UE Section C 99 (1-16)

1. As indicated in the first paragraph, Professor Watson

and the five other anthropologists feel that through
contact with McDonald's, …

D. East Asian societies have undergone a lot of changes.

Source Explanation Skills
tested
Paragraph one, Impact means Reading for
lines 9-10, changes
"while the fast specific
food giant has
had an information
enormous
impact on East
Asian societies"
　
　

2. In the US, consumers tend to go to McDonald's because

it is …

B. A fast place to eat

Source Explanation Skills

tested
Paragraph one, Quick meal Reading for
line 15, "not as means a fast specific
somewhere to place to eat information
have a quick
meal as in the
US"

3. According to Professor Watson, how has McDonald's

affected its competitors?

A. It has encouraged their expansion

Source Explanation Skills

tested
Paragraph two, "Succeed" implies Inference
line 32, "It has expansion
made it possible
for other chains
to succeed"
2. Professor Watson says that McDonald's role …

A. varies a lot in different countries

Source Explanation Skills

tested
Paragraph 1, That means Inference
lines 20-22, McDonald's has to
"The adapt to different
corporation countries. So it
may have its varies a lot from
own imperialist countries to
model but different
wherever it countries
goes, it soon
has to adapt"
2. According to the third paragraph, some Beijing
customers feel ashamed in local restaurants because …

B. Other customers may be eating very expensive food.

Source Explanation Skills

tested
Paragraph "More expensive Inference
three, lines 51- dishes nearby"
53, "a customer means customers
can take his have to have
family to expensive food.
McDonald's for
dinner and not
be made to feel
ashamed by
more expensive
dishes nearby"
2. According to Professor Watson, how successful has the
local fast-food industry been in Mainland China?

B. It has been a failure so far

Source Explanation Skills tested
Paragraph 4, "grim", hopeless" Tone
lines 60-62, and "serious
"however, has sanitation Inference
not taken off problems" are all
because local negative in sense
chains are grim, which indicate
hopeless places failure
with serious
sanitation
problems"

2. Professor Watson views the move from teahouses to

McDonald's in Hong Kong as…

B. a sign of the times

Source Explanation Skills tested

Paragraph five, The old days are Inference
line 72, "The old gone indicates the
days are gone" entry of new
period
2. What does the phrase "thanks to" mean in line 75?

B. because of

Source Explanation Skills tested

Paragraph five, . “Its practice of Inference
lines 72-75, having people
"Professor line up for food”
Watson gives is the reason for
McDonald's creating a more
rather luckily civilized social
credit for helping order. "Thanks to"
to create a more implies the
civilized social meaning of
order in Hong "because of"
Kong, thanks to
its practice of
having people
line up for food"
2. What are the "powerful agents of social change" in the
80?
 D. Children

Source Explanation Skills tested

Paragraph 6, " powerful agents Reference
lines 78-80, "By " refers the
wooing children children
with birthday
parities
complete with
cakes and
candles, gifts
and toys,
McDonald's has
captured the
most powerful
agents of social
changes"

3. According to Professor Watson, what effect has

McDonald's had on many members of the younger
generation in Hong Kong?

C. They don't want to go out with older members of

their family to eat Chinese food

Source Explanation Skills tested

Paragraph six, Parents and Reading for
line 88, "many grandparents specific
Hong Kong are the older information
children are so members.
fond of
McDonald's that
they refuse to
eat with their
parents or
grandparents in
Chinese-style
restaurants or
dim sum tea
houses"

4. According to Professor Watson, the families in Hong

 Kong which are suffering the most as a result of
McDonald's success are those that …

A. have old traditions which they do not want to change.

Source Explanation Skills tested

Paragraph six, Conservative Inference
lines 92-93, "this communities
has caused refers to the
intergenerational families with old
distress in some traditions
of Hong Kong's
more
conservative
communities"
2. How does Professor Watson say his McDonald's study
compares with his earlier research?

B. It has developed naturally from his previous work

Source Explanation Skills

tested
Paragraph 7, lines "logical Inference
95-97, "but he progression"
describes it as a means natural
logical development
progression
arising out of his
earlier more
academic
research"
2. Who does "some" refer to in line 99?

A. politically-correct types

Source Explanation Skills

tested
Paragraph 7, lines The study is Reference
99-101, "Some questioned by
think the study is these politically-
an unacceptable correct types, i.e.
departure for "some"
anthropology; its
validity is
questioned by
these politically-
correct types"

2. What does "departure" mean in line 100?

A. something different

Source Explanation Skills

tested
Paragraph 7, "Departure" Inference
lines 99-101, means something
"Some think the is far away from
study is an the usual meaning
unacceptable of anthropology.
departure for That means
anthropology; its something
validity is different
questioned by
these politically-
correct types"
2. What does "discipline" mean in line 108?

B. anthropology

Source Explanation Skills

tested
Paragraph 7, lines the discipline Reference
107-108, "so to refers to the
ignore it is not subject of
only elitist but instruction in a
also suicidal for university, i.e.
the discipline" anthropology, the
study of mankind.
2. Overall, what is the assessment in Golden Arches East
of the impact of McDonald's on East Asia?

A. There has been a great deal of change which is not

negative and which, in fact, may be positive

Source Explanation Skills tested

Paragraph 1, From the tone, we Reading for
lines 9-10, "it is will know that it is theme
not a negative a positive one
one" Tone

Q 17-33 Cloze Passage

Q A Explanation Skills
tested
17 A The passage says, Context
"reopened late last month
without a single female
teacher or student"
indicates the "exclusion of
women and girls"
18 D To infinitive should be used Infinitive
after a verb
19 C "designated" means Context
ordered
20 B "banning" is a present Present
participle modifying the Participle
previous noun. Rule.
21 B "obeying" is a present Present
participle modifying the
previous noun, men Participle
22 A "Although" should be used Conjunction
to show an adverb clause of
concession One clause is Context
positive in sense, one is
negative.
23 C Whom refers to the Pronoun
religious leaders
24 C "sole" means only. The sole Context
educational practice is to
study the Koran only, so the
leaders are mostly illiterate
25 D A gerund is used after Gerund
"involves" and a to-
infinitive should be used To-infinitive
after "learning"
26 B "by heart" is a common Common
English expression which expression
means “by memory”
27 This item was deleted
28 A "country" is a place. So "in Conjunction
which" is a suitable
conjunction
29 B "cramped living conditions" Context
implies "only means"
30 D A contrast is shown Context
between Iran and
Afghanistan. So "however"
is appropriate
31 D "except" should be used to Context
show the appropriate
situation
32 A Passive voice should be Voice
used as the women do not
whip themselves
33 B "came to power" means get Common
the power expression

Q34-47 Theme Exercise

Q A Explanation Skills
tested
34 A "regular exercises" Context
collocates with "pulling a
trolley full of cardboard Collocation
through traffic" which
shows an irony
35 B "spare enough money to Context
support our senior citizens"
collocates with "respect"
36 D "without a family to Context
maintain" collocates with
"have to work from dawn Cause and
until bedtime" effects
relationshi
p
37 A "affluent society" contrast Contrast
with " "poor countries" with
the use of BUT Context
38 C "family values" collocates Parallelism
with "sense of community"
 Context
39 D "unfortunately" shows a Context
negative tone so does
"deep shame"
40 B Elderly "still working all day Context
long" collocates with"
unfortunately"
41 C "show thousands more" Context
collocates with "less
unusual" Collocation
42 D A contrast is shown Context
between "lives somewhat
easier" and" by no means
adequate"
43 C "saved all their lives" Context
collocates with "still have to
find a job"
44 A Savings cannot be Context
replenished
Collocation
45 D "forced to live on $2440 a Context
month" collocates with
"costly city" Collocation
46 B If the officials "tried to live Context
on that amount for a
month" , they will" be more Cause and
realistic in fixing the effect
amount"
relationshi
p
47 A "worked for 50 years" Context
collocates with "old age"
Collocation

Q48- 69

Q A Explanation Skills
tested
48 Scientists Paragraph 1, lines 6- Reading for
 7 "despite the specific
exhaustive efforts of information
amine scientists and
lengthy inquiries by
police, no one has
determined why the
dolphins are dying"
49 skins Paragraph 2, lines 2- Reading for
3"The skins of the specific
dolphins are no information
scarred"
50 scars Paragraph 2, lines 2- Reading for
3"The skins of the specific
dolphins are no information
scarred"
51 killed The whole article is Theme
about the death of
dolphins
52 Diseases Paragraph three, Reading for
line 2, "the dolphins specific
are dying of a virus information
such as the disease
that wiped out 65
Mediterranean
dolphins in 1985"
53 Neat Paragraph two, line Reading for
8 "a neat, fist-sized specific
hole" information
54 Killed Paragraph three, Inference
line 10, "killer
dolphins"
55 Dolphins Paragraph three, Reading for
line 10, "killer specific
dolphins" information
56 military Paragraph four, lines Reading for
11-12, "American specific
military's dolphin information
programme"
57 Didn't Paragraph six, line Inference
work 18 "an accident
occurred" implies
didn't work
58 Enemy Paragraph 5 lines 8- Reading for
divers 9, "they were taught specific
to recognize enemy information
 divers as a threat"
59 Dangerous Paragraph 6 lines 3- Reading for
depth 6, "to attack an specific
intruding diver by information
forcing him down to
a dangerous depth"
60 Submarine Paragraph 5 line6, Reading for
s "to patrol US specific
submarines in information
harbours and
stationary warships
in the open sea"
61 Warships Paragraph 5 line6, Reading for
"to patrol US specific
submarines in information
harbours and
stationary warships
in the open sea"
62 Harness Paragraph 5, lines 4- Reading for
5, "Dolphins, fitted specific
with harnesses information
around their necks
and with tiny
electrodes planted
under their skin"
63 Stress Paragraph 5, lines 9- Reading for
levels 12, "and the stress specific
levels they exhibited information
when they saw one
were picked up by
their electrodes and
transmitted back to
on-board control
room"
64 Electrode Paragraph 5, lines 4- Reading for
5, "Dolphins, fitted specific
with harnesses information
around their necks
and with tiny
electrodes planted
under their skin"
65 Charge Paragraph 6, line 7, Reading for
"a small explosive specific
charge in the information
harness on the
underside of the
 neck could be
denoted by remote
control"
66 Lowered Paragraph 6, line 19, Reading for
"while the dolphins specific
being lowered into information
the Mediterranean"
67 Nervous Paragraph 6, line 21, Reading for
"they became over- specific
stressed and information
ignored signals from
their operators" Vocabulary
68 Operators' Paragraph 6, line 21, Reading for
signals "they became over- specific
stressed and information
ignored signals from
their operators"
69 unsure Paragraph 6, line 24 Inference
"others are less
sure"

Paragraph 6, lines
29-30, "It is a
fantastic tale. But so
far it has not been
disproved. It's a
very tempting
theory"

Q. 70 -80 Matching

Q A Explanation Skills
tested
70 J "How's it going?" goes with Response
"pretty well" Extension
71 E "What's the latest on that" Extension
goes with "unfortunately
that's not going to happen
now"
72 H "bored" goes with "the same Register
 songs" Extension
73 L "high energy stuff" goes with Register
"the fans are still on a high"
Extension
74 I "describe NO DOUBT" is Extension
extended to be "a high
energy band"
75 F "so big" collocates with "so Register
popular"
Extension
76 C "What’s the worst thing" Extension
goes with "doing press
interviews"
77 B "howdid you find the crowd" Extension
goes with "odd, completely
manic during the song.. t "
78 K "I really don't want to do this Extension
today" goes with "but it has
to be done so we just get on
it"
79 G "writing material" goes with Register
"working out new songs"
Extension
80 A "how you thought" goes with Register
" never really imagined"
Extension

81- 98 Proof Reading

Q Answer Skills
tested
81 Cross out "are" Tense

Bicycles belong on the road is a

correct sentence with present
active, Passive voice should not
be used
82 Put s to form a plural form Singularity
"pedestrian"
Agreement
It should be in the plural form
 as there are many pedestrians
in the parks
83 Correct
84 Replace "is" with "are" Singularity

A plural form should be used Agreement

because "people" is plural
85 Correct
86 Add "are" between "which" and Missing
"open" verb

"open" is an adjective here. A

verb should be added
87 Cross out "too" Negative
transfer
"On the many kilometers" is from
correct . The presence of "too" Chinese
is a negative transfer from
Chinese
88 Replace "existing" with "exist" Tense

"tracks which exists from"

should be the correct one. A
simple present tense should be
used
89 Cross out "to" Common
expression
A verb should follow WHY
90 Cross out "much" Parallelism

"much" is redundant. There is

no "much" in the phrase "or too
short"
91 Add "the" between Definite
"understood" and "dangers" article

The article "the" should be

added to define the dangers
92 Replace "create" with "created" Tense

Present perfect tense should

be used as following "have"
93 Replace "in" with "to" Common
expression
Common English expression,
"to risk"
94 Correct
95 Add "be" between "to" and "on" Missing
verb
A verb should be added after
"to"
96 Cross out "can" Model verb

Model verb should not be used

here
97 Add "to" between "right" and To-infinitive
"enjoy"

"to" should be added between

two verbs
98 Cross out "to" Tense

A verb should be followed

immediately after "can"