YDS 2017 MINI DENEME

1. Although mountainous areas contain little ---- soil 7. Rockets are believed ---- in the medieval China, and
in Greece, about one-fourth of the people earn their then the technology ---- throughout the Old World in
living by farming and agriculture. the wake of the Mongol invasions of the 13th century.

A) innovative B) fertile C) fragile A) to originate / were spreading

D) original E) hectic B) originated / has spread
C) having originated / had spread
D) to have originated / spread
E) was to originate / would spread

2. It may surprise you to learn that chronic sleep ----

significantly affects your health, performance, and
safety.

A) intention B) defeat C) achievement

8. The printing press ---- in the Holy Roman Empire
D) perception E) deprivation by the German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg, ----
existing screw presses.

A) was invented / based on

B) had invented / basing on
3. Scientists believe that children are born with an
C) could be invented / to base on
inherited ability to learn any language, as every child
has a language ---- device encoding grammatical D) invented / based on
structures into the childs brain.
E) should have invented / having based on
A) participate B) purchase C) acquisition
D) impact E) aspect

9. Greece ---- quite popular among tourists from

various countries, since it ---- the visitors fabulous
ancient wonders as well as modern attractions.

4. One of the most ---- effects of global warming is the A) has become / must offer
reduction in Arctic sea ice, where we saw the smallest
B) became / has offered
amount of Arctic ice cover ever recorded in 2012.
C) could become / offered
A) dramatic B) extinct C) constructive
D) is becoming / offers
D) excellent E) efficient
E) had become / had been offered

5. The civil service in Britain has issued a series of

warnings that the country is not sufficiently equipped
10. The atmosphere of earth protects living organisms
to ---- the extra demands of leaving the EU.
---- genetic damage that may be caused ---- solar
radiation, solar winds and cosmic rays.
A) wipe out B) set up C) get around
D) cope with E) look up A) from / by B) of / at C) on / behind
D) up / with E) away / off

6. All ancient astronomers ---- naked-eye observations,

so they could only see large celestial objects like 11. Four cups of coffee a day is considered safe ----
moon, Venus, Jupiter, and visible star-groups. healthy adults, but it exposes coffee drinkers ---- side
effects like stress and insomnia.
A) sought out B) broke out C) relied upon
A) on / under B) from / under C) for / by
D) went down E) brought up
D) in / to E) into / up
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12. ---- substantial reforms in economy, small and 18. ----, infectious disease continued to kill half of all
medium-scale enterprises still find it difficult to raise Europeans before they reached the age of twenty.
capital, as banks often grant loans to big companies.
A) Although famines became less common and less
A) Once B) Despite C) Though widespread in Europe in the eighteenth century
D) Even if E) Rather
B) Unless the total number of urban dwellers across
Europe as a whole did not change markedly

C) Because improved sanitation and better diet played

some role in the rise of Europes population in the 1820s

13. In recent years, carbon dioxide has been building D) Since Naples went from a population of 300.000
up as a result of human activities, ---- the burning of to nearly half a million by the late eighteenth century
fossil fuels, over-cultivation, and extensive logging.
E) Just as many men and women employed in the textile
A) in case B) so that C) due to trade in northern France in the 17th century lived in cities
D) which E) such as

14. Insurance companies usually require a quick

assessment of the workplace before preparing 19. Unless international cooperation is ensured to ban
policies ---- have a better grasp of the existing the non-essential use of harmful chemicals, ----.
circumstances.
A) ozone measurements exhibit year to year variability, but
A) whether B) as if C) in order to do not show any increasing or decreasing trend
D) although E) given
B) the increase of oxygen in the atmosphere led to the
formation of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere

C) ozone layer would absorb 90% of the sun's high

frequency ultraviolet light

D) the term ozone hole is employed to describe any

15. The first recorded instance of cancer dates from episode of ozone depletion, no matter how minor
1500 BC in Egypt, ---- eight women with breast cancer
were treated with fire. E) the depletion of the ozone layer will continue to pose a
serious threat to human health
A) whom B) where C) whose
D) which E) by that

16. Continuous intake of calcium and vitamin D helps

maintain a healthy skeleton, ---- several other minerals
20. Often considered to be the king of birds, ----.
are needed for muscle function.
A) they are ranked at the top of the food chain due to the
A) now that B) thus C) hence size and power of many species
D) in spite of E) while
B) the wings of it are typically heavier than those of most
other birds of prey

C) the eagle is an exceptionally common symbol used by

many countries on their flags

D) hunting techniques of birds differ among the species

17. ---- his numerous inventions of mechanical and genera
devices, Archimedes is also credited with many
discoveries in the field of mathematics and physics. E) different lifestyle needs among various eagle species
result in variable measurements
A) Instead B) Besides C) Unlike
D) Even so E) Even if
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1. The first scientific for the Big Bang was found in 8. as a pagan temple in the 2nd century AD, the
1929, when astronomers discovered that light from Pantheon in Rome famous for its dome, one of the
distant galaxies is reddened. largest ones in the world.

A) strike B) purchase C) evidence A) Having created / was

D) survey E) tradition B) Created / is
C) Creating / has been
D) To be created / could be
E) Creates / should have been
2. As the worlds population has swollen and we have
invented fuel hungry cars and homes, global energy
have increased dramatically.
9. The Moon as a result of a collision between Earth
and a planet 4.5 billion years ago, when the debris
A) influence B) resource C) deposit together by gravity and became the Moon.
D) impact E) consumption
A) formed / was pulled
B) is forming / pulling
C) to have formed / having pulled
3. A giant meteor impact could have caused the mass D) was forming / had pulled
of dinosaurs, as well as many other species, but E) has formed / must pull
studies need concrete proof for this theory.

A) benefit B) depression C) settlement

10. Scientific studies show that the amount of activity
D) extinction E) layer
our brain while we are dreaming is similar the
amount when we are awake.

A) in / to B) on / for C) at / out
4. Earths fossil fuels took hundreds of millions of years
to form, but a portion of them has been burned up in D) under / up E) for / over
just a hundred years.

A) significant B) permanent C) subtle

11. Most animals look for food, communicate each
D) secular E) compulsive
other, and have complex patterns of behavior linked
finding mates and producing young.

A) upon / in B) away / by C) below / at

5. A popular British novelist, Charles Dickens in D) of / across E) with / to
poverty amid the very scenes of his novels, which he
later described in David Copperfield.

A) called off B) looked up C) got out 12. knowledge can be acquired from books and
school education, most skills must be learned through
D) grew up E) looked down practice and experience.

A) In case B) Whether C) Whereas

D) Otherwise E) Just as
6. The Spanish civil war in 1936 as a revolt by right
wing Spanish military officers in Morocco and spread to
mainland Spain.
13. powerful international bodies employ restrictive
A) set up B) broke out C) came along and drastic measures, it is feared that the world will
D) turned on E) switched off soon its energy resources.

A) Unless B) Thus C) As long as

D) Despite E) As if
7. Humans 40% of the Earths surface from its
natural state, far greater than the small changes that
the last great planetary shift in the ice ages.
14. Many ancient civilizations observed astronomical
A) would alter / have triggered bodies, such as the Sun and stars, they could keep
B) had altered / trigger track of times, dates, and seasons.
C) have altered / triggered
D) alter / will trigger A) as for B) though C) now that
E) will alter / had triggered D) so that E) even so
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15. the World Banks latest figures, 131 of 196 23. In addition to having two airports, .
countries around the world rely on food imports to feed
their citizens. A) the best times to visit Rome are spring and autumn

A) Besides B) Even if C) According to B) Rome has grown into a city of three million people
D) However E) Given that
C) the most famous landmark in Rome is the Coliseum

16. there is general agreement that the Americas D) Rome is also linked to the rest of Europe by road and rail
were first settled by Asian peoples, the pattern of
migration, its timing, and the origins of the peoples who E) many of Romes fountains are the work of the greatest
migrated to the Americas remain unclear. sculptors of the Renaissance

A) As well B) Only if C) Despite

D) Which E) Although

24. that it will cut emissions of greenhouse gasses

17. There seems to be a link between obesity and type II by about million tons per year over the next five years.
diabetes, but it is not clear diabetes leads to obesity
or obesity leads to diabetes. A) Scientist are engaged in research
A) what B) whether C) whom B) The British government has announced
D) however E) whereby C) A group of scientist at the conference argued
D) The Council on Environmental Protection would fear
E) The government had objected
Despite the amount of budget (18) to the education
system, students and parents are facing increasing
problems. There is no stability or standard practice in the
system (19) frequent and untimely changes. Seven
different education ministers (20) in the cabinet over the
26. which goes back almost 3,000 years.
last 15 years, and nearly 20 exams and placement methods
have been tried (21) a fairer practice, and (22) none A) The 2016 Olympics was a major international multisport
event held in Brazil as part of an Olympic tradition
has led to a working system.
B) The Olympics brought together men from tribes and
states in Greece and its colonies
18.
A) enforced B) exposed C) allocated C) The ancient Olympics were abolished by the Roman
D) convinced E) objected Emperor Theodosius in 393 AD

D) The bidding process for the 2016 Olympic Games was

officially launched on 16 May 2007
19.
A) due to B) in case C) in addition E) The United States topped the medal table for the fifth
D) thus E) whom time over the past six games

20.
A) were serving
B) have served 27. Ever since psychologists started studying
intelligence, .
C) should have served
D) may serve A) they have relied heavily on psychological tests for
their concepts
E) would serve
B) it is meant to represent how generally intelligent you
are based on your performance

21. C) some psychologists come up with a test of mental

A) on B) at C) above D) with E) for abilities

D) common measuring factors of intelligence include

memory, attention and concentration
22.
A) unless B) so C) then E) the first and most popular form of intelligence is called
the two-factor theory
D) yet E) also
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1. In most developing countries, agriculture sector 7. The British boys band Beatles in Liverpool in
receives only 2% of total central government 1960, at that time John Lennon, Paul McCartney,
despite its significantly higher contribution to GDP George Harrison and Pete Best.
and rural employment.
A) formed / including
A) diversity B) requirement C) expenditure
B) has been formed / to include
D) dimension E) influence C) having been formed / included
D) is formed / was including
E) forming / having included

2. The most fruitful research directly with

8. Chinas rapid growth in trade as an advantage
language education in terms of social class
for the Southeast Asian nations, because it spur
differences was conducted by English sociologist
the development across the region.
Basil Bernstein.

A) retiring B) defying C) disturbing A) see / helping

B) was seen / to help
D) dealing E) composing
C) is seen / helps
D) must see / has to help
E) used to see / having helped

3. The Earth's ozone layer all life from the sun's

harmful radiation, but recent human activities have
9. An international research team of several
damaged this shield. eminent scholars a study into the effects of
climate change and global warming on the world.
A) assumes B) demands C) causes
D) depletes E) protects A) consisted / had conducted
B) to consist / to be conducted
C) is to consist / conducts
D) would consist / has to conduct
E) consisting / has conducted
4. An essential element for all living organisms,
zinc is necessary for humans, and zinc is
characterized by growth retardation and impaired
immune function.
10. One of the great advances astronomy the
A) disaster B) assess C) mistake past decade has been the discovery of planets
D) disease E) deficiency outside our solar system.

A) in / over B) through / at C) in / to
D) under / by E) with / on

5. Life coaching has the potential to help people

workrelated stress in several circumstances of the
working environment. 11. Tobacco was first used Native Americans and
began to be cultivated eight thousand years ago
in South America.
A) look up B) cope with C) grow up
D) set off E) turn off A) at / behind B) for / with C) by / about
D) of / across E) off / from

6. The cost of everything from metals and minerals 12. The mouth is the first part of human digestive
to commodities such as sugar, tea, and petrol system, where food is broken and chewed it can
dramatically in the first half of 2012. easily be swallowed.

A) went up B) gave up C) wiped out A) so that B) once C) so long as

D) broke out E) died out D) as if E) in that

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13. many countries in the world follow the spirit 19. Even though Turkey possesses a huge solar power
of cooperation, there are still disputes over territory energy potential, .
that remain unresolved.
A) Denmark was leading in the world in solar technology
A) Hence B) When C) Although
B) most of the industrial world is slow to recognize the
E) Even so D) Before benefits of wind

C) it still produces far less than other European countries

D) hydroelectric power is another renewable energy

resource
14. Bosporus is an extremely important strait
geographical location, economics, and military E) there must be a drop of 7% in the gas emissions
matters.

A) much as B) now that C) rather than

D) in case E) in terms of
20. Unless you have a photographic memory, .

A) human brain is superior in terms of its ability to create

15. When we think of war films, we often think that B) it will be impossible to remember every detail you learn,
they are filmed in Vietnam and Europe, the so repetition is vital
location for these films is generally United States.
C) the notion of a photographic memory is a new concept
A) only if B) as if C) given that
D) most of us do have a kind of photographic memory
D) thus E) but
E) these memories seem to result from innate abilities

16. Power companies install wind turbines in

isolated and sparsely populated areas migratory 21. Women are more attuned to words and sounds, and
and residential wildlife is least affected. are good at learning languages, .

A) so they perceive pain more intensely than men

A) where B) whom C) by which
D) for who E) when B) but children generally have better memory than adults

C) men have a brain wired for risk-taking

D) yet bilingual people have better chance in life

E) whereas men tend to have a harder time expressing

emotions verbally
17. does geology provide a better understanding
of the Earths evolution and its present features, but
it also serves society in a variety of practical ways.

A) Either B) Since C) Not only

22. Although there is no standard definition for a
D) Unless E) Nor
smartphone, .

A) it is a mobile phone with advanced functions

B) the first smartphone had a calendar, a calculator, and

fax capabilities
18. the bloody civil war, many airlines are able to
maintain an international flight schedule into and C) its applications are not often included when you buy it
out of Congo, a country located in Africa.
D) whether the smartphone will simply be a computer in
the future is not certain
A) Despite B) Once C) Although
D) While E) Whereas E) the number of people using smartphones rises every day
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1. More efficient printing methods led to a growth of 9. The Etruscans, who ---- a great part of Italy about
newspapers in the U.S. during the 19th century. 900 BC, ---- from Asia Minor.

A) dense B) loyal C) basic A) had colonised / originally came

D) current E) rapid B) colonised / had originally come
C) were colonised / have originally come
D) have colonised / originally come
2. Tobacco was first used by Native Americans and E) were colonising / mightoriginally come
began to be about eight thousand years ago in
South America.
10. Unless the embargo imposed on us ---- in the near
A) cultivated B) reduced C) implemented future, we ---- for any economic recovery.
D) discussed E) irrigated
A) was lifted / could not hope
B) is lifted / cannot hope
3. Reducing tea and coffee intake can ---- produce C) were to lift / would not hope
undesirable side effects such as headaches, but they D) lifts / do not hope
fade away in a short time. E) has lifted / had hoped

A) reluctantly B) entirely C) subsequently

11. When the Italian astronomer Giovanni ---- a map
D) initially E) nearly
of Mars in 1877, he ---- a large number of straight linear
features, which he called canali.
4. When a person becomes infected by a virus, he
becomes to other diseases since the immune A) publishes / has noted
system is busy with fighting the virus. B) had published / was noting
C) has published / notes
D) published / noted
A) peculiar B) vulnerable C) bitter
E) would have published / had noted
D) threshold E) swift

12. As the current decade ---- to gradually lose power,

5. During the colonial era in a year, approximately Morris ---- as the greatest choreographer of our time.
250,000 tons of cotton yields were ---- in the USA.
A) has begun / had stood
A) planted B) diminished C) wiped B) will begin / is standing
D) curbed E) harvested C) was beginning / has stood
D) begins / stands
E) is beginning / has been standing

6. Petroleum is one of the most valuable natural ---- in

the world, and it may be described as the lifeblood of 13. In the past few months, our director ---- more merit
industrialized countries. than most people ---- in their entire career.

A) sculptures B) consumers C) deficits A) had shown / have done

D) resources E) districts B) showed / would do
C) shows / did
D) was showing / may have done
7. Astronomers ---- the sky with telescopes that E) has shown / do
gather not only visible light but also invisible forms of
energy, such as radio waves. 14. Post offices do not have enough space to cope ----
the tremendous increase ---- demand for PO boxes.
A) facilitate B) observe C) urge
D) appeal E) strive A) with / in B) on / of C) up / for
D) for / upon E) through / from

8. Microsoft's CEO Bill Gates ---- his first software 15. The works of the ancient Greek physician
company at age 15 with his schoolmate Paul Allen. Hippocrates consist ---- about 70 works, ---- which only
a relatively small number are possible by him.
A) put out B) brought up C) set up
A) of / of B) in / for C) for / in
D) worked out E) showed off D) at / about E) by / within
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16. ---- the past 50 or 60 years, foreshadowing 24. Great natural disasters cause ---- widespread
technique has been widely used ---- various authors death ---- massive social disruption and outbreaks of
and filmmakers. epidemic disease.

A) much / than B) much / that

A) Over / by B) By / on C) At / about
C) not only / but also D) as / so
D) Since / from E) Through / in E) no sooner / than

25. ---- the Civil War, those years turned out to be

17. ---- the car is equipped with a sophisticated golden era for the magazine industry.
protection system, you know you are fully protected.
A) Despite B) Obviously C) Although
A) Until B) Even if C) Although D) While E) Nevertheless
D) Whereas E) Since

26. More importantly, Dobson's book is a reminder of

---- powerful and radical critical thinking can be.
18. ---- schools encourage children to read printed
books more often, the library, in its traditional form,
A) ever so B) how far C) wherever
will eventually disappear.
D) much more E) just how
A) Whenever B) Unless C) Since
D) However E) As though 27. In the 19th century, one could grasp a field with a
little reading, ---- in these days, excelling in science
19. ---- Charles Dickens himself had a very hard and literature is much harder and more demanding.
childhood, he wrote novels that contain humour and
happy endings. A) but B) so C) as
D) when E) once
A) If B) So that C) As if
28. When the comet fragments plunged into Jupiter's
D) Although E) Unless atmosphere, ----.

A) it has a speed of over 200,000 kilometers per hour

20. Some anthropologists think that man today is ---- B) the same thing can happen to Earth
competitive ---- he was thousands of years ago. C) they exploded, and released the energy of around
50,000 H bombs
A) much / as B) the less / than D) Jupiter has been struck at least four times over the past
C) the least / of D) little / as 100 years
E) Earth must be guarded against a similar attack
E) more / than

29. As the chess-playing computer Deep Blue can

21. In 2002, ---- Australias Great Barrier Reef was hit assess 36 billion moves in three minutes, ----.
hard by unseasonable warming, 95 per cent of its coral
was adversely affected. A) chess is far from being a game of chance
B) the game had come to an end
A) so that B) unless C) when C) there was no room left for the human element
D) so long as E) in case D) no one has managed to defeat it
E) the game would soon lose its appeal

22. Many of the most important developments in

absolute dating ---- World War II have come from the
30. Some people think that government must
use of radioactive clocks.
financially support artists, poets and musicians, ----.
A) since B) during C) until
A) as budget deficit in the country is limited to a great
D) before E) after
extent

B) despite the great appeal to artistic facilities

23. Thanks to the popularity of nature documentaries,
most people know that many animals migrate from one
place to another ---- the seasons change. C) even if the duty of state is to attach importance to art

A) so that B) even though C) in case D) he fails to keep in touch with the administration
D) whether E) as
E) whereas others argue that money should be spent on
other issues
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1. When China suddenly stopped exporting materials 8. A new type of airport X-ray scanner ---- lately by an
essential to the manufacture of various technologies, innovative company ---- the contents of bottles.
sudden shortages ---- to restrict the growth of a wide range
of industries. A) has been built / to detect
B) was built / to have detected
A) witnessed B) threatened C) deserved C) will be built / being detected
D) enabled E) encouraged D) had been built / having detected
E) is built / to be detected

2. Red blood cells contain hemoglobin, which enables them

to carry oxygen from the lungs and ---- it to all parts of the
body.

A) contribute B) organize C) deliver 9. If Atatrk ---- his country to victory in the War of
Independence, Turkey ---- only as an inland state in central
D) transform E) guide Anatolia.

A) would not have led / had survived

3. The salary ---- between men and women in Britain is B) did not lead / survived
still an outrageous situation in 2010 and makes us ask:
C) had not led / would have survived
Is it ever right for men to be paid more than women?
D) has not led / would survive
A) amount B) gap C) right E) would not lead / will have survived
D) rate E) policy

4. The notion of secularism refers to ---- of state affairs from 10. ---- African nations got their independence, the first
religious beliefs and doctrine. thing they did was to change place names in their
countries.
A) separation B) fragile C) reject
A) Just as B) If C) Despite
D) neglect E) approach
D) Until E) When

5. The fuel used by ships and aircraft to bring food

and drink to Britain ---- 4 million tons of CO2 emissions.
11. It has been four centuries ---- the Catholic Church
condemned Galileo Galilei for declaring that the earth
A) bangs out B) deals with C) accounts for
revolved around the sun.
D) gets through E) spends up
A) whereas B) since C) because
D) in case E) unless

6. In Britain, thieves, acting as tourists, ---- a Leonardo da

Vinci masterpiece worth around $50 million.
12. The production of a single calorie of meat, depending
A) turned down B) set out C) gave off
on ---- it is beef or chicken, requires four to ten calories in
D) made off with E) put up with animal feed.

A) which B) if C) whatever
D) how E) whether
7. Physical training ---- muscles in several ways and ---- the
functioning of the heart and the respiratory system.

A) is altering / has improved

13 Some people can easily recover from their
B) alters / improves disappointments, whereas ---- are depressed by even minor
C) had altered / would improve setbacks.

D) altered / must have improved A) others B) the other C) another

E) has been altering / will improve D) other E) any
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Fear of flying refers to a level of anxiety so great that a

14. Claims ---- damages resulting ---- climate change could person refuses to travel (21)---- air or finds doing so
leave insurers facing very high bills. extremely distressing. Experts estimate that at least
10% of Americans have such a phobia. They worry that
A) from / with B) with / by C) for / from they will crash or even die of their own fear. In extreme
cases, an individual suffers a panic attack: a sudden
D) about / at E) of / in
feeling of intense anxiety that is often (22)---- by
shortness of breath, chest pain, nausea and dizziness.
(23)---- intense fear may prevent a person from travelling
to distant destinations on vacation. Also, it (24)---- with
15. ---- history, monarchies have been abolished, either the careers of those who have to travel for their jobs.
through revolutions, legislative reforms, coups, or wars. Fortunately, fear of flying can usually be helped by
treatments such as hypnosis. (25)----, the most effective
A) Throughout B) Beyond C) Until technique involves forcing a patient to face what he or
D) About E) Beneath she fears the most: flying in a plane.

21.
A) at B) upon C) into
16. France is a large country and, although it has over D) towards E) by
56 million inhabitants, is ---- densely populated ---- most
of its western European neighbors.

A) so / that B) more / as C) less / than 22.

A) neglected B) weakened C) improved
D) either / or E) not only / but
D) accompanied E) approved

17. Your level of success in a market economy largely

depends on your innate intelligence ---- your efforts. 23.
A) Less B) Nor C) Such
A) owing to B) in case of C) by means of D) Many E) Few
D) as well as E) on behalf of

24.
A) can interfere
B) ought to interfere
C) had to interfere
18. ---- Italy is described as an industrial state, the D) would have interfered
economic development has not blessed all parts of the E) used to interfere
nation in equal fashion.

A) Although B) Until C) If
D) Whether E) Due to 25.
A) Whereas B) Similarly
C) Otherwise D) According to
E) However

19. Moods differ from emotions and feelings ---- they are
less specific, less intense, and less likely to be triggered by
a particular stimulus or event.
26. ----, modern grand pianos have metal frames with
A) such as B) in that C) owing to heavier strings and can be played much more loudly.
D) though E) in spite of
A) Since the only instrument symbolizing the Romantic
period is the piano

B) Whereas some pianos have a third central pedal

like that of a tambourine
20. Insight into the process ---- the human brain came to
exist and acquire its remarkable abilities can be gained by C) Though many orchestral works are arranged for the
studying animals far simpler than humans. piano

D) While early pianos are largely made of wood and

A) which B) whose C) that have a delicate sound
D) whom E) by which
E) As the glockenspiel piano requires years of training
to master
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27. A green vehicle is an eco-friendly motor vehicle ----.
A) that produces less harmful impacts on the environment
than conventional ones
B) as long as more research is conducted to develop a
new type of vehicle
C) just as companies have got into fierce competition
with one another
D) while most people were concerned about the rising
fuel prices
E) since conventional cars can be powered by fossil
fuels
28. ----, many European countries took a close interest in
the New World.
A) Since African slaves were chiefly imported for agricultural
purposes
B) Since explorations across the Atlantic had lasted for decades
C) Although the population of Europe in the 15th and 16th
centuries rose at a stable rate
D) Just as Columbus was of Italian origin
E) After Columbus discovered America in 1492
29. As students in medieval universities advanced in their
studies, ----.
A) literacy in the Middle Ages was generally limited to the clergy
B) the rise of lay education was the most important development
in medieval Europe
C) they were also expected to develop their skills in public
speech
D) the term university originally meant a corporation or a guild
E) the numbers of those educated at all levels vastly increased
in the late Middle Ages
30. ----, the station has been forced to make an effort to win
them back.
A) At a time when launching a radio station is cheaper
B) As young audiences have stopped watching its main
television channel
C) Even if a channel for young children costs more for each
user
D) After an alternative rock-station received plenty of promotion
E) While most efforts are directed towards finding a new
audience
ARTI DL KURSU
31. Nutritional problems are bound to emerge ----.
A) in case a vitamin is an organic nutrient that we must obtain
from our diet
B) whereby vegetarians have to know how to get all the
essential nutrients
C) whether the key to being a healthy vegetarian is to eat a
variety of plant foods
D) when people have to rely on a single type of food
E) so that minerals are simply inorganic nutrients, usually
required in small amounts
32. Many people think that if they have a good nights
sleep, ----.
A) they will wake up without an alarm and feel rested and
refreshed
B) sleeping seven hours a night is associated with the lowest
mortality risk
C) they are usually sleepy early in the morning even after a full
nights sleep
D) they would have had no trouble remaining awake during the
day
E) medications for insomnia cant be effective, compared with
non-pharmacological approaches
33. People with anorexia nervosa imagine that they are
themselves fat, ----.
A) even if they are dangerously underweight
B) but among female athletes, anorexia nervosa may be as high
as 66 per cent
C) because family conflicts often play an important role in the
development of anorexia nervosa
D) as their first dietary objective is to stop weight loss
E) although starvation brings other physical problems
34. Though the UK possesses a third of all Europe's wind
energy potential ----.
A) Denmark was leading in the world in wind technology
B) most of the industrial world had been slow to recognize
the benefits of wind
C) it still produces far less than other European countries
D) hydroelectric power is another renewable energy resource
E) there could have been a drop of around 7% in the gas
emissions
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35. Recently scientists have been working on substitutes
for fossil fuels, ----.
A) though Japan had strongly objected to the results
B) whether they could have been used in the car industry
C) if problems of environmental pollution had not prevented this
D) unless more money is poured into research on the subject
E) as the oil reserves in the world are diminishing rapidly
36. Scientists are now looking to the computer industry
for alternative ways to help Alzheimers patients. One
approach is centered on a small camera called SenseCam,
worn like a necklace that takes photographs automatically
throughout the day. ---- Each photograph can help patients
remember those things that make up a persons identity.
A) The idea is to use the images not to replace memory but to
stimulate it.
B) Dozens of groups are now working on pilot tests of the
device for memory impairments.
C) A video camera may be able to slow the damaging effects of
Alzheimers disease.
D) Some people are skeptical about the device as older people
are often against technology.
E) The studies on the device show that they have no real
practical application.
37. Madagascar is renowned for its extraordinary animals,
particularly lemurs, a group of primates extinct elsewhere
on the planet. ---- The island was one of the last places
on earth to be settled by people, receiving its earliest
migrants in the middle of the first millennium. Moreover,
despite Madagascars proximity to Africa 400 km at the
closest point those settlers have long been suspected
of having arrived from the Malay islands modern
Indonesia more than 6,000 km away.
A) Its history of human settlement, though, is equally unusual.
B) Madagascar is quite an interesting holiday destination.
C) The Islanders culture includes elements that are
characteristically Asian.
D) There were many Malay expeditions across the Indian
Ocean.
E) It is likely that a successful colonization would have been
followed by others.
ARTI DL KURSU
38. Piri Reis was a Turkish mariner who lived in the
Ottoman Empire during the 16th century. Besides his skills
as a great seaman, he was also interested in drawing maps
of the places he visited. The details in his map of the coasts
of Africa, America, and Northern Antarctica caused great
excitement when it was discovered in 1929. What is most
striking was that Reiss map showed Antarctica as it looks
underneath the ice-cap. ----
A) Antarctica was the last continent to be fully discovered
and mapped.
B) The last time this area was ice-free, however, was at
least 6,000 years ago.
C) Piri Reis did his best to let the future generations know
how the world looked in his time.
D) The map that belonged to Piri Reis was discovered in
a museum in Istanbul.
E) The discovery of Antarctica by Piri Reis was a very important
event.
39. Envy is the feeling we get when we want something that
belongs to someone else. Mild envy might be
socially acceptable, but in the workplace, envy is often
more than mild. ---- Some institutions, for instance,
suffer so much from envy that it destroys their professional
foundation.
A) Most workplaces, however, tend to be social
institutions.
B) In fact, they are quite common but rarely cause problems.
C) Indeed, it can be an invisible and destructive force.
D) When envy occurs, people tend to work even harder.
E) Just what causes so much envy is an area to be investigated.
40. Aelius Hadrianus was the emperor of Rome from AD
117 until his death in AD 138. He pursued a policy of
non-expansion, especially during the late years of his reign,
and reinforcement after the vast conquests of his
predecessor Trajans reign. ---- He travelled more widely
than any other emperor, and strengthened both the army
and Roman rule in the conquered lands.
A) For most of his reign, he was challenged by many other
emperors.
B) It was defended by 16 military camps and other smaller
fortifications.
C) He was adopted by the emperor Trajan, whom he
succeeded.
D) It was damaged by the Picts on several occasions and
abandoned in about 383 AD.
E) This practice was aimed at strengthening the boundaries of
the empire.
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41. Jack:
- I never knew you were an urban explorer. Is
that what you were doing at the weekend?
Sam:
- Yes, I've been doing it for about a year now.
Jack:
- ----.
Sam:
- I just love the thrill of exploring, especially in the
abandoned tunnels under the streets.
A) It sounds like a thrilling experience. Is it scary?
B) How long have you been exploring such places?
C) Is it just something to do at the weekend?
D) In your opinion, which is the best city to go urban exploring?
E) So you explore old forgotten places in our cities.
Why do you do it?
42.
Sinan:
- Ive got a physics exam tomorrow and Im really nervous.
Cem:
- ----
Sinan:
- Thatd be great!
Cem:
- OK, see you later.
A) Why do you always get so nervous?
B) Has the teacher given you any study notes?
C) What do you plan to do about it?
D) Would you like to study together this evening?
E) Didnt you have a physics exam yesterday?
43. For decades, Latin Americas importance in the world
has been decreasing it is not an economic powerhouse, a
security threat or a population bomb.
A) Due to the lack of security and the population explosion in
Latin America, it can no longer be considered an important
player on the world stage.
B) Latin America has become increasingly less important in the
world because its economy is shrinking, its population is
exploding and it is no longer a security threat.
C) Over the past few decades, globally there has been
recognition that Latin America is slowly gaining a place in the
world economy despite its shrinking population.
D) For many years now, Latin America has become less
important and poses no threat economically, security-wise or in
terms of over-population.
E) Recently, Latin America has lost its global importance in
terms of its economic power and population, but it is still a
potential security threat.
ARTI DL KURSU
44. As inhabitants of one of earths most densely populated
continents, Europeans know well that environmental
protection is not a luxury, but rather a necessity.
A) Living in one of the worlds most densely-populated
continents, Europeans are well aware that they need to protect
the environment.
B) Fewer people live on the European continent than anywhere
else, and for this reason they know that they have a duty to
protect the environment.
C) It is necessary for Europeans to stop living in luxury and start
taking more responsibility for the protection of the European
continent.
D) Of all the densely-populated continents on earth, Europe is
the one that is in most need of environmental protection.
E) The luxury of protecting the environment can no longer be
applied to earths continents, particularly in the case of Europe.
45. The British are not actually more modest than other
nations, but they do have a set of social rules that include
maintaining a front of modesty at all times.
A) Modesty is maintained by the British through the observation
of strict rules that have always been of great importance
throughout history.
B) Although not necessarily more modest than others, the social
rules they have show that it is important for British people to
appear modest.
C) Besides the fact that most British people are modest, they
also have more social rules than other nations.
D) Other nations may actually be more modest than the
British despite not having a set of social rules.
E) For the British, it is important that they are viewed as the
most modest nation in the world since they have a set of strict
social rules.
46. Today, we are more prosperous and have better
relationships across the generations than ever before.
A) I think people today have more money than they used to,
but inter-generational relationships have suffered as a
consequence.
B) In the past there used to be more prosperity and better inter-
generational communication.
C) People these days are better off financially and there is
better communication between different age groups than at any
time in the past.
D) These days we are better at establishing trust between
people than we used to be, but we may lack funds.
E) Nowadays people think that relationships and trust between
generations are more important than wealth.
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50. (I) The worlds most ambitious solar power project is

47. (I) Tourism takes people to new places and broadens
their understanding and knowledge of other cultures
and environments. (II) This is an educational process
and is an important part of the industry. (III) New sporting
venues, entertainment facilities, and restaurants are just
some of the many positive side-effects that tourism creates
for the local population. (IV) If directed properly, this education
can lead to a greater awareness, sympathy and admiration
for other societies. (V) This cultural exchange can help
foster peace among different cultures.
scheduled to begin in Morocco. (II) The plan is to use
solar panels across the Sahara Desert to make use of
the Suns rays, which shine there all year round.
(III) The destination seems to be ideal for a holiday in
the sun. (IV) Because North Africas sunlight is so
intense, solar panels used by this project could
generate up to three times the electricity produced by
similar projects in Northern Europe. (V) By 2050, this
system could supply 15-20% of Europes electricity
requirements.

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

48. (I) In the 20th century, the new science of psychology

seemed to challenge the idea of free will. (II) However,
brain scanners and our ability to interpret them are
extremely useful. (III) Freuds theory of unconscious
drives suggested that the causes of some of our actions
are not what we think they are. (IV) And then along
came neuroscience, which is often thought to diminish
the importance of free will even more. (V) The more we
find out about the workings of the brain, the less room
there seems to be in it for any kind of autonomous,
rational self.

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

49. (I) The biggest industrial project on the Kenyan coast

will be to the north in the Lamu region. (II) At a spot now
occupied by a Kenya-US naval base, a super-port
capable of handling huge container ships is due to be
built. (III) A motorway and railway will move its goods to
Ethiopia and Uganda, and oil will flow the other way.
(IV) On arid land now inhabited by the hunter-gatherer
Boni people, a new city will arise with 2 million people
and an international airport. (V) Kenyas population has
grown from 8 million in 1963 to 43 million today, and
incomes are rising steadily.

A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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1. Scientists urge national leaders to ---- climate 8. By 2005, when the Bush administration ---- to join
change, based on the idea that all nations should take the EUs negotiations with Iran, the pressure on Iran --
steps for the success of prevention efforts. --- by western powers.

A) infer B) develop C) malady A) agreed / had been decreased

D) tackle E) influence B) had agreed / decreased
C) was agreed / had been decreased
D) would agree / may have decreased
2. An innovative technique has been developed to ---- E) has agreed / would have to decrease
sugars in seaweed into a fuel that can be used to
power cars.
9. Lately, researchers ---- a series of RNA biomarkers
A) convert B) instant C) curb in blood that ---- to develop a test to predict the risk of
D) separate E) weird a person to commit suicide.

A) have discovered / could be used

3. Astronomers have reputation for great discoveries: B) discovered / can be used
new planets and galaxies on the edge of the universe, C) had discovered / were used
but now they are on the trail of the most ---- discovery D) discover / may be used
of all: a completely new universe beyond our own. E) are discovering / has been used

A) severe B) notable C) reluctant

D) endemic E) hostile 10. UNESCO seeks to encourage the protection and
preservation of cultural and natural heritage all ---- the
world that is considered to be ---- outstanding value to
humanity.
4. Ancient Mayan manuscripts mention catastrophes
striking the Earth with ---- consequences; and all A) around / of B) among / with C) across / against
regard these disasters as divine punishment. D) upon / at E) with / by

A) civilized B) desperate C) talented

D) inadequate E) devastating 11. The United Nations Security Council acted to
tighten sanctions ---- Iran in response to the countrys
uranium-enrichment activities, which Tehran says are
---- peaceful purposes.
5. An initiative was founded six weeks ago to
encourage Americas richest families to ------ money to A) beside / on B) over / from C) through / in
societys most urgent problems. D) against / for E) from / at

A) abide by B) put back C) give away

D) make out E) account for 12. More elaborate designs for the emblem of the
2014 Winter Olympics were considered, but ----,
organizers eventually decided to use a simpler and
more futuristic design.
6. Recovering from malaria on the remote Indonesian
island of Halmahera, the young British biologist ---- an A) even B) either C) instead
idea that would transform humanitys view of itself. D) indeed E) besides

A) fell behind with B) went in for

C) made away with D) looked down on 13. Unfortunately, national and international
E) came up with organizations are ill prepared to exploit e-health
systems ---- a major pandemic disease.

A) despite B) due to C) by means of

7. After ---- to a hospital in nearby Moutiers, last week D) in the event of E) in order to
Schumacher ---- to a bigger trauma unit in Grenoble,
80 miles away.
14. The costs of maintaining US military superiority
A) evacuating / transferred are substantial, ---- by historical standards, they are
B) evacuated / is being transferred exceptionally small.
C) having been evacuated / was transferred
D) having evacuated / had been transferred A) therefore B) in addition C) correspondingly
E) being evacuated / has transferred D) however E) accordingly
2016 YDS Mini Deneme 55 soru

Thomas Edison began conducting experiments during his

15. Banks contract for a security interest over the childhood. To start with, there were hundreds of
assets of a company ---- they may seize the unsuccessful experiments, but Edison eventually invented
companys property directly to satisfy debts. and patented 2,500 items, (22) ---- the electric lamp and
phonograph. He was determined to give laughter and
A) even though B) so that C) as if light to people, but, until he actually managed to do so,
D) much as E) just as most people ridiculed him. (23) ---- losing hope, Edison
attempted over 1,000 unsuccessful experiments in his
efforts to make an electric lamp. When people told him he
16. The EU and the US urged Syrian government to was (24) ---- his time, energy, and money for nothing,
negotiate a peaceful end to the conflict; ------, they Edison exclaimed, For nothing! Every time I make an
would introduce sanctions against those responsible experiment, I get new results. Failures are stepping stones
for the violence. to success. Determined to give people electric lamps,
Edison said he (25) ---- his goal by early 1880. In 1879, he
A) otherwise B) furthermore created his first electric lamp, and in so doing, received
C) therefore D) consequently much praise. People realized that Edisons invention was
E) afterwards not affected by rain or wind, remaining constant through
bad weather. (26) ---- he had predicted, Edison provided
people with light and laughter.

22.
Ancient astronauts or ancient aliens, also known as A) such as B) in order to C) if not
paleocontact hypothesis, are purported intelligent D) so that E) more than
extraterrestrial beings said (17) ---- Earth in antiquity or
prehistory and made contact with humans. (18) ----suggest
that this contact influenced the development of human 23.
cultures, technologies, and religions. A common variant of A) Onto B) Into C) Without
the idea is that deities from most, if not all, religions are D) Between E) Among
actually extraterrestrials, and their (19) ---- technologies
were wrongly understood by primitive men as evidence
(20) --- their divine status. These proposals have been 24.
popularized, particularly in the latter half of the 20th A) urging B) retarding C) complying
century, by writers such as Erich von Dniken, Giorgio A. D) seizing E) wasting
Tsoukalos, (21) ---- the idea that ancient astronauts
existed is not taken seriously by most academics, and has
received little or no credible attention in peer reviewed 25.
studies. A) had been met
B) would meet
17. C) will meet
A) to visit D) might have met
B) visiting E) is meeting
C) visited
D) to have visited
E) having been visited 26.
A) In that B) Nevertheless C) Even so
D) Just as E) Given that
18.
A) Believers B) Undertakers C) Addicts
D) Doubts E) Foes
27. Even if efforts to reverse increasing global
warming focus on its environmental impacts, -----.
19.
A) advanced B) redundant A) these should be projected far before they originated
C) dull D) fatal E) unanimous
B) the soaring temperatures has now the potential to
threaten all the species on earth
20.
A) in B) amid C) of C) most of them often miss its so-called economical
D) beneath E) upon effects over societies

D) governments would respond to the occurrence different

21.
A) so B) but C) for D) or E) lest E) they are usually bound to its origins rather than effects
2016 YDS Mini Deneme 55 soru
28. Highly social people enjoy novel experiences and
meeting strangers, ----.
A) as these physiological and cognitive variations are
likely to correlate with political preference.
B) therefore high scores in aversive behavior also
correlate with autistic spectrum disorders
C) now that people with a diagnosis of anxiety suffer
increased perceptions of threat and sensations of disgust
D) whereas others may feel aggression, suspicion and
anxiety when confronted with surprises and foreigners.
E) when patients with negative parents are sent to a hostel
instead of being sent home
29. Some of the worlds wealthiest companies have
figured out ways to avoid paying enormous amounts
of taxes, ------.
A) just as others with a high profile failed to fulfill annual
projections set a year before
B) if they are to make a profit by means of mergence into
a wider corporation
C) since they hire ingenious lawyers and qualified
accountants to deal with such an undertaking
D) even though the global firms selling household
appliances are facing such an economic investment
E) when influential individuals also pour lots of money into
shaping a global system that they will hope to benefit from
30. In addition to health issues regarding developing
malignant tumors, ------.
A) safety concerns have also been raised with respect to
the use of wireless handsets
B) no scientific evidence currently establishes a definite
link between wireless device use and cancer
C) wireless device use may not be directly linked to cancer
and other illnesses
D) wireless devices enable communication which doesnt
not require a permanent connection
E) science has not been able to identify any harmful
effects resulting from wireless handsets
31. Although creativity has long been considered a
gift of a select minority, ----.
A) journalists in particular can come up with effective
techniques that break down peoples established
viewpoints
B) psychologists are now revealing its seeds in mental
processes that all of us undergo such as decision-making
C) idea generation is indeed the first important stage of
originality, which helps in the workplace a lot
D) the contributions of creative thought can directly
translate into career advancement as well as financial
rewards
E) researchers discovered the mysteries of exceptional
creativity exhibited by the artists of the Enlightenment
32. ----, Pythagoras also developed both scientific and
eccentric theories about the physical universe.
A) Even if new inventions had replaced the tools that were
used in prehistoric times
B) Since he was favored neither by the public nor by any
influential government authorities
C) Despite having computed the distance between the
Sun and the Moon
D) Because Greece was threatened by an invading army
E) In addition to figuring out useful things related to
triangles
33. Many scientists maintain that susceptibility to
autism is inherited, ----.
A) as certain autistic individuals display incredible talents
in very specific domains
B) whether there is a connection between the illness and
newly discovered class of nerve cells
C) so an autistic child prefers to be alone and resists
change
D) whereas environmental risk factors also seem to play a
role in the development of the disease
E) once physicians have developed better ways to
diagnose and successfully treat the disorder
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34. Stress and worry are common triggers for
insomnia, ----.
A) if it contributes to daytime tiredness that could be
responsible for accidents
B) thus people who are struggling with such issues are
particularly vulnerable to it
C) while attempts to restore a normal sleep pattern
through exercise may fail
D) as sufferers try to follow a routine by going to sleep
and getting up at the same time
E) but it is doubtless that it would affect many children and
their parents as well
35. Unless the required documentation showing the
criminal record of the candidate is provided, ----.
A) the applications for the vacant post will not be
processed
B) most of them will be available in the rest of the
year
C) the candidate will have a chance to attend seminars all
through the years
D) they have gained the opportunity to master their skills
to a great extent
E) the applications will have been completed successfully
36. A regimen of mineral supplements should be
discontinued, ----.
A) if it has negative results in terms of ones health
B) now that clinics work with health care practitioners who
recommend minerals
C) when the chronic symptoms of an illness are
described in detail
D) whether the patient has regular follow-up visits to
maintain his good health
E) while a blood test can warn the practitioner before
things get worse
37. Despite not having had polio cases in Turkey since
1998, nearly one million children below the age of five
living in the cities bordering Syria have been
vaccinated because of the cases observed in Syria.
A) 1998den beri Trkiyede ocuk felci vakas ile
karlalmamtr, ancak Suriyede ortaya kt
gzlemlenince snra yakn ehirlerdeki be ya alt
ocuklar alanmtr.
B) Trkiyede en son ocuk felci vakas 1998 ylnda
grlmtr, ancak Suriyede ortaya kan vakalar
sebebiyle snr ehirlerde yaayan be ya alt bir milyon
ocuk tekrar alanmas talep edilmitir.
C) 1998den beri ocuk felci vakas ile karlalmam
olmasna ramen, Trkiyenin Suriye snrndaki
blgelerde ikamet eden be yandaki bir milyon ocuk,
Suriyede ortaya kan vakalardan sonra alanmtr.
D) Suriye snrlarndaki Trk ehirlerinde 1998den beri
ocuk felci vakas grlmemesine ramen, Suriyede
grlen vakalardan sonra bu blgede yaayan bir milyon
ocuun alanmas karar alnmtr.
E) Trkiyede 1998den beri ocuk felci vakas
olmamasna ramen, Suriye snrndaki ehirlerde
yaayan be yan altndaki yaklak bir milyon ocuk,
Suriyede gzlemlenen vakalardan dolay alanmtr.
38. U.N. scientists have recently made a huge stride
in the developing fusion energy that promises a nearly
inexhaustible energy source for future generations.
A) Gelecek nesiller iin bitmez tkenmez bir enerji kayna
aray ierisinde olan BM bilim adamlar, fzyon enerjisini
gelitirme konusunda nemli bir gelime kaydettiklerini
bildirmilerdir.
B) BM bilim adamlar gelecek nesiller iin neredeyse
tkenmez bir enerji kayna vadeden fzyon enerjisini
gelitirme konusunda son zamanlarda byk bir adm
atmlardr.
C) Son zamanlarda fzyon enerjisi zerinde alan BM
bilim adamlar, bunun gelecek nesiller iin tkenmez bir
enerji kayna olacan vaat etmektedirler.
D) BM bilim adamlarnn son zamanlarda gelitirdii
fzyon enerjisi, gelecek nesillere neredeyse tkenmez bir
enerji kayna salamaktadr.
E) Gelecek nesillerin enerji ihtiyacnn neredeyse
tamamn karlayabilecei vaat edilen fzyon enerjisi BM
bilim adamlar tarafndan son zamanlarda gelitirilmitir.
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39. Thanks to animal rights activists demands, the 41. Ak artrmaclarn rapor ettii kadaryla, Nazi
penalty for killing animals through torture will be lideri Adolf Hitler imzal Mein Kampfn ender iki
increased to two years sentence in prison with a new kopyas, Los Angelesta yaplan bir ak artrmayla
legal amendment. 64,850 dolara satld.

A) Hayvan haklar savunucularnn talepleri sayesinde, A) As far as the auctioneers reported, two rare copies of
hayvanlar ikence yaparak ldrmenin cezas yeni bir Mein Kampf signed by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler were
yasal dzenlemeyle iki yl hapis cezasna karlacak. sold for $64,850 in an auction carried out in Los Angeles.

B) Hayvanlara ikence yapp onlarn lmne sebep olan B) The two rare copies of Mein Kampf, written and
insanlarn iki yl hapis cezasna arptrlmas insan haklar signed by notorious Nazi leader Adolf Hitler were released
savunucular tarafndan talep edilmektedir. for $64,850 by the auctioneers in Los Angeles.

C) Hayvan haklar savunucular, hayvanlar ikence
yoluyla ldren insanlarn cezalarnn arttrlmasn talep
ettikleri iin, yasal dzenlemelerle hapis cezas sresi iki
yla karlmtr.
D) Hayvan haklar savunucular, hayvanlara ikence eden
insanlarn daha ar cezalar almalarn talep etmilerdir,
bu yzden yasal dzenlemeler ile iki yl hapis cezasna
karlma karar alnmtr.
E) Hayvanlara ikence eden insanlarn hapse atlmasn
talep eden hayvan haklar savunucular, yasal
dzenlemeler ile bu kiilerin iki yl hapse atlmasn
salamlardr.
C) Mein Kampf was the book written by the Nazi leader
Adolf Hitler and two rare copies signed by him were
auctioned in Los Angeles and sold for $64,850.
D) The auctioneers sold the last two copies of Mein
Kampf, which were both signed by the Nazi Leader Adolf
Hitler for $64,850 in Los Angeles.
E) According to what the auctioneers reported, the two
copies of Adolf Hitlers book Mein Kampf were sold in the
auction in Los Angeles for $64,850.

42. Bakrn yakn Doudaki ilk kullanm 6000 yl

kadar nce, metalden mzrak, ok ba ve keski gibi
aletler reten Smerlilere dayanmaktadr.

40. 2013 Kasm aynn resmi verilerine gre, A) The earliest use of copper in the Near East comes from
Trkiyenin isizlik oran geen yln ayn dnemi ile the Sumerians who manufactured tools such as spears,
karlatrldnda yzde 9.9 artmtr. arrowheads and chisels from the metal as early as 6000
years ago.
A) The unemployment rate of Turkey was compared with
the rates of the previous year and an 9.9 increase was B) Sumerians manufactured spears, arrowheads and
observed according to the research done on November chisels by using the copper for the first time nearly 6000
2013. years ago in the Near East.

B) Turkeys unemployment rate has been reported to have C) Sumerians first used copper to manufacture tools such
increased to 9.9 according to official data of November as spears, arrowheads and chisels in the Near East about
2013. 6000 years ago.

C) When compared to the rates of the previous year, the D) In the Near East, Sumerians were the first to have used
unemployment rates of Turkey officially increased to 9.9 copper in making tools from metals such as spears,
on November 2013. arrowheads and chisels as back as 6000 years ago.

D) According to the official data of November 2013, E) The earliest use of cooper in the Near East can be
Turkeys unemployment rate increased to 9.9 percent traced back as early as 6000 years ago by Sumerians who
compared to the same period of the previous year. manufactured spears, arrowheads and chisels.

E) According to the data published by official bodies, the

unemployment rate in Turkey increased by 9.9 after
November 2013.
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For decades, nets and sprays have been the only 44. According to the passage, the paint ----.
effective methods for controlling the mosquitoes that
cause malaria. However, Spanish chemist Pilar Mateo A) reveals different results in some parts of the world
thinks she can do better with her invention of needs
embedding pesticides in microcapsules stirred into
house paints at her Valencia company. The insecticides B) to be stirred well before application has a long-lasting
are released from the paint slowly, remaining effective
for two to four years, while sprays need to be reapplied C) effect when compared to sprays every
at least every six months. The paint acts like a vaccine
for houses, she says. The amounts of pesticides D) releases pesticides six months
released from the paint are harmless to people but are
devastating to insects, according to the tests made by E) should be used in houses where people have been
scientists. The paint has already been approved for use vaccinated
in fifteen countries, including China and England. Mateo
is seeking approval in the US and a recommendation
from the World Health Organization. She says she has
received offers to buy her patent but refuses to sell out.
Instead, her new venture, another company in Africa,
will produce it commercially at a factory in Ghana and
employ a great number of workers. By taking
production outside Spain, we can reduce the cost and
make it more accessible, she says. Her idea is to sell 45. It can be inferred from the passage that ----.
the paint as an affordable alternative to sprays. After
years of donating paint to poor people in Latin America, A) the paint may not be as common as sprays, since
Mateo wants to fund her broader humanitarian efforts. they have long been in use for pest control
Its not just the insects that are the problem, she says,
Its the poverty. B) Mateo will also contribute to the economy of a less
well-off nation with her new project

C) greater amounts of pesticides are required in Latin

American countries

D) the use of the paint will be restricted to fifteen

43. According to the passage, Mateos invention ----.
A) provides easy application and proves to be more
effective than other methods
countries around the world
E) people in poor countries may not be able to afford to
buy the paint because of its high cost

B) has been guided by the World Health Organization

and initially applied in the US

C) is supported primarily by the funds from China and

England 46. It can be understood from the passage that Mateo
----.
D) has resulted from a collaborative work of scientists
from different countries A) has made important donations to Latin American
countries with the help of the US
E) has attracted much attention especially from
developed countries B) is thought to be the most successful inventor in the
field of pest control

C) has tried to sell her patent, but could not manage to

do so

D) is the first to make use of microencapsulation

technology

E) ultimately plans to fight against poverty through her

lucrative enterprises
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47. 49. Although it seems that the media tends to

Carrie: influence mostly just our consumer choices, it also
- Did you know that the moon was actually once a part of may affect our opinions about the world or specific
the Earth? peoples and races.

Steven: A) Since the media is keen to change some of our

- Of course! Didnt you know that?
Carrie:- ----
Steven:
- Thats right, especially when you think that the moon
looks so barren and the Earth is so rich in life.
consumer choices, it will try to manipulate our views
concerning the world or particular societies
B) It looks that not only does the media have a tendency
to affect mainly our spending options but it is also likely to
impress our concepts regarding particular nations and
races

A) No, I didnt. I only heard all about it yesterday in
physics class.
B) Yes, but it is hard to believe how such a lifeless thing
was once a part of the Earth.
C) I did, and its amazing that astronauts have travelled to
the moon and back.
C) Whereas the media takes no notice our claims about
the world or common peoples and races, our consumer
options havent changed due to these influence
D) It is clear that our consumption patterns hardly change
in spite of the medias inclination to influence us, but it is
possible that it can have on effect on our outlook for
peoples and races

D) Yes, but I dont believe it and I dont think it has been
proven by scientists yet.
E) Definitely, and the moons craters were initially
formed by asteroids crashing into it.
E) However hard the media tries to influence all our
consumer choices, it will have difficulty to manipulate the
way we seen other communities and races.

48.
Gary:
- These days Im drinking green tea, which is supposed to
help you lose weight. 50. In developing countries, the poorest people may
face a disproportionate share of health risks related to
Arnold: economic growth.
- I dont think such things work to the same degree on
everyone. After all, were all different with different A) In some developing countries, the most miserable
metabolisms. residents are likely to overcome the great health burdens
regarding economic development.
Gary:- ----
B) The health problems caused by uneven distribution of
Arnold: wealth may lead poor people to undergo some problems
- I guess you have a point. in developing nations

A) What Im trying to say is that it has lost its flavor. C) In developed countries, the people with highest poverty
are unlikely to suffer from great portion on account of
B) Of course. Tea is my favorite beverage, anyway. economic advancements.

C) Since you agree, Ill treat you to a dinner at a
luxurious restaurant.
D) Still, you should try it if you want to know whether it
works for you or not.
E) Youre right. Losing weight has nothing to do with
what you eat or drink.
D) The health threats resulting from economic recession
may cause the poor people to enjoy the health services
less in developing countries
E) With regard to economic expansion, the most
impoverished inhabitants could experience an unequal
portion of health dangers in emerging nations.
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51. With the exception of Gulf countries, where
internet access is available to broad segments of the
population, in many countries of the Arab world fewer
than a quarter of households have access to this
essential tool.
A) As well as many Gulf countries, where internet service
is available to some parts of the countries, most
households in some countries in Arab peninsula have
access to this necessary way as well.
B) In few countries of the Arab world more than a three
quarters of households do not gain access to World Wide
Web, but some Gulf countries lack access to internet,
causing most of the population offline.
C) Many countries in Arab world regard Internet as having
a crucial importance, but in some Gulf countries access to
Internet is hindered and many people still lack access to
this trivial tool.
D) Majority of the residences do not enjoy the internet
access in most Arabic countries, apart from Gulf countries,
in which a great deal of population is provided with this
indispensable service.
E) Internet is being provided to large parts of the
population in Gulf nations; however, quite of few
households in those Arab countries world are expected to
gain access it as well.
52. The sharp drop in obesity rate among young US
children is in part put down to higher incidence of
breastfeeding and lower consumption of sugary
beverages.
A) The dramatic fall in obesity rate in young US children is
partly attributed to more infants being breastfed and less
consumption of drinks containing sugar.
B) The American children are now consuming less sugary
drinks and this accounts for the decline in the rate of
obesity in US.
C) It is believed that a sharp reduction in the obesity rate
can be realized by less regular breastfeeding and
consuming more sugary drinks.
D) There is an abrupt increase in obesity rate among
young US children as they consume more sugary drinks
and are feed with breast milk.
E) The quick rise in breastfeeding and consumption of
sugary drinks may pave the way for a sharp decline in
obesity for some American children.
53. ----. For example, elephants are known as
ecosystem engineers for their tendency to push over
trees and stomp shrubby areas in the savannah into
submission. This keeps forests at bay, which
otherwise would overtake open grasslands. Wolves,
on the other hand, are apex predators. They keep
other species like deer in check, preventing herbivore
populations from getting out of hand. Both elephants
and wolves are keystone species, or ones that have a
relatively large impact on their environment in relation
to their actual population numbers.
A) Animals whether large or small have been adversely
influenced by abruptly changing conditions
B) Although the lion is considered the king, it fears
elephants in open grasslands
C) Wolves cannot take down elephants unless they attack
in packs of a hundred or more
D) Some animals have remarkable influence on their
surroundings more than others according to a recent study
E) According to a recent study, predators maintain the
diversity in African grasslands in many ways
54. Some scientists think that the Earth began hot.
According to this theory, the Earth formed from many
smaller bodies drawn together by their mutual gravity.
As each body hit the Earth, the impact generated heat.
---- That is, the Earth has become much like a baked
potato taken from the oven, cooling on the outside,
but remaining hot inside because heat leaks very
slowly from its interior.
A) This led to the development of Earths species.
B) When the bombardment stopped, the Earths surface
cooled, but its interior has remained hot.
C) Scientists were unsure which heating mechanisms
were important and if they needed to interfere with it.
D) The amount of heat lost depends on the surface area,
but the amount of heat contained depends on the volume.
E) The shifting of large blocks of the Earths surface used
to be called continental drift
55. (I) Amazonia, the Amazon region of Brazil, occupies
an area about half the size of the US and contains the
worlds largest rain forest. (II) This vast ecosystem
encompasses about a third of all surviving tropical forests
on Earth and nurtures thousands of animal and plant
species. (III) Like other rain forests around the world, it
makes a vital contribution to the global atmospheric
balance and is a significant source of medicinal plants.
(IV) It is also home to some of the last remaining Stone
Age people on the planet. (V) Brazils politicians tend to
support the expansion of Amazonias development rather
than the protection of its fragile environment.
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1. The element zircon has been important not only 7. The air at the top of Mount Everest, which is the
for understanding the age of the continents but worlds highest peak, is so low in oxygen that most
also for ---- when life on earth first appeared. people would instantly ---- if they were exposed to it.

A) determining B) approving C) providing A) pass out B) come back C) get off

D) affording E) supporting D) set out E) move off

8. The dodo, a now-extinct flightless bird that --- on

2. As scientific evidence ---- shows, passive smoking the island of Mauritius, ---- a symbol of extinction in
is a serious health hazard that can lead to disease in popular culture since 1960's.
children and nonsmoking adults.
A) lived / has become
A) unfairly B) hopefully C) incompetently B) has lived / to have become
D) unremarkably E) clearly C) will live / to become
D) would live / became
E) was living / would have become

3. Skeptics vigorously criticize any ---- that supports

man-made global warming and yet embrace any 9. One experiment indicated that just telling a man
argument that refutes global warming. that he ---- by a female was enough ---- his
psychological performance.
A) evidence B) verdict C) debate
D) nuance E) utility A) may observe / to hurting
B) was observed / to be hurt
C) will be observed / hurting
D) could observe / hurt
E) would be observed / to hurt

4. Infectious diseases continue to claim the lives of

the poor across the world, where African children
---- 80 percent of malaria victims worldwide.

10. Old Danish, one of the languages of the Vikings

A) hand down B) account for C) bring up
who ---- in Britain during the 9th to 11th centuries,
D) keep up with E) leave off ---- a strong influence on development of English.

A) have settled / had had

B) had settled / would have
C) settle / has
D) settled / had
5. Indo-European peoples began entering Greece in
about 2000 BC and ---- new civilizations there. E) would settle / will have

A) came out B) looked after C) set up

D) got on E) kept away

11. The Maya ---- a very advanced civilization in the

jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture ---- by
the time Europeans first arrived in the New World.
6. Many sea creatures live alone from birth, and
A) have established / would disappear
therefore must ---- solutions to everyday problems
without a model to copy. B) were established / could disappear
C) may establish / has disappeared
A) take off B) work out C) put up
D) pull out E) let out D) will establish / disappears
E) established / had disappeared
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12. At their summit, the Hittites ---- all of what ---- now 17. Life originated in the sea and evolved there for
Turkey between the 15th and 13th centuries BC, almost 3 billion years ---- plants and animals began
centered on their capital city of Hattushash. moving onto the land.

A) have owned / was

A) because B) even if C) before
B) owned / is
D) but E) as if
C) had owned / would be
D) are owned / will be
E) will own / could be

18. ---- we live and grow, we learn the culture of the

society in which we live.

A) As B) Since C) Even though

D) When E) Whereas
13. English cottage gardens are ideal ---- plant lovers
and ---- who just want to see color and plenty of it.

A) at / these B) for / those C) with / this

D) on / that E) to / such 19. Some people say cheap air travel is good, ---- it
enables ordinary people to travel, yet, others argue
that it is bad ---- the environment.

A) in spite of / in B) in that / about

C) nevertheless / to D) because / for
E) thanks to / below

14. The Ottomans managed to rule ---- more than 600

years ---- a policy of "divide and rule," by making
themselves part of the culture of the regions they 20. Roughly 100,000 years ago, during the last ice
ruled. age, wolves migrated from Eurasia to the highlands of
---- is now Ethiopia.
A) for / by B) with / on C) from / about
A) whose B) whom C) what
D) behind / with E) onto / beneath
D) whereby E) who

21. No one knows for certain whether or not people

15. Answers ---- why some people are more religious today lie ---- they did in the past.
than others often focus ---- the role of culture or
upbringing. A) so that B) so far as C) as long as
D) for so long E) more than

A) into / for B) at / about C) below / in

D) to / on E) across / behind
22. The most devastating human impact on
environments can be seen on islands ---- settlers
have introduced new animals and plants.

A) which B) to whom C) what

D) to which E) whom
16. The acidity of global surface waters has increased
---- 30% in the last 200 years and this rate of
acidification is projected ---- the end of the century to
accelerate.
23. Human activity has destroyed ---- plant species
A) into / from B) by / through C) out of / within
that collective action is essential for the conservation
of those that remain.
D) without / across E) on / over
A) more B) so many C) many more
D) the most E) as many
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24. In Renaissance England, though the European
influence was strong ---- poetry was concerned,
the native drama continued to develop and gain
popularity.
A) as well as B) in that C) so that
D) as far as E) in case
25. ---- , yet it is not possible to go much further
without any breakthroughs in battery technology.
A) Electric cars dont make economic sense due to the
harsh environmental regulations in force
B) Electric cars have simply been a technological failure
C) Hybrid cars are certainly a step in the right direction
D) Any fuel savings resulting from electric or hybrid cars
are likely to be offset by the cost of the cars themselves
E) One fears that the hybrid car may be yet another
technological failure
26. ---- , street crime in major Asian cities is still less
common than in most European cities.
A) Since the governments are concerned
B) Because severe measures had been taken
C) Although it is rising sharply
D) If one were to admit it
E) Before reliable statistical data can be obtained
27. Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease
spread by mosquitoes in tropical areas, ----.
A) if you take anti-mosquito precautions and medication to
keep safe
B) as long as people can find a cure for it
C) but it cannot be transmitted directly from person to
person
D)since it is the world's second biggest killer after
tuberculosis
E)even though malaria is potentially a deadly disease
ARTI DL KURSU
28. ---- they vary in their arrangement and in their
manner of presenting the material.
A) Whether the lives of all such authors are included in
biographical reference books
B) If the book you want is listed in the catalogue
C) Since the table of contents appears at the front of the
book
D) Although all good dictionaries contain essentially the
same kind of information
E) As dictionary compilers do not themselves decide the
meaning and spelling of words
29. Because energy production exhausts natural
resources and causes pollution, ---- .
A) we depend upon nature to provide the basics of life,
such as food and oxygen
B) many resources are used once and then thrown away
C) modern technical challenges are seldom met by
scientists
D) scientists and engineers must work to develop energy-
efficient processes
E) engineers must solve problems without even
understanding the underlying theory
30. Meteorites are extraterrestrial rocks with roughly
equal amounts of metal and silicates ---- .
A) because the moon has been studied extensively and
has been sampled directly at a few locations
B) which have major implications for the collisional history
of planetary bodies
C) whereby the various planetary and asteroidal bodies in
the solar system contain a specific isotopic label
D) so that each meteorite is a small sample of a much
larger parent body, probably an unidentified asteroid
E) while measurement of the oxygen isotopic composition
of the Sun is the highest priority of NASA missions
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31. Some people think that government should
financially support painters, poets, musicians, and
other artists, ----.
A) because budget deficit in the country is rather limited to
a great extent
B) despite the great amount of appeal to artistic facilities
by the community
C) even if the main duty of the administrators is to attach
importance to art
D) in which case someone in the authority fail to keep in
touch with the administration
E) whereas others argue that money should be spent on
other issues
32. As biologists continue to study relationships of
the living systems that inhabit our planet, ----.
A) metabolic reactions occur continuously in every living
organism
B) an expanding human population and increased
consumer demand for energy, homes and highways are
causing the rapid destruction of vital ecosystems
C) energy is required to maintain the precise order that
characterizes ecosystems
D) research in molecular biology and genetics has caused
new insights into disease processes
E) they enhance our awareness of our impact on the
environment
33. ----, while such African languages as Hausa and
Swahili continued to serve the everyday needs of the
masses.
A) During the colonial era in Africa, English became the
shared language of the administration and a Western-
educated lite,
B) In colonial Africa, the teaching of English literature is
no longer popular
C) Modern African writers have found it necessary to
adapt certain aspects of English,
D) Today, English is the official language of sixteen
countries in Africa,
E) English as a second language has been taught in
Africa for nearly four hundred years,
ARTI DL KURSU
34. Before Freud shed light on dreams and
extraordinary role of the subconscious, ----.
A) there are many who have grasped their significance
B) educated people in particular regarded dreams as
meaningless and pointless
C) many traditional ways of interpreting dreams are being
analyzed
D) the relationship between stress and dreams would
surely have been recognized
E) many great writers still draw on the principles of human
psychology
35. The United Nations officially recognized the
greenhouse effect in 1995, ---- .
A) when its International Panel on Climate noted that
human activity had a huge impact on global warming
B) as the economies of developing nations will grow over
the next few decades
C) if developing nations were exempt from the Kyoto
Agreement
D) since the US government announced that it would not
participate in Kyoto Agreement
E) that the participating nations must make large and
costly changes in their energy systems
36. Oxygen, sugars and amino acids are allowed into
the brain, ---- .
A) as toxins could severely impair the brains functioning
B) which provided early evidence of the blood-brain
barrier
C) whereas most other substances are kept out
D) that controls which molecules in the bloodstream can
enter the brain
E) just as no other organ is equally efficient
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37. Africa Report is a weekly TV program ---- .
A) unless it showcases the very best in Africa
B) that focuses on business and investment in Africa
C) though it covers everything from economic reform to
rewarding investment opportunities
D) so it has 250 million viewers in Africa alone
E) as it is brought to you by the worlds leading business
channel
38. ---- , they operate as effective carriers and may
pass it on to other birds which are more susceptible.
A) Although many migratory birds are immune to the
effects of the avian flu virus
B) Since many residents of outlying villages have refused
to carry out the culling of their chickens to prevent the
spread of avian flu
C) Despite the fact that the avian flu virus is spread,
primarily, by migratory birds
D) As symptoms of bird flu in humans are similar to those
of common flu
E) If the spread of the avian flu virus through populations
of wild birds remains unchecked
39. Although it has been nearly a century since the
Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean, ----.
A) a number of stories still continue to be told about
the disaster
B) one of the most interesting aspects about the tragic
history of the luxurious ship is the mixed passengers on
board
C) volumes of books and a number of films had already
been produced
D) she was labelled unsinkable before her disastrous
voyage in April of 1912
E) the ship initially earned fame as the largest luxury ship
on the open seas
ARTI DL KURSU
40. If it were easy to slow down the rate of carbon
dioxide build-up in the atmosphere, ----.
A) we should have developed several strategies
B) carbon capture would have been just half the job
C) the problem of global warming would not be a
serious issue
D) 380 molecules per million in our lungs are
carbon dioxide
E) there is no reason why carbon dioxide should be
released into the air
41. Women tend to choose fields of study like
education, English, psychology, biology and art
history ----.
A) if women had lower salaries, less laboratory
space and fewer resources
B) although women comprise 43 per cent of the
workforce, but only 23 per cent of scientists and
engineers
C) since many experts who study male/female
differences provide strong support for this idea
D) while men are much more interested in physics,
mathematics, computer science and engineering
E) because there are so few women in the fields of
mathematics and physical sciences
42. Pluto was classified as a planet until 2006, ----.
A) because it was named for the Roman god of the
underworld
B) although the New Horizons spacecraft made a
voyage there and beyond in 2006
C) but the International Astronomical Union (IAU)
changed its status to that of dwarf planet
D) as it is very difficult for astronomers to collect
reliable information about it
E) while Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are classical planets
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43. Since comets appear in the sky without any signal
in advance, people in antiquity and especially during
the Middle Ages believed that they had a special
meaning.
A) Kuyruklu yldzlar gkyznde nceden herhangi
bir iaret vermeden grndkleri iin, eski ada ve
zellikle Ortaa boyunca, insanlar onlarn zel bir anlam
olduuna inanyorlard.
B) Eski ada ve zellikle Ortaada insanlar,
gkyznde nceden hibir iaret vermeden beliren
kuyruklu yldzlarn olaand bir anlam olduuna
inanmlardr.
C) Kuyruklu yldzlar eski ada ve zellikle Ortaada
gkyznde herhangi bir iaret vermeden ani olarak
grndkleri iin, insanlar onlarn zel bir anlam
olduuna inanmaktayd.
D) Eski ada ve zellikle Ortaada insanlarn, zel bir
anlam olduuna inandklar kuyruklu yldzlar,
gkyznde nceden herhangi bir iaret vermeden
belirirlerdi.
E) Kuyruklu yldzlarn nceden bir iaret olmakszn
gkyznde grnmeleri, eski ada ve zellikle
Ortaada insanlarn onlarda zel bir anlam olduuna
inanmalarna neden olmutur.
44. Not only has St. Petersburg enough canals to
compete with Venice, Amsterdam and Stockholm,
but also it is a city of culture, literature and poetry
in particular.
A) St. Petersburg her ne kadar Venedik, Amsterdam ve
Stockholm ile yarmasna yetecek kadar kanala sahipse
de, bir kltr, edebiyat ve zellikle iir kenti olarak bilinir.
B) Bir kltr, edebiyat ve zellikle iir kenti olan St.
Petersburg, ayn zamanda Venedik, Amsterdam ve
Stockholmdekiler gibi kanallara sahiptir.
C) St. Petersburg hem sahip olduu kanallarla, hem de bir
kltr, edebiyat ve zellikle iir kenti olmas bakmndan
Venedik, Amsterdam ve Stockholm ile yarr.
D) St. Petersburg sadece Venedik, Amsterdam ve
Stockholm ile yarmak iin yeterli kanallara sahip deil,
ayn zamanda zellikle bir kltr, edebiyat ve iir kentidir.
E) Kltr, edebiyat ve zellikle iir kenti olan St.
Petersburg, Venedik, Amsterdam ve Stockholmdeki
kanallarla yaracak kadar olmasa da, yine de yeterli
sayda kanala sahiptir.
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45. Bugn Likyallar hakknda bildiklerimiz, 19. yzyl
balarnda ngiliz arkeolog Charles Fellowsun onlarn
uygarlna ilikin olarak sylediklerinden ok daha
fazladr.
A) Today, we know so much about the Lycians that what
the British archaeologist Charles Fellows said in the early
19th century about the Lycian civilization has lost its
importance.
B) The British archaeologist Charles Fellows was the first
to talk about the Lycians in the early 19th century, but
today we know a lot more about them.
C) Today, what we know about the Lycians is far more
than what the British archaeologist Charles Fellows said
in the early 19th century about their civilization.
D) The Lycians were first studied by the British
archaeologist Charles Fellows in the early 19th century,
but what we know about their civilization has become
much more.
E) Although the Lycians were first described by the British
archaeologist Charles Fellows in the early 19th century,
today we have much broader knowledge of their
civilization.
46. Gkbilimciler, Samanyolu gibi byk galaksilerin,
kendilerinden daha kk olan galaksileri yutarak
ok daha bydkleri grndedirler.
A) That large galaxies such as the Milky Way grew
even larger through absorbing galaxies smaller
than themselves is the opinion of many astronomers.
B) The opinion of various astronomers is that the Milky
Way and other large galaxies absorbed smaller galaxies
and, thus, grew larger.
C) Some astronomers have the opinion that, by absorbing
galaxies smaller than themselves, large galaxies such as
the Milky Way grew extremely large.
D) Astronomers are of the opinion that large galaxies
such as the Milky Way grew much larger by absorbing
galaxies smaller than themselves.
E) Astronomers point out that, because large galaxies
such as the Milky Way absorbed galaxies smaller than
themselves, they grew larger.
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Modern stanbul owes much of its spirit and beauty to
the waters which bound and divide it. There is perhaps
nowhere else in town where one can appreciate this more
than from the Galata Bridge. Certainly there are other
places in stanbul with more panoramic views, but none
where one can better sense the intimacy which this city
has with the sea. It is here that the Bosphorus and the
Golden Horn meet, forming a site of great beauty, and
together flow into the Sea of Marmara. Thus, the visitor to
the city is advised to stroll to the Galata Bridge for his
first view of the city.
47. It is emphasized in the passage that the Galata
Bridge ----
A) is one of the places in stanbul which visitors
prefer to see in the first place
B) is one of the places in stanbul where a visitor
can fully enjoy the overall beauty of the city
C) offers the most panoramic view of stanbul,
unlike anywhere else in the city
D) has always been a very popular meeting place
for visitors to stanbul
E) presents to the visitor the most panoramic views
of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn
48. It is clear from the passage that the Bosphorus
and the Golden Horn ----.
A) contribute enormously to the attractiveness of
stanbul today
B) are two waterways in stanbul which are of vital
importance
C) have always been considered to have stanbuls
most panoramic views
D) have never been so famous for their beauty as the
Galata Bridge
E) are the only two places in stanbul which offer the
most panoramic views
49. In the passage, the writer draws attention to ----.
A) various panoramic views of stanbul, especially of
the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn
B) the geographical features and importance of the
Bosphorus
C) the close relationship between the city and the sea
in stanbul
D) the fact that the Galata Bridge arouses much
interest in visitors to stanbul
E) the question of how the Sea of Marmara plays a
part in the life of stanbul
ARTI DL KURSU
The word Renaissance means rebirth or revival,
and the idea of such a rebirth began to gain ground in
Italy from the fourteenth century onwards. When
people of the period wanted to praise a poet or an
artist, they said that his work was as good as that of
the ancients. For instance, the early Renaissance
painter Giotto was praised in this way as a master
who had led to a true revival of painting; by this,
people meant that his art was as good as that of the
famous masters whose work they found praised in
the classical Greek and Roman writers.
50. According to the passage, the Renaissance ----.
A) had already started in Italy before Giotto became
famous as a painter
B) began as a complete imitation classical Greek
and Roman authors
C) was an artistic revival that came into being in
Italy in the fourteenth century
D) would not have begun if Giotto had not imitated
the ancient masters of painting
E) was originally inspired by ancient Greek and
Roman writings
51. In the passage, attention is drawn to the fact that,
in appreciating a Renaissance form of art, ----.
A) we ought to have read beforehand the works of
classical Greek and Roman writers
B) one should always bear in mind Giottos
importance as an artist
C) the people of Italy in the fourteenth century
turned for comparison to Giottos works
D) the people of the time tended to compare it with
its classical example
E) one must be fully familiar with the art practiced
by the famous masters of the past
52. We learn from the passage that Giotto ----.
A) relied a great deal on famous classical painters
to develop his own art
B) played a leading role in the revival of the art of
painting in the Renaissance
C) was greatly influenced by the works of classical
Greek and Roman writers
D) was seriously worried about the development of
painting during the Renaissance
E) first studied the classical art of painting and then
decided to become a painter
MN YDS DENEME_60 SORU
53. The word Celtic comes from the Greek Keltoi,
first appearing in the sixth century B.C. to describe
peoples living inland from the Mediterranean Sea.
These people werent united, but called themselves
Celts. ----. Trade by sea also connected them.
Calling them Celts makes sense to separate them
from what they werent: Roman or Greek.
A) Today some 2.5 million people claim to speak a
Celtic language
B) However, these peoples spoke closely related
languages and shared common beliefs and styles of art
C) In the fifth century A.D., the Anglo-Saxons invaded
Britain, which was inhabited by Celtic natives
D) Today, Celtic culture survives in some parts of
Europe, such as Ireland
E) The Celtic languages were most widely spoken
in various parts of ancient Europe
54. The Vikings sailed from their overpopulated lands
in Scandinavia and attacked other lands. They
invaded parts of England, Portugal and France.
They took away the gold and land of other peoples.
----. In fact, they were undoubtedly the most feared
people of their time.
A) Similarly, the Vikings had a sophisticated literary
culture and an organized system of government
B) Therefore, most Vikings converted to Christianity
by the late 10th century
C) They also established colonies stretching from
North America to central Russia
D) On the other hand, their kings were buried
together with their ships and their possessions
E) However, they were very advanced in shipbuilding
55. The Spanish are known for their friendliness and
joy in living. ----. During the time between midnight
and dawn, the streets are often full of people enjoying
themselves. These are not only young people, but
one can also see the elderly among them.
A) Spain is Europes third largest country, so getting
around can take a lot of time
B) The Spanish lived in extended families in the
past, but this is not common at present
C) Spain has a greater range of landscape than any
other European country
D) Many visitors to Spain come not only for the beaches,
but are attracted by the countrys rich cultural heritage
E) They commonly put as much energy into enjoying life
as they do into their work
ARTI DL KURSU
56. (I) Female killer whales live long after their
reproductive years are over. (II) A recent study showed
that adult sons of mother whales live longer and produce
more offspring when the mother has a long post-
menopausal phase. (III) The same trend, however, was
not observed for daughters of the same whales. (IV) The
mechanism by which mothers increase their adult sons
survival are unclear, but hypothesized reasons include
assistance to search for food and support during
dangerous situations. (V) Whale research has become
an increasingly popular field over the past ten years,
which was actually unexpected.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
57. (I) It is a popular belief that our blood type influences
our personalities. (II) For example, people with type A are
thought to be anxious perfectionists while those with
type B are cheerful and eccentric. (III) There is no
biological reason for this, and the number of research
on the issue is inadequate. (IV) Your blood type is a
question of which surface proteins are attached to your
red blood cells. (V) In fact, most of us behave with a
mixture of all the blood-type personality traits.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
58. (I) There are differences between what men and
women do with the Internet when they are online. (II) By
2005, however, men and women were making use of the
Internet in almost equal numbers. (III) Women tend to
use it to search for health and medical information, maps
and religious information. (IV) Men, on the other hand,
rely on it more for weather reports, sports results and
news. (V) According to statistics from the US, women
also use e-mail for different purposes than men.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
59. (I) Money is perhaps the most basic building-block in
economies, and it has several functions. (II) It is a
medium of exchange and easily traded for goods and
services. (III) In addition, people save and use it for
consumption in the future, so it is a store of value.
(IV) Also, it is a unit of account, a useful measuring stick.
(V) Throughout history, a variety of items like tea, salt
and cattle have been used as a unit of account.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
60. (I) Pregnancy is an important time for both mother
and baby, which is why mothers should get special care
to live right so that their children can be born healthy.
(II) That is relatively easy when it comes to things women
can control like eating well. (III) Clearly, pregnant women
who abuse alcohol put their babies at risk of a wide range
of birth defects. (IV) But what about pollution in the air
they breathe? (V) In the first study of its kind, researchers
report that expectant mothers exposure to pollutants can
lead to a dramatic increase in the risk of anxiety problems
in their children at age 6.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
YDS 2016 Mini DENEME

1. Forests, especially the tropical rain forests, are a 7. As the price of oil ----, the reserves are consumed,
vital natural ---- with extensive biodiversity and and exhaust fumes hamper the urban life, alternatives
irreplaceable wildlife habitats. to gas-powered vehicles ---- more attractive.

A) impact B) tract C) resource A) will rise / had become

D) nutrient E) array B) rises / are becoming
C) rose / will become
D) had risen / would become
E) must rise / becomes
2. The Atacama Desert is ---- known as the driest non-
polar place in the world, with an average rainfall of
about 15 mm per year.
8. Lately, in Europe and in Asia, where commuting
A) diversely B) hugely C) viably distances ---- shorter and gas more expensive than in
D) extremely E) commonly the USA, electric cars ---- in popularity.

A) were / had grown

B) are / have grown
C) have been / grew
3. Migration is the regular movement of animals D) should be / must grow
between their breeding grounds and the areas that they
E) used to be / has grown
---- during the rest of the year.

A) inhabit B) peak C) involve

D) evolve E) observe
9. The oldest known writing system ---- around 3000 BC,
when the rise of agricultural societies ---- the property
ownership and the need to keep records of it.

A) dated from / leads to

4. Successful desert plants are ---- to scorching
summers and rough winters, drought, and high-salt B) was dated / would lead
conditions. C) has dated from / has led to
D) dates from / led to
A) sparse B) resilient C) extreme
E) had dated from / lead to
D) prolific E) violent

10. Recently, US government have come up ---- a new

5. An athletes performance, necessitating high levels of
weapon ---- illegal migration: songs with Spanish lyrics
coordination and reaction time, ---- training visual
describing the dangers of crossing the border.
abilities, not just tuning muscles.
A) with / against B) off / around C) out / in
A) results in B) pays off C) puts out
D) on / up E) out / below
D) depends on E) takes out

11. The belief in the afterlife was central ---- the ancient
6. The planning and construction of a subway system Egyptian culture, so they equipped their dead ---- spells
---- a great deal of time and effort, involving planning the to provide guidance and protection in the underworld.
routes, digging the tunnels and laying the tracks.
A) by / in B) from / at C) on / behind
A) turn out B) set off C) break out D) to / with E) among / across
D) put down E) call for
YDS 2016 Mini DENEME

12. We all realize the harmful effects of drinking, Excavations have recently been conducted at an amazing
smoking and bad diet, ---- we pay far too little attention Mayan house in Central America. The house dates (19)----
to the consequences of not getting enough sleep. the 9th century, and it has turned out to be of great interest
to archaeologists. (20)---- is particularly remarkable about
A) thus B) but C) when the house is that its walls are covered with tables showing
D) before E) despite detailed astronomical calculations. These tables suggest
that Mayan society had a (21)---- understanding of
astronomy at a (22)---- earlier time than was previously
thought to be the case. The tables focus on lunar cycles.
13. ---- the beautiful natural scenery, the city of Prague This was important to the Mayans, because they (23)---- that
also offers visitors adventure, technology, history and there were six different gods of the moon, each of which
entertainment. would take his turn to be in charge of the cycle.

A) Unless B) Although C) Apart from

D) Because E) Now that

19.
A) from B) on C) of
14. Environmentalists want protection for the Philippine D) by E) with
archipelago that comprises about 7,500 islands, ---- 75
per cent of its flora is to be found nowhere else.

A) since B) though C) in case

D) once E) as if

20.
A) Which B) Where C) What
D) Why E) However
15. ---- for the brain to function properly, it must have an
adequate supply of necessary nutrients and a constant
supply of oxygenated blood.

A) Due to B) Instead C) In that

D) Either E) In order
21.
A) available B) considerable C) previous
D) feasible E) distant
16. The significance of the Nile River to the development
of Egyptian civilization is ---- immense ---- we cannot
separate the history of Egypt from its geography.

22.
A) much / than B) just / as C) such / as
A) too B) more C) by far
D) so / that E) whether / or
D) also E) much

17. It would be smart to locate the nearest source of

fresh water and prepare certain methods to retain this
23.
water, ---- water is unavailable in the time of a disaster.
A) were believing
A) no matter B) just in case C) by means of B) would believe
D) in terms of E) besides C) believed
D) believes
E) have believed
18. Any deliberate attack on innocent civilians, ---- the
causes, is unacceptable and fits into the definition of
terrorism.

A) otherwise B) that is C) regardless of

D) neither E) hence
YDS 2016 Mini DENEME
24. It was once believed that brain cells, or neurons, did
not regenerate once they died, ----.
A) significant memory loss is automatically associated with
old age
B) yet modern research has found that new neurons and
connections between neurons can grow well into old age
C) some degree of memory lapse is due to normal aging
D) brain cells are like muscles, the more they are used, the
stronger they are and the better they function
E) the presence of high blood pressure, high cholesterol,
diabetes results in a greater loss of memory
25. Hypatia was not just an expert astronomer and
philosopher, ----.
A) she was the daughter of the mathematician Theon
Alexandricus
B) her death is also told in another source, The Chronicle by
John of Nikiu
C) she fell a victim to the political jealousy which at that time
prevailed
D) no written work widely recognized by scholars as
Hypatia's own has survived to the present time
E) but also the first female mathematician in recorded
history
26. In order to create a stress-free working environment,
----.
A) flexible workplaces and schedules make for happier
employees
B) they claim that stress-free workplaces inspire creative
genius in the team
C) many people suffer both physical and emotional stress in
the workplace
D) companies, such as Google, offer their staff many perks
like game rooms, free meals, and scooters to move around
the offices
E) productivity levels are directly related to levels of
organization
27. Originally written in Portuguese by its Brazilian-born
author, ----.
A) The Alchemist has been translated into various languages,
selling more than 65 million copies worldwide
B) Paulo Coelho first published the novel in the year 1988
C) because the story was already written in his soul Coelho
wrote The Alchemist in only two weeks
D) so the book's main theme is about finding one's destiny.
E) Coelho set out to leave Rio de Janeiro with his wife and
spent 40 days in the Mojave Desert
28. As the demand for access to limited water supply
increases, ----.
A) access to a clean reliable water supply is essential to our
survival
B) in fact less than 1 percent of all the water on earth was
accessible for human use
C) it is thought that as many as 3.5 billion people could
experience water shortages by 2030
D) only in this way can water-related international conflicts be
avoided
E) water, covering over 70 percent of the earth's surface, may
seem plenty
29. ----, whereas a partial solar eclipse can be observed
from a much larger portion.
A) Once the sun is entirely eclipsed, it is completely safe to look
directly at the totally eclipsed sun without any filters
B) There are five basic ways to observe the partial phases of a
solar eclipse
C) A solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the
moon passes between the sun and earth
D) Lunar eclipses can occur only on the night of a full moon
E) A total solar eclipse can be viewed only from a certain
relatively small area of the world
30. All the major cities and islands of Spain have airports,
----.
A) but buses will be a faster and more frequently used option
between smaller towns
B) until Spain has an increasingly efficient transportation system
C) even if both the road and rail networks were greatly
improved during the 1980s
D) so in much of rural Spain, public transportation is limited and
a car is the most practical solution for getting around
E) though only a few of them cater to international flights
YDS 2016 Mini DENEME

31. Germany is similar in many ways to France, Italy and
the UK ----.
A) unless it attaches primary importance to both multilateral
and bilateral diplomacy
B) as though the EU were essentially in control of
environmental policies
34. The lungs are particularly prone to allergic reactions
because they are exposed to large quantities of airborne
antigens, including dusts, pollens, and chemicals.
A) Whereas the lungs undergo certain allergic reactions,
airborne antigens from dusts, pollens, and chemicals may
damage the respiratory system.

C) where the foreign policy process in Germany had to
agree to a compromise in recent years
D) although this had led to arguments concerning the proper
role of the German Foreign Ministry in shaping and
implementing policy
E) in that it is one of just a few European states which
attempt to maintain worldwide representation
B) As well as being prone to allergic reactions, the lungs are
also exposed to big airborne antigens like dusts, pollens,
and chemicals.
C) As the lungs are under the exposure of huge amount of
antigens in the air, such as dusts, pollens and chemicals,
they are specifically vulnerable to allergies.
D) In addition to being susceptible to allergic reactions, the
lungs may tolerate many airborne antigens, including dusts,
pollens, and chemicals.

E) Allergic diseases are especially harmful to lungs when

32. ---- because they were continually forced to defend they enter into the respiratory system through the lungs with
their own conquests against other invaders. airborne antigens, such as dusts, pollens and chemicals.
A) The Romans did not usually impose heavy tax burdens
on the cities they conquered

B) The geography of the Italian peninsula had a decisive

influence on Romes development

C) The Romans were descended from Indo-European

peoples that had crossed the Alps into Italy

D) The Romans were a highly military society almost from

the moment they settled on Italian soil

E) Rome looked to their gods to bestow upon the blessings

of prosperity, victory, and fertility

35. The Japanese are not actually more respectful than

other nations, but they do have a set of social rules that
include maintaining a front of respect at all times.

A) Respect is maintained by the Japanese through the

observation of strict rules that have always been of great
33. ----, it does not necessarily produce peace, equality,
importance throughout history.
or homogeneity.

A) Although globalization means worldwide economic
integration
B) Just as globalization has radically altered patterns of
trade around the world
C) Whenever globalization has forced the reorganization of
economic enterprises
D) Since globalization suggests a uniform process, one that
operates similarly everywhere
E) If a key feature of globalization has been the
transformation of the world economy
B) Although not necessarily more courteous than others, the
social rules they have require that the Japanese people
should always appear courteous.
C) Besides the fact that most Japanese people are humble,
they also have more social rules than other nations.
D) Other nations may actually be more respectful than the
Japanese despite not having a set of social rules.
E) For the Japanese, it is important that they are viewed as
the most polite nation in the world since they have a set of
strict social rules.
YDS 2016 Mini DENEME
36. Lance Armstrong already made one huge comeback:
Diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1996, he was given
less than a 50% chance of survival. Not only did he
make it through, but also he got back on his bike,
picked up his cycling career and proceeded to win
seven Tour de France titles in a row, from 1999 to 2005.
---- But what Armstrong did need was the support of his
Astana teammates forced to choose between the
veteran Armstrong and a young rival, Spanish star
Alberto Contador.
A) He needed to stop both smoking and drinking if he
wanted to get back to his days of glory.
B) An ugly duel emerged and matters got worse after an
opponent went ahead of Armstrong in the Alps and went on
to win the race.
C) Europe is the centre of a wide range of sports such as
tennis, volleyball and basketball and competition is fierce
there.
D) Cycling, however, is more commonly practiced as a
hobby rather than a professional sport throughout the world.
E) In Europe, claims of drug use had followed the American
and he was out to prove that he did not need drugs for these
series of successes.
37. It is difficult to relate skin color directly to genetic
inheritance. Dennis Barber, a white bank manager from
Staffordshire, recently discovered that he is the direct
descendant of a black African slave who was brought to
England in the 18th century. ---- It has been estimated
that one in five white British people has a direct black
ancestor and that they could presumably pass on their
genes to the next generation as well.
A) Despite his white appearance, Dennis carries genes that
could result in his own descendants being born with dark
features.
B) However, Dennis father decided to settle down in Europe
and marry an English woman.
C) In fact, slavery is the primary reason why there is no
agreement about whether genes play a role in ones skin
color.
D) It is only natural that Dennis had white skin, since there is
no evidence in science linking genetics and skin color.
E) Biologists can account for the differences between the
English and the Africans that they enslaved.
38. Adam:
- Do you agree with the scientists who claim that life on
earth will soon come to an end?
Gail:
- Yes, I do. We use our resources in such an extravagant
way nowadays that it is only a matter of time before they
are depleted.
Adam:
- ----
Gail:
- Well, only if we are more careful from now on.
A) Do you think it is possible for us to extend the time that
we have left?
B) Does that mean we are living our last days on earth?
C) Shouldnt we pay more attention to what
environmentalists say regarding this matter?
D) The movie 2012 was about the approaching end of
the world, wasnt it?
E) Are we going to be able to use the resources found on
other planets in the near future?
39. Steve :
- According to this latest report on Afghanistan, its not
safe for aid agencies to work there.
Ken :
- How come? There is a strong NATO force there to
provide security.
Steve :
- ----
Ken :
- So, it seems that the NATO-led attempts to bring peace
to this country have already failed.
A) You know that the aims of the NATO intervention in this
country have been clearly defined.
B) Indeed, northern Afghanistan remains reasonably
peaceful and open to trade.
C) Sure, but a large part of the country, especially the
troublesome southern parts, is controlled by rebel groups.
D) In fact, for this country to achieve peace and security,
there is an urgent need for more foreign involvement.
E) Actually, several nations have helped to build roads,
bridges, and other important facilities.
YDS 2016 Mini DENEME

In this century, the wealth and success of nations will rely 41. One point that is given considerable emphasis in the
like never before on the ability to produce and use passage is ----.
knowledge. Universities have long been instrumental in
generating knowledge and ideas. But in an increasingly A) the need of all students to get acquainted with foreign
globalized world, and in the face of rapid scientific change, cultures and global issues
they will need to think about a set of new challenges and
how best to prepare their students for the next decades. B) that the universities have a commitment to the pursuit of
Universities will need to teach a new kind of literacy, in truth for its own sake
which global awareness will play an important role. They
also need to deal with dilemmas posed by the speeding C) that the universities are in a position to further greater
pace of change led by scientific and technological advances. global integration
We are on the brink of once-in-human-history progress in
combating disease through the application of modern D) the incredible speed with which knowledge is increasing
science. Doctors will have at their disposal blood tests that
will tell you with substantial predictive power how long you E) that universities must stick to the values that have made
will live and from what diseases you are likely to suffer. The them successful in the past
Internet and the application of information technology may
well represent the most profound change in the way
knowledge is spread since the printing press. We are close
to understanding the first second of the history of the
cosmos.

42. It is clear from the passage that science and the

application of science ----.

A) will not help to further global awareness

B) is largely confined within the universities

C) has grown so complex that it is beyond the grasp of all

but a very few
40. According to the passage, universities are under an
obligation to ensure that their students ----. D) cannot go on advancing at this rate

A) have the chance to work alongside foreign students E) is opening up startling new possibilities

B) are equipped to deal with the changing conditions of the

coming decades

C) are introduced to international perspectives in every area

of study

D) are taught not specific facts as much as broad ways of 43. The phrase, once-in-human-history progress
thinking means ----.

E) all have a good grounding in science and technology A) we cannot expect or, indeed, hope for such progress ever
to happen again

B) this is only the first of many spurts of progress

C) this is the first instance of a widespread application of

science

D) there has never been such progress ever before and

there may not be again

E) this is the highest possible peak of progress

YDS 2016 Mini DENEME 40

1. Worldwide, it is estimated that the epidemic of 7. Current data from fossil records ---- that early species
vitamin D ---- affects roughly one billion people due of humans seem ---- in East Africa around 200,000 years
to the fact that they spend too much time indoors. ago.

A) dependence B) deficiency C) disease A) is suggesting / had appeared

E) degradation D) stagnation B) has suggested / having appeared
C) suggested / will appear
D) suggests / to appear
2. According to WWF, ---- species are any species, E) suggest / to have appeared
including animals, plants which are vulnerable to
endangerment in the near future.

A) massive B) captive C) recovered 8. Oil prices ---- by around 25 percent since Saudi
D) plagued E) threatened Arabia, Venezuela and non-OPEC exporter Russia ---- in
mid-February they would leave supply at January's
levels.

3. Due to their fantastic color and brilliance and the fact A) rose / had announced
that they are very rare, the ---- stones, such as diamond, B) have risen / announced
sapphire, and emerald, usually sell for a very high price C) have been rising / announcing
on the market.
D) had risen / announces
A) worthless B) valid C) precious E) rises / has announced
D) discrete E) genius

9. In 1927, the aviator Charles Lindbergh ---- the first

4. Although some women opt for a traditional or a more person ---- a non-stop airplane flight across the Atlantic
natural childbirth experience, surgical ---- may still be Ocean.
necessary if there are complications or health risks.
A) has become / completing
A) emergency B) recurrence C) intervention B) was became / would complete
D) relapse E) condition C) becomes / having completed
D) became / to complete
E) had become / completed

5. US governments investments in renewable energy

are now ---- and paving the way for the action on climate
change in the last year.
10. Greece is increasingly becoming popular ---- tourists
A) bringing up B) paying off C) calling for worldwide, owing to its offerings ---- fabulous ancient
D) relying on E) putting out wonders as well as modern attractions.

A) by / as B) upon / around C) out / in

D) on / up E) among / of

6. In recent years, carbon dioxide has been ---- as a

result of activities such as the burning of fossil fuels
and deforestation.
11. The atmosphere of earth protects living organisms
A) building up B) setting out C) setting off ---- genetic damage caused ---- solar radiation, solar
winds and cosmic rays.
D) coming in E) reaching up
A) from / by B) beyond / at C) on / behind
D) up / with E) away / off
YDS 2016 Mini DENEME 40

12. ---- our grasp of the observable universe has greatly Not all psychologists are primarily interested in early
improved in recent years, we can expect far greater development. But even researchers (19) to understand
developments in the space exploration. complex adult behaviours often find it useful to examine
those behaviours during periods when they are not so
A) Unless B) Until C) Although complex. For example, humans are capable of sophisticated
D) Now that E) While communication (20) the fact that our languages follow
systems of rules. But determining what these rules are has
proved very difficult (21) researchers. One approach to
this problem is to study our language system (22) it is
13. To cope with the global climate change, the world
being acquired. So, in language development, as well as in
must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by half of
many other areas, the growing child is a showcase of
the current rate, ---- such a target is extremely tough to
developing skills and abilities, and researchers interested in
achieve.
different aspects of human development have (23) this
fact to help them understand adult behaviour.
A) but B) since C) once
D) so E) until

14. Despite substantial reforms, small businesses still

find it difficult to raise capital, ---- credit institutions 19.
often prefer to grant loans to big companies. A) attempting
B) to have attempted
A) in case B) despite C) even if
C) to attempt
D) besides E) as
D) attempted
E) being attempted

15. Up to four cups of filter coffee a day is considered

safe in healthy adults, yet it exposes coffee drinkers to
potential side effects, ---- stress, insomnia, and fatigue.

A) whether B) though C) including 20.

A) instead of B) except for C) due to
D) both E) in case
D) in spite of E) in contrast to

16. ---- humans are among the most potent of all

ecosystem engineers, their environments tend to
change rapidly within a single generation.
21.
A) In spite of B) Just as C) Even so A) about B) for C) over

D) Given that E) Such as D) towards E) from

17. Once the concrete rings of the main tunnels ----

metro trains will pass are built, the new walls must be
reinforced much stronger to protect the entire structure. 22.
A) unless B) even though C) in case
A) that B) to whom C) whose D) while E) after
D) what E) through which

23.
18. The average life expectancy has dramatically A) weakened B) eliminated C) expanded
increased in the developed countries, ---- in much of D) demanded E) utilized
Africa people continue to die at a relatively young age.

A) if not B) whereas C) therefore

D) thus E) due to
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24. Although the testing of theories can be considered to 28. Whereas the overuse of antibiotics can lead to the
distinguish science from other creative fields, ----. spread of drug-resistant bacteria, ----.

A) explanation of the general causes of certain phenomena is A) the practice of using sufficient doses is still the most effective
obtained from experiments method in the treatment of bacterial infections

B) theories are constructed in the minds of human beings
C) the history of science tells us that theories either support or
disprove each other
D) scientific law ties a great number of observations into a
single statement or equation
E) it should not be assumed that a theory is proved by testing
25. Whether you lift your coffee cup or watch your co-
worker lift his, ----.
B) the germs that survive are typically those that happen to bear
genetic mutations for resisting the antibiotics
C) resistant strains produced in animals eventually find their
way into people since bacteria are found everywhere
D) careless use of drugs contributes to drug-resistant infection
leaving us defenseless against dangerous bacteria
E) the patients may have to live with the risk of many
untreatable infections for an uncomfortably long time

A) some brain disorders are assumed to be characterized by a

deficit in communication skills

B) the neurons that exist in your brain respond in similar ways

to both actions 29. In order to enable students to survive and thrive in a
technological world, ----.
C) particular neurons are responsible for humans' ability to feel
empathy and compassion for others A) group projects may be difficult to complete since teachers
need to shift their roles from information dispenser to a guide
D) scientists have been able to identify which parts of the brain
are most vulnerable to disease B) initiatives aimed at infusing technology into teacher
education programs have been claimed to be very effective
E) a brain imaging study found that some primates are able to
do much more than mimicking people C) self-efficacy as a computer technology user may be a
critical factor in teachers' decisions to integrate technology in
the classroom

26. As the number of known elements increased, ----.
A) chemists at that time had no knowledge of atomic numbers
and atomic weights
B) majority of them appear in nature and readily combine to
form compounds
D) use of technology is more transparent in a classroom
environment where incorporating technology is a shared
responsibility
E) teachers should provide them with instructional activities
enriched with technology in which learning is highly interactive

C) discovery of the chemical elements has been an ongoing

process since ancient times

D) scientists began to investigate the possibilities of classifying

them in useful ways

E) we know about them only because of technology developed

during the 20th century 30. We think of our eyes as video cameras that make a
flawless recording of the world around us, ----.

A) whether deleted information is processed unconsciously has

27. Space solar power is still an idea far ahead of its time not been investigated
----.
B) as the distinction between looking and seeing is greater than
A) therefore a national space program would be needed to be one can imagine
established first
C) but experiments show how little information we actually take
B) so engineers can now work on space shuttles to build in at a glance
orbiting space-stations
D) however, a recent experiment indicates that this cannot be
C) but the necessary technology already exists and is gradually the entire reason
falling in cost
E) therefore, there is a close relationship between what we think
D) because no one would have the technology to develop it and what we see
further

E) if more and more effort needs to be put in developing space

tourism
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31. Keeping track of body weight and counting calories
carefully may provide objective feedback on ----.
A) whether or not fast food companies are responsible for
the obesity of our children
B) which of the ingredients of a sugary drink are responsible
for tooth decay
C) why some bacteria are harmful whereas others are
benign
D) what food companies do in order to steer us towards
unhealthy but profitable fare
E) how effective individuals are in changing their eating
habits when they go on a diet
32. ----, children almost never receive any such explicit
information about their native language during the early
years when acquisition takes place.
A) Even though linguistic input does not always take place in
the classroom
B) Until there is some hard evidence that language and
thought are strictly separated
C) As it is hard for adults to learn abstract ideas and
theories
D) Unlike many second language learners who are taught
grammar rules and vocabulary directly
E) Because universal patterns of language development
can be explained by language-specific input
33. Just as railway bridges were the great structural
symbols of the 19th century, ----.
A) highway bridges became the engineering emblems of
the 20th century
B) the invention of the automobile created an irresistible
demand for better roads
C) most highway bridges carry lighter loads than railway
bridges do
D) the type of bridge needed for cars and trucks is
fundamentally different from that needed for trains
E) an arch bridge curves upwards to support the roadway
34. Russian efforts to annex Crimea resulted in a
referendum in 2014, in which 95% of voters were in
favour of Russian annexation of Crimea.
A) Although Russias aim had always been to annex
Crimea, it was made clear in a referendum in 2014 that the
voters preferred autonomy.
B) Russia always tried hard to reclaim Crimea; but in a
referendum held in 2014, the people of Crimea decided by
a great majority to break away from Russia.
C) A referendum in 2014 showed that, despite Russias
attempts to annex Crimea, in fact the people favored
Ukrainian rule.
D) Russias attempts to conquer Crimea succeeded in
2014, when the people of Crimea held a referendum, and
showed their loyalty to Russia.
E) Russias attempts to add Crimea its own territory led to a
public vote in 2014, where majority of the citizens voted for
Russian annexation of Crimea.
35. Though Senegal is neither a large nor a strategically
located country, it has nonetheless played a prominent
role in African politics since its independence.
A) Senegal is a small African country with no strategic
importance; however, ever since it gained independence,
it has always been in the forefront of African politics.
B) As a minor but strategically significant country, Senegal
has been very active in the politics of Africa since its
independence.
C) Once Senegal, which is a major African country with
some strategic importance, gained its independence, it
began to pay much attention to political developments in
Africa at large.
D) Despite the fact that Senegal has had much importance
in African politics since its independence, its strategic
position has been of no significance.
E) As an African country, Senegal is so small that it has
little strategic importance, and its involvement in African
politics has not been notable ever since it gained
independence.
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36. While the world has been distracted by Iraq and
Afghanistan, Iran has come closer to the point where it
could build an atomic bomb.
A) Contrary to Iraq and Afghanistan, both of which have
been the object of international attention, Iran has upgraded
its capacity to develop more nuclear arms.
B) Both Iraq and Afghanistan continue to preoccupy the
world, which has remained indifferent to Irans attempts to
produce new weapons.
C) In developing nuclear arms, Iran pays no attention to
international reactions, since the world is wholly concerned
with issues in Iraq and Afghanistan.
D) When the worlds attention has been drawn completely to
Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran has in the meantime made much
progress towards the development of an atomic bomb.
E) It is true that Iran has made some advances in nuclear
weapons, while the circumstances in Iraq and Afghanistan
continue to draw international attention.
37. As inhabitants of one of earths most densely
populated continents, Europeans know well that
environmental protection is not a luxury but a necessity.
A) Living in one of the worlds most densely populated
continents, Europeans are well aware that they need to
protect the environment.
B) More people live on the European continent than
anywhere else and for this reason they know that they have
a duty to protect the environment.
C) It is necessary for Europeans to stop living in luxury and
start taking more responsibility for the protection of the
European continent.
D) Of all the densely-populated continents on earth,
Europe is the one that is in most need of environmental
protection.
E) The luxury of protecting the environment can no longer
be applied to earths continents, particularly in the case of
Europe.
38. ---- However, most of the African art known today
is relatively recent; from the 19th century or later. Very
little earlier, African art has survived, primarily because
it was made largely of perishable materials such as
wood, cloth, and plant fibers, and because it typically
met with intensive use in ceremonies and in daily life.
Scholars of African art base suppositions about earlier
art mainly on the art of the last two centuries. But they
can only guess at the earlier traditions from which the
recent art developed.
A) Today, African art does not constitute a single
tradition.
B) Many surviving examples of African art date from the
14th to the 17th century.
C) Each African culture produces its own distinctive art
and architecture.
D) African cultures design many utilitarian objects with
decorative schemes in mind.
E) The earliest known African sculptures are sculpted clay
heads and human figures.
39. Each culture has some understanding of the adult
competencies needed for adequate functioning. For
example, children who need a formal education to
succeed in their culture are likely to be exposed to
these values early in childhood. Thus, they may receive
books and instruction at a young age. Children in
another culture may have to do spinning and weaving
as part of their adult livelihood. ----.
A) We are all truly integrated in our own societies and
cultures.
B) But these children must learn the rules and patterns
of behaviour.
C) These children are likely to receive early exposure
to these crafts.
D) These learned patterns and rules influence much of our
behaviour.
E) It is this pattern of thought that guides them to becoming
academics.
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40. (I) Noam Chomskys ethical analyses are based on what he
calls the principle of universality. (II) Good politicians must
analyze their political actions rigorously, instead of blinding the
public with rhetoric. (III) At root, this principle is relatively simple.
(IV) It says that at the very least we should apply to ourselves
the same standards that we apply to others. (V) This is a
principle that Chomsky claims has always been central to any
responsible system of ethics.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
41. (I) Character traits are the qualities that make up a
characters personality. (II) For example, a character may be
honest, generous, stubborn, or scheming. (III) You can discover
these character traits through a characters actions and words
and through the writers description of the character. (IV) Some
characters may show only one major character trait, while
others, like real people, show a number of different traits.
(V) Thus, the setting of a story affects what happens to the
characters and what they learn about life.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
42. (I) As the world's population approaches seven billion, the
challenges facing humanity have never been greater. (II) And,
the solutions to most fundamental challenges can be found in
science. (Ill) But providing for the food, energy and safety
needs of a growing population will require more than science
alone. (IV) Companies, both large and small, need to come up
with more innovations to facilitate trade and commerce. (V) It
will require people working together across borders, cultures
and nations to improve the lives of people around the world.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
43. (I) The oldest known evidence of strange flying objects is
from some cave paintings that were found in Europe. (II) Before
th
the end of the 18 century, very few Europeans had dedicated
themselves to the study of flight. (Ill) One was the Italian artist
Leonardo da Vinci. (IV) He was preoccupied chiefly with bird
flight and with flapping-wing machines called "ornithopters".
(V) His aeronautical work, however, remained unknown until
late in the 19th century, when it could furnish little of technical
value to experimenters but was a source of inspiration to
aspiring European engineers.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
44. (I) Are humans the only primates that cry? (II) The answer
depends on how you define crying. (III) If it is defined as tears
coming from the eyes, then the answer is yes. (IV) Others take
a conservative stance and say that it is too difficult to tell
whether non-human primates have feelings. (V) However, if
crying is vocalization that occurs under the conditions of
distress, then you can find crying in almost all primates.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
45. Barbara:
- Isnt your mother taking special herbal medicines for her
arthritis?
Mark:
- Yes, she decided to go the natural route after reading
about possible side effects of conventional medication.
Barbara:
- ---------
Mark:
- Then I had better speak to her and urge her to see a
specialist.
A) If we lived in Britain, she would not have to pay to see an
arthritis specialist under the National Health Service.
B) I have always confused rheumatoid arthritis with
osteoarthritis. Which one does your mother have?
C) Many people believe they can better benefit from herbs
and minerals instead of drugs they perceive to be risky.
D) Yet, it has been proved that many herbal medicines and
alternative therapies do nothing to help people with arthritis.
E) What kind of side effects are you referring to? I think your
mother has done the right thing.
46. Jerry:
- Have you heard that South Korean scientists recently
cloned a pit bull terrier for its American owner?
Sarah :
- Yes, and the owner paid $25,000 for five genetically
identical copies.
Jerry :
- ---------
Sarah :
- Never, even if it were for free!
A) Would you be willing to pay that much money for cloned
copies of your pet?
B) Have you ever seen a cloned animal?
C) Would you consider having your cat cloned, if you had the
chance?
D) Have you ever thought about the ethical implications of
cloning animals?
E) Do you regard the cloning of animals for research purposes
as acceptable?
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1. The nervous systems of all animals have a number 8. ---- the application of radioactive decay to dating rocks,
of basic functions in common, most ---- the control of British geologist Arthur Holmes---- throughout the 1920s
movement and the analysis of sensation. on trying to understand the Earth's interior.

A) notably B) promptly C) approximately A) To have pioneered / had worked

D) deniably E) fairly B) Having pioneered / worked
C) Pioneering / could work
D) Being pioneered / would have worked
2. An increasing number of people are ---- alternatives to E) Pioneered / had been working
antidepressant drugs, and new research suggests that
acupuncture could be a promising option.

A) abandoning B) returning C) denying

D) seeking E) magnifying 9. In theory, same gender siblings ---- with the same
selection of chromosomes, but the odds of this
happening ---- about one in 125 trillion.

A) could be created / would be

3. Knowing that consuming more will not ---- buy us more
happiness suggests that it is time to rethink the spending B) are created / had to be
choices we make every day. C) had been created / may be
A) strictly B) accidentally C) necessarily D) were created / should be
D) externally E) hazardously E) have to be created / must be

4. With over one billion people around the world who

have started to use the web in order to find products, 10. In mammals, if the body becomes too warm, the
entertainment and soul mates, consumer behaviour hypothalamus in the brain signals the sweat glands
has ---- changed. ---- it by ---- sweat.

A) tenderly B) incidentally C) hazardously A) cooling / to release

D) intimately E) dramatically
5. The earliest music for movies was played live in the
cinema to ---- the silent image and enhance its mood.
B) to cool / releasing
C) to be cooled / being released
D) having cooled / to be releasing
E) being cooled / to be released

A) receive B) diminish C) eradicate

D) accompany E) verify

11. On 25 August 2012, data ---- Voyager 1 indicated

6. When the Great Recession severely hit economies in that it became the first human-made object to enter
the early 21st century, many companies restructured interstellar space, traveling further ---- anyone, or
and ---- thousands of workers around the world. anything, in history.

A) pulled off B) broke out C) laid off A) off / about B) by / toward C) from / than
D) set up E) put out D) to / beyond E) for / through

7. Floods occur when heavy rain falls, ---- so much water

that it cannot seep into the soil or flow away into rivers
and lakes or run into drains.
12. Tea reached France at the same time ---- other
A) coping with B) putting off C) resulting in European countries, in the early 17th century, but its
consumption was initially confined ---- Paris.
D) emerging from E) switching to
A) as / to B) at / off C) to / for
D) on / in E) for / out
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13. ---- you have found a fossil, it needs to be studied
scientifically in order to reveal its identity as well as more
detailed aspects of its appearance.
A) Once B) Only if C) Until
D) Whether E) Before
14. ---- many animals have keener abilities to detect
odours than we do, the human sense of smell permits us
to detect more than 10,000 different smells.
Although it could be argued that France has lost its position of
unrivalled power in the fashion history to Italy, the same
cannot be said about French perfume. (18)---- a 300-year
history of making perfumes, French is still home to many of
the worlds best-selling perfumes. The French perfumes are
(19)---- developed in the town of Grasse located in the south
of France. Grasse has a long history of perfume production,
and until now, the perfume industry (20)---- hundreds of
people in the town. The success of Grasse as a perfume
manufacturer is (21)---- its Mediterranean climate in the south
that enables the cultivation of many different types of flowers
used to extract the perfume essence. (22)---- most modern
French perfumes rely more on chemical than floral essence,
inspiration for a perfume often comes from a natural source
such as rose or vanilla.

A) Given B) Since C) Unless

D) Although E) When 18.

A) At B) Into C) With

D) From E) By

15. ---- male and female roles have become less sharply
differentiated in most societies than they were in the past,
19.
we are today one step closer to achieve complete gender
equality.
A) immensely B) abruptly C) concisely
D) adversely E) vaguely
A) Unless B) Now that C) Whenever
D) Because E) Until

20.

A) was employing
B) is employing
16. ---- providing calcium and protein, consuming too
much milk does not provide a net health benefit and may C) employs
even hinder their long-term survival prospects.
D) has employed
A) Besides B) Though C) Due to E) had employed
D) Thanks to E) Despite

21.

A) in comparison with B) due to C) as well as

D) rather than E) in spite of
17. The study of quality of life is important ---- because it
addresses threats to well-being, ---- because it sheds light
on the factors that keep older adults from excessive
reliance on public programs.
22.
A) whether / or B) such / as C) not only / but also
D) so / that E) much / than
A) Whenever B) Unless C) In case
D) Even though E) Once
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23. Even though nearly all people are equipped with the
biological hardware to produce a wide range of notes, ----.
A) many neurobiologists have investigated musical ability
B) most people are quite good at timing and note memory
C) the relationship between song and language needs to be
studied
D) musical talent, especially singing, varies between human
beings
E) some people with musical aptitude carry a tune easily
24. ---- but they can also appear elsewhere, at hotspots
where rock moves upward from deep inside the Earth.
A) The outside layer of the Earth is broken up into giant
pieces called tectonic plates
B) Volcanic activity has contributed to the creation of large
portions of the Earth's surface
C) Thinner plates, such as those under oceans, lead to more
volcanic activity
D) Volcanoes often form near the boundaries between
tectonic plates
E) It is almost impossible to guess the exact time of volcanic
eruptions
25. If an indigenous language is not adopted by later
generations, ----.
A) our understanding is still imperfect as to why a language
death occurs
B) the linguistic diversity is found in places with small and
sparsely distributed populations
C) it is shocking to learn that almost 40 percent of languages
are now endangered
D) its extinction draws nearer with the death of each speaker
of that language
E) linguistic extinction is happening much faster under the
pressure of globalization
26. Although the greenhouse gas emissions generated by
pollution were relatively small initially, ----.
A) they grew dramatically as more countries became
industrialized
B) it was in no countrys interest to reduce them until recently
C) carbon dioxide emissions by the US have decreased since
the 1950s
D) in 2007, the EU decided to take further essential steps
towards reducing them
E) the effects of the emissions on climate change have been
ignored by a number of countries
27. Teachers cannot be criticized for failing to promote
engineering ----.
A) so the manner in which design is presented is of great
significance
B) that it is not a required field of study in most technical
universities
C) whether students should follow advanced math and
science courses to qualify for engineering school
D) if they have not been exposed to it themselves before
E) as some students might have a special skill for designing
28. Whenever we pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV,
---- .
A) there are, of course, numerous non-economic forces that
determine and mould our decision-making process
B) there are clear lines between economics and politics
C) it is natural that economics constitutes a significant
percentage of our media coverage
D) generally politics is defined as the art of government and,
as such, is seriously concerned with economics
E) we are likely to be bombarded with facts and figures on
such subjects as pollution, unemployment and inflation
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29. Whales and dolphins produce complex underwater
sounds to communicate with each other, but scientists
have yet to unravel their meanings.
A) Balinalar ve yunuslar birbirleriyle iletiim kurmak iin
karmak sualt sesleri retirler, ancak bilim insanlar bu
seslerin anlamn henz zemediler.
B) Balinalarn ve yunuslarn birbirleriyle iletiim kurmak
amacyla gelitirdikleri karmak sualt seslerinin anlamlar
bilim insanlar tarafndan hl zlemedi.
C) Bilim insanlar hl balinalarn ve yunuslarn birbiriyle
iletiim kurmak amacyla rettikleri karmak sualt seslerinin
anlamlarn zmeye alyorlar.
D) Balinalar ve yunuslar tarafndan birbirleriyle iletiim kurmak
amacyla gelitirilen karmak sualt seslerinin anlamlar bilim
insanlar tarafndan hl zlmeye allyor. yaknlna baldr, fakat okyanus dalgalar ve deniz
E) Bilim insanlarnn hl anlamn zmek iin uratklar
konularn banda, balinalarn ve yunuslarn birbirleriyle
iletiim kurmak amacyla rettikleri karmak sualt sesleri
gelmektedir.
30. Getting regular exercise might be beneficial for
reducing the risk, or delaying the onset, of Alzheimer,
because neurons in the brain regenerate throughout life.
A) Beyindeki sinir hcreleri yaam boyu yenilenebildikleri iin
Alzheimer riskini azaltmak veya balangcn ertelemek iin
dzenli egzersize balamak yararnza olabilir.
B) Dzenli egzersiz yapmak Alzheimer riskini azaltmak veya
balangcn ertelemek iin yararl olabilir, nk beyindeki
sinir hcreleri yaam boyunca yenilenirler.
C) Alzheimer riskini azaltmak veya balangcn geciktirmek
istiyorsanz dzenli egzersiz yapmal ve beyindeki sinir
hcrelerinin yaam boyu kendini yenileme zelliinden
yararlanmalsnz.
D) Beyindeki sinir hcreleri yaam boyunca kendini
yenilediinden dzenli egzersiz yapmak hem Alzheimer riskini
azaltma hem de balangcn geciktirme konusunda fayda
salar.
E) Dzenli egzersiz yapmak Alzheimer riskini azaltma ve
balangcn geciktirmede faydal olduu gibi beyindeki sinir
hcrelerinin yaam boyu kendini yenilemesini de salar.
31. Whether somewhere is hot or cold is mainly to do with
how close it is to the equator, but other factors, such as
ocean currents and altitude, are also important.
A) Bir yerin scak veya souk olmas zellikle o yerin ekvatora
ne kadar yakn olduuyla ilgilidir, fakat okyanus dalgalar ve
deniz seviyesinden ykseklik gibi baka unsurlar da nemlidir.
B) Bir yerin ekvatora yaknl zellikle o yerin scak ve souk
olmas konusunda etkilidir, fakat okyanus dalgalar ve deniz
seviyesinden ykseklik de nemli unsurlardandr.
C) Bir yerin scak veya souk olmas o yerin ekvatora olan
yaknlyla dorudan ilikilidir, fakat okyanus dalgalar ve
deniz seviyesinden ykseklik de bu konuda nemli unsurlar
arasndadr.
D) Bir yerin scak ve souk olmas o yerin ekvatora olan
seviyesinden ykseklik de dier nemli unsurlar arasndadr
E) Bir yerin scak veya souk olmas o yerin ekvatora yakn
veya uzak olmasnn yan sra okyanus dalgalar ve deniz
seviyesinden ykseklik gibi baka unsurlarla da ilikilidir.
32. Kablo ve uydu endstrisi, filmlerin yksek kapasiteli
sunuculara yerletirilecei ve mterilerin istedikleri
zaman bu filmleri sipari edebilecekleri dijital bir gelecek
ngrmektedir.
A) According to the predictions made by the cable and
satellite industry, films will be placed on high capacity servers,
and customers will be able to order those films when they
want.
B) It is predicted that thanks to the cable and satellite industry
in the digital future, customers will be able to order films when
they want if those films are placed on high capacity servers.
C) The cable and satellite industry envisions a digital future in
which films will be placed on high capacity servers and
customers will be able to order those films when they want.
D) In the digital future that the cable and satellite industry will
create, customers will be able to order films when those films
are placed on high capacity servers.
E) High capacity servers with films placed on them are
predicted by the cable and satellite industry to create a digital
future where customers will be able to order films when they
want.
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33. Etkileimcilik, bir btn olarak toplum yerine kk 35.
lekli etkileim zerinde younlamas bakmndan
ilevselcilik, Marksizm ve birok feminist teoriden
farkldr.
A) What makes interactionism different from functionalism,
Marxism and most feminist theories is that it centres around
small-scale interaction instead of society as a whole.
B) The main difference between interactionism and
functionalism, Marxism and most feminist theories is that it
focuses more on small-scale interaction than society as a
whole.
C) Interactionism differs from functionalism, Marxism and
most feminist theories in that it focuses on small-scale
interaction rather than society as a whole.
D) If interactionism centred around society as a whole instead
of small-scale interaction, it would be different from
functionalism, Marxism and most feminist theories.
E) Functionalism, Marxism and most feminist theories are
different from interactionism as they study society as a whole
rather than smallscale interaction.
34. Jeolojik kantlar iklim deiiklii srasnda ykselen
deniz seviyelerinin erozyona sebep olmu olabileceini
ve bu erozyonun okyanuslardaki kalsiyum ve potasyum
gibi maddelerin seviyelerini arttrdn gsteriyor.
A) Geological evidence suggests that rising sea levels during
the climate change must have caused erosion, increasing the
levels of substances such as calcium and potassium in the
oceans.
B) According to geological evidence, rising sea levels during
the climate change may have caused erosion that led to an
increase in the amount of substances like calcium and
potassium in the oceans.
C) Geological evidence shows that rising sea levels triggered
by the climate change might have caused erosion that
increased the amount of substances like calcium and
potassium in the oceans.
D) Geological evidence shows that rising sea levels during the
climate change could have caused erosion, and this erosion
boosted the levels of substances such as calcium and
potassium in the oceans.
E) It has been shown by geological evidence that rising sea
levels during the climate change could have caused erosion
that increased the levels of substances like calcium and
potassium in the oceans.
Journalist:
- You had a problem in your latest flight, when one of the
engines of the spacecraft failed. Did you manage to cope
with the situation thanks to your great technical
knowledge?
Astronaut:
---------
Journalist:
- Do you mean keeping calm is more important?
Astronaut:
- Yes, that's exactly what I mean.
A) If you aren't knowledgeable about the spacecraft, you can't
solve anything.
B) To some extent, it's necessary. But what matters most is to
have good knowledge of engines.
C) Having a good communication with the other team
members plays an important role in solving such issues.
D) If I hadn't been able to control myself and remember how
we trained before the flight, we would have crashed.
E) You should really know who to ask about the problem
before solving it.
36.
Mother:
I've seen a very interesting advertisement about a color-
boosting detergent.
Daughter:
I also saw that ad. Do you think it can actually make the
colors of your clothes brighter?
Mother:
---------
Daughter:
I doubt that. I think it's just a marketing tactic to deceive
people and make more profit.
A) Perhaps they just want to show off their product.
B) Actually, I've no idea about how it works.
C) It's just another way of cheating customers.
D) Well, they say it has additional chemicals that make the
colors more intense.
E) There is no difference between this type of detergents and
ordinary ones.
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37.
Lisa:
Many people say robots in the near future will do most
of the housework, leaving plenty of time for leisure
activities.
Martha:
-------
Lisa:
Interesting! Why do you think so?
Martha:
Well, having to work for a living gives us a feeling of
self-worth, and this feeling makes leisure time enjoyable.
A) Robots can also allow us to rediscover the rich cultural life
enjoyed by our less pressured ancestors.
B) I wouldn't like that. A world where virtually all work is
carried out by robots would be a sad place.
C) The idea of limitless leisure time sounds attractive, and I'm
looking forward to living in such an environment.
D) I don't think robots will ever be sophisticated enough to be
able to do complicated tasks humans perform.
E) That's good news, especially for those who hate going to
work every day, as they'll have more time to do the things they
enjoy.
38. Second language learners can memorize new
vocabulary much more readily when they learn them
through pictures or mental imagery.
A) While learning languages, repeating new words rather than
creating mental images helps students to remember new
words with less effort.
B) Learning new words by means of images and pictures in
the mind enables students of foreign language to remember
them far more easily.
C) If second language learners memorize new skill much
better, they will be able to create mental imagery and pictures.
D) Visualizing, which is creating mental pictures, help improve
vocabulary skills of those who desire to learn another
language better.
E) Once students learn and memorize new words, then they
can effortlessly create images and pictures of their mind.
39. For a glimpse of what Earth might be like without its
protective magnetic shield, we just have to look at the
lifeless surface of a world like Venus.
A) We can never fully understand what Earth will look like
without its protective magnetic shield unless we look at the
surface of a dead world like Venus.
B) If we want to see the future effect of a lack of protective
magnetic shield on Earth, we can look at the other examples
of worlds which have a dead surface, such as Venus.
C) To see how Earth is protected without a protective
magnetic shield, the only thing to do is to analyze the dead
surface of a world, such as Venus.
D) In order to have an idea of what Earth may be like without
its protective magnetic shield, we just have to observe the
dead surface of other worlds, such as Venus.
E) Venus is the best example with its lifeless surface to help
us look at what Earth might be like without the magnetic shield
which protects it.
40. Most people are discouraged by setbacks, and this is
why they fail to achieve their goals.
A) Even though most people are dispirited by hardships, they
still struggle to reach their aims.
B) As they become disappointed by problems, many people
either meet their goals or do not succeed.
C) The reason why most people do not attain their objectives
is that they are disheartened by difficulties.
D) Whether or not they get discouraged by setbacks, most
people fail to achieve their goals.
E) For many people, being demoralized by setbacks does not
mean that they will not reach their goals.
41. In addition to the advances in the electronics industry,
a series of initiatives aimed at improving its transport
network now contribute to the renaissance movements in
India.
A) Rather than advances in the electronics industry, the Indian
renaissance has been largely marked by some recent
attempts to improve the transport network.
B) Apart from to the growth in the electronics, the Indian
renaissance is currently being supported by some activities
designed to enhance its transport network.
C) At present, the aim of the Indian renaissance is to improve
not only its electronics industry, but also the transport network
with some initiatives.
D) The Indian renaissance, which mainly includes
developments in the electronics field, aims to make the
transport network better by means of several projects.
E) As the electronics industry has been developed to a great
extent due to a number of initiatives, the Indian renaissance is
now aimed at enhancing the transport network.
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42. More than 99% of all species that have ever lived on
Earth are now extinct. ---- For the rest, something more
dramatic happened. They perished during relatively
short-term mass extinction events that killed off large
numbers of species worldwide. However, a tiny creature
called tardigrade, also known as water bear, is widely
accepted as master of survival. They are tiny, measuring
about 1 mm long, and they can be found anywhere from
the depths of the ocean to your backyard. They can
survive in the most extreme conditions, including the
cosmic radiation of space, 10 years without water, and
intense volcanic heat. Tardigrades have been living on
this planet a lot longer than we have -about 500 million
years, and that they have survived all five of the recent
mass extinctions on this planet.
A) This is the form that a tardigrade undergoes when there is
a severe lack of oxygen
B) Under some circumstances, the tardigrade's metabolic rate
sinks to a hundredth of a percent of its normal rate
C) Most were viable upon return, including some with
unshielded exposure to solar radiation.
D) The vast majority of these died out, because they could not
compete successfully or they failed to adapt to changes in
their environment.
E) In 2007 NASA experiment, dormant tardigrades were
exposed to vacuum and cold of open space for 10 days.
43. Little was known in the past about the economic life
of Hittite Anatolia. ---- For instance, we now know that the
mining of such metals as copper, lead and silver, and
that the metallurgical techniques used were relatively
well advanced. Among agricultural activities, sheep
farming was the most common, while in some districts
horses were bred. In daily life, bread and beer were the
staple foods in addition to dairy products.
A) On the other hand, the Hittites had a considerable
reverence for the law.
B) However, some facts about the Hittite economy have been
established in recent decades.
C) In fact, every Hittite subject, except the members of the
privileged class, was forced to assist in such public works as
the upkeep of roads and temples.
D) The Hittites first occupied central Anatolia, making their
capital at Hattusha.
E) Evidently, regulations in the Hittite civil code protected
farmers, and some prices were fixed.
44. (I) Materials that are to be used for teaching young
learners should be associated with their overall development
level. (II) With standardized test scores in the US dropping in
recent years, some administrators believe students need to
spend more time in the classroom instead of on playground.
(III) However, findings show that exercise and academics may
not be mutually left aside. (IV) Physical activity can improve
blood flow to the brain, memory, attention and creativity,
which are essential to learning. (V) So, while it may seem as if
children are just exercising their bodies when they are running
around, they may actually be exercising their brains as well.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
45. (I) Our interest in what exactly differs humans from
animals has inspired decades of research. (II) One popular
idea is that our capacity for language sets us apart from other
animals. (III) Unfortunately, delving into the science of
ourselves has not yielded any conclusions about our
identities. (IV) More recent accounts have incorporated
emerging insights from evolutionary and developmental
psychology. (V) For instance, in A Natural History of Human
Thinking, Michael Tomasello argues that our ability to take on
different perspectives makes us exceptional.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
46. (I) Nowadays, a tide of new technologies such as PCs,
tablets and smart phones has brought a great change in
society. (II) These devices have increased the amount of
information available and improved access to information.
(III) What had once been accessible only to the powerful
became accessible to all. (IV) Many people have difficulty in
keeping up with the complexity and control of these new
devices. (V) They make it easier for people to exchange
information and people became more aware of what is
happening around.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
47. (I) With the Renaissance, came a revival of interest in the
art of cooking. (II) One of the reasons for this was the
invention of the fork, which made sophisticated dishes,
unsuited for eating by hand, possible. (III) In the Dark Ages,
the art of cooking had declined in Europe. (IV) However,
people in Elizabethan England scorned the fork, preferring to
continue using their hands. (V) Thus, the developments in the
culinary arts only took effect in England at a later date.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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1. In UK, the ---- for income tax is about 3000 pounds 7. According to the Environmental Protection
per person; in other words, once you have earned Agency, the United States spends about 1 billion
over this amount, you start paying tax. dollars a year just to ---- food waste.

A) barrier B) price C) tradition A) set out B) dispose of C) pass out

D) threshold E) commodity D) capable of E) wipe out

8. Vaccinating children ---- the contagious diseases

2. After the violent ---- in the political world during like polio and measles has reduced the prevalence of
the last few decades, the existent old regime was these once dreaded ailments.
changed to a policy of restoration.
A) against B) beyond C) about
A) upheaval B) tangible C) scourge D) across E) around
D) obsolete E) myriad

9. Plenty of evidence has come ---- light to prove that

3. Status as a natural-born citizen of the USA is one Afghanistan has been involved ---- smuggling and
of the ---- requirements for election to the office of narcotics production.
President, which is intended to protect the nation
from foreign influence. A) through / on B) above / under C) to / in
D) by / out E) along / upon
A) stroke B) germ C) eligibility
D) recycle E) evidence 10. A giant insect thought ---- extinct since 1930 ----
by a research team in 1960, with a colony of them
clinging to a huge sea stack about 14 miles away.

A) to have been / was discovered

4. The nervous systems of all animals have a number B) to being / has discovered
of basic functions in common, most the control of C) would be / discovered
movement and the analysis of sensation. D) to be / had to discover
E) having been / has been discovered
A) notably B) promptly C) deniably
D) fairly E) approximately
11. Before a nationwide vaccination campaign ---- ,
the infant mortality rate ---- to an alarming extent.

5. Costa Rica is known by many worldwide A) is being introduced / would rise

researchers as a country that values its ecosystem B) will be introduced / rose
and takes ---- to protect it for future generations. C) had been introduced / has risen
D) will be introduced / was rising
A) funds B) raises C) poisons E) was introduced / had risen
D) spreads E) measures

12. Actually, most of the crimes that ---- in the last

year are not connected with violence, but this is not
the picture that ---- up from watching TV coverage of
6. A meta-analysis ---- by the University of Cambridge the topic.
has conclusively proved that diabetes is associated
with obesity and sedentary life style. A) were committed / had built
B) have been committed / builds
A) come across B) set out C) kept up C) were being committed / was built
D) carried out E) keen on D) had committed / would built
E) would be committed / had been built
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13. Under such circumstances, the CFO should never 19. Private investments play ---- important a part in
have been allowed to take charge of the operation,---- the long-running economic expansion ---- no
he was the most senior of the officers available. government dares to raise tax on personal savings.

A) whereby B) therefore C) even though A) too / that B) such / as C) much / so

D) whenever E) as if D) so / that E) as / than

20. Japan is enormously centralized, and Tokyo, the

14. The answer to the question ---- great art can exist
capital city, hosts ---- the national government ---- the
independently of religion or not will largely depend
stock market and the world's largest companies.
on societys moral and aesthetic values.

A) what B) even if C) whether A) not only / but also B) neither / nor

D) which E) since C) whether / or D) just / as E) in / that

Jean Piagets training included heavy doses of biology and

15. ---- the manager was not satisfied with the philosophy. From philosophy came (21)---- of the content of
contents of the document, he refused to sign it, and his work. Piagets goal (22)---- his career was to use the
none of the members attempted to persuade him to, study of children to answer basic philosophical questions
about the nature and origins of knowledge. His research
either. (23)---- shows a consistent focus on what have long been
central topics in philosophy: the childs understanding of
A) As B) Whereas C) In that space, time, and causality, of number and quantity, of
classes and relations, of invariance and change. Clearly,
D) Instead E) Rather one reason Piagets studies (24)---- so much attention so far
is that they identify such basic and important forms of
knowledge. Another reason is Piagets surprising, and
controversial, claim that these basic forms of knowledge
often take a long time to (25)----.
16. Today the expansion of knowledge in astronomy,
physics, chemistry, and biology is ---- vast and
complex ---- grasp fully.
21.
A) few B) that C) many
A) so / that B) too / to C) just / as
D) much E) several
D) more /than E) as / as

22.
A) against B) at C) throughout
D) besides E) over
17. Earth's magnetic field provides a shield for the
atmosphere, ---- the preservation of habitable
conditions on Earth would be impossible. 23.
A) thus B) quite C) rather
A) without which B) whom C) whereby D) although E) instead
D) which E) that

24.
A) will attract B) have attracted
C) were attracting D) had attracted

18. Painters and sculptors may draw on mathematical E) are attracting

and logical ideas ---- visual imagery and words, just
as scientists inventing a new theory may do the
25.
reverse. A) claim B) succeed C) ensure
D) predict E) develop
A) since B) if only C) as well as
D) thus E) neither
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26. ----, but it is easy to see proof of major market failures
there as well.
A) It is possible for trade policy to ignore national welfare
B) Domestic market failure calls for domestic policy changes
C) Most deviations from free trade result in market failure
D) We need to realize that economic theory does not provide a
dogmatic defence of free trade
E) The evidence that markets perform poorly is a little less
obvious in advanced countries
27. The overall quality of life in todays world cannot be
improved ----.
A) just as population growth would strain the global urban
environment
B) while the underdeveloped countries were ignored
completely by international agencies like the United Nations
and the World Bank
C) as the population of that part of the world rose from 800
million in 1960 to 1.2 billion in 1985
D) unless the developed countries are prepared to offer a
helping hand to the underdeveloped
E) whenever the OECD declines to support a series of projects
for the development of poorer countries
28. Some avalanches move no faster than 40 kilometers per
hour, ----.
A) while others have been estimated to have a speed of
about 300 kilometers per hour
B) even if the damage they did was minimal compared
with the destruction caused by hurricanes and earthquakes
C) despite the fact that snow lying on a steep slope is
always liable to avalanche
D) for the wind sometimes reaches a force almost equal to that
of a tornado
E) so that in such areas measures may be taken to
prevent large avalanches
29. Though free politics and free-market economics go
most happily together, ----.
A) no new aid would be approved for six months
B) they could no longer blame the colonialists, who had
withdrawn from America two or three decades before
C) five years ago, dictatorships proclaiming socialists
policies prevailed in Africa
D) one does not necessarily lead to the other, nor does it
guarantee its success
E) Africans have shown that they want multiparty
democracy and are beginning to achieve it
ARTI LANGUAGE SCHOOL
30. The government imposed heavy tax on tobacco, ----
A) that is charged on the value of the sale to the final consumer
B) who ships or transports tobacco products to retailers
C) which aroused opposition from the tobacco industry
D) why the fee for cigars and other cigarette products will be
increased
E) before bar and restaurant smoking bans go into effect
31. Hummingbirds lose a lot of heat and body weight
during the night, ----.
A) that help them stay aloft with less energy
B) so they spend a lot of time feeding to replenish the energy
they lost during the day
C) nor migrate to distant regions
D) although various larger birds and snakes raid their nests for
eggs
E) and they stored up energy for surviving the following night
32. Although it has been nearly a century since the Titanic
sank in the Atlantic Ocean, ----.
A) a number of stories still continue to be told about the disaster
B) one of the most interesting aspects about the tragic history of
the luxurious ship is the passengers on board
C) volumes of books and a number of films had already been
produced
D) she was labeled unsinkable before her disastrous voyage
in April of 1912
E) the ship initially earned fame as the largest luxury ship on the
open seas
33. Although AIDS still has no cure, ----.
A) the devastating effects of HIV infection seemed unstoppable
B) remarkable progress has been made in understanding and
treating HIV infection
C) a specific dietary strategy for the treatment of the disease
has not been devised
D) the severity of wasting may determine the duration of
survival
E) the causes of malnutrition and wasting in HIV infection are
related to the disease itself
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34. The movement of ocean currents creates moderating
effects in some areas ----.
A) that represented a place of recreation, a means of transport,
and a storehouse of food
B) throughout recorded history people have used the ocean as
a source of food
C) where weather extremes might otherwise make life
unpleasant
D) since the 1960s, the production of oil has risen drastically
E) by making use of the change in sea level by tidal cycles
35. While it is possible to look directly at the stars at night
because they are so far away, ----.
A) when sunlight passes through the spectrograph
B) scientists estimate that the sun is about 4.55 billion years old
C) the sun has been shining for more than 4.55 billion years
D) the sun is enormous compared to Earth and planets
E) it is very dangerous to look directly at the sun
36. Just as nobody could have predicted the impact of the
steam engine in 1750, ----.
A) 3D printers were used for photocopying for many years
B) 3D technology is likely to disrupt every field it touches
C) it is unclear whether 3D printing requires additional material
and effort
D) technological change is profound enough to reset the
economics of 3D printing
E) it is impossible to foresee the long-term influence of 3D
printing
37. Just as the human mind allows a person to develop a
concept of intellectual self, ----.
A) each cell in a persons body has molecules on its surface
that are unique to that specific person
B) the function of the immune system is to defend the body
against invaders
C) virtually any organ can be attacked by the immune system,
including the kidneys, lungs, heart and brain
D) the immune system provides a concept of biological self
E) the immune system is composed of cells and soluble
substances
ARTI LANGUAGE SCHOOL
38. More than 80 renowned German scientists and
artists took refuge in Turkey from the Nazi persecution
in the 1930s and 1940s. ---- . Among them were the
Berlin Opera director Carl Ebert, the composer Paul
Hindemith, philosophers and orientalists such as Ernst
von Aster and Helmut Ritter. Close ties developed
amongst various universities in the two countries as a
result and these persist today. The German Academic
Exchange Service awards various scholarships in
Turkey. Professors and students teach and study in
both countries.
A) Germany had always produced scientists who were
renowned for their pioneering discoveries.
B) These were the worst years for those people who
suffered immensely under the Nazi regime.
C) They worked in and also helped to develop and establish
Turkish universities.
D) Turkey was a country that accepted people from
Germany during the Nazi persecution.
E) Many of them visited Istanbul because of its rich history.
39. The environment, whether it is natural or artificial, is
the most fundamental ingredient of the tourism product.
However, when tourism activity takes place, the
environment is inevitably changed or modified, either to
facilitate tourism or through the tourism production
process. ----. Such considerations are treated with much
greater respect than they were during the first two-
thirds of the last century. Relatively little research has
been undertaken within a standardized framework to
analyze tourism's impact on the environment.
A) Therefore, the Great Wall of China, and the Taj Mahal
have been preserved in such a way that tourism cannot do
any harm to them.
B) Environmental preservation and improvement programs
are now an integral part of many development strategies.
C) So, it may be questionable as to whether it is wise to
spare large amounts of funds on tourism.
D) Tourism is responsible for high levels of air and noise
pollution through the transportation networks and leisure
activities.
E) The problems associated with littering present significant
danger to wildlife as well as being expensive to clear.
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40. Aboriginal occupation of Australia goes back at
least 40,000 years and probably longer. While there are
significant differences in aboriginal occupation of space
and the meaning they attach to the environment, there
are also some common threads. Traditional aboriginal
culture is very interesting in that it invests very little
meaning in architecture or artificial spatial structures.
----. Here is a bond between one's "country" and its
sacred places which house the spirit of certain species
for which one has responsibilities.
A) Australia was invaded by Britain, initially as a means of
banishing what was perceived to be a genetically criminal
class.
B) The majority of the aboriginal paintings that are currently
popular on the world art market are landscapes.
C) Nevertheless, most of the land to which aboriginal people
still spiritually belong, legally belongs to someone else.
D) Aboriginal culture and identity is, however, profoundly
rooted in landscape form and natural structures.
E) However, Ayer's Rock, this enormous and beautiful rock,
has become the dominant geographical symbol of Australia.
41. ----. We can hardly avoid commercial advertising
designed to influence us. Interestingly, most people
consider that they are less likely to be influenced than
others by advertisements. This has been called "the
third person effect". For example, if we see an ordinary
product being advertised by using attractive models in
an unusual setting, we suppose that we (and those like
us) are wiser than others to the tricks of the advertising
industry. In reality, we are just as susceptible.
A) Advertising can easily change the market conditions.
B) We cannot keep away from the influences of our friends.
C) People are not oblivious to the persuasion attempts of
advertising.
D) Education programs help young people avoid such tricky
commercials.
E) It is generally accepted that people like attractive
products.
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42. In spite of the fact that Latin America has enjoyed a
period of growth and stability, no other country in the
region has achieved more monumental reduction in
poverty than Venezuela.
A) All of Latin America has experienced a period of growth
and stability, but only Venezuela has been able to achieve a
reduction in poverty in all its regions.
B) Although growth and stability are common features
throughout Latin America, the reduction in poverty is mainly
due to the influence of Venezuela in the region.
C) Venezuela has been incredibly successful at reducing
poverty because the whole of Latin America has
successfully undergone an enjoyable period of growth and
stability.
D) Even though Latin America has benefitted from a period
of growth and stability, the most significant decrease of
poverty in the region has been seen in Venezuela.
E) All the countries in Latin America, which have undergone
a period of growth and stability, have been able to reduce
poverty especially Venezuela.
43. Civilizations in the ancient Middle East, China, and
India explored mathematical problems long before
mathematics became a discipline itself.
A) Before mathematics became a discipline itself,
civilizations in the Middle East, China, and India had
difficulty in analyzing mathematical problems.
B) The enquiry of civilizations in the ancient Middle East,
China, and India into mathematical problems led
mathematics to become a discipline itself.
C) By the time mathematics became a discipline on its own,
nations in the ancient Middle East, China, and India had
already investigated mathematical problems.
D) It was not until mathematics became a discipline itself
that civilizations in the ancient Middle East, China and India
dealt with more mathematical problems.
E) After mathematics had become a discipline itself,
civilizations in the ancient Middle East, China, and India
began to look into mathematical problems.
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44. The reason behind the minister's refusal to make a
statement to the press is uncertain, but I imagine he is
playing for time.
A) The minister continues to find excuses for not making a
statement to the press but before long, he will presumably have
to do so.
B) l cannot think why the minister still refuses to hold a press
conference; perhaps he doesn't have the time.
C) The minister, for some reason or another, still avoids a
confrontation with the press but he cannot do this much longer.
D) No one knows why the minister is avoiding meeting the
press, but I expect he will have to do so before long.
E) It is not clear why the minister has declined to make a
statement to the press, but presumably, it is a question of delay
tactics.
45. For many years now transport planners in the UK have
been demanding that motorists pay directly for the use of
roads.
A) In the opinion of British transport planners, it is the motorists
themselves who should have paid for the upkeep of the roads
all these years.
B) Over the years, transport planners in the UK have been
suggesting that the upkeep of roads must be paid for by the
motorists themselves.
C) Transport planners in the UK have, for a long time now,
been insisting that those who use the roads must pay for them
directly.
D) British transport planners recommended, a long time ago,
that those who use the roads must pay for their upkeep directly.
E) In Britain, transport planners have been arguing for many
years that the upkeep of the roads is the responsibility of
motorists.
46. (I) Training children to cope with the fear of treatment
presents special problems for health psychologists. (II) Pediatric
hospitals often offer some type of preparation program for
children. (III) Group tours and discussions are the most
common type of preparation, but the effectiveness of such
interventions is questionable. (IV) Providing children and
parents with information about hospital procedures and
equipment is a more effective way to decrease anxiety.
(V) Anxiety can be described as a psychological state that
causes failure.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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47. (I) We have moved backwards in the last 50 or so years.
(II) An international collaboration similar to the one that gave
birth to Concorde is unthinkable under present day conditions.
(III) It is not that the technology is not available or even that a
prestigious aircraft would not be financially viable. (IV) The story
of Concorde's long and challenging journey to full commercial
flight certification is one of the most notable developments in
aviation history. (V) It is more that the will and daring that made
Concorde possible are not part of the scene today, in the way
they were in the 1960s.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
48. (I) Apartheid is the legal and political endorsement or
institutionalization of discrimination. (II) Even though South
Africa has much to offer investors, its government has come
under attack for its foreign policy. (III) It involves the assigning
of an individual at birth into a certain class of citizen. (IV) In the
case, for example, of the apartheid regime in South Africa, this
classification depended on skin colour and four classes existed
white, coloured, Asian, and black. (V) Indeed, in the South
African case, this distinction was made before birth, insofar as
pregnant women could only be treated by doctors of their own
skin colour.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
49. (I) Although there are considerable cultural differences
between the various South Asian nationalities that have come
to Britain, there are certain underlying similarities. (II) Families
from rural areas in South Asia typically take a more extended
form. (III) The rebuilding of extended family structures is vital
to any community. (IV) They include three generations in the
household and are organized through a network of males.
(V) They are also strongly bound together by ideas of fraternity
and family loyalty.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
50. (I) It seems that some form of electric battery may have
been in use two centuries before Christ. (II) In 1938 the German
archaeologist Wilhelm Knig found a small, oddly configured
clay jar near Baghdad that he dated to 200 BC. (III) In any
event, the modern history of batteries begins with the Italian
scientist Alessandro Volta. (IV) It has a coiled copper-sheet
inside and an iron rod extending through the top. (V) When
filled with an acid such as vinegar, it could have generated 1.5
to 2.0 volts.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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1. Pledges by nations to cut carbon emissions will fall 8. The first recorded ---- of cancer dates from 1500 BC
far short of those needed to ---- global warming unless in Egypt, where eight cases of breast carcinoma were
individuals share the vision of a low-carbon society. treated with fire.

A) tackle B) strive C) release A) instance B) exception C) prediction

D) elaborate E) submit D) departure E) consumer

2. According to Health Statistics, many countries saw

reductions in their healthcare ---- due to the prevailing
9. New members to the EU are admitted only when they
economic recession.
demonstrate that they can ---- all the EU's standards
and rules.
A) attraction B) endeavor C) expenditure
D) adventure E) struggle A) set out B) pay off C) collide with
D) call for E) comply with

3. At a press conference, the UK government has ---- its

ambitious new plan to keep the countrys science and
10. ---- three best sellers, he feels it is now safe ---- his
innovation at the forefront of global excellence.
job and live on the income from his writings.
A) collapsed B) unveiled C) extracted
A) To have written / quitting
D) sufficed E) fostered
B) Having been written / quit
C) Having written / to quit
D) Writing / to have quit
4. WHO works with countries to ---- ways of raising
E) To be writing / having quit
more funds for health equitably, to use the available
funds efficiently, and to monitor the use of funds.

A) spend B) extinct C) admire

D) devise E) disrupt
11. The city of Marbella, which ---- once a quiet fishing
town in Spain, ---- now into a cosmopolitan beach
5. Electricity producers in Canada ---- two-thirds of their resort that is among the very best in Europe.
power supply from fossil fuels, but they cannot get
enough pipeline space to distribute natural gas. A) is / was being transformed
B) had been / transformed
A) preserve B) share C) shelter
C) has been / had been transformed
D) expose E) derive
D) was / has been transformed
E) have been / will transform

6. Many theories have been proposed to illuminate the

mystery behind human dreams, but strong ---- evidence
remained largely elusive until recently.

12. Jews were not the only people ---- from the damage
A) eager B) hostile C) tangible
inflicted by the Nazis, as their persecution ---- to
D) insufficient E) vulnerable millions of non-Jewish victims as well.

A) to suffer / extended
7. The history of slavery ---- nearly every culture, nation B) suffered / extending
and religion and from ancient times to the present day.
C) having suffered / to extend
A) urges B) tends C) spans D) to be suffered / has been extending
D) proves E) ensures E) suffer / is extending
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13. ---- the types of individuals it seeks to attract, an 18. Generally, social media platforms can be thought
organization ---- to consider what methods to use to as virtual meeting places that function to promote the
reach them. exchange ---- media content ---- the users.

A) To have established / could need A) to / through B) of / between C) from / off

B) Having established / needs D) after / away E) at / over
C) Establishing / had needed
D) Established / needed
E) Being established / will need
19. ---- you want to go surfing and sailing, ---- just relax
and sun yourself on the beach, Hawaii is the ideal place
for your holiday.

14. Since the emission fraud surfaced at the beginning

A) Neither / nor B) No sooner / than
of September, Volkswagen shares ---- by almost 40%,
C) Whether / or D) Both / as well
and several investigations into the company ----.
E) Not only / but also
A) dropped / were launched
B) drop / has launched
C) have dropped / have been launched 20. Like many other species, humans have survived
and thrived, ---- they have a certain set of skills allowing
D) had dropped / would launch
them to adapt to and modify parts of the environment
E) is dropping / will be launched to increase their survival chances.

A) unless B) after C) in case

D) although E) because
15. For the last 20 years, there ---- an ongoing debate as
to whether jazz ---- no longer an exclusively American
let alone an Afro-American music.
21. Across Africa, experts estimate that more than 30%
A) was / had been of malaria and tuberculosis medicines are fake, so over
B) has been / is 700,000 people die per year ---- using those counterfeit
C) would be / was drugs.

D) had been / might be

A) regardless of B) in place of C) in terms of
E) could be / must be
D) as a result of E) in spite of

16. The Egyptian vulture population of the Canary

Islands ---- following the arrival of the first human
settlers who ---- livestock to the islands. 22. ---- the percentages vary, genetic and non-genetic
factors appear to contribute about equivalently to the
A) may be established / had brought majority of traits and behaviors.
B) to establish / is bringing
A) Once B) Because C) Although
C) would be established / bring
D) As soon as E) Just as
D) has established / might bring
E) was established / brought

23. Adam Smith, a classical economist, was a leading

17. ---- the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's advocate of free trade ---- that it promoted the
death, historians are reassessing the complex figure international division of labor.
who carried Britain ---- its darkest times.
A) as soon as B) consequently
A) From / with B) In / of C) To / for C) rather D) in spite of
D) On / through E) About / in E) on the grounds
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24. Corruption had not been a serious concern for 30. ---- handle air pollution crisis, Chinese government
governments and enterprises ---- transparency and has recently announced that it plans to reduce
accountability regulations came along. hazardous emissions from coal-fired power plants by
50 percent over the next five years.
A) despite B) unless C) as long as
D) before E) once A) Contrary to B) Now that C) While
D) In order to E) Provided

25. Divers off the Italian coast have discovered 2,000-

year-old Roman shipwreck that is ---- well-preserved 31. ---- his numerous inventions of mechanical devices,
---- even the food in the cargo is intact. Archimedes is also credited with many discoveries in
the field of mathematics and physics.
A) so / that B) as / as C) more / than
A) Since B) Along with C) Despite
D) either / or E) whether / or
D) In contrast E) Just as

26. ---- the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959,

several countries had made claims to parts of 32. Some popular diet books have misled consumers
Antarctica, some of which overlapped. with deceptive claims, ----, they fail to provide an
assessment of the results of their treatment plans
A) Prior to B) Unless C) In case for obesity.

D) Though E) Instead
A) furthermore B) nevertheless C) even so
D) otherwise E) on the contrary

27. Continuous intake of calcium helps maintain a

healthy skeleton, ---- several other minerals are needed
33. Karl Benz was a German engineer, generally ---- the
for muscle function.
inventor of the first automobile powered by an internal
combustion engine.
A) no matter B) in order to C) despite
D) because E) while A) enforced to B) excluded from C) emerged from
D) regarded as E) derived from

28. Most of the fears that we have in childhood are

actually quite profound, ---- as we grow older and
become more self-sufficient, the impact of such fears
diminishes. 34. Whereas slavery is no longer legal anywhere in the
world, ----.
A) thus B) but C) so that
A) abolition movements during the first half of the 19th
D) in case E) rather than
century eradicated slavery

B) evidence of slavery predates written records

29. Patriarchy means superiority of the father, a term C) human trafficking remains an international problem, with
employed by sociologists to describe family structures an estimated 30 million people currently enslaved
where the father ---- the mother is dominant.
D) such institutions were a mixture of debt-slavery and
A) as though B) owing to C) rather than punishment for crime
D) whenever E) even if
E) around the year 1500, slavery had virtually died out in
Western Europe
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35. Although the common belief is that it was triggered
by the 1929 crash of the stock market, ----.
A) the specific economic events that took place during
the Great Depression have been studied thoroughly
B) the causes of the Great Depression in the early 20th
century are still a matter of debate among economists
C) a deflation in commodity prices and disruption of trade
ultimately resulted in widespread unemployment
D) the Great Depression had devastating effects in
countries both rich and poor
E) cities all around the world were hit hard, especially
those dependent on heavy industry
36. ----, you can work on extinguishing any undesirable
behaviours.
A) Unless you proceed to the interviewers office for
your interview
B) Although previous work experience is sought by
almost all employers nowadays
C) Once you are able to see yourself interacting with
others
D) Whereas there is much to be learned about human
nature in general
E) Just as any communicative event requires at least
one person to be around
37. ----, Pythagoras developed both scientific and
eccentric theories about the physical universe.
A) Even if new inventions had replaced the tools that were
used in prehistoric times
B) Since he was favoured neither by the public nor by any
influential government authorities
C) Despite having computed the distance between the Sun
and the Moon
D) Because Greece was threatened by an invading army
E) In addition to figuring out useful things related to
triangles
38. It might not be practical to use a different password
for every single website that you log into, ----.
A) so online shopping involves more than just a seller
and a buyer
B) although it is more suggestible for someone to rely
on a computer engineer
C) since nicknames on the Internet are not enough to
protect you from harm
D) while the term surfing has become more
widespread as more people use computers
E) but it is definitely worth having more than one for
security reasons
39. The nests birds leave behind provide clues about
their lives and environment ----.
A) as the architectural complexity of these nests hardly
untangles their genealogy
B) just as archaeological sites supply glimpses of
human history
C) but nest-collecting was a popular boyhood hobby in
the 19th century
D) despite the fact that they remain a largely untapped
scientific resource
E) before they lay eggs in order to sustain the
continuation of their species
40. ----, while the early pioneers of intelligence testing
were mostly interested in theoretical questions
about the nature of intelligence.
A) IQ tests initially ignored the development of
intelligence
B) Determining what intelligence is and how it changes
has not been easy
C) Theoretical issues in intelligence testing tradition
have overshadowed practical ones
D) Any approach to intelligence must have confronted
the question of its structure
E) The pragmatic origins and uses of IQ tests have
recently been emphasized
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41. Unless international cooperation is ensured to ban
the non-essential uses of some chemicals, ----.
A) the depletion of the ozone layer will continue to pose a
serious threat to human health
B) the buildup of oxygen in the atmosphere led to the
formation of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere
C) ozone layer absorbs 93-99% of the sun's high frequency
ultraviolet light
D) the term ozone hole can be employed to describe any
episode of ozone depletion, no matter how minor
E) ozone measurements exhibit year to year variability, but
do not show any increasing or decreasing trend
42. Until recently, it was generally accepted that Felix
Hoffmann developed aspirin to help his rheumatic
father, ----.
A) he also claimed to be responsible for aspirin's initial
clinical testing
B) this version was ignored by historians and chemists until
1999
C) Bayer asserted that the invention of aspirin was due to
Hoffmann
D) the company then worked to develop a cost-effective
process to market it as a pharmaceutical product
E) but a new investigation has revealed that it is Arthur
Eichengrn who deserves credit for the invention of aspirin
43. Some firms provide special services for frequent
buyers, such as encouraging repeat business with
discounts, ----.
A) because their previous experience may not be relevant
B) so that making purchases from them can become a part
of the customers routine
C) although this practice is similar to the process of problem
solving
D) when consumers face a really new concept
E) as it does not confirm how long this offer will be valid
44. The study of quality of life is important not only
because it addresses threats to wellbeing, but also
because it sheds light on the factors that keep older
adults from excessive reliance on public programs.
A) Those who study quality of life think that their work is
important not because they help older people find ways to
get rid of their excessive reliance on public programs, but
because they try to tackle threats to wellbeing.
B) Addressing problems of wellbeing is more important,
according to the findings of the study of quality of life, than
providing the elderly with an understanding of how to
pursue a life without being dependant on public programs.
C) What makes the study of quality of life important is that
it responds to issues that pose risks to wellbeing and it
provides us with insight into the factors that help older
people avoid becoming too reliant on public programs.
D) Why elderly have become more aware of the factors that
help them to keep away from extreme reliance on public
programs is that the study of quality of life has proved to be
important as it is able to address threats to wellbeing.
E) There are threats to wellbeing, but the study of life
quality is an important field that addresses the problems by
providing older people with an understanding of how to
protect themselves from reliance on public programs.
45. The impact of acid rain has diminished in many
countries thanks to laws and policies that require the
pollution from coalfired power stations to be reduced.
A) Due to the laws and policies that have decreased the
impact of acid rain, pollution from coalfired power stations
has been reduced in many countries.
B) Since there are laws and policies in many countries that
have reduced the pollution from coalfired power stations,
the impact of acid rain has been softened.
C) Despite the laws and policies that reduced the impact of
the pollution from coalfired power stations, acid rain has
decreased in many countries.
D) The effect of acid rain has been reduced both through
the decrease in the pollution from coalfired power stations
and laws and policies in many countries.
E) If there were no codes and schemes necessitating
reduction in coal plant-induced pollution, the effect of acid
rain would not decrease in most countries.
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46. Terms such as addiction and dependency are often
used to describe patterns of illicit drug use. As a
result, it is difficult to estimate the number of drug
users who can be described as addicted or dependant.
Addiction tends to refer to dependence on a particular
drug or drugs, which has developed to the extent that it
has a severe and harmful impact on an individual drug
user. Dependency can refer to physical or emotional
dependency and drug users may experience one or
both forms.
A) Drug users can become physically dependant on drugs,
thus continuing with their drug use in order to avoid the
physical discomfort of withdrawal.
48. (I) Life first stirred on this planet about three and a half
billion years ago. (II) At first, and for immense periods from
then on, it was comprised only of the simplest single-celled
organisms. (III) Powered by sunlight, these early life forms
took carbon dioxide gas and water from their environment
and used these materials to make carbohydrates as a
means to produce energy. (IV) Carbohydrates are essential
elements for carbon-based organisms to produce energy to
continue their existence. (V) As a by-product they released
oxygen and therefore changed the atmosphere over billions
of years.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V

B) The term dependency is preferable to addiction because

the latter is linked to negative images of drug use.

C) Sociological analysis of drug use has played a significant

role in challenging the medicalization of deviant behavior.

D) Drug users can also become emotionally dependant on
drugs, relying on drug use to seek pleasure or to avoid pain.
E) However, there are no universal definitions of these
terms and they are frequently used inconsistently and
interchangeably.
49. (I) In the fall of 2000 and the winter of 2001, Britain was
beset by a series of problems. (II) In September 2000, rising
oil prices prompted protests by truck drivers and farmers
who demanded a reduction in the fuel tax. (III) In November
2000, a series of severe rainstorms and tornadoes caused
high flooding and killed 12 people. (IV) In June 2001, Blair
won a second landslide victory, with the Labour Party
capturing 413 seats in Parliament. (V) In February 2001,
foot-and-mouth disease broke out among British livestock,
prompting other countries to ban British meat import and
forcing the slaughter of thousands of cattle, pigs and sheep.

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

47. (I) The philosophic foundation of most animal rights

groups grows from a view that all living species are equal
and equally worthy of dignity and freedom. (II) Animal rights
is a political movement, started in the 20th century, that
argues for the rights of animals against domination or abuse
by human beings. (III) This ranges from opposition to
experimentation on animals to prevention of cruel or
neglectful treatment of farm or domestic animals, to
vegetarianism, or the noneating of meat. (IV) Animal rights
organizations use a variety of means to assert their cause.
(V) These include lobbying legislatures to pass laws
protecting animals and public demonstrations around
animal laboratories.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
50. (I) Science is systematic because of the attention it
gives to organizing knowledge and making it readily
accessible to all who wish to build on its foundation.
(II) If the results support the hypothesis, the scientist may
use them to generate related hypotheses. (III) In this way,
science is both a personal and a social endeavour. (IV) In
other words, it is beneficial both to the individual and to
society at large. (V) Moreover, science contributes a great
deal to the improvement and the quality of human life.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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1. Much of our knowledge of the ---- lives of the ancient 8. Raphaels final works ---- so good that the Prado and the
Romans has been derived from the excavations at Pompeii. Louvre ---- a whole exhibition to them.

A) artificial B) daily C) complete A) is / would have dedicated

D) convenient E) extensive B) were / have dedicated

C) had been / might have dedicated
D) would be / would be dedicating
E) can be / was dedicating
2. Language learning can ---- in interesting ways across
different societies and cultural settings.

A) divide B) distract C) vary

D) tend E) dismay
9. The basin of the Amazon River ---- by rainforests and,
therefore, ---- the wettest region on Earth.

A) had been covered / would be

3. The most expensive new technological devices in the B) was covered / had been
world are becoming more ---- and showing up in some C) covers / has been
unlikely places.
D) was covering / was
A) defensive B) fragile C) admirable E) is covered / is
D) accessible E) distinct

4. Through the ages, drugs have been enormously ----in 10. Recent evidence ---- that dinosaurs ---- warm-blooded
relieving suffering and in preventing and treating diseases. and capable of moving extremely fast.

A) current B) persistent C) beneficial A) has suggested / can be

B) will suggest / would be
D) excessive E) profound
C) suggested / should have been
D) suggests / may have been
E) had suggested / might be
5. Pain is a highly subjective ---- that no two people
experience in exactly the same way.

A) regulation B) sensation C) reinforcement

11. The latest scientific studies ---- that small children
D) coincidence E) inquiry usually ---- greater taste sensitivity than adults.

A) have found / possess

B) found / had possessed
C) find / will possess
6. A more realistic choice would be to adopt more effective
strategies to ---- work-related stress. D) will find / have possessed
E) had found / possessed
A) set out B) put off

C) bring up D) cope with

E) pass out
12. It has been four centuries since the Catholic Church
condemned Galileo Galilei ---- declaring that the earth
revolved ---- the sun.
7. A stroke occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain is -
--- for longer than a few seconds. A) about / from B) against / with

A) left off B) cut off C) looked out C) for / around D) with / near
E) on / through
D) taken after E) called for
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13. ---- African nations got their independence, the first 20. ---- deriving two-thirds of its power supply from fossil
thing they did was to change place names in their countries. fuels, power producers in India cannot get enough pipeline
space to distribute natural gas.
A) Just as B) If C) Unless
A) Despite B) Besides
D) Until E) When C) As a result of D) On behalf of
E) Rather than

14. By the time a child reaches 3 years of age, his brain is

mature, ---- his muscles and bones still need to be fully-
grown. 21. The EU has put forward that policies to cut greenhouse
gases will not work ---- individuals share the vision of a low-
A) as well as B) but C) besides
carbon society.
D) therefore E) even
A) as if B) after C) but

D) while E) unless

Turkmenistan was once (15)---- of the ancient Persian
Empire. The Turkmen people were originally nomads, and
some of them (16)---- this way of life up into the 20th
century, living in transportable tents. (17)---- territory was
ruled by the Seljuk Turks in the 11th century. The Mongols
of Genghis Khan conquered Turkmenistan in the 13th
century and dominated the area (18)---- the next two
centuries (19)----they were deposed in the late 15th century
by invading Uzbeks.
22. Cabbage ---- as early as 2000 B.C., and commercial
varieties now ---- Brussels sprouts, common cabbage,
sprouting broccoli, and kohlrabi.
A) might have been cultivated / have included
B) had been cultivated / included
C) would be cultivated / used to include
D) would have been cultivated / can include
E) was cultivated / include

15. A) territory B) area C) region D)

part E) land
23. They are installing a great deal of information
technology, ---- the staff are quite incapable of using it.

16. A) owing to B) whenever C) as though

A) have continued B) continued D) even so E) even though

C) had continued D) are continuing
E) continue

24. Today virtually all country and suburban weeklies and

small dailies are produced by offset lithography, a
17.
procedure ---- photographs can be reproduced
A) A B) Some C) The inexpensively.

D) Much E) Many A) why B) that C) which

D) whether E) by which

18. A) about B) for C) at

D) after E) along 25. Though most scientists agree that a deadly epidemic of
influenza will occur, ----.

A) nobody knows when or how it will happen

19.
B) they will attend an international conference on the disease
A) while B) if C) whether
C) they cannot decide whether anybody should die
D) until E) that
D) most countries had taken some measures to improve their
health systems

E) a number of meetings will be held to discuss new diseases

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26. Because the water we use may be polluted, ----.
A) the government has encouraged investments
B) it is unnecessary to purchase a water filter
C) the authorities have been assured of its quality
D) we should not have wasted it
E) we must first analyze it in the laboratory
27. ---- that runs between Paris and Lyon.
A) High-speed trains in France are famous for their superb
meals
B) The French high-speed train, known as TGV, is an electric
train
C) In France, most trains are extremely crowded
D) The French railway system is very complicated
E) The French government invests a lot of money to improve its
nationwide railway system
28. Although conventional IQ tests are good predictors of
college grades, ----.
A) there are actually very few really exceptional individuals
B) they are still the best single predictor of overall success
C) they are less valid for predicting later job success
D) some weaker students have become charismatic leaders
E) brain damage does not necessarily impair certain types of
intelligence
29. Because unemployment is rising and wages are falling, -
---.
A) the government would soon be out-of-favor
B) Americans are naturally worried about the state of the
economy
C) the state of panic was regarded as unfounded
D) no one could lose on the stock market
E) it would have been a good time to change your car
30. ---- before he became a film-maker.
A) The director of the Titanic now plans to make a film of the
sinking of the Bismarck
B) He is best known as the director of the film Titanic
C) The director of the film Titanic was a scuba diver
D) The films director has been fascinated by wrecks
E) He is interested in why the Titanic sank
31. ---- that it produces national cohesion in the target
countries.
A) The single most important effect of terrorism is
B) The bombing of resorts is a recent development
C) In a globalized world small groups of people can cause big
trouble
D) Terrorists are at an inherent disadvantage
E) Suicide-bomb attacks against ordinary citizens followed
32. A 10% increase in the cost of hospital services causes
poorer households to cut back their hospital care by 4.7%,
----.
A) in spite of the fact that many developing nations would
subsidize medical care
B) thus the difference between poor and wealthy households is
even larger
C) whereas the wealthy have to do the same by only 2.9%
D) because the higher price of medical care would not affect the
wealthy at all
E) but the same pattern occurs in the demand for medical
services in poorer households
33. Unless all countries in the developed world reduce their
fossil fuel consumption drastically, ----
A) problems relating to global warming are numerous
B) this was not enough to improve fuel efficiency
C) the price of petrol rises steadily
D) there have been major innovations in personal transportation
vehicles
E) the negative consequences of global warming will increase
34. When the gene responsible for certain speech defects
was detected, ----.
A) the human talent for speech developed as the need for
communication emerged
B) it provided evidence that the ability to speak is encoded in our
DNA
C) a few species like parrots were able to learn vocal patterns by
imitating their parents or owners
D) children have problems in reproducing sounds
E) its role in speech development needs to be clarified
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35. Five years after the end of the war in Liberia, the health 38. The current global crisis has changed the way we think
sector is struggling to cope with the needs of the people. about the poor.

A) Liberyada sava be yl nce bittii hlde, salk sektr A) Yoksullar hakkndaki dncelerimizi deitiren gnmzde
halkn ihtiyalarn karlamada byk zorluk ekmektedir. devam eden kresel krizdir.

B) Liberyada savan bitiinden be yl sonra, salk sektr B) Yoksullar hakkndaki dncelerimiz, devam eden kresel
halkn ihtiyalaryla baa kmak iin mcadele ediyor. krizle tamamen deimi bulunmaktadr.
C) Liberyada be yl sren sava sonrasnda, halkn
C) Gnmzdeki kresel kriz, bizi yoksullar hakknda farkl
ihtiyalarn karlamaya alan salk sektr, ayakta durmaya
dnmeye yneltiyor.
alyor.

D) Be yl nce Liberyada sava bitince, salk sektr D) Mevcut kresel kriz, yoksullara ynelik dnme eklimizi
halkn ihtiyalarn karlamaya younlamtr. deitirmitir.

E) Liberyada sava be yl nce bitmitir, ancak salk sektr E) Bugnk kresel kriz nedeniyle yoksullara ilikin
halkn ihtiyalarn karlamak iin daha yeni faaliyete gemitir. dncelerimizde nemli deiiklikler olmutur.

36. China and India have banned the use of prenatal

diagnostic techniques to learn the sex of an unborn child.
A) in ve Hindistanda, doum ncesi baz tan tekniklerinin
kullanm yasaklannca, domam ocuklarn cinsiyeti artk
renilemiyor.
B) inde ve Hindistanda doum ncesi tan tekniklerini
kullanmak yasak olduundan, ocuklarn cinsiyeti doumdan
nce renilemiyor.
C) Hindistan gibi inde de, ocuklarn cinsiyetini
doumdan nce renmek iin kullanlan tan teknikleri
yasakland.
D) in ve Hindistan, domam ocuun cinsiyetini renmek
iin doum ncesi tan tekniklerinin kullanmn yasaklamtr.
39. Aa yukar ayn byklkte ve Gnee ayn uzaklkta
olan Dnya ve Vens sklkla ikiz gezegenler olarak
nitelendirilir.
A) It is usual to refer to Earth and Venus as twin planets as they
are almost the same size and distance from the Sun.
B) Since Earth and Venus are roughly the same size and
distance from the Sun it is only natural that they should be
regarded as twin planets.
C) Earth and Venus, being roughly the same size and distance
from the Sun, are often regarded as twin planets.
D) It is because they are exactly the same size and distance
from the Sun that Earth and Venus are known as the twin
planets.

E) in ve Hindistan, doum ncesi tan tekniklerini, bunlarn E) By the twin planets we mean Earth and Venus which are
ocuklarn cinsiyetini renmek iin kullanlmas nedeniyle nearly the same size and are equidistant from the Sun.
yasakladn ilan etti.

40. Bilimadamlar, Hiroimaya bomba atan uan yok

37. Uyku salkl kalmamz iin gereklidir, fakat bunun olmu olmas gerektiini hesapladlar.
neden byle olduu ya da tam olarak nasl iledii henz
btnyle anlalmamtr. A) Since the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima was
A) Sleeping for us to stay healthy is our requirement, yet why
this has happened like this or just how it is managed hasnt been
able to be understood yet.
B) It is still not possible to fully understand why this happened or
the exact functioning of it, but for us to stay healthy, sleep is
necessary.
C) That sleep must be performed by us for our health to continue
is true, but the cause of this and the exact works of this are not
fully understood yet.
D) We have found it necessary to sleep for keeping our health,
but the full understanding of the reason for its being this way or
the exact management of it is not reached.
E) Sleep is necessary in order for us to stay healthy, but why this
is so or exactly how it works cannot yet be fully understood.
olmaktan kurtulmak iin, patlamadan en az 14 km uzakta
unharmed by the blast it must, in the opinion of various
scientists, have been more than 14 km away.
B) Scientists wanted the aircraft that dropped the bomb on
Hiroshima to be at a distance of at least 14 km from the
explosion and so be out of danger.
C) Scientists are of the opinion that the aircraft that dropped the
bomb on Hiroshima would have been destroyed in the blast if it
had been less than 14 km away.
D) Scientists calculated that the aircraft that dropped the bomb
on Hiroshima must have been at least 14 km away from the blast
so as not to be destroyed.
E) Scientists have established the fact that the aircraft that
dropped the bomb on Hiroshima escaped destruction because it
got a full 14 km away before the explosion occurred.