P5 General Studies Unit 1
ECONOMIC SITUATION
1. The _____________ industry is the main economic activity in
HK.
2. Four key industries in HK:
a. ____________________ b. ___________________
c. ____________________ d. ___________________
3. The three types of trade in HK:
a. _______________ b. ________________
c.________________
4. HK as a __________ port because of factors such as its
excellent __________ ________ and _______ ________
policy.
5. Trade is the activity of ________ and __________.
6. Hong Kong is in southeast ________.
7. With frequent trade activities, the demand for services such
as ______, ________, ________ ________ and __________
increases. This encourages the development of the _______
_______ in HK.
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8. Different types of financial services industry in HK:
a. ________________
b. _______________
c. ________________
d. ________________
9. Hong Kong has various advantages to make it a well-known
international financial center include a ______ ________
______ of the financial markets, a good ________ ______
and an environment that allows the ____ ______ of
information.
10. They provide _______ financial servies for ______ and
_________.
11. Types of professional services in HK:
a. __________________
b. __________________
c. ____________________
d. _______________________________
12. HK has as prosperous ________ industry. Tourists spend
_________ HK and bring ______ to related service industries
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such as _______, _________ and __________.
13. In 2003, HK had an outbreak of SARS, HK government
cooperate with China to the “ ___________ ________
______.
14. They build water __________ facilities to solve
the _________ problems.
15. Different continents have different __________ that nurture
various plants and animals.
16. The largest continent is _____________.
17. The smallest continent is _____________.
18. The largest ocean is _____________.
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19. The smallest ocean is _____________.
20. Name of the natural disasters.
a. _______________ b. ________________
c.________________ d. ________________
e. ________________ f. __________________
g.__________________ h. _________________
21. Crust is made of ________.
22. Mantle consists of hot _______.
23. Core is made of ________.
24. The _________ layer of Earth is a ________ crust.
25. The ______ is the center of the Earth. It has a very high
__________.
26. The plates move as the _________ flows.
27. When the plates move, the _________ shakes violently,
___________ may occur.
28. When the plates move, the ________ spews from the cracks
of the crust, ________ ________may occur.
29. When the plates move, the _________ tumbles vigorously,
forming tremendous wave striking the coast, __________
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may occur.
30. These natural disasters often cause many _______ and
_________. People may also lose their ___________.
31. Natural disasters also have significant impacts on the
victim’s ________, ___________ and _____________.
32. Preventive measures for natural disasters.
a. _______________________________________
b. _______________________________________
c. ________________________________________
32. The effects of natural disasters.
a. ____________________________________
b. ____________________________________
c. ____________________________________
33. What causes the earthquakes?
_________________________________________________
34. When an earthquake happens, we should:
a. ________________________________
b. __________________________________
35. When a tsunami warning is issued, we should:
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a. ___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
36. What causes the tsunami?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
37. Name of the rescue organizations.
a. ____________________________________
b. ____________________________________
c. __________________________________
38. How these rescue organizations help disaster victims:
a. ____________________________________
b. ____________________________________
c. __________________________________
d. ___________________________________
P4 General Studies Unit 1-2
1. HK is in _________ _________. It is a city in the
____________of China.
2.Hong Kong has _______ flatland than hills. Its flatland is
mainly located in __________ and _________ New Territories
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and __________.
3. HK has _______ coastlines and many islands.
4. HK is in the ____________ of Asia.
5. The methods of overcome the problem of insufficient land
for development.
a.__________________________________
b.__________________________________
c.__________________________________
d.__________________________________
6. The winter in HK is _______, ________ and _______ rain.
7. The spring in HK is _______, ________and _______.
8. The summer in HK is _______ and _______ rain.
9. The autumn in HK is _______ and _______.
10. Lama Island is in the _________ of HK.
11. ______ ________ _______ ________ issues the
weather information.
12. “Weather” refers to the weather condition of a place in
an _____ ______ of time.
13. “___________” is the average weather condition over
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a long period of time in wide area.
14. A __________ is a piece of land mostly surrounded by
water and joined at one end to larger piece of land.
15. The ______ _______ condenses and becomes small
water droplets when it is cooled. The water droplets
form _______ in the sky.
16. HK has been developing new towns since the ________.
17. Liquid form of water, condensation in the middle of the air
is ________.
18. Liquid form of water, condensation to water droplets when
cooled in the sky is ________.
19. Liquid form of water, water droplets on leaves is ________.
20. Solid form of water, water freezes on leaves is _______.
21. New towns in HK.
a. ____________ b. ____________
c. ____________ d. ____________
e. ____________ f. ____________
g. ____________ h. ____________
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I. ____________ j. ____________
22. New Towns development in HK is mainly in _____
_________.
23. Lands in 1980s and 1990s are gained mainly through
_______________.
24. Why did HK government use reclamation for New Towns
Development?
_____________________________________________
25. The months with the highest average temperature are
______ and ________.
26. The months with the lowest average temperature are
______ and ________.
27. In a year, _________ and _______ are the months with the
highest average rainfall.
28. In a year, _______ and _______ are the months with the
lowest average rainfall.
29. Water cycle
a. When the sun shines on the water, water evaporates and
becomes ___________ ___________.
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b. The water vapor rises and cools down. It condenses to
__________ _________ _________.
c. Small water droplets gather and form ___________.
d. Water droplets in clouds get heavier and finally turn into
_______ and fall down.
30. Bad weather threatens ________ and causes ____________
damage.
31. Bad weather happened in HK.
a. _______________
b. _________________
c. __________________
d. __________________
32. ______ _________ and _____________ help us safe.
33. ________, _______ and ___________ _______ help us
when we are hurt or ill. We should be _________ to them.
34. There are _________ country parks in HK.
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35. How should we prepare for the outing?
a. We should check the _________ and us
__________ ___________.
b. We should ________ ahead and choose ________
___________ to wear and bring suitable things.
36. What should we bring for the outing?
a. ____________________________
c.
37. We should ________ _________ to safety on an outing.
We should not walk along _________.
38. What facilities are there at a public beach?
a. ________________ b. __________________
c. ________________ d. ___________________
e. ________________ f. ___________________
g. ____________________________
39. We should use the facilities ________, pay attention to
__________ and _________ the countryside.
40. When we swim at the beach, we should pay attention to the
________ and the _________ _________.
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41. We should only swim at beaches with ___________.
42. We should also keep beaches _______ and _______ for
animals.
43. When the _____ _______ is flying. We shouldn’t swim here.
44. Don’t touch the animals in the beach. Some of them have
_________ _________.
45. We can read about the park at the _________________.
46. We can read the _____________ to find the way.
47. We can check our location on the ___________ _________.
48. We can wash their hands at the ___________.
49. We can change into the swimming suit at _________
_______.
50. If we feel unwell, we can go to _______ ___________.
51. If we feel thirsty, we can go to _________ to buy drinks.
52. We can’t swim outside ______ _________.
53. Without rubbish bins, visitors will _______ their rubbish
___________.
54. If the red flag is flying, it is very ___________.
55. Rules for using Sports Centre
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a. No _________ or ____________.
b. Take ________ ________ of the facilities.
c. Keep the changing rooms ________ or __________.
d. Leave the court when your time is ______.
56. When you see wild animals, do not ______ or ______ them.
57. What animals do you see at the beach?
a. _______________ c. _______________
b. _______________ d. _______________
58. If the animal is sick, please take them to the _________.
59. Animals go through ________, __________ and ________.
We should be good owners throughout our pets’ lives.
60. Even though the pet is sick, you can’t _______ and do
_________ for it.
61. Keeping pets is not easy. We should think ______________
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Before getting pets. We should take good _________ for
them.
62. We should be good ____________ throughout our pets’
lives.
63. Most plants also have _________, __________ and
_________.
64. Some of plants have _______, _________ and________.
65. Plants need _________, _________ and _______ to grow.
66. When a seed _________, the roots, stems and leaves of the
plant start to _______.
67. We should keep a plant in a suitable ____________ and
water it ___________.
68. If the plant is not under the sunlight, the plant will be
___________ ________.
69. If the plant is not watered, the plant will be ___________.
70. If the plant cannot get air, the plant will be _____________.
Unit 1 Animals in Hong Kong
1. The characteristics of mammals include:
a. They have ______________ on their bodies.
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b. Females feed their young with _______________.
c. They breathe with their _________.
2. The _______ and ________ ________of HK are suitable for
many kinds of insects.
3. In general, the characteristics of insects include:
a. Their bodies are made up of three sections which are
___________, ___________ and ______________.
b. They each have a pair of ___________ on the head.
c. They each have __________ pairs of legs.
d. Some of them have one or two pairs of _________.
4. More than ______ kinds of butterflies live in HK.
5. There are many kinds of insects of HK such as ________,
____________, ___________ and __________.
6. We should ________ all animals. Never ______ or _______
insects.
7. Butterflies will drink ________ from flowers.
8. ________________________ and __________________ are
an important piece of wetland.
9. The characteristics of birds include:
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a. They have _________.
b. They have a ________.
c. They have a pair of _______ and a pair of ________.
d. They breathe with their ________.
10. When we are watching birds, we should ________ _______.
Don’t _______ them or ________ their homes.
11. The characteristics of fish include:
a. Their skin is _______. They usually have _______ for
protection.
b. Their_________are used for swimming and keeping
balance.
c. They breathe with their _____________.
d. They ______________ backbones.
12. Which animals have backbones?
a. ________________ b. _______________
c. ________________ d. _______________
13. Which animals without backbones?
a. ________________ b. _______________
c. ________________
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14. Besides fish, ____________ and _____ _______ live in the
seas of HK.
15. ________ ____________ and _______ __________ saves
many wild animals.
16. Some wild animals in HK are in danger of dying out such
as ________________ and ____________.
Put or in the brackets.
1. Children should spend 60 mins on exercises each
week. ( )
2. We should exercise regularly. ( )
3. We should drink enough water after exercises. ( )
4. We should eat a lot of food after exercises. ( )
5. We should not need to cool down after exercises. ( )
6. We can ride a bicycle on the road. ( )
7. If the plant isn’t growing well, we can pull it up. ( )
8. All plants grow flowers. ( )
9. Hamsters are born as eggs. ( )
10. Animals only need food and sunlight to stay alive. ( )
11. In general, animals go through ageing, illness and ( )
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Death.
12. Black-faced spoonbills are mammals. ( )
13. Romer’s tree frogs are danger of dying out in HK. ( )
14. Sea urchin has backbones. ( )
15. Fish use the gills to breathe in water. ( )
16. Fish use the scales to swim and keep balance. ( )
17. Fish skin is dry. ( )
18. Sea cucumber has backbone. ( )
19. Insects each have 3 pairs of legs. ( )
20. Birds breathe with their gills. ( )
Questions:
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1. If many things are on the floor, how do you feel? How does it
affect your daily life?
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
2. If the kitchen is dirty, how does it affect your daily life?
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
3. If the washroom is dirty, how does it affect your daily life?
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
4. What makes a living place pleasant?
_______________________________________________
5. How can you keep your home clean?
a. __________________________________________
b. ________________________________________
c. _______________________________________
d. ______________________________________
e. _____________________________________
f. ___________________________________
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g. ___________________________________
6. Why do you use wood to make a wooden bookshelf?
________________________________________
7. Why do we use glass to make the aquarium?
_____________________________________________
8. If there is some water under the flower pot, what can we
do?
_______________________________________________
_______________________________
9. If there is sunlight pass through the window, what can we
do?
_______________________________________________
10. If there is some water on the washroom’s floor, what can we
do?
______________________________________________
_____________________________________________
11. What problems will modern household facilities cause for
us? How can we solve the problems?
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________________________________________________
________________________________________________
12. How can you protect your living environment?
_____________________________________________
______________________________________________
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