Level :year three tech, science /Maths timing ; two hours

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First term English exam 02/12/2007 :‫التاريخ‬
Part one: Reading and interpreting
Read the text carefully then do the activities

A counterfeit is an imitation that is made usually with the intent to deceptively represent its
content or origins. The word counterfeit most frequently describes forged currency or documents, but can
also describe clothing, software, electronic stock shares or certificates, pharmaceuticals, watches, or more
recently, cars and motorcycles, especially when this results in patent infringement or trademark
infringement.
This covers a wide range of consumer items, from outright fakes in the sense that they are non-
functional look-alikes (e.g. prescription drugs, computer flash drives), functional but inferior items
(Memory Sticks, blank videotapes) to fully functional items illegally manufactured without paying
copyright fees (CDs, DVDs, computer software, toys). In the latter case, there is often little or no attempt
at disguising its origin as the end user will be aware that the counterfeit product will work at least as well
(and sometimes better than) the original.
By contrast, a knockoff item may imitate a well-known one, be sold for a lower price, and be of
inferior quality, but there is usually no attempt to deceive the buyer, or infringe upon brand names,
patents, trademarks or copyrights. An example of a knockoff item is Dynacell batteries.
Some counterfeits may even have been produced in the same factory that produces the original,
authentic product, using the same materials. The factory owner, unbeknownst to the copyright owner (and
perhaps also the manufacturing staff), simply orders an intentional 'overrun'. Without the employment of
anti-counterfeiting measures, identical manufacturing methods and materials make this type of counterfeit
(and it is still a form of counterfeit, as its production and sale is unauthorised by the copyright owner)
impossible to distinguish from the authentic article.
To try to avoid this all too common occurrence, companies may have the various parts of an item
manufactured in independent factories and then limit the supply of certain distinguishing parts to the
factory that performs the final assembly to the exact number required for the number of items to be
assembled (or as near to that number as is practicable) and/or may require the factory to account for every
part used and to return any unused, faulty, or damaged parts. To help distinguish the originals from the
counterfeits, the copyright holder may also employ the use of serial numbers and/or holograms etc.,
which may be attached to the product in another factory still.

1- The text is a- descriptive

b- narrative
2- Answer the following questions according to the text.
a- what is a counterfeit ?
b- what does the word counterfeit describe?
c- what may companies do to avoid counterfeiting their products?
3- Are the following statements true or false according to the text?
a- the word counterfeit is used only to describe forged currency and documents.
b- counterfeits are usually sold for higher prices.
c- counterfeits are legally manufactured goods.
d- it is difficult for us to distinguish the counterfeit form the genuine product.

4- Find in the text two verbs and two nouns related to word fraud.

5- Match the following words with their definition.

words definition
1- consumer a- it is a building where products are made
2- manufactured goods b- he is the person who buys goods
3- factory c- are products made in the factory by machinery
6- find the odd words in the following lists
a- fraud - forge - imitate - limit
b- product - goods - producer - marchandise
c- forgery - imitation -manufacture - counterfeit

7- form the opposite to the following words using the suitable prefix.
- regular - possible - authorised - legally - known - used

8- Rewrite the second sentence so that it means the same as the one given.

A/ a- Some counterfeits may even have been produced in the factory that produces the original product
b- counterfeiters may even……………...………… in the factory that produces the original product
B/ a- The production of counterfeit and its sale are unauthorised by the copyright owner.
b- The copyright owner……………………………………………………………….

9-Re-order the following sentences into a coherent paragraph.

- It may be one which does not contain active ingredients,

- A counterfeit drug or medicine is one which is produced and sold with the intent to deceptively
represent its origin ,
- and which is topically sold with inaccurate, incorrect, or fake packing.
- contains an insufficient quantity and incorrect active ingredients,

Part two: choose one topic

1- Integrated situation:
The spread of counterfeit goods has become global in recent years, it makes up 5 to 7% of world
trade . what should be done to limit counterfeiting
- What are the different consequences of counterfeiting of consumer goods?
- Suggest some solutions to the problem.

2- write a summary to the text