Kassala University

Faculty of Economic & Managerial Sciences

English Language Exam -1st year
Course: ESP Time: 2 hrs Date: / /2014

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ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
Section One

Comprehension:

Economic is a science. This science is based upon the facts of our

everyday lives.
Economists study our everyday lives. They study the system which
affects our lives. The economist tries to describe the facts of the
economy in which we live. He tries to explain how the system works.
His methods should be objective and scientific.
We need foods clothes and shelter. If we could get food, clothes and
shelter without working, we probably would not work. But even if we
have these essential things, we may want other things. If we had them,
these other things (like radios, books and toys for the children) might
make life more enjoyable.
The science of economics is concerned with all our material needs and
wants. It is not just concerned with basic needs like food, clothes and
shelter.

2-State whether the following statements are True or False:

1- Economics is a scientific study.
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2- Economists try to understand only part of the economic system. {
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3-If we could satisfy our basic needs without working, we would
still work.
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4-Radios, books and toys are basic commodities. {
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5-The range of human wants is very complex. {
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6-Clothes and shelter are non-essential human needs.
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7-Economic studies are essentially non-scientific. {
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8-Economists study the general life our communities. {
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2-Answer these questions, basing your answers on the text.
(a) What two things do economists study?
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(b) What do they try to do?
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(c) What do they try to explain?
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(d) What should the methods of economists be like?
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(e) What is economics concerned with?
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Section two:
Grammar
2-Combine these pairs of sentences in the two ways shown in the
example.
The government has set up an official committee.
This committee must decide national economic policy.

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i. The government has set up an official committee which must decide
national economic policy.
ii. The government has set up an official committee to decide national
economic policy.
(a) The economists have organized a commission.
This commission must study the economic problem of Latin
America.
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(b) The workers have demanded an investigation.
This investigation must find out what happened in the factory.
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(c) The trade unions have asked for a new plan.
This plan must regulate the flow of work.
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(d) The government has proposed a new scheme.
This scheme must come into operation next year.
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(e) The employers have prepared a special scheme.
This scheme must be approved by the government.
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3-Change these words in order to use the possessive apostrophe.
1- The work of the farmer.
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2- The work of the farmers.
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3- The needs of the scientists.
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4- The needs of the cattle-breeders.
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5- The education of the sons of the farmers.
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4-Six words can be formed from econom, write them.
1.Economy………………………………………………………………
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Section three:

SPOKEN ENGLISH
Write all Z responses in the following situations:
1. X: Hi ! How is it going?
Z: ………………………………………………………………..
2. X: Would you hand me that scissors?
Z: …………………………………………………………………
3. X: What about going to the library?
Z: ………………………………………………………………..
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4. X: I am deeply sorry, but I lost your notebook.
Z: …………………………………………………………………
5. X: Happy New Year and merry Christmas!
Z: …………………………………………………………………..

GOOD LUCK