&type=b&nq=http://a4esl.org/q/f/index&title=Hong Kong Story&
&category=Vocabulary&
&level=Medium to Difficult&
&writer=George Jor&
&date=&
&url=&
&email=george-jor@cuhk.edu.hk&
&q1=Hong Kong (Xianggnag) is ___ at the mouth of the Pearl in SE China, 90 miles south of Canton.&
&fa1=located&
&w1="Located" is an adjective meaning "positioned"&
&b1=locating&
&c1=location&
&q2=Hong Kong was a British dependency from 1842 until July 1, 1997 when it was returned to China.  Which of the following is closest in meaning to "dependency"?&
&fa2=colony&
&w2=Hong Kong was ceded to Britain and hence came under Britisth rule.&
&b2=orphan&
&c2=subordinate&
&q3=Hong Kong has some natural parks good for hiking.  Former Governor Sir David Wilson called them the best kept open secrets. What are they?&
&fa3=country parks&
&w3=By 'them', it refer to the 22 country parks in Hong Kong.&
&b3=Kowloon Peninsula&
&c3=the HK$ 1,250 billion Government reserve&
&q4=The population of Hong Kong is ___ to be about 7 million by 2000.&
&fa4=estimated&
&w4=An estimation is a calculation or judgement of the degree of something.&
&b4=calculate&
&c4=report&
&q5=Hong Kong was ___ by Japan during World War II.&
&fa5=occupied&
&w5=The correct answser should be "occupied" meaning taken a possession.&
&b5=invasion&
&c5=covered&
&q6=From 1949 to 1962, Hong Kong absorbed more than a million refugees fleeing from Communist China. What are refugees?&
&fa6=people driven from their country by war.&
&w6=Dictionary definition of 'refugees'&
&b6=voluntary migrants&
&c6=flow of people and capital&
&q7=Hong Kong has now become one of the wealthiest and most productive areas in the Far East. Which of the following is closest in meaning to 'productive' ?&
&fa7=prosperous&
&w7=The correct answser is 'prosperous' meaning 'doing very well."&
&b7=poor&
&c7=unstable&
&q8=Hong Kong has been the greatest entrepot for China? What is entrepot?&
&fa8=transhipment port&
&w8=The word entrepot means a seapot where goods are collected and stored before being sent where they are needed.&
&b8=entertainment center&
&c8=manufacturing center.&
&q9=Britain and China signed an agreement in 1984 under which the sovereignty of Hong Kong was returned to China. What does 'sovereignty' mean?&
&fa9=power of government&
&w9='Sovereignty' means complete freedom and power to act or to govern.&
&b9=financial control&
&c9=the rule of man&
&q10=In the wake of the changeover, Hong Kong retained its street names, and its currency, the Hong Kong dollar. What does 'the wake' mean?&
&fa10=the path left by something moving&
&w10=The 'wake' means the track left by a moving body. - dictionary definition.&
&b10=morning&
&c10=gathering to watch a funeral&
&q11=The 1995 estimate of the GDP per capita of Hong Kong, US$27,500, is among the highest in the World. What is "per capita"?&
&fa11=per head&
&w11=Latin, meaning each person&
&b11=every male worker&
&c11=every family&
&q12=Hong Kong has the busiest container ___ in the world handling more containers than New York and London.&
&fa12=port&
&w12=Hong Kong is No. 1 in terms of container terminal capacity and annual turnover.&
&b12=harbour&
&c12=airport&
&q13=Tourism is a big industry on Hong Kong with an expenditure about US$9.3 billion in 1995. How much is a billion in the American system?&
&fa13=1,000,000,000&
&w13=In the U.S. number system, a billion is 1 x 10 to the power nine.&
&b13=1,000,000,000,000&
&c13=100,000,000&
&q14=The official language of Hong Kong is Chinese (Cantonese dialect) and English. What is a dialect?&
&fa14=a local tongue&
&w14=A local dialect is a variety of a language spoken in a part of a country.&
&b14=the national language&
&c14=Mandarin&
&q15=English is taught as a second ___ in Hong Kong schools.&
&fa15=language&
&w15=English as a second language is the target of almost all the schools in Hong Kong.&
&b15=dialect&
&c15=variety of tongue&
&q16=Famous actors, like Bruce Lee and Jacky Chan, made their debut in Hong Kong. Which of the following is closest in meaning to "debut"?&
&fa16=a first public appearance&
&b16=bucket of gold&
&c16=box office hit&
&q17=Hong Kong is geared to building of a knowledge-based economy. What does "geared to" mean?&
&fa17=connected closely to something&
&b17=invented for&
&c17=discovered by &
&q18=By 2003, the HKSAR Government is going to issue the first smart ID card to its citizens. But some critics called it a 'sugar-coated' poison. What do they mean by that?&
&fa18=a pleasant-looking thing which poses a great risk&
&w18=A sugar-coated poison is still a poison.&
&b18=a repulsive and dangerous product&
&c18=a good medicine that tastes bitter.&
&q19=Capitalist Hong Kong can learn from Ghadhi's wisdom 'The earth provides enough for everyone's need, but not for everyone's _____." What should that word be? &
&fa19=greed&
&w19=Gandhi's famous saying&
&b19=desire&
&c19=want&
&q20=One of the best things about Hong Kong is that it provides economy opportunities for many, not just a ____. What is the mssing word?.&
&fa20=few&
&w20=many vs. few&
&b20=social class&
&c20=bunch of rich guys&
&n=20&