UC B4 ANGLAIS NIVEAU MASTER EPREUVE ECRITE CORRIGE JANVIER 2008

1/ TEXT 1 1. The author of the text says that: a) a breach of privacy has got solely bad effects. b) collecting personal information has developed in the last 6 years. c) collecting personal information began 6 years ago. 2. A synonymous expression of by no means to bad effect (paragraph 1) is: a) not at all to bad effect b) indeed to bad effect c) to some extent to bad effect 3. Foiled (paragraph 1) means: a) encouraged b) prevented c) condemned 4. The author: a) agrees with those who support the idea of increased security b) thinks that freedom equals the right to privacy c) thinks that benefits from data collecting do not offset their disadvantages 5. People have had legally guaranteed right to privacy: a) for the last two centuries. b) since the outbreak of the second world war. c) for less than 62 years. 6. Many people: a) are worried about losing their privacy. b) are not concerned with losing their privacy. c) have been affected by the loss of privacy 7. Our personal data: a) is well protected. b) cannot be misused. c) neither a) nor b) 8. The author: a) is not sure whether trusting authorities is a good idea b) thinks that people should trust their authorities. c) thinks that people cannot trust the authorities. 9. The difference between Russia/China and western countries is that: a) Russia and China do not collect information about their citizens. b) it is more difficult in Russia and China to protest against abuses. c) the situation in Russia and China is not as serious as the one in the west. 10. In the information age: a) dictatorship cannot exist. b) information will become an art. c) information can be very powerful.
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2/ TEXT 2 11. Straddles (paragraph 1) means: a) combines b) used to deal with c) promotes 12. The result of the Emaps sale: a) will be important for the future of the press. b) will be known soon c) will attract international attention 13. Emap earned 408m in a) 2 months b) a year and three months c) one year 14. Which sentence is TRUE? a) Only European magazine publishers have been affected by low circulation. b) American and European magazine publishers are in the same boat. c) American and European magazine publisher prefer to focus on the Internet. 15. Most magazines: a) exist thanks to parents who buy them b) are losing their battle with the Internet c) will have to disappear from the market. 16. Find the TRUE sentence: a) It costs a lot to introduce a magazine onto the market. b) The Internet is the only threat magazines face. c) Supermarkets help magazine distribution. 17. Fine the TRUE sentence: a) Readers like reading magazines and newspapers alike. b) Both young and old generations like reading magazines. c) Young readers prefer newspapers. 18. The advantage magazines have over the Internet is that: a) magazines can be moved around easily b) magazines are more pleasant to look at c) both a) and b) 19. In droves (paragraph 4) means: a) in big numbers. b) as quickly as. c) fortunately 20. Choose the word which is NOT a synonym of the word fare(paragraph 5): a) be viewed as b) manage c) do

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21. a) non b) no c) d) not 22. a) he pay b) had paid c) paying d) he has paid 23. a) his b) its c) a d) her 24. a) show b) says c) pinpoints d) points 25. a) back b) refund c) return d) give 26. a) its b)their c) its d) his 27. a) at the least b) at last c) at most d) at least 28. a) few b) a few c) many d) lots 29. a) at b) for c) by d) to 30. a) others b) different c) other d) another 31. a) to be b) be c) to being d) being 32. a) catch in b) catch on c) catch off d) catch 33. a) so b) hardly c) more d) hard 34. a) many b) few c) lot d) none 35. a) so b) c) very d) many 36. a) thinking b) to think c) talking d) to say 37. a) it b) c) she d) them 38. a) a b) the c) an d) 39. a) care b) caring c) to care d) not care 40. a) uncareful b) careless c) careful d) incareful 41. a) itself b) himself c) oneself d) self 42. a) on b) c) about d) for 43. a) however b) instead of c) during d) while 44. a) comparing b) contrary c) if compared d) against 45. a) rose b) cultivate c) grown d) risen 46. a) did b) had c) have d) do 47. a) nevertheless b) on the other hand c) therefore d) such as 48. a) country b) countrys c) countries d) countries 49. a) back b) backing c) to back d) heading 50. a) a lot b) much c) many d) more

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ESSAY (/70 POINTS)

What, according to you, are the positive and negative consequences of collecting private data from people?

Answer this question in 400 words (+ or 10%)

1. Introduction: (15 points) - a general remark about the current situation, the type of data that can be collected (name, address, DNA, fingerprints, blood group, etc) 2. Development: (25 points) - presenting the pluses and minuses of collecting private data: PLUSES e.g. - crime prevention, - may save lives (it is easier to find a good donor, for example), - helps fight against terrorism, - lets us identify a dead person, - allows us to contact old friends, lost family members.

MINUSES e.g. - may lead to too much control over an individual, - is the source of nagging phone calls from companies trying to sell their products/ junk mail/ spam, - identity theft, - the loss of privacy. 3. Conclusion: (10 points) - expressing ones opinion on the subject (whether one is for or against), - predicting the future development of data collecting.

Vocabulary + spelling + quality of language = 10 points Grammar = 5 points Originality of ideas and language = 5 points

Penalty for too many / too few words = - 3 points

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