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Date Posted: 02:32:05 05/13/03 Tue
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's message, "2003 GE (syllbus B) paper 2 answer" on 02:31:15 05/13/03 Tue
>1. Alula Greenberg cannot wait to ¡K¡K
>A. get to a London bookshop.
>B. get to the front of the queue.
>C. get a signed copy of a book. *ƒÂ
>D. find out who is inside the shop.
>
>2. In line 5, 'the woman' mentioned is ¡K¡K
>A. a parent.
>B. a writer. ƒÂ*
>C. the owner of the bookshop.
>D. the person who took Alula to the shop.
>
>3. In lines 8-9,'just wild about' means ¡K¡K
>A. amused by.
>B. happy about.
>C. optimistic about.
>D. enthusiastic about. ƒÂ *
>
>4. Paragraph 2 is about ¡K¡K
>A. the background of the main character in the Harry
>Potter books. ƒÂ *
>B. the number of children who like Harry Potter.
>C. why children like the Harry Potter books.
>D. people who don't know anything about Harry Potter
>books.
>
>5. In line19,'they' refers to the ¡K¡K
>A. best-seller lists.
>B. series.
>C. first four stories. *ƒÂ
>D. characters.
>
>6. In line 21, ' kids don't give a fig for the printed
>word,' means children. ¡K¡K
>A. are not interested in reading. *ƒÂ
>B. never read good books.
>C. are unable to read.
>D. will not buy digital books.
>
>
>7. According to paragraph 4, Rowling got the idea for
>the Harry Potter books from ¡K¡K
>A. someone she met on the train.
>B. her own imagination. ƒÂ *
>C. teaching in a secondary school.
>D. other characters she created.
>
>8. According to paragraph 4, Rowling was upset because
>she ¡K¡K
>A. had to leave her daughter in Portugal.
>B. could not afford to buy many toys for her
>daughter.* ƒÂ
>C. still loved her husband.
>D. did not have enough money for a flat.
>
>
>9. In line 45, 'ploughed into' means ¡K¡K
>A. started writing. ƒÂ *
>B. started reading.
>C. found a publisher for.
>D. thought of a plot for.
>
>10. At first, nobody was interested in publishing
>Harry Potter because ¡K¡K
>A. the book was too expensive.
>B. the story was difficult to follow. ƒÂ*
>C. they did not have enough money.
>D. Rowling had only written one book.
>
>11. According to paragraph 5, which of the following
>statements are true?
>1. Rowling made a lot of money.
>2. Rowling's life changed a lot.
>3. Journalists wanted to interview Rowling.
>4. The Harry Potter books were very popular.
>A. 1 and 2
>B. 1, 3 and 4
>C. 2, 3 and 4
>D. I, 2, 3 and 4 ƒÂ*
>
>12. In line 70, 'it' refers to ¡K¡K
>A. writing books.
>B. learning to admit.
>C. living in luxury.
>D. being rich. ƒÂ *
>
>13. From paragraph 6, we know that Rowling's father
>¡K¡K
>A. has died.
>B. helped Rowling become successful.
>C. always wanted Rowling to be a writer.
>D. is always proud of Rowling. ƒÂ *
>
>14. Paragraph 7 is about ¡K¡K
>A. why the Harry Potter books are so popular. ƒÂ *
>B. the stories in the Harry Potter books.
>C. people's opinions of the Harry Potter books.
>D. why children like the Harry Potter books
>
>15. From lines 86 -88, readers get the impression that
>Rowling ¡K¡K
>A. would like to live somewhere else.
>B. regrets writing the Harry Potter books
>C. doesn't really like being famous. ƒÂ *
>D. would like to change her name.
>
>16. The most suitable subtitle for the article would
>be ¡K¡K
>A. Tim Bouquet meets the fans of Harry Potter.
>B. Tim Bouquet finds out why Harry Potter is so
>popular.
>C. Tim Bouquet meets the woman who changed children¡¦s
>attitudes to reading. ƒÂ *
>D. Tim Bouquet talks to J.K. Rowling about her
>parents.
>17. The first half of paragraph 1 (lines 1 - is
>mainly about ¡K¡K
>A. the relationship between kung fu and crime.
>B. the triad problem in Shunde in the 1970s.
>C. growing up in Shunde in the 1970s.
>D. why Wang could not talk about his interest in the
>1970s.* ƒÂ
>
>18. According to paragraphs 1 and 2, the discovery
>Wang made was that ¡K¡K
>A. there were many rumours about Lee's ancestors.
>B. there was a village called Juan'an.
>C. Lee's family came from Shunde. *ƒÂ
>D. there was a tourist spot in Shunde.
>
>19. According to paragraphs 1 and 2, which of the
>following statements are true?
>1. For a long time, some people believed that Lee came
>from Shunde, but they could not prove it.
>2. Wang did some research to find out about Lee's
>background.
>3. Wang met and interviewed Lee's father and
>grandfather .
>4. People in other Guangdong cities argued that Lee
>came from these cities.
>5. Wang was the first person to claim that Lee came
>from Guangdong.
>
>A. 1, 2 and 3
>B. 1,2 and 4 ƒÂ*
>C. 3, 4 and 5
>D. 2, 3 and 5
>
>20. In line 29, 'back' means ¡K¡K
>A. hide.
>B. delay.
>C. copy
>D. support. ƒÂ*
>21. In line 37, 'This' refers to ¡K¡K
>A. the museum. ƒÂ *
>B. Lee's family.
>C. a movie.
>D. the martial artist.
>
>22. Paragraphs 3 and 4 are about ¡K¡K
>A. Wang's attempts to let people know more about Lee
>*ƒÂ
>B. how much people admire Lee.
>C. Lee's childhood in Shunde.
>D. how popular the Bruce Lee Museum is
>
>23. According to Zhou Hong, the provincial government
>supported the museum because it ¡K¡K
>A. felt the area needed more museums.
>B. wanted to make Shunde into a tourist spot.
>C. wanted to provide something cultural for the
>people.* ƒÂ
>D. thought it would made a lot of money quickly.
>
>
>24. In line 55, 'me' refers to ¡K¡K
>A. Li Ben-gen's father .
>B. Bruce Lee.
>C. Li Ben-gen. *ƒÂ
>D. Wang De-chao.
>
>25. In line 64, 'chagrin' means ¡K¡K
>A. happiness
>B. disappointment. *ƒÂ
>C. reluctance.
>D. excitement.
>
>26. According to paragraph 7, there is no Bruce Lee
>memorial in Hong Kong because ¡K¡K
>A. there are not enough fans in Hong Kong.
>B. there is already a museum in Shunde.
>C. it has been difficult to find a suitable location.*
>ƒÂ
>D. the government did not want one.
>
>27. In line 84, 'the failure' refers to ¡K¡K
>A. not starting the Shunde project.
>B. making Bruce Lee fans wait a long time.
>C. not realising that Bruce Lee came from Hong Kong,
>D. not setting up a Bruce Lee memorial in Hong Kong.
>*ƒÂ
>
>28. Wang thinks Lee is an ambassador because he ¡K¡K
>A. was a great kung fu fighter.
>B. has appeared in Hollywood movies. *
>C. has encouraged others to act in kung fu movies.
>D. has made the Chinese feel proud of their culture.
>ƒÂ
>
>29. Wang is how Jet Li and Jackie Chan use kung fu in
>their movies ¡K¡K
>A. shocked about *
>B. unhappy about ƒÂ
>C. excited about
>D. supportive of
>
>30. Which of the following would be another suitable
>title for the article?
>A. Remembering Bruce Lee in China ƒÂ*
>B. Hong Kong¡¦s Bruce Lee Gallery opens Soon
>C. Bruce Lee brings kung fu to the Olympic Games
>D. Collecting Bruce Lee memorabilia
>
>
>31. A. paying ƒÂ
> B. focussing *
> C. putting
> D. getting
>32. A. be taught *
> B. have taught ƒÂ
> C. be teaching
> D. have been teaching
>33. A. failure ƒÂ
> B. chance
> C. success
> D. weakness *
>34. A. ever
> B. even
> C. while *
> D. when ƒÂ
>35.A. would have been given
> B. are being given *
> C. were given ƒÂ
> D. will be given
>36. A. concern
> B. care ƒÂ
> C. look
> D. think *
>37. A. awarded
> B. earned *
> C. profited
> D. received ƒÂ
>38. A. made *
> B. meant ƒÂ
> C. aimed
> D. needed
>39. A. up ƒÂ
> B. behind
> C. back
> D. over *
>40. A. but
> B. while
> C. instead *
> D. because ƒÂ
>41. A. were surveyed
> B. to be surveyed
> C. surveyed ƒÂ *
> D. had been surveyed
>42. A. which
> B. whichever
> C. anything ƒÂ *
> D. some
>43. A. on
> B. about
> C. by
> D. to ƒÂ*
>44. A. need
> B. importance ƒÂ*
> C. reason
> D. explanation
>45. A. to ƒÂ*
> B. by
> C. with
> D. of
>46. A. for
> B. within
> C. across
> D. during ƒÂ*
>47. A. the
> B. many
> C. those *ƒÂ
> D. most
>48. A. as
> B. and *ƒÂ
> C. but
> D. because
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>
>B. A selection of some of today's finest travel
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>
>C. A shocking and revealing study of public transport
>accident statistics in Southeast Asia.
>
>D. When a nightclub owner is found dead on Lady
>Street, Inspector Lee suspects a local triad gang may
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>
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>
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>54. Love Hurts A
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>56. Death on the Roads C
>57. Hot Tips for Trendy Teens J
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>59. Deadly Desserts F
>60. Teenage Speedsters I
>
>Welcome to Singapore Changi Airport
>
>This pamphlet (a) tells you about the services (b)
>available at this renowned airport. We (61) have //
>offer // provide useful business services as well as
>recreation while passengers are waiting.
>
>Passengers may want to relax, call home, get (62) some
>exercise and they (23) are bound to find something to
>suit their taste and make their stay here enjoyable.
>To stroll around terminals 1 and 2, passengers can
>take the Skytrain. The ride (64) takes about 5 minutes
>(65)and is free. Alternatively, passengers (66) can //
>could use the travellators to move between the two
>terminals.
>
>To refresh yourself, you can visit our Heliconia
>Garden or Cactus Garden. ( 67) This // The
>award-winning Cactus Garden houses the best plants
>from (68)all over the world.
>
>If you want to cool ( 69)down , a relaxing walk
>alongside the swimming pool is just marvelous.
>
>Smoking is (70)prohibited inside the terminals.
>(71)However, if you wish to smoke, (72) we have
>designated outdoor smoking areas.
>
>Free Sightseeing Tour
>If you (73) have more than five hours in transit, you
>can register (74) for a free sightseeing tour.
>
>This tour covers the city and includes a bumboat ride
>on the Singapore River. There are eight tours per day.
>The (75)earliest/ first tour is at 10 am and the
>others leave on the hour from 1 pm to 7 pm.
>
>Left Baggage
>The Left Baggage Counter is located in the Departure
>Hall and allows you to leave your luggage (76) should
>/ if / when / before you leave the airport. Rates for
>the first 24 hours range from S$1 to S $9 (77)
>depending on the size. (7 It operates from 7 am to
>10:30 pm daily.
>
>Special Services
>Special facilities (79) such as ramps and
>user-friendly lifts cater to the needs of (80) the
>handicapped and elderly.
>
>For rental of wheelchairs, please contact the Medical
>Centre on 543 1118.
>
>Rewriting
>81. an awful holiday „³ the best holiday
>82. everything „³ everything
>83. late „³ early
>84. traffic jam „³ earlier than
>85. shops „³ shopping
>86. cramped „³ a lot of space
>87. uncomfortable „³ comfortable
>88. get any sleep „³ have a good rest / nap
>89. pay „³ free ride to hotel
>90. tiny „³ big / large / spacious
>91. back „³ front
>92. hasn¡¦t been decorated „³ decorated
>93. expensive „³ cheaper than
>94. worst „³ I like most
>95. stopped raining „³ hasn¡¦t been any rain
>96. homesick „³ don¡¦t miss home
>
>I GOT THE ANSWR ABOVE FROM THE INTERNET WHICH SAID IT
>WAS OBTAINED FROM kkenglish.com
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