A BAC MOCK EXAM From zagoura

Mock Exam 2008
Assadaka High School - Guelmim 2nd Bac, Humanities.
Mr.Tighoula

Compulsive Internet use has been identified as a mental health issue in other countries, including the United States. However, it has reached epidemic levels in South Korea because of the country’s nearly universal Internet access. According to an article that appeared in the New York Times, Compulsive Internet use has become a national issue in recent years, as users started dropping dead from exhaustion after playing online games for days on end. A growing number of students have skipped school to stay online, a shockingly self-destructive behavior in this intensely competitive society.

Up to 30 percent of South Koreans under 18, or about 2.4 million people, are at risk of Internet addiction, said Ahn Dong-hyun, a child psychiatrist at Hanyang University in Seoul who just completed a three-year government-financed survey of the problem.

They spend at least two hours a day online, usually playing games or chatting. Of those, up to a quarter million probably show signs of actual addiction, like an inability to stop themselves from using computers, rising levels of tolerance that drive them to seek ever longer sessions online, and withdrawal symptoms like anger and craving when prevented from logging on.

To address the problem, the government has built a network of 140 Internet-addiction counselling centres, in addition to treatment programs at almost 100 hospitals and, most recently, the Internet Rescue camp, which started this summer. Researchers have developed a checklist for diagnosing the addiction and determining its severity, the K-Scale. (The K is for Korea.)

In the US, the prevalence of Internet addiction appears less than Korea with estimates of 5 to 10 percent of the population who suffer from the problem. The issue of Internet addiction continues to raise significant concern as more therapists see clients who suffer from Internet-related problems, including online gaming, online affairs, Internet pornography and Internet gambling addictions.

In August 2005, a 28-year-old South Korean man died – not by committing suicide, but after playing the game Starcraft at an Internet café for 50 hours straight. By all reports, the man had not slept properly and had eaten very little in that time. While no autopsy was performed, he was believed to have died from heart failure stemming from exhaustion. A 13-year-old Chinese boy broke both his legs falling from a building. His parents said online game-playing was his all-time hobby, which led to that tragic ending. In the Nevada, a couple ignored their two toddlers to the point of neglect due to their online gaming addiction.

The children of Michael and Iana Straw, a boy aged 22 months and a girl aged 11 months, were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors saw them after social workers took them to a hospital, authorities said. Attorneys said the couple was too distracted by online gambling, to give their children proper care, case often heard of in American society, where parents prefer the screen to the kids sometimes!



COMPREHENSION (15 points)

A/ Which of the following would be the best title tor the text ? ( 2 points )
The symptoms of internet addiction.
Internet addiction in Korea.
Internet addiction in the U.S..
The growing danger of Internet addiction.
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B/ answer the following questions 4 points )
Who paid the expenses of the survey done by the Korean psychiatrist?.
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What has the Korean government done to face the problem of addiction? List 3 measures.
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C/ Fill in the chart with the right information from the text 2 points )

Victim Form of internet addiction consequence
28-year-old South Korean man Computer game (starcraft) He died
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D/ Are these sentences True or False ? Justify. ( 2 points )
Most young Koreans are at risk of Internet addiction.
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There are more Internet addicts in America than in Korea. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………


E/ Find in the text words or expressions that mean the same as : (3 points )

missed ( P1 ): _______________________
offices which give advice ( P4 ): ____________________
Without stopping (P6): ________________

F/ What do the underlined words in the text refer to? ( 2 points )
It ( P1 ): ____________________
they ( P3 ): __________________

LANGUAGE: (15 points)

A-REWRITE THE SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THE WORDS GIVEN: 3marks

1- the government is considering new changes in the educational policy.
new changes in the educational policy ……………………………………………...
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2- The teacher didn’t allow us much time for the test.
If only ……………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3- Robert: “can you please lower the music volume?”
Robert asked me …………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………….

B-PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE. 2marks

1-In a few years’ time, we ( do) ………………………….. a lot of progress in the project.
2-The doctor (already / leave) ……………………………his office when we arrived to the clinic.

C-JOIN THE PAIRS OF SENTENCES WITH THE LINKING WORDS GIVEN. 1 marsk (0.5 each)
Consequently – besides - Since –in addition – though

1- The teacher explained the vocabulary …………………… the students didn’t have dictionaries.
2- ………………………. to music, I also enjoy painting and watching movies.

D-FILL IN THE GAP WITH AN APPROPRIATE PHRASAL VERB. 2 marks

Pass out – Fill in – log out –give in – hand in
1- I must finish my essay now as I have to ………... It ….…... to the teacher tomorrow.
2- I have so many forms to …………. ….… for my application to the university.

FILL IN THE GAP(S) WITH THE APPROPRIATE WORD OR EXPRESSION FROM THE LIST: 2 marks
Feel blue / networking / piece of cake / community service / free access

1- My brother is a member of an association that does …………………………. And other
voluntary work.
“You don’t have to …………………. all the time because of your bad grade Jane! get out and
have some fun .”

MATCH THE WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER TO MAKE APPROPRIATE COLLOCATIONS: 2 marks

1-cultural
2-scientific
3-child
4-comedy
a- abuse
b- diversity
c- films
d- inventions.

1- …….. 2- ……… 3- ……… 4- …………

MATCH EACH SENTENCE WITH ITS APPRORIATE FUNCTION: 3 marks

1-“how do you feel about the new system at work Mike?”
2- “sorry to have to say this but the Cds I bought here are damaged ”
3- “I am awfully sorry Ray, it was my fault” a- apologising
b- asking for opinion
c- giving opinion
d- complaining

1- ………… 2- …………… 3- …………

Composition: (10 points)

Write an article to your school magazine encouraging young people to do voluntary work and explaining its advantages both for the individual and for the community. Support your arguments with the necessary details.


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