【明報專訊】Nowadays access to restricted areas is granted not only with metal keys and PIN numbers. Eason has demonstrated in a bad way the use of fingerprint recognition.

■English highway-words and collocations

Adjectives made by adding -ing or -ed

Many adjectives are made from verbs by adding -ing or -ed.

Example: If something interests you, you can say you are interested and that thing is interesting.

e.g. This article is interesting.

I am interested in this subject.

■Quiz

Circle the correct answer.

1. I'm (tired / tiring). I'll go to bed in a minute.

2. The movie is so (horried / horrifying) that children should not watch it.

3. His parents are (worried / worrying) about his study.

4. Your performance has been (disappointed / disappointing). Many of us are (disappointed / disappointing) in you.

5. The salesperson is (annoyed / annoying). I've just ignored him.

■Glossary

access (n) 進入

fingerprint (n) 指紋

recognition (n) 識別

clay (n) 黏土