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Employers

have

the right to

monitor

their workers’

online

private

messages, according to a ruling by the European Court of Human

Rights (ECHR). It comes after a Romanian man was fired for sending

personal messages while at work. The Strasbourg court sided on

Tuesday with the employer of a Romanian engineer who was dismissed

from his job after using Yahoo Messenger to communicate with his

fiancée while at work.

During his time as an engineer, Bogdan Barbulescu was asked by

his employer to create a Yahoo Messenger account to answer his

clients’ queries. However, he was informed in July that he had

breached company rules by using the program for personal reasons,

and

was

subsequently

sacked.

Barbulescu

took

his

case

against

Romania

to

the

human

rights

court

later,

alleging

that

his

employer’s decision to [01:45.45]end his contract was based on

a violation of his right to confidential correspondence.

1. What is legal for employers according to the ECHR

2. What can we learn about Bogdan Barbulescu

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.

At the Sifa Primary School outside Nairobi, Kenya, students

pay their tuition with a new, local currency called the pesa. The

school is one of several institutions that accept the community

currency.

The

currency

is

widely

used

by

peoplein

the

Gatina

Village. The pesas are equal in value to the Kenyan shilling and

can be spent in the community just like cash. The new currency

gives

poor

people

more

buying

power

than

they

would

otherwise

have. If members of the community have a shortage of the national

currency, they can use the community currency to get access to

the

goods

and

services

they

may

need.

The

non- profit

group

Grassroots

Economics

introduced

the

currency

here

last

year.

Community

currency

programs

are

being

set

up

by

non-profit

organizations

across

the

world.

They

help

poor

communities

increase trade and create jobs, according to Grassroots Economics,

based

in

Mombasa,

Kenya.

It

does

not

replace

but

rather

supplements the national currency system, reported the non-profit

group.

3. What is the advantage of the pesa

4. What can we learn about the Grassroots Economics

Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.

Health officials in Brazil have declared a state of emergency

in several states. They are also warning women not to get pregnant.

These extreme actions are the result of a recent rise in birth

defects.

About

2

400

babies

in

Brazil

were

born

recently

with

extremely

small

heads.

The

babies

have

a

condition

called

microcephaly. Microcephaly causes severe brain damage. To date,

29 of these babies have died. The number of microcephaly cases

in Brazil is about 10 times higher than what the country usually

sees in a year.

The US Centers for Disease Control says the link between a virus

infection

and microcephaly is being investigated. The virus is called Zika.

Zika

is

spread

by

mosquitos.

Some

babies

in

Brazil

with

microcephaly have tested positive for the Zika virus while others

have tested negative. [05:34.88]The CDC says that Brazil reported

its first case of Zika virus in May 2015. Since then, the virus

has spread and has caused infections in many Brazilian states and

other countries in Latin America.

5. What situation is Brazil facing

6. How many deaths have been reported so far

7. What is related to the situation according to the CDC

Section B

Directions: In this section,

Conversation One

W: Hi Leo, why do you say English would become the world language

M: Well. For one thing, it’s so commonly used.

The only language

that is used by more people is Chinese.

W: Why is English spoken by so many people

M:

It’s

spoken

in

many

countries

of

the

world

because

of

the

British

Empire.

And

now

of

course,

there

is

the

influence

of

America as well.

W: Many students find English a difficult language to learn.

M:

Oh,

all

languages

are

difficult

to

learn.

But

English

does

have two great advantages.

W: What are they

M: Well, first of all, it has a very international vocabulary.

It has many German, Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in

it. So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words

in English. In fact, English has words from many other languages

as well.

W: Why is that

M: Well, partly because English speakers have travelled a lot.

They bring back words with them, so English really does have an

international vocabulary.

W: And what is the other advantage of English

M: It’s that English grammar is really quite easy.

For example,

it

doesn’t

have

dozens

of

different

endings

forits

nouns,

adjectives

and

verbs,

not

like

Latin,

Russian

and

German

for

example.

W: Why is that

M: Well, it’s quite interesting actually.

It’s because of the

French. When the French ruled England, French was the official

language, and only the common people spoke English. They tried

to make their language as simple as possible. So they made the

grammar easier.

Questions

8

to

11

are

based

on

the

conversationyou

have

just

heard.

8. What does the man say about Chinese

9. What made English a widely used language

10. What is said to be special about English vocabulary

11. What is the other advantage of English

Conversation Two

Woman: Hello. Is that the sales department

M: Yes, it is.

W:Oh,well. My name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited. We

need some supplies for our design office.

M: Oh, what sort

W:Well,first of all, we need one complete new drawing

board.

M: DO44 or DO45

W:Ah,I don’t know. What’s the difference

M: Well, the 45 costs 15 pounds more.

W:So what’s the total price then

M:It’s 387 pounds.

W:Dose that include valued-added tax

M: Oh,I’m not sure. Most of the prices do. Yes,I think it

does.

W:What are the boards actually made of

M: Oh,I don’t know. I think it‘s a sort of plastic stuff

these days. It’s white anyway.

W:And how long does it take to deliver

M: Oh, I

couldn’t really say. It depends on how much work

we’ve got and how many other orders there are to send out, you

know.

W: Ok, now we also want some drawing pens, ink and rulers,

and some drawing paper.

M: Oh dear. The girl who takes all those supplies i

sn’t

here this morning. So I can’t take those orders for you. I

only do the equipment you see.

W:Ok,well,perhaps I’ll ring back tomorrow.

M: So do you want the drawing board then

W:Oh,I have to think about it. Thanks very much. I’ll let

you know. Good- bye.

M: Thank you. Good-bye.

Question 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you just

heard.

Question 12: What is the woman’s purpose in making the

phone call

Question 13: What do we learn about the man from the

conversation

Question 14: What does the man say about delivery

Question 15: What does the woman say she will possibly do

tomorrow

Part 3

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No one knows for sure just how old kites are. In fact, they

have been in use for centuries. 25 centuries ago, kites were

well-known in China. These first kites were probably made of

wood. They may even have been covered with silk, because silk

were used a lot at that time. Early kites were built for

certain uses. In ancient China, they will use to carry ropes to

cross rivers. Once across, the ropes were tear down and wooden

bridges would hang for them. Legend tells of one General who