Epreuve d’Anglais (1h) Exemple de sujet – Admission en 3ème année (voir page suivante) The first part of this test has 3 parts. For each question, you are asked to choose the
one correct answer among four proposed answers (A, B, C or D).
• Part I:
choose the answer that best fits in the blank to make a sentence that is
coherent and grammatically correct.
• Part II :
identify the element which is incorrect.
• Part III :
choose the answer that best corresponds to the context.
Put all your answers on your separate answer sheet.
Do not mark any of your answers on this document.
Marks will be calculated in the following manner :
• Correct answer: 1 point
• Wrong answer or Several answers: 0 point
• No answer: 0 point
I.
Fill in the blanks.
1.
Nothing really important has happened since the day he __________ .
A.
has left
B.
left
C.
had left
D.
leaves
2.
The program was watched by three ____________ viewers.
A.
millions
B.
millions of
C.
-million
D.
million
3.
____________ some hardships, he remained optimistic.
A.
Although
B.
Despite
C.
However
D.
Despite of
4.
There are rumors that 150 workers are going to be laid _______ as a result of the firm’s losses.
A.
off
B.
on
C.
upon
D.
out
5.
Let me introduce you to the man ________ designed the new pump.
A.
which
B.
whose
C.
that
D.
whom
6.
On top of the pile was ___________________ .
A.
a two-pages CV
B.
a two-page CV
C.
a two-paged CV
D.
two-page CV
7.
Only one cashier noticed that the signature on the sales invoice ___________ no resemblance to that on
the back of the credit card.
A.
beard
B.
bear
C.
bored
D.
bore
8.
The _____________ Newsweek poll reveals the public’s sharply shifting attitudes.
A.
later
B.
late
C.
last
D.
latest
9.
By March 2010 only about 20,000 babies _______________ .
A.
have been born
B.
have been born
C.
had been borned
D.
had been born
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10.
For £11.99 a month you can get 25 great channels, ___________ are dedicated to nothing but
documentaries.
A.
of which three
B.
of whose three
C.
three of which
D.
three of whose
II.
Identify the error.
11.
Although my father never gave me too much money, he was big on advices.
A
12.
B
C
D
Mr. Davis had to sell his business because he made some unwise investments and went
A
B
C
bankruptcy.
D
13.
Commercials on the educational television network are generally shorter comparing those on
A
B
C
D
other networks.
14.
World hunger it is one of the most urgent problems that we face today.
A B
15.
D
There are not many people which adapt to a new culture without feeling some disorientation.
A
16.
C
B
C
D
If you would have checked your answer sheet more carefully, you would have corrected these
A
B
C
errors yourself.
D
17.
Economic goods often consist to material items, but they can also be services to people.
A
18.
B
C
D
Public health experts say that the money one spends avoiding illness is less than the cost
A
B
C
to be sick.
D
19.
The United States has a younger population as most other major industrial countries.
A
20.
C
D
Before lumberjacks had mechanical equipments, they used horses and ropes to drag logs.
A
III.
B
B
C
D
Read the following text and then answer the 10 questions about the text. Put all
your answers on your answer sheet. For each question, only one answer is
correct.
Do not write any of your answers on this document.
Will the 'girl effect' really help to combat poverty?
February 10th, 2012
From The Guardian
(1)
The call to invest in adolescent girls has been sweeping the development field in recent
years. Among the supporters of this policy are key stakeholders such as the UK Department for
International Development (DfID), the World Bank and several UN agencies.
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(2)
In part, this is linked with the effort of Nike and its philanthropic arm, the Nike Foundation.
Several years ago the foundation began focusing on adolescent girls, coining the term the "girl effect"
(on development). The empowerment of girls, it is argued, is a powerful way to tackle poverty. This is
because, as a special UN taskforce claimed in 2010, empowered girls will "marry later, delay
childbearing, have healthier children, and earn better incomes that will benefit themselves, their
families, communities and nations".
(3)
The slogan used by DfID describes this as “stopping poverty before it starts”. But is it really so
straightforward? At the heart of this policy is the assumption that the prevalence of early marriage
and childbearing is a key factor affecting a country's economic prospects. However, a glance at the
statistical data reveals there are many developing countries in which adolescent fertility is actually less
prevalent than in the US, one of the world's wealthiest nations.
(4)
For example, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Burma, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco, all had
lower rates of adolescent fertility than the US in the last reported year. In Rwanda, one of the countries
where DfID and the Nike Foundation are rolling out girl-focused interventions, adolescent fertility is
not much higher than in the US. These examples highlight the limit of the association between the
prevalence of early childbearing and a country's economic standing.
(5)
Even more questions arise if we consider the UK's experience of teenage pregnancy
prevention. In the UK, teenage motherhood was described as linked with incomplete education,
economic difficulty and poor health. In the late 1990s, the Labour government launched a 10-year
strategy to curb the rate of teenage pregnancy. The effort was based on the assumption that if young
women postponed childbearing, their economic prospects would improve.
(6)
This suggestion seems compelling, but there are two fundamental problems. First, it is an
undisputed fact that in the UK it is overwhelmingly disadvantaged young women who opt for early
motherhood. Research that examined women from similarly disadvantaged backgrounds revealed that
those who delayed childbearing were not significantly better off than those who did not. Regardless of
parenthood, those from disadvantaged backgrounds are less likely to access higher education and to
obtain high paying jobs than those from more affluent backgrounds. This divergence of prospects is
not caused by teenage motherhood, and therefore delaying pregnancy will not address it.
(7)
The second key problem is that policymakers' views and young women's preferences are not
necessarily aligned. Labour's strategy failed to meet its target partly because a certain proportion of
young women want to become mothers.
(8)
Both these problems raise questions regarding the effect of current development interventions.
"Girl effect" proponents argue that if girls in developing countries delay childbearing they will be
significantly better off. However, as in the case of teenage pregnancy in the UK, this argument is
based on questionable evidence. Early childbearing is portrayed as a cause of poverty, but the
statistics do not demonstrate such a causal connection.
(9)
Furthermore, in Britain the effort to tackle teenage pregnancy was met with resistance from
disadvantaged young women. How would it be received in countries where early childbearing is
culturally sanctioned and frequently takes places within marriage? Will this effort to "export" a western
policy succeed? Time will tell whether the "girl effect" will become one of those promising interventions
that turn out to be more of a myth than a panacea.
21.
The word sweeping (in paragraph # 1) is closest in meaning to
A.
whisking up
B.
extending throughout
C.
reaching into
D.
touching here and there
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22.
The word empowerment (in paragraph # 2) is closest in meaning to
A.
authorizing something
B.
sanctioning something
C.
blessing something
D.
enabling something
23.
The word straightforward (in paragraph # 3) is closest in meaning to
A.
candid
B.
roundabout
C.
ceaseless
D.
upright
24.
The term rolling out (in paragraph # 4) refers to
A.
deferring something
B.
introducing something
C.
acquiring something
D.
accumulating something
25.
A synonym for to curb (in paragraph # 5) could be
A.
pressure
B.
border
C.
retain
D.
check
26.
The word backgrounds (in paragraph # 6) is closest in meaning to
A.
histories
B.
pasts
C.
environments
D.
sources
27.
The word aligned (in paragraph # 7) is closest in meaning to
A.
associated
B.
straightened up
C.
joined
D.
arranged
28.
The word proponents (in paragraph # 8) is closest in meaning to
A.
spokespeople
B.
advocates
C.
advisors
D.
defender
29.
According to the text, which of the following is incorrect?
A.
Women in developed nations are willingly shifting their attitudes toward offspring.
B.
Educational levels and job prospects may depend on one’s surroundings.
C.
Being a teenage mother and having a low standard of living may have few links.
D.
The public and private sectors are collaborating on international development
concerns.
30.
Which of the following best summarizes the text?
A.
These issues are based on proven governmental studies and field observations.
B.
Unexpected cultural differences and clashes have arisen from this issue.
C.
Indigence can only be addressed by lowering the birth rate for women in developing
nations.
D.
The actions of international agencies can only be effective if they collaborate with wellknown international firms.
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IV.
Writing Exercise : The last section of this test is a writing exercise. You will
find the topic for this exercise below. You will be evaluated on the “technical”
aspects of your expression (grammar, vocabulary, syntax) as well as the
pertinence of your ideas. Your essay should be presented in a clear and logical
manner and it must contain an introduction, development and a conclusion.
The length of your essay should not exceed one page maximum.
Write your essay on your answer sheet and not on this document.
Your essay represents 10 points.
What major issues do international development organizations face today, in your
opinion? Why do these issues exist and how can they be dealt with? How will studies
at 3A enable you to participate in this challenge ?
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