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2006-2007 F.4 English Exam Answers

2006-2007 F.4 English Exam Answers. Paper 1A. Text 1 (19 marks) D F B A E A and C (Correct only if both letters are right). 7. Not given 8. F 9. T 10. F 11. T. 12. 13. - F/ Jinan University - There are courses in bio- engineering and economics

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2006-2007 F.4 English Exam Answers

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  1. 2006-2007 F.4 English Exam Answers

  2. Paper 1A Text 1 (19 marks) • D • F • B • A • E • A and C (Correct only if both letters are right)

  3. 7. Not given 8. F 9. T 10. F 11. T

  4. 12.

  5. 13. - F/ Jinan University - There are courses in bio- engineering and economics - There are 9000 foreign students - It offers a pre-university course (4 marks) or - A/ Beijing University - There are courses in engineering and economics and 2000 foreign students (2 marks)

  6. Text 2 (18 marks) 14. C 15. A 16. Agricultural courses 17. 3 18. B 19. merge// join// combine// unite 20. Notion 21. A 22. E 23. G 24. C 25. A

  7. 26. Charles Clarke = Secretary of State for Education Sir Gareth Roberts = President of Wolfson College, Oxford Sir Howard Newby = Chief Executive of HEFCE Dr. Robert Kirby-Harris = Chief Executive of Institute of Physics

  8. 27. The writer is trying to convey inevitable closure and loss (1 mark) Examples include references such as ‘Maths and Science Course Closures seen as Inevitable’ ‘one in three courses physics courses has closed’ ‘they had switched disciplines’ ‘departments at risk’ ‘fall in student numbers’ (2 marks for any two)

  9. Text 3 (28 marks) 28. He could not cope with the real world because of the isolation from other children (1 mark) 29. A 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. 6 34. The Chinese Academy of Science in Beijing

  10. 35. i) 9 years ii) 4 iii) 1 year • He struggled to adjust to life without the constant care of his mother. He missed exams because he did not know the schedule. He didn’t know about anything and had no idea at all. He had more freedom. (2 marks for any two)

  11. 37. Required// obligatory// necessary// enforced// unable to miss 38. B 39. A 40. imposed// punishing 41. Distracted (him) 42. (strongly) reprimanded 43. Cost 44. allowed// permitted 45. Him 46. Went

  12. 47. cope// survive// function// manage// live 48. Failed 49. E 50. B 51. D

  13. Paper 1B (Marking scheme)

  14. Paper 1B (Task 1 short task) • Use informal language e.g. contractions, ‘love’ instead of ‘Yours sincerely’… • The letter is about what happened after the robbery had taken place, but not about the process of the robbery! • You can ask Sandy what she thinks about the incident. • ‘Furniture’ is uncountable!

  15. Paper 1B (Task 2 Long task) Question 1: Job as a police officer The article is divided into 2 balanced parts, • the requirements of being a police officer • Whether you can be one Some of you focus on the first part only, and not enough is said about the second part.

  16. Have an interesting title, which should be clear at the same time. ‘Can I be a hero’ ‘A Meaning job of our Supermen’ VS ‘Are you responsible?’ ‘What will I be?’

  17. Elaborate on the requirements. Do not simply repeat them without any explanation or clarification. • At the end of the essay, you can ask your readers whether they think it is a suitable job for them.

  18. Question 2: Letter of Complaint • Follow the format of a formal letter (refer to notes) • Be firm, and yet polite. • Make sure that there is a line saying that the photograph is enclosed in the letter.

  19. You cannot say ‘As the Management Office, you have to…’ You are talking to a person, not a building.

  20. Paper 2 Task 1 (6 marks)

  21. Task 2 (8 marks)

  22. Task 3 (13 marks) • 30 years • I get to be my own boss • my working hours are flexible (complete sentence) • Yuen Long to… • Mongkok • triad societies • public bus companies (plural) • 2671 • 1677 • 1.2 million (people) • 471 000 (people) • Wynona Tang • Silky Lai Cha

  23. Task 4 (16 marks) • Name: Megan See • MTR • 5 times a day • a ) goes to places she needs to go • b ) the fares are reasonable Reasons why it might be inconvenient • a ) sometimes it is hard to find a seat • b) sometimes it is noisy in the train

  24. Name : Shania Tong • Star Ferry • a ) taxi fares are expensive • b) buses take too long to get to the other side • c) tunnel toll (x fee) is added to your fare • Name : Pat Heung • the Peak Tram • a) she loves the view on the way up to The Peak • b) it is the fastest way up there

  25. Task 5 (21 marks)

  26. Task 6 (10 marks) Content (8) • introduce yourself • tell her you are writing this letter on behalf of the school’s Transportation Expo committee • mention attached 2010 Transportation Expo agenda and floor plan and ask for her approval • ask/invite her to pay a visit to our display prior to the opening hour of the expo • so that she may give recommendations on how to make the display look better if necessary and/or if any changes are needed • mention the guest speaker, Ms. Chan • invite her to attend the talk • ask her to call Mr. Baker or Mr. Ma on 5329-9596 if she has any further questions

  27. Bonus

  28. Task 7 (20 marks) Each point : 0.5 mark Content : 10 • Name of inventor • Alister Meek is the man responsible for BQC’s success (1) • He invented the ‘Era’ bus motors series as well as the upcoming Mark IV motor (1) • Timeline (correct order : 1 mark) • 1998 : Era I motors (1) run on alcohol (1) • 2000 : Era II motors (1) run on solar power (1) • 2003 : Era III motors (1) are alcolectric (1)

  29. Mark IV • Will be the world’s first hydrogen-powered motor (1) used by a public bus company (1) in the coming year • Will eliminate all pollution emitted from buses (1) • Ways BQC has helped the environment (any 2 answers, 2 marks) • 2004 : BQC introduced a new refrigerant for air-conditioners in buses that does not harm the ozone layer • 2007 : BQC introduced a fire-extinguishing system that does not contain CFC • 2007 : BQC fitted their buses with asbestos-free brake pads that reduce noise pollution

  30. Awards (any 3, 3 marks) • 1998-2008 : Public Bus Company of the Year • 1998-2008 : Most Innovative Bus Company • 1999-2009 : Hong Kong’s Safest Bus • 2007 : Most Environmentally Friendly Bus Fleet • 2009 : World’s no. 1 Public Bus Company

  31. Bonus (2 marks max) • 2 : few or no irrelevancies and inaccuracies • 1 : a few irrelevancies and inaccuracies • 0 : many irrelevancies and inaccuracies Language e.g. grammar, tenses, etc. (5 marks max.) Style and Format e.g. paragraphing, tone (5 marks max.)

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