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Mark the best choice 13-I must go to the dentist this week, I’ve been meaning to

1-Be careful with my guitar! If you………..it, you'll have go for ages as I've been suffering from toothache and l
to pay for the repairs. can't……….it………any longer.
A) destroy B) upset A) take/on B) leave/out
C) injure D) wound E) damage C) call/for D) pull/up E) put/off

2-Clare didn’t do well in the last exam, but instead of 14-Ken has decided to be a fireman, ………….has really
allowing this to……….her, she's now working harder than upset his mother, who dreams of her son becoming a
aver, and is determined to do better in the future. doctor.
A) embellish B) initiate A) what B) who
C) unfasten D) discourage E) encounter C) which D) that E) why

3-I know you don't get on well with your cousin, but I wish 15-I read the children a book at bedtime, but the story
you'd at least make a/an……….to seem friendly when he's ended…………unhappily………..they were all in tears
visiting us. when it finished.
A) effort B) image A) so/that B) as/as
C) charge D) vision E) trial C) most/for D) more/than E) too/like

4-"I wish I’d gone to university when I had the chance, " 16-I know you don't like being dressed up, but as this is an
Neil said ………."that's one decision that I’d change if I important interview, you must wear ……. suit you have.
could live my life again." A) too smart B) the smartest
A) dreadfully B) suspiciously C) smarter than D) smart enough E)very smart
C) regretfully D) fearfully E) tolerantly
17-We really appreciated being picked up from the airport,
5-Sue asked Tim what he thought of her new haircut, and but my wife was terrified by the chauffeur's awful driving
he told her………..that he thought it looked terrible- I and, frankly, ……….. .
think he should have been a hit more tactful. A)so was I
A) exclusively B) constantly B) she did too
C) cunningly D) considerately E) bluntly C) we weren't though
D) she wasn't either
6-I've just signed up for French classes and I’m really…… E) I did too
…for them to begin - I can't wait to start.
A) obsessed B) eager 18-Paul's dog has had two puppies and he says I can
C) reluctant D) industrious E) efficient have……….of them, but……..are very cute, and I can't
decide between them.
7-…………the normal 10% discount, store cardholders A) either/all B) both/either
will also receive a free gift with each purchase. C)any / every D) One/both few/each
A) Though B) owing to
C) As a result of D) In addition to E) Furthermore 19-As it's his daughters' birthday tomorrow, my boss will
take……..shopping in order that she can choose something
8-The 10.30 train to Epsom has been cancelled……….. A) his/hers B) mine/myself
heavy snow on the tracks. C) me/himself D) her/herself E)him/her
A) for B) since
C) due to D) during E) while 20-Laura………her hook ever since she…………
university.
9-I’d better take the map ; ……………., I’m sure to get A) is writing/has left
lost. B) has been writing/left
A) moreover B) otherwise C) has written/had left
C) therefore D) so that E)in case D) was writing/was leaving
E) will write/is leaving
10-In Europe, native wild animals are most abundant in
areas less disturbed by people, …………the far north, the 21-The children……….their bicycles along the banks of
coniferous forests and the mountainous regions. the canal when they………the man in the water.
A) such as B) as A) have been riding/see
C) Just D) as much E) both B) rode/have seen
C) were riding/saw
11-Marceile doesn't bother……….her appearance - she D) have ridden/have seen
hardly ever brushes her hair and she never puts……. E) will ride/had seen
any make-up.
A) about/on B) at/with 22-The students……….. to go home and not to return until
C) for/in D) from/out E) in/off the danger from the flood……….. .
A) were telling/passed
12-When we took them to the circus, the children were B) are being told/is passing
fascinated……….the puppets, but were really scared the C) have told/passes
clowns. D) were told/had passed
A) in/with B) for/by E) had been told/was passing
C) to/from D) with/about E) by/of
23-One month from now, we……….our final exams and 29-………., but he'll eat anything you put in front of him.
we……..to hear the results. A)Paul doesn't care what you serve
A) will have finished/will be waiting B)We usually feed the dog mince
B) will finish/have been waiting C)Red wine doesn't go well with fish
C) are going to finish/wait D)Dave is practically dying of hunger
D) have finished/will have waited E)My niece has always been a strict vegetarian
E) are finishing/are waiting
30-Unless the number of orders increases, ……….. .
24-Although Nell………..professionally for very long, her A)the recession is getting much worse
voice is as strong as if she………for many years. B)this has been our worst year so far
A) didn't sing/were singing C)the sales manager is getting worried
B) hasn't been singing/had been singing D)the entire factory has closed down
C) hasn't sung/is singing E)some of us may soon become unemployed
D) won't have sung/would have sung
E) doesn't sing/will have sung 31-………, in case you have to stay there overnight?
A)Have you booked the hotel for a fortnight
25-I had thought it………..difficult to find a taxi so early B)Please give me a call when you arrive
in the morning, but fortunately, I……….one within a few C)I'm not sure which hotel you should book
minutes. D)Why don't you take a change of clothes
A) had been/could find E)Can you tell me what time you'll be back
B) has been/would find
C) would be/was able to find 32-What I don't like about Mondays……….. .
D) could have been/can find A)have to work hard on the first day of the week
E) will be/have found B)is the fact that I'm always tired
C)I really enjoy the weekends though
Find the best completion D)it's no wonder I love it when Friday comes
26-I eventually managed to find the office, ………… . E)some of the clients come regularly once a week
A)but not until after I'd got lost several times
B)so I had been bolting for over an hour 33-…………, so we were shocked to learn that they had
C)that was easy and didn't take very long lost.
D)since it wasn't clearly marked on the map I had A)No one really thought they had much of a chance anyway
B)according to the directions I had given him B)The match had been cancelled because of bad weather
C)Everyone had expected the team to have an easy victory
27-……………, since I don't understand it myself. D)Our team was losing by three goals when we turned off the
A)I tried to help my sister with her homework TV
B)I've been going to English classes E)Their opponent was ranked number one in the league
C)It's difficult for me to do these sums
D)The teacher didn't show us how he got the formula 34-Evcn though I’ve never tried bungee
E)I can't explain the situation to you jumping////////////////
A)I can imagine how terrifying it must be
28- I thought it was impossible for me to learn a foreign B)I couldn't wait when I had the opportunity
language………… . C)I'm not a big fan of dangerous sports
A)except that I could master a language completely different D)I still remember how frightened I was at first
from my own E)I was brave enough to Join my friends for a trial
B)no matter how bad I was at languages when I was at school
C)until I lived for six months in a place where no one spoke
my mother tongue
D)especially when I consider how much vocabulary I need to
learn
E)unless I go and live in the country where the language is
spoken
Read the passages and find the answers
This summer Britons are predicted to spend £6 billion on Scientists have warned that the Great Barrier Reef, meant to
package holidays. According to a new survey, the happiest be one of the most strictly protected natural wonders of the
holiday-makers are those who book with small, specialist world, is dying, and this is because of the western appetite for
companies. The survey suggests that choosing the right tour prawn cocktails, and a combination of other human activities,
company may be more important than choosing the right including tourism and oil mining. The Australian Conservation
resort or hotel. So, how can you make sure you end up with Foundation has said that the reef could soon be listed as
the sort of holiday you had in mind? If your budget is tight, "endangered". It is one of the world's richest natural sites, with
work out exactly what you can afford. Then, find a travel more than 400 species of coral and 1,500 fish species. Every
agent who has time to listen to your requirements. This can be living thing in the 140,000-square-rnile park is extremely
hard though, as many large high street chains set sales targets sensitive to disturbance. The scientists' report reveals that
for heir staff, and may even limit the amount of time large-scale prawn fishing - both illegal and licensed - has in a
employees spend per customer. few years reduced seabed animals by more than half. For
every tonne of prawns caught, up to 10 tonnes of marine life is
33-The recent survey mentioned in the passage shows being sacrificed.
that…………… .
A)small travel agencies usually satisfy their customers better 38-One can understand from the passage that the Great
B)British people spend £6 billion on package holidays Barrier Reef…………. .
annually A)has more regulations than any other natural wonder in the
C)most British people book their holidays through small travel world
agencies B)is not being as carefully protected as it ought to be
D)luxurious holiday resorts are rarely preferred C)houses many species that are listed endangered
E)the staff at travel agencies deal with customers efficiently D)is not open to tourists unless they have a special permit
E)has no regulations governing activity in the area
36 Following the advice in the passage, if you want to have
a low-budget holiday, ……….. . 39-The Australian Conservation Foundation………. .
A)it would be a good idea to go on a working holiday A)is concerned about the future of the reef
B)make sure that you choose an excellent resort B)only allows one tonne of prawns to be caught annually
C)decide exactly what you want before approaching an agency C)sponsors tourism and mining in the area
D)a package holiday would be the best option D)has declared the reef to be an endangered site
E)you should plan your finances carefully E)has classified various species in the area as endangered

37-The author warns that you may have difficulty in 40-The author believes that prawn fishing………… .
finding a travel agent who will ……….. . A)should be restricted to ten tonnes per year
A)offer you a cheap holiday B)is the only means for the locals to earn their living
B)give you a discount on the price C)only benefits the rich West
C)listen to you at length D)is disturbing the balance of nature in the area
D)offer decent holidays at lower prices E)is still carried out with primitive methods
E)offer a wide variety of package holidays
All contact lenses are now made of plastic, but hard and soft Nowhere else in Italy is the art of making pasta so perfected as
varieties are available. The newer and more expensive soft in Emilia. An ordinary housewife, in half an hour, can make
lenses can be bent and will return to their original shape. Made enough taglierini, a kind of pasta, for a dozen people. With
of water-absorbing plastic, they cause very little discomfort eggs and flour and just a drop of water she makes the dough.
and can be worn for as short or as long a period as you like. With a long rolling pin, she presses it out into circular sheets,
Lenses of hard plastic do cause discomfort during the paper thin. She then cuts it into ribbons a quarter of an inch in
adjustment period and must be worn regularly so that another width. In Rome this pasta is called fettucfrie, and is boiled and
break-in period isn't necessary. However, vision through soft drained like spaghetti, and served swimming in butter and
contacts isn't as good as through hard contacts. Another melted cheese. In Emilia, they prefer it served with a sauce of
disadvantage of soft lenses is their tendency to absorb eye meat, tomato, herbs and mushrooms. In Genoa, the same
secretions and mists from hair spray, room deodorant and the pasta, made in exactly the same way, is served al pesto - with
like. an uncooked sauce of garlic, herbs and olive oil.

41-One advantage soft contact lenses have over hard ones 44-Housewives in Emilia …………. .
is that they………… . A)usually make the pasta special to their town
A) are made of natural products B)make the most economical pasta in Italy
B) are completely flexible C)usually cook for twelve or more people
C) correct short-sightedness D)make most of the pasta produced in Italy
D) aren't as expensive E)are the best at making pasta in Italy
E) come in two varieties
45- Clearly, in Rome, people ………….. .
42-We learn from the passage that hard plastic lenses…… A) prefer fettucirte to taglierini
…. . B)enjoy eating pasta with dairy products
A)are water absorbent C)would rather eat spaghetti than jettucihe
B) must not be worn too often D)like to eat pasta on the riverbanks
C) are initially uncomfortable E)cook fettucine in butter, not in water
D) may break if dropped
E)do not provide clear vision 46-From what the author says about taglierini and al pesto,
we can understand that……….. .
43-We can conclude from the passage that a person A)they are cooked in different ways
wearing soft plastic lenses………… . B) the people in Genoa eat much less pasta
A)ought to use them for short periods C)the Genoans generally use more herbs in cooking
B)has to get them adjusted by the optician D)they are the same pasta with different names
C)won't have any difficulty seeing clearly E)the people from Emilia like a thicker sauce
D)should avoid using aerosol sprays
E)doesn't need to have them checked frequently
Trinity College, or Dublin University, in the Republic of An average child of 5 years old uses only 1,500 of the 150,000
Ireland, dates from the sixteenth century. However, during the "dictionary" words that a modern language contains. But this
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, many Irish students small treasury is used very intensively, by him during the
went abroad, to Italy, Spain and France, to be educated, as years of learning, at the rate of about 1,000 words an hour, or
Catholics, forming the majority of the population were from 7,000 to 15,000 words each day for an active child.
forbidden to have schools. During that time in Ireland, many School quickly increases his vocabulary, but leaves him with
teachers operated outside the law. Known as Hedge less opportunity for using it. At 10 years old, his treasury
Shoolmasters, they taught their pupils by the hedgerows in amounts to 7,000 words, of which about 30% are used actively
summer and in hillside huts in winter due to a lack of -the remainder is seldom or never used- and in an hour he will
buildings of their own. They managed to teach latin and Greek use about 700 words. By the time he enters university, his
well, Without texts, masters and pupils had to rely on memory. word inventory will have grown to 20.000, and on graduation
Not until the nineteenth century did these banned 'hedge' to 60.000, but of these only 10%-20%will be in active use.
schools disappear, when a system of public education was
finally approved by the British Government. 50-According to the passage, in general, a 5-year old-
child………….. .
47- The passage tells us that Ireland……….. . A) has an enormous, vocabulary for his age
A)became a republic in the 16th century B) can learn 1.000 words in an hour
B)did not value education until the 19th century C) knows, but doesn’t use, about 150~000 words
C)was an independent state in the 18th century D)learns about 7.000 to 15.000 words each day
D) was a predominantly Catholic state E)uses only one percent of avai1able words
E) didn't have any schools until the 19th century
51-The passage tells us that when a child goes to school, …
48- Hedge Schoolmasters…………. . …………. .
A)had to teach secretly, as what they were doing was illegal A)the amount of vocabulary he knows, and his usage of it,
B)provided the only legal education for Catholics at that time increase considerably
C)worked for one of the departments of Trinity College B)he is able to use more than half of the words found in a
D)taught in order to raise money for school buildings standard dictionary
E)began their work in Ireland in the 16th century C)he learns many words, but uses a smaller percentage of
them than before
49-One difficulty that Hedge Schoolmasters and their D)he finds more opportunity to use his ,vocabulary
pupil were faced with was that………… . E)he starts using about 7.000 words daily
A)the school masters weren’t properly trained
B)the students had to study Latin and Greek 52- An average university student ………………… .
C)they didn't have any school books A)spends at least fifteen hours of a day listening or speaking
D)the masters and pupils spoke different languages B)uses about 7,000 words, though he knows almost all the
E)there were not enough teachers for all the students vocabulary
C)can only use half of the words he knows in everyday life
D)graduates with less than half of the vocabulary of his
mother tongue
E)can actively use most of the words he has learnt during
education
57-The use of sedatives is common among individuals who
Find the Turkish translation suffer serious problems in their social relationships and
53-The steady advancement in communication technology career.
has contributed to the progress of mankind in A)Sosyal ilişkilerinde ve mesleğinde ciddi sorunlar yaşayan
many ways. bireyler arasında sakinleştirici kullanımı yaygındır.
A)İletişim alanındaki devasa gelişmeler. insanoğlunun B)Sakinleştiricilere bağımlılık, sosyal ilişkilerinde ve
teknolojik açıdan ne denli ilerlemiş olduğunu göstemektedir. mesleğinde bireye ciddi sorunlar yaratır.
B)İletişim alalnında kaydettiği ilerleme, insanoğlunun diğer C)Sakinleştirici kullanımının en yayğın olduğu kesim, sosyal
teknolojik alanlarda gelişmesini hızlandırmıştır. ilişkilerinde ve mesleğinde ciddi sorunlarla karşılaşan
C)Çeşitli alanlarda ilerleme kaydetmiş olsa da insanoğlu en kişilerdir.
büyük gelişmeyi iletişim teknolojsinde sağlamıştır. D)Çok fazla sakinleştirici almak, alışkanlık yaptığı gibi,
D)İnsanoğlunun pek çok alanda ilerleme kaydetmesi, iletişim bireyin sosyal ilişkilerinde ve mesleğinde de sorunlar
teknolojisindeki sürekli gelişme sayesinde olmuştur. yaratmaktadır.
E)İletişim teknolojisindeki sürekli gelişme, insanoğlunun E)Çok yaygın olan sakinleştirici kullanımı, aslında bireyin
ilerlemesine pek çok biçimde katkıda bulunmuştur. sosyal ilişkilerini ve mesleğini de ciddi biçimde
zedelemektedir.
54-Because of the unexpected drought, the residents of the
area have been asked not to use the water wastefully. 58-The maintenance of our planet as an environment fit
A)Olası bir kuraklık nedeniyle, bölge sakinleri su israfından for human life must be our primary goal.
özellikle kaçınmaktadır. A)Insan yasama uygun başka bir gezegen olmadığına göre,
B)Beklenmedik kuraklıktan dolayı bölge sakinlerinden, suyu dünyamızı çok iyi korumalıyız.
müsrifce kullanmamaları istendi. B)Gezegenimizin insan yaşamına uygun bir çevre olarak
C)Bölgede kuraklık beklendiği için suyu müsrifce kullanan korunması, başlıca hedefimiz olmalıdır.
kişiler sert bir biçimde uyarılıyor. C)Yeryüzünün insan yaşamına uygun bir biçimde korunması
D)Bölgede kendini hissetdiren kuraklık, insanları suyu çok hepimizin en temel görevidir.
dikkatli kullanmaya zorluyor. D)Insanoğlunun başlıca görevi, kendi yaşamı için en uygun
E)Bölge sakinlerine, uzun süreli bir kuraklığın beklenmediği, vevre olan yeyüzünü korumak olmalıdır.
ama yine de suyu idareli kullanmaları söylendi. E)Gezegenler içinde insan yaşamına uygun çevreye sahip tek
yer olan dünyamızı korumalıyız.
55-If we want to live in this world peacefully, the use of
nuclear weapons should be banned. 59-Oriented to the Western world, Turkey has undergone
A)Bu dünyada barışı sağlamak istiyosak, nükleer silahların rapid industrialisation since the 1950s.
yasaklanması için çalışmalıyız. A)Doğu ve Bati'nın izlerini tasıyan Türkiye, özellikle
B)Dünya barışını tehdit eden nükleer silahların kullanımının 1950'lerden itibaren hızlı bir endüstrileşmeye uğramıştır.
tümüyle yasaklanması gerekir. B)Batı dünyasına yönelmiş olan Türkiye, 195O’lerden bu yana
C)Dünyada barış içinde yaşayabilmemizin tek koşulu, nükleer hızlı bir sanayileşme yaşamaktadır.
silahların kullanımının yasaklanmasıdır. C)Türk ekonomisi, Bati dünyasının etkisi altına girdiği
D)Bu dünyada barış içinde yaşamak istiyorsak, nükleer l950lerden sonra hizla endüstrileşmiştir.
silahların kullanımı yasaklanmalıdır. D)1950'lerde köklü bir değişime uğramış olan Türk
E)Nükleer silahların yasaklanmasını isteyenler, dünyada barış ekonomisi, giderek batılılaşmış ve endüstrileşmiştir.
içinde yaşamayı arzulayanlardır. E)Doğunun etkisinden çıkıp Bati'ya yönelen Türkiye,1950
lerde endüstrileşmeye başlamıştır.
56-He began writing poetry during his university
education, but he was well past middle age when he 60-In order to keep population under control, family
achieved notable success. planning encourages families to have a small number of
A)Üniversite öğrenimi sırasında yazmaya başladığı siirleri children.
ona, ancak orta yaşın birhayli üzerine çıktığı zaman biraz ün A)Nüfuz büyümesinin kontrol altına alınabilmesi için aile
getirdi. planlaması, yani ailelerin az sayıda çocuk sahibi olmalarıdır.
B)Orta yaşa yaklaştığında, üniversite yıllarından başlayarak, B)Ailelerin az sayıda çocuk sahibi olmaları, nüfusun kontrol
yazdığı tüm siirleri yayımladı ve oldukçada başarılı olduğunu altına alınmasını ve planlı büyümesini sağlar.
gösterdi. C)Aileler az sayıda çocuk sahibi olmaya tesvik edilmelidirler
C)Şiir yazmaya üniversite öğrenimi sırasında başladı ama çünkü bu sayede nüfus k6ntrol altına alınır ve planlı büyür.
kayda değer bir başarı yakaladığında, orta yaın birhayli D)Aileleri. az sayıda çocuk sahibi olmaya ikna ederek nüfüs
üzerindeydi . büyümesini kontrol altına almak, aile planlamasının temel
D)Orta yaşa ulaştıgında, üniversite yıllarından beri yazdığı amacıdır.
şiirleriyle o, artık tanınmış, sonderece başarılı bir şairdi E)Aile planlaması, nüfus büyümesini kontrol altında tutmak
E)Üniversite eğitimi sırasında şiir yazmaya başlamıştı, ama için aileleri, az sayıda çocuk sahibi olmaya teşvik eder.
biraz da olsa başarıyı yakaladığında, o çoktan orta yaşı
geçmişti.
Find the English translation 65-Euclid’in 'Elementler' kitabının Batı dünyasında,
61-Pek çok hayvanın belki de hepsinin, davranışları incil'den sonra en çok çevrilen, yayınlanan ve okunan
koşullandırılma adı verilen bir eğitim yöntemiyle kitap olduğu söylenmektedir.
değiştirilebilir. A)Some say that the Bible is the most translated, published
A)The training of many, perhaps all animals in order to change and studied book in the Western world, followed by the
their behaviour can be accomplished by conditioning. 'Elements of Euclid.
B)Much of the behaviour of an animal, perhaps all, can be B)It has been said that the book 'Elements' by Euclid has been
changed by a method of training known as conditioning. translated, published and studied more in the Western world
C)One can train most animals, perhaps all to behave in a than even the Bible.
certain way by using a method called conditioning. C)Except for the Bible, the 'Elements' of Euclid has been
D)The behaviour of many animals, perhaps of all, can be translated, published and studied more than any other book in
modified by a method of training called conditioning. the Western world.
E)The method of training called conditioning is used to train D)Scholars say that, after the Bible, the Western book of
many animals, perhaps all, to behave in a certain way. 'Elements' by Euclid is the most translated, published, and
studied book of all time.
62-Evrimleşme bakımından esas beyin, insan beyninin en E)It's been said that, next to the Bible, the 'Elements' of Euclid
son ve en çok gelişmiş bölümüdür. is the most translated, published and studied book in the
A)From an evolutionary point of view, the cerebrum is the Western world.
most recent and most highly developed part of the human
brain. 66-ABD, petrol ihtyacının çoğu için büyük ölçüde Meksika
B)The most recent part of the human brain, the cerebrum, has ve Venezuela’ya bağlıdır.
evolved into the most highly developed organ. A)The USA depends heavily on Mexico and Venezuela for
C)The most recent human development, from an evolutionary much of its petroleum requirement.
point of view, is the cerebrum, a highly sophisticated part of B)Much of the United States' petroleum requirement is
the brain. imported from Mexico and Venezuela, which depend on this
D)The part of the human brain called the cerebrum has trade.
recently evolved into a highly advanced organ. C)Mexico and Venezuela depend heavily on the USA for a
E)The highly developed part of the brain, the cerebrum is, in market for' much of their petroleum.
evolutionary terms, the most recent human development. D)The USA is heavily dependent on Mexico and Venezuela;
from which it receives much of its supply of petroleum.
63-Büroda gerçirdiğin bunca olaylı bir günden sonra B)Most of Mexico and Venezuela's large petroleum supplies
odana çekilip biraz dinlanmelisin. are exported to the United States.
A)After such an eventful day in the office, it is necessary for
you to rest for a while in the quiet of your room. 67-Yıllık gelir bakımından sinema ve televizyon
5)You really need to go and have a rest in your room as your yıldızlarının yanında yer alan profesyonel sporcular,
day in the office has been so eventful dünyanın en yüksek ücret alan insanları arasındadırlar.
C)You must retire to your room and take a bit of rest, after A)Some professional athletes are paid annual incomes among
having spent such an eventful day in the office. the highest in the world and as high as those of world-famous
D)You should retire to your room and take a rest in order to television celebrities and movie stars.
prepare for such an eventful day in the office. B)Professional, athletes are among the most highly paid
E)Your days used to be very eventful, but now that you're people in the world, ranking alongside movie and television
retired, you rest in your room quite a bit. celebrities in annual income.
C)Among professional athletes, as with television arid movie
64-Çocuk kitapları yazarı Beatrix Potter'in eserlerinin celebrities, you will find some of the most highly paid people
orijinai resimleri, Londra'da, Tate Gallery'de görülebilir. in the world.
A)The Tate Gallery in London has on display the original D)The annual incomes of professional athletes, which rank
illustrations of the works of Beatrix Potter, the author of alongside movie stars and television celebrities, make them
children's books. some of the highest paid people in the world.
B)Beatrix Potter was the author of several children's books, E)Professional athletes, as opposed to television celebrities
the illustrations of which can be viewed at the Tate Gallery, and movie stars, are paid the highest average annual incomes
London, in the world.
C)The original illustrations of the works of Beatrix Potter, the
author of children's books, can be viewed at the Tate Gallery 68-Rusya'nm önceki başkanı Mikhail Gorbachev,
in London. Kremlin'e yeni ve daha açık görüşlü bir stil getirmiştir.
D)The illustrations of the works of Beatrix Potter, the author A)The expansive style which Mikhail Gorbachev, the former
of children's books, which one can see at the Tate Gallery in Russian president, brought to the Kremlin made a refreshing
London, are the originals. change.
E)Beatrix Potter was a well-known author of children's books B)Mikhail Gorbachev who brought a new, more open-minded
whose original illustrations are on display at London's Tate style to the Kremlin, was the former president of Russia.
Gallery C)Formerly a Russian president, Mikhail Gorbachev tried to
bring, a new, more expansive style to the Kremlin.
D)The former president of Russia. Mikhail Gorbachev brought
a fresh, more open-minded style to the Kremlin.
E)The former president Mikhail Gorbachev had a more
expansive style than any one at the Kremlin.
Find the best completion 72-Many strange stories are told of the Galapagos Islands
69-Postcard collectors should gain some knowledge of the in the Pacific Ocean. Whalers and pirates took shelter
subject before they spend money on the first old batch they there. The latter are supposed to have buried treasure
see. Of the millions of cards issued before 1914, only about there. Other stories tell of the giant tortoises that inhabit
5% are worth anything Particular manufacturers and the island. ………….. . The word means tortoises in
artists are in demand. ………… , and so do cards Spanish.
illustrated with art nouveau, sports team pictures and A) Whether these were real or merely mythological is
stamps. impossible to tell
A)Collectors pay high prices for romantic cards with hearts B)These slow-moving creatures gave the name Galapagos to
and flowers the islands
B)Cards showing the U.S. presidents' portraits are very C)The Galapagos Islands are home to many fascinating
valuable species of wildlife
C)The most popular ,cards are those printed in France in about D)There are still more stories and legends about other strange
1900 creatures
D)Advertising cards command good prices, especially Coca- E) Skeletons of these creatures may still be seen all over 'this
Cola's remote island
E)A card with an interesting message on it will sell for a high
price 73-The element lithium was discovered in 1817. Since then
it has been used as a cure for gout, epilepsy, diabetes, and,
70-………… . Beyond these stretched vast deserts. Thus, most recently, to relieve depression. However, there is a
although it was several hundred miles in length, Egypt was drawback. ………… . The poison builds up in the body
only a few miles in breadth. The prosperity of the land until it causes impaired vision and speech, vomiting and
depended, naturally, upon the Nile. Along it, ships brought nausea. Coma and death can follow.
trade to the towns; from it the villagers obtained water, as A)It is the lightest solid element of them all
they still do. B)It has been classified as an' illegal drug
A)The land of ancient Egypt had one of the strangest shapes C)A slight overdose is enough to cause problems
known to recorded history D)Temporary side effects have been known to occur
B)The people of ancient Egypt lived near the Nile, because it E)This should not prevent 1ts~careful use
provided much needed water
C)Ancient Egypt consisted of two narrow strips of fertile land, 74-Rockets have a long history. …………. . However, the
one on each side of the Nile missile age recently began during World War II, when
D)Ancient Egypt was a very large country, although only a German scientists developed flying bombs which almost
small portion of it was habitable won the war for their country. Their development of the V-
E)Historians agree that the settlement of the Nile valley took a 1 and V-2 rockets, the most terrible weapons known until
long time, perhaps 2,000 years that time, became the basis for much of the subsequent
rocket research.
71-One of the most important of literature writers have A)As early as the 13th century the Chinese used them as
used to express their ideas over the last two centuries is the military weapons
novel. Traditionally a novel is a story about a group of B)Rockets will be able to take man to a variety of planets in
characters, where and how they live, and their relationship the future
with each other. Usually the story has a beginning, a C) During the First World War, none of the armies had the use
middle, and an end. …………. . By the time the novel is of rockets
finished, all the loose parts are tied up, and often the good D)They are used today to power extremely fast experimental
live happily ever after while the bad are punished. land vehicles
A)Some critics consider Fielding's "Tom Jones" to be the first E)NASA's space shuttles use them to take off, but return to the
true English novel Earth without them
B)The novel as a long prose fiction story was established early
in the 17th century by Miguel de Cervantes in his ‘Don Find what can be said in the given situation
Quixote'
C)Though considered a Western European invention, the novel 75-You need to buy an outfit for a special occasion. You
has spread to many African and Asian societies. find something that you like, but when you try it on, you're
D)Psychological novels are stories in which the primary focus not sure of it’s the right thing for the occasion. You decide
is on the workings of the mind in the leading character or you need to ask a friend to come and look at the outfit, so
characters when the sales assistant asks you if you are going to take it,
E)That is, some kind of problem is stated in the opening of the you say:
novel which is worked out through the book and solved at the A)I can't make up my mind about it. What do you think?
end B)Well, I really like the outfit, but I'm not sure if it fits me
properly.
C)Have you got something similar that would be suitable for
me?
D)I want to consult a friend for her opinion before I decide.
E)I'm going to see if one of my friends will come and buy it,
for me.
76-You've arranged to meet one of your friends in a coffee 81-You've arranged with a friend to go and see a film
bar. She's never very punctual, but this time it's the last together this afternoon. However, it's turned into a
straw, as she is over an hour late. You're fed up with her beautiful day, so you think it would be nicer to spend the
behaviour, so you say angrily: day outdoors than in a cinema. You know your friend is
A)Please try not to be late again. It isn't very nice for me to really keen to see the film, but nevertheless, you phone her
have to wait for you. and suggest:
B)I've had enough of this. This is the last time I'm waiting for A)I'm sorry, I'm not going to come with you to the cinema.
you. B)Are you sure you really want to see the film this afternoon?
C)It's not that I'm not pleased to see you, but I wish you C)Why don't we skip the cinema today and go for a walk
weren't always late. instead?
D)I'm bored and hungry-let's go and get something to eat right D)It's a pity it's such a lovely day, but I guess we should see
away. the film.
E)Thank goodness! You're here at last. I was worried about E)I've just spoken to someone who's seen the film, it sounds
you. awful.

77-You're baby-sitting for some friends. The children are Find the closest in meaning
being rather naughty and refusing to go to bed. You've
tried being nice to them, you've tried bribing them - in 82-The thing that annoys me the most about him is the
fact, you've tried almost everything, so eventually you way he keeps criticising other people.
threaten them, saying: A)I find his habit of criticising others his most irritating
A)Listen my dears, it really is bedtime for you now. feature.
B)Let’s put the toys away now, shall we? It's time for bed. B) get angrier with him than with the others because he won't
C)If you're in bed in three minutes, I'll give you each £2. stop criticising them.
D)Go to bed now, and let's have no more arguments; C)If he didn't criticise me all the time, he wouldn't annoy me
E)Unless you go to bed this minute, I'll tell your parents as much as the "others do.
D)The way he criticises me in front of other people makes me
78-Your sister is moving home on Saturday. You're extremely angry.
extremely busy and don't really feel like helping. However, E)It's one thing when he criticises me, but it annoys me most
she is your sister, and you feel you ought to offer to help when he criticises others.
with the move, so you my half-heartedly:
A)I'll be over first thing on Saturday morning with the van. 83-Although London is far from being an unpolluted city,
B)I'm sorry, but I just don't have the time to help you now. the problem isn't as bad as it used to be.
C)Whatever you do, don't call me. I'll be really busy that day. A)Compared to its situation in the past, these days there is
D)Right. Why don't we go to your place right away and start hardly any pollution in London.
packing? B)London is undoubtedly still polluted, but it's less of a
E)I don't suppose you'll need any help, but give me a call if problem because people are accustomed to it now.
you do. C)In the past, London's pollution, spread even to faraway
cities, but that is no longer a big problem.
79-This morning you saw a police car draw up outside D)While the problem definitely hasn't disappeared, there is
your neighbour's home. Several policemen went inside, less pollution in London nowadays.
and stayed there for some time. Later in the day, you see E}London isn't as polluted as it was in the past: in fact, the
your neighbour. She doesn't mention the incident, and you pollution problem has been solved.
know it would be more polite to pretend you didn't see
anything. However, overcome by curiosity , you ask 84-I haven't had a chance yet to look at the proposal in
directly: depth, but it seems promising
A)I saw a few policemen going into your house today. What A) I’ve been wanting to read the proposal for a long time, as I
was the problem? believe that it's very promising.,
B)I think I know one of the policemen who called at your B)They keep promising to let me study the proposal, but I
house this morning. haven’t had any luck with It yet.
C)I see that your son has been getting into trouble again. C)The proposal appears to be promising. I haven't yet been
D)Was there anything interesting on the news this morning? able to study it in detail though.
E)I thought I saw some policemen this morning in our street. D)I think that the proposal will lead to a contract, but I'll need
Did you? the op-unity to study it.
E)I haven't been lucky enough to see the full proposal yet, but
80-You have decided to try to get a job as an au pair in they promise I’ll be able to.
England for a year in order to improve your English. The
interviewer at the agency asks you if you would prefer a 85-She strongly denied knowing anything about the
job in a city or in the countryside. You’ve never lived in the matter, but she must have been aware of it.
country, and you're fairly sure you'd rather live in the city, A)She said emphatically that she didn't have any knowledge
but you don't want to limit your chances of getting a job, of the event, but I guess she did.
so you say: B)Her denial was so strong that it was clear she knew about
A)I've never lived in the country, so I don't know if I'd like it. everything that had happened
B)A city would be my first choice, but I'm not too fussy. C)She should have known what was happening, although she
C)I want a job in London because I enjoy going to the theatre. said forcefully that she didn't.
D)I'd like to live somewhere which is quiet and peaceful. D)Her refusal to admit that she knew is not important, as it is
E)I'd work in the country as long as l could have a car to use. impossible that she didn't know.
E)I'm sure she was not ignorant of the cast, though she swore
she knew nothing about it
86-We'll know whether the contract is ours or not 91- Janice; ………………. .
sometime before Friday. Louise: Yes, I have. I saw them last year at Wembley.
A)By Friday we'll have been told if we have been awarded Janice: You're so lucky.
the contract. A) Have you got the tickets for the Metallica concert from
B) Though I'm sure the contract is ours, it won't be confirmed Jack?
until Friday. B) Do you enjoy going to football matches with your friends?
C) Until Friday we won't have time to find out more about the C)Have you ever played in a band?
contract. D)Did you go and see Oasis playing at Wembley last year?
D) We'll arrange a time on Friday to find out which of the E)Have you ever been to a Rolling Stones' concert?
contracts is ours.
E) Normally we find out before Friday whether we've got the 92 –Stacey: My hair is still soaked from going out in the
contract. rain.
Paula : ……………………..
87-The amount of litter left in the park over the course of Stacey: The problem with that is I always lose them.
any weekend in the summer is astonishing. A)Why don't you go and dry it in front of the fire?
A)It's amazing just how much rubbish is left in the park during B)Well, I did tell you not to go out in this weather.
a summer weekend. C)Next time remember to take an umbrella with you.
B)You'd be surprised at how much it costs to remove the litter D)It's a bit wet still, but it looks lovely and curly.
from the park in the summer. E)You should have taken a taxi instead of walking.
C)There is an increasing amount of trash being left in the park
over the summer weekends. 93-Justin: …………………..
D)The price of belongings not removed from the park after a Harry: Oh, there was a call for you a little while ago.
summer weekend is very high. Justin: That was probably them. Why didn't anyone put
E)The time of year when the park is used most cruelly is, them through to me?
summer weekends. Harry: Well, I think it was just when you went to the
canteen.
What is the sentence for the blank A)Have there been any calls or faxes for me this morning.
88 Carol: I don't know what to do – I haven’t finished my B) I've just had lunch with the manager and his assistant.
assignment for tomorrow. C)Did my wife happen to call while l was out of the office?
James : ……………. D)I'm expecting to hear from Wetherby and Co. today.
Carol : I can't do that. I was late with the last two. E)I haven't had any letters or phone calls for weeks now.
James: Well, I don't know what you can do then.
A) Is it impossible for you to finish anything on time? 94-Lewis: I can't find the detective story I was reading.
B)Don't worry. Is there anything I can do to help? Robin: ……………………….
C)You'd better call your tutor and tell her it'll be late. Lewis: Well, that's your opinion. I happen to enjoy them.
D)If you work late tonight, you'll finish it in time. A)I don't why you bother to read such rubbish.
E)It won't matter. Your tutor will be understanding. B)I know you were reading it at breakfast this morning.
C)Oh, you haven't lost it, have you? It's my favourite one.
89-Mum : ………………….. D)Sorry. I put it away because I thought you'd finished it.
Peter: Oh, just leave it. I’ll do it when I've finished this E)Did you think of looking on the table next to your bed?'
chapter.
Mum: That's what you always say, ' but it never gets Find the odd sentence
done.'
A)Come on Peter. It's time for you to do your homework. 95-(I)Queen Elizabeth I of England was completely bald. (II)
B)Would you mind giving me a hand with the washing-up? She lost her hair after suffering from smallpox at the age of
C)Are you ready for supper? I’m about to put it on the table. 29. (III) This terrible disease was the cause of much loss of
D)I wish you'd stop watching the TV and read a book for life in England, until a vaccine was invented in 1796. (IV) To
once. disguise her loss, she always wore a wig. (V) Thus a vogue for
E) I can't find today's newspaper anywhere - do you have it? wigs was created in Europe, which lasted several hundred
years.
90-George: Could you tell me how much a ticket to A)I D)II C)III D)IV B)V
Bucharest is?
Travel agent: …………………….. 96-(I) Buddhism is a Western word, and in the East, this
George: Hold on please, let me just check in my diary. religion is known as the Buddha-Dharma, or the teachings of
A)Do you want a single or return ticket? the Buddha. (II) Shinto is one of the major religions of Japan.
B)I'm afraid all the tickets have been sold. (III) The word means 'way of the gods', and the basic Shinto
C)Is that the price for economy class? belief is that the gods were ancestors of the Japanese people.
D)That depends on when you want to go. (IV) At one time, this led to the cult of ancestor worship
E) What's the distance from here to Bucharest? among individual families, and to a belief in the divinity of the
emperor. (V) This latter aspect of the religion was abandoned
in 1946.

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

97-(I) Mathematics is pervasive throughout modern life, for


even baking a cake or building a house involves the use of
numbers, geometry, measures and space. (II) Algebra is a British scientists led by Robert Watson-Watt before World War
branch of mathematics by which unknown quantities are II. (III) In 1940, the German Luftwaffe attempted to destroy
deduced from known quantities. (III) The general method of the Royal Air Force and to bomb England in what is known as
algebra is to present known and unknown quantities as parts of the Battle of Britain. (IV) The system was first used during the
an equation. (IV)The latter may be defined as a mathematical Battle of Britain to locate the approach of enemy aircraft. (V)
statement of balance or equality. (V) The unknown quantities Today it has been adapted for navigational use by aircraft and
are then isolated by mathematical procedures which will ships, and can also give warning of approaching storms.
reveal their value.
A)I B)II C)Ill D)IV E)V
A)I B)II C)III DIV E)V
100-(I)The first census in England, although not called by that
98-(I)Wind velocity is measured on an anemometer. (II) The name, was William the Conqueror's survey of the country's
most common kind is the three-cup anemometer. (III) The people and their property in 1085. (II) The information which
wind is caught in the hollows of the cups, causing them to was gathered was entered in the Domesday Book. (III)
rotate. (IV) The Beaufort symbol is the symbol used on William's object seems to have been chiefly to ascertain how
weather maps to indicate wind direction and velocity. (V) The much tax he could levy, and for this reason the survey was
speed of the rotation, measured in miles per hour, is the speed greatly resented. (IV) Nevertheless, this book provides the
of the wind. historian with a unique record of social conditions in 11th
A)I B)II C)III D)IV E)V century England. (V) M expected, since then, the British tax
system has been changed many times.

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

PRACTICE EXAM 14

1. E 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.E


6.B 7.D 8.C 9.B 10A
11.A 12.E 13.E 14.C 15.A
16.B 17.A 18.D 19.D 20.B
21.C 22.D 23.A 24.B 25.C
26.A 27.E 28.C 29.B 30.E
31.D 32.B 33.C 34.A 35.A
36.E 37.C 38.B 39.A 40.D
41.B 42.C 43.D 44.E 45.B
46.D 47.D 48.A 49.C 50.E
51.C 52.D 53.E 54.B 55.D
56.C 57.A 58.B 59.B 60.E
61.D 62.A 83.C 64.C 65.E
66.A 67.B 68.D 69.D 70.C
71.E 72,B 73.C 74.A 75.D
76.B 77.E 78.E 79.A 80.B
81.C 82.A 83.D 84.C 85.E
86.A 87.A 88.C 89.B 90.D
91.E 92.C 93.D 94.A 95.C
96.A 97.A 98.D 99.C 100.E

99-(I)Radar is a system involving the transmission and


reflection of radio waves.(II) It was developed by a team of

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