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January ,2021

The first term test of English

The United Nations has sent out a warning that up to fifty per cent of
prescription medicines sold in developing world pharmacies are fake. A report
from the International Narcotics Control Board said fake medicines are flooding
into poorer countries. It stated that the consequences of people taking these drugs
can be deadly. It also warned that the trade in fake prescription drugs may soon
overtake the trade in illegal drugs.
Many of the resources of the world’s law enforcement agencies are
focused on hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. The UN suggests a refocus so that
poor nations can fight the trade in counterfeit prescription drugs. The biggest
problem for developing countries is that their laws are too old to control the
flood, especially for sales over the Internet and those delivered by mail.
The UN warns that many people will die as a result of taking the fake
drugs. The counterfeiters very cleverly copy the details on the packaging and
labelling of the medicine and ensure all tablets and pills look identical to the real
thing. However, the fake medicine is often a dangerous cocktail of chemicals that
can kill or cause serious injury. The UN’s report said the fake drugs, “expose
patients to serious health risks by providing access to…medicines that are
ineffective, substandard and, in some cases, even lethal.”
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1.Choose the correct answer: The text is:
a- a letter b-a newspaper report c-a web article
2.Say whether these sentences are true or false:
a) 50℅ of prescription drugs in rich countries may be fake. ........
b)Some drugs are causing bad effects in some developing countries. ......
c)The world’s police forces are not ready to deal with this problem. .......
d)Fake drugs have rightful ingredients . ........
3.Answer the following questions according to the text.
a) Why is it difficult for developing countries to fight counterfeit drugs?
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b)Can fake medications kill? Justify from the text.
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c) What are fake medicines made up of?
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4-.What do the underlined words refer to?
their (§2)→........................ that(§3)→...................................

5- Give a title to the text :.....................................................................................

B/ Text Exploration:
1-Find in the text words closest in meaning to the following:
a. Counterfeit (§1)=................ b. genuine (§3)=.........................
c. commerce (§1)=................ d.regulation(§2)=................
 2-Divide these words into roots & affixes:
International biggest ineffective substandard
eg: illegally
Prefix root suffix
-il legal ly
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3-Join the following pairs of sentences using the connectors between brackets. Make
any necessary changes.
a) -Developing countries eradicate counterfeit medicines.
-They take stringent measures against counterfeiting.(providing that)
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b) The cocktail of chemicals in fake medicine is dangerous.

It can kill or cause serious injury.(So ……that)
……………………………………………………………………………………………….

4- Rewrite sentence “b” so that it means the same as sentence “a”

1/ a) Governments had better unite to reduce adulterated medicines.
b) Governments…....................................................................

2/ a) Countries can’t stop the spread of fake pharmaceuticals.

b)I wish………........................................................................

3/ a) Authorities should punish severely producers of fake medicines.

b) It’s high time.....................................................................

4/ a) Counterfeit drugs expose patients to serious health risks.

b) Patients………………. ....................................................

5/ a) Fake drugs can cause health complications.

b )Health complications………………...............................