MASTER 1 REMOTE ONLINE EXAM /BIOLOGY/ CEIL June 2nd, 2022

Full Name : ………………………………………………………… Section : …………………………………

PART 1: THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONS

DOSTINEX 0.5 mg

Uses:

This medication is used to treat high levels of prolactin hormone in your body. High levels of prolactin in
women can cause symptoms such as unwanted breast milk and missed periods and can cause difficulty
becoming pregnant. High levels of prolactin in men can cause symptoms such as enlarged breasts and
decreased sexual ability/desire. Cabergoline is an ergot medication and works by blocking the release of
prolactin from the pituitary gland.

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Take this medication by mouth with or without food, usually twice a week or as directed by your doctor.

The dosage is based on your medical condition and response to treatment (prolactin levels). Your doctor
will start you at a low dose and slowly increase your dose over several months to help decrease side
effects. Follow your doctor's instructions carefully.

Take this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it. To help you remember, mark the days on
the calendar when you need to take the medication.

Tell your doctor if your condition persists or worsens.

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 Constipation
 Dizziness
 Headache
 Nausea
Warnings and precautions :
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Dostinex if you have or had any of the following
conditions:

- Cold hands and feet (Raynaud’s syndrome)

- Gnawing pain in the abdomen when hungry (peptic ulcer) or bleeding from the stomach and
intestines (gastrointestinal bleeding)
- History of serious mental disease, particularly psychotic disorders
- Reduced liver function
- Kidney function abnormality or kidney disease
- Fibrotic reactions (scar tissue) affecting your heart, lungs or abdomen. In case you are treated with
Dostinex for a long period, your physician will check before starting treatment whether your heart,
lungs and kidneys are in good condition….
To help you remember, mark the days on the calendar when you need to take the medication- Disease
that involves the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease) [ …….. ]
Reading comprehension questions:

1) What is the type of the text?

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2) Give 03 of its caracteristics
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3) Do you think that the text is complete? Justify your answer
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4) Name the two sections above: ( that aren’t tittled )
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5) Give the tittle of three missing parts of the text
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6) Which languages did the author use? What’s the function of each one?
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7) Specify the type of the instructions below:
a) Tell your doctor or pharmacist before taking Dostinex if you suffer from a reduced liver
function: .……………………………………………………
b) To help you remember, mark the days on the calendar when you need to take the medication.
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B /Underline the correct answer:

1- Instructions means:
a- Directions, orders or recommended rules for guidance b- recommendation as to
appropriate choice of action c- A statement that warns of something or serves as a
cautionary example
2- Give three (03) different situations or cases in which we recourse to the use of instructions
(as seen in lecture)
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3- Give the most common ways , via which we can express instructions:
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b- ……………………………………………………..
PART II – GRAMMAR
Give the grammatical function of the “ing” words written in bold:

1- To treat high blood pressure (hypertension), to reduce the risk of having a heart attack or
stroke : ……………………………………………………….
2- To reduce the risk or delay the worsening of kidney problems : ……………………………………….
3- As treatment following heart attack (myocardial infarction) complicated with heart failure.
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4- You start taking ramipril or start taking a higher dose. …………………………………. /
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 5- Anti-aging treatments have been gaining support with a various multipotent stem cells
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6- Genetic engineering, involving the transferring of DNA between organisms, is now more
commonplace.
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7- Most biology students have heard of Mendel, and Crick and Watson but must not forget the
work of the other inspiring scientists in between. ………………………………………………
8- Attaching to artery walls, LDL helps from the dangerous fatty plaques that cause coronary
heart disease: ……………………………………………………..

PART III- writing

According to the data given below , write a coherent paragraph in which you describe the
following chart ( Do not exceed 12 lines )

The COVID Study UK incidence figures results over time; total number of new cases and

new cases in fully vaccinated

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( Ps: all the pages exceeding 12 lines won’t be corrected )

Good luck!