2025-04-12
 


2025-04-12 | 9:30a.m.


 
  Trial Exercise (Level 2)
Frantic shoppers swarm crazy sale
Beatrice Siu

Comprehension

How much of the news story did you understand?
1. How would you describe the behaviour of the shoppers at the Yata department store in Sha Tin?
A.    Tranquil and placid
B.    Frenzied and desperate
C.    Equable and relaxed
2. Why were shoppers so excited?
A.    The rip-off prices
B.    The marked up prices
C.    The slashed prices
3. The swimsuits at HK$99 for two were ___________________.
A.    produced by well known companies
B.    made by an anonymous manufacturer
C.    the products of an obscure maker
4. The sale at Yata _____________________.
A.    will go on indefinitely
B.    is going to finish on a precise day
C.    is for an indeterminate period
5. How much money is Mok Lai-ying prepared to spend at the sale?
A.    Whatever she needs to
B.    As much as possible
C.    A minimal amount
6. According to Daniel Chong Wai- chung, what are people spending their money on?
A.    Generally on nonessential products
B.    Mainly on luxury products
C.    Mostly on indispensable products
Vocabulary

Please make use of the vocabulary in the news text above to fill in the blanks below: (Please also pay attention to use of grammar of your answers)
1. You can usually get the best d in the sales after Christmas.
2. Journalists and photographers s round the film star as she got out of her car.
3. I can play the piano r well, but I'm better at the guitar.
4. There's an interesting job a in the newspaper and I think I might apply for it.
5. He's absolutely c about football. It's all he ever wants to talk about!
6. The q to buy tickets for the concert went out of the building and into the street.
7. I was going to buy a new coat but decided it wasn't w it with summer nearly here.
8. I think you acted w by not going out in the middle of a storm.
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