IRBR CLIO 2010 - Mdulo: Ingls Redao - Professor: Anthony Rosenberg Verb Forms

Syrian solutions to Syrian problems: the new Middle East's old-school diplomacy
Posted By Colum Lynch - Monday, May 9, 2011
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I Choose the best verb form in each case

The popular uprisings sweep / sweeping / to sweep North Africa and the Middle East have upended /
upend / will upend the political order in the Middle East, but those changes had yet to trickle down /
has yet to trickle down / have yet to trickle down to the Arab world's diplomatic corps at the UN.
In March, U.S. and European powers successfully pushing / to push / pushed for a Security Council
resolution in March authorizing / authorized / for authorize military intervention in Libya. However,
China, India, Russia, and other champions of national sovereignty has since regained / have since
regained / will since regain their footing, helping blocked / blocking / to block subsequent efforts by
the West to condemn / condemnate / condemning violent crackdowns against unarmed protesters in
Syria and Yemen.
II Place the verb in parentheses into the GERUND or the INFINITIVE accordingly.
The U.N.'s Arab members, only weeks after (back) ________________ a call for a no-fly zone in Libya,
have returned to their old ways, (seek) ________________ to shield an Arab neighbor, Syria, from
outside pressure (rein) ________________ in its security forces. Even as Syria faced criticism of its
bloody crackdown on protesters in the U.N. Human Rights Council last month, it found support from its
traditional friends. Next week, the U.N.'s Asian bloc, which includes Middle East governments, plans (put
forward) ________________ a slate of four candidates, including Syria, (fill) ________________
four Asian vacancies on the 47-nation Human Rights Council.
The Organization of the Islamic Conference, which includes 57 Islamic governments, also sought (derail)
________________ a Western-backed Human Rights Council resolution (condemn)
________________ Syria and (establish) ________________ a commission of inquiry (probe)
________________ abuses. In its place, the OIC put forward a dramatically revised text -- complete with
extensive amendments written by the Syrian delegation (highlight) ________________ Damascus'
progress in (address) ________________ the protesters concern. "It looks like the Arabs are protecting
Syria," said a senior U.S. official, who declined to speak publicly. "For the time (be) ________________,
they are closing ranks.
III Place the verbs in the gaps accordingly.
aimed shown championing offered
backed affirming toppled according
Even countries like Egypt, whose own leader, Hosni Mubarak, was ________________ by popular
demonstrations, has ________________ little stomach for ________________ protest movements
elsewhere. Egypt not only ________________ the OIC initiative, but ________________ up a series
of its own watered down amendments ________________ at protecting Syria from outside interference.
Egypt proposed a provision ________________ the "principle of non-interference in matters that are
within the domestic jurisdiction of states," _____________ to a copy of the confidential negotiation notes.

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IV Choose the best conjugation in each case.
Another Egypt amendment have underscored / underscored / will underscore Syria's right to take
action to restore order, "stressing that necessary and proper actions should be take / should are took /
should be taken by authorities in the interests of national security or public safety, public order, the
protection of public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others." However, they
came / come / have come as Syrian authorities will be stepping up / are stepping up / were
stepping up their crackdown, sending tanks into towns to suppress continued resistance to the regime.
V - Correct the SPELLING MISTAKES with verbs. All verbs in bold have problems.
While the Egyptian delegation did calls for the observance of human rights and participation in "public
affairs" in Syria, its amendments eliminatted any reference to the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect
(R2P), which establishes an international obligation to intervine in humanitarian crises. The Security
Council resolution that serfed as the basis for military intervention in Libya explicitly cited R2P.
VI Conjugate the verbs in parentheses.
"We (see) ________________ very little change in Egypt's approach towards human rights at the United
Nations," (say) ________________ Peggy Hicks, global advocacy director for Human Rights Watch.
"People (tell) ________________ us it (take) ________________ time to change foreign policy but
we (hope) ________________ for a much greater transformation following the momentous events that
(take place) ________________ in the street of Cairo and elsewhere."
VII Use the INFINITIVE, the PAST PARTICIPLE, or the GERUND in each case.
In the end, the amendments (offer) ________________ by the OIC and Egypt failed to carry the day,
and the Human Rights Council passed a resolution (condemn) ________________ Syria's conduct and
(establish) ________________ a fact finding mission (probe) ________________ alleged abuses.
Yet, several Arab countries in the rights council sought (distance) ________________ themselves from
the council's condemnation of Syria. Saudi Arabia abstained from the vote, while three other Arab countries -
- Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates did not show up for the vote at all. (Egypt, which is not a
member of the rights council, does not have a vote.)
VIII Place the verb that best suits the collocation (verb + noun)
take applying expressed halt eroding registered
In the UN Security Council, several council diplomats ________________ concern that NATO's ever-
intensifying role in Libya has undercut efforts to ________________ action to ________________
abuses elsewhere, ________________ international ________________ for the Responsibility to
Protect doctrine. They have also ________________ concern that the council's politicized approach to
the region's uprisings ________________ pressure on Syria and Libya to behave while ignoring the
bloody crackdown on US-backed Bahrain is undermining the council's credibility.
IX Choose the best synonym for each verb.
China, Russia, India, and to a lesser extent, Brazil and South Africa, are uneasy about the fact that the
Western-led military operation has exceeded its U.N. mandate to protect civilians, and has take sides in a
civil war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, following a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Yang
Jiechi, blasted the so-called Libya contact group, a collection of states involved in enforcing the UN no fly
zone on Libya, saying "it should not take sides" in the conflict.

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1) are a) find b) feel c) believe d) seem
2) exceeded a) outstripped b) outweighed c) surpassed d) overcame
3) blasted a) criticized b) exploded c) boomed d) hollered
4) enforcing a) obliging b) shoving c) driving d) urging

The low-hanging fruit across the border - May 11th 2011, WASHINGTON http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange

I Choose the best option in each case.

Tyler Cowen has everyone talking of / about / over the exhaustion of much of the rich world's easy
sources of rapid growthits low-hanging fruit. Yesterday, President Obama visited America's border with
Mexico to remind / remember / recall us all that there are plenty of growth opportunities out there
waiting to be picked / harvested / plucked. The president is, at long last, renovating / renewing /
revamping his call for immigration reform, including creation of a path to citizenship for the country's
undocumented immigrants. It would be nice if he would pair / merge / unite that with a strong call to
allow / permit / accept in more foreign workers. Unfortunately, that is a difficult case to take / place /
make to the American people in the best of times, and these are not the best of economic times.
II Decide whether the verb should be in the SINGULAR or the PLURAL.
The case, however, is / are strong on merit. Allegations that immigrants is / are a drain on the Treasury,
or contribute / contributes to increased crime, or drags / drag down wages are / is either wrong or
significantly overstated. At a time when America is / are concerned about excess housing supply and
anxious to boost its innovative capacity, it are / is madness that so many willing immigrants, including high-
skilled workers and those educated in America, find / finds it difficult to gain permission to work in the
country on a stable, long-term basis. So, taking into account the enormous welfare gains to the immigrants
themselves (and, immigrants being people, one should), it become / becomes clear that there is / are
huge potential utility gains to letting more willing workers enter / enters rich economies.
III Place the verbs in the gaps accordingly.
satisfy support interfere move immigrate putting choose based

________________ economics side, we should ________________ free immigration to the greatest

extent possible ________________ on liberal principles alone. People should be free to
________________ and ________________ their own destiny. Governments should not
________________ with the right to ________________ any more than is necessary and certainly
not to ________________ the nativist demands of unhappy citizens.
IV Conjugate the verb TO BE in the gaps accordingly.
Those demands _________ understandable even if repugnant. The lump of labor fallacy _________
seductive, and in times of economic hardship it _________ very difficult to convince people that more
competition for scarce jobs will make their lives better. Here again, it _________ clear that weak labor
markets _________ the enemy of liberalism, and those who _________ concerned for the future of free
markets should do what they can to alleviate that weakness.

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V Choose the best synonym for each verb in bold.
Yet, immigrants are people, and they deserve a chance to move to maximize the return on their skills.
When immigrants move to a rich country, they heighten their welfare and boost the productive potential
of that country, which is good for everyone. Historically, relatively open immigration rules have been both a
sign of and a source of national strength. If America can return to a more open past, the prospects for its
economy will be enhanced considerably.
deserve a) warrant b) merit c) earn d) justify
maximize a) intensify b) profit from c) build on d) make the most of
heighten a) rise b) skyrocket c) augment d) lengthen
boost a) increase b) boom c) grow d) plummet
enhanced a) promoted b) improved c) encouraged d) enlarged