PRACTICE EXAM 4

1-25. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen A) Even though B) Whereas C) No matter
kelime ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. D) Nevertheless E) However

1- I hate working with people who have no sense of......... because 13- We were all disappointed that there was no football match last
they always turn up late, leave early, and let other people finish night ......... the terrible weather conditions.
their work.
A) even if B) owing to C) in spite of
A) ambition B) responsibility C) honesty D) as though E) when
D) reason E) punctuality
14- Experts define a good bed as one that is ........ too hard ......... too
2- Though he was ......... to go to the football match with his soft.
friends, he knew that it was more important to stay in and study
for his exam. A) neither/nor B) whether/or C) such/that
D) both/and E) not only/but also
A) tempted B) distressed C) arranged
D) doubted E)excused 15- Cotton, ......... provides about four fifths of all natural fibres
used, is the most important natural fibre.
3- In Greenland, dogs are used to .......... sledges through the
snow. A) which B) when C) where
D) that E) what
A) push B) draft C) force
D) pull E) slide 16- The study of ......... words are combined in order to make
language work is called grammar.
4- If the author's book had not been criticized so ......... he probably
would not have committed suicide. A) when B) where C) what
D) how E) how much
A) efficiently B) uselessly C) wastefully
D) willingly E) harshly 17- Fortunately, our dishwasher was still ......... guarantee when it
broke down, so we didn't have to pay anything ........ the repairs.
5- Because India was formerly a British colony, there is still a British-
based system of education there and English is the most ......... A) in/about B) with/into C) under/for
spoken second language. D) towards/on E) on/with

A) presently B) permanently C) widely 18-1 really hope Janice is not serious .......... leaving her job as I
D) formally E) adequately believe we'll never be able to cope ......... her in the office.

6- This vase is worth a fortune because it's believed to be ............... A) for/with B) about/without C) from/along
the only one left in the world today. D) with/upon E) at/through

A) unusual B) unique C) expensive 19- Because all of the chemicals we use are non-explosive, we are
D) uncommon E) valuable certain that this experiment can be ......... in complete safety.

7- Though some people prefer visiting Nepal during the monsoon A) put down B) blown up C) broken into
season, when there are few tourists, there is ........ rain to make D) turned down E) carried out
trekking in the mountains enjoyable at all.
20- John was extremely nervous all day yesterday because he ....... his
A) the most B) such a lot of C) many more girlfriend's father for the first time in the evening.
D) too much E) far more
A) has been meeting B) will have met
8- Everyone said they needed ......... time, though the C) was going to meet D) should have met
teacher felt that the time he had given was adequate. E) will be meeting
A) more B) much C) such
D) many E) plenty 21- Science fiction writers in the 1950s ....... that a permanent
settlement on Mars ....... a reality by the year 2OOO.
9- The lecture was ....... interesting ....... the time passed
remarkably quickly. A) think/will become
B) were thinking/becomes
A) as/as B) much/so C) very/that C) have thought/is becoming
D) more/than E) so/that D) thought/would have become
E) had thought/has become
10- Why are you trying to do everything by ......... instead of asking
for ........... help? 22- Apparently, the passenger ......... when his passport ........ .

A) yours/someone's B) you/the others A) was sleeping/was stolen

C) your own/another D) yourself/others' B) sleeps/will be stolen
E) yourselves/anyone C) has slept/had been stolen
D) slept/would have stolen
11- ......... with significant technological improvements, coal E) is sleeping/is stolen
mining remains hard work that is often performed under
potentially unsafe and unhealthy conditions. 23- Cricket ........ by two teams, each consisting of 11
A) While B) During C) Even players, and substitutions ........ only for injured or ill players.
D) Rather E) Besides
12- ......... hard he studies, he just does not seem to be able to get A) is going play/have made
high marks in his exams. B) should be played/will make
 C) will have played/are made E) we could have been sure that we understood each other
D) has been played/had to make
E) is played/can be made 31- .......... until his car was stolen and he got mugged on the same
day.
24- Preschool education ........ from day-care centres in that
the latter are primarily places where parents ........their children A) His life was so bad that he was sure he was due for a spell of
during working hours. good luck
B) The police were sure that they knew where the robbers were
A) differed/will leave B) differs/leave hiding
C) had differed/were left D) will differ/are left C) He never believed that he lived in a dangerous part of town
E) has differed/were leaving D) He enjoyed the security of his job even though the salary
was low
25- When we found the poor kitten, she looked as if she ....... a E) No matter how hard he worked, he always seemed to have
decent meal for days. trouble paying his bills

A) didn't eat B) wasn't eating C) hadn't eaten D) 32- Some people feel that the American political system has steadily
doesn't eat E) hasn't been eating deteriorated ......... .

26-33. sorularda, yarım bırakılan cümleyi uygun şekilde A) when people became more concerned with the people who took
tamamlayan ifadeyi bulunuz. decisions for them
B) while the media is one of the main causes of it
26-.......... they had to book the hall for two more nights. C) so that the candidates are now more honest and better
qualified than ever
A) Since so many people wanted to go to the concert D) since the mass media began to make image more important
B) Even if more people want to attend the conference than than ideas
expected E) during the first televised TV debates between Kennedy and
C) Although all the tickets sold out within hours of going on Nixon
sale
D) In spite of the risks of using untrained personnel 33-........ sometimes things all work out for the best.
E) The play was originally planned to be performed on
Saturday night A) Though it can be quite disappointing not to get to the
university you set your heart on
27- It is essential that no one leaves the building .......... . B) Because in some countries there is no longer any
compulsory military service
A) so that the building is very crowded C) We all had a great time hiking through the woods last
B) until the police have checked everyone's identity weekend
C) as though everyone was still inside D) I've never seen such a terrible hotel or eaten at such a bad
D) yet it is still possible that there were a lot of people- restaurant
inside at the time E) It was unbelievable how he lost his entire fortune in a single
E) provided that nobody could state a valid excuse night of gambling

28- Last year there was such a lot of rain in the south of the country 34.-36. sorulan verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
......... .
As a biological concept, race refers to a large group of people who
A) so there was not enough in the rest of the country share certain inherited physical characteristics. These characteristics
B) than the amount which was forecast by the weather station may include particular skin colour, head shape, hair type, nose shape or
C) when there was a lot of suffering and homelessness caused by blood type. One common classification of races recognizes three groups:
them Caucasoid, Mongoloid and Negroid, all of whom have different
D) that it appeared as though it would never stop coloured skin and other differing characteristics. However, there are at
E) since there had not been that much rain for a long time least two important problems with such a classification of races. First,
some groups fit into none of these catagories, like people of the Indian
29- One of the main causes of heart disease is ......... . subcontinent who have Caucasoid features but dark skin. The other
problem is that, with so many intermarriages, there are no pure races
A) as people eat the wrong things and don't get enough exercise today.
B) since people do not have to work physically as hard as they
used to 34- We understand from, the passage that a race ....... .
C) yet treatment is available if you are sensible and have regular A) has become a branch of biology in modern times
checkups B) is a characteristic that is learnt rather than inherited
D) that many people are unaware of the dangers of smoking C) is a large group of people who are physically similar
combined with poor diet D) is the general term which means physical appearance
E) when chest pains occur after exercise E) refers to social status of people rather than physical
features
35- It is clear from the passage that ...... .

A) skin colour is the only reliable determining factor in

30- I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, but if you had only phoned, classifying races
.......... . B) a common way of classifying races is inadequate
C) many people in India are actually Negroid
A) I told you on the e-mail that I wouldn't be able to meet you D) it is always obvious which race a particular person
at the airport belongs to
B) you should have checked with me that we had meant the same E) pure races present no problems to the biologist
restaurant
C) whether the meeting has been put off or not 36- One idea emphasized in the passage is that ......... .
D) I have had the date and the address of the conference
confirmed A) some races are superior to others
 B) there are only a few pure races in the world A) aggression is not acceptable according to moral
C) biological classification of the human species has some values
drawbacks B) women hide their natural aggression, but it can easily be
D) a new classification of races should be developed brought out
E) it is more difficult to classify races as it would seem at C) boxing can stimulate the potential aggression in women
first sight D) it generally pays to be aggressive
E) the most respected jobs are also the best paid
37.-39. sorulan verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
41- One conclusion we can derive from the passage is that women
America is almost completely dependent on the automobile, and this ......... .
has been a terrible mistake. Even in the 1950s, a large percentage of
Americans used public transport. But the big car manufacturers A) have to fight the prejudice held against them in society
wanted them to buy cars, and local governments cooperated with the B) should not be employed in extremely competitive sectors
manufacturers, with the result that countless excellent tramway and rail C) have already taken part in science and industry despite their
systems were destroyed. Today, the entire American lifestyle is lack of aggression
dictated by the motor car. Homes are far from work, and shopping is D) are less successful than man even at school
far from everything. In between there is nothing but ugly stretches of E) are presently at a disadvantage when it comes to getting
concrete or asphalt roads for the motor car. the top jobs

37- The author believes that today, ...... . 42- We can conclude from the passage that ........ .

A) tramway and rail systems are not enough to meet the needs of A) there would be fewer wars if science and industry were
the increasing population controlled by women
B) local governments are more inclined to consider what is best B) science and industry would benefit by hiring less aggressive
for the people people
C) what is good for the big car manufacturers is good for C) people can be trained to be competitive
the United States in general D) women in general find working in science and industry
D) almost everyone in the United States owns a car unpleasant
E) the motor car is the most significant single factor in the E) boxing is not popular among women because it is too
American lifestyle competitive

38- The passage implies that, in the United States, public 43-45. sorulan verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
transport ....... .
Getting a Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy degree, is the highest academic
A) is no longer very good achievement in the United States. Normally, only professors with Ph.Ds
B) cooperated with local governments after the 1950s are hired by universities. However, the Ph.D is a research degree, not a
C) destroys the natural environment teaching degree. This means that many professors in American
D) has never been considered comfortable colleges and universities have no idea how to teach. Their lectures are
E) has been used by more and more people since the 1950s often dull, and they do not know how to communicate with their
students. The irony is that while the Ph.D is vital to getting a
39- According to the passage, American landscape ........ . university job, and that many people spend years to acquire that
qualification for this aim, it does not prepare them for the job at all.
A) is made up of spectacular scenery
B) has been spoiled by the roads extending through it 43- What is emphasized in the passage is that ........ .
C) has become more accessible with the widespread use of the
car A) the Ph.D is useful for any qualified teacher
D) looks better when one drives through it in a car B) the process of getting a Ph.D is rather dull
E) is too far for the people to get there without the C) the Ph. D is the highest degree of the profession of teaching
automobile D) professors teaching in the USA are not actually trained for the
job
E) educational standards are low in American schools despite
their hiring professors for teaching

44- Prom what is stated in the passage, we can assume that most
people study for a Ph.D ..... .
40-42. soruları verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
A) to become researchers at universities rather than teachers
In the world we live in, the aggressive person, the one who is forceful in B) so that they can be hired as teachers by universities
his or her demands, is usually the one who gets the biggest salary and C) so as to acquire teaching skills
the best job. Since men are traditionally trained from an early age to D) for the express purpose of spending years acquiring a
be aggressive, they are the ones most often picked for the most qualification
important positions. Many people criticise this situation, and feel that E) in order to be able to communicate with a wider range of
women have an equal contribution to make in science and industry. people
Some have gone so far as to suggest that girls should be given
aggression lessons in school. This does not mean that every little girl 45- It is implied in the passage that, considering the
should take boxing lessons. One suggestion is for games that teach situation at American universities today, ........ .
competition.
A) a Ph.D is useless for practical teaching purposes
40- It is clear from the passage that ...... . B) it is not worth trying to get employed at a university
C) university teachers are no more knowledgeable than
 ordinary college teachers 50- It is clear from the passage that ...... .
D) getting a Ph.D is not as difficult as it would look
E) anyone with enough time can get a Ph.D A) advances in space travel have not kept up with earlier
expectations
46.-49. sorulan verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız. B) space travel is one of the most
important technological achievements of recent years
At a recent performance of Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice", C) until a few decades ago, few people realised how expensive
school children who had been given free tickets were accused of space travel would be
misbehaving. They chatted, laughed, threw rubbish, and walked in D) poverty and famine are, in part, caused by expensive
and out during the performance. Legitimate theatre-goers were space travel
outraged and some even demanded their money back. Yet a little E) there will soon be a manned landing on Mars
reflection should remind us that this is the way audiences usually
behaved during the original performances of Shakespeare's work. In 51- It is stated in the passage that, until the late 1960s, ........ .
fact, the playwright himself would probably be more comfortable
with the unruly teenagers than with the more sedate audiences A) there were relatively few problems with the space program
thought of as normal today. B) man still hadn't achieved a major success in his space
venture
46- In Shakespeare's own times ........ . C) the number of astronauts with a good astronomical knowledge
was small
A) his plays were already recognized as great literature D) the space technology was not advanced enough to
B) audiences were often undisciplined prevent accidents
C) children weren't allowed into the theatre halls E) people did not believe that man could walk on the Moon
D) only the rich went to see his plays
E) no one would consider creating a disturbance during a 52.-57. sorularda, parçada boş bırakılan yeri uygun şekilde
performance tamamlayan ifadeyi bulunuz.

47- The author believes that ........ . 52- In recent years there has been a lot of discussion about how to
improve the American educational system, because the shocking
A) everyone should be exposed to great literature fact is that many young Americans leave schools even without the
B) it is a waste to give free tickets to school children ability to read or write. One idea has been to try to copy from
C) Shakespeare himself might have preferred the way the school Japan, where students always score highly on international tests.
children behaved ......... . Traditionally, for example, Japanese respect their
D) Shakespeare is the greatest author in the English teachers greatly, whereas in the United States, teachers are not
language highly regarded.
E) the school children should have been better prepared
for their visit to the theatre A) If this works, it could save money as well, since class sizes are
much larger in Japan
48- It is stated in the passage that ........ . B) Yet, this idea ignores the simple fact that the Japanese
educational success is largely based on cultural standards
A) the performance was too bad to attract children's C) Parts of Britain, especially the inner city areas, have also
attention experienced a decline in educational standards
B) Shakespeare's plays are not suitable for young audiences D) One flaw in this argument is that Japan is a largely
C) the theatre lost money as they had to give the rest of the homogeneous society, while the United States is
audience their money back increasingly multi-cultural
D) children should be informed of E) Perhaps it is simply because the Japanese language is so
Shakespeare's work before they .go to see a play difficult to read that the students need more self-discipline
E) some of the audience asked for refunds because of
children's attitude

53- ........ . You may feel perfectly fine until it rises to a

certain extent. But when your cholesterol sneaks up above a
49.-51. sorulan verilen parçaya göre cevaplayınız. desirable level, you are at risk of having a heart attack, heart
disease, or a stroke. What can you do? In fact, once you are
When men first went into space in the late 1950s, everyone aware of the problem, it is quite easy to keep your cholesterol
expected that space travel would develop far faster than it actually level under control through a carefully followed diet plan.
has. Within ten years of the first man orbiting the Earth, men were
actually walking on the surface of the Moon. It was at that point that A) If you eat a lot of fast foods, you can't say that you are eating
more problems arose. A series of disasters led to the highly healthily
publicized deaths of a number of astronauts and cosmonauts. B) Most people choose to eat food for taste rather than for their
Added to that, the cost of manned space flight became literally health
"astronomical". While there are manned space stations orbiting the C) Cholesterol testing usually requires no preparation, but
Earth today, most people in the '60s would have expected a moon sometimes you may have to go hungry beforehand
base, and certainly a manned landing on Mars by this time. D) It is not difficult to lose weight provided you apply a
little self-discipline
49- In the late 1950s ......... . E) A high cholesterol level is something you cannot see or
hear
A) men were walking on the moon
B) many astronauts and cosmonauts lost their lives 54- Most babies begin to use a few sounds that mean something when
C) space travel developed far faster than it does now they are about a year old. However, there are perfectly normal
D) most people expected a great deal from space programs children who wait months longer. .......... . A friendly, outgoing
E) mankind had not yet ventured into space baby just naturally wants to talk young. The quiet, observer type
seems to want to spend a long time just watching the world go by
 before he or she wants to say anything about it. on.
A) If a baby doesn't start talking at about one year old, it is C) Did you forget to put your hearing aid in again? Then that's
probably not very bright why you didn't hear what the doctor said.
B) It's now accepted that foreign languages should be taught D) You misunderstood. You're no better off than you were
to children from the age of five before.
C) It seems to be largely a matter of character and E) The truth may not be as bad as your doctor said. Perhaps
personality you should ask for a second opinion.
D) Some children start walking without ever learning to crawl
E) It does not matter because soon they will be talking so much 59- You've decided to go out and leave your small child in the care of
that parents will wish they would be quiet a baby-sitter who you found through a neighbour. When the girl
arrives, you suddenly feel rather anxious about leaving the child
55-......... . The fall of snow in Tokyo provides a good example in her care as she seems so young. You don't want the baby-sitter
for this. There, one or two centimetres of snow is enough to shut to feel uncomfortable, and you're not going to change your plans,
down the entire city. Yet just a couple of hours away, on the but as an extra precaution, you say:
other side of the mountains, everyone lives with two or three A) I'm sorry, I just don't feel happy about this. My instinct tells
metres of snow for most of the winter, and life goes on as usual. me it's a bad idea to go out.
A) Many Japanese think theirs is the only country in the world to B) The telly's in the living room, and help yourself to anything
have four seasons you want from the fridge.
B) Though most people take their holidays in the summer, a C) Here's the phone number of the restaurant. Call me
lot of people prefer' a winter holiday immediately if there are any problems.
C) Skiing is now one of the world's fastest growing sports D) Are you over 16 years old? Actually, how old are you? Have
D) It is strange the way people have difficulty in coping with what you finished school yet?
they are not used to E) You look so young! I think I should have called my mother
E) Though Tokyo winters are dold, the weather is normally and asked her to come and sit with you.
clear and dry
60- You're at a formal function at work, and just about to introduce two
56- Mobile phones are used by one in five people in Britain. They are of your most important clients to each other, when you suddenly
an accepted part of life in the 1990s. However, mobile phones are realise you've forgotten the name of one of them. It's probably
now beginning to suffer from an image problem after a series of because you're a bit nervous, but there's nothing you can do except
scare stories linking them with cancer and short-term memory try to cover up the situation as smoothly as possible. So you say:
loss. Researchers are rushing to complete studies of the effects of A) I know you won't believe this, but I've forgotten your name, Sir.
mobiles on human brain tissue. ........ . The truth is that nobody B) Mr Horwood, may I introduce you to Mr.... Pardon, what was
really knows as yet because research has not been completed. your name?
A) They are probably even more popular in the Far East than in C) Well, this happens rarely to me, but I don't remember either of
Britain and the US your names.
B) Manufacturers are trying to give their product a more stylish D) Mr Horwood, I'd like you to meet another of our valued
image to detract from the scare stories clients.
C) One wonders how people E) Oh, I've just seen someone I have to talk to this minute.
cc inmunicated in the days before the invention of the mobile 61- After returning home from a party, you realise that the jacket
phone you're wearing is not yours. You realise that somebody else at the
D) But once people have got used to their comfort, it is so difficult party must have got his confused with yours. You need your
to do without them jacket back because there are some important things in the
E) There is now the question of how safe mobile phones are pockets. The next morning, you call the host of the party and
57- When we look at the night sky, it seems that the planets are say:
always changing their positions while the stars appear to be fixed.
......... . One star, for example, though it actually moves quite fast, A) Do you have any idea who stole my jacket? It's my favourite
would take over two hundred years to move a distance equal to one.
the diameter of the Earth's moon. It is only when we compare the B) Have you found a report around the house as one may
records ancient peoples kept of the skies with the present day that have fallen out of my pocket there last night?
we can see the stars really do move. C) If I'd known people were going to trade jackets, I
wouldn't have come to the party.
A) Planets also seem to have a steady light, while stars twinkle D) I got a really great jacket at the party last night, but there
B) In fact, stars are always moving, but they are so far away that seem to be some important documents in its pockets.
we cannot see any change in their position E) Did anyone phone you about taking the wrong jacket last
C) Astronomers can only estimate the total number of stars in the night? I've got someone else's.
universe
D) Distance cannot be learned from a star's magnitude alone, 62- You are at a friend's house for dinner and are wearing an expensive
because its magnitude depends upon its size and brightness as new suit. Your friend's four-year-old daughter is proudly helping to
well serve dinner, but just then she spills fruit juice all over your new
E) Talking about star signs is often a good way to begin a suit. Then she starts to cry. Trying to comfort both her and her
conversation with a stranger mother, you say:

58-65. sorularda, verilen söylenebilecek sözü bulunuz. A) Why don't you watch what you're doing?
B) I've never seen anyone so clumsy in all my life!
58- Your grandfather not only has difficulty hearing, but has just C) Oh how sweet! I love to see a child helping out.
had an operation meant to clear his arteries and allow him to live D) Don't worry. It wasn't your fault, and I'm sure it will come
much longer.. Unfortunately, the illness had progressed so far that out.
the operation was not successful. When the doctor told him this, E) Oh stop crying. It doesn't matter so much, but I'll be upset
he was not wearing his hearing aid, and he believes that the if it leaves a stain.
doctor told him the operation was a success. You don't want to
disappoint him as yet, but don't want to lead him to hope too 63- One of your friends has just had a baby. When you go to visit her,
much, so you say to him: you ask her what she's going to call the baby. She tells you, and
A) That's great, Grandad, but I think you should keep paying you're horrified. You think it's an awful name and you can't
attention to your diet. understand why she's chosen it. She then asks you what you
B) That's wonderful Grandad. I'm sure you'll feel great from now think of it. You don't want to lie, but don't want to sound rude
 either, so you say tactfully: 68- Onun söylediğinden hepimiz, bu olayda bizi değil de diğer
grubu desteklediği sonucunu çıkardık.
A) Why on earth did you choose a name like that for him? A) He told us that on this occasion he was not supporting us but
B) Well, I'm sorry to say this, but I think it's really dreadful. the other group.
C) I'm not sure that I'd have chosen it, but it's very original. B) We all concluded from what he said that he was not supporting
D) You should think about it again. You don't have the right to do us but the other group in this case.
this to your child. C) The conclusion that we all drew from what he said was that he
E) What kind of chance will that child have in life with that name? was no longer supporting us but the other group.
D) From what he said, we can all
64- You have been trying to get a job, so far without success, and your conclude that he is going to support the other group this time
family-is very critical of you. Recently you've had a promising and not us.
interview, but have not told anyone in your family in case you are E) What he said has led us to believe that he agrees with the other
unsuccessful once again. At the interview you were told when to group about this case and not with us.
expect a phone call. About ten minutes before that time, your
sister phones her best friend, with whom she usually has very 69- Britanya ile Fransa'yı Manş Denizi'nin altından birbirine bağlayan
long chats. To make sure that the phone is free again in a few Channel Tunnel, tahmin edilenden 6 milyar dolar daha fazlaya, mal
minutes, you interrupt their chat and say: olmuştur.
A) It is estimated that the Channel Tunnel, which connects
A) Can you keep it short this time, as I'm expecting an important Britain to France under the English Channel, cost more than 6
call in a few minutes? billion dollars to build.
B) I'm expecting a call about the job I applied for last week. Can't B) Costing 6 billion dollars more than the original estimate, the
you phone your friend later? Channel Tunnel, which lies under the English Channel,
C) Can you leave the phone free for ebout halfan hour? I'll phone connects Britain to France.
for some of the jobs advertised in today's paper. C) The tunnel which connects Britain to France under the English
D) You're always on the phone. Remember that there are Channel, having cost 6 billion dollars to build, is known as the
others in this house and give them a chance. Channel Tunnel.
E) If I lose this job just because they couldn't get through D) Britain and France are connected by the Channel Tunnel,
to me, I'll never forgive you. which runs under the English Channel and cost an estimated
6 billion dollars over budget to build.
E) The Channel Tunnel, connecting Britain and France under the
English Channel, cost 6 billion dollars more than estimated.
70- 1996'da bilim adamları, dünyanın çekirdeğinin kendisinden daha
hızlı döndüğünü gösteren kanıtlar bulduklarını bildirdiler.

65-72. sorularda, verilen Türkçe cümlenin İngilizce dengini A) According to evidence discovered by scientists, the Earth's inner
bulunuz. core spun faster than the Earth itself in 1996.
B) It was announced that in 1996 scientists had found evidence
65- Genellikle insanlar, gerektiği kadar başaramadıkları duygusuna that showed the Earth itself spins faster than its inner core.
kapılınca kendilerini baskı altında hissederler. C) In 1996, scientists announced that they had discovered
A) Generally speaking, not achieving as much as one should evidence indicating that the Earth's inner core was spinning
makes one feel under pressure. faster than the Earth itself.
B) In general, people begin to feel stressed when they become D) In 1996, a scientist announced that he had uncovered evidence
aware that they are not achieving as much as they used to. that the Earth's core was spinning faster than the Earth itself.
C) People who generally feel stressed don’t achieve as much as E) A 1996 announcement by scientists confirms that the
they should. core of the Earth is spinning faster than the planet itself.
D) People feel that they don't achieve as much when they are
feeling under pressure as they do when they are not. 71- Haberleşme uyduları, uluslararası telefon bağlantılarını büyük
E) People generally feel under pressure when they have the ölçüde hızlandırmıştır.
feeling that they are not achieving as much as they should.
A) Faster communications satellites have enabled more efficient
66- Diğer gezegenlerde, bizim kendileriyle irtibat kurmamızı bekleyen international telephone connections.
canlıların bulunduğuna inanan insanların sayısı oldukça fazladır. B) International telephone connections have been considerably
A) A number of people are waiting to be contacted by beings speeded up by communications satellites.
which they believe live on other planets. C) The speeding up of international telephone connections has
B) The belief that there are beings on other planets who are trying been facilitated by communications satellites.
to contact us is held by a large number of people. D) Communications satellites have greatly speeded up
C) The number of people who believe that there are beings on international telephone connections.
other planets waiting for us to contact them is quite high. E)International telephone connections have greatly improved
D) The number of beings on other planets who are waiting for us since the introduction öf communications satellites.
to contact them might be quite high.
E) A large number of people believe that there is life on other 72- İngiltere'de en güneşli bölge, pek çok tatil beldesinin yer aldığı
planets, which can be contacted. güneydoğu kıyışıdır.

67- Büyük şirketler eleman bulmada küçük şirketler kadar sıkıntı A) Most of England's vacation resorts are located on the
çekmezler. southeastern coast, which is the sunniest region in the
A) The great difficulty experienced by small companies in finding country.
employees is not experienced by large companies. B) The majority of holiday resorts in England are located on the
B) The larger the company is, the less difficulty it will have in southeastern coast because that region gets the most sunshine
finding employees. in the country.
C) Large companies do not have as much difficulty in finding C) The southeastern coast of England receives the most
employees as do small ones. sunshine, so the region offers many vacation resorts.
D) It is not so difficult for large companies to find employees, D) England's sunniest areas are around the southeastern coast,
but it is for small ones. where many people take their vacations at the resorts there.
E) Large companies have less difficulty in finding employees E) The sunniest region in England is the southeastern coast,
than most of the small ones do. where many vacation resorts are located.
 olmaktadır.
73-80. sorularda verilen İngilizce cümlenin Türkçe dengini bulunuz.
78- Blows to the head often result in amnesia regarding the
73- The body changes the calories in foods into energy, which time just before and just after the accident.
is necessary for every movement we make, from blinking an eye A) Kaza sırasında başına darbe almış biri, genellikle hafıza
to running. kaybına uğrar ve kaza anının hemen öncesini ve sonrasını
hatırlamaz.
A) Yiyeceklerdeki kalori, vücudumuz tarafından enerjiye B) Kazalardan sonra görülen ve kazanın hemen öncesiyle hemen
dönüştürülür ve bu enerji, göz kırpmak ve koşmak gibi pek sonrasını kapsayan hafıza, kaybı genellikle başa alınan
çok hareket için kullanılır. darbeler sonucudur.
B) Vücut yiyeceklerdeki kaloriyi, göz kırpmaktan koşmaya, C) Başa alman darbeler çoğu zaman kazanın hemen öncesi ve
yaptığımız her hareket için gerekli olan enerjiye dönüştürür. hemen sonrasındaki dönemle ilgili olarak hafıza kaybına yol
C) Göz kırpmaktan koşmaya, yaptığımız her hareket için gerekli açar.
olan enerji, yediğimiz yiyeceklerden sağlanır. D) Kazanın hemen öncesini ve hemen sonrasını hatırlamama
D) Vücudun, göz kırpmak ve koşmak gibi hareketleri yaparken biçiminde görülen hafıza kaybı çoğu zaman başa darbe
kullandığı enerjiyi, yiyeceklerin içerdiği kaloriler sağlar. alındığının göstergesidir.
E) Göz kırpmak ve koşmak gibi hareketleri yapabilmemiz E) Kazanın hemen öncesinde ya da hemen sonrasında başına
için enerjiye ihtiyaç vardır ve vücudumuz bu enerjiyi darbe almış biri, bu dönemlerle ilgili olarak hafıza kaybına
yiyeceklerden elde eder. uğrar.
79- Responsible parents and teachers work in cooperation for the good
74- In polo contests, a team's success largely depends upon the of children.
ability of its horses.
A) Çocuklarda sorumluluk duygusunun geliştirilmesi için anne-
A) Bir takımın polo karşılaşmalarında başarılı olabilmesi için baba ve öğretmenler birlikte çalışmalıdırlar.
atlarının çok yetenekli olması gerekir. B)Sorumluluk sahibi anne-baba ve öğretmenler, çocukların yaran
B) Polo karşılaşmalarında bir takımın başarısı büyük ölçüde için dayanışma içinde çalışırlar.
atlarının yeteneğine bağlıdır. C)Anne-baba ve öğretmen arasındaki dayanışma, çocukların
C) Polo karşılaşmalarında başarıyı belirleyen takımlar değil, gelişmesini olumlu etkiler.
atların yeteneğidir. D)Çocukların iyi yetişmeleri için, öğretmenler kadar anne-
D) Bir takım sporu olan poloda, karşılaşmalardaki başarıyı babalar da sorumluluk almalıdırlar.
büyük ölçüde atlar belirler. E)Sorumluluk sahibi çocuk yetiştirmek isteyen anne-
E) Basan için atların yeteneğinin çok önemli olduğu polo, bir babalar, öğretmenlerle işbirliği içinde olmalıdırlar.
takım sporudur.
8O- Each disease has its own particular symptoms that enable a
75- Mars, whose atmosphere is composed mostly of carbon dioxide, is physician to diagnose the problem.
approximately half the size of Earth.
A)Atmosferi çoğunlukla karbondioksitten oluşan Mars, dünyanın A) Her hastalığın, hekimin sorunu teşhis etmesini sağlayan kendi
yaklaşık yansı büyüklüğündedir. özel belirtileri vardır.
B) Mars'm atmosferindeki karbondioksit miktarı, dünyanın B) Hekim bir hastalığı teşhis etmeye çalışırken öncelikle
atmosferinde bulunan miktarın yansı kadardır. hastalığın kendine özgü belirtilerine dikkat eder.
C) Dünyanın yaklaşık yansı büyüklüğünde olan Mars'm C) Her hastalığın kendine özgü belirtilerinin olması, hekimin bir
atmosferinde, dünyanınkinden çok daha fazla karbondioksit hastalığı teşhis etmesine yardımcı olmaktadır.
vardır. D) Kendi özel belirtileri olan bir hastalığı hekimler daha kolay
D) Büyüklük bakımından dünyanın yaklaşık yansı kadar olan teşhis ederler.
Mars'm atmosferi çok büyük oranda karbondioksit E) Hekimin herhangi bir hastalığı teşhis etmesini sağlayan,
içermektedir. hastalığın kendine özgü belirtileridir.
E)Atmosferinde dünyanınkinden çok daha fazla karbondioksit
bulunan Mars, büyüklük bakımından hemen hemen dünyanın 81-87. sorularda, verilen cümleye anlamca en yakın olan
yansı kadardır. seçeneği bulunuz.

76- One of the oldest modes of transportation, the wagon has 81- It was Jack Nicholson's performance that rescued the film from
taken many forms throughout history. being a complete failure.
A) Çok eski bir ulaşım aracı olan vagon, değişik şekillerde tarih
boyunca kullanılmıştır. A) The only good thing about the film was Jack Nicholson's
B) En eski ulaşım araçlarından biri olan vagon, tarih boyunca pek performance; otherwise, it was terrible.
çok şekil almıştır. B) The character Jack Nicholson played in the film was a man
C) Tarihi çok eskilere dayanan vagon, değişik şekillerde who failed while trying to rescue people from a disaster.
kullanılmış olan bir ulaşım aracıdır. C) Even the wonderful performance of Jack Nicholson failed to
D) Tarihi boyunca büyük değişikliklere uğramış olan vagon, en make the film a success.
eski ulaşım araçlarından biridir. D) It was a great film, which was further enhanced by Jack
E) Tarih boyunca çeşitli amaçlara hizmet etmiş, ve bugün hala Nicholson's acting.
ulaşım aracı olarak kullanılan vagonlar vardır. E) Although I knew it was a terrible film, I still went to see it to
see Jack Nicholson perform.
77- A layer of fat, enveloping their bodies, protect whales living in
polar regions from the extreme cold. 82- In spite of exceptionally fine weather, it was a disastrous year for
A)Kutup bölgelerinde yaşayan balinalar, kalın bir yağ tabakası tourism.
sayesinde aşın soğuktan korunurlar.
B)Vücutlarını saran yağ tabakası, balinaların kutupların aşın A) Everyone involved in the tourist industry is worried about the
soğuğuna karsı korunmalarını sağlar. awful weather.
C)Balinaların, kutup bölgelerinin aşın soğuğuna karşı B) Natural disasters always lead to a fall in tourism., no matter
korunmalannı sağlayan kalın bir yağ tabakalan vardır. what the weather is like.
D) Vücutlarını saran yağ tabakası, C) More tourists would have come if the weather had been better.
kutup bölgelerinde yaşayan balinalan aşın soğuktan korur. D) The weather was unusually good, but still, there were a small
E) Balinalann kutup bölgelerinde yaşamalan, vücudu sararak number of tourists.
onlan soğuğa karşı koruyan yağ tabakalan sayesinde mümkün E) Tourism is too unstable an industry to base your fortunes on.
83- It wasn't the best film I've ever seen, but it was definitely above A) But I must tell you that it's a long way, and it will cost you
average. $20.
A) I've never seen such a good film in such an ordinary cinema. B) Sure, but traffic is terrible this time of day. You must be
B) I can only recall ever seeing one film better than that one. prepared for a delay.
C) The film was better than most, though I have seen better C) I'm sorry, that's out of my service area, Madam.
ones. D) Are you going to pay in cash or by credit card, Madam?
D) I've seen a lot of dull films, but that one is worse than E) Would you like me to take the road through the city or the
most. highway?
E) Though the film was wonderful, it lasted a bit longer 89- William: Shall we take the children to the zoo this
than normal. weekend?
84- It is nearly as expensive to take a train from London to Edinburgh Frank: Oh no! I can't stand seeing the animals
as it is to fly from London to New York. penned up in cages.
William: .............
A) It costs a lot more to fly to New York than it does to take a train Frank: I'm glad we're agreed on that. Then, let's make
to Edinburgh from London. another plan.
B) It is sometimes even more expensive to go from London to
Edinburgh by - train than it is to fly from London to New A) What do you mean? They're only animals.
York. B) But the ones in our city zoo are really well-cared for, don't you
C) You can choose which you like as train and plane fares are agree?
exactly the same from London to Edinburgh and to New York. C) I guess you've got a point. It's not very nice, is it?
D) It makes more sense to fly direct to New York than to take the D) Oh, no! I suppose you're going to become vegetarian
brain from Edinburgh to London first. next.
E) A train journey to -Edinburgh from London costs only a little E) All right. If that's the way you feel, then you can take
less than a flight from London to New York. them somewhere.

85- For as long as he can remember, he has had the unfulfilled 90- Colette: I have just returned from a tiring journey from
ambition of being a professional football player. Scotland.
Sharon: What did you go there for?
A) He has finally realised his lifelong ambition to play football Colette: .............
for a professional team. Sharon: Did you manage to find one that you like?
B) Unlike most boys, playing football was never very Collette: No, unfortunately, the area that we were looking in didn't
important to him, even as a child. have many on offer.
C) Having fulfilled his aim to be a professional footballer, he now
remembers how ambitious he was as a child. A) My husband is interested in buying some land around his home
D)Though he has always wanted to play football professionally, he town.
has never achieved it. B) We've been looking for a small farm in the Highlands.
E) It seems as if he will continue to be a football fan for as long as C) It was a package tour, actually,
he lives. which my parents had booked for my birthday.
D) In order to have a long hike in the Scottish Highlands. E) Well,
86- Although home-cooking is traditionally done by women, most our trip was not a long one, so we only visited a
of the chefs are men. small part of it.

A) Cooking in homes is considered women's duty, but the majority 91- Donald: How was your trip to Las Vegas?
of professional cooks are male. John: It was awful. I lost all my money gambling. But I couldn't
B) Men are more original in their cooking, while women are better stop and I lost my car and even my house.
at preparing traditional dishes. Donald: ............
C) Since chefs are too busy cooking for others, at home, their John: Yes, it is. My wife has decided to leave me as
wives have to cook for them. well.
D) Cooking is fun for people of all ages whether they are men or
women. A) Oh no! Did you manage to win anything back?
E) Women must hate cooking due to their traditional role at home B) That was really stupid. I thought you had more sense.
as it is not common to see a famous female chef. C) What a shame! I know you will forget this nonsense one day.
D) That's terrible! But it's not the end of the world!
87- The festival has been postponed due to adverse weather E) Tough luck! Is it a secret from your wife, or has she
conditions. found out?

A) There won't be a festival at all because the weather is so 92- Policeman:.............

bad. Mr Jones: Not really. It was dark, and I wasn't expecting
B) The festival planners should have known that winter is an anything to happen.
unfavourable time for a festival. Policeman: Well, we have some suspects, and we were
C) It is a bad idea to have festivals in a place where the weather is hoping that you'd be able to identify one of them.
so unsettled.
D) The intense heat forced the cancellation of this year's A) Now then, what were you doing on the night of the 28th?
festival. B) If you don't answer, you'll go to
E) Since the weather is so bad, the festival will be held at a later prison. You don't want that, do you?
date. C) I hope you're feeling better, Sir. Can you remember anything
about the attack?
88-94. sorularda karşılıklı konuşmanın boş bırakılan bölümünde D) I think we've just arrested the person who mugged you, but you
söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz. should identify him first.
E) Would you be happy if I told you that we'd caught the robber?
88- Customer: Could you take me to the airport?
Cab driver:......................
Customer: Oh, whichever you think will take less time,
please. I'm in a hurry.
 98- (I) The Copts are a group of Egyptian Christians, (II) They are
direct descendants of the ancient Egyptians and today make up
about a tenth of the country's population. (II) The Coptic language
93- Linda: How long were you a was used by common people from 300 to 700 A.D. (IV) The Roman
teacher Mrs. Smith? Catholics, too, used a dead language, Latin, until 1963. (V) Today,
Mrs Smith: ............. it is only used in the Coptic Church, which split off from the main
Linda: Wow, really long! From body of Christianity over theological disputes centuries ago.
your answer, I guess
you're still working? A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
Mrs Smith: Oh, yes, for one more year.
99- (I) The concept of winter in European countries is associated with
A) I've been in this profession for over twenty years, I think. the season of dormancy, (II) Some plants die, leaving their seeds,
B) I used to like teaching younger students even when I was and others merely cease growth until spring. (III) The cold
in high school. weather, of course, effects the most northerly nations more
C) Oh, that was a long time ago, really. I may not remember profoundly. (IV) Many animals also become dormant, especially
exactly. those that hibernate. (V) Even people seem less active.
D) Just for a year or two before I started studying Law.
E) Well, I started at 21, and taught continually until I retired. A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V

94- Sportswriter: Who's going to win your big fight tomorrow? 100- (I) People have inhabited this planet for â long time, (II) Man's
subjective experience of time is often relative, (III) Because of
Boxer: .......... this, eventful periods appear shorter than equally long but
Sportswriter: But he's been champion for ten years. uneventful periods. (IV) The measurement of the passage of
Boxer: Then it's time for a new one. I'll be champion for time, however, can be done objectively. (V) This can be
the next ten! accomplished by many methods Involving various devices, such
as clocks or sundials.
A) I think I have a chance, though my opponent is a far better
boxer than I am. A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
B) How much chance do you think I can stand against such an
experienced boxer? PRACTICE EXAM 4
C) I really don't know. There are two sides, and two possible l.B 2.A 3.D 4.E 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.A 9.E 10.D
ll.C 12.E 13.B 14.A 15.A 16.D 17.C 18.B 19.E 20.C
results!
21.D 22.A 23.E 24.B 25.C 26.A 27.B 28.D 29.D 3O.E
D) Of course I am! I'm younger, stronger and faster than the other 31.C 32.D 33.A 34.C 35.B 36.C 37.E 38.A 39.B 40.D
guy! 41.E 42.( 43.D 44.B 45.A 46.B 47.C 48.E 49.D 5O.A
E) Isn't the other guy too young and inexperienced for a ten- 51.A 52.B 53.E 54.C 55.D 56.E 57.B 58.A 59.C 6O.D
year champion? 61.E 62.U 63.C 64.A 65.E 66.C 67.C 68.B 69.E 70.C
71.D 72.E 73.B 74.B 75.A 76.B 77.D 78.C 79.B 80.A
95- 100. sorularda, anlam. yönünden parçaya uygun olmayan 81.A 82.D 83.C 84.E 85.D 86.A 87.E 88.E 89.C 90.B
cümleyi bulunuz. 91.D 92.C 93.A 94.D 95.C 96.C 97.A 98.D 99.C 1OO.A

95- (I) One of the strangest, yet most influential art movements of the
early 20th century was called Dadaism. (II) Dadaism arose in 1916
as a protest to the mechanized slaughter of World War I. (III)
Historians call World War I the last war to be fought between
imperial dynasties. (IV) This movement was directly succeeded by
Surrealism. (V) Today we can see its influence in such artistic
phenomena as "installation art".

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

96- (I) The llama is a humpless South American relative of the camel,
resembling a large sheep with a long neck, (II) It was first
domesticated by the ancient Peruvians and probably descended
from the wild guanaco. (III) Like the llama, all domestic animals
have wild ancestors, (TV) It is used for carrying loads, but refuses to
move if loaded much above thirty pounds. (V) It has several
relatives, like the alpaca, which yields a finer wool, and the entirely
wild vicuna, which is prized for its silky fleece.

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

97- (I) Writing poetry requires no complicated equipment, simply

pencil, paper and a block of quiet time, (II) The fading popularity
of poetry as an art form is unfounded.(III) Poetry is neither boring
nor disconnected from everyday existence, as some critics foolishly
claim. (VI) On the contrary, poetry can disclose impressions,
images and dimensions of the human experience that other art
forms are unable to convey. (V) Yet, at the same time, it possesses
a wonderful simplicity on multiple levels and tastes.

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