DENEME – 1 4.

The nervous systems of all animals

have a number of basic functions in
common, most ---- the control of
1. - 20. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan movement and the analysis of
yerlere uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi
sensation.
bulunuz.

A) notably
1. Alzheimer’s disease is the major form
B) promptly
of mental impairment in older people
C) deniably
and is characterized by the ---- of brain
D) approximately
tissue over an extended period of time.
E) fairly

A) clarification
5. ---- children and older people, who
B) examination
suffer most of their unintentional
C) deterioration
injuries at home, young and middle-
D) realisation
aged adults are often injured in the
E) prevention
workplace.

2. Diseases and injuries that result from

A) In contrast to
alcohol consumption are usually
B) Instead of
attributed ---- lower socio-economic
C) Due to
status, and this seems to be true ----
D) Thanks to
individuals, countries and regions.
E) In case of

A) to / for
6. For a long time now, biologists ---- that
B) at / with
bits of tissue placed next to each other
C) into / across
----.
D) by / in
E) upon / along
A) had known / may fuse
B) have known / can fuse
3. ---- a new anti-viral drug is developed,
C) knew / had fused
scientists first test it on the hepatitis C
D) would have known / have fused
virus.
E) know / would have fused

A) Even if
7. That we have the ability to detect and ---
B) Before
- minute differences in the fat content of
C) Since
food suggests that this ability must
D) Because
have had considerable evolutionary
E) Whenever
importance.

A) discriminate
B) hinder
C) undermine
D) tackle
E) protect

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8. Certain activities, odours and images --- 12. For the average adult human, the skin
- a stress response that causes has a ---- area of 2 square meters, most
physiological symptoms in asthma of which is 2-millimetre thick.
patients, so doctors ---- sufferers not to
overreact to things that are harmless. A) surface
B) metabolism
A) were going to elicit / used to warn C) background
B) may elicit / should warn D) transition
C) could elicit / had to warn E) pest
D) can elicit / would warn
E) might elicit / must have warned 13. Aromatherapy is the use, for health
purposes, of oils and essences from
9. The doctors are pleased with the certain flowers and herbs which are
progress he is making; ---- they expect chosen ---- their various beneficial
him to make a full recovery. effects.

A) nevertheless A) contrary to
B) in fact B) as well as
C) even so C) mostly from
D) but D) on account of
E) as a rule E) rather than

10. A mystery virus has ---- more than 90 14. As with other chronic illnesses, asthma
per cent of some bird species in India. affects ---- patients ---- their families.

A) found out A) not only / but also

B) broken through B) the more / the more
C) turned up C) neither / nor
D) wiped out D) such / that
E) put off E) less / than

11. Research ---- that the mother’s ability --- 15. ---- some people produce irresistibly
- the needs of her infant is very scented sweat that insects can detect
important for establishing a secure from 30 m away, they are especially
mother-infant relationship. attractive to mosquitoes.

A) has suggested / to be understood A) Until

B) suggested / understanding B) As
C) suggests / to understand C) Whereas
D) is suggesting / having understood D) Whether
E) had suggested / to have understood E) Before

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16. Health risks from pesticide exposure 18. PTSD sufferers may experience
are probably small for healthy adults, flashbacks ---- they feel they are going
but children, the elderly, and people through the ordeal.
with compromised immune systems
may be ---- to some types of pesticide A) in which
poisoning. B) in whose
C) where
A) hostile D) how
B) substantial E) what
C) severe
D) reversible 19. In every forensic laboratory, there
E) vulnerable should be ---- with the basic training to
make sense of botanical evidence.
17. If the birth rate in India ---- controlled,
the population ---- in the next 25 or 30 A) each
years, increasing from about 900 B) anyone
million to about 1,800 million. C) someone
D) one another
A) is not / will double E) them
B) will not be/doubles
C) has not been / would double 20. A sneeze is more favourable than a
D) would not be / could have doubled cough because it nearly always cures
E) was not / would have doubled the tickle that triggered it, ---- coughing
can worsen things.

A) once
B) if
C) whereas
D) otherwise
E) just as

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21. - 25. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçada 24.
numaralanmış yerlere uygun düşen sözcük A) between
ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. B) from
C) under
Worldwide we spend more (21) ---- dentistry D) through
than any other medical treatments. Everyone E) across
in the developed world (22) ---- dental
treatment at some point and it doesn't come 25.
cheap - current implants replacing broken or A) However
decayed teeth (23) ---- around £2000. Screwed B) Rather
directly into the jaw, they may fail to reproduce C) Moreover
the normal connection (24) ---- teeth and bone. D) Yet
(25) ----, they might work loose in less than 30 E) For example
years.

21.
A) to
B) at
C) in
D) on
E) by

22.
A) refuses
B) ignores
C) receives
D) delivers
E) derives

23.
A) had cost
B) cost
C) to cost
D) costing
E) has cost

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26. - 30. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçada 29.
numaralanmış yerlere uygun düşen sözcük A) either
ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. B) both
C) also
A hundred years ago, some scientists claimed D) more
that (26) ---- studying a person’s face they E) such
could assess his or her mental ability and
personal traits. While this practice (27) ----, 30.
scientists today believe that physiognomy – the A) particularly
study of the face and facial expressions‒ can B) vaguely
provide clues to understanding social C) gradually
relationships. The face, (28) ----, is the most D) recklessly
distinctive feature of the human body, uniquely E) redundantly
functioning as (29) ---- an identity marker and a
communication method. The human brain is
(30) ---- suited to recognizing faces and facial
expressions, even if it cannot always connect
names and personal details to those faces.

26.
A) at
B) with
C) by
D) in
E) over

27.
A) has been discredited
B) could have been discredited
C) will be discredited
D) should be discredited
E) had been discredited

28.
A) for example
B) as a result
C) otherwise
D) after all
E) in conclusion

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31. - 41. sorularda, verilen cümleyi uygun 34. Although the terms 'stress' and
şekilde tamamlayan ifadeyi bulunuz. 'anxiety' are used interchangeably in
everyday life, ----.
31. ---- who will become schizophrenic.
A) stress is experienced by most people
A) There seems to be a genetic as a pattern of physiological responses
predisposition to real or imagined stimuli
B) A cure is nowhere in sight B) stress and anxiety have attracted
C) Neither doctors nor scientists can research interest in psychology
accurately predict C) anxiety disorder may be defined as an
D) They confuse the real and the emotional discomfort characterised by
imaginary worry and tension
E) Treatment of the disorder is improving D) psychologists believe that stress is a
much broader term than anxiety
32. Since they have a tendency to have E) ‘stressors' are the environmental
chronic illnesses, ----. demands that people face under
pressure
A) health care professionals build
interdisciplinary teams to develop 35. As contradictory health advice appears
innovative strategies in tabloid newspapers on an almost
B) some people can benefit from daily basis, ----.
increases in healthy life expectancy
C) wealthy people have a longer life span A) people argue whether sunlight is
compared to poor people beneficial or harmful to human health
D) the majority of people in the West B) sunlight does not just affect your state
make group rather than individual of mind but your body
physician appointments C) the ultraviolet B radiation in sunlight
E) older people use health care service encourages your body to make vitamin
more heavily than younger people D
D) children in sunny Australia have been
33. While physiological factors such as fat found to be more prone to egg allergy
regulation and metabolic rate are E) it is too much sunshine that poses the
important determinants of body weight, problem when skin cancer is
----. concerned

A) there might be not a single disorder

but a host of disorders
B) overweight people tend to eat more
when they are tense or anxious
C) the self-perception of being overweight
is common among women
D) there is no question that overeating
can also cause obesity
E) there can be a contribution to a high
incidence of diabetes, high blood
pressure, and heart disease

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36. In order to get plenty of calcium for 39. Genetics contributes heavily to the rate
healthy bones, ----. at which someone acquires necessary
skills and knowledge, ----.
A) women are much more prone than
men to thinning of the bones A) while some scientists emphasize the
B) spinach is well-known for its health- genetic components that underlie a
giving properties large number of cognitive abilities
C) calcium is very essential for living B) but genetics helps us explain the
organisms, especially for normal different skills of equally well-trained
growth individuals
D) at the age of 30, bone density C) because finding the sources of
gradually declines year after year creativity has occupied the minds of
E) one should consume such food as philosophers for centuries
dairy products, green and oily fish D) so those with more innate talent can
improve faster and launch their
37. Laxatives provide an example ----. careers earlier
E) and there are some researchers who
A) of how drugs can interfere with disapprove of the fact that genetics
nutrient absorption shapes the potential for genius
B) if they are taken daily over a long
period of time 40. You should check whether something
C) when the acidity of the digestive tract is disturbing them in the morning ----.
was affected
D) since the rate of absorption was A) although you have employed some
excessive strategies to cope with your children's
E) that stimulate the secretion of laziness
digestive juices B) once your children feel comfortable
enough in their rooms
38. People once thought that the heart was C) but your children will probably have
the centre of thought and emotion ----. difficulty in solving problems with their
friends
A) in spite of the fact that the heart works D) if your children always wake up early
non-stop unlike other muscles in the and cannot go back to sleep
body E) so it is not necessary for your children
B) and thus it beats 70 times a minute, to sleep more than 8 hours
100,000 times a day, and 40 million
times a year
C) even though it has certain structures
that make sure the blood flows one
way only
D) since the heart pumps blood through
its own muscular wall as well as
pumping blood to the body
E) but it is simply a muscular pump that
beats tirelessly to keep blood flowing

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41. Anger and sadness are an important 42. - 53. sorularda, verilen İngilizce
part of life, ----. cümleye anlamca en yakın Türkçe cümleyi,
Türkçe cümleye anlamca en yakın İngilizce
A) so you may not want to express how cümleyi bulunuz.
you feel to another person
B) as positive thoughts and emotions 42. Ebola virus was first discovered in
can boost self-esteem 1976, in a blood sample gathered from
C) while unpleasant feelings are as an ill nun in Zaire, which is now known
crucial as enjoyable ones as the Democratic Republic of the
D) although many people find it helpful to Congo.
breathe slowly while learning to
tolerate strong feelings A) Ebola virüsünün ilk olarak şu anda
E) and new research shows that Demokratik Kongo Cumhuriyeti olarak
experiencing such emotions are vital bilinen Zaire'de hasta bir rahibeden
to our mental health alınan kan örneğinde bulunması 1976
yılına dayanmaktadır.
B) Günümüzde Demokratik Kongo
Cumhuriyeti olarak bilinen Zaire'de,
hasta bir rahibeden kan örneği
alınması 1976 yılında ebola virüsünün
bulunmasını sağlamıştır.
C) Hasta bir rahibeden alınan kan örneği,
1976 yılında Demokratik Kongo
Cumhuriyeti olarak bilinen Zaire'de,
Ebola virüsünün bulunmasını
sağlamıştır.
D) İlk olarak 1976 yılında bulunan ebola
virüsüne, günümüzde Demokratik
Kongo Cumhuriyeti olarak bilinen
Zaire'de, hasta bir rahibeden alınan
kan örneğinde rastlanmıştır.
E) Ebola virüsü, ilk olarak 1976 yılında,
şu anda Demokratik Kongo
Cumhuriyeti olarak bilinen Zaire'de,
hasta bir rahibeden alınan kan
örneğinde bulunmuştur.

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43. Mumps is a contagious disease caused 44. Although sleep disorder has negative
by a virus that passes from one person effects on almost all of the occupations
to another through saliva, nasal throughout the world, it is a particular
secretions, and close personal contact. source of concern for those who work
the night shift.
A) Kabakulak bir kişiden diğerine
tükürük, burun akıntısı ve yakın kişisel A) Gece vardiyasında çalışanlar için özel
temasla geçen bir virüsün neden bir endişe kaynağı olan uyku
olduğu bulaşıcı bir hastalıktır. bozukluğu, artık tüm dünyada hemen
B) Kabakulak bir kişiden diğerine hemen bütün meslekler üzerinde
tükürük, burun akıntısı ve yakın kişisel olumsuz etkiler yaratmaktadır.
temasla bulaşan bir virüs sonucu B) Uyku bozukluğu, gece vardiyasında
ortaya çıkar. çalışanlar için özel bir endişe kaynağı
C) Kabakulak bir kişiden diğerine oluştursa da dünya çapındaki hemen
tükürük, burun akıntısı ve yakın kişisel hemen bütün meslekler üzerinde
temas sonucunda yayılan bir olumsuz etkilere sahiptir.
hastalıktır. C) Uyku bozukluğu, tüm dünyada
D) Kabakulak bulaşıcı bir hastalıktır ve neredeyse bütün meslekler üzerinde
insanlara tükürük, burun akıntısı ve olumsuz etkilere sahip olmasına
yakın kişisel temasla geçer. rağmen, en çok gece vardiyasında
E) Bulaşıcı bir hastalık olan kabakulak çalışanlar için özel bir endişe kaynağı
virüsü insanlara tükürük, burun oluşturmaktadır.
akıntısı ve yakın kişisel temasla D) Uyku bozukluğu, dünya genelinde
geçer. hemen hemen bütün meslekler
üzerinde olumsuz etkiler
oluşturmaktadır ancak gece
vardiyasında çalışanlar için özel bir
endişe kaynağıdır.
E) Uyku bozukluğu, dünya çapında
neredeyse bütün meslekler üzerinde
olumsuz etkilere sahip olsa da gece
vardiyasında çalışanlar için özel bir
endişe kaynağıdır.

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45. It is difficult to find the most suitable 46. There are over 100 trillion bacteria in
dose of drugs to be used to treat our body, most of which are in the guts
illnesses, and virtually all drugs will and they support essential functions
produce undesirable side effects if too like digestion, immunity and mental
high a dose is given. health.

A) Hastalıkları tedavi etmede kullanılacak A) Sindirim, bağışıklık ve akıl sağlığı gibi

ilaçların en uygun dozunu bulmak önemli fonksiyonları destekleyen ve
zordur ve aşırı yüksek doz verilirse vücudumuzda çoğunlukla
neredeyse bütün ilaçlar istenmeyen bağırsaklarda bulunan 100 trilyondan
yan etkiler doğuracaktır. fazla bakteri vardır.
B) Hastalıkları tedavi ederken B) Vücudumuzdaki 100 trilyondan fazla
kullanılacak ilaçların en uygun dozunu bakterinin çoğu bağırsaklardadır ve
bulmak zordur çünkü aşırı yüksek bunlar sindirim, bağışıklık ve akıl
dozda verildiğinde neredeyse bütün sağlığı gibi önemli fonksiyonları
ilaçlar istenmeyen yan etkilere sebep desteklemektedir.
olmaktadır. C) Vücudumuzda bulunan 100 trilyonu
C) Hastalıkları tedavi ederken aşkın bakterinin çoğu bağırsaklarda
kullanılacak ilaçların en uygun dozunu yaşar ve sindirim, bağışıklık ve akıl
bulmak zordur çünkü aşırı yüksek doz sağlığı gibi önemli fonksiyonları
verilirse neredeyse bütün ilaçlar destekler.
istenmeyen yan etkiler ortaya D) Vücudumuzda çoğu bağırsaklarda
çıkarmaktadır. olan 100 trilyondan fazla bakteri vardır
D) Hastalıkları tedavi etmede kullanılacak ve bunlar sindirim, bağışıklık ve akıl
ilaçların en uygun dozunu bulmak sağlığı gibi önemli fonksiyonları
zordur ve aşırı yüksek doz desteklemektedir.
kullanımında istenmeyen yan etkilerin E) Sindirim, bağışıklık ve akıl sağlığı gibi
ortaya çıkması kaçınılmazdır. önemli fonksiyonları destekleyen 100
E) İstenmeyen yan etkiler neredeyse trilyonu aşkın bakteri, vücudumuzda
bütün ilaçlar aşırı yüksek dozda çoğunlukla bağırsaklarda
kullanıldığında ortaya çıkar, bu yüzden bulunmaktadır.
hastalıkları tedavi etmede kullanılacak
ilaçların en uygun dozunu bulmak
zordur.

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47. There are no blood tests or brain scans 48. Beyin vücut ağırlığının sadece %2‘sini
for mental illnesses, so diagnoses can oluşturur, ama dinlenirken bile vücut
be subjective and unreliable. enerjisinin aşağı yukarı %20'sini tüketir;
bu demektir ki beyin gün boyunca
A) Ruh hastalıklarının teşhislerini öznel dikkatli kalmak için çok fazla besine
ve güvenilmez kılan şey, bu hastalıklar ihtiyaç duyar.
için kan testi veya beyin taraması
bulunmamasıdır. A) The brain, which makes up only 2% of
B) Ruh hastalıklarına yönelik kan testi the body weight, consumes almost
veya beyin taraması kullanılmadığı için 20% of the body's energy even at rest;
teşhisler öznel ve güvenilmez kalabilir. that means plenty of nutrition is
C) Kan testi veya beyin taraması necessary for the brain to stay alert
bulunmayan ruh hastalıklarının during the day.
teşhisleri, öznel ve güvenilmez B) 2% of the body weight comes from the
olabilmektedir. brain, though it consumes roughly 20%
D) Ruh hastalıkları için kan testi veya of the body's energy even at rest,
beyin taraması bulunmamaktadır, bu meaning that the brain is in need of a
yüzden teşhisler öznel ve güvenilmez large amount of nutrition to stay alert
olabilmektedir. during the day.
E) Kan testi veya beyin taraması C) The brain makes up only 2% of the
bulunsaydı, ruh hastalıklarının body weight, yet it consumes roughly
teşhisleri öznel ve güvenilmez 20% of the body's energy even at rest;
olmayabilirdi. that means the brain needs a lot of
nutrition to stay alert throughout the
day.
D) The brain needs plenty of nutrition to
stay alert during the day because it
consumes nearly 20% of the body’s
energy even at rest although it makes
up only 2% of the body weight.
E) The brain makes up only 2% of the
body weight while it consumes roughly
20% of the body's energy even at rest,
which means a lot of nutrition is
required for the brain to stay alert
during the day.

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49. Vitamin D, kemiklerin, dişlerin ve 50. Her ne kadar hiç kimse kadınların
kasların sağlıklı büyümesi için vücutta neden doğum sonrası depresyonuna
hayati önem taşıyan kalsiyum miktarını girdiklerini kesin olarak bilmese de
düzenler. birkaç açıklama makul görünmektedir.

A) Vitamin D regulates the amount of A) The reasons for postnatal depression

calcium in the body, which is vital for of some women are totally unknown,
the healthy growth of bones, teeth but there are some plausible
and muscles. explanations.
B) What regulates the amount of calcium B) Even though very little is known why
that is vital for the growth of healthy women experience postnatal
bones, teeth and muscles is vitamin depression, some explanations seem
D. plausible.
C) Vitamin D, which regulates the C) Nobody knows the reasons for
amount of calcium in the body, is vital postnatal depression experienced by
for the growth of healthy bones, teeth women, but there are some
and muscles. explanations that seem plausible.
D) What vitamin D does is to regulate the D) Although no one knows for sure why
amount of calcium in the body, which women suffer from postnatal
is vital for the healthy growth of depression, a few explanations seem
bones, teeth and muscles. plausible.
E) Regulating the amount of calcium in E) In spite of some plausible
the body, vitamin D is vital for the explanations, nobody knows for sure
growth of healthy bones, teeth and why some women experience
muscles. postnatal depression.

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51. Uyku hapları, özellikle birkaç haftadan 52. Göğüs kanseri hakkındaki korkunun bir
daha uzun süre veya yüksek dozlarda kısmı, bu hastalığın tehlikelerine ilişkin
düzenli olarak kullanıldığında, bazı yanlış bilgiye ve yanlış anlamaya
insanlarda bağımlılığa neden olabilir. dayanmaktadır.

A) When people take sleeping pills A) There is so much misinformation as

regularly at particularly high doses for well as misunderstanding about the
much longer than one or two weeks, risks of breast cancer that it has led to
they become very dependent on a great deal of fear about this
these medicines. disease.
B) If sleeping pills are used regularly at B) There is so much misinformation as
high doses for a few weeks or longer, well as misunderstanding about the
some people in particular can develop risks of breast cancer that it has led to
an addiction to them. a great deal of fear about this
C) Sleeping pills, especially when used disease.
regularly for longer than a few weeks C) The risks of breast cancer are such
or at high doses, can cause that misinformation and
dependency in some people. misunderstanding about this disease
D) So long as sleeping pills are taken at have been the cause of much fear.
very high doses for several weeks or D) Some of the fear about breast cancer
longer, they can cause dependency in is based on misinformation and
a number of people. misunderstanding concerning the
E) Some people can be particularly risks of this disease
addicted to sleeping pills when used E) Breast cancer involves various risks,
at high doses or for much longer than but some of the fear about this
several weeks. disease mainly derives from
misinformation and misunderstanding
concerning it.

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53. Tiroid bezi işlevini yerine getirmediği 54. - 59. sorularda, boş bırakılan yere,
zaman, bazal metabolizma hızı yaklaşık parçada anlam bütünlüğünü sağlamak için
%40 düşer. getirilebilecek cümleyi bulunuz.

A) Invariably, the basal metabolic rate 54. The shelf life of donated blood is short,
falls to 40% as soon as thyroid just 42 days, and during emergencies,
function is reduced. even a large supply can quickly run out.
B) When the thyroid gland does not carry To prolong blood's useful life, hospitals
out its function, the basal metabolic can freeze it, but they rarely do so
rate is reduced by about 40%. because technicians need to add
C) Since there is no thyroid function, the glycerol, which prevents ice from
basal metabolic rate has dropped to a ripping the red blood cells apart. ----
level of 40%. Therefore, in order to keep stocks high,
D) The reduction of the basal metabolic hospitals must rely on a constant
rate to a level of 40% is inevitable stream of donors - a system that Is less
only if the thyroid ceases to function. than reliable.
E) A 40% reduction of the basal
metabolic rate occurs when the A) The trouble is that it is toxic and must
thyroid’s function is compromised. be removed before the blood is used,
a process that can take several days.
B) A recently found ingredient used in
eyedrops can protect frozen blood
cells for a very short time.
C) Not all hospitals approve of defrosting
as it is time consuming for patients
who need emergency treatment.
D) Allowing hospitals to stockpile huge
amounts of blood is becoming a highly
controversial issue.
E) The important thing is that hospitals
must decide on the most effective way
of freezing cells to boost blood
supplies.

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55. Malaria has killed more humans than 56. Glycerin has no color, has no smell,
anything else in history. Up to a million and it is liquid that is famous for its
people still die of the disease each year. ability to maintain skin homeostasis. It
th
Since the 17 century, doctors have keeps the skin soft and supple.
tackled it with a series of medications. - Besides, it moisturizes the skin without
---. For that reason, the most effective making it oily. ----. For example, it is
treatment is a cocktail of drugs. added to soaps, face washes, lotions,
and various other cosmetic products,
A) The first successful cellular drug because of its skin moisturizing
against malaria contains 12 genes properties.
from three different organisms
B) The World Health Organization A) It can be used in a variety of things
estimated that the financial burden of due to its benefits for the body
treating malaria has been hundreds of B) The uses of such drugs are really
billions of dollars limited when it comes to skin care
C) Attempts to cure people with malaria C) Glycerin is an alcohol that contains
using a single type of medicine have three hydroxyl groups
not traditionally been very successful D) Unlike other skin care products, sun
D) A strain of malaria resistant to a cream is inexpensive
mixture of new drugs has been E) It is non-toxic, which makes it
isolated in Cambodia and the Far East dangerous to be used as skin
E) Studies of cheaper and more effective products
malaria drugs seem promising

57. We tend to think that stress is like a

pair of slippers– one size fits all. Either
we are stressed or we are not. But the
fact is that it comes in different shapes,
sizes and levels of intensity. ----
However, the danger is that stress,
which often increases as weage, is a
major driver of health problems. Stress
diminishes our immune system and it
alters variability of our heart rates,
which may lead to fatal health
problems.

A) For example, stress heightens all of

our biological systems so that we can
deal with a potential threat.
B) Furthermore, some of us certainly
worry more than others and some of
us are much better equipped to cope
with emergencies than others
C) The big difference between stress
today and stress yesterday is not the
fact that cavemen did not have e-mail;
it’s that their stress was temporary.
D) Too much stress can lead to a
number of problems like heart attacks,
cancer and disabling accidents.
E) In contrast, there seems to be a direct
relationship between stress and
aging; more stress means faster
aging

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58. Many people choose to take a daily 59. A virus is an infectious organism that is
multivitamin as a form of nutritional much smaller than a fungus or
health insurance. Many refined and bacterium, and it needs a living cell in
processed foods often lack nutritional order to reproduce. The virus attaches
value. In these situations, a to a cell, often a specific type of cell.
multivitamin can initially make up for Once inside the cell, the virus releases
any possible shortfall in your diet. ---- its DNA or RNA, which contains the
For example, a recent study showed information needed to create new virus
that a regular multivitamin and mineral particles, and takes control of some
supplement improved the immune aspects of the cell’s metabolism. ----
system and reduced the risk of
infections in a group of elderly people. A) The body has a number of specific
and nonspecific defences against
A) Even a well-balanced diet cannot these viruses of animal origin.
always provide all the vitamins and B) Bacteria-caused diseases, however,
minerals the body requires for its are treatable through simple
special needs. antibiotics.
B) The vitamin A is usually synthesized C) The components of the virus are then
from vegetable sources and therefore manufactured inside the cell.
is suitable for vegetarians. D) The most common viral infections are
C) Multivitamin intake may also help to probably those of the lungs and
boost your body’s defences against airways.
infections and other minor illnesses. E) Vaccines resembling the virus can be
D) Nutrition plays an important role in the given to people to help them
development of the brain, but overcome the infection.
supplements will not enhance
intelligence.
E) Most children’s multivitamins normally
include sugars or sweeteners,
sometimes as a high proportion of the
chewable tablet.

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60. - 65. sorularda, cümleler sırasıyla 62. (I) A French company has just developed
okunduğunda parçanın anlam bütünlüğünü an artificial heart which has been approved
bozan cümleyi bulunuz. for human testing in many countries. (II)
This artificial heart weighs 900 g and
60. (I) Malaria is an ancient disease that led to consists of two chambers separated by a
the fall of empires. (II) The malaria drug biological layer. (III) The heart is energised
guanine came from the bark of cinchona by two lithium batteries, providing over 230
tree. (III) It was a leading cause of death in million heartbeats, which corresponds to a
the tropics and one of the greatest health five-year life. (IV) If the heart is used
problems faced by would be colonizers, universally, it could save the lives of more
like the British. (IV) In India alone, it than 100,000 people suffering from various
affected more than 25 million people. (V) It heart diseases that can now only be cured
killed around two million people a year. by a donor heart. (V) Previous attempts to
produce a similar device have led to a
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V decrease in heart transplants.

61. (I) The brain is very good at warning us for A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V

threats, and it is also skilful at letting us 63. (I) The brain’s functions are both
know when a threat no longer exists. (II) mysterious and remarkable. (II) From the
However, sometimes this system fails, and brain come all thoughts, beliefs, memories,
unpleasant associations stick around behaviours, and moods. (III) The brain is
leading to a malfunction thought to be at the site of thinking and the control centre
the root of post – traumatic stress disorder. for the rest of the body. (IV) Before
(III) New research has identified a performing a physical examination, the
neuronal circuit responsible for the brain’s doctor interviews the patient to obtain his
ability to get rid of bad memories. (IV) The or her medical history. (V) The brain
hunt to find medication that can slow or coordinates the ability to move, touch,
halt the progression of Alzheimer’s disease smell, hear, and see.
is on. (V) This finding could have
implications for treating a broad range of A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
anxiety disorders including post –
traumatic stress disorder.

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

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64. (I) Most episodes of illness with a fever in
children are caused by viral infections,
although bacterial infections can also
produce a fever. (II) The first symptom of a
severe eye infection is usually swollen and
red eyelids. (III) In fact, it is often hard to
distinguish a bacterial infection from a viral
infection. (IV) Though bacterial infections
can be serious, they usually respond
readily to antibiotics. (V) Prompt diagnosis
of a bacterial infection is thus important to
ensure prompt treatment.

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

65. (I) Manganese requirements in the human

body are low, and many plant foods
contain significant amounts of this trace
mineral, so deficiencies are rare. (II) For
instance, those who inhale large quantities
of manganese dust in the course of their
work, may show symptoms of brain
disease. (III) As is true of other trace
minerals, however, dietary factors inhibit
its absorption. (IV) In addition, high intakes
of iron and calcium limit manganese
absorption. (V) Therefore, people who use
supplements of these minerals regularly,
may experience depressed manganese
status.

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

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66. - 68. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 68. According to the passage some people
cevaplayınız. ----.

Real depression cannot be as easily overcome A) seem to underestimate how difficult it

as some people often suppose. It usually is to get over depression
passes with time - but the time can seem B) suffer from depression over long
endless. Activities giving companionship and a periods of time
new interest can help. But for the sufferer to C) refuse to get professional counselling
talk, again and again, about the causes of the D) suffering from depression have been
depression helps most. People with depression cured through the good advice of
need to be listened to and encouraged to find friends
their own solutions, not made to feel yet more E) with depression don’t want to talk
inadequate by good advice. They may need about their problems
professional counselling as well as the support
of family and friends.

66. In overcoming depression, the support

of friends and family ----.

A) can best be directed into giving good

advice
B) is the only solution
C) may cause more harm than good
D) never contributes to any improvement
in the patient
E) is not always sufficient

67. The writer suggests that people with

depression ----.

A) should not be allowed much social

activity
B) should rely solely on professional
counselling
C) need, more than anything else,
someone to listen to them
D) ought to remain alienated from society
for a long time
E) receive an unnecessary amount of
sympathy

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69. - 71. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 70. It is pointed out in the passage that it is
cevaplayınız. ----.

Physical activity deserves attention in any A) useful for us to do aerobic exercises

program to reduce coronary heart disease so as to increase LDL and lower HDL
(CHD) risk. Some evidence suggests that B) advisable for people with CHD to
weight training can raise high-density avoid any type of physical activity
lipoprotein (HDL) if undertaken regularly, but C) highly beneficial for us to undertake
frequent and sustained aerobic activity may be regular, daily, physical exercise in
more effective in lowering low-density order to strengthen the heart
lipoproteins (LDL) and raising HDL. D) good for the blood vessels if we can
Furthermore, aerobic endurance-type achieve a lower HDL
activities, such as brisk walking, undertaken E) important for us to maintain a
faithfully for 30 minutes or more as a daily or constant blood pressure which is best
every-other-day routine can strengthen the achieved by regular physical exercise
heart and blood vessels; alter body
composition in favour of lean over fat tissue; 71. As we understand from the passage,
expand the volume of oxygen the heart can one of the benefits of an endurance-
deliver to the tissues at each beat and so type activity ----.
reduce the heart's workload; change the
hormonal climate in which the body does its A) has been observed in the constantly
work in such a way as to lower blood pressure; changing levels of LDL and HDL
and bring about a redistribution of body water B) is that it regulates the rate of the heart
that eases the transit of blood through the beat and, hence, the heart's workload
peripheral arteries. These changes are so C) is that it dramatically reduces the
beneficial that some experts believe that volume of water in the body
physical activity should be the primary focus of D) can be demonstrated successfully in
cardiovascular disease prevention efforts. weight training
E) is that it lowers the ratio of fat tissue
69. The basic aim of the passage is to ----. to lean in the body

A) warn us of the dangers of physical

activity with regard to cardiovascular
disease
B) impress on us that cardiovascular
disease can frequently be prevented
through physical activity
C) inform us that the benefits of weight
training activities exceed those of
aerobic activities
D) highlight the major causes of CHD
E) stress the significance of a new
medical breakthrough pertaining to
the control of CHD

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72. - 74. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 74. The passage in effect is saying that the
cevaplayınız. testing of thalidomide on animals ----.

Thalidomide was unique. In every animal test A) showed that it could cause physical
used in the late 1950s, it had a clean bill of defects
health. It was chemically related to other drugs B) was carried out by incompetent
which had been in use for a long time. Over- people
dosage with thalidomide was unlikely to prove C) produced controversial results
fatal. It was marketed in Europe and in Britain D) included its effect on foetal
as a 'safe sedative'. The tragic results that development
followed its use by women in the early weeks E) misled people into believing it was a
of pregnancy are how well known. Babies were perfectly safe drug
born with severe deformities of limbs, internal
organs or both. That effect could not have
been foretold from any animal tests in use at
that time. Since that date new drugs have been
subjected to strict testing in various animal
species to check the effect on foetal
development, along with the older tests for
toxicity which had always been undertaken by
well-known drug companies.

72. We understand from the passage that

when thalidomide was first developed
in the late 1950s it looked safe ----.

A) so there was no need for extensive

animal testing
B) even though the testing results were
controversial
C) so long as it was used in reasonable
quantities
D) except in the case of pregnant women
E) because chemically it was very similar
to drugs already long in use

73. We understand from the passage that

the tragic thalidomide experience ----.

A) has forced drug companies to make

drug testing even more rigorous
B) has turned people against drug
testing on animals
C) was solely confined to Britain
D) actually affected very few people
indeed
E) put many well-known drug companies
out of business

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75. - 77. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 77. The author suggests that children ----.
cevaplayınız.
A) can be given adult aspirin upon the
Aspirin used to be regarded as a safe cure for advice of a doctor
numerous ills, and was widely used both in its B) prefer soluble aspirin to flavoured
soluble and insoluble form. Now, however, it is aspirin
not so well thought of. It is useful for the relief C) frequently suffer from bad headaches
of headache or other pains and it will reduce a D) should not be given any medicines
fever for 2 or 3 hours and so make a patient including aspirin except in an
feel more comfortable, but except in very rare emergency
cases it will cure nothing. Moreover, there have E) recover from a fever more easily than
been some very serious cases of poisoning as adults do
a result of taking aspirin. This is why children's
aspirins are not recommended, for they are
often nicely flavoured, so the children are
tempted to eat them like sweets. For small
children, suitably small quantities of ordinary
adult soluble aspirin should be used after
having checked the dose with the doctor.

75. We learn from the passage that aspirin

is a medicine which ----.

A) can safely be given, in quite large

amounts, to all patients including
children
B) is indispensable in the treatment of
many serious illnesses
C) is used not to provide a cure but to
give relief
D) should only be given in very special
cases
E) is particularly disliked by small
children

76. It is argued in the passage that

children's aspirins ----.

A) are the safest for children

B) have proved dangerous
C) are usually of the insoluble type
D) are specially designed to relieve
headaches
E) have a long-lasting effect upon the
patient's condition

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78. - 80. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 80. We understand from the passage that
cevaplayınız. the collars are fitted to the deer ----.

A contraption that automatically fits deer with a A) while their heads are firmly held in a
pesticide impregnated collar is helping to V- shaped trough
tackle the menace of Lyme disease, which is B) as fast as possible because the deer
usually spread among people by ticks that live dislike the process
on the deer. This disease is now one of the C) while they feed and the process only
fastest spreading infectious diseases in the US lasts seconds
and can be fatal. Trapping and treating every D) with a mechanism that has to be man-
deer in a forest with pesticides isn't easy, so a operated
machine has been designed to do it. The E) before they are allowed near the food
animals are lured to a feeding tray where have
to place their heads in a V-shaped through to
get to the food. The machine keeps an open
pesticide impregnated collar at the ready,
drooping next to the trough where the deer will
put its neck. As the animal takes the food, its
neck presses down on a switch that triggers a
spring- loaded arm. This propels one end of
the open collar over the neck where it meets
the other end. The two ends join using Velcro,
so within seconds of the animal's arrival the
collar is complete.

78. The passage is about a special collar

for deer which ----.

A) keeps them tick-free and safe from

Lyme disease
B) is impregnated with a poison that kills
the ticks on the deer
C) replaces the older system of spraying
them with pesticides
D) is part of a research project to keep
track of their movements
E) has been designed to keep a check
on their eating habits

79. We understand from the passage that

Lyme disease ----.

A) is carried and spread by ticks which

live on deer
B) is one of the rarer of the infectious
diseases
C) has killed a great many deer in the US
D) is rapidly on the decline in the US
E) affects deer more than any other
animal

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 Sağlık Deneme - 1 Cevap Anahtarı
1 C 11 C 21 D 31 C 41 E 51 C 61 D 71 E
2 A 12 A 22 C 32 E 42 E 52 D 62 E 72 E
3 E 13 D 23 B 33 D 43 A 53 B 63 D 73 A
4 A 14 A 24 A 34 D 44 E 54 A 64 B 74 E
5 A 15 B 25 C 35 A 45 A 55 C 65 B 75 C
6 B 16 E 26 C 36 E 46 D 56 A 66 E 76 B
7 A 17 A 27 A 37 A 47 D 57 B 67 C 77 A
8 B 18 A 28 D 38 E 48 C 58 C 68 A 78 A
9 B 19 C 29 B 39 D 49 A 59 C 69 B 79 A
10 D 20 C 30 A 40 D 50 D 60 B 70 C 80 C

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