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B4U8 To Bribe or Not to Bribe, That Is the Question P1-3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who said, "To be or not to be, that is the question"?

a)

King Lear

b)

Romeo

c)

Hamlet

d)

Macbeth

2.

According to the table in p. 123, which country would be businessmen's best choice if they don't want to give bribes?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Somalia

c)

North Korea

d)

Norway

3.

(Paragraph 1)

After their discussion, the man tries to (a)   the woman.

4.

(Paragraph 1)

How does the man justify his behavior? He says that the bribe is nothing but a _____ _____.

(a)  

5.

What does the woman seem to be? She seems to be a government (a)   .

6.

Does she take the bribe?

a)

Yes, she accepts the bribe.

b)

No, she turns it down.

7.

She tries to be _____ in saying that giving bribes is not how they do business.

a)

brutal

b)

dreadful

c)

nonjudgmental

d)

intact

8.

How does she find out that the envelope is stuffed with cash? She (a)   inside the envelope.

9.

When the man tries to bribe the official, he doesn't look embarrassed or feel guilty. He is even (a)   .

10.

(Paragraph 2)

The author says that (a)   would be similarly disapproved of in many other countries.

11.

What negative associations does the blanket word "bribery" carry?

(a)  

12.

In paragraph 3, the author talks about places where bribery is _____ or even _____.

(a)  

13.

In those places where bribes are still offered and accepted, people employ words and expressions such as "give a _____ of _____" or "donating _____ money" instead of "bribery."

(a)  

14.

In which country or area do the police refer to bribes as "cash for soup"?

a)

North Africa

b)

Kenya

c)

Turkey

d)

Australia

15.

In which country is "oiling money" an euphemism for "bribery"?

a)

France

b)

Sweden

c)

Hungary

d)

Russia

e)

Brazil

16.

Perhaps, instead of thinking that he is committing a crime, the businessman believes that by giving a bribe, he is creating a (a)   situation.

17.

Why does the businessman want to bribe the female official? His company wants to manufacture a useful product which is not (a)   yet in her country.

18.

The businessman hopes to persuade the official into believing that she is helping to make a useful product available to customers and that the "bribe" is nothing but a " (a)   " for services provided by her.

19.

Grammar Point

Offering money, _____ portrayed in the dialogue, would be similarly disapproved of in many other countries.

a)

which

b)

once

c)

that

d)

as was

20.

Which word or phrase means "as some people believe or say, although you may not agree with this?

a)

disapprove of

b)

get hold of

c)

label

d)

supposedly