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1-22. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yerlere uygun about $100 a week ………. towards buying a new
düşen kelime ya da ifadeyi koyunuz. car.

1- I didn't want to comment on his somewhat A) for instance B) on average

shabby .............. for fear of sounding overly critical C) under guarantee D) on purpose
but he was really out of place among such elegant E) for short
people.

A) proposal B) attitude 7- The directors knew that the real reason for the fall
C) appearance D) interview in productivity was that most of the factory
E) approval equipment was ……….

A) in vain B) on the increase

C) for a change D) out of date
E) without delay
2- You should lose weight quite quickly providing
you keep .............. to your diet.

A) hastily B) smoothly 8- Fortunately, we were .............. a mile of a filling

C) casually D) strictly station when we ran .............. petrol.
E) quietly
A) from/into B) within/out of
C) away/over D) about/down
E) to/off

3- That drug has been so .......... used in the treatment

of cancer that it is familiar to doctors worldwide.

A) extensively B) approximately 9- You look so much .............. someone I knew from

C) cruelly D) absolutely university, but I don't think there can be a
E) frankly relationship .............. you.

A) at/through B) after/among
C) for/from D) like/between
E) over/towards

4- Gary is only allowed to do .............. sports, so

neither playing squash nor mountaineering is
suitable for him.
10- Hers is .............. a difficult job. She just answers
A) intense B) harsh the phone calls and takes down notes - that's all.
C) polite D) tough
E) gentle A) first of all B) all at once
C) at any rate D) by no means
E) without doubt

5- As well as continuing to develop his company in his

own country, the ambitious businessman 11- We've decided to take the jewellery to the bank in
also .............. it into Europe. an old briefcase ………. it won't attract thieves.

A) expanded B) distracted A) in case B) so that

C) escaped D) delivered C) whether D) otherwise
E) recovered E) moreover

12- She was so determined to go to the concert that

she would have bought a ticket ………. expensive
6- Karen was pleased because she was able to save it was.

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B) doesn't go/will be finishing
A) as though B) no matter C) didn't go/finishes
C) however D) although D) hadn't gone/was finishing
E) nevertheless E) won't go/has finished

18- Since all the seats on the train ………. , we

………. all the way here.
13- Your shoes may be the latest fashion and
extremely stylish, ………. they are not the least bit A) will be occupied/should have stood
suitable for a ten-mile hike. B) occupied/will have to stand
C) have occupied/were to stand
A) yet B) such D) were occupied/had to stand
C) so D) as E) had occupied/must have stood
E)for

19- He ………. straight along the highway, but

14- She ………. home at around 9 o'clock this morning instead, he ………. to follow the scenic country
and nobody ………. her since then. road.

A) was leaving/saw A) had driven / would decide

B) has left/will see B) must have driven / had decided
C) had left/would see C) should have driven / decides
D) left/has seen D) was driving / has decided
E) would have left/sees E) could have driven / decided

15- On a busy day, over 70,000 people ………. the 20- Considering how little they've got in common, it's
shopping-centre and, on average, each person amusing that they get on ……….
………. $100.
A) the least B) so well
A) have visited/is spent C) as good D) much less
B) will visit/will be spent E) too badly
C) visit/spends
D) visited/will have spent
E) are visiting/spend
21- Will you come and watch me ………. in the school
play tomorrow evening?

A) perform
B) to perform
16- The medicine ………. in use for many years when C) having performed
it ………. to have a number of side-effects. D) to be performing
E) to have performed
A) will be/has declared
B) had been/was declared
C) was/had declared 22- Periodicals are publications ………. come out at
D) is going to be/declares regular intervals of more than one day.
E) has been/will be declared
A) when B) where
C) that D) whose
E) whom
17- Please tell Jimmy that he ………. outside to play 23. -27. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçada numaralanmış
until he ………. his homework. yerlere uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.

A) hasn't gone/would finish

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Once upon a time, what some people today regard (23) some recent developments are supporting the
………. theft was an acceptable practice. A young boy possibility. For instance, scientists are continuously
was not (24) ………. a full man until he managed to discovering new planets which offer suitable conditions
steal from his father's pocket and the higher the amount, for forms of life (29) ………. to ours. (30) ………. this,
the (25) ………. respected he was among his friends. some biologists have already shown that intergalactic
(26) ………. , when one city official stole from the space has the same substances that are (31) ………. to
budget or used it for his private business, the practice be the source of life. Thus, the same (32) ………. that
was considered acceptable since he was also using his favoured our planet might as well have worked in some
skills for the public benefit. If unattended, someone's other parts of the universe.
personal belongings could be (27) ………. and he would
have no right to claim them back.
28-
A) decreasing B) increasing
23- C) developing D) improving
A) as B) such as E) continuing
C) like D) likewise
E) so

29-
A) similar B) similarly
24- C) like D) similarity
A) managed B) considered E) likely
C) made D) practised
E) hoped

30-
A) According to B) Due to
25- C) In addition to D) Like
A) more B) much E) Despite
C) most D) mostly
E) many

31-
A) decide B) managed
26- C) interested D) considered
A) Likely B) Namely E) hoped
C) Similarly D) Surely
E) Undoubtedly

32-
27- A) essentials B) basic
A) sent away B) sorted out C) examples D) necessities
C) got by D) taken away E) conditions
E) taken to

33-42. sorularda, yarım bırakılan cümleyi tamamlayan

28. -32. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçada numaralanmış ifadeyi bulunuz.
yerlere uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.
33- In spite of all the publicity given to the show,
The possibility of extraterrestrial life is (28) ………. and ……….

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warmer spot
A) a lot more money should have been spent on C) Until I realised that they needed watering
advertising D) As result of the sudden drop in temperature
B) it achieved record profits just in the first week recently
C) the performers had the pleasure of playing to a E) When I failed to follow the instructions properly
full house for weeks
D) ticket sales for the first night were very
disappointing
E) we were really looking forward to seeing it

38- ………. , or the mosquitoes will come in and disturb

us all night.
34- Police had almost given up hope of recovering the
stolen jewels ………. A) Many of these insects are immune to anti-
malarial medicine
A) as interviewing all the suspects took such a B) During the summer you can drink tonic water
long time which contains quinine
B) in order to concentrate on other more urgent C) Close the windows before you go to bed please
cases D) We used more insect repellent than the
C) since the owner had had them all well-insured instructions advised
against theft E) In hot tropical countries you should take steps
D) unless they could catch the criminals who took to protect yourself against disease
them
E) when a mysterious telephone call led them to
the robbers' hiding place

35- ………. , she put it into her pocket without saying 39- Last night after watching TV for more than an hour
a word. I ……….

A) Searching frantically for her passport before the A) must study geography
flight B) had already learnt the answer
B) After finding the bracelet that everyone was C) am calling her
looking for D) ought to turn off the TV
C) Though it is sometimes better to remain silent in E) went to bed
certain situations
D) Unless she managed to buy a ring exactly the
same
E) It was the keys she had found after her aunt's
death

36- ………. , they set off an hour earlier and caught a

bus. 40- You have to study hard so that ……….

A) In order to avoid taking a taxi to the airport A) I can get a high price
B) Despite the heavy traffic they are likely to B) they would have had a party
encounter C) you may pass your exam
C) If they'd known about the collapsed bridge D) we have to study, too
ahead E) getting a new bicycle is expensive
D) Whether there is a strike tomorrow or not
E) By the time they arrive in town

37- ………. all the delicate plants in my garden have 41- Radar’s used most unfairly by the police ……….
died.
A) when a policeman steps out from nowhere and
A) Unless I learn to take better care of them holds his hand up and you stop
B) If you hadn't warned me to move them to a B) where it is really dangerous to do more than 30

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C) and yet the motorist is not glad that radar has B) When did you last go to the cinema?
been developed C) Why don't we go and see a film together?
D) Which has a separate rotating aerial used for D) What's the best film so far this year?
that purpose E) Do you know of any good cinemas near here?
E) to catch drivers who are accidentally going a
little faster than the speed limit

42- I am having a bit of trouble with my eyes at the

moment, ………. 47-50. sorularda, verilen İngilizce cümlenin Türkçe
dengini bulunuz.
A) for I have lost my temper
B) spending some money on my new glasses 47- I came across my ex-colleagues at a shopping-
C) having been born blind centre on the day I was due to leave for Ankara.
D) so I'm going to have them tested next week
E) so that I could see better A) Ankara'ya gitmeden önce bir şeyler almak için
girdiğim bir alışveriş merkezinde iş
arkadaşlarımla karsılaştım.
B) Ankara'da alışveriş yapmak için girdiğim bir
dükkânın eski bir iş arkadaşıma ait olduğunu
43. — 46. sorularda, verilen cümlenin hangi sorunun öğrendim.
cevabı olduğunu bulunuz. C) Tekrar Ankara'ya geldiğimde bir gün eski iş
arkadaşlarımla buluşup alışverişe gittik.
43- Yes, two lumps, please. D) Ankara'ya gideceğim gün bir alışveriş
merkezinde eski iş arkadaşlarıma rastladım.
A) Would you like cake? E) Ankara'dan ayrılmadan bir gün önce, bir
B) You like ice-cream, don’t you? alışveriş merkezinde çalışmakta olan eski iş
C) How much bread do you want? arkadaşlarımı görmeye gittim.
D) Do you take sugar?
E) Do you like milk in your coffee?

44- I can’t I’m afraid. I’m already married.

A) Will you go out me?

B) Will you tell my regards to your husband? 48- What the company needs most at the moment is a
C) Can you come to the party tonight? skilful manager.
D) Can you post this letter to your friend?
E) Have some more cake please. A) Bir şirketin ihtiyaçlarını en iyi bilen kişi şirketin
yöneticisidir.
B) Bir şirketin başarısı yöneticinin becerikliliğine
bağlıdır.
45- I’m sorry, all the granary loaves have been sold C) Şu anda şirketin en çok ihtiyaç duyduğu şey
out. becerikli bir yöneticidir.
D) Şirketi şu anda içinde bulunduğu durumdan
A) How long do they normally take to bake? ancak becerikli bir yönetici kurtarabilir.
B) What time do you open again in the morning? E) Becerikli bir yönetici şu anda şirketin ihtiyaç
C) I'd like to order three, please. duyduğu tek şeydir.
D) What do they taste like, exactly?
E) Do you have anything similar?
46- There are many films on nowadays, but I don’t 49- The highest mortality rate in many African
think I can recommend you any of them. countries stems from poverty and unsanitary
conditions.
A) Have you heard of any good films around these
days? A) Yoksulluğun ve sağlıksız koşulların kol gezdiği

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pek çok Afrika ilkesinde bebek ölüm oranı çok congratulating the other actor.
yüksektir. B) Although he was disappointed not to get the
B) Bir çok Afrika ülkesindeki yüksek bebek ölüm leading role in the play, he warmly
oranı yoksulluk ve sağlıksız koşullardan congratulated the person who did.
kaynaklanmaktadır. C) He was really disappointed not to get the
C) Yoksulluk ve sağlıksız koşullar Afrika leading role in the play, but he still
ülkelerinde bebek ölüm oranının yüksek congratulated the person who did.
olmasının başlıca nedenleridir. D) Trying to overcome his disappointment with the
D) Afrika ülkelerinde pek çok bebek, yoksulluk ve result, he warmly congratulated the person who
sağlıksız koşullar yüzünden yaşamını got the leading role in the play.
yitirmektedir. E) No matter how disappointed he was with the
E) Yoksulluk ve sağlıksız koşullar giderilmediği result, he was polite enough to congratulate the
sürece, bir çok Afrika ülkesinde bebek ölüm person who got the leading role.
oranı yükselmeye devam edecektir.

53- Arızalı musluğu değiştirmek yerine neden

onarmaya çalışmıyorsun?
50- Apart from the fact that he didn't come to the
meeting on time, he didn't even apologise to us. A) Why did you replace the faulty tap and not try to
repair it?
A) Toplantıya geç kaldı, üstelik bizden özür bile B) Instead of replacing the faulty tap, why don't
dilemedi. you try to repair it?
B) Toplantıya gelmediği gibi, hiçbirimizden özür de C) Can't you just repair the faulty tap instead of
dilemedi. replacing it?
C) En azından, toplantıya geç kaldığı için bizlerden D) Instead of trying to repair the faulty tap.
özür dilemeliydi. wouldn't it be better to replace it?
D) Her şey bir tarafa, toplantıya vaktinde gelmediği E) Will you replace the faulty tap or try to repair it?
için bizden özür dileyebilirdi.
E) Toplantıya zamanında gelmemesi bir yana
bizden özür bile dilemedi.

51-54. sorularda, verilen Türkçe cümlenin İngilizce 54- Orada çalıştığım sürece yoğun çabalarıma karşılık
dengini bulunuz. bir kez bile teşekkür almadım.

51- Ağlamak üzere olduğunu görünce hemen konuyu A) During the whole course of my employment
değiştirdik. there, I didn't even once receive any thanks for
my hard efforts.
A) We decided to change the subject as she was B) Though I worked hard all the time during my
on the point of bursting into tears. employment there, they never thanked me for
B) She seemed as if she was going to start crying, my efforts.
so we quickly changed the subject. C) Not even once did they express their gratitude
C) We only changed the subject when we noticed for my efforts during the whole time I worked
that she was about to cry. there.
D) She would have started crying, had we not D) At least, they could have thanked me for my
quickly changed the subject. efforts during my employment there.
E) Seeing that she was on the verge of tears, we E) I wouldn't have received any thanks during my
changed the subject hurriedly. employment there even if I'd worked hard all
the time.

52- Oyunda baş rol alamadığı için hayal kırıklığına 55-57. soruları verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
uğradığı halde rolü alan kişiyi içtenlikle kutladı.
Saturdays in southern Thailand are often set aside for
A) Disappointed at not getting the leading role in bull fighting. However, it is not matadors the bulls have
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front of several hundred cheering spectators. Since the prizes, awarded since 1901, are administered by the
contest ends when one animal runs away, the sport is Nobel Foundation in Stockholm. The prizes designated
not lethal - though some critics claim it is cruel. As in Nobel's will were for physics, chemistry, physiology or
betting on the sport increases, so does the purchase medicine, literature, and peace. In 1969 a prize for
price of a top bull; upwards of 10.000 dollars. To boost economics, endowed by the Central Bank of Sweden,
their strength, these prize fighters are fed a high-energy was added.
diet of bread, bananas, eggs and vitamins. The main
bullfighting arenas are found in towns like Songkhla and
Hat Yai, near the Malaysian border.
58- The passage tells us that Alfred Nobel ……….
A) deeply regretted having ever invented
dynamite
B) worked with scientists from different branches
in inventing dynamite
55- Bullfighting in southern Thailand involves ………. C) was the first person to receive the Nobel Prize
D) was not happy about some of the ways
A) people fighting each other while riding on dynamite was being used
bulls E) is the only person to have any award named
B) a couple of bulls fighting each other after himself
C) timing a contest to see which bull falls down
first
D) a matador trying to injure and kill the bull
E) establishing which animal runs faster

59- The Nobel Prizes ……….

A) mentioned in Nobel's will did not include one for

economics
56- This type of bullfighting ………. B) are given to people who find new and
constructive ways of using dynamite
A) is criticised by experts as being the cruellest C) were given in 1901 to the Nobel Foundation in
B) sometimes puts spectators at risk Stockholm
C) does not end in death for the bulls. D) are only given to scientists
D) is usually supervised animal protection groups E) are given mostly to people from Sweden
E) is very expensive to watch

60- We can infer from the passage that ……….

A) the original number of Nobel Prizes given every

57- According to the passage, the bulls ………. year has changed since 1901
B) Nobel valued science much more than he did
A) are not allowed to eat fruit or protein before a literature
fight C) Sweden has had the largest number of Nobel
B) must be kept on a special diet so that they don't Prize winners
put on weight D) in 1969, only one Nobel Prize was awarded,
C) which win the fight gain 10.000 dollars which was for economics
D) most suitable for these fights come from the E) many more Nobel Prizes were given in 1901
Malaysian border than were given in later years
E) become more expensive as more people
gamble on the fights 61-63. soruları verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
58-60. soruları verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
In the wake of a December peace agreement which
Alfred Nobel was the inventor of dynamite. Upset by the ended 36 years of fighting. Guatemala is preparing to
destructive uses to which his invention was being put, he showcase one of its leading but seldom visit attractions:
left most of his fortune in trust, as a fund from which Mundo Maya, that is Maya World, region where some
annual prizes would be awarded to those who, each 4000 years ago Mayan people established an empire,
year, conferred "the greatest benefit on mankind." The developed a written language, constructed stone

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buildings, stepped pyramids without metal tools, and more than a third of the colonists had supported the
regulated their warfare by astronomical observations. insurrection, in any event, and six years of bloodshed
Taking in Spanish colonial sites and jungle landscapes and hardship that followed were quickly forgotten in the
as well as Mayan ruins, the project is designed to boost era of good feeling after the war. The colonies were
tourism in the economically depressed region which placed under a unified government for the first time, and
straddles Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and southern a new capital was established across the East River
Mexico. from Manhattan, in the fertile fields of Brooklyn.

64- The passage states that the British government

61- According to the passage, Mundo Maya _____. ……….

A) is a site which is rarely enjoyed by tourists A) was punished by the leaders of the rebellion
B) will be dangerous to visit because of the B) agreed to release the rebels from prison
fighting C) was supported by the majority of the colonies
C) is not visited by many people D) treated the people in the colonies cruelly
D) was the main purpose of the peace agreement and this led to the rebellion
E) has been damaged by the 36-year war E) in a way, apologised for its former mistakes
after the rebellion was over

62- It's mentioned in the passage that the Mayan 65- It's clear from the passage that ……….
people
………. A) King George was put in a mental hospital
when the American colonies rebelled
A) developed the first astronomical devices B) one-third of the colonists were killed in the
B) were the first to invent writing attempted rebellion
C) created pyramids made of precious metal rather C) after the revolt, the king was not as angry
than stone as people had expected
D) watched the movements of the stars to plan D) the rebels were successful in their attempt
their battles, to gain power
E) ruled the countries stated in the passage for E) the colonist rebels became more popular
over 4000 years with their supporters

66- It’s stated in the passage that, after the war……….

63- With the Mundo Maya project it is hoped
that ………. A) a single government was formed to unite the
A) other countries in the area will take part in colonies
the development of the region B) the clan fighting and rations continued for yet
B) an influx of visitors will bring money to this poor another six years
area of the world C) most colonists were still not happy about their
C) an awareness of the area's history will be position
developed D) the colonies were full of hatred because of the
D) the Spanish colonists will not raise any previous years of death and misery
objections E) many colonists moved to Brooklyn and became
E) future wars will be prevented by the farmers
governments of neighbouring countries 67-69. soruları verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.

64-66. soruları verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız. More often than not, the person who habitually laughs
longest and loudest when a joke is retailed does not
Once the leaders of the rebellion were executed or possess a particularly keen sense of humour. Though he
dispersed, the British government admitted its previous may not admit it, he is vaguely aware of his deficiency,
errors - tacitly, of course - and sought to rectify old and frequently goes to extremes to cover it up. A
wrongs. King George III, who had complained that he mediocre joke is likely to get as big a rise out of him as a
would go mad if his American colonies were lost, truly humorous one. Psychological studies, likewise,
regained his spirits and proved surprisingly forgiving. No show that people with a really keen sense of humour are

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not prone to much laughter. They are highly appreciative that descend into inhabited parts each year are the
of humour, but they are also discriminating. And they result of forest depletion.
never overreact.

70- In the Alps, the attraction of tourism ……….

67- According to the writer, it isn’t necessarily true that
………. A) causes two thousand avalanches a year
B) has diverted some farmers away from the care
A) mediocre jokes are only laughed at by people of the land
with no sense of humour C) has brought much needed help for protecting
B) people with a keen sense of humour never the environment
overreact D) has lessened due to the threat of avalanches
C) a person who is aware of his weak sense of E) forced many farmers to leave the area
humour will always overreact
D) some jokes are better than others
E) the longer a person laughs, the keener his
sense of humour

71- As a consequence of the depletion of Alpine

forests, ……….
68- Those with a really keen sense of humour, ……….
A) many farmers have had to turn to tourism for
A) never show It through laughter work
B) tell mediocre jokes to make other people B) the skiing industry has been badly damaged
overreact C) only one third of all avalanches occur in
C) don't appreciate the company of those with a uninhabited parts
poor sense of humour D) many areas are now uninhabitable
D) are able to distinguish between good and bad E the frequency of avalanches has greatly
jokes increased
E) will laugh for a long time at a truly humorous
joke

72- Alpine farmers ……….

69- The writer believes that by overreacting to a joke, A) were the people who initiated the development
………. of the skiing industry
B) have had much of their land taken from them by
A) some people are trying to hide the those involved in tourism
shortcomings in their sense of humour C) used to be poor before the rise of the skiing
B) you make the person who told it feel industry
inadequate in some way D) were forced to turn their meadows into hotels
C) you spoil the humour for other people and car parks
D) a person can demonstrate how mediocre it was E) feel that they have been exploited by tourism
E) a person shows how discriminating he is about
humour
73-75. soruları verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
70-72. soruları verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
Human biology is a detailed and complicated study.
Forests are the lifeguards of the snowy peaks of the Thus, for the purposes pf health education in schools, it
Alps. They provide a natural barrier against avalanches is best approached from the point of view of function
and landslips, but the skiing industry, which proved a rather than structure. The detailed anatomy and
boon for poor Alpine farmers, is damaging the physiology of the heart and circulation, for instance, are
environment. Forests have been felled to make way for not needed, but students should know that the heart's
more ski runs, car parks and hotels, and Alpine function improves with use and that regular exercise is
meadows have been abandoned by farmers keen to the best way to avoid distress upon exertion. Thus, the
exploit tourism. Consequently, the avalanche has now basic knowledge required to live a healthy life is that
become a common phenomenon. Forestry experts oxygen is supplied to the muscles by a partnership of
estimate that two thirds of several thousand avalanches lungs and heart, the lungs taking in a supply and the

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heart distributing it. Exercise involves a call for more watchers than larger amounts of margarine.
oxygen and, if the 'heart is not trained to deliver a full
volume of blood with each beat, the lungs must work
harder to compensate. These simple facts can be
appreciated without the need for elaborate detail.

73- The writer mentions heart and circulation ……….

A) because they are the most important structures 77- Success can only be achieved through hard work
in the human body and perseverance.
B) since students have great difficulty
understanding their relationship A) Usually those who have achieved success in
C) in order to illustrate the extent to which students life are hardworking and persevering.
should be taught B) A persevering person is more likely to attain
D) as these parts of the body are frequently success than a hardworking one.
damaged by excessive exercise C) One has to work hard and persevere in order to
E) as examples of the areas in which health be successful.
education is lacking D) If a person combines hard work with
perseverance, he is most likely to succeed.
E) The most common characteristics of successful
people are hard work and perseverance.
74- We can infer from the passage that by training the
heart, ……….

A) people can expect to live much longer

B) we become capable of doing more complicated
activities
C) the lungs' function in the partnership becomes 78- He needn't have hurried as the meeting didn't start
virtually redundant until quite a while after the time planned.
D) people can easily survive with a single lung
E) we can prevent the lungs from overworking A) The meeting started rather later than
scheduled, so it wasn't necessary for him to
hurry.
B) He had to hurry in order to arrive at the meeting
before the arranged time.
75- Health education in schools, according to the C) He didn't need to hurry as he already knew that
passage, should be ………. the meeting wouldn't start as scheduled.
D) He wouldn't have arrived at the meeting on time
A) detailed if he hadn't hurried.
B) functional E) There was no need for him to hurry because he
C) anatomical had plenty of time before the scheduled time of
D) structural the meeting.
E) physiological
76-80. sorularda, verilen cümleye anlamca en yakın 79- It rained so heavily that nobody could leave the
seçeneği bulunuz. hotel once until the last day of the holiday.

76- Eating margarine as part of a diet, instead of A) Throughout the whole holiday. the weather was
butter, can help to reduce your weight. not very suitable for open-air activities.
B) The last day was the only spell of bad weather
A) People who eat margarine instead of butter in the whole holiday.
never gain weight. C) During the holiday, nobody stayed at the hotel
B) It is possible to lose weight by consuming even when it was raining heavily.
margarine as a substitute for butter. D) On the last day of the holiday, everybody was
C) Most butter substitutes are not as effective in forced to stay inside due to the rainy weather.
diets as margarine. E) It was only at the end of the holiday that the
D) People who are underweight shouldn't. have weather allowed them to go out of the hotel.
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C) Having written some scripts, Francois Thaffaut
80- She seemed to do nothing but complain, and offered them to his friends for criticism
everybody in the office has had enough of it. D) There was an angry reaction from the
Hollywood film-makers, who encouraged
A) Whatever she does in the office, she finds people to boycott the French films
something to complain about it. E) Another disadvantage to Hollywood film-making
B) Nothing but her unceasing complaints about was that there were too many people in the film
alienates the other employees from her. crews
C) All her work colleagues are fed up with her
incessant complaint
D) She seems to be having problems with her co-
workers because she frequently complains
about them.
E) There is nothing for her to complain about apart
from her colleagues in the office.

81-85 sorularda, parçada boş bırakılan yere uygun 83- Today, the law states that every new house or flat
düşen seçeneği bulunuz. must have enough window space to let in natural
light. However, this wasn't always the case. ……….
81- Many discotheques have been converted into Poor families who couldn’t afford to pay it, bricked
comedy clubs over the past 15 years. Indeed, up their windows, which meant their houses
other buildings, such as warehouses and became dark and humid. The law was eventually
supermarkets have been bought up by changed by reformists, who managed to convince
entrepreneurs for the same reason. ………. parliament that such living conditions were
Several other styles have evolved since, the most unhealthy.
popular being "alternative comedy" because of its
eccentricity and satirical content. A) In the 18th century. the English king imposed a
window tax on citizens to cover the costs of his
A) Of course, going to the cinema is still people's wars
favourite form of entertainment B) In fact landlords can be fined up to 1000
B) Strangely, as the country reaches its lowest pounds if the light allowance in their buildings is
point in the recession, people seem more sub-standard
inclined to go out C) The window is usually fitted with double glazing,
C) The comedian is often interrupted by shouts but this can be removed during the hot summer
and comments from the audience, which is months
known as "heckling" D) Although people complain, of draughts from
D) Maybe in the 21st century, comedians will be their windows, these in fact provide steady
considered the spokespeople and philosophers ventilation
of the era E) Houses didn't use to have as many windows,
E) This influx has occurred due to the rise in for they let the heat escape in winter
popularity of stand-up comedy, especially in the
mid-eighties 84- Amusement arcades lure their customers with the
82- Back in the 1950s, a group of amateur' French film- possibility of winning cash prizes. ……….
makers decided they were tired of Hollywood’s Usually it is precisely these youngsters who
monopoly on film-making. Disillusioned with star spend the most money and end up addicted to this
actors, happy endings and expensive studio sets, form of gambling. It is possible that the teenager
they set out to develop a new style of film. ………. will then steal to pay for his habit or turn to more
The introduction of these methods was a turning serious gambling in later life.
point in the history of cinema and the influence of
the French "New Wave" can still be seen in A) The machines are designed not to allow really
European films today. large sums of money to be won
B) Unless there is stricter control over such
A) At first, nobody would lend them any money as establishments. owners will continue to profit
the films were considered a risk from this addictive industry
B) Amateur actors were taken off the streets and C) Some machines are not for gambling, but
natural sets were filmed using experimental simply for amusement. such as space invaders
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D) Most arcades now operate on a token basis so E) You can take me out for a meal instead of
that machines cannot be robbed of their giving me a gift. How does that sound?
contents
E) Although most bear signs prohibiting those
under 18 from entering, the age of customers is
rarely checked
87- Your friend asks you to buy some skin cream for
her while you are out shopping. You know she is
allergic to certain chemicals but you don't know
which cream to buy. You ask the chemist:

A) I've heard that all your products are made from

natural ingredients.
B) How much is this lotion? it doesn't have a price-
tag on it.
C) Which of these moisturisers is suitable for
sensitive skin?
D) Has this cream been tested on animals at all?
E) Do you have any ointment to relieve aching
muscles?

85- Greetings cards are probably the most over-priced

paper product in Europe. ………. Thus, their
production both harms the environment and 88- You made an arrangement with a friend to
exploits the third world factory worker. Yet it seems introduce her to your boss so that she can take
that they will remain as popular as ever, only your place while you are on holiday. On the day of
encouraging manufacturers to continue with their the meeting she rings to tell you that she has
practices. something urgent to do and asks for a
postponement:
A) Brightly coloured envelopes attract the eye and
one can find a card for every occasion A) Do you think you'll have a good time in that
B) Indeed, the price of a birthday card is often crowded resort?
double that of a newspaper and half that of a B) Would it be possible to put it off until tomorrow
book as I have to take my mother to hospital?
C) The verses inside the card do little to reflect the C) Can you lend me your black jumper as I don't
true sentiments of the sender have anything that matches this skirt?
D) Rarely made from recycled paper, they're D) I'm sorry I can't do it. You'll have to find
printed in cheap countries at a fraction of the someone else to replace you.
shop-price E) Is there a relaxed atmosphere in the office and
E) It has been estimated that at least 100,000 are the other workers friendly?
cards are sent around the world every day
89- You are at the cinema but the people in front keep
86-90. sorularda verilen durumda söylenebilecek sözü blocking the screen by moving their heads to talk.
bulunuz. You lean forward and request:

86- It is your birthday and your friend asks you, what A) Excuse me, could you please keep still? You're
you would like as a present. You know that she stopping us from watching the film.
can't afford to buy you anything as she is B) Would you mind if I came and sat beside you as
unemployed, so you say: I can't see the screen properly from here?
C) How does the film end because It doesn't look
A) Actually, I don't really want anything. Let's just like I'll get to see it?
go out for a drink together in the evening. D) Can we swap telephone numbers in the interval
B) I don't mind what you buy because you have so we can continue our chat on the phone?
such good taste. E) Will you keep quiet please? I can't hear what
C) I saw a lovely vase in the antique shop; that the actors are saying.
would be nice
D) To be honest, I would prefer a quality present
later rather than something cheap now.

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90- You've just got in from work and you are feeling
really tired. As you collapse in an armchair, the
telephone rings. Your flatmate is sitting nearer to it,
so you say: 93- Emma : If you're going to town, could you
bring me a loaf from the baker's,
A) Oh no! I wonder who that can be at this time of please?
night! Sam : ……….
B) It's probably my mother, I can't wait to tell her Emma: Oh really! I didn't know. Well, get
about my day at work. it from the supermarket, then.
C) Doesn't the sound of the phone drive you
crazy? A) I'm not going into town. I'm visiting my
D) Will you answer that? I haven't got enough friend next door.
energy. B) I'm afraid. I’ll have far too much to carry.
E) Hello. 8506978, who's speaking please? C) Did you know that the baker is my cousin?
D) Actually, the baker's has closed down.
They went bankrupt.
E) Only if you lend me your car. I'm not
walking there.

91-95. sorularda, karşılıklı konuşmanın boş bırakılan 94- Claire: My mother's a chemist. What about
bölümünde söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz. yours?
Fran : ……….
91- John: I’m thinking of selling my mountain Claire: Mmm, that sounds interesting. I've
bike. got an ornament at home that needs
Paul: ………. mending - It is over 200 years old.
John: I'm not sure yet. I’ll have to have it
valued. A) She doesn't work. She is a housewife, so
Paul: Well, when you know, give me a call she stays at home most of the time.
because I need a new bike. B) Well, with four small children to bring up,
she doesn't have time for another job.
A) Excellent. It's got twenty-one gears, hasn't it? C) She restores broken china. She's even fixed
B) I thought you only bought it a few months ago. vases for museums.
C) Really? How much are you going to ask for it? D) She works at a jeweller's in town. It doesn't
D) If you're not busy on Friday. We could go leave her much free time, though.
cycling together. E) How much does she charge for a doctor's
E) You paid a lot of money for that bike, didn't prescription these days?
you?

92- Bob : I can't be bothered going out tonight. 95- Steve: I read an interesting article in
Let's stay in. 'Cosmopolitan' yesterday.
Carol: ………. Darren: What was it about?
Bob :No, I'm bored with watching the Steve : ……….
television screen. Let's play a board Darren: Yes, the situation is certainly
game, instead. serious. If something isn't done,
they will easily fall into the wrong
A) We haven't been out for ages. Some fresh air hands..
would do us good.
B) Well. if you cook a meal, we could have a A) It seems that many terrorist organisations
romantic candle-lit dinner. are trying to make or buy nuclear weapons.
C) Why don't we call for Steve and Ashley? They'll B) Research shows that nuclear power is the
cheer you up. most economical option after all.
D) We could hire a video, if you like. C) A new epidemic is spreading through India.
E) Was it you who ordered the pizza? Apparently, it is caught from water.
D) There have been more protests in
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E) Sport for disabled people; there aren't
enough facilities for people in wheelchairs.
99- (I) If it wasn't for the fact that the violin was
cracked, it could have reached a higher price at
96-100. sorularda anlam bakımında parçaya uygun the auction.
olmayan cümleyi bulunuz. (II)The hall was filled with people, among them
many antique experts who were looking for a
96- (I) British explorer Tim Wright says that the first bargain.
international Antarctic expedition will start next (III) However, its imperfection devalued it by at
February, least a thousand pounds, which disappointed
(II) The Antarctic is renowned for its treacherous the owners, Mr and Mrs Johnson.
landscape and surprise snow storms. (IV) They had originally bought it in Spain from a
(III) It will try to reach the South Pole on a 3-month, violin merchant.
500-mile journey. (V) He hadn't mentioned the fault and they hadn't
(IV) If Wright succeeds, he will be the first British noticed it at the time.
man to walk around the equator and to both
poles. A)I B)II C)III D)IV E)V
(V) Like his previous ones, this last journey will be
carefully documented and make exciting
reading for anybody interested in expeditions.

A)I B)II C)III D)IV E)V

100- (I) RSS, Repetitive Strain Syndrome, is a disease

caused from constantly using the same
muscles over a long period of time.
(II) Those most likely to suffer from it are people
97- (I) Kerry, a county in south-western Ireland, is who work for long hours without many breaks,
bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and such as computer programmers.
south and the River Shannon on the north. (III) Doctors recommend that there should be a
(II) It has an area of 4,700 sq km and a population break every two hours of using a keyboard to
of 121,719. relax straining muscles.
(III) Three mountainous peninsulas give the (IV) They often find that once they develop this
coastline a rugged appearance. condition, they start feeling acute pain after only
(IV) Farming, stock breeding, and fishing are the a minute of typing.
major occupations there. (V) As it is incurable, RSS thus destroys careers
(V) It is, however, not as well known as the before they have hardly begun.
neighbouring county of Cork.
A)I B)II C)III D)IV E)V
A) I B) II C) III D)IV E)V

98- (I) Heathrow airport is the largest and busiest

international airport in the whole world.
(II) Last Tuesday a helicopter crashed near the
Heathrow airport, killing two people and injuring
four.
(III) The accident was witnessed by Michelle
Phillips, who ran two miles to the scene.
(IV) Michelle, whose father is a flying instructor,
knew that the machine might explode and
dragged out the survivors.
(V) They suffered broken limbs and head injuries,
but are reported to be in a stable condition.

A)I B)II C)III D) IV B)V

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