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Read
them carefully and answer questions 1-11 in the Question-Answer Section.
(34 marks)
What do you think of the TDCs decision? Send in your comments and share your point of
view.
* a Chinese slang referring to teenage wannabe models known for their skimpy outfits and compromising poses
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QUESTION-ANSWER SECTION
Each question carries ONE mark unless otherwise stated.
(34 marks)
Answer questions 1-11 using information from the web postings on pages 1-2. Write your
answers in the spaces provided. For multiple-choice questions, choose the best answer and
blacken ONE circle only.
1.
Read comment A carefully and decide if the following statements are true (T), false (F)
or not stated (X). Put appropriate symbols in the boxes below.
(3 marks)
2.
3.
(1) ridiculous
(line 15)
b. buy
(1) purchase
(line 18)
c. admirers
(1) fans
(line 21)
Look at the word appalled used in line 24 of comment C. Decide which of the
definitions below is closest in meaning.
A. shocked
B. delighted
C. saddened
D. hated
4.
(3 marks)
In comment D, the writer thinks that banning pseudo models from the Book Fair
would help
A. encourage teenagers to read regularly
B. damage the good name of the Book Fair
C. achieve the Book Fairs reading goals
D. attract more visitors to the Book Fair
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6.
(0.5) books
(0.5) TDC
should be
think of them.
Why does the writer of comment F think the pseudo models should be banned from
the Book Fair?
They promote an image which many young girls wrongly feel they have to achieve.
(lines 50-52)
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8.
Find words in comments F and G which mean the opposite of these words:
(3 marks)
a. fat
(1) slim
(line 54)
b. unsuitably
(1) appropriately
(line 50)
c. allow
(1) ban
(line 59)
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10. Read the following replies, matching each with ONE of the comments on pages 1-2.
(6 marks)
Use each letter once only. The first is given to you as an example.
e.g.
I also wish people would stop making such a fuss about the pseudo models.
Like most people who go to the Book Fair each year, I go to enjoy the
books.
CHS, TST
Girls are already under too much pressure to look and behave in certain
ways. Writers who care about their readers know this. As a result, they
make sure that they dress and behave appropriately.
TMY, Pok Fu Lam
I heard rumours that the TDC didnt read any of the books by the pseudo
models. Thank you for clarifying this. Im glad that this decision was made
following discussion of the books and their authors.
SR, NT
The models were at the book fair because they had books for sale there.
Your children are going to see things like this throughout their lives. Im
sorry but I think that hiding such images by banning the models will not help
your children.
KK, Wan Chai
If youd like to express your opinion, you should write to the TDC. As
thousands of people go to the Book Fair, one person not going will have no
impact on this decision.
TJ, Yuen Long
Youre absolutely right. A book fair should not be about defending the
moral standards of society. We should not be told what is good or bad for
us to read. One group of people should not decide which authors we can
meet.
RM, Mid-Levels
11. Complete the information summary below. Identify what the writer does and if the writer agrees or disagrees with the ban. Quote ONE piece of evidence
to justify your response. Some of the details have been completed to help you.
Message
Agrees/Disagrees
with the ban?
(13 marks)
disagrees
C
I dont think TDC have the right to tell us what we can and
cant read.
agrees
literature student
secondary school
student
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