Part 1 Read Passage One and answer questions 1-8 onthe Question-Answer Book Passage One: 1 ff] When was the last time you held back your tars? Growing up, many’of us especially hoys, have een told crying is a sign of weakness, But Katie Leung Pui-yan,aclnial social worker at Lifespan Counselling, cells us ‘why this couldn't be further from the uth, and that bawling your eyes out is actually an important way to release sres and emotional pin ‘5. (2) Leung who is a child and family therapist practising in Hong Kong and Canada, says crying is a perietly ‘natural reaction to pain or sadness, Crying is an emotional safety valve tat prevents us fom being overwhelmed by suppressed emotions, which could otherwise lead to depression or other mental health issues. {8} “1s a reese of the built-up energy deep inside," Leung says, “This is your body's way of soothing ite, and recognising an emotion that ou possibly have been Feeling for a while bat eat quite put finger on” She 1 sys that some of her clients tend to old back their tars until dhey voice ther feelings. She says that verbally acknowledging the pen-up emeatons helps our rain to validate ou feslings, which dhen releases the tears. [i] However, the issue is tha there is stigma associated with eying. “When your brain and feelings make a ‘connection, thats when the emotions come and tears flow. Bu almost instantly the embarassment comes along: Oh my gosh! [can't believe I ried’,” Leung says. In particular, Leung says many of her male clients are 15. reluetant wo ery a they have been told ao 1 do so since childhood. This s likely due to deep-seated pararckal belies. While this dates back to atime when men were scen as sole protectors of the family and had to “toughen ‘up this somewhat archaic mentality has been passed down the generations, and, today, many teenage boys are sill discouraged fom erying. {5} “The danger of suppressing all these Feelings is that it becomes hard to build connections and meaning 120 relationships, We bond over vulnerability, and crying is one way fr others to see who you are within, When you hold back your feelings, thats when itis hard for others «© understand, empathie, and build meaningful ‘connections with you," Leung says. There are other ways aside from crying to share your feelings with others, bot vulnerability is ke. [6] Finding trends you trust will hep you fel comfortable enough to take down your guard, Equally important 25 is being tht trusted friend who won't judge someone else who is crying. And if you've ever felt ashamed of welling up while reading a sad story or recalling an upsetting incident, Leung says it's time to reframe your negative definition of teas 17) This stats with acknowledging that crying isin our biology, and that a huge part of our brain is focused on ‘motions, Rather than eating ita an optional reaction, we should regard it asa natural bodily function just like 30 the need to eat and sleep. With this comes the undersanding that ve can connect with our ier self through tears. Leung explains that crying your heart out canbe a form of self-care. As strange as it may seem, sobbing ‘vou a (We-hour tearjerker can he & good way to realibrate your body and rid your system of negative ners. {8] While itis easy for some people to tr on the waterworks, others may have a hard time doing so if they" 35. been in a "drought period", Leung points out that tenagers, especially bays, often struggle to expres thei ‘emotions ad she suggests speaking fo a therapist to find out i there are underlying reasons, On the ether hand, it you'e crying way too often or ae unable w stop i also a good idea to seek professional help. If you're used to holding back tars, try reframing your point of view ~and don't beara of releasing some of that emotion. [Link] ENG PEGE e‘Read Passage Two and answer questions 9-17 on the Question Answer Book Passage Two: ‘How flayours in instant noodles and other foods are made 1 fi] Have you ever wondered how your instant noodles would taste without seasoning powder? Probably just a bland host of yellow strings. A pack of Mamee noodles, fr example, might taste lke crunchy chunks of Wood i mot fr the Mavour masters who infuse their magical touch in our fod, [2] One of such flavourss is Cai Lixin, who works at KH Roberts, a flavour company’ based in Singapore. A 5 ypieal day at work for her involves experimenting creating and altering the taste of foods to give them that extra oomph, “A flavourist basically combines various aroma compounds in very specific proportion.” she sai “Think of it as extremely complex chemistry where many ingredenss are pat togethey, sO that i all eomes together int a specific, disinet taste” {8 Cai is par ofa team that has created the flavours of curry laksa, salted egg and Sichuan spice for instant 10 noodles and other snacks, Among these tastes, she shared that tbe unmistakable Sichuan mala favour wis the ‘most complicated to create ofall “It was an interesting flavour to build because the overall spicy, pungent notes hhad to balance the numbing Sensation one would get from eating Sichuan peppercom, chili and spices.” she sid, The numbing sensition is very distinct, and Hts of work had to be pul in to create an authentic mala experience. “Crafting ths flavour was defintely a pleasant roller-coaster ride. 1am glad to se the lavours we 15 enjoy in Asia gaining tation allover the world in different forms.” she said. But Ca's job does not stop at concocting new Mavours and reproducing popular ones. [4] These days, she and her team are working on other projets including one on perfecting “meaty” Navour for plant-based meat. While meat altematives have been afound for some time, they have often been extcsed for {heir antfcial, grassy taste, This is when a flavourist comes into the picture, “Our task is to make plant-based 20, meat taste ike actual meat products,” Cai suid. “Ths all begins with how we perceive flavour. “What we experience from esting or drinking something is actually & combination of olfactory smell and gustatory taste stimulations. Most people assume that our tongue senses all the wonderful flavours when we eat ~ itis, im fat, four nose's sense of smell.” According to Cal, that also explains why we often complain tht foods become seless when We are dowa witha old. Ths, to eeate the perfect "meatless" meat, its smell must be spot on 25. (8) “We stat hy identifying the aroma compourils that give pork of chicken their meaty” characteristics, and extract them using a gas chromatography mass spectometer” Cai said. “Similar aroma compounds from ‘non-animal origins are then tested and epicated in the lab, There slots of exer work involved, of curse 6) To pass the taste test, Cai needs to add another layer of the aroma of cooked meat. She also uses other compounds o cover the unpalatable taste of plant-based protein ingredients. “There is no one corect way © do 30 this. Is really atest of aMavourist's creativity and skills. of course. our immaculate sense of taste and smell too.” she explained. "Whenever I taste somedhing new, Tl immediately think about how the flavour ean be reinvented.” She added thatthe ability to tll apaet minute sensory details ~ such as Woody, lemony or robust ~is ey treating complex flavours. {1 To ensure her senses ar in tip-top condition, she stats her mornings with a clean palate by staying away from food and drinks that are too sttong. Skipping a morning cup of coffee to taste hundreds of randon ‘avourings might seem like sacrifice to some. But Cab said she felt otherwise. "My jb has broaght me a different level of appreciation and enjoyment for foods and heverages. sid the flavours. “I hope to continue ‘eimagining the posibiliies of flavours and continue to craft new ones that others will enjoy as muchas Ido, END OF READING PASSAGES [Link] RPS >lo (Original Press (Asia) Li. Name — FORM 2 Class: GENERAL ENGLISH Chass Nomber QUESTION-ANSWER BOOK Set 5 Part 1— Reading Comprehension (30 marks) For each multiple-choice question, darken the appropriate circle. Otherwise, no mark will be awarded. Passage One (4 marks) 1, Find four-word phrase in Paragraph 3 which means wo discover the exact reason why a situation isthe way its. 2. What does ‘archaic mentality” (line 17) refer to? 3. Finda word in paragraphs 4 to 6 which shares the same meaning as each of the phrases below. (4 marks) @) a stong feeling of disapproval that most people in 2 society have about something i) uniting t do someting i) the quality of being able oe easily hur or influenced Gv) tochange the way something is expressed or considered 4, According to Paragraph 7, what isthe similarity between crying and the need to cat and sleep? i ; : ; i “To share your feelings, you are advised to find fheekO 1@) someone who solder than you (i) someone whom you believe ad feel comfortable with (il) Someone who is judgemental about crying Liv) Someone who has trouble expressing emotions (and Gi) only (i) and (i only pore o> oe oo ov ‘Answers written inthe margins will not be marked. F2.-GENERAL ENG -QA “Answers writen inthe margins will not be marked.Answers writen inthe margins will nt be marke. "Mach each ofthe Tolfowing comments wi a person mentioned in tho txt Wille te Teter of he Comment newt to the person given. One comment is NOT used. Each letter ean be used ONCE only (3 marks) ‘After undergoing therapy, I learned to voice my facings and release my teas ‘Shedding a few tars can help release siress and emotional pain, safeguarding against depression, T suppress my fsslings because my paren old me to ‘You should hol ital in, Letng out your emotions makes you weak. Pretending tobe happy can sometimes build meaningful connections. mooRE ( Katie Leung Pu-yan ‘ ‘Teenage boys (iy Cems Old generationseg. D According to Paragraph 8, under which two conditions should people seek professional help? marks) ‘Which of the following is the best tle for the arile?” A. Crying is an optional rection 'B. Why crying is good for your mental ealth C._Gryonly when you are vulnerable D. Teenage boys and theiremotions o> oe oa ov Passage Two (16 marks) 9. Find one word in Paragraph 2 to replace “flavour masters (line 3)? [Is the Sichuan mala flavour easy to create? Provide evidence from the exo support your answer. ‘Based on the article, what slacking in plant-based meat? A amauthentie ase 1. anarificil taste © conan proseins D. allofthe above o> oe oa ov Apart fom our sense of taste, which other sense do we use when tasting food? “Answers wren inthe margins € "Answers writen nthe margin wl no be marked F2-GENERALENG QA B33) 2TS, Which ofthe following foods is Cai most ikely to take for breakfast before she Boes To Work? Kimchi fied ice ‘whole whet toast with buter curry laksa Aa cD cole with milk |) Cl ©) pore 114 Below are the steps that Cai tkes to make plant-based meat taste lke real chicken. In two of the line, there is (ONE mistake. IF you find a mistake, underline the mistake and replace the word with one that expresses the correct idea. Write the word in the space on the right If there i no mistake, put atck (7) im the space. The first hha been done for you (marks) Seep Conestion keg. |1. Analyse real chicken and pick out its meaty protein compounds roma (i) ]2. Draw out the meaty aroma compounds using special equipment. i) Run tests on comparable aroma compounds that ste not made from plats, Adda layer of uncooked meat aroma to mask the taste of plant-based proein ingrediens. i) 15. _Use the information inthe antic to decide whether the following statements are True, False or Not Given G marks) " H Ne i) Caihas produced popular Navours like sated egg on her own, oo 0 (Gi) Tis more dieu to create Sichuan spice than plan-based meat taste, oo 0 (Gi) Flavour makers ae not allowed to reinvent favours in innovative ways. oo 0 16, Whats Cai’ tone in Paragraph 7? A. annoyed B. worried ©. enthusiastic ABCD D. neutral 0000 17, Oscar is writing a summary of the article. Please help him complete the following parsraph. Use only ONE ‘word in each blank. Make sure your answers are grammatically come. (A marks) From her (i) in Singapore, Cai Lixin has created ( for foods — such as instant noodles and other snacks ~ that have travelled the world, She reveals how dificult it isto make ji)___ meat taste ke the real thing, and why her ja requires hero) her smomning cup of coffe. END OF PART 1 "Answers wren inthe margins “Answers writen nthe margins will no be marked. F2-GENERAL ENG 0A S33) 3Part 2 English Usage (70 marks) A. Verb Forms (10 marks) Fill nthe blanks with the words provided in brackets in their coreet forms, Hallo Ki 5 Charming Secret ‘To be exact, Hello Kity’s birthday was on 1 November, 1974. The fictional character (1) (reae) by Yuko Shimizu for Japanese gift enterprise Sanrio, and first 2) (appear) on vinyl coin purses. Since then, Kitty (3) (gain) phenomenal worldwide popularity, collecting fans that transcend geographical, etic and generational boundaries, ‘Commercially, Hello Kity i, no doubt, an epic global success. The brand logo has adored produets of all ‘conceivable kinds. It has been suggested that if you (4) (not know) Hello Kitty, you have probably been living under a rock, Formula of success ‘Wier fine eres an oversize ew omer reed Helo Kity evn very lovable, ven if her white moon face () lacone) na emotion. She bs Keen describe 3s" elturaland arene j Secon cp ting cane Mikey Moe an Count Choos" z i ‘What (6) (be) the appeal ofthis “five apples high” lite girl with no mouth, who ean outshine so many othee carigon icons? Any product or brand that has achieved such worldwide popularity mist inevitably be indebted to globalisation, and Helo Kitty is no exception nor emrkeg [No identity is a good identity Untike Snoopy or Doraemon, Hello Kitty was not born asa comic or manga character, but purely asa brand logo design. Her creator only gave her a sketchy background, On Sanrio’s Hello Kitty main page, the description is: Hello Kity “ives inthe suburbs of London with her parents and tin sister Mimmy, whois het best fiend. Her hobbies include baking cookies and (7) (make) new fiends. As she always (8) (say), "You ‘can never have too many friends" Her “eal name" sisted as "Kitty White”; blood type: "A". ‘Vagueness, inthis eas, is mallebility, which i clearly a marketing advantage for Hello Kitty, making it easy foe people (9) (ove) her ivespectve of their cultural heritage and ethnicity. Talo lets her (10) (adopt) an unlimited numberof personas ~ from Statue of Liberty Kit to Native American and veiled Indian beaty Answers writen inthe margin ©) Ses wae aie magne “Amer writen ne margins wil not be marked F-GENERAL ENG 0a BG 4BB. Vocabulary (S marks) ‘Choose the most suitable words from the table below to complete the passage. You may need to change the form of| some words, Each word should only be wsed once, sevial forbid celebrate ‘compliment berate oblivious sdvancement profuse ‘confront, Took atts, omy. Aunt Jessica is weaving a birthday ha, Bul why is she cong? Did the teacher (I) he™ Lily asked. When I looked at this old photo, childhood memories came flooding back, I may have been a (2) inet, but itis etched in my heart. “Tt was October, Jessica's birthday month, She had just tumed three and I was five. It ‘was the tradition of our Kindergarten to hold a monthly birthday (3) forthe birthday stars. During teatime, the birthday stars tok photos and everybody got the chance to have some birthday cake, AS usal, Jessica and T ‘brought our own utensils. But tha day, grandma accidentally switched our cups while packing our school bogs." "How did you fing out?” “They were different in colour. Mine was yellow and Jessica's was red. So it was quite obvious, but we remained (4) tthe blunder uni teatime." 2) | eso oases? 3] | vous sigh 1 couldn't ve cre es. Despite the cour diferencs, the cape were exactly the same, Iwas fe eS See eee eae we tee we cl e ay ae a 2) |soturilanyes ical iterontinnsoe ams Severe: 8] | tao stab sot yan bh una B 2 ‘| pr 2 3 a a| fs “ “Answers wet a he mrss will at be masked [Link] -0 53 sAnswers writen inthe margin will not be marked ‘C-Paris of Spec (10 marks) Flin the blanks with the appropiate forms of the words in brackets, ianclal Knowledge pays dividends to society Knowing how to handle money is an (1 (essence sil for young people, and there ae plenty of opportunities for banks to teach it through workshops delivered by employee (2) voluntary). ‘Banks’ socal responsibility Financial institutions are becoming more and more aware of thir social responsibilty 10 contribute tothe long-term and sustainable (3) (growing) of communities they have footprint in. Helping eommunities bald ‘their financial capability is one area in Which the industry can (4) (directed conebute. The (5) (eal) in life a person receives financial education, the more effective iti, as a large part of financial education is about Taking time to instil the right mindset. In 2013, Standard Charred Kiek-started tailor-made financial ‘education programme for the youths of Hong Kong. In (61 (development) economies such as Hong Kong, ‘young people's (2 (able) to manage their personal finances (8) (sense) and effectively needs to be boosted 6 ‘that they ean navigate through the material world Financial workshops In the workshops, students list their ‘needs’ ranging from the tangible, such as a flat to 1 the Jnangible, such as friendship: and thee wants’, from the latest smarphone to entrance qualifications for a local basketball (9) (competion. Combining fitancial literacy with career guidance, such taining not only sips youths with the ski to manage their money, but also plants the seeds of financial Kteracy in ther 80 ‘hat when they grow up they wil become (10) finance responsible citizen 1 2 3 [4 5. 6 7 [« 9. 10. D. Articles (S marks) Compete the following passage by inserting the most appropriate article (a an’, ‘the’ or an X° where no article is needed) in each ofthe Blanks. Tank Tod such av chips, soft drinks and chocolate are accused of being (I) leading cause of many Dealh problems, such as obesity, diabetes, liver ailments and cancer because they ar high i sl, sug, il, ft, food Colouring and preservatives, ‘To combat ths problem, 2) US and Buropean countries such as Denmark, France and England are imposing (@) additional taxes on junk food. The World Heath Organisation (WHO) has called for concerted efforts between governments and food industries to limit the sale of junk food in schools and regulate advertising targeted kids. It seems Tike (4) international ant-junk food campaign has started in (S) full swing. In sccordance withthe guidelines given by WHO, more counties have stepped up the regulation of junk food 10 tackle the heaving junk food imports and marketn "Answers written inthe margins will not be marked [Link] ENG -QA| 6 “Answers written nthe margins «Answers writen inthe margins € , Conditionals (10 marks) Based on the situations given, rewrite the following sentences using conditonals. You may have wo change the tense of the verbs, |. Louis plans to buy ca for his parents but he is poor. He will ned to make enough money. It 2. The machine operates atts highest speed every ime you press the button 1 ‘Alex wants to join the running race but he doesnot have time for running practice, 1 want to catch villains and save the world, but Iam nota superhero ia 5. Phoebe wants to watch the musical. She neds to book the tckets weeks in advance. i" “Raswars writen in the margins “Answers wen in the margins wil not be marke [Link] 0A 53) 1Answers writen inthe margins F Maltiple-choice Cloze (10 marks) Read the following text. Decide which ofthe choices would best complete the text if inserted inthe blanks. Write the letter ofeach answer inthe space provided, ‘Calebrating the first aman in space on Vuri's Night (On this day, 60 years ago, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to travel to space. To remember this amazing plot and his ground-breaking fea, Yuri's Night isa (1) event that began (2) the 40h anniversary of Gagarin's launch. ‘This day also (3) the celebration for other space milestones as wel, making it party day on the Tterational Space Station (ISS). Beginning in 1962, it was celebrated as Cosmonauties Day inthe USSR and continues ‘now in Russa. In 2011, the day became recognised across the world as the Intemational Day of Human Space Flight ‘Yusi's Night, also known as “The World Space Party", was created in 2001 by people in the US space industry. It aims to explore the cosmos with music, (4, science, culture and each other, according to their website Space exploration has come (5) since Gagarin frst made his rugged orbit of our planet. Since 1961, we've discovered lots more about space. In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched and changed our basic "understanding of the universe. We found more places to travel to: exoplanes, win stars, nebuls, and more ‘We have our first direct photo of a blackhole. China made a soft (6) on the far side ofthe Moon, where we ‘had the fir-everseods grown on the moon, (7, Nasa engineers are working ona mini eliopier that will iy fon Mars! We've put rovers on asteroids, grown lettuce onthe ISS, flown by Pluto, and found water ~ almost ‘everywhere, i seems, We've even seen a weird visitor from deep space ‘Oumuamua Ip the Dist thing we've ever noticed passing through our solar system. Tt was discovered by Robert Weryk using an observatory telescope in the US state of Hawaii At fst, we dda't know what it was, and we discussed (8) or not it might be an alien spaceship. Was it some extraterrestrial Gagarin making their fist light towards us? Ast tamed out, most () not. Coser to home, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawai the biggest solar telescope in the world Ve us a close-up of our own sun. 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Prepositions (10 marks) [Fil in the blanks with the corect prepositions. ‘Science mysteries made easy Bill Bryson’s popular science book the rise 2) civilisation 1 remarkable tour through Earth's history: (1) the Big Bang (0 ‘As a child, Bll Bryson was fascinated (3) a cutaway disgram showing the Earth's interior (what the Fath ‘would Took lke if you sliced it like a cake), He eagerly read the words that went with it and was mind: ‘numbingly bored and confused by the science. (4) his great disappointment the book didnot tll him why we ended (S) with u sun inside our planet or why the ground was not het. We all know that textbook authors are ‘ot the most erative (6) writers and they manages (7) tum Brysoa off science, Tor aime, Driven by his childhood experiences with dry ad boring science textbooks he set (8) to write his own science book: one that would answer the questions that intrested him. And so he has. A Short History of Nearly Everything does manage to cover nearly everything. But what makes tis book diferent is Bryson clear and eas)-o-understand wating ile This book is fun rea: Bryson is excite and interested (9) what makes our Ean ick. He is curious how we ‘managed to survive the lucky draw of evolution to get where we ate today and manages fo convey all this history and scence into a collection (10) strange and compelling aes “Answers writen inthe marzins will nt be marked “Answers written inthe margins will ot be marked. F2-GENERAL ENG -Q4 BSTE Proofreading (10 marks) Prooftead the following text (numbered lines 1-10 only) without changing dhe meaning. No lines have more than one mistake and at least one line is correct. Do not make any changes to punctuation and do not make unnecessary changes. Use ONE word only for each correction. Ifyou think there ae no mistakes in line, put a % atthe end ofthe line (example), CCorretions must be done as flows: [Extra word: delete the extra word with aX" (example Missing word: mark the position of the missing word with a” and write the missing word above it (example b. ‘Wrong word: underline the wrong word und write the corect word above it (example d), | When t was younger my fiends and T would Wry to scare each other in | by elting ghost stories. never gor eightened because I did not believe * ghosts \ | te fact, I would laugh at anyone who said they did. However, Fehanged my with | mind about his las summer when T was staying at my aunt in Guanezho. 1 Jurassic Par, the very frst film of the series, was adapted from a science fiction novel by America writer 2 Michael Crichton. Many of you may know the story ofthe movie, which infact is similar with to tat of the novel ~ scientists bring dinosaurs back to life by recreate damaged dinosaur DNA. The book, published 4 im 1990, was succesfully adapted into a film by Steven Spielberg in 1993, CCrichton's books most consist of cautionary tales, sient le developments that usualy lead 0 either '6 disaster nor misforune. You might assume that he was ant-technology, but in fact he was not. Tn Crchton's 7. books there are usually some well-educated, sane characters. They argue that fuilures or crashes are a Annes wes ine margins wl ot Be mag ‘Answers written inthe margins will not be marke, 8 uncvitable stage in science and the advancement of technology. Crichton argues that human beings should 19. always be aware of the effects of our scientific research and be prepared the consequences, including 10 worse eas scenarios, | END OF PAPER “Answers writen inthe margins will mot be marked [Link] ENG -QA 813, 10