【明報專訊】1．Charles Kao, a Hong Kong scientist and Nobel laureate in Physics, passed away in September 2018. He was known for his achievement in utilising ____________ for communication technology.

A. cotton fibres　　

B. optical fibres

C. plant fibres　　

D. nylon fibres

2．Chief Executive Carrie Lam has rolled out an ambitious reclamation plan in her policy address. The plan is called ____________.

A. "Striving Ahead, Rekindling Hope"

B. "Lantau Tomorrow Vision"

C. "Greater Bay Area"

D. "Belt and Road Initiative"

3．Late September an earthquake and tsunami killing more than 2,000 people (as of 11 October 2018) happened near Sulawesi (蘇拉威西島), an island in a Southeast Asian country called ____________.

A. Thailand　　　　

B. the Philippines 　　

C. Indonesia

D. India

4．Who is the current US Secretary of State?

(photo.4)

A. Donald Trump

B. Mike Pompeo

C. Mike Pence

D. Rex Tillerson

5．Once an English teacher, Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, announced that he would ____________ so as to focus on education matters. (photo.5)

A. not step down

B. step down in a month

C. step down in a year

D. go on a long trip

6．Fan Bingbing, a famed Chinese actress, was fined ____________ for tax evasion (逃稅). (photo.6)

A. US$ 884 million

B. HK$ 884 billion

C. HK$ 884 million

D. 884 million yuan

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