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4. It is surprising how little known, even today, about

1. Every year 100 million holiday-makers go to the memory is. This is largely due to the fact that we
Mediterranean. With one third of the world's tourist have no way of watching the memory function. _____
trade it is the most popular of all the holiday areas: Hopefully, with the advances in high technology, the
yet, it is also the most polluted. _____ secrets of the mechanism of the memory will soon be
revealed.
A) Therefore, the tourist industry here is in great
danger. A) The harder people try to remember something the
B) Several European countries have changed their less they are able to remember.
economic policies. B) When people get older-their memory often fails
C) The housing problem has increased over the them.
years. C) In the past many books were written on medicine.
D) However, the great civilizations of the past are no D) Still, a great deal of research on the subject is
longer tourist attractions. being carried out.
E) The average tourist prefers guest houses to E) One way in which animals differ from man is that
hotels. they have no memory.

Veronica Moss is a small British firm which makes 5. _____ Many came willingly, to find a better life-, some
2.
wedding dresses. It is now expanding into European were forced to come, as slaves or to be used as
markets. _____ This will only be possible if sufficient, cheap labor; some were driven from their homelands
highly skilled workers can be recruited. for political reasons and some fled from war.

A) Then management has the full support of all its A) In the past many of the American tribes were at
workers. war with each other
B) Many governments have raised the tax on luxury B) The history of the United States is filled with
goods. accounts of people who came here from all over the
C) An advertising campaign has already proved world for several reasons.
successful. C) In the last century Africa was a continent that
D) The new designs are well illustrated in the attracted few people except scientists and explorers.
catalogue. D) Technological advances in agriculture have
E) However, to be successful, it needs to increase its change the face of the earth.
production. E) Environmental pollution still continues to be a
major threat throughout the continent.

3. When people are ill they frequently seek medical

help. _____ When they feel they are not well, they 6. A well written essay should be unified; _____ The first
either go to a quiet place and rest or look for the kind requirement for unity is that the main idea should be
of herbs and plants they feel will do them good. clear. The second requirement is that there are no
unrelated parts.
A) The majority of medicines are not very expensive.
B) Animals, on the other hand, are their own doctors. A) the selection of an interesting subject is therefore
of vital importance.
C) Unfortunately, it is children who suffer most in this B) even so, essays may vary considerably in length.
respect. C) that is, everything in it should be related to the
D) In the case of animals, medical care is even more main idea.
essential. D) in fact most essays are carefully planned.
E) People suffer from certain incurable diseases. E) essay competitions have recently become quite
popular.

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7. In China, the style of decoration of these bowls 10. Getting through a day without being touched by the
developed through the years. Early examples had press would be difficult. We have daily morning and
narrow bands of geometric designs _____ Often, those evening newspapers and weekly news magazines.
designs included stylized dragons, birds and snakes. _____ What we eat, what we buy, what we do, what
we think is influenced by the press.
A) while later ones had complex patterns covering
the entire vessel. A) The power of the press upon us is really
B) because the Chinese worshipped animals. enormous.
C) and they developed their technique in the course B) One should not start the day without reading a
of time. newspaper.
D) although Chinese casting has never been equaled. C) Newspaper sales are less than magazine sales.
D) The effect of the press on the public is not so
E) moreover they are fairly primitive. important as some
E) The number of newspaper readers is decreasing
day by day.

8. memory, the computer "knows" absolutely nothing,

not even how to accept or reject data. Even the most
sophisticated computer must be told what to do.
11. A green leaf is a factory in which a plant
manufactures its own food. _____ In this case the raw
A) A computer is similar to a typewriter. materials are water and carbon dioxide, which is
B) A computer can repeat the same operation over obtained from the air. The sun provides the energy.
and over again forever if permitted.
A) As in all factories, raw materials and energy are
C) Computers are widely used because they save
essential.
time.
B) This process is called photosynthesis.
D) Computers solve problems by means of various
C) That is why some leaves are broader than others.
mathematical and decision-making operations.
D) Plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen.
E) Like all machines, a computer needs to be
E) That's why we should keep plants in our homes.
directed and controlled if it is to perform a task
successfully.

12. Man has been polluting the Earth from the time he lit
his first fire and washed his clothes in the river. _____
9. There is something more in bringing up children than This is no longer true. The increase in population and
feeding them well, housing them healthily and the spread of industry has changed all this.
washing them regularly. The emotional development
of children depends greatly on the actions of their A) Now motorways and super highways have
parents. _____ The adult may need social security but reduced the amount of good farming land.
for the child, family security is of even greater
importance. B) At first, the Earth could handle this problem
because there was plenty of space, fresh air and
A) Every child imitates his parents. water.
B) Children need the security of a peaceful family C) Crops have to be treated with chemicals and these
life. are often poisonous.
C) Friendship is not an important factor in a child's D) In large cities, cars are responsible for about 80
life. per cent of the air pollution.
D) Family life has little effect on a child's social E) There are two main causes of air pollution: fumes
development. from vehicles and chimneys.
E) However, a child does not learn much from his
parents.

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13. Napoleon was a very famous general. He also did a

great deal to bring law and order back to his country.
_____ People remember how he was defeated in the
Russian campaign and how he died on the island of 17. In the arctic, winters are not so cold as is usually
St. Helena. believed. The fairly warm water of the Gulf Stream
flows under the ice of the polar seas. This warm
A) The people of France regarded him as a traitor. water acts like a great radiator _____
B) The importance of the French Revolution is still
A) over 120 different kinds of plants grow in the
being discussed.
Arctic.
C) Napoleon's rise to fame was fast.
B) the ice is several meters thick.
D) He kept this title of Emperor until his death.
C) the ice flows slowly to the sea where it breaks off
E) But somehow it is his failures that he is known for.
into great pieces.
D) sometimes Iceland has less snow than some other
northern countries.
E) by giving off a little heat it keeps the weather from
14. Sometimes it's good to get away after a long busy becoming too cold.
week and relax. As often as I can, I spend a quiet
weekend with my aunt who lives on the coast. _____ I
always come back rested and ready to work again.

A) Unfortunately she expects me to help her run the

hotel. 18. I've just finished reading his latest novel, and I must
say I found it rather disappointing. _____ In fact I think
B) There, the air is clean and it is always quiet and I could write a better novel myself!
peaceful.
A) The story was weak and the characters were not
C) So next weekend I shan't be able to go.
at all true to life.
D) The house is always crowded and noisy.
B) It was much better than his earlier novels.
E) She is old and cannot live by herself.
C) He has written ten novels and I have read them
all.
D) I think it has received some good reviews.
E) The main character is a delightful person.
15. Smoking can be an expensive habit. _____ Since
smoke has a bad smell, smokers often find that their
clothes need to be cleaned more frequently, and this
too is expensive.

A) In many countries cigarettes are not advertised. 19. Bees can fly quite long distances very easily.
Moreover, they can fly as fast as ten meters a
B) It is also hazardous to your health.
second. _____ In search of food, bees usually fly out
C) It can give one a "smoker's cough." from home for about two miles. Some have been
D) The price of cigarettes or tobacco is not the only known to return home from as far as ten miles away.
expense smokers incur.
A) The bees go to the place where the hive used to
E) Governments should take steps to prevent
be.
smoking in public places.
B) What guides the bee when it flies home?
C) Thus a trip of several miles takes only a few
minutes.
D) They find their way home because they know all
16. When we were halfway through the valley, I looked at the landmarks around the hive.
the others; _____ I was very worried, for we still had a
long way to walk; and there wasn't more than an E) Several scientists have studied how bees fly
hour's daylight left. home.

A) they all looked as tired as I felt.

B) they were all sitting in the bus.
C) it was still early in the morning.
D) some of us are still eating.
E) next we organized a game of cards.

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20. It was about midday when they came to a small 23. Stealing from shops has become quite a common
village. They had been driving for over five hours and problem. More and more measures are being taken to
felt a little tired. _____ It had been converted from a prevent it. _____ There are televisions too, to "keep
nineteenth century house. They enjoyed the food and and eye on" people. But in spite of all these
were very pleased with the service. precautions, stealing is on the increase.

A) The hotel they stayed in was extremely A) Most thieves are soon caught by the police
uncomfortable. B) People can no longer afford all they want.
B) The restaurant was very disappointing. C) Many people from other countries go to London for
C) The people were very friendly and invited them to shopping.
their homes. D) People don't steal from a small shop.
D) They decided to rest and have lunch at the E) Usually all big stores employ plainclothes
restaurant by the road side there. detectives.
E) All the passengers on the bus were asleep.

24. Jane and Tim were married last year. _____ Then they
found a small house for themselves. They moved in
21. At seven o'clock, I suddenly remembered I had
promised to have dinner with the Johnsons. I was two months ago and are very happy.
expected there at 7:30. _____ In other words, I was
very short of time. Still, I managed to get there on A) Jane works in my office.
time. B) I often see them on Fridays.
C) For six months they lived with Tim's parents.
A) Luckily they only lived across the road from me.
D) Tim has a good job in a bank.
B) The Johnsons are very close friends of mine.
E) We haven't seen them since they married.
C) I knew it would take me at least an hLuckily they
only lived across the road from me.our to get there.
D) This only gave me half an hour to change my
clothes and get there.
E) So I decided not to go by taxi. 25. We call such things as earthquakes and floods
"natural disaster." If these were predictable, the
damage they cause could be much reduced. As it is,
some remote area is often hit. _____ And relief, when
it comes, often comes too late.

22. _____ I got there at 9:15, just 15 minutes early. 10 A) It then takes days to get adequate help out.
minutes later I was still waiting for him. I began to B) Last year there was an earthquake in the East.
get worried. Then I saw him coming towards me.
C) Blood was urgently needed.
A) Peter prefers to travel by bus. D) People usually give very generously in such
B) We have decided to go by bus. emergencies.
C) Buses leave from the centre of town every 15 E) Many foreign countries also send aid.
minutes.
D) Peter and I had agreed to meet at the bus stop.
E) My father got to the bus stop first.
26. Almost all the people we knew well and liked, used to
go to the Moonlight Restaurant. We went there nearly
every night, too. There were other similar places
around, but we did not go to them. _____

A) I took my wife to one of them the other night.

B) I know she is very fond of strawberries with ice
cream.
C) In fact all the restaurants are very expensive.
D) This was largely because we did not like the
people who went to them.
E) We always liked the food they served.

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27. Jane held the string of the balloon tightly. she was 31. _____ Andy said it was south. So we got out the map
smiling very happily, but her mother was not quite so and looked. Andy was right, Jane was wrong.
happy _____; and then, there would be tears. Canterbury is south of London.

A) if she thought her daughter was being silly A) Jane said Canterbury was north of London.
B) as it hadn't cost much B) Jane wants to go to Canterbury.
C) although she had wanted a blue balloon C) Jane lives in Canterbury which is south of London.
D) before she was frightened of balloons D) Jane has just visited Canterbury.
E) because she knew the balloon would burst before E) Jane has bought a map of Canterbury.
long

32. Istanbul is one of the most beautiful cities in the

world. Besides the Bosphorus which is famous for its
28. I don't know how long I had been asleep, but when I
woke up, the telephone was ringing. _____ I got out of natural beauty, historical houses and modem bridge,
bed and felt my way through the darkness to the the city has magnificent mosques, marvelous
telephone. After I had finished on the telephone, I museums and interesting shops. _____ Most of them
was completely awake and didn't want to sleep any become so fond of it that they come again and again
more. to see it.

A) As I had a head ache, I couldn't sleep well. A) All the year round it is visited by a lot of foreign
B) I had just got home from an evening out. tourists.
C) It seemed to have been ringing for a long, long B) A boat trip on the Bosphorus is really very
time. enjoyable.
D) The people upstairs had invited me to their C) Some of the hotels are quite expensive.
homes. D) The Bosphorus Bridge is a wonderful work of
E) It has never been my habit to stay up late. modem engineering.
E) As in any other big city, the streets are always
very crowded

29. Paul saw the ball not far off. He ran up to it and,
turning, kicked it. But the grass was wet, and he
couldn't kick it clearly. _____ Everyone in the other
33. Jane often visits her grandmother in Brighton. Her
team was happy, but his own team was very sad. grandmother is an old lady now, over eighty. Even so,
she lives by herself and cooks for herself. _____
A) Obviously, this was the first match of the season.
B) Yet he was very pleased with himself. A) She can't manage without Jane.
C) In fact, the ball was very muddy. B) Jane doesn't know how to cook, either.
D) So the ball went straight into his own goal. C) She really manages very well indeed.
E) Then the referee blew his whistle. D) One day she hopes Jane will visit her.
E) Jane has never been to Brighton before.

30. My brother Martin is interested in photography.

Wherever he goes he takes his camera with him.
_____ Moreover, I read a lot about paintings and
painters, and I also go to art exhibitions.

A) As for me, I am fond of painting.

B) He intends to study art in the university.
C) Recently he has bought a new camera.
D) Some of his photographs have won prizes
E) I don't have a camera of my own.

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34. I need a new secretary. I had to get rid of the last one
because she was so lazy. _____ I am not interested in
whether she is good looking or not.
38. The teaching of English in Turkey has improved
A) I am now looking for someone who is hardworking. tremendously during the last few years. _____ In
addition, the increase in the number of native
speakers in universities has improved the education
B) She used to arrive promptly at 8:30. of our future English teachers.
C) I found a good one yesterday, too.
D) My new secretary need not be hardworking. A) The majority of our teachers are taught by poor
E) Would you like to work for me? quality instructors in the universities.
B) This is probably due to the increased quality of the
teachers who are graduating and becoming available
to our children.
C) More and more of our students are able to pass
35. _____ First of all I have some good friends living there.
Also I like the town itself, with its parks and pleasant the post study tests.
environment. The climate attracts me too, for I am D) Teachers from other countries are coming to
tired of the cold winters of Ankara.
Turkey to replace the Turkish teachers.
A) In summer Antalya attracts a lot of people. E) Our children are more interested in working with
B) Antalya is an ideal place for a summer holiday. Turkish educated teachers these days.
C) 'Mere are several reasons why I want to leave
Ankara.
D) I have been living in Ankara for the past five
years. 39. The health officials investigating the recent outbreak
of measles said that most cases were present in
E) If I had to move I would choose to live in Antalya.
school aged children. _____ This transmission later
continued within the family, as sisters and brothers of
infected children caught the illness because there
were no visible symptoms during the incubation
period.
36. An old woman got on the bus. It was very crowded.
There was nowhere for her to sit. A man got up and A) It is not difficult to catch measles at that age.
gave her his seat. _____
B) The incubation period is the only time that the
A) He didn't get off at the next stop. illness is spreadable.
B) She did not agree with him. C) Children often play together in a rather rough
C) She thanked him and sat down comfortably. fashion.
D) She didn't think the man was polite enough. D) The high communicability of the disease caused a
E) She refused to give him her seat. quick spread in the crowded classroom environment.
E) Parents don't believe it is necessary to isolate their
children from those children that are ill.

37. _____ Interestingly, it is about European history during

the Napoleonic Era, but deals at the same time with
the loves of 4 great Russian families. Along with
these fictional characters are portrayals of great
historical characters of Europe during that period.

A) The story WAR and PEACE by Leo Tolstoy is one of

the 'giants' of literature.
B) Leo Tolstoy wrote about many important historical
events.
C) WAR and PEACE by Leo Tolstoy is not a very
interesting novel.
D) Leo Tolstoy wrote many novels.
E) WAR and PEACE is about the history of Napoleon.

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40. The famous "Fleet Street" of London is known as the

area in which publishers, printers, booksellers and
journalists may be found today. However, Fleet
Street's preoccupation with this line of work stems 43. In the classic film 'Citizen Kane', Orson Welles
back several hundreds of years. _____ portrays William Randolph Hearst. _____ The failures
that are often not seen outside of a very private
A) It can still be found to interest the world of this circle of friends and family of well known people,
usually include shyness and loneliness as in the case
line of business
of Hearst.
B) Among the many famous people that had
frequented this street were Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, A) His famous portrayal of this well known man
and others. revealed to the public not only his successes but also
C) The number of areas of relaxation and pleasure some of his failures.
that have increased in number in this area, make it B) All people can become as famous as Hearst if they
an attractive area to visit. want to but one must always be careful.
D) Today people associate this street with its past C) Films give people an idea of the lives of rich
history. people which they will never he able to see in real
E) Printers are moving to the next street because it is life.
too crowded. D) Private lives can be best revealed when actors as
famous as Orson Wells, play these roles.
E) Orson Wells received an Academy Award for this
role.
41. _____ As a student she studied dancing in the
University of Michigan. Then in 1982, she recorded
her first successful song: 'Everybody".

A) Madonna has been interested in singing all her 44. Mary Shelly, the wife of the well known romantic
poet, wrote 'Frankenstein. _____ This was probably
life, as can be seen from her early student years.
due to the strange subject of life from non-living
B) The famous pop singer Madonna, was born in Bay matters which was a subject greatly discussed in her
City, Michigan in the U.S.A. circle of acquaintances at those times. today.
C) The University of Michigan is where Madonna
A) When she had it published in 1818 she did so
started her singing career.
anonymously.
D) Recording 'Everybody' started her musical career.
B) Frankenstein was later made into famous movies.
E) Madonna got married after making her first hit
C) The classic horror character of Frankenstein is still
song.
famous today.
D) She wrote this book as a fantasy.
E) The public liked the book and it is still enjoyed
today.
42. In the old Roman calendar the month of March was
considered the first month of the year. _____ This was
later changed to our present calendar in which
January is the first month of the year. The Scottish
were the first people of the British Isles to change to
this new calendar in 1599.

A) January was named for the legendary Janus

B) The British were not very interested in the
calendar during these years.
C) No one knows who changed the calendar to the
way it is now.
D) In fact, the first day of the year was the 25th of
March.
E) The Romans preferred the spring to the winter
months.

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45. The value of one's heritage is many times not 47. The rate of crime in our area has increased
understandable at a young age. _____ These young dramatically. _____ The changes in the value of
people are later able to realize that these social money, inflation, war, etc., have forced some people
restrictions help maintain the values that all societies to revert to crime in order to live.
are built upon.
A) People are always interested in obtaining an easy
A) Our parents often try to teach us what their way of making a few dollars.
parents had taught to them. B) It is difficult for the police to deal with all these
B) Measuring values is often difficult for people crimes by themselves.
before they are in a position to understand them fully. C) This seems to be a common problem throughout
our country and even the world.
C) People prefer to use the values dictated to them D) People are not as kind as they have been in the
by their elders. past to those that are in need of support.
D) The world today makes most of the old values E) The whole country has a problem with crimes and
useless. there have been many new groups of young people
E) Most teenagers have some feelings concerning the enlisted into the services.
values their parents teach them, but most are
negative due to the restrictions they encounter.

48. In my youth, my family and I spent our holidays at

our village. _____ Although we had no financial ties
left there, the relatives and friends that were all very
46. 'Gone with the Wind' was one of the most expensive
epic pictures made to that time. _____ After the waste special to us, lured us back, so that we returned
of all the money and time to find the right woman for every chance we had.
the part, the director's brother brought Vivien Leigh
to his brother and said: 'I want you to meet Scarlett A) These trips were full of especially joyful memories.
O'Hara.'
B) We had holidays from school three times a year.
A) The part of Scarlett O'Hara was carved by most
C) Everyone waited for us to come.
actresses of the day.
D) Everyone waited for us to come.
B) The director had many problems with the
E) We weren't able to swim or do any sports.
production of this film.
C) One of the reasons for this expense was that so
many screen test had been made to find the right
Scarlett O'Hara
D) The test films were as long as the picture itself 49. It was once said that one of the values of TV films,
even old reruns, was that they gave a person a
because the director was having many problems. deeper understanding of life. _____ Today however, as
E) The actors and actresses that were used for the many people do not really have the time to read,
good films on TV seem to be the only alternative.
parts in minor roles were in unusually large numbers.
A) I prefer to spend my free time reading a good
book.
B) 'IV films are many times better than discussing
feelings and thoughts with neighbors.
C) Before these times, good books were said to do
the same thing.
D) Life is probably one of the most difficult things to
understand.
E) Wasting time watching TV is an alternative to
thinking about reality.

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50. Have you ever noticed how beautiful the web of a 53. The storm had caused only minor damage on the
spider is? _____ This awe inspiring work of beauty is vessel, and the crew and captain tried to reassure the
however, a deadly trap for unsuspecting insects. passengers. _____ So it was decided to return the ship
to port and cancel the excursion.
A) Some spiders can spin webs that are many times
their own size. A) The passengers had all tried to help keep the
B) There are many horror stories about people and vessel afloat.
animals who have been trapped in giant webs. B) The water had flooded the lower levels of the
C) No matter how beautiful it can be, when seen in small ship.
sunlight, one must not forget it is not really of any C) It was unfortunate that the crew did not want to
value to people. help the passengers.
D) People have never really wanted to give any value D) No one died in the accident on board the ship.
to this natural masterpiece. E) However, the passengers were on their first trip
E) The intricate details of their web are so fine and so and became frightened.
well crafted that even today no artist can reproduce
it.

54. The large sheepdog was one of the happiest

creatures on the farm. _____ He was like one of the
family who faithfully performed his duties and in
51. The audience at the concert hall viewed the return was loved and cared for by everyone.
performance with pleasure. _____ He slowly crossed
to the grand piano, bowed towards the audience, A) He hadn't been adopted by the family right after
gracefully sat down and began to play. his birth.
A) The entrance of the long awaited pianist brought B) He tended to be silly at times and to not listen.
the audience to their feet. C) His mother had died at his birth and the dog had
B) Everyone watched with expressions of wonder on been cared for by the farmer's family from then on.
their faces. D) The visitors had offered to buy the dog from the
C) The look of pleasure on their faces persisted family.
during the whole performance. E) He ate so much that the farmer and his family had
D) The applause in the concert hall could be heard a difficult time feeding him regularly.
outside.
E) It is very important for solo performers to make an
attractive entrance onto the stage.
55. 'The Lady with the Lamp", better known as Florence
Nightingale, was a young English woman who trained
to be a nurse in Germany . _____ At the end of this
time she became accepted as the authority on
52. Being a parent can be very difficult at times. _____ nursing matters and became involved in establishing
Older children on the other hand, don't want the nursing schools which taught modem nursing.
assistance you offer them for anything.
A) In her youth she had heard voices that told her of
A) Parents sometimes resent the assistance they a mission.
have to give their children. B) There was a mystery about Florence.
B) Younger children need assistance with everything. C) Her fame was founded when she changed the
C) The more children you have the more difficult it is situation of nursing soldiers during the Crimean War.
to find time for yourself. D) She caused many changes in the field of nursing
D) No one wants to help but everyone offers advice when she decided to have nurses enter the wards of
about how to bring up your child. soldiers.
E) Children never help around the house. E) She spent most of her life working with politicians'
various situations.

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56. Loch Ness is well known as the lake in which a

monster is said to live. _____ Many people have
claimed to have seen this monster and some have
even taken pictures which are not really clear enough 59. It is not easy really to understand and appreciate
to be good evidence for scientists. another culture. One needs to study the language
and become fluent in it. One has to be familiar with
A) The lake is extremely deep and believed to be the history, religion and the aesthetics of the society.
_____
large enough to hide a huge animal in it.
B) The monster has disrupted many fishermen in the A) One should not underestimate the value of what is
lake. generally referred to as 'folk' culture.
C) People around the lake have created the legend to B) The study of language is, of course, essential to
attract tourists. communication.
D) It is not possible to see' the monster easily. C) Recently, however, countries have been forced to
E) At moments like this, the hobby of photography interact.
comes in handy D) But even after years of effort there are likely to be
certain qualities that remain a mystery to us.
E) Everyone should be encouraged to learn a foreign
language
57. Early settlers in America were not injured or hurt by
the natives of this land. _____ It was only after they
had lost their lands, hunting grounds, and were
driven into poor lands, where staying alive was
difficult, did they become the savage Indians of 60. _____ She had been given to the United States by
television. China. But last week she was found dead in her out-
door enclosure at the Washington National Zoo. At 23
A) The Indians were living in the east of the Americas she was the oldest Panda in captivity outside of
in those days. China.
B) The natives in those days were quite different
A) The panda, Ling-Ling, was one of the best-known
from the Indians
and most-loved animals in the world.
C) The cowboys of the wild west fought the Indians
B) A panda is a large black and white animal which
for may years before taking control of their lands.
lives in the bamboo forests of China.
D) The first colonists were in fact aided by the
C) A panda looks more like a toy than a real animal.
Indians who lived in this area of the word.
D) When the President of the United States visited
E) Staying alive was the only reason they had
China no one guessed the outcome of the
anything to do with the Indians
negotiations.
E) National Zoos in the United States are really
wildlife reserves

58. The children had gotten dressed in their best clothes.

The weather was sunny if not warm. _____ He finally
got up and the children gave a cheerful yell and went
running to the door.

A) The rain had finally stopped.

B) The children had been stuck indoors all winter
long.
C) Their new clothes had been hanging in their closet
for several weeks and they had been looking forward
to showing off while strolling through the town.
D) Their mother had told them that their father was
too ill to go anywhere and that they shouldn't try to
take up his Sunday.
E) They had tried everything to get their father to
take them out this Sunday but they had been
unsuccessful up to now.

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61. More than 6,000 people have died in Chernobyl since 63. Nothing spreads light better than our own sky. _____
the radiation disaster of 1986. _____ According to To do this engineers have developed a system of
researchers childhood cancer in the Ukraine is far prism panels that functions very much like our own
above the world average. Even more disturbing, atmosphere. They are thus able to diffuse incoming
however, is the obvious change in the genetics of the daylight uniformly. The result is a pleasant glare-free
wildlife of the region. environment with all the beauty of the light indoors.

A) Even so the World Health Organization was asked A) As a result many engineers prefer to specialize in
to help the survivors. indoor lighting systems.
B) Therefore, many people who left the region B) This new lighting system will enable the country to
following the disaster are obviously in good health. save energy.
C) But, when you walk around, everything looks quite C) Light travels through the atmosphere at a
normal. tremendous speed.
D) Now, one can say that it is no longer dangerous. D) The company has already committed itself to
E) But that may be just the beginning: it's long term finding economic but effective solutions.
effects are only just starting to be felt. E) The trick, however, is to get the same effect
indoors without the use of electricity.

62. The dominant form of mass communication today is

television. Of course, people still buy thousands of
64. Some people take large amounts of vitamins and
copies of books and magazines each year. _____ The minerals over periods of years. _____ There is no
radio, movies and sound recordings also remain very evidence to support their view. In fact a recent study
popular. But none of these other mass media can says that people who take vitamin supplements are
compete with TV's high level of popularity. not any healthier for it and do not live longer.
A) TV is the major form of entertainment and A) Children suffer more from vitamin deficiencies
information. than adults do.
B) Newspapers also continue to attract both general B) Our bodies use vitamins in tiny amounts to build
and specialinterest readers and repair tissues.
C) It is important that everyone is a society should be C) Exercise and no smoking are essential for good
literate. health.
D) Listening and reading are both ways of receiving D) They assume that if a little is good for them a lot
information must be better.
E) Certain inventions such as radio and television E) To work out your own nutritional needs, it's best to
have been responsible for the recent decline in consult a doctor.
literacy.

65. Antarctica is a potent symbol of the environmental

crisis. It has been called the last great wilderness on
Earth. Many conservationists want this unique area to
be protected forever as a world park _____ Its future
is uncertain.

A) but many governments want to begin mining

operations there.
B) if waste chemicals from industry are deposited
there.
C) and the only solution is to cut down the amount of
harmful gases we discharge into the atmosphere.
D) but this would cause widespread environmental
damage and loss of life.
E) even if the planet heated and mountains of ice
began to melt.

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68. In Britain during the nineteenth century, middle class

women were usually expected to stay at home and
look after their households. But in the early years of
66. The primary purpose of notes is to aid learning. the twentieth century, this was beginning to change.
Whether the notes are taken from a lecture or a _____ Some succeeded. For instance, Elizabeth
discussion, one obviously doesn't want to put all the Garrett Anderson became a qualified doctor and, in
material on record _____ The items selected in the 1908, was England's first woman mayor.
notes should be sufficient to enable one to
reconstruct the rest of the material. A) In the war years, thousands of women were
needed to work in the factories.
A) Even so, note-taking from lectures requires more
B) Middle class women were struggling to enter the
skill than notetaking from books.
professions on equal terms with men.
B) For many types of courses there are printed notes
C) Most women were indifferent to the issues of the
sold by booksellers
time.
C) Rather, one makes notes of the most important
D) Therefore, most men withheld their support from
items only.
the movement.
D) Unfortunately, some students can't see that notes
E) Some women are not allowed to work even though
are their primary source of information.
their families need the money they could earn.
E) It is helpful to bear in mind that this is not the only
way of taking notes.

69. Switzerland is only a small country but has rich

natural endowments, especially magnificent lakes
67. Scientists measuring the global climate have found surrounded by massive, snow-clad mountains. _____ -
that the world's climate is changing. The average since it is this scenery that has brought so many
world temperature has increased by about half a tourists to the country.
degree Celsius since the 1850's. _____ By the middle
of the next century it is likely the world will be 1.5 C A) However it has no access to any sea
warmer than today.
B) It is to its scenery that the country owes much of
A) If the ozone layer thins, the extra ultraviolet light its wealth
may have an adverse effect on plan growth. C) The capital of the country is Bern
B) Flooding would also cause widespread D) In the Alps the weather is generally cool even in
environmental damage and loss of life. the summer
C) Most nations are willing to accept the inevitable E) There is a French speaking part and a German
consequences of global warming. speaking part
D) Pollution of the land, sea and air occurs as a result
of many human activities.
E) Scientists are predicting that this trend will
continue 70. London has several dozen theatres. _____ Outside
London some quite big towns have no professional
theatres at all but usually there are amateur groups
which produce interesting plays.

A) You find people from all over the world gathering

here
B) A successful play may run for even longer
C) Local authorities give financial aid to those who
need it
D) Many of them are professional but some of them
are amateur
E) It takes an actor many years to learn his art

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71. For eating out in towns there is a marvelous variety

of choice. Many of the Indian restaurants in
particular, are very good indeed. _____. Some of them
provide simple dishes, some more ambitious ones.

A) On the whole the British prefer to eat at home

B) But there are several other restaurants of different
nationalities that are also extremely good
C) Last night we had a most enjoyable dinner at that
Chinese restaurant
D) Indeed, eating out need not be as expensive as
most people think
E) Even so, a lot of English people like wine with their
meals

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Answer Key:

1: A 37: A
2: E 38: B
3: B 39: D
4: D 40: B
5: B 41: B
6: C 42: D
7: B 43: A
8: E 44: A
9: B 45: E
10: A 46: C
11: B 47: C
12: B 48: A
13: E 49: C
14: B 50: E
15: D 51: A
16: A 52: B
17: E 53: E
18: A 54: C
19: C 55: D
20: D 56: A
21: D 57: D
22: D 58: E
23: E 59: E
24: C 60: A
25: A 61: E
26: D 62: B
27: E 63: E
28: C 64: D
29: D 65: A
30: A 66: C
31: A 67: E
32: A 68: B
33: C 69: B
34: A 70: D
35: E 71: B
36: C

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