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Faculty of Language Studies: English Language Unit
Course Code: EL111
Course Title: English Communication Skills (I)
FINAL EXAMINATION
First Semester 2011-2012
Day and Date: Saturday,14/1/2012
Number of Exam Pages:
( 9 ) Time Allowed:
(including this cover sheet)
( 2 ) Hours
Instructions:
Original - ANSWER KEY
Section Number: (
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EXAM COMPONENTS, GRADES AND TIME YOU ARE ADVISED TO SPEND ON
EACH SECTION:
SECTION
MINUTES
TOTAL POINTS
1: READING
40
15
2: GRAMMAR
20
10
3. VOCABULARY
10
05
3: WRITING
50
20
TOTAL
120
50
* To be filled by tutor
1
EARNED POINTS*
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SECTION
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READING
15 POINTS
40 MINUTES
Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
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Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to isolate (hide) themselves or information about
themselves. The boundaries and content of what is considered private differ among cultures
and individuals, but share basic common themes. Privacy is sometimes related to the wish to
remain unnoticed or unknown in public. The degree to which private information is revealed
(made known to the public), therefore, depends on how the public will receive this information,
which differs between places and over time. Privacy is broader than security.
As technology has advanced, the way in which privacy is protected and violated has changed
with it. In the case of some technologies, such as the printing press or the Internet, the increased
ability to share information can lead to new ways in which privacy can be lost.
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Many people enjoy learning about the rich and famous. They spend millions of dollars yearly
on newspapers and magazines that tell about the private lives of rich and famous people.
However, the people who enjoy reading about the private lives of others do not always like it
when people watch them!
In the past, important people, politicians, and other people in the public eye were the only ones
who worried about the right to a private life. Now, however, even ordinary people are
complaining about losing their privacy. They say that they have the right to be left alone and
that now, because of technology, it is getting too easy to violate (not to respect) this right.
Today, new technology makes it possible to investigate the most private parts of people’s lives.
For example, some employers watch everything their employees do. They listen to personal
phone calls, and they check how long their workers are at their computers. Some employers
even check their employees’ e-mails.
Many employees know that their companies watch them at work, but they do not realize that
they might be watched anywhere. Investigators can put secret microphones in houses or cars
when no one is looking and then listen from far away. They can use very small radios to follow
drivers in their cars.
Computers now have records on military service, health, school grades, and work performance.
People are beginning to ask why these organizations need all this information. They are also
concerned because investigators can get this information without telling them. It is not
surprising, then, that more and more people are complaining that they do not have a private life.
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Some photographers, known as paparazzi follow the moves of important people to hunt
(search) for information. Of course, such practices are rejected (not accepted) by most singers
and movie stars, who consider this behavior an interference in their private life.
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A) Say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). (1 point each)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Privacy is unrelated to the protection of information. _____ [F]
Advanced technology supports the protection of privacy. ______ [F]
Privacy is exactly the equivalent of security. _____ [F]
People who like to violate the privacy of famous people refuse to make their own private
life public. _____ [T]
5. The right to privacy is not limited to important people like actors, singers, politicians, and
the like. _____ [T]
6. Employees are unaware that they might be watched in the workplace and anywhere else.
_____ [T]
7. To be identified in public is an act of privacy. [F]
B) Circle the letter of the best answer (a, b, or c) in the items below: (1 point each)
8). Nowadays, people’s lives are becoming less private due to:
a) People’s interest to learn about the rich and famous
b) Advances in technology
c) Differences between cultures and individuals
[b]
9) Many employees:
a) Watch the moves of their employers
b) Know that they are being watched in and out the workplace.
c) Are the least to know that they are watched by their employers wherever they go. [c]
10) The passage suggests that:
a) The public’s right to know is the highest priority
b) There is no longer a balance between the public’s right to know and the individual’s right
to privacy
c) People do not care much about the individual’s right to privacy.
[b]
11) The right to private life:
a) Is only the concern of important people and politicians.
b) Is the demand of photographers
c) Is nowadays a public concern [c]
12) The pronoun they (line 16) refers to: __________________.
13) The pronoun their (line 32) refers to: __________________.
movie stars]
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[ordinary people]
[(most) singers and
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14) The word boundaries (line 2) means:
a) limitations
b) explanations
c) expectations
[a]
15) The word investigate (line 18) means:
a) look after
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b) look forward to
GRAMMAR
c) look into
10 POINTS
[c]
20 MINUTES
Complete the sentences with the correct choice (a, b, c, or d). (0.5 point each).
1) Rebecca usually plays tennis, but this week she _____________ golf.
a) will have played b) is playing
c) would play d) had played
[b]
2) She made her children _____________ their homework at night.
a) to do
b) doing
c) done
d) do
[d]
3) Many people _____________TV has a negative influence on children and young adults.
a) think
b) are thinking
c) had thought
d) would have thought
[a]
4) Suzy's grades were good, but Betty’s were ____________.
a) best
b) much better
c) more good
d) more better
[b]
5) I asked Peter, “Can you tell me about the best computer brands?” Rewrite the sentence in
reported speech:
a)
b)
c)
d)
I asked Peter if could he tell me about the best computer brands.
I asked Peter if he could tell him about the best computer brands.
I asked Peter if he could tell me about the best computer brands.
I asked Peter if he could told me about the best computer brands. [c]
6) When I look _______________________ my childhood, I realize how happy I was.
a) forward to
b) up with
c) away from
d) back on
[d]
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7) Jack likes the family ___ whom he’s living.
a) for
b) with
c) about
d) in
[b]
8) I think I should tell John that his chances to get the job are slim. Well, ________________ him.
a) you’d better not tell
b) you’d better not telling
d) you’d better not to telling
c) you’d better not to tell
[a]
9) Why did Andy and Julie send an email to the hotel? They __________________ to thank them.
a) have been writing
b) would write
c) are written
d) might have written [d]
10) Unless you ________ it yourself, nobody will help you.
a) to do
b) will do
c) do
d) would do
[c]
d) aren’t allowed
[d]
11) In our school, we ________________________ to wear jeans.
a) don’t allow
b) haven’t allowed
c) aren’t allowing
12) This is not the best deal for the money you paid, Pete. You __________ a more advanced digital camera.
a) buy
b) should have bought
c) have bought
d) will be buying
[b]
13) If Brenda had another chance to sit for the TOEFL, she ____________ much better.
a) would do
b) will have done
c) would have done
d) will be doing
[a]
14) Jack ___________________ the guitar for 15 years when he recorded his first album.
a) is playing
b) will be playing
c) had been playing
d) plays
[c]
15) What _____________ the new director _____________ so far?
a) does…accomplish
b) is …accomplishing c) is … accomplished
d) has… accomplished [d]
16) A lot of ice hockey _____________ in Canada.
a) plays
b) is played
c) has played
d) is playing
[b]
17) They__________________ in the village for over three years.
a) are playing
b) play
c) had played
d) will be playing [c]
18) You tidy the garage ______________ I wash the car. That‘ll be the quickest.
a) while
b) as soon as
c) until
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d) if
[a]
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19) The maths exam was really hard. It took me ages to _________ some of the answers.
a) bring up
b) try on
c) work out
d) put out
[c]
20) I want to finish my work before we___________ out.
a) are going
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b) have gone
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c) went
Vocabulary
d) go
5 POINTS
[d]
10 MINUTES
Complete the sentences with words from the box below. (0.5 point each).
came across
wonder
moody
handed down
promoted
recorded
unconscious
mean
casual
broke
1. My favorite _________________ of the natural world is the Niagara Falls, without a
doubt. [wonder]
2. The dress code in this company does not allow _____________ dress during work hours.
[casual]
3. It was _________ of him not to help you change your tire. [mean]
4. I am _________________. Can you lend me ten pounds until the weekend? [broke]
5. Karen is really _________ these days. You never know if she’s going to be cheerful or
bad-tempered. [moody]
6. The man fell off his chair ___________________ and was rushed to hospital.
[unconscious]
7. I was tidying the attic the other day, and I ___________________ some old photographs
of when I was a baby. [came across]
8. One of the most violent earthquakes ever _____________________ was in Ecuador in
1906. [recorded]
9. Unless you work hard, you will never get __________________ to a higher rank.
[promoted]
10. Iron work is a trade that is still _______________________ from father to son. [handed
down]
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WRITING
20 POINTS
50 MINUTES
Write a three-paragraph essay of approximately (250) words on ONE of the following topics:
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1. An event that I always remember
2. Parents should have equal responsibility in raising their children.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Your essay should include: a thesis statement in the introduction, supporting body
paragraph, and a conclusion. But most important of all is for your essay to reflect:

“GOOD COMMAND OF ENGLISH” (i.e., sentence structure and mechanics of
writing)

Revision, editing, and proofreading
Write your essay here: (20 points)
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End of Exam
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