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Archive for June, 2009

4E SBA

Posted by misskenleyfong on June 19, 2009

Form 4 SBA

 

Print Fiction (Individual Presentation)

 

1.  Schedule

 

Date

Report to Rm 504 at

Rm 503

Class Number

22 Jun 09 (Mon)

1.50 pm

4E Gp 1

01, 21, 02, 22

2.00 pm

4E Gp 2

03, 23, 04, 24

2.10 pm

4E Gp 3

05, 25, 06, 26

2.20 pm

4E Gp 4

07, 27, 08, 28

2.30 pm

4E Gp 5

09, 29, 11, 32

2.40 pm

4E Gp 6

10, 31, 12, 30

23 Jun 09 (Tue)

1.50 pm

4E Gp 7

14, 33, 13, 40

2.00 pm

4E Gp 8

15, 35, 16, 36

2.10 pm

4E Gp 9

18, 37, 17, 38

2.20 pm

4E Gp 10

19, 39, 20, 34

 

2.        Reminder:

 

-         Report to the Preparation Room on time (Note the Report Time).

-         Bring your Student ID Card.

-         Bring your note card and a pen or a pencil.

-         DO NOT bring your school bag to the Preparation Room.

-         Wear your uniform properly and tidy your hair. Girls must pin and/or tie hair neatly.

-         Prepare your SBA by reading the book you have chosen and referring to the SBA questions Amy sent to your mailbox on the intranet earlier on.

 

To Sandy Lau:

Please tell me again the title of the book you will work on. Thanks!

.

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Integration Section E Unit 5 Task 1

Posted by misskenleyfong on June 8, 2009

Integration Section E Unit 5 Task 1

 

 

A new leader for St Philip’s Hospital

 

Introduction

 

The new Executive Director of St Philip’s Hospital, Professor Anna Chiang, also known as Mrs. Goode, was educated

-         at HKU

-         getting her MD in 1980.

-         After that she did her doctorate/PhD in Medical Biophysics

-         In Toronto,

-         and a master’s degree in Health Administration

-         at Minnesota University.

 

Previous Work

-         Professor Chiang first worked as Assistant Professor of Medicine CUHK,

-         then became the Director of Cardiovascular Research,

-         at the UCLA Division of Cardiology

-         and was the Director of St Barbara’s Hospital,

-         Singapore

-         before she tool up the present post in St. Philip’s Hospital.

 

Professional awards and honours

-         She was awarded the Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award

-         by the UK Heart Association,

-         a Fellowship

-         in Cardiac Microsurgery

-         by the University of Brussels

-         and an Honorary Doctorate

-         by the HKUST.

 

Family

-         Professor Chiang married famous businessman

-         Mr Gregory Goode,

-         in 1989

-         and has two daughters.

 

Hobbies

-         She enjoys sailing

-         and likes horses.

 

Extra achievements

-         Professor Chiang has awards for [novel / story] writing

 

Personality

-         Professor Chiang is hardworking,

-         humble,

-         and humorous.

 

Philosophy or Principles

-         She wants to be one of the team

-         and believes in making progress step by step.

-         Her purpose in life is

-         to work to make the world a better place then she found it.

 

Plans for the hospital

-         Professor Chiang hopes to set up a centre of microsurgery

-         and open a new clinic for chronic ill-health

-         which will train patients to care for themselves

-         and organize support networks.

 

Last sentence

Under the dynamic and forward-looking leadership of the new director, St. Philip’s Hospital will continue both to adopt revolutionary new medical technology and to maintain old standards of care and attention to patients.

 

 

Marks

Content points (one mark each)

38

Presentation –

Word limit + balance

Coverage and relevance

Appropriate tone – should be factual but positive

 

2

2

2

Readability and organization

4

Language

4

Total

52

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6A Integration Section C Unit 8

Posted by misskenleyfong on June 3, 2009

Integration Section C Unit 8

 

  1. C (amputation of body parts = cutting off)
  2. D
  3. A
  4. B (rowing as a slave or working in a colony)
  5. D (new liberal thinking)
  6. A
  7. C
  8. B (purposeless = waste of time; a treadmill is a wheel one endlessly walks on so turning it)
  9. D (great prejudice against them lines 77-81)
  10. A
  11. D
  12. C
  13. C (need to do more to compensate)
  14. A
  15. D
  16. B (A, C and D focus on rather narrower issues)
  17. B
  18. A
  19. C
  20. A
  21. D
  22. B (leap through the air)
  23. D
  24. C (holds one’s breath = stop breathing)
  25. D (deadly weapons)
  26. D
  27. B
  28. C
  29. A
  30. D
  31. C (passive)
  32. A
  33. C
  34. B (to keep …… alive)
  35. C (newcomers are necessary — aging populations and falling birth-rates)
  36. A (capital, experience, knowledge and connections — business and qualifications programmes, bring)
  37. D (that it is difficult to find native-born workers to do — humble jobs)
  38. B
  39. A (foreign faces — racism)
  40. C (people with similar traditions — from very different backgrounds)
  41. C (seem to be enemies — Hate)
  42. B (fleeting — poverty and instability)
  43. A (fleeting — poverty and instability)
  44. C (deport them? — what to do with them if they are caught)
  45. B
  46. A (dilemmas: — but)
  47. D (immigrants — can give a society extra energy and can split it dangerously)
  48. safely
  49. not
  50. white-collar workers  / office workers
  51. same position
  52. Repetitive Strain injury
  53. pressure
  54. pain / complaint
  55. unable
  56. design / layout
  57. shortage / lack
  58. an excuse
  59. must
  60. support
  61. evolution
  62. four
  63. backs
  64. breaks
  65. relaxation
  66. good
  67. causes
  68. research
  69. best
  70. improve
  71. D (Ice Lantern Festival — when the sculptures melt)
  72. B (duck — a whole bird)
  73. A (buy paintings, silk jackets and chops while here — it is essential to bargain for these goods)
  74. C (Many famous figures — One of them was)
  75. E (the scenery was beautiful beyond belief — I don’t know how to describe)
  76. G (Hotan Ancient Corpses Exhibit — two 1500 year old mummies)
  77. F (was for a long time an important centre — it was, however, brought to its present desolate condition)
  78. K (two bus stations — you can choose to travel economy or deluxe)
  79. I (if you are content with the ordinary safe tourist experience — if you want greater excitement)
  80. J (a strange optical phenomenon, a sort of mirage — they look normal enough but do not really exist)
  81. H (the hotel; traditional Chinese architecture — a cheap room; there are no Western style toilets)
  82. sign — signing
  83. delete player
  84. manger — manager
  85. of ^ the
  86. possible — possibly
  87. aware ^ of
  88. enquire — acquire
  89. play — played
  90. rival ^ is
  91. competitor — competition
  92. delete times
  93. crash — clash
  94. name — named
  95. visit — visiting
  96. rewards — awards
  97. delete been
  98. travel — traveling
  99. occasion — occasional
  100. good — goods

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6A Integration Section C Unit 6

Posted by misskenleyfong on June 3, 2009

Integration Section C Unit 6

 

  1. C
  2. B (they are unaware of the problem)
  3. D (No one could write a real essay on a topic missing out the most important events of the last 20 years. She was copying old material.)
  4. C
  5. A
  6. D (There is no reason to believe the problem has suddenly got worse; the university did not realize how big it was because they had no way of judging.)
  7. C
  8. D
  9. A (customized = tailored, made according to your requirements)
  10. B
  11. D (Rote learning is viewed positively in Hong Kong, so reproduction of learned words may be seen as culturally acceptable.)
  12. C
  13. A
  14. A (The students would be creative if the system encouraged it; but it doesn’t.)
  15. B
  16. A (In law a precedent is a parallel case in the past. The assignment is original and never set before.)
  17. D
  18. B (mass = on a huge scale)
  19. D (extinction is here seen as a fairly slow process)
  20. B
  21. B
  22. B
  23. D
  24. D
  25. B
  26. D (i.e. chose as targets for hunting)
  27. B (i.e. other large land animals)
  28. A
  29. B
  30. D
  31. C
  32. A
  33. D
  34. D
  35. D (animal rights — threatened researchers)
  36. B
  37. A (strictest rules — must seek authorization)
  38. D (strictest rules — must seek authorization)
  39. C (supporters of these experiments — point out how useful the experiments have been)
  40. B (are needed in the fight against AIDS and cancer — supporters of these experiments)
  41. B
  42. B
  43. A
  44. B (murder — extreme opponents insist that; researchers are guilty of)
  45. B (Cell cultures are — replacing actual animals; synthetic skin — replacing actual animals; used in many cases instead of live experiments — replacing actual animals)
  46. D
  47. faced
  48. space
  49. food
  50. strength
  51. enclosure
  52. not to keep
  53. public
  54. breeding stocks
  55. extinction
  56. how
  57. live prey
  58. boredom
  59. killing / catching / hunting
  60. to
  61. given / offered
  62. cruel
  63. too many
  64. impossible
  65. put down
  66. hard / painful
  67. contrary
  68. L (Microsoft is so dominant in the operating systems market — a Windows weakness)
  69. D (You cannot relax — the threats; become vulnerable again)
  70. A (starts looking across the network for other machines that can host it — when it finds some)
  71. E (address link; site — it; visits it)
  72. B (it is wise to back up — then)
  73. F (if you get an email saying it is from your bank or which involves financial matters — contact the relevant organization in person or by phone)
  74. I (varies a lot in its effects; some — other types)
  75. G (created simply as jokes — but there is nothing funny about them)
  76. K (can change its form — it does this by rewriting its code)
  77. J (for commercial purposes — very useful for marketing purposes)
  78. H (the law has had a hard time catching up with it — definitely an offence; courts are eager to prove their determination to protect cyberspace)
  79. in ^ the
  80. mostly — most
  81. It’s — Its
  82. China — Chinese
  83. losing — lost
  84. delete mind
  85. varied — various
  86. when ^ it
  87. absent — absence
  88. delete after
  89. delete The
  90. delete to
  91. powerfully — powerful
  92. for ^ a
  93. tradition — traditions
  94. prays — prayers
  95. in — for
  96. delete stories
  97. How — What

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6A Integration Section C Unit 5

Posted by misskenleyfong on June 3, 2009

Integration Section C Unit 5

 

  1. D (intrinsic = integral, cannot be taken away, basic)
  2. C (in theory = may not happen)
  3. D
  4. B (determine quilt = come to a verdict; legal counsel = lawyer, not social worker)
  5. D
  6. D
  7. A (A certainly makes sense but is never mentioned; C less likely to be swayed; D being a juror is a great burden)
  8. C (as, for example, sex murders)
  9. A
  10. D (lottery = lucky draw)
  11. D (right to challenge)
  12. B (more harm = more extensive effect)
  13. C (A and D are civil, not criminal cases; B is not serious)
  14. B
  15. B (judges with some knowledge)
  16. D (it preserves freedom)
  17. A
  18. B
  19. C (to regard sth. highly = to have a high opinion of)
  20. A
  21. D (introduce … to)
  22. A
  23. B (give birth to baby rabbits)
  24. D
  25. A
  26. C
  27. B (objected)
  28. D
  29. A
  30. C (die out = all died)
  31. B
  32. A
  33. D
  34. C
  35. B (that taking the national treasures of another country ” unacceptable behaviour)
  36. D
  37. A (had not kept the sculptures safe, they would probably ” no longer be in existence)
  38. C
  39. D (because of air pollution and would have to be kept ” in a museum)
  40. A (Britain’s own greatest treasures ” early copies of Shakespeare)
  41. C
  42. B (Most Chinese … resent the way … would like to see Chinese art works ” returned to their homeland)
  43. A (legitimate war reparations ” removed from Germany after the Second World War)
  44. D
  45. B (buy back ” Relics Recovery Fund)
  46. C (but ” national pride was satisfied ” and that is a powerful force)
  47. harmful
  48. book
  49. money
  50. energy / effort
  51. financially
  52. illegal photocopying
  53. lose
  54. supplementary
  55. right
  56. in writing
  57. does not
  58. be
  59. photocopiable
  60. more
  61. legitimately
  62. drawn
  63. lose
  64. photocopy
  65. harm
  66. eroding / reducing
  67. them
  68. F (an abundance of fresh lettuce and herbs — These are arranged attractively in a basket)
  69. K (the pizza — Bake in a very hot oven)
  70. B (the health-conscious; omit the pork fat — its addition; would not want to do without it)
  71. G (many species — a handful of this, a pinch of that, and a dash of the other)
  72. A (where Charles and Monica have their stall — always a queue there)
  73. L (narrow strips; place these in a bowl of ice water)
  74. H (skinny, firm pods with a dark green colour — long beans)
  75. J (sea bass — best eaten fresh from the boat)
  76. E (Salted fish — bad effects on the health)
  77. I (insect snacks — great dishes of fried bugs)
  78. D (may sound a little primitive — nevertheless, eat with great elegance)
  79. delete choice
  80. delete other
  81. correct
  82. delete the
  83. correct
  84. delete out
  85. delete one
  86. correct
  87. delete big
  88. delete companies
  89. delete more
  90. delete are
  91. delete a
  92. correct
  93. correct
  94. delete there
  95. delete of
  96. delete up
  97. delete for

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2N Practice Paper (Pink)

Posted by misskenleyfong on June 3, 2009

S2 Practice Paper (Second Term 08-09) (Pink)

 

Section One

  1. A
  2. 1
  3. False
  4. Not Given
  5. Not Given
  6. False
  7. The specially designed programs make it possible for the iPhones at ACU to provide more functions. (Content – 1 mark; Accuracy – 1 mark)

10.  iPhones are lighter to be carried around./ Notebooks are a bit bulky to be put into their pockets and carried around. (Content – 1 mark; Accuracy – 1 mark)

11.  Most college students / Almost all college students

12.  Frustrated

 

Section Two

A

  1. ‘ve just read
  2. Do you think
  3. will use / is going to use / will be using / is using
  4. Have you heard
  5. was studying
  6. did
  7. didn’t / did not work
  8. would be
  9. studied

10.  has set / sets

11.  will send / are going to send

 

B

  1. C
  2. D
  3. C
  4. D
  5. D
  6. C
  7. C
  8. C
  9. C

10.  A

 

C

  1. thrilling à thrilled
  2. How ^ long
  3. said à say
  4. 3 years ^ to
  5. carry out ^ the same task
  6. faster à fast
  7. delete ‘it’
  8. delete ‘of’
  9. delete ‘to’ or being à be

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