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English News Reading Test 1 Vocab

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The government has a (a)   a lot of money to the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (Scholar) to promote students' English speaking proficiency.

2.

It seems despite all these i (a)   students don't speak up and use the language.

3.

It seems despite all these plans students cannot be p (a)   to speak up and use the language.

4.

Redesigning the HKDSE English paper would ___ students ____ speak English and improve their general English proficiency

a)

force...to

b)

make...to

c)

recommend...to

d)

aim...at

5.

Students would then be more motivated to ___ more time ___ studying English.

a)

devote...on

b)

devote...at

c)

devote...to

d)

devote...with

6.

Students would then be more motivated to spend more time on b____ u____ their English skills.

(a)  

7.

However, it is worth trying when we look at its positive impact on students learning a (a)   English.

8.

This new exam format would better m (a)   students to enhance their communication skills.

9.

I ____ ____ English at primary school, but my aunt encouraged me to use it.

a)

struggle with

b)

struggle at

c)

struggled at

d)

struggled with

10.

When some students e (a)   difficulties in English, those who lack continued effort may simply give up learning it.

11.

When some students face difficulties in English, those who lack d (a)   (continued effort) may simply give up learning it.

12.

When some students face difficulties in English, those who lack p (a)   (continued effort) may simply give up learning it.

13.

A student does homework till late night, gets up late, is sleepy while having the lesson, then sleeps late at night. This is a v____ c____.

(a)  

14.

I gradually lost confidence and felt too e (a)   to use English in public.

15.

Thanks to these activities and the interaction I experienced, I regained my e (a)   to use English.

16.

Thanks to these activities and the interaction I experienced, my eagerness for the language is r (a)   .

17.

Students should c (a)   each opportunity they have to pracrice using English.

18.

Attending after-school is becoming increasingly p____ a____ students in Hong Kong.

(a)  

19.

While some consider attending tutorials an a (a)   to chance to revise, others regard it as a way to make themselves more self-diciplined to study.

20.

However, some problems may ____ ____ attending tutorial classes.

a)

arose from

b)

arising from

c)

arise from

d)

arised from

21.

Also, students may be i____ o____ handling school and tutorial classes simultaneously.

(a)  

22.

Relying too much on exam-oriented materials may make students forget the purpose of schooling which is the p (a)   of knowledge.

23.

More than 3,000 students were interviewed about what made them stressed and how they ____ ____ their daily stress.

a)

cope among

b)

cope with

c)

cope against

d)

cope on

24.

Having spent a lot of money n (a)   them, their parents often have unrealistic expectations of their children.

25.

As for what the students did to reduce pressure, the findings r (a)   a similar pattern in the three places.