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The End Form 3 proofreading exercise ' – key 1 They %ere a-ou" "o cross "he road %hen an acciden" %as happened '
Tha" four"een*year*old -oy is "aller "han his fa"her -y 3 cm
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3 The -oys looked for%ard "o ha#ing a -ir"hday par"y again
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, . #an %hich %as mo#ing fas" knocked Tony do%n
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/ 9o% of"en do you go "o "he li-rary) T%ice a %eek)
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0 Feeling so sleepy( she %en" "o -ed early las" nigh"
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9e has -een "o :ei;ing on
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4 =o you ha#e any difficul"y in s"udying English)
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16 The -oy is %earing glasses is my -ro"her >? The -oy %ho is %earing glasses is my -ro"her
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The End Form 3 proofreading exercise 3 – key 1 Tom’s family %ill lea#e for 9ong @ong a" "he end of "his %eek or early nex" %eek A***B ' ! kno% "his sen"ence is differen" from "ha" one( -u" ! can’" "ell %ha" "he difference -e"%een "hem is A***B 3 ." "he en"rance of "he exhi-i"ion( you mus" sho% your s"uden" card and you’ll ge" "he s"aff’s permission "o %a"ch "his sho% A***B + The people li#ing near here sugges" ha#ing a -us s"op near-y A***B , Since your spoken English is poor( you’d -e""er prac"ise speaking English %hene#er possi-le A***B / 9e is "he only s"uden" in our school %ho kno%s "%o foreign languages A&B 0 9e looks so much like his -ro"her "ha" people of"en mis"ake "hem for each o"her A***B 9e speaks no" only English -u" also French 7e all "hink "ha" he is really %onderful A***B 4 !" is -elie#ed "ha" "he harder you %ork( "he -e""er resul" you %ill ge" A***B 16 Tha" 9ong @ong is a shopping paradise so a""rac"s many foreigners A2B
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Form 3 proofreading exercise + – key Losing weight
1 Please help me( =r 7ong ! am a four"een*year*old -oy and ! %eigh 06 kg
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3 .merica Can you gi#e "o me some ad#ice)
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, a-ou" your %eigh"( i" is impor"an" "ha" ! find ou" more a-ou" you( eg your
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/ heigh"( -uild( e"c !" is necessary for you "o %ri"e "o me again %i"h a fe% more
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The End Form 3 proofreading exercise , – key Snacks
1 ! of"en feel hungry a" recess and ea" lo"s of "he snacks( %hich ! kno% are
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' unheal"hy 7ha" do you sugges" ! should do) Please don’" "ell "o me s"op ea"ing snacks
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+ 7hy do you feel hungry a" recess) !s i" -ecause you don’" ea" -reakfas") !" is
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, impor"an" for e#eryone "o ea" -reakfas" 9o%e#er( a lo" of 9ong @ong s"uden"s
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/ skip -reakfas" and "hen ha#e snacks la"er in "he day !" is un%ise of "hem "o
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0 do so ! don’" sugges" "ha" you gi#e up snacks -u" %hy no" "ry ha#ing
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-reakfas" ins"ead) This %ill make you feel less hungry a" recess .lso(
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4 remem-er "ha" no" all "he snacks are unheal"hy Snacks like frui" and nu"s are
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The End Form 3 proofreading exercise / – key =ear 8eremy 1
.re you looking for%ard "o coming "o 9ong @ong) This las" %eek( !’#e -een
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' doing a pro;ec" a-ou" famous -uildings in 9ong @ong @no%ing ho% much you
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3 lo#e -uildings( ! "hough" ! should share some of "he informa"ion ! found ou" %i"h
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+ you -efore you se" ou" for 9ong @ong
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>ne of "he "alles" -uildings in 9ong @ong is -eing called Cen"ral PlaDa Confusingly(
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any people %ork in Cen"ral PlaDa and( in fac"( "he -uilding %as designed "o hold
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16 o#er eigh" "housand people 9o%e#er( people no" only %ork in "he Cen"ral PlaDa( "hey
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11 %orship "here "oo -ecause( on "he highes" floor( "here is a church !"’s "he highes"
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1' of church in "he %orld
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! "hink you should -e "ake a "our of Cen"ral PlaDa %hen you arri#e in 9ong @ong
1+ nex" %eek ! kno% you’ll find i" #ery in"eres"ing See you soon ?o-er"
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Form 3 proofreading exercise 0 – key Stars perform at Hong Kong Stadium
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Las" nigh"( o#er "hir"y "housand fans came "o 9ong
' @ong S"adium "o %a"ch some "op s"ars perform The concer"(
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3 %hich %as o#er "hree hours long( %as also sho%n li#e on TG
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.mong "he performers( T%ins danced %ell They danced #ery energe"ically and "he
, cro%d lo#ed i" Edison danced more energe"ically "han T%ins -u" %as less en"er"aining
a li""le -u" he seemed a -i" "ired and pro-a-ly performed "he leas" energe"ically
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." "he end of "he concer"( "hey all came on"o "he s"age and sang a fe% songs
16 "oge"her They also in#i"ed some children from "he audience "o come up on"o
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11 "he s"age "o sing %i"h "hem The children sang #ery s%ee"ly Some people
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1' "hough" "ha" a fe% sang e#en more s%ee"ly "han some of "he s"ars Their firs"
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13 song %as an English song called 7e are "he 7orld .f"er "heir firs" song(
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1+ "he cro%d shou"ed for more The children "hen s"ayed on s"age and sang "%o
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The e#ening %as a grea" success and raised o#er four million dollars for
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Form 3 proofreading exercise – key 1/"h .ugus" =ear Sir<adam ! %ould like "o complain a-ou" "he dishones"y of a mem-er of your s"aff and "he a%ful ser#ice "ha" ! recei#ed in your clo"hes shop yes"erday The %eek -efore( ! -ough" a -lue( s"riped( co""on shir" a" your shop ." firs"( ! "hough" "he shir" %as #ery so expensi#e 9o%e#er( your sales assis"an" persuaded me "ha" i" %as no" really "oo much money -ecause "he shir" %as such good uali"y She "old me may people choose "o spend money on expensi#e clo"hes -ecause "hey %ill las" "oo longer ! agreed and -ough" "he shir" 9o%e#er( %hen i" rained "%o days ago( ! %as #ery surprised %hen "he -lue dye from my shir" s"ar"ed "o run as i" go" %e" !n fac"( i" did s"ained "he %hi"e( linen "rousers "ha" ! %as also %earing ! %as #ery angry and %hen ! re"urned "he shir" "o your shop( "he same assis"an" refused "o gi#e my money -ack – she said "ha" i" %as silly "ha" ! had %orn i" ou"side %hen i" %as raining She %as #ery rude "o me .s a clo"hes shop %hich<"ha" ad#er"ises i"s Hsuperior and friendly ser#ice’( i" is %rong of you
"o sell expensi#e goods %hen "hey are clearly no" %or"h a lo" of "ha" money ! %as also #ery disappoin"ed "ha" your sales assis"an" "ried "o -lame me for ruining "he shir" %hen i" is o-#ious "ha" i" %as no" my faul" ! %ould "herefore like a refund for "he cos" of my shir" and an apology from "he sale assis"an" $ours fai"hfully .da Lee
The End Form 3 proofreading exercise 4 – key 36"h ay
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!’m ha#ing a %onderful "ime here in Thailand – ! don’" %an" "o lea#e !’m #isi"ing my
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pen friend( Siripan( and !’#e -een here for fi#e days already The "ime’s going #ery
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fresh frui" and #ege"a-les %ere #ery colourful and all "he spices on display smel"
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amaDing ! -ough" um a -ig packe" of lemongrass – ! hope she likes i" -ecause !
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%an" her "o help me cook lo"s of Thai meals %hen ! ge" home
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Siripan’s dad is "aking us "o %ork %i"h him "omorro% !’#e -een asking him "o "ake us
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all %eek and he finally agreed !’m going "o %a"ch him #ery carefully so "ha" ! can learn
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"o cook ;us" like him !n fac"( ! ha#e already looked on "he !n"erne" "o see if ! can find a
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Thai cookery class "o %ill ;oin %hen ! ge" -ack "o 9ong @ong Siripan said "ha" her
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