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YDS DENEME 4 1. The operation was planned in complete secrecy so as not _____ suspicion.
A) to gain B) to raise
C) to arouse D) to resist E) to achieve 2. Though his father had been an army officer, Alan was a pacifist and never
even _____ a career in the army.
A) considered B) discovered
C) believed D) progressed E) regarded 3. After many years of hard work and study, Sandra finally realised her _____
to be a doctor.
A) intelligence B) ambition
C) knowledge D) patience E) hesitation 4. Charities wouldn't be able to exist if some people did not _____ donate their time and money.
A) generously B) scarcely
C) desperately D) casually E) wastefully 5. Although it is not _____ certain that the general will come to inspect us tomorrow, I want everything ready, just in case.
A) originally B) fortunately
C) surprisingly D) remarkably E) absolutely 6. "I am warning people," said the spokesperson firmly, "if things continue
like this, an accident is _____!"
A) unlikely B) inevitable
C) improbable D) needless E) enviable 7. She believes that people are more _____ about quality nowadays.
A) interested
B) offended
C) bored
D) amused
E) concerned 8. The supermarket had such _____ prices that smaller shops in the area were gradually losing their customers.
A) competitive
B) external
C) realistic
D) deflated
E) collapsed 9. Laura always asks for my opinion, so I was hurt when she took such a major decision without _____ me.
A) assuring
B) consulting
C) confirming
D) implementing
E) apprehending 10. After his father’s death, Michael was _____ by his mother and his grandmother.
A) brought about
B) run out
C) looked into
D) brought up
E) covered up 11. Last night I felt very restless and I _____ to sleep only after I'd taken an aspirin.
A) can go
B) had better go
C) would rather have gone
D) ought to have gone
E) was able to go 12. You _____ for permission to use the phone. You _____ it whenever you like.
A) must not have asked / will use
B) won't have asked / should use
C) needn't ask / can use
D) might not ask / would use
E) can't ask / used to use 13. Welsh _____ at schools in Wales as a compulsory subject for ten years now, and in some schools, all lessons _____ in Welsh.
A) is teaching/had been taught
B) has been taught/are taught
C) was taught/were teaching
D) will be teaching/were taught
E) is taught/will have taught 14. I was surprised that all the tickets _____ already for the concert that _____ place the following week.
A) had been sold/would take
B) were selling/took
C) have been sold/were taking
D) have sold/will take
E) were being sold/had taken 15. The books and maps in the museum are in a terrible state _____ the appalling
conditions in which they have been kept.
A) since B) owing to
C) although D) hence
E) inasmuch as 16. _____ his career, _____ he wasn't busy shooting people, Wild Bill Hickock worked as a gambler, army scout, guide, sheriff and entertainer.
A) While/as
B) When/during
C) Since/while
D) As long as/since
E) During/when 17. By the end of November, the television company _____ this soap opera for twelve years.
A) has been broadcasting
B) is broadcasting
C) will have been broadcasting
D) was broadcasting
E) will be broadcasting 18. Recently a number of new schools _____, and these _____ to decrease illiteracy among the children of the immigrants in the city.
A) are built/are going to help
B) built/have helped
C) were built/help
D) have been built/will help
E) had been built/are helping 19. They _____ the area so much in recent years that soon there _____ any trees left.
A) had deforestrated / hadn't been
B) have deforestrated / won't be
C) are deforestrating / haven't been
D) deforestrated / weren't
E) have been deforestrating / aren't 20. He _____ for the same company for 20 years before he was fired.
A) had been working
B) has been working
C) will have been working
D) was working
E) will have worked 21. When I _____, Bert _____ almost half of the report.
A) had arrived / wrote
B) was arriving / wrote
C) have arrived / would write
D) arrived / had written
E) would arrive / would have written 22. My dictionary isn't in the usual place;someone _____ it.
A) should be borrowed
B) can borrow
C) might borrow
D) must have borrowed
E) ought to borrow 23.-27. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçada numaralanmış yerlere uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. Opium (a drug producing a trance-like state) was much used in China, even though it (23) _____ since 1729. The drug was imported by British traders. In 1839 the Chinese government (24) _____ all the opium in British-run warehouses, and war broke (25) _____ between the countries. Though (26) _____, the British with modern ships and guns soon defeated the Chinese and made them (27)_____ a treaty opening five ports to British merchants. France joined Britain in a second Opium War from 1856 to 1860. 23.
A) has been banned B) would be banned
C) had been banned D) will have banned E) is banned 24.
A) seized B) ceised
C) released D) persecuted E) executed 25.
A) away B) down
C) into D) out E) by 26.
A) underestimated B) outnumbered
C) overrated D) neglected E) enacted 27.
A) to sign B) to be signed
C) signing D) being signed E) sign 28.-32. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçada numaralanmış yerlere uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. Rosenhan wondered what would happen if a number of (28) _____ sane people attempted to gain admission to a mental hospital by (29) _____ to have one of the symptoms of insanity. Would these sane individuals be classified as insane? If they were admitted to the mental hospital, would the staff realize that a mistake (30) _____? The answers to these and other questions were obtained in a study in which eight normal people, five men and three women, attempted to gain admission to twelve different psychiatric hospitals. They consisted (31) _____ a young psychology graduate, a paediatrician, a psychiatrist, three psychologists, a painter, and a housewife. The twelve psychiatric hospitals were (32) _____ in five different states on the East and the West coasts of America. 28.
A) instantly B) barely C) hopefully
D) relatively E) entirely 29.
A) pretend
B) pretending
C) to pretend
D) to have pretended
E) being pretended 30.
A) had been made
B) were made
C) has been made
D) will have been made
E) is made 31.
A) for B) of C) about
D) from E) with 32.
A) set B) installed C) dwelled
D) located E) founded 33. _____, advances in medicine have also, to the present, resulted in the threat of worldwide over-population.
A) While they've undoubtedly improved the quality of our lives
B) Although sometimes more than one form of therapy is used to treat an illness
C) Because they have played an important part in raising our standart of living
D) Once dreaded annual events, polio epidemics are now mentioned only in history books
E) Even if family planning remains one of the great challenges of the late 20th century 34. Unless the two sides begin to negotiate seriously, _____.
A) there is likely to be violence in the region
B) everyone is confident that there won't be a war
C) a peace-keeping mission will no longer be needed
D) they should be able to find a solution with no difficulty
E) the people in the region are now enjoying a peaceful atmosphere 35. Even though it was defended by so few armed men, _____.
A) it didn't take the invaders long to capture the fortress
B) the city managed to hold out against its attackers until help arrived
C) the attackers were well aware of the town's lack of ammunition
D) no one knew how many there really were
E) most of whom also had no war experience 36. Prepositions are one area which students of English find quite hard, _____.
A) as the rules for them are so logical and clear
B) because native speakers find them very easy to use
C) another being to gain an undestanding of articles
D) once they have memorised all of them by heart
E) although they never really seem to understand them 37. There is going to be a big protest _____.
A) when a ceremony was organised for the opening of the new motorway
B) in case the council continued pulling any more historical buildings down
C) while they were cutting down so many trees for a new housing development
D) if only taxes have been brought down a little by the new government
E) if the government tries to build a road through that residential area 38. I admit that I should have confirmed the reservations, _____.
A) considering the fact that there have never been any problems before
B) but I really thought everything had been taken care of
C) so you could have done it as well, had you thought of it
D) so that we won't have to bother looking for accommodation
E) thus it is definitely not my fault, but the travel agent's 39. Whenever there is an international incident, _____.
A) the United Nations was unable to solve it
B) powerful nations try to use it to their advantage
C) it has not been fair to expect too much of the United Nations
D) athletic competitions have certainly stimulated good-will between nations
E) it also includes such music contests as Eurovision 40. _____, it is obvious that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort.
A) None of us wanted to go in the first place
B) Staff meetings are often boring and have no apparent point to them
C) Since the results were far more satisfactory than anyone had expected
D) Seeing that we couldn't solve anything in the end
E) Except for the fact that everyone thought the food was awful 41. _____, the south coast of Spain has been destroyed by insensitive planning and building.
A) Since it remains one of the nicest places you are likely to visit
B) As tourism has made a major contribution to Spain's spectacular economic growth
C) Once one of the most attractive spots in Europe
D) Because it accounts for just under 15 percent of Spain's total area
E) There was once one of the most beautiful resorts imaginable 42. You shouldn’t have been so rude to him _____. A) practically everytime you meet him
B) whenever he is in a position to cause you a lot of problems
C) since he is on the committee to decide if your work will be exhibited
D) as long as you have met him before
E) until you’ve found out who he is 43.-46. sorularda, verilen cümlenin hangi sorunun cevabı olduğunu bulunuz. 43. “Because my parents don’t want me to.”
A) How can you leave your home without even finding a job?
B) Why don’t you look for a part-time job to support yourself?
C) Are your parents insistent on sending you abroad for the summer holiday?
D) Are you sad because of the quarrel between your parents?
E) I think you have made up your mind about what to study at university, haven’t you? 44. “No, I would rather try the blue one.”
A) Which dress would you like to try on?
B) Would you like to try the red coat on, Madam?
C) Have you decided what to wear for the party?
D) Will you put on the green skirt or the blue one?
E) Why didn’t you put on your red dress? 45. “I was up all night trying to finish my essay.”
A) What’s wrong? You look exhausted.
B) Do you know when your essay is due?
C) Were you able to revise all the worksheets for the exam?
D) Did you hand in your assignment on time?
E) You must have a good excuse for
submitting your assignment late, mustn’t you? 46. “I could but it would be cheaper to buy a new one.”
A) Are you still in the habit of shopping at the flea market?
B) Are you thinking about selling your old car?
C) Don’t you think it’s time we painted our house?
D) When are you going to mend my bike, Dad?
E) Do you think you can repair this mobile phone? I dropped it into the pool. 47. Rather than go to cinema aimlessly, some people first find out about the films worth seeing from the reviews in the newspaper.
A) Bazı insanlar sinemaya gitmek yerine gazetelerdeki eleştirileri okuyarak filmler hakkında bilgi edeinmeyi tercih ederler.
B) Bazı insanlar sinemaya gitmeden önce gazetelerdeki eleştirileri okuyup izlemeye değer filmler arasında seçim yaparlar.
C) Bazı insanlar izlemeye değer buldukları filmleri görmek için bile sinemaya rastgele gitmez, önce gazete eleştirilerini okurlar.
D) Bazı insanlar plansızca sinemaya gitmektense gazete eleştirileirni okuyup izlemeye değer filmleri öğrenmeyi tercih ederler.
E) Bazı insanlar, rastgele sinemaya gitmek yerine önce izlemeye değer filmleri gazetelerdeki eleştirilerden öğrenirler. 48. Scientists observe active volcanoes to obtain information that might help predict the timing and intensity of the eruptions.
A) Aktif volkanları gözleyen bilimadamları, patlamaların şiddetinden volkanın bir daha ne zaman püsküreceğine ilişkin bilgileri elde ederler.
B) Gözlemleri sonucu elde ettikleri bilgiler, aktif bir volkanın püsküreceği anı ve patlamaların şiddetini tahmin etme konusunda bilimadamlarına yardımcı olmaktadır.
C) Bilimadamları, patlamaların zamanını ve şiddetini tahmin etmeye yardımcı olabilecek bilgiyi toplamak için aktif volkanları gözlerler.
D) Tahmin edilen zamandan önce şiddetli patlamalar olabilir olasılığıyla, bilimadamları aktif volkanları gözlem altında tutarlar.
E) Bilimadamları, aktif volkanları gözleyerek edindikleri bilgilerin yardımıyla, patlamanın olacağı anı ve şiddetini öğrenebilmektedirler. 49. Earthquakes that occur underwater may also cause damage to people by creating giant waves at sea.
A) Su altında olan depremler de, denizde dev dalgalar oluşturarak insanlara zarar verebilir.
B) Su altında da, dev dalgalara neden olan, böylece insanlara zarar verebilen depremler olmaktadır.
C) Su altında olan depremler de, denizde dev dalgalara yol açtığı için, insanlara zarar vermektedir.
D) Su altı depremlerinin insanlara verdiği zarar depremden kaynaklanan dev dalgalar biçiminde olmaktadır.
E) Su altı depremleri denizde, insanlara zarar verebilecek dev dalgaların oluşmasına neden olmaktadır. 50. Those who managed to survive the war now face the threat of famine and disease.
A) Savaşta sağ kalan pek çok insanı bu kez de açlık ve hastalık tehdit ediyor.
B) Bazı insanlar savaştan sağ çıkmayı başardılar ama şimdi de açlık ve hastalıkla boğuşuyorlar.
C) Savaşı sağ salim atlatanlar şimdi açlık ve hastalıkla mücadele etmek zorundalar.
D) Savaştan sağ çıkmayı başaranlar şimdi de açlık ve hastalık tehdidi ile karşı karşıyalar.
E) Savaşta sağ kalanların bir bölümünü de açlık ve hastalık telef etti. 51. Soruşturmanın sonunda, soygunculara bir banka memuru tarafından yardım edildiği ortaya çıktı.
A) Towards the end of the investigations, they found out that an employee had helped the bank robbers.
B) At the end of the investigation, it turned out that the robbers were helped by an employee of the bank.
C) The inspectors eventually discovered that the robbers were only able to rob the bank with the help of a member of staff.
D) The fact that one of the bank's employees had helped the robbers was, in the end, uncovered by an inspector.
E) One of the bank's own employees had helped the robber at the end of the robbery, as revealed by the investigation. 52. Ne yazık ki günümüzde pek çok pop şarkıcısı sesi ve müziğinin kalitesiyle değil de fiziğiyle dikkatleri çekmeye çalışıyor.
A) It is such a shame that so many pop singers today can't sing, but rely on their physical appearance to attract their audience.
B) Unfortunately, many pop singers today try to attract attention not through the quality of their voice and music but through their physique.
C) Today, most pop singers attract the audience's attention by their physique and not with their voices and music.
D) What is unfortunate about today's pop singers is that most of them can't play music or sing, but only look attractive to an audience.
E) Unfortunately, today's popular singers are more likely to attract attention through their appearance than through their musical talent. 53. Yüzyıllardır gökbilimciler Mars'ta yaşam olabileceği olasılığı üzerinde durmaktadırlar.
A) The existence of life on Mars has been a topic of considerable discussion among astronomers for centuries.
B) Astronomers consider it possible that life has existed on Mars for centuries.
C) For over a century, astronomers have been debating whether life could exist on Mars.
D) Centuries of consideration by astronomers has concluded that it is possible for life to exist on Mars.
E) For centuries astronomers have considered the possibility that life might exist on Mars. 54. Muhalefet partileri ortak bir amaç için birlikte hareket etmeye ve en kısa zamanda hükümeti düşürmeye karar verdiler.
A) In order to bring the government down as early as possible and for a common cause, the opposition parties acted together.
B) The opposition parties decided to act together for a common cause and to bring the government down as soon as possible.
C) The opposition parties have decided to co-operate for the common good and to defeat the existing government as soon as possible.
D) Hoping to defeat the present government as soon as possible, the opposition parties have joined together to form one party.
E) Acting together with this single aim, the opposition parties managed to bring the government down very quickly. For people who have lost the power of speech, the voice synthesiser is wonderful. All they have to do is type what they want to say on a laptop computer, and their words are changed into sound. However, when we speak, we use intonation and stress to give extra meaning to what we say, and up to now, computerised voices have not been able to do this. This makes it difficult to express things like urgency or irony. But new developments allow the user to add emphasis to what they are saying, choose a voice of the same sex and approximate age, and even to choose a similar regional accent. 55. The voice synthesiser _____.
A) is a way of helping people with no voices to communicate
B) is a device which intensifies the voices of mute people, thus enabling them to speak
C) is a big help for all handicapped people
D) has revolutionised the lives of deaf people
E) gives the best performance when attached to a laptop computer 56. It's stated in the passage that the sound produced by the voice synthesiser _____.
A) is sometimes not clearly audible
B) does not change depending on the age and sex of the user
C) lacks certain qualities a natural voice has
D) is difficult to produce in times of emergency
E) ignores the regional accent of the place where the user lives 57. The passage emphasises that _____.
A) untill recent developments, the voice synthesiser was almost useless
B) recent developments have made the voice synthesiser more lifelike
C) anyone who can use a laptop computer should use a voice synthesiser
D) urgency and irony are difficult for most people to convey
E) someday we will all be able to speak using computers The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranian world from about 500 B.C. to about 500 A.D., almost a millennium. From a base around Rome, it spread out to cover North Africa, the Middle East and Northern Europe. It had a complex governmental structure and a bureaucracy which enabled it to administer the areas it conquered. The people surrounding the Empire were barbarians and nomads. Some of these, who were semi-Romanised, were used as buffer states in defence of the Empire, which, to some extent, ensured its existence for centuries.Towards the end of the Empire's rule, some of these buffer states revolted. The final collapse occured when the German and Slavic barbarians from the buffer states broke through the defences and the Roman Empire fell to the Germans. 58. The passage states that _____.
A) the Roman Empire ruled the world for about five centuries
B) in the end, semi-Romanised barbarians proved to be the greatest threat to the Roman Empire
C) the German tribes always hated the Roman Empire
D) the final collapse of the Roman Empire was caused by the failure of its bureaucracy
E) the Roman Empire was the greatest Empire of all times 59. The Roman Empire _____.
A) lasted longer than any other empire
B) was a democracy except in the buffer states
C) ruled so brutally that its people rebelled
D) fell because it was administered so inefficiently
E) was surrrounded by barbarians and nomads 60. The passage suggests that the long existence of the Roman Empire was partly because _____.
A) it had the largest and strongest army in the Mediterranean then
B) it was the largest single power in the region
C) they combined an efficient bureaucracy with a clever military strategy
D) the barbarians in the buffer states were Semi-Romanised
E) the German and Slavic rebellions were successfully crushed
61-63. soruları verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
Proverbs, an important part of conversation all over Africa, contain advice on behavior or observations on human nature. Many are entertaining because they express ideas in a surprising way. Instead of saying, "Be careful." a Ewe might say , "The housefly does not play a sticky drum." When a Kikuyu says, "The staring frogs do not prevent cattle from drinking," he means, "Don't worry about other people's opinions." Riddles, another common way to maintain conversation, usually take the form of a statement, not a question. So, in the riddle "people run away from her when she is pregnant, but they rejoice when she has delivered," the question "What is it ?", to which the answer is "a gun," is understood. Often the riddle is intended to display the questioner’s imagination rather than to test the cleverness of the audience. 61. The purpose of riddles in conversation _____.
A) is usually to challenge the person who is being asked them
B) is often to show the creativity of the person saying them
C) is said to be a sort of intelligence test of the audience
D) can be to confuse the people who they are directed at
E) may be misunderstood by the speaker and the audience 62. According to the passage, in Africa, both riddles and proverbs _____.
A) are means by which conversation can be kept up
B) can only be found in certain parts of the continent
C) show a lack of concern for the listeners' feelings
D) always describe human behaviour in animalistic terms
E) are mainly used to pass traditions and ideas onto younger generations 63. The author tells us that African proverbs _____.
A) are the primary form of entertainment in most parts of Africa
B) frequently surprise non-African people because they are not expected
C) are used to give advice and comment on the way people act
D) are the sole form of human conversation throughout Africa
E) can easily be confused with riddles as the two are similar The weather forecast for the next century in England is not very good. Winters will have heavy rain leading to frequent flooding, gales will cause damage to trees and buildings and storms and high tides will threaten the coast. Summers will be drier with frequent droughts, particularly in the south and east of England, with many more days over 25oC - when cities become uncomfortably hot, having negative effects upon people's work performance. Events like Easter's floods in the Midlands, described in the official report as happening once in 100 years, will occur at least every 10 years, as will other extreme weather events. 64. The best way to summarise England's weather forecast for the next century would be that _____.
A) England is going to have plenty of water shortgates
B) Both winters and summers will be more extreme
C) Buildings and trees will be damaged by the weather
D) There will be lots of floods, causing great damage to coastal regions
E) it may not be safe to live in a coastal town in England 65. According to the forecast of England's weather, in winter _____.
A) trees are going to fall down and damage buildings
B) storms will only affect the regions on the coast
C) floods will be common, caused by heavy down-pours
D) there is going to be water shortages in some places
E) Easter's floods will occur in 100 years 66. It's mentioned in the passage that temperatures over 250 C _____.
A) have never so far been recorded in England
B) are not actually a problem for countries in the southhern hemisphere
C) are only bearable in England's coastal towns
D) create discomfort in England's cities and, thus, poor working conditions
E) will increase the number of people flooding to the coast In the 19th century, sugar cane became a major crop in the Hawaiian Islands. Rats, which came ashore from ships, began nesting in the cane and causing considerable damage. Because the mongoose, a small mammal from India, was known to be an excellent rat hunter, they were imported and a law was made against hunting them. After only a few years, the rat population was significanly reduced. However, at the same time the mongoose population increased, and went looking for new sources of food: young pigs and goats, for example. They also began to destroy the native animals that ate the insects causing damage to sugar cane. Soon the mongoose became a bigger problem than the rats had ever been, and to this day they are a major pest in the Hawaiian Islands. 67. One generalisation we can make from the passage is that _____.
A) despite the harm it causes, the mongoose is an important pet in the Hawaiin Islands
B) the mongoose likes domesticated animals like pigs and goats better than rats
C) rats were deliberately spread from their original habitat all over the world on ships
D) sugar canes is one of the most difficult crops in the world to grow
E) man's attempts to change an environment may not always come out as he's intended 68. We can infer from the passage that some animals native to the Hawaiian Islands _____.
A) feed exclusively on sugar cane
B) are declining in number because of the pesticides used against the mongoose
C) have been exterminated by the mongoose
D) form a bigger threat to sugar cane than the mongoose
E) eat insects and thus help reduce damage to sugar cane 69. Compared to the rat, the mongoose
_____ .
A) eats more sugar cane
B) increases in number more quickly
C) was hunted by man in greater numbers
D) causes more damage in the long run
E) is not as good at surviving in a new environment
In the year 1920, the United States attempted a bold experiment: making the drinking of alcohol a crime. Many people, who felt that alcohol was the root of all evil, thought that this would bring about a new and happier age.There would be no more need for prisons, they felt, and slums would disappear. However, in the end, new prisons had to be built for all the new criminals created by the new law."Prohibition", as the law was called, destroyed respect for the law and led to an increase in organised crime, but it did not stop people from drinking. On the contrary, drinking increased during the Prohibition period. In the end, the law had to be reversed.
70. The author of the pasage states that _____.
A) Prohibition only helped increase the consumption of alcoholic drinks
B) Prohibition could have stopped people from drinking alcohol, had it been applied effectively
C) drinking alcohol is the cause of most crime and violence
D) there were fewer prisons in the United States after 1920
E) drinking alcohol was the main reason for the emergence of slum areas 71. It is clear from the passage that _____.
A) the law had the opposite effect from what was intended
B) the number of Americans who obeyed the law was smaller than those who didn't
C) the best way to stop people from doing something is to make a law against it
D) Prohibition was the main cause of the existence of slums in the 1920s
E) Americans in general like drinking alcohol 72. When the law was introduced, _____.
A) no one thought that it would eliminate organised crime groups
B) the USA was the leading country in terms of the amount of alcohol consumed
C) some people were bold enough to fight against it
D) there were people who believed that it would really work
E) a noticeable decline was observed in the number of crimes committed by slum-dwellers The problem with Prague is that it is just too attractive. Somehow it escaped the wars that devastated Europe over the centuries. With its Romanesque and Baroque churches and Gothic cathedral; its medieval castle with classical edges; its palaces and noble houses; its narrow streets and old squares, with the facades all painted in rainbow colours, Prague quickly became a nostalgic place of the past when eastern Europe opened up a decade ago. It also became a favoured location for films, such as Amedeus, telling the life of the brilliant composer Mozart. The price paid for such instant nostalgia was that Prague soon matched Venice or Florence in tourist pollution. 73. We understand from the passage that a distinctive characteristic of Prague is that _____.
A) it has a flourishing film industry
B) it was the scene of many wars throughout history
C) so many of its old buildings have survived
D) it has only one style of architecture
E) it has had extensive restoration work 74. According to the passage, visitors have been attracted to Prague _____ .
A) since the release of the film Amadeus
B) because it is so well-preserved
C) to visit the famous composer Mozart’s homeland
D) to escape devastating wars
E) mainly to see the beautiful Gothic cathedral 75. From his statement, it is clear that the author regards tourism as _____.
A) Prague’s opportunity to collect the money needed for its restoration
B) the best thing that ever happened to Prague
C) something that has the same beneficial effects on Prague as it has had on Venice and Florence
D) a potentially negative influence on Prague
E) a way to attract film-makers 76. When the footballer set a new record, supporters of both teams applauded and shouted.
A) The fans of both teams were waiting excitedly as it was almost certain that the player would set a new record during this match.
B) Not only the fans of his own team but also those of the opposition cheered the player when he surpassed the old record.
C) The fans tried to assist the opposing player in setting a new record, but their cheers didn’t help him.
D) The fans of the home team angrily threw rocks and bottles at the visiting team’s player when he broke the record.
E) The fans cheeered when the player broke the record, even though he played for the opposition. 77. I would leave my car at home and take the train to work if it were a bit more reliable.
A) I only stopped driving to work when trains started to run a bit more reliably.
B) Because my house is not on the rail line, I travel to work by car.
C) I have to travel to work in my car because trains run so unreliably.
D) If I had my own car, I wouldn’t have to go to work on these unreliable trains.
E) Until I could afford to buy my own car, I had to rely on the train to get to work. 78. He’s been unemployed since he was dismissed from the factory due to his involvement in the strike.
A) He lost his job in the factory when he supported the strike, and hasn’t been able to find one since.
B) He was among those who were given the sack because of the factory strike, and he is now unemployed.
C) He is unemployed at the moment because the factory is closed due to the strike.
D) The factory where he used to work closed down when the workers went on strike, and he couldn’t find a job afterwards.
E) Although he hadn’t participated in the strike, he was dismissed from the factory alongside the others, and since then, he’s been unemployed. 79. The test is designed so that the questions get progressively harder.
A) The test has been set up to be more difficult in order to test the progress of those taking it precisely.
B) Though the exam may seem very challenging at first look, if you’ve made progress, you can do it well.
C) Although this test looks difficult, you’ve made so much progress that I’m sure you’ll pass it easily.
D) This test has been formatted in such a way that only the most progressive students can do it.
E) The format of the exam is such that it starts with easier questions and continues gradually increasing in difficulty. 80. For the companies which just want profits, the morality of what they do is not so important.
A) Although there are companies which do care about morality, the concern of most of them is just to make money.
B) Wanting to make profits is quite natural, but companies should also consider the rights and wrongs of what they do.
C) Since big corporations often donate huge amounts of money to charity, they can be considered moral organisations.
D) Some companies don’t care much about whether what they do is right or wrong because they only concentrate on making money.
E) There are, unfortunately, companies which do lots of immoral things just for the sake of making profits, though their number is not so high. 81. Several years ago, two British backpackers were among the forty-seven passengers who survived the hijack and crash of a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. They never saw their hijackers, and did not know if they were killed in the crash or were among the survivors. The travellers were both severely injured. _____, so they went on from India to Australia, then to South America, as they had initially planned.
A) It would be ironic, of course, if the hijackers turned out to have survived after all
B) They were a little discouraged as they knew that hijackings like this were quite common in the region
C) But the two young women decided to complete their travels once their wounds had healed
D) It was quite a big disaster, though, because there were 127 people on board, of whom only 47 survived
E) This experience alone would have been enough to stop them from travelling further 82. In today’s society, where many occupations do not involve physical activity, staying healthy is often difficult. _____ . However, maintaining one’s health is not all that easy. Although health-conscious people may exercise or diet seriously for a certain lenght of time, many of them lose motivation and stop.
A) Many people suffer from ailments that would have been unknown to our ancestors
B) People who are healthy achieve this in a number of different ways
C) A little common sense seems to be all that is needed in order to remain healthy
D) Doctors are overwhelmed with people whose complaints they sometimes have trouble taking seriously
E) The effects of stress on the body were hardly acknowledged until quite recently 83. We live in an era when television has become the national pastime. Since the invention of the TV, people have been spending more free time watching it than doing anything else. Some TV addicts defend this by claiming that people can learn a great deal from watching TV. _____. They also contend that, with cable and satellite companies increasing their share of the market, it is now a waste of money as well.
A) Untill recently we could watch major sporting events free of charge and without the need for special equipment
B) The heavyweight boxing championship is an event that is no longer on live television
C) In fact some of the documentaries and nature programs are very educational
D) Others argue that watching television simply robs people of their valuable time
E) Educational programs are often on at odd hours, so you need a video to record them 84. _____ . Of them, a well trained doctor will select the best that will cure a particular illness of a patient. Sometimes there are some points to consider even within the same method. The use of an antibiotic such as penicillin may be the best treatment for a particular infectious disease, for example, but it would not be the ideal therapy for someone allergic to penicillin. Then he would have to choose another antibiotic to treat the disease.
A) Medicine has changed greatly in the last 100 years
B) Doctors are not equally distributed throughout a country
C) Early medicine did not have the professional status it now does
D) Certain types of laboratory work can be done by medical technicians
E) There are many methods of treating disease 85. A number of farmers and gardeners today have taken up what is called “organic” farming and gardening which means growing plants and vegetables without using man-made chemicals. A good example of how this works is the use of ladybugs to control aphids. _____ . By introducing ladybugs into their gardens, however, which love to eat aphids, farmers can get rid of these harmful bugs without causing any harm to the good ones.
A) Another friendly insect, the honey bee, is the most efficient way of spreading pollen
B) Children love to play with ladybugs, and never hurt them
C) People also say that fruit and vegetables grown organically taste better
D) There are many kinds of aphids, but most feed exclusively on a particular crop, weed or tree
E) Using an insecticide would also kill harmless insects alongside them 86. A friend has just bought a toy for her child, which you have heard is unsafe. You suspect that she is not aware of this, and was persuaded by a dishonest dealer, trying to sell off his stocks, so you want to warn her:
A) I know you bought this very cheaply, but it is not right to risk harming your child.
B) What ugly toys they are producing these days, don’t you agree?
C) That’s a dangerous toy, but of course it’s up to you to decide what to buy for your child.
D) I’m sure you didn’t know, but these are very dangerous. You’d better return it.
E) Do you think there are any left? I want one for my son, too. 87. You’ve just moved into a new flat and are sitting at home one afternoon when a couple of policemen come to your door. They start asking you questions about the man who lives in the flat upstairs. You are not really sure who they’re talking about as you haven’t met many of your new neighbours. You don’t want to be rude, but realise you can’t help them, so you say:
A) Oh, that man – I knew from the minute I saw him he was up to no good.
B) I’m sorry, but I’m new in the neighbourhood and don’t even know the man.
C) I don’t know why you’re bothering me when it’s the man upstairs you’re after.
D) Why are you trying to bring me into this? I just don’t want to get involved.
E) He seems like a very nice man and I can’t imagine him doing anything wrong. 88. Your car breaks down and is towed to the nearest garage. Without asking for an estimate, you tell the mechanics to fix it. When they finish, they give you a bill that you think is far too high. Taking into account the fact that there may have been a mix-up, you offer to clear it up:
A) It’s more than I can afford, but I guess it’s my fault since I didn’t ask for an estimate.
B) Wow, you must have done a really good job to charge me this much!
C) I wonder if there is some mistake with this bill. Do you mind if we go over it?
D) Can I pay this bill tomorrow as I need to check my bank account first?
E) Well, you are overcharging me considering how bad the work you did on my car is! 89. You own a small sailing boat which takes tourists for short cruises in the Aegean. You have just noticed water leaking in, and after investigating, find a serious problem. The boat will have to go to the boat yard for major work in order to make it safe. Just then a group of rich Arabs come and offer you three times your normal rate for a weekend cruise since all the other boats are booked up. Trying to explain the problem jokingly, you say:
A) In the circumstances, I think five times the normal rate would be more appropriate!
B) Sure, but you must agree to empty water from the boat with buckets during the cruise!
C) I’m really sorry, but you’ll have to ask other boat owners who’ll be free during the weekend.
D) I’m afraid I can’t put to sea under any circumstances.
E) Step aboard gentlemen – you’re lucky you found me just when you needed! 90. You are alone at home one evening when the electricity is suddenly cut. You manage to get a candle lit, but are still feeling a little scared being alone in the dark. Making your way to the phone, you call your friend who lives in the apartment building opposite yours and say:
A) Do you know the reason why we have lost power?
B) Would you mind if I came over to stay with you until the power comes on?
C) Is everything okay over there? Our electricitiy has just gone off.
D) This is awfully unusual, don’t you think?
E) I’m so upset that I’m missing my favourite TV show. 91. Ed: Can you lend me five pounds?
Al : Sorry, I’m broke. You’ll have to apply to someone else.
Ed: _____
Al : Have you tried Tim as well? He got paid just yesterday.
A) I’m sorry to hear that. I hope you get it fixed soon.
B) I’m not surprised. It’s only two days before your pay-day.
C) I’ve already asked everyone I can think of.
D) Isn’t there any way you can repair it?
E) Don’t you think we’ve spent too much on these books? 92. Customer: I’m looking for a present for my wife.
Assistant: What exactly are you looking for?
Customer. _____
Assistant: Of course, Sir. Let me make a couple of suggestions then. Does she prefer gold or gem stones?
A) Which floor is the Ladies’ department on?
B) I’m not sure. I was hoping you could help me.
C) She has always wanted to have a fur coat, preferably brown.
D) Can I phone her and ask what she wants in particular?
E) Well, she is almost your size, but a little taller. 93. Sheila: How was your exam? Oh what’s wrong, are you crying?
Fiona: It was terrible! I couldn’t
remember anything! I just turned in a blank paper!
Sheila: _____
Fiona: Maybe, but right now even that possibility won’t help me feel better.
A) Is it important? Cheer up. Things could be worse.
B) Oh no! Professor Jones is sure to give you a zero. He never helps anyone out.
C) But that’s the worst thing you could have done!
D) Well, our teacher is very understanding and he might give you a second chance.
E) I think you need to see a psychiatrist. It’s not normal crying so hysterically over an exam.
94. Miss Williams: Did you phone the USA
on the office phone yesterday?
Alice: Well, yes. But it was urgent. My parents are visiting there and my dad had a heart attack.
Miss Williams: _____
Alice: I’m sorry. It won’t happen again.
A) That’s no excuse. The boss told me to tell you that you’re fired.
B) Oh I didn’t know that they were on holiday. I hope they’re enjoying themselves.
C) Even so, you should ask permission first. The boss heard you and was really angry.
D) Oh, I’m so sorry! The same thing happened to me when I was in Canada last year.
E) I hope you are okay now! Next time you need to phone them, please use my mobile phone.
95. Son: There’s a really good film in town, Dad.
Father: Is there? Are you going to see it?
Son: _____
Father: Oh all right. How much do you need?
A) I’d like to, but I haven’t got any money.
B) Sure I am. Mike and I have already bought our tickets.
C) Of course I am. I’m going with Sally, and it’s her turn to pay.
D) I’m afraid I’ll miss it, although it’s not so often that we have this chance around here.
E) I don’t think so. I should do my homework.
96. (I) Contrary to what many people think, exercise actually gives you more rather than less energy. (II) Regular conditioning exercises such as jogging, cycling or swimming, help you to resist fatigue. (III) It does this by increasing your body’s ability to handle more of a work load. (IV) Eating a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables also increases your energy level. (V) You get tired less quickly because your capability is greater.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
97. (I) Remedies for stomach aches have a long history. (II) A first- century A.D. Roman advised people with colds to kiss the hairy nose of a mouse. (III) Sixteen hundred years later American colonists fought off colds by stuffing dirty socks with salted pork and onion, then wrapping them around their necks. (IV) Though today’s remedies smell better, they are no more successful at curing the common cold.
(V) However, they are an improvement over the old methods and can relieve some of the symptoms.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V 98. (I) Charles Dickens was an English novelist who lived from 1812 to 1870. (II) His novel Oliver Twist portrays a poor orphan by the same name. (III) As a boy, he lived close to the poverty line, but later became rich and famous. (IV) However, during his childhood, he had developed a sense of social justice that lived on in his novels. (V) In these novels, he created some of the most famous characters in English literature.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V 99. (I) Many people have an almost irrational fear of cockroaches. (II) True, these insects are unusually ugly. (III) A character in a well-known Japanese novel keeps cockroaches as pets in a matchbox. (IV) Large, dark brown, with long black feelers sticking out from its head, always moving and twitching, a cockroach has a disgusting look about it. (V) And because they come out at night, they reinforce our natural fear of the dark.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V 100. (I) According to the well-known science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov, slavery and serfdom have been natural stages of mankind’s history. (II) He feels that the abolition of slavery came not so much from idealists and reforms, but from scientists. (III) Throughout the nineteenth century, the anti-slavery movement in Britain gradually changed the public’s attitude to slavery.(IV) It was science that gave us steam power, electricity, and radio beams to do the work that previously been done only by human muscle. (V) Without these advances, he argues, wealth and prosperity would still be limited to the few, while the many would be chained to lives of animal-like labour.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V TEST BİTTİ
YANITLARINIZI KONTROL EDİNİZ.
KEY
1. C 51. B
2. A 52. B
3. B 53. E
4. A 54. B
5. E 55. A
6. B 56. C
7. E 57. B
8. A 58. B
9. B 59. E
10. D 60. D
11. E 61. B
12. C 62. A
13. B 63. C
14. A 64. B
15. B 65. C
16. E 66. D
17. C 67. E
18. D 68. E
19. B 69. D
20. A 70. A
21. D 71. A
22. D 72. D
23. C 73. C
24. B 74. B
25. D 75. D
26. B 76. B
27. E 77. C
28. E 78. A
29. B 79. E
30. A 80. D
31. B 81. C
32. D 82. C
33. A 83. D
34. A 84. E
35. B 85. E
36. C 86. D
37. E 87. B
38. B 88. C
39. B 89. B
40. D 90. B
41. C 91. C
42. C 92. B
43. B 93. D
44. B 94. C
45. A 95. A
46. E 96. D
47. E 97. A
48. C 98. B
49. A 99. C
50. D 100. C
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