• 2019.05.15
    星期三

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Occupy leaders address the media at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building before sentencing on April 24.
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【明報專訊】1.The proposed amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance (《逃犯條例》) have raised much controversy, and the government hopes the bill can be passed before July. Some people are worried that Hong Kong citizens will be handed over to _________ out of political reasons.

A. the US

B. mainland China

C. Thailand

D. Japan

2.All nine Occupy leaders, including the "Occupy trio" (佔中三子), were all found guilty of causing a public nuisance during the "Umbrella Movement". Who of the following is a member of the trio?

(see picture)

A. Wong Ho-ming (黃浩銘)

B. Chu Yiu-ming (朱耀明)

C. Chan Suk-chong (陳淑莊)

D. Shiu Ka-chun (邵家臻)

3.The first ever image of a ________ (right) was revealed on 10 April showing its periphery (邊緣). (photo.03)

A. solar system

B. galaxy

C. sun

D. black hole

4.On April 21, more than 250 people were killed by a series of suicide bombings in ________, a South Asian country. The incidents took place in three churches and three luxury hotels.

A. Pakistan

B. New Zealand

C. Sri Lanka

D. India

5.On May 1, Japan changed its year name (年號) to ________.

A. Heisei (平成)

B. Reiwa (令和)

C. Meiji (明治)

D. Genji (元治)

6.Avengers: Endgame (below) has a worldwide box office gross (全球累計票房) of over US$2.3 billion (as of May 8). It is the ________ instalment in the series. (photo.06)

A. second

B. third

C. fourth

D. fifth

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