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1992 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI 4- The more time I spend with him the more I
realize that he really is a most remarkable
1- However hard he tries, he’ll never again man.
enjoy the confidence of the country as a
whole. A) As I get to know him better it becomes
more and more apparent that he’s really
A) Apparently he is quite confident that he an outstanding person.
does enjoy the respect of most people in B) Of the people I know well, he is the most
the country. extraordinary of all.
B) So long as he tries, there’s every chance C) It’s really worth spending time on getting
that he will gain the support of the whole to know a wonderful person like that.
country. D) It was a long time before I really
C) It will be hard to recover the respect of understood that he’s actually a very
the country at large. fascinating person.
D) No matter what he does, he’ll never E) The really fantastic thing about him is
recover the trust of the country as a that I still feel there’s a lot more to him
whole. than I know.
E) If only he’d try a little harder he would
gain the respect of the whole country. 5- At this stage there is no sense in discussing
the matter with anyone else.
2- If only he had kept to the original
statement he made to the police! A) Whatever happens, news of the matter
must not be allowed to leak out.
A) How lucky that the police realised that B) There’s a lot at stake so the matter must
his first statement was false! not be allowed to go any further.
B) It was a good thing he did deny the C) For now, the fewer the people who know,
statement he gave to the police. the better.
C) I wish he hadn’t gone back on that first D) For the present it’s pointless to bring others
statement he made to the police. into the discussion.
D) I wish he hadn’t gone back on that first E) Once the stage is passed we can safely
statement he made to the police. ask the others for their opinions.
E) I wish he hadn’t gone back on that first
statement he made to the police. 6- He’ll never get oranges to grow here; the
climate just isn’t suitable.
3- He entered furtively, in the vain hope that
the others would not realise he was late. A) If he wants to grow oranges he could try
here; the climate is just right.
A) However stealthily he may enter, they B) Oranges require sun and warmth, so
are bound to know he was late. naturally they won’t grow here.
B) Though he crept in quietly, he couldn’t C) However hard he tries, he won’t manage to
hide from them the fact that he was late. grow oranges here as it’s the wrong sort of
C) By creeping in so quietly he only drew climate.
attention to the fact that he was late. D) The climate may be right for growing
D) He must have expected that some of the oranges but he’s had no success.
others would arrive late. E) The climate is the most important factor
E) Once they realised he was late it was too when growing oranges.
late to try and hide the fact.

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1992 KASIM KPDS SORULARI 10- Within a few weeks of winning the election
his leadership skills were put to the test.
7- Obviously, concessions will have to be
made on both sides if an agreement is to be A) His election confirmed that the country
reached. recognised him as their leader.
B) Shortly after he was elected he had to
A) Allowances will have to be made on both prove that he really could be a leader.
sides if they fail to reach an agreement. C) Having shown his ability to lead he won the
B) If either side shows positive signs of giving election a couple of weeks later.
ways the resulting agreement will not be in D) It wasn't until after he had been elected that
their favour. they realised he was a gifted leader.
C) Both sides have admitted that they are not E) A few weeks later he came out well ahead
willing to make any concessions. of the others in the elections.
D) Clearly there can only be an agreement so
long as both sides are willing to give way 11- You should get some professional advice if
over something. you're thinking about changing the system
E) Before coming to an agreement, both sides radically
will have to discuss any concessions they
might consider making. A) My professional advice to you is to avoid
any major changes in the system.
8- The directors of the firm have agreed to a B) Don't make any radical changes in the
change in policy; it’s up to us to implement scheme; that's my advice to you.
it. C) It would be very unprofessional behaviour if
you were to make any major changes in
A) The task of putting into effect the policy the system.
changes agreed to by the firm's directors is D) If you're considering major alterations in
ours. procedures, I suggest you consult an
B) Having agreed to a change in policy, we expert.
must force the directors of firm to E) Without consulting an expert you were ill
implement it. advised to introduce any major changes to
C) The firm’s directors realise that the change the system.
in policy will be difficult to implement.
D) The directors of the firm have decided to 12- The West main response to events in
give the task of implementing the change in Yugoslavia has been to avoid any direct
policy to us. involvement.
E) Any change in policy on the part of the
firm's directors requires our approval before A) The West could have responded to the
it can be implemented. situation in Yugoslavia with a policy of
active involvement.
9- Many countries share the view that drastic B) The involvement of the West in Yugoslavia
measures must be taken to stop the was in response to certain major events.
pollution of the seas. C) Direct intervention was the response of the
West to the situation in Yugoslavia.
A) The pollution of the seas can only be D) In the main, the response of the West to the
prevented provided that many countries situation in Yugoslavia was unavoidable.
follow the same policy. E) By and large the West has been reluctant
B) By putting into practice a series of to commit itself actively to affairs in
precautions it is generally believed' that the Yugoslavia.
pollution of the seas will be prevented.
C) Owing to the pollution of the seas, many
countries find it necessary to develop new
strategies.
D) The seas will, it seems, continue to be
polluted unless this agreement is accepted
by a majority of the countries.
E) A lot of countries agree that it is essential to
take strong action to put an end to the
pollution of the seas.

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16- Efforts at the collective bargaining have


13- If Mr Drake doesn’t hand in resignation, failed because what was demanded was
then Paul will. more than the firm could afford.

A) Apparently, neither Paul nor Mr Drake A) The demands made at the collective
plans to resign. bargaining could have been met by the
B) Either Mr Drake resigns or Paul does. firm.
C) Mr Drake gave in his resignation before B) Even if the firm could have afforded
Paul. more, the collective bargaining wouldn’t
D) Paul would have resigned if Mr Drake have been useful.
had. C) The failure of the efforts of the collective
E) Paul won’t resign unless Mr Drake does. bargaining was due to the lack of interest
on the part of the firm.
14- Few of the people who attended the D) Since the firm could not possibly meet
opening the exhibition realised just how the demands, the parties at the collective
remarkable the exhibition was. bargaining could not reach an
agreement.
A) Many people at the opening were unable E) Both sides made considerable efforts to
to appreciate the worth of the exhibition. ensure the success of the collective
B) Most people who came to the opening bargaining.
did not expect the exhibition to be of any
value. 17- In view of the evidence, it seemed quite
C) A great majority of the people were, in clear that John had committed the crime.
fact, impressed by the exhibition when it
was opened. A) At court John was charged with crime.
D) At the opening of the exhibition some B) From the evidence it was fairly obvious
people thought it was inefficiently that the criminal was John.
organised. C) As far as the evidence is concerned,
E) Of those who attended the opening, John seems to be a suspect.
some thought the exhibition was rather D) All the evidence showed that John was
disappointing. the only person to be charged with the
crime.
15- A comparative study of religions is a E) If John had committed the crime, the
subject that appeals to most theologians. evidence would have shown it.

A) Religions are often compared by some of 18- He advised me not to sell such a quantity
the theologians. of shares without consulting an expert.
B) Many theologians argue that religions
should have been studied comparatively. A) The expert’s advice was to consult him
C) Comparatively, many theologians are first and then sell the shares.
involved in the study of religions. B) He told me that only experts could sell so
D) For most theologians, religious subjects many shares.
are interesting even though they are C) He thought it would be better if I were to
studied comparatively. seek professional advice before selling
E) For the majority of theologians, the so many shares.
comparison of religions is a subject of D) The sale of shares, he argued, was to be
great interest. done on the advice of professionals.
E) He claimed that professional advice was
necessary before we sold any quantity of
shares.

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1993 KASIM KPDS SORULARI 23- The majority of his colleagues might have
believed such promises two years ago,
19- He was sent for trial for causing a but not any longer.
disturbance.
A) A couple of years ago, when he made
A) The trial turned out to be an extremely those promises, less than half of his
unpleasant one. colleagues believed him.
B) He found the trial extremely disturbing. B) It is not difficult for him to deceive his
C) He is upset at the idea of having to stand colleagues now as it was two years ago.
trial. C) He’s making the same promises now as
D) He was brought before the judge, accused he did two years ago, but this time most
of breaking the peace. of his colleagues don’t believe him.
E) The trial was conducted under rather D) Many of his colleagues now realise that
unpleasant circumstances. he didn’t keep the promises he made
two years ago.
20- The architects were told to give practical E) A couple of years ago he could, perhaps,
considerations precedence over aesthetic have deceived his colleagues with the
ones. promises, but not now.

A) The architects had to be reminded that a 24- His gift for assessing the risks involved in
well-designed building is both beautiful and granting any specific loan makes him
useful. invaluable to the bank.
B) Architects are supposed to give more
attention to appearance than to right A) Before granting a loan, a bank will
construction. always try to assess the risks involved
C) It is said that architects prefer aesthetic and these vary with each individual case.
considerations to practical ones. B) The bank expressed its gratitude to him
D) The architects were reminded that the with a gift, since he had rightly pointed
appearance of a building is not of primary out the risks involved in that particular
importance. loan.
E) The architects had to concentrate, not on C) The bank relies heavily on him because
the appearance of the building, but on of his ability to judge accurately the
making it functional. degrees of risks entailed with any given
loan.
21- He’s being paid out of all proportion to his D) The bank agreed to lend him a specific
usefulness. amount but not an indefinite one as that
would have involved higher risks.
A) A proportion of his salary is kept in reserve. E) The loan he received from the bank
B) The extra money has proved most useful. shows his ability to get what he wants in
C) With piece-work one is paid for each item spite of the risks involved.
produced.
D) He receives far more money than he 1994 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI
deserves.
E) Part of his earnings goes on luxuries, part 25- As Jane and I are going to Antalya by car,
on necessities. why don't you join us?

22- The new health system is likely to prove A) Will you come to Antalya with Jane and
unsettling for physicians and patients alike. me if we decide to take the car?
B) How about going to Antalya with Jane
A) The new health service has caused and me since we're taking the car?
considerable unrest among both doctors C) If you and Jane decide to go to Antalya,
and patients. couldn't we go by car?
B) Physicians and patients are disturbed by D) Why don't you want to go to Antalya by
reports concerning the new health service. car with Jane and me?
C) Both physicians and patients will probably E) Haven't you decided to go to Antalya by
find it hard to adapt to the new medical car with Jane and me?
system.
D) Patients, unlike doctors, cannot be counted
on to give their support to the new medical
system.
E) The medical service is going through a
crisis and this affects medical staff and
patients alike.

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26- One can hardly expect profits to double 30- We couldn't help feeling disappointed
again this year. when, after all our hard work, we had to
close down the factory.
A) Profits will probably drop by as much as
50 percent again this year. A) By working even harder we could,
B) They don't expect this year to be perhaps, have managed to keep the
profitable at all. factory open.
C) It’s quite possible that profits this year will B) If only we could have kept the factory
be halved again. going we wouldn’t have kept that all our
D) It won't be easy to double the profits work had been wasted.
again this year. C) Since we'd put in so much effort it was
E) It's not likely that profits will again go up inevitable that we should feel upset
by 100 percent this year. when we couldn't keep the factory going.
D) However hard we worked we could not
27- What can we do to convince him that the have stopped them closing down the
project is sure to succeed? factory.
E) When the factory was closed down it
A) Why can't he admit that the success of obviously upset us, but there was
the project is in doubt? nothing we could do about it.
B) Why can't we persuade him that the
scheme is sure to fail? 1994 KASIM KPDS SORULARI
C) How should we go about persuading him
that the success of the project is 31- In some parts of Turkey, farming is still
assured? carried out with primitive tools despite
D) Why must he believe that the scheme is many advances in technology.
sure to succeed?
E) Doesn't he w ant us to believe that the A) In many parts of Turkey the use of
project is sure to succeed? simple tools has become obsolete as a
result of technological advances.
28- To tell you the truth, I was rather B) As regards agricultural methods, Turkey
disappointed in this new production of has made little progress.
Carmen. C) Modern agricultural tools should have
been introduced to the farmers in Turkey
A) To be fair, there wasn't much that was by now.
new in this production of Carmen. D) Although technology has advanced a
B) If you really want to know, the new great deal, there are some places in
production of Carmen wasn't as good as Turkey where farmers still use out-of-
I’d hoped it would be. date tools.
C) Obviously I was disappointed to learn that E) In spite of the primitive tools used in
they were doing Carmen again. farming, Turkey is a leading country from
D) Someone should have told you that the the point of agriculture.
new production of Carmen is not as good
as we hoped. 32- If the people of a country is made up of
E) They’ll have to admit that this new several races, racial harmony isn't always
production of Carmen may prove easy to achieve.
unsatisfactory.
A) It has always been difficult to keep
29- Meals at "The Round Table" are harmonious relations between its
undoubtedly the best in town and prices individuals.
are reasonable B) There being different races in a country
usually leads to conflict between its
A) Considering the prices, the quality of food individuals.
at "The Round Table" is not satisfactory. C) In a country whose people is composed
B) At "The Round Table" you get extremely of a number of races, it can sometimes
good food, but you certainly, pay for it. be difficult to establish harmony.
C) Prices have gone up at "The Round D) To achieve harmony between the races
Table" but the quality of the food has of a country isn't at all possible.
gone up accordingly. E) Racial harmony between the races that
D) They don't overcharge you at "The Round compose the people of a country is
Table" and the food there is unrivalled in sometimes possible.
the town.
E) Considering how much they charge the
food they serve at "The Round Table" is
not as good as it ought to be.

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33- We have to postpone going on holiday 1995 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI


until mother completely gets over her
illness. 37- Those in favour of capital punishment are
motivated only by desire for revenge.
A) We are considering going on holiday if
mother feels well enough soon. A) People who wish to take revenge seek
B) As mother was ill, we couldn't leave on the death sentence.
holiday and had to wait until she B) Some people find capital punishment
recovered. acceptable, regarding it as a good way
C) I don't think it's a good idea to go on of getting revenge.
holiday before mother gets over her C) The death penalty is the only desirable
illness completely. punishment for getting one’s own back.
D) For a thorough recovery, mother has to D) The sentence of death is many people’s
put off going on holiday until later. favourite way of taking revenge.
E) We can't go on holiday before mother E) People who support the death penalty do
has fully recovered her health. so solely on the basis of their wanting
revenge.
34- It's possible that getting the two sides to
agree will not as easy as you think. 38- It is not the cost of a gift but its
appropriateness that matters.
A) What made you think that the two sides
might easily reach an agreement? A) A present that isn’t fitting isn’t worth the
B) To persuade the two sides for an money.
agreement may not be so easy as you B) The important thing is the suitability of a
imagine. gift, not how much is paid for it.
C) It's quite possible that you will have C) Not caring about the price ensures that
difficulty in getting the two sides to agree the right present is bought.
on the case. D) It doesn’t matter that the present is
D) It won't be so difficult as you think to appropriate because the cost isn’t.
convince the two sides to reach an E) It doesn’t matter that the gift is
agreement. unsuitable, because the price was low.
E) There might have been trouble making
the two sides agree on the case. 39- The atmosphere does not come to an end
at the level where balloons will rise no
35- Try to avoid confusing the students by further.
making too complicated explanations.
A) A balloon can not float any higher than
A) The students got confused because your the level at which the atmosphere stops.
explanations were rather complex. B) Balloons can rise as far as the point
B) In order not to cause confusion among where the atmosphere finishes.
the students, your explanations should C) A balloon is stopped from going further
be fairly simple. by the end of the atmosphere.
C) The more complicated the explanations, D) Beyond the highest point that balloons
the more confused the students get. reach there is still atmosphere.
D) The complexity of your explanations E) When a balloon can travel no more, it is
usually causes confusion among the because there isn’t enough atmosphere
students. to carry.
E) Most of the students get easily confused
if the explanations are not clear enough. 40- Setting up one’s own business requires a
good many factors to be considered.
36- It is impossible that you finished writing
such a long composition in just an hour. A) A person has to bear in mind plenty of
factors before starting his work.
A) It can't have taken you just an hour to B) When you set up your own business, you
write this long composition. realise how many factors need attention.
B) The longer the composition, the more C) One must weigh up lots of factors when
time it takes. running one’s own business.
C) You can't possibly finish writing a long D) Launching one’s own business means
composition in only an hour. thinking about more factors than in other
D) You should have taken more time to cases.
write this composition. E) There are too many factors to consider in
E) It is not possible to write a long establishing one’s own business.
composition like this in less than two
hours.

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41- Usually people treat you in accordance 44- Much to our astonishment, he soon
with how you treat them. proved himself to be a very talented
organiser.
A) If a person behaves in certain way to
you, you ought to react accordingly. A) The speed with which he developed his
B) It’s rare for people to reciprocate your administrative potential didn't surprise us
behaviour. all.
C) Your attitude towards people generally B) The astonishing thing was that such a
determines their attitude towards you. talented man should take on the
D) Your handling of people is usually organisation.
reflected in their opinion of you. C) It wasn’t long before his administrative
E) You should treat people in the way you gifts became apparent, which surprised
wish them to treat you. us greatly.
D) His organising abilities were surprisingly
42- Although the cost of living goes up enough not recognised until too late.
steeply, people can still afford what they E) It is amazing that a man of his
need, since the salaries rise too. capabilities should avoid administrative
work.
A) The more the cost of living rises, the less
people can afford to buy what they need. 45- I firmly believe that the disadvantages
B) People don’t seem to suffer much from outweigh the advantages.
the sharp increase in prices because
salaries and prices rise accordingly. A) I’m convinced that there are more
C) Because of the rapid increase in prices, disadvantages than advantages.
it’s becoming more and more difficult to B) It seems to me that the advantages and
keep pace with them. the disadvantages balance each other.
D) Prices are going up very fast, so people C) There seem to be more advantages than
should try to increase their salaries to disadvantages on such occasions.
keep up with them. D) One needs to weigh the disadvantages
E) Whether the cost of living goes up or not, against advantages.
people have no difficulty buying the E) I’m beginning to wonder whether there
things they need because the increase in are more disadvantages than
salaries is bigger. advantages.

1995 KASIM KPDS SORULARI 46- It is no use expecting someone else to


find a job for him; he must do something
43- He was advised to confirm the booking about it himself.
but failed to do so.
A) You shouldn’t expect anyone else to
A) He won’t confirm the booking although accept a job you aren’t willing to take on
he is advised to do so. yourself.
B) It is always advisable to confirm a B) He shouldn’t expect others to give up
booking but he never does so. their jobs for him.
C) The booking should have been C) As he doesn’t want the job himself he
confirmed but he forgot to do so. might as well let someone else have it.
D) They told him it was best to confirm the D) It is hard enough to find a job for oneself
booking but he didn’t listen to them. without having help from other people.
E) As the booking was not confirmed, they E) He never will get a job unless he sets
won’t listen to his complaints. about getting one himself and not
leaving it to others.

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47- If only he’d been less officious the other 51- The harnessing of the wind to generate
side would certainly have been more electricity dates back to 1890, but few
amenable. notable advances were made until 1970
when energy prices began to rise fast.
A) His behaviour was so disagreeable that it
caused an impasse between the two A) in 1890 a few efforts were made to
sides. generate electricity from wind power, but
B) The other side naturally left offended by it was only in 1970 when energy prices
the officious manner in which he had rose steeply, that such a scheme was
approached them. taken seriously.
C) He should be reproached for being so B) In I890, when there was a sudden
disagreeable and offending the other increase in energy prices, efforts were
side. made to harness the power of the wind
D) I wish he could have made himself more for the generation of electricity for the
agreeable to the other side and ensured a first time since 1890.
better response from them. C) It was in 1890 that the wind was first
E) Surely he behaved in a more considerate used to generate electricity, but it was
manner so as to gain the cooperation of long before 1970 when energy prices
the other side. started to rise sharply, that real
advances were made.
48- I suppose no scheme is foolproof; even D) Between 1890 and 1970 various
the best ones sometimes miscarry attempts were made to harness power of
the wind as the rising prices of energy
A) If a plan is not going to fall through it has made this desirable.
to be quite foolproof. E) Impressive advances in the generation of
B) There is presumably no such a thing as a electricity from wind power coincided
perfect plan; they can all fall through. with rising energy prices in 1970, but the
C) The only schemes that don’t miscarry are practice actually dates back to 1890.
apparently the really foolproof ones.
D) Schemes that seem to be foolproof quite 52- If the others had taken sensible
often are not. precautions like we did, this tragedy need
E) There was a breakdown in proceedings never have happened.
so things went contrary to plan.
A) Their tiresome behaviour meant that we
1996 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI were all inevitably involved in the
tragedy.
49- I've been out of the country for nearly a year, B) If they had not behaved so foolishly, they
so I'm out of touch with everything here. would not have involved us, too, in this
tragedy
A) I feel quite like a stranger now that I'm C) The tragedy is that this could have been
back after almost a year abroad. avoided if only they had all controlled
B) A year or so abroad will make you feel their emotions.
differently about your own country. D) This tragic outcome could have been
C) On my return after almost a year, I was avoided, but, unlike us, the others
amazed to find so few changes here. behaved rashly.
D) The year abroad has estranged me so I E) If only they would follow our example
don't want to go back to my own country. and behave in a reasonable manner all
E) It will seem strange to be back home after this suffering could be avoided.
almost a year abroad.

50- We'd better leave right away as the traffic


will be heavy at this hour.

A) The sooner they leave the better if they


don't want to get caught in a traffic jam.
B) We mustn’t leave it too late as the roads
are likely to be busy for the next hour.
C) Let's wait an hour so as to avoid some of
this heavy traffic.
D) If we set off now we would avoid most of
the heavy traffic.
E) The road are busy at this time of day so
we ought to set off at once.

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53- The theory of natural selection made the 56- It wasn’t an easy situation to begin, but
idea of organic evolution acceptable to the he handled it with considerable skill and
majority of the scientific world. understanding.

A) The world's scientists accepted the idea A) the affair would have got out of hand if
of organic evolution more readily than the he hadn’t been there to control it.
concept of natural selection. B) The situation was an awkward one but
B) Without the theory of natural selection to he coped well and in a tactful manner.
support it, no scientist would ever have C) If the affair had once got out of control it
approved the theory of organic evolution. would have been very difficult to restore
C) In the eyes of the scientific world, the order.
theory of natural selection and the idea of D) The situation was brought under control
organic evolution are inseparable concepts. through the calm manner with which he
D) It was only after the introduction of the dealt with it.
theory of natural selection that scientists E) He took charge of the situation and soon
paid attention to the idea of organic had everything firmly under his control.
evolution.
E) On the whole, the scientific world 57- The more he looked into the reasons
approved the concept of organic evolution behind the failure of the publicity stunt
once the theory of natural selection had the more he was puzzled by it.
been postulated.
A) he was naturally more concerned about
54- Citrus trees thrive on wide range of soils, the effects of the failure of the publicity
but well-drained and slightly acid types are stunt than with the reasons for it.
most suitable. B) The reasons behind the failure of the
publicity stunt he had organised are
A) The ideal soil for citrus trees is one that is even now a mystery.
well-drained and rather acid; they do not C) The most perplexing thing behind the
do well in other soils. failure of the publicity stunt is that no
B) Though citrus trees prefer a well-drained reason can be found for it.
and slightly acid soil, they do well in many D) A more in-depth study into what caused
other types. the publicity stunt to fail left him still more
C) Citrus trees grow in many different perplexed.
places, but the soil must always be well- E) The failure of the publicity scheme was
drained and fairly acid. in itself perplexing but the reason behind
D) The well-drained and rather acid soil that it puzzled him even more.
suits citrus trees is the most common of
soil types. 58- The whole object of education ought to
E) Citrus trees are particular about the soil broaden the mind and so to equip it to
on which they grow and do best on well- recognise and condemn narrow-
drained and slightly acid soil types. mindedness.

1996 KASIM KPDS SORULARI A) Education should aim at producing a


more liberal way of thinking so that
55- We really were spoilt by choice so had a intolerance can be identified and
hard time deciding which of all those denounced.
superb pictures to get. B) The main concern of education is to
broaden one’s experience and
A) We could surely have come away with understanding of different types of
any of those marvellous pictures and not intolerance.
have regretted our choice afterwards. C) Through education one learns to regard
B) By some remarkable chance the picture all forms of narrow-mindedness in a sprit
we wanted had somehow got spoilt. of tolerance.
C) They had got together an incredibly D) Education teaches us tolerance and to
valuable collection of pictures for us to tolerate all viewpoints except that of
evaluate. narrow-mindedness.
D) The pictures had clearly been chosen E) Narrow-mindedness is the only mode of
after much deliberation and we were educated thinking that does not uphold
suitably impressed by the whole fabulous the virtues of tolerance.
collection.
E) We spent a long time wondering which
picture to buy as there were so many
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59- He advised me not to write until I’d got 62- We will never be able to get all these
over my anger and this was good advice. exhibits dated and labelled for the
opening of the museum unless we get a
A) Once I’d managed to control my anger I lot of assistance.
realised that he’d given me some very
good advice on how to write it. A) It would help us to finish the dating and
B) I couldn’t help being annoyed when the labelling of the exhibits if the museum is
letter finally came with so much good not opened for a while.
advice in it. B) With just a little extra assistance we shall
C) He very wisely suggested that I didn’t be able to get all these exhibits dated
write while I was still feeling so annoyed. and labelled before the museum is
D) He advised me not to show how angry I opened.
was in the letter and this was doubtless C) The opening of the museum does not
sensible. depend on whether or not we can get all
E) I should have listened to his advice and these exhibits dated and labelled.
not written while I was still so angry. D) We’re going to need an awful lot of help
if we’re to date and label these exhibits
60- You don’t have to attend the next meeting in time for the opening of the museum.
which concerns the details of E) Once the museum is open we can easily
implementation, but naturally we’ll be get plenty of help in the dating and
delighted if you do. labelling of the exhibits.

A) We were unable to discuss the details of 63- There’s no point in learning several
implementation so that has been left for languages if you are not going to have the
the next meeting which we sincerely opportunity to use them.
hope you will be able to attend.
B) The meeting to discuss the details of A) You shouldn’t try to learn many
implementation doesn’t concern you, but languages except the ones which are
nevertheless we shall be pleased if you spoken internationally.
decide to attend. B) Unless you are going to be in a position
C) You needn’t have attended the meeting to use them, learning several languages
concerning the details of implementation would just be a waste of time.
but a lot of people were gratified by your C) There are several languages that are
presence. everywhere in use and these are the
D) The details of implementation will have ones to learn
to be discussed at the next meeting D) People used to learn several languages
which you will presumably agree to even though they had little opportunity to
attend. use them.
E) You aren’t obligated to be present when E) Certain languages which few people
we meet to discuss the details of know are actually well worth learning.
implementation, but it goes without
saying that we’ll be very pleased if you 64- He really doesn’t mind who he works for,
do join us then. but the pay has to be good.

1997 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI A) It’s the money that interests him, not the
type of work or his employer.
61- If it hadn’t been for the wind, the fire B) With him, it’s the money that matters, not
would never have spread so fast. the type of work.
C) To his way of thinking, the job should be
A) Unless the wind develops, the fire is better paid.
hardly likely to spread fast. D) He’s the sort who will do anything for
B) Even without the wind, the fire would money.
have spread just as fast. E) He’ll work for just about anyone so long
C) It was the wind that caused the fire to as they pay him well.
spread at such a speed.
D) Had there been a wind, the fire would
have spread even faster.
E) The force of the wind affected the way
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65- We got caught in a traffic jam so we’re 68- They were fully within their rights when
among the last to arrive. they dismissed him, but now they wish
they hadn’t done so.
A) The late arrivers all put the blame on the
heavy traffic. A) What they did may have been legal, but
B) The traffic was so heavy that nearly it was still unfair to dismiss him in that
everyone arrived late. way.
C) Most people got there before us as we B) Their dismissal of him was perfectly legal
are held up by the traffic. but now they regret their action.
D) The roads were so congested that it’s a C) If they hadn’t dismissed him they would
wonder anyone got there on time. be in a better position now.
E) There was such a congestion on the D) Though their dismissal of him was barely
roads that I thought we never would get legal the outcome has been fortunate.
there. E) They had the right to dismiss him and
don’t deserve this unpleasant turn of
66- It’s not fair to put all the blame on him; he events.
is not the only one at fault.
69- It is not for me to say whether or not the
A) It wouldn’t be right to punish those who, lecture was a good one as it was way
like him, weren’t involved. outside my field and I hardly understood
B) He deserves to be punished, but the any of it.
others don’t.
C) Only the ones who were involved should A) I can’t understand why he felt the need
be punished. to limit the scope of his lecture in such a
D) The fault is his only; so let him take the way.
blame. B) I might have followed the lecture better if
E) He doesn’t deserve to be blamed for I had been familiar with the field.
everything; there were others involved. C) The subject of his lecture promised to be
interesting, but his treatment of it
1997 KASIM KPDS SORULARI seemed to me to lack of something.
D) I don’t feel qualified to comment on his
67- My father has agreed to pay this month’s treatment of the subject as his approach
instalment but warned me that he is so different from mine.
wouldn’t make a practice of doing so. E) Since I couldn’t follow the lecture as I
knew nothing about the subject matter, I
A) This month the instalment will be met by really can’t give an opinion on it.
my father, but he more or less said he
wouldn’t do it again. 70- Though he knows I’m determined to make
B) If my father doesn’t pay the instalment Marsden the new manager, he’s
this month, I don’t know what I’m going constantly seeking to bring him down in
to do. my estimation.
C) My father has agreed to pay the
instalment this month, but I won’t ask A) Since I’m fully determined to make
him to do so again. Marsden manager I absolutely refuse to
D) So long as my father pays this month’s listen to all this criticism of him.
instalment I shall have no problem B) Even if Marsden weren’t likely to prove a
paying the others. good manager that man has no right to
E) It’s only with this month’s instalment that criticise him to me in such a manner.
I need help from my father, I won’t need C) Though he is fully aware of the fact that
it again. I’m set on making Marsden the new
manager, he still persists in trying to
influence me against him.
D) Once Mersden takes on the job of
manager all this unfair criticism of him is
sure to stop.
E) His opinion of Marsden will surely
change once he sees what a capable
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71- They found only two survivors, but it was 74- Let’s wait another six months before
a week before they gave up their search deciding whether or not to take these
for the others. products off the market.

A) At the end of the week the two survivors A) Why can’t we wait six months before we
joined in the search for the others. withdraw these products from the
B) They were only able to save two people market?
though rescue work continued for a full B) Can’t we defer our decision about
week. withdrawing these goods from the
C) By the end of the first week there was market for a further six months?
little hope of finding the missing two. C) Would you agree to withdrawing these
D) Once those two were rescued at the end goods from the market after another six
of the week, they abandoned the search months?
for the others. D) Didn’t we agree six months ago that
E) Rescue-workers found two more victims these goods ought to be taken off the
after the search for them had lasted a market?
week. E) Can we come to some agreement about
which goods to take off the market
72- If I’d known that he wanted to discuss during the next six months?
with me I would never have given him an
appointment. 75- I can’t help feeling that he’s not
experienced enough to be given a
A) I never did understand why he wanted us position of such responsibility.
to meet and discuss the matter.
B) He talked about us meeting but never A) With a little more experience I’m sure he
explained why. will develop into a highly efficient
C) Had I realised what he wanted to talk to manager.
me about I would not have agreed to a B) It’s inevitable that one should ask oneself
meeting. whether he really is the right man for the
D) I agreed to meet in order to discuss the job.
matter thoroughly. C) A job of that description requires
E) I realised there was something to be someone with a great deal of
discussed but didn’t know exactly what. experience.
D) It’s a very demanding position and I’m
1998 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI not at all sure that he has the experience
needed for it.
73- I suppose most criminals do get caught in E) In my experience, men of his type rarely
the end because they believe their luck function well in positions of authority.
will hold just one more time.
76- You’ll have to tell him in the end; and the
A) In most cases, so long as a criminal longer you put off doing so the harder it’s
avoids taking risks he is not likely to be going to be.
suspected.
B) It seems that the majority of criminals A) You can’t keep him in the dark about it
start to take greater risks and so get for ever, and telling him will get harder
arrested. the longer you wait.
C) Apparently, by trusting their luck just B) He’ll have to be notified about it, and the
once too often, most criminals do sooner the better.
eventually get arrested. C) He’ll find out some time, and by putting it
D) Once the average criminal has fallen off you won’t make it easier for yourself.
under suspicion he can no longer trust D) You never can keep things secret for
his luck. long, so the best is to tell him about it
E) In my opinion, however hard he may try, soon.
no criminal can ever escape arrest. E) Surely it’s better to let him know now
than to wait until he finds out for himself.

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77- At first she was rather reluctant to give up 80- International conventions have long been
her job but now finds it very rewarding to be prohibiting the use of chemical weapons
bringing up her children. during war, but how effective is this likely
to be?
A) Then she was unwilling to give up her job
but now her sense of responsibility to her A) If various international bodies agreed to
children tells her she must. a long-term ban on chemical warfare,
B) Initially she wasn’t at all keen, to stop couldn’t the ban be put into effect?
working, but she now finds that looking B) Can such international bodies be relied
after her children affords her much upon to ban effectively and in the long-
satisfaction. term the use of chemical weapons in
C) Now when she spends her days at home time of war?
with her children she feels more fulfilled C) For many years now, chemical warfare
than she ever did when she was out has been banned by international
working. agreement, but can the ban be
D) She was enjoyed bringing up her children enforced?
but nevertheless looks forward to resuming D) How effective might the prohibition of
work. chemical warfare be if it had the backing
E) When the children have grown up she may of so many international bodies?
regret that she gave up her career for E) Over a period of very many years
them. various international agreements have
been drawn up to prohibit the use of
78- However much effort he puts into it, I’m sure chemical weapons in wartime, but they
he’ll never make a success of the business. have hardly been effective, have they?

A) Unless he’s willing to make more of an 81- I surely couldn’t have been expected to
effort, the business is never likely to be a forgive him readily as this wasn’t the first
success. time he’d tried to cheat me.
B) He’s a failure as a businessman even
though he is extremely hard-working. A) It was only natural that I should have
C) It follows that the harder he works the more been unwilling to forgive him as he had
likely the business is to be successful. behaved dishonestly towards me on
D) The success of the business will obviously other occasions.
depend upon the amount of hard work he B) As he’d tried to cheat me on several
puts into it. previous occasions, I felt I was right not
E) No matter how hard he tries, it’s clear that to forgive him this time.
he won’t ever turn that business into a C) It was impossible for me not to forgive
going concern. him even though he’d tried to deceive
me several times before.
1998 KASIM KPDS SORULARI D) I might have been willing to forgive him if
this had been the first I’d caught him
79- His career took off to a brilliant start, but cheating me.
since then his record hardly seems E) Since this wasn’t the first time he’d
deserving of mild praise, let alone glory. attempted to deceive me I was obviously
not going to forgive him.
A) His career record has not lived up to his
early promise, so he really does not merit 82- Nothing exercises the British Press so
either our approval or our praise. much as an apparent threat to the welfare
B) His career began with a stunning success, of the British Press.
but then he did nothing to earn either the
praise or the approval he now receives. A) The well-being of the British Press is
C) In spite of his early promise, his career apparent in the way it shows a united
record shows nothing deserving of the front in the face of attack.
special praise or glory he seems to expect. B) It is only when the British Press is being
D) He was amazingly successful at the start of criticised that it really shows its mettle.
his career but afterwards he has done C) The one time when the British Press
nothing to merit even a moderate amount really wakes up and acts is when it feels
of approval and certainly not renown. its own well-being is endangered.
E) Had his career record been in line with the D) The British Press has had much practice
brillant start he made, he would most in upholding its own interests in the face
certainly have earned high honours and of opposition.
great renown. E) Should its own freedom be threatened,
the British Press would unite to
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83- Though diplomatic efforts to forestall the 86- They might just as well close the cafe for
bombardment have been intensified, this year, as the tourists have all left.
there is apparently no progress towards
an agreement. A) They can’t be bothered to run the cafe
after the tourist-season is over.
A) Every known means of diplomacy has B) Once the season is over and the tourists
been tried, but peace seems to recede have gone, they’ll probably decide to
and the expected attack to be quickly close the cafe.
approaching. C) I think they plan to close the cafe once
B) Reconciliation remains a remote hope, the tourists have all gone away.
for diplomatic channels apparently lack D) There’s no point in keeping the cafe
the necessary authority to check an open now, since the season is over and
attack. there are no more tourists about.
C) In spite of diplomatic efforts to the E) Since the tourists have gone, they find it
contrary, the bombardment was a violent hardly profitable to keep the cafe open.
one and all hopes of an agreement were
shattered. 87- However carefully they rehearse the
D) Though they are desperately in need of a programme, there is always someone
truce, they can find no way to achieve who gets it wrong.
one and now await the attack.
E) Reconciliation seems no nearer, even A) Rehearse as much as you like, but you’ll
though a massive effort is being made to never get it right.
find a diplomatic solution and so avoid a B) No matter how diligently the programme
bombardment. is rehearsed, it is never free of mistakes.
C) They rehearsed the programme until it
84- The last time I saw your brother was when was quite faultless.
I ran into him at the station when I was on D) They rehearsed as hard as ever until it
my way to Glasgow. seemed everyone was perfect.
E) The programme was rehearsed with so
A) The last time I went to Glasgow I much care that it seemed that nothing
happened to meet your brother at the could go wrong.
station.
B) I haven’t seen your brother since a 88- Whenever I meet her she is full of
chance meeting at the station with him complaints about how unfairly she is
when I was setting off for Glasgow. treated by the supervisor.
C) Your brother and I finally met at the
station as it happened that I was going to A) I never see her but she’s complaining
Glasgow. about the unfair treatment she receives
D) Your brother and I finally met on the at the hands of the supervisor.
Glasgow train just as it was leaving the B) I’m tired of listening to her complaints
station. about the harsh treatment of the
E) As the Glasgow train drew out of the supervisor towards her.
station I got a last glimpse of your C) When we come together, she always
brother. talks about her supervisor’s attitude
towards her.
1999 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI D) Whenever she comes to me it’s to
denounce the supervisor for treating her
85- I do wish they could have planned the so harshly.
journey so as to allow us a week in London. E) When I was there it didn’t seem right to
criticize the behaviour of the supervisor
A) If only the travel arrangements had made towards her.
it possible for us to spend a week in
London.
B) We hoped they would rearrange the
programme to allow us a full week in
London.
C) Travel arrangements have been made
so as to allow us a whole week in
London.
D) They have arranged for us to travel to
London and spend a week there.
E) They plan to allow us a week in London
if that’s what we wish.

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89- The root cause of the crisis is that the 1999 KASIM KPDS SORULARI
legal basis for asylum was drawn up
when very few had the means to seek it. 91- All agree that the environment has to be
protected, but should it really take priority
A) Though few of them have any way at all over education and public health?
of escaping it is now that the legal basis
for asylum must be revised so that such A) Are we all agreed that the needs of
a crisis may be avoided. environmental protection should take
B) We must face the fact that the legal priority over the claims of education and
basis for asylum should not have been public health?
drawn up when hardly anyone had a B) Though the need for environmental
chance to escape. protection is not contested, do we really
C) Basic to the whole disastrous situation is regard the claims of education, and
the fact that the legal basis for asylum public health as of less importance?
dates back to a time when it was almost C) It is not agreed that the claims of
impossible for anyone to seek it. education and public health cannot be
D) When the legal basis of asylum was ranked below those of environmental
devised it was assumed that very few protection?
people would ever seek it and such a D) However pressing may be the needs of
crisis as this was not expected. environmental protection, is it not
E) As few people ever managed to escape, generally agreed that those of education
it was felt that a legal basis for asylum and public health should take priority?
was unnecessary and this is the major E) The claims of education and public
cause of the problem. health will come high on our list of
priorities, but can't we agree to put those
90- In a country such as Russia, where much of environmental protection even higher?
power is vested in one man, that man can
make quite a difference. 92- I would willingly have lent you the money
myself if only I'd known you needed it.
A) Should one man be given unlimited
power, as in Russia, it would make a A) As I realized just how necessary the loan
difference to the country. was to you, I naturally lent you what you
B) When, as in Russia, one man needed.
unconditionally wields enormous power, B) I am quite willing to give you a loan
he can affect many changes. myself if you can convince me that it is
C) If much power were invested in one man, necessary.
in a country such as Russia, he could C) Had I realized that you were in need of
bring about great changes. such a loan, I would gladly have lent it to
D) It would make a terrific difference in you myself.
Russia, for instance, if a great deal of D) I would lend you the money willingly if I
power were vested in one man. were convinced that you really require it.
E) In a country such as Russia, there would E) I was under no obligation to offer you a
be a notable difference if complete loan, but nevertheless did so gladly.
power were vested in such a man as
that. 93- He should face the fact that he'll never be
as great a pianist as his father .

A) The father is a wonderful pianist, but the


son shows even more promise.
B) The father is a great pianist, and the son
is hoping to be at least his equal.
C) I don't think he'll ever admit that his
father is the greater pianist I but he
ought to.
D) As a pianist, he's just not the equal of his
father and never will be, so he'd do well
to accept the fact.
E) The son seems set to surpass his father
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infant mortality; life expectancy in the
region has increased from 45 years to 72. 97- James will probably make a good director
too, even though he's not all like his
A) A remarkable drop in infant mortality father.
rates has helped to raise life expectancy
in the area from 45 years to 72. A) James dislikes his father's way of
B) There has been a slight drop in infant director, but will his may be any better?
mortality in the area, resulting in an B) Unlike his father, James seems set on
increase in life expectancy from 45 to 72. developing into a most efficient director.
C) However, the infant mortality rate has C) James is quite different from his father,
dropped surprisingly, and life expectancy but nonetheless he'll also succeed as a
in the region has risen from 46 to 72. director.
D) The startling drop in the infant mortality D) As James is opposed to his father's
rates may be reflected in the increase in system, one wonders if he will find a
life expectancy from 45 to 72 years. better one.
E) The increase in life expectancy from 45 E) James is quite unlike his father, so he's
to 72 years can be fully accounted for by not likely to be a good director.
the incredible decline in infant mortality
there. 98- He's rather hopeful that he'll get the
appointment since the other candidates
95- The aim of advertising is not to inform but are at a disadvantage, which is his
to sell products and keep businesses in fluency in French as none of the
business. candidates for the appointment know any.

A) A business advertises in order to get A) His main advantage is his fluency in


markets and sell its goods and make French as none of the other candidates
itself known. for the appointment know any.
B) Advertisements should give preference B) As none of the other candidates speak
to marketing techniques and help firms much French, it seems obvious that he'll
sell; information is secondary. be appointed.
C) Advertising is about selling goods and C) As French is the main requirement, none
keeping firms running; not supplying of the other candidates will even qualify.
information. D) The appointment will be given to
D) A business advertises with a view to whichever of the candidates is most
making a name for itself in the fluent in French.
commercial world and selling its E) He's fairly confident that he'll be
products. appointed as he's the only candidate
E) The purpose of advertising is not to who knows French.
amuse but to increase sales and
encourage commercial activities. 99- The scene is set in Normandy, but most
of the characters in this novel are
96- Reports about the ozone layer are as Londoners.
maddeningly variable as the protective
shield itself. A) In the novel, the action moves
backwards and forwards between
A) Reports on the ozone layer and its Normandy and London.
efficiency as a protective shield are B) In this novel, the story takes place in
incredibly inconsistent. Normandy but the majority of the
B) There is no consistency in the reports characters are from London.
concerning the ozone layer and the C) The main characters in the novel are
protective shield itself, which is very Londoners on a sightseeing holiday in
embarrassing. Normandy.
C) Reports on the ozone layer concentrate D) The story is about Normandy, but the
on the irritating variability of the leading characters are all Londoners.
protective shield. E) Though Normandy provides the setting
D) The frustrating lack of consistency in for the story, the characters are all too
reports concerning the ozone layer clearly Londoners.
matches the state of the protective shield
itself.
E) The variability of the ozone layer is
reflected in the lack of consistency in
reports concerning its protective
functions.

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100- I haven't been won over by his 2000 KASIM KPDS SORULARI
arguments, but his book makes
interesting reading. 103- Worries that the strong yen will hurt
exports and strangle Japan's economic
A) I can't say I'm convinced that he's right, recovery, have pushed share prices
but even so his book is well worth sharply down.
reading.
B) It's a fascinating book, but one can't take A) The strong yen, which is having an
his theories seriously. adverse effect on exports and on the
C) He has some impossible ideas but nation's economic position generally, is
knows how to write an entertaining book. responsible for the sudden drop in share
D) You might be interested in reading his prices in Japan.
book even though many of his B) The strong yen is having an adverse
arguments are far from satisfactory. effect on exports and putting an end to
E) You will appreciate his fresh and all Japan's hopes of economic recovery,
comprehensive approach to his subject and so share prices have dropped
but there is no basis in fact. sharply.
C) Share prices have dropped noticeably in
101- The judge is worried because different Japan for it is feared that the strong yen
witnesses have given a different will adversely affect exports and make
sequence of events. the nation's economic recovery
impossible.
A) The witnesses had to be called in order D) The sudden drop in share prices, and
by the judge as they described the worries about the strong yen, are having
sequence of events. an adverse effect on Japan's exports
B) The judge is disturbed that the sequence and indeed her economic recovery at
of events described by the various large.
witnesses is in all cases identical E) The noticeable drop in share prices in
C) The judge is concerned that there is no Japan has set people worrying about the
agreement among the witnesses as to yen, about exports and even about the
the order in which the events occurred process of economic recovery.
D) What the judge found so upsetting was
that there were so many discrepancies 104- A good book review lets you know
between the witnesses' account of the whether it's the sort of book you want to
incident read or not.
E) The only discrepancy in the witnesses'
accounts to disturb the judge isn't related A) To be good, a book review has to
to the order of events. establish who would enjoy reading it.
B) One ought to be able to understand from
102- You would do well to wait a little before a book review which books are worth
buying a car. reading.
C) The prime function of any book review
A) If you are thinking of buying a car, this is should be to establish whether or not a
the right time. book is worth reading.
B) You must realize that this is not the right D) According to book reviews, all books are
time to change old car. worth reading.
C) Don't buy now; car prices are expected E) You can understand from a good book
to fall. review whether or not it's the kind of
D) It would be better if you didn't buy a car book you enjoy.
just yet.
E) Buy a car now and you won't regret it
later.

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105- Millions of Germans are uneasy about the 107- There are few large firms where the top
prospect of reform because they fear the people are willing to admit that they don't
process will be painful, but they suspect know something.
that in the long run it will have to come.
A) There are few people at the top of a
A) As they expect the process of reform will large company who need to admit they
prove extremely painful, millions of don't know something.
Germans are reluctant to admit that in B) In the really top firms it's rare that people
the end it will have to come. will admit to being ignorant about
B) Though it's obvious that, sooner or later anything.
reform is inevitable, the feeling among a C) It's only the top people in a company of
lot of people in Germany is that it should any standing that have the courage to
be postponed for as long as possible. admit ignorance on any point.
C) A great many people in Germany find the D) it's not often that the people in charge of
likelihood of reform worrying as they are a large company are willing to confess
afraid it will prove unpleasant, but they their ignorance on any matter.
have a feeling that in the end it will be E) There are only a few firms, in which the
inevitable. directors ever dare to share their
D) Since the process of reform promises to knowledge with others.
be unpleasant, the majority of Germans
are trying to pretend that it need never 108- Although Windows 2000 has a number of
happen. features that distinguish it from NT4, and
E) Though they admit that there is a need make it more flexible, more secure and
for reform, millions of Germans easier to maintain, the main aim has been
nevertheless fear the process, which will something altogether different.
inevitably be painful, and seek to
postpone it. A) Although windows 2000 and NT4 have a
number of features in common, the
106- Most of the company's factories are in the former is more flexible, safer and easier
north of England and until recently the of maintenance, and in other ways too,
head office was also there, but now it is in quite different.
London. B) Windows 2000 is certainly different in
several aspects from NT4 with the result
A) The company used to have its head that it is less rigid, safer and upkeep is
office in the north of England where most less complex; but these changes do not
of the factories are, but it was moved to by any means constitute the main goal.
London a short while ago. C) The main aim with Windows 2000 was to
B) The company is setting up more give it certain features like flexibility,
factories in the north of England where, security and ease of maintenance so as
until recently, its head office was, before to distinguish it from NT4.
it was moved to London. D) The main goal in producing Windows
C) The company is moving its head office to 2000 was not to distinguish it from NT4
London though the majority of its by making it less rigid, safer and easier
factories are still in the north of England. of upkeep, but those are certainly some
D) Once the company's head office has of its features.
moved to London most of the factories E) Flexibility, security and ease of
will gradually be moved there from the maintenance are some of the features
north of England. that distinguish Windows 2000 from NT4
E) The head office of the company which is and these constitute the main aim in
in the north of England where most of producing it.
the factories are, will shortly be moved to
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2001 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI 112- If I had heard about this conference on
Satellite Services even a little earlier, I
109- The expansion of New England was in part would most certainly have prepared a
stimulated by the desire for better land. paper for it.

A) Stimulated in part by her greed for good A) Unfortunately, I haven't had sufficient
arable soil, New England began to expand time to write a paper for that conference
rapidly. on Satellite Services, though I would
B) It was simply the poor quality or the land very much have liked to have done so.
that made New England desirous of B) I knew nothing about this conference on
expanding her boundaries. Satellite Services until it was too late to
C) Her original lands proving inadequate, New write a paper for it, but I certainly would
England soon felt obliged to start have if time had allowed.
expanding. C) There's still time to write a paper for that
D) Desirous of acquiring part of this richer soil, conference they are talking about on
New England soon began to extend her Satellite Services, and I would certainly
boundaries. like to do so.
E) The desire for better land was one reason D) If only they had informed me about the
why New England extended her conference on Satellite Services. I would
boundaries. definitely have got this paper ready a lot
earlier.
110- “The Rocket” incorporated the principal E) If they had given out some information
features that dominated locomotive design about the conference on Satellite
from that time onwards. Services at an earlier date, it might have
bean possible to have given a paper
A) Later locomotive design did not differ there.
noticeably from that of “the Rocket”.
B) Many of the main features of “the Rocket” 113- It was not until the time of Shakespeare
were to reappear in later locomotive that companies of players emerged Who
design. made the stage their profession.
C) The main features affecting all future
locomotive design were present in “the A) Before the age of Shakespeare
Rocket”. companies of professional actors were
D) Later locomotive design was in certain already beginning to appear.
essentials not dissimilar from that of “the B) By Shakespeare's time there were
Rocket”. already groups of actors whose
E) As regards the principal features of its theatrical activities were conducted on
design, “the Rocket” was not dissimilar professional lines.
from later locomotives. C) The actors of Shakespeare's time were
professionals and organised themselves
111- In relation to the size of the population, the into companies.
commerce of the mainland colonies of D) By the age of Shakespeare, acting had
America at this time was unusually large. become a profession and the players
were grouped into various companies.
A) At this period, the commercial activities of E) Companies of players who made a
the mainland colonies of America were profession of acting came into being for
considerable even though the population the first time in the age of Shakespeare.
was increasing only slowly.
B) Since the population of the mainland
colonies of America at this time was small
their trading activities were comparatively
large.
C) Considering how small the population of the
mainland colonies of America was at this
time, the variety of their trading activities
was quite surprising.
D) If the size of the population is taken into
consideration, the trading activities of the
mainland colonies of America in this period
were remarkably extensive.
E) The commerce of the mainland colonies of
America at this time increased as quickly
as the population increased.

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114- Many people prefer food that is free from 117- He finds the new job for more demanding
artificial substances as these can be a than the old one, but I expect he'll soon
threat to health. get used to it.

A) It seems that the artificial substances in A) He has to put a lot more effort into this job
our food are responsible for a great deal than into the previous one, but he'll soon
of our ill health. get used to it.
B) Since artificial substances may be B) His former job was easier than his
detrimental to health a lot of people are present one, but that was because he
avoiding foods that contain them. was used to it.
C) Food that is free of artificial substances C) Once he was settled into his new job, he'll
that are detrimental to a person's health probably find it just as stimulating as his
should be preferred. old one.
D) Many people show a preference for foods D) Until he's familiar with the work in the new
that are free of artificial substances job, he's obviously going to find it less
though they are not of the harmful type. pleasant than the old one.
E) Foods that contain artificial substances E) Until he gets accustomed to the new job,
should be avoided as they are the cause he'll wish he had stayed in the old one.
of many health problems.
118- He has retired, and he is now consultant
2001 KASIM KPDS SORULARI for several businesses and this brings him
in more money than he ever used to earn
115- Basically, the witnesses all gave a uniform in his full-time job.
account of the incident but, as might be
expected, there were some small A) If he had wanted to retire, he could have
discrepancies in the details. acted as a consultant for several
agencies and this would have given him a
A) All the witnesses gave a very detailed better income.
account of the incident and apparently a B) Once he had retired, he became a
very accurate one. consultant for several organizations
B) It wouldn't have surprised one if there had because he needed an additional income.
been differences in the details supplied C) So that his income would not drop when
by the witnesses, but actually they were he retired from full-time employment, he
in full agreement over the incident. started to work in an advisory capacity for
C) The accounts of the incident given by the several organizations.
various witnesses were surprisingly D) Though he has been retired for some
similar even as regards the details. time, he now earns twice as much as
D) Not surprisingly, the witnesses gave when he was in a full-time job, because
slightly varied accounts of the incident but he is working as a consultant for quite a
there was complete agreement on the lot of firms.
main facts. E) He earned less when he was in full-time
E) Apart from one or two very crucial details employment than he does now that he is
the witnesses gave quite similar retired and acting as a consultant for two
descriptions of the incident. or three firms.

116- She is so anxious not to hurt anyone's 119- For once I feel inclined to agree with
feelings that she never calls them to Richard though usually I don't approve of
account for their actions. his ideas.

A) Being so afraid of upsetting people A) I reckon this is the first time Richard and I
prevents her from ever questioning what agree, for I generally find his views
they are doing. somewhat amoral.
B) If she were less sensitive about other B) Once in a while I like to agree with
people's feelings, she would be more Richard as I usually come out in
critical of what they are doing. opposition to him.
C) She is too anxious to please people and C) As often as not Richard and I hold
this means she can't control them. completely different views, so he'll be
D) No one ever listens to her because they surprised to find me agreeing with him.
know they can do what they like and she D) On certain issues Richard and I are in
won't complain. agreement, but on the whole I find his
E) That's how she treats people and nobody point of view rather disgusting.
gets upset about it any more. E) More often than not I find Richard's ideas
rather repulsive, but on this occasion he
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120- Hardly a day goes without someone 123- Those opposed to gambling continue to
coming in to complain about the argue the case against it on social and
unreliability of the ferry service because it moral grounds.
runs so erratically.
A) Those who are against gambling
A) There is always someone here criticising continue to state the moral and social
the ferry service because it runs so reasons for the stand they take.
erratically. B) Those who are against gambling usually
B) The unreliability of the ferry service is take a moral or a social stand against it.
one reason why so many people come in C) There are two basic grounds for
every day to complain. opposing gambling, the moral and the
C) Most of the complaints we hear, day social.
after day, about the ferry service relate D) The case against gambling is usually
to its unreliability. based on both moral and social grounds.
D) Someone comes in just about everyday E) They continue to oppose gambling and
to express their dissatisfaction with the cite various moral and social reasons for
ferry service because it is so the stand they take.
undependable.
E) Again and again, these people have 124- My experiences in China were quite unlike
been criticising the ferry service because anything else that had ever happened to
it's badly run. me.

2002 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI A) Life in China is quite different from


anything I've come across elsewhere.
121- What worries me is that they have so far B) The events I encountered in China were
failed to improve the quality of the work. unique; I'd known nothing like them
before.
A) As they haven't yet managed to produce C) I hope that my experiences in China will
any high-quality work, I'm wondering if never be repeated anywhere.
they ever will. D) Going to China was an interesting
B) If only they could upgrade the quality of experience, quite unlike what I was
the work I'd stop worrying. prepared for.
C) Once the quality of the work improves E) I found myself in a unique situation in
we'll be free of worries. China and presumably I will never know
D) It's the fact that they still haven't the like of it again.
managed to upgrade the quality of the
work that troubles me. 125- I was tempted to resign there and then,
E) They are still far from producing the high- but I'm glad now that I didn't.
quality work I'm anxious to get.
A) I rather wish I'd had the courage to hand
122- Roof insulation will pay for itself within in my resignation straight away.
two years in lower heating costs, or so B) I wanted to give in my resignation
they claim. immediately, and I rather regret that I
didn't.
A) They claimed that roof insulation would C) I felt like handing in my resignation on
reduce heating costs, so that in two the spot, but I know now I would have
years you could recover the amount regretted it.
invested. D) If I were to resign now, I'd probably
B) It pays to insulate your roof since you regret it.
certainly get back in around two years, E) Even now I find the idea of resigning
whatever you invest in lowered fuel rather tempting, and may do so.
costs.
C) Roof insulation reduces heating costs so
much that in just two years they
guarantee that you get back the money
you invest in it.
D) They guarantee that money invested in
roof insulation is recoverable in two
years through reduced fuel costs.
E) They claim that in under two years you
get back what you invest in roof
insulation through reduced fuel costs.

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126- I just couldn't make him understand that 129- The report did not get a favourable
good planning is essential to success. reception largely because it called for
massive increases in defence spending.
A) I've failed to convince him that the secret
to success lies in a sound plan. A) The unfavourable report on defence
B) Apparently he can't grasp the fact that spending showed convincingly that vast
without a sound plan, success is hard to sums of money had been wasted.
come by. B) The report failed to please for the
C) He refuses to believe that the plan will obvious reason that it recommended an
turn out to be successful. increase in expenditure for defence
D) He's convinced that the scheme is bound purposes.
to succeed. C) The extra expenditure for defence
E) I'll convince him in the end that no purposes is what made the report so
amount of planning can guarantee unpopular in many quarters.
success. D) The main reason why the report met with
so little approval was on account of the
2002 KASIM KPDS SORULARI vast increases in expenditure it
demanded for defence purposes.
127- I suppose most youngsters look forward E) The report was quite unacceptable on
eagerly to the time when they will be account of the fact that the
financially independent of their parents. recommended increases in defence
spending were quite unrealistic.
A) The dream of most youngsters is surely
to have lots of money of their own to 130- More market research on the likelihood of
spend as they want. the success of such an item is definitely
B) Presumably, most youngsters long to called for, before we invest more time,
have their own money instead of relying money or effort in it.
on their parents for it.
C) Obviously, youngsters can't be A) Once market research findings suggest it
independent of their parents while they is likely that this article will sell well, we
have to ask for money from them. will definitely start to invest more time,
D) Naturally, most young people can't wait money and effort in it.
to start earning their own money and so B) A great deal of time, money and effort
be independent of their parents. has already been invested in this
E) I assume that most young people are particular item, but market research
financially dependent on their parents findings are not very positive as to the
but wish not to be. likelihood of its success.
C) We really must not invest more time,
128- The normal school obviously doesn't money or effort in this particular item
have the resources necessary to cope until market research provides us with
with badly handicapped children. more grounds for believing that it will
sell.
A) When children are seriously D) Unless market research comes up with
handicapped, the ordinary school has to some really good proof that such an
find ways of answering their needs. article will market well, we must stop
B) The needs of such handicapped children investing so much time, money and
are beyond the range of any ordinary energy in it.
school programme. E) We cannot go on investing time, money
C) Seriously handicapped children cannot fit and energy in a product of this nature
into the routine of ordinary school life. while market research findings regarding
D) In an ordinary school, the needs of its selling potentiality are so dubious.
seriously handicapped children tend to
get forgotten.
E) When it's a case of seriously
handicapped children, the average
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131- Her lectures are both amusing and full of 134- Frankly, in my opinion the girl's musical
interest, and consequently, it’s hardly abilities are no more than average for her
surprising that she is so popular. age.

A) Her popularity is the result of her style of A) Even so, if you take the girl's age into
lecturing which really is fascinating. account, her musical performance was
B) She lectures in such an amusing manner no better than that of any of the others.
that everyone enjoys her lectures. B) To be honest, I don't think the girl's
C) She is a most entertaining speaker, and musical talents are anything out of the
so naturally she is in great demand. ordinary considering her age.
D) The fact that her lectures are so full of C) To be fair, for a girl of her age, you can
humour is clearly the reason for her hardly regard her musical abilities as
popularity. impressive.
E) Her sense of humour and her insight are D) Indeed she's not all that young, so I don't
what have made her so much in demand think this girl merits so much praise for
as a lecturer. her musical abilities
E) If you think about it, there's nothing
132- I'm not sure, but I have a nasty feeling he extraordinary about her musical
didn't do at all well at the interview. performance if you remember her age.

A) Actually, in my opinion, he may have 135- For many years now transport planners in
done a lot better at the interview than he the UK have been demanding that
fears. motorists pay directly for the use of
B) I hope I'm wrong but from what I can roads.
gather he made a real mess of the
interview. A) In the opinion of British transport
C) It's not definite yet, but I suspect he planners, it is the motorists themselves
didn't perform as well as he claims at the who should have paid for the upkeep of
interview. the roads all these years.
D) I could be wrong but I'm afraid his B) Over the years, transport planners in the
performance at the interview was rather UK have been suggesting that the
poor. upkeep of roads must be paid for by the
E) It's not very nice of me, and I may be motorists themselves.
mistaken, but I don't think he was any C) Transport planners in the UK have, for a
good at the interview. long time now, been insisting that those
who use the roads must pay for them
2003 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI directly.
D) British transport planners recommended,
133- We might well find that we need more a long time ago, that those who use the
than three weeks in which to complete a roads must pay for their upkeep directly.
report of this kind. E) In Britain, transport planners have been
arguing for many years that the upkeep
A) It shouldn't take us more than three of the roads is the responsibility of
weeks to finish a report like this one. motorists.
B) We might as well try to get this report
finished within three weeks. 136- The dramatic fall in share prices took
C) I don't imagine we can get through this even the experts by surprise.
report in three weeks, but we can try.
D) A report of this kind has never been A) Even those in the know were unprepared
drawn up in under three weeks. for the rapid drop in share prices.
E) It's quite likely that three weeks won't be B) The experts themselves were worried at
sufficient for us to finalize such a report. the sudden drop in share prices.
C) The rapid fall in share prices came as a
shock to all but the experts.
D) Even those who had been following
share prices closely hadn't expected
them to fall so dramatically.
E) When share prices suddenly dropped,
even those who knew the market well
were apprehensive.

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137- The new range of products launched last 140- He is recovering only slowly from the
Autumn is already selling well. operation; apparently progress is being
hindered by family problems.
A) The market for the new goods has
improved greatly since last Autumn. A) Since family problems are upsetting him,
B) Sales of the new products that appeared the recovery process after surgery will
on the market in the Autumn, are at last naturally be rather slow.
doing well. B) He isn't recovering from the operation as
C) Articles on sale for the first time in the fast as we had hoped since he is
Autumn are finally selling well. worrying about the family.
D) The goods put onto the market for the C) It seems that the process of recovery
first time last Autumn lave already found after surgery is being slowed down by
plenty of buyers. family problems.
E) The are still few buyers for t he new D) Obviously the recuperation period after
range of goods that first made an surgery will be a long one as he is
appearance last Autumn. worried about his family.
E) Family worries are, of course, partly
138- Social behaviour depends very much on responsible for his inability to recover
the information we collect about other quickly from the operation.
people.
141- It has been argued that people from the
A) Our social behaviour reflects to some Far East are better educated than
extent what we feel about the people Westerners and also more experienced in
around us. economic development
B) The conduct of he people around us
dictates our own social behaviour. A) Since education in the West is not up to
C) Our knowledge of others has a the standard of that in the Far East, an
considerable effect upon our social equal appreciation of economic matters
behaviour. is not to be expected.
D) Our attitude towards the people we come B) Apparently, people in the Far East pay
into contact with is naturally reflected in more attention to education than do
our social behaviour. those in the West and have a better
E) As we collect information about other understanding of economic matters.
people the way we behave towards them C) Now that people in the Far East are
may alter radically. better educated than most Westerners,
their ideas regarding economic matters
2003 KASIM KPDS SORULARI are more sophisticated.
D) The argument is that the better
139- Consultants of his calibre, whose advice education received in the Far East gives
is consistently reliable and objective, are people there a better grasp of economic
few and far between. development than is possible in the
West.
A) It is not often that one comes across a E) The point has been made that people in
consultant of his calibre, whose advice is the West don't get as good an education
unfailingly dependable and unbiased. as do those in the Far East, and further,
B) Rarely does one find a consultant like are less accomplished in matters
him whose advice is completely honest concerning economic development.
and disinterested.
C) He is one of those rare consultants who
one can rely on to give absolutely fair
and honest advice.
D) Consultants of any calibre can always be
counted on to advise in a balanced and
professional manner.
E) Fair and unbiased advice is what one
expects from a consultant of his calibre,
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142- This documentary focuses on the joys 2004 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI
and pressures that inevitably accompany
the bringing up of a disabled child. 145- The meeting lasted tor longer than we had
expected as, for some reason or another,
A) As is pointed out in the film, pain and there were continual interruptions.
pleasure are both to be experienced in
caring for a crippled child. A) The interruptions that made the meeting
B) In this feature film we are shown the last for so much longer than we
trials and pleasures that people with an anticipated were all of them quite
abnormal child experience. unnecessary.
C) The film highlights the pain and the B) it was on account of there being so many
pleasure inherent in the task of bringing interruptions that the meeting went on for
up a deformed child. so much longer than we had expected.
D) The delights and strains that one is C) We were interrupted time and again, on
bound to encounter when caring for a various accounts, so the meeting went
handicapped child are at the heart of this on longer than we had anticipated.
documentary. D) in spite of a succession of quite
E) The documentary shows how trials and unnecessary interruptions, the meeting
rewards are equally forthcoming when didn't actually last much longer than the
one is caring for an irrational child. time scheduled for it.
E) The scheduled time was not adequate
143- It's hardly surprising that inflation has for the meeting but this was largely due
been a paramount issue in so many to a succession of very annoying
recent election campaigns. interruptions.
A) It is interesting that it has been the issue 146- He should have known better than to have
of inflation that has dominated all the left his son in charge of the factory if only
election campaigns recently. for a week.
B) Inflation was naturally going to be a
dominant issue in a large number of A) Though it was only for a week, it was
election campaigns over recent years. foolish of him to make his son
C) It was to be expected that the crucial responsible for the running of the factory.
issue in all the election campaigns B) it was quite wrong of him to leave his son
should have been inflation. to run the factory for as long as a week.
D) Understandably, the majority of election C) it was foolish of the boy to imagine he
campaigns in recent times have could take his father's place in the
centered round one major issue, factory for a week.
inflation. D) He must have known that he couldn't
E) During recent years, most election leave his son in charge of the factory for
campaigns have undoubtedly made a whole week.
inflation the predominant issue. E) He was mistaken in thinking that his son
was up to the responsibility of running
144- If there is any likelihood of an attack on the factory for a week.
our position, precautionary measures
should be taken immediately. 147- To be honest, l wasn't expecting Andy to
stand up for me so openly at the meeting.
A) Our position is well-protected against
attack but we must maintain our A) l have to admit that l wasn't too pleased
defences. when Andy took my part like that at the
B) In the event of an attack our position will meeting.
be fiercely contested. B) Frankly, it came as quite a surprise to
C) In the unlikely event of an attack, our me when Andy was so outspokenly on
position will naturally be defended. my side at the meeting.
D) Should the position be attacked it will be C) it came as quite a surprise to me, too,
defended at all costs. that Andy should declare himself to be
E) Should an attack seem probable, our on my side.
position must be safeguarded at once. D) Actually l really wish Andy hadn't been
so ostentatiously on my side throughout
the meeting.
E) Naturally, when Andy look my part so
strongly at the meeting. I could hardly
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148- It seems l'm expected to introduce the main 2004 KASIM KPDS SORULARI
speaker at the conference, so l'd better find 151- China's determination to put people in
out something about his recent activities. space dates back to the 1960's.

A) I need to familiarize myself with what our A) It was only in the 1 960s that China could
main speaker has been doing of late, as contemplate travel in space
apparently it's my job to introduce him at B) China has been resolutely sending
the conference. people into space ever since the early
B) I've been chosen to introduce our main 1960s.
speaker at the conference which means l C) As far back as the 1960s, China also
need to find out something about him. recognized the need to send people into
C) Ihaven't managed to find out much about space.
our main speaker at the conference but D) From the 1960s onwards, China has
must do so as it's my job to introduce him. been captivated by space travel.
D) As I've been asked to introduce the main E) China has been set on getting people
speaker at this conference, l shall obviously into space ever since the 1960s.
have to get hold of some information about
his academic career. 152- They held a dinner party to mark the
E) If l am to introduce this speaker at our occasion of their fortieth wedding
conference, it's obviously essential that l anniversary.
have some idea of what he has been doing
in recent years. A) The dinner party they gave was to
commemorate forty years of marriage.
149- In my opinion, too many of the things that B) They have been married for forty years
happen in this company depend upon the and the dinner party is by way of
chairman's discretion. celebration.
C) When they have been married for forty
A) Just because he happens to be chairman of years they will give a dinner party to
the company he thinks he's the chief celebrate the fact.
decision-maker. D) At the dinner party, everyone
B) Ireckon that the company chairman has far congratulated them on forty years of
too big a say in what happens here. marriage.
C) The fact that he's the company chairman E) They have been married for forty years
doesn't give him the right to give all the and a dinner party was held in their
orders. honour.
D) it seems to me that the chairman interferes
in most of the affairs of the company 153- He got to the top at last because there
E) As I see it, the company chairman doesn't was literally nobody standing in his path.
know how to delegate the work of the
company efficiently. A) It was a long, hard grind to the top, but
he finally made it.
150- The reason behind the minister's refusal to B) If there had been any serious
make a statement to the press is uncertain, competition, it's not likely that he'd have
but l imagine he's playing for time. made it to the top.
C) As there was absolutely no one to
A) The minister continues to find excuses for prevent him from doing so, he finally
not making a statement to the press but made it to the top.
before long he will presumably have to do D) As there was no opposition, he quickly
so. rose to the top.
B) l can't think why the minister stili refuses to E) Since he faced no serious competition, it
hold a press conference; perhaps he was inevitable that he should get to the
doesn't have the time. top.
C) The minister, for some reason or another,
stili avoids a confrontation with the press
but he can't do this much longer.
D) No one knows why the minister is avoiding
meeting the press, but l expect he will have
to do so before long.
E) It's not clear why the minister has declined
to make a statement to the press, but
presumably it's a question of delay tactics.

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154- Information systems technology is one of 2005 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI


several tools available to managers for
coping with change. 157- I don't believe she is particularly clever,
but she has a great deal of charm and
A) The best means by which managers can people tend to do what she wants.
cope with change is Information systems
technology. A) Though she really is not very intelligent,
B) Information systems technology is the she has charm and people are always
one medium which managers turn to pleased to accept her leadership.
when change becomes inevitable. B) She may not be very bright, I personally
C) With the introduction of information don't think she is; but she certainly has a
systems technology managers now have winning way with people so they
a tool to ensure they can cope with generally act in the way she wants.
change. C) Her intelligence is no more than average,
D) Information systems technology is one of but she makes up for this with charm, so
a number of mediums which managers she can manipulate people easily.
can turn to when faced with change. D) It is as much her charm as her
E) With the assistance of, for instance, intelligence that enables her to make
information systems technology, people act in the way she wants them to.
managers find they can keep control E) She doesn't need to be intelligent as she
over change. has the gift of knowing-how to charm
people so that they act in the way she
155- He's one of those people who is always wants.
ready to promise help but rarely keeps his
promise. 158- I can't understand why we haven't heard
from him yet: he must have received the
A) He's often promised to help one, but parcel several days ago.
never once done so.
B) He's like lots of other people; he A) Surely he would have contacted us
promises to help but rarely does immediately on receiving the parcel; but
C) It's easy for him to promise to help, but it's hardly likely that it hasn't reached
he never actually does help. him.
D) Like so many others, he often promises B) I’m worried because he still hasn't
to help but then forgets to do so. contacted us could it be that the parcel
E) He's the sort of person who is good at still hasn't reached him?
promising help, but almost always fails to C) It’s odd that he still hasn't got in touch
do so with us: surely the parcel reached him at
least a day or two ago.
156- Get Jim to give the speech of welcome; D) I was sure he'd get in touch with us
he's quite the best person for the job. about the parcel; could it be that he
hasn't received it yet?
A) Try to persuade Jim to give the speech E) He really ought to have got in touch with
of welcome: he's good at such things. us before this, unless, of course, he still
B) Jim will give a far better speech of hasn't received the parcel.
welcome than anyone else would get
him to do it.
C) As he's good at things like that, why
don't you get Jim to give the speech of
welcome?
D) One person who is good at
speechmaking is Jim; ask him to do it.
E) Jim will make as good a speech of
welcome as anyone l know; see if he'll
agree to do it.

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159- The last time I talked to him, he told me 162- When he asked which one I wanted, I said
that the business was doing well; but I didn't mind.
apparently that's not the case now!
A) He said I could choose between them,
A) When we last met, the business was but I said it didn't matter to me.
doing well or so he said; but I fear that is B) He said I had to choose, but I didn't want
hardly the case any longer. to.
B) The account he gave of the business the C) It was up to me to choose between them,
last time we spoke, was a favourable but I really didn't want to.
one, but now I'm not too sure, D) He wanted me to choose for him and I
C) The last time we met he assured me that agreed to do so.
all was going well with the business, but E) I would have done the choosing if they
I don't know what's happening now. had asked me to.
D) When we last spoke he seemed
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up, but obviously it's not doing so now!
E) When we last spoke together, he said 163- Houses in this area are expected to go up
the business was doing fine; but now, it in value once the new road is finished.
seems,' things are rather different.
A) As the new road nears completion there
160- Some scientists think that a meteor is an increase in the demand for property
impact, that occurred around 65 million in the region.
years ago, may have caused the B) If ever they finish the road, the price of
extinction of the dinosaurs. houses in the neighborhood will be
affected.
A) In the opinion of some scientists, the C) The new bad, when it's finished could
extinction of the dinosaurs could have bring house prices in the neighborhood
been the result of the impact of a meteor down.
which occurred roughly 65 million years D) The new road is nearing completion and
ago. this is already being reflected in the price
B) According to some scientists, the of property in the area.
extinction of the dinosaurs was caused E) When they open the new road, house
by a meteor that struck Earth 657 million prices in the area will almost certainly
or so years ago. rise.
C) Some scientists reckon that the impact of
a meteor that struck Earth some 65 164- Coffee beans are second only to
million years ago need not have caused petroleum as the most traded commodity
the extinction of the dinosaurs. in the world.
D) These scientists agree that the impact of
a meteor over 65 million years ago must A) Petroleum is the world's most traded
have caused the extinction of the commodity, and after that come coffee
dinosaurs. beans.
E) The extinction of the dinosaurs could B) Petroleum and coffee beans share the
only have been caused by a meteor honour of being the world's most traded
impact that occurred some 65 million commodities.
years ago. C) Coffee beans vie with petroleum as the
world's most sought-after commodity.
161- The sooner we get the new system into D) Coffee beans are not the world's most
action, the better. sought-after commodity.
E) Petroleum has superseded coffee beans
A) Once the new system is working, the as the world's most traded commodity.
situation will improve.
B) We should get the new system working
as soon as possible.
C) Sooner or later we'll have to install a new
system.
D) At some future date a new system is
going to be necessary.
E) We are going to get a new system
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165- The lesson to be drawn from his success 168- I refuse to lie about it at the trial; it's
story is the importance of understanding against my principles to do otherwise.
the market.
A) You'd be well advised to stick to the truth
A) He was only successful after he had at the trial; it doesn't pay to lie there.
learned to appreciate the scope of his B) At the trial I shall stick to the truth; I really
market. can't bring myself to lie there.
B) The ability to understand is an essential C) Don't listen to them if they want you to lie
ingredient of success, especially in for them; surely you're above that.
business. D) It would be unforgivable to lie at the trial:
C) His success lies in his sensitive grasp of something to be regretted for ever.
the market; and that's the main point to E) I won't be bullied into telling lies; it
be learned. wouldn't do any good any way.
D) Marketing techniques are of first
importance to the businessman. 2006 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI
E) His success story has no parallel and is
not likely to be repeated. 169- I find the way he habitually orders people
about quite objectionable.
166- The Malaysian make of car should be king
of the roads there, owing to the steep A) If he persists in giving orders in this
tariffs imposed on imported cars; but this manner, I will be forced to show my
is not the case. resentment.
B) If he ordered me about like that, I’d
A) Malaysian-made cars are only preferable certainly object on every occasion.
to foreign makes because they are C) I’m always on the offensive when he
cheaper, though not much cheaper. starts giving orders to everyone.
B) Since foreign cars are so heavily taxed, D) He persistently orders people around
home produced makes are far more which I find really offensive.
popular in Malaysia; this is only natural. E) I always get upset when he starts giving
C) Tariffs on imported cars In Malaysia are orders to the people around him.
prohibitive and this is why people buy
home produced models though they do 170- At first glance, Chinese students appear
not wish to. as eager as ever to study in the US.
D) One might expect the Malaysian make of
car to be the most popular make there A) On the surface it seems that there is no
as imported cars are so heavily taxed; decline in the desire of Chinese students
but it is not so. to get educated in the US.
E) Surprisingly enough, foreign cars are just B) Apparently, Chinese students are
as popular as Malaysian ones there increasingly keen to continue their
even though they are heavily taxed. studies in the US.
C) To all outward appearances, Chinese
167- You should be able to tell the meaning of students are no less eager than they
this word from its context. used to be to go to the US.
D) Apparently, as long as Chinese students
A) The context of the word gives one a are eager to study in the US, they’ll do
pretty good idea of what it must mean. so.
B) Out of context I couldn't say what this E) It seems as if Chinese students are still
word means. equally keen to study in the US.
C) As you know the subject well, can't you
make out what he's trying to say? 171- Getting a law passed is one thing but
D) You don't know the word but you can still getting it enforced is quite another thing.
make an educated guess as to what it
means. A) The law has already been passed, but I
E) It wasn't difficult to figure out what he suspect it won’t be easy to implement it.
was trying to say. B) Once the law has been passed, it will be
easy enough to put it into effect.
C) If the law has been passed, it will soon
come into effect.
D) The law has been passed and will soon
be enforced.
E) The passing of a law and the
implementing of it are two very different
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172- An enduring illusion of the Americans is 174- Of all the decisions a free people must
that every social imperfection can be face, the question of war or peace is the
corrected simply by passing a law. most crucial.

A) Americans can still be deluded into A) A free people is never confronted by a


thinking that social problems can be more momentous choice than that of war
effectively overcome by passing laws. or peace.
B) A continuing misconception of the B) The choice of war or peace is a critical
Americans is that all it takes to rectify a one, but all free people do, on occasion,
social shortcoming is the passing of a have to face it.
law. C) The issue of war or peace is a vital one
C) Among the recurring delusions of but free people sometimes have to come
Americans is the idea that, by passing up against it.
laws, a remedy can be found for all D) When confronted with the choice of war
social grievances. or peace free people realize it is the
D) Americans can easily be tricked into most momentous of all issues.
believing that all social wrongs can be E) The most critical choice that a free
righted by the passing of laws. people is ever called upon to make
E) The erroneous belief that social defects concerns the issue of war or peace.
can easily be overcome by the passing
of laws still persists among the people of 2006 KASIM KPDS SORULARI
America.
175- Visitors to the country are often struck by
173- Great or notorious leaders seem to have the warmth and hospitality of its people.
unusual and distinctive capabilities that
mark them off from the rest of us. A) The inhabitants of the country are quite
courteous and kind, which is why so
A) Leaders, whether they are remarkable many people want to visit there.
for good or evil, are different from the B) What always amazes the natives of the
rest of the world on account of their rare country is the graciousness and geniality
potential. of the travellers there.
B) It is the distinctive quality of uniqueness C) The thing about the people visiting the
that marks the great and the notorious country is that they dislike being
leaders alike, and that sets them off from surprised.
the rest of us. D) The friendliness and generosity of the
C) Leaders, both illustrious and infamous country’s inhabitants frequently impress
ones, are apparently endowed with rare tourists.
and remarkable capacities that E) The country’s natives are especially
distinguish them from other people. friendly and helpful to tourists, which
D) Both the eminent and the notorious greatly surprised us all.
leaders of the world are set apart from
the rest of mankind on account of their 176- Today we are more prosperous and have
rare abilities. better relationships across the
E) It is on account of their remarkable generations than ever before.
capabilities that the great and the
disreputable leaders alike, are so A) I think people today have more money
different from the rest of mankind. than they used to, but inter-generational
relationships have suffered as a
consequence.
B) In the past there used to be more
prosperity and better inter-generational
communication.
C) People these days are better off
financially and there is better
communication between different age
groups than at any time in the past.
D) These days we are better at establishing
trust between people than we used to
be, although we may lack financial
resources.
E) Nowadays people think that relationships
and trust between generations are more
important than wealth.

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177- On seeing the new shopping centre for 179- Until recently people felt that Nigerian
the first time I wondered whether it would ministers were being too optimistic, but
succeed, with all the other shops already there is now no question that the
in the neighbourhood. country’s financial position is growing
steadily stronger.
A) I’m sure the new shopping centre will
make a profit, because it is much nicer A) It is now clear that Nigeria’s economy is
than the other shops nearby. in a strong upward cycle but previously
B) Because there were already many shops people doubted the hopeful attitude of
in the area, when I first noticed it I wasn’t Nigerian ministers.
sure if the new shopping centre would do B) Nigerian ministers today have no
well. apprehensions about their country’s
C) Due to the lack of shops in the area, I financial status, as it is plain that it is
couldn’t understand why the new constantly getting better.
shopping centre wasn’t successful from C) In the past, even though Nigeria’s
the beginning. economic status was constantly
D) There are quite a few shops in the improving, people were often mistrustful
neighbourhood, so the new shopping of its ministers’ confident views.
centre will face stiff competition. D) Though Nigerian ministers were
E) I don’t know why they built a new previously sceptical of positive ideas
shopping centre in our neighbourhood; about their country’s financial status, it
there was certainly no need for one. has become obvious that its economy is
advancing day by day.
178- A recent survey regarding new E) Today we see that Nigeria is progressing
engineering graduates revealed that these economically, but in the recent past, this
graduates lack communication skills. was not the case and economists were
wary of the optimistic views of its
A) New engineering graduates are not as leaders.
good at communicating as their
predecessors, according to the results of 180- It’s only now that she understands how
a recent survey. unhappy she was during her twenties.
B) A deficiency in communicative skills was
the most common complaint about new A) Despite the fact that her twenties were
engineering graduates, according to a not a happy time for her, she now
recent survey. understands how to be happy.
C) The fact that recent engineering B) What makes her regretful is that, in her
graduates do not have the ability to twenties, she could not be happy at all.
make themselves understood was made C) Having been unhappy during her
clear by a new survey. twenties, she is now a very
D) The results of a new survey on understanding person.
engineering graduates suggest that the D) She was terribly unhappy during her
most recent of these graduates are only twenties, but she has only just realized it.
average communicators. E) She now realizes that she must come to
E) Good communication skills were rated in terms with the unhappiness she faced in
a recent survey as the most sought-after her twenties.
quality in new engineering graduates.

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2007 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI 184- Her aquatic undertakings captured the
public imagination and brought her
181- No other building embodies the history of unexpected fame.
Paris more than does the famous
cathedral of Notre-Dame. A) Her investigations into life in the oceans
earned her the admiration of the general
A) Of all the great buildings of Paris, the public.
cathedral of Notre-Dame holds a very B) Her underwater adventures appealed to
special place among the people. the general public and soon she became
B) The only building in Paris that is of any quite famous.
real significance is surely the magnificent C) As her understanding of the sea-bed
cathedral of Notre-Dame. grew she attracted considerable
C) Of all the buildings in Paris, it is the attention and even became famous.
celebrated cathedral of Notre-Dame that D) She contributed greatly to our knowledge
most truly represents the past of that of aquatic life and deserves her fame.
city. E) People were enthralled by her undersea
D) Except for the famous cathedral of missions and, surprisingly, she became
Notre-Dame, none of the buildings of famous.
Paris are historically representative.
E) With the exception of the renowned 185- The 1980s brought a surge of new interest
Notre-Dame, few of the buildings of in expanding the definition of intelligence.
Paris are in anyway remarkable.
A) Efforts to widen the definition of
182- The north of Italy is directly responsible intelligence are immensely characteristic
for the country’s place among the world’s of the 1980s.
top industrial nations. B) It was during the 1980s that the definition
of intelligence attracted some attention.
A) Italy’s northern regions are well-known C) During the 1980s the desire to broaden
as one of the most industrialized areas in the definition of intelligence re-appeared
the world. with compelling force.
B) It is entirely the northern part of the D) With the 1980s radical new definitions of
country that has earned Italy a prominent intelligence suddenly and unexpectedly
position among the world’s industrial came into being.
nations. E) With the 1980s came the compulsive
C) In Italy, industry is focused in the north, desire to narrow the definitions of
but nevertheless she is still one of the intelligence.
world’s top industrial nations.
D) Italy is one of the world’s top industrial 186- An engineer must attempt to foresee
countries even though all the industrial possible misuses of a product by a
activities are concentrated in the north. consumer, and take this into account in
E) Italy is one of the few countries in the his design.
industrial world where only one region,
the north, is industrialized. A) When designing a product an engineer
should consider how a consumer might
183- Although for many individuals, personal misuse it, and adjust the design
ethics are rooted in religious beliefs, this accordingly.
is not true for everyone. B) An engineer should never forget that his
products will be misused and so he must
A) Each individual has his own ethical make them as safe as possible.
standards and these always reflect his C) In designing a product, an engineer
religious beliefs. should remember that it will most likely
B) Everyone has his own ethical code which be misused by consumers unless his
may or may not have a religious design prevents this.
foundation. D) An engineer should design products that
C) With most people religious beliefs and consumers cannot possibly misuse.
ethical standards are largely in harmony, E) Engineers know that, however well a
at least in most situations. product has been designed, consumers
D) There is a religious basis to the special will always find a way to misuse it.
ethical code of many people, but not, by
any means, of all people.
E) Ethical standards usually effect religious
beliefs but there are certain rare
exceptions.

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2007 KASIM KPDS SORULARI 189- Libya is almost all desert with the
exception of the cities of Tripoli and
187- Clinton is said to be charismatic because Benghazi, which traditionally have had
he seems to embody the virtue of caring little in common.
when he speaks.
A) Libya is so covered by desert that it has
A) Because people are very impressed by only the cities of Tripoli and Benghazi,
what Clinton says, they admire him and which are totally different from each
think that he has a great deal of other.
charisma. B) If one leaves out Tripoli and Benghazi,
B) Because, through his speech, Clinton cities historically almost competely unlike
can move people, they believe that each other, nearly all of Libya is covered
charisma is a distinctive quality of his by desert.
character. C) Libya’s cities of Tripoli and Benghazi,
C) Since in addressing people Clinton which do not share a common tradition,
appears to be genuinely concerned, it is are not affected by the desert which
said that he has charisma. completely covers the country.
D) People are always very concerned when D) Since Libya’s cities of Tripoli and
Clinton addresses them, and so they Benghazi, which have little shared
regard him as a very charismatic person. tradition, are situated on the coast, the
E) When Clinton addresses people, he rest of the country is completely covered
arouses their feelings so much that they by desert.
admire him for his charismatic E) Because Libya is covered by desert, its
personality. cities of Tripoli and Benghazi, which do
not have a common historical heritage,
188- According to de-miners, up to 90 per cent are situated by the sea.
of their time is spent combing areas that
ultimately prove to be free of mines. 190- Critics have disagreed as to whether
Antigone or Creon is the protagonist of
A) De-miners point out that they spend Sophocles’ play Antigone.
almost all of their time searching
thoroughly for mines in areas which, in A) The question whether the main character
the end, turn out to be without them. in Antigone, which is a playby
B) As de-miners have pointed out, the Sophocles, is Antigone or Creon is a
search for mines in areas which in fact matter of controversy among critics.
do not have any mines usually takes B) As regards Sophocles’ play Antigone,
quite a long time. critics have pointed out that it is not
C) As far as de-miners are concerned, a lot certain whether Antigone or Creon is a
of time is needed to undertake a search more important character.
for mines in areas where it is almost C) To what extent Antigone or Creon
impossible to discover them. becomes the leading character in
D) As we learn from de-miners, it takes Sophocles’ Antigone has led critics into a
some time to look for mines in areas in futile discussion.
which one discovers that actually there D) According to various critical views, in his
are no mines. play Antigone,Sophocles does not make
E) For de-miners, it takes little time to it clear whether Antigone or Creon is the
search for mines in areas which in fact most important character.
do not have them. E) There is much controversy among critics
that, in his play Antigone,Sophocles has
failed to make Antigone or Creon the
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191- Over the years researchers have learned


a lot about how and why cancer forms.

A) Through their research into cancer,


scientists have finally discovered the
causes of the disease and suggested
various forms of treatment.
B) For many years, scientists have carried
out much research into different types of
cancer and are now able to discuss them
fully.
C) It has taken a long time for scientists to
find out about various kinds of cancer
and suggest different methods of
treatment.
D) For many years, cancer research has
been a serious concern for researchers,
who are now able to explain the causes
of this disease.
E) Those who are involved in cancer
research have, over time, come to know
much about the ways and causes of the
disease’s development.

192- Stopping the international obesity


epidemic is as tough a problem as any
now facing public-health officials.

A) Public-health officials are trying hard, as


they do with any other problem, to
prevent the spread of obesity throughout
the world.
B) Public-health officials are finding it very
hard to prevent obesity throughout the
world, which is very serious like any
other problem that concerns them.
C) Obesity is so common throughout the
world that its prevention is a very difficult
problem for health-officials, who are
already dealing with other problems.
D) For public-health officials, the prevention
of obesity, which is widespread
throughout the world, is an extremely
difficult problem like any other they are
currently concerned with.
E) It is not so challenging a task for public-
health officials, who are already dealing
with many serious problems, to prevent
obesity in the world.

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CEVAP ANAHTARI
1 D 51 E 101 C 151 E
2 C 52 D 102 D 152 A
3 B 53 E 103 C 153 C
4 A 54 B 104 E 154 D
5 D 55 E 105 C 155 E
6 C 56 B 106 A 156 B
7 D 57 D 107 D 157 B
8 A 58 A 108 B 158 C
9 E 59 C 109 E 159 E
10 B 60 E 110 B 160 A
11 D 61 C 111 D 161 B
12 E 62 D 112 B 162 A
13 B 63 B 113 E 163 E
14 A 64 E 114 B 164 A
15 E 65 C 115 D 165 C
16 D 66 E 116 A 166 D
17 B 67 A 117 A 167 A
18 C 68 B 118 E 168 B
19 D 69 E 119 E 169 D
20 D 70 C 120 D 170 A
21 D 71 B 121 D 171 E
22 C 72 C 122 E 172 B
23 C 73 C 123 A 173 C
24 C 74 B 124 B 174 E
25 B 75 D 125 C 175 D
26 E 76 A 126 A 176 C
27 C 77 B 127 B 177 B
28 B 78 E 128 E 178 C
29 D 79 D 129 D 179 A
30 C 80 C 130 C 180 D
31 D 81 A 131 C 181 C
32 C 82 C 132 D 182 B
33 E 83 E 133 E 183 D
34 B 84 B 134 B 184 E
35 B 85 A 135 C 185 C
36 A 86 D 136 A 186 A
37 E 87 B 137 D 187 C
38 B 88 A 138 C 188 A
39 D 89 C 139 A 189 B
40 A 90 B 140 C 190 A
41 C 91 B 141 E 191 E
42 B 92 C 142 D 192 D
43 C 93 D 143 D 193
44 C 94 A 144 E 194
45 A 95 C 145 C 195
46 E 96 D 146 A 196
47 D 97 C 147 B 197
48 B 98 E 148 A 198
49 A 99 B 149 B 199
50 E 100 A 150 E 200

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