2022
Part A
The dying traditional comic industry in Hong Kong (feature article published by Coconuts, Hong Kong)
Part B1
1. Job advertisements (unknown advertisements)
2. 'Slasher' (feature article published by The Guardian, UK)
2. 'Slasher' (feature article published by The Guardian, UK)
Part B2
Ethical concerns of using AI in decision-making (feature article published by The Harvard Gazette, US)
2021
Part A
1. Healthy fast food (restaurant review published by Viva, NZ)
2. The struggling major food companies (feature article published by Fortune, US)
3. A sustainable resort (unknown newsletter)
2. The struggling major food companies (feature article published by Fortune, US)
3. A sustainable resort (unknown newsletter)
Part B1
1. Housing estate (unknown online forum discussion)
2. Plants (unknown flyer)
2. Plants (unknown flyer)
Part B2
1. Apollo 11 (unknown short text)
2. Terraforming Mars (feature article published by HowStuffWorks, US)
3. Ethics related to space exploration (journal article published in Human Ecology Review, US)
2. Terraforming Mars (feature article published by HowStuffWorks, US)
3. Ethics related to space exploration (journal article published in Human Ecology Review, US)
2020
Part A
Tai Kwun (feature article published in Zolima City Mag)
Part B1
1. Kite flying (brochure published by American Kitefliers Association)
2. Kite-flying culture in Hong Kong (feature article published in Varsity CUHK)
2. Kite-flying culture in Hong Kong (feature article published in Varsity CUHK)
Part B2
Agony uncle (feature article; advice column — both published by The Telegraph, UK)
2019
Part A
Messiness (magazine article published by Talent Economy, US)
Part B1
1. Library activities (webpage published by Hong Kong Public Libraries)
2. Reading culture in Hong Kong (newspaper article published in SCMP)
3. Reading culture in Hong Kong (letter to the editor published in SCMP)
2. Reading culture in Hong Kong (newspaper article published in SCMP)
3. Reading culture in Hong Kong (letter to the editor published in SCMP)
Part B2
Rebellious youth (autobiography excerpt by Clive James)
2018
Part A
1. Tutors for learning musical instruments (unknown job advertisements)
2. Music and concentration (newspaper article published in The Guardian, UK)
2. Music and concentration (newspaper article published in The Guardian, UK)
Part B1
1. Bee stings (article published by a pest control company, UK)
2. Hong Kong's Beekeeper (feature article by TreeHugger, US; feature article by Assemble Papers, AU)
2. Hong Kong's Beekeeper (feature article by TreeHugger, US; feature article by Assemble Papers, AU)
Part B2
1. Hand pollination (newspaper article published by NPR, US)
2. Honey collecting (book excerpt from a British food writer)
2. Honey collecting (book excerpt from a British food writer)
2017
Part A
Part B1
1. Millennials (webpage published by Goldman Sachs, US)
2. Millennials (magazine article published by Marie Claire, UK)
2. Millennials (magazine article published by Marie Claire, UK)
Part B2
Millennials (journal article published by an American professor)
2016
Part A
1. Superstitions (unknown list)
2. Superstitions (book excerpt by a British professor)
2. Superstitions (book excerpt by a British professor)
Part B1
Food truck (unknown introduction; newspaper article published in The Standard; three letters to the editor published in SCMP)
Part B2
2015
Part A
1. Korean culture (newspaper article published in SCMP)
2. Korean culture (newspaper article published in The Wall Street Journal, US)
2. Korean culture (newspaper article published in The Wall Street Journal, US)
Part B1
1. Car accident (sample witness statement)
2. Driverless cars (newspaper article published in The Washington Post, US)
2. Driverless cars (newspaper article published in The Washington Post, US)
Part B2
Liberal education in the US (opinion piece published in The New York Times, US)
2014
Part A
Part B1
Love letters (opinion piece published in The Guardian, UK)
Part B2
Celebrity (autobiography excerpt by Stephen Fry)
2013
Part A
Terra-cotta warriors (magazine article published in National Geographic, US)
Part B1
1. Guzheng (newspaper article published in SCMP)
2. Social networking websites (newspaper article published in SCMP)
2. Social networking websites (newspaper article published in SCMP)
Part B2
Dystopian literature (magazine article published in The New Yorker, US)
2012
Part A
Board games (feature article published in The Nation, Thailand)
Part B1
Campaign about climate change (feature article published in VOA, US)
Part B2
1. Tiger mother (book review published in Booklist, US)
2. Tiger mother (online newspaper article published in The Daily Beast, US)
2. Tiger mother (online newspaper article published in The Daily Beast, US)
PRACTICE PAPER
Part A
Keeping large animals in aquariums and zoos (newspaper article published in SCMP)
Part B1
1. Dog attack (newspaper article published in Toronto Sun, Canada)
2. Waste reduction and recycling (preface of a guide published in the US)
3. Waste reduction tips (list from the same source)
2. Waste reduction and recycling (preface of a guide published in the US)
3. Waste reduction tips (list from the same source)
Part B2
1. Unlicensed rubbish collectors in China (newspaper article published in Financial Times, UK)
2. A dog and a wolf (novel excerpt from an American novelist)
2. A dog and a wolf (novel excerpt from an American novelist)
SAMPLE PAPER
Part A
Hong Kong in 2047 (opinion piece published in SCMP)
Part B1
Hong Kong: past and present (comments in an online forum)
Part B2
1. Childhood friend (poem by a Scottish poet)
2. Boys in education (newspaper article published in Otago Daily Times, NZ)
2. Boys in education (newspaper article published in Otago Daily Times, NZ)
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Sources by Place of Publication Tap to expand 30 sources
| Place of Publication | Publication | Year & Part |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | SCMP | SP_A · PP_A · 13_B1 · 15_A · 16_B1 · 19_B1 |
| Hong Kong | The Standard | 16_B1 |
| Hong Kong | Zolima City Mag | 20_A |
| Hong Kong | Varsity CUHK | 20_B1 |
| Hong Kong | Coconuts | 22_A |
| New Zealand | Otago Daily Times | SP_B2 |
| Canada | Toronto Sun | PP_B1 |
| Thailand | The Nation | 12_A |
| United States | VOA | 12_B1 |
| United States | Booklist | 12_B2 |
| United States | The Daily Beast | 12_B2 |
| United States | National Geographic | 13_A |
| United States | The New Yorker | 13_B2 |
| United States | The Wall Street Journal | 15_A |
| United States | The Washington Post | 15_B1 |
| United States | The New York Times | 15_B2 · 17_A |
| United States | Forbes | 16_B2 |
| United States | The Economist | 16_B2 |
| United States | Goldman Sachs | 17_B1 |
| United States | TreeHugger | 18_B1 |
| United States | NPR | 18_B2 |
| United States | Talent Economy | 19_A |
| United States | Fortune | 21_A |
| United States | HowStuffWorks | 21_B2 |
| United States | The Harvard Gazette | 22_B2 |
| United Kingdom | The Guardian | 14_B1 · 18_A · 22_B1 |
| United Kingdom | Marie Claire | 17_B1 |
| United Kingdom | Rentokil | 18_B1 |
| United Kingdom | The Telegraph | 20_B2 |
| Australia | Assemble Papers | 18_B1 |
Text Types (Sorted by Type) Tap to expand 17 types
| Text Type | Place of Publication | Year & Part |
|---|---|---|
| Academic book | United Kingdom | 16_A |
| Advice column | United Kingdom | 20_B2 |
| Autobiography | United Kingdom | 14_B2 · 19_B2 |
| Book excerpt | United Kingdom | 18_B2 |
| Brochure | United States | 20_B1 |
| Guide | United States | PP_B1 |
| Job advertisement | unknown | 18_A · 22_B1 |
| Journal article | United States | 17_B2 · 21_B2 |
| List | unknown | 16_A |
| Novel excerpt | United States | PP_B2 |
| Online forum posts | unknown | SP_B1 |
| Poem | United Kingdom | SP_B2 |
| PowerPoint slides (originally webpage) | United States | 17_B1 |
| Restaurant review | New Zealand | 21_A |
| Short story | United States | 14_A |
| Webpage | Hong Kong | 19_B1 |
| Witness statement | Australia | 15_B1 |