News feed：A U-turn
【明報專訊】THE Hong Kong authorities have made a U-turn abruptly to let the Chinese New Year flower markets continue. The event is held at major venues like Victoria Park. Some florists were furious at the U-turn as they already applied to sell flowers at other venues. The authorities have defended their U-turn by saying that strict crowd control will lower infection risks at the markets.
A historical gate
CHINA'S archaeologists have unearthed the Xuanwu Gate (玄武門), a thousand-year-old entrance of an ancient palace where Emperor Taizong of Tang (唐太宗) staged a coup to assassinate his two brothers so as to seize the throne.
Kim's new fear
NORTH KOREA has strictly prohibited its citizens from viewing or storing South Korean TV entertainment content, fearing that they might imitate South Koreans' accent and register. Violators will be fined, or worse, imprisoned for 15 years. Kim Jong-un, the North Korean dictator, criticised people for using ''oppa'' (哥哥) and ''dong-saeng'' (弟妹) to call people other than their siblings.
■Gear up
According to the passages on this page, circle the correct answers.
(1) The Hong Kong government has done a U-turn in an attempt to make the florists lose their money.
( True / False / Not given )
(2) Kim Jong-un loves South Korean TV dramas.
( True / False / Not given )
(3)Emperor Taizong of Tang killed his brothers because that would more likely make him Emperor.
( True / False / Not given )
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
U-turn (n) 轉軚
florist (n) 花農
coup (n) 政變
register (n) 言談方式
[Smarties' Power English 第302期]
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