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1-20. sorularda, cmlede bo braklanyerlere uygun den szck ya daifadeyi bulunuz.

1. Although the outcome remainsuncertain, the agreed-upon plan seems

to be working out quite well for the timebeing.

A) fortunate B) endless

C) final D) obvious

E) considerate

2. The town of Dharamsala, located in theHimalayan foothills, enjoys a climate,

with extremes of neither heat nor cold.

A) dense B) mild

C) cunning D) treacherous

E) religious

3. Having climbed all the way to the top ofthe hill in Anadolu Kava, we were

disappointed that the was so poor

that we could not see the Black Sea.

A) occurrence B) assistance

C) distance D) attitudeE) visibility

4. The of German cars has alwaysbeen superior to that of Japanese cars;

they do not break down so much.

A) sensitivity B) loyalty

C) actuality D) reliability

E) ability

5. Wheat grows so in the midwesternUnited States that every year a largesurplus is produced.

A) abundantly B) slightlyC) barely D) optionally

E) primarily

6. Though Hindi and dozens of otherlanguages are native to India, English isalso spoken there.

A) exactly B) exclusivelyC) extensively D) accidentally

E) annually

7. Though Turkey did not militarily inWorld War II, it did provide Germany withraw materials.

A) determine B) participateC) contradict D) specify

E) compare

8. The opinions to be found in the letterssection of this newspaper do notnecessarily the opinions of theeditors.

A) encounter B) reflectC) frustrate D) decide

E) fasten

9. I can't with my brother at all; wealways argue about something.

A) get along B) do overC) break in D) take after

E) look out

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10. Messages of sympathy have absolutely since the news of his death wasannounced.

A) taken in B) broken intoC) put aside D) flooded in

E) looked through

11. In the 19th century chemists thatcandles harder by adding stearicacid, an ingredient of animal fat, to thecandle wax.

A) were discovered / were made

B) have discovered / had been madeC) would be discovered / had to makeD) were discovering / must have madeE) discovered / could be made

12. From the beginning of mankind, men with each other and this human trait both negative and positiveconsequences.

A) compete / will be having

B) are competing / is havingC) have been competing / has hadD) were competing / is going to haveE) are going to compete / has

13. I expect, after this victory, hundreds ofsupporters at the airport to welcometheir footballers as they off the plane.

A) have been waiting / steppedB) are waiting / will stepC) waited / will have stepped

D) will be waiting / stepE) had waited / were stepping

14. I their offer if they on meworking on Saturdays as well.

A) had accepted / didn't insistB) ought to accept / weren't insistingC) have accepted / won't be insistingD) were accepting / wouldn't insistE) might have accepted / hadn't insisted

15. The tourists are looking holidaysouvenirs to take home them.

A) at / to B) for / withC) across / for D) after / from

E) into / through

16. I am filled admiration thosewho devote their lives to helping peopleless fortunate than themselves.

A) for / towards B) in / fromC) with / for D) up / to

E) out / about

17. the rainy season, the south-western coast of India receives 25 cmof rainfall.

A) When B) By the timeC)As soon as D) During

E) While

18. The charity was overjoyed when a popstar promoted their cause because, making a large donation, hebrought a lot of publicity.

A) despite B) no matterC) moreover D) besides

E) since

19. Dieticians stress that, although dietaryfibre provides no nutrients, it aidsthe absorption of ; therefore, it is anessential element in a healthy diet.

A) its / theirsB) them / it

C) their / itsD) theirs / themselvesE) itself / them

20. I've been looking at the details of ourholiday in America again and we couldstay week for only seven hundreddollars more.

A) another B) othersC) each other D) the others

E) other

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21-25. sorularda, aadaki paradanumaralanm yerlere uygun denszck ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.

(21) ........ 417 m below sea level, the Dead Seais (22) ........ point on the Earth's surface. It ispart of a long depression on the Earth's surface

called the Great Rift Valley, which extends from

southern Africa to Turkey. The Dead Sea

receives (23) ........ 5-10 centimetres of rain ayear, and it is the only place on Earth where

people can sunbathe for extended periods with

(24) ........ or no sunburn because the sun'sharmful ultraviolet (25) ........ are filtered out by its

unique atmosphere.

21.

A) LyingB) To lieC) Having lainD) To have lainE) Lain

22.

A) low enough B) lowerC) so low D) as low

E) the lowest

23.

A) as B) likeC) even D) for

E)just

24.

A) few B) severalC) little D) none

E) any

25.

A) strengths B) shinesC) infections D) rays

E) wastes

26-31. sorularda, verilen cmleyi uygunekilde tamamlayan ifadeyi bulunuz.

26. Although aspirin is primarily regarded asa simple pain killer, .

A) some types can be dissolved in water tomake it easier to swallow

B) it can also help to prevent heart attacks,strokes, and some forms of cancer

C) Hippocrates knew about some of theeffects of its ingredients in the 5thcentury BC

D) some people use it to end the discomfort

of minor headachesE) Felix Hoffman may not actually have

been its inventor as was originallythought

27. Not only did 20th-century Irish satiristBrian ONolan speak Irish fluently, .

A) which is a Celtic language most closelyrelated to Scots Gaelic

B) as well as the satirical novelAn BalBochtC) but he also wrote hundreds of

newspaper columns in the languageD) nor did he ever publish his great novel

The Third Policeman

E) and his pen name in The Irish Times wasMyles na gCopaleen

28. , but the former is more thoughtfulwhile the latter is quite savage.

A) There have been at least four major Englishtranslations of the Gilgamesh epic

B) There are some similarities between thecharacters of Gilgamesh and Enkidu

C) Since Babylonia combined the twoterritories of Sumer and Akkad

D) First told in the Sumerian language butwritten down only in Akkadian

E) John Gardners translation of theGilgamesh epic was the most poetic


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29., or it will go off if it's left out here

any longer.

A)A deep-freeze requires a continuous

supply of electricity for the food in it

B) In centrally heated houses, vegetables

should be refrigerated even in winter

C) During the winter months, you can

keep your fruit out on the balcony

D) Please put that bottle of milk in the

fridge

E) We bought more food than was really

necessary

30. Some of the violent scenes were not

included in the edited version .

A) so it is certainly not for children, who

might easily be affected by so much

aggression

B) however, some people try to apply

certain scenes from films to real life

C) no matter how many times

psychologists warn film producers

about aggression

D) who wouldn't enjoy the film otherwise

E) because it was going to be shown at

peak viewing time

31. , the streets were flooded and

rubbish had blown everywhere.

A)As the waves crashed against the cliffsfar below

B)After three days of non-stop rain and

high winds

C)As part of the council's new road

cleaning policy

D) Unexpectedly, an underground pipe

suddenly burst

E) We switched on the television in time

to catch the latest weather forecast

32-34. sorularda, verilen cmlenin hangisorunun cevab olduunu bulunuz.

32. It shouldnt be more than about 10 or 12,I think.

A) Have you got any idea about the number

of people coming tonight?

B) That was quite a crowded party, dont

you think?

C) There arent any more eggs left for

breakfast tomorrow, are there?

D) Should we get there a couple of hours

early or not?E) What time did you say your parents

flight will be arriving?

33. Calm downIm only checking his earsfor infection.

A) Im furious about what my boss said to

me the other day!

B) What on earth are you doing to that poor

dog?C) Have you gotten over your ear infection

yet?

D) Whats the best remedy for an ear thats

always ringing?

E) Basset hounds have the silliest ears,

dont you think?

34. The latter; in fact, its among his bestnovels.

A) You said John Kennedy Toole only wrote

two novels, right?

B) Was it in French that Samuel Beckett

first wrote Waiting for Godot?

C) It was in 1968 that Yasunari Kawabata

won the Nobel prize, wasnt it?

D) How many books is Isaac Asimov

supposed to have written?

E) Did E.M. Forster or Aldous Huxley write

Point Counter Point?

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35-40. sorularda, verilen ngilizcecmleye anlamca en yakn Trkecmleyi bulunuz.

35.The first outstanding English essayistwas Francis Bacon, who published fifty-eight essays on serious matters.

A) lk nemli ngiliz deneme yazar olarakkabul edilen Francis Bacon, ciddi konu-larda elli sekiz deneme yaymlamtr.

B) Ciddi konularda elli sekiz deneme yaym-lam olan Francis Bacon, ilk nemlingiliz deneme yazar olarak bilinir.

C) Francis Bacon, nemli konularda elli

sekiz deneme yaymlam olan ngilizdeneme yazardr.

D) lk nemli ngiliz deneme yazar, ciddikonularda elli sekiz deneme yaymlamolan Francis Bacon'dr.

E) Ciddi konularda denemeler yaymlayanilk ngiliz olan Francis Bacon, elli sekiznemli denemenin yazardr.

36. The origin of prosthetics as a science isattributed to the 16th-century French

surgeon Ambroise Par, who devisedartificial hands and arms for woundedsoldiers.

A) Bilim olarak protezin balangc, yaralaskerler iin yapay el ve kol gelitiren 16.yzyl Fransz cerrah Ambroise Paraatfedilmektedir.

B) Bilim olarak protezin yaratcs kabuledilen Fransz cerrah Ambroise Par, 16.yzylda, yaral askerler iin yapay el vekol retmitir.

C) 16. yzyl Fransz cerrah AmbroiseParn yaral askerler iin yapay el vekol gelitirmesi, bilim olarak protezinbalangc kabul edilmektedir.

D) Fransz cerrah Ambroise Parn yaralaskerler iin yapay el ve kol yapmayabalad 16. yzyldan beri protez birbilim olarak kabul edilmektedir.

E) 16. yzylda, Fransz cerrah AmbroiseParn yaral askerler iin yapay el vekol yapmaya balamasyla, protez bilimidomutur.

37. The famous poem by Coleridge, "TheRime of the Ancient Mariner", is basedon the superstition that killing analbatross brings bad luck.

A) Coleridge, "The Rime of the AncientMariner" adl mehur iirinde, albatrosldrmenin uursuzluk getirecei batlinancn anlatr.

B) Albatros ldrmenin uursuzlukgetirecei batl inancna dayanan mehuriir "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner",Coleridge tarafndan yazlmtr.

C) Coleridge'in en mehur iiri, albatrosldrmenin uursuzluk getirecei batlinancn anlatan "The Rime of the

Ancient Mariner"dr.D) Coleridge'in mehur iiri "The Rime ofthe Ancient Mariner", albatrosldrmenin uursuzluk getirecei batlinancna dayanr.

E) "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"Coleridge'in en mehur iiridir ve albatrosldrmenin uursuzluk getirecei batlinancn anlatr.

38. The capital of West Java, Bandung issurrounded by rice fields, waterfalls, andvolcanic mountains that rise to a heightof nearly 2,150 metres.

A) Pirin tarlalar, elaleler ve 2150 metreykseklie kadar ulaan volkanikdalarla evrili Bandung, Bat Javannbakentidir.

B) Bat Java'nn bakenti Bandungunevresinde, pirin tarlalar, elaleler ve2150 metre ykseklie kadar ulaanvolkanik dalar vardr.

C) Bat Java'nn pirin tarlalar ve elalelerleevrili bakenti Bandungun yaknlarnda,

ykseklii 2150 metreyi bulan volkanikdalar bulunmaktadr.

D) Bat Java'nn bakenti Bandung, pirintarlalar ve elalelerle evrilidir veyaknlarndaki volkanik dalar, neredeyse2150 metre ykseklie ular.

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39. With the soothing effect of the music,she soon forgot all her worries and fellinto a deep sleep.

A) Mziin sakinletirici etkisiyle okgemeden btn endielerini unuttu vederin bir uykuya dald.

B) Mzik o kadar sakinletiriciydi ki ksasrede tm skntlarndan uzaklapderin bir uykuya dald.

C) Mzik dinlemek sinirlerini yattryor vekolayca uykuya dalmasn salyordu.

D) Mziin sakinletirici zellii, dertleriniunutup hemen uykuya dalmasnda ok

etkili oluyordu.E) Sinirlerinin yatmas, kayglarn unutup

derin bir uykuya dalmas iin en etkiliyntem mzik dinlemekti.

40. Scientists observe active volcanoes toobtain information that might helppredict the timing and intensity of theeruptions.

A) Aktif volkanlar gzleyen bilim insanlar,patlamalarn iddetinden volkann birdaha ne zaman pskreceine ilikinbilgileri elde ederler.

B) Gzlemleri sonucu elde ettikleri bilgiler,aktif bir volkann pskrecei an vepatlamalarn iddetini tahmin etmekonusunda bilim insanlarna yardmcolmaktadr.

C) Bilim insanlar, patlamalarn zamann ve

iddetini tahmin etmeye yardmcolabilecek bilgiyi toplamak iin aktifvolkanlar gzlerler.

D) Tahmin edilen zamandan nce iddetlipatlamalar olabilir olaslyla, biliminsanlar aktif volkanlar gzlem altndatutarlar.

E) Bilim insanlar, aktif volkanlar gzleyerekedindikleri bilgilerin yardmyla,patlamann olaca an ve iddetinitahmin edebilmektedirler.

41-46. sorularda, verilen Trkecmleye anlamca en yakn ngilizcecmleyi bulunuz.

41. Kamuoyu yoklamalarnda, ankettekisorular mantkl bir srada ve eitlieitim dzeyindeki bireyler iin kolaycaanlalabilir olmaldr.

A) According to public opinion polls, surveyquestions ought to be arranged logically,as well as being readily comprehensiblefor individuals with different educationallevels.

B) The questions in surveys of publicopinion are logically arranged and easy

to understand for persons of differinglevels of education.C) Public opinion surveys have questions that

are designed so as to conform to a logicalorder and be readily comprehensible toindividuals of different educational levels.

D) A logical order and the ability to be easilyunderstood by persons of differingeducational levels are the requirementsfor the questions in a survey of publicopinion.

E) In public opinion polls, the questions in asurvey must be in logical order andeasily comprehensible to individuals ofdifferent educational levels.

42. Scakln nadiren sfrn altna dtAdelaide'de, klar ksa ve yal,yazlar ise uzun ve kuraktr.

A) The summers in Adelaide are dry andlast for a long time, whereas thewinters are short and wet withtemperatures rarely falling below zero.

B) Winters in Adelaide, where thetemperature only falls below zero onrare occasions, are short and wet, while

summers are usually long and dry.C) The temperature in Adelaide, where

winters are short and wet andsummers are long and dry, hardly everdrops below zero.

D) In Adelaide, where the temperatureseldom drops below zero, winters areshort and wet, while summers are longand dry.

E) Whereas summers are long and dry,the temperature in Adelaide seldomdrops below zero in the short and wetwinters there.

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43. Kt tarm uygulamalarnn bir sonucuolan toprak erozyonu, yllar boyu bitkirmesi yoluyla olumu olan verimli

st topra yok etmektedir.

A) Soil erosion, a result of poor agriculturalpractices, removes the rich topsoil,formed over the years throughvegetative decay.

B) Deforestation causes rich topsoil, whichhas been formed through vegetativedecay over the years, to erode.

C) When the rich topsoil is eroded, as aresult of man's mishandling of theenvironment, the soil becomes toopoor to have any agricultural value.

D) Poor agricultural practices lead to soilerosion, which means the removal ofthe rich topsoil, which has been formedover the years.

E) By removing the rich topsoil, which isthe result of many years of vegetativedecay, soil erosion leaves the areaagriculturally poor.

44. Eric Ambler'in yklerini gnmznfabllar olarak tanmlayan eletirmenleregre, onlarda hakim olan korku duygusumodern dnyann karmaasn ve

belirsizliini sembolize etmektedir.A) What symbolizes the confusion and

uncertainty of the modern world in EricAmbler's stories is the feeling of fearpervading them, which has led critics todub them fables of our times.

B) According to the critics who have describedEric Ambler's stories as fables of ourtimes, the sense of fear pervading themsymbolizes the confusion and uncertaintyof the modern world.

C) Fables of our times is how critics describeEric Ambler's stories, owing to the sense

of fear that fills them and symbolizes theconfusion and uncertainty of the modernworld.

D) The feeling of fear that pervades EricAmbler's stories, thus symbolizing theconfusion and uncertainty of the modernworld, is what makes some critics callthem fables of our times.

E) Pointing out that Eric Ambler's storiesare pervaded with a sense of fear thatsymbolizes the confusion and uncertaintyof the modern world, critics havedescribed them as fables of our times.

45. Okul ktphanemiz, ierdii kitaplarnsays ve nitelii bakmndan renci-lerin ihtiyalarn karlayacak yeterli-likte deildir.

A) The books in our school library are solow both in number and in quality thatit doesn't respond to the needs of thestudents.

B) In terms of the number and the qualityof the books it contains, our schoollibrary is not adequate to meet thestudents' requirements.

C) Our school library should be enlargedso that it can meet the requirements of

the students.D) In order to respond to the needs of the

students, the school library mustcontain more, better quality books.

E) There are not enough books in ourschool library, nor are they of highenough quality to meet the students'requirements.

46. Trkiye'de aktif volkan bulunmadhalde, lkenin byk bir blm jeolojik

olarak istikrarszdr ve zaman zamaniddetli depremler olmaktadr.

A) Though large areas of the country aregeologically unstable and there are, attimes, violent earthquakes, there are noactive volcanoes in Turkey.

B) There are no active volcanoes in Turkey,yet violent earthquakes happen now andagain in the country owing to the fact thatthe country is geologically unstable.

C) The geological instability, which is a

feature of large areas of Turkey, givesrise to severe earthquakes from time totime, but the country has no activevolcanoes.

D) Although the volcanoes in Turkey are notactive, they do, from time to time, causeearthquakes, making a large section ofthe country geologically unstable.

E) Although there are no active volcanoesin Turkey, a large part of the country isgeologically unstable, and severeearthquakes occur from time to time.


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47-49. sorular aadaki paraya grecevaplaynz.

Alexander the Great's official historian was aprofessional flatterer who knew how to pleasehis arrogant king. He called him the newAchilles, from Alexander's favourite hero in hisfavourite book, the Iliad. He acceptedAlexander's claim to be the son of the Greekgod Zeus. When, however, Alexander allowedhimself to be worshipped as a god by some ofhis Asian subjects, Callisthenes thought thiswent too far. This time he quoted the Iliadagainst him: "A better man than you by far wasPatroclus, but still death did not spare him."Alexander was enraged and had Callisthenesconnected to an assassination plot that hadrecently been discovered, though he wasinnocent, and found him guilty. According to thehistorian Curtius, Callisthenes was then torturedand crucified.

47. It is clear from the passage that in theIliad...... .

A) the gods are not immortalB)Achilles is a heroic figureC)Achilles and Patroclus are companions

D) Patroclus loses his lifeE)Achilles is the son of Zeus

48. The point of Callisthenes' quote was totell Alexander that ...... .

A) Zeus wasn't his fatherB) Patroclus was a better king than himC) he wasn't a godD) Patroclus died youngE) the Iliadwas a great book

49. We can understand from the passage that

...... .

A) the assassination plot was made up inorder to put Callisthenes to death

B) Alexander was angered that not all of hissubjects worshipped him as a god

C) Alexander replaced Callisthenes as theofficial historian with Curtius

D) Callisthenes got the punishment that hedeserved

E) to Callisthenes, being the son of a godshould make a man a god


There's a lot I've learnt about flowers. They'rejust like people. If you put too many togetherin one vase, they get on each other's nervesand start to fade. If you mix some kindstogether, you get what appears to be a formof class distinction. And, of course, the wateris so important. Do you know that somepeople think it's kind to change the waterevery day? Dreadful! You can hear theflowers dying if you do that. I change thewater once a week, and put a handful of earthin it, and they survive.

50. The author believes that ...... .

A) flowers have a lot to teach the humanrace about society

B) certain flowers affect the nervoussystems of people and animals

C) flowers will fade if there are too manypeople in a room

D) people and flowers resemble eachother in many ways

E) many people prefer the company offlowers to that of people

51. The author claims that ...... .

A) the water in the vase should bechanged as often as possible

B) flowers are healthier when they areplanted in earth

C) changing the water in a vase toofrequently will kill the flowers

D) a bunch of flowers consisting ofvarious types looks much better

E) the person who is kind to people is

also kind to flowers52. The author finds that flowers ...... .

A) are best planted in soil from the gardenB) live longer in water which contains a

little soilC) only keep well in the house if they are

a strong varietyD) die if she changes the water every

weekE) live for a week, but only if they're taken

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How have French people eaten all that fatover the years and still stayed trim andhealthy? Nutritionists call it ''the Frenchparadox''. However, a new trend indicates itsdisappearance. Obesity is on the rise in theland of the slim, and children are leading theway. Recent studies reveal that the number ofoverweight children has more than doubled inthe last decade. Legions of fat children willbecome legions of fat adults, experts say. ''Itall gets played out before the age of 14'' saida doctor at the National Institute of MedicalResearch.

53. It is clear from the passage that, untilrecently, ...... .

A) there were more fat children in Francethan there were fat adults

B) French people were slim and healthybecause they ate almost no fat

C) there were no fat children in FranceD) nutritionists in France couldn't find the

reasons for obesityE) the French did not get ill or obese even

though they ate fattening food54. Studies show that, in France, ...... .

A) ten years ago fewer than half as manychildren as today were overweight

B) obesity is no longer a problem amongyoung people

C) the number of slim people has risen by100 % in the last ten years

D) children are very careful about thenumber of calories they take in

E) children begin to care about their

weight after the age of 1455. Experts believe that ...... .

A) future generations will be slimmer thantoday's people

B) fat children are those who are lessenergetic

C) very often, fat parents have fat childrenD) children who become fat in their early

years remain so in later lifeE) most French children become fat after

the age of 14


While Timothy listened to the music comingfrom the radio, he saw himself as a child again.The picture was quite clear in his mind: he wasrunning through a wood carrying a bag ofstolen apples. He had run straight into ColonelSherrington, who was, at that time, the ownerof the land on which the fruit had grown. Calmand almost cheerful, the Colonel had takenhim back to his house when he discovered hisown apples in Timothy's bag. They hadarrived at the house towards dusk, and as heentered, the young boy had heard the mostexquisite piano music being played by a

beautiful girl. That girl was now his wife, but thetune had remained his secret love ever since.

56. The music Timothy was listening to...... .

A) had been composed by his wife whenyoung

B) was very popular when he was youngerC) reminded him of an event in his

childhoodD) made him remember his first love,

whom he'd always kept secretE) was the piece he'd composed for his

wife57. We understand from the passage that

Colonel Sherrington ...... .

A) wanted Timothy to become friends withhis daughter

B) didn't seem angry with Timothy aboutthe theft

C) had established a fruit-farm in hisretirement

D) had taught his daughter how to playthe piano

E) had given Timothy permission to pick

his apples58. It is mentioned in the passage that

Timothy ...... .

A) fell in love with the composer of thepiano music

B) had never been able to forget his firstlove

C) had always been afraid of the ColonelD) later married the girl in the Colonel's

houseE) had stolen fruit from the Colonel's

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Mary Shelley, born on 30 August 1797, inLondon, England, was the only daughter of famedfeminist, educator, and writer Mary Wollstone-craft, who died at her birth, and the equallyfamous liberal philosopher and anarchisticjournalist William Godwin. Her greatest work,Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus, wascompleted in May 1816. Frankenstein is in someways allegorical, and was conceived and writtenduring an early phase of the Industrial Revolution,at a time of dramatic change. Dr. Frankenstein's

experiments can be taken as symbolic of theunchained forces of capitalism, with their basicdisregard for human dignity. Moreover, thecreation rebels against its creator: a mirror of thegrowing unrest among the working class withthe conditions created by the new bourgeoisie.

59. We can understand from the passage that

Mary Shelley ...... .

A) may have questioned society as her

parents had done before her

B) pleased her mother by becoming a writer

C) didn't have any brothers or sisters

D) had a father who disagreed with

journalismE) wrote only one successful novel in her

life

60. It is stated in the passage that

Frankenstein...... .

A) criticizes working class people for

causing unrest

B) gives details of a new form of capitalism

C) is named after the monster in the novel

D) was mainly read by the new bourgeoisie

E) can be read as more than just a story

61. The author of the passage implies that

...... .

A) William Godwin was more famous than

his wife

B) although very young, Shelley created an

amazing piece of literature

C) Mary Shelley wrote her novel as a

criticism of capitalismD) the Industrial Revolution helped society

to improve

E) Shelley came from a working class family

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Jane Campion was born in Wellington, New

Zealand, and now lives in Sydney, Australia.

Having graduated with a degree in

Anthropology in 1975, she began film-making

in the early 1980s, attending the Australian

School of Film and Television. Her feature

film, The Piano, won the 1993 Palme D'Or at

Cannes. Campion found that she was drawn

back to the colonial past of her country of

birth, New Zealand. She wanted to explorethe way emotions and situations might have

been experienced in another century. Thus,

she created three fictional charactersAda,

Stewart and Bainesand set them in the

powerful landscape of New Zealand a hundred

years ago.

62. From the passage, we can say that

Jane Campion ...... .

A) has never left her native country

B) has conducted many studies of

tribesmen in New Zealand

C) quit her university education for the

sake of film-making

D) makes films, though she studied a

different subject at university

E) worked as a professional

anthropologist until 1975

63. The writer tells us that, in her film The

Piano, Campion ...... .

A) dealt with factual events rather than

fictional ones

B) attempted to illustrate how her

homeland was colonised

C) reflected the dramatic changes in New

Zealand's scenery over the last century

D) tried to visualise life in New Zealand a

century ago

E) couldn't help being emotional in certain

situations

64. It is clear from the passage that ...... .

A) New Zealand's landscape has

deteriorated a lot in the last century

B) Campion was particularly interested in

life in New Zealand in previous

centuries

C) Campion discovered a lot about her

family's heritage while filming The

Piano

D) the emotions of New Zealanders are

quite different from other cultures

E) Campion had difficulty finding sufficient

material in modern society to use in

her film


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65-68. sorularda, verilen cmleyeanlamca en yakn olan seeneibulunuz.

65. Rather than driving their own car,

Charlotte and Helen took a lift to the

beach with Monica.

A) Charlotte and Helen went in Monica's car

to the beach instead of taking their own.

B) Charlotte and Helen couldn't get to the

beach in their car, so Monica had to give

them a lift.

C) As Monica had space in her car when

she went to the beach, Charlotte and

Helen went with her.

D) Although Charlotte and Helen wanted to

go to the beach in their car, they went

along as passengers in Monica's.

E) Because Charlotte and Helen didn't want

to drive that day, they got a ride with

Monica.

66. The special effects prevented the film

from becoming a boring one with a

conventional storyline.

A) The film's strength came from the

special effects, not from the predictable

plot.

B) What made the film interesting was the

story rather than the techniques used.C) Had we known the ending in advance,

we wouldn't have watched such a slow

film.

D) We knew what the special effects

would be, so we especially liked the

ending of the film.

E) Although the story was exciting, the

special effects were rather poor.

67. Just about everybody who was asked

thought that the play was terrible.

A) There was nobody who enjoyed the

play.

B) When discussing it, they all agreed

that the play was dreadful.

C) Quite a few people told us that they

thought the play was awful.

D) Few people actually gave an opinion,

but those who did said that they hated

the play.

E) Of the people questioned, virtually all

of them had a very poor opinion of theplay.

68. Except that she had a slight limp when

she walked, no one would have known

she'd had a serious accident.

A)After the accident, she only had a

small wound which nobody noticed.

B) People didn't realise she had had an

accident because the way she walked

had always been strange.C) The only thing indicating that she had

been in a major accident was the small

difficulty she had in walking.

D) Because she hid the signs very well,

nobody ever knew about the serious

accident shed been in.

E) It was only because of her careless

way of walking that she had had an

accident.

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69-71. sorularda, bo braklan yereparann anlam btnln salamakiin getirilebilecek cmleyi bulunuz.

69. Thai dance can be divided into threemain categories: khon, lakhonand likay.Khonis the most stylized form of Thaidance. ........ . Lakhonfeatures a widerrange of stories than khon, by includingfolk tales and Jataka stories. Likayiseven more varied than lakhonor khon. Inthis dance, stories may be original, andinclude singing, comedy, and overacting.

A) Thai dances are very popular with themany tourists who visit Thailand eachyear

B) Most performances of this dance solelyfeature episodes from the Thai nationalepic, Ramakien

C) Thai dances usually tell a story about thearea where they are performed

D) Each Thai dance is accompanied by aspecial orchestra of Thai musicalinstruments

E) The word khon in Thai can be used to

identify the origin of a person whencombined with another noun

70. Driving alone through the sceniccountryside of Southern France, onecannot help but be affected by theimpressive surroundings. From the topof a mountain on a clear day, a vastand spectacular picture unfolds beforeyou. ........ .

A)A number of climbers regularly campnear the summitB) Travellers usually take a packed lunch

with themC) However, most photographers prefer to

take their own equipmentD) With careful observation, it is even

possible to glimpse the blue of theMediterranean

E) As you go further up the road, youllsee there are a number of well-preserved beauty spots

71. Scrabble is a word game for 2 to 4

players. The game consists of making

words on the playing board using letter

pieces with various score values. ........

by using his or her letters in

combinations or locations that take

best advantage of letter values on the

board. The combined total score of a

game may range from about 500 to 700

points or more, depending on the skillof the players.

A) Turn all the letters upside down on the

board and mix them

B) No letter may be moved after it has

been played

C)Any words found in a standard

dictionary are allowed, except proper

names

D)At the end of a game, each player's

score is reduced by the amount of hisor her unplayed letters

E) Each player competes for a high score


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72-74. sorularda, verilen duruma uygunden cmleyi bulunuz.

72. You open your flatmate's letter by

accident but stop reading it as soon as

you realise it's addressed to him.

Knowing he likes his privacy, when you

give it to him, you say:

A) I think you'd better read this right away

as it sounds important.

B) Sorry, I mistook the name on the

envelope for mineI didn't read it,

though.

C) Hey, you've got a letter from your

Auntie Rita! She has some gossip for

you!

D) I'm sorry. I opened it accidentally, but

then just couldn't resist reading the

whole letter.

E) I didn't know that your nickname was

Mickey!

73. You are at the cinema with your friend

and the film is quite boring. In the

break, you suggest:

A) We can leave now if you like. I'm sure

there are plenty of cafs still open.

B) I can't wait to find out what happens tothe girl.

C) Shall I ask the man in front of us to

swap seats?

D) I wish this cinema had a smoking

section.

E) This will be a good one for the

collection when it comes out on DVD.

74.You are in need of a holiday. You have

very little money at the moment, but you

have been promised a large pay rise on

your monthly salary, which will come into

effect after your holiday period. Wanting,

in effect, to borrow against that for your

holiday, you say to the travel agent:

A) If it wasn't for the pay rise that my boss

is going to give me, there would be no

way I could pay for my vacation.

B) You must make a fair bit running a place

like thiscan you lend me some money?

C) Is it possible for me to take a holiday and

pay for it in installments?

D) My boss is really niceshe's giving me a

big pay rise soon.

E) I was thinking of travelling to Bali, but I'm

not sure I'll be able to afford it.

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75-77. sorularda, karlkl konumannbo braklan ksmn tamamlayabilecekifadeyi bulunuz.

75. Eustacia:- Why do all of Jane Austen's books haverepetitive-sounding titles?

Clym:- You mean like Sense and Sensibility?

Eustacia:- .

Clym:

- I haven't any idea.

A) Mansfield Parkdoesn't have.B) Yes, or Pride and Prejudice.C) She wrote most of them in the 19th

century.D) And those are not the only ones.E) I thought you wrote something similar.

76. Henry:

- Why don't we go camping thisweekend?

Lisa:- ..........

Henry:- Neither have I. It will feel really goodto get out of the city.

Lisa:- I can't wait.

A) Oh, good, I've been dying to try out mynew sleeping bag.

B) I'd like to, but I haven't got a sleepingbag.

C) To be quite honest, I've never likedcamping.

D) Great idea. I haven't been camping forages.

E) I don't think that sounds like a goodidea; I've never been camping in mylife.

77.Amy:- .

Lucy:- There is a new place that just openednear my house. I haven't got thenumber, but I can stop by and make anappointment for you.

Amy:- Could you? Any afternoon would beokay. Are they expensive?

Lucy:- I'm afraid so, but they make you lookso good I think they are worth it.

A) Your hair looks fantastic. Where did youhave it done, as I need to go myself?

B) I'm getting headaches when I readthese days. Do you know of a goodoptician?

C) I'm looking for a good vet for my cat.Do you know where I can find one?

D) That's a really nice dress. Where didyou buy it?

E) I feel awful. Do you know of any gooddoctors?


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78-80. sorularda, cmleler srasylaokunduunda parann anlambtnln bozan cmleyi bulunuz.

78. (I) Sir Robert (Bobby) Peel organized the

first London police, early in the 19th

century.(II) For a long time, the policemen

in England were called bobbies after him.

(III) Today people often call a policeman a

copper.(IV) This comes from the verb to

cop, which is a slang word for to catch.

(V) Modern coppers still carry no guns,

except when they are looking for armed

criminals.

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

79. (I) Sun Yixian was a Chinese revolutionaryleader and statesman. (II) He is considered

by many to be the "Father of Modern

China".(III) He fathered a son and two

daughters with his first wife, Lu Muzhen. (IV)

This was because he played a significant

role in the establishment of the Republic of

China. (V) It was also due to him being the

first provisional president of the Republic of

China in 1912, and de facto leader from

1923 to 1925.


80. (I) One of the most influential writers and

critics of recent times in America is Edgar

Allen Poe.(II) He suffered the death of his

wife, child and family.(III) He is best

known for writing short stories in which

psychological problems are features of

most of his characters.(IV) The tales are

always full of suspense and sinister

events and are very realistic.(V) What ismore, the frighteningly effective stories of

murder and madness which Poe created

bear a close resemblance to his own life.


GOOD LUCK

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