Sport

Sport There are 51 questions in this paper.

PRACTICE PAPER 2A — READING Time allowed: 1 hour

Text 1 Read the guide to Summer Sports below and then answer questions 1–13. (19 marks)

Summer Sports activities for children of all ages

Tennis for Teens

The Military Club, Jordan, is offering tennis coaching to groups of up to eight teenagers aged 11-16
during the summer holidays. Sessions are from 9 till 11 or 3 to 5. The cost is $50 per person per session.
Individual coaching is also available – rates and times are negotiable. Teenagers enrolled on tennis
courses can use the Club’s changing rooms and showers. Students paying in advance for ten sessions
are entitled to eat at the Club restaurant. Phone 2332 1425

Kowloon Swimming
Come and teach your toddler to swim! Mother and baby swimming classes every morning 10 – 11am.
A specialist infant swimming instructor will show you how you can teach your baby to swim – simply
and safely. We take children up to the age of 3 years and 6 months. (Babies under 6 months learn best!)
Each session is $35. Or obtain a discount by booking ten sessions for $300. Swimming is such a vital
skill – and your baby will love it! Phone 2325 6890

Wind-surfing – Repulse Bay

Ever fancied yourself as the next San-San? Well, now’s your chance! Daily 2hr wind-surfing
sessions for 15 -18 year olds are up-and-running at the Repulse Bay Beach Club. Complete beginners
are welcome. You will receive basic training from an expert. $150 for a session, including hire of
wind-surfer. Simply turn up on the day, or book your sessions in advance. 10% discount if you book
10 sessions! 5% discount for groups (maximum 4 people per group). Safety first – good swimmers
only, please. Phone 2546 9087

Table-tennis at Grantham School, Ho Man Tin

Primary pupils can take table-tennis classes in our air-conditioned sports hall. These popular sessions
have been running since 2000. Pupils can play and practise all day. Lunch is available on campus. We
are open from 8am to 6pm. We are the perfect place for working parents to place their children. As
well as playing table-tennis, students can watch DVDs from our library or play on Playstations. (All
games, including students’ own games are checked for suitability). $200 per day, not including meals.
Phone 2334 5618

Indoor Sports Centre

Have you ever thought about learning how to rock-climb? Hong Kong is a great place for it – with
many good climbs of varying difficulty. But before you start, get some practice on the Climbing Wall
at our Centre in Shek Kip Mei. Don’t worry – it is completely safe! You are always attached to ropes,
and expert instructors are always on hand. One hour sessions: $50 for secondary students (minimum
age 12 years); adults: $75. All equipment is provided. Phone 2345 7610

Gymnastics – Yau Ma Tei

Gymnastics is a great way for boys and girls to get really fit! We run daily morning gymnastics sessions
for 12-16 year olds during the summer months. We have three classes – beginner, intermediate and
advanced – so you will only do activities that are safe for you. All our instructors are professionally
qualified. $50 for each two-hour session. After this course you’ll feel good and you’ll look good!
Phone 2309 6756

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 Basketball Club
Are you between 12 and 16? Then, come and improve your skills with the help of a professional
trainer! We offer a three-week course (weekday mornings only) in an air-conditioned indoor court. We
teach you different skills each day, and each session ends with a 20-minute game. It’s a great way to
meet new friends and to build your skills! Come and join us at the Young People’s Club, Tsim Sha Tsui.
$20 per 2hr session. Phone 2554 8877

Write the letter(s) (A-G) next to each question. The first has been done for you as an example.
(6 marks)
Which activity does not take place in Kowloon? a. C

1. Which activity is for mothers and babies? 1.

2. Which activity claims to improve your appearance? 2.

3. Which activity is for Primary pupils? 3.

4. Which activity is the most expensive for one session? 4.

5. Where can you get one-to-one training? 5.

6. Which activities take place in air-conditioned buildings? 6. and

Decide whether these statements are True, False or the information is Not Given. Put a tick in ONE box
only for each statement. (5 marks)
True False Not stated
7. All summer tennis students can use the Military Club’s restaurant.
8. You have to pay extra for equipment when you go windsurfing.
9. You can join Gymnastics if you have never done any Gymnastics before.
10. You can get a discount at the Indoor Sports Centre if you bring a friend.
11. Twelve-year-olds can go to the Basketball Club.

12. Which activities can be dangerous and so refer to safety issues? Fill in the table below. One has been
done for you as an example. (6 marks)
Kowloon Swimming teach your baby to swim — simply and safely

13. Your aunt and uncle both work full time. They want to find something to occupy their son Alex,
aged 10, during the day in the holidays. (2 marks)

Based on the information in the guide, which activity would you recommend for Alex, and why?

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 Text 2 Read the following article and then answer questions 14 – 32. (21 marks)

Height of their ambitions

Kat Yan Lai-hing, Bronte Yan Siu-lai and Joyce Yan Lai-seung are very unusual
sisters. All three of them are climbers. “Actually, we are from a big family,” said Kat.
“There are seven sisters, but we three are the only ones who climb. The short-haired,
wide-smiling, bespectacled trio are a regular sight at rock climbing sites around Hong
5 Kong. These include Shek O, Tung Lung Island to the east of Lei Yue Mun, Fei Ngo
Shan, Beacon Hill and Lion Rock.

Kat, the tiniest of the trio, has recently taken third place in China’s second
national ice-climbing championship at Long Qing Xia, near Beijing, in January. “I was
really surprised,” says the 1.42-metre climbing instructor and secretary of the Hong
10 Kong Chinese Alpine Association. “It was the first time I’d attended the competition,
and only the second time I’d tried ice-climbing. I was the only woman from Hong Kong,
and I had paid my own way to get there. There were all these other Chinese climbers
from teams with sponsors and coaches and everything, and I was just there with one
other male climber from Hong Kong. We felt a bit like orphans.”

15 Kat explained that in ice-climbing the climbers had to race 14 metres up a sheer
ice wall, using picks and crampons. She said that in ice climbing being short is not as
much of a disadvantage as it is for rock climbing, where a couple of extra centimetres
can make a big difference. While her success went unnoticed in Hong Kong, she
attracted considerable interest from the mainland media. She was interviewed by
20 several Beijing newspapers and appeared on national television. For third place, she
won 1,000 yuan (HK$930) and a trophy. She hopes to compete again next year if she
can afford the trip.

Kat began climbing six years ago, and perfected her skills at the Shek Kip Mei
Indoor Sports Centre, which has a climbing wall. The centre is conveniently close to
25 the flat which the three sisters share, so they often train together. Bronte is also a
qualified rock-climbing instructor, while Joyce is also a member of the Hong Kong
Chinese Alpine Association.

Who is the best? While Kat comes first in ice-climbing, she and Joyce agree
Bronte is the best rock climber. “Bronte is more of a purist – she likes to just get out there
30 and climb by herself,” says Joyce. “She has been asked to represent Hong Kong before,
but was unable to because she hurt her back.”

Says Bronte: “Maybe I take more risks. One time I fell about three metres and hit
my head. I was really annoyed with myself for making a mistake. In fact, I’ve been to
hospital twice, which was horribly painful.” She shrugs. “It can be a dangerous sport but
35 it is worth it.” Joyce says the best part of climbing is reaching the top. “It’s always a great
feeling. I feel very satisfied, especially when I know I have really challenged myself. I
think the hardest climb in Hong Kong is Tung Lung Island.”

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14. According to paragraph 1, why are Kat, Bronte and Joyce unusual?

15. In line 4, what does ‘bespectacled’ mean?

16. Kat says in line 9 that she was ‘surprised’ because

17. In line 14, what does ‘We’ refer to?

18. In line 14, Kat says ‘We felt like orphans’ because ....
A. they did not have their parents with them.
B. they didn’t have Kay’s sisters with them.
C. they had not been ice-climbing before.
D. they didn’t have a support team with them. 18.

19. Look at the word ‘sheer’ in line 15. Now look at the dictionary entry for ‘sheer’ below. Which
meaning corresponds to the meaning in line 15? Write the correct number in the box provided.

sheer adj 1 (of fabrics) thin, light, almost transparent, e.g. sheer tights
2 (often used for emphasis) complete, total, e.g. It was a sheer nonsense
3 very steep, e.g. It’s a sheer drop to the sea.
sheer v 4 PHV sheer away from sth to suddenly change direction,
e.g. At the last moment the car sheered away, just missing the lorry.
19.

20. According to paragraph 3, it is useful to be tall when rock climbing.

True False Not stated

21. According to paragraph 3, the Hong Kong media the media in Beijing.
A. was more interested in Kat than
B. was less interested in Kat than
C. was not all interested in Kat, compared with
D. did not notice 21.

22. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in paragraph 4?

A. The three sisters live in the same flat.
B. They all live near the Shek Kip Mei Sports Centre.
C. The three sisters train at the Centre.
D. The three sisters are instructors at the Centre. 22.

23. According to paragraph 5, Bronte has never been a member of the Hong Kong climbing team.
True False Not stated

24. In line 35, ‘It’s’ refers to

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 25. Bronte’s approach to rock-climbing is that ....
A. she is a risk-taker.
B. she is more careful than the others.
C. she doesn’t mind if she gets hurt.
D. she never makes mistakes. 25.

26. An alternative title for the article could be ....

A. Sisters in tough competition.
B. Seven sisters are sports heroes.
C. Hong Kong woman wins mainland ice-climbing competition.
D. Three sisters support each other to the top. 26.

Below Bronte talks about rock-climbing. However, there are some missing words. Read paragraphs 5
and 6 of the article and then fill in each blank with ONE word only which best completes the sentence,
keeping the meaning of the original text. Note that the most suitable word may or may not appear in the
article. You should also make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. The first two have been
done for you as examples.

My sisters (a) me a purist, and I suppose that’s true. I’m a. call

not really (b) in competitions and trophies, and so on. b. interested

For me the challenge is not to beat other people, but to

challenge(27) . I like climbing for itself. In fact I often 27.

go climbing on my (28) . All the same, I would 28.

(29) happy to join the Hong Kong team, if they 29.

(30) me again. Last time, I couldn’t join them because 30.

I (31) injured my back. I’ve been in hospital twice with 31.

injuries and they (32) a lot. But that’s what happens in 32.

climbing.

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 Text 3 Read the following Tom’s diary account and then answer questions 33 – 51. (20 marks)

Dear Diary….

Well, today was one of the best days of my life!

It didn’t start too well. I was fast asleep when my mum woke me, shouting that
it was time to get up. As I slowly came round I felt dizzy and sick, like I had flu. For a
moment or two I couldn’t remember what I had to be up for. It was Saturday – what was
5 the big hurry? I forced my brain to think, but it was like walking through deep mud – so
slow, and so tiring. What was I supposed to be getting up for?

Then, with a shock, I remembered. Today was the final of the inter-school
basketball competition, and I was playing for the school team! My brain suddenly cleared.
I felt a ripple of fear in my chest. My heart started beating fast. I clearly saw myself
10 stepping out on to the court, with all those people watching and all the noise of kids
from school cheering us on. Oh no! I couldn’t do this! Suddenly I felt so tired that I could
hardly get out of bed.

And I really was tired. I had lain awake for hours in the night, worrying about
the game. I kept imagining how I would make terrible mistakes and give away points to
15 the other side. I knew I was the worst player on the team. In fact, I knew I was only
playing because our star player got injured last week. I was most afraid that I would let
the others down.

At breakfast mum kept telling me to eat something, (“You need this banana
for energy!”) but it was no good. I was so nervous that everything I ate just tasted like
20 paper. Dad was trying to be encouraging – he kept saying how he knew I would do well,
and how proud he was of me. Even Jenny, who has no interest in sport whatever, wished
me ‘good luck’, and said she was coming to watch ‘my baby brother’.

Everyone at home was happy for me. They were all looking forward to the match.
But I just wanted a large hole to open up in the ground and swallow me until the game
25 was over.

But of course, no hole did swallow me up. Everything was normal, (apart from
my stomach full of butterflies,) as we made our way to the stadium in Yau Ma Tei. It was
packed and intimidating, just as I had imagined it. But I felt better when I saw my team
mates in the changing room. Some of them looked pale, as if they hadn’t slept much
30 last night either – but we didn’t talk about anything bad like that. Instead, we laughed
loudly and teased each other. We boasted about how we were going to ‘kill’ the other
team, and beat them by 50 points. We shouted and pushed each other around the
changing room to help ourselves relax. By now I was feeling less nervous. As the match
start time got closer, I realised I just wanted to get on with it.

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35 I can’t remember any details about the match itself — except we beat them!
I don’t even know the final score. I scored a few double-pointers but I can’t remember
how.

My main memories of the match are of the incredible cheering from the crowd.
The kids from our school made so much noise! Every time we lost a few points, they
40 urged us to play harder and harder. As I got tired towards the end I could feel their
energy driving me on. It was a fantastic feeling. All of us on the team knew that there
was no way that we could let our school down. And we didn’t! As the final whistle blew, I
felt relieved as much as delighted.

After the match, a strange thing happened. My dad came up to me and gave
45 me a hug. He had tears in his eyes. “Well done, son!” he whispered. Now, my dad practically
never hugs me, and I’ve never, ever, seen him cry. It was a big day for all of us.

33. Look at the phrasal verb ‘come round’ in line 3. Now look at the dictionary entry for ‘come round’
below. Which meaning corresponds to the meaning in line 3? Write the correct number in the box
provided.

come round PH V 1 to come by a longer route than usual, e.g. The road was
blocked so we had to come round by the back way. 2 (of a regular event),
e.g. Christmas seems to come round quicker every year. 3 (also come to) to
regain consciousness, esp. after fainting, e.g. Throw some water on his face
– he’ll soon come round. 4 to visit sb or a place, usu in the same town or
city, e.g. Do come round and see us some time.
33.

34. At first the writer does not think he needs to get up because

35. In paragraph 3, how does the writer feel when he remembers that he is playing in a match?
A. very excited.
B. very disappointed.
C. very frightened.
D. very confident. 35.

36. In paragraph 3, what word means ‘a small wave’?

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37. According to paragraph 4, the writer feels tired because he ....
A. has not had enough sleep.
B. has done too much training.
C. is ill.
D. is no good at basketball. 37.

38. According to paragraph 4, what is the writer’s worst fear?

39. In lines 18 – 19, who says ‘You need this banana for energy!’?

40. In lines 19 – 20, the phrase ‘it tasted like paper’ means

41. In line 21, who is Jenny?

42. What are the writer’s feelings about the match in paragraph 6?
A. He is happy to play for his school.
B. He is looking forward to it.
C. He wishes he did not have to play it.
D. He wishes he had already finished the game. 42.

43. In line 27, what does ‘It’ refer to?

44. According to paragraph 7, the writer’s team members confidently expect to win by 50 points.
True False Not stated

45. By the end of paragraph 7, the writer ....

A. feels very nervous.
B. does not feel nervous at all.
C. realises everything will be OK.
D. would like the game to start. 45.

46. In paragraph 7, which word means ‘very full’?

47. According to paragraph 8, the final score in the match was very close.
True False Not stated

48. In line 42, ‘we didn’t’ is short for: We didn’t

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 49. What is the ‘strange thing’ that happens (line 44)?

50. Why does the writer’s father ‘whisper’? (line 45)

51. Briefly explain how the writer’s feelings about the match change from before the match to after it.
(2 marks)

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PRACTICE PAPER 2B — WRITING

Complete both tasks. Time allowed: 11/2 hours

Task 1 (100 words)

You are a F5 student at Kowloon Secondary College. You are helping to arrange your school’s Sports
Day. Your PE teacher, Mr Choy, has asked you to write a letter to Andy Lam, a former student at the
school, inviting him to present the trophies on Sports Day. Andy Lam is now a well-known footballer and
is popular with the students. He is a very appropriate person to present the trophies.

Write a letter to Andy Lam inviting him to present the trophies. Sports Day is on Friday 25 June. The
events start at 1pm and the presentation will be at about 5pm. Write about 100 words in total.

Task 2

Write about 250 words on ONE of the following topics.

1. Most Form 4 and Form 5 students do not do enough exercise, in school or out of school. Why is this?
What can schools do to encourage students to exercise more?

2. Look at the picture below. You are in the scene. Write a story about what happens. (Note that although
this scene is at a sports stadium, the story does not have to be about the match. It could go off in a
completely different direction.)

END OF PAPER

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