HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2007
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 1A
Part 1
1. D [i-pod]
2. A [head-phones]
3. [e.g.]
4. J [watch]
5. K [t-shirt]
6. G [sports shoes]
7. F [shampoo]
8. E [perfume]
9. I [sun lotion]
Part 2
9.
Teeth E
Neck D
Body shape F
Hair B
Feet C
10. (in any order)
(i) milk
(ii) honey
(iii) flour
(iv) oil
11. C [2, 3 and 4]
12. elaborate
13. 2 years
14. 4 [the characteristic feature of sth]
15. lengthen
16. False
17. the number of rings
18. B [something popular]
19. decorate
20. C [people who wrote the article]
21. (in any order)
(i) whale bone
(ii) wood
(iii) metal
22.
It is because people now realise that the old-fashioned corset often did damage to the wearer's organs and are very uncomfortable to wear. (any other reasonable answers based on the information of the passage acceptable.)
23.
(i) Go to the gyms
(ii) Go on a diet
(iii) Use slimming products
(iv) Have plastic/cosmetic surgery
24. A [surprised]
25.
Wear neck rings: Y Y
Wear wigs: Y Y
Wear make-up: Y Y
Have cosmetic surgery: N Y
Bind their feet: Y N
Wear tooth jewellery: N Y
26. B [Beauty: Different times, different places]
27. (any reasonable answers supported by 2 examples found in the passage acceptable)
28.
(i) important
(ii) influential
29. A [They think he is good and easy to work with.]
30. Hong Kong // HK
31. four // 4
32. brutally
33. D [rude]
34. restaurant
35. C [the fashion industry]
36. A [less than]
37. D [he wanted to wear a different style of clothes.]
38. book
39. Germany
40. brothers or sisters // brother or sister
41. read
42. strict // tough
43. close
44. Paris // France
45. sixteen // 16
46. award
47. Chanel
48. Lagerfeld's parents were rich. Clues: (any two acceptable) 1. his father was a successful businessman; 2. he had a privileged childhood; 3. he was said to demand a personal servant when he was four years old
49. B [fashion]
50.
(i) photographs
(ii) books
(iii) edited
51. D [Lagerfeld usually designs expensive clothes but H&M clothes are cheap.]
52. not happy
53. adoring
54. A [The King of Fashion]
