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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Part A Part B

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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