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English second term exam:3fl I became interested in finding out more about the purchase of fashion counterfeit goods

when I was invited to visit a factory abroad where I could see counterfeiting in operation! I was just amazed at the upfront coolness of the invitation. whole factories in various countries are given up to churning out fake goods in accessories , trainers, apparel , media items , pharmacy products , auto car parts, detergents and cigarettes. One day the factory produces genuine articles for a supplier order and the next day it changes production to do an e ually large but counterfeit production run of the same product. Often such factory operations have false walls which can .reveal whole stockrooms of overrun goods !ounterfeiting is such a big business that it is threatening the profits of the original design houses. "his shadow economy, according to "im #hillips the writer of knockoff$ the deadly trade in counterfeit goods would be the world%s biggest business if it were a named business. .!ounterfeiting is known to account for &' of world trade and may be as high as ()' * high percentage of trade goods, including clothes and accessories are counterfeit. +ore alarming, is the knowledge that these goods include fake products that may be taken into or used .on the body. "his problem of fake goods is in everyone%s backyard or doorstep ,ake cosmetics and pharmaceuticals include somewhat alarmingly, fake "ami flu, cardiac heart pills, defective hip implant parts as well as fake guns and airplane replacement parts. -ust imagine having no response to a faulty drug for a serious ailment, or a faulty car part that causes a lethal or even minor accident. "his all puts counterfeiting in perspective as the criminal activity it really .has become
: Part one .Reading and interpretation .Circle the letter that corresponds to the right answer 1 :The text is

a . prescriptive b . argumentative c / narrative d / expository

?Are these statements true false on not mentioned 2

.a0 . factory%s owners were hospitable with the writer .b0 . media items can%t be forged unlike other items .c0 . counterfeiting kills the creativity of the native design houses .d0 . counterfeiters rarely pay duties or taxes

.Answer the following questions according to the text 1

2a0 . how do counterfeit factories deal with the supplier orders

2b0 . how much does counterfeiting represent of the world%s trade 2c0 / what conclusion does the author draw about counterfeiting
?What do these words refer to in the text 4 (a0 .I (1) b0 - these goods (3) c) it (2

.Find in the text words that match the following definitions -5

3a/ producing something in large amounts. 34( 3b/substances put on the body. 345

(B Text exp oration. (!pts Find in the text words that are synonyms to the following 1

77 63a0 . astonished 34(0 6 77 b0 . forged 345

Fill in the ta!le with the missing word category - 2

Noun division

adjectives

adverbs

threatened

eit

."ewrite sentence ! so that it means the same as the one gi#en 3

a/#reston declared that his job was to travel to those countries and check if their .suppliers were paying their workers fairly .7777777778$b/ #reston declared

a/governments must prevent the spread of Imitations otherwise their economies will .soon vanish .7777777777777b/ 9nless Invitation- economy- perspective- original Classify these words according to the pronunciation of their final $ .%'es' / 's a) changes- cigarettes- items- goods-produces

"S"

"Z"

"IZ"

.Fill in the blanks with these words $

. Difference - Harmless- cause products -contribution a!e handbags and rip off trainers may seem ""#$hen chatting among girlfriends as they do not "## many potentially harmful problems# %adly& many people consider it all perfectly acceptable and thin! their ""#to this shado$ economy $on't ma!e any""# (ut the same suppliers of fa!e .handbags also supply other "## that may cause harm for individuals :Part two

(Written expression. (6pts

.)rite a composition on one of the follo$ing topics Choose

:Either topic one *ounterfeit money production has significant effects on la$ and policy .development of country's behavior to$ards other nation

In no more than +,- $ords discuss the effects of counterfeiting money on the .economy of governments $ith particular focus on your country
: r topic two

(efore cloning is considered permissible medicine for human infertility& $society needs to resolve many .uestions& including 2 Is cloning unnatural self-engineering 2 )ill failures& such as deformed offspring& be acceptable 2 )ill cloning lead to designer babies $ho are denied an open future 2 )ho is socially responsible for cloned humans 2 Do clones have rights and legal protection Ho$ do you regard cloning ethical or unethical practice In no more than +, lines $riting an opinion article about cloning using the ans$ers of the .uestions above

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