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The world mighthave changed the worse in some respects, in othersit was a much for but betterplace,and it was impodantto remember this.Lightswent off in some places, wenton but in others.Look at Africa- there had been so much to shake one's head over- corruption, civit wars, and the rest - but there was also so much whichwas now much better.There had been slaveryin the past, and all the sufferingwhich that had brought,and there had been all the just thosefew milesaway overthe border,but all that was now over. There crueltiesof aparlheid had been ignorance,but now more and more people were learning to write, and were graduating from universities. Women had been held in such servitude, and now they couldvote and expressthemselves and claim livesfor themselves, even if there were stillmany men who 1 0 did not want such things to be. These were the good things that happenedand one had to remember them. Mmal Ramotswe raisedher tea cup to her lipsand lookedout over the brim.At the edge of the car park,immediately frontof the caf,a smallmarkethad beenset up, withtraders' in talls and traysof colourful goods.She watchedas a man attempted persuade customer buy a to a to 1 5 pair of sunglasses. The woman tried on severalpairs,but was not satisfied, and movedon to the next stall,Thereshe pointed a smallpieceof silverjewellery, bangle2, thetrader,a to a and short man wearinga wide-brimmed hat, passedit acrossto her to try on. Mma Ramotswe felt watched as the woman held out her wrist to be admired by the trader, who nodded encouragement. the woman seemednot to agreewith his verdict,and handedthe bangle But 20 back, pointingto anotheritem at the back of the stall.And at that moment,while the trader turned round to stretch for whatever it was that she had singled out3,the woman quickly slippedanotherbangleintothe pocketof the jacketshe was wearing" M m a R a m o t s w eg a s p e d .T h i s t i m e , s h e c o u l d n o t s i t b a c k a n d a l l o w a c r i m e t o b e committed beforeher very eyes. lf peopledid nothing, then no wonderthat thingswere getting 25 worse.So she stood up, and beganto walk firmlytowardsthe stallwherethe woman had now engagedthe trader in earnestdiscussion about the merits of the merchandise which he was showingher. "Excuse m e ,M m a . " The voice came from behind her, and Mma Ramotswe turned round to see who had 3 0 addressed her. lt was the waitress, youngwomanwhom Mma Ramotswe a had not seen at the caf before. "Yes, M m a ,w h a t i s i t ? " pointedan accusing The waitress fingerat her""You cannotrun away likethat,"she said."l saw you. You'retryingto go away withoutpayingthe bill. I saw yorr." 35 For a moment Mma Ramotswewas unableto speak. The accusation was a terribleone. and so unwarranted. courseshe had not been tryingto get away withoutpayingthe billOf she wouldneverdo such a thing;all she was doingwas tryingto stop a crime beingcommitted beforeher eyes. She recovered herselfsufficiently reply."l am not tryingto go away, Mma,"she said. "l to 40 am just trying to stop that personover there from stealingfrom that man. Then I would have c o m e b a c kt o p a y . " T h e w a i t r e s ss m i l e dk n o w i n g l y".T h e y a l l f i n d s o m e e x c u s e , "s h e s a i d ." E v e r yd a y t h e r e are people like you. They come and eat our food and then they run away and hide. You p e o p l ea r e a l l t h e s a m e . " 45 Mma Ramotswe looked over towards the stall. The woman had begun to walk away, presumably with the banglestill firmlyin her pocket.It would now be too late to do anything about it, and all becauseof this silly young woman who had misunderstood what she was doing. She went back to her table and sat down. "Bring me the bill," she said. "l will pay it 5 0 straightaway." The waitressstared at her. "l will bring you the bill," she said. "But I shall have to add something myself.I will have to add this if you do not want me to call the policeand tell for them abouthow you triedto run away." As the waitresswent off to fetch the biil, Mma Ramotsweglancedaroundher to see if
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nannlo fha neighbouring af the tableshad witnessed Scene. the tablenextto hers,a Woman At sat with her two young children, who were sippingwith evidentpleasure largemilkshakes. at and then turnedher attention The woman smiledat Mma Ramotswe, backto the children. She ' had not seen anything, thoughtMma Ramotswe, then the woman leanedacrossthe table but and addressed remarkto her. a "Bad luck,Mma,"she said."Theyare too quick in this place.lt is easierto run away at the hotels." ln the Companyof CheerfulLadies, Alexander McCallSmith,2005

I COMPRHENSION
NOTE IMPORTANTE AUX CANDIDATS : Lescandidats traiteront sujetsur la copiequi leur sera fournieen respectant le l'ordredes questions en faisant (numro lettre et apparatre numrotation, la le et repre cas chant, ex: 15b- voir en particulier questions1, 5, 6, 9,10et 12).lls composeront phrases les des compltes chaque fois qu'illeurest demand rdiger rponses. nombrede mots de les Le indiqu constitue une exigence minimale. I'absence En d'indication, candidats les rpondront pose.Les citationsserontlimites pertinents brivement la question aux lments et
s de la mentionde la li Q u e s t i o n1 1. The main character, is Mma Ramotswe, in Africa.Where exactly? a) at a caf b) at a hotel c) at a policestation d) at a university Justifyyour answerby a quotationfrom the text. Questions2 to 5. Focuson the passagefrom line 12 to line 32. gasped". 2. (line23) "Mma Ramotswe Explain why she was so shocked. words) (20 3. Whatdid she intend o do? t 4. Explainin your own wordswhethershe was successful not. or "Mma". to 5. a) Two femalecharacters referred as are One of them is Mma Ramotswe. Who is the other lady? b) Who is speaking each of the following in lines? "Excuse ( l i n e2 8 ) m e ,M m a . " (line32) "Yes,Mma, what is it?" from line 33 to line44. Questions6 and 7. Focuson the passage with a quotation 6. True or False.Justifyyour answers from the text. was dishonest. a) The other ladythoughtMma Ramotswe b) lt would have beenvery unlikeMma Ramotswe do anything to dishonest. pleaded guilty. c) Mma Ramotswe

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the that characterises otherlady: 7. Choosethe adjective cynical, nai've,nervous, sympathetic,understanding your choiceby a quotation from the text. Justify be for? (20 words) 8. How can the other lady'sattitude accounted " "lt aboutit... 9. a) (lines46-47) would now be too lateto do anything "too "it" why it was late". What does referto? Explain decideto do at that point? b) What did Mma Ramotswe "But I shall haveto add something myself." for 10.a) (lines51-52) What did the other lady mean? "l b) (lines52-53) willhaveto add this if you do not want me to callthe policeand tell them abouthow you tried to run away." was facedwith. Say in yourown wordswhat choiceMma Ramotswe Questions11 and 12. Focuson the passagefrom line 54 to the end. "hadwitnessed scene"? the so 11.Why was Mma Ramotswe anxiousto know if someone ( l i n e5 5 ) the 12.a) How do you understand last two linesof the text? (30 words) b) What impactdo you think thesewordswill have on Mma Ramotswe? 13.To what extent do the last two lines correct the vision of Africa given in the first paragraph the text? (30 words) of

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Chooseeithersubject1 or subject2. "Theworldmighthavechanged the worsein some respects, in but for 1. The text begins: othersit was a much betterplace",ls this how you see the worldin whichyou live? (300words) your arguments themwith a few examples. and illustrate Develop 2. 'Bad luck'(line60) - Write a letterto a friendtellinghim/herof an incident whichyou in (300words) were most unlucky.

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