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2. The state of being capable of producing
offspring
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4. Unforeseen, unexpected or surprising
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1. The Ant and the Grasshopper
In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and
singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of
corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper,

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"instead of toiling and moiling in that way?" "I am helping to lay up food for the winter,"
said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said the
Grasshopper; we have got plenty of food at present." But the Ant went on its way and
continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself
dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores
they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew.

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What did the Grasshopper learn? Explain your answer.
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2. The Monkey and the Cookies
A monkey put his hand into a jar of cookies. He grasped as many as he could
possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out his hand, he was prevented from doing so by
the neck of the cookie jar. Unwilling to lose the cookies, and yet unable to withdraw his
hand, he burst into tears and bitterly lamented his disappointment.



What is the moral of the story? Explain your answer.

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3. The Bundle of Sticks

An old monkey on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them
some parting advice. He ordered them to bring in a bundle of sticks, and said to his eldest
son: "Break it." The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break
the sticks. The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful. "Untie the bundle,"
said the father, "and each of you take a stick." When they had done so, he called out to
them: "Now, break," and each stick was easily broken. "You
see my meaning," said their father.

What was the father's meaning? Explain your answer.

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4. The Dogs and the Hides

Some dogs famished with hunger saw a number of cowhides steeping in a
river. Not being able to reach them, they agreed to drink up the river, but it happened that
they burst themselves with drinking long before they reached the hides.

What is the moral of the story? Explain your answer.

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5. The Monkey and the Snake

One winter a Monkey found a Snake stiff and frozen with cold. He had
compassion on it, and taking it up, placed it in his bosom. The Snake was quickly revived
by the warmth, and resuming its natural instincts, bit the monkey, inflicting on him a
mortal wound.

What is the moral of the story? Explain your answer.

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6. The Fir-Tree and the Bramble

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A FIR-TREE said boastingly to the Bramble, "You are useful for nothing at all; while
I am everywhere used for roofs and houses." The Bramble answered: 'You poor
creatures, if you would only call to mind the axes and saws which are about to hew you
down, you would have reason to wish that you had grown up a Bramble, not a Fir-Tree."

What lesson does the Bramble teach the Fir-Tree? Explain your answer.
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7. The Flies and the Honey-Pot

A number of flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a
housekeeper's room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily. Their feet, however, became

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so smeared with the honey that they could not use their wings, nor release themselves, and
were suffocated.


What is the moral of the story? Explain your answer.


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8. The Fox and the Cat
A Fox was boasting to a Cat of its clever devices for escaping its enemies. "I have a
whole bag of tricks," he said, "which contains a hundred ways of escaping my enemies." "I


have only one," said the Cat; "but I can generally manage with that." Just at that moment


they heard the cry of a pack of hounds coming towards them, and the Cat immediately
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scampered up a tree and hid herself in the boughs. "This is my plan," said the Cat. "What
are you going to do?" The Fox thought first of one way, then of another, and while he was
debating the hounds came nearer and nearer, and at last the Fox in his confusion was
caught up by the hounds and soon killed by the huntsmen.

What is the moral of the story? Explain your answer.

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9. The Fox and the Crow

A Crow, having stolen a bit of meat, perched in a tree and held it in her beak. A
Fox, seeing this, longed to possess the meat himself, and by a wily stratagem
succeeded. "How handsome is the Crow," he exclaimed, in the beauty of her shape and in
the fairness of her complexion! Oh, if her voice were only equal to her beauty, she would
deservedly be considered the Queen of Birds!" This he said deceitfully; but the Crow,
anxious to refute the reflection cast upon her voice, set up a loud caw and dropped the
flesh. The Fox quickly picked it up, and thus addressed the Crow: "My good Crow, your
voice is right enough, but your wit is wanting."

What is the moral of the story? Explain your answer.

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10. The Goose with the Golden Eggs

One day a monkey went to the nest of his Goose and found there an egg all yellow
and glittering. When he took it up it was as heavy as lead and he was going to throw it
away, because he thought a trick had been played upon him. But, on second thought, he
took it home and soon found to his delight that it was an egg of pure gold. Every morning
the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs. As he grew rich he
grew greedy; and thinking to get at once all the gold the Goose could give, he killed it and
opened it only to find nothing.

What is the moral of the story? Explain your answer.

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11. The Fox and the Crane

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At one time the Fox and the Stork were on visiting terms and seemed very good
friends. So the Fox invited the Stork to dinner, and for a joke put nothing before her but
some soup in a very shallow dish. This the Fox could easily lap up, but the Stork could
only wet the end of her long bill in it, and left the meal as hungry as when she began. "I
am sorry," said the Fox, "the soup is not to your liking." The Crane, in his turn, asked the


Fox to dine at his home the next night. When they were seated at table all that was for

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their dinner was contained in a very long-necked jar with a narrow mouth, in which the
Fox could not insert his snout, so all he could manage to do was to lick the outside of the
jar.


What is the moral of the story? Explain your answer.
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12. The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail


A Fox caught in a trap escaped, but in so doing lost his tail. Thereafter, feeling his


life a burden from the shame and ridicule to which he was exposed, he schemed to

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convince all the other Foxes that being tailless was much more attractive, thus making up
for his own deprivation. He assembled a good many Foxes and publicly advised them to
cut off their tails, saying that they would not only look much better without them, but that
they would get rid of the weight of the brush, which was a very great inconvenience. One
of them interrupting him said, "If you had not yourself lost your tail, my friend, you would


not give us such advice."


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What is the moral of the story? Explain your answer.

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13. The Hares and the Frogs

The Hares were so persecuted by the other beasts that they did not know where to
go. As soon as they saw a single animal approach them, off they used to run. One day
they saw a troop of wild Horses stampeding about, and in quite a panic all the Hares
scuttled off to a nearby lake, determined to drown themselves rather than live in such a
continual state of fear. But just as they got near the bank of the lake, a troop of Frogs,
frightened in their turn by the approach of the Hares scuttled off, and jumped into the
water. "Truly," said one of the Hares, "things are not so bad as they seem."

What is the moral of the story? Explain your answer.

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Fill in each blank with the right word. Make sure the word form is correct.
Each word should be used once only.

READING
Negative Advance Weak Persist Route
Integrate Intellectual Significant Interpret Bankruptcy
Victory Certainly Be Limit Jump

The Speculation Bandwagon

Hong Kong people love speculation. They speculate on everything – from first day covers, concert tickets,

WRITING
brand-name handbags to real property. Why are we so fixated on speculation, and why is it bad?

Speculation has been described as “an activity in which someone buys and sells things

in the hope of making a large profit, but with the risk of a substantial loss.” But some

would see what others call speculation as investment, or doing business. It may not be easy

ORAL
to draw a clear line. One thing __________ about speculation is that people see it as a

way to make quick money. Experts say the underlying reasons include __________ high

living costs, skyrocketing home prices, decade-low interest rates, slow career

__________ and __________ ways to grow personal assets. Working hard and saving

LISTENING
up is no longer seen as the __________ to a better life. Instead, people believe in seizing

every opportunity to make a quick buck!

٢١ Speculation = Gambling? ١٢

From flashing casinos to poker on the phone, there’s something about gambling that
OTHERS

makes it so attractive. Maybe it is the arbitrary sense of gratification when the gambler has

felt exponentially __________ with each correct guess. Maybe it is the lure of easy

money that can make $1 miraculously transform into $1000 pleasurably, with minimum

effort. Maybe speculating is simply __________ stimulating with your brain working. As

explained by psychologists, the overall has to do with “overconfidence, heightened risk

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acceptance, and myopic focus on reward”. It is reported that Asians fall prey easily to

gambling due to their “cultural beliefs and values such as superstition and luck”, the most

susceptible ethnic group __________ the Chinese, having gambling seemingly

__________ into their culture.

٢١ No Laughing Matter ١٢

The speculation bandwagon might be harmless for non-essential and ___________

items like rare coins or concert tickets. But speculation on residential properties could

wreak havoc on society. Speculation could create a housing bubble. When it bursts, the

backlash could bring down banks, ruin economies and even __________ countries. That

was what happened to the world in the 2008 financial tsunami.

٢١ Potential Consequences ١٢

The word “speculation” carries a connotation of __________. The messages sent by

speculation is to see only the direct gain from speculation but overleap intrinsic value of

things. Teenagers are inclined to __________ the bandwagon as the standard form of

making money so long as they are smart enough.

As to the effect on society, the whole economy will be more vulnerable to economic

changes and thus international competitiveness will be __________. Well-rounded and

balanced development of the city will be hindered while fewer youngsters feel the urge to

join cultural and art fields.

Speculation is generally not against the law. But does it mean that we should all

__________ on the bandwagon? That is a question we should take some time to ponder.

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1. She delayed (get) out of bed.

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2. He demanded (speak) to the manager.

3. I offered (help).

4. I remember (go) to the beach as a child.


5. I miss (go) to the beach.

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6. We postponed (do) our homework.

7. I’d hate (arrive) too late.

8. She admitted (steal) the money.

9. I chose (work) here.


10. She tried (reach) the book on the high shelf, but she was too small.

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11. They tried (get) to the party on time but the bus was delayed.

12. She waited (buy) a drink.


13. I really appreciate (be) on holiday.


14. I couldn’t help (laugh).

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15. It seems (be) raining.

16. I considered (move) to Spain.

17. They practiced (speak) Spanish.

18. Finally I managed (submit) the paper on time.




19. I really can’t stand (wait) for the bus.

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20. Sadly, we can’t afford (buy) a new car this year.

21. She risked (be) late.

22. I’d love (come) with you.

23. I prepared (go) on holiday.

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24. It appears (be) raining.

25. We intend (go) to the countryside this weekend.

26. I forget (lock) the door, but I’m sure I must have locked it.

27. Have we studied this before? I’ve forgotten (learn) it.

28. I pretended (be) sick so I didn’t have to go to work.

29. Can you imagine (live) without the Internet?

30. They can tolerate (smoke) but they prefer people not to.

31. I anticipate (arrive) on Monday.

32. A wedding involves (negotiate) with everyone in the family.

33. He denies (steal) the money.

34. He claims (be) a millionaire but I don’t believe him.

35. They will stop (have) lunch at twelve.

36. I expect (be) there about seven.

37. Julia reported (see) the boys to the police.

38. It tends (rain) a lot in Taiwan.

39. Do you recall (meet) her at the party last week?

40. She mentioned (go) to the cinema, but I don’t know what she decided to

do in the end.

41. The teenager refused (go) on holiday with his parents.

42. I understand (be) late once or twice, but every day is too much.

43. I would prefer you (come) early if you can.

44. That criminal deserves (get) a long sentence.

45. She completed (paint) her room.

46. We stopped (have) a rest, because we were really sleepy.

47. We arranged (meet) at five but at five thirty she still hadn’t arrived.

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48. I don’t fancy (go) out tonight.

49. She avoided (tell) him about her plans.

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51. He enjoys (have) a bath in the evening.

52. She kept (talk) during the film.


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Part A
Read the instructions for each question carefully, look at the information
given and then write your answers in the spaces provided as you listen to the
conversations.

READING
1. Sue is from Australia and she is giving advice to her colleague about what to take on
his holiday. Write down the things she mentions in the spaces provided.

Things to Take

______________________________

WRITING
______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

______________________________

ORAL
2. Timothy and his wife are discussing which books and magazines to take on holiday
with them. Match the titles with the reasons they give for wanting to take the books or
magazines. Put the letter of the title in the appropriate box.

LISTENING
a. The Bible
b. A Sleeping Life by R. Rendell The speaker wants something easy
c. The Remorseful Day by C. Dexter and entertaining to read on the
d. The Oxford Book of English Verse plane.
e. The Collected Poems of T. S. Eliot One of the speakers wants to use it to
f. A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by develop his/her memory.
E. Newby It's got some good stories in it and
g. Slowly Down the Ganges by E. one of the speakers wants to
become more familiar with it.
OTHERS

Newby
h. King Lear by W. Shakespeare It's a wonderful story and it won't take
i. Collected Works of William up much room.
Shakespeare Neither of the speakers has read this
j. New Scientist yet.
k. Time This magazine looks more interesting
than the other one.

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Part B
Look at the drawings of the two camper-vans below. You will hear a couple
deciding which camper-van to hire for their holiday in Australia. The man is
describing them to his wife. Write what parts of the van correspond to the
numbers. Eight have been done for you as examples. You have 20 seconds to
study the drawings.

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Fill in each blank in the article below with ONE word which best completes the meaning.

Welcome to Singapore Changi Airport

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This leaflet (1) you about the facilities and services (2) at our world-class airport. Here at

Changi we (3) something for everyone. Whether you want to relax, do a bit of shopping,

call home, get (4) exercise or explore the wonderful sights of Singapore, you (5) bound to


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find something to suit you. We hope that you will enjoy your time at the airport.

Facilities

Inter-Terminal Transport


The Skytrain links Terminals 1 and 2 from 6 am to 1:30 am. The ride (6) less than two

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minutes (7) is free. During non-operational hours you (8) use the travellators to move

between the two terminals.



Open Air Areas

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For some fresh air, visit our Heliconia Garden or Cactus Garden. (9) award-winning Cactus

Garden is the first of its kind in an international airport and showcases diverse plants from

(10) over the world. For those of you who want to cool (11), stroll along to the swimming

pool near the Transit Hotel.


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Smoking Areas

Smoking is (12) inside the terminals. (13), if you wish to smoke, (14) have designated

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Services

Free Singapore Tour

If you are in transit and (15) more than five hours before your connecting flight, you can

register (16) a free sightseeing tour. This two-and-a-half-hour tour covers the city and

includes a bumboat ride on the Singapore River. There are eight tours per day. The (17)

tour is at 10 am and the others leave on the hour from 1 pm to 7 pm.

Left Baggage

The Left Baggage Counter is located in the Departure Hall and allows you to leave your

luggage (18) you leave the airport. Rates for the first 24 hours range from S$1 to S$9

(19) on the size. (20) operates from 7 am to 10:30 pP daily.

Special Services

Special facilities (21) as ramps and user-friendly lifts cater to the needs of (22)

handicapped and elderly. For rental of wheelchairs, please contact the Medical Centre on

543 1118.

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Skyrocketing Number of Cyber Theft 

READING
The numbers of cybersecurity incident reports received by the 1. _________

Hong Kong Productivity Council rose by a stagger 55 percent to 2. _________

10,081 last year.

The council said it is becoming easier for criminals who are 3. _________

WRITING
tech-savvy to launch attack. One-stop attack services offered by 4. _________

hackers are easily accessible online, which enable criminals to 5. _________

purchase such services and wreak havoc on themselves. 6. _________

The centre also attributed the increase in security incidents 7. _________

ORAL
recent global malware infections, in particularly the WannaCry 8. _________

ransomware attack in 2017. Malware-related incidents increased by 9. _________

56 percent to 3,125 cases last year, among some 2,500 cases were 10. _________

triggered by WannaDie. 11. _________

LISTENING
Also, seven of 10 webcams from different brands that were 12. _________

tested by the centre found to have flaws in their security designs. 13. _________

Moreover, criminals increasingly targeted companies with large 14. _________

amounts of customer data, that was evident in the attacks against 15. _________

GoldJoy Holidays and Cathay Pacific.

OTHERS

The council warned internet users and enterprises to aware of 16. _________

financially motivate crimes, especially those involving ransomware 17. _________

and e-mail extort. 18. _________

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Complete the following blanks with ONE word.

<< Stages of Life >>

Have you ever imagined that you could _1_ the same age all your life? If this dream
really _2_ true, which stage of life would you prefer to remain _3 _? For me, I would choose
to be a teenager forever since there are so many advantages.

When we were infants and children, our parents_ 4_ u s to do many things, su ch as

eating too many sweets and going out with our friends. When we are in our teens, we get
a greater _5 _ of freedom. Our parents begin to develop their BB and faith in us
and recognize our ability to judge __ black and BB. We can make our own decisions. We
feel that we BBEHLQJrespected.

As a teenager, the kind of friendship that is _  _ is simple and pure, unlike _ _
of some adults. Moreover, adults often have to compete BB with RWKHUV for jobs and
relationships. Human relationships gradually become more complicated as we grow up.
I don't think I can live happily under such _1_ . Adults also have to worry about how to
support the family and how to improve the _1_ of living, etc. Teenagers have no such
worries. All I need to do is to study hard and get good results. This burden is
much smaller when compared with that of adults.

I would not want to be an elderly person either. Very _1_ , an elderly person is less
ener_1_ due to health problems and old age. *HWWLQJ ROGHU FDQ VHHP GDXQWLQJ ²
JUH\LQJKDLUZULQNOHVIRUJHWWLQJZKHUH\RXBBWKHFDU$OOMRNHVBBDJLQJFDQEULQJ
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DQG GLDEHWHV DUH DPRQJ WKH PRVW FRPPRQ DQG FRVWO\ FKURQLF KHDOWK FRQGLWLRQV BB
WZRWKLUGV RI GHDWKV HDFK \HDU How can I enjoy the excitement of life with impaired
health __? 

To sum up, I have the least burdens and responsibilities when I am in my teens. It is
a period in which I can ex__ many new things. Even if I do something wrong, people
will __ me easily. What else could be EHWWHU than remaining a teenager all my life?

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Put in suitable prepositions of place, position or direction.

READING
. I asked my friend to wait for me ______ the corner of the street ______ the baker's
shop.

. The fishermen threw their nets. The nets sank ______ the water but the floats
bobbed ______ the surface. After some time they hauled the nets ______.

WRITING
. The coin she dropped rolled ______ ______ her, and disappeared from view
______a cupboard.

. The bird flew ______ the tree, circled ______ it once or twice and then flew
______ to settle ______ one of its branches.

. When I was young, I used to visit my uncle who lived ______ the countryside. I loved

ORAL
to wander ______ the place. Sometimes I would hike ______ the hill ______ my
uncle's house.

. He dropped ______ to sleep while traveling ______ a taxi ______ Newtown.

. The prices ______ essential foodstuffs have not gone ______ at all ______ recent

LISTENING
years. Instead, they have gone ______.

. They suspected him ______ having gone ______ the manager to report ______
them ______ coming late to the office.

. ______ three-quarters ______ the land ______ Rainbow Valley is covered

______ forests.
OTHERS

. She lives ______ her family ______ the other end of town. The bus passes ______
her house hourly.

. You can't compare an engineer ______ a skilled workman. Both ______ them are
trained ______ different kinds ______ jobs.

. We roamed ______ the town, lingering ______ the stalls ______ we were
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Common Mistakes Explanation Correction

Donald claimed that he Mixed conditional Donald claimed that he

won’t be where he is today wouldn’t be where he was
If (past imaginary –
if he had listened to his years ago), (present today if he had listened to
dad years ago. unreal - today) his dad years ago.

No matter your age or No matter No matter what your age

ethnicity, you can still or ethnicity is, you can still
succeed. No matter [wh-] S-V succeed.

Redundancy
In my opinion, I think I think practice makes
practice makes perfect. In my opinion = I perfect.
think

With an all-round Misspelling With an all-round

education, teenagers can education, teenagers can
adopt different work Adapt 適應 adapt to different work
environments. Adopt 採取 environments.

Generalization
One famous person called The famous pop singer
Joey Yung has broken the ‘person’ (too Joey Yung has broken the
local record nine times. general) is local record nine times.
meaningless here
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Common Mistakes Explanation Correction

The students were The students were

confused because the Incorrect adverb confused because the
teacher spoke too fastly. teacher spoke too fast.

After finishing the book, Subject-verb After finishing the book, I

the author's message mismatch related to understood the author's
became clear. participle phrase message.

It’s a convinient excuse for Common spelling It’s a convenient excuse

not going. error for not going.

She was disapponted to She was disappointed to

Common spelling
hear that he couldn't error
hear that he couldn't
come. come.

I have a feeling that you

I have a doubt that you Unnatural expression
are not telling me the
are telling me the truth. commonly used
truth.
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Common Mistakes Explanation Correction

Preposition
She cheered while
She cheered during
‘During’ is a watching the swimming
watching the swimming preposition, will not race. / She cheered during
race. be immediately the swimming race.
followed by a verb

Countability
I found two hair in my I found two hairs in my
soup. A mass of hair [U] soup.
1 hair, 2 hair [C]

Missing verb
The loss of planes due to The loss of planes was due
the climate. ‘Due to’ is to the climate.
preposition, not verb

Number The musician was paid

The musician was paid three million dollars. / The
‘Million’ is singular
three millions dollars. when immediately musician was paid millions
following a number of dollars.

Past participle
I have the floor clean by I have the floor cleaned by
‘Cleaned’ should be
John. used to show a John.
passive action
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Common Mistakes Explanation Correction

Every time
That happens to me every That happens to me every
time when I see her. Every time (x when) time I see her.
+ SVO

Chinglish
There have three cats and There + <be>
There are three cats and
one dog. (x There have one dog.
這裏有)

As … as
I couldn’t speak as fluently I couldn’t speak as fluently
as Sally. as (adv) as sb does as Sally did.

Greg makes as many Many vs Much Greg makes as much

money as Mick but not as Many + [C] (n.)
money as Mick but not as
many as Neil. Much + [U] (n.) much as Neil.

Redundancy
I returned back to my
I returned to my house.
house. Return = go back