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1. It was only in later times that the word university came to mean the building in
which learned men studied and taught others. Even in modern times, a university is a place
not only where young people come to receive higher education, but where other men and
women try to increase the world’s store of knowledge.
2. It’s true that most students go to a university to study some special subject or group
of subjects, a knowledge of which will make it possible for them to earn their living as
doctors, lawyers, engineers , teachers , etc. but it is recognized that a university must do
more than supply the facts of medicine, law, engineering or whatever a man may have to do
or teach: it must train its students in such a way that they themselves will always be eager to
search for new knowledge and new ideas
3. What is education? It is much more than the knowledge we find in books. If a man
is truly educated, he will have been shown how to lead a happy and useful life and to be a
good citizen of the country in which he lives; more even that- a good citizen of the world. He
will have learnt how to behave towards other human beings. By coming in touch with the
active minds of his teachers and fellow students, he will have discovered what kind of mind
he himself has; and he will have become proud to do what he knows to be right , and ashamed
of doing what he knows to be wrong. The cleverest man is not always the best educated.
4. A wise man is one who is able to think clearly, and then act in such a way that the
best results follow. Knowledge is very useful, but knowledge by itself does not make a man
wise. We need a special kind of education which will train us to use our knowledge wisely.
For example, there has been a great increase in scientific knowledge during the present
century, but the wisdom of man has not increased at the same rate. Wisdom guides us to make
the best use of our knowledge. Without wisdom, however much we know, we remain foolish.
5. One of the most important things, therefore, to learn at a university is how the
greatest men and women in the world have thought and acted in the past. That is why every
educated person must know something of history and literature, for these are the record of the
lives and minds and ideas of such people. We learn a great many facts in our study of
medicine, law, science and language, but unless we learn the wisdom that will help us to make
the best use of these facts we shall not get the full value of a university education.

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Mastère de Didactiques des Mathématiques

Session d’examen May 2017
Unité d’enseignement : Anglais
Durée de l’épreuve : 2heures Documents non-autorisés
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Reading comprehension questions: (15marks)

1. Answer the following questions. (6mks)

a. What is the role of a university according to the writer?
According to the writer, the university is an institution the role of which is to provide young
people with higher education and hence increasing the world’s store of knowledge.

b. What sort of relationship does the writer establish between education and life?
Education should furnish man with the necessary amount of knowledge and open horizons to
the enthusiastic minds for further research and discovery. It can also be considered as a path
to a civilized world in which man is prepared to behave properly and assume his
responsibility as a good citizen.

c. Do you think that wisdom is necessary for any educated person to make the best use of
what he knows? Why, or why not?
Yes, I do believe that wisdom and education should be the two sides of the same coin if good
results are meant to be achieved.

2. Say whether the following statements are true or false. Justify with reference to the
text.
a. Scientific knowledge and wisdom increase in a parallel way. (False)
Justification: “For example, there has been a great increase in scientific knowledge
during the present century, but the wisdom of man has not increased in the same rate.”
b. Wisdom is the means which helps us to properly use our knowledge. (True)
Justification: Wisdom guides us to make the best use of our knowledge.

3. Find words that mean the following (3.5)

a- amount of something (paragraph 1) = store
b- to provide (paragraph2) =to supply
c-full of interest and desire ( paragraph 2)=eager to
d-the most intelligent (paragraph 3) = the cleverest
e- type ( paragraph 3)= kind
f- stupid ( paragraph 4)= foolish
g- complete ( paragraph 5)= full
 4. What do the underlined words refer to? (1.5ms)
5. What do the underlined words refer to?
-‘itself’ refers to knowledge
-‘these’ refers to something of history and literature
-‘people’ refers to the greatest men and women in the world

5. Fill in the table below (2ms)

Verb Adjective noun
recognize recognition
True truth
behave behavior
Able ability

II- Language: (15.5 mks)

Exercise 1: Put the bracketed words in the right form. (3.5mks)
When (evaluate) evaluating students’ performance, instead of (look) looking at it with the
critical eye of an (authority) authoritarian, the teacher should examine the ways his students
have been (succeed) successful . In foreign language teaching, this shift is vital. If the teacher
looks at his students performance (overcritical) overcritically, he will never be (satisfy)
satisfied because errors and imperfections are a sure part of learning a foreign language.
However, if the teacher focuses on his learners’ (succeed) success, he will be surprised to
find how much they are learning and how hard they are trying.

Exercise 2: Put the bracketed verbs in the right tense or form. (4.5 mks)

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) 1 is so
different, and I (try) 2 I’m trying to adapt to the new way of life here. I ‘m learning
(learn)3  a little bit of the language to make communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn/
not) 4 don’t learn foreign languages quickly. Although I (understand/ not) 5  much, I
believe that I’m gradually improving (improve, gradually).

I ‘m currently travelling (travel, currently) 7 with Liam, a student from Leeds University
in England. He (be) is a nice guy, but impatient. He (walk, always) 9 always walks ahead of
me and (complains that I am too slow.

Exercise 3: Combine the sentences using one of the bracketed linkers. (4.5 mks)

- She isn’t kind to me. I offered her a gold bracelet for her birthday. (so – although)
I offered her a gold bracelet for her birthday although she isn’t kind to me.
Although she isn’t kind to me, I offered her a gold bracelet for her birthday.

- They put video cameras in shops. They want to stop people stealing things. (in order – so as to )
They put video cameras in shops in order to stop people stealing things.
In order to stop people stealing things, they put video cameras in shops.

- He made great efforts. He failed his final examination. (in spite of – so that)
In spite of the great efforts he made, he failed his final examination.
He failed his final examination in spite of the great efforts he made.

- They made a terrible accident. It was raining. (however – because of)

They made a terrible accident because of the rain.
Because of the rain, they made a terrible accident.

- He doesn’t have enough money for the plane ticket. He will borrow some from a friend. (since
– so that)
Since he doesn’t have enough money for the plane ticket, he will borrow some from a friend.
He will borrow some from a friend since he doesn’t have enough money for the plane ticket.

- You must have a map of the town. You won’t get lost. (so that – thanks to)
You must have a map of the town so that you won’t get lost.

Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the suitable alternative (3ms)

a- Despite yesterday’s heavy rain, we …………………….drive home in less than an
hour.
-Can -could -are able to -were able to
b-When we travel to Leeds, shall we go and see Mark? “ but it has been nearly 20
years since we last saw him. He ………………………..remember us.”
-will have to -must not - may not -could

c- “ I’m seeing doctor Evans.!” “what you said ………………..be right because doctor
Evans is on holiday for a week.”
-couldn’t -hasn’t -can’t -mustn’t

d-You can’t start a computer, you …………………….know a password.

-must have to -had to -must -need

e-You………………….go to the pharmacist to buy medicine. I have done that for you.
-have to - need -needn’t -don’t need

f-You are putting on weight, Jane! I think you ……………………go on a diet and do
more exercise.
-must to -should -may -ought

III-Writing (9.5 marks)

Exercise 1: Correct the underlined mistakes in the following paragraph. (4 mks)

One of the major 1 erors (errors) of the “new parents” is to give their children too 2
many (much) freedom, thinking that their kids will behave as well as they had when they 3
themselfs (themselves) were young. 4 Children modern (modern children) show practically
no sign of any sense of responsibility. They mess everything they are expected 5 doing (to
do). They run away from school, cheat during exams and fail 6 on (in) their studies, making
their parents worry, lose 7 they (their) temper and regret having been so lenient and confident
8 to (with) them.

Exercise 2: Insert the 11 missing words in the following letter.

It/ yours/ Dear/ at/ however/ from/ to/ when/ so/ to/ as

1Dear Josef,

I was 2 so sorry to have missed you 3 when you came to London Last week. I heard 4 from
my sister that you have called, but 5as I had joined Frank on a business trip 6 to Amsterdam,
we were out of town while you were here.7 However, you will be over again in June, I hear,
and we are sure to be 8 at home then. So we look forward 9to seeing you next time. And
don’t forget-we have a spare room, and we would be delighted if you made use of 10 it .

With best wishes,

11 Yours sincerely,

Harry Roston

GOOD LUCK!!!!