2025-11-03
 


2025-11-03 | 7:27a.m.


 
  Trial Exercise (Level 3)
Queen's Pier will not return to original site
Diana Lee

Comprehension

How much of the news story did you understand?
1. The government _________ clone the second Queen's Pier at the same location.
A.    may
B.    will
C.    will not
2. The government will not rebuild any colonial relics at their original sites.
A.    True
B.    False
C.    Uncertain
3. The pier function of Queen's Pier _______ to be kept.
A.    is preferred
B.    is not preferred
C.    may prefer
4. The location of the pier will be determined by ___________.
A.    the Hong Kong government
B.    Hong Kong people
C.    Hong Kong
5. The government wanted to erase people's memory of colonial relics.
A.    True
B.    False
C.    Uncertain
6. Supporters of rebuilding the pier at its original location came from _________.
A.    the government
B.    the community
C.    the world
7. The destruction of Queen's Pier incurred ________ from the public.
A.    an objecting reaction
B.    a chaotic reaction
C.    a military reaction
8. There were no negative consequences for those who opposed the pier's destruction.
A.    True
B.    False
C.    Uncertain
Vocabulary

Please make use of the vocabulary in the news story above to fill in the blanks below: (Please also pay attention to the correct use of grammar in your answers)
1. Germany was unable to s its historic buildings destroyed in the Second World War; so the government has been trying hard to rebuild those buildings as they looked in the past.
2. The Bank of China and HSBC buildings in Central with their unique designs can be seen as i symbols of Hong Kong's financial status.
3. The university is d many old offices to make room for the building of more student hostels, to cope with an expected increase in student intake under the new 3-3-4 curriculum system.
4. This city in the middle of the country is l, so there are no natural beaches there.
5. These few crumbling walls are r of the palace of the royal family, which once stood here.
6. After the bankruptcy of our company, the new management which came in immediately decided to r the staff of each department. This will mean that some people will get to stay and some will need to leave.
7. The o against the current government in Thailand is believed to have been initiated by their former prime minister.
8. Our bank is now facing l brought by investors, who believe they have been deceived and caused to lose a lot of money.
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