fake medecines exam

  Read the text carefully then do the activities     

          The United Nations has sent out a warning that up to fifty per cent of prescription medicines sold in developing world pharmacies are fake. A report from the International Narcotics Control Board, the UN drugs watchdog, said fake medicines are flooding into poorer countries. It stated that the consequences of people taking these drugs can be deadly. It also warned that the trade in fake prescription drugs may soon overtake the trade in illegal drugs. Many of the resources of the world’s law enforcement agencies are focused on hard drugs like heroin and cocaine. The UN suggests a refocus so that poor nations can fight the trade in counterfeit prescription drugs. The biggest problem for developing countries is that their laws are too old to control the flood, especially for sales over the Internet and those delivered by mail.

           The UN warns that many people will die as a result of taking the fake drugs. The counterfeiters very cleverly copy the details on the packaging and labelling of the medicine and ensure all tablets and pills look identical to the real thing. However, the fake medicine is often a dangerous cocktail of chemicals that can kill or cause serious injury. The UN’s report said the fake drugs, “expose patients to serious health risks by providing access to medicines that are ineffective, substandard and, in some cases, even deadly.” The UN’s Philip Emafo said: "Gains over the past years in international drug control may be seriously undermined by this problem if it remains unchecked". He warned that many discount medicines in stores or online often seem to be authentic but turn out to be made from recipes posted on the Web.

1- The text is about:                                                                                                                                                                         . a- Counterfeiting b- The abuse of drugs c- fake medicine

2- Say whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F next to the corresponding letter                                                                                     .     a- Most prescription drugs in poor countries may be fake.                                                                                  .     b- Some medicines are causing floods in some developing countries.                                                                   .     c- It is very easy to identify the boxes and labels of the fake drugs.                                                                              .     d- The recipes for many fake medicines can be found on the Web.

 3- In which paragraph is it mentioned that the underdeveloped countries are not ready to deal   with this                problem?

4- Answer the following questions according to the text:                                                                                 .                                                                 a- Why are the poor countries unable to combat drug counterfeiting?                                                                                                                                      b-How are drugs imitated?                                                                                                                                 .     c- What are the effects of counterfeit medicine?

5- The text is: 
            a- argumentative                     b- expository                c- narrative                                                                                                                                   

  B- Text exploration :                                                                                                  ( 8pts )

1- Find in the text words that are closest in meaning to:                                                                               .    a- fatal §1=                      b- similar §2 =              c- useless §2=

2- Find in the text words that are opposite in meaning to:                                                                             .   a- authentic §1 =/=             b- safe §2 =/=                    c- controlled §2 =/=

3 –Which verbs  can be derived from the following words   

     Prescription                       counterfeiter                      deadly                         trade            

                   

4- Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets:   

    a- Drugs counterfeiting ( to  continue ) as long as the recipes  ( to be )  online.

    b- You’d better ( not to buy ) medicine over the internet.

    c- If you had  taken  a fake medicine, you (not recover) from your illness.

5- Re- order these sentences to get a coherent paragraph:                                                                                           . a- and ensure that all tablets and pills look identical to the real thing.                                                                         . b- The U.N warns that many people will die
  c- The  counterfeiters very cleverly copy the details on the packaging and labelling of the medicine  

  d- as a result of taking the  fake drug .

6- Classify these words according to the pronunciation of their final ‘s’:    

     Medicines              narcotics                gains               resources             patients               boxes           

Part Two : : Written Expression                                                                             ( 5 pts)

Choose one of the following topics.

Topic 1: Using the following notes write a composition on counterfeit products                                                              .         - copies and imitations: poor quality  

          -  fake medicines: kill people

          -  bad reputation to the country             

          -  bad effects on economy 

Topic2: Write a composition on the following topic:                                                                                   

             Counterfeit medicines can harm and kill. What should be done to stop such unethical business?