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1 UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES SOCIALES TOULOUSE I INSTITUT D'ÉTUDES POLITIQUES TEST D'ENTRÉE EN QUATRIÈME ANNÉE ANGLAIS Les réponses seront obligatoirement reportées sur la grille réponse que vous trouverez en fin de test (recto-verso). Une seule solution devra être choisie. Il n y a pas de points négatifs. Veuillez cocher la grille proprement selon le modèle ci-contre a b c d 1 X 2 X 3 X e Vous ne rendrez que la grille réponse et pouvez garder le test si vous le souhaitez. Rappel : les téléphones portables, calculatrices, agendas électroniques et autres appareils électroniques du genre ainsi que tout document sont strictement interdits lors de l'épreuve. IEP - 2 ter rue des Puits creusés BP Toulouse Cedex 6 Tél Fax contact@ sciencespo-toulouse.fr 1

3 Contrary to conventional wisdom, the mother of parliaments is working better than ever SITTING on his canopied chair, behind his bewigged clerks, smiling meekly (1) and mildly (2) calling Order!, Michael Martin, the speaker of the House of Commons, seems an inoffensive sort of chap. But he has become the subject of a mini-scandal and the symbol of a big malaise. The scandal involves air miles and expense-account taxis; the malaise concerns the alleged venality and utility of Parliament itself. David Cameron, the leader of the Conservatives, observed in the House of Commons this week that the public now doubts whether politicians offer value for money. Judging by newspapers and talk shows, the public has decided: the repute of the mother of parliaments is roughly equal to that of the Millennium Dome; MPs' status has fallen lower than that of estate agents, and maybe even journalists. It is easy to see why. First there are the amateurish financial controls that have permitted dodgy (3) accounting, generous loopholes (4) and brazen (5) nepotism a system that Mr Martin himself has, perhaps unfortunately, been deputed to address. Many MPs seem unable to grasp the widespread anger that these fiddles (6) arouse; they accuse journalists of confecting it and defensively interrogate said journalists about their own expenses. Then there is the fact that the green benches in the Commons are often very green indeed, because very few people are sitting on them. Gordon Brown, like his predecessor, is scarcely ever there; MPs who do turn up are often outnumbered by the schoolchildren in the public gallery, who are also better behaved. And, alas, this neglect of the chamber is entirely rational. [ ] Real power was long ago displaced to the cabinet, then sucked from cabinet to the prime minister, and from him to the Scottish Assembly, Europe and so on. Important debate takes place inside parties and in the media: as a popular political joke has it, the best way to bury an issue is to make a speech about it in the Commons. Mr Brown's team once vowed to make policy announcements in Parliament first, but they soon reverted to the leaking and spinning of yore. The one parliamentary set-piece that commands attention prime minister's questions (PMQs) has, under the pressure of television, and of the mutual loathing of Mr Brown and Mr Cameron, become a weekly yelling match (badly policed by Mr Martin). [ ] Here comes the but : all of that is sad and bad, but little of it is new, and most of it has been worse. The scene of noise and uproar (7) which the House of Commons now exhibits is perfectly disgusting, reported Charles Greville in Not only the manners but the morals of MPs used to be at least as lax; taxi abuse and other scams (8) brought to light by improved scrutiny pale beside those of bygone eras now mistily regarded as halcyon. Attendance in the Commons has always been pretty slack (9). Parliament isn't only less woeful (10) than it used to be: in some ways it is even actively good. MPs spend more time than ever helping their constituents. That helps to explain why general and particular perceptions are contradictory: people respect their own MPs while believing that as a pack they are villains. Meanwhile, although House of Commons select committees are neither as powerful as congressional ones in America nor as independent as they could and should be, they are increasingly well resourced and influential. [ ] Easy as it is to excoriate it, the mother of parliaments is not as senile as its many detractors, and the run of recent scandals, suggest. On the contrary: she is in finer fettle than ever. Adapted from The Economist print edition, Feb 28th

5 Exercice 1: Choisissez l expression synonyme qui correspond le mieux au sens du mot souligné en gras dans le texte. Reportez la réponse dans la grille-réponse ( /10) 1- [meekly] a) nicely b) frankly c) submissively d) sadly e) blankly 2- [mildly] a) slowly b) gently c) wildly d) stupidly e)sternly 3- [dodgy] a) risky b) unrealistic c) dubious d) hooked e) shaky 4- [loopholes] a) escapes b) rewards c) subsidies d) fallacies e) circles 5- [brazen] a) shiny b) bristling c) shameful d) bright e) shameless 6- [fiddles] a) scandals b) fights c) futilities d) disappointments e) battles 7- [uproar] a) disorder b) buzz c) anger d) turmoil e) boom 8- [scams] a) swindles b) scourges c) tricks d) stories e) adventures 9- [slack] a) lurid b) drooping c) slipshod d) sloppy e) lax 10- [woeful] a) empty b) gullible c) glum d) low e) deserted Exercice 2 : Choisissez la fin de phrase qui correspond le mieux au sens du texte. Reportez la réponse dans la grille-réponse. ( /5) 11- The speaker of the House of Commons a) is losing control of the House. b) fundamentally lacks charisma. c) has occasional fits of anger. d) was until recently felt to be harmless. e) has been asked to resign given the recent scandals. 12- The Millenium Dome a) is just as bland as Parliament is. b) is relatively unsuccessful when it comes to attracting tourists. c) is held in high esteem. d) is just as low in the public s esteem as the House of Commons is. e) is felt to be a symbol of Britain s new architecture. 3

7 13- The speaker of the House of Commons a) is supposed to address the House of Commons soon. b) has been appointed to sort out the financial controls of the House. c) is the person who traditionally supervises financial controls in the House. d) has introduced nepotistic practices in Parliament. e) has been stripped of the traditional wig. 14- No wonder the House is a) deserted since most of the interesting bits are now televised. b) deserted as not much is discussed. c) no longer visited by schoolchildren given its disrepute. d) unattractive for MPs as their leaders hardly ever come. e) held in low esteem given its corruption and its usual emptiness. 15- It is widely believed that a) Parliament and MPs are no longer efficient. b) policies are more likely to be talked about by the press if leaked. c) there is no fun whatsoever in watching televised parliamentary sessions. d) Parliament can bypass the parties and the media. e) MPs are less and less in touch with their constituents. Exercice 3 The mother of parliaments is not as senile as it may seem. To discuss this sentence, give four pieces of criticism concerning the House of Commons and three signs that its situation is not as bad as it might first seem. Write your answer on the back side of the answer sheet. ( /12) Exercice 4 La fin des mots en gras a été effacée dans le texte ci-dessous. Ecrivez lisiblement le mot entier dans la grille-réponse. ( /10) Adapted from The Economist print edition, Feb. 21 st When people think of recent American immigrants particularly Latino ones it tends to be in terms of a hand (16) of states (California, Texas, New York, Illinois and Florida) and gatew (17) cities (New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Chicago). But one of the most stri (18) demographic tren (19) of the past cou (20) decades has been the dispersal of America's immigrant population. Immigrants are sett (21) in small towns as well as big cities, in suburbs as well as inner-city ghettos, in rural areas as well as metropolitan ones, in the great American interior as well as on the coasts. This demographic revolution goes a long way towards explaining why immigration has become such an explosive issue in national po (22). Large numbers of poor whites and poor blacks ac (23) the country find themselves having to compete with immigrants who are wi (24) to work for lower wa (25) in worse conditions. 4

9 Exercice 5 remplacez les blancs par les éléments appropriés : this/ the / a / 's / Ø [ce signe signifie qu il ne faut rien mettre]. Reportez la réponse dans la grille-réponse ( /6) (26) UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, has called for a comprehensive review of (27) policy on biofuels as a crisis in (28) global food prices - partly caused by the increasing use of crops for energy generation - threatens to trigger (29) global instability. Climate change has been (30) priority for Ban since he took over from Kofi Annan, and he has embraced the potential of biofuels, derived from plants, as a long-term substitute for fossil fuels. But as (31) food prices have soared - driven by rising demand, high fuel costs, and climate change - the cultivation of biofuels has come under fire for diverting fertile land from food production. Adapted from The Guardian, Saturday April Exercice 6- Choisissez la bonne réponse et reportez-la dans la grille-réponse. ( /17) 32. We had different views a) as they; b) than they; c) as them; d) from them; e) to they 33. What on earth is she doing? She by now. a) may be finish; b) must have finishing; c) should have finished; d) will finish; e) has been finishing 34. How can you expect students to be enthusiastic with a test class? a) through each; b) in whole the; c) either; d) every other; e) whenever 35. I d rather you silent about my wedding. a) had been kept; b) will be keeping; c) ought to have kept; d) kept; e) should keep. 36. The new arrangement didn t prove better. a) much for; b) any; c) such; d) some; e) so 37. They devoted. their holidays to gardening. a) the most ; b) most; c) mostly; d) most of; e) the most of 38. That will cost you dollars. a) ten other; b) other ten; c) few other; d) yet ten; e) another ten 39. In the end, the damage was not as bad as a) it might have been; b) it must have been; c) it can have been; d) it will be; e) it had been 5

11 40. Prices went up 13% last year. a) of; b) up; c) by; d) over; e) from 41. I have more than books my sister. a) twice as many as; b) two times more as; c) twice more than; d) twice as much as; e) two times more than. 42. Rumours of budget cuts turned true. a) up to be; b) on to being; c) into being; d) over to be; e) out to be 43. Nothing annoys me more the dishes. a) as to wash; b) than washing; c) than to wash; d) than wash; e) as to washing 44. Could you turn the lights when you leave? a) out; b) on; c) off; d) up; e) down 45. Interest rates sharply yesterday. a) raised; b) have risen; c) have rised; d) have been rising; e) rose 46. You should your car a) make fix; b) have fixed; c) make fixed; d) have fix; e) have be fixed. 47. He didn t approve my marriage. a) on; b) Ø; c) for; d) with; e) of 48. She s very influential. a) said to be; b) told being; c) said she is; d) told she is; e) told to be 6

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14 Exercise 3: The mother of parliaments is not as senile as it may seem. To discuss this sentence, give four pieces of criticism concerning the House of Commons and three signs that its situation is not as bad as it might first seem. You must write 7 full sentences for these 7 points. You are not allowed to quote the text : you must reformulate. o Criticism (1): o Criticism (2): o Criticism (3): o Criticism (4): o Sign that the situation is not as bad as it may seem (1): o sign (2): o sign (3):

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