2010 March’s Issue
Schoolkids on drugs at EIGHT
Primary school
children as young as eight are abusing substances to get high.
The shocking statistic was revealed yesterday in a Narcotics Division report, which also said that more than 90 percent of primary schools it surveyed had discovered substance abuse among students.
And older school students are getting their kicks from illegal substances too. Almost all secondary schools have students who abused drugs, the survey found.
The survey, carried out in 2008-09, shows a spike in the number of young drug takers compared with one carried out four years ago.
Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen said the situation is alarming.
“It shows a trend of drug abusers getting younger and more widespread, so the government’s tactics to combat drug abuse are necessary and correct,” Tsang said.
“Seeing the upward trend of younger drug abusers in Hong Kong, the situation is alarming and worsening but it is yet to run out of control…and not as serious as in the United States and European countries.
“Many youngsters are trying hard [to cope with the problem]. Hong Kong has to seize every second to combat drug abuse.”
Just one secondary school out of 112 surveyed and only 10 primary schools out of 94 were found to be drug free.
Adapted from the article “Schoolkids on drugs at eight” by Beatrice Siu,
published in The Standard on 26February, 2010.
Vocabulary
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reveal |
v. |
to make something known to somebody (顯示) |
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get a kick from |
v. phr. |
a strong feeling of excitement and pleasure (興奮感) |
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carry out |
phr. v. |
to do and complete a task (執行) |
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spike |
n. |
a sudden large increase in something (大幅增加) |
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alarming |
adj. |
causing worry and fear (使人憂慮) |
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widespread |
adj. |
existing or happening over a large area or among many people (廣泛的) |
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tactic |
n. |
the particular method you use to achieve something (策略) |
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combat |
v. |
to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening (防止) |
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out of control |
phr. |
to be or become impossible to manage or to control (失去控制) |
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seize |
v. |
to be quick to make use of a chance, an opportunity (把握) |
Questions for
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Questions for F.4 – F.5
Questions for F.6 – F.7
Lai Chack Middle School
Winners of Monthly News Review Competition
(2010 March's Issue)
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The Best Participation Class Award: 2B (69%) , 4C (45%), 6A (45%) |
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Form 1-3: |
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鄧炎勝 龍瑞珊 何志豪 何淑儀 陳融融
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DENG Yansheng LUNG SUI SHAN HO CHI HO HO SHUK YEE CHAN YUNG YUNG
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4A (9) 4C (19) |
麥嘉欣 曹嘉倩
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MAK KA YAN TSAO CHIA CHIEN
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CHING NGAI STEPHANIE KWAN TSEUK MAN YUAN XIAOYIN YU HIU LUNG YUAN YAOBIN
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朱貞霓 關鵲雯 袁小茵 余曉龍 袁耀斌
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Answer Key
(F.1 – F.3)
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a |
spike |
f |
reveals |
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b |
seizes |
g |
carried out |
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c |
tactics |
h |
combat |
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d |
alarming |
i |
out of control |
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e |
widespread |
j |
get a kick from |
(F.4 – F.5)
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2 |
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3 |
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B |
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a |
tactics |
d |
revealed |
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b |
combat |
e |
seize |
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c |
carrying out |
f |
widerspread |