Final Exam PJI/4A – spring semester model test Text for summarizing: Repression in Vietnam Dangerous convictions Scholarship abroad; trouble at home DAILY since the middle of January, Nguyen Hue Chi, a professor of Vietnamese literature, has been summoned^1 to an office of the Ministry of Public Security in Hanoi for questioning. Mr Chi runs an environmentalist blog, Bauxite Vietnam, that criticises Chinese-run bauxite mines in Vietnam. He has good relations with foreign colleagues, and in 2000 he spent time at university in Massachusetts. Vietnamese higher education is woefully inadequate, so stints^2 at Western universities are prized. But beneficiaries^3 risk becoming victims of a political crackdown. On January 20th a court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced Le Cong Dinh, a 41-year-old lawyer, and Nguyen Tien Trung, 26, an activist, to prison terms of five and seven years for advocating multiparty democracy. For both, the road to prison began with Western scholarships. Mr Dinh has a law degree from America; Mr Trung took a masters in France. After graduation, Mr Dinh landed a senior job at the Vietnam office of White & Case, a New York law firm, advising the government on American anti-dumping law. He became vice-chairman of Ho Chi Minh City’s bar association. Mr Trung had grown up a patriotic communist, but in France discovered the virtues of open-minded education. In 2006 he launched a pro-democracy website, which attracted the attention of the anti-communist Vietnamese diaspora^4. In mid-2006 a well-connected Vietnamese-American invited Mr Trung to America, where he introduced him to the then president, George Bush. After returning to Vietnam in 2007, he soon became the youth chairman of a fledgling Vietnam Democratic Party, with ties to Vietnamese exiles in California. Mr Dinh, meanwhile, was developing contacts with a different America-based pro-democracy exile group, Viet Tan. In March 2009 he attended a workshop on non-violent protest that the group organised in Thailand. It seems the Vietnamese government was keeping tabs^5. In June and July Mr Dinh and Mr Trung were arrested, along with two internet entrepreneurs, Tran Huynh Duy Thuc and Le Thang Long. On August 19th all four read aloud televised confessions. Mr Thuc and Mr Long recanted these at trial, saying they were coerced^6. Mr Thuc’s obstinacy earned him a 16-year sentence. Mr Dinh, by contrast, appeared every inch the practised, relaxed lawyer. He admitted breaking the law, since, with the Communist Party’s leading role enshrined in the constitution, support for a different political party is illegal. He asked for leniency^7, as he had been influenced by Western ideas. Indeed. It is not clear why Vietnam has embarked on its recent campaign of tighter repression. Some blame tension ahead of next year’s five-yearly party congress, the 11th. Others suspect a struggle between pro-Chinese and pro-Western factions in the Politburo. Political openness in Vietnam can look like a market index, rising and falling over time. The underlying trend may be modestly upwards. But so long as its education system forces its brightest young people abroad, they will come home influenced by Western ideas. Vocabulary: ^1 summon = to officially order someone to come to a place, especially a court of law ^2 stint = a period of time spent doing something ^3 beneficiary = someone who gets an advantage from a situation ^4 diaspora = a move of a large number of people from their country to another country in the world ^5 keep tabs = to watch someone carefully to know what they are doing ^6 coerce = to make someone do something, especially by using threats or force ^7 leniency = a punishment that is not as severe as it could be ANSWER KEY I/4 EXAM □ MODEL TEST □ spring semester I. LISTENING MAX. 20 POINTS Part 1: In each case, choose the correct option: (2 points per item; total 10 pts) 1C 2C 3A 4B 5A Part 2: Listen to the second part of the talk and complete the notes using up to three words per gap: (total 10 pts) · Being a mere beginner in (1) retail (1 point), Jonathan made a beginner’s mistake when he agreed immediately to (2) pay the rent (2 points) he was asked for. · Jonathan found himself in a very frustrating situation and was (3) approached (1 point) by Andrew Hobbs – his new partner who wanted him to (4) expand his operation (2 points) by opening up on new sites in other northern cities. · Last year they opened two new retail outlets in London and now they’ve got their first (5) overseas branch (2 points) – in Amsterdam. There are planning another (6) venture (1 point) which is going to be TV selling. Now they are investing a substantial sums of money in a new (7) shopping network (1 point). II. VOCABULARY MAX. 30 POINTS A. Translate the following expressions from Czech into English: (2 pts per item; total: 14 pts) splnit očekávání co se týká dodacích lhůt – to meet expectations in terms of delivery times verdikt ve prospěch žalující strany – a verdict in favour of the plaintiff specializovat se na termínové obchody a opce – to specialize in futures and options pořádat veřejnou aukci na prodej akcií z počáteční veřejné nabídky – to hold a public auction to sell shares of the IPO nízkoúvěrové půjčky nekryté majetkovou zárukou – microcredit loans not backed up by collateral účtovat si školné v závislosti na HDP dané země – to charge tuition fees depending on the GDP of the given country bankrot zaviněný špatnou rozpočtovou kontrolou – bankruptcy caused by poor budgetary control B. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs: (1pt per item; total: 5 pts) purvey, withdraw, empower, stem from, underwrite, be based on, enforce, promote, advertise, withhold 1. They (had) withheld delivery of the product until the payment was confirmed. 2. Lenders were forced to underwrite long-term loans at rates fixed long before. 3. Access to information about environmentally friendly production processes empowers consumers to make buying decisions that help the environment. 4. The drop in morale stems from the failure of managers to communicate the impact of such an important decision to the employees. 5. If you want to be promoted, you need to prove that you are a valuable asset to the company. C. Complete each sentence with a word made from the words given in brackets: (1pt per item; total: 5 pts) 1. The administration has imposed prohibitively high duties on steel imports from Japan and Brazil. (prohibit) 2. He’s really committed to the company, he sees its good as more important than his own. (commit) 3. The auditing company found some irregularities in the account books and initiated an investigation. (regular) 4. All individuals involved in the case are guaranteed complete confidentiality. (confidential) 5. It’s not easy to create a prosperous venture. (prosper) D. Give the terms the following definitions refer to: (2 pts per item; total: 6 pts) 1. a company whose shares can be bought and sold on the stock market – public company 2. an electrical machine that is designed to do a particular thing in the home – appliance 3. a steady increase in the Earth’s average lower atmosphere temperature due to emissions and build up of greenhouse gases – global warming III. TRANSLATION MAX. 20 POINTS (10 pts per sentence) 1. There has been an enormous increase in the demand for energy since the mid-20th century as a result of industrial development and population growth. It is now widely acknowledged by industry experts/ industry experts now widely acknowledge that the energy market is already operating at close to / at almost full capacity and volatile/variable energy costs are pushing up the prices of petrol/gas and products. Consequently, the world's fossil fuel supply/reserve has been shrinking rapidly. 2. eBay’s share price amounted to $30 in 2000. However, over the next 12 months it fluctuated and by 2001 it stood at under $10. Over the following three years, the share price picked up again and climbed steadily until it reached a peak of over $55 at the end of 2004. It fell sharply afterwards. Since April 2005 the price has recovered. IV. GRAMMAR MAX. 30 POINTS A. Fill the gaps in the following sentences with the suitable prepositions or adverbials. (1pt per item; total: 6 pts) 1. I need to meet someone who deals in/with foreign exchange. 2. They decided to move upmarket and start selling goods of superior quality. 3. The information must be treated in confidence. 4. The system helps us cope with delivery times and solve possible planning conflicts. 5. Unemployment will be reduced temporarily at the cost of increased inflation. 6. We haven’t placed the order with them yet. B. Put the VERBS and any other words in brackets into the correct form. You may need to add the necessary auxiliary verbs, prepositions and particles. Use the VERBS in the brackets in the given order and do not change them into another part of speech. (total: 10 pts) 1. We will not deal with them unless they stop filing the unjustified claim. 2. It is necessary to find out how much radiology contributes to increasing health care costs. 3. If he hadn’t urged us to handle the backlog of orders, we would have failed to be more competitive at that time. C. Choose suitable word or phrases to complete each sentence. The number of correct answers is 1 – 3. (2pts each, total; 6 pts) 1. If you ___________ in Coca-Cola you ____________ much more. A: invest ... might earn B: invest ... would have earned C: had invested ... will earn D: invested ... could earn 2. By the time _____________________ , she __________________. A: a decision will be taken … will have applied for a different job B: a decision is taken … applies for another job C: a decision is taken … will have applied for another job D: a decision was taken ….had already applied for another job 3. The party _______________________ at midnight. A: will finish B: is going to C: will have finished D: finishes D. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it: (2pts per item; total: 8 pts) 1. We were considering the merger proposal for most of last year. The merger proposal was being considered for most of last year. 2. We have bought fewer units than last year. We haven’t bought as many units as last year. 3. “Does your company provide investment advice?” The person asked if our company provided investment advice. 4. We sued the company and now we have to pay so much money in lawyer fees. If we hadn’t sued the company we wouldn’t have to pay so much in lawyer fees. V. LETTER MAX. 20 POINTS write an article summary