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According to paragraph 1, which of the following statements is not true?
Rebecca Lee Lok Sze
1. is about to retire.
2. has gone to the 3 poles.
3. is a famous explorer.
4. is about to reach her dream.
In line 4, ‘intrepidly’ means
1. fondly
2. fearlessly
3. frequently
4. desperately
In the first half of paragraph 2, Dr Lee wanted to tell us that
1. people were cheating her.
2. people were only paying lip service to her plan.
3. people were not kind to her.
4. only government officials and business people supported her.
The word, ‘they’ in line 8, refers to
1. people in the China Polar Museum Foundation.
2. her friends who traveled with her.
3. people of Hong Kong.
4. government official and business corporations.
According to Dr Lee in paragraphs 6 & 7, which one of the following statements is not the purpose of setting up a polar museum in Hong Kong
1. to set up funds to support polar scientific research
2. to raise awareness of air pollution made by factories
3. to investigate man’s influence on the environment
4. to arouse people’s liking in environmental science
In line 25 , ‘footage’ means
1. film
2. sale
3. design
4. company
Dr Lee was once regarded by many people as a successful career woman because
1. she was the first Chinese woman to travel to the three poles.
2. she was an environmentalist.
3. she owned a company and several properties.
4. she was an accomplished explorer.
In line 29, ‘her first trip’ refers to her expedition to
1. Antarctic
2. Arctic
3. Mount Everest
4. China
In order to explore the coldest areas of the world, Dr Lee gave up almost everything except her
1. children
2. properties
3. comfort
4. business
Up to now, Dr Lee has been to the 2 poles for
1. 8 times
2. 11 times
3. 13 times
4. 16 times
According to Dr Lee, the best parts of life are
1. owing properties and businesses
2. going to the 3 poles
3. having a role in helping scientists
4. having 2 children
1. 1&2
2. 2&3
3. 2&4
4. 3&4
In line 55, ‘embarking on’ means
1. barking aloud
2. starting on
3. concentrating on
4. departing from
For the past 10 years, which of the following statements are true to Dr Lee? She
1. has given lectures to secondary students all over the world.
2. has not gone to the 3 poles any more.
3. has wanted to retire.
4. has talked to 300,000 Hong Kong students.
She wanted to retire because
1. she was utterly disappointed with Hong Kong people.
2. she wanted to attend to her personal life.
3. she wanted to make some money.
4. she has found someone to take over.