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Question 1English Language Proficiency

In a Fire Services Department incident log, the sentence 'The crew entered the premises and the smoke was cleared' is best revised as which of the following?

  1. The crew entered the premises and the smoke cleared.
  2. The crew entered the premises and cleared the smoke. Correct answer.
  3. The crew entered the premises, and the smoke was cleared by them.
  4. The crew entered the premises and the smoke was being cleared.

Explanation

The original sentence shifts from active voice ('the crew entered') to passive voice ('the smoke was cleared'), which obscures who performed the second action. A parallel active construction keeps the actor consistent and reads more directly in an operational log. Option 0 restores that parallel active voice without changing the meaning.

Question 2English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses the verb form correctly in a fire safety briefing?

  1. The officer suggested that the crew is checking the hydrants before every shift.
  2. The officer suggested that the crew check the hydrants before every shift. Correct answer.
  3. The officer suggested that the crew checked the hydrants before every shift.
  4. The officer suggested that the crew checks the hydrants before every shift.

Explanation

After verbs such as 'suggest', 'recommend' and 'insist', English uses the subjunctive: the base form of the verb regardless of subject. 'The crew check' is therefore correct in this formal reported-speech structure. The indicative 'checks' or a past tense would break that pattern.

Question 3English Language Proficiency

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: 'Each of the breathing apparatus sets ____ inspected before the drill.'

  1. was Correct answer.
  2. were
  3. have been
  4. are

Explanation

The subject of the sentence is 'Each', which is singular, even though it is followed by a plural prepositional phrase ('of the breathing apparatus sets'). A singular verb is therefore required, and the past tense fits the completed pre-drill inspection. 'Was' satisfies both number and tense.

Question 4English Language Proficiency

In the sentence 'The divisional commander, together with two station officers, ____ attending the briefing', which verb correctly fills the gap?

  1. have been
  2. is Correct answer.
  3. were
  4. are

Explanation

When a subject is followed by 'together with', 'as well as' or 'along with', the intervening phrase is parenthetical and does not change the number of the subject. The true subject is 'The divisional commander', which is singular, so the singular verb 'is' is required.

Question 5English Language Proficiency

Which word is closest in meaning to 'conflagration' as used in an incident report?

  1. A false alarm
  2. A minor smouldering fire
  3. A controlled burn
  4. A large destructive fire Correct answer.

Explanation

'Conflagration' denotes a large, destructive and often widespread fire, which is why it appears in serious incident narratives. It is a formal register word and carries a sense of scale and severity. The other options describe fires or events of a very different scale or nature.

Question 6English Language Proficiency

In the phrase 'the hose reel was damaged beyond repair', the word 'beyond' functions as which part of speech?

  1. A preposition Correct answer.
  2. A conjunction
  3. An adverb
  4. An adjective

Explanation

'Beyond' here introduces the prepositional phrase 'beyond repair', which modifies the adjective 'damaged'. Words that link a noun phrase to the rest of the sentence in this way are prepositions. It is not joining clauses, so it is not a conjunction.

Question 7English Language Proficiency

Which sentence is written in the correct formal register for a Fire Services Department report?

  1. The team put the fire out real fast.
  2. The team extinguished the fire rapidly. Correct answer.
  3. The team got the fire out pretty quick.
  4. The team knocked the fire down quick.

Explanation

Formal written reports require precise, standard vocabulary and avoid colloquial phrasal verbs and informal intensifiers. 'Extinguished the fire rapidly' uses a precise verb and a formal adverb, which suits an official record. The other options rely on slang or informal phrasing.

Question 8English Language Proficiency

Identify the sentence that contains a dangling modifier.

  1. Having inspected the hydrant, the officer signed the log.
  2. After inspecting the hydrant, the officer signed the log.
  3. The officer, having inspected the hydrant, signed the log.
  4. Having inspected the hydrant, the log was signed by the officer. Correct answer.

Explanation

A participial phrase at the start of a sentence must describe the subject of the main clause. In option 1, the implied doer of 'having inspected' is the officer, but the grammatical subject is 'the log', producing a dangling modifier. The other sentences keep the officer as the subject.

Question 9English Language Proficiency

Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon?

  1. The alarm sounded; because the crew assembled within two minutes.
  2. The alarm sounded; the crew assembled within two minutes. Correct answer.
  3. The alarm sounded; and the crew assembled within two minutes.
  4. The alarm sounded; the crew assembled, within two minutes.

Explanation

A semicolon can join two independent clauses that are closely related, without a coordinating conjunction. Option 0 does exactly that with two complete clauses. Using a semicolon before 'and' or 'because', or splitting a phrase with a stray comma, is incorrect.

Question 10English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses the colon correctly in a fire investigation report?

  1. The findings were clear: faulty wiring, blocked exits and missing signage. Correct answer.
  2. The findings were clear; faulty wiring: blocked exits and missing signage.
  3. The findings were clear, faulty wiring: blocked exits and missing signage.
  4. The findings were: clear, faulty wiring, blocked exits and missing signage.

Explanation

A colon should follow a complete independent clause and introduce a list, explanation or elaboration. 'The findings were clear' is a complete clause, and the colon correctly introduces the list of defects. The other options place the colon after an incomplete clause or misuse other punctuation.

Question 11English Language Proficiency

Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence: 'If the sprinkler system ____ maintained, the fire would have been contained.'

  1. had been Correct answer.
  2. has been
  3. was
  4. were

Explanation

This is a third conditional sentence describing an unreal past situation, so the if-clause requires the past perfect: 'had been maintained'. The main clause 'would have been contained' confirms the unreal past reference. Other forms do not match that structure.

Question 12English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses 'lie' and 'lay' correctly?

  1. The injured casualty laid on the stretcher while the crew laid the equipment beside him.
  2. The injured casualty lay on the stretcher while the crew lay the equipment beside him.
  3. The injured casualty lay on the stretcher while the crew laid the equipment beside him. Correct answer.
  4. The injured casualty lied on the stretcher while the crew lay the equipment beside him.

Explanation

'Lie' is intransitive and means to recline; its past tense is 'lay'. 'Lay' is transitive and means to place something; its past tense is 'laid'. Option 1 correctly uses 'lay' for the casualty reclining and 'laid' for the crew placing equipment.

Question 13English Language Proficiency

In the sentence 'Only after the evacuation was complete did the officer allow re-entry', the word order after 'did' is best explained by which rule?

  1. Adverbial clauses of time always invert the subject and verb.
  2. Auxiliary verbs always precede the subject in English declarative clauses.
  3. The past tense requires 'did' before any main verb.
  4. Negative or restrictive adverbials at the start of a clause trigger subject-verb inversion. Correct answer.

Explanation

When a clause begins with a restrictive or negative adverbial such as 'only after', 'never' or 'rarely', English applies subject-auxiliary inversion in the main clause. That is why 'did the officer allow' appears rather than 'the officer allowed'. Ordinary declarative clauses do not invert.

Question 14English Language Proficiency

Which option best replaces the underlined words to make the sentence concise: 'Due to the fact that the hydrant was in a state of disrepair, the crew were unable to make use of it.'

  1. Due to the hydrant being faulty, the crew were not able to make use of it.
  2. Because the hydrant was faulty, the crew could not use it. Correct answer.
  3. Owing to the fact of the hydrant being faulty, the crew could not use it.
  4. Because the hydrant was in a state of disrepair, the crew were unable to make use of it.

Explanation

Concise formal writing replaces wordy phrases such as 'due to the fact that' and 'in a state of disrepair' with single words where possible. 'Because the hydrant was faulty, the crew could not use it' keeps the meaning and removes redundancy. The other options retain inflated phrasing.

Question 15English Language Proficiency

Which sentence correctly uses 'fewer' and 'less'?

  1. There were fewer firefighters on duty and fewer water available.
  2. There were less firefighters on duty and fewer water available.
  3. There were less firefighters on duty and less water available.
  4. There were fewer firefighters on duty and less water available. Correct answer.

Explanation

'Fewer' is used with countable plural nouns such as 'firefighters', while 'less' is used with uncountable nouns such as 'water'. Option 1 applies each correctly. The other options swap the two or use one form for both.

Question 16English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses a gerund as the subject of the clause?

  1. The officer was inspecting the riser when the alarm sounded.
  2. Inspecting the riser, the officer noted a leak.
  3. The riser needs inspecting every month.
  4. Inspecting the riser regularly prevents blockages. Correct answer.

Explanation

A gerund is a verb form ending in '-ing' that functions as a noun. In 'Inspecting the riser regularly prevents blockages', the gerund phrase is the subject of the verb 'prevents'. The other sentences use participles or gerunds in non-subject roles.

Question 17English Language Proficiency

Which sentence correctly uses a relative pronoun to refer to a building?

  1. The station, who was built in 1965, has been refurbished.
  2. The station, that was built in 1965, has been refurbished.
  3. The station, which was built in 1965, has been refurbished. Correct answer.
  4. The station, whom was built in 1965, has been refurbished.

Explanation

In a non-defining relative clause, set off by commas, 'which' is used for things and 'who' for people. A station is a thing, so 'which' is correct. 'That' is not used in non-defining clauses, and 'who' and 'whom' refer to people.

Question 18English Language Proficiency

In the sentence 'The Chief Fire Officer himself inspected the drill', the word 'himself' is used for which purpose?

  1. Demonstrative reference
  2. Reciprocal action
  3. Reflexive object
  4. Emphatic emphasis Correct answer.

Explanation

When a reflexive pronoun immediately follows its noun and adds emphasis rather than acting as the object, it is emphatic. 'Himself' here stresses that the Chief Fire Officer personally attended. A true reflexive would be the object of a verb, as in 'he injured himself'.

Question 19English Language Proficiency

Which option correctly completes the sentence: 'Neither the station officer nor the firefighters ____ aware of the changed drill time.'

  1. is
  2. has been
  3. were Correct answer.
  4. was

Explanation

With 'neither ... nor', the verb agrees with the subject nearest to it, which is the plural 'firefighters'. The plural past verb 'were' is therefore correct. The singular alternatives would agree with the more distant 'station officer', which is not the rule here.

Question 20English Language Proficiency

Read the sentence: 'The report stated that the crew had extinguished the fire before the second appliance arrived.' Which tense is 'had extinguished' and why is it used?

  1. Past perfect, used to show an action completed before another past action. Correct answer.
  2. Past continuous, used to show an ongoing action.
  3. Simple past, used to describe a completed action.
  4. Present perfect, used to link past and present.

Explanation

The past perfect ('had extinguished') marks the earlier of two past events. Here the extinguishing happened before the second appliance arrived, which is expressed in the simple past. This sequencing is the standard use of the past perfect.

Question 21English Language Proficiency

Which sentence correctly uses the apostrophe?

  1. The officer's equipment was checked, and its' condition was logged.
  2. The officers' equipment was checked, and its condition was logged. Correct answer.
  3. The officers equipment was checked, and it's condition was logged.
  4. The officers' equipment was checked, and its' condition was logged.

Explanation

'Officers'' is the correct plural possessive, with the apostrophe after the final 's'. 'Its' is the possessive form and takes no apostrophe, while 'it's' is a contraction of 'it is'. Only option 0 applies both rules correctly.

Question 22English Language Proficiency

Which sentence avoids a misplaced modifier?

  1. Covered in foam, the officer inspected the runway.
  2. Covered in foam, the runway was inspected by the officer. Correct answer.
  3. The officer inspected the runway covered in foam quickly.
  4. Inspecting the runway, foam covered the officer.

Explanation

A modifying phrase must sit close to the word it describes. 'Covered in foam' describes the runway, so the runway must be the subject of the main clause, as in option 1. In the other options the phrase attaches to the wrong noun or creates ambiguity.

Question 23English Language Proficiency

In the sentence 'Not until the ventilation was complete could the crews enter the compartment', which grammatical feature explains the position of 'could'?

  1. A question form embedded in a declarative sentence.
  2. Fronted negative adverbial causing inversion of the modal and subject. Correct answer.
  3. A conditional clause without 'if'.
  4. An emphatic imperative construction.

Explanation

The sentence opens with the negative adverbial 'Not until the ventilation was complete'. In such fronted negative structures, the modal auxiliary moves before the subject, giving 'could the crews enter'. This is subject-auxiliary inversion, not a question or a conditional.

Question 24English Language Proficiency

Which option best corrects the faulty parallelism: 'The drill tested the crew's speed, accuracy and how they communicated.'

  1. The drill tested the crew's speed, accuracy and the way in which they communicated.
  2. The drill tested the crew's speed, accuracy and how they communicated with each other.
  3. The drill tested the crew's speed, accuracy and communicating.
  4. The drill tested the crew's speed, accuracy and communication. Correct answer.

Explanation

Items in a list joined by 'and' should share the same grammatical form. The list begins with two nouns, 'speed' and 'accuracy', so the third item should also be a noun: 'communication'. The other options substitute clauses or gerunds that break the pattern.

Question 25English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses 'respectively' correctly in a fire services context?

  1. The pump and the ladder arrived at 08:00 and 08:10 respectively. Correct answer.
  2. Respectively, the pump arrived at 08:00 and the ladder at 08:10.
  3. The two appliances arrived respectively at 08:00 and 08:10.
  4. The pump arrived respectively at 08:00, and the ladder at 08:10.

Explanation

'Respectively' links two ordered lists so that the first item corresponds to the first value and the second to the second. It should follow the second list it pairs with, as in 'the pump and the ladder ... 08:00 and 08:10 respectively'. Placing it elsewhere breaks the one-to-one correspondence.

Question 26English Language Proficiency

A station officer is drafting an incident narrative and wants a single verb that precisely conveys that the crew brought a fire under control without fully extinguishing it. Which verb best fits the formal report register?

  1. killed
  2. doused
  3. contained Correct answer.
  4. put out

Explanation

In fire service reporting, 'contained' has a precise technical sense: the fire is held within a defined boundary but is not yet extinguished. The other verbs either mean complete extinguishment or belong to informal or non-technical registers unsuitable for an official narrative.

Question 27English Language Proficiency

Which sentence from an incident report uses the passive voice most appropriately, keeping the focus on the action rather than the person who performed it?

  1. Somebody had a look at the hydrant and it seemed okay.
  2. We checked the hydrant and it was fine.
  3. The hydrant was inspected and found to be serviceable. Correct answer.
  4. The crew inspected the hydrant and found it serviceable.

Explanation

The passive is appropriate when the object acted upon, here the hydrant, matters more than the person doing the checking, which is typical in inspection records. It also keeps the register impersonal and consistent with official documentation.

Question 28English Language Proficiency

In the sentence 'The divisional officer, together with two station officers, ____ scheduled to attend the briefing', which verb form correctly completes the sentence?

  1. have been
  2. were
  3. are
  4. is Correct answer.

Explanation

The subject is 'the divisional officer', which is singular; the phrase 'together with two station officers' is a parenthetical addition and does not change the number of the subject. The present singular 'is' therefore agrees with the subject.

Question 29English Language Proficiency

Which sentence places the adverbial phrase so that it clearly modifies the action of checking the equipment rather than the officer's arrival?

  1. The officer, before the shift began, checked every breathing apparatus set quickly.
  2. The officer checked every breathing apparatus set before the shift began. Correct answer.
  3. Before the shift began, the officer checked every breathing apparatus set.
  4. Before the shift began checking every breathing apparatus set, the officer arrived.

Explanation

Placing the time phrase at the end keeps it adjacent to the verb it modifies and produces a natural, unambiguous reading. The sentence is clear about what happened and when, without creating a misleading attachment.

Question 30English Language Proficiency

A report sentence reads: 'The fire spread rapidly through the upper floors, ____ forced the evacuation of the adjacent block.' Which option correctly completes it?

  1. which Correct answer.
  2. it
  3. that
  4. what

Explanation

A non-defining relative clause referring back to a whole preceding situation uses 'which' preceded by a comma. 'That' cannot introduce a non-defining relative clause, and 'what' and 'it' do not join the clauses grammatically.

Question 31English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses the modal verb that expresses the strongest obligation on firefighters under a standing order?

  1. Firefighters may wear full protective clothing at structural fires.
  2. Firefighters could wear full protective clothing at structural fires.
  3. Firefighters should wear full protective clothing at structural fires.
  4. Firefighters must wear full protective clothing at structural fires. Correct answer.

Explanation

'Must' expresses the strongest obligation and is the modal normally used for mandatory requirements in standing orders. 'Should' is a recommendation, 'may' is permission, and 'could' is possibility, so none carries mandatory force.

Question 32English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses 'comprise' in the standard way accepted in formal fire service writing?

  1. The rescue team is comprised of six firefighters and a team leader.
  2. The rescue team comprises six firefighters and a team leader. Correct answer.
  3. The rescue team comprises of six firefighters and a team leader.
  4. The rescue team is comprising six firefighters and a team leader.

Explanation

'Comprise' means 'consist of' and takes a direct object without 'of', and it is not used in the passive with 'of'. The correct form is therefore 'comprises six firefighters'.

Question 33English Language Proficiency

Which sentence correctly uses 'principal' and 'principle' in a fire services context?

  1. The principle reason for the evacuation was the presence of a suspected gas leak.
  2. The principal of the evacuation was to protect life and property.
  3. The principal reason for the evacuation was the presence of a suspected gas leak. Correct answer.
  4. The station officer explained the principal of flashover to the recruits.

Explanation

'Principal' as an adjective means 'main or chief', which fits 'the principal reason'. 'Principle' is a noun meaning a rule or fundamental truth, and 'principal' as a noun means a head or leading person.

Question 34English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses the conditional form correctly to describe a hypothetical outcome that did not occur?

  1. If the alarm had sounded earlier, the occupants would have evacuated in time. Correct answer.
  2. If the alarm sounded earlier, the occupants would evacuate in time.
  3. If the alarm would sound earlier, the occupants had evacuated in time.
  4. If the alarm had sounded earlier, the occupants will evacuate in time.

Explanation

A past unreal condition requires 'had' plus past participle in the if-clause and 'would have' plus past participle in the main clause. This third conditional form signals that the scenario is contrary to fact.

Question 35English Language Proficiency

In the sentence 'Having completed the ventilation, the crew leader ordered the search team to enter', what does the opening participle phrase indicate?

  1. An action performed by the search team before entering
  2. A condition that must be met before ventilation begins
  3. A simultaneous action performed by the crew leader and the search team
  4. An action performed by the crew leader before the order was given Correct answer.

Explanation

A perfect participle phrase at the start of a sentence normally refers to the subject of the main clause and indicates an action completed before the main verb. Here the crew leader completed the ventilation before giving the order.

Question 36English Language Proficiency

Which sentence handles the reported speech of a witness statement correctly in a formal report?

  1. The witness said that he had saw smoke coming from the stairwell before the alarm sounded.
  2. The witness said that he sees smoke coming from the stairwell before the alarm sounded.
  3. The witness said that he saw smoke coming from the stairwell before the alarm sounded. Correct answer.
  4. The witness said that he seen smoke coming from the stairwell before the alarm sounded.

Explanation

In reported speech, the past tense of the original statement is normally retained or shifted back, and the verb must be a correct past form. 'Saw' is the correct simple past form here and fits the sequence of events.

Question 37English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses the word 'respective' or 'respectively' in a way that is both grammatical and clear?

  1. Respectively, Pump 1 and Pump 2 were dispatched to the fire and the rescue call.
  2. Pump 1 and Pump 2 were respectively dispatched to the fire and the rescue call.
  3. Pump 1 and Pump 2 were dispatched to the fire and the rescue call respectively. Correct answer.
  4. The two appliances, Pump 1 and Pump 2, arrived at the scene and the hospital respectively.

Explanation

'Respectively' pairs two lists in the order given, so the first appliance matches the first destination and the second matches the second. Placing it at the end of the clause keeps the pairing clear.

Question 38English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses a hyphen correctly in a compound modifier within a fire services context?

  1. The officer ordered a full-scale-evacuation of the building.
  2. The officer ordered a full scale evacuation of the building.
  3. The officer ordered a fullscale evacuation of the building.
  4. The officer ordered a full-scale evacuation of the building. Correct answer.

Explanation

A compound adjective made of two words modifying a noun should be hyphenated, as in 'full-scale evacuation'. The hyphen links the words into a single modifier before the noun.

Question 39English Language Proficiency

Which sentence uses the word 'only' so that it clearly modifies 'the duty officer' rather than the action?

  1. The duty officer may only authorise the closure of the station.
  2. Only the duty officer may authorise the closure of the station. Correct answer.
  3. The duty officer only may authorise the closure of the station.
  4. The duty officer may authorise only the closure of the station.

Explanation

Placing 'only' immediately before 'the duty officer' restricts the subject, meaning no one else may authorise the closure. Its position next to the word it modifies prevents ambiguity.

Question 40English Language Proficiency

A report sentence reads: 'The officer instructed the crew to check the hydrant and that they should record the pressure.' Which revision removes the faulty parallelism?

  1. The officer instructed the crew checking the hydrant and recording the pressure.
  2. The officer instructed the crew to check the hydrant and recording the pressure.
  3. The officer instructed the crew to check the hydrant and to record the pressure. Correct answer.
  4. The officer instructed the crew to check the hydrant and that the pressure should be recorded.

Explanation

Parallel structure requires matching grammatical forms joined by 'and'. Using two infinitive phrases, 'to check' and 'to record', makes the coordination consistent.

Question 41Chinese Language Proficiency

消防處一份內部通告寫道：「各主管須於本周五前提交人手調配建議，逾期者視作放棄論。」句中「視作放棄論」在公務中文裡最貼切的改寫是：

  1. 當作放棄論處
  2. 視作放棄處理論
  3. 視為論放棄
  4. 視為放棄處理 Correct answer.

Explanation

「視作……論」是文言殘留句式，公務中文宜改為「視為……處理」，語意清楚且合乎現代書面語習慣。原句的「論」在此只是虛詞，刪去後不損原意，反而更簡潔。改寫時須保留「逾期即當作放棄」的實質規定的效力。

Question 42Chinese Language Proficiency

下列各句中，量詞使用完全恰當的一項是：

  1. 一宗火警、一枝消防喉筆、一輛雲梯車 Correct answer.
  2. 一單火警、一條消防喉筆、一架雲梯車
  3. 一宗火警、一具消防喉筆、一輛雲梯車
  4. 一單火警、一具消防喉筆、一架雲梯車

Explanation

「宗」是計算案件、事故的標準量詞，火警屬事故，故用「一宗火警」；「枝」用於細長桿狀器物，消防喉筆應說「一枝」；車輛用「輛」，故「一輛雲梯車」。三者配搭均合現代漢語規範。

Question 43Chinese Language Proficiency

某消防局提交的報告有句：「由於現場濃煙密佈，救援人員因而須佩戴呼吸器。」此句的毛病在於：

  1. 「由於」與「因而」語意重複，關聯詞宜刪其一 Correct answer.
  2. 「救援人員」與「呼吸器」搭配不當
  3. 句子缺少主語，讀者不知誰人佩戴呼吸器
  4. 「濃煙密佈」應改為「濃煙密布」才合消防術語

Explanation

「由於」表示原因，「因而」表示結果，兩者同用會造成關聯詞冗贅，只需保留其一即可。改為「由於現場濃煙密佈，救援人員須佩戴呼吸器」或「現場濃煙密佈，救援人員因而須佩戴呼吸器」均通順。此類冗贅在公務文書中常見，宜於覆核時刪削。

Question 44Chinese Language Proficiency

閱讀以下消防處新聞稿片段：「本處呼籲市民切勿阻塞樓梯及走廊，以免一旦發生火警時影響逃生。」句中「以免」所帶出的成分是：

  1. 表示目的的正句謂語
  2. 表示假設的條件分句
  3. 表示避免某種後果的目的分句 Correct answer.
  4. 表示結果的並列分句

Explanation

「以免」是表示「避免出現某種不良後果」的連詞，其後所帶成分屬目的分句，說明呼籲的目的在於防止逃生受阻。它與「因為」帶出的原因分句、「如果」帶出的條件分句性質不同。判斷時可將「以免」換成「為免」，句意不變。

Question 45Chinese Language Proficiency

消防處招募海報上寫：「投身消防，守護香港。」這句標語在修辞上最主要的特點是：

  1. 運用反問，引起讀者思考
  2. 運用誇張，誇大消防員的能力
  3. 運用借代，以「香港」代指市民
  4. 運用對偶，兩句字數相同、結構相稱 Correct answer.

Explanation

「投身消防，守護香港」上下兩句各四字，動賓結構相對，構成整齊的對偶，讀來鏗鏘有力，適合標語使用。對偶要求字數、詞性、結構大致相稱，此句符合。標語讲求簡潔易記，對偶正是常見手法。

Question 46Chinese Language Proficiency

下列句子中，沒有語病的一項是：

  1. 大火經過消防員三小時的撲救，終於把它撲熄。
  2. 消防員經過三小時的撲救，大火終於被撲熄了。
  3. 經過消防員三小時的撲救，終於把大火撲熄。
  4. 消防員經過三小時的撲救，終於把大火撲熄。 Correct answer.

Explanation

B句主語「消防員」貫穿全句，「把大火撲熄」的動作發出者清楚，句子成分完整。A句前後主語暗中轉換，前半說消防員、後半說大火，屬主語殘缺或偷換。C句「經過……的撲救」是介詞短語，不能作主語，後半「把大火撲熄」遂無施事者。D句末的「它」指代混亂。

Question 47Chinese Language Proficiency

在消防處的意外報告中，下列哪一句用詞最準確、最適合正式紀錄？

  1. 嗰時煙好濃，我哋幾乎頂唔住。
  2. 當時啲煙好大，我哋差啲捱唔住。
  3. 當時煙勢極猛，人員幾近無法支持。 Correct answer.
  4. 嗰陣啲煙好犀利，我哋幾乎頂唔順。

Explanation

正式書面紀錄須用規範書面語，避免粵語口語詞如「嗰陣」「啲」「頂唔順」「捱唔住」。「煙勢極猛」「幾近無法支持」用詞準確、語氣客觀，適合載入官方報告。紀錄文件講求可供日後查閱及引用，用語須一致而莊重。

Question 48Chinese Language Proficiency

某消防局通告原句為：「所有隊員必須於執勤前檢查個人防護裝備，並須確保裝備狀態良好。」若要把兩句合併得更簡潔而不失原意，最恰當的是：

  1. 所有隊員必須於執勤前檢查個人防護裝備，然後須確保狀態良好。
  2. 所有隊員須於執勤前檢查及確保個人防護裝備狀態良好。
  3. 所有隊員必須於執勤前檢查個人防護裝備，並確保其狀態良好。 Correct answer.
  4. 所有隊員必須於執勤前檢查個人防護裝備，並須確保裝備狀態良好與否。

Explanation

原句的冗贅在於重複「須」及重述「裝備」。A句保留「必須」一次，後半用「並確保其狀態良好」，以代詞「其」回指裝備，既簡潔又不失原意。公務文書宜刪去重複的助動詞，使句子緊湊。

Question 49Chinese Language Proficiency

「消防處人員到場後，迅速將火撲滅，並疏散居民。」句中「迅速」一詞在語法上是：

  1. 修飾「撲滅」的副詞 Correct answer.
  2. 修飾「人員」的形容詞
  3. 修飾整句的語氣詞
  4. 修飾「到場」的形容詞

Explanation

「迅速」在此修飾動詞「撲滅」，表示動作進行的速度，屬副詞用法，充當狀語。漢語副詞常置於動詞之前，此句「迅速將火撲滅」即「迅速」修飾「撲滅」。若修飾名詞如「迅速的行動」，則屬形容詞用法。

Question 50Chinese Language Proficiency

閱讀句子：「即使火勢猛烈，消防員仍沉着應戰。」句中「即使……仍……」所表達的關係是：

  1. 遞進關係，後句比前句更進一層
  2. 因果關係，前因後果
  3. 條件關係，前提出後結果
  4. 轉折關係，讓步之後結果相反 Correct answer.

Explanation

「即使」表示讓步，即承認某種不利情況；「仍」表示在該情況下結果依然不變，形成轉折讓步關係。「即使火勢猛烈」是讓步分句，「消防員仍沉着應戰」是正句。此結構強調不為困難所動，與單純因果或條件不同。