Answer key
Unit 7 Reading Ex 1 1
S, B
like bears to honey
2
M, A
dinner-plate
3
M / S, D
swarmed, like frantic ants whose nest had been disturbed
4
M, C
giant
5
P, F
skyscrapers that stare coldly, monster-sized safety-glass eyes
6
P, E
limped, collapsed, out of breath
Ex 2 1
B
4
C
2
B
5
3
3
D
6
A
Ex 3 1
difficult
4
loved / liked
2
unclear
5
developed
3
disobedient
Practice for the exam Text 1 *1
the computer / the machine / EPICAC
2
1
3
D
4
C
5
D
*6
She loves it because — she is surprised by how beautiful it is. — she decides to marry the narrator after she reads it. (1 mark for any one)
7
B
8
2
*9
It does not believe the claim. We know this because EPICAC challenges the narrator to solve a difficult problem which it can answer very quickly and the narrator cannot.
10 destroyed 11 C 12 (i) He writes poetry. (ii) He falls in love with / loves a woman. (iii)He ‘kills’ himself by short-circuiting himself. * 13 The wedding present will help to make the marriage happy because Pat agrees to marry the narrator only if he writes her a poem for each anniversary, and the narrator cannot write poetry. 32
Answer key 14 D 15 A * According to the new HKCEE marking scheme, these types of questions will be marked correct even if there are grammatical or spelling mistakes as long as the meaning is clear.
Writing Ex 4 1
C
2
A
3
B
Ex 5 1
C
6
D
2
I
7
G
3
F
8
A
4
B
9
J
5
E
Ex 6 [Suggested answers only] Findings:
Microsoft Excel least popular, majority of students want to learn Microsoft FrontPage, Dreamweaver second most popular, Adobe Photoshop third most popular
Conclusion and recommendations: Conclusion: Microsoft FrontPage and Dreamweaver most popular 1st recommendation: Enrichment course should teach Microsoft FrontPage and Dreamweaver 2nd recommendation: Also good level of interest in Adobe Photoshop, could be taught if enrichment course is run again
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Answer key
Practice for the exam Task 1 B
Model answer
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Answer key
Ex 7 1
F
5
D
2
E
6
G
3
A
7
B
4
H
Practice for the exam Task 2 Model answer
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