【明報專訊】1．In early December 2018, _____ Hongkongers charged with possessing drugs (藏毒) were sentenced to life imprisonment and fined 5 million Philippine pesos, which is about HK$740,000.

A. three B. four C. five D. six

2．Secretary for Justice ____________ has been criticised for not providing sufficient reasons for not seeking outside legal advice before deciding not to prosecute former Chief Executive CY Leung.

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A. Paul Chan

B. Matthew Cheung

C. Carrie Lam

D. Teresa Cheng

3．Emperor of Japan Akihito (明仁) is to abdicate (退位) on 30 April 2019. His ____________ Naruhito (德仁), the crown prince, will succeed to the throne.

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A. elder son

B. younger son

C. elder brother

D. younger brother

4．An outbreak of ____________ has plagued China and deeply affected the supply of live pigs. The cost of local pork early this month reached a three-month high.

A. Bird flu

B. African swine fever

C. Cholera

D. Dengue fever

5．____________ has become embroiled in the gilets jaunes ("yellow vests") movement (「黃背心運動」), during which the people express their anger at President Macron's indifference to their livelihood.

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A. The UK

B. Germany

C. France

D. Italy

6．The US and China, which had been locked in a trade war, called a ____ -day-truce (停戰) . The US will increase tariffs (關稅) on China from 10% to 25% if an agreement cannot be reached.

A. 30

B. 60

C. 90

D. 120

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