Modèle de concours d'accès à la Grande École du Groupe ISCAE 2012 — Anglais (LV1)

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CONCOURS D'ACCES À LA GRANDE ECOLE DU
GROUPE INSTITUT SUPERIEUR DE COMMERCE ET
D'ADIMINISTRATION DES ENTREPRISES
ISCAE CASABLANCA |
Mu ‏مو‎ | EPREUVE DE :
LVI1 ANGLAIS |
| Durée : 2 heures
DE 15h00 à 17h00 :
Institut supérieur de commerce et d'administration des entreprises
Route de Nonasseur-Km 9,5 — R.P :8114 casa — Oasis
| Tél: 05.22:533.54.82/83/84/85 — Fax : 05.22.33.54,66
E-mail : iscae(@iscas.ac.ma site : ISCRE ‏قحم م2‎
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SERUCTURE: ‏ب‎ NOTES
Directions: Questions (1- 19) are incomplete entences. Beneath each sentence you vrill see four
words or phrases marked (A), (B}, )©, (D). Choose the one word or phrase fhat-best completes
tbe sentence. Then, on your answer sh ect, tick the letter of the answer yoë have chosen. Sr ms
Exemple: Srakes have an orgen in a pit on their ‏ااا ل مضعم‎ ëtfrared rays. Là Fe
4 Detecrs B. a detection of = Ci detecte | D. that detects |
The sentence shoxld ‏قمعم‎ ‘Snakez hove an organ in à pè on their heau that detects infrared ‏كو‎ Therefore pou ‏وتوا‎
‎choose answer (D).
L Do not......:...., without consulting either me or one of the managers from the head office. ;
À. invest never B. still invest C. cver invest D. already mvest
2. Ifthey ............ have not apreed on ‏د‎ fheme after three days of deliberation, well have no choice but
postpone the conference .
| A. often B.stil- C, already D. occasionally
3.....:...... she possesses such bnsiness acumen, she was able to regain control of the coIpany.
À despitc B. because C, éven though D. for
4. As menftioned in our earlier amouncement, fhe plane cannot leave ‏عط‎ gate ail passengers are
scatec and baggape js safely stowed.
À. ïf B. when C. unless D. but
5..:.... terms of product quality and customer CAré, OÙr Company surpasses the competition. :
A in B.by | © ‏دق‎ D. with
ts ‏ّي‎ 6. Thougà everything depends on weather conditions at this time of the year the Shipment is due to arrive.by
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| À. vrithin - B. for C. mtil D. on “is |
7. Debtors are expected to remain ——heavy economic pressure unless the interest rates are lowered.
| A. belcw B. fon C. beñeaïh D. der
8. Cable TV revolutionized communications; ……. {he very existence of that service is nCw tbrestened by
safellrtes, :
À. consequeut}y B. moreover C. for example D. nevertheless
?. Hosprals are competing for a shrmking market share; ‏مت‎ they are attempting ‏م‎ discover ‏عط‎ most
cost-effective qnality care. :
2 4. therefore 1 B. besides €. also D. firthermore
10. An effective paragraph must ............... ‏عم‎ unified and ordersd but aîso complete.
À. in addition B. either C. not ont D. as well :
11. We are on the wholc à Joce] 50101207 …….., WE Can Offer services beyond our area ‏مع‎ long as it ie
within the state lince. |
À. nevertheless B.meenwhiks OC eccordingly D. hence
12. In the fture, ‏عط‎ company will rot let îts part-time employees ‏اا ات‎
À workovetime B.be workmg overtime C. overtime work D. es that of the average
15. The increase in lzyoffs over ‏عط‎ pest two fiscal periods as caused ..........
À everyone fesis less secure + B: cveryone to fee] less secure
C. everyone was felt less secure D. everyone"to fesj more secure
14, Their monetary mit stronger 17 they did something about fheir deficit.
À. vill be B. would be C. can be © D. shoule be
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15. 1 ‏عط‎ had taken light 307 as was aranged for kim, ........ bere atthe meetng this IDOTIDE. .
2 À Would bave bsen : B. would be C. will be - Dœnbe
16.When the shipment ........ he will dispatch it to fhe proper department. . |
A.vilcomei B.i comingin C.comesin Dis going ‏ما‎ comein
17. fine our mch hour you camot onthe Phone, try sending us the information by email, :
A get to B. get through C. come by D. get by x
18. If is undersiood that ber closest adviser will …_ as president should she resign.
À. fake ‏جر‎ 3. take over C. get by D. come abont s
19. is mandaiory to …… all potential hazartis before marketing yon vroduct.
À. jook at B. look to C. Jook from D. I6ok into .
Directiops: Read fhe article on Bnsiness Commywnication. Chocse the best word fn El the gap
from À, B, € or D below. For each question 20 ‏م‎ 30, mark the right letter on your answer sheet
0 + ' Onsofthe most important feafnres in any business is communication. Good communications are required at ‏رتم‎
‎١ —"(20) of He bnsiness process, Busincsses excplcy and are owned by various ‏تناع‎ of people. Workers,
-rectors and sharéholders arc three icporiant groups closely ..... (21) with à business, Other imfluentia] EToups
include customers, suppliers and ‏ع‎ government.
‏ااا‎ Commmication (22) between these groups. Within (23) companies internal communications ! oc
‏بل‎ and between he varions levels. Diectors comnunicate vrith one another concerning the ‏"لوده حرسم‎ 5 Straieny.
They .…(24)mämagers of fheir plans, and the Managers Comimnicat with the ofher employees (25) ae
conducted concerning pay and working conditions. Managers commumicate decisions and orde:s and ty ‏ما‎
‎(26) morale md moïvetion trongà gooû commmication. Employces (27) communicate wi cach other,
Îor example over production or wages, à
External commmrication occurs when a Companÿ's director or employses communicste wità those mdividnals
and groups who (28) with the coïnpany. Shareholdors receive copies of fhe ‏تحسم‎ 75 anzua) ‏إمتنستصاعة‎
‎together with fhe ... (29) of the Chairman ‏ودج‎ Dretors. Government depertments require statistical end fnancial
formation from the Sompany. ‏هذ‎ advertising agency is ‏ا‎ (30) sbout the companÿ's advertising policies.
Rekabl and effective communication is one of the key slcments wich leads fo efficient Management
20. À Stages B. grades C, part D. deprees
21. À. implicated B. committed 0. involved D. mterested
22. À takes place 8 ‏كولم‎ im C. takes back D. kes hold |
23. À sinpular B.1one C. individra] D. imique
24. À. reply é 13, show . . ©. acqusint D. nformm
25. A irterogations 3 questions C. negotiatious D. interviews :
26. 4. grow B. mount C. gain D. boost |
27. À. besides B. also C. sach D. like |
28. À_ cope B. engage C. deal D. relate |
29. A files B. reports C, articles D. profits
30. 4 enquired B. prepared C. consuited D. wamned
VOCABULARY
Directions: In questions 31-50 select the word (A), (B}, (OC), (D) that best cormplefes the sentence
and tick the corresponding letter on Four answer shect d
31. Atramging a … is tbe stméard method to Purchase ope’s home without ‏عط‎ nd in pay the All value
À. piedpe B. derd C. mortpage D, rent . -
32 Henry Ford is sœen as the fxther of tbe … line used in mass production .
À. nassemblarc 3. assembly C. assembling D, assemble
33. The planned ...... between the two firmes will croate a new ciectronics giant.
À Meilting B. acounisition C. merger D. amslsamation
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34. Stuients that ...... classes arr likely to do sadly in their ‏مسق‎
‎À. cut B. Skip C. cheat D.sit- cé 0
35. Following the serions border incidents befween Syria and Lebanon, Bcirout decided to … its ambassadors ‏ما‎
‎Darascus, ou 8 ‏ست‎ no 2e ee ‏جا‎ mme à
À. summon 3. withdraw ©‘ C.recail 104 Du S Lite ‏لصي عاد‎ we
36. You are supposed fo ...... your speed wben you approach ‏ع‎ crossroads, not the other way round. | LÉ RES ne
À. slow down ١ 3. gather : C. redoce -.-+ D. exceed F
37. Don't foiget to take the car to the garage to have ït ….. before we leave on vacation.
À. serviced B. Tuned up C. overnauled D. parked .
38... food whether produce, meat or grain- must be ‏دمج‎ without pesticides, chemical fertitizers and
anhbiotics.
À_ organic B. ‏مه‎ C.starchy D. vegetarian
2 39. The Worid Bazk’s mission is fo eradicate poverty by …..… poor countries money For economic devel oprent
À borowmg B. jomig C. lending D. paying
40. When police entered the home of two suspected money they found a scanner, a colowr printer and ٠
5810 000 in false bills. |
À decetvers B. swindlers C. counterfeiters D. cheaters :
41. experiments were conducted to test tbe validity of the theory. |
A practical 3. real life ; C. field 10. 1
42. The survey is à... sample of 588 registered votes with a margin of error of plus-minus 4 4.
À. chance 5. randcm C. hazard D. wavy
43. There no sai Jevel of …... smoke, even à brief exposure can cause harm especially for people suffering from :
Beart or respiratory diseases, . - :
À. used B. second hand C. shorthand D. stale
44. During recession, Japanese frms keep workers on the rolle, cuttng only bonuses 200 overtime :
À. rechmdant B. excessive C. superfinons D. existant ;
45. Air ‏عنتقا‎ controllers issued two wecks’ formal ... of strike action in a move that could gro flights
come 12 and out of the country. ١
À. 70505 B. advice C. announcement D. note : ١
46. Some industries ‏عتنط‎ foreign workers because of shortages of qualified candidates in the local iabour : |
A. réserve B. ok C. pool D. saïe
#7. K ‏قا‎ sometmmes claimes that todzy's ...... ‏عحقط‎ no sense of responsibility.
À. YOURES B. youth C. younsster D. vouths
48. Éor millions of the world's people, globalization means .… old ways of life and threatening livel'hoods
and cultures. .
À. withdrawing 3. extractmg C. uprooting D. msltneg ;
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49, Carbig ‏عومد‎ the EnvVIvEMENt, ‏عمج وميم‎ democracy and far trade ‏ورج‎ aéCessary if the potential] benefits «
: globalisation are to be he. | ‏ب‎ à . ‏د‎ . |
À À. assumed . ١ B. performed C. enacted É D. achieved
: 50. Jobn tried to ....... but was nnable to 21013 bifting the van, whose driver was but: :
À. steer . B. sfall C. break D. sperd
READING COMPREHENSION
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Directions: This section contains 2 passages, each followed ‏7ط‎ à number of questions (51- 79).
Read fhe passages and for each question, choose the one besf answer — (4), GX (CO, {D} based
on vrhat is stated in or whaf can be fnferred from the passage. Then, on your answer.shect, äick
the Eetter of the answer you have selected. : : 1
By the mid-nineteenth century, in addition to its nafural resources, the USA had accomulated encngh capitel in
: the Fm of faories ta Productively employ ‏ع‎ large amonst of labour, or bimam 12501722. À nation that sil]
.. - Consisted larpefy of independent £rmers could not provide an adegnate Jabour supply for heavy bdudtrialization.
But millions ofnew workers came to the USA from ‏مط‎
‎١ 5! ‏وني‎ As we are all aware, not all thcss workers arrived volranils, slaves were brought from Afica to the south, they
ï Were pui ‏م‎ work on plantations fo extract maximum harvests from the coïton ficlds. But m the North, the
machines that ‏تعدا‎ cotton irto textile were worked' by massive waves of immigrants who came wilinety from
Evrope. This vastly expaméed pool of labour aowed for large leaps in US national ‏تاه‎
‎À nation cannot grow fvrever by finding more natural resonress and aHracting more workers: ‏عمس‎ à Cons" s
cxtensive growth will eventually slow. But imtensive growth eventually gradnailÿ appears ‏وم‎ as better ne js
made of the labour force. In the USA in tbe mid-nineteenfh CenÈxy many of the newiy arrived inmigrants were
x unskiled and illiterate, bat the education policy of their new land meant that their children ail received an
céncation, and many were trzined ja a skill. IF a society gives workers more knowleïpe, fhey will be able to use
Taches in 8 More Complex way and fo follow more complex instructions, Yieidng mamfactred goods of
Bret Value; his process is often known es investie io ‏مقط‎ capital. In the late twenticth cestury, the
| physical capital is 50 abundant and natural resources ‏مع‎ limit=d that countries are begimine to appreciat= the
١ importncs of improving ‏عتمتا‎ resources if they are to continue fo ‏اوج‎
‎51. This passage mainly disensses the na Éonal oufput in terms of
A_ The labour force
3. ‏لم نطق‎ resources ‏ل‎
‎C. factoriss ee
D. immieration :
52, According fo fhe passage, where did the necessary labour force for tbe new fndustries come from?
À. umemployed frmers
B. other countries 5e
C. the North :
D, the South à
53. Wecan infer from the text that the South's contribntion {0 the provth 6f industry ir fhe mid ‏كور‎
‏تصق‎ vas mainly
‏ط‎ raw maferiale ١
B. skilled labour 1
C. memmiactured soods ‘
D. idstrial sites
S4. The phrase “massive waves of immigrants” in par 2 means that à
À. many fnmigrants came by Ship
B. imigrant families stayed pether
C. groups of immigrants came at different times
D. gromps of immigrants were grected enthuciasticaly
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55 The phrase “this ‏واع2+‎ expanded ‏تعمم‎ of kbour”{(par 2) ‏عاد‎ to
À. immigrant workers . ‏ا‎ | |
B. plantation owners | de cu SR Ge Gé à
C. méepesdent farmers ‏؟‎ se. rimes
D. European mvestors SC eu
56. From fhe passage, which of the following ‏عق‎ be inferred about the USA in the first half of fhe 19%
century?
À it was producing large amounts of manufactured goods
B. it was larpely agricultural :
C. it wes fally industialized
D. # was low in nafural resources
57. We can infer from the passage that intensive prowth of a nafion’s economy requires
À. expansion of resoinces | ‘ss,
B. better use of tbe labour force .
C. attracting unsiilled workers
D. äoiting ‏عن‎ human resources ‏ل‎
‎58. The word “leaps”{par 2) ÿs closést in meaning to
À. reports
B. gas :
C: inifiatives ;
D. ivestuents
59. According to the passage, vhatis fhe end goal of an investment in human capital?
À. providing more valuable marufattured goods |
B. educating immigrant families |
C. training in use of complex machines . 1
D. developmes literacy 107 all ;
60. We can infer from tbe passage that in the mid 19% century the US4 placed a high valne on |
‏ذخ‎ European trade ' ‏د‎
‎5. education
C. agriculture ١
D. development of natural resources :
TEXT 2
Keeping Your Confidence Up ,
1 Success seeks to help Yon more accepting of your genuine strengths. Self- approval unleashes your best traits
to be expressed in your work and fmily life and'in the world How cas you learn ‏ما‎ acccpt your successes
without panicking? Here are some practical ways io learn to celebrats aïl your successes.
2 SELF-ESTEEM Being genvine achicver means you acknowledge your strengibs, hit for your secret talents,
and give your best to the world without being à braggart |
Build Self Confidence: Learn Fom your fakes. ١
3 UNDERSTANDING. Achievement means yon are an intense person who expresses who you really are
while staving open fo srovring and chanping every day.
Build Self Confidence, Thrive oc responsibility ;
4 CHILD DRIVE. You pay attention to inner urges that speak to you about what work vou love to do and what
insisbts you have ‏ما‎ give the worid.
2 Build Se- Confidence; Make work &m |
5 CURIOSITY. You talk, tlk and talk some more to people to find out what makes them tick You soak up
mionmation like a suubather taking ic sunshine.
Builé Self Confdence; Take pond advice.
6 ENERGY. You maximize your energy by eating, sleeping, exercising, and working ‏عا‎ recogcition of your .
ovwa special ‏مسقاو‎ You do what makes vou feel most alive.
Build Self-Confidence; Keep your energy higt.
7 SET GOALS. You dignify life with long-term goals and mark your progression toward them.
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Build Scifconfidence; Choose commitment à n UE
8 STAY FOCUSED, You mtensely focns single-mindedly où the most important tesks to ac-omplisk and yot
say, “No way!” io nifty distrachors ٠ : ;
Build Self-Coufidence; Accept self-disciphine. ‏بن‎ & &. ur
# > S ERRORS. You make errors every day and know fbat if vou ‏ع اميه‎ fling af least once à day the vou mnt
.. socceeding You try again to hit the mark after von have missed 2 : ١ |
Buïd Self-Confdence; Never accept frifure as a permanent state. ©
10 SATISFACTION. You endorss yomrself for your ‏بقد‎ follow ‏د‎ cemsistent set of values, and take humbie
pride im ‏لل‎ your accomphshmonts, :
Build Self-Confidencs; Fec] gratified. ;
١ 11 Permnit yourself ‏عط ما‎ a ‏#متستدعع‎ achiever imstead of an impostor. Real people ‏أ كته‎ imposters - We ae the
gaauine article. Take the risk and be the real Mc Coy. :
61. What is fbe text mainiy about? 5
À. learning ‏مه يباتع دروت‎ ٍ
B. setting goals for success : ١
©. saccess through risk taking L
: D. how to be successful :
ًْ 62. the word ‘furive’ is closest in meaning to | |
4 survive |
D. depend ;
| 63. {a paragraph 4, the author sagcesfs that ١
A. we ‏لبلتمطع‎ try not to act like chilären :
B. we mnst only respond fo our immer urges
C. we shonld 1107 our youttfal mpulses
D. we cap only teach others when we are vider :
64. According ‏ما‎ paragraph 5 if sou ask questions?
À. vou ‏لل‎ become cirious
B. people will talk a lot
C. you wil lezrn more
D. people will listen ‘© you 8
65. Which of tbe following statements about failure can be mferred from ‏عل‎ text (par 9)? ١
‏م‎ failure can be avoided 1
2 failure prevents you om succeeding à
C.itis difficult to ty agaïa after failing 3
D. you leam ‏معدا‎ you fail 4
66. The word *endorse” (par 10) ‏تا‎ closest in mesnins fo | ْ
13.2701 of :
C. focus on
D. ‏اوقد‎ 1 :
57. The word ‘wc’ (per 11) refers fo |
À. achicvers :
13. 5 ُْ
D. real people
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1 g TOUT TT me ne We dt LAUI Et LE ‏ناملا‎ DUAL Liv ÆLPELY (1 CHE passage
A. constantiy changing who you are will make you successful] RUE nes © MS à À
B. believe in yourself, and you will accomplish what you want ‏أ‎ RE ‏مينر‎ nn
C. passionate pecpic get what they want by stating ‏عط‎ views _ L ‏جه‎ À ‏سم‎
‎D. be true to vornself ‏حا 7 :611 فا‎ es, on mn a
69. AH of the following are recowm endations for success EXCEPT | nn 3 ١ | ١ 0 ‏ماس كب‎
À. celebrate your success Le ١ | ١ ‏ميدي‎
‎3. acknowledge your strengths . ‏اا‎ …
C. hout for your secret talents ‏تمي‎ 0#
D. do not make mistakes |
70. Which of the follosring best describes fhe author’s presentation of information in the passage?
À. the afhor describes problems related to success : ١
B. tbe author explains ways 10 be successful |
C. the author discusses the effects of success
D, the author ‏وك يه ميتم‎ various methods of success ;
WRTTING (71-100) ;
Directions: ‏و1‎ this last section yon choose ene of the two ‏ع‎ ngpested topics.
En no more ‏مقط‎ 200 words, write.abont the subject, ;
Topic 1 :
Some people prefer to work for themselves or own a business. Orher prefer to work for an
employer. Would ÿou rather be self-employed, work for someone else, or own business? Use
specific examples to support your choice. 1
Topic Z ١
You have the opportunity to visit a foreign country for two weeks. Wähich country would vou
like to visif? Use specific reasons and details to explain your choice.
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