3rd year lit/phil second test n2

People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Ministry of National Education

Mefti Abd-el-Kader's SecondarySchool
Grade Level: 3rd year Literature and philosophy School Year 2009/2010

Part one : Reading
A) Comprehension / Interpreting
- Read the text carefully then answer the questions below


Bribery is the act of promising, offering, or giving a professional or person of authority something of value (i.e. money, property, services, or favours) in order to break the rules or ethics in a given situation. Bribery is a type of corruption that can occur in a number of professional and political situations. Though any one in a place of power and authority may be subject to bribery, public and government officials, police officers, legal professionals, doctors, bankers, and other business professionals are those most likely to become the subjects of bribery.
Bribery and similar illegal businesses in the political sphere alone cost the world an estimated one trillion dollars every year. Less prosperous nations those who export oil and certain other resources have been found to be particularly exposed to bribery and other corrupt activities, though even the wealthiest nations are not safe.
(Adapted from” NEW YORK TIMES”, Nov2007)
1. Circle the correct answers which best completes statements a and b .
a. The first paragraph gives a definition about __________.
- prosperity - bribery - corruption
b. The text is __________ .
- a letter - a report - a newspaper article
2. Are the following statements true or false?
a. Bribery is a kind of corruption. ……………………………………….…….
b. Anyone in power can be subjected to bribery. ………………………………….………….
c. Bribery alone costs the world’s political sphere nearly ten trillion dollars every year…...…
d. Oil exporting countries are not exposed to corruption …………………………………………….

3. Answer the following questions according to the text:
a. Who is subjected to bribery most?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………..
b. How much money does bribery cost the world every year?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………..

4. Give a best title to the text ………………………………………..…………………………………………..

5. What do the underlined words refer to in the text:
that (1§)……………….. , those (1§) ………….. , who (2§)………………….


B) Text Exploration
1. Find in the text words that are synonyms to the followings:
morals = ……….…. (1§), fraud = ……….…. (2§) , wealthy = ……….……. (2§)

2. Match words in the right with their definitions in the left.
a. Bribery 1-exact copy of something in order to trick people
b. Corruption 2- illegal behaviour from people in authority
c. Counterfeiting 3 - to give money in exchange of illegal act or service.

3. Complete the following table :

verb noun adjective
………………… ………………… counterfeited
corrupt ………………… …………………
………………… prosperous …………………
imitate ………………… …………………


4. Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:
a. If you (to elect……………………) me head of state, I would fight corruption.
b. Governments will regain confidence provided that they (to pass………………….) stringent laws.
c. Citizens had better (to stop………………………..) buying fake goods.

5. Join the sentences using the connector provided:
a. genuine products are expensive .
b. many consumers do not purchase them. ( so ………that )
……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………………..

6. Rewrite sentence B so that it means the same as A :
a. many internet users downloaded music illegally.
b. music ……………………………………………………………………….........
a. citizens should eradicate bribery in the society
b. bribery …………………………………………………………………..………….