中四 英文試卷 (F4 English Past Paper)

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Secondary 4
Class Number:
Queen's College
Yearly Examination 2017-2018
English Language I
Date: 22nd June 2018
Time: 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Maximum Mark: 60
Question-Answer Book
Instructions:
Write your Class and Class Number in the spaces provided.
Attempt ALL questions.
The reading passages are in a separate booklet. Write your answers clearly and neatly in the
spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book. You are advised to use a pen to write your
For multiple-choice questions, you are advised to blacken the appropriate circle with a pencil
so that wrong marks can be completely erased with a clean rubber. Mark only ONE answer to
each question. Two or more answers will score NO MARKS.
Part A (36 marks)
Read Texts 1-2 and answer questions 1-20.
Match the hotels with the pictures below. Write the correct number of the hotel in the box. The first
one has been done for you.
Answer the following questions by writing the number of the hotel in the box.
Which hotel is the season important for?
At which hotel is it not possible to stay?
Which hotel is based on a work of fiction?
The writer says the Ice Hotel is 'reconstructed from scratch' (line 6). This means it is ...
A completely rebuilt.
B rebuilt using existing materials.
C given a new design.
D built with a special type of ice.
Why is it against the rules to lick the walls in the Palacio de Sal?
What two phrases does the writer use to refer to 'salt' in the paragraph about Palacio de Sal?
Find a phrase in lines 16-21 that suggests that the hobbits are short.
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Why is it not surprising that the speciality of the Palacio de Sal's restaurant is salt chicken?
8 According to the paragraph about the Hobbit Motel, are the following statements True (T), False (F) or
Not Given (NG)?
There is more than one film based on the Lord of the Rings
Everyone who stays at the Hobbit Motel is a Lord of the Rings fan.
10 What does the phrase 'assuming that's something you'd be keen to do' (line 24) imply?
A The writer knows his/her readers well.
B War Hostel is highly popular.
C War Hostel is not to everyone's taste.
D War Hostel does not get many guests.
The Hobbit Motel's hobbit holes are the same in every way as the
ones in the books/films.
Which phrase in lines 16-27 means 'thanks to'?
Why do you think the wizard Gandalf hit his head on the ceiling beams of a hobbit hole?
The writer says 'sweet dreams' in line 27. Why is he unlikely to be sincere?
What does 'the eponymous Greek god himself' (line 29) refer to?
i) Number of rooms:
ii) Number of people signed up to
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Using the information given in the paragraph about the Poseidon Underwater Resort, complete the
table with the missing figures.
'War Hostel is not your run-of-the-mill hotel experience' (line 4) suggests that ...
A most people would not like it.
B it provides something unusual.
C it is hard to book a room there.
D there are many hotels that are better.
iii) Rate per night:
According to paragraph 2, in what ways does War Hostel create the experience of living in a war
Complete the following summary using ideas given in paragraph 3. Write ONE word on each blank.
Answers must be grammatically correct.
The writer does (i)
owner displays a (ii)
that War Hostel is a tourist trap because the
interest in (iii)
his guests about
was like for those who lived through it. The writer found it easier to
something he hadn't experienced first-hand after listening to the owner's
stories. He considers the experience rewarding, but also acknowledges that real war is much more
Do you think staying at War Hostel really allows people to experience what life in a war zone is like?
Provide evidence from the text to support your answer.
Which phrase in paragraph 3 means 'to obtain a brief understanding'?
Choose the best alternative title for this article.
A War Hostel is only for those on a tight budget
B War Hostel fails to capture war reality
C War Hostel offers great value for a modest sum
D War Hostel left me cold
END OF PART A
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Part B (41 marks)
Read Text 3 and answer questions 21-47. (41 marks)
21. Which word in lines 1-11 means 'completely covered'?
In lines 1-11, the writer thinks that the surfers are ...
A. determined.
B. reckless.
C. relieved.
D. thrilled.
What does 'the briny drink' (line 13) refer to?
When the writer's friend Deirdre mentions 'a rip' (line 17), she is talking about ...
A. a drink.
C. a sea current.
D. a tear in the writer's swimsuit.
What does 'You're telling me to drown calmly?' (lines 19-20) suggest about the writer's opinion of
Deirdre's advice?
26. According to lines 17-32, what does the writer think of Australians' attitude to dangerous situations?
Give an example from the text to support your answer.
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27. Based on the information in lines 33-40, which picture best represents the writer's appearance?
Blacken ONE circle only.
What does the writer find out about the sea and the waves?
Find a word that means 'cautious' in lines 41-54.
30. How many times does the writer say he has been in the sea before?
31. What metaphor is used to describe the waves?
32. What does 'It' (line 60) refer to?
33. How well does the writer do in his first surfing attempt?
struggles first (b)
reactions, the writer's repeated (d)
him several bumps and bruises. They also caused him a lot of (e)
kept resurfacing in different places.
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Based on the information in lines 68-81, complete the summary by writing ONE word to fill in each
blank. You should make sure that your answers are grammatically correct, paying attention to word form,
plurals, etc.
The writer's inability to surf drew many reactions from his friends Deirdre and Glenn. In the end, it
seemed as though they (a).
him. However, this wasn't before they found his
and then (c)
Regardless of their
beneath the surface of the water caused
35. In lines 82-93, find a word that means 'to do in the same way'.
36. Which phrase in lines 82-93 means 'I do not know'?
37. Why might the writer think he is 'doing rather well' (line 88)?
The writer doesn't understand how anyone can consider boogie boarding fun because ...
A. it is difficult to go anywhere.
B. of its dangerous nature.
C. the experience doesn't last for a long time.
D. the experience feels the same every time.
What is the writer's initial reaction to the discovery of the bluebottle jellyfish or 'bluey'? Why?
40. According to lines 104-111, what two pieces of information suggest that Australia has many dangers?
41. What is Deirdre's most likely job?
42. According to the article in the Herald's magazine, what could happen after being stung by a bluebottle?
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43. What do you think is Deirdre's view about the writer as a beach-goer? Give one reason to support this
Instead of using the word 'dangerous', what 'new vocabulary' does Deirdre use to describe
coming into contact with a bluebottle?
Why does she come up with this word/expression?
Give ONE piece of evidence in lines 130-143 to show that the writer doesn't agree with Deirdre's
opinion on coming into contact with a bluebottle.
Which phrase/sentence tells you that the writer accepted Deirdre's suggestion that they get out of the
water' (line 148)?
The editor is adding subheadings to the extract. Which subheading below best fits each section in Text
3? Write the letter (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) of each section next to the correct subheading. One has been
done as an example.
Subheadings
Testing the water
A quick retreat
Arriving at Freshwater Beach
An embarrassing ride in the waves
A new twist in the scene
Interesting lifesaving advice
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END OF PART B
END OF PAPER