1. In paragraph 1 the main point is:
(a) to describe the existing research in the field of the good language learner
(b) to describe the characteristics of the good language learner
(c) to describe the advantages of the good language learner
(d) to identify good language learners

2. In paragraph 3 the main point is:
(a) to describe one of the secretarial students called Anna
(b) to describe how Anna behaves in class
(c) to describe why the good language learner was chosen
(d) to describe how Anna behaves inside and outside class

3. In paragraph 7 the main point is:
(a) to describe the scope of the survey
(b) to describe the process of undertaking the research
(c) to describe the rationale behind the choice of research tools
(d) to compare the performance of the two language learners' performances

4. Paragraph 8 describes:
(a) procedures and survey method
(b) procedures and survey source
(c) procedures and survey content
(d) reasons for adopting the SILL

5. Why is the acronym 'HKCE' used in paragraph 3?
(a) because, given the audience's likely background knowledge, there is no need to define it
(b) because the acronym was defined at its first occurrence in the passage
(c) because the acronym is defined at a later point in the passage
(d) because it is not necessary to know the acronym in order to understand the passage

6. In paragraph 6 the writer uses the phrase 'were informed by ...' to indicate that:
(a) the research questions were those used by Abraham and Vann in their research
(b) the research questions were based on the research done by Abraham and Vann
(c) the research questions were reported by Abraham and Vann
(d) the writer had been informed of the questions by Abraham and Vann

7. In paragraph 9 'to gauge the likelihood of' is closest in meaning to:
(a) to find out the result of
(b) to find out the probability of
(c) to measure the small chance of
(d) to measure the effect of

8. In paragraph 1 the writer starts the sentence with 'The first stage of this research....' In which of the examples given below is the writer MOST visible?
(a) The first stage of this research is concerned with...
(b) The first of the research is concerned with...
(c) The first stage of the Project's research is concerned with...
(d) The first stage of my research is concerned with...

9. In paragraph 11, 'through' is closest in meaning to:
(a) in spite of
(b) by means of
(c) by reducing
(d) caused by

10. In paragraph 5 'collate' could be replaced by which of the following?
(a) examine
(b) assemble
(c) collect
(d) compare

11. Which of the following phrases does NOT mean 'was adapted from'?
(a) was modelled on
(b) was simplified from
(c) was adopted by
(d) was based on

12. 'Since' in paragraph 2 can best be replaced with:
(a) therefore
(b) because
(c) at the time that
(d) while

13. In paragraph 2 the writer uses the phrase 'it can be argued...'
(a) because she wishes to emphasise that this is her opinion
(b) because she wishes to present her own analysis from an invisible viewpoint
(c) because she is presenting an empirical viewpoint
(d) because she is presenting the results of objective data collection

14. Why does the writer use a series of commas in lines 5-10?
(a) because the breaks are stronger than a full stop
(b) because what comes after the commas is a contradiction of what comes before it
(c) because what comes after the commas is a development of what comes before it
(d) because what comes after the commas is an example of what comes before it

15. In paragraph 11 'good' is in inverted commas because:
(a) the writer is using direct speech
(b) the concept described is perhaps not securely proved by academic research
(c) the words quoted are a translation
(d) the writer is quoting from another source

16. Inparagraph 3 'rather than' is closest in meaning to which of the following:
(a) as a substitute for
(b) as an alternative to
(c) in place of
(d) and not