PLAY THE GAMES TO LEARN ENGLISH AND WIN PRIZES

TSANG Sze-ki is the 'Triplets in Trouble' winner for October. The 13-year-old student of the True Light Middle School of Hong Kong has been a member of the Wan Chai JPC Club since last year.

　　At school Sze-ki enjoys Music and Religious Studies and in her spare time she likes reading, listening to the radio and taking part in JPC activities.

　　Sze-ki says she intends to share her $600 winner's prize with her parents.

　　She was presented with her prize cheque by Miss Cynthia T Y Leung, Manager Wan Chai North Division and Hay Wah Building Branch, HSBC.

DEDICATED staff have tracked down the owner of a lost cash box after a search of one year. 　　Their unfailing efforts not only resulted in a letter of appreciation but also a $20,000 donation to the Police Children's Education Trust. 　　The Kwun Tong Division Property Office took up the case back in June last year, when a flat owner handed in a cash box containing $100,000 and gold ornaments that had been left behind by a previous tenant. WIP Aneka Wong and the Kwun Tong Division Property Office team. 　　Property Office staff thoroughly checked lost property reports and even placed newspaper advertisements in a bid to find the owner. Finally, after considerable 'detective' work, they tracked down the grateful and surprised owner through his friends. 　　Carmen Li Ka-man, who is in charge of the Kwun Tong Division Property Office, said the owner did not realise he had left his cash box at a previous residence until contacted by her office. 　　"He was very surprised at the lengths we had gone to in order to locate him," she said. 　　Woman Inspector Aneka Wong, who oversees the Property Office, said: "I am very proud of my colleagues as they were so eager to strive for excellence in spite of their workload."

How can you keep the Grammar Witch happy? Tell her which word or words in each of these sentences is an adverb. 1.The school's new website loads so slowly. 2.When Janice's grandfather suddenly 　fainted in the street, she immediately 　called for an ambulance. 3.“You've done well on your Geography 　 test," Mrs Kwong said proudly. 4. Andy selfishly ate the last dessert. 5. Amazingly, a man survived for five days, 　 after being trapped under rubble when an 　 earthquake struck.
Helpful hint! An adverb describes a verb. Adverbs tell us how and how often something happens. For example: Sally cried sadly. The adverb 'sadly' tells us how Sally cried.

The expression 'there are plenty more fish in the sea'
is often used to console someone who is having problems with
their love life. It means there are plenty of other people to meet.

THE sound of the fire alarm filled the corridor. Aaron looked at Amy as if she were crazy.

　　"What did you set the alarm off for!" he shouted, over the noise.

　　"Sssh!" said Amy. "Wait and see."

　　The two teenagers peeked around the corner of the corridor at the door to 12/C, where Amy was sure the triplets were being held.

　　Some of the other residents were already leaving their homes. "Come on, you two, can't you hear the fire alarm?" one elderly man said as he passed them on his way to the stairs. "There must be a fire."

　　Amy waited and watched. After what seemed like forever, the door to 12/C opened and one of the kidnappers poked his head out.

　　"We'd better go. I don't want to get roasted," he said, looking back into the flat. "What about the kids?" Amy heard another voice ask.

　　"Leave 'em. We can't let anyone see us with the little horrors. They'll just have to take their chances up here. Anyway, it's probably a false alarm. We'll be back in five minutes."

　　Three men then stepped out of the flat, leaving the door ajar. Amy recognised two of them from the supermarket.

　　As they turned towards the stairs, Amy and Aaron raced into the apartment. The smell of dirty nappies hit them in the face as soon as they walked through the door.

　　"Ying-ying! Ying-yen! Ying-kai!" Amy cried, as she saw the babies strapped into their stroller, with tear-stained faces and food smeared all over their clothes. "Come on!" said Aaron, glancing up and down the corridor outside the front door. "Let's get going before they come back."

　　Amy kissed all three babies, in the hope it would help them stop crying. It didn't. She and Aaron lifted the triple stroller sideways through the door and then headed for the lift.

　　"Oh, it's so good to see you!" she said as she smiled at the three tots. Ying-kai looked at her and seemed to recognise her, just for a moment.

　　The lift arrived and they all got in. As it went down to the ground floor, Amy breathed a sigh of relief.

　　"Thank goodness," she said, grinning at Aaron. "We did it!".

　　However, Amy's smile soon faded when the lift doors opened. Three mean faces were staring hard at her. It was the kidnappers, for them.

(to be continued)

Questions

1. Choose the word that has a similar meaning to 'mad'.

2. Choose the word that has a similar meaning to 'slightly open'.

3. What could Amy and Aaron smell inside flat 12/C?

4. What were the triplets strapped into?

5. Choose the word that has a similar meaning to 'smiling'.

6. Who was waiting for Amy, Aaron and the triplets when the lift doors opened?

* Entries to 'Triplets in Trouble' should be submitted no later than January 12, 2002 to PPRB, 4/F, Harcourt House, 39 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, through district JPC Clubhouses, or by faxing them to 2861 0167. Please state your name, JPC number and club. The winner will receive a $600 cheque.