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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE

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ENGLISH FOR CRITICAL AC ADEMIC READING

COURSE CODE

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ELC501

EXAMIN ATION

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DECEMBER

TIME

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2 HOURS

2015

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08agine surgeons running out of anaesthetic !rugs; cancer patients who cannot get ifesaving che8otherap5; an! !octors scra8"ing for the 8ost "asic anti"iotics. =;=== !oses of che8otherap5 a!8inistere! intravenous5 at his faciit5; a8ost 36 per cent were affecte! "5 shortages.

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Treat8ent was interrupte! or cancee!; patients were switche! to aternative !rugs; or an aternative supp5 for the nee!e! !rug ha! to "e foun!. 0n short;

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the staff were force! to "eg; "orrow an! pea! for !rugs that were in shortage.

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0n Eu5 2=12; *ongress passe! the Foo! an! 'rug A!8inistration &afet5 an! 0nnovation Act; which incu!e! provisions origina5 '!%a&-%a,%, "5 &enator   A85 o"uchar. The act requires that !rug48aers give the F'A ear5 notification of an5 8anufacturing issues or "usiness !ecisions that 8a5 ea! t o

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shortages. 0t requires the F'A to e9pe!ite inspections an! reviews of  8anufacturing sites that cou! hep resove shortages.

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*o8panies are not penaise! for !rug shortages nor incentivise! to prevent the8; e9perts sa5. A nu8"er of heathcare professionas "eieve that the on5 rea soution is to require !rug 8anufacturers to stocpie 8e!icine an! to

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ensure that 8ore than one !rug48aer pro!uces it. GThere nee!s to "e a wa5 to o"igate 8utipe 8anufacturers to 8ae these ifesaving 8e!ications;H sa5s Forre5.

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wou! resut in en!angering the ife of peope who are !epen!ent on these

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!rugs. Patients a8ent that !rug48aers have force! the8 into unaccepta"e treat8ent !ue to the unavaia"iit5 or shortage of these !rugs. 0n fact; there was a awsuit against the F'A on "ehaf of patients affecte! "5 !rug shortages; which aege! that "5 aowing the !rug co8panies to stop 8aing a !rug; the F'A has effective5 aowe! the8 to 8ae ife4or4!eath !ecisions

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for patients. onetheess; this awsuit was !is8isse! with the F'A stating that the5 the8seves ac the authorit5 to a!!ress potentia an! actua !rug shortages. 0t is ironic that !espite a the technoogica a!vance8ents; we sti have to face this pro"e8 of !rug shortages. Therein is the harsh reait5 of a wor! without 8e!ication.

 A!apte! fro8 G'rug &hortages# The &car5 +eait5 of a 2? inferences that can "e 8a!e a"out the effects of  !rug shortage. 0n!icate 5our answer "5 circing the appropriate options.

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Patients are the ones who wi eventua5 suffer fro8 !rug shortages. Patients have to !ea with riss; i8ite! choices an! questiona"e source of !rugs. 'rug shortages can co8pro8ise the quait5 of hospita treat8ents. Patients an! hospitas are facing ris5 sources of !rugs for treat8ents.  (2 8ars)

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UESTION 11 0!entif5 which of the foowing "est !escri"es the tone of t he author. a) ") c) !)

Pea!ing *oncerne! 'ispassionate +ighteous (1 8ar)

UESTION 12 'eter8ine the author@s purpose for writing such an artice.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (1 8ar)

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'eter8ine in what wa5 the writer@s feeings towar!s the 8i!!e8en is !ifferent fro8 his or  her feeings towar!s patients. &upport 5our answer with four e9a8pes of anguage use that refect the writer@s feeings.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (3 8ars)

UESTION 1+ 'raw a possi"e concusion "ase! on the reasoning in the given te9t#

 At the ,hio &tate $niversit5 *o8prehensive *ancer *enter in *ou8"us; ,hio; +5an Forre5; Associate 'irector for Phar8ac5 an! 0nfusion &ervices; state! that in 2=12; of the >=;=== !oses of che8otherap5 a!8inistere! intravenous5 at his faciit5; a8ost 36 per cent were affecte! "5 shortages. Treat8ent was interrupte! or cancee!; patients were switche! to aternative !rugs; or an aternative supp5 for the nee!e! !rug ha! to "e foun!. (ines D=4 D6)  -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (1 8ar)

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'raw a possi"e concusion "ase! on the reasoning in the given te9t#

*o8panies are not penaise! for !rug shortages nor incentivise! to prevent the8; e9perts sa5. A nu8"er of heathcare professionas "eieve that the on5 rea soution is to require !rug 8anufacturers to stocpie 8e!icine an! to ensure that 8ore than one !rug48aer  pro!uces it. GThere nee!s to "e a wa5 to o"igate 8utipe 8anufacturers to 8ae these ifesaving 8e!ications;H sa5s Forre5. (ines J34JD)  -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (1 8ar)

UESTION 19 vauate whether the author@s argu8ent is vai!. Eustif5 5our answer with evi!ence fro8 the artice.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------   -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (3 8ars) UESTION 1;  © Hak C!"a U#$%&'" T%k#()(* MARA

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