want to display a helicopter banner in the air.

Based on the passage, which aircraft is the most frequently used? A. B. C. D.

Jetstream 41 Super Puma L2 EC155 B1 cannot be determined

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New English 2

B. Open Cloze Joey works in the Government Flying Service and is writing a description of it. However, in some places, he is not sure which word to use. Help Joey complete the passage by filling in each blank with ONE word of sensible meaning and correct grammar. The Government Flying Service (GFS) is a disciplined services department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative (1)________________ . The headquarters are (2)________________ at the Hong Kong International Airport. We provide the government departments

and

law

(3)________________

of

enforcement flying

agencies

services,

with

a

wide

(4)________________

round-the-clock search and rescue coverage, casualty and medical evacuation, fire fighting (5)________________ surveillance services. We also (6)________________ emergency services to the international air carriers and international merchant ships in Hong Kong. GFS has an establishment of 223 full–time (7)________________ servants as of 31 December

2008,

responsible

(8)________________

operations,

maintenance and administration. In 2008, GFS flew for a total of 4,910 hours. It assisted (9)________________ 326 search and rescue operations, transported 1,350 (10)________________ to hospital by helicopters and flew 5,480 government officers and official visitors.

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New English 2

D. Proofreading Joey has also written up descriptions of other green measures adopted by GFS, but he has made a lot of mistakes. Proofread the following passage and make corrections where appropriate. There is one mistake in every line. How to make corrections: Wrong word: underline it and write the correct word above the word. Missing word: put a ∧ at its place and write the word above the line. Extra word: draw a line to cross out the word.

A lot of green measures were implement by the GFS. These measures can be grouped into the following category. The first one is the use of environmentally friend lighting, electrical appliances, stationery and office equipment such bio-degradable plastic rubbish bags and rechargeable batteries. The second one is the collection to reusable and recyclable materials. The paper, aluminium cans, plastic bottle and toner cartridges, for example, can be easily reused or recycled. The last one is the promote of "Green" lifestyle through with the creation of Green tips and e-newsletters, and participation related activities such as the Community Chest Green Day to rise the awareness of the green measures.

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PROOFREADING Exercise 10

Disease Prevention We always get health advices from parents, teachers and

1. __________

prevent is always better than cure when it comes to

3. __________

others, so we seldom take it seriously. However,

diseases. Sudden changes on temperature can exacerbate allergic rhinitis and asthma. The spoiled food will not

only trigger diarrhoea, but can also resulting in hepatitis which can be serious.

2. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________ 6. __________

Avian influenza and dengue fever have became frequent

7. __________

AIDS and tuberculosis can develop in variable times

9. __________

news headlines in recent year. Some diseases like after infect. Latent infection can only be

identify through medical tests. Cervical cancer can be

scared for women. However, this disease can be cured if detected early, hence regular check-ups are importance.

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8. __________ 10.__________

11.__________ 12.__________ 13.__________

READING COMPREHENSION – GOVERNMENT FLYING SERVICES

Answer Key – Government Flying Service A.

Comprehension

Part I 1.

A

2.

B

3.

D

4.

C

5.

D

(para. 1, line [4-5]) “It will be the first to arrive at the scene and act as on-scene commander.” A commander gives out orders about an operation. (para. 2, line [6-7]) “… fitted with a ‘belly tank’ to perform water-bombing in combating country park fires.” (para. 1, line [2-3]) “… initial search and rescue …” and (para. 1, line [7]) “360-degree search radar” mean that it can locate missing people with the radar it has. (para. 1, line [7-8]) “…has the ability to fly at high altitudes and over long distances” means that it can fly high up in the sky and go to places far away. (para. 1, line [9]) “… detecting … smuggling …” only means that they can find out if smuggling activities are going on. They cannot stop and catch the smugglers. (para. 3, line [8-9]) “photography of construction projects” It has the ability to take photos of buildings. For A, “far away from Hong Kong” means we need to fly long distances, and Jetstream 41 should be used. For B, there are four people and are seriously injured, so we need Super Puma L2 for its big cabin and the medical equipment onboard. For D, none of the passages says the aircraft can raise a banner up in the air, and none says they will work on private orders. There is no mention of frequency of use in any of these paragraphs.

Part II 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

True (para. 1, line [9]) “…for detecting … illegal immigrants …” False (para. 3, line [3-4]) “… emergency callouts from government clinics …”(para. 2, line [3]) “… transferring the injured.” Both of these involve moving patients. False (para. 3, line [6-7]) “… ‘Support Flying’ service for all government departments …” Not Provided True (para. 2, line [5-6]) “… allow for the immediate preliminary treatment of patient.” ~ 117 ~