I agree with modi_dairy
You should go to public library to read english books everyday.
Don't waste money to buy exercises to do. Without any sound knowledge of grammar, those exercises just make you feel frustrated. I have some suggestion.
(1)For composition, I suggest you to buy a story book called "The diary of young girl" by Anne frank $66and learning composition. Check it out in this website
http://www.cp1897.com.hk/BookInfo?BookId=0553577123&SectionId=10
This book is translated in simple English. Since you are only a F.4 student, you have ample time to prepare your HKCEE. Trust me, first underline some sentences you think they are good in structure or have good meaning and then memorize them.
From this book, I give you several examples: What I need to do is to grin and bear it我須要做的事只是逆來順受. (2)Misfortune never comes singly禍不單行(3)scold sb = blame me = snap at. I am sure you can learn a tremendous words which can be used in your future HKCEE.
For grammar, I should suggest a grammar book called certificate English Usage published by Aristo educational press. What I am not sure is whether this old book will be available. I f you don't find this book, don't worry a book called Collins Cobuild English usage $224 published by Collins Cobuild & Harper Collins is also suitable for you. Just check it out in commerical press (尖沙咀分行)to see whether it is good for yourself
I have written here for umpteenth time, buy DVDs with English substitle will help your listening skill even buying the pxxxxxd in Mong Kok. I suggest desperate housewives, sex and the city and star war III return of sith. Despite a little bit difficult for you ,it help you a lot. May I ask you how chinese word"敷淺"be written in English? If you have watched sex and the city, you will know it. Besides those DVDs also help you not noly oral but also listening skill.
After you have reading some story books (a book called living history written by Hillary Rodham clinton also good for you $<100), you will have enough input. Then you can do the past papers and find out what you don't know and then fix them. Before doing exercises, having enough input is of paramount important. Hence don't waste money on buying exercises. Instead, reading newspaper & story books are much more important to you. Doing reading story books, your reading speed will be speeded up surreptitiously(This word also found in Anne frank's book).
If you watched the pearl report, a TV programme broadcasted, on pearl(明珠台), you may find that even the teachers doing the past papers again and again and resit the exam again and again, they wouldn't pass the teacher assessment test. They implies without a rock-solid grammatical knowledge, formed by reading story books and imbibing words from different articles, they will find their methods in vain no matter how hard they try.
Good luck to you
2007-01-09 18:12:12 補充:
"learning composition"$75 a book teach you how to write a composition.書面有個電燈胆,此書有些好的句子及生字會有中英對照.比較合會考生及中四的你. You can type the name and search it on
http://www.cp1897.com.hk/Search
2007-01-09 18:13:24 補充:
teacher assessment test教師語文基準試