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June 17, 2010 Final Examination Part 1: Grammar and Vocabulary

INSTRUCTIONS: Circle the letter of the best answer for each item. Choose only ONE answer for each. There is NO penalty for a wrong answer, so it is advisable to choose an option for every item.

1. The Senate is considered the ____ of parliament. a. higher body b. taller room c. upper house d. superior chamber
2. In an election, the percentage of the voters that go to vote is called voter ___. a. looting b. turnout c. deployment d. constituency
3. General elections are normally ___ every four years in Spain. a. held b. rigged c. celebrated d. enfranchised
4. The government’s way of tackling the deficit (cutting civil service salaries, raising value added tax, and freezing pensions) is only going to ___ the problem, making the recession longer. a. fuel b. exacerbate c. reinforce d. a, b or c
5. Obama is trying to improve the ___ system in the US, to give people access to medical treatment. a. wealth care b. health care c. wealthy d. healthy
6. In the recent UK elections, some people wanted to vote but the polling station closed while they were waiting for their turn. In effect, these people were ___ in the last election. a. lacked b. ranked c. blased d. disenfranchised
7. A representative’s ___ is the district and the people have elected him/her , and whose interests s/he must represent. a. tally b. turnout c. constituency d. enfranchisement
8. When the results of an election or sports game are unfairly pre-determined by someone, then you can say the election or sports game is ___. a. raided b. rigged c. constituted d. exacerbated
9. Socialist parties believe in ___ ideals. a. lefty b. left-wing

c. progressist d. b and c

10. A person who officially speaks with the media and the public in the name of his company or government is a/an ___ of that company or government. a. proxy b. spokesperson c. envoy d. speaker
11. Many series of ___ [ meetings to negotiate ] have been held between representatives of Palestine and Israel, but peace has not been achieved. a. stakes b. headquarters c. terms d. talks
12. Plants that farmers grow in order to sell them (or costume them) are ___. a. crops b. harvests c. wages d. roots
13. A: ___? B: No, it’s a waste of time. I don’t recommend it at all! a. Is that film worth to see? b. Is that film worth seeing? c. Is that film worthy of seeing? d. Is it worth it, to see that film?
14. The current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has ___ the environmental risks of offshore drilling for petroleum. a. made people sensible to b. swept away c. made people eligible for d. raised awareness of
15. A child’s teacher ___ in the child’s life. a. does an important paper b. makes an important paper c. plays an important role d. b and c
16. My friend wanted to study in the US in 2008, but she was ___ the bureaucracy and paperwork, and couldn’t go there until 2009. a. hindered by b. entitled to c. deployed by d. invested in
17. A place where one is protected from the weather (or protected from persecution) is a ___. a. gather b. hamper c. coverage d. shelter
18. If a state makes a promise to send food to an area struck by a natural disaster, then they are ___ to send food. a. granting b. pledging c. committing themselves d. b and c
19. People who cannot read and write are ___. a. unlikelihood b. illegible c. unlettered

37. A: Are you coming to the party next Saturday? B: No, I don’t want to. But I couldn’t go ___ I wanted to. I have to work. Saturday night. a. even b. even if c. even so d. even though
38. Did you know that today’s Bob’s birthday? ___ It’s his birthday, we’re going out to celebrate. a. Whether b. Since c. Resulting d. Thus
39. I haven’t seen Ann. Do you know ___ she’s coming today? a. unless b. providing c. whether or not d. providing or not
40. Don’t go to see that film! It’s terrible. ___. a. It has not good acting nor a good plot b. It has neither good acting nor a good plot c. It hasn’t good neither good acting nor a good plot d. It hasn’t got both good acting nor a good plot

Part 3: Essay Writing

• Instructions:

Write a composition of a page (about 170-220 words) on one of the four topics listed below. Write your final answer on this sheet of paper. You may use a sheet of examination papers notes.

A. What was the “ Scramble for Africa ”, and what were/are its effects? Give specific details of the

colonial legacy in Africa.

B. What is the “ tripartite government ” in Catalonia? How and why did this coalition form? Is it

a successful coalition?

C. Explain the origins of the piracy off the coast of Somalia. Why does it exist? Is it justifiable?

Can it be stopped?

D. Is a child’s upbringing negatively or positively affected if she/he is raised by homosexual

parents, heterosexual parents or a single parent? Discuss

• Composition evaluation:

The essay will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

• English grammar and vocabulary

• Organization

• Content (if the ideas are logical and well-defended)

• Flow of the text (it it is easy to read)

Use your best English! Simple, correct language is better than complicated language with a lot of errors, but sophisticated language will also be given higher marks than simple language.