Part A This is the compulsory part.

Read the following article and answer all questions in this

part.
Be Careful at the Book Club, the Author Might Be
There
[1] The living room in the plush apartment on Central Park West was filled
with all the trappings of a traditional book club.
[2] do!en people" mostl# women" perched on sofas and armchairs with
paperbacks on their laps. silver carafe of coffee and a tra# of black$and$
white cookies were set out within arm%s reach. Chatter about weather and
children filled the air before the host cleared her throat and announced that it
was time to start the discussion.
[&] There was 'ust one oddit#( the presence of the book%s author" le)andra
*t#ron. The price for her appearance( +,-..
[/] 0n a new venture that takes the down$to$earth tradition of a book club and
adds the distinctl# 1ew 2ork ingredients of celebrit#" mone# and literar# !eal"
authors have begun signing up to appear in person at book club meetings"
where the# spend an hour or two discussing their works with eager readers in
e)change for a fee.
[-] 3ook the Writer" which was recentl# started b# 4ean 5anff 6orelit!" a
novelist" has attracted authors including 6urt ndersen" . 7. 5omes" 8o9
5eller" 7ichael Cunningham and m# *ohn.
[:] ;or club members" it offers a rare <<<<<<<<<<<<<< to =uestion authors in
person about the writing process" their intentions as stor#tellers and perhaps
a stra# plotline that needs e)planation.
[,] ;or authors" it is a wa# to talk directl# to their readers" hoping to build
word$of$mouth for their books and earning a little mone# on the side for an
evening%s work. >?f the +,-. fee" +/.. goes to the author and +&-. goes to
3ook the Writer.@ The service also benefits publishers who view
discoverabilit# as perhaps their biggest challenge" as bookstores disappear
and book tours and readings decline precipitousl#.
[A] 7s. *t#ron" the first author to take part in 3ook the Writer" said that in the
past she had appeared at book clubs for no charge" sometimes driving
herself out to 1ew 4erse# on a weeknight" battling traffic and missing dinner
with her famil#.
[B] C2ou%re operating at a loss" and that%s ?.6. once in a while"D said 7s.
*t#ron" the author of a 2.11 memoir about growing up with her father" the
novelist William *t#ron. C3ut it becomes like a mit!vah to do it.D
[1.] 0f 3ook the Writer can succeed an#where" it would be 1ew 2ork. The cit#"
home of the publishing industr#" has a glut of both local notable writers and
devoted readers" man# of them with unusuall# deep pockets.
[11] t the meeting 7s. *t#ron attended" club members =ui!!ed her about
wh# she wrote the book" what techni=ues she used to dredge up anti=ue
memories and how she dealt with the fallout from her famil# after the memoir
was published. >C0 was afraid that m# mother would never speak to me again"D
she confessed.@
[12] 7s. 6orelit!" whose novel CdmissionD was adapted into a movie with
Tina ;e#" said that the service grew out of her previous life in Princeton" 1.4."
where she and her husband" the 0rish poet Paul 7uldoon" fre=uentl# hosted
authors at their home. >The authors came free.@
[1&] When the# moved to the 7orningside 5eights neighborhood of
7anhattan" 7s. 6orelit! decided to create a formal version of her old book
club" this time luring authors with compensation for their appearances.
[1/] CThere were so man# writers 0 know and admire who 0 also knew would
appreciate an# income at all"D she said in an email. C7ost of us" whether or
not we are Esuccessful"% reall# struggle financiall# in this cit#. lso" we%ve
reached this point at which we%ve come to assume art should be free" and
cop#right is under assault" etc." and the bald fact is that the artist has to live"
too. *o 0 reall# liked the idea of creating >or at least e)tending@ a new income
source for writers.D
[1-] Publishers have made their own attempts to cultivate book clubs as part
of an attempt to reach out to readers directl# to market and promote books.
[1:] t Fittle" 3rown and Compan#" marketing e)ecutives often make authors
available to appear at book clubs via *k#pe G at no charge. 0n the hopes of
generating earl# bu!!" the publisher has also sent complimentar# copies of
galle#s to about ,- book clubs throughout the countr#" months before the
books G CFife fter FifeD b# 6ate tkinson and CThe HoldfinchD b# Ionna
Tartt" for instance G were released to the public.
[1,] CThe#%re the core reading audience"D said 7iriam Parker" the online
marketing director for Fittle" 3rown. CThe#%re the people who are interested in
finding out about something new. The# have a book ever# month" and the#
talk about them. The#%re the influencers in their communities.D
[1A] 0t remains to be seen whether 3ook the Writer will take off. 7s. 6orelit!
said that she has arranged dates for *usan Choi" the author of C7#
Jducation"D a novel" and Fuke 3arr" whose book CProvence" 1B,.D was
released last #ear. The service is available onl# to book groups that meet in
7anhattan and 3rookl#n" she said.
[1B] 3ill Clegg" a literar# agent and author of two memoirs" is on 7s. 6orelit!%s
roster of available writers. 5e said that her venture" if successful" could spur
imitators.
[2.] C3etween books" writing can be a lonel# business" so a =uick lap through
a room of interested readers who%ve read #our book closel# and prepared to
discuss could onl# be buo#ing"D he said. C;ocused discussion of a book in a
particular communit# spreads the word and provokes sales after reviews and
publicit# die down.D
Part B This is the more difficult section. Read the following two texts and answer all questions
in this part.
Text 1
100,000 Pennies
I broke into the bank on Sunday,
You should see the money I got.
I couldn't drag it home till Monday,
Cause it sure weighed an awful lot.
Then I ______________ down to count it,
nd much to my sur!rise,
whole lot of little brown, little round coins,
"olled out before my eyes
I'#e got a hundred thousand dollars worth of !ennies,
$ot a solitary dollar or a dime,
nd I don't belie#e there's many,
"ich men with a !roblem like mine.
nd I don't think this is any
%ind of ending to a !erfect crime.
I'#e got a hundred thousand dollars worth of !ennies,
nd I'm s!ending it a !enny at a time&
$ow a steak sure would taste delicious,
nd I'#e forgot how a beer would feel,
'ut the man (ust might get sus!icious,
If I ga#e him eight hundred !ennies for a meal.
So I guess I'll (ust weigh myself again,
nd buy me another stick of gum,
I'#e got a hundred thousand dollars worth of !ennies, )ord&
nd I'm li#ing like a !enniless bum&
I'#e got a hundred thousand dollars worth of !ennies,
$ot a solitary dollar or a dime,
nd I don't belie#e there's many,
"ich men with a !roblem like mine.
SHEL!" ALLA" S#L$E%STE#"
Text &
Do you know Chinglish?
*+, S!ringing from the author's !ersonal e-!eriences in China o#er the !ast fi#e years, Chinglish
follows a Midwestern merican businessman des!erately seeking to score a lucrati#e contact for his
family's firm as he tra#els to China only to disco#er how much he doesn't understand. $amed for
the uni.ue and often comical third language that e#ol#es from attem!ts to _____________ Chinese
signs into /nglish, Chinglish e-!lores the challenges of doing business in a culture whose language
0and ways of communicating0are worlds a!art from our own. 1a#id 2enry 2wang's 3best new
work since M. Butterfly, this shrewd, timely and ra4or5shar! comedy3 recei#ed its 'roadway
!remiere in fall 67++. 8hat do our members think about this !lay9
[2] I never really noticed how hard it is to juggle languages and translations
till after I'd stored some foreign languages in my head. So I was pretty
impressed with David Henry Hwang's play. It follows an merican
!usinessman who is trying to ma"e !usiness connections in #hina. $ou have
lots of cross wires% n merican who can't spea" #hinese& #hinese people who
can't spea" 'nglish or that can only spea" and understand it to an e(tent&
)estern e(*pats who slip in and out of the hierarchy& etc. It's all masterfully
handled.
[+] lso nice was the fact that I've never seen Chinglish staged !ut found it
just as enjoya!le to read. $ou can never !e sure of that with a play.
'./.
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[,] Saw the production in #hicago and was heartily amused.
[-] .he use of the /andarin #hinese& poor translation and 'nglish titles
ma"es for a funny night out at the theatre.
[0] .he script conveys the humor 1uite well and you can appreciate his writing
even more than when you see it on stage.
[2] Is this as challenging as some of his earlier wor"3 4o& it's commercial
theatre at its !est& !ut he is tapping into an area of interest not yet e(plored !y
other theatre fol"s. He is& as always& on the cutting edge with his material. He
really is five to ten years ahead of the rest of us when it comes to issues of race.
[5] 6lay has !een optioned for a film& which is not a surprise.
8illiam
6:;<;67+6
[7] .his play is positioned atop a glo!al fault line and dances on it li"e a cra8y
jester. .he situations are current and highly political& !ut the drama remains
as ancient and personal as love. .he twists of this script not only "eep the
narrative 8ooming forward& !ut they help to "eep the readers9viewers off
!alance& !ringing us to une(pected places. .his may !e Hwang's !est wor"
since M. Butterfly& and& li"e that play& it creates a dynamic !etween audience
and production that is clever& engaging& and alive. :I saw the ;oodman staging
in #hicago !efore the !oo"& which I later read& was pu!lished.<
=..
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[=>] ?dd to have read this just after Dave 'ggers's A Hologram for the King.
Similar su!ject matter of a !usiness deal& glo!al competition& etc. I !et this
play wor"s very well onstage& I'm sure the timing of the translations slides is
the "ey to the comedy. In the end& it's pretty light& no deeper passion to really
compel me& !ut I'm sure I'd enjoy seeing it.
)u
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Part A (35 marks)
+. )ook at the dictionary entry for 3tra!!ings3 and choose the best definition for the underlined
word in !aragra!h +.
Tra''ings ;trA! B 4;
CD Instances of ensnaring something or someoneE C'D Instances of lea#ing suddenly or fleeingE
CCD Frnamental co#eringsE C1D Clothing or e.ui!ment.
6. 2ow many !eo!le were there in !aragra!h 69
. 6
'. <
C. +6
1. 6G
:. Hill in the blanks according to the information !ro#ided in !aragra!hs 65:. Ise F$/ word for
each blank only. (7 marks)
Hurniture aD ______________
bD ______________
Hood and 1rink Fffered aD !ot of ______________
bD tray of ______________
To!ics of Chatter aD ______________
bD ______________
In#ited 8riter ______________ ______________
G. 8hich of the following statements is true according to !aragra!h G9
. $ew York authors lo#e elements of celebrity, money and literary 4eal.
'. It was not common for writers to show u! in book clubs before.
C. uthors !ay their readers to chat with them.
1. 'ook clubs are usually established on the ground floor.
?. Suggest a word that can be used to fill in the blank in !aragra!h <. ______________
<. ccording to !aragra!h <, list three things that readers are interested to know. (2 marks)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
@. 8hat does 3it3 in !aragra!h @ refer to9 __________________________________________
J. 8hat does the author of this article think about 'ook the 8riter9
. It is mutually beneficial.
'. It is unfair for writers to get KG77 only.
C. The writers should not ask for !ayment.
1. It is detrimental to the bookstores.
>. Com!lete the following table using information !ro#ided in this article. (6 marks)
Lerson 1escri!tions
uthor of 3My /ducation3.
Thinks there will be more e#ents like 'ook the 8riter.
Thinks book clubs are influential.
8as willing to attend book clubs for free.
film5maker who has created ada!tations.
!oet who often in#ited other writers to his home.
+7. 8hat does it mean when the writer says that readers in $ew York ha#e 3unusually dee!
!ockets39 (2 marks)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
++. 2ow does Styron's mother feel about Styron's memoir9
. Lroud
'. /mbarrassed
C. ngry
1. $ot stated
+6. 8hat does 3free3 in !aragra!h +6 mean9
. The authors came without !aying the host.
'. The authors came because they wanted to.
C. The authors came without demanding any !ayment.
1. The authors were liberated when they came.
+:. Hind words in !aragra!hs +:5+@ which could be re!laced by the followingM (3 marks)
a. attracting ______________
b. free ______________
c. de#elo! ______________
+G. ccording to %orelit4, why do writers need a new way to earn money9 (2 marks)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
+?. 8hich of the following information is not gi#en in this article9
. Lublication year of 3Lro#ence, +>@73
'. $ational success of 'ook the 8riter
C. )ittle, 'rown's marketing strategy
1. Income for !artici!ating in 'ook the 8riter
+<. 8hy does Clegg su!!ort 'ook the 8riter9 (3 marks)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
+@. 8hat is the !ur!ose of this article9
. to e-!lain why authors should talk to their readers regularly
'. to discuss the effects of 'ook the 8riter on communities
C. to introduce 'ook the 8riter as an emerging trend
1. to warn the audience not to be too harsh in book clubs
Part B (35 marks)
Read Text and ans!er "uesti#ns $%2$. ($ marks)
+J. 8hat does 3it3 in stan4a + refer to9 __________________________________________
+>. In which stan4a does the !oet address the audience9 _________
67. 8hich of the following is the most suitable form to fill in the blank in stan4a 69
. sit
'. sits
C. sitting
1. sat
6+. 8hat does 3much to my sur!rise3 in stan4a 6 mean9
. it was not much of a sur!rise
'. it meant much for 3my3 sur!rise
C. it was sur!rised
1. it was sur!rising
66. )ook at the dictionary entry for 3dime3 and choose the best definition for the underlined word in
stan4a :.
i(e ;da m ;
CD coin worth one5tenth of a dollarE C'D n assist in basketballE CCD #ery small areaE C1D
beautiful woman.
6:. 8hy does the !oet start a new line in the middle of the first sentence in stan4a G9 (2 marks)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
6G. Circle the best answers to describe the !oet in stan4as 65?. Choose F$/ answer only for each
stan4a. (& marks)
Stan4a 6 stonished ; 1i44y ; Tired
Stan4a : Lroud ; 1isa!!ointed ; )onely
Stan4a G Considerate ; "ela-ed ; 'ored
Stan4a ? Thirsty ; Ineasy ; Im!atient
6?. 8hy is the !oet reluctant to s!end a huge .uantity of !ennies at once9 (2 marks)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
6<. 8hich word in stan4a < rhymes with 3bum39 ___________________
6@. 8hat did the !oet consider buying for himself with his money9 (3 marks)
aD __________________________________________
bD __________________________________________
cD __________________________________________
6J. 8hich of the following reasons is the best e-!lanation for the du!lication of stan4a C: N @D9
. to highlight the thematic significance of the stan4a by ending the !oem with du!lication
'. to create an ironic effect as the !oet refers to different kinds of 3!roblem3 in these two stan4as
C. to draw the readers' attention to the !oet's !roblem so that they will sym!athi4e with him
1. to suggest that rich men are as miserable as the !oet in the sense that they still got !roblems
Read Text 2 and ans!er "uesti#ns 2'%3$. (7 marks)
6>. Chinglish is a...
. no#el
'. !oem
C. drama
1. mo#ie
:7. 8hat does 3his3 in !aragra!h + refer to9 _____________________________
:+. Suggest a word that can be used to fill in the blank in !aragra!h +. __________________
:6. 8hat does it mean when the writer says that Chinglish is ra4or5shar!9
________________________________________________________________________________
:: 8hich of the following statements is true9
. 1a#id 2enry 2wang wrote M. Butterfly.
'. M. Butterfly also a!!eared in 'roadway.
C. The !rotagonist of Chinglish goes to China to e-!erience dynamics of bilingualism.
1. The !rotagonist of Chinglish is based on 1a#id 2enry 2wang himself.
:G. Tick the correct bo-es. mark will be gi#en for each correct row. (& marks)
Members 2as only read the
scri!ts
Com!ares it to
other works by
2wang
!!reciates the
use of linguistic
elements
Critici4es the use
of racial
stereoty!es
'./.
8illiam
=..
)u
:?. "ewrite !aragra!hs G and J so that they are grammatical and a!!ro!riate for written /nglish. (2
marks)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
:<. 8hy does =.. say that Chinglish 3dances on it like a cra4y (ester39 Llease also state what does
3it3 refer to. (& marks)
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
:@. ( )#l#gram f#r the *ing is a...
. no#el
'. mo#ie
C. drama
1. Insufficient information to tell.
:J. This te-t can be found in...
. a maga4ine on literature
'. a web !age of a reading club
C. the /ntertainment section of a news!a!er
1. an academic (ournal
PA%T A
8rite about 677 words on the following to!icM
+. You are entering a short story com!etition for the school maga4ine. You are re.uired to continue
the following storyM
%e'etition
Fn this remarkable day I was gi#en the chance to e-!erience it again and correct my own
mistakes. I woke u! in the morning as usual, but this was also when I took a different !ath...
Com!lete the story.
PA%T B
Hor .uestions 65>, choose !"E .uestion and write about G77 words.
6. Learning English through )ork'la*e Co((uni*ation
Your friend is working for a large com!any, but the working en#ironment is below satisfactory
because the colleagues are not friendly and the office is dirty. Your friend is considering resignation
and has asked you for your ad#ice. 8rite an email to your friend offering ad#ice on how to im!ro#e
the working en#ironment and when resignation becomes necessary.
:. Learning English through Po'ular Culture
More and more celebrities are found abusing drugs recently. Your form teacher is worried about
their negati#e influences on your classmates. She has asked you to gi#e a s!eech to the class on this
issue as the class monitor. In the s!eech, discuss how these drug5taking celebrities are affecting
teens and encourage your classmates to stay away from drugs.
G. Learning English through ebating
You are the chair!erson of the school debating club. Your club has recently won a debating
com!etition. The school maga4ine wants to know how your club can !erform so well. 8rite an
article for them listing the !re!arations you make before the com!etition and the strategies you use
during the debate. Oi#e a title to your article.
?. Learning English through Poe(s an+ Songs
You are learning how to a!!reciate or understand a !o!ular song or a !oem for !oetry class. 8rite a
diary entry about the methods you learned and e-am!les your teacher used in class.
<. Learning English through ra(a
You are a member of the school drama club. Your club is entering the Shakes!eare Hesti#al and the
!lay your club is going to !erform is R#me# and +uliet. In the !lay, "omeo and =uliet fall in lo#e
with each other e#en though their families are enemies. You ha#e been selected to !lay as the main
character for the !erformance. You want to share your feeling about this o!!ortunity with your best
friend. 8rite an email to your best friend. In this email, include what you think about the character
you are going to !lay as and what you will do to make the character more #i#id or li#ely.
@. Learning English through So*ial #ssues
Some !eo!le think that 2ong %ong teenagers nowadays are too addicted to social networking sites,
such as Hacebook and Twitter. s a teenager, write a letter to the editor of the )#ng *#ng ,#st
about this. In your letter, state both the arguments for and against the #iew that teenagers are too
addicted and finish your letter by e-!ressing your own o!inion.
J. Learning English through Short Stories
Your cousin hates reading and thinks that your habit of reading short stories is a waste of time.
2owe#er, you belie#e that reading short stories is en(oyable and meaningful. 8rite a letter to
con#ince your cousin that reading short stories is not a waste of time and recommend your fa#orite
short story to him.
>. Learning English through S'orts Co((uni*ation
You ha#e recei#ed an email from Mr. Chan, your L./. Teacher, e-!ressing his concern about the
students' lack of interest in your school. 2e wants to ask you for ideas on a cam!aign to make the
students interested in s!orts. 8rite a re!ly to him with your ideas. In this re!ly, suggest at least two
e#ents for the cam!aign and e-!lain how they can attract the students.
Part A ,rou' #ntera*tion
'elow is an e-tract of a news!a!er articleM
$elson Mandela's memorial ser#ice was su!!osed to be a once5in5a5lifetime e#ent where do4ens of
world leaders (oin thousands of South fricans in a massi#e stadium, all to honor Mandela.
Instead, it turned into a media sensation about a selfie.

2alfway through the ceremony, merican Lresident 'arack Fbama could be seen hel!ing the
1anish Lrime Minister as the two s.uee4ed in with the 'ritish Lrime Minister to take a smiling
!hoto of themsel#es with a camera5!hone.
conser#ati#e radio host s!ent a !ortion of show attacking the Lresident for taking !art in the
selfie. The host said that Fbama was trying to make the memorial ser#ice all about himself.
!hotogra!her said he was confused at the reaction to the selfie and found nothing bad about
!osing for a self5!hoto at this !articular memorial ser#ice.
3ll around me in the stadium, South fricans were dancing, singing and laughing to honour
Mandela,3 he remarked. 3The atmos!here was totally rela-ed P I didn't see anything shocking,
whether he is an merican !resident or not. 8e are in frica.3
Your grou! wants to gi#e a !resentation about selfie and the abo#e news to your class. 1iscuss with
your grou! what you will include in the !resentation. You may want to talk aboutM
what a selfie is
the !ublic reaction to Fbama's selfie in the memorial ser#ice
the arguments for and against taking selfie in formal meetings
anything else you think is im!ortant
Part B #n+i-i+ual %es'onse
+. 2a#e you taken a selfie9
6. 1o you like to see other !eo!le taking selfie9
:. In which situation do you think !eo!le should a#oid taking selfie9
G. 8hy do you think some !eo!le like taking selfie9
?. re there any similar trends like selfie that ha#e a!!eared #ery recently9
<. 1o you think there would be no selfie if there were no Internet9
@. Is selfie limited to young !eo!le only9