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1st QUESTION (46 scores)

TEXT COMPREHENSION

Read text I to answer questions 01 and 02.

Text I – What is ethics?

A few years ago, sociologist Raymond Baumhart asked business people. “What does ethics mean to
you?” Among their replies were the ones below.

“Ethics has to do with what my feelings tell me is right or wrong.”

“Ethics has to do with my religious beliefs.”
“Being ethical is doing what the law requires.”
“Ethics consists of the standards of behavior our society accepts.”

Those replies might be typical of our own. The meaning of “ethics” is hard to pin down, and the
views people have about ethics are shaky.
Many people tend to equate ethics with their feelings. But being ethical is clearly not a matter of
following one’s feelings. A person following his or her feelings may recoil from doing what is right. In fact,
feelings frequently deviate from what is ethical.
Nor should one identify ethics with religion. Most religions, of course, advocate high ethical
standards. Yet if ethics were confined to religion, then ethics would apply only to religious people. But
ethics applies as much to the behavior of the atheist as to that of the saint.
Being ethical is also not the same as following the law. The law often incorporates ethical standards
to which most citizens subscribe. But laws, like feelings, can deviate from what is ethical.
Finally, being ethical is not the same as doing “whatever society accepts.” In any society, most
people accept standards that are, in fact, ethical. But standards of behavior in society can deviate from
what is ethical. An entire society can become ethically corrupt and Nazi Germany is a good example of a
morally corrupt society.
Moreover, if being ethical were doing “whatever society accepts”, then to find out what is ethical,
one would have to find out what society accepts. The lack of social consensus on many issues makes it
impossible to equate ethics with whatever society accepts. If being ethical were doing whatever society
accepts, one would have to find an agreement which does not, in fact, exist.
What, then, is ethics? Ethics is two things. First, ethics refers to well based standards of right and
wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society,
fairness, or specific virtues. Ethics, for example, refers to those standards that impose the reasonable
obligations to refrain from rape, stealing, murder, slander, and fraud. Ethical standards also include those
that enjoin virtues of honesty, compassion, and loyalty. And, include standards relating to rights, such as
the right to life, the right to freedom from injury, and the right to privacy. Such are adequate standards of
ethics because they are supported by consistent and well founded reasons.
Secondly, ethics refers to the study and development of one’s ethical standards. As mentioned
above, feelings, laws, and social norms can deviate from what is ethical. So it is necessary to constantly
examine one’s standards to ensure that they are reasonable and well-founded. Ethics also means, then,
the continuous effort of studying our own moral beliefs and our moral conduct, and striving to ensure that
we, and the institutions we help to shape, live up to standards that are reasonable and solidly-based.
(Advantage, p.8)

MULTIPLE CHOICE
01. Check the statements. (2 scores)
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a) According to text I, which of the following statements is false?
( A ) Ethics is concerned with feelings as long as people know if what they are doing is right.
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( B ) Although religion and laws discuss ethical standards, they do not necessarily follow what is ethical.
( C ) Being ethical does not mean doing whatever society accepts as there is no social consensus on many
issues.
( D ) Being ethical means, among other things, having rights to live in society.
( E ) Examining what is ethical may contribute to an improvement of standards of moral beliefs and conduct.

b) We can infer from the text that “ethics” is not

( A ) searching the development of ethical standards.
( B ) having the right to do whatever somebody wants.
( C ) looking for rights and obligations which promote human welfare.
( D ) studying standards which may ensure a better life for everyone.
( E ) examining moral beliefs and conduct to promote well-based standards of living.

02. Read the text again and match words to their definitions. (7 scores)
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(a). corruption ( h ) the conviction that something is true
(b). shaky ( d ) moral goodness
(c). values ( a ) the improper use of influence and power in which people behave against moral
social standards
(d). virtues ( f ) the condition of being truthful, a virtuous person
(f). honesty ( c ) beliefs of a person or social group in which they judge what is right or wrong
(g). compassion ( i ) relating to the act of judging righteous human attitudes and character
(h). Belief ( g ) one’s understanding or sympathy for suffering of another
(i). Moral

Read text II to answer question 03 to 05.

Text II – To be 6 again.
A man asked his wife what she’d like for her birthday.
“I’d like to be six again”, she replied.
On the morning of her birthday, he got up bright and early and off they went to a local theme park.
What a day! He put her on every ride in the park: the Death Slide, the Screaming Loop, the Wall of Fear,
everything there was!
Wow! Five hours later she staggered out of the theme park, her head reeling and her stomach
upside down. Right to a McDonald's they went, where her husband ordered her a Happy Meal with extra
fries and a refreshing chocolate shake. Then it was off to a movie, the latest Star Wars epic, a hot dog,
popcorn, Pepsi, and M&Ms. What a fabulous adventure!
Finally she wobbled home and collapsed into bed.
He leaned over and lovingly asked, "Well, dear, what was it like being six again?"
One eye opened. “You idiot, I meant my dress size”.
(ITA/2003- Adapted)

03. According to text II, which of the following statements could be the moral of the story? (1 score)
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( A ) Men usually treat women making use of double standards.

( B ) Everything a couple needs is concerned to fun.
( C ) Love doesn’t change in spite of time.
( D ) Even when the man is listening, he’s still going to get it wrong.
( E ) Despite the time we still can do whatever we never did in the past.
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04. The text reveals a woman who is:……………… ………………………………………….(1 score)

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( A ) immature.
( B ) full of energy.
( C ) young.
( D ) cheerful.
( E ) worried about her shape.

05. What was the real reason for the woman’s unhappiness? (3 scores)
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She was unhappy√ because she would like to be thin.√ She used to wear a size six for clothes.√

FILL THE BLANKS

06. Put the words into the gaps in the text. (16 scores)
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Homeless Man in Credit Card Honesty (Breaking News English,15th August, 2010)
A homeless man in New York has repaid√ the trust paid in him by a woman who gave him Short
her credit card. Jay Valentine, 32, was standing on a Manhattan street asking for small√ hand
change when Merrie Harris, 45, lent him her Platinum AmEx card. Onlookers were shocked offer
to see the woman hand√ it over and walk off. Valentine said he bought deodorant, body repaid
wash, a pack√ of cigarettes and bottled water, all costing about $25. A short√ time later, apply
he went back to the restaurant where Ms Harris was eating to return the card to her. For his efforts
efforts√, he was awarded the title of Most Honest Homeless Man in the City. Valentine also small
received an offer√ from a New York-based airline to apply√ to be a flight attendant and pack
$5,000 from an anonymous Texan.

Ms Harris, an advertising executive, was also applauded√ for her act of generosity and abusing
trust√. She told reporters she never doubted Mr Valentine would do anything dishonest√ security
with her card, saying: "What he did was no surprise to me.” She asked: “Are we only dishonest
supposed to trust people we know?” Valentine said he never thought about abusing√ check
Harris’ trust in him: "I wasn't tempted at all. She trusted me, and I didn't want to violate√ applauded
that trust," he said. He added: "It sets√ a good example that people in need – like me - can sets
and should be trusted." What is now in question is the security√ procedures of the store trust
Valentine shopped in. Staff obviously did not check√ his signature or look at the photo id violate
on the AmEx card.
07. Do you think Ms Harris’s attitude to the homeless man was right? Why (not (3 scores)
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Yes,√I think she acted√ according to her value. √

08. According to the story who acted in a wrong way? Why? (2 scores)
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The store staff didn’t act √correctly, because they accepted the credit card without checking its
owner’s id. √

COMMUNICATION

09. According to the strip above, the personal value that was not present in the man’s attitude is the
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honesty√.

10. Fill the blanks using words from the box. (8 scores)
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rights - sexist - rules - dilemma – double - standards – charge

old fashioned - mistakes - valuable – undercharge

a) Is there a ______________ for children in that restaurant or do they go free?

charge √

b) I’ve discovered a few _______________ in your calculations.

mistakes√

c) We can find _____________ stuff at the Lost-and-Found center.

valuable √
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d) Sometimes my mom has _______________ ideas I can’t stand!

old fashioned√

e) Parents shouldn’t have ____________________ to bring up their children. Boys and girls have the
double-standards√
same ___________and ____________
rights√ rules√.

d) Two of my friends are having parties on the same day, and I’m in a real ____________about which to go to.
dilemma√

11. Finish the conditional statement found on the strip below. (2 scores)
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People √wouldn’t buy them.√

2nd QUESTION (14 scores)

GRAMMAR

12. Circle the correct pronoun or the pair of pronouns to complete the statements. (5 scores)
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a. This doesn't look _______ book; it must be _______.

(mine/yours - my/yours - my/her - my/your)

b. They have two of _______ houses in the street, and the house on the corner is also _______.

(my/theirs - their/their - their/theirs - theirs/their)

c. John has come to see me; _______ father and _______ were school friends.

(him/mine - his/my - his/mine - her/mine)

d. I heard Marianne has lost her coat. Might this one be _______?

(mine - it - hers - ours)

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e. Ted is doing _______ job. Mary and I are doing _______.

( him/our - his/our - his/ours - his/their)

13. Complete each conditional sentence with the correct form of the verb. ( 9 scores)
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a) If you give me your phone number, I ____________ you. (call)
will call√

b) I’d drive to work if I __________ a car. (have)

had√

c) Where _________you __________, if you could choose? (live)

would√ live√

d) If the weather ________good, we often have lunch outside. (be)

is√

e) Josh always _______________ if I’m late. (complain)

complains√

f) If Jane ___________the cleaning for me, I will go out with you. (do)
does√

g) If Mike ______________ on weekends, he would come to our party. (work)

didn’t work√

i) My friends would talk more if they ___________ extroverts.(be)

were√
j)______you _________ sick if you eat seafood? Oh, sorry for you. ( get)
Do√ get

HAVE A NICE TEST!