CSKPHC 2022-2023 Form 5 English—Grammar Practice
A. Agreement (10%, 1% each)
Put in the correct form of the verb in the brackets. Use simple present tense.
1) A young couple in their wedding finery—his sharp suit, her elegant veil—
______(be) in church, completing their marriage formalities.
2) Of the two projects, the Heritage House ______(be) expected to kickstart the
tourist attractions in Africatown related to the Clotilda’s story.
3) Radar equipment, along with full fuel tanks, ______(be) carried on the plane.
4) The general consensus in the office ______(be) that he cannot do his job.
5) The audience ______(clap) on beat during the music concert.
6) Pride and Prejudice ______(be) the romantic novel written by Jane Austen.
7) Keeping these young people in prison ______(be) inhuman.
8) The pyramids ______(have) drawn tourists to Egypt.
9) Not only Yoyo but also my parents and I ______(be) interested in playing golf.
10) The oldest of the known medical students in the world ______(have) decided
to heal the sick and help those who cannot afford medical health service.
B. Phrasal Verbs (10%, 1% each)
Fill in the blanks with suitable adverb particles.
1) Changes will be brought _____ as a result of the need for increased efficiency.
2) Industrial action by nurses at health centres has been called _____ after the
Health Division reached agreement on food and leave allowances.
3) You can’t come ____ a cat like that, or you’ll scare it off.
4) I said I was an art collector, and they fell ____ it.
5) We tried to get our point ____, but he just wouldn’t listen.
6) Things could be looking _____ in the computer industry as the development is
accelerated to satisfy the needs of China’s modernisation.
7) Everyone surged forward, but I hung ____, afraid I’d be crushed.
8) They’ve decided to hold ____ on buying a car until they’re both working.
9) The discussion started between John and me, but then everyone joined ____.
10) The police kept people ____ so they wouldn’t interfere with the paramedics.
11) I can’t believe he left his family ____ to pursue a career in acting.
12) Since I’m going to be working late tonight, can you look ____ on my cat and
see if she has enough food in her bowl?
C. Articles (10%, 1% each)
Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’, or ‘X’ if article is unnecessary.
The world’s largest iceberg is headed for South Georgia—and its wildlife
Satellite images from (1)___ December 14 show (2)___ Antarctic iceberg A-68A
closing in on the island of South Georgia, which is a marine sanctuary in (3)___ South
Atlantic Ocean and home to endangered species like elephant seals, king penguins,
and blue whales. Scientists worry the iceberg could be a “taste of things to come” as
(4)___ Antarctica begins to warm. ‘It seems the highest probability is it would drift
south of (5)___ island.’ says Readinger, the Antarctic analyst at (6)___ U.S. National
Ice Center. Recent images, he says, show the iceberg is beginning to break apart.
For now, A-68A poses a large threat to the region’s wildlife and marine
biodiversity. Large icebergs with deep keels ‘scour the seabeds,’ explains Tarling.
What is really important about South Georgia is that it is incredibly diverse on the
seabeds, where scientists have found (7)___ abundant communities of brittle stars,
urchins, worms, and sponges. They are also home to (8)___ abundance of fish and
Antarctic krill, (9)___ essential part of a food chain that feeds seals, penguins, and a
number of whale species. The region’s charismatic penguins and seals will also suffer
if the iceberg grounds in place, because it would create a wall between land and their
feeding grounds at (10)___ edge of the coastal shelf.
D. Parts of Speech (10%, 1% each)
Read the short text below and identify the part of speech of the underlined words.
No short form is allowed.
The scientific proof of why the Marvel movies are so popular
Professor Matt Roughan and his team have proved, (1)using mathematical
modelling usually used for ecology projects, (2)that when it comes to popular movies
(3)such as Marvel’s Avengers movies, bigger really is better. He freely admits that the
idea for the research started (4)as a ‘joke’ that he could turn his summer-holiday
binge-watch of all the Marvel superhero movies into a published scientific paper.
Marvel’s “Cinematic Universe”, featuring now-household-name superheroes such
as Iron Man and Thor, is officially the (5)highest-earning (6)franchise in movie
history, outperforming both the Star Wars and Harry Potter movie series combined.
“There is a clear correlation between cast sizes and profitability. A bigger cast is
better. We also looked at IMDb ratings, and again we saw this correlation,” Professor
Roughan said. He stresses that correlation does not necessarily (7)equal causation in
this case, (8)or, namely, the performance of the MCU movies series was also affected
by factors beyond their cast sizes. (9)However, he hopes that the research can provide
insight into (10)some of the scientific factors that are driving modern popular culture.
E. Tenses (16%, 1% each)
Give suitable forms of the given verbs. Mind the voices.
1) The donation ______([Link]) at a time when many people ______([Link])
food insecurity for months during the COVID-19 pandemic in the midst of
massive economic upheaval and high unemployment numbers.
2) When my parent ______([Link]) to the movies when they were still young,
they always ______([Link]) at the back.
3) ‘Who _____([Link]/call)?’
‘I _____([Link]) through to the Amazon customer service centre.’
4) _____(4a.I/perform) better, I _____([Link]) the job. But I ______([Link]/do).
5) If I _____([Link]/read) your mind, what a tale your thoughts ______([Link]).
6) I feel sick. I wish I ______([Link]/eat) all those cakes last night.
7) It is recommended that all receipts ______([Link]) to the committee for
approval.
8) I ______([Link]) university before I ______([Link]) the course I
______([Link]) for a whole semester three year ago.
F. Subordinate Clauses (12%, 2% each)
Underline, label and define the 6 subordinate clauses in the short text below. Full
definitions are required, or marks will not be given.
Old cannon found at Galaxy Macau’s construction site
The Public Security Police (PSP) said in a statement that an old cannon was found
buried at the construction site of Galaxy Macau in Cotai. According to the statement,
the case was reported to the police after the cannon was accidentally dug out at 9am
that Sunday. The PSP bomb disposal unit confirmed that the cannon does not pose any
danger after examining it. The Cultural Affairs Bureau will soon store the cannon in a
suitable place after completing a further examination. Local commentator Wong Tong,
who is also a military affairs commentator, pointed out that Cotai is previously a land
reclamation area so that the old cannon was possibly dumped in the sea by a warship.
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