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YDS İNGİLİZCE SORULARI 1995

1.-18. sorularda, verilen cümlede 4. Unless you take your medicine


boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen _____ that cough of yours will
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. never go.

A) decisively
1. I didn’t want to _____ with
B) regularly
Peter about doing the washing
C) reluctantly
up.
D) specially
A) apologize E) elaborately
B) conclude
C) quarrel
D) contrast
E) blame
5. Your bicycle goes much faster
than _____ because it’s a lot
lighter.
2. The earthquake caused _____
damage but not much as
expected. A) mine
B) him
A) competent C) us
B) sensible D) their
C) rapid E) our
D) faithful
E) considerable

6. A lot of pictures were really


3. What attracted most attention
in his speech was his _____ very good, but Mary’s was
to create new jobs. certainly _____ of all.

A) strike A) well
B) election B) beter
C) precaution C) as good
D) promise D) as well
E) doubt E) the best

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7. I had to pay _____ for these 11. _____ my great surprise,


shoes than I expected to. almost everyone agreed _____
him.
A) the most
B) far more A) For / to
C) very much B) To / with
D) too many C) At / from
E) fewer D) In / of
E) With / by
8. I don’t think Frank is old
_____ to stay at home alone.

A) so
B) too
C) enough
D) even 12. _____ I meet John he complains
E) rather about the neighbours.

A) Whenever
9. I can remember the main plot B) Whatever
of the novel but almost _____ C) Whereas
of the details. D) Whichever
E) While
A) none
B) anything
C) little
D) less
E) all

10. Over 40 million people pass


13. I’d like to introduce you to
_____ Heathrow airport each
year and at least 900 aircraft Mrs. Trot, _____ husband you
land and take off every day. used to work with.

A) away A) where
B) in B) whom
C) before C) whose
D) through D) which
E) along E) who
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14. I may never be able to come 17. I wish I _____ you but I was
back to Turkey, _____ I want short of money myself.
to see as much as possible
while I am here. A) have helped
B) can help
A) since C) would help
B) unless D) could have helped
C) because E) help
D) so
E) although
18. I suppose you _____ the
contract and understand what
it _____.

A) read / has meant


B) will read / meant
15. She didn’t mind _____ her hair C) have read / means
wet in the rain. D) had read / would mean
E) are reading / mean
A) get
B) to get
C) in getting
D) to have 19.-24. sorularda, cümleyi uygun
E) getting şekilde tamamlayan ifadeyi bu-
lunuz.

19. He didn’t settle into the new


job _____.

A) which problems could have


16. So far I’ve only written half of been avoided.
the report, but I _____ all of it B) if they had offered a higher
by Saturday. salary.
C) whether he was experienced
A) will have finished or not.
B) have finished D) unless he had to work
C) finish occasionally on a Sunday.
D) finished E) as quickly as he had
E) might have finished expected to.
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20. Faxing is a means of 22. _____ when I retire next year.


telecommutilation, _____.
A) I expect Richard will take
A) that worked on a system over as Chairman
similar to the telephone B) The meeting has been put
system. off
B) which has developed very C) Many changes would have
quickly over the past few taken place
years. D) I hadn’t decided what to say
C) therefore charges will vary at the party
accord ding to the time of E) I would be able send you
the day. the price list
D) unless companies were
using it in place of telex
machines.
E) whether or not you state the
name of the receiver.

21. Manufacturers could bring


down the prices of their
products _____. 23. If had known you were coming
_____.
A) in spite of careful market
research A) I may ask John to join us.
B) as companies misjudge the B) There is a very good meal
market waiting for you.
C) knowing how much the public C) I would have arranged to
was prepared to pay stay at home this evening.
D) instead of spending so much D) You won’t need to take a
on advertising taxi to the station.
E) not only must you supply E) I ought to have given you
good product my telephone number.
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24. _____ even though the quality 26. He complains unceasingly, but
of the goods is rather poor. nobody takes him seriously.

A) They had felt obliged to A) Sürekli, kimsenin onu cid-


vote on it diye almadığından şikayet
B) The effectiveness of the ediyor.
campaign had been prevented B) Sürekli dert yanıyor, ama
C) In my opinion, already too hiç kimse onun ciddi oldu-
late it was ğuna inanmıyor.
D) Buyers could not have been C) Durmadan şikayet ediyor,
found ama kimse onu ciddiye
E) His business is expanding almıyor.
quite fast D) Kimse onun ciddi olduğuna
inanmasa da, o şikayet et-
mekten hiç vazgeçmiyor.
E) Ne kadar şikayet ederse et-
25.-30. sorularda, verilen İngi- sin, kimse onun söyledikle-
lizce cümlenin Türkçe dengini rini gerçek kabul etmiyor.
bulunuz.

25. You ought to have warned us 27. The sales campaign was so
that she was likely to interfere successful that the profits for
with our work. the year nearly doubled.

A) Onun işimize karıştığını, A) Kampanya öylesine başarı-


her ihtimale karşı bize bil- lıydı ki yıl içinde satışlardan
dirmeniz gerekirdi. sağlanan kâr hızla arttı.
B) Onun, muhtemelen işimize B) Satış kampanyası o kadar
karışacağı konusunda bizi başarılıydı ki yıllık kâr nere-
uyarmanız gerekirdi. deyse iki katına çıktı.
C) Ne olursa olsun, ona işi- C) kadar başarılı bir kampanya
mizle ilgilenmesini söyle- düzenledik ki yıllık satış kâ-
meniz gerekirdi. rımız kat kat arttı.
D) Ne de olsa, onun işimize el D) Satış kampanyasında öyle-
atması gerektiğini bize açık- sine başarılıydık ki bu yılki
lamanız gerekirdi. kârımız beklenenden yük-
E) Her şeye rağmen onun işi- sek oldu.
mize karışmasının mümkün E) Kampanyalı satışlarda öyle-
olmadığını bildirmeniz ge- sine başarı elde ettik ki yıl
rekiyordu. içi karımız kat kat yükseldi.
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28. We were advised to visit 29. He was pleased with the hotel
Ephesus early in the day before we found for him as it was
it got too hot. clean and quiet.

A) Efes’i, sıcak bastırmadan A) Ona bulduğumuz otel o ka-


gündüz erken gezmemiz dar temiz ve sakindi ki
tavsiye edildi. memnun kaldığını birkaç
B) Efes’i gezmek için, hava kez söyledi.
ısınmadan gündüz erken- B) Kendisine temiz ve sakin bir
den yola çıkmamız önerildi. otel bulamayacağız diye
C) Efes’i, bize önerildiği gibi kaygılanıyordu.
gündüz sıcağı başlamadan C) Bulduğumuz otel sakin ve
erken gezdik. temiz olduğu için orada
D) Sıcak bastırmadan Efes’i kalmayı memnuniyetle ka-
gezebilmek için, sabah er- bul etti.
ken hareket etmemiz is- D) Kendisi için bulduğumuz
tendi. otelden, temiz ve sakin ol-
E) Bize Efes’e erken giderek ması nedeniyle memnun
sıcak bastırmadan dönme- kaldı.
miz söylenmiştir. E) Onu memnun edebilmek
için temiz ve sakin bir otel
bulmamız gerekiyordu.
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30. The suspect was soon convicted 32. Onlar ne derse desin, müca-
as there was so much evidence deleden vazgeçmeyeceğiz.
against him.
A) It’s just as they said, the
A) Aleyhindeki kararlar ortaya struggle must continue.
konur konmaz sanık ceza- B) It doesn’t matter what they
landırıldı. say we’ve struggled enough
B) Sanığın aleyhine o kadar already.
çok kanıt vardı ki mahkeme C) The struggle will go on
onu hemen cezalandırdı. whatever anyone says.
C) Aleyhteki kanıtların çok ol- D) No matter what they say,
we shall not give up the
ması nedeniyle sanık oldukça
struggle.
ağır bir cezaya çarptırıldı.
E) In spite of what they say,
D) Sanık aleyhindeki kanıtlar o
the struggle cannot be
kadar çoktu ki suçlu bulun-
avoided.
maması olanaksızdı.
E) Aleyhine çok kanıt olduğu
için, sanık hemen suçlu 33. 1980’lere kadar, çoğu tanın-
bulundu. mış gazetelerin büroları Fleet
Caddesindeydi.

A) The offices in Fleet Street


31.-36. sorularda, verilen Türkçe were taken over by the
cümlenin İngilizce dengini bulu- leading newspapers in the
nuz. 1980s.
B) Even in the 1980s there
were many well known
31. Birkaç kişi daha çağırmayı
newspapers with offices in
isterdim. Fleet Street.
C) From the 1980s onwards,
A) I was only able to invite a many leading newspapers
few people. tried to get offices in Fleet
B) I think we should invite Street.
some more people. D) Since 1980s Fleet Street
C) I would have liked to have has been favored by the
invited a few more people. leading newspapers on
D) A few more people should account of its offices.
have been invited. E) Until the 1980s most of the
E) I wanted them to invite a well-known newspapers had
few other people. their offices in Fleet Street.
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34. Bütün yapman gereken, ihti- 36. Sorunu ele alıştaki etkili yön-
yaçların için en uygun olan temine hayran olmaktan ken-
arabayı seçmektir. dimi alamadım.

A) The best thing would be to A) I couldn’t help admiring her


get the car that you like effective manner in dealing
best. with the problem.
B) All you have to do is B) I wouldn’t have admired the
choose the car that best fits manner in which she dealt
your needs. with the problem unless it
C) In choosing a car, the most had been effective.
important thing is that it C) Efficiency in dealing with
suits your needs.
problems is something I
D) The best car to get is the
always admire.
one that really suits your
D) The ability to cope with
needs.
problems efficiently is an
E) All that is needed is a car
admirable quality.
that really does what you
E) She has a rare ability for
want it to do.
coping with difficulties which
I can’t help admiring.
35. Görünüşte hiç kimse onun
kötü davrandığını kabul et-
mek istemiyordu.

A) Unfortunately, none of those


who had behaved badly were
prepared to admit it.
B) Obviously, those who had
behaved badly were not
going to admit it.
C) Apparently, no one was
willing to admit that he had
behaved badly.
D) Actually everyone had
behaved badly but no one
would admit it.
E) Finally it was admitted that
no one had behaved really
badly.
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37.-39. soruları aşağıdaki par- 38. The passage stresses that


çaya göre cevaplayınız. people interested in gardening
_____.

England is famous for its


A) find it, necessary to move
gardens, and most people like
out to distant rural areas.
gardening. This is probably one
B) need large gardens in order
reason why so many people
to get satisfaction.
prefer to live in houses rather
C) are in a minority in England.
than in flats. Particularly in
D) get very little encouragement
suburban areas it is possible to
from the media.
pass row after row of ordinary
E) are supplied with information
small houses, each one with its
and guidance by both the
neatly kept patch of grass
television and the press.
surrounded by a great variety of
flowers and shrubs. Enthusiasts
of gar dining get a great deal of
helpful advice from the
television and magazines.

39. The passage is concerned


37. The passage points out that, with _____.
because many English people
are fond of gardening _____. A) the increasing demand for
new varsities of flowers and
A) they don’t want to live in shrubs.
suburban areas. B) the problems of gardening
B) houses are more popular in suburban areas.
than flats. C) the new techniques in
C) they can spare little time for gardening.
the television. D) the enthusiasm of people in
D) the price of land is constantly England for gardens and
going up. gardening.
E) they grow flowers but not E) how to look after the grass
grass and fruit trees. in gardens.
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40.-42. soruları aşağıdaki par- 41. As pointed out in the passage,


çaya göre cevaplayınız. people nowadays _____.

A) prefer entertaining television


Public libraries, maintained by
programmed to reading.
the local authorities, are well
B) are using public libraries
developed and progressive, and
more than they used to in
everywhere allow people to
the past.
borrow books without charge.
C) read a lot but don’t use the
The books in the lending
libraries much.
section are always kept on open
D) complain a great deal about
shelves, and library staffs are
the poor services the libraries
very helpful in getting books on
are offering.
request from other libraries
E) are using the exchange
through the exchange system.
system less and less
Most libraries report an increase
frequently.
in borrowing over the past few
years, so television does not
seem to be stopping people
from reading, so it was feared
that it would.

42. The passage gives us the


impression that public libraries
_____.
40. It is explained in the passage
that any book which is not A) charge more than is
available in one library _____. necessary for the services
given.
A) won’t be available at any B) are no longer receiving any
library. financial support from local
B) can be brought from another. authorities.
C) discourages people from C) are working extremely
using libraries. efficiently at present.
D) spoils the whole lending D) do not cooperate with each
system of the public libraries. other at all.
E) should be reported to the E) are understaffed and poorly
librarian. equipped.
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43.-45. soruları aşağıdaki par- 43. It is explained in the passage


çaya göre cevaplayınız. that the term “Fahrenheit”
_____.

Fahrenheit is the system of


A) has retained its popularity
measuring the temperature,
among young people.
how hot or cold the weather is,
B) is very rarely used in Britain
and used by many people in
today.
Britain. The freezing point
C) refers to the scale of
Fahrenheit is 32 degrees. So a
temperature between 32°
cold winter’s day in Britain would
and 90°.
have a temperature of 38°f (3°
D) is never used in weather
centigrade) and a hot summer’s
forecasts.
day would have a temperature
E) derives from the name of a
of 90°f (32° centigrade) The
German scientist.
Fahrenheit scale was invented
by the German scientist Gabriel
Fahrenheit in 1710. Today in
Britain most people over twenty
five know the Fahrenheit scale
but the centigrade system
(Celsius) is being used more
and more. Weather forecasts on
television and in newspapers
show temperature in both scales.
44. It is implied in the passage that
in the long run, the Celsius
system _____.

A) will be remembered only by


the elderly.
B) will soon fall into disuse.
C) seems likely to be favored
by newspapers but not by
television.
D) will replace the Fahrenheit
one.
E) will improve and become
more reliable.
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45. The passage deals with 46.-48. soruları aşağıdaki par-


_____. çaya göre cevaplayınız.

A) two different systems of


The Falklands are a group of
measuring the temperature.
small islands in the South
B) the advantages of the
Atlantic close to Argentina, with
Fahrenheit scale over the
a population of 1.200 British
Celsius scale.
citizens. They have been British
C) the scientific research carried
territory since 1892. Disputes
out by Gabriel Fahrenheit.
about who owns the islands go
D) the range in temperature to
back to the eighteenth century.
be fond in the British Isles.
Argentina has long claimed that
E) the declining popularity of
these islands, which they call
the Celsius scarlet in
the Malvinas, belong to them.
Britain.
They occupied the islands in
April 1982 and the Falklands War
lasted until July 1982 when
British forces won them back. The
Falklands War had an enormous
impact on Britain and is still
controversial. Some people seat
it as a restoration of Britain’s old
imperial power.

46. It is pointed out in the


passage that both Britain and
Argentina _____.

A) were reluctant to start the


Falklands War.
B) regard the Falklands as
their own territory.
C) realize that these islands are
of no implanted to anyone.
D) prefer to use the name
Malvinas for these islands.
E) only laid claim to the
islands after 1892.
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47. According to the passage, the 49.-53. sorularda, verilen cüm-


Falklands War _____. leye anlamca en yakın cümleyi
bulunuz.
A) was being fought, on and
off between 1892 and 1982.
49. I happened to run into him on
B) was largely ignored by the
my way to the library.
British public.
C) showed how right Argentina
A) Fortunately, I met him just
was claiming the islads.
before I entered the library.
D) was followed by a withdrawal
B) We met and went to the
of most British citizens from
library together.
the islands.
C) I met him by chance as I
E) broke out after the islands
was going to the library.
were invaded by Argentina.
D) I was quite surprised when I
met him in the library.
E) I happened to se him going
into the library.

50. All the best items had been


48. One may conclude from the sold by the time we got to the
pas sage that, even today, exhibition.
Britain’s hold over the Falkland
islands _____. A) We arrived at the exhibition
too late to find anything
A) is regarded as politically and worth buying.
eco nominally unnecessary B) We stayed on at the
by everyone in Britain. exhibition until all the best
B) could, in all likelihood, lead things had been sold.
to another war between C) By the time we arrived at the
Britain and other prows. exhibition they had sold all
C) causes more problems than but a few expensive items.
benefits to the British public. D) This time there were some
D) is felt by some people to be very fine items at the
a continuation of the British exhibition.
imperial rule. E) Some of the most valuable
E) has not been accepted things at the exhibition
anywhere but in Argentina. weren’t sold till much later.
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51. Apparently, Tom and Larry can’t 52. We haven’t seen each other for
spend an afternoon together ages, so I’m wondering whether I
without fighting. shall even recognize him.

A) Tom and Larry must have A) It’s such a long time since
got together in the we met that I’m afraid I may
afternoon to have a fight. not recognize him.
B) It looks as if Tom and Larry B) Though we haven’t met for
planned to fight that afternoon. years, there’s no fear of not
C) A fight seems inevitable recognizing him.
when Tom and Larry are C) I recognized him easily
together even if only for an though I hadn’t seen him for
afternoon. years.
D) Presumably, on the D) You’ll have no difficulty in
afternoon of the fight Tom recognizing him, for he’s
and Larry were together. changed little over the
E) Unfortunately, Tom and Larry years.
spent the whole afternoon E) I met him years ago but I
fighting each other. doubt it 1 should even
recognize him now.

53. Wouldn’t it be better to let them


know about the alterations to
the plan?

A) Couldn’t the plan be


changed and made better?
B) Why haven’t they been
informed about the new
developments?
C) Shouldn’t they have been
cosseted before the scheme
was changed?
D) We’d better ask them to
change the plan, hadn’t we?
E) Don’t you think they should
be informed about the
changes in the plan?
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54.-58. sorularda, parçada boş 55. This particular sauce is one


bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifa- of the most popular in Britain
deyi bulunuz. now. Its history is a curious
one. _____. Being short of
money he sold the recipe to a
54. Switzerland is only a small
customer. The customer was
country but has rich natural
a good businessman and
endowments, especially
made a fortune out of it.
magnificent lakes surrounded
by massive, snow-clad
A) I find it overpowers the
mountains. _____, since it is
taste of whatever else one
this scenery that has brought
is eating.
so many tourists to the
B) I suppose people are
country.
attracted to its rich, brown
color.
A) However it has no access
C) At one time it was made
to any sea
and sold privately by a
B) It is to its scenery that the
small shopkeeper.
country owes much of its
D) My mother still makes a
wealth
similar sort of sauce which
C) The capital of the country is
we all enjoy.
Bern
E) Any shopkeeper will tell you
D) In the Alps the weather is
that this one sails well.
generally cool even in the
summer.
E) There is a French speaking
part and a German
speaking part.
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56. London has several dozen 57. For eating out in towns there
theatres. ____. Outside London is a marvelous variety of
some quite big towns have no choice. Many of the Indian
professional theatres at all restaurants in particular, are
but usually there are amateur very good indeed. _____. Some
groups which produce of them provide simple dishes,
interesting plays. some more ambitious ones.

A) You find people from all A) On the whole the British


over the world gathering prefer to eat at home.
here. B) But there are several other
B) A successfully play may run restaurants of different
for even ginger. nationalities that are also
C) Local authorities give extremely good.
financial aid to those who C) Last night we had a most
need it. enjoyable dinner at that
D) Many of them are professional Chinese restaurant.
but some of them are amateur. D) Indeed, eating out need not
E) It takes an actor many be as expensive as most
years to learn his art. people think.
E) Even so a lot of English
people like wine with their
meals.
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58. In an election campaign a 59.-64. sorularda, verilen du-


promise to reduce direct ruma uygun düşen ifadeyi bulu-
taxation can be counted on to nuz.
attract votes. No one likes to
pay taxes. _____. And the
59. Your music set isn’t working
result on a country’s economy
well so you want to get it
is frequently a negative one.
repaired, but don’t know where
to take it. You want a friend to
A) A sudden change in policy
suggest a good place. You
would naturally have been
say:
most welcome.
B) Another popular promise at
A) My music-set is in need of
elector time has to be
repairing. Can you recommend
made.
someone good?
C) The majority of wage-
B) You know, the music set
earners are not even aware
costs a lot but it is always
that they pay taxes.
breaking down.
D) The system of taxation could
C) I’m afraid they’ll charge an
not have been overhauled at
awful lot to repair it.
a more favorable time.
D) Were you satisfied with the
E) A cut in direct taxation
service they offered?
however, has almost always
E) I only bought it a few months
to be compensated for in
ago but it has disappointed
some way.
me.
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60. You’ve just left school and 62. You receive a letter from an
wish to start work. You’ve seen old friend of yours to say she
an interesting advertisement in is about to get married. You
a newspaper per and call to get are delighted at the news, so
more particulars. You say: you write back and say:

A) This is exactly the kind of A) You don’t tell me much


job I would like to have. about your future husband,
B) I am interested in the job why not?
you advertise. Can I start B) I don’t think you’re the type
tomorrow? to have a happy marriage.
C) Could you give me more C) I was so thrilled to get your
details about the job you wonderful news, and wish
have advertised? you every happiness.
D) I suppose you can pay D) I haven’t yet been able to
more than you’re offering, fix the date of the wedding.
can’t you? E) Why didn’t you invite us to
E) I must admit I only want the the wedding?
job a temporary basis.

63. Your younger brother is


naturally feeling very upset
61. Driving home on a little used because his bicycle has been
road after a picnic with friends, stolen. So you want to cheer
you see an elderly person him up and you say:
having trouble changing a tyre.
You stop and say encouragingly: A) I dread to think what father
is going to say!
A) You really shouldn’t have B) You should be ashamed of
been driving so fast! your self!
B) You know you ought to C) You know that bicycle cost
carry a spare tyre an awful lot. Forget it!
C) What is a person like you D) Take mine, you know I never
doing in a place like this? use it.
D) I would have helped you if I E) You’ve always been careless
had been able to. about where you leave your
E) Don’t worry! I’ll do it for you. bicycle.
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64. At school, you’d agreed with a 65.-70. sorularda, karşılıklı ko-


friend, that you’d go to a jazz nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmında
concert together. Monday was söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz.
the evening chosen and your
friend was get ting the tickets.
65.
However, later on, you find
Mary: I don’t want to pay so
Monday is impossible, so you
much for a pair of shoes.
call your friend and say:
Haven’t you anything
cheaper?
A) Can we change the day to
Shop assistant: Yes, we do.
Tuesday? I’m afraid I can’t
Try these.
make on Monday.
Mary: _____.
B) Did we agree to go on
Shop assistant: Well the
Monday or on Tuesday?
others are Cer tainly
C) I’ve just learnt that there
much nicer.
won’t be a concert on
Monday.
A) Do you have them in other
D) Have you learnt how much
colours?
the tickets are going to
B) They’ll do fino! How much
cost?
are they?
E) I wish the other friends
C) I think I need a larger size.
were coming with us.
D) Oh, I don’t like them at all.
E) These are very comportable
indee. I’ll take them.
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66. 67.
Mrs. Brooks: You’re late dear. Brian: What is your brother
What happened? doing now?
Mr. Brooks: The car broke down Steve: He works for the BBC,
again and it took me an hour he does research work
to get it fixed. for the docu mentary
Mrs. Brooks: _____. programmers.
Mr. Brooks: Yes, I suppose that’s Brian: _____.
the only way. Steve: Well, yes. Most of it is.

A) Did you get the brakes A) Interesting. Doesn’t he get


checked too? tired of it?
B) Well, stop worying. You B) Lucky him! The work must
haven’t been hurt. be fascinating.
C) You’ll just have to sell it and C) What’s the salary like?
get a new one D) I don’t think that sort of
D) I was worried in case you’d work would souit me!
had an accident. E) How did he get into a job
E) It’s lucky that you understand like that?
engines and know what to
do.
68.
Tim: Betty is making some
sandwiches for the picnic.
Susan: You haven’t told her
about it, have you?
Tim: Yes, why not?
Susan: _____.

A) It was supposed to be a
surprise for her!
B) I don’t really lika sandwiches.
C) I can’t remember why I
even asked her.
D) Besides she knows everyone
who is going.
E) Well, her cakes are always
delicious.
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69. 70.
Beth: I’m telephoning to learn Fred: I’m looking forward to
what the weather is like going to the concert of
with you. the London Philharmonic
Helen: Cold and wet. Ochestra.
Beth: _____. Gill: _____.
Helen: Yes, and even a pair Fred: The tickets have already
rubber boots. been sold out but I’ve got
two for us.
A) Never mind. We can sit
round the tire and chat. A) Wouldn’t it be a good idea
B) So we’re not likely to be to reserve seats in advance?
going swimming? B) What did you think of their
C) So I’d better bring some last performance.
warm clothes and a raincoat C) I listened to them several
D) Still, I expect we’ll be able times when I was in London.
to walk out a bit. D) Haven’t you seen the
E) In that case, I think I’ll stay programme yet?
here. E) I suppose the tickets have
cost you a small fortune.

71.-75. sorularda, anlam bakı-


mından hangi cümlenin parçaya
uymadığını bulunuz.

71. (I) Some people enjoy watching


a play from one of the front rows
in a theatre (II) I don’t. (III) I find I
can’t forget I’m watching a play
when I sit too close. (IV) Modern
productions naturally make use
of such sound effects. (V) The
makeup and the scenery are
both so obviously artificial.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
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72. (I) In England about 5.000 74. (I) Recently quite a lot of
people are killed in road studies have been carried out
accidents each year. (II) Even on the effect of wind on
so, the death rate is well below people. (II) The findings are
that in most other Western interesting (III) It seems that
European countries. (III) For wind causes a lot of people to
instance, it is about half the get nervous. (IV) Even the
rate of that in France. (IV) As best drivers are liable to get
British roads are in general involved in accidents when
less adequate than the French, the roads are icy. (V) One
the difference seems to result of this is that there are
indicate that the British drive more accidents on the roads
more carefully. (V) This is one in windy weather.
reason why, in London, more
and more people are using the A) I B) II C) III
underground. D) IV E) V

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

73. (I) Certain characteristics of 75. (I) Compared with people,


plants are well known. (II) animals often have very highly
Roots grow downwards but developed senses. (II)
the leaves and stalks grow Undoubtedly the best loved
towards the source of light (III) pets are cats and dogs. (III)
we shouldn’t give plats too This is largely because their
much water (IV) Other more lives depend upon it. (IV)
interesting factors have also Elephants, for instance, seem
been observed. (V) For instance, to know whether there is water
some plants are affected by underground. (V) Moreover, in
sound and seem to enjoy soft time of need they will actually
music but not loud. dig to get at it.

A) I B) II C) III A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V D) IV E) V
ÇÖZÜMLER
1. To quarrel with somebody 7. Cümlede comparative yapı
about V-ing yapısından dolayı kullanıldığı than sözcüğünden
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. anlaşılıyor. Bu durumda doğru
yanıt B seçeneğidir. Much In
2. As much as  miktar belirtir comparative formu more’dur.
anlam göz önünde bulundurul- Far sözcüğü vurgu amacıyla
duğunda doğru yanıt olamaz. kullanılmıştır.
damage  hasar ismini nitele-
yebilecek tek sıfat considerable 8. Adj. + enough + to V1 yapısı
 oldukça fazla olduğundan gereği old enough to stay
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. home  evde kalacak kadar
büyük olduğundan C seçeneği
3. “Konuşmasında en fazla dik- doğru yanıttır.
kat çeken şey yeni işler ya-
ratma sözüdür” cümlesindeki 9. But bağlacı nedeniyle cümlede
anlamı sağlayabilmek için D se- negatif bir ifade kullanılmalıdır.
çeneğindeki promise kullanıl- None of the details  ayrıntı-
malıdır. ların hiçbiri anlamına geldiğin-
den doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
4. Anlam göz önünde bulundurul-
duğunda to take fiilini niteleye- 10. to pass through  bir yerden
cek en uygun zarf regularly  geçmek anlamına geldiğinden
düzenli bir şekilde’dir. Buna doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. Pass
göre B seçeneği doğru yanıttır. away = ölmek.

5. Cümlede bir possessive adjective


gereklidir. Diğer tüm seçenekler 11. To agree with  aynı fikirde
possessive pronoun olduğundan olmak anlamına gelip with
doğru yanıt A seçeneği olmalıdır. preposition’u bir tek B seçene-
ğinde olduğundan bu seçenek
doğru yanıttır.
6. Of all  hepsinden sözcük
öbeği superlative form gerekti-
rir. Buna göre en iyi anlamına 12. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğindeki
gelen the best’in bulunduğu E When ever  her ne zaman
seçeneği doğru yanıttır. bağlacıdır.

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13. Cümlede Mrs. Trot ile ilgili extra 20. “Fax son birkaç yılda çok
bilgi verildiğinden bir relative çabuk gelişen bir telekomüni-
pronoun olan whose kullanıl- kasyon aracıdır.” ifadesini
malıdır. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. sağlayan B seçeneği doğru ya-
nıttır. A seçeneği “that” ifade-
14. So  bu yüzden anlamına sinden dolayı yanlıştır.
gelen bir bağlaç olup anlamca
cümleyi tamamlayan en uygun 21. Reklama bu kadar para harca-
mak yerine, üreticiler ürün fi-
sözcüktür. Buna göre D seçe-
yatlarını aşağı çekebilirdi. Hem
neği doğru yanıttır.
anlam hem de zaman bakımın-
dan uygun seçenek D’dir.
15. mind + V ing yapısından dolayı
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. 22. Next year zaman zarfından
cümlenin future tense’le ta-
16. By Saturday zaman zarfı ile mamlanması gerektiği anlaşılır.
olayın gelecekteki bitmişliğini Buna göre yanıt A seçeneğidir.
görüyoruz. Future perfect olan
A doğru yanıttır. 23. If clause type 3 (unreal past)
yapısından dolayı doğru yanıt C
17. I was short of money my self seçeneğidir.
cümleciğinden wish clause’un
past tense’le yapılması gerek- 24. If + past perfect tense, could /
tiği anlaşılır. I wish I could would + have V3. Even
have helped you  unreal though  rağmen başlayan
past “Keşke sana yardım ede- cümlecik present tense oldu-
bilseydim”. Doğru yanıt D seçe- ğuna göre boşluğa gelecek
neğidir. ifade yine present tense olma-
lıdır. Bu durumda doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir.
18. Cümle present tense ile kurul-
duğundan zaman açısından
25. To warn  uyarmak fiilinden
hem cümlenin hem de birbiriyle
doğru yanıtın B seçeneği ol-
uyumlu tense’lerin yer aldığı C duğu anlaşır.
seçeneği doğru yanıttır.
26. He complains unceasingly
19. Anlam açısından en uygun but  durmadan şikayet edi-
seçenek as…as kalıbının bu- yor; fakat nobody takes him
lunduğu E seçeneğidir. As seriously  kimse onu cid-
quickly as he had expected to diye almıyor. Buna göre doğru
 umduğu kadar çabuk C yanıt seçeneğidir.
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27. So + adj + that kalıbına göre 33. Yalnızca E seçeneğindeki cüm-


the sales compaign was so lede “1980’lere kadar”  until
successful that  “satış the 1980s zaman zarfı yer alır.
kampanyası öyle başarılıydı Buna göre doğru yanıt E seçe-
ki” ifadesi ve nearly (nere- neğidir.
deyse) zarfının beraber kulla-
nıldığı B seçeneği doğrudur. 34. “Bütün yapman gereken” 
all you have to do söz öbeği-
28. We were advised  (bize) nin yer aldığı B seçeneği doğru
tavsiye edildi ifadesinin yer al- yanıttır.
dığı tek seçenek A olduğundan
bu seçenek doğrudur. 35. Apparently  görünüşte, yes
no one was willing to admit 
29. He was pleased ifadesinin Türçe kimse kabul etmek istemiyordu
karşılığı olan “memnun kaldı” A ifadelerinden dolayı doğru yanıt C
ve D seçeneklerinde vardır. A seçeneğidir.
seçeneğindeki cümle yapısı so +
adj / ady + that kalıbını
gerektirirken, D seçeneğindeki 36. “Hayran olmaktan kendimi
cümlede kullanılan as bağlacı alamadım”  …Couldn’t help
için, nedeniyle anlamı verir. admiring ifadesine göre doğru
Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. yanıt A seçeneğidir.

30. As bağlacının kullanıldığı E


seçeneğindeki cümle, aleyhine 37. This is probably one reason
çok kanıt olduğu için sanık he- why so many people prefer to
men suçlu bulundu anlamına live in house rather than in
gelir. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. flats cümlesine dayanarak B
seçeneği doğru yanıttır.

31. Would have liked  isterdim


fiilinden dolayı doğru yanıt C 38. Parçanın son cümlesine göre
seçeneğidir. doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.

32. “Onlar ne derse desin” 39. Parçada İngiltere’de yaşayan


ifadesinin İngilizce karşılığı No insanların bahçecilik sevgisi ve
matter what they say olup, bahçelere ilgisi konu edildiğin-
doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. den doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
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40. and library staffs are very 45. Parçada Celcius ve Fahrenheit
help full in getting books or sıcaklık ölçü birimlerinden bah-
request from other libraries sedildiğinden doğru yanıt A se-
through exchange system çeneğidir.
cümlesinden kitapların başka
kütüphanelerden getirtilebilece- 46. Parçada Britanya’nın da Arjan-
ğinin mümkün olduğu anlaşılır. tin’in de Falkland adalarının
Bu durumda doğru yanıt B se- kendilerine ait olduğunu ileri
çeneğidir. sürmelerinden bahsedildiğinden
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
41. Most libraries report an
increase in borrowing över 47. Falkland savaşı Arjantin’in ada-
the past few years cümlesin- ları işgal etmesi sonucu başla-
deki ifadenin başka bir biçimde dığından E seçeneği doğru ya-
aktarımı B seçeneğinde oldu- nıttır.
ğundan bu seçenek doğru ya-
nıttır. 48. Parçanın son cümlesi göz
önüne alındığında doğru yanıt D
42. Parçada kütüphanenin verdiği seçeneğidir.
hizmetlerden ye bu hizmetler-
den dolayı insanların kütüpha- 49. To happen to run ve to meet
nelere geçmiştekine göre daha by chance aynı anlama geldi-
fazla gitmelerinden söz ediliyor. ğinden doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
Öyleyse doğru yanıt C seçene-
ğidir. 50. All the best items had been
sold ve has late to find any
43. Parçaya göre Fahrenheit terimi thing worth buying ifadeleri
Alman bilim adamı Gabriel birbirine yakın anlamlı olduğun-
Fahrenheit’ın isminden alınmış- dan doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
tır. Bu durumda doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir. 51. “Tom ve Larry kavgasız bir
öğleden sonra geçiremiyorlar”
cümlesindeki ifadenin değişik bir
44. Parçada Celcius sisteminin ol- biçimde aktarımı C seçeneğindeki
dukça fazla kullanılmasından “bir öğleden sonra beraber
bahsediliyor buna göre bu ölçe- oldukları zaman bile kavga
ğin Fahrenheit’ın yerini alacağı kaçınılmaz görünüyor” cümle-
söylenebilir. Doğru yanıt D sinde vardır. Doğru yanıt C se-
seçeneğidir. çeneğidir.
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52. We haven’t seen each other 57. Boşluktan sonra gelen cümle-
for ages ifadesinin benzeri It’s deki some of them söz öbeği-
such a long time since we nin gösterebileceği sözcük(ler)
met olup doğru yanıt A seçene- other restaurants of different
ğidir. nationalities olduğundan doğru
yanıt B seçeneğidir.
53. Soru cümlesindeki benzer ifade
“Plandaki değişiklikler hak-
kında sizce bilgilendirmeleri 58. Boşluğa gelecek cümlede birinci
gerekmez mi?” sorusunda vardır. bölüme zıt bir ifade gelmesi ge-
Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. rekiyor. Buna göre en uygun
seçenek E’dir.

54. Since it is country ifadesi 


neden bildirir. This scenary 59. İyi çalışmayan müzik setinizi
tamlamasından manzaradan daha tamir ettirmek üzere arkadaşı-
önce bahsedilmiş olması gerektiği nızdan bir tamirci tavsiye etme-
anlaşılır. Bu durumda scenery sini istiyorsunuz. Bu durumda
sözcüğün yer aldığı tek seçenek kullanmanız gereken ifade A
olan B doğru yanıttır. seçeneğinde vardır.

55. Boşluktan sonraki cümlede kul- 60. Yeni mezun olduğunuz ve iş


lanılan he pronoun’undan bu arıyorsunuz. Gazetedeki ilan
kişiden daha önce söz edilmiş hakkında daha fazla bilgi almak
olması gerektiği anlaşılır. C se- için telefon ediyorsunuz. Fonnal
çeneğine göre he diye bahse- request  kibar rica yapmanız
dilen kişi a small shopkeeper gerektiğinden doğru yanıt C se-
olduğundan doğru yanıt C se- çeneğidir.
çeneğidir.

61. Arkadaşlarınızla piknikten dö-


56. a) D seçeneğindeki them nerken yaşlı bir kişinin araba
pronoun’u theatres isminin ye- lastiğini değiştirmekte zorlandı-
rini aldığından ğını gördüğünüzde ona yardımcı
b) Boşluktan sonraki cümlede olmak üzere söyleyeceğiniz en
profesyonel ve amatör tiyatro- uygun cümle E seçeneğinde
lardan bahsedildiğinden doğru vardır. “Tasalanmayın, ben
yanıt D seçeneğidir. yaparım.”
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62. Arkadaşınızdan evleneceğine 67. Kardeşinin işini soran Steve’a


dair bir mektup alıyorsunuz. Bu Brian bu iş hakkında (olumlu)
habere çok sevindiğinizden ona bir şey söylemiş olmalıdır.
yazacağınız mektupta “Bu Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
müthiş haber beni çok heye-
canlandırdı, sonsuz mutluluk
dileklerimle…” dersiniz. Doğru 68. You haven’t told her about it,
yanıt C seçeneğidir. have you? ifadesi Susan’ın
Betty’e piknikten bahsedilmesini
63. Bisikleti çalındığı için üzgün olan istemediğini gösterir. O halde
kardeşinizi neşelendirmek için bu Betty’e sürpriz olarak dü-
“Unut onu, benimkini al. zenlenmiştir. Doğru yanıt A se-
Biliyorsun hiç kullanmıyorum.” çeneğidir.
dersiniz. Doğru yanıt D seçene-
ğidir.
69. Helen “evet, hatta bir çift de
64. Arkadaşınızla caz konserine lastik çizme” dediğine göre,
gitmek üzere pazartesi gününe Beth sıcak tutacak giyecek ve
karar verdiniz. Fakat sonra o yağmurluk getirmekten bahset-
gün gidemeyeceğinizden arka- miş olmalıdır. Doğru yanıt C se-
daşınızı arar ve şöyle söylersi- çeneğidir.
niz; “Konsere gitme işini sa-
lıya bırakalım mı? Korkarım
Pazartesi gitmem imkansız.”
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. 70. “Fred’in biletler çoktan bitti
ama bende iki kişilik bilet var”
65. Mary satıcının denemesi için demesi için Gill konser için ön-
verdiği ayakkabıları beğenme- ceden bilet ayırtmanın iyi bir fikir
miş olmalı ki, satıcı diğerlerinin olup olmadığını sormuş olmalı-
daha önce denediklerinin daha dır. Bu durumda A seçeneği
güzel olduğunu söylüyor. Buna doğru yanıttır.
göre doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.

66. Yine arabası bozulan Mr.


Brooks’a eşi, “onu satıp yerine 71. Yazar tiyatro oyunlarını önden
yenisini almak zorunda kala- izlemeyi sevmemesini ve bunun
caksın” demiş olmalı ki Mr. nedenlerini açıklıyor. IV. cümle-
Brooks “sanırım tek yol bu” deki ses efektleri konu dışıdır.
diyor. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
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72. V. cümlede insanların neden


metroyu tercih ettikleri, parçanın
diğer cümlelerinde İngiltere’de
trafik kazasından ölenlerden
bahsedildiği için konuyla ilgili
değildir. Doğru yanıt E seçene-
ğidir.

73. Parçada bitkilerin bir takım özel-


liklerinden bahsediliyor. Bitkilere
çok fazla su vermememizin ge-
rektiğinin belirtildiği III. cümle
parçanın bütünlüğünü bozmak-
tadır. Buna göre doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir.

74. Parçada rüzgârın insanlar üze-


rindeki etkisinden bahsedilirken,
IV. cümle buzlu yollarda en iyi
sürücülerin bile kaza yaptığın-
dan bahsettiği için konu dışıdır.
Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.

75. II. cümlede en fazla seçilen


evcil hayvanların kedi ve kö-
pekler olduğundan bahsedil-
mesi parça genel olarak hay-
vanların gelişmiş duyularından
söz ettiğinden konu bütünlü-
ğünü bozmaktadır. B seçeneği
doğru yanıttır.
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1.-18. sorularda, verilen cümlede 4. This report seems interesting
boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen in parts, but the last section
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. is _____ unrealistic.

A) completely
1. You’ve kept us waiting here
B) sensibly
for two hours. Next time make
C) consequently
sure you are _____.
D) nervously
A) suitable E) reliably
B) influential
C) punctual
D) variable
E) detailed 5. Few young people can start up
a business _____ first having
to borrow money.
2. In order to _____ this theory,
we carried out a number of A) indeed
experiments. B) through
C) about
A) contest D) without
B) persuade E) over
C) inherit
D) engage
E) demonstrate
6. Make sure you turn _____ the
television before you go out,
3. The _____ about the date of
but leave one of the lights
the meeting was the result of
a typing error. _____.

A) dependence A) down / out


B) approval B) off / on
C) confusion C) up / in
D) expression D) out / over
E) contribution E) on / back

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7. The view _____ our window 10. I’ve brought two newspapers.
must be one of the best You can have _____ one you
anywhere _____ the town. like.

A) in / over A) whichever
B) through / of B) whoever
C) from / in C) whenever
D) down / outside D) however
E) by / above E) whatever

11. Tests have shown that this


8. _____ he was feeling very product lasts _____ three
tired, he agreed at walk with times longer than only other
me as far as the next village. similar product.

A) Since A) such as
B) So far B) at once
C) Until C) as many
D) As if D) so much
E) Even though E) at least

9. Take your credit card with 12. Most of the spectators


you _____you are expected to seemed to enjoy the match
pay for the dinner. _____.

A) in case A) and neither did I


B) unless B) so I haven’t
C) so that C) if l do too
D) but D) but I didn’t
E) whether E) as I am doing
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13. The child was naturally very 16. As soon as I _____ paid, I
upset when he saw his new _____ you all out for a meal.
ball _____ out to sea.
A) have got / would take
A) having carried B) got / have taken
B) to have carried C) will get / will take
C) being carried D) get / will take
D) to be carried E) am getting / was taking
E) carrying

14. If they let us know which


flight they are coming on, 17. By the time we _____ nearly
then of course we _____ them all the food _____.
at the airport.
A) arrived / had been eaten
A) have met B) arrive / has been eaten
B) will meet C) are arriving / has to be eaten
C) would have met D) would arrive / had eaten
D) had met E) have arrived / is being eaten
E) met

15. When I _____ into the cafe,


she _____ by herself at one of 18. He said he _____ me today,
the tables near the window. but so far he _____.

A) walked / was sitting A) will phone / doesn’t


B) am walking / sat B) had phoned / hadn’t
C) was walking / has sat C) would phone / hasn’t
D) have walked / would sit D) phones / isn’t
E) walk / has been sitting E) phoned / didn’t
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19.-24. sorularda, cümleyi uygun 21. _____, we need to find ways


şekilde tamamlayan ifadeyi bu- to cope with it.
lunuz.
A) If relaxation was essential
for a healthy mind and body
19. She has always enjoyed
B) After we had learned the
working in a bank _____.
living conditions
C) Since we can not remove
A) as it was so near to her
stress from our lives
office.
D) Whether he has confidence
B) if only she were better paid.
in our plans or not
C) that was a childish dream of
E) As the disease wasn’t
hers.
cured
D) until she married two years
ago.
E) although the working hours
are very long.

22. If only you had consulted the


20. _____ it is important to dentist when the trouble
replace the water you lose began _____.
through sweating.
A) the pain naturally stops as
A) When sales of bottled water soon as you arrive for your
had increased appointment.
B) Even if you don’t feel thirsty B) this tooth could not have
after exercising been saved.
C) Although more half the C) you can get his number from
weight of the human body the telephone directory.
is water D) you would not be needing
D) Not only do we get some all this expensive treatment
water from the foods we eat now.
E) Since tap water is the most E) I can recommend mine with
reliable source great confidence.
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23. _____ who crossed the Atlantic 25.-30. sorularda, verilen İngi-
alone in a small sailing craft. lizce cümlenin Türkçe dengini
bulunuz.
A) That must be the man
B) The news is that
C) I can’t believe that anyone
25. If you want to spend the
D) I didn’t realize how few
weekend here, you will have
people
to let me know in advance.
E) Presumably he was living

A) Hafta sonunu burada geçi-


rebilmen için önce beni
haberdar etmen gerekirdi.
B) Eğer hafta sonunu burada
geçirmek istiyorsan, beni
önceden haberdar etmen
gerekir.
C) Eğer buraya geleceğini ön-
ceden bilseydim hafta so-
nunu seninle geçirebilirdim.
D) Hafta sonunu geçirmek için
geldiğinde, ne olursa olsun
beni aramanı isterim.
E) Hafta sonunu geçirmek için
burada olduğunu öğrenince
24. Since the poor understand
hemen geldim.
poverty, _____.

A) the offer might have been


turned down indefinitely.
B) the travelers were
overwhelmed by the
welcome they received.
C) the patients could never
have raised so much money
on their own.
D) the funds available have
been far from adequate.
E) they often give more
generously than the rich.
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26. Since he was the only doctor 27. One of the aims of this
in the town, they had no other interview is to assess whether
choice but to trust him. or not you are the right person
for the job.
A) Eğer kasabadaki tek doktor
o olsaydı kendisine güven- A) Bu görüşmenin tek amacı iş
mekten başka çaremiz kal- için ne derece uygun oldu-
mazdı. ğunuzu belirlemektir.
B) İş için doğru kişilerden biri
B) Kasabada güvendikleri tek
olup olmadığınıza görüşme
doktor o olduğu için, ona
sonunda karar vereceğiz.
gitmeyi tercih ettiler.
C) Bu görüşmenin amaçların-
C) Eğer çaresiz kalmasalardı,
dan biri iş için doğru kişi
kasabadaki doktora gitmez- olup olmadığınızı değerlen-
lerdi. dirmektir.
D) Kasabadaki tek doktor D) Bu iş için doğru kişiyi bulup
olmasına rağmen hiç kimse bulamamak, yapılacak gö-
ona güvenmiyor. rüşmelere bağlıdır.
E) Kasabadaki tek doktor o ol- E) Görüşmeler iş için doğru kişi
duğu için, kendisine gü- olup olmadığınız değerlen-
venmekten başka çareleri dirmek için yapılıyor.
yoktu.

28. Sometimes you can’t know


exactly where the danger will
come from.

A) Bazen tehlikenin tam olarak


nereden geleceğini bile-
mezsiniz.
B) Bazen nerenin tehlikeli oldu-
ğunu önceden bilmek müm-
kün değildir.
C) Bazen tehlikenin nereye yö-
nelik olduğunu tam olarak
söyleyemezsin.
D) Bazı tehlikelerin nereden
geleceğini her zaman bile-
meyebilirsin.
E) Tehlikeler bazen beklenme-
dik yerlerden gelebilir.
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29. Inequalities of income could 30. No one knows exactly how


grow as the difference between people learn a language
skilled and unskilled workers although a great deal of
widens. research has been carried out
on the subject.
A) Gelirlerdeki eşitsizlik art-
tıkça vasıflı ve vasıfsız iş- A) İnsanların nasıl dil öğren-
çiler arasındaki fark belir- diği konusunda araştırma
ginleşebilir. yapanların hiçbiri konuyu
B) Vasıflı ve vasıfsız işçiler ara- tam olarak bilmemektedir.
sındaki fark büyüdüğü için, B) İnsanların dil öğrenme
gelir eşitsizlikleri artıyor. becerileri konusunda pek
C) Vasıflı ve vasıfsız işçiler çok araştırma yapılmıştır,
arasındaki gelir eşitsizliği ancak hiç kimsenin konuyla
gittikçe artmaktadır. ilgili kesin bir yargısı bu-
D) Vasıflı ve vasıfsız işçiler lunmamaktadır.
arasındaki fark arttıkça gelir C) İnsanların nasıl dil öğrendiği
eşitsizlikleri artabilir. tam olarak bilinmediği için
E) Vasıflı ve vasıfsız işçiler, araştırmaların çoğu bu konu
aralarındaki gelir eşitsizliği- üzerinde yapılmaktadır.
nin arttığını biliyorlar. D) Hiç kimsenin, insanların na-
sıl dil öğrendiği konusunda
yapılan araştırmalardan
haberi yoktur.
E) Konuyla ilgili bir çok araş-
tırma yapılmasına rağmen,
hiç kimse insanların nasıl
dil öğrendiğini kesin olarak
bilmiyor.
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31.-36. sorularda, verilen Türkçe 32. Onun, 1990’dan bu yana yeni


cümlenin İngilizce dengini bulu- pazarlar yaratmada sağladığı
nuz. ilerleme inanılmaz.

A) Between 1990 and the


31. Geyik, ağaçlardaki birkaç elma
present, she has been
dışında, bahçemizdeki her şeyi
responsible for the opening
yemiş.
of an amazing number of
new markets.
A) Except for a few apples on
B) She can’t believe that so
the trees, the deer has
many now markets have
eaten everything in our
actually been opened since
garden.
1990.
B) The deer in our garden will
C) The progress she has made
eat anything that grows
in creating new markets
except apples.
since 1990, is incredible.
C) The apple trees in our
D) New markets have come
garden are the only ones
into being in quick
the deer hasn’t eaten.
succession since 1990, due
D) Everything in our garden,
to her efforts.
including the apples on the
E) Her success in extending
trees has been eaten by the
the market since 1990,
deer.
deserves to be recognized.
E) Except for the apples on
the trees in our garden, the
deer found nothing worth
eating.
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33. Demokratik bir toplum oluş- 34. İşini bırakma konusunda ka-
turmak için onun ne kadar rarlı, ancak istifasının yarata-
mücadele etmiş olduğunu ilk cağı sonuçlardan emin değil.
kez fark ettim.
A) He has given in his
A) I was the first to understand resignation, but he isn’t
how hard he had fought to sure that it will be accepted.
create a democratic society. B) He is determined to leave
B) At this point I finally realized his position but isn’t sure
that this struggle to build up about the outcome of his
a democratic society would resignation.
be a hard one. C) He wants to stop working,
C) He finally realized that the but is worried about what
struggle to build up a will happen if he actually
democratic society would resigns.
be a hard one. D) The outcome of his
D) I realized for the first time resignation will only be
how hard he had struggled apparent after he has
to build up a democratic stopped working.
society. E) He still isn’t sure about
E) At first his struggle to create whether or not he ought to
a democratic society was leave his position, but
not appreciated. certainly he wants to.
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35. Kişi karmaşık ve zor bir du- 36. Son araştırmalar daha etkili
rumla karşılaştığında, hep bir üretim yöntemlerine ihtiyaç
kaçış yolu arar. duyduğumuzu ortaya koy-
muştur.
A) A complex and difficult
situation should be faced; A) More effective system of
there is no use trying to run research are essential if
away. production is to be improved.
B) There is no way one can B) According to recent
escape from a really complex research, more effective
and difficult situation. methods of production are
C) When one faces a complex being introduced.
and difficult situation one C) More effective systems of
always looks tour a way of production can be expected
escape. as on outcome of recent
D) Even a difficult and complex research.
station is better faced than D) Recent research aims to
avoided. discover more effective
E) Anyone who has faced a methods of production.
difficult and complex E) Recent research has shown
situation has looked for a that we need more effective
way of escape. methods of production.
1996 İngilizce Soruları

37.-39. soruları aşağıdaki par- 37. As it is pointed out in the


çaya göre cevaplayınız. passage the ingredients of
bread _____.

The beauty of bread is its


A) don’t allow for much
simplicity. Flour and liquid are
originality in the manner of
the main ingredients, along with
cooking.
yeast and sometimes salt and
B) vary greatly in different
from these basics we get a
parts of the world.
nourishing and tasty food that
C) are few and simple but
gives us carbonhydrate, protein,
there is much variety in the
and B vitamins, and comes in a
type of bread produced.
wide variety of shape, textures,
D) are low in food value.
and flavors. Practically every
E) are low very different from
culture has its own type of
what they were a few
bread and many have more
centuries ago.
than one. For centuries it was
the white breads that were po-
pular; but nowadays more and
more people, rightly prefer the
brown village type of bread
which contains far more vitamins
and is also much tastier.
38. The Passage stresses that
bread is a useful item in our
diet _____.

A) even though most people


don’t really like the taste.
B) but should only be eaten in
small quantities.
C) especially if we confine
ourselves to the white
varieties.
D) on account of both its flavor
and the nourishment it
provides.
E) so long as it is eaten with
foods containing protein
and carbohydrates.
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39. According to the passage the 40. It is pointed out in the


present day trend in favor of passage that coming close to
brown bread _____. see wild animals as tigers
and lions _____.
A) is understandable and to be
encouraged. A) can only be possible in
B) is not a healthy trend. large zoos.
C) cannot be expected to B) gives some people a strong
continue. sense of excitement.
D) is to be found only in the C) can make them very
villages. aggressive towards people.
E) has nothing to do with D) is unsettling for young
quality or nourishment, but children
only with appearance. E) is the only way to understand
their eating habits.

40.-42. soruları aşağıdaki par-


çaya göre cevaplayınız.

Many of us enjoy a visit to a zoo 41. The writer feels that few
and for those seeing lions and people _____.
tigers for the first time it is surely
a most thrilling experience. But A) visit a zoo in order to see
how many people stop to the animals there.
wonder how the animals are B) are indifferent to the feeling
feeling in their often unsuitable of zoo animals.
surroundings? Most zoos cannot C) are interested in any of the
afford to provide all the animal species.
separate species with the right D) are sufficiently sensitive to
environment. The animals in the conditions of animals
zoos may be well fed, but a kept in zoos.
hunting animal wants to hunt for E) really want to see a living
its own food. lion or tiger.
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42. It is emphasized in the 43. As the passage points out,


passage that, the living the pop music singer Phil
conditions of most animals in Collins _____.
zoos _____.
A) originally wanted to work
A) are carefully designed to along side his father.
make the animals happy. B) was introduced early in his
B) have recently improved life to the world of
entertainment.
greatly.
C) got little encouragement
C) could easily be improved at
from his family.
little cost.
D) was the first in his family to
D) tell us a lot about the
go on stage.
natural environment. E) continued his schooling
E) are very different from those even after he took a part in
of their natural environment. the musical “Oliver”.

43.-45. soruları aşağıdaki par-


çaya göre cevaplayınız.

Born on January 30th 1951, Phil


Collins seemed destined for a life
on the stage. While his father
was in charge of an insurance 44. According to the passage
office, his mother managed a although Phil Collins began
theatre school in London. All his career in the theatre,
three of her children had parts in _____.
films When Phil got a part in the
London production of “Oliver”, he A) his real interest lay in
left school for a career in acting.
music.
Meanwhile, he was already
B) he always dreamed of being
playing drums at parties and
a successful businessman
clubs and had begun to write his
like his father.
own songs, secretly hoping that
one day this would be his fulltime C) his real talent was in
job. Then, in 1975, something filmmaking.
happened that changed his life. D) he did so very unwillingly.
He became the drummer of the E) he has always disliked
Genesis group. being in the public eye.
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45. The passage tells us that the 46. As it is pointed out in the
year 1975 _____. passage, most British towns
have no underground railway
A) was when Phil Collins first system _____.
had a song accepted by
Genesis. A) as the system is left to
B) was the year in which Phil cause a great deal of
Collins left the Genesis pollution.
group.
B) since the majority of people
C) was a turning point in Phil
have their own private
Collins’s life.
means at-transport.
D) was one of great
C) as this is not felt to be
disappointments for Phil
Collins. practical system outside
E) saw the end of Phil London.
Collins’s career as a singer. D) because there is not
sufficient public money
available for such projects.
46.-48. soruları aşağıdaki par- E) simply because the people
çaya göre cevaplayınız. feel no need for one.

British towns suffer from the


47. We can understand from the
same traffic congestion, noise
passage that _____.
and polluting fumes as all towns
in the western world, but as yet
only London, Newcastle, A) Liverpool has the most
Glasgow and to a small extent developed underground train
Liverpool, have useful railways system in Britain.
going underground through the B) more people drive their own
central areas. Elsewhere there cars in the month than in
are plans for building underground the south.
railways but they have little C) the north of Britain suffers
hope of making any progress less from traffic problems
with them so long as public than the south does.
expenditure is restricted. In D) the south of Britain enjoys
general, the north has better cheap and highly efficient
public transport than the south, bus services.
with cheap and frequent bus E) British cities have much
services using better roads less air pollution than other
shared with fewer cars.
cities in the west.
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48. The author suggests that 49.-53. sorularda, verilen cüm-


under ground railways are an leye anlamca en yakın cümleyi
excellent means of transport bulunuz.
because _____.

49. Don’t take any notice of all


A) they are a much cheaper
his complaints about his
means of transport than
health; there’s nothing wrong
buses.
with him.
B) they do not pollute the
streets of a city with noise
A) Try to avoid the subject on
and petrol fumes.
his health as I am tired of
C) the building and
hearing all about his
maintenance of them IS
complaints.
comparatively cheap.
B) Don’t listen to him talking
D) the numbers who use them
about his health; it’s his
can easily be restricted.
favorite subject.
E) the services offered on
C) If you let him, he would talk
them are constantly being
only about his ill health
improved.
though actually he is quite
healthy.
D) His complaint is that you
discuss his health problems
but do nothing to overcome
them.
E) You can ignore all his talk
of being ill; he’s actually
perfectly healthy.
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50. We had planned to walk right 51. I can’t remember when I last
round the lake, but the heavy saw him, but it is certainly a
rain made this impossible. long time ago.

A) If it hadn’t rained so heavily, A) I shall never forget meeting


we would have walked right him even though it’s long
round the lake. time ago.
B) In spite of the heavy rain, B) I only know it is ages since I
we managed to walk half saw him and I can’t
way round the lake as remember when that was.
planned. C) We’ve only met once and
C) The heavy rain nearly that was too long ago for
me to remember him.
prevented us from walking
D) I haven’t thought about him
right round the lake.
for a long time, in fact not
D) We would have walked
since I met him.
right round the lake even if
E) I’d like to forget how many
it had rained heavily.
years have passed since
E) Really heavy rain would
last saw him.
naturally have prevented us
from walking to the far end
of the lake. 52. As the traffic is so heavy, it
will take us at least an hour to
get there.

A) Let’s wait an hour before


we go. There is so much
traffic on the roads.
B) Since the roads are full of
traffic at this hour, we won’t
go now.
C) Since the roads are so
busy, we won’t be able to
get there in under an hour.
D) There are so many cars on
the roads that we can’t get
there for hours.
E) We’ll set off at an hour
when there isn’t much
traffic on the roads.
1996 İngilizce Soruları

53. There were no poor 54.-58. sorularda, parçada boş


performances; but the Russian bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifa-
dancers were certainly the deyi bulunuz.
best.

54. The work of a checking clerk


A) The best performances were
at an airport is extremely
those of the Russians;
mechanical and repetitive.
some of the others were
Tickets are checked, luggage
poor.
is weighed and seats are
B) The standard of dancing
allocated. _____. But this does
was high particularly among
not lead to change for the
the Russians.
better, for the clerk now has
C) The Russian dancers were
to deal with a lot of angry and
well worth watching but the
frustrated people.
others weren’t.
D) They all danced well, but
A) The monotony is only
the Russian dancers were
broken when flights have to
far better than the others.
be cancelled.
E) The Russians danced well,
B) The clerk rarely has the
but some of the others were
opportunity to fly himself.
even better.
C) The conversation between a
clerk and a passanger is
thug frequently an interesting
one.
D) The passengers are usually
too excited to listen to what
the clerk is saying.
E) By the end of the day, he
will be lucky if nothing has
gone seriously wrong.
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55. Ozone is very damaging at 56. The Queen Elizabeth II is the


ground level, but in the name of a large modern
atmosphere it is absolutely passenger ship and there are
essential for main training life not many ships like her now.
on earth. _____. If the ultraviolet _____. Compared to air travel,
light which reaches us is not sea travel on a luxury liner is
filtered in this way, it can very slow and very expensive;
cause serious eye troubles but the live day voyage on the
and skin cancer. Queen Elizabeth II is really a
holiday in itself, and experience
A) However, in 50 years time, to remember always.
more than a quarter of all
species will have become A) Another drawback is the
extinct. number of people they pack
B) The ozone layer encircles on to the ship.
the world and protects us B) These ships take people
from the sun’s rays. across the Cellule at half
C) Environmental pollution has hour intervals.
become a major national C) Indeed, travel by sea has
and international issue. recently become the
D) Therefore, many substances fashion again.
in the environment may be D) Until air fares come down,
essential for the I maintenance people will continue to go to
of the ecological system. New York by sea.
E) But the temperature of the E) This is because most
planet has risen only about people prefer to travel by
3 Co since the ice age. air rather than by sea.
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57. A lot of people like to live, not 58. Newcomers to London often
in apartment blocks, but in complain of the lack of public
houses. The houses are set in activities, especially in the
gardens of various sizes. evenings.____. Evening classes,
_____. But a large garden for instance are flourishing at
means a lot of work and a present. There are evening
small garden can be made to classes leading to professional
look extremely attractive. qualifications; there are also
classes related to hobbies
A) One doesn’t get much like painting, folk dancing,
pleasure out of a garden in and local history; but at first,
the winter. one is not aware of these.
B) Many such gardens look
their best in the spring. A) The Royal Opera House is
C) Keeping a garden in good situated in central London.
order is hard work. B) No one wants to see a play
D) Obviously in a large garden more than once.
there is room for fruit trees C) There are actually many
and vegetables as well as activities which newcomers
flowers. may not notice.
E) There are those who like D) Now that everyone has a
gardening and those who television set, fewer people
don’t. go to watch a live football
match.
E) Musical entertainments are
more popular as the
language problem is not
apparent.
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59.-64. sorularda, verilen du- 61. A friend wants to borrow a


ruma uygun düşen ifadeyi bulu- school book from you. You
nuz. don’t want to lend it to her as
she is always slow in
returning everything. She
59. The headmaster asks if you
insists. Finally you agree but
could show some visitors
rather reluctantly. You say:
around your school. You are
very pleased at this and agree
A) Well, allright; take it. But
at once, saying:
just for one night! You must
give it back tomorrow.
A) I’m afraid I haven’t got the
B) No, certainly not. You never
time at the moment.
give things back on time.
B) I’ll be delighted to do so.
C) I’m sorry I need it myself.
C) I will if I really have to.
Ask Alan to lend you his.
D) It’s awful. I hate visitors.
D) Why should I? You lost the
E) I’m sure there are others
last book I lent you.
who could do it better.
E) Take it. I don’t think I shall
ever need it again.

60. A friend has knocked over a


glass of coke and it’s gone all
over the sleeve of your new
blouse. You don’t want her to
feel badly about it, so you
say:

A) That was very careless of


you. Why aren’t you more
careful?
B) Will it come clean when I
wash it?
C) Never mind. I’ll wash it and
it will be like new again.
D) It was clean on today so I’m
really rather annoyed.
E) It doesn’t matter. As you can
see it’s old and mended.
1996 İngilizce Soruları

62. You feel sorry for your 63. In a day or two it will be
mother who has been ill with Alice’s birthday. Instead of
the flu and has to go back to everyone in the group buying
work though she isn’t looking her a separate present you
at all well. You want to help think one good present from
her, so you say: everyone would be much
better. You say:
A) If you’d followed the
A) Alice needs a new bag, but
doctor’s advice this wouldn’t
she can buy for herself.
have happened.
B) Let’s all join in and get her
B) When you get ill, I have to
something she really likes,
do the housework and I
like those sport shoes.
hate doing it. C) Has anyone any good idea
C) Don’t worry about rile. I’m about what to give Alice?
going to the cinema this D) As Alice in inviting us to her
evening with a friend. party I suppose we shall
D) When you get home, take a have to take presents.
rest. I’ll do the shopping E) I don’t know what to buy for
and make the evening meal Alice. She has everything.
tonight.
E) I think I’m getting the flu
too, so I’ll stay at home and 64. You are giving a party and are
keep your company. trying to persuade one of
your friends to come to it.
You know he doesn’t enjoy
crowded, noisy parties so
you say to him:

A) Did you expect the party to


be such a lively one? I
didn’t.
B) Everyone will be there. You
must come too.
C) There won’t be much to eat,
but there will be lots of
music and dancing.
D) I didn’t realize that you
enjoyed parties so much.
E) It is going to be a quiet,
friendly party. Please join us.
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65.-70. sorularda, karşılıklı ko- 66.


nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmında Karen: Where are you going
söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz. in such a hurry?
Helen: Home. There are lots
of people coming for tea.
65.
Karen: Well, aren’t you going
Jane: What is the best way to
to invite me?
get to Potter ton?
Helen: _____.
Tim: Go by train. It’s cheap
and safe. Jane: Good
A) No, I can’t. Its mother’s
idea. _____.
friends who are coming and
Tim: I’m afraid I haven’t. Why
I’ve promised to help.
don’t you phone the
B) I wish I had, but I can get
railway station?
some cakes from the cake
shop.
A) You wouldn’t know if the
C) Well, I promised to be home
trains are very frequent,
by three and it’s nearly four
would you?
now.
B) I’m sure you would like to
D) Yes, if they are giving us
come, too.
chocolate cake.
C) Have you any idea how
E) Why not? What sort of cake
much a ticket costs?
do you think she’ll make for
D) I just thought you might
us?
have been there.
E) But isn’t it terribly crowded
at rush hour?
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67. 68.
Kirk: Let’s go out dinner Sue: Have the results of the
tonight photograph competition
Rose: _____. been announced yet?
Kirk: Yes, I was wondering Clare: _____.
about trying that Chinese Sue: Did it really? That’s
Restaurant. splendid news.
Rose: OK. That would be very Clare: It is indeed. I’m so
nice. pleased for him.

A) I didn’t know that you were A) Not yet. We’ll have to wait
interested in Chinese until Monday.
cooking. B) Yes. Didn’t you know? One
B) What a pity! I’m not free of Frank’s photos got the
then. first prize.
C) Have you got anywhere C) No, but there’s a rumour
particular in mind? going around that Martin
D) Why don’t we go some has won.
other time? D) No. I liked the ones taken in
E) I hope you don’t mind if my the garden best.
sister is a little lake. E) Bob will be terribly
disappointed if he doesn’t
get a prize.
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69. 70.
Peter: What’s your sister Robert: Have you bought a
doing now? bicycle yet?
Anne: _____. Steve: Not yet. I’m still
Peter: Really? I Thought she undecided about which
wanted to be a lawyer. model to get.
Anne: Oh no. She’s always Robert: _____.
wanted to do something Steve: Yes, that sounds like a
in the medical profession. good idea.

A) She can’t decide what to do A) The best way would be to


when she leaves school. try out a few different
B) She’s at the university, models and see which suits
studying law. you.
C) While the children were B) A bicycle is a bicycle. The
young, she felt she ought to only difference is in the
stay at home with them. price.
D) She’s training to be a C) Well don’t get one like
nurse. She’s at Bart’s mine. It’s far too heavy.
Hospital just now. D) One should always avoid
E) I don’t think she’ll get the getting a secondhand bicycle.
job, but one never knows. E) I can’t understand why you
want a mountain bicycle,
there aren’t any mountains
where we live.
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71.-75. sorularda, anlam bakı- 73. (I) Here I have found my ideal
mından hangi cümlenin parçaya of a holiday village. (II) The
uymadığını bulunuz. scenery everywhere is quite
delightful and the people are
friendly and hospitable. (III)
71. (I) Onions have always been
For me, however, the main
popular (II) In fact, onions are
attraction is that it has kept
even lower in calories and
its original character and
richer in nutrients. (III) They
remained peaceful and quiet.
are one of mankind’s earliest
(IV) In some countries tourism
foods, and were widely
is certainly one of the
consumed in ancient Egypt,
principal sources of income.
Greece and Rome. (IV) By the
(V) I hate to find myself
seventeenth century, Europeans
surrounded by the tourist
were enjoying them as a salad
industry and here I am not.
ingredient and a breakfast
health food. (V) Today, onions,
A) I B) II C) III
either cooked or raw, are used
D) IV E) V
in a tremendous range of dishes.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
74. (I) Orchids are both a passion
and a business for Amy Ede.
(II) She runs the Mandal Orchid
72. (I) Smoking is a habit that is Garden in Singapore, which
closely linked to special times was founded by her father in
and special places. (II) If you 1951. (III) Yet the orchid is
break these links you can regarded as the most attractive
break the habit. (III) The best of flowering plants. (IV) It has
way of doing this is to avoid become famous for its
the situations where you collection of older varieties,
would normally smoke. (IV) In many of which are now rare.
this way, you can gradually (V) As well as preserving
smoke less and less. (V) orchid history the garden is an
Therefore, you don’t gain important part of Singapore’s
anything by stopping smoking. orchid export trade.

A) I B) II C) III A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V D) IV E) V
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75. (I) We are all aware of the


dangers of our own
environment. (II) Remember
that life insurance provides
money after the event. (III)
But when traveling abroad,
we move outside our usual
environment and don’t know
what the problems of the new
environment are (IV) Further
since we are intend upon
enjoying ourselves then we
should. (V) This is why the
foreigner is always at greater
risk than the native.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
ÇÖZÜMLER
1. İki saat bekletme söz konusu 7. The view from our window
olduğundan, bekleten kişinin must be one of the best any
dakik  punctual olması where ili the town cümlesinin
umulur. Yanıt C seçeneğidir. anlamı “penceremizden gö-
rülen manzara kentteki en iyi
2. Cümleyi anlamlı bir şekilde ta- manzaralardan biri olmalı” ol-
mamlayabilecek en uygun fiil to duğundan doğru yanıt C seçe-
demonstrate  kanıtlamak ol- neğidir.
duğundan doğru yanıt E seçe-
neğidir.

3. Yazım hatası toplantının tarihi 8. İki clause arasındaki zıtlık belir-


konusunda karışıklığa  ten bir ifade olduğundan boş-
confusion yol açacağından ce- luğa gelebilecek en uygun bağ-
vap C seçeneğidir. laç even though  rağmen
olmalıdır. Bu durumda doğru
4. Unrealistic  gerçekçi olma- yanıt E seçeneğidir.
yan sıfatını niteleyecek zarf
completely  tamamıyla ol-
malıdır. Yanıt A seçeneğidir.
9. “Yemek parasını ödeme olasılı-
ğına karşı kredi kartını al”
5. “Çok az genç ödünç para al- ifadesini sağlamak için boşluğa
maksızın bir iş kurabilir.” gelebilecek anlamca en uygun
cümlesindeki almaksızın ifade- bağlaç in case  olasılığına
sini sağlamak için boşluğa ge- karşı olduğundan doğru yanıt A
lebilecek en uygun preposition seçeneğidir.
without olacağından yanıt D
seçeneğidir.

6. To turn off ve to turn on fiilleri 10. You can have whicever one
birbirinin zıttı olup dışarı çıkar- you like  istediğini alabilir-
ken TV’yi kapayıp, ışıkları açık sin anlamına gelip one sözcüğü
bırakmamak gerektiğinden gazeteciyi göstermektedir.
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.

57
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11. Boşluğa gelebilecek en uygun 17. By the time zaman zarfı ya


seçenek E’dir. Burada at least future perfect tense ya da
 en azından anlamına gelir. past perfect tense ile kullanılır.
Buna göre cümlenin anlamı; Zaman uyumu göz önüne alın-
“deneyler bu ürünün benzer- dığından cevap A seçeneğidir.
lerinden en az üç kere daha
uzun bir süre dayandığını
göstermiştir” olur. 18. a) So far zaman zarfı present
perfect tense ile kullanılır.
b) Indirect cümleye past’la
12. Cümleyi hem zaman hem de başlandığından boşluğa gelecek
anlam açısından tamamlayabi- tense bir derece past yapılmış
lecek en uygun ifade but I olmalıdır (or; will  would).
didn’t olduğundan D seçeneği Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
doğru yanıttır.

19. Cümle present perfect tense


13. To see someone V ing kalıbın- ile başladığına göre herhangi bir
dan dolayı doğru yanıt C seçe- present tense ile devam etme-
neğidir. lidir. Anlam ve zaman açısından
yanıt E seçeneğidir.

14. If clause type l (present / real)


yapısı gereği boşluğa gelecek
fiil future simple tense olmalı- 20. Terleme yoluyla su ancak egzer-
dır. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. siz yapılarak kaybedileceğinden
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.

15. When’li cümlelerde ana cümle-


cik ile yardımcı cümlecik ara-
sında zaman uyumu olmalıdır. 21. a) If zamiri bir ismin yerini tuttu-
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. ğundan cümlenin boş tarafında
bir tekil isim yer almış olmalıdır.
stress  it
16. As soon as’li cümlelerde ana b) Cümle present tense ile
cümlecik ile yardımcı cümlecik sona erdiğinden, present
arasında zaman uyumu olması tens’le başlamalıdır.
gerektiğinden doğru yanıt D se- Buna göre doğru yanıt C seçe-
çeneğidir. neğidir.
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22. Bu soruda karışık tense’li bir if 28. Sometimes  “bazen” ve you


clause söz konusudur. “Ağrın cant know exactly  “tam
başladığında dişçiye gitmiş olarak bilemezsiniz” ifadeleri-
olsaydın, (Past) şimdi bütün nin bulunduğu A seçeneği
bu masraflı tedaviye ihtiyacın doğru seçenektir.
olmayacaktı.” (Present). Doğru
yanıt D seçeneğidir. 29. Could grow  artabilir fiilinden
dolayı doğru yanıtın D seçeneği
23. Who relative pronoun’u ile olduğu kolayca anlaşılır.
başlayan relative clause bir ismi
nitelemelidir. Buna göre the man 30. Although  rağmen anlamına
ismini nitelemesinden dolayı gelip doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
31. Except for afew apples on the
24. Since bağlacı neden bildirir. tres  “aşağılardaki birkaç
Cümle simple present tense’le elma dışında” ifadesinin yer
başladığından present tense aldığı A doğru yanıttır.
ile bitmelidir. O halde doğru ya-
nıt E seçeneğidir. 32. Incredible  inanılmaz sıfatı-
nın bulunduğu tek seçenek C
olduğundan bu seçenek doğru
25. If clause type 1 yapısı göz yanıttır.
önünde bulundurulduğunda
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. 33. I realized for the first time 
“ilk kez fark ettim” ifadesinin
yer aldığı D seçeneği doğru ya-
26. Since  için, neden bildirdiğin- nıttır.
den ve They had no other
choice  “başka çareleri yoktu” 34. Determined  kararlı ve not
ifadesinden dolayı doğru yanıt E sure  emin değil sıfatlarından
seçeneğidir. dolayı doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.

35. When bağlacı doğru yanıtın C


27. One of the clims of this seçeneği olduğu konusunda
interview is to assess  “bu ipucu verir.
görüşmenin amaçla rından
biri… değerlendirmektir.” ifa- 36. Has shown  ortaya koymuş-
desinden dolayı cevap C seçe- tur fiilinden dolayı doğru yanıt E
neğidir. seçeneğidir.
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37. Parçada ekmeğin içindekilerin 43. All three of her children had
az ve öz olmasına rağmen çe- parts in films cümlesinden Phil
şidinin bolluğundan bahsedildi- Collins’in eğlence dünyasına
ğinden yanıt C seçeneğidir. erken girdiği anlaşılır. Doğru
yanıt B seçeneğidir.
38. Parçadaki we get a nourishing
and fasty foot gives us
carbonhydrate, proteins, and 44. Partilerde ve kulüplerde davul
B vitamins… ifadesinden do- çaldığından, kendi şarkılarını
layı doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. yazmaya başladığından ve bu-
nun ileride gerçek işi olmasını
39. Parçada birçok insanın kahve- umut ettiğinden Phill Collins’in
rengi köy ekmeğini tercih etti- asıl ilgisinin müzik olduğu anla-
ğinden, çünkü bu ekmeğin daha şılır. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
fazla vitamin içerip daha lezzetli
olduğundan söz ediliyor. Buna
göre doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. 45. Then, in 1975, something
happened that changed his
40. Thrilling experience’in parça- life cümlesinden dolayı doğru
daki anlamı a strong sence of yanıt C seçeneğidir.
excitement olduğundan doğru
yanıt B seçeneğidir.
46. …as public expenditure is
41. But how many people stop to restricted ifadesinden metro
wonder how the anirnals are sistemi için yeterli para olmadığı
feeling in their often anlaşıldığından doğru yanıt D
unsuitable surroundings so- seçeneğidir.
rusundan yazarın birçok insanın
hayvanat bahçesindeki hay-
vanların durumuna yeterince
duyarlı olmadığına inandığı an- 47. Parçada kuzeydeki toplu taşıma
laşılır. Doğru yanıt D seçeneği- sisteminin güneydekinden daha
dir. iyi durumda olduğu belirtildiğin-
den doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
42. Parçada hayvanat bahçesindeki
hayvanların çoğunun yaşam
koşullarının doğal ortamdan çok
farklı olduğu vurgulandığından 48. Parçanın ilk cümlesine göre
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
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49. Sorudaki “sağlığıyla ilgili şika- 53. Hepsinin iyi dansettiğini ama
yetlerini dikkate alma, hiç bir Rus dansçıların diğerlerinden
şeyi yok” ifadesinin benzeri daha iyi olduğunu ifade eden D
“hastalığı konusunda söyle- seçeneğindeki cümle doğru ya-
diklerini görmezden gel, doğ- nıttır.
rusu oldukça sağlıklı” oldu-
ğundan doğru yanıt E seçene-
ğidir. 54. Parçada işin monotonluğundan
bahsediliyor. Boşluktan sonraki
cümle, but bağlacı ile başladı-
50. “Gölün çevresinde yürümeyi ğına göre boşluktaki ifadeye zıt
planlamıştık ama şiddetli bir anlam taşımalıdır. Buna göre
yağmur bunu imkansız yaptı” doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
cümlesine anlamca en yakın
olanı “O kadar şiddetli yağ-
mur yağmasaydı gölün etra- 55. Parçada ozon tabakasının ya-
fında yürüyecektik” cümlesi rarlarından bahsedildiğinden
olduğundan yanıt A seçeneğidir. boşluğa gelecek en uygun
cümle B seçeneğidir.

51. “Onu en son ne zaman gördü-


ğümü hatırlayamam ama çok 56. Boşluktan önce gelen yargının
uzun zaman önce olduğu ke- nedeni açıklandığından doğru
sindi” cümlesinin bir başka şe- yanıt E seçeneğidir. Boşluktan
kilde ifadesi “Ne zamandı ha- sonra hava yolculuğu ile deniz
tırlayamam, tek bildiğim onu yolculuğunun karşılaştırılması
gördüğümden beri çok zaman da doğru yanıtın E seçeneği ol-
geçtiğidir.” olduğu için doğru duğunu gösterir.
yanıt B seçeneğidir.

57. Boşluktan önceki cümlede çe-


şitli boyuttaki bahçelerden bah-
52. “Trafik çok yoğun olduğundan sedilirken, boşluktan sonraki
oraya varmamız en azından bir cümlede büyük bahçelerin
saatimizi alacak”a benzeyen olumsuz yanlarından söz edili-
ifade C seçeneğindeki “Yollar yor. Öyleyse boşluğa büyük
çok kalabalık olduğundan oraya bahçelerden bahseden bir ifade
bir saatten önce ulaşamaya- gelmelidir. Doğru yanıt D seçe-
cağız.” cümlesidir. neğidir.
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58. Londra’ya yeni gelen insanlar 62. Grip nedeniyle hasta bir şekilde
fazla aktivite olmamasından ya- işe gitmek zorunda kalan anne-
kınıyorlar. Boşluktan sonraki nize yardımcı olmak üzere,
cümlede bir örnek verildiğine “Eve gelince dinlen. Ben alış-
göre boşluğa gelecek cümlede verişi yapıp akşam yemeğini
yeni gelenler fark etmediği hazırlarım” dersiniz. Doğru ya-
halde aslında bir takım aktivite- nıt D seçeneğidir.
nin olduğunun belirtildiği C se-
çeneğidir.

63. Birkaç gün sonra Alice’in düğün


59. Okul müdürü sizden birkaç günü var. Herkesin ayrı ayrı kü-
misafire çevreyi gezdirmenizi çük hediyeler almasındansa
istediğinde, buna çok seviniyor- ortak büyük bir hediyenin daha
sunuz. O halde bu işten mem- iyi olacağını düşünüyorsunuz.
nuniyet duyduğunuzu belirten Bu durumda, “gelin birleşelim
bir ifade kullanmanız gerekir. ve şu spor ayakkabıları gibi
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. gerçekten hoşuna gidecek bir
şey alalım” dersiniz. Doğru ya-
nıt B seçeneğidir.

60. Arkadaşınız yeni aldığınız


bluzunuzun koluna bir bardak
kola dökünce, onun kendisini 64. Arkadaşınızı vereceğiniz partiye
kötü hissetmesini önlemek için gelmesi için ikna etmeye çalışı-
“boş ver, yıkarım, yeni gibi yorsunuz. Onun kalabalık ve
olur” dersiniz. Doğru yanıt C gürültüden hoşlanmadığını bil-
seçeneğidir. diğinizden “sakin bir parti ola-
cağını” söylersiniz. Yanıt E se-
çeneğidir.

61. Aldığını geri vermekte ihmalkar


olan arkadaşınıza çok ısrar etti-
ğinden ders kitabınızı ödünç ve- 65. Tim treni önerip, ucuz ve güvenli
riyorsunuz. Ama oldukça istek- olduğunu belirttiğinde Jane trenin
siz olduğunuz için şart koşarsı- fiyatını sormuş olmalı ki Tim,
nız ve “ertesi gün getirmesi “hiçbir fikrim yok. Neden (tren)
gerektiğini” belirtisiniz. Yanıt A istasyonu aramıyorsun?” diyor.
seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
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66. Karen Helen’e neden acele 70. Hangi bisikleti alacağı konu-
ettiğini sorduğunda, Helen çaya sunda kararsız kalan Steve’e,
birçok kişinin geleceğini Robert iyi bir tavsiyede bulun-
söylüyor. Karen kendisini davet muş olmalıdır ki Steve bu fikri
edip etmeyeceğini sorduğunda beğendiğini söylüyor. Doğru ya-
ise olumsuz yanıt verip, onların nıt A seçeneğidir.
annesinin misafirleri olduğunu ve
kendisinin de annesine yardım 71. Parçada soğanın yüzyıllardır
edeceğine söz verdiğini ifade sevilen bir besin maddesi oldu-
ediyor. Yanıt A seçeneğidir. ğundan ve yaygın bir şekilde tü-
ketildiğinden bahsediliyor. Oysa
67. Kirk “evet” diye yanıt verip bir II. cümle soğanın düşük kalorili,
Çin restoranından bahsettiğine besin değeri yüksek bir yiyecek
göre Rose ona restoran hak- olmasından söz ediyor. Buna
kında bir soru sormuş olmalıdır. göre doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
Buna göre yanıt C seçeneğidir.

72. Parça sigarayı bırakmak hak-


68. Sue “Sahi mi? Bu harika bir kında olup, V. cümledeki sonuç
haber” dediğine göre Clare ona olarak sigarayı bırakmakla bir
iyi bir haber vermiş olmalıdır. Bu şey elde edemezsiniz ifadesi
durumda doğru yanıt B seçene- parçanın bütününe zıt olduğun-
ğidir. “Evet. Bilmiyor muy- dan doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
dun? Frank’in fotoğrafların-
dan biri ödül kazandı.”
73. Parça belirli bir tatil köyünden
bahsetmektedir. IV. cümledeki
69. Peter Anne’e kız kardeşinin ne bazı ülkelerde turizmin en
yaptığını sorduğunda aldığı ya- önemli gelir kaynaklarından biri
nıt karşısında şaşırır ve onun olduğu ifadesi konu bütünlü-
hep hukukla ilgileneceğini ğünü bozmaktadır. Buna göre
sandığını belirtir. Anne ise doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
kardeşinin her zaman tıp
alanında çalışmak istediğini
söylüyor. O halde boşluğa gele- 74. Parçadaki tüm cümlelerde Amy
cek en uygun seçenek Anne’nin Ede için orkidelerin anlam ve
kız kardeşinin hemşirelik eğitimi öneminden bahsedilirken, III.
almakta olduğundan bahseden cümle konu bütünlüğüne aykırı-
D seçeneğidir. dır. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

75. Parçada genel olarak yurt dışına


çıkan insanların diğerlerine göre
daha fazla tehlikede olmaları
konu ediliyor. II. cümlede bahse-
dilen hayat sigortasının konuyla
ilgisi olmamasından dolayı doğru
yanıt B seçeneğidir.
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1.-18. sorularda, verilen cümlede 3. Do you think we can trust him
boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen to find a _____ place for us to
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. stay in London?

A) thorough
1. Since he was too lazy to read
B) sufficient
the novel _____ he has
C) steady
misunderstood the motives of
D) considerate
the main character.
E) suitable

A) generously
B) unusually
C) properly 4. Everyone knows that these
D) lively two firms have been in fierce
E) inevitably _____ to get the job of
running the hotel.

A) involvement
B) reference
C) management
D) arrangement
E) competition

2. Our school has managed to 5. I’m quite sure that Niger


collect a lot of books to _____ wants to help you, but that
to the children in a village doesn’t mean he _____ able
school. to do so.

A) distribute A) has been


B) publish B) will be
C) contain C) had been
D) depart D) would have been
E) employ E) was

65
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6. Though I had given him some 9. Jane told me that she _____
good advice on how to act, he to ring me all morning.
didn’t listen to me, _____?
A) had been trying
A) did he B) has been trying
B) had he C) will be trying
C) had I D) has tried
D) hadn’t I E) will have tried
E) didn’t he

10. If I _____ you were coming


round to see me this afternoon
7. When I _____ in to his Office at I _____ a cake for us.
11 o’clock, he _____ his coffee.
A) would have known / have
A) will go / will have made
B) go / has had B) have known / will make
C) was going / has C) did know / had made
D) went / was having D) know / will have made
E) have gone / would be having E) had known / would have
made

8. Everyone was surprised to


see us because we _____ to 11. I’m extremely fond _____ her,
return before the middle of too; but even so, I’m afraid
the moth. we can’t rely _____ her.

A) are not expected A) about / to


B) have not expected B) of / on
C) were not expected C) for / in
D) are not expecting D) to / with
E) have not been expecting E) with / over
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12. If it’s on the table, look _____ 16. _____ car is out of order so
the table; it may have fallen they want to come with us in
_____. _____.

A) below / through A) Their / ours


B) at / down B) His / my
C) within / away C) Hers / theirs
D) under / off D) Her / your
E) after / back E) They / yours

13. I didn’t realize ____ it would


take me to get there on foot.

A) so far
B) how much 17. I don’t like to go to the cinema
C) how far twice on _____day.
D) so long
E) how long A) such
B) same
C) the order
14. The view from this window is D) the same
one of _____ I have ever seen. E) many

A) the finest
B) finest
C) the finer
D) finer
E) fine

18. It doesn’t look like rain but


15. Can you tell me _____ this take an umbrella just _____ it
bicycle belongs to? does.

A) what A) so as
B) whose B) in case
C) who C) as if
D) that D) so that
E) which E) such as
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19.-24. sorularda, cümleyi uygun 21. _____ whose coat was stolen
şekil de tamamlayan ifadeyi last week?
bulunuz.
A) Why were they surprised
B) Do you have their address
19. _____ even though she is a
C) How unusual is it
lot younger than the rest of
D) Isn’t that the new librarian
us.
E) Is there any news yet

A) The girls did better than the


boys in the race
B) The flowers we sent her are
22. _____ we really ought to
still looking fresh
leave as soon as possible.
C) Whoever said that was
mistaken
A) Since we shall probably
D) None of us actually saw it
have a long wait at the bus
happen
station
E) You should have invited her
B) Since the roads are always
sister to join us
busy at this hour
C) Though it is getting very
late
D) Until we know which plane
they are coming on
E) If there’s no need to hurry.

20. _____ until you have found


another job.
23. _____ they had already finished
A) There are so many their dinner.
unemployed
B) There are a lot of A) When we finally arrived
advertisements in the B) If only we had waited for
papers them
C) Don’t tell anyone you are C) Unless she managed to get
leaving there on
D) I thought you were perfectly D) While you were watching
happy working here the television
E) Nobody else could have E) Whenever we are invited to
advised their house
1997 İngilizce Soruları

24. Everyone who met him at that 25.-30. sorularda, verilen İngi-
time agreed _____. lizce cümlenin Türkçe dengini
bulunuz.
A) how he is like his father.
B) if his political views will get
25. Ever since the universities
public support.
have existed there have been
C) that he was likely to
arguments about what books
become the most influential
should be taught to the
physicist of his age.
students.
D) he is the most talented
physicist of our time.
A) Üniversiteler kurulduğun-
E) though he was not as
dan beri öğrencilere okutu-
healthy as he would have
lan kitaplar hep tartışma
liked to be.
konusu olmuştur.
B) Öğrencilerin ne tür kitaplar
okuması gerektiği tartış-
maları üniversitelerin ku-
rulması aşamasında baş-
lamıştır.
C) Üniversitelerin kurulmasıyla
birlikte öğrencilere hangi
kitapların okutulacağı tar-
tışması başlamıştır.
D) Öğrencilere hangi kitapların
okutulacağı tartışmaları an-
cak üniversitelerin kurul-
ması aşamasında başla-
mıştır.
E) Üniversiteler var olduğun-
dan beri, öğrencilere hangi
kitapların okutulacağı konu-
sunda tartışmalar olmuştur.
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26. If only you had read his report 27. In these circumstances it is
before it was submitted to the difficult to assess the damage
committee, you would have caused by the earthquake.
realized how prejudiced he
was against the minorities. A) Bu koşullarda depremin ha-
sara yol açıp açmayacağını
A) Onun raporunu kurula su- tahmin etmek çok zor.
nulmadan önce okumuş ol- B) Depremin ne gibi hasara
saydın, azınlıklara karşı ne yol açtığını bu koşullarda
kadar önyargılı olduğunu açıklamak zor olabilir.
anlardın. C) Depremin yol açtığı zararı
B) Onun azınlıklara karşı ne karşılamak bu koşullar al-
kadar kin beslediğini, kurula tında çok zor.
sunduğu raporunu okuya- D) Bu koşullar altında depre-
rak hemen anlayabilirdin. min neden olduğu hasarı
C) Onun raporunun kurula su- saptamak zor.
nulmadan önceki halini E) Farklı koşullarda depremin
okumuş olsaydın, azınlık- neden olduğu hasarları kar-
lardan ne derece nefret et- şılaştırmak zor.
tiğini açıkça görürdün.
D) Azınlıklara karşı ne derece
saldırgan olduğunu anla-
mak için, onun raporunu ku-
rula sunulmadan önce
okumalıydın.
E) Onun kurula sunulan rapo-
runu okusaydın, azınlıklara
karşı neden düşmanca dav-
randığını kolayca anlardın.
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28. First of all, let me point out 29. The space craft The Voyager,
that Italian Renaissance art is which reached Jupiter in 1979
a vast subject which, over the and Saturn in 1980, made many
years, has been dealt with major discoveries possible,
thoroughly. thus increasing our knowledge
of both planets a thousand-fold.
A) En başta açıkça söylemeli-
yim ki İtalyan Rönesans A) Uzay aracı The Voyager
1979’da Jüpiter’e 1980’de
sanatı, çok geniş bir konu
Satürn’e yaptığı uçuşlar so-
olup incelenmesi yıllar alır.
nucu her iki gezegenle ilgili
B) Her şeyden önce, İtalyan
bilgilerimizi binlerce kat artı-
Rönesans sanatı konusunu
ran bir çok önemli keşif-
yılarca ayrıntılı olarak araş- lerde bulunmuştur.
tırmış olduğumu belirtmeli- B) 1979’da Jüpiter’e ve
yim. 1980’de Satürn’e ulaşan
C) İtalyan Rönesans sanatını uzay aracı The Voyager,
yıllar boyunca inceleyerek pek çok önemli keşiflerin
bu konuda uzman oldu- yapılmasını sağlamış, böy-
ğumu öncelikle vurgulamak lece her iki gezegen hak-
zorundayım. kındaki bilgilerimizi bin kat
D) İtalyan Rönesans’ında, sa- arttırmıştır.
natın bütün ayrıntılarıyla C) Uzay aracı The Voyager’in
yıllar boyu incelenmiş bir 1979’da Jüpiter’i 1980’de
konu olduğunu hemen be- Satürn’ü keşfetmesinden bu
lirtmeliyim. yana, bu gezegenler hak-
E) Her şeyden önce şunu be- kındaki bilgilerimiz her ge-
lirtmeliyim ki İtalyan Röne- çen gün bin kat artmaktadır.
D) Uzay aracı The Voyager ile
sans sanatı, yıllar boyunca
yapılan önemli keşifler so-
kapsamlı olarak incelenmiş
nunda, 1979’da Jüpiter,
geniş bir konudur.
1980’de de Satürn gezege-
niyle ilgili bilgilerimiz bin-
lerce kat artmıştır.
E) Jüpiter’de 1979’da, Sa-
türn’de de 1980’de yapılan
ciddi keşifler, uzay aracı
The Voyager’in bu geze-
genlere yaptığı yolculuklar
sonucu bize sağladığı bil-
gilerle mümkün olmuştur.
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30. Advanced technological 31.-36. sorularda, verilen Türkçe


developments in the U. S. cümlenin İngilizce dengini bulu-
Space programmes have led nuz.
to the invention of new tools
which enabled us to explore
31. O, eserlerini okumaktan bü-
the innermost secrets of the
yük zevk aldığım çağdaş bir-
human body.
kaç yazardan biridir.
A) İnsan vücudunun en önemli
A) Among the contemporary
gizlerini ortaya koymamızı
writers he is the one whose
sağlayan yeni aletlerin icat
works I enjoy reading.
edilmesinde, ABD uzay
B) I really enjoy reading the
programındaki ileri teknolo-
works of only a few
jik gelişmelerden yararla-
contemporary writers.
nılmıştır.
C) Except for him, there are
B) İnsan vücudunun en gizli
few contemporary writers
yönlerinin araştırılması, ABD
whose works I actually enjoy
uzay programındaki teknolojik
reading.
gelişmeler sonucu icat edilen
D) I get a great deal of
yeni aletlerle mümkün ol-
pleasure out of reading his
muştur.
works and those of a few
C) ABD uzay programındaki
other contemporary writers.
teknolojik gelişmelerden ya-
E) He is one of the few
rarlanılarak, insan vücudu-
contemporary writers whose
nun en gizli özelliklerini or-
works I greatly enjoy reading.
taya koymamızı sağlayan
yeni aletler icat edilmiştir.
D) ABD uzay programındaki
ileri teknolojik gelişmeler,
insan vücudunun en derin
gizlerini araştırmamıza ola-
nak veren yeni aletlerin icat
edilmesini sağlamıştır.
E) İnsan vücudunun en derin
gizlerini araştırmamıza ola-
nak veren yeni aletler ABD
uzay programındaki ileri
teknolojik gelişmelere de
yol açmıştır.
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32. Şiirlerinde hep toplumsal ko- 33. Tartışılan konu o kadar


nuları ele alıp almayacağını karmaşık ve kapsamlıydı ki
söylemek için çok erken. her konuşmacı kendisine ta-
nınan süreyi aştı.
A) I would say that all his
poems are concerned with A) The topic under discussion
social issues. was so complex and
B) It is too early to say whether comprehensive that each
he will always deal with speaker exceeded the time
social issues in his poems. allotted to him.
C) In his early poems, as I B) Though the topic they were
have said, he always deals discussing was rather vague
with social matters. and far-reaching, none of the
D) It has been said that social speakers needed more than
issues are the main subject the time allowed them.
of his early poems. C) Though the subject they
E) It is still to soon to say were discussing was neither
whether he will discuss complicated nor controversial,
social issues in his poetry. each speaker asked for extra
time.
D) Owing to the complicated
and controversial nature of
the subject under discussion,
nobody managed to finish on
time.
E) Though the material covered
was original and demanding,
the speakers managed to
keep within the time allotted.
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34. Romantik akımın öncülerin- 35. Bakan, yeni köprünün nereye


den olan Rousseau, gençlerin yapılacağını haritada bize
eğitimi ile yakından ilgilen- gösterdi.
miştir.
A) The Minister was able to
A) The education of the young show us on the map the
was a subject of first position of the new bridge
importance for Rousseau they are building.
and other leaders of the B) The Minister brought a map
Romantic Movement. to show us where the new
B) Rousseau, the main leader bridge was being built.
of the Romantic Movement, C) The position of the bridge is
was particularly interested made clear on the new map
in educating the young. the Minister brought with
C) Rousseau, one of the him.
forerunners of the Romantic D) With the map, the Minister
movement, was closely could show us clearly where
concerned with the education the new bridge will be.
of the young. E) The Minister showed us on
D) Rousseau and other leading the map where the new
members of the Romantic bridge was going to be
Movement recognized the built.
need to educate the young.
E) The education of the young
really gained importance in
the time of Rousseau and
the Romantic Movement.
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36. Yargıç, şahidin doğruyu söy- 37.-39. soruları aşağıdaki par-


leyip söylemediğini anlamak çaya göre cevaplayınız.
için ona bir sürü şaşırtıcı soru
sordu.
The famous English detective
Thomas Wilson was actually a
A) The judge may have asked
great lover of music; he often
the witness several hard
played the violin and even
questions to test whether or
composed some music. He
not he was telling the truth.
would sometimes spend a
B) To find out whether or not
whole afternoon, listening to
the witness was telling the
music, and this would make him
truth, the judge asked him a
extremely happy. On such
number of confusing questions.
occasions he grew gentle and
C) The witness was confused
dreamy, quite unlike the sharp,
by some of the questions
clever and rather frightening
the judge asked, so it was
detective that everybody knows
difficult to know whether he
him to be. But such a mood
was speaking the truth.
rarely lasted long and when it
D) Many of the questions the
left him, he was more alert and
judge asked were intended
businesslike than ever.
to confuse the witness and
make him contradict himself.
E) The way the witness
answered the judge’s
questions showed that we
37. The writer describes a side of
had got no nearer to the
Detective Wilson’s character
truth.
which _____.

A) he thinks is unsuitable for a


detective.
B) is referred to as a major
defect.
C) was little known by the
general public.
D) had a bad effect upon his
work.
E) eventually led to his
downfall.
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38. The writer points out that, 40.-42. soruları aşağıdaki par-
after a quiet afternoon spent çaya göre cevaplayınız.
in listening to music, Wilson
_____. During the Crimean War, Florence
Nightingale showed extraordinary
A) went back to his detective qualities of determination and
work with greater efficiency. organizing ability. In the English
B) would lose interest in his hospital where she worked,
professional work. conditions at first were terrible dirt
and disease probably caused
C) found himself behaving in
more deaths among the soldiers
an aggressive manner. than aid the wounds received in
D) wished he didn’t have to battle. Still, under these
work as a detective. circumstances, Florence Nightingale
E) would take up his violin and gradually built up a highly
play some of his own disciplined nursing staff and,
works. together with more adequate
medical supplies, she was able to
improve conditions and be of real
service to the soldiers. However,
the work was hard, and, as a
result, her own health suffered.

40. One important point the


39. We can understand from the passage makes is that
passage that Wilson was Florence Nightingale _____.
generally regarded as _____.
A) would have been more
efficient if she had had a
A) being rather unreliable as a more qualified nursing staff.
detective. B) was not liked by the nursing
B) a man of many and varied staff because of her hard
talents. discipline.
C) rather a cruel person, even C) hated the terrible conditions
a wicked one. she was working in and
wanted to get away.
D) an extremely intelligent
D) failed to improve conditions
detective, and one to be in the hospital as she
feared. herself had poor health.
E) someone whose behavior E) overcame, with great
was disliked by many efficiency, the problems she
people. faced in a military hospital.
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41. It is clear from the passage 43.-45. soruları aşağıdaki par-


that, because Florence çaya göre cevaplayınız.
Nightingale was a determined
person, with a gift for
Skiing is a popular sport, enjoyed
organizing, she _____.
by people of all ages. The best
skiers, that is, the professionals,
A) volunteered to serve in the
have until recently been
Crimean War.
Europeans. The Austrians, the
B) was widely criticized by her
French, and the Italians have
staff.
generally been the fastest in
C) did little nursing herself.
international competitions, Recently,
D) was able to succeed in her
however, skiers from other
work.
countries have also come to the
E) was selected by the army to
fore and demonstrated their skills.
work as a nurse in the
As a result, interest in the sport
hospital.
has become worldwide, and this
has led to a highly competitive ski
industry.

42. As the writer points out in the


passage, conditions in the
military hospital were, at the
beginning, so bad that _____. 43. It is clear from the passage
that the European countries
A) they accounted for more _____.
deaths among the soldiers
than the war itself. A) are determined to improve
B) little could be done to their skiing skills.
improve them. B) are now losing their lead in
C) Florence Nightingale felt skiing sports.
she had little chance of C) will soon dominate the ski
success. industry in the world.
D) many of the nursing staff D) regard skiing as the world’s
feel ill. most popular sport.
E) medical supplies soon ran E) regret having invested so
out. heavily in the ski industry.
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44. The writer emphasizes that 46.-48. soruları aşağıdaki par-


the development of the ski çaya göre cevaplayınız.
industry in the world _____.
The Amazon basin is a huge area
A) owes little to the growing in Brazil. It has always attracted
international interest in this businessmen on account of its
sport. valuable and rich resources such
B) has been fastest in as rubber, coffee and cocoa.
countries outside Europe. However, it is not easy to make
C) has been the result of the money by starting an enterprise
efforts made by the there. As the Brazilians say, “If
European professionals. you want to succeed, you must
D) has been the benefit of the believe in the Amazon, and you
European courtiers. must be young” Many rich men,
E) is due to the growing including Henry Ford, have
international popularity of poured money into the area and
skiing as a sport. gone away with nothing.

46. The writer points out that


many businessmen _____.

A) have expected to make


their fortune in the Amazon
basin, but most of them
have been disappointed.
B) have invested heavily in the
45. According to the passage, as Amazon basin and made
a sport, skiing _____. huge profits.
C) have followed the example
A) arouses little interest of Henry Ford and started
outside Europe. an enterprise in the Ama-
B) is in the hands of zon basin.
professionals only. D) have only been interested
C) is not confined to any in importing rubber, coffee
special age group. and cocoa from the Ama-
D) is rapidly becoming too zon basin.
expensive for most people. E) have followed the advice of
E) ordinarily came into being the Brazilians and become
rich.
in Austria.
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47. According to the passage, 49.-53. sorularda, verilen cüm-


there has been a great deal of leye anlamca en yakın cümleyi
economic interest in the bulunuz.
Amazon basin _____.

A) and the interest is still


49. This is the most enjoyable
growing rapidly.
novel I’ve read in a long time.
B) even though Henry Ford
invested very little money
A) It took me a long time to
there.
read this novel, but I liked it
C) but very few people have
very much.
actually invested money
B) It isn’t often that you find a
there.
novel so amusing.
D) since many investors have
C) It’s a marvellous novel; I
lost money in the region.
still remember it though I
E) because the region has a
dealt it a long time ago.
wealth of raw materials.
D) It’s ages since I got so
much pleasure out of
reading a novel.
E) It’s a long time since I read
this novel but I know I
enjoyed it enormously.
48. One can understand from the
passage that the Amazon
basin _____.

A) is producing less and less


in the way of raw materials.
B) still remains a challenge to
businessmen and does not
give easy profits.
C) is rich in rubber, coffee and
cocoa, but in nothing else
at all.
D) is fast becoming one of the
world’s major industrial
regions.
E) no longer welcomes foreign
investments.
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50. I expect to get back this 51. As the bus arrived in Bursa
evening but it really depends an hour later than the
on the weather. scheduled time, I missed the
opening of the concert.
A) If the weather continues like
this I’ll spend the night A) The concert was due to
there. start just an hour after my
B) Since the weather is so bad bus arrived in Bursa.
I don’t suppose I’ll be back B) I arrived in Bursa at the
tonight. scheduled hour and went
C) Though I’m planning to on to the concert an hour
return this evening, the later.
weather may prevent me. C) The concert in Bursa
D) The weather made it started an hour later than
impossible for me to return the scheduled time so I
as planned. didn’t miss the start.
E) Even if the weather D) The concert had started by
changes, we won’t need to the time I got there as the
change our plans. bus reached Bursa a full
hour late.
E) If I had taken an earlier bus
to Bursa I wouldn’t have
missed the opening of the
concert.
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52. After the operation, she 53. I’ll be at the station to meet
recovered far quicker than you if it’s possible at all.
any of us had expected her
to. A) It’s just possible that I shall
be at the station to meet
A) She recovered from the you myself.
operation just as quickly as B) I’ve promised to meet you
anybody could have hoped. at the station and I shall be
B) We were all surprised at there.
how fast her health C) I would most certainly have
returned after the operation. met you at the station if it
C) Once the operation was had been at all possible.
over her recovery was as D) I can manage to arrange for
fast as could be expected. someone to meet you at the
D) As we all know, the sooner station.
she has the operation, the E) I’ll do my best to meet you
sooner she will start to at the station but it may not
recover. be possible.
E) To our great surprise she
was back to normal again
as soon as the operation
was over.
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54.-58. sorularda, parçada boş 55. A supermarket needs a very


bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifa- large floor area. It usually has
deyi bulunuz. two doors on the side facing
the street, one of which is
used as the entrance, the
54. On the whole we enjoyed the
other as the exit. _____. The
play though our seats weren’t
other three walls are
particularly good. _____. This
generally decorated in light
meant that we couldn’t see
colors to suggest cleanliness
some of the stage at all, and
and brightness.
sometimes we could hardly
hear what was being said.
A) The prices in a supermarket
Still we were lucky to find any
can thus be kept down and
seats at all.
this naturally attracts more
customers.
A) In fact they were on the
B) Most supermarkets make
back row and right at the
use of one floor only.
side.
C) It may help if the shelf units
B) I don’t really like the front
are numbered.
row; you can see all the
D) Soaps and cleaning
makeup.
equipment should be on
C) They cost even more than I
separate shelves.
expected.
E) The rest of the side is
D) I can’t think why you told us
usually of glass, with goods
to go.
or advertising material on
E) Did you really enjoy reading
display.
the play?
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56. The British people are great 57. Mount Everest, 29,002 feet
readers of newspapers. There high, is situated on the
are few homes to which one border of Tibet and Nepal.
newspaper is not delivered Since the end of the
every morning. _____. One nineteenth century climbers
newspaper may be delivered have been ambitious to
at the house, a member of the conquer it and stand on the
family may buy one at the highest point of land in the
station bookstall to read on world. However, it was on 29
the train as he goes to town, May 1953 that Everest was
and someone else in the conquered for the first time;
family may buy an evening two British climbers were
newspaper later in the day. able to reach the top. _____.
In fact, before this successful
A) Actually, daily papers are climb, there had been ten
those that are published other attempts, and they had
daily from Monday to all ended in failure.
Saturday.
B) Many households have two, A) The first climbing
or even three newspapers expeditions to Everest were
every day. organized by the Royal
C) As in other countries Geographical Society in
newspapers in Britain vary London.
greatly in their ways of B) One should remember that
presenting the news. snow and ice are not the
D) There are popular climber’s greatest enemies
newspapers for those who on Everest.
prefer entertainment to C) On the other hand, after the
information. Second World War, Everest
E) There are serious papers expeditions had to start not
for those who want to know from Tibet but from Nepal.
more about important D) Thus, they were the first
happenings at home and men known to have done
abroad. so.
E) For instance, the alit of an
expedition organized in
1921 was to examine
Everest and its surrounding
area.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

58. Roman law is one of the 59.-64. sorularda, verilen du-


greatest legal systems that ruma uygun düşen ifadeyi bulu-
have ever existed. _____. The nuz.
law of most European
countries in particular is based
59. You have a part in the play the
upon it. Historically, after the
school is putting on for the
fall of the Western Roman
parents. The rehearsals have
Empire, much of Roman law
started, and everyone is
seemed to be lost or forgotten,
expected to attend all of them.
but it reappeared in the
However, your mother is very
eleventh century, when there
ill and you have to look after
was a great revival of learning.
her, so you’ll have to miss the
Then many European countries
afternoon rehearsal. You call
began to use Roman law in
the teacher in charge to
their courts.
explain the situation.
A) Over the centuries it has
A) My mother goes to hospital,
had a great influence upon
then I will be able to attend
the law of the world.
the rehearsal.
B) In fact, the Romans were
B) My mother has just had an
well advanced in architecture
operation so I’ve been
and military techniques.
looking after her, that’s why
C) The great Roman statesman
I missed the rehearsal.
Cicero wrote many books
C) I’m tired of all these
on legal matters.
rehearsals, and as my
D) In Roman courts, it was
mother’s not well I have to
necessary to speak
be at home.
effectively to defend one’s
D) My mother is starting to feel
case.
better so perhaps I will be
E) It was in 55 B.C. that the
able to come to the
Romans invaded Britain
afternoon rehearsal.
and made it part of their
E) My mother really can’t be
empire.
left alone at the moment as
she’s not at all well, so I’m
afraid I can’t come to the
rehearsal this afternoon.
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60. Your class is organizing an 61. A friend has lent you a book
end-of-term excursion to Gö- but she made it quite clear
reme. As there are a few she wanted it back by the
seats left on the bus you weekend. You forgot this.
decide to invite other friends When you finally return the
to join you. When you run book several days late you
into one of them, you say: feel you should apologize and
so you say to her:
A) Do you think our class
should make this trip to Gö- A) As you don’t need the book
reme? may I keep it a little longer?
B) You’ve been to Göreme B) Why didn’t you tell me you
several times, haven’t you? needed it before the
C) Our class is going on a trip weekend?
to Göreme how about C) I hope you didn’t need the
joining us? book yourself.
D) If ever we decide to go to D) I’m sorry to be so late in
Göreme than you can giving it back please forgive
come, too. me.
E) If you’ve already been to E) Since when have you been
Göreme you won’t want to reading books like this?
come with us.
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62. Your tooth has been hurting 64. Someone has bumped into
on and off for a while and you your father’s car and smashed
realize you must see your it rather badly. Your father
dentist so you call his was not hurt in the accident
secretary and ask for an but it has upset him terribly.
appointment. You say: To cheer him up you say:

A) I’ve got a bad toothache. A) Thank God, I wasn’t in the


Can Dr. Jones see me
car when it was hit!
sometimes tomorrow?
B) Forget about it. What
B) The pain in my tooth is
matters really is that you’re
getting worse. What should
fine. The car will soon be
I do about it?
C) Tell Dr. Jones that the repaired.
treatment has worked well. C) Do you think it will cost a lot
D) Why doesn’t Dr. Jones to have the car repaired?
receive patients after 5 D) What did the police say
o’clock? about whose fault it was?
E) As I have meeting in the E) Never mind! After all, this is
afternoon can I postpone not your first accident. In
my appointment? fact you ought to be banned
from driving!

63. Your aunt has broken her


arm. You feel very sorry for
her, so you send her flowers
and a little note saying:

A) How long will the wound


take to heal?
B) I was surprised to hear you
had fallen down the stairs.
How did it happen?
C) Congratulations. You’ve
finally managed it!
D) I hope you’ll soon be feeling
better. Take good care of
yourself.
E) I seem to remember you
did something like this two
years ago.
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65.-70. sorularda, karşılıklı ko- 66.


nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmında Jane: Have you heard from
söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz. Alison since she went to
Germany?
Brenda: _____.
65.
Jane: Well, how is she?
Martin: Are you and Peter
Brenda: Just fine, I’ve got the
going to Jack’s party on
letter here with me. You
Saturday?
can read it.
Bob: Yes, we are. Why do you
ask?
A) No, I haven’t. But I’m sure
Martin: _____.
she’ll be writing soon.
Bob: Good idea. Let’s do that.
B) Nothing after the postcard
to tell me she’d arrived
A) I wasn’t planning to go
safely.
unless you were going.
C) Yes, I have. I got a letter
B) Oh! I was just wondering.
from her just two days ago.
C) I really wanted to know if
D) No, I tried to phone her
Mary was going.
yesterday, but she was out.
D) I was just interested, that’s
E) No, but I am expecting a
all.
letter any day now.
E) Well, I thought we might
buy a present for him
together.
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67. 68.
Andrew: I hear you’re Sally: Have you heard how
organizing the end of Pam is getting on?
term picnic. Sue: Yes, I talked to her
Molly: That’s right. So tell me mother yesterday and
what you’re bringing. she’s really starting to
Andrew: _____. improve now.
Molly: I know she does. That Sally: _____?
will be marvellous. Sue: No, but she will be doing
so in a day or two.
A) How about apple pies? My
mother makes very good A) Is she back at home yet?
apple pies. B) Has she left hospital yet?
B) How about some fruit? My C) Did she say anything about
mother’s away or she would the flowers we sent?
have made a cake. D) Can we go and visit her
C) I’ll have to ask my aunt to tomorrow?
make something for us. E) Why didn’t you talk to Pam?
D) My sister can make us Weren’t you allowed in?
some chicken sandwiches.
E) You tell me what the others
are bringing first.
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69. 70.
Pat: Did you manage to Peter: What’s your brother
persuede Jill to come with doing these days? Has he
us to play on Saturday finished university?
afternoon? Barbara: _____.
Wendy: _____. Peter: Where is that? Turkey,
Pat: Then what is she I believe.
thinking or doing? Barbara: That’s right. It’s on
Wendy: She’ll probably go the Aegean Sea.
somewhere on her
bicycle. A) Yes, he has. And he’s now
working in a hotel in İzmir.
A) She’s not sure if she can. B) Not yet. But he hopes to get
She’ll let us know a job this summer.
tomorrow. C) He finishes next year. Then
B) Oh yes! She’s very keen to he hopes to start a career
come. in tourism.
C) I still haven’t seen her. But I D) He hopes to graduate this
expect she will. summer, and then go off on
D) She’s got to flu; in fact, a long summer holiday.
she’s in bed with it. E) He most certainly has and
E) No, I didn’t. She said the he’s got a wonderful job
weather was too nice to that takes him traveling a
stay indoors. lot.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

71.-75. sorularda, verilen cüm- 73. (I) Obviously different people


leye anlamca en yakın cümleyi like to spend their holidays in
bulunuz. different ways. (II) Some are
only really happy by the sea.
(III) In fact everyone loves to
71. (I) This year our holiday
go swimming in the summer.
turned out to be all we had
(IV) Others like to take their
hoped for. (II) The rooms we
holidays in winter and go
rented were clean and
skiing. (V) Still others think
pleasant. (III) We managed to
the best holidays are those
find really good room at
spent exploring new places.
reasonable prices. (IV) I like
to go somewhere different
A) I B) II C) III
each year. (V) But best of all
D) IV E) V
we soon found lots of friends
and soon became a part or a
lively group of young people.

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

72. (I) Venice is the most


romantic of all the Italian 74. (I) The growth in the population
towns. (II) It is built entirely of the world has produced
on islands. (III) It has canals other problems. (II) Agricultural
instead of streets. (IV) In fact, workers everywhere agree on
modern Italian culture has this matter. (III) One of them is
derived a lot from ancient the problem of producing
Roman culture. (V) So, quite enough food for everyone. (IV)
naturally instead of the This problem must be solved if
wheeled traffic of an ordinary we want there to be peace in
town, it has motor boats and the world. (V) For, as everyone
steamers as well as the knows, an angry world is never
graceful gondola. a peaceful world.

A) I B) II C) III A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V D) IV E) V
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75. (I) Many people now agree


that the television is having a
bad effect upon the children
who grow up with it. (II) A
major problem is created by
the amount of violence that is
shown on the television. (III)
As a result people are
beginning to regard violence
as an everyday event. (IV)
Indeed it rapidly is becoming
an everyday event. (V) So the
disadvantages of the television
will never be as important as
the advantages.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
ÇÖZÜMLER
1. Cümleyi tamamlayabilecek en 7. Zaman açısından en uygun
uygun sözcük properly zarfı seçenek D’dir. When clause’la
olup gerektiği gibi, doğru yapılmış bu cümlede past
düzgün anlamına gelir. Doğru simple ve past continuous
yanıt C seçeneğidir. uyumu söz konusudur.

2. To collect  toplamak fiili


doğru yanıtın to distribute  8. Cümle past simple tense ile
dağıtmak olduğunu gösterir. kurulmuştur, yine aynı tense’le
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. devam etmesi gerekir. Doğru
yanıt C seçeneğidir.
3. Suitable sıfatı uygun anlamına
gelip cümleyi tamamlayabilecek 9. Indirect speech’te kurulan
en uygun sözcüktür. Doğru ya- cümle past simple tense’le
nıt E seçeneğidir. başladığından cümlenin devamı
bir derece past yapılmalıdır.
Past forma sahip tek seçenek
4. Fierce competition  acıma- A seçeneğidir.
sız rekabet sıfat tamlaması iki
firma arasındaki ilişkiyi gösterir. 10. Cümlede conditional type 3
Cevap E seçeneğidir. (unreal past) yapısı bulundu-
ğundan doğru yanıt E seçene-
ğidir. (if + had V3, could /
5. Cümle present simple tense would + have + V3)
olduğundan boşluğa gelecek
zaman yapısı simple present
tense ya da simple future 11. To be fond of  düşkün ol-
tense olmalıdır. Yanıt B seçe- mak ve to rely on someone 
neğidir. güvenmek anlamlarına gelip,
cevap B seçeneğidir.

6. Boşluğa tag question gelmeli-


dir, he didn’t listen to me ne- 12. To look under something 
gatif olduğundan tag question bir şeyin altına bakmak ve to
did he? olmalıdır. Buna göre fall off  düşmek anlamlarına
doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. gelip doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.

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13. to get there on foot  yürüye- 20. Hem zaman hem de anlam açı-
rek gitmek, “ne kadar zaman sından en uygun ifade C seçe-
aldığını hatırlamadım” cümle- neğinde olduğundan bu seçe-
sinde boşlukta how long olması nek doğru yanıttır.
gerekir. Cevap E seçeneğidir.
21. Relative clause’lar bir ismi nite-
14. I have ever seen kalıbı gereği lendiğinden D seçeneği doğru
superlative form kullanılmalı- yanıttır.
dır. Buna göre the finest for-
munun yer aldığı A seçeneği 22. “Bu saatte trafik sıkışık oldu-
doğru yanıttır. ğundan (yollar kalabalık ol-
duğundan) mümkün oldu-
ğunca çabuk çıkmalıyız.”
15. Belong to  birine ait olmak
Boşluğa gelecek en anlamlı se-
anlamına geldiğinden who
çenek yukarıdaki ifadenin yer
relative pronoun’u kullanılma-
aldığı B seçeneğidir.
lıdır. Belong to + object
(pronoun) yapısı göz önünde
23. Ana cümlecik past perfect
bulundurulduğunda doğru yanıt
tense’le kurulmuş olduğundan
C seçeneğidir.
cümlenin başında past simple
tense kullanılmalıdır. Buna göre
16. Car isim olup önüne gelecek en doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
uygun yapı possesive adjective
olacaktır, in preposition’unun 24. Cümle past tense’le yapılmış
ardından ya bir pronoun ya da bir noun clause’la tamamlan-
isim gelmelidir. Buna göre en malıdır. Bu durumda doğru ya-
uygun seçenek A’dır. nıt C seçeneğidir.

17. Boşluğa gelebilecek en anlamlı 25. Ever since the universities


seçenek D’dir. have existed  “üniversiteler
var olduğundan beri” ve
18. in case  olasılığına karşı should be taught passive ya-
anlamına geldiğinden doğru ya- pısının birlikte kullanıldığı E se-
nıt B seçeneğidir. çeneği doğru yanıttır.

19. She pronoun’undan cümleyi en 26. If only you had read his
uygun şekilde tamamlayacak report  “onun raporunu
ifadenin her sister tamlamasının okumuş olsaydın” ifadesi bir
bulunduğu E seçeneği olduğu tek A seçeneğinde yer aldığın-
anlaşılır. She  her sister dan, bu seçenek doğru yanıttır.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

27. in these circumstances  “bu 33. So complex and


koşullar altında” ifadesi ve to comprehensive that  “o ka-
asses  saptamak fiili yalnızca dar karmaşık ve kapsamlıydı
D seçeneğinde birlikte yer al- ki” ifadesi yalnızca A seçene-
mıştır. Doğru yanıt D seçeneği- ğinde olduğundan bu seçenek
dir. doğru yanıttır.

28. First of all let me point out 34. “Romantik akımın öncülerin-
that  “her şeyden önce den olan Rousseau” 
şunu belirtmeliyim ki” ifadesi- Rousseau, one of the
nin yer aldığı E doğru yanıttır. forerunners of the Romantic
movement ifadesi C seçene-
29. Thus  böylece sözcüğünün ğinde yer aldığından doğru ya-
yer aldığı B seçeneği doğru ya- nıt C seçeneğidir.
nıttır.
35. The Minister showed us on
30. Soru cümlesini en iyi yansıtan the map  “Bakan haritada
seçenek D’dir. bize gösterdi” ifadesinden do-
layı E seçeneği doğru yanıttır.
31. He is one of the few
contemporary writers  “O
çağdaş birkaç yazardan biri- 36. Yargıç  the judge, şahidin
dir”, whose works I greatly doğruyu söyleyip söylemediğini
enjoy reading  “eserlerini anlamak için  to find out
okumaktan büyük zevk aldı- whether or not the witness
ğım”. Bu durumda doğru yanıt was telling the truth, ona bir
E seçeneğidir. sürü soru sordu  asked him a
number of confusing
questions. Yanıt B seçeneğidir.
32. Whether he will always deal
with social issues  “hep
toplumsal konuları ele alıp 37. Parçada Detective Wilson’un
almayacağını” ifadesi B seçe- müzik sevgisinden bahsediliyor.
neğinde yer aldığından bu se- “Böyle durumlarda herkesin
çenek doğru yanıttır. E seçene- bildiği o kesin, korkutucu ya-
ğinde whether kullanılmasına nından uzaklaşır.” O halde
rağmen diğer sözcüklerden dedektifin sanatçı yönü halk ta-
kaynaklanan anlam farklılığı rafından pek bilinmemektedir.
vardır. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
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38. Parçanın son cümlesinin başka 44. Parçada kayak endüstrisindeki


bir şekilde ifadesi A seçene- gelişmenin tüm dünyada kayak
ğinde yer aldığından doğru ya- sporuna olan ilginin artmasından
nıt A seçeneğidir. kaynaklandığı vurgulandığından
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
39. Dedektifin zeki ve korku verici
yanı… quite unlike sharp,
clever and rather frightening… 45. Parçaya göre “kayak sporu
ifadesinde vurgulandığından her yaşta insanın sevdiği po-
doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. püler bir spordur.” Parçanın
ilk cümlesinde yer alan bu ifa-
40. Parçada Florance Nightingale’in denin benzeri C seçeneğinde
hastanedeki tüm olumsuzluklara yer aldığından bu seçenek
karşın durumu lehe çevirmeyi doğru yanıttır.
başarmasından bahsediyor. Bu
ifadenin başka bir biçimde akta-
rımı E seçeneğinde vardır. 46. Parçanın son cümlesinde Henry
Ford da dahil olmak üzere bir-
41. Florance Nightingale’in kararlı, çok zengin adamın Amazon
organize yeteneğine sahip ol- Basin’e para döktüğü ama bir
ması işinde başarıya ulaşabil- sonuç elde edemedikleri belir-
mesine yol açıyor. Doğru yanıt tilmektedir. Benzer ifade A se-
D seçeneğidir. çeneğinde vardır.

42. …dirt and disease probably


caused more cleaths among 47. It has always attracted
that soldiers than did the businessman on account of
wounds received in battle ifa- its valuable and rich resours
desinin benzeri bir ifade A se- such as rubber, coffee and
çeneğinde yer aldığından doğru cocoa cümlesindeki ifadenin
yanıt A seçeneğidir. başka bir biçimde söylenişi E
seçeneğinde vardır.
43. Parçada kayaktaki başarının,
Avrupa tekelinden kalkıp tüm
dünyanın kayakçılarının bu 48. Parçada yer alan However, it is
spora ilgi duyması nedeniyle bu not easy to make money by
alanda rekabetin artmasından starting an enterprise there
bahsedildiğinden yanıt B cümlesinden doğru yanıtın B
seçeneğidir. seçeneği olduğu anlaşılır.
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49. “Uzun zamandır okuduğum 55. Parçada bir süper marketin sa-
en hoş roman” cümlesinin hip olması gereken özelliklerden
başka bir biçimde ifadesi “Uzun bahsedilmektedir. Buna göre
zamandır roman okumaktan doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
bu kadar zevk almamıştım”
olduğundan doğru yanıt D se-
çeneğidir. 56. Boşluktan önceki cümlede he-
men her ailenin birden fazla ga-
50. “Bu gece dönmeyi umuyorum zete aldığından bahsedilmekte-
ama aslında bu hava duru- dir. Buna göre boşluğa gelebile-
muna bağlı” ifadesinin benzeri cek en uygun cümle B seçene-
C seçeneğindeki “Bu gece ğinde yer alır.
dönmeyi planlamama rağ-
men, hava koşulları beni alı-
koyabilir” cümlesinde yer aldı- 57. Boşluktan hemen önce gelen
ğından yanıt C seçeneğidir. cümleye göre iki Britanyalı
dağcı Everest tepesinin zirve-
51. Sorudaki cümledeki ifadenin bir sine ulaşabilmiştir. Bu cümlenin
başka şekilde söylenişi D seçe- ardından gelecek en uygun
neğinde yer aldığından bu se- ifade D seçeneğindeki cümle-
çenek doğrudur. dedir.

52. “Ameliyattan sonra umduğu-


muzdan çok daha hızlı iyileşti”
cümlesine anlamca en yakın 58. Parçada Roma hukukunun tarih
cümle B seçeneğinde vardır. boyunca kültürleri etkilediği ör-
nekler yardımıyla belirtilmiştir.
53. A seçeneğinde de soru cümle- Öyleyse “yüz yıllardır dünya
sinde olduğu gibi “eğer müm- kanunu üzerinde büyük etki-
kün olursa, seni karşılamak leri olduğu” ifadesinin bulun-
üzere istasyonda olacağım” duğu A seçeneği doğru yanıttır.
ifadesi yer aldığından A seçe-
neği doğru yanıttır.

59. Anneniz hastalandığından ti-


54. Boşluktan sonraki cümlede yatro provasına gidemeyecek-
“sahnenin bir kısmını göre- siniz, öğretmeninize yapacağı-
mediğimiz” ifadesi yer aldığına nız en uygun açıklama E seçe-
göre doğru seçenek A’dır. neğinde vardır.
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60. Sınıfınız Göreme’ye dönem 65. Martin, Jac’in partisine giderken


sonu gezisi düzenliyor. Oto- hediye götürmesini teklif etmiş
büste oturacak birkaç yer kaldı- olmalı ki Bob, bunun iyi bir fikir
ğından diğer arkadaşlarınıza olduğunu söylüyor. Doğru yanıt
size katılmalarını önermek E seçeneğidir.
üzere kullanacağınız yapı How
about V ing? olacaktır. Doğru 66. Jane Brenda’ya Alison’dan ha-
yanıt C seçeneğidir. ber alıp almadığını sorduğun-
dan Brenda olumlu bir yanıt
vermiş olmalı ki, Jane onun
61. Arkadaşınızdan ödünç aldığınız (Alison) nasıl olduğunu soruyor.
kitabı vermeyi unuttuğunuzda Bu durumda C seçeneği doğru
özür dilemek için kullanacağınız yanıttır.
ifade D seçeneğinde yer alır.

67. Molly Andrew’ya piknik için ne


62. Dişiniz ağrıdığı için doktordan getireceğini sorduğunda Andrew
ertesi güne randevu istemek “El malı pastaya ne dersiniz?
üzere kullanacağınız en uygun Annem harika elmalı pasta
ifade A seçeneğinde vardır. yapar.” diye yanıt vermiş olmalı
ki Molly, I know she does. That
will be marvelous ifadesini
63. Kolu kırılan halanıza geçmiş kullanıyor. Doğru yanıt A
olsun dileklerinizi iletmek üzere seçeneğidir.
gönderdiğiniz çiçekteki nota
“Umarım yakında iyileşirsiniz.
Kendinize iyi bakın.” diye ya- 68. Boşluğa gelecek en uygun ifade
zarsınız. Doğru yanıt D seçene- B seçeneğinde vardır. “Hasta-
ğidir. neden çıkmadı mı daha?” so-
rusuna verilecek en uygun yanıt
“Hayır, ama bir iki güne kadar
64. Bir başkasının arabasına çarp- çıkacak.” ifadesidir.
ması sonucu meydana gelen
kazaya üzülen babanıza “Unut
gitsin, Senin iyi olman daha 69. Konuşmada Wendy olumsuz bir
önemli, araba kısa sürede ta- yanıt vermiş olmalıdır ki Pat,
mir edilir.” diyerek onu rahat- “öyleyse ne yapmayı düşü-
latmaya çalışırsınız. Doğru yanıt nüyor?” diye soru sorsun.
B seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

70. Peter, present perfect tense’le


yes / no type question yapısı
kullandığından doğru yanıt A
seçeneğidir.

71. Parçada bu yılki tatilin herkesin


istediği gibi çok iyi geçmesinden
bahsediliyor. IV. cümledeki “her
yaz başka bir yere gitmenin
tercih edildiği” ifadesi parçadaki
anlam bütünlüğüne aykırıdır. D
seçeneği doğru yanıttır.

72. Parça Venedik ile ilgili olup IV.


cümle konu bütünlüğünü boz-
maktadır. Doğru yanıt D seçe-
neğidir.

73. Parça insanların tatillerini farklı


şekilde geçirmek istemeleriyle
ilgili dir. III. cümle fazla genel
olup parçadaki konu bütünlü-
ğünü bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt
C seçeneğidir.

74. Parçanın II. cümlesi konuyla


ilgili olmadığından doğru yanıt B
seçeneğidir.

75. Parçada TV’nin çocuklar üzerin-


deki olumsuz etkilerinden söz
ediliyor. “TV’nin kötü yönleri
hiçbir zaman iyi yönleri kadar
önemli değildir.” ifadesinin yer
aldığı E seçeneği konu ile ilgili
değildir.
YDS İNGİLİZCE SORULARI 1998
1.-18. sorularda, verilen cümlede 3. Although the new manager has
boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen been very strict with us, he is
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. highly _____ by everyone in the
company.

1. I don’t know the scheduled


A) required
time of _____, but I do know
B) B)respected
that the plane to Istanbul has
C) refused
already left.
D) D)challenged
E) expected
A) purchase
B) customs
C) accommodation
D) reference 4. Foods that were ____ seasonal
E) departure may be found now throughout
the year.

A) properly
B) satisfactorily
C) previously
D) rapidly
E) seriously

2. Parents who understand child 5. He was an extremely


behavior are more _____ entertaining speaker, so we
about their ability to handle all enjoyed _____ even more
difficult situations. than we had expected to.

A) familiar A) ourselves
B) watchful B) us
C) confident C) himself
D) virtuous D) themselves
E) forgiving E) them

99
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

6. John has told me that one of 9. Many Italian cities are famous
_____ articles and two of for their beautiful gardens
_____ have been accepted for many _____ date from the
publication in the journal. great days of the Italian
Renaissance.
A) theirs / her
B) mine / their A) of whose
C) your / my B) at which
D) his / yours C) of which
E) hers / ours D) in what
E) with whom

7. Our side won, but only because 10. I can’t imagine how anyone
_____ on the other team was _____ clever as he is could
playing at all well. make _____ a terrible mistake.

A) some A) even / rather


B) anybody B) so / as
C) everyone C) enough / as
D) someone D) well quite / just
E) nobody E) as / such

8. She said she would apply for 11. Group work gives students a
the scholarship after she had chance to develop the ability
completed the teacher training to work as part of a team ____
course _____? as an individual.

A) would she A) rather than


B) didn’t she B) even more
C) hadn’t she C) so much
D) wasn’t she D) so far
E) did she E) moreover
1998 İngilizce Soruları

12. The Parents’ Committee still 15. I _____ the holiday


can’t decide _____ the enormously even though the
construction of a new weather _____ disappointing.
playground really is necessary.
A) enjoy / would have been
A) despite B) had enjoyed / has been
B) so as C) have enjoyed / was being
C) in case D) enjoyed / was
D) whether E) am enjoying / had been
E) so that

16. We _____ once a long time ago


but I _____ she will remember
13. Wile I was looking _____ me.
some magazines I happened
to find this article _____ A) were meeting / hadn’t
butterflies. thought
B) have met / didn’t think
A) in / over C) had met / haven’t thought
B) up / of D) may have met / won’t think
C) over / from E) met / don’t think
D) through / on
E) at / for

17. If I _____ how far away the


concert hall was, I _____
14. Jane _____ to the library; she there by bus.
_____ there every Friday
morning. A) realize / have gone
B) have realized / went
A) went / was going C) had realized / would have
B) has gone / goes gone
C) is going / would go D) realized / will go will realize /
D) had gone / went go
E) was going / is going E) will realize / was going
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

18. The 19th century American 20. Could that be the girl _____?
novelist Herman Melville
_____ several novels, but A) as her essays were published
only one of them _____ a in several magazines.
classic, that is Moby Dick. B) that she had carried out
experiments in physics.
A) wrote / has become C) who represented our school
B) was writing / had become at the International Violin
C) has written / becomes Competition.
D) had written / would become D) so that we might discuss
E) would have written / could her proposals
have become E) whether her father wanted
to stop her from becoming
a pop singer.

19.-24. sorularda, cümleyi uygun


şekilde tamamlayan ifadeyi bu-
lunuz.
21. The balance of nature cannot
possibly be maintained _____.
19. _____, I think students should
have some previous knowledge A) why people don’t realize
of computers. just how dangerous the
situation is.
A) If it were an essential B) before forest lands were
requirement for the participants managed efficiently.
B) Whatever other requirements C) so long as there had been
the organizing committee of groups of people making
the course may demand quick profits through practices
C) In case the director had harmful to the environment.
approved the new computer D) unless every individual and
project every organization realizes
D) Until the examination results how important it is to
were officially announced protect our environment.
E) Since the problem related E) since the majority of the
to the computer virus was world population was worrying
to be discussed about the future.
1998 İngilizce Soruları

22. Having tested the pleasures 24. So long as the architects’


of modern city life _____. plans are carried out in full
_____.
A) some of them would have
been reluctant to return. A) the whole project could
B) they found life in their village have been completed in
hard and unattractive. just under three years.
C) they had worked hard to B) other suggestions have
improve their living standards. been turned down.
D) the children will be educated C) the only problem has
and trained for a special apparently been solved in a
job. satisfactory manner.
E) people don’t realize how D) the distance between the
lonely they are. airport and the city centre
has attracted no criticism.
E) the new airport will indeed
provide everything a visitor
could possibly desire.

23. Though there are many


young athletes who dream of
winning an Olympic gold
medal, _____.

A) in competitions he is always
under a great strain.
B) getting to the top in any
field had always required
great dedication.
C) there are very few who
actually manage to do so.
D) most of them had been
disqualified from taking part
in the race.
E) they always, managed to
score high marks in the
competitions.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

25.-30. sorularda, verilen İngi- 26. The sudden increase in the


lizce cümlenin Türkçe dengini number of books in the
bulunuz. library is directly related to
the new director.

25. I don’t know for sure, but


A) Kütüphanedeki kitapların
from the way he talked I
sayısındaki ani artış, doğ-
inferred that he is very
rudan doğruya yeni mü-
experienced in advertising.
dürle ilgilidir.
B) Yeni müdürün gelmesi ile
A) Konuşma biçiminden anladı-
kütüphanedeki kitap sayısı-
ğım kadarıyla reklamcılık
nın aniden artması, aynı
bilgisi ve deneyimi çok fazla.
zamana rastlamıştır.
B) Kesin olarak bilmiyorum,
C) Kütüphanedeki kitapların
ama konuşma biçiminden,
sayısındaki hızlı artış, yeni
reklamcılıkta çok deneyimli
bir müdürün atanmasına
olduğunu anladım.
bağlanıyor.
C) Kesin olarak bilmesem de,
D) Yeni müdür geldikten sonra
konuşmasından reklamcı-
kütüphanedeki kitapların
lıkta deneyimin çok önemli
sayısında ani bir artış oldu.
olduğunu anladım.
E) Kütüphanedeki kitap sayısı,
D) Reklamcılıkta çok deneyimli
yeni müdürün isteği doğ-
olup olmadığını konuşma
rultusunda hızla arttırıldı.
biçiminden kesin olarak
anlayamadım.
E) Reklamcılıkla ilgili olarak
söylediklerini duyunca, onun
bu konuda çok deneyimli
olmadığını anladım.
1998 İngilizce Soruları

27. So far we haven’t been able 28. Unless there is any change,
to get any reliable information he will present us with a
about the extent of the food comprehensive report on
poisoning on the campus. everything that was discussed
in the conference.
A) Kampustaki gıda zehirlen-
mesinin boyutları ile ilgili şu A) Konferansta, sunulan rapo-
anki bilgilerimiz hiç de gü- run kapsamı ile ilgili deği-
venilir değil. şiklikler tartışılacak.
B) Şu ana kadar edindiğimiz B) Eğer kararını
bilgiler, kampustaki gıda değiştirmezse, bize suna-
zehirlenmesinin gerçek bo- cağı rapor konferansta tar-
yutlarını gösterir nitelikte tışılan her konuyu kapsaya-
değil. cak.
C) Şu ana kadar elimize, kam- C) Bazı değişikliklere karşın,
pustaki gıda zehirlenmesi- bize sunacağı raporda kon-
nin nedenleri ile ilgili güve- feranstaki tartışmaların hepsi
nilir bilgiler ulaşmadı. kapsamlı olarak bulunacak.
D) Şu ana kadar, kampustaki D) Rapordaki değişiklikler kon-
gıda zehirlenmesinin bo- feranstan önce kapsamlı
yutları ile ilgili hiçbir güveni- olarak tartışılacak.
lir bilgi edinemedik. E) Bir değişiklik olmazsa, bize
E) Kampustaki gıda zehirlen- konferansta tartışılan her
mesinin boyutlarına ilişkin şeyle ilgili kapsamlı bir ra-
bilgilerimizin hiç biri yete- por sunacak.
rince güvenilir değil.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

29. Although he was brought to 30. Many critics, think that this
the hospital only a few hours new novel is an excellent
ago, there has been a contribution to the list of
considerable improvement in distinctive novels of the last
his condition. ten years.

A) Hastaneye geldikten birkaç A) Çoğu eleştirmen, son on yı-


saat sonra durumunda bir lın romanları listesinde
düzelme başladığı görüldü. onun yeni romanının seçkin
B) Eğer hastaneye birkaç saat bir yeri olduğunu düşünü
önce getirilseydi, durumunda yor.
bir düzelme olabilirdi. B) Onun yeni romanının son
C) Hastaneye yalnızca birkaç on yılın en çok satılan ro-
saat önce getirilmiş olma- manlar listesine girebile-
sına karşın, durumunda ceği, pek çok eleştirmen ta-
önemli bir düzelme var. rafından kabul ediliyor.
D) Hastaneye ancak birkaç C) Bazı eleştirmenlere göre
saat önce getirildiği için, şu onun yeni romanı son on
anda durumunda önemli bir yılın romancılığına mü-
değişiklik yok. kemmel bir katkıda bulun-
E) Hastaneye getirildikten bir- muştur.
kaç saat sonra bile duru- D) Çoğu eleştirmen, onun yeni
munda önemli bir iyileşme romanının son on yılın seç-
görülmedi. kin romanlar listesine mü-
kemmel bir katkı olduğunu
düşünüyor.
E) Pek çok eleştirmen, son on
yılın seçkin romanları liste-
sinde onun yeni romanı ka-
dar mükemmelinin olmadı-
ğına inanıyor.
1998 İngilizce Soruları

31.-36. sorularda, verilen Türkçe 32. Yöneticiye yakın birkaç kişi


cümlenin İngilizce dengini bulu- dışında, hiç kimse hangi uz-
nuz. manlara danışılacağını bilmiyor.

A) Few of the people who are


31. Bazı tarihçiler, 1970’leri, Ba-
close to the director have
tıda yeni bir değişimin baş-
any idea about which
langıcı olarak görürler.
specialists ought to be
consulted.
A) Some of these historians
B) Only those people who had
looked for a new cultural
been close to the director
exchange for the west
knew which specialists
during the 1970s.
would be consulted.
B) Some historians consider
C) Of the people who are
the 1970s to be the
close to the director, only a
beginning of a new cultural
few know the specialists
transformation in the West.
who are to be consulted.
C) The cultural scene in the
D) Nobody knows which of the
West during the 1970s
specialists who are to be
inspired some of these
consulted are actually close
historians.
to the director.
D) These historians are starting
E) Except for a few people
work on the new cultural
who are close to the
transformation that was
director nobody snows
witnessed in the West in
which specialists will be
the 1970s.
consulted.
E) Early in the 1970s some of
the historians realized that
a cultural transformation
was starting to take place in
the West.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

33. Öğretmen, sorulara daha 34. Bu yüzyılın ilk yarısında aile


sonra çok zaman kalacağı planlamasının öncülerinden
için, öğrencilerinden konuş- biri olan Marie Stopes, ka-
masını kesmelerini istemedi. dınları korumak için çok ça-
lıştı.
A) As there is likely to be time
for questions later, the A) One way in which Marie
teacher told her students Slopes worked to protect
not to interrupt her speech. women in the first half of
B) The students interrupted the century was by
her talk until the teacher introducing family planning
told them there would be schemes.
time later for questions. B) One of the pioneers of
C) The teacher didn’t want her family planning at the start
students to interrupt her of this century was Marie
talk, as there would be Slopes and she wanted to
plenty of time for questions protect women.
later. C) In the early years of this
D) The students didn’t know century Marie Slopes
there would be plenty of introduced family planning
time for questions later, so in an effort to protect
they interrupted the women.
teacher’s talk. D) Marie Stops, who was one
E) The teacher didn’t want her of the pioneers of family
students to interrupt her planning in the first half of
talk, so she gave them this century, worked hard to
plenty of time for questions protect women.
afterwards. E) Marie Slopes, aim in
introducing family planning
in the first half of this
century, was lo protect
women.
1998 İngilizce Soruları

35. 1950’lerde çoğu İngiliz roman- 36. Geçen ay bir konferansta Pro-
cısı, ozan ve oyun yazarı, fesör Warner’a, rüzgâr gücü-
toplum üzerinde derin bir nün kömür ve petrolle ticari
etkisi olan siyasal gelişmeler olarak yarışıp yarışamayacağı
üzerinde öncelikle durmuş- soruldu.
lardır.
A) A month ago at a conference
A) In the 1950s, most British on the commercial possibilities
novelists, poets and play of cool, petrol and wind
writers focused primarily upon power, Professor Warner
the political developments was asked many questions.
which had a profound impact B) At last month’s conference
on society.
Professor Warner wanted to
B) Most English novelists, poets
know whether wind power
and dramatists concentrated
was ever likely to be able to
on the 1950s and upon the
compete commercially with
political development that
coal and petrol.
had so profound an impact
C) At a conference last moth
upon society.
Professor Warner was asked
C) The political developments
of the 1950s attracted the whether or not wind power
attention of most English would ever be able lo
novalists, propels and compete commercially with
playwrights since they had coal and petrol.
a profound impact upon D) Professor Warner was asked
society. questions at a conference last
D) According to most English month about the commercial
novelists, poets and possibilities of wind power,
playwrights, it was the coal and petrol.
political developments of E) Questions concerning the
the 1950s that had the com metrical possibilities of
gratest effect on society. wind power replacing coal
E) The astounding impact on and petrol were put to
society of the political Professor Warner at a
developments of the 1950s conference last moth.
has attracted the attention
of a great many English
novelists, poets and
dramatists.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

37.-39. soruları aşağıdaki par- 37. It is pointed out in the


çaya göre cevaplayınız. passage that story-telling
_____.

Nobody knows when fiction


A) was first introduced by
began. Maybe the first
Womer in ancient times.
storyteller was a prehistoric
B) possibly began in prehistoric
mother trying to explain the
times.
world to her children. Or
C) began as a written activity
perhaps it was a hunter telling
in antiquity.
about his adventures around
D) became less and less popu-
the camp fire. Who can tell?
lar during the 8th century BC.
What we do know, though, is
E) became far more popular
that storytelling was a purely oral
with the invention of writing.
activity until around 800 BC.
Myths and tales were passed
down by word of mouth and had
to be memorized by each new
generation of storytellers. This
oral tradition only changed
when ancient people started to
keep written records of certain
stories. The earliest surviving
examples of these are the epics
of Homer, a blind professional
storyteller, who lived in the
eighth century BC.
38. According to the passage, the
Homeric epics _____.

A) were among the first stories


to be written down.
B) consisted mainly of myths
and other tales.
C) are the first examples of
prehistoric tales and myths.
D) were not the best of their
kind in the 8th century BC.
E) have often been imitated
successfully in later centuries.
1998 İngilizce Soruları

39. We understand from the 40. It is pointed out in the


passage that, throughout the passage that the basic new
oral tradition, professional feature of Gutenberg’s
story-tellers _____. printing press _____.

A) were much respected in A) was that all the pages of a


primitive societies. book were printed at the
B) depended on Homer for same time.
their stories. B) was that it could easily be
C) were skilful at creating new operated by unskilled
stories. workman.
D) collected the first stories C) was that the printing of
going back to prehistoric books was less costly
times. although it took a long time
E) used to learn myths and to do.
tales by memory. D) was the use of metal letters
that could be moved into
different positions.
40.-42. soruları aşağıdaki par- E) made it possible to print
çaya göre cevaplayınız. books without any error at
all.

The printing press was invented


by Gutenberg in the city of
Mainz, in Germany. He built and
41. One understands from the
operated the printing press with
passage that actually, the
movable metal letters. In fact,
history of printing _____.
simple printing methods had
existed for centuries, but they
A) first begins with Gutenberg’s
had to be done by hand and
invention.
took a long time. What made
B) has always been associated
Gutenberg’s press so different
with Germany.
was that the individual letters
C) can be traced back well
themselves could quickly and
before the time of Gutenberg.
easily be moved to create
D) runs parallel to the history
different pages. This made it
of books.
possible to print entire books
E) gives less importance to
more cheaply and more quickly
Gutenberg’s invention than
than ever before.
it deserves.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

42. It is clear from the passage 43. According to the passage,


that the printing technique one significant outcome of
introduced by Gutenberg industrialization has been
_____. _____.

A) made printing more A) a massive migration from


complicated and time the countryside to cities.
consuming. B) a general improvement in
B) was not as important as it the quality of urban life.
has often been thought. C) the decline of health
C) was not used outside services in cities.
Germany for a long time. D) the emergence of new cities
D) speeded up the printing of
throughout the country.
books.
E) an overall increase in the
E) adopted the metal letters
population of the country.
system of earlier printing
methods.

43.-45. soruları aşağıdaki par-


çaya göre cevaplayınız.

In many countries in the process 44. The writer points out that one
of industrialization, overcrowded way in which rural life might
cities present a major problem. be made more attractive
The overpopulation of towns is _____.
mainly caused by the drift of
large numbers of people from A) has already been tried;
the rural areas. The only long- namely improved education
term solution is to make life in
services.
the rural areas more attractive,
B) would be to set up better
which would encourage people
medical facilities.
to stay there. This could be
C) has been suggested by
achieved by providing incentives
those migrating to the towns.
for people to go and work in the
D) has been regarded by some
villages. Moreover, facilities in
the rural areas, such as as a threat to the progress of
transport, health and education industrialization.
services should be improved. E) is likely to prove unpopular
among city dwellers.
1998 İngilizce Soruları

45. The author suggests that, in 46.-48. soruları aşağıdaki par-


order to solve the problem of çaya göre cevaplayınız.
overcrowding in cities, _____.

From the beginning of human


A) health and education
history every society has had
services in the cities have
some way of preparing young
to be modernized.
people for adult life. Many
B) transport facilities have to
societies have regarded
be renewed completely.
education as training for work.
C) measures should be taken
In many traditional societies
to make the city environment
children still help the older
more attractive.
members of the family in their
D) the number of those migrating
work and so grow up to do the
to the cities should be
same jobs as their parents.
restricted.
Elsewhere young boys used to
E) living conditions in the
be sent away for several years
countryside need to be
as apprentices to a craftsman to
made better and more
learn his trade. In the modern
agreeable.
world, however, the chief aim of
education is to stimulate the
child’s mind and enable him to
develop his personality and
abilities to their limits.

46. According to the passage, in


the past, education _____.

A) was offered only to adults.


B) was generally understood
as a means of learning a
skill.
C) was strictly confined to the
family environment.
D) was not taken seriously by
parents.
E) didn’t relate at all to a
person’s working life.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

47. The writer points out that, 49.-53. sorularda, verilen cüm-
throughout history, in some leye anlamca en yakın olan
way or another, _____. cümleyi bulunuz.

A) boys have often managed


49. That’s something you should
to avoid work that requires
ask John about as he’s the
a lot of physical effort.
financial expert.
B) parents have been reluctant
to improve the education of
A) John is the one you should
their children.
consult as he specializes in
C) children have been forced
financial matters.
to learn several crafts.
B) John might be able to help
D) children have been given
you as he takes on interest
an education to equip them
in financial matters.
for the future.
C) If I were you, I’d get John’s
E) young people have chosen
opinion on it first.
different ways of life from
D) John is the one to ask; he is
those of their parents.
responsible for all our
financial transactions.
E) Let’s ask John. He’s very
48. One can conclude from the
experienced in such matters.
passage that modern
education _____.

A) is a clear continuation of
the practices of earlier
times.
B) is more interested in
practical skills than in
mental development of any
kind.
C) gives more importance to
the development of a child’s
mind and character than it
used to.
D) does not prepare young
people for their future.
E) puts too much pressure on
a child.
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50. Everyone in our class is 51. If I’d known how much they
doing something at the end- were going to charge at this
of-term concert, but Mary hotel, I’d have stayed
alone is staying away. somewhere else.

A) At the concert at the end of A) The prices were so high at


term, Mary is going to that hotel that I decided to
represent our class. find a more reasonable
B) No one in our class but one.
Mary, is taking part in the B) This hotel is far too
end-of-term concert. expensive, so we’d better
C) Everyone in Mary’s class go to another one.
hopes to do something at C) If only I’d checked the
the end-of-term concert. prices of a few hotels I
D) Mary is the only one in our could have found a less
class who isn’t taking part expensive one.
in the end-of-term concert. D) Although I knew this was an
E) The class wants Mary to expensive hotel I didn’t look
play in the concert at the around for a cheaper one.
end of term, but she won’t. E) I didn’t realize just how
expensive this hotel was,
but if I had, I’d have gone
elsewhere.
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52. I was extremely annoyed at 53. As there was a great deal of


the way new boss treated us rain in the spring we are
all, but I tried not to show it. expecting a good fruit harvest
this year.
A) I shouldn’t have let the new
boss know just how angry I A) There should be an
was at his attitude towards abundance of fruit this year
us. as it rained so much in the
B) I made an effort to hide spring.
from the new boss the B) Plenty of rain in the spring
anger I felt at his treatment always produces a good
of us. fruit crop later in the year.
C) I couldn’t help letting the C) It rained so heavily all
new boss see just how through the spring time that
angry he made me with the fruit harvest will
those remarks to us. certainly be affected.
D) The new boss treated us all D) This year we can expect a
so badly that I couldn’t hide better fruit harvest even
my disgust from him. though we didn’t have a wet
E) The new boss behaved spring.
towards us badly that E) Though it rained often this
someone just had to let him spring, the fruit trees are
know how angry we were. yielding plenty of fruit.
1998 İngilizce Soruları

54.-58. sorularda, parçada boş 55. Japanese culture places a


bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifa- strong emphasis on mutual
deyi bulunuz. help among blood relatives.
As a result the proportion of
elderly people living with
54. It is not only what is in a diet
their children is very high
that may be harmful to our
when compared with
health, but also what is
European countries. _____.
missing. The various vitamins,
This is partly due to
for instance, are extremely
migration, but also to rising
important if we are to enjoy
numbers of unmarried older
good health. _____. For
people and childless couples.
example, even a slight lack of
vitamin C makes us more likely
A) All efforts, therefore, should
to catch colds and Influenza.
be directed to meeting their
needs.
A) Unfortunately, we fell weak
B) Yet caring for elderly
when we go without animal
parents can be tiring and
products.
depressing.
B) However, experts believe
C) In fact, in Japan, the rate of
that we should eat more
divorce was increasing
vegetables than meat.
rapidly.
C) Different diseases are
D) In some families,
associated with deficiencies
grandmothers take over the
of particular vitamins.
child care roles of their
D) Children need more protein
daughters.
than vegetables can supply.
E) This proportion was even
E) Many people prefer
higher but has declined
vitamins that are available
steadily since the 1960s.
in tablet form.
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56. We still rely mainly on rivers; 57. Tutankamon, who was the
lakes, springs and wells but pharaoh of Egypt from about
we exploit them more 1361 to 1352 BC, died at the
extensively _____. We have early age of 19. He was buried
increased the storage of in great spleendour in a four
natural lakes by building roomed tomb in the Valley of
dams. In this way, we have the Kings on the west bank of
created new reservoirs to the Nile near Luxor. _____.
collect water in river valleys. Indeed, many people would
never have heard his name if
A) Throughout history man his tomb, with its amazing
has tried unsuccessfully to treasures, had not been
gain control over water. found.
B) Dams must be strong
enough to resist the great A) Unfortunately, many people
pressure of water. think that the mystery of the
C) Rivers are among the main tomb will never be solved.
sources of water, but they B) We know virtually nothing
are also used for the about the like of this king,
transportation of goods and nor why he died so young.
people. C) For this reason some
D) The sources of water today scholar’s claim that the
are much the same as they tomb was contacted by an
were thousands of years earlier civilization.
ago. D) All the royal tombs including
E) Dams are useful to prevent Tutankamon’s had been
flooding but usually they robbed in ancient times.
are very expensive to build. E) In fact, it is very difficult to
find finance for civilization.
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58. The best way to learn is to 59.-64. sorularda, verilen du-


teach. This is the message ruma uygun düşen ifadeyi bulu-
emerging from experiments nuz.
in several schools in which
teenage pupils who have
59. A friend of yours is very
problems at schools themselves
nervous as she is going to be
are tutoring younger children,
interviewed for a part in a
Both sides, it seems, benefit.
film. You believe in her ability
_____. The older children gain
and want to encourage her.
confidence because their
So you say to her:
efforts meet with success.

A) You have a real talent for


A) After reading aloud in this
acting, I’m sure they’ll take
way they play word games.
you on.
B) Most of these children are
B) I know it is going to be very
of average intelligence.
difficult to talk in front of all
C) The younger children get
those people.
individual attention, and this
C) If I were you I would practice
helps them a lot.
hard. Good luck to you!
D) The children at some primary
D) I hope you will cope with
schools require more help.
the irregular working hours.
E) A surprising number of
E) Promise not to be upset if
younger children behave
you don’t get the part.
badly because they feel
inadequate.
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60. You are buying several books 61. You have been called to an
in a bookshop and think you urgent business meeting
are being overcharged. You which means you have to
want to draw the shop cancel a lunch appointment
assistant’s attention to this in with a friend. You telephone
as polite a manner as possible; him to apologize about this
you say: and say:

A) These prices seem to me A) By the way, regarding our


very reasonable. lunch appointment, let’s
B) Don’t you dare do that make it next week. Now I’m
again! at a meeting.
C) I can’t afford so much. Can B) I’m terribly sorry but I can’t
I pay in installments? meet you for lunch due to
D) If you go on making such an unexpected meeting
mistakes you will be which I have to attend.
dismissed. C) There’s a meeting which I
E) Would you mind checking want to attend; so can we
the receipt? I’m afraid there cancel our lunch?
has been a mistake. D) I’d forgotten they’d called a
meeting for today, so we
can’t have lunch together
after all.
E) The meeting that was
supposed to be urgent has
been cancelled. So I’ll be
joining you for lunch.
1998 İngilizce Soruları

62. You’ve decided to buy a 63. You are very angry with sister
computer but want some who always leaves the room
advice on what to choose. you share together in a
You phone a friend who is dreadful state and expects
well-informed on computers you to clean up the mess.
and say: You’ve decided to put an end
to this and say to her:
A) Are you still selling
computers? I’ve decided to A) From now on you are going
buy one. to do your share of the
B) As I’ve already made up my tidying up.
mind to get a computer I B) I’m rather busy, but suppose
was wondering what models I can help you.
you sell. C) I know you are tired of
C) Since you’re an expert on doing both my work and
computers, and I’m planning yours.
to get one, tell me which D) Well, are you sure no one
model you’d recommend. will notice the room?
D) Since you know a lot about E) Have you really tidied
computers, can you instruct everything up properly?
me on how to operate one?
E) As you are an expert on
computers, why do you
think this model won’t suit
me?
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

64. You and some of your friends 65.-70. sorularda, karşılıklı ko-
are organizing a picnic. So far nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmında
lots of people have promised söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz.
to bring cakes or sweet
things, so you are trying to
65.
encourage the others to bring
Jane: Have you heard? Pat’s
something savory. So when
mother is in hospital and
you meet John and Mary you
has to have an operation.
say to them:
Betty: Yes, I know, but it’s a
simple operation, nothing
A) As you know everyone is
to worry about, I’m told.
bringing their own food. But
Jane: _____.
we’re buying things to drink
Betty: Oh certainly. Any time,
from the money we collected.
in fact, how about this
B) If you want to come on this
afternoon?
picnic of ours you must
bring food and drink.
A) No, I’m not worrying But I
C) What are you making for
don’t think Pat has the
the picnic? Let me know
same opinion.
when you’ve made up your
B) That’s a relief. Pat sounded
minds.
very worried when I talked
D) Have you told your mother
to her on the phone.
about the picnic? She made
C) Yes, that’s what I heard.
a lovely fruit cake for us last
But, you see Pat’s the sort
year.
who worries unnecessarily.
E) About this picnic of ours,
D) Just the same, I think it
could you bring salads or
would be nice if we went
sandwiches? We don’t
round to see Pat sometime.
need any more people to
E) No, of course not after all.
bring cakes.
Pat’s mother is stil quite
young never gets ill.
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66. 67.
Jack: Congratulations! Polly: What’s your sister
Philip: What have I done to doing now? When I last
deserve your saw her she was looking
congratulations! for a new job.
Jack: _____. Andy: She got one. She’s
Philip: Glad you liked it. You working at the library
must join us some time now.
when we go climbing. Polly: _____.
Andy: That was true. But now
A) I heard you’d got the best she’s got a job that really
marks of anyone in the suits her and satisfies
school. her.
B) Weren’t you on the winning
team in last night’s match? A) Has she had any training
C) Well, there were five of your for the job?
pictures in the end-of-term B) She wouldn’t like that. How
exhibition. long did she stay there?
D) I understood you’d got the C) I hope she likes the work.
job everyone was applying She was clearly very
for. unhappy in her last job.
E) I’ve just read that wonderful D) I’ll look out for her next time
article of yours in the school I go there, which is fairly
magazine on mountains often.
and mountaineering. E) I can’t imagine her in a
library! Still wish her well.
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68. 69.
Ken: What are you going to Jeff: Exams. They’re stupid
do in Tunisia? waste of time.
George: Well, I’m going to Judy: I don’t like them, either.
spend a lot of my time on But if we didn’t have them
the beach, but my wife we wouldn’t study so
plans to do a lot of much.
shopping. Jeff: _____.
Ken: _____. Judy: I don’t agree with you
George: I suppose so. We there at all, I remember
usually do. most of what I learn.

A) Haven’t you seen the A) I haven’t noticed that you


Sahara desert and the Ro- have got such a good
man ruins yet? memory.
B) Then you’ll be coming back B) Well, if you had been lucky,
with a lot of heavy luggage. you would have got the
C) They say it is an attractive questions you had studied.
country especially for those C) I think you are just making
coming from Europe. excuses; it’s just that you
D) If you want will give you a don’t like studying.
list of the hotels and the D) When you leave school
restaurants in Tunisia. they want people with
E) As far as I know, the weather practical experience.
is very hot at this time of the E) Maybe, but we always
year. forget what we’ve. What is
learned is forgotten as soon
as the exam is over.
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70. 71.-75. sorularda, anlam bakı-


Adrian: Are you going to the mından hangi cümlenin parçaya
match on Saturday? It’s uymadığını bulunuz.
the semi finals you know.
Barry: _____.
71. (I) Their advertisement is a
Adrian: Why not?
clever one. (II) They start by
Barry: The stadium will be
pointing out that different
terribly crowded and I can
people look for different things
watch in comfort on the
when choosing a car. (III) It
TV at home.
must have cost them a lot to
publish it in so many
A) In that case I most definitely
newspapers. (IV) Some look for
won’t.
reliability, some for economy
B) That sounds like a good and some for comfort. (V) The
idea. I’ll think about it. company claims to meet all
C) No, I didn’t know. But she these demands.
tries to be there.
D) Thanks for reminding me. A) I B) II C) III
But I don’t think I can be D) IV E) V
back in time, can I?
E) Can’t we get hold of the
others and all go as a 72. (I) She is one of India’s most
group? admired actresses. (II) She
has won numerous awards in
India and has succeeded in
Hollywood as well. (III) She is
intent on playing an active
role in real life, too. (IV)
Actually, India’s film Industry
has progressed considerably
in recent years (V) She has,
for instance, worked hard to
improve the condi tions of
refugees and earthquake
victims and given generously
to them.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
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73. (I) Women in Britain enjoy 74. (I) A pet in the family helps
more sporting opportunities keep people in touch with the
than they used to. (II) Today more natural; animal world.
they can take part in sports (II) This is particularly important
that were once restricted to for children who are living in
men such as boxing and big cities. (III) Because seeing
body building. (III) However, an animal give birth brings
there is still very little football understanding of the naturalness
played among women in of childbirth, of seeing a pet
Britain. (IV) This is mainly due die helps a child to cope with
to their choice of sporting sorrow. (IV) Unfortunately,
activities which require many pet owners make the
individual performance. (V) In mistake of treating their animals
other words, throughout as if they were human beings.
history, women have had little (V) Moreover, when a child
interest in sports. cares for a pet, this helps him
to grow up into a loving adult
A) I B) II C) III who feels responsible for
D) IV E) V those depended on him.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
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75. (I) Oil pollution is extremely


difficult to control. (II) Each
year millions of tons of oil are
poured into the sea. (III)
Unfortunately, many
governments are reluctant to
take strong measures to
protect the environment. (IV)
Some are done deliberately
as tankers wash out their
tanks. (V) But much of it is
spilled accidentally as tankers
collide with other ships.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
ÇÖZÜMLER
1. Departure  ayrılma / hareket 7. But bağlacından cümlenin de-
(taşıt için) anlamına geldiğin- vamının olumsuz olması gerek-
den doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. tiği anlaşılır. Bu da nobody 
hiçkimse sözcüğü ile sağlana-
2. Boşluğa gelebilecek en uygun bilir. Buna göre doğru yanıt E
sıfat kendinden emin anlamına seçeneğidir.
gelen confident olup doğru ya-
nıt C seçeneğidir. 8. Tag question kullanılması gere-
ken bir durum söz konusudur.
3. To respect  saygı duymak a) Ana cümlenin fiili simple past
anlamına gelir. Althouh bağla- tense’le kurulmuş olan tor say
cından cümleye birbirine zıt iki (said) oduğuna göre tensimiz
ifadenin gelmesi gerektiği anla- yine simple past tense olmalıdır.
şılır, to be strict  katı olmak b) Kurala göre ana cümle olumlu
B seçeneği doğru yanıttır. olduğundan, tag question’un
olumsuz olması gerekir. Doğru
4. “Önceden mevsime bağlı olan yanıt B seçeneğidir.
yiyecekler, şimdi yıl boyunca
bulunabilir.” cümlesinde now  9. Bahçelerin çoğu ifadesini
şimdi zaman zarfından dolayı many of which ile sağlarız.
boşluğa previously  önceden Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
gelmesi gerektiği anlaşılacağından
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. 10. As + Adj. + as ve such + a +
adj + noun yapılarından dolayı
5. We subject pronoun’undan cevap E seçeneğidir.
dolayı boşluğa gelebilecek en
uygun zamir ourselves 11. Cümlede karşılaştırma söz ko-
reflexive pronoun’dur. Bu so- nusu olduğundan rather than
nuca to enjoy + oneself kalıbı ifadesi kullanılmalıdır. Buna
göz önünde bulundurularak va- göre cevap A seçeneğidir.
rılır. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
12. Cümleyi anlam açısından en iyi
6. a) John’s articles  his articles bağlayan seçenek D’dir.
b) Your articles  yours ola- Whether… is necessary 
cağından doğru yanıt D seçe- gerekli olup olmadığı anla-
neğidir. mına gelir.

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13. To look through  dikkatlice 20. The girl ismini niteleyen who…
incelemek ve on something  relative clause yapısından do-
bir şey hakkında anlamına layı doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
geldiğinden doğru yanıt D se-
çeneğidir. 21. Zaman ve anlam bakımından
en uygun seçenek D’dir.
14. Every Friday morning zaman
zarfı simple present tense’le 22. Having tested; after + past
kullanılacağından doğru yanıt B perfect yapısının kısaltılmış ha-
seçeneğidir. lidir. Bu durumda after + past
perfect tense, past simple
15. Zaman uyumu göz önünde bu- tense kalıbından dolayı doğru
lundurulduğunda doğru yanıt D yanıt B seçeneğidir.
seçeneğidir.
23. Though  rağmen karşıtlık
16. A long time ago zaman zarfın- bildirdiğinden cümlenin deva-
dan boşluğa past simple tense mına gelebilecek en uygun se-
ile yapılmış çenek C’dir.
a) Bir fiil gelmelidir.
b) Will remember future 24. So long as  koşul bildiren bir
simple tense ile olduğundan ifade olduğundan conditional
boşluğa present simple tense clause’lu cümleciklerdeki zaman
gelmelidir. Yanıt E seçeneğidir. yapısı kullanılır. Buna göre cümle
simple present tense ile
17. The concert hail ifadesinden başladığından simple future
dolayı If clause type 3 yapısı tense ile devam etmelidir. Yanıt
kullanılması gerektiği anlaşılır. E seçeneğidir.
Yanıt C seçeneğidir.

18. 19. yy zaman zarfından boşluğa 25. I don’t know for sure, but 
gelecek ifadenin simple past “kesin olarak bilmiyorum
tense olması gerekir. Wrote ama” ifadesinin yer aldığı B
fiilinin yer aldığı tek seçenek A doğru yanıttır.
doğru yanıttır.

19. Cümle present tense ile devam 26. The sudden increase  ani
ettiğinden başına yine present artış ve directly related 
tense gelmelidir. Doğru yanıt B doğrudan doğruya… ilgilidir.
seçeneğidir. Yanıt A seçeneğidir.
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27. So far  “şu ana kadar”, we 33. The teacher  öğretmen,


haven’t been able to get any didn’t want her student to
reliable information  “hiçbir interrupt her talk  “öğrencile-
güvenilir bilgi edinemedik”, about rinden konuşmayı kesmelerini
the extent of the poisoning on istemedi”, as there would be
campus  “kampüsteki gıda plenty of time for questions
zehirlenmesinin boyutları ile ilgili”. later  “sorulara daha sonra
Yanıt D seçeneğidir. çok zaman kalacağı için”. Doğru
yanıt C seçeneğidir.
28. Unless there is any change 
“bir değişiklik olmazsa” ifade- 34. One of the pioneers of family
sine göre doğru yanıt E seçe- planning  “aile planlamasının
neğidir. öncülerinden biri” ifadesinden
dolayı yanıt D seçeneğidir.
29. Although  rağmen, karşın
ifadesinden dolayı yanıt C se- 35. In the 1950s  1950’lerde
çeneğidir. zaman zarfının yer aldığı A se-
çeneği doğru yanıttır.
30. Many critics, think  “çoğu
eleştirmen düşünüyor”, that his 36. At a conference last month 
new novel is an excellent “geçen ay bir konferansta” ve
contribution  “onun yeni ro- whether or not… complete 
manının mükemmel bir katkı ol- “yarışıp yarışamayacağı” ifade-
duğunu”, to the list of leri göz önünde bulunduruldu-
dinstictive novels of the last ğunda doğru yanıt C seçeneği-
ten years  “son on yılın seç- dir.
kin romanlar listesine”. Yanıt D
seçeneğidir.
37. Parçanın ilk iki cümlesi dikkate
31. The beginning of a new alındığında hikaye anlatımı tarih
cultural transformation in the öncesi dönemlerde başlamış
west  “Batıda yeni bir kültür olabilir ifadesinin bulunduğu B
değişiminin başlangıcı” ifade- seçeneği doğrudur.
sinden dolayı yanıt B seçeneği-
dir.
38. Homer destanlarının ilk yazılı
32. Except for  “dışında” ifade- hikaye örnekleri olduğu ifadesi
sine göre doğru yanıt E seçe- parçanın son cümlesinde vardır.
neğidir. Yanıt A seçeneğidir.
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39. Parçaya göre profesyonel hi- 44. Parçanın son cümlesinden de


kaye anlatıcıları öykü ve mitolo- anlaşılacağı gibi kırsal kesimin
jileri ezberleyerek öğrenmişler- cazip hale getirilmesi daha iyi
dir. Yanıt E seçeneğidir. sağlık hizmetlerinin sunulması
ile mümkündür. Doğru yanıt B
seçeneğidir.
40. What made Gutenberg’s
press so different was…
pages cümlesine göre Gutenberg 45. Parçanın son cümlesine göre
matbaacılığının farkı metal yazar şehirlerdeki nüfus artışı
harflerin değişik pozisyonlarda problemini çözebilmek için kır-
hareketli bir şekilde kullanılmasıdır. sal kesimdeki hayat şartlarının
Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. daha iyi duruma getirilmesini
önermektedir. Bu durumda
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
41. … simple printed methods
had existed for centuries, ifa-
desinden de anlaşılacağı gibi 46. Many societies have regarded
matbaacılığın tarihi Gutenberg education as training for work
zamanından önceye dayanır. cümlesine göre eskiden eğitim,
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. genelde bir beceri kazanmayı
öğrenmek olarak anlaşılırdı.
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
42. Parçanın son cümlesine göre
Guten-berg’in uygulamış olduğu
teknik sayesinde kitap basımı 47. Yazar çocukları geleceğe hazır-
hızlanmıştır. Doğru yanıt D se- lamak üzere onlara çeşitli yol-
çeneğidir. larla eğitim verildiğini vurgula-
mıştır. Buna göre doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir.

43. The ovepopulation of town is


mainly caused by the drift of
large numbers of people from 48. Parçadan modern eğitimin
the nural areas. Cümlesine çocuğun aklı ve karakterinin ge-
göre sanayileşmenin bir sonucu lişmesine eskiye göre daha
da kırsal bölgelerden şehirlere fazla önem verdiği sonucu çıka-
olan kitleler halindeki göçtür. rılabileceğinden doğru yanıt C
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. seçeneğidir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

49. “Finans uzmanı olduğundan 54. Boşluktan sonra vitamin eksikli-


bu John’a sorman gereken bir ğinin neden olduğu hastalıklar
şeydir.” cümlesine anlamca en örnek olarak verildiğine göre
yakın cümle A seçeneğinde yer yanıt C seçeneğidir.
aldığından bu seçenek doğru
yanıttır. 55. Boşluğa gelecek cümlede Ja-
ponya’da çocukları ile beraber
50. Hem soru cümlesinde hem de D yaşayan yaşlı insan oranının
seçeneğinde “Mary dışında eskiden yüksek olmasına rağ-
herkesin dönem sonu konse- men bir süre sonra düşmesin-
rinde yer aldığı” belirtilmekte- den bahsedilmiş olmalıdır ki
dir. Buna göre doğru yanıt D boşluktan sonraki cümlede bu-
seçeneğidir. nun nedeni açıklanıyor. Doğru
yanıt E seçeneğidir.
51. “Otel ücretinin ne kadar tuta-
cağını bilseydim, başka yerde 56. Parçada çeşitli su kaynakların-
kalırdım.” cümlesinin bir başka dan göl, ırmak vb. bahsedildi-
biçimde ifadesi “Bu otelin ne ğine göre boşluğa gelecek
kadar pahalı olduğunu fark cümle D seçeneğindeki bu-
etmemiştim, farkına varsay- günkü su kaynaklarının binlerce
dım başka bir yere giderdim. yıl öncekilerle hemen hemen
olacağından doğru yanıt E se- aynı olduğunu ifade eden cümle
çeneğidir. olmalıdır.

52. “Yeni müdürün bize davranış 57. Boşluğa gelebilecek en uygun


şekline çok kızdım ama bunu ifade B seçeneğinde yer alır.
göstermemeye çalıştım.” Boşluğun ardından gelen ve
cümlesindeki ifadenin benzeri Indeed ile başlayan cümle bu
“Bize davranışı karşısında ifadeyi biraz daha açıklıyor.
duyduğum kızgınlığı yeni Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
müdürden saklamak için çaba
gösterdim.” cümlesinde vardır. 58. Boşluktan önce gelen cümlede
Bu durumda doğru yanıt B both sides dendiğine ve boş-
seçeneğidir. luktan önceki cümlede the
older children ifadesi kullanıl-
53. As there was a great deal of dığına göre boşluğa gelecek
rain ile as it rained so much cümlede the younger ifadesi
ifadeleri aynı anlama geldiğin- yer almalıdır. Bu durumda
den yanıt A seçeneğidir. doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
1998 İngilizce Sorularının Çözümleri

59. Bir arkadaşınız bir filmde rol 63. Birlikte aynı odayı paylaştığınız
almak üzere görüşmeye gide- kız kardeşinize odayı her za-
ceği için çok sinirli, gergin. man dağınık bıraktığı ve sizden
Onun yeteneğine inandığınız ve de tüm o dağınıklığı toplamanızı
ona cesaret vermek istediğiniz beklediği için çok kızıyor ve
için “gerçek bir oyunculuk ye- “bundan sonra bu işi payla-
teneğine sahip olduğunu ve şacağınızı” söylersiniz. Yanıt A
onu kabul edeceklerinden seçeneğidir.
emin olduğunuzu” söylersiniz.
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
64. Arkadaşlarınızla düzenlediğiniz
pikniğe çoğu kimse kek ve tatlı
yiyecekler getireceği için John
60. Aldığınız kitapların parasını ve Mary’den tuzlu bir şey getir-
öderken faturanın fazla oldu- mesini istiyorsunuz. Buna göre
ğunu fark ettiğinizde kibarca, doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
“Faturayı kontrol edebilir mi-
siniz? Korkarım bir hata var.”
dersiniz. Doğru yanıt E seçene- 65. Jane ve Betty Pat’in annesinin
ğidir. hastalığı konusunda konuşu-
yorlar. Betty, “Elbette istediğin
zaman, aslında bu öğleden
sonra nasıl?” dediğine göre,
61. Acilen iş görüşmesine çağrıldığı- Jane, “Bu ara Pat’i görmeye
nız için arkadaşınızla olan öğle gitsek iyi olacak sanırım.”
yemeği randevunuzu iptal etmek demiş olmalı. Yanıt D seçene-
zorunda kaldığınızda telefon ğidir.
açıp özür dilemek üzere B
seçeneğindeki ifadeyi kullanırsınız.

66. Jack onu tebrik edince buna


şaşıran Philip’in sözlerine karşı-
62. Bilgisayar almaya karar verdiniz lık Jack, “Okul dergisindeki
fakat tavsiye istiyorsunuz. Bilgi- dağcılık ile ilgili makaleni
sayardan iyi anlayan bir arka- okudum.” demiş olmalı ki
daşınıza telefon edip bilgisayar Philip, “Beğendiğine sevin-
konusunda uzman olduğu için dim. Tırmanışa gittiğimiz bir
hangi modeli önereceğini sorar- gün sen de bize katılmalısın.”
sınız. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. diyor. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

67. Andy’nin kız kardeşi hakkında 72. Hindistan’ın en çok sevilen film
Polly, “Umarım işini seviyor- yıldızlarının birinden bahseden
dur. Son işinde çok mutsuz parçadaki IV. cümle Hindis-
olduğu açıktı.” demiş olmalı ki tan’daki film endüstrisini anlat-
Andy, “Öyleydi. Ama şu anda tığı için konu dışıdır. Yanıt D
ona gerçekten uygun ve onu seçeneğidir.
tatmin eden bir işi var.” diyor.
Yanıt C seçeneğidir.

68. George karısının çok fazla alış- 73. Parçada İngiltere’deki kadınların
veriş yapacağından bahsettiğine geçmişe oranla sporla daha
göre Ken, “Öyleyse, bir çok ağır fazla ilgilendiklerinden söz edili-
bavulla geri döneceksiniz.” yor. V. cümlede yer alan ve ta-
demiş olmalıdır. Bu durumda rih boyunca kadınların spora
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. çok az ilgi duyduklarını belirten
ifade çok genel olup, parçanın
69. Judy ve Jeff sınavlar hakkında bütününe uymamaktadır. Doğru
konuşuyorlar. Judy, “Sana bu yanıt E seçeneğidir.
konuda pek katılmıyorum ben
öğrendiğim birçok şeyi
hatırlıyorum.” dediğine göre Jeff,
“Belki, ama her zaman sınav 74. Parçada evcil hayvanların ya-
biter bitmez öğrendiğimiz rarlarından bahsediliyor. Oysa
herşeyi unutuyoruz.” demiş IV. cümledeki evcil hayvanlara
olmalıdır. Yanıt E seçeneğidir. insanmış gibi davranan hayvan
sahiplerinin hata yaptığı ifade-
70. Cumartesi günkü maça gidip sinin konuyla ilgisi yoktur. Buna
gitmeyeceğini soran Adrian’a göre doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
Barry olumsuz bir yanıt vermiş
olmalı ki Adrian Why not? diye
sorar. Buna göre doğru yanıt A
seçeneğidir. 75. Parçada petrol atıklarından do-
ğan kirliliği kontrol etmenin zor-
71. Parça genel olarak bir reklam- luklarından söz ediliyor. Birçok
dan, onun bir takım özelliklerin- hükümetin çevreyi koruma ko-
den bahsediyor. Reklamın fiya- nusunda pek hevesli olmadıkları
tından bahseden III. cümle konu ifadesinin yer aldığı III. cümle
bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır. konu dışıdır. Doğru yanıt C
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. seçeneğidir.
YDS İNGİLİZCE SORULARI 1999
1.-18. sorularda, verilen cümlede 3. Although he is an engineer,
boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen he is as _____ as any
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. carpenter at making kitchen
furniture.

1. During a family discussion on


A) forceful
our next holiday plans, my
B) genuine
father asked me for my_____.
C) skillful
D) extravagant
A) opposition
E) current
B) reason
C) disappointment
D) suggestion
E) denial 4. The chief of police finally
agreed to release news of the
accident, but he did so _____.

A) regularly
B) extremely
C) terribly
D) reasonably
E) reluctantly

2. They _____ that their team is 5. It took me a long time to


far better than ours and they translate his business letter
expect to win the forthcoming as I had to _____ so many
match. words in the dictionary.

A) claim A) make up
B) regard B) turn over
C) include C) look up
D) prefer D) get off
E) object E) take up

135
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

6. They had to call in troops to 9. If you _____ me know what


_____ the forest fire which bus you were taking, I _____
was spreading rapidly. there to meet you.

A) get out A) had let / would have been


B) put out B) would let / will have been
C) hold up C) let / have been
D) break down D) will let / would be
E) hand out E) would have let / had been

7. By the time the general 10. We _____ any news of his


manager _____ back from his where abouts since he _____
inspection tour of the his job with the company.
overseas branches, the staff
here _____ the annual report. A) haven’t / will lose
B) hadn’t had / had lost
A) had got / completed C) didn’t have / have lost
B) has got / will complete D) won’t have / loses
C) got / have completed E) haven’t had / lost
D) gets / will have completed
E) will get / would have
completed

11. He’s _____ such a bad state


8. As we _____ our plans for the of health that he is completely
weekend, my brother _____ to dependent _____ his relatives
say he wanted to come round. for care.

A) have made / had called A) at / over


B) made / was calling B) in / on
C) were making / called C) on / of
D) make / has called D) with / by
E) will make / would call E) through / from
1999 İngilizce Soruları

12. The explosion was caused 15. His lecture was attended by
_____ a bomb which went _____ people _____ the hall
_____ when the shop was was completely full.
very crowded.
A) so much / as
A) by / off B) so many / that
B) with / out C) as many / as
C) from / up D) more / than
D) through / into E) many / just as
E) over / forward

13. Though the cloakroom was


very crowded, she managed 16. My mother keeps complaining
to find _____ coat fairly that she doesn’t feel well; and I
quickly, but it took a long don’t, _____.
time to find _____.
A) as well
A) theirs / our B) neither
B) his / its C) also
C) our / us D) too
D) her / mine E) either
E) hers / theirs

17. _____ willingly he seems to


14. I can’t remember how many have accepted the new job, I
people wanted to be in the don’t really think he likes the
play, _____? working conditions.

A) did you A) However


B) do they B) Although
C) can you C) So
D) can’t I D) Even
E) didn’t they E) Since
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

18. He turned down the offer on 20. Our neighbour has promised
grounds of health, but I think to look after the cat _____.
there were ____ reasons
behind his decision. A) until we left for Antalya last
week.
A) any B) while we are away on
B) another holiday this June.
C) such C) whose kittens still weren’t
D) some other able to look after
E) any other themselves.
D) even if she preferred dogs
to cats.
E) however much cat food we
leave with her.

19.-24. sorularda, cümleyi uygun


şekilde tamamlayan ifadeyi bu- 21. In many advertisements for
lunuz. jobs you must have noticed
_____.

19. I still haven’t had a chance to A) all the best jobs have been
thank the nurse _____. given to young people.
B) how many people had bet
A) until the child was well out of work since the
enough to go home. beginning of the century.
B) why she visited us every C) if you are also highly
day for a week. qualified you are sure to be
C) who looked after my mother offered good employment.
so well in hospital. D) the salary is rarely stated
D) whose carelessness would even during the interview.
make recovery slow. E) that one of the requirements
E) whether any more is a good knowledge of a
treatment was necessary. foreign language.
1999 İngilizce Soruları

22. _____ how long it would take 24. As soon as we got back home
us to walk to the centre of _____.
town.
A) I realize I have forgotten to
A) Contrary to what we all buy the bread.
expected B) I had expected my mother
to arrive.
B) No one has ever attempted
C) I had to start getting the
C) Our parents are exceedingly
evening meal ready.
upset
D) the telephone was already
D) He simply wanted to know ringing.
E) The decision was final E) my sister will get the tea
ready for us.

25.-32. sorularda, verilen İngi-


lizce cümlenin Türkçe dengini
bulunuz.

25. King Midas was a Phrygian


king who was granted the
power to turn into gold
whatever he touched.

A) Dokunduğu her şeyi altına


dönüştürebilen Kral Midas,
23. _____ because students go in güçlü bir Frigya kralı idi.
then at half price. B) Kral Midas, kendisine, do-
kunduğu her şeyi altına dö-
nüştürme gücü bağışlanmış
A) The museum is always
olan bir Frigya kralı idi.
crowded on Thursdays.
C) Bir Frigya kralı olan Midas,
B) The paintings will be on dokunduğu her şeyin hemen
exhibition for two weeks. altına dönüşmesini sağlayan
C) All the tickets had been bir güce sahiptir.
sold at least a week before D) Kral Midas, dokunduğu her
the concert took place. şeyi altına dönüştürme gü-
D) The spectators are expected cüne sahip bir Frigya kralı idi.
to applaud generously. E) Frigya kralı Midas, dokunduğu
E) The gates used to be her şeyi altına dönüştürme
closed at sunset. gücünü elde etmişti.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

26. The Niagara Falls are one of 27. Another method, used to
the great natural wonders of prevent large avalanches, is
the world although they are to dislodge snow masses on
not as high as the Kaieteur mountainsides before they
Faals in British Guiana. can grow big and become
dangerous.
A) Dünyadaki büyük doğa olu-
şumlarından biri olan A) Dağ yamaçlarındaki kar yı-
Niagara Çağlayanı, İngiliz ğınlarının dağıtılması büyük
Guyanası’ndaki Kaieteur çığları engellemenin bir
Çağlayanı kadar yüksek başka yoludur, ama bu
sayılmaz. yöntemin tehlike büyüme-
B) İngiliz Guyanası’ndaki Kaieteur den uygulanması gerekir.
Çağlayanı kadar yüksek ol- B) Büyük çığlara engel olmak
mayan Niagara Çağlayanı, için kullanılan bir başka
dünyanın en muhteşim doğa yöntem, dağ yamaçların-
oluşumudur. daki kar yığınlarını, büyü-
C) Niagara Çağlayanı, her ne yüp tehlikeli olmadan ye-
kadar dünyanın büyük doğa rlerinden oynatmaktır.
harikalarından biri olsa da, C) Dağlardaki kar yığınları,
İngiliz Guayanası’ndaki büyüyüp tehlikeli hale gel-
Kaieteur Çağlayanı gibi çok meden yerlerinden hareket
yüksek değildir. ettirilirse, bu yöntem büyük
D) Dünyanın büyük doğa hari- çığları engelleyebilir.
kalarından olan Niagara D) Büyük çığlara engel olmada
Çağlayanı ve İngiliz Guya- kullanılan bir başka yöntem,
nası’ndaki Kaieteur Çağla- dağ yamaçlarında bulunan
yanı çok yüksek değildirler. kar yığınları tehlikeli olmaya
E) Niagara Çağlayanı, İngiliz başladıklarında bunlara
Guya-nasındaki Kaieteur müdahale etmektir.
Çağlayanı kadar yüksek E) Dağların sırtlarında oluşan
olmasa da, dünyanın en kar yığınları büyümeden ve
büyük doğa harikalarından tehlikeli olmadan önce da-
biridir. ğıtılırsa, bu yöntem, büyük
çığların meydana gelmesini
engeller.
1999 İngilizce Soruları

28. Carl Sandburg, known as the 29. Geologists suggest that rock,
“Chicago Poet”, spent most which contains exactly the
of his life in Illinois, where he same type of fossil, may have
had been born, though he been formed at approximately
traveled extensively around the same time.
the country.
A) Kayaların içinde bulunan
A) “Şikago Ozanı” olarak bili- aynı tip fosilleri inceleyen
nen Carl Sandburg, ülke jeologlar, bunların kabaca
içinde çok seyahat etmiş aynı dönemde oluştuklarını
olsa da yaşamının çoğunu, ortaya koymuşlardır.
doğmuş olduğu Illinois’de B) Jeologlar, aynı dönemde
geçirdi. oluşmuş olan kayaların içinde
B) Ülke içinde uzun seyahat- tamamen aynı tip fosil bulu-
lere çıkmış olan Carl nabileceği görüşündedirler.
Sandburg, yaşamının büyük C) Jeologların, incelediği kaya-
bir bölümünü doğup büyü- ların tamamen aynı tip fo-
düğü Illinois’de geçirdiği için silleri içermesi, bunların
“Şikago Ozanı” olarak ta- aynı zamanda oluştuğunu
nınmıştır. göstermektedir.
C) Carl Sandburg, yaşamının D) Jeologlar, tamamen aynı tip
çoğunu ülkeyi baştan başa fosil içeren kayaların aşağı
dolaşarak geçirmiş olsa da yukarı aynı zamanda oluş-
Illinois’de doğduğu için muş olabileceklerini ileri
“Şikago Ozanı” olarak bilinir. sürmektedirler.
D) Yaşamının tamamını, doğup E) Jeologlar, aşağı yukarı aynı
büyüdüğü Illinois’de geçiren dönemde oluşmuş olan ka-
Carl Sandburg “Şikago yaların aynı tip fosil içer-
Ozanı” olarak tanınmış ve diklerini belirlemişlerdir.
ülke içinde sık sık seyahat
etmiştir.
E) Carl Sandburg, ülke içinde
pek çok kez seyahate çık-
mış ise de yaşamının ço-
ğunu doğum yeri Illinois’de
geçirdiği için “Şikago Ozanı”
olarak tanınmıştır.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

30. He also became known as a 31. The chairman wrote the


poet and as perhaps the only members a formal letter, calling
physicist to write a novel. them to an urgent meeting to
be held on Monday at the
A) O, ayrıca, bir ozan ve belki company.
de roman yazan tek fizikçi
olarak tanındı. A) Başkan, Pazartesi günü şir-
B) Öte yandan, o, hem bir kette yapılacak olağanüstü
ozan hem de roman yazan toplantıya çağrılan üyelere
ilk fizikçi olarak tanınıyordu. birer mektup yazdı.
C) Nitekim, ozan olarak bilinen B) Pazartesi günü şirkette
o kişi, roman yazan tek fi- önemli bir toplantı yapıla-
zikçi olarak da ün yaptı. cağı için, üyelere acil bir
D) O, önce ozan olarak tanındı mektup yazdı.
ve daha sonra roman da C) Başkan üyelere onları Pa-
yazan bir fizikçi oldu. zartesi günü şirkette yapıla-
E) O, sadece roman yazan bir cak acil bir toplantıya çağı-
fizikçi olarak değil aynı za- ran resmi bir mektup yazdı.
manda ozan olarak da ta- D) Başkan, üyelere birer mek-
nınmıştır. tup yazarak onları Pazartesi
yapılacak toplantıya çağırdı.
E) Başkanın üyelere yazdığı
resmi mektupta, Pazartesi
günü şirkette yapılacak ge-
niş çaplı toplantıya katıl-
maları gerektiği belirtili-
yordu.
1999 İngilizce Soruları

32. When youth is gone, some 33.-40. sorularda, verilen Türkçe


people look back upon that cümlenin İngilizce dengini bulu-
period of their life with sorrow nuz.
and regret.

33. Emily’yi tekrar gördüğü-


A) Gençlik sona erince, üzün-
müzde, onun oldukça şiş-
tüye ve düş kırıklığına dü-
manladığını ve saçlarının be-
şen bazı insanlar, yaşamla-
yaza dönmekte olduğunu fark
rının bu dönemini göz ardı
ettik.
ederler.
B) Gençlik gelip geçince, bazı
A) When we met Emily, we
insanlar acı ve üzüntü için-
saw that she looked
de geriye bakıp yaşam-
extremely fat, and that her
larının bu dönemini hatır-
hair had turned white.
larlar.
B) When we next saw Emily,
C) Gençlik elden gidince, bazı
we noticed that she had
kişiler, yaşamlarının bu dö-
grown rather fat and that
nemine özlemle ve acı du-
her hair was turning white.
yarak bakarlar.
C) By the time we met Emily
D) Gençlik yılları geçip gidince,
again she had grown fat
bazı insanlar, kırgınlık ve
and her hair was nearly
umutsuzluk içinde yaşamla-
white.
rının bu dönemini gözden
D) When we saw Emily last,
geçirirler.
we were surprised to see
E) Gençlik geçince, bazı in-
how fat and white-haired
sanlar geriye dönüp ya-
she had become.
şamlarının bu dönemine
E) When we met Emily again,
üzüntü ve pişmanlık ile ba-
she was looking quite fat
karlar.
and her hair was rather
white.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

34. Dağcılar için sıcak bir karşıla- 35. Birbirleriyle sürekli iletişim
manın olmaması, bizi biraz içinde olmak bilim adamları
düş kırıklığına uğrattı. için neden gereklidir?

A) We were a little disappointed A) How vital is it for scientists


that there was not a warm always to maintain contact
welcome for the climbers. with each other?
B) We were rather disappointed B) Is it really necessary for
to find that the climbers had scientists to be so constantly
not received a very warm in touch with each other?
welcome. C) Why do scientists find it
C) As the climbers did not necessary to correspond
receive a warm welcome, with each other all the
they were most disappointed. time?
D) We were terribly disappointed D) Why is it necessary for
when we discovered that scientist to be constantly in
the climbers had not been contact with each other?
welcomed warmly. E) How important is it for
E) Since the climbers were not scientists to be always in
warmly welcomed, we were touch with each other?
extremely disappointed.
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36. Şimdi şirketi aradım ve mü- 37. Sorunla hemen ilgilenmiş


dürü, yüksek ihracat rakamla- olsaydın, zararın çoğu ön-
rından dolayı kutladım. lenmiş olurdu.

A) The improved export figures A) Most of this damage could


have earned for the company have been avoided if you
the congratulations of the had noticed the problem
director. earlier.
B) The director has just called B) There might have been
to congratulate the company much les damage if you
on the high export figures. had recognized that there
C) I just received a call from was a problem right away.
the company director to C) As you dealt with the
congratulate him on the problem so promptly very
rising export figures. little damage actually occurred.
D) The director of the company D) The quicker you deal with
has just called to boast about such problems the less
the high ex port figures. damage there is likely to
E) I have just called the be.
company and congratulated E) If you had looked into the
the director on the high problem right away, much
export figures. of the damage could have
been prevented.
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38. Polis yangının sabah saat 39. Senin yerinde olsam, birçok
04:00 dolayında, herkesin uy- gereksiz tartışmaya neden
kuda olduğu sırada çıktığına olabileceği için bu makaleyi
inanıyor. reddederim.

A) The police believe that A) This article would be sure


everyone was a sleep by to cause a great deal of
about 4 am when the fire controversy, so I suggest
broke out. you reject it right away.
B) The police believe that the B) I think you should reject this
fire broke out at about 4 am article which I am sure will
when everybody was asleep. cause a lot of controversy.
C) The police think that the fire C) If I were you, I would turn
started around 4 am as down this article as it could
everyone was fast asleep. cause a great deal of
D) The police believe everyone unnecessary controversy.
was asleep when the fire D) Since this article is likely to
started at about 4 am. cause much controversy.
E) In the opinion of the police, E) I advise you to turn it down.
the fire was started around If you don’t turn down this
4 am when every one was article you will find yourself
asleep. involved in a most unpleasant
controversy.
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40. Onun babası, bir gazeteci 41.-43. soruları aşağıdaki par-


olarak iş dünyasından önemli çaya göre cevaplayınız.
kişilerle röportaj yapmakta
olduğu için bu günlerde çok
The movement of people from the
meşgul.
countryside into the cities naturally
causes many problems there. The
A) His father has been very
obvious one is overcrowding,
busy these days since, as a
which becomes a heavy burden
journalist, he has been
on schools, hospitals and
interviewing important people
transport systems. The countryside
from the business world.
is also negatively affected. As it is
B) His father, who is a
usually the young and healthy
journalist, has recently
who leave the countryside, this
spent a great deal of time
creates a shortage in the
interviewing leading
workforce for farming and other
businessmen in the world.
rural activities. The best solution
C) His father is a very busy
would clearly be to ensure that
journalist and has recently
rural life has more to offer to the
interviewed some important
young.
people from the business
world.
D) Several important people in
the business world have
been recently interviewed 41. The writer clearly points out
by his lather, who is a well- that, when large numbers of
known journalist. people move from the
E) Because his father is a countryside to the towns,
journalist, he has _____.
interviewed many important
businessmen in the world, A) it leads to problems on both
especially in recent times. sides.
B) there are advantages for
everybody.
C) new hospitals and schools
are always provided.
D) the quantity of public
transport is improved.
E) there is work for everybody
in country areas.
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42. The writer suggests that, as a 44.-46. soruları aşağıdaki par-


result of the movement from çaya göre cevaplayınız.
the countryside to the cities,
the people left behind _____.
Some time between 3000 and
2000 BC. a great flood occurred
A) are the ones who genuinely
in Mesopotamia. This event had
enjoy peace and quiet.
such an effect upon the peoples
B) are, generally, only farm
who lived in that area that
workers.
several flood myths developed.
C) lose interest in rural activities.
There are many similarities
D) are mostly the elderly and
between them. In all of these
the weak.
myths, there is always a leader
E) often feel they have been
who is warned to prepare for a
deserted by their young.
flood. The leader builds a ship,
stores the necessities of life on
board, and so survives the flood.
After the flood he lands safely on
a mountainside, and the human
race continues. There are small
differences in the details of the
myths, of course, but the only
important difference is the
43. The writer concludes that the
course of the details of the myths,
movement from the
of course, but the only important
countryside into the cities
difference is the course of the
_____.
flood. In some myths, the flood
comes as a punishment from the
A) can be prevented by
gods for man’s bad behavior; in
making rural life more
others there is no explanation
attractive for the young.
given.
B) seems to have slowed
down considerably already.
C) should not be regarded as
a serious problem.
D) is necessary for the increase
of the urban workforce.
E) may eventually prove to
have been useful to the
country as a whole.
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44. As we understand from the 46. As one can conclude from the
passage, the flood that hit passage, if the leader had
ancient Mesopotamia _____. received no warning of the
coming of the flood, _____.
A) put an end to the human
race throughout that area. A) everyone would have been
B) was regarded by all the punished equally by the
survivors as a punishment gods.
sent by the gods. B) people would still have
C) must have greatly affected found a way to survive.
very many peoples over a C) Mesopotamia would have
very large area. disappeared from the face
D) is not described in any of the earth.
detail in any mythology. D) there would have been only
E) was survived by very few one myth made.
people indeed. E) he would not have been
able to help his people.

45. The writer explains that the


most striking similarity 47.-49. soruları aşağıdaki par-
between the myths of the çaya göre cevaplayınız.
flood is _____.
There really is no such thing as
A) to be found in the small “Art”. There are only artists.
details Once these were men who took
B) that they all give a clear colored earth and roughed out
account of the causes of the forms of animals on the walls
the flood. of caves. Today they are men
C) the detailed description who buy their paints, and design
made of the amount of advertisements or paint pictures
damage caused by the flood. which they hope to sell. There is
D) the presence of a wise no harm in calling all these
leader who saves the human activities art as long as we keep
race. in mind that such a word may
E) the explanation given as to mean very different things in
why so few people survived. different times and places.
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47. The writer points out that we 49. The writer wants us to accept
cannot _____. the idea that primitive cave
pictures _____.
A) give a simple single definition
of the term “Art”. A) always represent animals in
B) imitate the works of primitive a single color.
artists. B) are of a poor color owing to
C) regard advertisements as the use of colored earth.
work of art. C) have little artistic value for
D) see any relation between us, but we still fell we ought
art and trade. to preserve them.
E) separate art from the routine D) are no less works of art
than modern paintings and
activities of life.
advertise met designs.
E) were made in a style very
similar to that of modern
painting.

50.-52. soruları aşağıdaki par-


çaya göre cevaplayınız.
48. One of the main points the
writer makes in the passage
The seventeenth century was a
is that _____.
period of joyful activity, of
experiment in politics, in religion
A) the meaning of art changes
and in the natural sciences, with
according to time and place. the help of the telescope the
B) cave paintings are more skies were examined; with the
meaningful than a lot of aid of the microscope doctors
modern pictures. learned more about the human
C) the designing of advertisements body. Inventors were busy on a
has become a major art variety of things ranging from
activity today. more reliable watches to mere
D) the practice of art in our des tructive guns and explosives.
times has become increasingly For the first time, travelers went
costly. to more and more distant places;
E) animals have, in all ages, and traders followed their example.
been a popular subject for In fact, everyone was doing
artists. something new.
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50. According to the passage, it 52. The writer seems to suggest


was in the seventeenth century that some of the inventions of
that people _____. the seventeenth century ____.

A) began to take an interest in A) were obviously ineffective


trade. and even useless.
B) first set out on journeys to B) could be used for harmful
faraway countries. purposes such as war.
C) learned how to use watches C) were specially designed to
to tell the time. help travelers and traders.
D) suddenly became aware of D) would lead to the discovery
the importance of trade. of the telescope.
E) finally began to recognize E) soon went completely out of
the advantages of scientific use.
studies.

53.-55. soruları aşağıdaki par-


çaya göre cevaplayınız.

By the beginning of the


eighteenth century, the population
of Tokyo had grown about 1
million, making it the largest city
in Japan and one of the most
populous in the world. An
51. The writer points out that, in especially lively section of the city
the seventeenth century, was along the Sumida River,
_____. where pleasure boats and parties
were common and whose banks
A) the world enjoyed a gread were lined with fashionable tea
deal of economic prosperity. houses. Tea was central to the
B) there was little change in Japanese not only in their
political thinking. homes, but in the public life as
C) religion was almost never the well. In the bustling urban centers
subject of serious debate. of 18th century Japan, tea
D) no important progress was houses served a role similar to
made in the sciences. the one played by coffeehouses
E) many useful inventions were in Europe which were centers of
made in various fields. discussion and entertainment.
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53. We learn from the passage 55. We can understand from the
that the Sumida River _____. passage that no city in
eighteenth century Japan
A) separated the poor area of _____.
Tokyo from the rich one.
B) could be dangerous and so A) could compete with Tokyo’s
boats rarely used it. cultural life.
C) ran through one of the most B) had as many tea-houses as
popular pats of eighteenth Tokyo had.
century Tokyo. C) had established as many
D) was a busy waterway since centers of entertainment as
it was the commercial centre Tokyo had.
of the city. D) has as large a population
E) has recently lost its popularity as that of Tokyo.
among the people of Tokyo. E) consumed as much tea as
Tokyo did.

54. The writer points out that, in 56.-58. soruları aşağıdaki par-
the eighteenth century, there çaya göre cevaplayınız.
was _____.
Edith Wharton is, perhaps the
A) an effort among other greatest woman novelist that
Japanese cities to imitate America has yet produced. Her
the social life of Tokyo. novels are skillfully co instructed,
B) a sudden increase in the and her style is smooth and
population of Tokyo. elegant. Her richest gifts,
C) a growing interest among the however, are the result of her
people of Tokyo in European fearless search for truth in
coffee-houses. human relationships. She is
D) a widespread desire among largely interested in the emotions
the young in Japan for all we all experience. Her novels
kinds of entertainment. record timeless truths; and it is
E) a great likeness between this fact above all that continues
Japan’s tea-houses and to make them meaningful and
Europe’s coffee-houses. important.
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56. It is pointed out in the 58. The writer emphasizes that


passage that Edith Wharton’s Edith Wharton’s novels will
main interest in her novels remain popular _____.
_____.
A) even if other women
A) has been to account for the novelists go out of fashion.
miseries of life. B) because they are about
B) is to show us how to control hasting truths.
our emotions. C) even though they only deal
C) is to provide her characters with American social life.
with a convincing historical D) unless a very new type of
background. novel becomes fashionable.
D) has been to describe man’s E) so long as people read
emotional life. novels.
E) has been to emphasize how
easily human relationships
break down. 59.-61. soruları aşağıdaki par-
çaya göre cevaplayınız.

The turning point of World War I


57. As the writer suggests, one ca me sometime in 1916. This
reason why Edith Wharton is was the year of the famous
so admired in America is Battle of the Somme. It was
_____. also the year when the Liberal
Government in Britain was
A) because her way of writing defeated after a crisis in
is particularly easy to industry and a sudden great rise
understand. in prices. Lord Kitchener, the
B) that she has been fearless national hero and the one who
in describing human led the war, was tragically
selfishness. drowned in this same year.
C) because she only writes Douglas Haig replaced Kitchener
about matters that concern as the one to direct military
women. policy, but he never became
D) that she is the first woman popular with the people as
novelist to deal with ordinary Kitchener had been, because
people. he seemed coldly indifferent to
E) because she writes with fates of the soldiers he
elegance and ease. commanded.
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59. According to the passage, it 61. The writer points out that the
is clear that the year 1916 liberal Government in Britain
_____. lost power _____.

A) brought the Liberal A) because the economic


Government a widespread situation took a serious turn.
popularity in the country. B) since so many soldiers had
B) brought Britain and her died in the Battle of the
Somme.
allies the final victory of the
C) a very short time after Lord
war.
Kitchener was drowned in a
C) will always be remembered
very tragic way.
as the year went the British
D) even though a change of
people grew more hopeful. government is damaging in
D) was the year when Britain time of war.
suffered many defeats in E) as a result of the military
the war. policies it had introduced.
E) was a historic one for Britain
for various reasons.
62.-68. sorularda, verilen cüm-
leye anlamca yakın cümleyi bu-
lunuz.
60. The writer suggests that,
unlike Lord Kitchener,
62. The only team member to
Douglas Haig _____. arrive late was the captain.

A) really had all the qualities A) Other team members may


required of a military arrive late, but not the
commander. captain.
B) soon became a war hero B) The captain is expected to
for his country. arrive ahead of the other
C) showed no sympathy for team members.
the soldiers under his C) All the members o the team
command. were there on time, except
D) was highly qualified and for the captain.
experienced in military D) The captain was not the
matters. only team member to arrive
E) gave much importance to late.
gaining popularity among E) Among others, the captain
of the team got there late.
the people.
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63. I won’t get my bicycle 64. Our team played extremely


repaired there again because well, but even so, we lost.
they charged me far too
much. A) Our team played well but
other team played even
A) I wouldn’t have let them better.
repair my bicycle if I had B) Though our team won, the
known how much they other side played extremely
would charge. well.
B) I’m sure there must be C) Our team deserved to win
cheaper places that repair as we really played well.
bicycles just as well. D) Though our team lost, the
C) I should have asked them other team was really much
how much they charged worse.
before I left my bicycle with E) Our team didn’t win, but
them to be repaired. nevertheless we played
D) It cost me so much to get magnificently.
my bicycle repaired there
that I’ll never go back with it
again.
E) Getting my bicycle repaired
was very expensive, so I
hope it won’t need repairing
again.
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65. I have read nearly all of 66. You really must leave at once
Dickens’s novels, and A Tale if you want to catch that train.
of Two Cities is my favorite.
A) You’ll miss that train unless
A) In my opinion, A Tale of you set off immediately.
Two Cities is quite the bats B) So long as you leave soon
of all the novels by Dickens. you’ll be in plenty of time for
B) Of all the novels by Dickens the train.
that I have read, and that’s C) The train is about to leave
most them, a Tale of Two so you ought to hurry up.
Cities remains my favorite. D) You could have caught the
C) I’ve read a lot more novels train if you had left
by Dickens and still thrice A immediately.
Tale of Twa cities is the E) If you leave at once you
best. might just manage to catch
D) I’ve really read a great many the train.
novels, but haven’t enjoyed
any as much as Dickens’s A
Tale of Two Cities.
E) Of all these novels, A Tale
of Two Cities by Dickens is
certainly the one I enjoyed 67. John finished his homework
reading most. be fore I was even half-way
through mine.

A) When John’s homework


was finished mine wasn’t
even half done.
B) By the time John had
finished his homework I had
hardly begun mine.
C) I did half of the homework
and then John finished it.
D) When John’s homework
was finished I started to de
some of mine.
E) John finished his homework
quickly but I had twice as
much to do.
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68. On sunny days I always feel 69.-76. sorularda, parçada boş


mo re cheerful, and so, I bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifa-
think, do most people. deyi bulunuz.

A) I’ve often noticed that on


69. _____. In later years, he was
sunny days you see a lot
attracted to bullfighting in
more cheerful people.
Spain and lion hunting in
B) I can’t understand why
Africa. His observations
people feel more cheerful
provided background for
when the sun chine’s.
some of his work, in which he
C) Once the sun comes out I
described man’s courage in
am sure we shall all start to
facing strong physical forces.
look more cheerful.
In 1854, he was awarded the
D) I suppose most people are
Nobel Prize for Literature.
like me and feel more
cheerful when the sun
A) A Farewell Jo Arms and
shines.
The Sun Also Rises are two
E) Like many people I become
of Hemingway’s best novels.
very happy as long as the
B) Hemingway is one of
sun shines brightly.
America’s most popular
writers.
C) As a boy Hemingway spent
much time hunting, fishing,
and exploring in the wild
country of northern Michigan.
D) Hemingway’s short stories
give an insight into the
minds of his characters.
E) In his short story “A Day’s
Wait” Hemingway shows the
feelings of a boy who
thought he was going to die.
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70. I passed all the other courses 71. Let me begin with the
that I took at my University, question: “Who is a true book
but I could never pass botany. owner?” Actually, there are
_____. This used to make my three kinds of book owners.
instructor very angry. He The first has all the standard
would wander around the sets and bestsellers, unread
laboratory and be pleased and untouched. The second
with the work of all the other has a great many books, but
students. Then he would come few of them have been read,
to me. I would be standing and most are clean and shiny
there, doing nothing. as the day they were bought.
The third may have few books
A) I always made sure that the or many books, but everyone
micros cope was placed on of them is worn, marked and
the table properly. written in all the way through.
B) In fact, this was a course I _____.
enjoyed enormously.
C) I was very much interested A) There are two ways in
in the study of the structure which one can own a book.
of flower cells. B) This last person really owns
D) However, other students his books.
were very good at drawing C) Most of the world’s great
pictures of plant cells in books are available at
their notebooks. reasonable prices.
E) This was because I could D) Reading a book used to be
never see through the a conversation between the
microscope. reader and her author.
E) It takes more time and
effort to read a great book
than does a newspaper.
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72. The art historian Sir Herbert 73. A scientist called Flynn has
Read was born in 1893 in learned to predict quite
Yorkshire in England. He was accurately when one special
the son of a farmer. _____. He volcano, the Papaya, will
joined the army and served erupt. _____. Because no two
as an officer in France and are alike. Each volcano has to
Belgium. After the war, he be studied separately so that
held various posts in the its warning signals can be
government. Later on, he recognized.
became the director of the
Victoria and Albert museum A) Why is Flynn only studying
in London and specialized in active volcanoes?
ceramics. B) Just where is the Papaya
volcano situated?
A) He gained various medals C) When did Flynn first become
for courage and bravery at interested in volcanic
war. activities?
B) He was a student at the D) Why can’t he predict when
University of Leeds, when any volcano will erupt?
World War I broke out. E) How many times has he
C) His publications are mostly correctly predicted the
in the field of art and eruption of this volcano?
Literature.
D) As a professor of art, he
had lectured at various
universities in Britain and
the United States.
E) His book The Meaning of Art
was published several times
as it was very popular.
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74. When one is not looking for a 75. If cigarette advertising could
job, it seems that there are a be banned from TV, so should
great many jobs being comercials for the drug called
advertised. _____. They want alcohol. Ci garette smokers,
someone older or someone after all, usually kill only
younger. They want special themselves with their habit.
qualifcations. They want _____. One should therefore
experience. remind oneself that, when one
drinks, one is entering the
A) Some people like to change company of killers.
their job every two or three
years, but this is not A) Yet, drunks get behind the
advisable. wheels of their ears and kill
B) Naturally the salary is other people.
important; in fact, for some B) We live in a culture that
people, it is the most certifies alcohol as an
important consideration. acceptable drug.
C) But when one comes to look C) In 85% of these accidents
at these advertisements one at least one of the drivers
rarely finds anything suitable. had been drinking.
D) Some people were only D) Excessive drinking is
interested in the working disgusting and harmful.
hours. E) Every year an increasing
E) Most of us don’t want to number of people die in
work more than eight hours traffic accidents caused by
a day. alcohol.
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76. When I was a boy at school, a 77.-84. sorularda, verilen du-


question that was frequently ruma uygun düşen ifadeyi bulu-
asked was “What is the use nuz.
of history?” _____. When it
came to the use of science,
77. You’ve just finished reading a
however, then there was no
novel which, you’ve enjoyed
doubt its usefulness. Many of
enormously. You feel sure
us hoped to be chemists or
your sister would also like
physicists or engineers.
reading it. So you recommend
it to her, saying:
A) History, more than other
subjects, has to be well
A) Here’s another novel by
taught at school.
your favorite writer.
B) History teaches us about
B) You can read it after me.
different civilizations in the
You read less than I do, but
world.
you might find this one
C) This question is no longer
useful.
important among school
C) Though you hardly ever
children.
read anything, I do want
D) And nobody seemed to
you to read this novel.
have any answer at all.
D) I got this novel out of the
E) Actually, I once seriously
library for you to read.
considered becoming a
E) This is just the sort of novel
historian.
you like; do read it, for I’m
sure you’ll love it.
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78. It’s your niece’s birthday next 79. You’ve found a job advertised
week and you’ve been looking in the newspaper, that you
around for a present. You’ve think would suit your brother
seen a very pretty dress that well. After telling him about it
would suit her but you you encourage him to apply,
wonder if she is hoping for a and say:
toy. You call her mother for
advice, and say: A) Here is a job I’ve fond for
you, I want you to take it.
A) What sort of dress should I B) You have the right
get for Mary? A party dress qualifications for this job.
or one for everyday? Go and talk to the people
B) I can’t decide whether to concerned.
buy Mary a dress for her C) There’s no harm in applying.
birthday or a toy. Which do Do so if you want to.
you think she would prefer? D) There are several interesting
C) I really think Mary and I jobs advertised in the
should go together to buy newspaper today.
that dress. E) I’ve marked one of them for
D) I’ve found a new toyshop. you. Finally, here is a job
Mary and I can go there on that you may wish to take.
Friday, and she can choose
her own present this year.
E) Perhaps I’ll buy her a dress
and a toy, and then she’s
sure to be happy.
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80. Your parents are planning to 81. You have made plans with
give a party, at home, to some of your friends to go to
celebrate their twentieth a concert. On the day before
wedding anniversary. They the concert one of the friends
are thinking of asking all of is taken seriously ill; as you
their friends, but you think feel it wouldn’t be right for
this will make the house too any of you to go to the
crowded. So, to object on this concert now, you call your
account, you say: other friends and say:

A) I don’t think you should A) I’m sure our friend would


invite so many people to want us all to go to the
your wedding anniversary; concert.
the house isn’t big enough. B) Since our friend is ill, should
B) So long as it’s a fine we give the ticket to someone
evening we can use the else?
garden as well. C) Our friend’s condition is so
C) If you have to invite so bad that she can’t possibly
many people for your go to the concert.
wedding anniversary, we D) As our friend is so ill, I don’t
must open all the rooms. think it would be nice of us
D) If it weren’t your twentieth to go to the concert.
wedding anniversary, I E) What a pity that we can’t go
would object to your inviting to the concert as our friend
so many people. is ill.
E) Since it’s for a wedding
anniversary, I suppose you
should invite lots of people.
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82. It looks as if the weather is 83. A truck suddenly made a left


going to be nice at the turn in front of you and,
weekend. You want to get out though you braked quickly, it
into the countryside for some was impossible for you not to
fresh air and a change. You hit the truck. Since the car
turn to your family and say: you were driving belongs to
your father you are upset and
A) Even if the weather is warm want to tell him that it really
and sunny we don’t have to wasn’t your fault. So, you say
go out for the whole day. to him:
B) Though the weather will
definitely be fine at the A) I’m very sorry, but really I’m
weekend, I think we must not to blame; the truck was
stay at home. suddenly right in front of
C) Weather permitting, let’s me.
have a day out in the B) I feel very bad about it. The
countryside on Saturday; it truck driver didn’t know
will do us all good. what he was doing, either.
D) If you are going out at the C) Well, it couldn’t be helped.
weekend, I would like to Both the truck driver and I
ask my friends round for the were breaking the rules.
afternoon. D) After all, it isn’t all that
E) Let’s all go for a drive in the serious; I suppose I should
countryside this evening as have guessed the truck
the weather has already driver was going to turn left.
cleared up. E) Sorry, but it could have
been worse; I am as much
to blame as the truck driver.
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84. You have lent some money to 85.-92. sorularda, karşılıklı ko-
a friend of yours. He had nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmında
promised to return it within a söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz.
week. However, he hasn’t
done so, and seems to be
85.
ignoring the matter. As you
Debbie: What are your plans
are now very much in need of
for the summer?
the money, you are very
Janet: I’m going to İzmir to
angry about the matter, and
visit my aunt.
say to him:
Debbie: _____.
Janet: I’m sure you do.
A) All right. You can keep the
money until things begin to
A) I’m quite jealous!
improve for you.
B) How wonderful! What is she
B) I accept your excuse. I’m
doing there?
sure you’ll pay me back
C) You’ll enjoy yourself. I was
when you can.
there last year.
C) What did you need the
D) Lucky you! I wish I had an
money for, anyway? I don’t
aunt living somewhere like
suppose you can pay me
that!
back now.
E) Enjoy yourself. And send
D) I know you have had a hard
me a postcard.
time lately. When can you
really pay me back?
E) Its now over a week! I can’t
wait any longer for the
money!
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86. 87.
Andy: What’s your brother Mother: How many friends
doing? I haven’t seen him have you invited to the
around for a long time. party?
Betty: That’s because he’s Daughter: _____.
moved to Mersin. Mother: Yes I was hoping you
Andy: _____. would. What are you
Betty: Not really. He still planning to make?
works for the same firm, Daughter: I thought I’d make
but he’s now at the Mer- the sandwiches.
sin branch.
A) Fifteen; but I’ll help you to
A) I didn’t know. How long ago get the food ready.
was that? B) Rather a lot. Do you mind?
B) Really? What’s he doing C) I’m expecting about twenty.
there? Has he changed his Is that too many?
job? D) Only ten at the moment.
C) I’m not surprised. I know he Can you make us three
didn’t like living here. cakes?
D) I sometimes go there on E) Ten or twelve. How many
business. Perhaps we cakes do we need?
could meet.
E) Whatever did he do that
for? Didn’t he like his job?
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88. 89.
Paul: What are you doing this Mrs. Palmer: I hear your
evening? Can you spare daughter is getting married
me half an hour? next month.
Gerald: _____. Mrs. Moore: _____.
Paul: It’s my computer. Mrs. Palmer: I’m sure there
Something has gone are. If there’s anything I
wrong with it. can do to help, please let
Gerald: Well, I’ll come round me know.
and see what I can do Mrs. Moore: That’s very kind
about it. of you.

A) Sorry, I’m far too busy at A) She is indeed. She gave us


present. Let’s go there next quite a surprise!
week. B) Yes, she is. And we are all
B) Not really. And Brian is better so happy for her.
with computers than I am. C) That’s right. And there are
C) Naturally. Come round about still so many things to be
7 o’clock. done.
D) That will be just fine. Will D) That’s so. We’re collecting
Mary be coming too? the wedding dress today.
E) Yes, I think so. What’s E) Yes. And we still haven’t
happened? met the boy’s family.
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90. 91.
Bill: I called you last night but Angela: Have you had any
you were out. news of Jane recently?
Jeffrey: Yes, we suddenly Brenda: Yes, I have. I talked
decided to go to the to her mother yesterday.
cinema. She’s much better.
Bill: _____. Angela: _____.
Jeffrey: Well, you didn’t miss Brenda: Yes, she is. But they
much; it was a very expect her home on
boring film. Thursday.

A) I’ll join you if may. A) That’s good. Is she still in


B) I’d have gone with you if l’d hospital?
known. B) Let’s go and visit her
C) You should have let me together.
know; I was worried. C) That’s what I expected. I
D) Which film did you se? was sure it was nothing
E) There’s a good film on at serious.
the Odeon at present. D) That’s good news. When
does she go home?
E) I’m so glad! What else did
she tell you?
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92. 92.-100. sorularda, anlam bakı-


Jennie: I wonder if you could mından hangi cümlenin parçaya
help me. uymadığını bulunuz.
Dave: I will if I can. What’s the
problem?
93. (I) I’m sure we would have
Jennie: _____.
enjoyed the play much more
Dave: Then go straight down
if we had had better seats (II)
this road; take the second
As it was, they were far from
turn to your left, and
good. (III) But the actors and
you’ll see it ahead of you.
actresses really were wonderful.
(IV) They were in the back
A) I’m hungry. Where can I get
row and right at the side. (V)
something to eat cheaply?
This meant we could only see
B) I’ve lost my keys so I can’t
half of the stage.
open the door.
C) I’m looking for Mrs Davidson;
A) I B) II C) III
do you happen to know her?
D) IV E) V
D) I’m looking for a good
dentist. Do you know one?
E) I’m lost. I can’t find my way
back to the bus station.

94. (I) One reason why the


detective story is so popular
is that the reader puts himself
in the place of the detective.
(II) Space fiction has also
become more popular in recent
years (III) Like the detective
he tries to analyze the
psychology of the characters
(IV) Like the detective, he looks
for clues in the environment.
(V) And like him again he
wants to solve the mystery.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
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95. (I) When Columbus decided 97. (I) The article deals with the
to sail west in order to get to growing problem of pollution,
the east, he faced many especially water pollution. (II)
problems. (II) For a long time Present-day traffic has
the rich refused to give him destroyed much of the peace
money for the project. (III) of the city centre. (III) On
Having got the money he weekdays there are lorries
couldn’t find a crew to sail everywhere delivering goods.
the ship. (IV) This made (IV) At weekends there is an
people think that the world endless stream of private
was flat. (V) In the end he cars and buses. (V) I am
found some prisoners willing always so thankful I live in
to make the voyage with him, the quiet outskirts, not in the
and set off with them. city centre.

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

96. (I) Homer’s treatment of the


Greek and Trojan heroes is
unbaised. (II) He takes great 98. (I) Chesterton was a kindly
care to show that on both person and much liked
sides there are good and bad wherever he went. (II) Children
people. (III) Although the who met him thought him
Trojans are the enemy in wonderful. (III) Naturally it
Home’s aspic, they are not was people such as these
villains. (IV) The gods were that he disliked most. (IV)
quick to punish such bad Even so, as a Journalist, he
behavior. (V) They are as found plenty to attack. (V) In
human and heroic as the particular he fought tyranny
Greeks. at every level of human life.

A) I B) II C) III A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V D) IV E) V
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99. (I) someone had suggested


that the school should open a
little shop for the sale of sort
drinks, biscuit, pencils and
rubbers. (II) The idea was
discussed for half an hour or
so. (III) It was finally rejected
by quite a large majority. (IV)
The older children will be able
to help and get a lot or
experience. (V) The main
objection was that it would be
very difficult to organize.

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

100.(I) The present age is faced


with many problems. (II) Some
people are particularly good at
solving problems. (III) One of
the most serious is that of
food, or rather the shortage of
it. (IV) While the population of
the world increases, so does
the demand for food. (V) In the
future there may be a hungry
world.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
ÇÖZÜMLER
1. Suggestion ismi öneri anla- 8. As bağlacıyla kullanılabilecek
mına gelir, doğru yanıt D seçe- en uygun yapı continous
neğidir. tense’dir. Tense’ler arası uyum
dikkate alındığında as + past
2. To claim  iddia etmek boş- continuous tense, past
luğa gelebilecek en uygun fiil simple tense yapısından dolayı
olduğundan doğru yanıt A se- yanıt C seçeneğidir.
çeneğidir.
9. If’li cümlenin were taking fiilin-
3. Skillfull sıfatı becerikli, hünerli den dolayı type 3 olması gere-
anlamına geldiğinden boşluğa kir. Buna göre if + past perfect
gelebilecek en uygun sözcüktür. tense, would / could + have +
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. V3 yapısı nedeniyle doğru yanıt
A seçeneğidir.
4. Finally agreed  sonunda
kabul etti ifadesinden polis şe- 10. a) Since zaman zarfı present
finin açıklama  release eyle- perfect tense ile birlikte kulla-
mini isteksiz bir şekilde  nılır.
reluctantly yaptığı anlaşılır. b) Since’in yer aldığı cümlecik
Buna göre doğru yanıt E seçe- past simple tense ile kurulur.
neğidir. Bu durumda doğru yanıt E se-
çeneğidir.
5. To look up  sözlüğe vb.
bakmak anlamına geldiği için 11. He’s insuch a bad state of
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. health  sağlığı kötü du-
rumda anlamına geldiğinden
6. To put out phrasal verb  doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
ateş vb. söndürmek anlamına
gelip yanıt B seçeneğidir. 12. Was caused fiilinden cümlenin
passive formda kurulmuş ol-
duğu anlaşıldığından;
7. By the time zaman zarfıyla a) Boşluğa by preposition’u
kullanılabilecek en uygun za- gelmelidir.
manlardan biri future perfect b) To go off  patlamak anla-
tense olduğundan doğru yanıt mına gelir. Buna göre doğru ya-
D seçeneğidir. nıt A seçeneğidir.

172
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13. a) Coat ismini nitelemek için she 20. Anlam ve zaman göz önünde
pronounun’dan dolayı her bulundurulduğunda en uygun
passessive adjective’i kullanılır. seçenek B’dir. Buna göre
b) Me object pronoun’dan do- present tense’le yine bir
layı my coat tamlamasının ye- present tense kullanılmalıdır.
rini alan mine pronoun’u kulla-
nılır. Bu durumda doğru yanıt D 21. Cümleyi tamamlayabilmek için
seçeneğidir. that bağlacı ile başlayan bir
ifade kullanmak gerektiğinden
14. Taq question yapısı gereği yanıt E seçeneğidir.
boşluğa ya sen anlamına gelen
can you ifadesi gelir. Doğru ya- 22. Cümle noun clause olduğun-
nıt C seçeneğidir. dan doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.

15. So + many + noun that so 23. Because bağlacının reason 


many people that  O kadar neden belirttiği göz önünde
çok insan vardı ki yapısı ge- bulundurulduğunda hem anlam
reği doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. hem de zaman açısından en
uygun seçenek A’dır.
16. Ben de anlamı vermek için
olumlu cümleler için too, olumsuz 24. As soon as  …yapar,
cümleler içinse either kullanılır. yapmaz anlamına geldiğinden
Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. ve cümle past ile başlayıp yine
past’la devam etmek duru-
17. Cümledeki ifadeler arasında munda olduğundan yanıt C se-
karşıtlık olduğundan boşluğa çeneğidir.
gelecek en uygun ifade
However + adverb However +
willingly yapısından dolayı 25. Who was granted the power
doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.  “gücü bağışlanmış olan”
passive yapısının yer aldığı tek
18. Some other + pronoun yapı- seçenek B’dir.
sına göre doğru yanıt D seçe-
neğidir.
26. One of the great wonders of
19. Nurse isminden cümleye the world  “dünyanın en
relative clause getirilmesi ge- büyük doğa harikalarından
rektiği anlaşılır. Nurse’u nitele- biri” ifadesinin yer aldığı E se-
yebilecek yanıt C seçeneğidir. çeneği doğru yanıttır.
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27. a) Used to prevent large 33. We noticed that  “fark ettik”


avalanches, bir relative clause ve that her hair was turning
olup “büyük çığlara engel olmak white  “saçlarının beyaza
için kullanılan” anlamına geldi- dönmekte olduğunu” ifadeleri
ğinden; göz önünde bulundurulursa
b) To dislodge  yerinden doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
oynatmak fiilinden dolayı doğru
yanıt B se çeneğidir.
34. Diğer seçeneklerde, oldukça 
28. …spent most of his life in rather gibi çok fazla düş kırıklı-
Illinois  “yaşamının çoğunu ğına uğramış extremely 
Illinois’te geçirdi” ve Carl veryvery durumları söz konusu
Sandburg, known as the Chi- olduğundan, doğru yanıt, a little
cago Poet  “Şikago ozanı disappointed = “biraz düş kı-
olarak bilinen Carl Sandburg” rıklığına uğrattı” anlamını ve-
ifadelerinden dolayı doğru yanıt ren A seçeneğidir.
A seçeneğidir.

29. Geologists suggest that, … 


“Jeologlar … ileri sürmekte- 35. Why is it necessary?  “ne-
dirler” ifadesine göre doğru ya- den gereklidir?” ve to be
nıt D seçeneğidir. costantly in contact  “sü-
rekli iletişim içinde olmak”
ifadelerine göre doğru yanıt D
30. Also  ayrıca ve maybe  seçeneğidir.
belki sözcüklerinden dolayı
doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.

36. I have just cali the company


31. An urgent meeting  “acil bir  “şimdi şirketi aradım” ifa-
toplantı” ifadesine göre doğru desi bir tek E seçeneğinde ol-
yanıt C seçeneğidir. duğundan bu seçenek doğru
yanıttır.

32. To look back upon  “geriye


bakma” ve with sorrow and
regret  “üzüntü ve pişman- 37. If clause type 3 (unreal, past)
lıkla” ifadelerinin yer aldığı E yapısı gereği doğru yanıt E se-
seçeneği doğru yanıttır. çeneğidir.
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38. The poliçe believe  “Polis 43. Parçanın son cümlesine bakı-
inanıyor”, that the fire was lırsa kente göç sorunu kırsal
started around 4 a.m.  “yan- alanların gençlere cazip hale
gının sabah 4 dolaylarında çık- getirilmesiyle çözülebilir. Doğru
tığına”, when everyone was a yanıt A seçeneğidir.
sleep  “herkesin uykuda ol-
duğu sırada”. Buna göre doğru 44. Parçanın ikinci cümlesinden
yanıt B seçeneğidir. eski Mezopotamya’ya zarar ve-
ren selin çok sayıda insanı ol-
39. If clause type 2 (unreal, dukça etkilediği anlaşılır. Doğru
present) yapısı gereği doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
yanıt C seçeneğidir.
45. In all of these meyths, there is
always a leader … ifadesine
40. His father has been very busy göre sel efsaneleri arasındaki
these days  “(onun) babası en can alıcı benzerlik insan ır-
… bu günlerde çok meşgul” kını kurtaran akıllı bir liderin
ifadesi bir tek A seçeneğinde bulunmasıdır. Doğru yanıt D
vardır. seçeneğidir.

46. … there is always a leader


41. Parçada kırsal kesimden kente who is warned to prepare for
göçün yol açtığı bir takım so- a flood ifadesinden de anlaşıla-
runlardan söz ediliyor. Yazar cağı gibi eğer lider sel hakkında
çok sayıda insanın göç etmesi- hiçbir uyarı almamışsa halkına
nin her iki taraf için de sorunlara yardım edemeyecekti. Doğru
neden olduğunu belirtiyor. Bu, yanıt E seçeneğidir.
cümledeki the countryside is
also negatively affeded ifade- 47. Parçanın ilk cümlesine göre
sinden anlaşılıyor. Doğru yanıt sanat terimi için basit, yalın bir
A seçeneğidir. tanım yapılamaz. Doğru yanıt A
seçeneğidir.

42. As it is usually the young and 48. … roughed out the forms of
heathy who leave the country animals on the walls of caves
side. Cümlesinden de anlaşıla- ifadesinden anlaşılacağı gibi
cağı gibi geride kalanlar yaşlılar hayvanlar tüm çağlarda sanatçılar
ve güçsüzlerdir. Buna göre için popüler bir konu olmuştur.
doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
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49. Yazar ilkel mağara resimlerinin, 54. Parçanın son cümlesinden 18.
modern resimlerden ve reklam yüzyılda Avrupa’daki kahveha-
düzenlemelerinden daha az neler ile Japonya’daki çayha-
sanat eseri olmadığı fikrini kabul neler arasında büyük bir
etmemizi istiyor. Doğru yanıt D benzerlik olduğu anlaşılır. Doğru
seçeneğidir. yanıt E seçeneğidir.

55. Parçanın ilk cümlesinden 18.


50. For the fırst time travellers yüzyıl Japonya’sında hiçbir
went to more and more kentin Tokyo kadar fazla nüfusa
distant places, ifadesinden in- sahip olmadığı anlaşılır. Doğru
sanların uzak ülkelere ilk defa yanıt D seçeneğidir.
17. yüzyılda yolculuk yaptığı
anlaşılır. Doğru yanıt B seçene- 56. She is largely interested in
ğidir. the emotions we all
experience cümlesine göre
Edith Wharton’un romanların-
51. Yazar 17. yüzyılda çeşitli alan- daki ana konu insanoğlunun
larda birçok yararlı icatlar yapıl- duygusal yaşamıdır. Buna göre
dığını vurguladığından doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
yanıt E seçeneğidir.

57. Her style is smooth and


52. … variety of things ranging elegant cümlesinden de anla-
from … to more destructive şılacağı gibi yazara göre Edith
guns and esplosives ifadesin- Wharton’a Amerika’da çok hay-
den de anlaşılacağı gibi icatların ranlık duyulmasının nedenlerin-
bazıları savaş gibi zarar verici den biri farklı ve akıcı yazması-
amaçlar için kullanılmıştır. dır. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.

58. Her novels record timeless


53. An especially lively section of truths cümlesine göre yazar
the city was along the Sumida Edith Wharton’un romanları her
River ifadesinden 18. yüzyıl daim geçerli konulardan, ger-
Tokyo’sunun en sevilen yerleri- çeklerden bahsettiği için her
nin Sumida Nehri kıyısında bu- zaman popüler olacağını vur-
lunduğu anlaşılır. Doğru yanıt C gulamaktadır. Doğru yanıt B
seçeneğidir. seçeneğidir.
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59. Parçaya göre 1916 yılı Britanya 64. “Bizim takım müthiş derecede
için tarihi bir anlam taşımakta- iyi oynadı, yine de kaybettik.”
dır. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. ifadesinin benzeri, “Takımımız
kazanamadı, ama yine de
muhteşem oynadık.” ifadesi
60. Parçanın son cümlesi dikkate olup doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
alındığında Lord Kitchener’in
aksine, Douglas Haig’in emri al- 65. “Charles Dickens’in hemen
tındaki askerlere soğuk ve ilgi- hemen tüm romanlarını oku-
siz davrandığı anlaşılır. Buna dum ve en sevdiğim ‘İki Şeh-
göre yanıt C seçeneğidir. rin Hikayesi’dir.” cümlesine
anlamca en yakın cümle B se-
çeneğinde vardır.
61. Yazar parçada Britanya’daki
Liberal hükümetin ekonomik
problemlerin ciddi boyutlara 66. “Eğer trene yetişmek istiyor-
varması nedeniyle gücünü kay- san bir an önce çıkmalısın.”
bettiğini 3. satırdaki …it was cümlesine anlamca en yakın
also when the Liberal cümle “çabucak ayrılmadıkça
Government in Britain was treni kaçıracaksın.” cümlesi
defeated after a crisis in olduğundan doğru yanıt A
industry and a sudden great seçeneğidir.
rise in prices. cümlesinde vur-
gulamıştır. Buna göre doğru ya-
nıt A seçeneğidir. 67. “Ben daha yarısına gelmeden
önce, John ödevini bitirdi.”
cümlesindeki anlam “John’un
62. “Geç gelen tek takım elemanı ödevi bittiğinde benimki yarı-
kaptandı.” cümlesinin başka bir sında bile değildi.” cümlesinde
şekilde ifadesi, “Kaptan dı- yer aldığından doğru yanıt A
şında bütün takım elemanları seçeneğindedir.
zamanında oradaydı. olup
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
68. “Güneşli günlerde kendimi
daima daha neşeli hissede-
63. “Bir daha bisikletini orada rim, sanırım çoğu insan böyle
tamir ettirmeyeceğim çünkü hisseder.” cümlesindeki ifade-
çok para istediler.” ifadesinin nin benzeri D seçeneğinde yer
benzeri D seçeneğindedir. alır.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

69. “Hemingway çocukken zama- 74. “Bir kimse iş aramıyorken


nını avlanarak, balık tutarak sanki ilanlarda çok sayıda iş
ve kuzey Michigan’da vahşi varmış gibi görünür.” cümle-
çevreyi keşfederek geçirirdi.” sinden sonra gelebilecek en uy-
cümlesi parçaya gelebilecek en gun cümle, “ama bu kişi ilan-
uygun giriş cümlesi olduğundan lara dikkatlice baktığında
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. kendine uygun pek az iş bu-
lur.” cümlesinin yer aldığı C se-
70. “Üniversitede aldığım bütün çeneğidir.
derslerimi geçtim ama bota-
nikten asla geçemedim.” 75. “Eğer sigara reklamları TV’de
cümlesinin ardından boşluğa yasaklanabilirse, alkol rek-
gelebilecek en uygun cümle bu- lamları da yasaklanmalıdır.
nun nedenini açıklayan E seçe- Sigara içenler her şeyden
neğidir. önce kendilerini öldürür.”
cümlesinden sonra “oysa sar-
71. Parça gerçek kitap sahiplerinin hoşlar başka insanları öldü-
kim olduğu hakkındadır. Bu ki- rür.” ifadesinin yer aldığı A se-
şiler üç gruba ayrılmış. Üçüncü çeneğindeki cümle gelmelidir.
grup kitabı süs olarak değil ger-
çekten okumak için aldığından
üzerinde işaretler koyup biraz 76. Boşluktan önce sorulan soruya
yıpratmıştır. Buna göre yanıt B hem zaman hem anlam bakı-
seçeneğidir. mından en uygun yanıt D seçe-
neğinde yer alır.
72. Parçada sanat tarihçi Sir
Herbert Read’ın yaşamından
bahsediliyor. Boşluktan sonraki 77. Severek okuduğunuz romanı
cümlede orduya katılmasından kız kardeşinize tavsiye ederken
söz edildiğine göre boşluğa okul E seçeneğindeki ifadeyi kulla-
hayatıyla ilgili bir cümlenin gel- nırsınız.
mesi uygun olur. Yanıt B seçe-
neğidir.
78. Yeğeninizin gelecek haftaki
doğum günü için hediye ararken
73. Boşluğa gelecek sorunun ardın- şirin bir elbise ve oyuncak ara-
dan gelen yanıt göz önünde sında kararsız kaldığınızda an-
bulundurulduğunda doğru yanıt nesini arar ve fikrini sorarsınız.
D seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
1999 İngilizce Sorularının Çözümleri

79. Gazete ilanından erkek kardeşi- 83. Bir kamyon aniden sol yapıp
niz için uygun olduğunu düşün- üzerinize geldiğinden çarpmak
düğünüz bir iş bulduğunuzda durumunda kaldınız. Araba ba-
onu başvurması için cesaret- banızın olduğu için çok üzgün-
lendirmek üzere “Bu iş için ge- sünüz ve suçlu olmadığınızı
rekli tüm özelliklere sahipsin. belirtmek üzere özür diler,
Git ve yetkililerle konuş.” der- “kamyonun aniden karşınıza
siniz. Doğru yanıt B çıktığını” söylersiniz. Doğru
seçeneğidir. yanıt A seçeneğidir.

80. Anne ve babanız 20. evlilik yıl 84. Borç verdiğiniz arkadaşınız söz
dönümlerini kutlamak üzere vermesine rağmen bir hafta
evde bir parti vermeyi plan- içinde parayı getirmez ve du-
lıyorlar. Bütün arkadaşlarını rumu umursamaz. Paraya çok
davet etmek istiyorlar ama siz ihtiyacınız olduğundan kızar ve
evin çok kalabalık olacağını dü- “bir hafta doldu daha fazla
şünüp karşı çıktığınızdan evin bekleyemem” dersiniz. Yanıt E
yeterince büyük olmadığını seçeneğidir.
söylersiniz. Doğru yanıt A se-
çeneğidir. 85. Hem anlam hem de zaman açı-
sından boşluğa gelecek en uy-
81. Konsere gitmek için beraber gun ifade D seçeneğinde vardır.
plan yaptığınız arkadaşlarınız-
dan biri konserden bir gün önce 86. Betty’e abisini sorduğunda al-
ciddi biçimde hastalanınca kon- dığı yanıt karşısında şaşırıp
sere gitmenin doğru olmayacağını “Sahi mi? Orada ne yapıyor?
düşünüyorsunuz. Bu durumda İşini mi değiştirdi?” diye sor-
diğer arkadaşlarınızı arayıp D muş olmalı ki Betty; “Pek değil,
seçeneğindeki ifadeyi kullanırsınız. aynı şirkette çalışıyor hâlâ,
ama şimdi Mersin büro-
82. Hafta sonu hava güzel olacak sunda.” yanıtını veriyor. Doğru
gibi göründüğünden biraz temiz yanıt B seçeneğidir.
hava için şehir dışına çıkmak
istiyorsunuz. Ailenize, “Eğer 87. Annesinin sorusuna karşılık kızı,
hava iyi olursa, cumartesi şe- “ama yemeği hazırlamada sana
hir dışında bir gün geçirme- yardım ederim.” demiş olmalı ki
nin hepinize iyi geleceğini” annesi “umarım, ne yapmayı
söylersiniz. Doğru yanıt C se- planlıyorsun?” diyor. Doğru
çeneğidir. yanıt A seçeneğidir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

88. Kendisine zaman ayırıp ayıra- 93. Yazar parçada, genel olarak
mayacağını soran Paul’e, tiyatroda oturdukları yerden
Gerald olumlu bir yanıt verip ne memnuniyetsizliğinden bahse-
olduğunu sormuş olmalı ki Paul diyor. Aktör ve aktrislerin harika
problemini açıklıyor. Buna göre olmalarının konuyla ilgisi olma-
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. dığından doğru yanıt C seçene-
ğidir.
89. Mrs. Moor’a kızının evlenece-
ğini duyduğunu belirten Mrs. 94. Parça dedektif hikayeleri ile ilgili
Palmer’a, Mrs Moore, “Doğru, iken II. cümle bilim kurgudan
hâlâ yapılması gereken çok iş bahsettiği için konu bütünlüğünü
var.” diye yanıt vermiş olmalı ki, bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt B se-
Mrs. Palmer yapabileceği bir çeneğidir.
şey varsa söylemesini istiyor.
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. 95. Parçada Colombus’nun seyahat
kararı sonrası karşılaştığı so-
runlardan söz ediliyor. IV. cüm-
90. Kendisini arayan fakat bulama- lede yer alan, “bu, insanların
yan Bill’e Jeffrey aniden sine- dünyanın düz olduğunu dü-
maya gittiklerini söylüyor. Bu şünmelerine neden oluyor.”
durumda Bill “bilseydim, ben ifadesinin konuyla ilgisi yoktur.
de gelirdim.” demiş olmalı ki Buna göre, D seçeneği doğru
Jeffrey, “çok şey kaçırmadın, yanıttır.
çok sıkıcı bir filmdi.” diyor.
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
96. Homer’in Troyalı ve Yunan kah-
ramanlarından tarafsız bir şe-
91. Blenda Yes, she is diye yanıtla- kilde bahsettiğinin vurgulandığı
dığına göre Angela, yes / no parçada, IV. cümledeki “Tanrı-
type question sormuş olmalı- lar böyle kötü davranışı ça-
dır. Buna göre A seçeneği buk cezalandırır.” ifadesi an-
doğru yanıttır. lam bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır.
Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.

92. Sorununun ne olduğunu soran


Dave’e, Jenny yolunu kaybetti- 97. I. cümle su kirliliğinden bahse-
ğini söylemiş olmalı ki Dave ona derken diğer cümleler trafik
yön tarif ediyor. Doğru yanıt E sorunundan bahsettiği için
seçeneğidir. doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
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98. Parçada II. cümle dışındaki tüm


cümleler Chesterton hakkında
olumlu ifadeler içerdiği ve onun
ne kadar çok sevildiğinden söz
ettiği için doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir.

99. IV. cümle dışında kalan cümle-


lerde, okulda açılacak bir dük-
kandan, burada satılacak mal-
lardan ve bununla ilgili kişilerin
düşüncelerinden bahsedildiğin-
den D seçeneği doğru yanıttır.

100.Parçada belli bir yaştaki insanların


sorunlarından ve bunlar arasında
en önemlisinin yiyecek sorunu
olduğundan söz ediliyor. II. cüm-
ledeki, “bazı insanlar özellikle
problem çözmede başarılıdır.”
ifadesinin konuyla ilgisi yoktur.
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
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YDS İNGİLİZCE SORULARI 2000
1.-18. sorularda, verilen cümlede 3. As she grew older, it became
boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen _____ difficult for her to do,
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. the shopping.

A) eventually
1. Several of my friends have
B) increasingly
entered the _____, but none
C) doubtfully
of them expects to win.
D) adequately
E) reluctantly
A) performance
B) application
C) competition
4. The survivors of the
D) responsibility
shipwreck who were able to
E) vacancy
reach the land, decided to
_____ a fire and wait to be
rescued.

A) make
B) do
C) C)show
D) set
E) put

2. He’s a terribly _____ person 5. The melting of all the ice


and never thinks at all of the mass in the Arctic would
needs or the wishes of other _____ the sea level by several
people. metres.

A) nervous A) establish
B) sensitive B) preserve
C) extravagant C) raise
D) reliable D) restore
E) selfish E) spoil

183
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

6. I couldn’t _____ why they were 9. I hope that, by next summer, I


shouting so loudly. _____ up enough money to
go to Italy for a holiday.
A) set up
B) keep up A) will have saved
C) rely on B) would have saved
D) make out C) would save
E) put off D) have saved
E) had saved

10. Sally worked all the weekend


to finish the project in time,
but actually she _____so.

7. During recent years, many A) couldn’t have done


B) wouldn’t have done
people _____ interested in
C) doesn’t have to do
Turkish music.
D) may not do
E) needn’t have done
A) might become
B) are becoming
C) had become
11. This is the first time you have
D) would become
ever driven a car, _____?
E) have become
A) is this
B) hasn’t it
C) isn’t it
D) have you
E) aren’t you

8. If I _____ you were on your 12. I enjoyed this book so much;


own, I _____ you to come I want to read another by
round here for the day. ____ author.

A) knew / have asked A) such


B) have known / will have asked B) similar
C) had known / would have asked C) same
D) would know / had asked D) a certain
E) know / will ask E) the same
2000 İngilizce Soruları

13. A woman from Denmark has 16. You can look at this plan for
recently moved _____ the flat the new sports centre _____
_____ mine. closely _____ you like but I
don’t think you will be able to
A) up / in understand it.
B) into / next to
C) to / at A) as / as
D) about / in front of B) so / that
E) through / above C) such / that
D) more / than
E) just / as

14. The film “Brave Heart” is


_____ long. It lasts _____ three
hours. 17. The Great Pyramid of Khufu,
_____ is near Caiuro, is one of
A) rather / for the most famous monuments
B) too / on in the world.
C) quite / in
D) very / at A) who
E) so / into B) where
C) which
D) whom
E) what

15. _____ appearing every four to


seven years as it used to, “El
Nino” has now been appearing
consecutively for a number of 18. _____ bicycles are all red,
years. _____ is the only blue one.

A) On account of A) Theirs / yours


B) In view of B) Others / his
C) Because of C) Ours / hers
D) In case of D) The other / mine
E) Instead of E) Your / him
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

19.-24. sorularda, cümleyi uygun 21. _____ there is enough food


şekilde tamamlayan ifadeyi bu- and water for everyone.
lunuz.
A) If they had used their
resources properly,
19. Surely that’s the boy _____.
B) Though nature would have
been spoiled,
A) that his sister won the
C) Unless we take care of our
painting competition.
green fields,
B) who sang so beautifully at
D) If we learned to respect the
the concert last night.
environment,
C) unless he sent, us the
E) Provided that they are used
heavy box.
well,
D) whether his bicycle has
been repaired.
E) which everyone is talking
about.

22. Since the bus broke down


20. He simply wanted to know just outside Bursa _____.
_____.
A) there wouldn’t be another
A) whether I had been to see bus for an hour.
Jane. B) there was still snow by the
B) how far away we are side of the road.
moving. C) we were late for our
C) which team has won. appointment in Ankara.
D) as if an the buses went past D) it was particularly cold that
the town hall. night.
E) though everyone else had E) some people would even
already eaten. blame the driver.
2000 İngilizce Soruları

23. _____ unless you are 25.-32. sorularda, verilen İngi-


interested in psychology. lizce cümlenin Türkçe dengini
bulunuz.
A) He’s thinking of going to a
psychiatrist
25. Kenya, a country famous for
B) This is the book you’ve
its safaris and coffee, is
suggested
situated on the east coast of
C) You could solve your
Africa.
problems
D) There is no point in reading
A) Safarileri ve kahvesiyle bili-
that book
nen ve bir Afrika ülkesi olan
E) This book will be very
Kenya, kıtanın doğu kıyı-
useful for you
sında yer alır.
B) Afrika’nın doğu kıyısında
yer alan Kenya, hem safa-
rileri hem de kahvesi ile
ünlü bir ülkedir.
C) Safarileri ve kahvesiyle ünlü
bir ülke olan Kenya, Afrika’nın
doğu kıyısında yer alır.
D) Kenya, safarileri ve kahve-
siyle tanınan bir ülke olarak
Afrika’nın doğu kıyısında
bulunmaktadır.
E) Afrika’nın doğu kıyısında
bulunan Kenya, safarileri ve
kahvesiyle ünlü bir ülke ola-
rak bilinmektedir.

24. _____ why she was looking


so upset.

A) There is nothing to be
ashamed of
B) I really didn’t know
C) We are all extremely worried
D) There wasn’t an explanation
E) Nobody had understood
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

26. The Suez Canal, which 27. In exploring the seas for oil,
connects the Mediterranean geologists primarily search
and the Red Sea; was for the salt domes under
designed and built by the which vast oil fields are likely
French engineer De Lesseps. to lie.

A) Akdeniz ile kızıl Deniz’i bir- A) Petrol bulmak için denizleri


leştiren Süveyş Kanalı, tarayan jeologlar, her şey-
Fransız mühendis De den önce, altında çok geniş
Lesseps tarafından tasar- petrol alanlarının uzayıp
lanmış ve inşa edilmiştir. gittiği tuz tepeciklerini ince-
B) Fransız mühendis De lerler.
Lesseps’in tasarlamış ve B) Denizlerde petrol arayan je-
inşa etmiş olduğu Süveyş ologlar, her şeyden önce,
Kanalı, Akdeniz ile Kızıl altında geniş petrol yatakla-
Deniz’i birleştirir. rının uzandığı sanılan tuz
C) Süveyş Kanalı’nı tasarlayıp tepeciklerini araştırırlar.
inşa eden Fransız mühen- C) Jeologlar, denizlerde yap-
dis De Lesseps, Akdeniz ile tıkları petrol arama çalış-
Kızıl Deniz’i birleştirmeyi malarında, öncelikle, al-
amaçlamıştır. tında çok geniş petrol ya-
D) Süveyş Kanalı’nın Fransız taklarının bulunduğu tuz te-
mühendis De Lesseps ta- peciklerine yönelirler.
rafından tasarlanıp inşa D) Altında çok geniş petrol ya-
edilmesiyle, Akdeniz’in Kızıl taklarının bulunduğu tahmin
Deniz ile birleşmesi sağ- edilen tuz tepecikleri, de-
lanmıştır. nizlerde petrol arayan jeo-
E) Akdeniz ile Kızıl Deniz’in logların öncelikle araştırdığı
birleşmesi, Fransız mühen- alanlardır.
dis De Lesseps’in Süveyş E) Jeologlar, petrol için deniz-
Kanalı’nı tasarlayıp inşa leri araştırırken, öncelikle,
etmesiyle olmuştur. altında muhtemelen geniş
petrol alanlarının uzandığı
tuz tepeciklerini ararlar.
2000 İngilizce Soruları

28. In her short stories that are 29. Cancer of the throat is more
set in the Southern states at likely to occur in heavy smokers
about the turn of the century, than in non-smokers.
Katherine Anne Porter describes
a way of life that is gone. A) Gırtlak kanseri, sigara içen-
lerde, sigara içmeyenlere
A) Katherine Anne Porter, Gü- göre daha çok ortaya çık-
ney eyaletleri ile ilgili kısa maktadır.
öykülerinde yüzyılın başla- B) Sigara içmeyenlerin, sigara
rında geçen bir yaşamdan içenler kadar gırtlak kanse-
söz eder. rine yakalanma olasılığı her
B) Katherine Anne Porter, yüz- zaman vardır.
yılın başlarında Güney C) Gırtlak kanserinin sigara tir-
eyaletlerinde geçen kısa yakilerinde ortaya çıkması,
öykülerinde, kaybolmuş bir sigara içmeyenlere göre
yaşam biçimini anlatır. daha fazla muhtemeldir.
C) Katherine Anne Porter Gü- D) Sigara tiryakilerinin gırtlak
ney eyaletleri ile ilgili kısa kanserine yakalanma ihti-
öykülerinde yüzyılın başla- malinin, sigara içmeyenlere
rına dayanan bir yaşam bi- göre daha çok olduğu bi-
çimi tasvir eder. linmektedir.
D) Katherine Anne Porter’in E) Gırtlak kanserinin sigara tir-
kısa öykülerinde tasvir edi- yakilerinde görülme oranı,
len yaşam, yüzyılın başla- sigara içmeyenlere göre
rında Güney eyaletlerinde çok daha yüksektir.
geçer.
E) Yüzyılın başlarında Güney
eyaletlerinde geçen yaşam
biçimi, Katherine Anne
Porter’in kısa öykülerinde
anlatılmaktadır.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

30. Don Quixote, one of the great 31. It is estimated that over half a
classics of European literature, billion people consume
is still appreciated by the insufficient calories to maintain
present day reader due to its normal growth and health.
rich narrative style.
A) Yarım milyar kadar kişinin,
A) Avrupa edebiyatının en bü- sağlıklı gelişimini sürdürür-
yük klasiklerinden biri olan ken, yetersiz kalori kullan-
Don Kişot, zengin anlatım dığı belirlenmiştir.
tarzı sayesinde günümüz B) Yarım milyara yakın insa-
okuyucusu tarafından hâlâ nın, normal gelişimini de-
takdir edilmektedir. vam ettirirken, yetersiz ka-
B) Klasik Avrupa edebiyatının lori harcadığı varsayılmak-
en büyük eserlerinden biri tadır.
olan Don Kişot, zengin an- C) Yarım milyar kişinin, normal
latımıyla günümüz okurun- gelişimini ve sağlığını sür-
dan da takdir görmektedir. dürürken, yetersiz kalori al-
C) Avrupa edebiyatının en bü- dığı bildirilmiştir.
yük klasiklerinden Don D) Yarım milyardan fazla insa-
Kişot, zengin anlatım tar- nın normal gelişimini ve
zıyla tüm okuyucuların ilgi- sağlığını sürdürmek için
sini çekmektedir. yetersiz kalori tükettiği tah-
D) Zengin anlatım tarzıyla Av- min edilmektedir.
rupa Edebiyatının en büyük E) Yaklaşık yarım milyar insa-
klasiklerinden biri olan Don nın, normal gelişimi ve sağ-
Kişot, günümüz okuyucusu lığı için yetersiz kalori har-
tarafından hâla sevilerek cadığı belirlenmiştir.
okunmaktadır.
E) Zengin anlatım tarzı
okuyucular tarafından takdir
edilen Don Kişot, Avrupa
edebiyatının en büyük kla-
siklerinden biridir.
2000 İngilizce Soruları

32. Under the burning sun of the 33.-40. sorularda, verilen Türkçe
Mediterranean basin, the cümlenin İngilizce dengini bulu-
ancient Greeks, Romans and
nuz.
Egyptians harvested salt
through evaporation from the
sea, on a scale sufficient for 33. Onun, ne yaptığımı ya da ni-
their daily needs. çin beni çağırtmış olduğunu
hatırladığımı sanmıyorum.
A) Akdeniz bölgesinin yakıcı
güneşi altında, eski Yunan- A) I don’t think he recognized
lılar, Romalılar ve Mısırlılar me or remembered why
günlük gereksinimlerini kar- he’d sent for me.
şılamak amacıyla buharlaş-
B) I don’t expect him to remember
tırma yöntemiyle denizden
who I was or why he called
tuz üretiyorlardı.
B) Eski Yunanlılar, Romalılar me.
ve Mısırlılar, Akdeniz hav- C) I don’t think he can remember
zasının kızgın güneşi al- what Five done and why I
tında, denizden buharlaş- have been called for.
tırma yoluyla, günlük ge- D) I don’t expect him to remember
reksinimleri için yeterli öl- what I’d done and why I’d
çüde tuz elde ediyorlardı. been sent for.
C) Eski Yunanlılar, Romalılar E) I don’t think he remembered
ve Mısırlıların günlük ge- what I had done or why he
reksinimlerini karşılamak had sent for me.
için, Akdeniz bölgesinin ya-
kıcı güneşi altında, buhar-
laştırma yolu ile denizden
tuz ürettikleri bilinmektedir.
D) Günlük gereksinimlerini kar-
şılamak için eski Yunanlılar,
Romalılar ve Mısırlılar, Ak-
deniz’in kızgın güneşi al-
tında, buharlaştırma yön-
temiyle, denizden yeterince
tuz elde edebiliyorlardı.
E) Akdeniz havzasının yakıcı
güneşi altında, günlük tuz
gereksinimlerini karşılamak
için eski Yunanlılar, Romalılar
ve Mısırlılar buharlaştırma
yöntemini kullanmışlardır.
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34. Özellikle Afrika’da ve Doğu’da, 35. Şurada bir grup gençle konu-
okuma yazması olmayan, şan adam, bu ülkenin İkinci
ancak yüzlerce dizeli bir şiiri Dünya Savaşı’ndan beri sahip
ezberden okuyan insanlarla olduğu en iyi siyasetçilerden
karşılaşmak, çoğu kez bizi biridir.
şaşırtmıştır.
A) The man those young
A) We have frequently been people have joined is
astonished to meet people, probably about the best
especially in Africa and the politician this country has
East, who are illiterate, and produced since World War II.
yet who recite from memory B) That man over there, with a
a poem of hundreds of group of youngsters, has
verses. been in politics since World
B) We are often surprised at War II, and has done the
how many illiterate people country a lot of good.
we meet, especially in C) The man over there, talking
Africa and the East, who to a group of young people,
are able to recite a poem is one of the best politicians
with hundreds of verses. this country has produced
C) We have frequently come since World War II.
across illiterate people in D) The man talking to those
Africa and the East who young people over there
can recite hundreds of has been involved in politics
poems and we are still, since World War II, and has
astonished at it. done much good in the
D) It’s hardly surprising that country.
the illiterate people of Africa E) One of the best politicians
and the East, in particular this country has produced
frequently to be found since World War II, is
reciting poems with standing over there talking
hundreds of verses. to a group of young people.
E) It is the illiterate people of
Africa and the East, in
particular, who, not
surprisingly, have learned
by heart poems with,
hundreds of verses.
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36. Thomas Wolfe, ilk romanını 37. Kamyon sürücüsü olarak


1929’da yayımlanması üze- edindiği deneyimleri ona, ça-
rine, kendi kuşağının en çok lışan çeşitli tipteki insanları
gelecek vaat eden yazarların- şiirlerinde anlatma fırsatını
dan biri olarak görüldü. verdi.

A) When his first novel was A) Various types of working


published in 1929. Thomas class people are described
Wolfe was regarded as one in his poems which are
of the most talented writers related to his experiences
of his generation. as a truck driver.
B) Upon the publication, in B) While he was a truck driver,
1929, of his first novel, he began to write poems in
Thomas Wolfe was which he described his
considered to be one of the experiences with various
most promising writers of types of working people.
his generation. C) His poems are usually
C) As soon as his first novel about his experiences with
was published in 1929, the various types of working
Thomas Wolfe was people he met during his
acclaimed as one ot the years as a truck driver.
best writers of his D) His experiences as a truck
generation. driver brought him close to
D) With his first novel, was working class people, and
which was published in so he could describe them
1929, Thomas Wolfe one the in his poems.
respect of his own E) His experiences as a truck
generation and the next one. driver gave him the
E) One of the most promising opportunity to describe, in
writers of this generation his poems, various types of
was Thomas Wolfe, whose working people.
first novel was published in
1929.
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38. Dünyanın en önde gelen dil 39. Hindistan, Batlı ülkelerin ço-
bilimcilerinden biri olan Eugene ğundan farklı olarak çeşitli
A. Nida, ilkel toplulukların dillere ve kültürlere sahip bir
dilleri ve lehçeleri alanında ülkedir.
uzmanlaşmıştır.
A) Contrary to what is believed
A) Eugene A. Nida, one of the in most western countries,
foremost linguists in the there are many different
world, has specialized in languages and cultures in
the field of the languages India.
and dialects of primitive B) Unlike the majority of
communities. western countries, India is a
B) The famous linguist Eugene country which has a variety
A. Nida is especially interested of languages and cultures.
in the field of the languages C) Most western countries lack
and dialects of primitive the variety that is to be
communities. found in the languages and
C) One of the best linguists in cultures of India.
the world is Eugene A. D) India is a country with
Nida, who has specialized Varied languages and
in the field of the languages cultures, which makes it
and dialects of primitive 44 unlike the majority of
communities. western countries.
D) His specialization in the E) The western countries are
field of the languages and unlike India because of
dialects of primitive their varied languages and
communities is what has cultures.
put, Eugene A. Nida among
the foremost of the world’s
linguists.
E) One of the best-known
linguists in the world is
Eugene A. Nida since he
has specialized in the field
of the languages and dialects
of primitive communities.
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40. Şirketimiz, tüm bölümlerinde 41.-43. soruları aşağıdaki par-


güvenliği sağlamak için özel çaya göre cevaplayınız.
bir sistem geliştirdi.

Life on as submarine may, to


A) Our company has
many people, sound fascinating.
developed a special
However, it is, in fact, horribly
security system to suit
boring. Except for the commanding
search of its departments.
officers a day aboard a
B) In order to maintain security
submarine consists of six hours
in all its departments our
on duty, six hours off, day after
company is developing a
day, for months. This being the
special system.
case, every effort is made to
C) The, special security system
ensure that the lives of the men
developed by our company
are as pleasant as possible.
will be used in all its
The meals are exceptionally
departments.
good, and there is a daily film,
D) Our company has developed
shown at a specific time, on
special system to maintain
television around the submarine.
security in all of its
In return, the crew is always
departments.
expected to perform perfectly all
E) Our company maintains
the time. A mistake is quite
that the special security
unforgivable. In fact, a favorite
system it has developed is
saying is “There’s room for
suitable for all its
everything on a submarine
departments.
except for a mistake”.
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41. We learn from the passage 43. It is clear from the passage
that, contrary to what a lot of that it is almost impossible
people expect, _____. _____.

A) life on a submarine is A) to make life aboard a


extremely rewarding for the submarine fully fascinating.
crew. B) for officers to establish a
B) submarines have every friendship with other
imaginable facility for members of the crew.
entertaining the crew. C) for everyone to be aware of
C) boredom is a major prob- night and day.
lem for the crew of a D) for the commanding officers
submarine. to make a mistake.
D) there is comparatively little E) for any member of the crew
work to be done on a to be on duty more than six
submarine. hours.
E) the officers on a submarine
share the same duties as
the other members of the
crew.

42. The writer of the passage


emphasizes that, on a
submarine, _____.

A) there is every opportunity


for officers to have a
pleasant life.
B) every member of the crew
helps to prepare the meals.
C) everyone works six hours a
day.
D) life never gets boring for the
crew.
E) everything is to be done
faultlessly.
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44.-46. soruları aşağıdaki par- 44. It is suggested in the passage


çaya göre cevaplayınız. that film making _____.

A) involves a series of problems,


As Orson Welles said: “to
one of which is the casting
practice his art, a poet needs a
of actors and actresses.
pen, and a painter a brush. But
B) is extremely expensive when
a film maker needs an army of
compared with other forms
actors, actresses and support,
of art.
staff. Orson Welles learned the
C) is a business which depends
hard way that all this costs a
more on finance than on
fortune. Few film directors are
talent.
rich enough to finance their own
D) is an industry which is almost
films, and even fewer have the
always financially successful.
desire to take such a risk.
E) aims at making a good
Therefore, directors are
profit rather than giving
dependent on film studios for
entertainment.
the financing of their films. This
has caused a certain tension
between directors and film
studios because film studios
use their money to try to control
45. According to the passage,
the films they finance. If a film,
film studios and directors
while it is being made, starts to
often disagree _____.
become too expensive, the
studio has to make a choice: it
A) over the choice and number
must either cancel the making
of actors, actresses and
of the film and lose all the
support staff for each film
money already invested in it, or
B) over whether a film is likely
go on investing heavily and
to succeed and make a profit
hope the film will really be a
C) since each is always
great success.
dependent upon the other
for success
D) because a studio won’t
always allow a director to
do what he wants to do
E) even though there is no
financial problem facing
them.
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46. It is pointed out in the 47.-49. soruları aşağıdaki par-


passage that so long as there çaya göre cevaplayınız.
is a chance for a film to be
truly successful, _____.
Some 130 million years ago, a
spike backed dinasour walked
A) directors and studios will
heavily thro ugh the wilderness of
have no excuse for any
what came to be Australia, and
disagreements.
left its footprints as a gift for the
B) some directors may choose
future. They were the world’s
to finance their films
best impressions of a dinosaur’s
themselves.
two ton footfalls. When they were
C) other studios will gladly
found seven years ago in a
pour in more money in the
remote valley in northern Australia,
hope of making very high
they provided scientists with the
profits.
first clear evidence that dinosaurs
D) actors and actresses will
had lived in Australia. This
perform to the best of their
discovery provided further
arability.
evidence for the theory that
E) the studio will often be
Australia was once joined to a
prepared to put more money
vast super continent that included
into the making of it.
what is now South America,
Africa, India and Antarctica.
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47. It is clear from the passage 48. The passage makes it clear
that, millions of years ago, that the dinasour footprints
Australia _____. discovered in Australia in
recent years _____.
A) was undoubtedly the only
suitable place in the world A) are the same as those also
for the Survival of dinosaurs. found in South America,
B) was almost certainly not, as Africa, India and Antarctica.
it is today, a separate B) have little attracted many a
continent. scientist interested in the
C) was, for the first time, distant past of the
inhabited by a large variety continent.
of dinosaurs. C) could only have been made
D) was for the most part a by dinasours weighting a lot
wilderness where no living more than two tons.
being could survive. D) are in surprisingly good
E) with its geography and condition although millions
climate resembled South of years have passed since
America and Africa. they were made.
E) have made scientists revise
the most recent theories
concerning dinasours.
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49. One reason why the 50.-52. soruları aşağıdaki par-


discovery in Australia of the çaya göre cevaplayınız.
dinosaur footprints is so
important is that, _____.
For most people, being a
member of a large family is
A) previously, no one knew for
sometimes hard. Usually there
certain whether this country
isn’t enough money, so everyone
had ever been inhabited by
has to do without various things.
dinosaurs.
There are, however, certain
B) contrary to the popular view,
advantages; In fact, there are
this continent had always
probably more advantages than
been a vast wilderness.
disadvantages. The other day I
C) until this discovery, nothing
saw a family setting off on a day
was known about the early
out. The parents, who looked
climate of this continent.
remarkably young themselves,
D) presumably they will provide
were carrying various bags. The
clues for future geological
biggest child, who was perhaps
changes in this continent.
fifteen, carried a football. His
E) up to this point, no one knew
sister perhaps two years
for sure that dinosaurs could
younger, carried what looked
weight two tons.
like the family lunch. The four
smaller children also had things
to carry, The youngest of them
carried a toy bear that was
almost as big as herself, The
family were catching a bus and
looked so contented. I wished I
could have gone with them
wherever they were going.
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50. It is clear from the passage 52. From the passage we can
that the family described here conclude that the narrator
_____. _____.

A) isn’t used to going out for A) himself comes from a large


the day like this. family.
B) very rarely has a day out B) is very critical of large
together. families.
C) seldom takes a bus at C) is more interested in the
weekends. parents than in the children.
D) is clearly a very rich one. D) feels sorry because the
E) knows how to share its children have all got things
duties. to carry.
E) seems to favor large families.

51. We understand from the


passage that, although these
parents have six children,
_____.

A) they spend very little time


with them.
B) they don’t really seem to
care about them.
C) they are reluctant to spend
much money on them.
D) it seems that life has not
aged them.
E) it is the four smaller ones
that they are most fond of.
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53.-55. soruları aşağıdaki par- 53. It is pointed out in the


çaya göre cevaplayınız. passage that both in Mary
Barton and In North and
South, Mrs Gaskell _____.
Mrs Gaskell was a nineteenth
century English novelist. She
A) is mainly concerned with
wrote social novels, the most
the conditions of working
famous of which were Mary
life in the industrial north of
Barton and North and South.
England.
The first, which is set in
B) tells the tragic story of a
Manchester, an industrial city in
young country girl called
the north of England, vividly
Margaret Hale.
describes the terrible conditions
C) compares the working
of the working class, which she
conditions of men and
knew at first hand. It is a
women in southern England.
powerful novel that made a
D) failed to capture the interest
considerable impression, upon
of readers in her time.
readers in nineteenth century
E) shows how the conditions
England. The other novel, North
of the English working class
and South, contrasts two
were improving in the
regions of England, through its
nineteenth century.
heroine Margaret Hale, who
leaves southern. England to live
in the industrial north. Both
these novels present a balanced
view of social problems in this
period of English history.
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54. We understand from the 56.-58. soruları aşağıdaki par-


passage that the manner, in çaya göre cevaplayınız.
which Mrs Gaskell approached
the working conditions of her
John Steinbeck grew up in Ca-
time, _____.
lifornia and went to university
there, and studied marine
A) is generally regarded now
biology. He worked at various
as being unfair.
jobs, before he rose to fame in
B) was disliked by her readers.
the 1930s with his novels about
C) was more critical in Mary
farm workers. In his novels, his
Barton than in North and
approach is realistic and he
South.
shows a great deal of sympathy
D) was not one-sided.
for his characters who are
E) Was not based on fact.
mostly poor and oppressed. We
see this in The Grapes of
Wrath, which is one of his best-
known novels, and has been
55. We learn from the passage
made into a film and also
that Mrs Gaskel uses the
staged at the theatre.
story of Margaret Hale to
_____.

A) show how the living 56. We learn from the passage


conditions in the north were that Steinbeck _____.
far better than those in the
South. A) was primarily concerned in
B) illustrate the differences his writings with the
between the north and problems American society
south of England. was facing in the 1930s.
C) draw attention to the B) wrote only one major novel,
special problems of young which is The Grapes of
women in the nineteenth Wrath.
century England. C) used California as the
D) tell the story of her own life setting for all his Works.
in Manchester. D) wrote almost all of his major
E) stress that there were good works during the 1930s.
working opportunities for E) was originally trained as a
the young in the north of scientist, but he turned to
England. literature.
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57. We understand from the pas 59.-61. soruları aşağıdaki par-


sage that the people çaya göre cevaplayınız.
Steinbeck describes in his
novels _____.
Reading on paper is so much a
A) usually have a background part of our lives that it is hard to
of economic and social imagine anything could ever
hardships. replace the printed books we
B) do not really represent the are used to. Before printed
agricultural community of books came in, books had to be
California copied by hand, this was
C) work in a wide variety of obviously a slow process and
jobs in California. very expensive. Once Gutenberg
D) are on the whole content had invented an economical
with the kind of life they way to make movable letters in
have. the 15th century, it became
E) fail to arouse the reader’s possible to produce reading
sympathy. material quickly, comparatively
cheaply and in large quantities.
Since then, the printed word
58. It is clear from the passage has become a permanent part
that Steinbeck’s famous of our everyday lives. So, how
novel, The Grapes of Wrath, could anyone believe that sales
_____. of electronic books will equal
those of paper books within a
A) was, much to the surprise decade or so? Still, Some
of Steinbeck himself, an
people think that they will.
immediate success.
B) was only popular as a book
and as a film, during the
1930s.
C) was adapted for the stage,
but enjoyed little success in
the theatre.
D) has appealed not only to
the general reader, but also
to film and stage directors.
E) has had a lasting effect on
its readers, though it is the
least realistic.
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59. The passage puts forward the 61. It is clear from the passage
idea that, even though the that Gutenberg’s invention of
printed book continues to be the printing press _____.
popular, _____.
A) was the only major
A) it will soon be completely technological advance in
replaced by the electronic the 15th century.
book. B) did not have any noticeable
B) the electronic book may effect upon the prices of
well be on its way in. books.
C) it is no longer as popular as C) did not put an end to the
it used to be. practice of copying books
D) fewer books are being sold by hand.
than formerly. D) failed to spread the love of
E) compared with the reading among ordinary
electronic book, it is very people.
expensive. E) increased the speed at which
books could be produced.

60. In this passage, the author


suggests that, in spite of
technological advances, some
people _____.

A) are dissatisfied at the rising


prices of printed books.
B) still regard Gutenberg as
the leading figure in book
technology.
C) will be reluctant to give up
the printed book and turn to
the electronic one.
D) find it difficult to buy the
kind of book they are
looking for.
E) realize that books published
in our time are not as well
made as those in the past.
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62.-68. sorularda, verilen cüm- 63. Most of the students had


leye anlamca en yakın olan worked hard and so they did
cümleyi bulunuz. quite well in the examination.

A) Most students work hard


62. Sally made her own costume
before an examination and
for the school play, but she
so do well.
was the only one to do so.
B) A majority of the students
got good grades in the
A) Sally was the only one who
examination as they had
helped to make the
prepared well for it.
costumes for the school play.
C) The students who do best
B) Sally helped to make the
in an examination are the
costumes for the school
ones who work hardest.
play, but no one else did.
D) Quite a lot of the students
C) Sally made the costume
did very well indeed in the
she wore in the school play
examination.
herself but none of the
E) Almost all of the
others made theirs.
hardworking students got
D) Except for Sally, no one
very high grades in the
helped to make the
examination.
costumes for the school play.
E) It was only Sally who
needed a special costume
for the school play, none of
64. The last time I saw my cousin
the others did.
he was only five years old.

A) I haven’t seen my cousin


for five years.
B) It’s five years since I last
saw my cousin.
C) The last time I saw my
cousin was five years ago.
D) I haven’t seen my cousin
since he was 5 year old
child.
E) I still haven’t seen my
cousin who is now five
years old.
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65. I used to play basketball 66. As there was a great deal of


several times a week while I traffic on the roads, the
was at university. journey took us longer than
we had expected.
A) When I was a university
student, it was my habit to A) There was a lot of heavy
play basketball a few times traffic on the roads, so we
a week, but now I don’t. had to go slowly.
B) It was during my university B) In spite of the heavy traffic
years that I got used to the journey took hardly any
playing basketball at least longer than we had
three times a week. expected.
C) I don’t play basketball now C) We were surprised at how
as often as I did when I was long it took us to get there
at university. as there was so little traffic.
D) During my university years, D) The journey was over fairly
I started to play basketball quickly considering how
two or three times a week, much traffic there was.
but I don’t any longer. E) The journey turned out to
E) It was when I was at be much longer than we’d
university that I took up foreseen, owing to the
basketball and played heavy traffic.
several times a week.
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67. You knew I needed your help 68. This material is suitable for
this weekend, so you students of eighteen years
shouldn’t have promised to and up.
go out with your friends.
A) The material is suitable for
A) You’d promised to help me students who are over
this weekend, so I don’t see eighteen.
how you can agree to go off B) The material may be
with your friends like that. suitable for students of over
B) Why did you arrange to go eighteen years of age.
out with your friends over C) Students of eighteen years
the weekend while you Said and over can use this
you would help me? material.
C) I suppose you’ve arranged D) Only 18 year old students
to go off with your friends will find this material suitable.
this weekend because you E) All students whether under
didn’t want to help me or over eighteen, can be
though you had promised given this material.
to.
D) It was not right for you to
promise your friends that
you’d go out with them this
weekend since you knew I
had to have some help from
you.
E) When you agreed to go out
with your friends this
weekend, had you forgotten
you’d promised to help me?
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69.-76. sorularda, parçada boş 70. Flooding is an environmental


bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifa- disaster that may have
deyi bulunuz. substantial and long-lasting
chemical effects. There are
many possible sources of
69. Familiar terms such as
chemical contamination during
“work”, “energy” and “force”
and after a flood. _____.
are often used in a very
Chemicals released into the
particular and distinct manner
environment may have a
in physics. _____. For instance,
variety of adverse ecological
for the physicist, the word
effects. These effects can be
“force” is used in four
long term or short term in the
different ways. These forces
normal functioning of the
are responsible for all the
ecosystem.
phenomena we observe.
A) These include dumping
A) We think of a force generally
grounds, chemical works,
as a push or a pull.
warehouses, and petrol
B) It is important to understand
stations.
their special meanings
B) It results in economic
when they are used
losses that might affect the
scientifically.
whole country.
C) “Work” is another term
C) Every chemical substance
which also has a restricted
that affects the environment
technical meaning in science.
affects the human beings,
D) One of the fundamental
too.
forces in nature is the
D) Fortunately there is no
electromagnetic force.
possibility that any
E) The English physicist Newton
radioactive materials have
is remembered for his
been released.
investigations into the forces
E) There are two main causes
of nature.
of such hazards: biological
and chemical.
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71. Calcium is an important mineral. 72. Breakfast is the most


It is crucial for the carrying of important meal of the day.
messages along the nerves. It is Young children and older
essential for healthy bones and adults are the most regular
teeth. Yet, few of us get as much consumers of breakfast.
as we need. _____. _____. However, especially
among young people, before
A) Calcium deficiency can lead they reach adulthood,
to various problems. breakfast consumption
B) Milk and milk products are decreases, and they give as
especially rich in calcium. reasons lack of time or not
C) In fact, most of us get only wanting to eat so early.
one third of the amount
necessary for good health. A) The type of breakfast
D) On the other hand, most preferred varies from country
parents are unaware of how to country.
much calcium their children B) Missing breakfast can affect
need. a child’s ability to manage
E) The taking of calcium pills is complex information.
not always recommended. C) Popular breakfasts nowadays
include cereals, toast and fruit
juice.
D) Tests to see whether eating
breakfast increases a child’s
IQ remain controversial.
E) Studies show that over 90%
of them have breakfast
every day.
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73. Poetry is as universal as 74. Most of us feel that too much


language and almost as money is being spent on
ancient. In all ages, and in all advertising. We see
countries, poetry has been advertisements as we walk
written, eagerly read and down the street; we see them
listened to by any kinds and in newspapers and magazines
con dictions of people. _____. and on television. _____.
But this is not the whole Perhaps it would, but
answer. It has also been manufacturers know that it is
regarded as something central vital to keep the name of a
to each man’s existence. product fresh in the public
eye; otherwise, sales fall.
A) There is no sharp
distinction between poetry A) Advertising costs a lot, so
and other imaginative we wonder if it wouldn’t be
literature. better to spend this money
B) Why? Because it has given in other ways.
them pleasure. B) Some advertisements are
C) Literature exists to quite amusing and really
communicate significant please us.
experiences. C) Personally I find a lot of
D) The proper reading of advertisements really
poetry demands a high annoying.
level of attention. D) Advertising has become an
E) There is no real distinction art, and a lot of money is to
between the practical use be made in the field of
of language and the poetic advertising.
one. E) Children are often greatly
influenced by the
advertisements they see on
television.
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75. At seven in the morning on 76. When we talk about the


April 12th 1981, the first space shared customs of a society,
shuttle “Columbia” left Earth. we are referring to a “culture”.
It flew up into space at a However, not all things shared
speed of 28.000 kilometers an generally by a population are
hour. _____. They had a lot to cultural. For example, the
do while they were in space. typical hair color of a
They took photographs and population is not cultural
sent pictures back to Earth. because it is genetically
They also tested Columbia’s determined. _____.
controls.
A) Culture has nothing to do
A) This was one of the best with playing the piano or
designed space shuttles put reading poetry.
into space. B) Culture refers to all these
B) This is what science fiction aspects of life.
had imagined. C) What and how human
C) At such a speed the shuttle beings eat is learned and
might easily have blown up. varies from culture to
D) There were two astronauts culture.
inside John Young and D) Every society has a culture,
Robert Crippen. no matter how simple this
E) Following its explorations in culture is.
space, the shuttle returned E) For something to be
safely to Earth. considered cultural, it must
be learned as well as
shared.
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77.-84. sorularda, verilen du- 78. You have applied to work for
ruma uygun düşen ifadeyi bulu- a travel agency. You are
nuz. being interviewed and have
been asked why you think
you are suitable for he job.
77. Your brother is fond of
You say:
detective novels. At present
you are reading a novel which
A) I speak English and German
is about a very unusual
fluently and therefore, I feel
detective. You feel your brother
this is the right job forme.
would enjoy reading it. So,
B) I’ve never been to German,
you say to him:
but my, cousin lives there.
C) I suppose I could work at
A) I can’t understand what
weekends, if you wanted
interests you in this
me to.
particular detective novel.
D) I imagine the work is
B) This is just your type of
interesting, a lot of jobs are
detective novel. I’ll pass it
boring.
on to you when I’ve finished
E) My brother has urged me to
it.
take up this job.
C) I’ve enjoyed this novel
enormously, can you
recommend some other
detective novels?
D) You said this was a
detective novel, but it
doesn’t seem like one to
me.
E) The main character in this
novel is so unusual that you
can’t take him seriously.
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79. It’s Monday. A friend wants 80. A good friend of yours has
you to go with her to the recently joined your football
cinema this evening. It’s to a team, and today he has
film you very much want to played goalkeeper for the first
see, but for a day or two you time. Your team hosts the
are far too busy to go to the game and your friend, as the
cinema. So, you say: goalkeeper, blames himself
for it. So, to cheer him up,
A) Thanks, I’d love to: I’ve you say:
promised to help my mother
in the garden, but that can A) I feel we’re badly in need of
wait till tomorrow. a more efficient, coach.
B) Thanks for asking me, but I B) Actuality, you could have
really don’t want to see that pre vented the goals.
film again. C) This has been a bad day for
C) I wish I could come with you, our team, but I can assure
but this evening I’ve you that you ve done your
promised to help my brother best.
prepare for an examination. D) After all, the other team
D) I can’t today, but that’s a worked to take you by
film I don’t want to miss. surprise, and you played
Can’t we go later in the into their hands.
week? E) A lot of the time you didn’t
E) I’m not sure if I can. I’ll let seem to be concentrating
you know later. When will on the game.
you be home?
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81. Your sister works in an office 82. You have attended an English
as a secretary. Today she has language school in Britain, and
come home rather upset have been very well satisfied
because her boss has shouted with the way it was organized
at her in front of a lot of and the standard of teaching.
people. She feels very strongly So, when someone asks you if
that she didn’t deserve such you can recommend the
treatment. So, to comfort her, school, you say:
you say:
A) The school was very well
A) Your boss seems to have run and my English
been upsetting you a lot certainly improved while I
lately. was there.
B) I wish you could have said B) We had classes most mornings
something back to him. and went sightseeing in the
C) The trouble with you is that afternoons.
you don’t stand up for C) There were people there
yourself. from all over the world and I
D) I’m sure there was something made lots of friends.
else annoying him; otherwise, D) The food was rather poor
he would never have treated and the dormitory was
you like that. overcrowded.
E) So long as you do your job E) The best thing about the
properly, he won’t have any school was that it was very
reason to treat you like that. close to London.
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83. You have been corresponding 84. You have been in the school
for some years with a choir for some years now,
Canadian boy. You learn from and wish to persuade a close
his last letter that he will be friend of yours, who is
spending part of his summer interested in music, to join
holiday in Europe. You think the choir. So, you say:
this is a wonderful opportunity
for him to come to Turkey and A) Since you enjoy music it’s
spend some time with you. So, time you joined our choir
you write: and started to sing.
B) I thought you were in the
A) While making your holiday school choir when I joined
plans for Europe, I suggest there years ago.
you first visit the medieval C) Don’t leave the school choir
towns of France. because Pat has joined it.
B) After all, while you are in D) Have you been asked to
Europe, it would be easy join the school choir? I have
former to come to see you. recommended you.
C) If I were you, I would spend E) I know you love music. But
a week in Turkey before do you sing yourself?
returning to Europe.
D) Let me know when you are
going to be in Europe, so
that we can arrange to
meet there.
E) Since you are going to be in
Europe and so near to
Turkey, I do wish you would
arrange to have part of your
holiday in Turkey with me.
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85.-92. sorularda, karşılıklı ko- 86.


nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmında Brother: Did you make this
söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz. cake Mary?
Sister: Yes.
Brother: _____.
85.
Sister: Only a little! Don’t eat
Jane: Did you enjoy the play,
it if you don’t want to.
Pelin?
Pelin: Very much. Thank you
A) It’s not as good as the one
for organizing the
mother makes.
evening.
B) I thought so. It’s burnt!
Jane: _____.
C) No one will marry you if
Pelin: More or less. My
that’s the best you can do!
English isn’t good, but I
D) I’m going to make myself a
did get the general Idea.
sandwich.
E) Good for you! This is as
A) The acting was very good,
good as mother’s cake!
In particular I liked the old
aunt.
B) I make a point of going to
all the plays in town.
C) What did you think of the
settings and the costumes?
D) I hope you managed to
follow the story.
E) Actually, I thought it was a
particularly interesting play.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

87. 88.
Janet: Will you be inviting Brian: Dad! I need a new pair
Susan to your party? of sports shoes.
Lucy: No I won’t. You know! I Father: What? It seems like
don’t like her. only a month since I
Janet: _____. bought you a pair.
Lucy: You’re quite right. I’ll Brian: _____.
ask her. Father: That’s all right, you
win. We’ll buy a better
A) I wasn’t expecting you to. pair this time.
But if you were going to, I
wouldn’t come. A) Thanks, but I don’t need
B) No neither do I. I think she any new ones now. I’ll let
gossips a lot. you know when I do.
C) I know you don’t. But she’s B) No it’s at least a year.
been having such a hard Actually, they’ve lasted
time lately. A change would well.
do her good. C) These were a birthday
D) She behaved so badly at present from my uncle.
Polly’s party, do you Don’t you remember?
remember? D) They are absolutely fine.
E) None of us does. She’s so They’ll last another year at
parotid of herself. least.
E) Two months actually. But
they were cheap and I told
you they wouldn’t last.
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89. 90.
James: Do you know where I Anna: Excuse me, could you
can hire a car? tell me where Julia
Mark: _____. Sullivan’s office is?
James: I’d really appreciate Rebecca: _____.
that. Are you sure you Anna: Yes, that’s right.
don’t need it? Rebecca: Well, you are on the
Mark: No, I don’t need it wrong floor. Her office is
before next week. on the seventh floor.

A) Hiring a car is expensive. A) Why do you want to see


Why don’t you borrow my her? Is she expecting you?
car? B) Do you have an
B) Well, there are lots of car appointment with her?
rental agencies. You can C) She isn’t in her office She is
find their phone numbers in out today.
the yellow pages. D) Julia Sulivan? Isn’t she in
C) Sorry, I have no idea about the marketing department?
where you can hire a car. E) She is on holiday. She’ll be
D) I think, you’d better take a back next week.
taxi.
E) There is a car rental agency
at the end of this street on
your left.
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91. 92.
Jane: Sorry, I had to ring the Peter: Are you going to the
doorbell south coast again this
Mary: _____. summer?
Jane: No, I seem to have lost Dave: No, I’m doing
it. something different this
Mary: Then I had better let year. I’m going climbing
you have my spare key. in Scotland.
Peter: _____.
A) I think we should let you Dave: I haven’t done it before.
have the other key. This will be the first time.
B) Don’t tell me you’ve lost
your key again!
C) I wish you hadn’t. Where is A) Really? I didn’t even know
your key? you climbed.
D) That’s all right. By the way, B) What a good idea! But why
rve got a new key for you. in Scotland?
E) Didn’t you have your key C) That sounds fun! I might
with you? join you.
D) Well, let me know how you
find Scotland
E) Well, let me know you get
on. I might join you another
time.
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93.-100. sorularda, hangi cümle- 94. (I) There is nothing unusual


nin anlam bakımından parçaya about a single language dying.
uymadığını bulunuz. (II) Communities have come
and gone throughout history,
and with them their languages.
93. (I) Antarctica appears to be (III) The Hittite language, for
warming faster than anywhere example, died out when its
else on the planet. (II) The ice civilization disappeared. (IV)
is melting, and the winters are Small communities in isolated
markedly warmer. (III) Indeed, areas can easily be wiped out
industrial pollution is a major by earthquake, hurricanes and
threat to the wild life. (IV) Grass other disasters. (V). Yet, in
is now beginning to push up comparison with what
through what was frozen happened in the past, what is
wasteland just a few years ago. happening today is extra
(V) Yet, this warming in ordinary, for the cultural and
Antarctica is causing problems linguistic diversify of the world
for the penguins, the natives of is everywhere under the art.
the continent.
A) I B) II C) III
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
D) IV E) V

95. (I) Operations that were not


even dreamed of fifty years
ago are now being carried out
successfully. (II) Due the
spread of diseases, hospitals
are getting more and more
crowded. (III) For instance,
the heart can be safely opened
and its valves repaired. (IV)
Blocked blood vessels can be
cleaned out. (V) The whole
stomach, even, can be removed
without causing serious
problems.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
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96. (I) Homer designed his tale in 98. (I) The year 1666 was the year
the form of a tree. (II) The of the great fire of London. (II)
principal plot forms the truck There is very little agreement
of the tree, and many stories among historians as regards
branch off from the trunk. (III) the population of London at
Some of these stories are the time. (III) The houses were
only the portrayal of principal all made of wood, so they
characters. (IV) Homer is burned easily and there was a
supposed to have written both wind to fan the flames. (IV)
The Odyssey and The Iliad (V) So, despite all efforts to put it
The others describe various out, the fire raged for four
incidents related to the main days (V) At the end,
theme. thousands of the Londoners
were made homeless.
A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V

97. (I) In sixteenth century


England the theatre was a
very popular form of
entertainment (II) In many 99. (I) Dr. Johnson will always be
ways it was different from the remembered for producing
theatre of our time. (III) the first serious dictionary of
Shakespeare, who was the the English language. (II) In
leading dramatist of the time, 1747 he published the Plan of
is still regarded as one of the his Dictionary. (III) The age in
world’s greatest. (IV) For one which he lived is reflected in
thing, the theatre had no roof, his writings. (IV) According to
and plays were acted with no this plan, he hoped to
setting. (V) Performances were complete the work in three
given in the afternoons, and years. (V) Actually, however,
had to be cancelled if the it took him seven years to
weather was bad. compile his dictionary.

A) I B) II C) III A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V D) IV E) V
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100.(I) Myths were originally created


as entertaining stories with a
serious purpose. (II) The best-
known of the mythologies in
the world is the Greek
mythology. (III) They have two
main aims. (IV) One is to
explain the nature of the
universe. (V) The other is to
instruct members of the
community in the attitudes and
behavior necessary to function
successfully.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
ÇÖZÜMLER
1. “Arkadaşlarımdan bir kaçı … 7. Kullanılan During recent years
girdiler, fakat hiç biri kazanaca- kalıbı geçmiş zamanda bir sü-
ğını düşünmüyor.” Boşluğa uy- reklilik ifade ettiğinden present
gun düşen tek sözcük perfect tense uygundur. Doğru
competition  yarışma’dır. yanıt E seçeneğidir.
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
8. If clause’da görülen were söz-
2. Yapılan tanımdan o insanın cüğünden, 3. tip koşul cümleleri
bencil olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. kuralının geçerli olacağını anla-
Doğru yanıt E seçeneğindeki yabiliriz. 3. tip If + Had V3 
selfish’dir. would have V3. Doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir.
3. Increasingly cümlede kullanı-
lan As she grew older kalıbı, 9. Cümledeki by next summer ve
kullanılması gereken zarfın ka- I hope ifadeleri olayın gelecek
deme kademe, zaman geçtikçe zaman içinde gerçekleşeceğini
ifadelerini karşılamasını gerekti- anlatır. Yapılan bir planı ifade
rir. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. eden future perfect tense kul-
lanılmaktadır. Doğru yanıt A se-
4. Ateş yakmak deyiminin İngi- çeneğidir.
lizce’si set a fire’dır ve
pharasal verb olarak kullanılır.
Yanıt D seçeneğidir. 10. Cümlenin başında kullanılan
worked ifadesinden yine bir
5. Eriyen buzun, su seviyesini geçmiş zaman ya da;
yükseltmesini bekleriz. Doğru need 
yanıt C seçeneğidir. 
can  kalıplarının gelmesini

may  bekliyoruz.
6. “Neden bu kadar yüksek sesle must 
bağırdıklarını / bağrıştıklarını Kullanılan but ve sondaki so
anlayamadım.” Seçeneklerde sözcükleri bir olumsuzluk belir-
verilen pharasal verb’lerden en tir. Cümlenin mantıklı devamı
doğrusu make out  anla- şöyledir: “Ama aslında bunu
mak’tır. Bu nedenle doğru yanıt yapmasına gerek yoktu.” Doğru
D seçeneğidir. yanıt E seçeneğidir.

224
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11. Bu tip cümlelerde, değil mi? 17. Piramidi (cansız nesne) tanım-
ifadesi için kesinlikle aynı za- layacağımız için which kullan-
manda olumsuzluk verilmelidir. malıyız. Doğru yanıt C seçe-
Yanıt C seçeneğidir. neğidir.

12. Okuyucu kitaptan çok eğlendi-


ğini ve aynı yazarın bir başka 18. Theirs, others, ours’dan sonra
kitabını okumak istediğini bir sözcük kullanılmasını bek-
söylüyor. Burada dikkat edil- lemeyiz. Your ifadesinden
mesi gereken nokta; sonra ise tekil bir isim gelme-
article  liydi. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
 
by   the   adj.  name
 a / an 
 
19. Bahsi geçen çocuğu tanımlama-
kalıbına uygunluktur. Yanıt E mız gerektiği cümlenin gelişin-
seçeneğidir. den anlaşılmaktadır. Kişiden
bahsedildiği için who sözcüğü
13. Benimkinin yanındaki daireye kullanılmalıdır. Yanıt B seçene-
taşındı.  moved into the flat ğidir.
next to mine. Doğru yanıt B
seçeneğidir.
20.
14. Cümlede üç saat boyunca
whether 
anlamını verebilmek için for Fiil     cümle kalıbı
kullanılmalıdır. Doğru yanıt A  if 
seçeneğidir. beklenmelidir. Zaman bakımın-
dan simple past  past
15. Cümlede El Nino’nun alışıldığı perfect uygunluğu gözetilmeli-
gibi 47 senede bir olmak yerine, dir. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
birkaç yılda bir olmaya başladığı
anlatılmaktadır. Instead of + Ving
kalıbı kullanılmalıdır. Doğru 21. “İyi kullanmak koşuluyla, herkes
yanıt E seçeneğidir. için yeterli yemek ve su var.” A
ve D seçeneklerinde zaman
16. “Ne kadar yakından bakarsan uyumu yok. B bir sonuç cümlesi
bak, anlayacağını sanmıyorum.” olduğundan uygun değildir.
Altı çizili ifadeyi karşılayacak en C’de sadece yeşil alanlardan
uygun kalıp as + adv + as’dır. bahsedildiğinden eksiktir. Yanıt
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. E seçeneğidir.
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22. Since’den dolayı (Burada 27. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.


mazeret belirtiyor) cümlenin de- özne  jeologlar
vamında otobüsün arızalanma- Yüklem  ararlar / araştırırlar
sına bağlı bir sonuç bekleriz. En Primaril  öncelikle  Anahtar
mantıklı ifade C seçeneğidir. 
likelyto  muhtemel  ifadelerdir

23. Unless  medikçe, madıkça


psikolojiyle ilgili olmadığınız sü-
rece bu kitabı okumanın bir an-
28. Buradaki ipucu stories that are
lamı yoktur. Zaman ve anlam
set in the…  …de geçen öy-
bakımından en uygun şekilde
külerinde ifadesidir.
tamamlayan D seçeneğidir.
Özne  Kahenne Anne Porter
Yüklem  anlatır
24. Simple past + why  Past
(Çeviri yaparken Kim, Nerede,
continous tense kalıbına uy-
Nasıl, Ne zaman? vb. sorulan
gun olan cümle, “neden bu ka-
kendinize sık sık sorunuz)
dar üzgün olduğunu / görün-
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
düğünü gerçekten bilmiyorum.”
anlamındadır. Doğru yanıt B
seçeneğidir.
29. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
25. Bu tip cümle çevirilerinde ipuç-
occur  ortaya çıkmak
ları, özne ve yüklemin neler ol-
more likely to  daha fazla
duğuna karar vermek, tamla-
muhtemel
maları doğru olarak çevirmek
önemlidir. Önce cümlenin vir-
gülden sonrasını çevirmeye ça-
lışınız, ancak önceden öznenin
ne olduğuna, nasıl tanımlandı- 30. Bu esaslara göre çeviri yapılma-
ğına karar vermiş olmanız gere- lıdır.
kir. Yanıt C seçeneğidir. Özne  Donkişot, Avrupa ede-
biyatının en büyük klasiklerin-
26. Özne Süveyş kanalı, yüklem den biri.
tasarlanmış ve inşa edilmiştir. Yüklem  hâlâ taktir edilmekte-
Cümlenin virgülden sonrasını dir. Neden  Zengin anlatım
çevirelim: Fransız mühendis tarzı nedeniyle.
De leeps tarafından tasarlan- Gizli özne  Günümüz
mış ve inşa edilmiştir. Yanıt A okuyucusu.
seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
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31. Estimated that  kesin bir 34. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.


bilimsel sonuca dayanmaz, Yüklem  Çoğu kez bizi şa-
tahmin edilmektedir anlamını şırtmıştır.
taşır. Dolayısıyla belirlenmiştir; Ne şaşırtmıştır?  Okuma
bildirilmiştir ifadeleri doğru kar- yazması olmayan (illiterate),
şılık değildir. B seçeneği ise to ancak yüzlerce dizeli bir şiiri ez-
+ verb = for anlamı verilmedi- berden okuyan insanlarla kar-
ğinden yanlıştır. Doğru yanıt D şılaşmak.
seçeneğidir. Nerede karşılaşırız  Özellikle
Afrika ve Doğu’da.
Cümle bu çatıya göre kurulmalıdır.

35. …den biridir  is one of the…


32. through evaparation  buhar- ile ifade edilir. Şurada bir grup
laşma yolu ile gençle konuşan adam  The
on a scale suffıcient  yeterli man over there, talking to a
ölçüde group of young people. Doğru
anahtar ifadelerdir. Yanıt B se- yanıt C seçeneğidir.
çeneğidir.

36. İpucu ifadeler  yayınlanması


üzerine  upon the publication
olarak görüldü  was considered
33. Türkçeden İngilizce’ye çeviri to be E seçeneğinde öncelik
yaparken yine özne ve yüklemin Thomas Wolfe’a değil, kitaba
neler olduğuna, zaman uyumla- verildiğinden yanlıştır. Doğru
rına ve ipucu sözcüklere dikkat yanıt B seçeneğidir.
etmek gerekir. Sanmıyorum; I
don’t think şeklinde ifade edilir.
Ayrıca anlatan kişinin yapmış
olduğu eylem ve çağırtılmış ol-
ması yüklemin zamanından da 37. Doğru seçenek E’dir.
öncedir. Bu yüzden past perfect Yüklem  Fırsatını verdi
tense kullanılmalıdır. Doğru Özne  Kamyon sürücüsü ola-
yanıt E seçeneğidir. rak edindiği deneyimleri
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38. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. Uyarı:


Yüklem  …alanında uzman-
Belirli bir metne göre hazırlanan
laşmıştır (has specialized in the
sorularda önce özneye karar
fıeld of)
veriniz. Anlatımın zamanına,
Özne  Dünyanın en önde ge-
özel yer ve kişi adlarına, varsa
len dil bilimcilerinden biri olan
konuşmalara dikkat ediniz. Sıfat
Eugene A Nida (Eugene A.N,
tamlamalarının altını çizmek de
one of the foremost linguists in
the world) ifade etmek istediği- yararlıdır.
mizi tam olarak karşılamıyor.
Burada en önde gelen the
foremost + adj. iyi bir ipucudur.
41. Parçada, denizaltılardaki yaşam
39. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. anlatılıyor. Genel kanının ak-
Yüklem  bir ülkedir. sine, burada yaşayan görevliler
Özne  Hindistan için sağlanan tüm imkanlara
Özne, Batılı ülkelerin çoğundan rağmen yaşamın sıkıcı oldu-
farklı  unlike the majority of ğunu anlıyoruz, (…it is infact
western countries olarak horribly boring) Yanıt A seçe-
tanımlanmış. A’da inanılanın neğidir.
tersine ifadesi fazlalıktır. C’de
Batılı ülkeler tanımlanmış, oysa
öznemiz Hindistan’dır. D’de 42. Parçada, denizaltıda yaşayan
farklı kültürlere sahip olması görevlilerin düşünceleri ve sağ-
Hindistan’ı özel yapıyor. ifadesi lanan imkanlardan bahsedilmiş,
var, oysa cümlede sadece bir ancak sorudaki emphasises
farklılığa değinilmiştir. E’de
sözcüğü bize üzerinde durulan
because of  …yüzünden,
en önemli konuyu çağrıştırmalı-
…den dolayı ifadesi fazlalıktır.
dır ki, bu da her şeyin hatasız
yapılması gerektiğidir. Yanıt E
40. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
seçeneğidir.
Yüklem  özel bir sistem geliş-
tirdi (has developed a special
system)
Özne  şirketimiz (our company) 43. A day aboard a submarine
Neden?  tüm bölümlerinde consists of six hours on duty
güvenliği sağlamak için (to ifadesinde denizaltı dışında ge-
maintain security ali of its çen sürenin de büyüleyici ge-
departments) çemeyeceği açık olarak belirtil-
Yüklemin zamanına dikkat ediniz. miştir. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
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44. Paragrafta bir film çevirmenin 49. Bu keşif Avustralya’da daha


diğer sanat dallarına göre daha önceleri dinozor yaşayıp yaşa-
pahalı olduğu şu şekilde vurgu- madığını hiç kimse bilmediği
lanmış  to practise his art, a için şaşırtıcıdır. D seçeneği ya-
poet needs a pen, and a nıltıcı olabilir, ancak parçada
painter a brush, but… Doğru gelecekte jeolojik değişmeler
yanıt B seçeneğidir. öngörülmediğinden doğru değildir.
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
45. Parçaya göre, film yönetmeni,
stüdyonun özellikle finansman 50. Parçada her bir aile ferdinin
bakımından beklentilerine uy- yaptığı işler veya sorumlulukları
malıdır. Bu yüzden istediği gibi ayrıntılı olarak anlatılmıştır. Ya-
nıt E seçeneğidir.
hareket edemez. Bu nedenle
yanıt D seçeneğidir.
51. Parçada geçen … Who looked
remarkably young ve looked
46. Parçadaki go on investing
so contented ifadelerinden, bu
heavily and hope the film…
ailenin 6 çocuk sahibi olmasına
ifadesinden filmin başarılı olma
karşın, yaşamın onları çok yıp-
ihtimali varsa ortaya para kon-
ratmadığını anlayabiliyoruz. Ya-
maya devam edileceği anlaşılı- nıt D seçeneğidir.
yor. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
52. Parçadaki there are probably
47. Parçada dinozorun ayak izinin more advantages than… ve I
keşfiyle bilim adamlarının wished I could have gone
Avustralya’nın milyonlarca yıl with them gibi ifadelerden an-
önce tamamen ayrı bir kıta ol- latıcının geniş ailelerden hoş-
madığı teorisini ortaya attıkları landığını anlayabiliyoruz. Doğru
belirtilmiştir. B seçeneğindeki yanıt E seçeneğidir.
was almost certainly not ifa-
desi iyi bir ipucudur. Yanıt B se- 53. Parçaya göre, bahsi geçen ya-
çeneğidir. zar her iki romanında da İngil-
tere’nin kuzey (sanayi) bölge-
sindeki çalışma koşullarını an-
48. Avustralya’da rastlanan ayak latmıştır. An industrial city in
izinin aradan geçen milyonlarca the north of England, social
yıla rağmen iyi durumda olduğu novels, describes the terrible
şu şekilde ifade edilmiş  left coditions of the working class
its footprints as a gift for the cümleleri ipuçlarıdır. Doğru yanıt
future. Yanıt D seçeneğidir. A seçeneğidir.
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54. Yazarın, zamanının çalışma 58. Son cümlede de ifade edildiği


koşullarına yaklaşımının tek gibi Steinbeck’in meşhur romanı
yönlü olmadığı; Both these Gazap Üzümleri sadece
novels present a balanced okuyucuların değil, tiyatro ve si-
view of social problems cüm- nema yönetmenlerinin de ilgisini
lesiyle açıkça ifade edilmiştir. çekmeyi başarmıştır. Doğru
Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. yanıt D seçeneğidir.

55. Parçada Margaret Hale’in ça- 59. Parçanın son iki cümlesinde,
lışma koşullarını bizzat yaşadığı geleceğe yönelik bir fikir olarak
ve güneyi terk edip sanayinin bazı insanların elektronik kitap-
gelişmiş olduğu kuzey İngil- ların, basılı kitapların yerini ala-
tere’ye gittiği belirtilmiş. Ro- bileceğini düşündüklerinden
manlarında da ülkenin kuzey ve bahsedilmiş. Yanıt B seçeneğidir.
güneyi arasındaki farka değin-
miş olduğu ifade ediliyor. Yanıt
B seçeneğidir.
60. Basılı kitapların günlük hayatı-
mızda çok önemli bir yere sahip
olmasına karşın, bazı kişilerin
56. Parçanın başında belirtildiği gibi zamanla bu kitaplar yerine
John Steinbeck üniversitede fen elektronik olanların tercih edile-
bilimleri konusunda eğitim almış ceği konusundaki görüşlerine
ancak daha sonra edebiyata yer verilmiş. Doğru yanıt C se-
yönelmiştir. Doğru yanıt E se- çeneğidir.
çeneğidir.

57. Parçada geçen for his 61. Parçada geçen it became


characters who are mostly possible to produce reading
poor and opressed ifadesin- material quickly cümlesinden,
den de anlaşılacağı gibi yazar Gutenberg’in icadı olan matbaa
kahramanlarını geçmişinde eko- ile kitabın basım ve yayım hızı-
nomik ve sosyal problemleri nın önemli ölçüde arttığı vurgu-
olan kişilerden seçmektedir. lanıyor. Doğru yanıt E seçene-
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. ğidir.
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Uyarı: 65. Üniversitede iken haftada birkaç


Bu tip sorularda sizce ipucu defa basketbol oynardım / oy-
olabilecek anlatımların altını çi- nama alışkanlığım vardı.
zerek bunları aynı anlama gelecek Used to + V1 kalıbı geçmişte
sözcüklerle kendiniz ifade etmeye olan bir alışkanlığı ifade eder.
çalışınız. Sözcüğün kafanızdaki Cümledeki While I was yerine
when I was da kullanılabilir.
tüm eşanlamlılarını tarayınız.
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.

62. Sally’nin okul piyesinde giyeceği


kıyafeti kendisinin dikmiş olması
66. As there was a great deal
ve bunu yapan tek kişinin o ol-
oftraffic = Owing to the heavy
duğu gibi iki önemli ipucu veril-
traffic. Than we had expected
miştir.
= Than we’d foreseen. The
Made her own costume  she
journey took us longer = The
made her costume, herself.
journey turned out to be
She was the only one to do
much longer. İpucu olabilecek
so  none of the others made
ifadelerdir. Doğru yanıt E seçe-
the ir costumes.
neğidir
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.

63. most of the… = A rnajonty


ofm the / not ail of them and
67. You shouldn’t have promised
so they did quite well: Bir so-
= It was not right that you
nuç cümlesidir (çok çalışmaları-
promised your friends. Yar-
nın sonucunda sınavda iyi so-
dım edileceğine değil, arkadaş-
nuçlar elde etmişler.) Yanıt B
larla dışarı çıkmak üzere söz
seçeneğidir.
verilmiştir. Bu yüzden diğer se-
çenekler elenebilir. En uygun
64. Son gördüğümde kuzenim beş
seçenek D’dir.
yaşındaydı. = Kuzenimi en son
o 5 yaşındayken gördüm, daha
sonra görmedim. Olay 5 yıl
önce olmamış, anlatan en son
68. Bu materyal 18 yaş ve üstü
gördüğünde kuzeni 5 yaşın-
öğrenciler için uygundur = …18
daymış. Bu durumda diğer se-
yaş ve üstü öğrenciler kullana-
çenekler elenebilir. Doğru yanıt
bilir anlamındadır. Yanıt C se-
D seçeneğidir.
çeneğidir.
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69. Parçanın genelinde fizikte, bili- 73. Parçada şiirin eskiden beri ev-
nen bazı terimlerin farklı ve özel rensel olduğundan ve her yaş-
anlamları ile kullanıldığı anlatıl- tan insan tarafından sevildiğin-
maktadır. Örneğin kuvvet terimi den bahsediliyor. Eksik cümle-
4 farklı şekilde kullanılır. Bu du- den sonra gelen; but this is not
rumda parçaya en uygun düşen the whole answer ifadesi bun-
ifade B seçeneğidir. dan önce bir soru sorulduğunu
akla getirmektedir. Yanıt ise şiiri
70. Parçada sel felaketinin uzun sevmemizin nedeni ile ilgilidir.
vadeli kimyasal etkilerinden ve Bu durumda en uygun seçenek
bunun çevreye verdiği zarar- B’dir.
lardan bahsedilmiş. Parçaya en
uygun düşen ifade, bu zararlı
kimyasal etkilerin sıralandığı A
seçeneğidir.
74. Reklamlara çok fazla para har-
71. Kalsiyumun sağlığa zararları ile candığı ve hemen her yerde bir
başlayan paragraf “hâlâ çok reklamın karşımıza çıktığı anla-
azımız ihtiyacımız kadarını tılarak başlanan parçada, eksik
alıyor” diye devam etmiş. Yeni bir cümleden sonraki perhaps it
paragraf başlamadığına göre son would… ifadesi ortaya atılmış
cümle de bu cümlenin devamı bir fikri çağrıştırmaktadır. Parag-
niteliğinde olmalıdır. Bu yüzden rafın sonlarında ise reklam için
“gerçekte çoğumuz ihtiyacımız harcanan paranın nedenleri
olanın (kalsiyum) 1/3’ini açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır. Bu
alıyoruz.” cümlesi uygundur. paranın başka bir yere harcanıp
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. harcanamayacağını sorgulayan
A seçeneği uygundur.
72. Eksik olan cümlenin öncesinde
kahvaltının günün en önemli
öğünü olduğu ve genç insanla-
rın kahvaltı alışkanlıkları anla-
tılmıştır. Devamında however 75. Gönderilen ilk uzay mekiği Co-
ifadesi ile yaşlıların kahvaltı lumbia ile ilgili paragrafta eksik
alışkanlıklarından bahsediliyor. cümleden sonra astronotlarla il-
Burada bir karşılaştırma yapıl- gili bilgiler verilmiştir. Demek ki
mış olması ve bir oran ifade eksik cümle uzay mekiği ile de-
edilmesi beklenen bir durumdur. ğil, bu kişilerle ilgili olmalıdır.
Yanıt E seçeneğidir. Yanıt D seçeneğidir.
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76. Parçada kültür kavramı açıklan- 78. Durum = bir seyahat acentesine
maya çalışılmıştır. Saç rengi iş için müracaat ediyorsunuz.
gibi genetik bazı özelliklerin Mülakat sırasında neden bu işe
kültürle ilgili olmadığı cümlesi uygun olduğunuzu düşündüğü-
kültürden bahsetmek için öğre- nüz soruluyor. Bu işi iyi yapabi-
nilen ve paylaşılan değerlerden leceğinizi gösteren kendi bilgi
söz etmemiz gerektiği gibi bir ve yeteneklerinizden bahsetme-
cümleyle devam ettirilebilir. Ay- lisiniz. Örneğin İngilizce’yi ve
rıca bu cümle ana fikir niteliğin- Almanca’yı akıcı konuşabilen
dedir. Yanıt E seçeneğidir. biri olmanız bu iş için geçerli bir
yetenektir. Doğru yanıt A seçe-
neğidir.

79. Durum = Günlerden pazartesi.


77. Durum = Erkek kardeşiniz de- Bir arkadaşınız bu akşam
dektif romanlarından hoşlanıyor. onunla sinemaya gelmenizi
Şu anda siz alışılmamış bir de- istiyor. Görmeyi çok istediğiniz
dektifle ilgili bir roman bir film ancak bir iki gün için çok
okuyorsunuz. Ve kardeşinizin meşgulsünüz (sinemaya git-
bu romanı okumaktan hoşlana- meye vaktiniz yok). Filmi çok
cağını düşünüyorsunuz. Ona, görmek istediğinizi, bir kaç gün
okuduktan sonra romanı vere- sonra gitmenin uygun olup ol-
bileceğinizi söylersiniz. Yanıt B madığını arkadaşınıza sorarsı-
seçeneğidir. nız. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.

80. Durum = İyi arkadaşlarınızdan


birisi bu yakınlarda sizin futbol
takımına katıldı ve bugün ilk
Uyarı: defa kaleci olarak oynadı. Ta-
Durumu net olarak tanımlayın. kımınız maçı kaybetti ve arka-
Önce seçeneklere bakmadan daşınız durumdan ötürü kendini
böyle bir durum karşısında neler suçluyor. Ona moral vermek /
diyebileceğinizi ya da ne düşü- onu neşelendirmek için “Elin-
neceğinizi kafanızda şekillendirin. den gelenin en iyisini yaptı-
Sonra seçeneklere bakın. ğına inanıyorum.” dersiniz.
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
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81. Durum = Kız kardeşiniz bir 84. Durum = Birkaç yıldır okul koro-
ofiste sekreter olarak çalışıyor. sundasınız ve şimdi müzikle il-
Bu gün eve hayli üzgün geldi. gilenen yakın arkadaşlarınızdan
Çünkü patronu bir çok kişinin birini koroya katılması için ikna
önünde ona bağırmış. Böyle bir etmek istiyorsunuz. Müzikle il-
davranışı hak etmediğini düşü- gilendiğine göre koroya katılıp
nüyor. Onu rahatlatmak için, şarkı söylemesini teklif edebilir-
“Eminim patronun canını sı- siniz. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
kan başka bir şey vardır,
yoksa sana asla böyle
davranmazdı.” dersiniz. Doğru 85. Boşluktan sonra Pelin konuşu-
yanıt D seçeneğidir. yor ve İngilizce’sinin iyi olmadı-
ğını ama oyunla ilgili genel bir
fikir sahibi olduğunu söylüyor. O
82. Durum = İngiltere’deki bir dil halde Jane ona oyunu takip
okuluna devam ettiniz, orga- edip edemediğini sormuş olma-
nizasyonundan ve eğitim düze- lıdır. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
yinden çok memnun kaldınız. O
halde biri size bu okulu tavsiye
edip etmeyeceğinizi sordu- 86. Son konuşmadan erkek karde-
ğunda; okulun oldukça iyi bir şin kekte bir kusur bulduğu an-
organizasyonu olduğunu ve İn- laşılıyor. only a little ifadesin-
gilizce’nizi geliştirdiğinizi söy- den de en uygun konuşmanın
leyebilirsiniz. Doğru yanıt A “Ben de öyle düşünmüştüm,
seçeneğidir. yanmış” olabileceği anlaşılıyor.
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.

83. Durum = Kanadalı bir çocukla


birkaç yıldır mektuplaşıyorsu-
nuz. Son mektubundan, tatilinin 87. Lucy başlangıçta Susan’ı par-
bir kısmını Avrupa’da geçirece- tiye davet etmek istemiyor. An-
ğini öğrendiniz. Türkiye’ye gelip cak Janet’in söylediklerinden
sizinle biraz vakit geçirmesinin sonra onu partiye davet etmeye
onun için iyi bir fırsat olduğunu karar veriyor. Janet ona fikrini
düşünüyorsunuz. Ona Av- değiştirecek bir şey söylemiş
rupa’ya geldiğinde Türkiye’de olmalıdır. Örneğin, “bugün-
tatilinin belli bir kısmını sizinle lerde zor zamanlar geçiriyor,
geçirmesini teklif edebilirsiniz. bir değişiklik ona iyi gelirdi.”
Yanıt E seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
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88. Brian babasına yeni spor ayak- 91. Jane Mary’den kapı zilini çaldığı
kabılarına ihtiyacı olduğunu için özür diliyor ve Mary’nin ko-
söylüyor. Babası ise önce “on- nuşması üzerine anahtarını
ları alalı sadece bir ay oldu.” kaybettiğini söylüyor ki Mary
diyor. Brian’ın konuşmasından ona yedek anahtarını vermeyi
sonra “tamam sen kazandın, bu teklif ediyor. Demek ki, Jane’in
sefer daha iyisini alacağım” bir anahtarı varmış ancak, kay-
diyor. Demek ki ayakkabı alınalı bettiği için kapıyı çalmak duru-
gerçekten az bir zaman olmuş munda kalmış. Aradaki cümle
ancak ancak ayakkabılar yıp- bu anahtarlarla ilgili olmalıdır.
ranmış. Yanıt E seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.

89. James Mark’a araba kiralaya-


cağı bir yer bilip bilmediğini so- 92. Bu konuşmada Peter Dave’e
ruyor. Mark’ın yanıtından sonra “bu yaz yine güney kıyılarına mı
ise, buna çok memnun olaca- gidecek sin?” diye soruyor.
ğını söylüyor ve “ona gerçekten Dave ise yanıt olarak bu yaz bir
ihtiyacın olmadığına emin mi- değişiklik yapıp Scotland’da
sin?” diye soruyor. Burada dağcılık yapacağını söylüyor.
Mark’ın ona arabasını ödünç Son cümlede ise Peter “senin
vermeyi teklif ettiği açıktır. Yanıt tırmanabildiğim bilmiyordum.”
A seçeneğidir. demiş olmalı ki Dave daha önce
bunu denemediğini ilk defa
olacağını söylüyor. Doğru yanıt
A seçeneğidir.
90. Anna, Rebecca’ya Julia
Sullivan’ın bürosunu soruyor ve
son cümlede Rebecca yanlış
katta olduğunu, aradığı ofisin 7. 93. Parçada genel olarak Antark-
katta bulunduğunu açıklıyor. tika’nın ikliminden ve sıcaklığın
Aradaki konuşmaların Julia bu kıtada git gide arttığından
Sullivan’ı tanımlamak üzere ya- bahsedilmiş. Yani öznemiz An-
pıldığı anlaşılmaktadır. Julia tarktika’dır. III. cümlede verilen
Sullivan’nın pazarlama bölü- sanayi kirliliğinin doğal yaşama
münde olduğuna karar verdik- etkilerinin konuyla dolaylı bir ilgisi
ten sonra Rebecca bu açıkla- olmasına rağmen çok daha farklı
mayı yapmaktadır. Doğru yanıt bir pasajın konusu olduğu açıktır.
D seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
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94. Parçada dillerin yok oluşundan 98. 1666 yılında Londra’da çıkan
bahsediliyor. Ana konumuz büyük bir yangın felaketinin ay-
“dil”dir. Bu parçaya bazı top- rıntılarının anlatıldığı paragrafta
lumların deprem, kasırga gibi Londra’nın o zamanki nüfusu
felaketlerle yok oluşu uymaz hakkındaki tartışmaların bir ilgisi
çünkü ana konu toplumlar de- yoktur. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
ğildir. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.

95. Tıp alanındaki gelişmelerden ve 99. Paragraf Dr. Johnson tarafından


başarılı ameliyatlardan bahse- hazırlanan ilk ciddi İngilizce
den bu parçada günümüzdeki sözlükle ilgilidir. Sözlüğün ha-
hastanelerin git gide kalabalık- zırlanma aşamasından bahse-
laştığını ifade eden II. cümle dilirken, Dr. Johnson’ın yazım
anlam bakımından uygun değil- tarzından bahseden III. cümle
dir. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. anlam kopukluğuna yol açmış-
tır. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.

96. Parçada Homer’in hikayelerini


bir ağaç gibi kurguladığı, ana
temanın gövde ve yardımcı 100.Parçada efsanelerin özellikle-
olayların dallar gibi olduğu rinden ve amaçlarından genel
anlatılıyor, karakterler hakkında olarak bahsediliyor. Burada özel
genel bilgi veriliyor. IV. cümle- olarak Yunan mitolojisinden bah-
deki Homer’in bazı hikayelerinin seden II. cümle paragrafın akışını
isimleri paragrafın akışını boz- bozduğu için doğru yanıt B seçe-
maktadır. Doğru yanıt D seçe- neğidir.
neğidir.

97. Bu paragrafta 16. yy. İngiliz


tiyatrolarının özelliklerinden
bahsediliyor. Gösterilerin yapıl-
dığı yer, zamanı ve halkın gö-
zündeki değeri anlatılırken
Shakes-peare’den bahseden
cümle akışı bozmuştur. Doğru
yanıt C seçeneğidir.
YDS İNGİLİZCE SORULARI 2001
1.-18. sorularda, verilen cümlede 3. The company is not only
boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen looking for well qualified
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. people; it also wants them to
be _____ about their work.

1. I tried hard to _____ why the


A) enthusiastic
motor would have to be
B) comprehensive
replaced, but he couldn’t
C) relevant
understand what I was trying
D) indifferent
to say.
E) convenient

A) insist
B) complain
C) reply
4. They still haven’t come to an
D) inform
_____ about which play they
E) explain
are going to put on next term.

A) opinion
B) assessment
C) appointment
D) agreement
E) event

2. The market for computers and 5. My car _____ as I was on my


all related goods has been way to pick up the children
_____ rapidly in recent years. from school.

A) reaching A) got off


B) expanding B) broke down
C) exploring C) letdown
D) exceeding D) gave in
E) disturbing E) took off

237
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6. I met your father once years 9. The house looked dreadful as


ago, but I can _____ remember no one was living there and
him. most of the Windows _____.

A) hardly A) have been broken


B) enormously B) had been broken
C) extremely C) broke
D) immensely D) were being broken
E) simultaneously E) would have broken

7. He _____ a book in the garden 10. They _____ Bursa before, so


when _____ I there. they ____ what to expect.

A) will read / I have got A) weren’t visiting / haven’t


B) is reading / I will get known
C) was reading / got B) haven’t visited / haven’t
D) would be reading / was known
getting C) didn’t visit / hadn’t known
E) had read / had got D) don’t visit / won’t know
E) hadn’t visited / didn’t know

8. I’m sure he _____ to let us


know where he was if he 11. I suppose we can take a walk
_____ able to do so. in the garden for a while after
the meal, _____?
A) telephoned / I would be
B) will have telephoned / was A) don’t we
C) would telephone / has been B) won’t I
D) has telephoned / is C) can’t we
E) would have telephoned / D) can we
had been E) do I
2001 İngilizce Soruları

12. For years the people _____ 15. When the class laughed, the
my hometown depended poor boy felt ___ uncomfortable
_____ steel, coal and fishing _____ he didn’t knew whether
for their livelihood. to keep his cap in his hand or
not.
A) at / for
B) from / to A) such / that
C) of / by B) that / as
D) in / on C) as / as
E) out of / on D) more / than
E) so / that

13. Because Susan was looking


very sad, John tried to cheer 16. I’m afraid I can’t afford to pay
her _____ by reading her a _____ that for a pair shoes.
story.
A) too much
A) up B) as much as
B) through C) so much
C) in D) as many as
D) over E) much more
E) on

14. There’s a photograph here 17. If Clare says she won’t lend
_____ you taken _____ your you _____ calculator, then I’ll
first birthday. lend you _____.

A) from / by A) hers / ours


B) by / to B) his / me
C) of / on C) her / mine
D) to / over D) their / him
E) on / near E) your / his
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

18. He hasn’t written to me, and I 20. _____, who really established
don’t think he’s written to any and developed the thriller
of his other friends, _____. style in films.

A) either A) The cartoon is another po-


B) too pular type of film, especially
C) as well among children
D) neither B) Strong film industries began
E) also to emerge in other
countries
C) Contemporary issues such
as violence and poverty will
attract the attention of many
film directors
D) Star Wars is perhaps his
19.-24. sorularda, cümleyi uygun best film
şekilde tamamlayan ifadeyi bu- E) It was the film director
lunuz. Alfred Hitchcock

19. As there is a complete


standardization of every
21. As the daily temperature
product in this fast-food
change on the planet Mercury
restaurant chain, _____.
is extreme, _____.

A) the first restaurant to be


A) its rocky surface cracks,
opened in Britain was in
producing cliffs and canyons.
1974.
B) there hasn’t been sufficient
B) they were already doing
atmosphere to hold the
business in 52 countries in
heat.
the world.
C) the explorations carried out
C) the company was by then
so far would have been
opening a new restaurant at
very costly.
the rate of one per day.
D) the craters in its surface
D) every French fry and every
were formed by rocks from
burger tastes exactly the
outer space.
same as every other.
E) there was no evidence to
E) yet another one was
suggest that this was due to
opened in Moscow in 1990.
volcanic activity.
2001 İngilizce Soruları

22. The manager promised to 24. It’s a good idea to walk


promote her _____ . everywhere _____.

A) if she has proved far more A) however far it must have


efficient than any of the seemed.
other employees. B) even though you were so
B) that she has really tired.
deserved it. C) whenever they went to the
C) as she had been working museum.
for the company for so D) if you want to learn your
many years. way around the town.
D) unless there was a good E) since their house was on
reason for doing so. the outskirts of the town.
E) until the company’s annual
budget is approved.

23. I asked my little three-year-


old niece _____.

A) whether her mother has


gone out.
B) who she was going to invite
to her party.
C) that she liked going to the
zoo.
D) why she has made her little
brother cry.
E) what her mother is making
for dinner.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

25.-32. sorularda, verilen İngilizce 26. The parliaments of the member


cümlenin anlamına en yakın states of the European Union
Türkçe cümleyi bulunuz. agreed on the use of a single
currency to be known as the
Euro.
25. Poetry, which is as universal
as language, has for
A) Euro, Avrupa Birliği’ne üye
centuries been written and
devletlerin, kullanımı üze-
read by all kinds of people
rinde anlaşabildiği tek para
everywhere.
birimidir.
B) Euro, Avrupa Birliği’ne üye
A) Şiir yüzyıllar boyunca her
devletlerin parlamentoları-
yerde, her türlü insan tara-
nın, kullanımı üzerinde an-
fından yazıldığı ve okun-
laşabildiği tek para birimidir.
duğu için dil kadar evren-
C) Avrupa Birliği’ne üye devlet-
seldir.
lerin parlamentoları, kulla-
B) Dil gibi şiir de o kadar
nacakları tek para birimini
evrenseldir ki her türlü in-
Euro olarak adlandırma ko-
san tarafından, her yerde
nusunda anlaşmışlardır.
yazılmış ve her zaman
D) Avrupa Birliği’ne üye devlet-
okunmuştur.
lerin parlamentoları, kulla-
C) Dil kadar evrensel olan şiir,
nımı üzerinde uzlaştıkları
yüzyıllardır her yerde ya-
tek para birimini Euro ola-
zılmış ve her türlü insan ta-
rak adlandırmışlardır.
rafından yazılıp okunmuş-
E) Avrupa Birliği’ne üye devlet-
tur.
lerin parlamentoları, Euro
D) Yüzyıllardır dünyanın her
olarak bilinen tek bir para
yerinde ve her toplumda
biriminin kullanımı üzerinde
yazılıp okunan şiir, dil gibi
anlaştılar.
evrenseldir.
E) Şiir de dil gibi yüzyıllar bo-
yunca evrensel kabul edil-
miş, her yerde ve herkes ta-
rafından yazılıp okunmuştur.
2001 İngilizce Soruları

27. To prevent traffic accidents, 28. The Amazon rainforest, which


one of the precautions contains around 80 thousand
suggested in many countries different kinds of plants, is
is to increase the minimum the most biologically diverse
age of driving to 21. place on Earth.

A) Araba kullanma yaşının A) Yaklaşık 80 bin değişik tür


21’e yükseltilmesi, trafik ka- bitkiyi içeren Amazon yağ-
zalarının azalması için bir- mur ormanları, biyolojik ola-
çok ülkede alınan önlem- rak dünyada en fazla çeşit-
lerden biridir. liliğe sahip olan yerdir.
B) Trafik kazalarını engelleme- B) Amazon yağmur ormanları,
nin yollarından biri olan biyolojik çeşitlilik açısından
araba kullanma yaşının 21 dünyanın en zengin bölgesi
olması, birçok ülkede ta- olduğundan, değişik 80 bin
raftar bulmaktadır. tür bitkiyi içerir.
C) Birçok ülkede, trafik kazala- C) Biyolojik olarak dünyada en
rına karşı alınması gereken fazla çeşitliliğe sahip bölge
önlemlerden birinin, araba olan Amazon yağmur or-
kullanma yaşının 21’e yük- manlarında, yaklaşık 80 bin
seltilmesi olduğu savunul- değişik bitki çeşidi olduğu
maktadır. bilinmektedir.
D) Trafik kazalarını önlemek D) 80 bin değişik bitkinin bu-
için pek çok ülkede önerilen lunması nedeniyle Amazon
önlemlerden biri, araba yağmur ormanları dünyada
kullanma yaşının en az 21’e biyolojik bakımdan en zen-
yükseltilmesidir. gin yerdir.
E) Birçok ülkede, araba kul- E) Biyolojik bakımdan en fazla
lanma yaşının 21’e yüksel- çeşitliliğe sahip bölge ola-
tilmesinin, trafik kazalarını rak bilinen Amazon yağmur
önleme yollarından biri ol- ormanları, dünyadaki 80 bin
duğu kabul ediliyor. değişik türdeki bitkiyi barın-
dırmaktadır.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

29. Psychologists tell us that, 30. Marine life is being


unless we take notes and photographed using special
review what we have learned, cameras made to withstand
we forget over 80 per cent of the pressure of the water.
what we have learned.
A) Özellikle deniz yaşamının
A) Psikologlara göre, not tutar fotoğraflarını çekmek için
ve öğrendiklerimizi tekrar kullanılan kameralar, suyun
gözden geçirirsek, bunların basıncına dayanıklıdır.
%80’inden fazlasını unut- B) Deniz yaşamının fotoğrafla-
mayız. rını çekebilen, suyun basın-
B) Psikologlar bize, not alma- cına dayanıklı özel kame-
dığımız ve öğrendiklerimizi ralar yapılmıştır.
tekrar gözden geçirmediğimiz C) Deniz yaşamının fotoğraf-
taktirde bunların %80’inden ları, suyun basıncına daya-
fazlasını unuttuğumuzu söy- nacak biçimde yapılmış
lüyorlar. olan özel kameralar kulla-
C) Psikologlar, öğrendiklerimi- nılarak çekilmektedir.
zin %80’ini unutmamamız D) Suyun basıncına dayanabi-
için not almamız ve öğren- len kameraların yapılması,
diklerimizi gözden geçir- deniz yaşamının fotoğrafla-
memiz gerektiğini belirti- rının çekilmesini sağlamıştır.
yorlar. E) Deniz yaşamının fotoğraf-
D) Psikologların söylediğine ları çekilirken basıncına da-
göre, biz öğrendiklerimizin yanıklı özel kameralar kul-
%80’ini not etmez ve tekrar lanılmaktadır.
gözden geçir-mezsek unu-
tuyoruz.
E) Psikologlar, bize öğrendik-
lerimizi not alsak ve tekrar
gözden geçirsek bile %80’ini
unutacağımızı söylüyorlar.
2001 İngilizce Soruları

31. A great many inventions have 32. Young people need education
been made through history, in order to acquire a good
but the invention of the basis of knowledge on which
Computer has probably been they can build their future.
more influential on our way of
life than any other. A) Gençler iyi bir gelecek kur-
mak için ihtiyaç duydukları
A) Tarih boyunca birçok buluş temel bilgileri eğitim yoluyla
yapılmıştır; ancak, bilgisa- elde ederler.
yarın icadı, yaşam biçimi- B) Gençlerin, geleceklerini üze-
miz üzerinde muhtemelen rine kuracakları iyi bir bilgi
diğerlerinden daha fazla et- temelini elde etmek için
kili olmuştur. eğitime ihtiyaçları vardır.
B) Tarihte birçok buluş yapıl- C) Gençlerin geleceklerinin te-
mıştır; ancak, bilgisayarın, meli, ihtiyaç duydukları bil-
icadı, yaşamımızda çok; gileri kazandıran iyi bir eği-
büyük bir etki yapmıştır. timle atılır.
C) Tarih boyunca çok sayıda D) İhtiyaç duydukları temel bil-
keşif vardır, ancak aslında, gilere sahip olmak için eği-
yaşam biçimimizi muhte- tim alan gençler, gelecekle-
melen en fazla etkileyen rini bu temel üzerine kura-
yenilik, bilgisayarın icadı bilirler.
olmuştur. E) Eğitim, gençlerin gelecekle-
D) Tarihte yapılmış olan buluş- rini üzerine kuracakları te-
ların sayısı çoktur; ancak, mel bilgileri elde edebilme-
hiçbiri yaşam biçimimiz leri için gereklidir.
üzerinde bilgisayarın icadı
kadar etkili olmamıştır.
E) Tarihte çeşitli buluşlar yapıl-
mıştır; ancak, bilgisayarın
icadının yaşam biçimimizi
diğerlerinden çok daha
fazla etkilediği görülmüştür.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

33.-40. sorularda, verilen Türkçe 34. Bilimsel bilgiyi üslup güzelli-


cümlenin anlamına en yakın ğiyle birleştiren Amerikalı bi-
İngilizce cümleyi bulunuz. yolog Rachel Garson, çok
takdir edilen kitaplar yazmıştır.
33. Balkan Yarımadası, önemli tarım
veya sanayi kaynaklarına sahip A) The books of the American
olmamasına rağmen, Avrupa ile biologist Rachel Carson
Asya arasındaki kara köprüsünün have, with their fluent style
bir parçası olması nedeniyle pek in combination with their
çok çatışmaya sahne olmuştur.
scientific approach, received
A) Though the Balkan Peninsula much praise.
has neither agricultural nor B) Rachel Carson is an
industrial resources, it is part American biologist who has
of the land bridge between written some very popular
Europe and Asia and so has
books on science in an
been fiercely contested.
B) The Balkan Peninsula has attractive style.
been the scene of much C) The books Rachel Carson,
fighting not on account of its an American biologist, has
agricultural and industrial written have been praised
resources, but because it is a
for their scientific content
part of the land bridge
between Europe and Asia. and their fluent style.
C) Though the Balkan Peninsula D) The American biologist
has no important agricultural Rachel Carson, who combines
or industrial resources, it has scientific knowledge and
been the scene of many
beauty of style, has written
conflicts because it is a part of
the land bridge between books which have been
Europe and Asia. much appreciated.
D) In considering the reasons E) Rachel Carson, who is an
for the conflicts in the Balkan American biologist, has
Peninsula, the agricultural
written books that have
and industrial resources of
this region are unimportant been much appreciated for
compared to the fact that it is their scientific content and
the land bridge between their superb style.
Europe and Asia.
E) It is not so much the agricultural
and industrial resources of the
Balkan Peninsula that gave rise
to the fighting there, as its
position as the land bridge
between Europe and Asia.
2001 İngilizce Soruları

35. Eleştirmenler, kitap okuma- 36. Dedem yetmişine gelince,


nın, okuyucu ile yazar ara- kendini çok yaşlı hissetti ve
sında bir tür sohbet olması çocukları ile torunlarını son
gerektiğini hep vurgulamış- kez görmek için veda ziya-
lardır. retleri yapmaya başladı.

A) Critics continually tell us to A) Once my grandfather was


read a book as if we were seventy, he realized he was
having a conversation with very old, so made some
the author. farewell visits to his children
B) Critics are continually and grandchildren.
stressing the idea that B) When my grandfather got to
reading a book is like be seventy, he felt very old,
having a conversation with and began to make farewell
the author. visits to see his children
C) According to some critics, and grandchildren for the
we should always regard last time.
reading as a conversation C) My grandfather, when he
between the writer of the was seventy, wanted to see
book and the reader. his children and grandchildren
D) Reading, the critics for, probably, the last time,
continually tell us, is a and so made some farewell
conversation between a visits.
writer and a reader. D) When my grandfather was
E) Critics have always stressed seventy years old, he went
that reading a book should on farewell visits to his
be a kind of conversation children and grandchildren,
between the reader and the and so saw them for the
author. last time.
E) My grandfather really felt
very old when he was
seventy, so he made a last
visit to all his children and
his grandchildren.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

37. Musonlar, Hint Okyanusu’nun, 38. Dünyada var olan tüm ele-
yazın güneybatıdan esen ve mentlerden muhtemelen hiç-
genellikle şiddetli yağmurlar biri, altından daha fazla in-
getiren mevsimlik rüzgârlarıdır. sanların düşlerini harekete
geçirmemiştir.
A) The monsoons are the
seasonal winds of the A) Probably, the only element
Indian Ocean, which blow in the world ever to fire
from the southwest in men’s dreams must be
summer and usually bring gold.
heavy rains. B) Gold must surely be the
B) The monsoons are the only element in the world
summer winds of the Indian that has really stirred men’s
Ocean, which blow from the dreams.
southwest and cause C) Surely, no element in the
unusually heavy rains. world other than gold has
C) It is the monsoons, the ever stirred men’s dreams.
seasonal winds of the D) Probably, no element in the
Indian Ocean that world other than gold has
constantly bring the heavy the power to make men
rains to the southwest parts pursue their dreams.
of the continent. E) Of all the elements present
D) In the summer, the winds in the world, probably none
that blow from the has stirred men’s dreams
southwest over the Indian more than gold.
Ocean bring particularly
heavy rains known as
monsoons.
E) The southwesterly winds,
which are seasonal winds,
bringing excessively heavy
rains across the Indian
Ocean, are called monsoons.
2001 İngilizce Soruları

39. Öğrencilerin çoğu bir yabancı 40. Roma İmparatorluğu’nun par-


dili sözlü ya da yazılı iletişim çalanması, ticaretle birlikte
kurmak için öğrendiğinden dil bankacılığın da çökmesine
öğrenimi, dilin gerçek hayat- yol açmıştır; ancak on ikinci
taki kullanımını kapsamalıdır. yüzyılda bankacılık yeniden
canlanmaya başlamıştır.
A) Most students need to use
a foreign language in real A) The breakup of the Roman
life situations if they are to Empire led to the decline of
learn to communicate either banking together with
orally or in writing. commerce, but in the twelfth
B) Most students know that a century banking began to
foreign language helps revive.
them to communicate, both B) With the breakup of the Ro-
orally and in writing, in real man Empire there was a
life situations. decline in banking and
C) As most students learn a commerce, and it was only
foreign language in order to in the twelfth century that
communicate either orally both of these activities
or in writing, language really revived.
learning should include a C) When the Roman Empire
real life use of language. broke up, this affected both
D) Unless students want to banking and commerce, and
use a foreign language for it was only in the twelfth
communication either orally century that these started to
or in writing in real life, they revive.
do not need to learn one. D) There was a revival in
E) Since most students study banking and commerce in
a foreign language because the twelfth century, but
they want to communicate these activities had been
orally, not in writing, the steadily declining since the
learning process should breakup of the Roman
relate to their real life Empire.
affairs. E) As the Roman Empire began
to break up, there a decline
in both banking and
commerce which continued
until the twelfth century when
there was at last a revival.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

41.-43. soruları aşağıdaki par- 42. According to the passage,


çaya göre cevaplayınız. kangaroos that live in trees
_____.
New Guinea is home to some of
the world’s strangest creatures. A) are very commonly to be
For instance, there is a special seen in rain forests
species of kangaroo that lives in everywhere.
trees. There are also lizards that B) are only on the increase in
are five metres long, and New Guinea.
butterflies that are as big as C) are just one example of the
dinner plates. New Guinea is an odd creatures to be found
island hardly any larger than the in New Guinea.
state of Texas, but it has as many D) are a threat to the bird
bird species as are to be found, population of New Guinea.
for example, in the whole of North E) are considerably smaller
America. This is partly due to the than the average kangaroo.
fact that it has largely remained
isolated from the rest of the
world. But it is also due to the fact 43. The writer points out that one
that it has an incredible variety of
of the reasons why there are
ecological features, ranging from
very many different kinds of
tropical rain forests to glaciers.
birds in New Guinea is _____.

A) that the climatic conditions


41. We learn from the passage of the island are suitable for
that Now Guinea _____. rain forests.
B) the fact that many migrate
A) has actually fewer bird there for the winter from
species than ill formerly North America.
had. C) that the island is a
B) is in many respects very protected environment, and
similar to Texas. new species are constantly
C) owes its characteristic being taken there.
physical features to glaciers. D) that this island has mostly
D) is an island with a been cut off from the rest of
remarkable range of old the world.
climatic features. E) the fact that there is very
E) is gradually increasing its little else of interest regarding
contacts with North America.
wildlife.
2001 İngilizce Soruları

44.-46. soruları aşağıdaki par- 44. It Is pointed out in the


çaya göre cevaplayınız. passage that the first true
example of biography in the
modern sense is to be found
The origins of biography are to
in _____.
be found in early legendary
accounts of the Greek, Germanic
A) the stories of Greek and
and Celtic heroes. Another early
other heroes.
type of biography is the records
B) Xenophon’s Memorabilia.
of the teaching and deeds of
C) ancient legends.
wise men. The accounts of the
D) Plato’s dialogues.
life and teaching of Socrates
E) Plutarch’s Parallel Lives.
given by Plato and Xenophon
may be regarded as a
development of this kind of record.
The interest of the Socratic
dialogues of Plato is philosophic
rather than biographical, but the
Memorabilia of Xenophon,
though not a biography in the
modern sense of the word,
comprises a series of sketches
of the great philosopher with
45. According to the passage,
intimacy and vividness. The first
Plato’s account of Socrates,
European author, remembered
unlike the one given by
primarily as a biographer, is
Xenophon, _____.
Plutarch, a Greek philosopher
who lived under the Roman
A) is very critical of the great
Empire. His Parallel lives of
philosopher.
ancient Greek and Roman
B) puts the emphasis on the
statesmen and soldiers is one
philosophy of Socrates.
of the most fascinating works of
C) is full of fascinating details
antiquity and influential in the
about the life of Socrates.
European biographical tradition.
D) was the model for Plutarch
Moreover, he seems to have
when he wrote his Parallel
been the first author to
Lives.
distinguish sharply between
E) is commonly regarded as
biography and history.
the first important example
of biographical writing.
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46. We understand from the 47. The passage concentrates on


passage that, in his Parallel _____.
Lives, Plutarch _____.
A) what one should do in a
A) is primarily concerned with dangerous situation.
the portrayal of people B) the fact that human beings
themselves, but not the seldom react instantly when
events of their times. they face danger.
B) concentrates on life and
C) two main groups of human
society in ancient Rome.
actions.
C) gives priority to statesmen
D) different reactions to hot
rather than to soldiers.
objects.
D) includes his own philosophy
of life in his accounts of the E) decision-making.
lives of others.
E) compares the Greek and
Roman attitudes towards
politics and military affairs.

47.-49. soruları aşağıdaki par-


çaya göre cevaplayınız.

When you pick up something that


is very hot you usually drop it
immediately. You do not have to
think about it and decide to drop 48. According to the passage, by
it. You just drop it. However, you involuntary action is meant
do have to think about some an action _____ .
actions. For example, you might
decide to walk to school instead A) which follows a long process
of taking the bus. You think about of thinking.
it and decide to do it. Actions like B) that doesn’t take place fairly
this, that you choose to make, quickly.
are called voluntary actions. But C) which is the result of a
actions that you make without choice made.
having to think about them, such D) in which no thinking at all is
as dropping a hot object, are involved.
called ‘involuntary’ or ‘reflex E) that is immediately followed
actions’.
by a series of other actions.
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49. According to the passage, if 50. According to the passage, the


one thinks about something damaging effects of
and comes to a decision television on children _____.
about what to do, _____.
A) have generally been
A) the action that results is exaggerated by the public.
called a ‘voluntary action’. B) could be lessened if parents
B) this is what is often called a took a more constructive
‘reflex action’. attitude.
C) this means one’s reflex C) are confined solely to an
actions are strong increase in violence.
D) one is not likely to change D) have seldom been seriously
one’s mine. considered by teachers.
E) the likelihood is that a wrong E) are already causing much
action is almost impossible. concern among a growing
number of people.

50.-52. soruları aşağıdaki par-


çaya göre cevaplayınız.

More and more people have


started to worry about the effect
of television on the generations 51. It is understood from the
of children who have grown up passage that television ____.
with it. Recent studies suggest
that television has a negative A) is at last beginning to show
effect on a child’s creative some concern about its
imagination. Indeed, some effects on children.
teachers have found that some B) no longer shows as much
children cannot understand violence as it used to do.
even a simple story if there are C) has made children rely too
no pictures to help. But perhaps much on visual aids to
the most wrong result concerns understanding.
violence. So much violence on D) helps children to understand
the television screen means stories in a more creative
that children start to regard manner.
violence in real life as normal; E) is being used most
so they accept it in others and effectively by teachers as a
in themselves. teaching aid.
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52. We understand from the 53. We understand from the


passage that violence on passage that the work a
television _____. checking clerk does _____.

A) should be restricted to adult A) is always greatly appreciated


viewers only. by the passengers.
B) gives children the impression B) varies greatly from day to
that it is a natural way of life. day which makes it more
C) should be presented as enjoyable.
undesirable behavior. C) requires a great deal of skill
D) has caused a great deal of and creativity.
unnecessary alarm in society. D) involves very little contact
E) is permissible so long as it
with passengers.
becomes an emotional
E) is both tedious and
outlet for children.
exhausting.

53.-55. soruları aşağıdaki par-


çaya göre cevaplayınız.

The job of checking clerks at any


airport is not a particularly
interesting or satisfying one. They
simply have to check the tickets
of passengers, and take their
luggage. The work is mechanical,
repetitive and very tiring. The 54. According to the passage, a
only variation in the routine number of reasons may lead
occurs when things go wrong to _____.
when flights are delayed or when
they are cancelled due to such A) passengers wishing to change
things as bad weather, strikes or the date; of their flights.
technical problems. Then the B) a strike among the check-in
checking clerks are in the clerks.
unfortunate position of having to C) the postponement or
face the angry passengers cancellation of flights.
though the fault is not theirs and D) the loss of the luggage of
they can do nothing to put things passengers.
tight. E) overcrowding at airports.
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55. It is pointed out In the 56.-58. soruları aşağıdaki par-


passage that when serious çaya göre cevaplayınız.
problems affecting flights
arise at airports, _____.
The French composer Hector
Berlioz was the outstanding
A) passengers usually wait
representative of romanticism in
patiently for the situation to
music. The son of a country
improve.
doctor, he was sent in 1822 to
B) it is the checking clerks who
attend the medical school in Pa-
encounter the protesting
ris. Though musically quite
passengers.
uneducated, he had already
C) passengers are immediately
conceived a passion for music.
notified by checking clerks.
Therefore, he soon threw up his
D) it is the primary responsibility
medical studies, whereupon his
of checking clerks to solve
allowance was stopped by his
them.
family, and after a short period of
E) checking clerks are required
private lessons, he was admitted
to explain, in detail, what has
to the conservatoire in 1823.
caused them.
Berlioz was a typical romantic; he
was also a great admirer of both
Shakespeare and Beethoven and
they were both important in the
development of his taste.
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56. According to the passage, 58. As we understand from the


Berlioz’s family _____. passage, as a romantic
composer, Berlioz _____.
A) wanted him to study medicine
in Paris. A) created a style which
B) recognized his musical talent excelled that of Shakespeare
while he was still quite and Beethoven in poetic
young. power.
C) supported him financially B) was indifferent to the works
when he was studying at of Shakespeare and Beet-
the conservatoire in Paris. hoven.
D) arranged for him to take C) was greatly influenced by
private lessons in music. Shakespeare and Beetho-
E) was very pleased when ven.
their son changed from D) studied both Shakespeare
medicine to music. and Beethoven in order to
revive romanticism.
E) preferred Shakespeare’s
manner of presentation to
that of Beethoven.

57. The author points out that the


contribution Berlioz made to
_____.

A) teaching methods in music


has always been appreciated
by other musicians.
B) the progress of medicine in
France was exceptional.
C) the musical activities of the
conservatoire was significant.
D) the romantic movement in
music was unsurpassed.
E) the wellbeing of his family
has always been
underestimated.
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59.-61. soruları aşağıdaki par- 60. According to the passage, It


çaya göre cevaplayınız. was at about the turn of the
20th century that _____.

Einstein developed his famous


A) the splitting of the atom was
theory of ‘relativity’ shortly after
achieved.
1900. It was an enormous
B) fresh sources of energy
improvement over Newton’s
were discovered.
views, since it explained many
C) the relativity theory was first
things that Newton could not. It
put forward by Einstein.
showed the close connection
D) time and space were finally
between space, time and gravity.
recognized as indestructible.
And it led to surprising predictions.
E) Newton’s theory of gravity
One of them was that matter and
was recognized as correct
energy could be changed into
in all respects.
each other. The two are simply
different forms of the same thing.
This idea enabled man to split the
atom and later to obtain large
amounts of nuclear energy.

61. We understand from the


59. As we learn from the
passage that one of the
passage, Einstein’s theory of
benefits of Einstein’s relativity
relativity _____.
theory _____.

A) was confined to the study of


A) was to show the potential
the structure of the atom.
danger of the splitting of the
B) gave clarity to various
atom.
phenomena that Newton
B) has been to make space
had failed to explain.
exploration possible in our
C) gave very little importance
time.
to the role of gravity in the
C) was that it proved Newton’s
universe.
views were quite wrong.
D) was developed, in the first
D) was to explain the
place, to open up new
separateness of matter and
sources of energy.
energy.
E) was basically unrelated to
E) has been the discovery of a
Newton’s theories.
new source of energy.
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62.-68. sorularda, verilen cüm- 63. I wanted to sit at a table near


leye anlamca en yakın olanı bu- the window, but we couldn’t
lunuz. find a free one.

A) If there had been an empty


62. There is only one major
table near the window, I
difference between your plan
would have liked to have
and mine.
sat there.
B) All the tables near the
A) There is really only one way
window were occupied, so
in which the two plans are
we went somewhere else.
different.
C) We found one unoccupied
B) Your scheme differs from
table near the window and
mine in just one important
sat down there.
respect.
D) I would have been so
C) Actually, both of our plans
pleased if we could have
are very similar except for
found a free table that was
one or two details.
not near the window.
D) Your scheme hardly differs
E) I would have been
at all from mine.
surprised to have found any
E) I have a plan that is
one of the tables near the
different from yours in
window free.
several ways.
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64. I’d have worn the right shoes 65. Everyone told me it was too
if I’d known we were going to cold to go swimming, but I
do all this climbing. didn’t listen to them.

A) I’d have gone on the A) They all said it wasn’t warm


climbing if I’d been wearing enough to go swimming,
the right shoes. but I ignored them.
B) I’d love to go climbing, but I B) Nobody thought it was
don’t have any shoes that warm enough to swim, but I
would be suitable. did.
C) As I didn’t realize there was C) I didn’t think it was too cold
going to be so much to go swimming, but the
climbing, I didn’t come in others did.
suitable shoes. D) They all told me not to
D) I didn’t realize that these swim, but I thought it was
shoes weren’t right for warm enough.
climbing in. E) I didn’t go swimming as
E) If only I’d been wearing everyone said it was far too
suitable shoes I would have cold.
enjoyed the climbing.
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66. It was nearly 8 o’clock when I 68. I’ll be surprised If it gets any
arrived and they were still warmer, won’t you?
having dinner.
A) I’m not expecting the
A) They had already started weather to warm up, are
the evening meal when I you?
arrived some time after 8 B) I’m not expecting the warm
o’clock. spell to continue, are you?
B) I arrived shortly after 8 C) We can’t expect it to
o’clock to find them still continue as warm as this,
having dinner. can we?
C) Dinner was almost over at 8 D) It wouldn’t surprise me if the
o’clock when I finally got warm weather continues;
there. would it surprise you?
D) They were almost through E) I’m surprised the warm
their dinner when I got weather is continuing,
there at around 8 o’clock. aren’t you?
E) When I got there at a few
minutes to 8, they hadn’t
finished their evening meal.

67. I’m taking my bicycle into


town to get it repaired.

A) Perhaps someone in town


can mend my bicycle.
B) I know of a place in town
where they mend bicycles.
C) My bicycle is in need of
repair, so I can’t go to town
on it.
D) I want someone to mend
my bicycle, so I’m going
into town with it.
E) While I’m in town, I hope to
get my bicycle repaired.
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69.-76. sorularda, parçada boş 70. This children’s programme


bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifa- on the television is presented
deyi bulunuz. by Jeremy. He is one of the
liveliest of the new television
presenters. _____. He tells us
69. In the USA, fish is not a
who Invented them and how.
particularly popular food.
On the list this week are the
_____. There is, for Instance,
safety pin, the can opener
the canning industry; sardines
and the match.
and tuna in particular are
canned both for home
A) He usually shows films on
consumption and for export.
wildlife.
Moreover, fertilizers are often
B) Each week, he talks about
fish based, and these make
various small but important
up another important industry.
inventions.
C) His programmers are very
A) In recent years, fish has
good but far too mar are
been gaining in popularity
only suitable for very young
in most countries.
children.
B) In the popular mind, it is the
D) He thinks that it is bad for
hamburger that is associated
the eyes to watch to much
with American eating habits.
television.
C) Nevertheless, about 130,000
E) He is very popular with
people are direct engaged in
children.
the fishing industry.
D) It is common knowledge
now that too many fish are
being taken out of the seas.
E) Pollution has also been
responsible for the deaths
of a lot of fish.
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71. English is spoken by over a 72. In recent years, the amount of


billion people around the advertising on television has
world: in other words, by increased dramatically. Many
more than a quarter of the people think that advertisements
world’s population. It is the should be banned because
mother tongue in the UK, in they interrupt their enjoyment
Australia and New Zealand, of the programmers. _____.
and, of course, for the vast Without advertising, commercial
majority people In North television companies would
America, it is studied as a have to close down. In addition
foreign language all over the to this, advertisements increase
world but particularly In our knowledge, and this
Europe. _____. Have you ever enables us to make better
thought about how the choices as consumers.
language spoken by the
population of a small island A) Actually, a lot of people find
should have become so television advertisements
widespread? quite entertaining.
B) Since they are expensive,
A) There is actually a strong advertisements increase
French influence on the the cost of the products.
English language. C) Advertising gives consumers
B) Indeed, one of the Germanic freedom of choice.
tribes the Anglesgave their D) It seems that countries
name to the language that which do not have
was to become English. advertising produce goods
C) One big difference between which are expensive and of
the English of England and poor quality.
the English of America is E) However, it must be
the accent. remembered that TV
D) It is also the language of companies rely on the
shipping and aviation, of income from commercials
science, technology and to pay for their programmers.
commerce.
E) English is still changing
fast, and there are many
local varieties.
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73. _____. This Is not true. Of 74. Paper is not a new invention.
course you are always free to _____. Much later, during the
create your own programmers. Middle Ages, it was brought
But most people who use to Europe by the Arabs. Then
computers buy standard its use spread to America and
programmers. Some get special to every land where people
programmers prepared for needed something to write
them by professionals. Then on. The use of paper was
all that they have to do is to further increased with the
load the programmed Into the spread of reading and writing.
computer memory.
A) Actually, it has a long
A) It seems that there is hardly history.
a work place now that is not B) It would take a long time to
computerized. list all paper products.
B) The computer has developed C) It was first produced in
fast over the last few China in about 105 AD.
decades. D) For a long time, paper was
C) Computers now play a vital made by hand.
part in scientific research. E) The word ‘paper’ comes
D) People often think that if from the word ‘papyrus’
you use a computer, you which was used by the
must ‘programmed’ it yourself. ancient Egyptians as we
E) Some scientists use use paper.
computers to make detailed
models of complex systems.
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75. All living things are composed 76. From the beginning, my little
of cells which have a basic daughter always wanted to
similarity of structure. _____. play with dolls; nothing else
In fact, man also does. interested her. _____. Usually
Actually, some living things she would play with them, but
remain as single cells for as only out of politeness. She
long as they live. always fitted in with other
children. But she found no
A) The cellular life processes pleasure in guns or, indeed,
are controlled by code in anything boyish.
molecules.
B) In each cell there are A) Some little girls, however,
molecules. are not so interested in
C) Code molecules are dolls.
responsible for the growth B) Other children occasionally
and development of every wanted her to play with toy
living organism. guns when she went to play
D) Most plants and animals in their houses.
begin life as a single cell. C) Boys, on the whole, want
E) A number of new discoveries guns and like to play war
have been related to cells. games.
D) Her mother was delighted;
she didn’t want any war
toys in the house.
E) She also spent a lot of time
drawing.
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77.-84. sorularda, verilen du- 78. You have an exam tomorrow


ruma uygun düşen ifadeyi bulu- and your brother is listening
nuz. to pop music on the TV. You
wouldn’t mind if only It wasn’t
so loud, but he has got the
77. You have just heard that a
volume turned up so high
friend came in first in the 200
that you are going mad. So
m race in quite a big athletics
you say:
competition. You know he
trained really hard and so you
A) Must you listen to that awful
are very pleased for him. You
music? It’s stopping me
phone to congratulate him
from working.
and say:
B) It’s just the kind of music I
like, but I really mustn’t lis-
A) Well done! You deserved to
ten now.
win and I’m delighted for
C) I have done enough
you!
revision for today. So turn
B) What lovely news! But, I
the volume up and let’s lis-
didn’t expect the others to
ten together.
be so close. You did very
D) Who is the singer? He is
well.
really very good
C) With a bit more effort you
E) Oh do turn the volume
could have won!
down! I’m trying to revise
D) Were you surprised you win
for an exam.
the race?
E) I know you won. But was
your trainer pleased?
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79. It’s Beth’s birthday in a few 80. You are taking some English
days. You and a few other friends to visit the ancient
friends have been invited to ruins at Pergamum, which
her birthday party. You you know they will love. As
happen to know that there is you know how hot it gets
a rather expensive art book there in the middle of the day,
that she would love to have. and how crowded, you
You think the friends should suggest an early start. You
get together and buy it for say:
her. You say:
A) Make sure you wear
A) Let’s go shopping tomorrow comfortable shoes because
and see if we can find a we shall be starting early in
nice book on art for Beth. the day and doing a lot of
B) There’s a very special art walking at Pergamum.
book I’ve seen Beth looking B) There is no shade in
at longingly. How about Pergamum, and it gets very
making it a join present hot so make sure you bring
from all of us? sunhats with you.
C) I still haven’t got a present C) If we don’t set off early in
for Bet. Have any of you? If the morning, we won’t be
you like we can choose an able to see all there is to
art book together. see at Pergamum.
D) Has anyone got any good D) Pergamum is a fascinating
ideas about what to give place, you’ll love it. I want
Beth on her birthday? An us to walk around and see
art book perhaps? everything.
E) As Beth seems determined E) You’re going to enjoy
to go to an Art School, I Pergamum; but we should
thought I’d get her a book try to get there fairly early,
on art. to avoid both the crowds
and the heat.
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81. You overhear your brother 82. You know your mother is
saying he is going to the busy these days but you want
library. As one of your library her to make a chocolate cake
books is near the deadline for for the picnic the class is
return, you ask him to take it organizing at the weekend,
in for you. You say: and friends have been asking
for one. You say:
A) Can you take some books
back for me? I’m afraid they A) Who is going to make the
are all overdue. chocolate cake for the
B) If you’re going this picnic? I will if you like.
afternoon, I’ll come with B) You will make a cake for
you. I’ve got several books our picnic, won’t you? Any
to return. sort of cake will do. Even a
C) Would you mind taking this chocolate cake.
book back for me? It’s got C) I want to go on the class
to be returned in a day or picnic, and take a chocolate
two. cake; will that be OK,
D) I went to the library mum?
yesterday. I could have D) Mum, can you find time to
taken your books back for make one of your chocolate
you. cakes for our picnic? You
E) Are you sure the library is know how everyone loves
open in the afternoon? I them.
must return some books. E) Mum, I told the friends I’d
make a chocolate cake for
the class picnic; but I’m
afraid you’ll have to show
me how.
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83. An office friend is clearly in 84. A friend is ill and confined to


need of a change; so, as it his bed and you know he
happens to be a lovely day, really must be terribly bored
you decide to try to get her and in need of company. You
outside during the lunch want to start an efficient
break, You say: system of visiting, so that
he’ll never be alone two days
A) It’s far too nice a day to in succession. So you say to
stay indoors. Let’s get some friends:
some food and take it into
the park and have lunch A) He looks like being in bed
there. for a month or more, so
B) What’s the matter with you? we’d better visit him one at
You look so worried! Why a time.
not tell me all about it over B) I went yesterday to see this
lunch? friend and he’s clearly
C) I want to go shopping in the lonely; can’t you go today?
lunch break. Would you C) He asked what you were all
care to join me if the rain doing and really wishes you
stops? would go to see him.
D) There’s a table tennis D) Let’s organize ourselves so
match going on in the that one or two of us go to
sports room downstairs visit him at least every other
during the lunch break. I day.
thought we might go and E) He doesn’t complain but he
watch it. It’ll make a nice is lonely; so I think we
change. should try to visit him at the
E) If the weather’s nice at the weekend, don’t you?
weekend, we plan to go to
the lake and have a picnic
there; Saturday, probably.
Would you like to join us?
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85.-92. sorularda, karşılıklı ko- 86.


nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmında Jane: What’s your new
söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz. secretary like?
Brian: _____.
Jane: No, I really wanted to
85.
know if she’s a good
Jennifer: Hi mum! It’s
secretary; efficient and so
Jennifer.
on.
Mother: Yes dear, is all going
Brian: Oh yes; she’s very
well? Do you need any
competent and
help?
hardworking. The boss
Jennifer: _____.
chose her!
Mother: Of course not! How
could I have done?
A) I really don’t know. She was
with the old secretary all
A) No I don’t. But I do feel
day learning about the
excited!
things she has to do.
B) Not just now; maybe I will
B) It’s too early to say yet.
later. You will come early,
She’s only been with me for
won’t you?
a day.
C) No; I just wanted to make
C) I’ve been far too busy to
sure you hadn’t forgotten
notice.
about the concert tonight.
D) Ask me again next week. I’ll
D) I’m fine thanks. What will
probably know what she
you be wearing for the
can do.
concert? Wear something
E) In appearance, do you
plain!
mean? Well, she’s turned
E) Not really. All is in order.
forty and rather plain.
We might have another
short rehearsal.
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87. 88.
Wendy: How often do you go Gillian: Was that your sister
to the cinema? you were talking to just
Shirley: _____. now?
Wendy: So, I reckon you Pam: Yes it was. She’s just
really hate watching here for the weekend; she
films. lives in Liverpool now.
Shirley: I usually do; but I’ve Gillian: _____.
seen a few films that I Pam: She was offered rather
really enjoyed. a good job there and
decided to take it.
A) Never! At least not since I
was taken as a child. A) I wonder what you will be
B) Very rarely. Perhaps once a doing three years from now.
year, perhaps not even B) She’s changed a lot. In fact,
that. I wasn’t sure it was her.
C) At least once a week. What C) She used to work in a bank,
about you? didn’t she?
D) I don’t go regularly. In fact, D) Really? Why has she
I’d go more often if I had moved there?
time. E) It must be awfully nice to
E) Quite often in the winter but have a big sister, wish had
never in the summer. one.
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89. 90.
Father: I see you’re reading James: Does your brother
another book on aircraft. find his work in the bank
Son: Yes. I got this one out of interesting?
the library today. It’s right Andrew: Yes. Usually anyway.
up to date on aircraft In his opinion the worst
design. thing is the hours. There
Father: _____. Is often a lot of overtime.
Son: Yes, I hope so. That’s James: _____.
certainly what I want to Andrew: But all jobs have a
specialize in. fair bit of that.

A) Are you going to make a A) Yes. Someone else said


career of aircraft design? that. But it is only certain
B) You’re not hoping to times of the year, isn’t it?
become a pilot, are you? B) I wouldn’t mind that so long
C) You’ve always been keen as the work is interesting.
on aircraft, even as a child. C) Actually, I wouldn’t mind
D) I can’t understand why that. What I hate is routine
you’re so interested in work.
them! D) It wouldn’t be a problem for
E) What are the major stages me it you got paid extra for
of aircraft design? it.
E) But is there much variety in
the work? That’s really what
I want to know.
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91. 92.
Lucy: I hear Mary got the first Tony: Are you going on a
prize in that painting walking holiday again this
competition. year?
Rosemary: _____. Andrew: No, I’m going on a
Lucy: Did she really? cycling holiday. You can
Rosemary: Yes she did. I saw get farther on a bike.
her painting and it really Tony: _____.
was good. Andrew: No neither have I. It
doesn’t matter. We don’t
A) She’s developing a new have to go long distances
style that is most interesting. everyday.
B) Well, that’s a surprise!
She’ll be pleased. I thought A) You know I’d love to join
she might, it was a good you, but I haven’t done
picture. much cycling.
C) She’s really a very talented B) My ideas of the perfect
young woman. holiday is something much
D) Oh, I’m so glad. She more restful.
certainly deserved it. C) Where are you thinking of
going? Somewhere
mountainous?
D) That would be too energetic
for me. I’m lazy, I suppose.
E) I think it’s time I did
something more adventurous
like that.
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93.-100. sorularda, sırasıyla 94. (I) Most students probably


okunduğunda anlam bütünlü- regard mathematics as the
ğünü bozan cümleyi bulunuz. most difficult course they
take. (II) This is largely
because they think it is
93. (I) After the conquest of
difficult or have been told that
Istanbul in 1453 many
it is. (III) In fact, it really isn’t
splendid mosques were built
difficult at all. (IV) In order to
in that city. (II) The inner walls
learn mathematics one simply
of these mosques were
needs to concentrate and
mostly decorated with tiles
practice the materials. (V) The
made in İznik. (III) Decorative
mathematics classes of good
tile work was invented in the
modern schools are very
Near East as a protection for
different from the classes of
walls of sundries brick. (IV)
thirty or forty years ago.
These were painted in rich
colors on a white ground. (V)
A) I B) II C) III
The patterns were floral and
D) IV E) V
arabesque, similar to those
used on the pottery also
made there.
95. (I) Thermal pollution often
occurs when factories use
A) I B) II C) III
water from rivers and lakes to
D) IV E) V
cool their machinery. (II) In
the process, of course, the
water is heated. (III) This
heated water is then returned
to the environment. (IV) New
and better methods of
preventing thermal pollution
must be found. (V) But heated
water holds less dissolved
oxygen than cool water, so
plants and animals that use
this water may die from
oxygen starvation.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

96. (I) The work of oceanographers 98. (I) No one really knows how
is extremely varied. (II) They we learn to speak. (II) Some
study fish and marine life in people have disorders that
general. (III) They also explore affect their speech. (III) Some
ocean bottoms to learn how think that we are born with an
they were formed and what inherited ability to learn a
they are made of. (IV) Further, language. (IV) Others think
they study currents and tides that a child learns to speak
and the effects of ocean simply by copying what it
pollution. (V) Actually, it is not hears, (V) But one thing is
only the seas that have certain: children are born with
become polluted, but also a strong desire to communicate
rivers and lakes. with the people around them.

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

99. (I) People say it is easier to


learn a foreign language
when one is young. (II) After
all, we all learn a language In
our infancy without even
being aware of it. (III) With
this in mind, a lot of
97. (I) What is coal? (II) How did it kindergartens try to Introduce
get into the ground? (III) Coal the children to a foreign
mining has always been language. (IV) One should not
tough and dangerous. (IV) forget that some people learn
Coal is the remains of plants a foreign language easily
that died millions of years while others don’t. (V) In theory
ago. (V) Prehistoric dead plants this is an excellent plan, but
were convened into coal by the results have not been as
chemical changes over long successful as one might have
periods of time. hoped.

A) I B) II C) III A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V D) IV E) V
2001 İngilizce Soruları

100.(I) The Dutch painter, Vermeer,


was born In Delft in 1632. (II)
The contrast here between the
trivial subject and the
monumental design is
disturbing (III) Most of his
pictures show the interiors of
ordinary houses. (IV) The
figures are usually eating or
letter writing or music making.
(V) The ordinary scenes,
however, are transformed by
his brilliant use of light.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
ÇÖZÜMLER
1. explain  açıklamak, anlatmak 8. Cümle, yapı itibariyle if + past
anlamına geldiğinden doğru yanıt perfect ve would + have V3’ü
E seçeneğidir. kullanmayı gerektirir. Doğru ya-
nıt E seçeneğidir.
2. expand  genişlemek anla-
mına geldiğinden doğru yanıt B 9. “Ev, burada kimse yaşamamış
seçeneğidir. gibi berbat göründü ve pence-
relerin çoğu kırılmıştı” anlamını
3. enthusiastic  hevesli anla- verebilmek için ilk cümle simple
mına gelmekte ve şirket yal- past tense, ikinci cümle
nızca iyi nitelikte değil ayrıca iş passive voicetan dolayı past
için hevesli insanları aramakta- perfect tense olmalıdır. Doğru
dır. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
yanıt B seçeneğidir.

4. agreement  anlaşma, uyuşma


10. Önceden yapılmış şey, onların
anlamına gelmektedir. Bu nedenle
Bursa’yı ziyaret etmemeleridir.
doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
Bu nedenle ilk cümle past
perfect olmalıdır. İkinci cümle
5. break down  bozulmak anla-
ise sonraki ikinci geçmişte ya-
mına gelmektedir. “Arabam ço-
cukları okuldan almak için yola pıldığından past simple tense
çıktığım sırada bozuldu.” Doğru ile kurulmalıdır. Doğru yanıt E
yanıt B seçeneğidir. seçeneğidir.

6. hardly  güçlükle anlamına 11. Tag question gereği can ile


gelmekte. “Babanla yıllar önce kurulmuş cümle, soru kısmında
bir kez karşılaştım ancak onu negative forma dönüştürülmeli
güçlükle hatırlayabildim” anla- ve can’t we olmalıdır. Doğru
mını veren. Doğru yanıt A se- yanıt C seçeneğidir.
çeneğidir.
12. a) “Yıllardır memleketimdeki
7. When kalıbında, when ile insanlar geçimleri için çelik, kö-
başlayan cümle past tense ola- mür ve balıkçılığa bağlıdır” an-
rak kullanılmakta; onu tamam- lamını taşıması için,
layan cümle past continious ile b) depend on  bağlı olmak
devam etmektedir. Bu nedenle anlamına geldiğinden doğru ya-
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. nıt D seçeneğidir.

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13. cheer somebody up  neşe- 21. Merkür’deki günlük sıcaklıkların


lendirmek anlamına geldiği için değişimi çok büyük olduğu için
doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. kayalık yüzey çatlakları uçu-
rumlar ve kanyonlar üretmekte-
14. “take on” fotoğraf çekmek anla- dir. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
mına geldiğinden doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir.
22. Müdür, yıllardır şirket için çalış-
15. Sınıf güldüğü zaman, zavallı tığı için ona terfi sözü verdi.
çocuk çok  so rahatsız his- Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
setti kendini, kepini elinde tutup
tutmayacağını bilemedi. Doğru
yanıt E seçeneğidir. 23. Üç yaşındaki küçük yeğeni ta-
nımlayan who relative pronoun
16. as much as  o kadar çok olduğu için doğru yanıt B
anlamına geldiğinden doğru ya- seçeneğidir.
nıt B seçeneğidir.

17. Eğer Claire sana hesap maki-


nesini  her calculator ödünç 24. Kasaba civarındaki yolları öğ-
vermeyecekse, sana benimkini renmek istersen her yere yürü-
mine vereceğim. Doğru yanıt C mek iyi fikirdir. Doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir. seçeneğidir.

18. either  –de, –da anlamına


gelmektedir. Bu cümlede olum-
suz olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu 25. Poetry’yi tanımlayan which
nedenle doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. relative pronoun’u olduğundan
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
19. Bu fast-food restoranında bütü-
nüyle her üründe standartlaş-
tırma olduğu için her Fransız
kızartması ve her burger 26. …Agreed on the use of A
tamamıyla diğerleriyle aynı tat- single currency to be known
tadır. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. as the Euro  “Euro olarak
bilinen tek para biriminin
20. who relative clause bir cümleyi kullanımı üzerinde anlaştılar.”
gerekli kıldığından doğru yanıt cümlesi nedeniyle doğru yanıt E
E seçeneğidir. seçeneğidir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

27. To prevent  önlemek için 33. Though  rağmen anlamına


anlamından dolayı doğru yanıt gelmektedir. A ve C seçenekle-
D seçeneğidir. rinde rağmen anlamını bulma-
mıza karşın, Avrupa ile Asya
28. The Amazon rainforest, which arasındaki kara köprüsünün bir
contains around 80 thousand parçası olması nedeniyle an-
different kinds of plants  lamı … because it is part of
“yaklaşık 80 bin değişik tür the land bridge between
bitkiyi içeren Amazon yağmur Europe and Asia cümlesinde
ormanları” açıklamasından dolayı vardır. Yanıt C seçeneğidir.
doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.

34. “Bilimsel bilgiyi üslup güzelli-


29. “Psikologlar not almadığımız ğiyle birleştiren Amerikalı Biyo-
ve öğrendiklerimizi tekrar log Rachel Carson” cümlesini
gözden geçirmediğimiz tak- tam anlamıyla ifade eden “who
tirde”  “unles…” kalıbından combines…” tanımlamayı
ve tell us  “bize söylüyor” içermesi nedeniyle doğru yanıt
anlamından ötürü doğru yanıt B D seçeneğidir.
seçeneğidir.

35. critics have always stressed


30. Cümledeki passive voice  is that ifadesinden ötürü doğru
being photographed yapısı yanıt E seçeneğidir.
gereği doğru yanıt C seçeneği-
dir.
36. “Dedem yetmişine gelince”
ifadesini içerdiğinden doğru ya-
31. a) probably  muhtemelen nıt B seçeneğidir.
sözcüğünün varlığı
b) present perfect yapı nede-
niyle doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. 37. “Musonlar, mevsimlik rüzgar-
lardır” yalnızca A seçeneğinde
bulunmaktadır.
32. Young people need education
 “gençlerin eğitime ihtiyaç-
ları” vardır anlamını veren tek 38. “Altından daha fazla” anlamı
seçenek olduğu için doğru yanıt more than gold’da vardır.
B seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
2001 İngilizce Sorularının Çözümleri

39. As  için vurgusu nedeniyle 47. Parçanın bütünü insan eylemle-


doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. rinin istemli ve istemsiz olmak
üzere iki grup olduğu üzerinedir.
40. Roma İmparatorluğu’nun parça- Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
lanması öznedir ve bu haliyle
yalnızca A seçeneğinde bulun- 48. Parçaya göre; istemsiz hareket-
maktadır. ler, düşünülmeden yapılanları
kapsamaktadır. Doğru yanıt D
41. Yeni Guinea’nın dünyanın en seçeneğidir.
ilginç yapılarının olduğu bir yer
olduğunu açıklayan ilk cümle 49. Eğer insan, ne yapacağına dü-
nedeniyle doğru yanıt D seçe- şünerek karar veriyorsa bu is-
neğidir. temli bir harekettir. Doğru yanıt
A seçeneğidir.
42. There is special species of
kangroos … açıklamasından 50. Parçaya göre, televizyonun
dolayı doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. çocuklar üzerindeki zarar verici
etkileri birçok insanı endişelen-
43. Parçada geçen it has largely dirmektedir. Doğru yanıt E se-
remained isolated from the çeneğidir.
rest of the world ile aynı an-
lamı verdiğinden doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir. 51. Parçadan anlaşılan, televizyo-
nun çocuklar üzerinde, anlama
konusunda daha çok görsel
44. The first Europeon author … yardıma muhtaç olmalarına ne-
is plutarch açıklaması nede- den olmasıdır. Doğru yanıt C
niyle doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. seçeneğidir.

52. Çocuklar, televizyondaki şiddeti


45. The interest of Socratic doğal hayatın bir parçası olarak
dialogues of Plato, … cümle- düşünmektedir. Bu nedenle de
sinden çıkarılan bir sonuç ola- doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
rak doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.

53. Parçadan anlaşılan denetim


46. Parçanın bütününden çıkarılan elemanı olmak hem yorucu hem
bir sonuç olduğu için doğru ya- de sıkıcı bir iştir. Bu nedenle
nıt A seçeneğidir. doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

54. … when things go wrong = 60. Parçanın ilk cümlesinin ışığı


when flights are delayed … altında doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
cümlesi ile aynı anlamı taşıdı-
ğından doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. 61. Parçanın son cümlesindeki an-
lam itibariyle doğru yanıt E se-
55. Havaalanında ciddi problemler çeneğidir.
meydana geldiğinde bu sorun-
larla bu elemanlar yüz yüze ge- 62. “Senin ve benim planlarımız
lir. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. arasında önemli bir fark var”
ile aynı anlamı taşıması nede-
niyle doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
56. He soon threw up his medical
studies, whereupon his 63. “Eğer, pencere yanında boş
allowance was stopped by his bir masa olmuş olsaydı orada
family cümlesinden yola çıka- oturmak isterdim” cümlesi, ilk
rak ulaşılabileceği gibi doğru cümlenin anlamca en yakınıdır.
yanıt A seçeneğidir. Yanıt A seçeneğidir.

64. If I’D known = as I didn’t


57. Yazar, Berlios’un katılımı müzik- realize ile aynı anlamdadır.
teki romantik hareketleri daha Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
iyiye taşımadı. Doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir.
65. Everyone told me = They all
said ile eşanlamda olduğu için
58. Berlios, Shakespeare ve doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
Beethoven’dan oldukça etki-
lendi. He was also A great
admirer of bath Beethoven 66. “Vardığımda saat neredeyse
and Shakespeare cümlesinden 8’di ve hâlâ akşam yemeğini
bu anlaşılmaktadır. Doğru yanıt yiyorlardı.” ile “hâlâ akşam
C seçeneğidir. yemeğini bitirmemişti” eşan-
lamlı cümlelerdir. Doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir.
59. It was an enormous
improvement over Newton’s
views cümlesiyle aynı anlamda 67. to mend = to get repaired edil-
olduğundan doğru yanıt B se- gen çatılı olduğu için doğru ya-
çeneğidir. nıt D seçeneğidir.
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68. Şaşılacak olan havanın ılıklaş- 75. “İnsanlar da …” şeklindeki bir


maması olduğundan doğru ya- cümleden önce insan dışındaki
nıt A seçeneğidir. varlıklar için hücrenin önemi
belirtilmiş olmalıdır. Doğru yanıt
69. Parça tamamıyla balıkçılık en- D seçeneğidir.
düstrisiyle ilgili olduğundan en
uygun cümle “Balıkçılıkla uğ-
raşan 130.000 insanın oluşu” 76. Usually she would play with
dur. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. them cümlesindeki them’e
açıklık getirmesi nedeniyle
70. Parçada Jeremy’nin televizyon doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
programında bir takım buluşları
ortaya koyduğu anlatıldığı için
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. 77. Büyük bir atletizm yarışmasında,
200 metre yarışında birinci
71. Boşluğa İngilizce’nin kullanıldığı gelenin, kendisinin bunun için çok
alanların gelmesi gerekir. Bu çalıştığını bildiğiniz arkadaşınız
nedenle doğru yanıt D seçene- olduğunu duydunuz. Sevincinizi
ğidir. belli etmek için “Bravo,
kazanmayı hak ettin, senin
72. Reklamın olmadığı durumda adına çok sevinçliyim.” dersiniz.
firmaların durumunu anlatan Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
cümleden bir önceki cümlede
firmalarla, televizyon reklamla-
rının maddi ilişkisinin önemi 78. Yarın bir sınavınız var ve erkek
vurgulanmalıdır. Doğru yanıt E kardeşiniz yüksek sesle müzik
seçeneğidir. dinliyorsa ona “sesini kıs, sı-
navım için çalışmalarımı göz-
73. You are always free to create den geçiriyorum” dersiniz.
your own programmers ile you Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
must programmed it yourself
cümlesindeki ilişki nedeniyle
doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. 79. Beth’in doğum günü için, hoşla-
nacağını bildiğiniz ancak pahalı
bir sanat kitabını arkadaşları-
74. “Kağıt yeni bir buluş değildir” nızla birlikte almak için “hedi-
denildiğine göre, kağıdın tarih- yeyi birlikte almaya ne dersi-
çesinden bahsedilmelidir. Doğru niz?” diye öneride bulunursu-
yanıt C seçeneğidir. nuz. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

80. İngiliz arkadaşlarınızı Ber- 85. Jennifer’ın annesinin “Elbette


gama’ya götürmek istiyorsunuz hayır” yanıtını verebilmesi için
ancak günün ortasında sıcak ve Jennifer’ın ona konserin bu ak-
kalabalık olacağını biliyorsunuz, şam olduğunu unutmadığından
bu nedenle oraya erken saatlerde emin olmak istediğini söylemesi
gitmeniz gerektiğini söylersiniz. gerekmektedir. Doğru yanıt C
Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. seçeneğidir.

81. Erkek kardeşinizin kütüphaneye 86. Jane, Briane’a “No” ile başlayan
gideceğini öğrendiğinizde, tes- bir cümle kurması için Briane’ın
lim edilmesi gereken kitabınızı onu yanlış anlaması ve ona
sizin için götürüp götüremeye- göre yanıt vermesi gerekir.
ceğini sormak için en uygun Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
soru cümlesi C seçeneğinde
bulunmaktadır. 87. Wendy’nin Shirley’in film izle-
mekten nefret ettiğini düşün-
82. Annenizin şu günlerde çok yo- mesi için Wendy’nin nadiren si-
ğun olduğunu biliyorsunuz an- nemaya gitmesi gerekir. Doğru
cak sınıf pikniğinde sizin için çi- yanıt B seçeneğidir.
kolatalı kek yapmasını en uygun
şekilde D seçeneğinde cümleyle 88. Pam erkek kardeşinin
sorabilirsiniz. Liverpool’da yaşama sebebini
açıklaması için Gillian ona, kar-
83. Ofis arkadaşınızın değişikliğe deşinin neden taşındığını sor-
ihtiyacı olduğunu düşünüyorsa- malıdır. Doğru yanıt D seçene-
nız, öğle arasında dışarıya çık- ğidir.
maya ikna etmek için ona, “İçe-
ride kalmamak için fazlasıyla
hoş bir gün” olduğunu söyler- 89. Son’un “Yes” ile yanıtlaması
siniz. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. gereken bir soru vardır. Doğru
yanıt A seçeneğidir.
84. Yataktan kalkamayacak kadar
hasta olan arkadaşınızın çok sı-
kıldığını biliyorsunuz, onu ziya- 90. Andrew, babasının fazla mesai
ret için etkili bir sistem başlat- yapmasından yakınmaktadır.
mak istiyorsanız bu, her gün bir Buna karşılık James, asıl nefret
iki arkadaşınızın ona ziyarete ettiği şeyin rutin çalışma oldu-
gitmesi olabilir. Doğru yanıt D ğunu söylemektedir. Doğru
seçeneğidir. yanıt C seçeneğidir.
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91. Lucy’nin “Gerçekten mi?” diye 96. Yalnızca denizlerin değil nehir
sorması için Rosemary’nin ve göllerin kirlenmeye başlama-
Mary’nin başarısından haberdar sının, okyanus bilimcilerin ça-
olması gerekir. Doğru yanıt E lışmalarından söz edilen bu
seçeneğidir. parçada bir yeri yoktur. Doğru
yanıt E seçeneğidir.
92. Andrew Tony’ye “mühim değil,
her gün uzun mesafe almamız 97. Parça, kömürün oluşumu hak-
şart değil” diye yanıt vermesi kındadır; kömür madenciliğinin
için; Tony, bisikletle tatile çık- söz edildiği III numaralı cümle,
maya hevesli olduğunu ancak bütünlüğü bozmaktadır. Doğru
bisikletle çok fazla yol alamadı- yanıt C seçeneğidir.
ğını söylemiş olmalıdır. Doğru
yanıt A seçeneğidir. 98. Parça, insanların konuşmayı
nasıl öğrendiklerinden bahsedi-
93. Parçada, İstanbul’un fethedilişin- yor. Bu nedenle anlam bütünlü-
den sonra inşa edilen camilerin ğünü bozan cümle II numaralı
özelliklerinden bahsedilmektedir. cümledir. Doğru yanıt B seçe-
Bu nedenle süslemede kulla- neğidir.
nılan fayansların Yakın Doğu’da
bulunmuş olması parça bütün- 99. Bu bölümde, insanlara genç yaşta
lüğünü bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt dil öğrenmelerinin kolay olduğu
C seçeneğidir. anlatılmaktadır ancak bunun diğer
insanlar öğrenmezken kolay
94. İyi, modern okulların matematik olmasıyla ilgisi yoktur. Doğru yanıt
sınıflarının otuz kırk yıl önceki D seçeneğidir.
sınıflardan farklı oluşu; mate-
matik dersine yaklaşımın anla- 100. Parçada Hollandalı ressam
tıldığı bu parçada bulunmamalı- Vermeer den bahsediliyor. An-
dır. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. lam bütünlüğünü II numaralı
cümle bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt
B seçeneğidir.
95. Bu pasajda, termal kirliliğin olu-
şumundan söz edilmektedir.
Termal kirliliğin önlenmesi için
yeni ve daha iyi metotların bu-
lunması zorunluluğundan
bahsedilmesi gereksizdir. Doğru
yanıt D seçeneğidir.
YDS İNGİLİZCE SORULARI 2002
1.-18. sorularda, verilen cümlede 3. James Joyce was born and
boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen educated in Ireland but spent
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. most of his _____ life in
Europe, mainly France, Italy
and Switzerland.
1. William Wordsworth was a
poet of nature, and had the A) superficial
special _____ to throw charm B) adult
over ordinary things. C) competitive
D) coherent
A) ağabeylity E) precise
B) verse
C) topic
D) admiration
4. Frederick Taylor is ___ known
E) illusion
as the founder of the scientific
management movement.

A) alternatively
B) fluently
C) hopefully
D) widely
E) sensitively
2. No one knows for certain
when the first Anglo-Saxon
settlements were made in 5. The tourists had intended to
Britain, but it is _____ that walk along the coast to the
some of them at any rate were next town but were _____
founded about the middle of from doing so by the stormy
the fifth century A.D. weather.

A) temporary A) deceived
B) vital B) influenced
C) probable C) compelled
D) contemporary D) encouraged
E) urgent E) prevented

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6. Much of every teacher’s time 9. By the time the boss _____,


is _____ marking papers. his secretary _____ typing the
report.
A) brought up
B) taken up with A) had arrived / finished
C) held up B) arrives / has finished
D) made out C) has arrived / is finishing
E) carried out D) is arriving / finishes
E) arrived / had finished

7. One professor who ____ on the


development of robots _____ 10. I don’t want us to be late for
us that robots could take the meeting, so we _____ take
over the world. a taxi.

A) has worked / will have warned A) have had to


B) was working / would warn B) are able to
C) is working / has warned C) had to
D) worked / will warn D) had better
E) had worked / warns E) needed

11. This will be the first time that


8. By the year 2010, he _____ Tarkan is giving a concert in
here for 30 years. the US, _____?

A) will have been working A) won’t it


B) will work B) won’t he
C) had worked C) is he
D) will be working D) isn’t it
E) has been working E) will it
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12. When he had grown 15. The new personnel manager


accustomed to their ways, he told us that he had visited
began to feel an increasing _____ countries in Europe.
admiration _____ and
understanding _____ their A) a great deal of
tribal customs. B) a number of
C) much
A) of / by D) as many
B) to / in E) any
C) from / for
D) for / of
E) over / at

16. An earthquake is a movement


of the earth’s surface _____
13. A great many artists are follows a setting free of energy
clearly fascinated _____ the at the surface of the earth.
sea and paint it _____ all
different moods. A) where
B) when
A) with / at C) whose
B) from / for D) whom
C) to / by E) which
D) over / through
E) by / in

17. _____ so many of the team


14. My books are still on the table members were ill, it’s not
where I left _____, but _____ surprising that we lost the
have been stolen. match.

A) mine/they A) In contrast
B) us / those B) Due to
C) them / hers C) Since
D) those / these D) Likewise
E) hers/ mine E) Nonetheless
2002 İngilizce Soruları

18. _____ broke the window will 20. All opposition to the project
have to pay for a new one. vanished _____.

A) Who A) as soon as everyone


B) Whoever realized how much money
C) Anyone they could earn through it.
D) Someone B) after financial support has
E) The one finally been promised.
C) which has attracted so
much attention.
D) if it seemed likely that it
wouldn’t take up too much
time.
E) as more and more people
are starting to work on it in
their free time.

19.-24. sorularda, parçada boş


bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifa-
deyi bulunuz.

19. The fire was already


spreading to the next building 21. You can only write a good
_____. summary of a passage.

A) since the wind may blow A) if you ever need to go back


even more strongly. to review it.
B) that no one knew why it had B) why you have read it
started. carefully.
C) unless the firemen can C) when you have fully
come at once. understood it.
D) as the first fire engine D) that it uses words from the
arrived. essay.
E) though everyone had E) whether the summary is
managed to get out safely. objective.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

22. _____ when we saw five 24. If we had run to catch the
masked men running out of bus, _____.
the bank.
A) the others have warned us
A) We didn’t recognize them at about the heavy traffic.
all B) we could get to the library
B) We immediately informed before it closed.
the police C) I dropped my glasses on
C) We’re not sure if it is them the pavement.
D) The situation is certainly D) we may have attended the
unusual lecture.
E) The alarm system needs to E) it wouldn’t have been
be repaired necessary to take a taxi

23. _____ that experiment and


reason became the basis of
scientific knowledge.

A) It was referred to Galileo


B) Galileo attacked the much
admired teachings of
Aristotle
C) In Galileo’s time a great
many people were involved
D) It is largely due to Galileo
and his discoveries
E) A number of theories
concerning the universe
were proved wrong by
Galileo
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25.-32. sorularda, verilen İngi- 26. Thomas Gray, who was an


lizce cümlenin anlamca en yakın eighteenth-century English
Türkçe dengini bulunuz. poet, stressed that a certain
measure of teaming and a
25. The Austrian composer Haydn’s long acquaintance with the
contributions to classical good writers of the pact were
music, especially to the essential for the writing of
domain of symphony, is of good poetry.
immense importance for the
influence they exercised upon
A) İyi şiir yazmak için çok bilgili
Mozart and other composers.
olmanın ve geçmişin iyi ya-
A) Avusturyalı besteci Haydn’ın zarlarını taramanın gerekli
klasik müziğe, özellikle olduğunu vurgulayan Thomas
senfoni alanına katkıları, Gray, bir on sekizinci yüzyıl
Mozart ve diğer besteciler İngiliz şairiydi.
üzerinde yaptığı etkilerden B) Bir on sekizinci yüzyıl İngiliz
dolayı çok büyük önem şairi olan Thomas Gray, iyi
taşır. şiir yazmak için, belli ölçüde
B) Mozart ve diğer besteciler
bilginin ve geçmişin iyi ya-
üzerinde etkili olan Avus-
turyalı besteci Haydn’ın zarlarıyla uzun bir tanışıklığın
klasik müziğe, özellikle esas olduğunu vurgulamıştır.
senfoni alanında yaptığı C) Belli düzeyde bilginin ve
katkıları oldukça önemlidir. geçmişin iyi şairlerini tanı-
C) Klasik müziğe, özellikle manın, iyi şiir yazmanın te-
senfoni türüne katkıları çok meli olduğunu vurgulayan-
önemli olan Avusturyalı lardan biri de on sekizinci
besteci Haydn, Mozart ve
yüzyıl İngiliz şairlerinden
diğer besteciler üzerinde
etkili olmuştur. Thomas Gray’dir.
D) Özellikle senfoni türündeki D) On sekizinci yüzyıl İngiliz
klasik müziğe yaptığı kat- şairi Thomas Gray, şiir
kıları büyük önem taşıyan yazmak için yeterli bilginin
Avusturyalı besteci Haydn’ın, yanı sıra geçmişin iyi ya-
Mozart ve diğer besteciler zarlarını tanımanın da gerekli
üzerindeki etkisi büyüktür. olduğunu vurgulamıştır.
E) Klasik müziğin özellikle
E) On sekizinci yüzyıl İngiliz
senfoni dalına yaptığı kat-
kıları çok büyük önem taşı- şairi Thomas Gray, iyi şiir
yan Avusturyalı besteci yazmanın temelinde, yeterli
Haydn’ın, Mozart ve diğer ölçüde bilgi ve geçmişin iyi
besteciler üzerindeki etkisi yazarlarını iyi tanımanın ol-
kapsamlı olmuştur. duğunu vurgulamıştır.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

27. The Hittites were an ancient 28. Pluto, which was discovered
Anatolian people, who, during in 1930, has an orbit which is
the second millennium B.C., much more elliptical than the
founded an empire and for a other planetary orbits.
time ruled over a large part of
the Middle East. A) Yörüngesi, diğer gezegenle-
rin yörüngelerine kıyasla
A) Belli bir süre tüm Orta- oldukça oval olan Plüton,
doğu’yu yöneten Hititler, 1930’da keşfedilmiştir.
MÖ ikinci bin yıl içinde im- B) Plüton 1930’da keşfedilmiş
paratorluk haline gelmiş ve diğer gezegenlerin yö-
eski bir Anadolu halkıydı. rüngelerinden biraz daha
B) Eski bir Anadolu halkı olan oval bir yörüngede hareket
Hititler, MÖ ikinci bin yılda ettiği anlaşılmıştır.
kurdukları imparatorlukla C) 1930’da keşfedilen Plüton,
Ortadoğu’nun büyük bir diğer gezegenlerin yörün-
bölümünü çok uzun süre gelerinden çok daha oval
yönetmiştir. olan bir yörüngeye sahiptir.
C) MÖ ikinci bin yıl içinde D) Plüton’un yörüngesinin di-
imparatorluk kurmuş olan ğer gezegenlerin yörünge-
Hititler, Ortadoğu’nun çok lerinden daha oval olduğu,
büyük bir kesimini yönetmiş 1930’da keşfedilmiştir.
eski bir Anadolu halkıydı. E) Plüton 1930’da keşfedildi-
D) Eski bir Anadolu halkı ola- ğinde, yörüngesinin diğer
rak Hititler, MÖ ikinci bin gezegenlere göre daha oval
yılda bir imparatorluk kur- olduğu görülmüştür.
muşlar ve Ortadoğu’nun
büyük bir bölümüne uzun
süre hükmetmişlerdir.
E) Hititler, MÖ ikinci bin yıl
içinde bir imparatorluk kur-
muş ve bir süre Orta-
doğu’nun büyük bir bölü-
müne hükmetmiş eski bir
Anadolu halkıydı.
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29. No certainty has yet been 30. The Old English language,
reached about the meaning of also called Anglo-Saxon, can
the name “London”, but it only be read today by those
was the Romans who almost who have made a special
certainly founded the city. study of it.

A) “Londra” adının anlamına A) Anglo-Sakson adı verilen


ilişkin bir kesinliğe henüz eski İngiliz dili, bugün, özel
ulaşılamamıştır, ancak öğrenim görmüş kişiler ta-
şehri kuranlar, hemen he- rafından kolayca okunabil-
men kesinlikle Romalılardı. mektedir.
B) ‘Londra’ adının ne anlama B) Anglo-Sakson adı da veri-
geldiğine ilişkin hiçbir ke- len İngiliz dili, bugün sa-
sinlik yoktur, ancak şehri dece özel öğrenim görmüş
Romalıların kurmuş olduğu çok az kişinin okuyabildiği
kesindir. bir dil durumuna gelmiştir.
C) Londra’yı kuranların Roma- C) Ancak özel öğrenim görenle-
lılar olduğu hemen hemen rin anlayabildiği eski İngiliz
kesin ise de “Londra” adının diline, bugün Anglo-Sakson
anlamına ilişkin bilgiler ke- da denilmektedir.
sin değildir. D) Bugün Anglo-Sakson adı
D) Londra’yı Romalıların kur- verilen eski İngiliz dilini
muş olduğu kesindir, fakat okuyabilmek için, bu dilde
“Londra” adının ne anlama özel öğrenim görmüş olmak
geldiği hususunda kesin bir gerekmektedir.
kanıta ulaşılamamıştır. E) Anglo-Sakson adı da veri-
E) ‘Londra’ adının anlamı hak- len eski İngiliz dili, bugün
kında kesin kanıtlara ulaşı- sadece, bu dilin özel öğre-
lamamış olmasına rağmen, nimini görmüş olanlar tara-
şehrin Romalılar tarafından fından okunabilmektedir.
kurulmuş olduğu kesindir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

31. From the 1960s onwards, 32. In antiquity it was believed


there has been an increasing that the Amazons had their
interest in the West in books right breast removed in order
written by and about women, to hold a bow better.
and several publishing firms
have been set up to meet this A) Eskiden de inanıldığı gibi,
interest. Amazonlar yayı çok daha
etkili kullanmak için sağ gö-
A) 1960’lardan itibaren Batı’da, ğüslerini aldırıyorlardı.
kadınlar tarafından ve ka- B) Eski çağlarda, Amazonla-
dınlar hakkında yazılan rın, iyi yay kullanabilmek
kitaplara giderek artan bir için sağ göğüslerini aldır-
ilgi olmuş ve bu ilgiyi kar- dıkları sanılıyor.
şılamak için birçok yayın C) Eskiçağda, Amazonların,
şirketi kurulmuştur. yayı daha iyi tutmak için
B) 1960’lardan sonra, kadınlar sağ göğüslerini aldırdıkla-
tarafından ve kadınlar hak- rına inanılıyordu.
kında yazılan kitaplara aşırı D) Eski çağlarda herkes, Ama-
bir ilgi oluşunca, ihtiyacı zonların, yayı daha iyi çek-
karşılamak için Batı da pek mek için sağ göğüslerini al-
çok yayın şirketi kurulmuştur. dırdıklarına inanıyordu.
C) 1960’larda Batı’da kadınlar E) Eskiçağda, sağ göğüslerini
tarafından ve kadınlar hak- aldıran Amazonların yayı
kında yazılan kitaplara ilgi daha etkili kullandıklarına
artınca, bunun sonucu çok inanılıyordu.
sayıda yayın şirketi kurul-
muştur.
D) 1960’lardan sonra Batı’da
kurulan çeşitli; yayın şir-
ketleri, kadınlar tarafından
ve kadınlar hakkında yazı-
lan kitaplara giderek artan
bir ilgi göstermişlerdir.
E) Kadınlar hakkında ve ka-
dınlar tarafından yazılan
kitapların giderek artan bir
ilgi görmesi üzerine, 1960
larda Batı’da çeşitli yayın
şirketleri kurulmuştur.
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33.-40. sorularda, verilen Türkçe 34. Sokrates’in eğitime ahlaki bir


cümlenin anlamca en yakın İn- yaklaşımı vardı ve o eğitimin
gilizce dengini bulunuz. insanı daha mutlu ve daha iyi
bir yurttaş yaptığına inanı-
yordu.
33. Cleveland’da doğmuş siyah
bir Amerikalı atlet olan Jesse
Owens, 1936’da Berlin’de ya- A) Socrates approached
pılan Olimpiyat Oyunlarına education from an ethical
katılmış ve dört altın madalya point of view and argued
kazanmıştır. that through education a
man could be a happier and
A) The black American athlete better citizen.
Jesse Owens, who was B) Socrates favored the ethical
born in Cleveland, competed approach to education and
in the Berlin Olympic Games believed that the educated
in 1936 and won four gold man was a happier and
medals. better person.
B) Jesse Owens, who was a C) Socrates had an ethical
black American athlete born approach to education and
in Cleveland, took part in believed that education
the Olympic Games held in made man a happier and a
Berlin in 1936 and won four better citizen.
gold medals. D) For Socrates, the teaching
C) The Clevelandborn, black of ethical values was
American athlete Jesse fundamental to education
Owens, won four gold medals and to the creation of
in the Olympic Games held in happier and better citizens.
Berlin in 1936. E) The creation of happier and
D) Jesse Owens, the black better citizens was. in
American athlete born in
Socrates’ view, made
Cleveland, was awarded
possible by the teaching of
four gold medals at the
ethical values.
Berlin Olympic Games of
1936.
E) At the Olympic Games held
in Berlin in 1936, four gold
medals went to Jesse
Owens, the black American
athlete born in Cleveland.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

35. George Orwell’ı en çok 36. Polisiye roman, 19. yüzyılın


ilgilendiren ve hakkında ken- sonuna doğru, özellikle
disinin en sık yazdığı konu- Sherlock Holmes hikayele-
lardan biri, edebiyat ile siya- riyle çok yaygınlık kazanan
set arasındaki ilişkiydi. bir yazın biçimidir.

A) One of the subjects that A) The Sherlock Holmes


most interested George stories helped to make the
Orwell, and on which he detective novel so popular
wrote most often, was the at the end of the 19th
relationship between century.
literature and politics. B) The detective novel is a
B) George Orwell was form of writing, which became
particularly interested in the very popular towards the
relationship between literature end of the 19th century,
and politics and frequently particularly through the
wrote about it. Sherlock Holmes stories.
C) George Orwell liked to write C) The most popular examples
about how literature and of the detective novel,
politics were connected, as written in the late 19th
this was a subject that century, were the Sherlock
interested him greatly. Holmes stories.
D) Literature and politics and D) By the end of the 19th
the relationship between century, the Sherlock Holmes
them were topics that George stories had made the
Orwell found immensely detective novel one of the
interesting and wrote about most popular types of
them frequently. writing.
E) One of George Orwell’s E) With the Sherlock Holmes
favorite subjects was the stories towards the end of
relationship between literature the 19th century, the detective
and politics so he often novel became quite the most
wrote about it. popular type of writing.
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37. Charles Kingsley, Su Bebek- 38. İlk Dünya Kupası 1830’da


leri’ni en küçük çocuğu için, Montevideo’da yapıldı, ancak
ona doğruyu, merhameti, böyle bir yarışma kavramı,
adaleti ve aslında bütün soylu 1920’de Antwerp’te yapılan
nitelikleri sevmeyi öğretmek bir FIFA kongresinde doğ-
umuduyla yazdı. muştu.

A) The Water Babies was A) It wasn’t until 1930 that the


written by Charles Kingsley first World Cup was held In
in an effort to help young Montevideo, but the concept
children admire such noble of such a world competition
qualities as truth, mercy had been born at a FIFA
and justice. meeting in Antwerp in 1920.
B) The Water Babies by B) It was in Montevideo in 1930
Charles Kingsley aims to that the first World Cup was
teach young children to held, but the possibility of
love truth, mercy and such a competition had been
justice as well as other discussed at a FIFA
noble qualities. congress in Antwerp in 1920.
C) The Water Babies is by C) In 1920, at a FIFA congress
Charles Kingsley and he in Antwerp, the concept of
wrote it to teach his such a competition came
youngest child about such into being and resulted in
noble qualities as truth, the first World Cup in 1930
mercy and justice in Montevideo.
D) Charles Kingsley wrote The D) The first World Cup was
Water Babies for his held in Montevideo in 1930,
youngest child, hoping to but the need for a
teach him to love truth, competition of this kind had
mercy and justice and been recognized at the
indeed all noble qualities. FIFA congress in Antwerp
E) Truth, mercy and justice are in 1920.
just some of the noble E) The first World Cup was
qualities Charles Kingsley held in Montevideo in 1930,
hoped to teach his but the concept of such a
youngest child through The competition had been born
Water Babies. at a FIFA congress held in
Antwerp in 1920.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

39. Shakespeare’in Coriolanus 40. Thomas Hardy daha çok bir


tragedyası, halka hakaret et- romancı olarak bilinir, ancak
tiği için Roma’dan sürülen o, uzun yaşamı boyunca şiir
mağrur komutan Caius Marcus yazmış ve bunu, romanlarından
Corioianus’un yaşamını ve çok daha önemli görmüştür.
ölümünü ele alır.
A) It is as a novelist that most
A) Shakespeare’s tragedy
people think of Thomas
Coriolanus is based on the
life and death of the proud Hardy, but he wrote poetry
commander Caius Marcus ail through his long life and
Coriolanus who was driven gave more importance to
out of Rome by the angry this than to his novels.
people there. B) Though Thomas Hardy is
B) The life and death of Caius better known as a novelist,
Marcus Coriolanus a he regarded his poetry as
confident commander who more important than his
was driven out of Rome for novels, and continued to
illtreating the people, is the write it to the end of his
subject of Shakespeare’s
tang life.
tragedy Conolanus.
C) Thomas Hardy wrote poetry
C) Shakespeare’s tragedy
Coriolanus concerns the life all through his long life and
and death of Caius Marcus regarded it as more
Coriolanus, a proud important than his novels,
commander driven from though these are what he is
Rome for insulting the known for.
people. D) Thomas Hardy is largely
D) The tragedy, Coriolanus by known long his novels, but
Shakespeare, is based on he himself gave more
the life and death of the importance to his poetry
proud commander Caius and continued to write it
Marcus Coriolanus forced by
until the end of his long life.
the people he had insulted
E) Thomas Hardy is better
there, to leave Rome.
E) Shakespeare’s tragedy known as a novelist, but he
Coriolanus is about the wrote poetry throughout his
arrogant commander Caius long life and regarded it as
Marcus Coriolanus who so far more important than his
insulted the people of novels.
Rome that they drove him
out of their city.
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41.-43. soruları aşağıdaki par- 41. According to the passage, the


çaya göre cevaplayınız. most likely reason for the
popularity of Pride and
Prejudice is _____.
Of all Jane Austen’s novels,
Pride and Prejudice is probably
A) the characters, who delight
the best-known and the most
the reader with their vitality
loved. This may be partly
and lifelike portrayal.
because it has been filmed
B) that the films made of it have
several times, but more
been very well produced.
important is the fact that the
C) that the bad characters get
characters In it are so real and
punished and the good
alive. They are also extremely
ones rewarded.
attractive, in spite of their faults
D) the comic attitude to life
Perhaps they are attractive
that it expresses.
because of their faults, for their
E) the simple style in which it
faults make them amusing to tie
is written.
reader. It would not be at all
pleasant to have a mother as
lacking in sense as Mrs Bennet
42. The point is made in the
is, or an aunt as confident of
passage that in real life
herself and as insensitive to the
_____.
feelings of others as Lady
Catherine is. But, as they are at
A) a person’s faults needn’t
a safe distance from us, these
disturb us if we don’t get
and other terrible characters
too intimate with that
give the novel much color and
person.
variety.
B) a person’s faults are less
noticeable than they are in
a novel.
C) one usually forgives the
faults of one’s own family.
D) a person’s faults may
annoy us whereas in a
novel the same faults may
amuse us.
E) it’s best to ignore people’s
faults but in a novel it’s best
to enjoy them.
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43. It is clear from the passage 44. It is pointed out in the


that Lady Catherine _____. passage that the Lovell
Telescope _____.
A) and Mrs Bennet are
extremely good friends. A) only picks up signals
B) has constantly hurt Mrs
effectively when the angle
Bennet’s feelings.
of the dish is in line with
C) cares for no one but herself.
D) is the main character in them.
Pride end Prejudice. B) can pick up signals that are
E) is definitely the worst an immense distance away.
character in the novel. C) is no longer the world’s
most sensitive radio
telescope.
D) does not need to be
44.-46. soruları aşağıdaki par- supported at a great height
çaya göre cevaplayınız. in order to function
efficiently.
The Lovell Telescope is the E) is old and so less efficient
world’s oldest and most sensitive than it used to be.
radio telescope. It consists of a
giant white dish supported at a
great height on a large and
complicated structure of steel.
The telescope can pick up
signals in the universe that are 10
billion light years away. And so it 45. It’s clear from the passage that
is truly extraordinary. The steel the steel structure supporting
structure that carries it, however, the Lovell Telescope _____.
has the usual and very ordinary
disadvantage of being liable to A) should have been given a
rust. This of course means that it less complicated design.
has to be painted regularly. B) turned out to be more
Painting this, however, is not an expensive than had been
ordinary or a simple task. The
estimated.
men who do the painting are
C) has to be replaced completely
given a special training which
includes rescue work. As they do at regular intervals.
the painting, the men work from D) presents a serious
ropes as this is the method which maintenance problem.
has been found to be the safest E) has to be painted at least
way of working at a height. once a year.
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46. It is clear from the passage 47.-49. soruları aşağıdaki par-


that the work of painting the çaya göre cevaplayınız.
steel structure of this
telescope _____.
Before leaving for school at
noon, Nelson Carvalho, a seven
A) requires special skills and is
year child, living on a small
also comparatively dangerous.
island off West Africa, happily
B) is quite straightforward
feeds and waters the pigs and
once the method has been
goats, the cow and the donkey.
learned.
He fetches drinking water from
C) requires the removal of the
the source, a 20 minute walk
dish.
down a sandy path and up a
D) is relatively easy but
steep hill, carrying a 5litre jar on
extremely boring.
his head. He might help his
E) can be done by anyone
grandmother too. Afterwards,
who knows how to paint.
he will walk barefoot for nearly
an hour among the rocky hills,
under the blazing sun, before
sitting down, tired out, at his
desk at the school. A glass of
milk and a dried pear gives him
back his energy and gets him
ready for lessons. Before
leaving school in mid afternoon,
he will be given a bowl of rice
and chicken, or a rich soup.
Every school child on the island
like Nelson Carvalho, is given a
hot meal and a snack provided
by the World Food Programmed,
every day, six days a week.
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47. From the passage we learn 49. From the passage, it is clear
about _____. that the boy Nelson constantly
needs energy giving foods
A) the education of poor _____.
children in West Africa.
B) the working conditions of A) though the World Food
people on a poor African Programmed does not
island. realize this.
C) a typical day in the life of a B) such as his grandmother
child on an island off West provides for him.
Africa. C) in order to protect him from
D) the interesting customs and various diseases.
activities of island children D) because of the hard
dose to West Africa. physical life he leads.
E) the traditional food given to E) though these are almost
children on an African impossible to get on this
island. poor island.

48. It is clear from the passage


that the boy Nelson _____.

A) is not at all interested in his


school work.
B) spends a great deal of time
each day walking over
difficult ground.
C) dislikes doing all the jobs
they make him do on the
farm.
D) lives with his grandmother
who has no one but him to
help her.
E) is only going to school
because he wants to have
a better life in the future.
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50.-52. soruları aşağıdaki par- 50. From the passage, it is quite


çaya göre cevaplayınız. obvious that the keepers
described _____.

In one part of the Nairobi


A) are responsible for all the
National Park there is a nursery
nurseries throughout the
for baby elephants whose
Nairobi National Park.
mothers have bean killed. There
B) are somewhat indifferent to
are at least two African keepers
the needs of the baby
for each baby elephant, and a
elephants.
strong feeling of love soon
C) are overworked because
develops between them. The
they have to look after so
keepers spend all day out in the
many baby elephants.
panic with the young elephants,
D) actually know little about
helping them to learn which
elephants and their
foods are best to eat and to
environment.
become confident among the
E) have taken over the role of
sounds and smells of nature
mother elephants for the
just as their natural mothers
baby elephants.
would have done. Each evening
they return to the nursery. And
after a feed of milk, the young
51. We understand from the
elephants settle down beside
passage that, in this nursery,
their favorite keepers and
baby elephants _____.
presently fall asleep.
A) are not only fed but also
helped to adapt themselves
to the natural environment.
B) spend a good part of each
day exploring the park by
themselves.
C) are looked after by keepers
because the mother elephants
have deserted them.
D) take a very long time to get
used to their keepers and
trust them.
E) are rarely treated as well as
they ought to be.
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52. One can conclude from the 53.-55. soruları aşağıdaki par-
details given in the passage çaya göre cevaplayınız.
that the job the keepers do
_____.
Born in Pisa on 15 February
1564, Galileo was the son of a
A) is largely concerned with
court musician to the Duke of
feeding and physical
Tuscany. At the age of 17, he
exercising.
entered the University of Pisa to
B) is an easy one, but
study medicine, at his father’s
extremely boring.
insistence. But Galileo secretly
C) requires a period of thorough
attended lectures given by Ostillo
training in veterinary skills.
Ricci, court mathematician, and
D) requires a deep
heard of a revolutionary idea:
understanding of the nature
that mathematics could explain
and needs of baby elephants.
natural phenomena like the
E) cannot compare at all with
movement of the planets. This
the way a mother elephant
hardly seems surprising today,
brings up her baby.
but back in the 16th century
most academics insisted that all
knowledge about the cosmos
came from one source: the
Greek philosopher Aristotle.
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53. It is pointed out in the 55. We understand from the


passage that in the age of passage that the ideas of
Galileo, _____. Aristotle _____.

A) medicine was the most po- A) were still usually accepted


pular subject taught at the as completely true in 16th
universities. century.
B) most Italian noblemen felt it B) were still regarded as
was necessary to employ a revolutionary in the 16th
musician. century.
C) mathematics was, for the first C) suddenly came back into
time, regarded as the key to favor in the 16th century.
an understanding of nature. D) regarding the cosmos, were
D) all physicists rejected the surprisingly accurate.
idea that the planets could E) were all based on
move in orbits. mathematical principles.
E) the Duke of Tuscany was
by far the most influential
nobleman in Italy.

54. It is clear from me passage


that, even though Galileo was
supposed to be studying
medicine, _____.

A) he followed his father’s


advice and took courses in
mathematics.
B) it was mathematics that
really interested him.
C) he spent a great deal of
time studying Aristotle’s
philosophy.
D) he soon discovered that
this was not well taught at
the University of Pisa.
E) he would much rather have
been a musician like his father.
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56.-58. soruları aşağıdaki par- 56. It is clear from the passage


çaya göre cevaplayınız. that, though Andersen wrote
his stories for children,
_____.
The fairy stories of the Danish
writer Hans Christian Andersen
A) it is only the children of his
were not written only to
own country, Denmark, who
entertain; they all have a moral,
really enjoy them.
or a message, or at least put
B) they are mostly too
forward a serious idea. These
complex for children to
ideas, however, are always very
understand.
simple, so even quite small
C) they all say something
children can understand them
worth saying.
and enjoy them. Andersen often
D) there is a great deal in them
presents opposites such as
that children cannot
good and evil, truth and
understand or enjoy.
falsehood, or appearance and
E) they are only really popular
reality. We see this last contrast
among adults.
in the story of The Ugly
Duckling. To the ducks he
appeared ugly. But the reality
was he grew up to be a
57. According to the passage,
beautiful swan. This is another
one idea that is often found in
characteristic of the stories:
Andersen’s stories is that
they offer hope. The future may
_____.
be so much better than the
present. Most of the tales had
A) children should be taught
been told to children before
how to protect wild life.
being written down, so they
B) evil arid falsehood will be
have a natural, easy, oral style
punished.
which makes them very
C) one should not look for
successful among children in all
happiness and entertainment
countries.
in life.
D) appearances are not
important and should be
disregarded.
E) one can always hope that
good times will follow bad
ones.
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58. We understand from the 59. As it is pointed out in the


passage that the style of passage, water _____.
these stories _____.
A) is responsible for more
A) is so heavy that very few diseases than most people
children can enjoy them. think.
B) is ideally suited to children. B) must always be filtered
C) is extremely simple, but through sand to make it
most of the ideas are not. drinkable.
D) is so complex that a C) is hard to find at certain
majority of children find it times of the year.
very hard to follow them. D) that isn’t moving is likely to
E) changes so often that the contain harmful
stories become difficult to substances.
read. E) is of no importance to
chimpanzees.

59.-61. soruları aşağıdaki par-


çaya göre cevaplayınız.

A group of biologists studying 60. It is clear from the passage


the habits of chimpanzees that there was plenty of water
around the Koba National Park, readily available for the
made a surprising discovery. chimpanzees to drink _____.
There was plenty of water
available for them in the pools A) in the small pools formed in
left in river beds, but these river beds.
animals always liked to dig their B) in all areas of the Koba
own pools by hand or with the National Park.
help of sticks. As a result the C) but they preferred river
water they drank had been water as it was always
filtered through the sand and so moving and so clean.
contained none of the disease D) but sometimes this water
carrying substances normally to made them ill.
be found in water that is not E) though they had to be
moving. In fact, they were taught how to dig holes to
drinking dear water. get it.
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61. The research team of the 62.-68. sorularda, verilen cüm-


passage was surprised to leye anlamca en yakın olan
learn that the chimpanzees cümleyi bulunuz.
_____.

A) never allowed anyone near


62. The rain continued for days
their water pools.
and the basements of most
B) could dig a hole in any part
houses were flooded.
of the Koba National Park.
C) were very careful not to
A) It rained continuously for
waste water.
days and the basements of
D) had found a way of getting
nearly all the houses were
clean water.
filled with water.
E) dug holes to get water if
B) The rain lasted for days,
there was none left in the
and floods carried some of
rivers.
the houses away.
C) The excessive rainfall
caused flooding and
damage to the houses for
many days.
D) Flood water poured into the
basements of many houses
a few days after the heavy
rains started.
E) Within days, the continuing
rain caused flooding which
damaged the basements of
most houses.
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63. By modern standards, the 64. We have missed the early


first supermarkets were really morning train to Istanbul;
quite small. when is the next one?

A) The early supermarkets A) If the early morning train to


and the present-day ones Istanbul has left, when is
are quite different from the next one?
each other, even in size. B) We were too late for the
B) Present-day supermarkets early morning train when
are on the whole larger does the next one leave for
than the early ones. Istanbul?
C) Supermarkets have grown C) Did the early morning train
in size since they were first to Istanbul leave late?
introduced, but their When did it leave?
standards remain the same. D) If we had missed the early
D) Except in size, modern morning train to Istanbul,
supermarkets are quite when could we have got
unlike the original ones. another?
E) Compared with what we E) As the early morning tram
have know early to Istanbul has been
supermarkets weren’t delayed, can we go another
actually very large at all. way?
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65. After the news, they’ll give us 67. I just can’t understand why
the latest football results. so few people are interested
in this camping holiday.
A) After the test news
programme the football A) I find it surprising that there
results will be announced. aren’t fewer people
B) At the latest, we’ll be able interested in such a
to learn the football results camping holiday.
B) It’s hardly surprising that so
at the end of the news.
few people are interested in
C) We’ll get the latest football
this camping holiday.
results once the news is
C) Hardly anyone wants to go
over.
on this camping holiday,
D) The latest football results
which I find strange.
always follow the news.
D) To my surprise almost no
E) The main news item is the one was interested in such
football results. a camping holiday.
E) Apparently, a camping
holiday appeals to even
66. Karen won’t take part in the fewer people.
end-of-term concert unless
she really wants to.
68. Brian is the most reliable
A) Karen cannot be persuaded person I know; if he said he’d
to do anything at the end- help, he will.
of-term concert.
B) Karen will only do something A) I don’t know anyone one
at the end-of-term concert if can depend on more than
she actually feels like it. Brian; he’ll certainly help if
C) Karen is eager to do he said he would.
something at the end-of- B) If Brian promised to help I
term concert if they’ll let her suppose he will; he’s
do so. generally very dependable.
D) Karen will gladly perform at C) Brian is more dependable
the end-of-term concert if than most people so I’m sure
he’ll help if he offered to.
only they’ll allow her to.
D) Brian is always a dependable
E) Karen would give a
person and he is sure to help.
performance at the end-of-
E) Brian is very dependable so I
term concert if only they’d
should ask him to help you.
let her.
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69.-76. sorularda, parçada boş 70. It has been suggested that


bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifa- different kinds of singing may
deyi bulunuz. have developed for practical
reasons. For instance, among
coal miners singing is popu-
69. During World War II
lar because it is a good way
submarines played an
to get the coal dust out of
important military role in the
their lungs. _____. Male choirs
world’s oceans. _____. If this
were thus formed and these
had continued Britain would
have become a tradition.
almost certainly have been
defeated. She was saved by
A) Heavy smoking also has an
the development of
adverse effect upon the
submarine-detecting radar.
voice and makes it lower.
B) In the mining areas in
A) Actually America was the
Wales and Yorkshire this
first country to recognize
became a communal activity.
the submarine’s military
C) It has been established that
value.
“better” singing is in almost
B) Nuclear power is the ideal
all cases the result of
fuel for submarines as huge
training, not of any physical
amounts of energy are
condition.
present in a small space.
D) There are “musical” families
C) German submarines attacked
because children are brought
transatlantic shipping with
up in a musical environment.
great success, and this
E) Another view is that some
caused America to enter the
people have a natural
war.
ability to sing well.
D) In the Atlantic, for instance,
German submarines began
to sink British shipping far
faster than it could be
replaced.
E) Early US designed
submarines were powered
by a petrol engine when on
the surface and by batteries
when below the surface.
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71. The science of how fire 72. In ancient times, long hair on
spreads is simple. _____. fighting men was always
This means that in a typical regarded as a symbol of
house fire, the flames and strength and power. _____.
smoke move upwards until For instance, in the story of
they reach the ceiling. Then Samson and Delilah, Samson
they start to move sideways. lost his legendary strength
when Delilah cut his hair.
A) Indeed, opening a window
or door can sometimes be A) The number of hairs on the
extremely dangerous. head varies with color, for
B) To prevent this, firefighters reasons still unknown.
make openings in buildings. B) What looks like gray hair is
C) Today firefighters begin actually a mixture of white
their basic training with hair and the original color.
physics. C) Hence, most warriors used
D) When a fire occurs to let their hair grow long
outdoors, it may bum even and refused to have it cut.
more fiercely as there are D) Hair grows faster at night
unlimited supplies of and in warm weather.
oxygen for it. E) Most people spend more
E) Once air is heated, it time and Money on their
becomes lighter rises and hair than on any other part
seeks escape through any of the body.
openings that may be
available.
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73. Though I am a long-distance 74. Jane Austen was born in 1775


runner I have long believed at Steventon, a small country
that man is not evolutionary village in Hampshire. Her
designed to run. _____. But in father was an Anglican
Racing the Antelope, Heinrich clergyman who had been a
argues just the opposite, and fellow of St. John’s College,
he does it so convincingly Oxford. _____. Nevertheless,
that I’m beginning to believe the one who really gave Jane
him when he says “we are all Austen her education was her
natural born runners”. own father.

A) There is also much A) When her father died, in


information on how to train 1805, the family moved first
for a race. to Southampton and then to
B) Compared with any four Chawton.
legged creature of similar B) While still in her teens, she
size, man is a hopeless wrote a series of sketches
runner. and tales.
C) Indeed, man and animals C) Her first novel, Lady Susan,
alike have amazing powers remained unpublished
of endurance. during her life time.
D) So, in the course of time, D) Accompanied by
we developed into very Cassandra, her elder sister
efficient runners. and lifelong friend, she
E) Fat is burned to produce went to a school at Oxford
the energy to make long- and then to one at Reading.
distance running possible. E) This is why Jane Austen
knew so much about the
lives of Anglican clergymen
and their families.
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75. Many of the novels of H. G. 76. King Henry VIII of England


Walls fall into the category of enjoyed the love and
science fiction. Wells was admiration of his people at
very interested In the least during the early years of
scientific advances of his age his reign. _____. Indeed, the
and looked ahead to imagine young king had many
what the results might be in advantages. He was young
the future. _____. Even so he and handsome; he was a fine
was conscious of the sportsman; he also had a
possible dangers, and many first-class intellect. There was
of his novels present a something to please
struggle between two ways of everyone.
life, the human and the
nonhuman. A) This was partly because he
came as a welcome change
A) These writers have tried to after his cold and
describe the world as it is calculating father, Henry
about to end, almost VII.
completely destroyed. B) The thing everyone knows
B) The stories of science about him is that he married
fiction are based on six times.
developments in scenes or C) He encouraged humanism,
technology. and his own children were
C) Many of these stories carry educated by some of the
the threat that if great scholars of the
technological developments Renaissance.
go further they may bring D) His father had become the
about the destruction of king of England after the
man. Wars of the Roses.
D) The film industry soon E) He married Anne Boleyn
realized that the subject after he had divorced his
matter of science fiction first wife.
was ideal for films.
E) On the whole, he was
interested in the possibilities
for good, not in the
disadvantages.
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77.-84. sorularda, verilen du- 78. You are interviewing an elderly


ruma uygun düşen cümleyi bu- film star for a magazine and
lunuz. want to avoid the facts that
everyone knows, and
introduce a more personal and
77. You have promised to lend a
less well-known side to his
book to a friend in the office,
character; so you say:
but have forgotten to bring it.
When you realize this you
A) You’ve been very
apologize and then say:
successful, but you must
have had some
A) I’m sure you’ll find this book
disappointments. Could you
very useful fur its account
tell us about some of them?
of the historic cities of
B) Since you know so much
Anatolia.
about the Film industry,
B) If you really need that book
what is your advice to
tonight, I’ll go home and get
young people hoping to
it for you in the lunch hour.
make a career in films?
C) I didn’t know you were even
C) Do you think the future of
interested in history.
the film industry is less
D) I must take it back to the
promising?
library and get it renewed.
D) Which of your films do you
E) Just come along with me
think is your best?
and see what books might
E) In your opinion, what are
interest you.
some of the main
characteristics of a good
film?
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79. Now that your aunt has 80. You are going into town to
retired, she is planning to buy a new jacket for yourself.
leave the town where she has You know you are not very
lived all her life, and move to good at choosing the right
a small cottage out in the clothes for yourself; in fact,
country where the nearest you’ve made several very
neighbour will be half a mile poor choices! Your sister
away. You think she’s going never seems to make a
to feel very lonely and likely mistake in the choice of
to regret the move. You say: clothes, so you want her to go
with you and help. You say:
A) I think I’d find life there a bit
too lonely and quiet, but A) As long as it fits properly,
you’ve always lived in the that is all that matters. Don’t
country, so you know what you agree?
it’s like. B) I can’t even decide on the
B) I think it’s splendid idea! color. What do you suggest?
You’ll have lots of relatives C) Remember! This time I can
coming to visit you with afford an expensive one
their children. D) I do wish you’d come with
C) Are you sure you aren’t me to help choose a jacket.
making a mistake? You know how hopeless I
Remember, you’re used to am in these matters!
having people you know E) When did you go shopping
around you every day! last? It must have been
D) I expect the garden will ages ago.
keep you pretty busy. Will
you be growing vegetables
as well as flowers?
E) You’ll probably be fine! you
get lots of visitors! It really
is a lovely part of the
country.
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81. Your school puts on a play 82. Your brother and his best
every year. You are no good friend have had a quarrel and
at acting, but you enjoy have stopped speaking to
sewing and would like to help each other. This state of
with the costumes. So, when affairs is making your brother
the organizer tries to give you most unhappy, but he refuses
a part in the play, you say: to be the first to make a move
to end the disagreement. You
A) I don’t want to act in the think this is very foolish of
play but I’ll do anything him and decide to tell him so
else. plainly. You say:
B) Thank you so much; in fact,
I’ve always been told I have A) What is the reason for your
a gift for acting. disagreement? I’m sure you
C) No I couldn’t possibly act in are in the right!
the play, but I’d be very B) This is a ridiculous state of
happy to make some of the affairs! Forget your stupid
costumes. pride and go and start
D) No, I can’t act. And I’m not talking to him again!
interested in helping with C) Would you like me to go
the production. and talk to him and find out
E) In the last year’s play the what’s wrong?
costumes were very poor, D) Of course he’s to blame:
so you ought to let I’m glad to see the
someone else make them friendship has ended.
this year. E) Forget him then. And start
making new friends.
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83. Jane has been ill for some 84. Your daughter with her
time and still can’t leave the husband and two children are
house. Her little daughter is moving house. You know
clearly getting bored. It will how tiring a job this is and
soon be her birthday, and she wish to help them in some
wants her to have a nice way. You finally decide that
change. So she phones her the best way to help would be
sister and says: to see they all get something
good to eat during the move.
A) Most of the children have So you say:
their birthday parties at the
nursery school. Then all the A) You’re all going to get very
children enjoy them. tired, so you must be sure
B) Don’t forget. It’s Mary’s to take some rest.
birthday on Saturday so I’m B) Let the children stay with
expecting you round for tea. me for a few days and I’ll
Don’t be late. see they are well fed.
C) Mary always expects you to C) I can go to the new house,
make a chocolate cake for and after I have organized
her on her birthday. the kitchen I can do the
D) This year I have arranged cooking.
for Mary to have her D) I can’t help with the actual
birthday party at the remove, but I can give you
nursery school. all a good meal at my
E) For Mary’s birthday I was house for the next few
wondering if you could take evenings. Would you like
her out for the day; go to that?
the zoo, perhaps. E) Make sure there is plenty of
food in the house because
you’ll be working hard and
there won’t be time to go
out and get a meal.
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85.-92. sorularda, karşılıklı ko- 86.


nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmında Brian: Did you go to the gym
söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz. last night?
Danny: Yes, I did. And I feel
much better for it. Why
85.
don’t you join me?
Liz: Do you think books for
Brian: _____.
children should avoid
Danny: Stop wondering and
social problems and
make it definite! Be ready
unpleasant subjects?
at 8. 15 on Friday!
Clare: No, I don’t. Do you?
Liz: _____.
A) I can’t help wondering
Clare: In fact, they can often
where you get the energy
face it better than adults
for it!
can!
B) I’m wondering whether my
doctor will agree.
A) Certainly not! The children I
C) No thanks! I was just
know are quite capable of
wondering what it was like.
facing reality.
D) Actually, I have been
B) I’m not sure. I don’t like to
wondering about doing so.
read about unpleasant
E) I wish I could. I wonder how
situations myself.
you find time for it.
C) No. But I think the best
children’s books are the
imaginative ones.
D) You know I’m very fond of
fairy tales, and there are a
lot of problems and evil
characters in them.
E) Yes, I do. Let the children
live in a good world for as
long as possible.
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87. 88.
Charles: Have you heard from Andy: Who were the Wright
your brother recently? brothers?
Pat: Yes, I have. He’s really Phil: To start with, they were
enjoying himself at the bicycle repairmen in
Military Academy. Ohio.
Charles: _____. Andy: _____.
Pat: That was only natural. It Phil: Because they were the
really meant a new start first men to design an
for him and he’d never aircraft.
even been away from
home before. A) Aren’t they connected with
the aircraft industry?
A) He’ll do fine there. He’s a, B) Surely that’s not why they
natural leader you know. are famous! Or is it?
B) I knew he would be. That’s C) But why are they so
why I encouraged him to go famous?
there. D) Is that why no one took
C) Of course he is! An active them seriously?
life like that is exactly right E) Wasn’t it the wing design
for him. that made their flying
D) I’m sure he will be very machines so successful?
satisfied with the training
offered. I’m glad to hear
that.
E) He seemed a bit worried
about whether he would like
it.
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89. 90.
Mary: My train leaves at 8 Molly: What do you know
o’clock, so when do you about Helen Keller?
think I should leave the Jane: Not very much, really,
house? except that she was a
Jenny: You’ll be taking a taxi, remarkable woman.
I suppose? Molly: _____.
Mary: _____. Jane: No. She could see and
Jenny: Even so, you’d better hear until she caught
leave by 7.30 as there’s a scarlet fever when she
lot of traffic on the roads was 19 months old.
at that time.
A) Was she born blind and
A) how far is the train station? deaf?
Do you know? B) Was she the only child?
B) Yes, of course. I’ve got a C) What made her so
heavy suitcase. remarkable?
C) Yes. But how far away is D) She must have had a great
the station? deal of courage!
D) Aren’t we in walking E) When did she lose her
distance of the station? eyesight?
E) Yes. I’m calling a taxi right
away.
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91. 92.
Peter: How are you planning Reg: It says here that they’ve
to spend the summer? brought out a new ball
Kevin: I’ve got a job at the ready for the next
local petrol station. European Championships.
Peter: _____ Steve: Really? And what’s
Kevin: I really don’t know. I’ll special about it?
do anything so long as I Reg: _____.
can earn a little money. Steve: Oh! The goalkeepers
won’t like that!
A) Be sure to let me know
when you start. A) It’s softer to kick, and so it
B) Is it open overnight? will travel faster.
C) I did that once and quite B) The same firm produces
enjoyed it, but the hours the official match balls for
were long. the World Cup too.
D) What a good idea! I might C) It passed all the tests
do the same. without any problems.
E) What will you be doing D) I don’t know. It looks like
there? Working in the shop? any other soccer ball to me.
E) It costs much less than the
traditional balls to produce.
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93.-100. sorularda, cümleler sı- 94. (I) This book gives a history of
rasıyla okunduğunda anlam bü- man’s exploration of space.
tünlüğünü bozan cümleyi bulu- (II) It starts with the first
nuz. observations of the ancient
Greeks. (III) And so it makes
us wonder about how our life
began on earth. (IV) It then
93. (I) California is famous for crazy
moves on to the invention of
ideas. (II) Indeed, Californians
the telescope in 1608 and the
value crazy ideas, and their
new knowledge it made
inventive spirit has done
available. (V) It ends with the
much to change the world.
wonder of 15 January 1996
(III) Television, the laser, and
when the Hubble Space
human insulin were all ideas
Telescope revealed many
developed in California. (IV)
“new” galaxies.
Sometimes one is surprised
at what succeeds and indeed
A) I B) II C) III
becomes popular. (V) And,
D) IV E) V
indeed, so was the seedless
watermelon.

A) I B) II C) III
95. (I) Robot toys, which have to
D) IV E) V
be treated like living things,
not like machines, are already
being produced. (II) In Japan,
for instance, robot cats will
very soon be on the market.
(III) In fact, robotics is the
science mainly concerned with
the design and construction of
robots. (IV) These cats are very
affectionate and they purr with
pleasure when they are petted.
(V) If they feel neglected,
however, they let their owner
know they are displeased.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
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96. (I) Be sure to go to the new 98. (I) The problem with electric
exhibition at the Naval guitars is that, from the point
Museum. (II) Personally, I’ve of view of sound, they cannot
never been very interested in be improved. (II) At schools
the sea and ships. (III) The children should be
exhibits range from primitive encouraged to play the guitar.
rafts to a submarine from (III) They can be decorated
World War II. (IV) There are and made to look better. (IV)
lots of paintings of boats and They can be made lighter and
ships, many of which are very easier to play. (V) But they
old. (V) There are also cannot be made to sound any
beautifully made models of better.
some of the most famous
historic ships. A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V

97. (I) Louisa May Alcott wrote


Little Women at the request 99. (I) Kiev is one of the most
of her publisher, Mr. Miles, (II) historic cities of the Ukraine,
Miles himself was not (II) It is both a busy river port
impressed by the story she and a major railway junction.
wrote. (III) However, his niece (III) Despite its rapid growth
and some other young girls during the 19th century, It still
were. (IV) So, with some reveals many signs of its long
doubt in his mind, he decided and rich history. (IV) The old
to publish it, and it was an citadel still stands in the
immediate best seller. (V) medieval centre of the city.
However, Little Women is a (V) Nearby is also a famous
children’s book about real cathedral that dates back to
life; it is not a fairy tale. the Middle Ages.

A) I B) II C) III A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V D) IV E) V
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100. (I) Originally, the Japanese


learned how to paint from the
Chinese. (II) However, over
the centuries, Japanese
painting soon developed
characteristics of its own to
suit its own environment and
traditions. (III) Symbolism
rather than realism became
the most striking feature of
this painting. (IV) Japanese
and Chinese painters alike
often choose to work in black
and white only. (V) The typical
Japanese representation of
nature, for instance, was
symbolic rather than realistic.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
ÇÖZÜMLER
1. ability  yetenek anlamına 8. By the year future perfect
gelir. William Wordsworth’ün şi- continous’u zorunlu kıldığından
irlerinde olağan şeylere bir çeki- doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
cilik yüklemek gibi bir yeteneği
vardır. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. 9. By the time ile başlayan cümle
past simple ve ikinci cümle
2. probable  muhtemel, olası buna bağlı olarak past perfect
anlamına gelir. Doğru yanıt C olarak kurulmak zorundadır.
seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.

3. adult  yetişkin demektir. 10. had beter  (yap)sa(k) iyi olur


James Joyce, ömrünün yetişkin anlamını verir. Doğru yanıt D
olduğu zamanının çoğunu seçeneğidir.
Fransa, İtalya ve İsviçre’de ge-
çirdi. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. 11. Tag question yapısından do-
layı will ile kurulmuş cümle
4. widely  geniş çapta anlamın- negative form olmalı ve özne
dadır. Bu nedenle doğru yanıt D ile tamamlanmalıdır. Özne first
seçeneğidir. time olduğundan doğru yanıt A
seçeneğidir.
5. prevent  engel olmak
demektir. Turistler, sahil bo- 12. admiration for 
yunca diğer kasabaya yürümek understanding of ile devam
istemişlerdi ancak fırtına buna etmelidir. Doğru yanıt D seçe-
engel oldu. Doğru yanıt E seçe- neğidir.
neğidir.
13. İlk cümle passive voice oldu-
6. take sth / sb. up with  kapla- ğundan sea, by ile tamamlan-
mak, doldurmak demektir. malıdır. Doğru yanıt E seçene-
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. ğidir.

7. “Robotların gelişimi üzerinde 14. My books  them zamiri ile


çalışan bir profesör, bizi ro- ikinci cümle onunkiler anlamı
botların dünyada kontrolü vermesi gerektiğinden hers ol-
alabileceği konusunda uyardı.” malıdır. Doğru yanıt C seçene-
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. ğidir.

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15. “Yeni personel müdürü, Av- 23. “Deney ve sonuçların bilimsel


rupa’da birkaç ülkeyi ziyaret bilginin temeli olması büyük
ettiğini söyledi.” Doğru yanıt B ölçüde Galileo’ya ve keşifle-
seçeneğidir. rine bağlıdır.” Doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir.
16. Earthquake tanımlandığı için,
which relative pronoun’u kul- 24. “Otobüse yetişmek için koş-
lanılmalıdır. Doğru yanıt E se- muş olsaydık, taksiye bin-
çeneğidir. meye gerek kalmayacaktı.”
Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
17. Since  için anlamındadır.
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
25. “Avusturya’lı besteci Hydn’ın
18. Whoever  her kimse anla- klasik müziğe; özellikle sen-
mındadır. “Camı kıran her foni alanındaki katkıları” özne
kimse, yenisinin parasını öde- olduğu için doğru yanıt A seçe-
mek zorunda olacak.” Doğru neğidir.
yanıt B seçeneğidir.

19. “İlk itfaiye ekibi vardığında, 26. Thomas Gray, who-relative


yangın diğer binaya çoktan pronoun’u ile tanımlandığı için
sıçramıştı.” Doğru yanıt D se- doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
çeneğidir.

20. “Herkesin projeden ne kadar 27. “Hititler, eski bir Anadolu hal-
kazanacağını fark etmesiyle kıydı.” cümlenin temelidir. Bu
projeye tüm yollar kapandı.” da yalnızca E seçeneğinde an-
Bu nedenle doğru yanıt A seçe- latılmaktadır.
neğidir.

21. “Parçayı tamamıyla anladığın 28. “1930’da keşfedilen Pluton”


zaman, parçanın iyi bir özetini cümlenin öznesi olduğu için
yazabilirsin.” Doğru yanıt C doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
seçeneğidir.

22. “Bankadan dışarı koşan beş 29. … has yet been reached
maskeli gördüğümüz zaman about …  henüz ulaşılama-
hemen polise haber verdik.” mıştır anlamını içerdiğinden
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
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30. “Anglo-Sakson adı da verilen 35. … konulardan biri  one of


eski İngiliz dili, bugün sadece the subjects…; edebiyat ile
bu dilin özel öğrenimini gör- siyaset arasındaki ilişkiydi 
müş olanlar tarafından oku- was the relationship between
nabilmektedir.” Doğru yanıt E literature and politics ile tam
seçeneğidir. anlam kazandığı için doğru
yanıt A seçeneğidir.

31. From the 1960’s  36. Polisiye roman  the detective


1960’lardan itibaren anlamı novel cümlesinin öznesi olduğu
cümlede önemli yer taşır. için doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
37. Charles Kingsley, ‘Su Bebek-
leri’ni en küçük çocuğu için
32. Amazons had their right yazdı.  Charles Kingsley
breast removed in order to wrote The Water Babies for
hold A bow beter  “Ama- his youngest child  past
zonlar’ın yayı daha iyi tutmak simple bir cümle olduğu için
için sağ göğüslerini aldırdık- doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
larına inanılıyordu.”
In antiquity  eski çağda 38. Cümledeki böyle bir yarışma
it is believed  passive kavramı  the concept of
voice’den dolayı doğru yanıt C such A competion ile ifade
seçeneğidir. edilmesi gerektiğinden doğru
yanıt E seçeneğidir.

33. Cleveland’da doğmuş siyah bir 39. Cümlenin yüklemi ele alır 
Amerikalı atlet olan Jesse concern’dür. Bu nedenle doğru
Owens tanımı… relative yanıt C seçeneğidir.
pronoun ile kurulduğu için
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
40. Thomas Hardy, daha çok bir
romancı olarak bilinir; passive bir
34. “Sokrates’in eğitime ahlaki cümle gerektirir. Ayrıca cümlede
bir yaklaşımı vardı”  esas olan, uzun yaşamı boyunca
Socrates had an ethical şiir yazmış olmasıdır  he wrote
approach to education… ile poetry throughout his longlife.
ifade edildiğinden doğru yanıt C Bu nedenle doğru yanıt E seçene-
seçeneğidir. ğidir.
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41. Parçadaki more important is 48. He fetches a 20 minute walk


the fect the characters in it … cümlesi ortaya koyuyor ki
are so real and alive cümle- Nelson her günün büyük bir
sine yakınlığı nedeniyle doğru bölümünü zorlu yollarda
yanıt A seçeneğidir. yürüyüşlerle geçiriyor. Doğru
yanıt B seçeneğidir.
42. … for their faults maket hem
amusing … cümlesindeki an- 49. Parçanın bütünü itibariyle doğru
lamla yakından ilişkili olduğu yanıt D seçeneğidir. 5 litre jar,
için doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. A glass of milk, dried pear …
gibi.

43. confident of herself’in an- 50. İlk cümleden çıkarılabildiği gibi


lamca en yakını cares for no doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
one but herself cümlesi olduğu
için doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. 51. Yavru fillerin yalnızca beslen-
medikleri, doğal hayata uyum
sağlayabilmelerinin de sağlan-
44. Parçadaki ikinci cümlenin başka dığı belirtildiğinden doğru yanıt
bir ifadesi olduğu için doğru ya- A seçeneğidir.
nıt B seçeneğidir.
52. They helping them to learn
which foods are best… cüm-
45. Lovell Telesekopu’nun çelikten lesinden anlaşılır ki doğru yanıt
yapılmış olması, onun bakı- D seçeneğidir.
mında ciddi problemleri de be-
raberinde getirmektedir. Doğru 53. Parçadan anlaşıldığı gibi
yanıt D seçeneğidir. Galileo zamanında matemati-
ğin, doğayı anlamanın anahtarı
olduğu ilk kez kabul edilmiştir.
46. Bu teleskopun boyanması için Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
özel bir eğitim alınması gerektiği
parçada vurgulanmıştır. Bu ne-
denle doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. 54. Parçanın bütünü dikkate alındı-
ğında doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.

47. Parçanın ilk cümlesinden anla-


şılacağı gibi doğru yanıt C se- 55. Son cümlede vurgulandığı üzere
çeneğidir. doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
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56. These ideas are always very 64. Sabah trenini kaçırdık  sa-
simple  …dan çıkarılır ki bah trenine geciktik ile başka
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. bir türlü açıklanabilir. Doğru
yanıt B seçeneğidir.
57. They all have A moral… ol-
duğu belirtildiği için doğru yanıt 65. After the news  the news is
E seçeneğidir. over anlamca en yakındır. Bu
nedenle doğru yanıt C seçene-
58. Parçanın tamamı göz önüne ğidir.
alınırsa, doğru yanıt B seçene-
ğidir. 66. Unless  if not anlamına gelir
ve ilk cümlenin olumsuz anlamı
59. Son cümle dikkatli okundu- if ile başlayan bir cümle ile
ğunda görüyoruz ki doğru yanıt olumluya dönüştürülebilir. Doğru
D seçeneğidir. yanıt B seçeneğidir.

60. Şempanzeler için uygun olan 67. So few people  hardly


su, nehir yataklarındaki küçük anyone ile karşılanabildiği için
su birikintileridir. Doğru yanıt A doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
seçeneğidir.
68. “Brian, tanıdığım en güvenilir
61. İkinci cümleden çıkarılabileceği kişidir” anlamına en yakın
gibi şempanzeler temiz su elde cümle A seçeneğidir.
etmek için kendi havuzlarını çu-
buk yardımıyla elleriyle oluştur- 69. Boşluktan sonraki cümle ile
maktadırlar. Doğru yanıt D se- nedensellik bağı kurmak gerekli
çeneğidir. olduğundan en uygun ifade D
seçeneğidir.
62. continously  sürekli cüm-
lede vurgulandığı için ve yağ- 70. Anlam bakımından tamamladığı
murun günlerce yağmış olması için doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
nedeniyle doğru yanıt A seçe-
neğidir. 71. Parçada ateşin yayılması anla-
tıldığından doğru yanıt E seçe-
63. By modern standards  neğidir.
compared with what we have
know ile açıklanabileceği için 72. Samson ve Delilah’ın öyküsünü
sorunun doğru yanıtı E seçene- açıklamaya yardımcı olduğu için
ğidir. doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
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73. Boşluktan önceki cümlede, 79. Halanız emekli oldu ve ömrü


insanın koşabilmek için evrim boyunca yaşadığı kasabayı terk
geçirmemiş şekilde yaratıldığı etmek istiyor, ona, “Hata yap-
anlatıldığı için bunu tamamla- madığından emin misin?”
yan bir cümle bulunmalıdır. dersiniz. Doğru yanıt C seçene-
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. ğidir.

74. Parçanın bütünü itibariyle doğru 80. Kendinize yeni bir ceket almak
yanıt D seçeneğidir. için şehre gideceksiniz. Kendi
seçimlerinize güvenmiyorsunuz,
75. Even so… ile başlayan cümle- seçimlerinde hiç yanılmadığını
nin girişi olabilecek tek cümleyi bildiğiniz kız kardeşinizden yar-
içerdiği için doğru yanıt E seçe- dım istiyorsunuz. Bunun için
neğidir. ona, “Ceket almam için bana
yardıma gelmeni çok isterim.”
dersiniz. Doğru yanıt D seçene-
76. Parçadaki Kral 8. Henry’nin ğidir.
kişisel özellikleri ele alındığın-
dan ve insanların hayran olduğu
yönleri belirtildiğinden doğru 81. Okulunuz, her yıl bir oyun or-
yanıt A seçeneğidir. taya koyuyor, siz de rol yapma
konusunda iyi değilsiniz. Ancak
dikiş yapmaktan hoşlanıyorsu-
77. Ofisten bir arkadaşınıza ödünç nuz ve kostümlerin dikiminde
kitap vermeye söz verdiniz an- yardım etmek istiyorsunuz. Bu
cak getirmeyi unuttunuz. Ondan durumda “Kostümlerin bazıla-
özür dileyip söyleyeceğiniz şey rını hazırlamaktan mutluluk
“Eğer bu gece gerçekten ihti- duyarım.” dersiniz. Doğru yanıt
yacın varsa, eve gidip akşam C seçeneğidir.
yemeği saatinde getiririm.”
olur. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
82. Erkek kardeşiniz, en iyi arkada-
şıyla bir tartışma yaşadı ve ilk
78. Seçkin bir film yıldızıyla röportaj adımı kendisi atmak istemiyor.
yaparken daha kişisel ve onun Siz de bu konuda ona, “Bu
daha az bilinen yönü ile ilgili saçma gururu unut ve onunla
söyleyebileceğiniz ve sorabile- tekrar konuşmaya başla. diye-
ceğiniz şey sadece A seçene- rek tavsiyede bulunursunuz.
ğinde bulunmaktadır. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
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83. Jane, bir süredir hasta ve evden 88. Because ile başlayan bir neden-
ayrılamıyor. Kız kardeşinin de sellik bağının kurulması için
canı çok sıkılıyor ve yakında Why  neden diye bir soru so-
doğum günü. Bu nedenle siz- rulmuş olmalıdır. Doğru yanıt C
den doğum günü için onu hay- seçeneğidir.
vanat bahçesine götürmenizi
istiyor. Doğru yanıt E seçeneği-
dir. 89. Jeny, Mary’e taksiye binmesini
tavsiye etmektedir. Mary de
84. Kız kardeşiniz eşi ve iki çocu- bunu onaylamaktadır. Bu ne-
ğuyla birlikte evinden taşınıyor. denle doğru yanıt B seçeneği-
Bunun ne kadar yorucu bir iş dir.
olduğunu biliyorsunuz bu ne-
denle ona, “Bu taşınma esna- 90. Molly Helen Keller’in kör ve
sında yardım edemiyorum sağır olarak mı doğmuş oldu-
ancak gelecek birkaç gün bo- ğunu sormuş olmalıdır ki Jane
yunca yemeğe bana gelin.” ona, “Hayır o görebiliyor ve
diyerek teklifte bulunursunuz. duyabiliyordu.” diye karşı ge-
Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. lebilsin. Doğru yanıt A seçene-
ğidir.
85. Liz ve Clare, çocukların sosyal
problemlerle yetişkinlerden
daha fazla karşılaştığı konu- 91. Peter’in Kevin’a petrol istasyo-
sunda hemfikirdir. Bu nedenle nunda ne yapacağını sormuş
doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. olması diyalogun bütünü itiba-
riyle doğrudur. Doğru yanıt E
86. Brian, Danny ile spor yapmak seçeneğidir.
istemektedir. Ancak bu konuda
bir adım atmamıştır. Danny’nin
Brian’a düşüncelerini plana dö- 92. Reg, Steve’in merak ettiği topun
nüştürmesi gerektiğini söyle- özelliğini söylemelidir. Bu ne-
mesi için Brian’ın D seçeneğin- denle doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
deki cümleyi kullanması gerekir.

87. Pat’in “bu çok doğal” demesi 93. Parçada, California’nın çılgın
için Pat’in kardeşinin bazı endi- fikirlerle tanındığından bahsedi-
şeleri olduğunu bildiğini söyle- yor. Bu nedenle IV. cümle an-
miş olması gerekir. Doğru yanıt lam bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır.
E seçeneğidir. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
2002 İngilizce Sorularının Çözümleri

94. Parça, bütün olarak insanın 99. Kiev, Ukrayna’daki en eski tarihi
evrenin keşfini içerir. Dünya şehirlerden biridir; işlek bir nehir
üzerinde yaşamaya başlama- limanı ve önemli demiryolu kav-
mızın insanın uzay ve evreni şağı değil. Doğru yanıt B seçe-
merakıyla ilgisi yoktur. Doğru neğidir.
yanıt C seçeneğidir.

95. Parça, robot oyuncakların piya- 100. Parça, Japonlar’ın Çinli-


saya girmesi ve bunların özel- ler’den resim yapmayı nasıl öğ-
likleriyle ilgilidir. Robot yapımcı- rendiğini anlatmaktadır. Japon
lığı biliminin bununla ilgisi bu- ve Çinliler’in genellikle siyah ve
lunmamaktadır. Doğru yanıt C beyazı tercih etmesi konu dı-
seçeneğidir. şındadır. Doğru yanıt D seçe-
neğidir.

96. Neval Müzesi’ndeki serginin


anlatıldığı bu parçada “Kişisel
olarak gemiler ve denizlerle
ilgilenmiyorum.” cümlesinin
yeri yoktur. Doğru yanıt B seçe-
neğidir.

97. Louisa May Alcott’un Küçük


Kadınlar kitabını basmaya ka-
rar vermesi sürecinin anlatıldığı
bu yazıda V. numaralı cümle
anlam bütünlüğünü bozmakta-
dır. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.

98. Elektro gitarların anlatıldığı bu


parçada, çocukların okulda gitar
çalmaya özendirilmesi gerekti-
ğinin vurgulanması anlam bü-
tünlüğünü bozduğu için doğru
yanıt B seçeneğidir.
332
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1.-22. sorularda, verilen cümlede 3. Ireland is in the Atlantic
boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen Ocean and _____ from Great
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. Britain by the Irish Sea.

A) established
1. All teenagers have _____; the
B) occupied
problem is to teach them to
C) placed
exploit it to the best advantage.
D) inhabited
E) separated
A) destiny
B) compulsion
C) potential
D) preference 4. Geologists have _____ that
E) significance Africa was once warmer and
wetter than it is today.

A) explored
B) discovered
C) surveyed
D) searched
E) experimented

5. Australia, which is normally a


grains exporting country, has
2. Have they come to a _____ started importing wheat and
yet on whether to move to corn to meet a shortage
İzmir or stay in Antalya? resulting from a _____drought.

A) disturbance A) widespread
B) suggestion B) hostile
C) reversal C) sustainable
D) conflict D) secular
E) decision E) restrictive

333
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6. After decades of speculation 9. He must have had some


astronomers now have fairly sound reasons for _____
_____ information concerning such a rigid timetable.
the basic features of our
universe. A) setting out
B) drawing up
A) desperate C) running up
B) preventive D) turning off
C) reluctant E) looking into
D) accurate
E) respective

7. The meridians are _____ 10. It’s a delightful novel, and the
counted from the meridian of reader soon gets _____ in the
the observatory of Greenwich, lives of the characters as the
in England, which is called story progresses.
the zero meridian.
A) caught up
A) traditionally B) found out
B) suitably C) put out
C) previously D) turned over
D) notably E) fed up
E) markedly

8. Finland, which is three times


the size of Ohio, is _____ 11. Experts _____ that by 2010,
forested and contains robots _____ for many of the
thousands of lakes, numerous elderly people in the world.
rivers and extensive areas of
marshland. A) will have believed / are caring
B) have believed / would be
A) mutually caring
B) exactly C) believed / had cared
C) heavily D) will believe / will have been
D) currently caring
E) profoundly E) believe / will be caring
2003 İngilizce Soruları

12. Orphan elephants need _____ 15. The arctic is one of the few
the same companionship as areas _____earth still left
they _____ from their mothers unconquered _____ solo
in the wild. explorers, primarily because
of the extremely harsh
A) to have given / had conditions.
received
B) to be given / would have A) of / for
received B) over / from
C) having given / will be C) in / with
receiving D) on / by
D) to have been given / would E) for / to
receive
E) being given / are receiving
16. The main difference _____ the
comedy of ideas and other
13. He _____ alive now if only he forms _____ comedy is that it
_____ to go back into the does not depend on a
burning house for something. situation for its humour.

A) will be / wouldn’t have A) about / in


decided B) through / for
B) is / hasn’t decided C) between / of
C) could be / wouldn’t decide D) over / from
D) would be / hadn’t decided E) with / at
E) should be / hasn’t decided

17. From a very early age it is


14. The first people _____ non- clear that some people are
stop round the world, _____ _____ better at drawing and
captain James Gallagher and painting _____ the majority of
his crew. us.

A) to have flown / have been A) much / than


B) being flown / are B) more / than
C) to fly/were C) so / as
D) to be flying / had been D) either / or
E) having been flown / will be E) even / such as
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

18. Many ordinary people don’t 21. The name “Kızılırmak”


realize that fat is not digested emphasizes the color of this
in the stomach, _____ in the river, _____ the earlier name
small intestine. “Halys” stresses its saltiness.

A) although A) whereas
B) but B) therefore
C) because C) whereby
D) unless D) moreover
E) while E) indeed

19. He adores his little


granddaughter so he’ll do
_____ she wants him to do.

A) all of them
B) however
C) whatever
D) most of all
E) the same

20. His Collected Essays 22. The film Casablanca, the


continues to reveal _____ story _____ is set in Morocco
George Orwell understood during World War II, stars
the basic conflicts of the mo- Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid
dern world. Bergman.

A) just as A) whose
B) so well B) of which
C) if ever C) by whom
D) how well D) whichever
E) even so E) what
2003 İngilizce Soruları

23.-27. sorularda, aşağıdaki par- 25. A) under


çada numaralanmış yerlere uy- B) by
gun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi C) over
bulunuz. D) at
E) from

In 1912, a German called


Wegener declared that all the
continents of the world had
once been joined together and
were now drifting around like
giant rafts. His (23) _____
attracted very little interest. In
1915, he published a book on
continental drift. No one took it
(24) _____. But (25) _____ the
early 1960s, geologists (26)
_____ to realize that molten
26. A) are beginning
rock was seeping up from under
B) have begun
the oceans and pushing the
C) were beginning
continents further away from
D) begin
(27) _____ at around two and a
E) would begin
half centimetres a year.

23. A) availability
B) invention
C) comprehension
D) concern
E) claim

24. A) deliberately 27. A) another


B) sensibly B) each other
C) fairly C) the others
D) regrettably D) one other
E) seriously E) any other
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

28.-32. sorularda, aşağıdaki par- 30. A) Even so


çada numaralanmış yerlere uy- B) Since
gun düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi C) Accordingly
bulunuz. D) In case
E) On the contrary

The Romantic Age in England


was part of a movement that
affected all the countries of the
Western World. The forms of
romanticism were (28) _____
many and varied that it is difficult
to speak of the movement as a
whole. It tended to align (29)
_____ with the humanitarian spirit
of the democratic revolutionaries.
(30) _____, romantics were not
always democrats and
31. A) safe
democrats were not always
B) safest
revolutionaries. Perhaps the (31)
C) safety
_____ thing to say is that
D) safely
romanticism represented an
E) safer
attempt (32) _____the wonder of
the world.

28. A) so
B) as
C) both
D) neither
E) thus

29. A) others 32. A) having rediscovered


B) them B) rediscovering
C) each C) to rediscover
D) itself D) to have rediscovered
E) themselves E) on rediscovering
2003 İngilizce Soruları

33.-42. sorularda, verilen cüm- 34. Some comets have such long
leyi uygun şekilde tamamlayan orbits _____.
ifadeyi bulunuz.
A) while some asteroids may
be burnt-up comets.
33. Campaigns to promote
B) in case they come from a
energy conservation have
region outside the Solar
been around since the 1980s
System.
_____.
C) since they are often visible
from the Earth.
A) so that there is still a long
D) that they pass near the
way to go before
Earth only once every million
campaigners are satisfied.
years.
B) because it is a problem that
E) just as their dust tails
until now has been largely
stretch up to 10 million
overlooked.
kilometers across the sky.
C) but it is only with the advent
of global warming that the
issue has really gained
momentum.
D) just as the next step
requires a great deal of
detailed planning.
E) even though most
industrialized countries
have been strongly in favor
35. Water softeners are particularly
of these campaigns.
useful, _____.

A) if you live in a hard-water


area.
B) that they remove chemicals
and improve the taste.
C) why London water is so
hard.
D) since the water contained a
greater concentration of
calcium.
E) though electrical appliances
require soft water.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

36. The personnel officer is 38. By the time Turner was


looking for someone _____. thirteen, _____.

A) that they are willing to do a A) his father, to whom he was


great deal of traveling. deeply attached, was a
B) who has a real talent for barber in London.
organization. B) his mother was a woman of
C) until he finds someone who violent temper who
really is suitable. eventually went mad.
D) since at present several C) it was already agreed that
positions are available. he should become an artist.
E) whether they have the right D) he was never an artist who
qualifications. relied on his genius.
E) he has been called “the
father of impressionism”.

39. When the four-thousand-year-


old tomb was finally opened,
37. This is actually a camera _____.
_____.
A) the archaeologists had
A) though it is roughly the looked down into it in
same size as a credit card. disbelief.
B) if only I could afford to buy B) there seems to be nothing
it. in it of any interest at all.
C) that unfortunately it doesn’t C) they have all looked at each
have a zoom. other in amazement.
D) since the shape was hardly D) the most exciting finding was
recognizable. a set of surgical instruments.
E) as we have been wondering E) it would be a moment of
about which one to buy. unbearable suspense.
2003 İngilizce Soruları

40. ____ which was characterized 42. As the salaries are related to
by supreme self-confidence achievements, _____.
and great achievement.
A) few people were interested
A) The bombing of Dresden in working here.
was widely criticized B) research at this institute is
B) Henry VIII was a typical highly competitive.
Renaissance figure C) all the applicants would
C) The Great Pyramids were have been confident and
built in an age ambitious.
D) The moon-landing gave rise D) no one will have foreseen
to strange, new emotions such a problem.
E) This climbing expedition in E) standards continued to be
the Taurus mountains was impressively high.
a complete failure

41. _____ because she has the


43.-46. sorularda, verilen cümle-
ability to make her audience
nin hangi sorunun cevabı oldu-
find wildlife as fascinating as
ğunu bulunuz.
she does herself.

A) Such a development for the 43. “I’m not sure; Sheila’s,


conservation of wildlife had probably.”
not been expected
B) The television offers a wide A) Who did you go to the
variety of career opportunities exhibition with?
for people interested in B) Whose paintings attracted
wildlife most attention at the
C) The children didn’t know exhibition?
what to expect C) Have you seen her lately?
D) No one else could have D) Why were the paintings
presented the programme exhibited?
E) A young television presenter E) There is an amazing variety
of wildlife is rapidly becoming of paintings on show, isn’t
famous there?
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

44. “Yes, there are. Look on your 46. “Yes, in the secretary’s
desk.” office.”

A) Where are the books you A) Where were you at the


promised to bring? time?
B) Are those flowers for me? B) Did you manage to find out
C) There aren’t any letters for where the meeting is to be
me, are there? held?
D) Are any of the reports you C) Can he still not remember
are writing ready? what he did with those
E) Are my glasses over there? files?
D) Are the papers I passed on
to him still missing?
E) Why did he go into the
secretary’s office?

45. “There’s one every half hour


on weekdays.”

A) Do any of these buses go


through the centre of the
town?
B) Do you often go by bus?
C) Are the children old enough
to go on their own by bus?
D) When does the next bus
leave, do you know?
E) How often is there a bus
into town?
2003 İngilizce Soruları

47.-50. sorularda, verilen İngi- 48. Although the legend of King


lizce cümleye en yakın Türkçe Midas and his obsession with
dengini bulunuz. gold is well known throughout
the world, historical records
tell us very little about his life.
47. In the early years of the
fourteenth century, there
A) Kral Midas’a ve onun aşırı
began to develop in Italy an
altın sevgisine ilişkin öykü
increasing interest in the
tüm dünyada meşhur olsa
manuscripts that had
da onun yaşamı hakkındaki
survived from ancient Greece
tarihi kaynakların bize söy-
and Rome.
ledikleri çok yetersizdir.
B) Kral Midas’ın öyküsü ve
A) Eski Yunan ve Roma elyaz-
onun altına düşkünlüğü dün-
malarına on dördüncü yüz-
yada çok iyi bilinmektedir,
yılın ilk yıllarında İtalya’da
ancak onun yaşamına ilişkin
duyulmaya başlayan ilgi gi-
olarak tarihi belgelerin bize
derek yoğunlaştı.
söylediği yeterli değildir.
B) Eski Yunan ve Roma’dan
C) Kral Midas’ın öyküsü ve
kalma elyazmalarına on
onun altına aşırı ilgisi, tüm
dördüncü yüzyıl başlarında
dünyada ne kadar iyi bilinirse
oluşan ilgi, İtalya’da giderek
bilinsin, tarihi kaynaklar bize
artmıştır.
onun yaşamı hakkında hiçbir
C) İtalya’da on dördüncü yüz-
şey söylemez.
yılın başlarında eski Yunan
D) Kral Midas ve onun altına
ve Roma elyazmalarına du-
düşkünlüğü tüm dünyada
yulan ilgi giderek artmaya
bilinen bir efsanedir, ancak,
başlamıştır.
onun hakkında tarihi belgeler
D) On dördüncü yüzyılın ilk yıl-
bize çok az şey söyler.
larında, İtalya’da eski Yu-
E) Kral Midas ve onun altın
nan ve Roma’dan kalan el-
tutkusu efsanesi tüm dün-
yazmalarına giderek artan
yada iyi bilinmesine rağ-
bir ilgi oluşmaya başladı.
men, tarihi belgeler bize
E) İtalya’da eski Yunan ve
onun yaşamı hakkında çok
Roma’dan kalma elyazma-
az şey söylemektedir.
larına yoğun ilginin ortaya
çıkması, on dördüncü yüz-
yılın ilk yıllarına rastlar.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

49. At the time Darwin was 50. When animals are used for
developing his theory, no research purposes, it is not
hard evidence for genes the taking of life that people
existed. object to, but the suffering
that is caused.
A) Darvin’in kendi kuramını
geliştirdiği dönemde, gen- A) Hayvanlar araştırma ama-
lere yönelik hiçbir kanıt or- cıyla kullanıldığında insan-
taya çıkmamıştı. ların karşı çıktığı, can alın-
B) Darvin, kuramını geliştirme- ması değil, sebep olunan
sine rağmen, genlerle ilgili acıdır.
güvenilir herhangi bir kanıt B) İnsanlar, araştırmalarda kul-
yoktu. lanılan hayvanların çektiği
C) Genlerle ilgili kabul edilebilir acıdan çok, onların canının
herhangi bir kanıt elde edi- alınmasına karşı çıkarlar.
lememiş olmasına rağmen, C) Araştırmalarda kullanılan
Darvin, kuramını geliştirdi. hayvanların canlarının alın-
D) Darvin, kuramını geliştirdiği masından çok, insanları on-
sırada, genler için sağlam ların acı çekmesi üzer.
hiçbir kanıt yoktu. D) İnsanların araştırmalarda
E) Darvin’in kuramı, genler hayvanların kullanılmasında
hakkında hiçbir kanıtın bu- karşı çıktıkları şey, onların
lunmadığı bir dönemde ge- canının acı çektirilerek alın-
liştirilmişti. masıdır.
E) İnsanlar, araştırma ama-
cıyla hayvanlar kullanıldı-
ğında, hem onların canları-
nın alınmasına hem de acı
çekmelerine karşı çıkarlar.
2003 İngilizce Soruları

51. Pek çok kişi nükleer enerjinin 52. Shakespeare’in döneminde,


sanayi bakımından geliş- tiyatro, yaygın bir eğlence bi-
mekte olan ülkeler için uygun çimiydi ve 1649’da yasakla-
bir güç kaynağı sağlayabile- nıncaya kadar öyle kaldı.
ceğine inanmaktadır.
A) The theatre was a popular
A) Many people regard nuclear form of entertainment
energy as the best source of starting in Shakespeare’s
power for countries that are time and continuing to 1649
developing industrially. when it was banned.
B) There are a lot of people B) In Shakespeare’s time, the
who feel that the industrially theatre was a popular form of
developing countries would entertainment and remained
find nuclear energy a so until it was banned in
suitable source of power. 1649.
C) Many people believe that C) The theatre which enjoyed
nuclear energy could a great deal of popularity in
provide a suitable source of Shakespeare’s time was
power for the industrially banned in 1649.
developing countries. D) In the time of Shakespeare,
D) These people believe that the theatre was one of the
the industrially developing most popular forms of
countries require an entertainment, but by 1649
adequate source of power it had fallen into disfavour.
such as nuclear energy E) By 1649 the theatre, which
could supply. had enjoyed so much
E) Many people consider that popularity in the time of
the developing countries Shakespeare, had fallen
need a suitable source of into disrepute.
power, like nuclear energy,
to support their industries.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

53. Subat 2001’de Jüipiter’in ayı 54. Anglo-Saksonlar İngiltere’yi


İo’da meydana gelen volkanik fethettiklerinde, beraberlerinde
patlama, güneş sisteminde törelerine ve inançlarına dayalı
bugüne kadar bu türde görü- zengin bir sözlü edebiyat gele-
len en büyük olaydı. neği getirmişlerdir.

A) The volcanic eruption which A) The Anglo-Saxon tradition


took place on lo, a moon of of oral literature, rich in their
Jupiter, in February 2001, customs and traditions,
was the largest such event went with them to England
ever seen in the solar when they conquered it.
system. B) The Anglo-Saxons had a
B) In February 2001, the rich tradition of oral
volcanic eruption that literature steeped in their
occurred on lo, one of the customs and traditions
moons of Jupiter, was the which they took to England
largest event of its kind when they conquered it.
ever recorded in the solar C) When the Anglo-Saxons
system. conquered England, they
C) The largest volcanic brought with them a rich
eruption ever witnessed in tradition of oral literature
the solar system occurred steeped in their customs
in February 2001 on lo, a and beliefs.
moon of Jupiter. D) The tradition of oral
D) The most violent volcanic literature that the Anglo-
activity of this kind ever to Saxons took to England on
have been recorded took conquering the country was
place on one of the moons rich in their customs and
of Jupiter, known as lo, in traditions.
February 2001. E) On their arrival in England
E) It was on lo, one of the there was already a rich
moons of Jupiter, that the tradition of oral literature
most violent volcanic action grounded in the customs
ever to have been detected and beliefs of the Anglo-
in the solar system actually Saxons.
took place, in February
2001.
2003 İngilizce Soruları

55.-57. soruları aşağıdaki par- 55. One point emphasized in the


çaya göre cevaplayınız. passage is that _____.

A) life, since it is short,


The first question to ask about
shouldn’t be wasted in
fiction is: Why bother to read it?
trivial reading.
With life as short as it is, with so
B) informative books, as
many pressing demands on our
opposed to fiction, are what
time, with books of information,
one should read.
instruction and discussion waiting
C) non-fictional books are the
to be read, why should we
only ones worth reading.
spend precious time on works
D) the reading of fiction
of fiction? The eternal answers
provides people with a
to this question are two:
great deal of enjoyment.
enjoyment and understanding.
E) through fiction our
Since the invention of language,
knowledge of other people
men have taken pleasure in
is distorted.
following and participating in the
imaginary adventures and
imaginary experiences of
imaginary people. Whatever
serves to make life less tedious,
to make the hours pass more
quickly and pleasurably, surely
needs nothing else to
56. According to the passage,
recommend it. Enjoyment is the
fiction has, from very early
first aim and justification of
times, _____.
reading fiction.
A) always been regarded as
superior to other kinds of
writing.
B) usually been limited to the
description of human
adventures.
C) been regarded as harmful
to the development of man.
D) been a reliable source for
the instruction of man.
E) had a great appeal for man.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

57. In the passage, books _____. 58.-60. soruları aşağıdaki par-


çaya göre cevaplayınız.
A) that deal with imaginary
situations are considered to
Space camps are a response to
be a waste of time.
the rapidly expanding discovery
B) that give us information are
of space and to the fascination
regarded as the best kind.
with the unknown which is such
C) are divided into two main
a deeply ingrained aspect of
kinds: fictional and non-
human nature. The birth of the
fictional.
space camp project, designed
D) that deal with human
to educate young people about
experiences are classed as
space, goes back to the year
books of instruction.
1982. With the support of
E) are regarded merely as a
NASA, the camps aim to teach
means to make time pass
young people about the latest
enjoyably.
space technology and sciences
in an entertaining atmosphere.
They are America’s most
popular educational centres. Dr
Werner von Braun, the scientist
celebrated as the father of the
Saturn V rocket, which carried
the first manned flight to the
moon, was the first person to
put forward the idea of space
camps.
2003 İngilizce Soruları

58. We understand from the 59. As it is pointed out in the


passage that the main reason passage _____.
why space camps are set up
is to _____. A) man’s knowledge of space
grew immensely with the
A) help improve NASA’s landing on the moon.
injured public image. B) space camps were set up as
B) promote the scientific activities soon as space exploration
undertaken by NASA. began.
C) encourage young people to C) the exploration of space
consider making a career has revealed nearly all the
for themselves in space secrets of the universe.
D) man has always felt
sciences.
attracted to the unfamiliar
D) spread among young people
and the unexplored, such
Dr Werner von Braun’s
as space.
theories concerning space.
E) the Saturn V rocket has
E) give youngsters an opportunity
been used for various
to enjoy learning about
purposes in the exploration
space and related scientific
of space.
activities.

60. As is pointed out in the


passage, the person who first
suggested the establishment
of space camps _____.

A) was also responsible for


sending the first astronauts
to the moon.
B) had himself always been
fascinated by space.
C) was actually little known
until the first moon-landing.
D) had been working for NASA
since the early 1980s.
E) had always stressed that
the education of young
people should have a
practical approach.
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61.-63. soruları aşağıdaki par- 61. We learn from the passage


çaya göre cevaplayınız. that rose oil _____.

A) as we know it today is the


Roses are the oldest source of
same as that mentioned in
perfume. Ancient documents
early texts.
mention rose oil, which is the
B) was, according to
strongest form of this scent, and
Hippocrates, made by
in The Iliad Homer relates how
mixing rose petals into hot
Aphrodite rubbed Hector’s dead
olive oil.
body with rose oil. What was
C) cannot be extracted with
meant by rose oil in these texts
the use of olive oil.
was not what we mean by this
D) is now unimportant in the
term today, since we learn from
perfume industry.
Hippocrates that it was obtained
E) only became popular in the
by stirring rose petals into hot
time of the Emperor Jihangir.
olive oil. The method of
extracting essential oil of roses
was not discovered until much
later. The most delightful story
told of the discovery of the
essential oil relates to the
Emperor Jihangir (1569-1627)
who is said to have had distilled
rose water poured into channels
62. It’s clear from the passage
in the extensive garden of his
that the Emperor Jihangir
palace so that the air was filled
_____.
with this beautiful scent.
A) followed the method of
Hippocrates in the making
of rose oil.
B) helped to develop the process
of distilling rose water.
C) extended his garden so that
more roses could be grown.
D) learned about rose oil from
his readings of Homer.
E) liked the luxury of filling his
garden with rose scent.
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63. It is clear from the passage 64.-66. soruları aşağıdaki par-


that the use of rose oil _____. çaya göre cevaplayınız.

A) began with the Emperor


Laughter’s social role is
Jihangir.
definitely important. Today’s
B) was first introduced by
children may be heading for a
Aphrodite.
whole lot of social ills because
C) was originally reserved for
their play and leisure time is so
the dead.
isolated and they lose out on
D) goes back to mythological
lots of chances for laughter.
times and stories of gods
When children stare at
and goddesses.
computer screens, rather than
E) was restricted to the
laughing with each other they
wealthy and the powerful.
get so involved that they forget
to laugh at all; this is contrary to
what’s natural for them. Natural
social behavior in children is
playful behavior, and in such
situations laughter indicates that
make-believe aggression is just
fun, not serious. This is an
important way in which children
form positive emotional ties,
gain new social skills and
generally start to move from
childhood to adulthood. Parents
need to be very careful to
ensure that their children play in
groups and laugh more.
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64. The passage emphasizes the 66. According to the passage,


point that _____. children need to laugh _____.

A) children need to take part in A) otherwise they will become


group activities. ill-balanced adults and
B) children seem to have isolate themselves from
grown more aggressive others.
since the computer entered B) especially when they are
their lives. not involved in group
C) the computer helps speed activities.
up a child’s emotional C) and computer games can
development. provide the opportunity.
D) computer games have a D) and usually manage to do
beneficial effect on social so even when they are
behavior. being really aggressive.
E) laughter does not often E) because this helps them to
have a social role. form relationships with
others and grow up
emotionally.

65. As we learn from the passage,


one of the drawbacks of
computers for children is that
_____.

A) there is almost no
difference between leisure
time and school time.
B) children get no pleasure out
of their computers.
C) a great deal of time is
wasted.
D) computers tend to make
children isolated and less
sociable.
E) they make the activities of
children and adults too
much alike.
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67.-69. soruları aşağıdaki par- 67. As it is clear from the


çaya göre cevaplayınız. passage, all that anyone saw
on the night of January 3rd
was _____.
On the third day of the new year
newspapers began to report
A) the familiar stars shining
that strange things were starting
with extraordinary brightness.
to happen in the heavens, and
B) the collision of Neptune
everyone grew excited. “A
with a new planet the usual
Planetary Collision”, one
night sky.
London paper headed the
C) an unknown planet passing
news, and proclaimed that a
close to Neptune.
strange new planet would
D) what they interpreted as the
probably collide with Neptune.
birth of a new planet.
The leader writers of various
other newspapers enlarged
upon the topic. As a result, in
most of the capitals of the
world, on January 3rd, there
was an expectation, however
vague, of some approaching
phenomenon in the sky; and as
68. We understand from the
the night followed the sunset
passage that there was a
round the globe, thousands of
great deal of excitement
people turned their eyes
everywhere _____.
skyward to see, contrary to
what they had expected,
A) because an unknown pla-
nothing more exciting than the
net had been detected from
old familiar stars just as they
various parts of the world.
had always been.
B) as soon as the new planet
approached Neptune.
C) even before the planetary
collision took place.
D) when newspapers announced
that a collision of two
planets was to be expected.
E) as many phenomena had
been observed in the skies
on January 3rd.
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69. One can conclude from the 70.-72. soruları aşağıdaki par-
passage that the whole affair çaya göre cevaplayınız.
of planets colliding _____.

Hector Hugh Munro was born in


A) aroused little interest
Burma, the son of a police
among the people in the
inspector-general. His mother
world.
died when he was two, and he
B) was based on scientific
was sent home to Scotland to
facts and observations.
live with relatives. His formal
C) was all imaginary, and made
education ended with grammar
up by the newspapers.
school, but his father tutored him
D) was apparently only of
on extensive travels. In 1893, his
interest to the newspapers.
father got him a post with the
E) was the reason why so
Burma police, but his delicate
many people panicked.
health forced his return to
Britain. There he took up a
career in writing, and it was
while doing political sketches for
The Westminster Gazette that
he adopted the pen-name of
Saki. After serving for a time as
a foreign correspondent for The
Morning Post, he returned to
London to devote himself to the
writing of stories and novels.
When World War I began, he
enlisted as an ordinary soldier in
the army and was unfortunately
killed in action in 1916.
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70. We understand from the 72. According to the passage,


passage that Munro’s father Munro, before he became a
_____. writer, _____.

A) contributed a great deal to A) worked as a journalist to


his son’s education. cover events of World War I.
B) did not want his son to work B) spent all his time in
in Burma. Scotland with relatives.
C) was one of the founders of C) traveled very little, but read
the Burmese police force. extensively.
D) was a great traveler himself D) enjoyed exceptionally good
and encouraged his son to health.
follow his example. E) served, for some time as a
E) tried to persuade his son policeman.
not to join the army in
World War I.
73.-75. soruları aşağıdaki par-
çaya göre cevaplayınız.

Eveline sat at the window


watching the evening invade the
avenue. Her head was leaned
71. It is pointed out in the against the window curtains. She
passage that Munro _____. was tired. She had consented to
go away, to leave her home. Was
A) commanded a unit of troops that wise? She tried to weigh
in World War I. each side of the question. In her
B) adapted himself well to the home anyway she had shelter
climatic conditions of and food; she had those whom
Burma. she had known all her life about
C) disappointed his father with her. Of course she had to work
his decision to return to hard, both in the house and at
England. business. What would they say of
D) was not only a journalist but her in the shop when they found
also a writer of fiction. out that she had run away with a
E) chose the name “Saki” man? They would say she was a
because it was an easy fool, perhaps; and her place
name for his readers to would be filled up by an
remember. advertisement.
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73. We understand from the 75. One thing that Eveline was
passage that Eveline _____. concerned about if she went
away was _____.
A) was wondering whether she
had made the right decision A) whether or not her boyfriend
in deciding to run away with would be good to her.
her boyfriend. B) whether her place in the
B) was waiting excitedly by the shop would be taken.
C) what the gossip about her
window for her boyfriend.
would be.
C) had already given up her
D) where she would be able to
job at the shop.
find a job.
D) was looking forward to
E) how hard she would have
making a complete break to work to make a living.
with her past even though
she had had a very happy
childhood.
76.-80. sorularda, verilen cüm-
E) had known her boyfriend all
leye anlamca en yakın olan
her life. cümleyi bulunuz.

76. In my opinion, this last novel


by Paul Wright isn’t nearly as
entertaining as his early ones
were.

A) I suppose the last novel by


Paul Wright lacks the
74. It is clear from the passage humour of the early ones.
that for Eveline, staying at B) I much prefer Paul Wright’s
home _____. amusing early novels to his
later ones.
A) was now quite out of the C) To my way of thinking Paul
question. Wright’s early novels were
B) would be a nightmare. amusing but his last one isn’t.
C) would give her neither D) Unlike his last novel, Paul
security nor love. Wright’s early novels, it seems
D) had absolutely no attractions to me, were all full of fun.
at all. E) I think Paul Wright’s early
E) had certain advantages and novels were far more
enjoyable than his last one.
certain disadvantages.
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77. Let’s go shopping sometime 79. She finally agreed to go with


mid-week, it gets so crowded her little sister, but was
at the weekends. clearly reluctant to do so.

A) I always like to shop mid- A) She knew she had to take


week as everywhere is so her young sister, but
crowded at weekends. naturally she didn’t want to.
B) Why don’t we get this B) It was obvious that she
shopping done before the didn’t want to accompany
rush hour starts? her young sister but in the
C) I suggest we avoid the end agreed to.
weekend and do our C) She couldn’t refuse to take
shopping in the middle of her little sister but made it
the week when it’s quieter. clear she didn’t want to.
D) I find it impossible to shop at D) She would have preferred
weekends because there are not to go with her little sister
so many people everywhere. but at last agreed to.
E) The best time to go shopping E) She couldn’t promise to
is mid-week when it is accompany her small sister
usually reasonably quiet. though actually she wanted
to.

78. You can rely on Pat to give


you any help you may need.
80. Everyone will be extremely
A) Should you require any surprised if Mary doesn’t win
assistance, you can count the race.
on Pat for it.
B) If you need help of any A) It is doubtful whether Mary
kind, be sure to let Pat will win the race.
know. B) It’s hardly likely that Mary
C) Pat could have given you will win the race.
all the help you need. C) After all, Mary could have
D) Let Pat know if you need won the race.
any help with this. D) It is almost certain that
E) Pat is the one to ask if you Mary will win the race.
find you require any E) Mary thinks she is going to
assistance. win the race.
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81.-85. sorularda, boş bırakılan 82. Lamartine was a French poet


yere parçanın anlam bütünlü- who lived between 1790 and
ğünü sağlamak için getirilebile- 1869. At school he learned
cek cümleyi bulunuz. Greek, Italian and English,
and was strongly influenced
by the classics. _____. From
81. The great metropolis of New
1811 to 1319 he attempted to
York City is the nerve centre
write an epic and several
of the nation. _____. Its John
tragedies in the classical
F. Kennedy International
manner. Yet it was as a lyrical
Airport is one of the busiest
poet that he achieved fame.
airports in the world. New
York is also home to the New
A) In general, the Romantic
York Stock Exchanging, he
writers placed the individual,
largest in the world. The
rather than society, at the
convention and tourist
centre of their vision.
business is an important
B) The term “Romantic Age” is
source of the city’s income.
used to describe life and
literature in Europe in the
A) New York Bay was first
late eighteenth and early
discovered in 1524 by an
nineteenth centuries.
Italian-born navigator,
C) He was a great admirer of
Giovanni da Verrazano.
Petrarch, Shakespeare and
B) It is a leader in manufacturing,
Byron.
foreign trade, commerce
D) The French Revolution,
and banking.
which he strongly supported,
C) Nearly all the state’s
gave great importance to
manufacturing is done on
liberty and equality.
Long Island and along the
E) Like any Romantic, he
Hudson River.
believed in the possibility of
D) For a short time, New York
progress and improvement
City was the capital of the
for humanity.
United States.
E) Among its famous residents
have been many artists,
scientists and politicians.
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83. Stone sculpture is rare in 84. In Saudi Arabia oil was


Japan; there are some fine discovered in 1936, and
7th-century examples in commercial production began
bronze and clay, but bronze during World War II. Its wealth
has never been very extensively allowed the country to provide
used. _____ Hence, it is to be free health care and education
noticed that all the finest while not collecting any taxes
works of Japanese sculpture from its people. _____.
are made of wood. Even so, However, falling demand and
the Japanese are generally rising production in the 1980s
considered to be better reduced its oil income
painters than sculptors. enormously. So in 2000, Saudi
Arabia, along with other oil-
A) Actually, wood is the only producing countries, reduced
material which has been production to raise oil prices.
used in Japanese sculpture
throughout its history. A) Saudi Arabia occupies most
B) There are a large number of the Arabian Peninsula.
of relics of ancient Japan, B) Saudi Arabia has one-third
such as baked earthen of all known oil reserves in
figures, which may be the world.
called primitive sculpture. C) Saudi Arabia contains the
C) Some examples of 7th- world’s largest continuous
century sculpture are sand desert.
preserved in the Japanese D) In World War II, Saudi
museums today. Arabia was neutral.
D) Early Japanese sculpture is E) Moreover, Saudi Arabia
very reminiscent in style of plays an important role in
the Chinese sculpture of Middle Eastern politics.
the 5th and 6lh centuries.
E) There was a great change in
the form of representation in
Japanese sculpture after the
10th century.
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85. Scientists around the world are 86.-90. sorularda, verilen du-
developing the technology to ruma uygun düşen cümleyi bu-
make space tourism affordable. lunuz.
The most important step is
cheap and reusable spacecraft.
86. As your friend is going to the
Other plans are even more
library and you have a book
adventurous. _____. Japanese
that needs returning, you
airlines, on the other hand, are
decide to ask her to take it
working on plans for a space
back for you. You say:
liner or a sightseeing
spaceship. So, it seems that, in
A) If you’re going to the library
the near future, space tourism
you’d better be quick. They
will be a new experience for
close early on Mondays.
ordinary people.
B) Let me know when you’re
going to the library and I’ll
A) Powering a spacecraft still
come with you.
requires vast amounts of
C) Read this; you’ll enjoy it.
fuel, which would make
And then take it back to the
space tourism far too
library.
expensive.
D) I wish you’d get a book out
B) The general public do not
for me; something light,
seem to be interested in
holiday reading in fact.
space matters.
E) As you’re going to the
C) When tourists eventually
library anyway, could you
start arriving in space, they
take this book back for me?
will need somewhere to
stay.
D) For instance, an American
firm is planning to build se-
ven space stations served
by 100 space shuttles.
E) A spacecraft is still more
than a flying bomb which
can explode at any second.
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87. You and your brother have 88. You know there is a
the TV on rather loud for a telephone bill that has to be
music programme. You paid. As you’ll be passing a
suddenly remember that post office on the way to a
someone in the flat below is friend’s house, you offer to
ill and shouldn’t be disturbed. pay the bill. You say to your
So you say: mother:

A) We’d better turn the volume A) Isn’t today the last day for
down. The lady downstairs paying the telephone bill?
is very ill. B) You’d better pay that bill
B) The music is no louder than before the phone is cut off.
usual, is it? C) I suppose I could call in at
C) It’s really not very loud. I the Post Office; it’s a long
can’t think why they are way off my route.
complaining! D) If you haven’t paid the
D) It’s lucky for us that we live phone bill, I can do so in my
on the top floor. lunch hour.
E) The lady in the downstairs E) As I shall be passing the
flat is deaf. Post Office, I thought I
might as well pay that
telephone bill.
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89. You and a friend are going to 90. One of your friends, Fred, has
Ordu. The bus isn’t due to started on quite a serious
leave for nearly an hour but training programme for a big
you think it’s time to set off sporting event. He has been
for the bus station as the training by himself so at the
roads can be very busy about end of the third week, he’s
this time in the evening, and clearly not as enthusiastic as
you don’t want to risk he was at the start. You want to
missing the bus. You say: give him some encouragement,
so when you are with mutual
A) It won’t take more than 15 friends you say:
minutes so we can have
another tea before we A) It can’t be much fun for
leave. Fred training on his own.
B) There’s often a lot of traffic Why don’t some of us join
at this hour, so let’s play him at the training
safe and set off straight sessions?
away. B) Fred won’t be able to come
C) We don’t need to phone for to the party so let’s not
a taxi there are always disappoint him by asking
plenty at the corner of the him.
road. C) Fred really is training hard. I
D) I hate to arrive at the bus didn’t expect him to keep it
station too early. up so well.
E) It’s much more pleasant to D) We must plan a really good
wait at home than at the surprise for Fred for when
bus station. the competition is over.
E) I suppose Fred hasn’t got
the time to join In with any
of our usual activities as
he’s training all the time.
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91.-95. sorularda, karşılıklı ko- 92.


nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmında Sandra: Wasn’t that the door
söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz. bell?
Sue: No, it was the parrot.
Sandra: _____.
91.
Sue: I know. It copies the
Greg: Why do you want to be
sound so perfectly that
a geologist? Are you
even the dog is deceived
hoping to find oil?
and races to the door.
Tony: No. I want to study
volcanic activity. I’m sure
A) You must be joking!
one ought to be able to
B) Are you sure? It sounded
predict earthquakes pretty
just like the doorbell to me.
accurately.
C) Well! Well! How long has
Greg: _____.
this been going on for?
Tony: I wouldn’t mind that at
D) How do you know: Do you
all. It would be far
ever answer the door?
preferable to sitting in an
E) Was it really? Well how
office all day.
does your dog react?

A) Are earthquakes as
dangerous as volcanoes?
B) I don’t know. Apparently, no
one earthquake behaves
like any other.
C) You would be doing a lot of
field-work you know, in
rather uncomfortable
conditions.
D) I don’t think you should
make your mind up yet.
E) It’s a career that might suit
you very well. Good luck!
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93. 94.
Betty: I hardly know anything Albert: By the way, what do
about the Hittites and the you think of John’s
Phrygians. Who were performance in the sales
they? department?
Mary: All I can tell you is that Richard: As the manager of
the Hittites preceded the the department, I find him
Phrygians in ancient most promising. All he
Anatolia and were defeated needs is a bit of
by them. encouragement.
Betty: _____. Albert: _____.
Mary: I can’t help you with Richard: Don’t you worry! I’ll
these things. You’d better do my best for him.
get a book on the subject.
A) Well, then, give him some
A) Yes. I know that but what whenever you have the
about their origins, cultures, opportunity. He’s a nice
religions and languages? chap.
B) The Hittites had their capital B) You seem to have a grudge
in central Anatolia, didn’t against him do you?
they? C) He’s very well qualified.
C) I know that Anatolia has D) How long has he been
always been a crossroads working in your department?
for many peoples in history. E) His self-confidence is a
D) The Phrygian capital, valuable asset and should
Gordian, was originally help him to succeed.
situated on a hill close to
Sakarya.
E) You know, Egypt is the only
country that I know
anything about.
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95. 96.-100. sorularda, cümleler sı-


Tony: Have you read Doris rasıyla okunduğunda parçanın
Lessing’s new novel? anlam bütünlüğünü bozan
Joan: I’ve only read about it. cümleyi bulunuz.
Most critics rate it very
highly.
96. (I) The cheetah is the fastest
Tony: _____.
moving of all the land animals.
Joan: Good. As a matter of
(II) The cheetah usually prefers
fact, they almost always
to hunt alone, but the males
are.
sometimes hunt in packs. (III) It
is capable of reaching a speed
A) I hardly ever agree with
of 70 kilometers an hour in just
what they say.
2 seconds. (IV) When in pursuit
B) Even so, her first novel is
of prey it can travel at a speed
still my favorite.
of 100-127 kilometers an hour.
C) Some of the critics attach
(V) Moreover, it can keep up
more importance to her
this speed for between 200 and
style than to the other
600 metres.
aspects of her novels.
D) So I see you are familiar
A) I B) II C) III
with the novel’s literary
D) IV E) V
quality.
E) They are right; the style and
characterization are
unusually interesting. 97. (I) It is now nearly 40 years
since President John F.
Kennedy was assassinated in
Dallas, Texas. (II) Yet the events
of that fateful day remain the
subject of much controversy.
(III) Was the suspect, Lee
Harvey Oswald, a lone assassin?
(IV) Actually, Dallas is the most
fascinating city of Texas. (V) Or
was the murder the result major
conspiracy?

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
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98. (I) Sir Walter Raleigh was an 100. (I) For the first time a
outstanding example of the parachute has saved a light
versatile Renaissance man. (II) aircraft from disaster. (II) The
Though he was a famous incident concerned a Cirrus
seaman, his real importance SR 22 aircraft. (III) When one
lies in other accomplishments. part of a wing fell off, the pilot
(III) As the Renaissance released the single-prop
developed in Italy and other plane’s novel built-in rescue
European countries, it began parachute. (IV) However, the
to take on added dimensions plane landed in a clump of
(IV) He was a poet, a musician, trees near Houston. (V) With
a scientist, a historian, an its aid he was able to achieve
explorer and even a pirate. (V)
an injury-free crash landing.
He also took an active part in
the colonization of America.
A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V

99. (I) Large quantities of ice have


been found on Mars. (II) This
raises the prospect of a
manned expedition to the Red
Planet. (III) So far, manned
expeditions to Mars have been
prevented by the difficulty in
carrying enough water to
support a crew. (IV) But if
melted, the ice on Mars may
provide not just water but also
oxygen, electricity and
hydrogen for rocket fuel cells
as well. (V) In fact, the surface
of Mars is marked by what
appears to be dried-up
shorelines, canyons and lakes.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
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karara varabilmişler mi?” cüm- landırılmıştır ve binlerce göl,
lesini kurabilmek için doğru ya- sayısız nehir ve geniş bataklık
nıt E seçeneğidir. alanla sahiptir.” Doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir.

3. separate from  ayrı, farklı,


ayırmak demektir. “İrlanda, At- 9. draw up  düzenlemek Böyle
lantik Okyanusu’ndadır ve Bü- katı bir zaman çizelgesi hazır-
yük Britanya’yı İrlanda De- lamakla bazı haklı gerekçeleri
nizi’nden ayırmaktadır.” Doğru olmalı. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
yanıt E seçeneğidir.

10. catch up  yetişmek anlamına


4. discover  ortaya çıkarmak, gelir. Okuyucu, hikayenin iler-
keşfetmek anlamına geldiğin- lemesiyle karakterlerin yaşayı-
den doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. şına yetişir. Doğru yanıt A se-
çeneğidir.

5. widespread  yaygın anla-


mına geldiğinden doğru yanıt A 11. By 2010; future continious
seçeneğidir. tense’i zorunlu kıldığından
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.

6. accurate information  eksik-


siz, kesin bilgi anlamını vere- 12. need to be given  verilmesi
bilmesi bakımından doğru yanıt gerekir passive voice’u gerek-
D seçeneğidir. tirir. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.

367
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13. If only past perfect tense ile 19. whatever  herne…(se) anla-
kullanılır, bunu takip eden mına geldiğinden, bu cümledeki
cümle de would ile tamamlanır. anlamı tam olarak veriyor. Yanıt
Cümle; “Bir şey için yanan eve C seçeneğidir.
geri dönmeye karar vermeseydi,
şimdi hayatta olacaktı anlamını 20. how well  George Well’in
kazanıyor.” Doğru yanıt D se- nasıl iyi anladığını kuvvetlendir-
çeneğidir. diği için doğru yanıt D seçene-
ğidir.
14. “Dünyayı uçarak durmadan
turlayan ilk insanlar James 21. whereas  oysa, halbuki anla-
Gallagher ve mürettebatıydı.” mındadır. İki cümlenin arasın-
Past bir cümledir. Bu nedenle daki zıtlığı göstermeye yardımcı
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. olur. Kızılırmak Henri’nin yeni
ve eski isimleri arasındaki an-
15. on earth  dünya üzerinde lam bakımından farklılığına de-
anlamını verir. Cümlenin deva- ğindiği için yanıt A seçeneğidir.
mındaki passive yapı nedeniyle
unconquared, by ile tamamla- 22. of which relative clause ola-
nır. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. rak, Casablanca filmini tanım-
lamaya yardımcı olmaktadır.
16. Difference between  arasın- Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
daki fark demektir. Bu nedenle
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
23. claim  iddia, istek anlamına
geldiği için boşluğa gelebilecek
17. Better  much ile kullanılır ve uygun sözcüktür. Doğru yanıt E
cümlenin tamamı comparative seçeneğidir.
olduğu için ikinci boşlukta than
olması gereklidir. Doğru yanıt A
seçeneğidir. 24. take sth / sb. serious  –yi
ciddiye almak demek olduğu
için doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
18. “Birçok sıradan insan yağların
midede değil, bağırsakta sindi-
rildiğinden haberdar değildir.” 25. By  süresince anlamını yükle-
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. Bu- diği için; “1960’ların başlarında”
rada … değil fakat (but), … olarak cümlede yer aldığından
anlamı yüklenmiştir. doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
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26. Birinci cümleyi tamamlayan 33. Cümleye kampanyanın diğer


ikinci cümle past continious özelliğini de eklemesi bakımın-
olduğu için, birinci cümle de dan but ile devam etmek doğru
past continious yapıda olmalı- olacağından doğru yanıt C se-
dır. Yanıt C seçeneğidir. çeneğidir.

27. Burada, each other reciprocal 34. Kuyruklu yıldızın yörüngesini


pronoun olarak kullanıldığı için tanımlayan bir cümle olduğu için
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. that ile tamamlamak gerekir.
Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.

28. Romantizm akımının çok fazla


ve çeşitli türleri olduğundan 35. “Eğer sert suyun bulunduğu
bahsedilmesi nedeniyle bu so- bir bölgede yaşıyorsanız, su
runun doğru yanıtı A seçeneğidir. yumuşatıcılar özellikle yarar-
lıdır.” cümlesi anlam bakımın-
dan bir bütün oluşturduğundan
29. itself  pekiştirme zamiri ola- doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
rak cümleye kendisini anlamını
kattığı için doğru yanıt D seçe-
neğidir. 36. who relative pronoun’un bu
cümleye katacağı anlam bakı-
mından, aranan kişinin özelliğini
30. Even so…  –diği halde anla- belirtmeye yardımcı olacağı için
mındadır ve bütünüyle cümleyi yanıt B seçeneğidir.
niteler. Bu nedenle doğru yanıt
A seçeneğidir.
37. though  –e rağmen bir cüm-
leyle birlikte kullanıldığından ve
31. Buradaki superlative yapıdan cümlede bir pozitif anlam bek-
dolayı the safest uygun düşen lendiğinden doğru yanıt A se-
sözcüktür. Doğru yanıt B seçe- çeneğidir.
neğidir.

38. Cümle, past tense ile başladı-


32. attempt sözcüğü, to preposition ğından past ile sürdürülmelidir.
ile kullanıldığından ve cümlede Anlam bütünlüğü açısından en
bir passive durum olmadığın- uygun cümle olduğu için yanıt C
dan, doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. seçeneğidir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

39. When ile başlayan cümlenin 46. Hem evet hem de yer bildiren
ardındaki cümlenin de past bir yanıt verilmesi için buna yö-
tense ile devam etmesi gerekir. nelik bir soru aramalıyız. Yanıt
Yanıt D seçeneğidir. B seçeneğidir.

40. which ile sürdürülen bir cümle 47. Cümlenin yüklemi simple past
olması için tanımlanan bir  began  başladı olduğu için
nesne olmalıdır, o da Büyük Pi- doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
ramitler’dir. Doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir. 48. Cümlede although  –e rağ-
men yapısını vurgulayan tek
41. Because’dan sonra yazılan seçenek olduğundan doğru ya-
nıt E seçeneğidir.
özne she olduğundan, ilk cüm-
ledeki özne de she olmalıdır.
49. At the time  –dığı sırada
Bu nedenle A young television
anlamını tek başına yüklendi-
presenter of wild life özne ola-
ğinden doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
rak uygundur. Yanıt E seçene-
ğidir.
50. … but … yapısı  … değil, …
anlamını vermektedir. yanıt A
42. “Satışlar, başarılara bağlıdır.” seçeneğidir.
cümlesini anlam bakımından
tamamladığı için doğru yanıt B 51. Pek çok kişi inanır …ın karşı-
seçeneğidir. lığı  Many people believe …
olduğundan doğru yanıt C se-
43. Sheila’s… diye iyelik zamiri çeneğidir.
kullanılabilmesi için sorulan
cümle whos ile başlamalıdır. 52. … the theatre was a popular
Yanıt B seçeneğidir. form of entertainment … özne
ve yüklemden oluşan bir cümle
44. Verilen yanıt Yes, there are olan; “tiyatro, yaygın bir eğlence
olduğuna göre soru Are there biçimiydi”nin tam karşılığı oldu-
olmalıdır. Doğru yanıt C seçe- ğundan yanıt B seçeneğidir.
neğidir.
53. The volcanic eruption which
45. Yanıtın, işgünlerinde, her yarım took placa on lo, A moon of
saatte bir olması sorunun “Ne Jupiter  Jupiter’in ayı İo’da
kadar sıklıkta…” olmasını ge- meydana gelen volkanik pat-
rekli kılar. Doğru yanıt E seçe- lama özne olduğu için doğru
neğidir. yanıt A seçeneğidir.
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54. Anglo-Saksonlar İngiltere’yi 62. Son cümle dikkatli okundu-


fethettiklerinde when ile başlayan ğunda görülüyor ki doğru yanıt
past bir cümleyi gerekli kıldığından E seçeneğidir.
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
63. Parçada açık olarak anlatılıyor
55. Parçada vurgulanan bir nokta ki, gül yağının kullanımı mitolo-
da, hayal ürünü hikayeleri oku- jik devirlere kadar gitmektedir.
manın insanları çok fazla eğ- Yanıt D seçeneğidir.
lendirdiğidir. Doğru yanıt D se-
çeneğidir. 64. Parçada, çocukların grup aktivi-
telerinde yer almaya ihtiyacı ol-
56. Parçaya göre eskiden beri, hayal duğu vurgulandığından, bu ne-
ürünü hikayeler insanoğlunun
denle doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
ilgisini çekmektedir. Bu nedenle
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
65. children get so involved that
they for get to laugh at all …
57. Parçanın bütünü dikkate alındı-
cümlesiyle aynı anlamı verdi-
ğında varılan sonuç olduğu için
ğinden yanıt D seçeneğidir.
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.

58. The camps aim to teach


young people … cümlesinden 66. This is an important way
yola çıkarak doğru yanıt E se- inwhicn children form positive
çeneğidir. emotional ties cümlesinden
çıkarılabildiği gibi doğru yanıt E
59. Parçanın ilk cümlesinin belirt- seçeneğidir.
mesi nedeniyle doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir.
67. “3 Ocak akşamı hiç kimse
60. Parçada uzay kamplarının, gece gökyüzünde olağan dışı
Amerika’da en popüler eğitim bir şey görmedi.” Doğru yanıt
merkezi olduğu belirtildiği için C seçeneğidir.
yanıt A seçeneğidir.

61. Since we learn from 68. Parçanın bütünü dikkate alındı-


Hippocrates that is obtained ğında varılan sonuç, iki geze-
by stirring rose petals into genin çarpışacağının beklendi-
hot olive oil cümlesiyle aynı ğinin gazetelerde duyurulma-
anlamı taşıdığından doğru yanıt sıyla her yerde büyük bir heye-
B seçeneğidir. canın oluşmasıdır.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

69. Parçaya göre, iki gezegenin 76. In my opinion  I think ile


çarpışmasından korkulması ta- eşanlamlı olduğundan yanıt E
mamıyla gazete tarafından seçeneğidir.
uydurulmuştur. Doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir. 77. Let’s go, bir teklif cümlesi
(suggestion) olduğundan, tam
70. Parçadan anlaşılan Munro’nun karşılığı I suggesttir. Yanıt C
babasının, Munro’nun eğitimine seçeneğidir.
büyük katkıda bulunmuş oldu-
ğudur. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. 78. Cümlede önemli olan rely on
phrasal verb’üdür. Bunu karşı-
layan count onun bulunması
71. He took up carrer in writing, nedeniyle doğru yanıt A seçe-
… cümlesinde de gördüğümüz neğidir.
gibi doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
79. reluctant’ın eşanlamlısı  –not
72. In 1893, his father got him A want olması nedeniyle anıt B
got with the Burma police seçeneğidir.
cümlesinden hareketle doğru
yanıt E seçeneğidir.
80. Mary yarışı kazanamazsa her-
73. Parçadan anlaşılan, Eveline’in kes için sürpriz olacak olması,
erkek arkadaşıyla kaçmakla Mary kesinlikle yarışı kazana-
doğru kararı verdiğini umduğu- cak anlamıyla eştir. Bu nedenle
dur. Yanıt A seçeneğidir. doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.

74. In her home anyway she had 81. Tanıtılan kişi John F. Kenedy
shelter and food, … cümlesin- olduğu ve bir önceki cümlede
den çıkarılan bir sonuç olduğu onunla ilgili açıklayıcı bilgilerin
için yanıt E seçeneğidir. verilmesi gerektiği için doğru
yanıt B seçeneğidir.

75. Parçanın son cümlesinde,


Eveline’in çevresindeki insanla- 82. Parçada, Lamartine’in klasikler-
rın bu olayı reklam yapabilece- den etkilendiği belirtildiğine
ğini düşünmesinden çıkarılan göre, hayran olduğu isimlerin
sonuç olduğundan doğru yanıt verilmesi beklenir. Doğru yanıt
C seçeneğidir. C seçeneğidir.
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83. Parçanın anlam bütünlüğü açı- 88. Ödenmesi gereken bir telefon
sından, boşluktan sonra Japon borcunuz var ve bir arkadaşı-
heykel sanatının tahta ile ol- nıza giderken postanenin önün-
duğu yazılmıştır. Öyle ise bir den geçeceksiniz, postaneye
önceki cümlede bununla ilgili ön uğrayıp faturayı ödeyebileceği-
açıklamanın yapılması gerek- nizi düşünürsünüz. Doğru yanıt
mektedir. Doğru yanıt A seçe- E seçeneğidir.
neğidir.
89. Planladığınız Ordu seyahati için
otobüsün kalkış saatine 1 saat
84. Cümleler arasındaki bütünlüğü var. Ancak bu saatte trafik yoğun
sağlaması bakımından en uy- olacak. Bunun için arkadaşınıza
yola çıkmak için dikkatli
gun cümle olduğu için doğru
davranmanız gerektiğini söyler-
yanıt B seçeneğidir.
siniz. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.

90. Büyük bir spor aktivitesine ha-


85. Other plans  diğer planlara
zırlanan arkadaşınıza müsaba-
örnek göstermesi nedeniyle
kada destek olabilmek için ar-
doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
kadaşlarınıza, “Orada bulunup
Fred’e destek verelim.” dersi-
niz. Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.
86. Bir arkadaşınız kütüphaneye
gidiyor, geri verilmesi gereken 91. Tony’nin kurduğu cümle
bir kitabınız var. Sizin için geri wouldn’t kalıbıyla olduğuna
verebilir mi diye soracaksınız. göre, Greg … would ile kurulu
Seçeneklerde tek soru cümlesi bir cümle kullanmış olmalıdır.
olması itibariyle yanıt E seçe- Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
neğidir.
92. Sandra, papağanın çıkarttığı
sesi kapı zili sesi sanmıştır.
87. Erkek kardeşinizle birlikte yük- Sue, Sandra’nın bu konuda
sek seste televizyonda bir mü- haklı olduğunu açıkladığı için
zik programı izliyorsunuz. Aklı- doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
nıza alt katta hasta biri olduğu
geldi. Bunun için söyleyebilece- 93. Mary, Betty’ye bu konularda
ğiniz en uygun cümle “Sesini yardımcı olamam dediğine göre,
kıssak iyi olur, alt kattaki ba- Betty ona Hititler hakkında bir
yan çok hasta.” olur. Yanıt A takım sorular sormuş olmalıdır.
seçeneğidir. Yanıt A seçeneğidir.
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94. Richard, John için en iyisini


yapacağını söylediğine göre;
Albert’in Richard’tan John için
bir isteği olmalıdır. Doğru yanıt
A seçeneğidir.

95. Tony ve Juan, Doris Lessing’in


yeni romanı hakkında aynı
olumlu fikirleri paylaştığı için
yanıt E seçeneğidir.

96. Parçada çıtaların hızlarından


bahsedilmektedir. Çıtaların tek
başına avlandıkları konu dışın-
dadır. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.

97. Dallas’ın Teksas’ın en büyüle-


yici şehri olmasının parça bü-
tünlüğünü bozduğu açıktır. Ya-
nıt D seçeneğidir.

98. Parçada, Walter Raleigh’ten


bahsedilmektedir. Rönesans
döneminde yaşanan gelişmele-
rin konuyla ilgisi yoktur. Doğru
yanıt C seçeneğidir.

99. Mars’ın coğrafi yapısından bah-


sedildiği cümlenin Mars’taki buz
kütlesi üzerine yapılan araştır-
malarla bir ilgisi yoktur. Doğru
yanıt E seçeneğidir.

100.Parçada, uçak kazasının kaza


esnasındaki ayrıntıları anlatılmak-
tadır. Dördüncü cümlenin konuyla
ilgisi yoktur. Doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir.
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1.-22. sorularda, verilen cümlede 3. The first ____ of Australia were
boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen the Aborigines, who migrated
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. there at least 40,000 years ago
from Southeast Asia.

A) inhabitants
1. The religion of the Hittites was
B) guests
based upon ____ of a sun
C) population
goddess and a storm god.
D) citizens
E) troops
A) wonder
B) invention
C) survival 4. In spite of much research into
D) worship the subject, we still only ____
E) display know how and why tornadoes
form.

A) likely
B) truly
C) ideally
D) partially
E) fairly

2. The success of the classical 5. Ideally, museums should


record industry is largely due have lots of public money,
to the high quality of the ____ space to exhibit most of
____. their treasures and enough
staff to look after them.

A) descriptions A) grateful
B) sales B) sufficient
C) audiences C) incredible
D) articles D) portative
E) products E) radiant

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6. Volunteer fire brigades, 9. If your brother phones, be


unlike professional ones, sure to ask him if he really
____ have the training to deal has ____ smoking.
with big or complicated fires.
A) given up
B) put away
A) secretly C) made out
B) suddenly D) opened up
C) rarely E) turned off
D) reasonably
E) convincingly

10. The French explorer M. Peisel


was touring Tibet when he
7. In his final years of office, first ____ a series of tall,
President Clinton maintained mysterious, star-shaped
a _____ low profile but took stone towers along the
several major trips overseas. Chinese border.

A) certainly A) got through


B) randomly B) came across
C) strongly C) felt for
D) plainly D) made up
E) relatively E) ran over

8. Although it is dying out in the 11. French lorry-drivers ____ on


towns, folk dance is still a strike and now they _____ the
vibrant tradition in Turkish roads, which is their usual
villages, as you may well see way of showing their
if you _____ a traditional discontent.
wedding party.
A) went / had blocked
A) involve B) will go / would block
B) attend C) have gone / are blocking
C) demonstrate D) were going / block
D) consist E) would go / are going to
E) relieve block
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12. Tofino, which _____ once a 15. Little is known of early


quiet fishing village in Canada, Finnish history, but it ____
_____ a popular year-round that the ancestors of the mo-
resort now. dern Finns ____ in Finland
about 9,000 years ago.
A) is / is becoming
B) had been / became A) is thought / arrived
C) has been / had become B) was thought / would arrive
D) was / has become C) has been thought / were
E) would have been / will become arriving
D) had been thought / had
been arriving
13. The clock face which _____ in E) would be thought / would
its present form since the have arrived
seventeenth century is on its
way out, _____ its place to
the digital clock. 16. The Mississippi Valley, where
she spent the greater part
A) exists / has left _____ her life provides the
B) existed / is leaving background _____ most of her
C) had existed / was leaving stories.
D) was existing / had left
E) has existed / leaving A) in / to
B) of / for
C) with / in
14. In southern California, half the D) from / over
region's water needs _____ by E) through / of
rainfall, but most of its rain
_____ straight into the sea.

A) are being met / would be 17. She looked _____ the sea
channelled _____ the lighthouse and tried
B) could be met / is channelled to remember all the details.
C) could have been met / will
be channelled A) across / towards
D) could have been met / will B) over / across
be channelled C) at / with
E) were being met / will have D) through / at
been channelled E) to / near
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18. Emily Dickinson, _____ is a 21. They are worried that if the
famous New England poet of decline in the number of the
the nineteenth century, Siberian tigers continues at
published only seven poems this high rate, _____ of the
in her lifetime. species will be left in a few
years.
A) whose
B) whom A) many
C) which B) none
D) about whom C) most
E) who D) any
E) least

19. Temperature is difficult to


define precisely, _____ we all
have an idea of what we mean
by it.

A) whether
B) in case
C) just as
D) but
E) so far as

22. The price of space travel is


20. New York is _____ important still _____ high for most
in the Spider-Man film _____ people, but there are some
any actor is. _____ cheaper alternatives.

A) an / than A) too / much


B) so / as B) so / more
C) as / as C) more / such
D) more / which D) as / even
E) the / that E) most / many
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23.-27. sorularda, parçada nu- 25. A) greatest


maralanmış yerlere uygun dü- B) the least
şen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulu- C) at best
nuz. D) mostly
E) at least

Japan has a large number of


great artists. Of all the artists of
Japan, the one Westerners
probably like and (23) _____
best is Hokusai. He was a (24)
_____, unpredictable man who
lived in as many as a hundred
different houses and changed
his name (25) _____ 30 times.
Hokusai never painted in one
period or style (26) _____ very
long at a time; he never seemed
26. A) through
to stop (27) _____ after
B) at
something new.
C) for
D) with
23. A) disturb E) over
B) discover
C) allow
D) suspect
E) go through

24. A) determined 27. A) to have been chased


B) restless B) chasing
C) reliable C) having chased
D) consistent D) to chase
E) sensible E) being chased
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28.-32. sorularda, parçada nu- 29. A) just


maralanmış yerlere uygun dü- B) even
şen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulu- C) like
nuz. D) for
E) as

The etymology of the word


"chocolate" may remain (28)
_____ and open to debate even
today; but there can be no real
doubt that the ancient Aztec
civilization lies at the origin of
30. A) not only
chocolate. The god
B) either
Quetzalcoatl, gardener of
C) both
paradise, was respected (29)
D) as if
_____ guardian of the cacao
E) more
tree, purveyor of both strength
and wealth. The seeds, or
beans, were used as a form of
currency, valid (30) _____ for
the purchase of everyday items
and for the payment of tribute
money to the king. It was the
31. A) having given
spectacle of monkeys sucking
B) gave
the refreshing juices around the
C) had given
beans that first (31) ______
D) to have given
men the idea of tasting them.
E) has given
From there, it was a short step
to consuming the beans (32)
_____.

28. A) regular 32. A) themselves


B) indifferent B) as theirs
C) faithful C) itself
D) uncertain D) by them
E) suitable E) for them
2004 İngilizce Soruları

33.-42. sorularda, verilen cüm- 35. _____, where the cars are fast
leyi uygun şekilde tamamlayan and highways crowded.
ifadeyi bulunuz.
A) The physics of traffic is
rapidly gaining importance
33. As the manager won't admit
in Germany
to being at fault himself,
B) There were actually relatively
_____.
fewer car accidents during
the summer months
A) he had been obliged to
C) Those roads weren't in
confess too
need of repair
B) the trial period wouldn't
D) It's possible to drive from
have ended so suddenly
London to Edinburgh in six
C) others received the blame
hours
for it
E) A minimum speed limit was
D) we would all have been
finally agreed on
equally to blame
E) he's trying to put the blame
on his assistants

34. Although Italy was politically


troubled for centuries, _____.

A) the political and commercial 36. _____ that are big enough
rivalries between Genoa and strong enough to kill
and Venice were intense dogs and sometimes even
B) it is a long peninsula people.
shaped like a boot
C) it was the cultural centre of A) These young lions had to
Europe from the 13th to the learn how to kill their prey
16th century B) Size is not necessarily a
D) the Romans had overthrown sign of strength
the Etruscans in the 3rd C) The bigger the animals are
century B.C. D) Snakes can kill by
E) Milan, Naples and Sardinia poisoning
had been lost to Austria in E) In New Guinea there are
the early 18th century birds
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37. Because the public theatres 39. A job interview is a chance


in Renaissance England for you to find out _____.
attracted large audiences
from all levels of society, A) since first impressions are
____. of great importance
B) as if you really were the
A) Thomas Campion was one one they were looking for
of the most popular C) if you are going to prepare
songwriters of the period some relevant questions
B) other places of entertainment D) whether you and the job are
had also been built along the right for each other
river Thames E) so long as you are able to
C) pickpockets and other relax
criminals were drawn there
D) in fact native English drama
had existed at least since
medieval times
E) William Shakespeare
played a very important part
in the development of
English drama

40. Holes in the sides of their


38. Maintaining the environment new World Cup shirts create
isn't simply protecting animals drafts _____.
_____.
A) when temperatures rose
A) unless they had almost sharply in July
become extinct B) if only they could get rid of
B) that are rare and exotic excess moisture
C) which could have been C) while it has been designed
done better by a zoo for hot, wet climates
D) since many of them are D) whether the fit needs to be
indeed dangerous considered
E) whether man is the planet's E) which help to keep the
most dangerous enemy players cool
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41. _____, she returned to Ireland 43.-46. sorularda, verilen cümle-


to work in a hospital near nin hahgi sorunun cevabı oldu-
Dublin. ğunu bulunuz.

A) If there had been another


43. I'm not sure; Sheila's
war
probably.
B) Soon after the war began
C) Unless she can find
A) Were there any landscapes
suitable work in London
at the exhibition?
D) As soon as she hears from
B) Who did you go to the
you
exhibition with?
E) Whenever she wrote to me
C) Where were the paintings
about her problems
exhibited?
D) Whose paintings attracted
most attention at the
exhibition?
E) Did the portraits cover the
20th century only?

42. During the American Revolution,


there was relatively little fighting
actually in North Carolina,
_____.
44. It depends; on average,
A) but many North Carolinians perhaps, a couple of times a
were fighting elsewhere month.
B) while the region was
established as a colony A) Who is going to organize
C) since it is the nation's the next class picnic?
largest textile and furniture B) Will the manager be calling
producer another meeting this month?
D) so long as it was one of the C) How often does your sister
most densely populated come to visit you?
regions of the country D) Why are they so late with
E) as the first settlements the examinations this year?
were established in the E) When can we go to the
region in 1653 cinema again?
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45. It's not really necessary; but 47.-50. sorularda, verilen İngi-
I'm sure they would be lizce cümleye anlamca en yakın
pleased if we did. Türkçe cümleyi bulunuz.

A) Must we ask June and


47. We value all the arts because
Peter to come too?
they enrich and diversify our
B) Are you going to get a
emotional life.
present for John?
C) Why are you making so
A) Duygu yaşamımızın zengin
many sandwiches?
olmasını ve çeşitlilik ka-
D) Can we walk there, or will
zanmasını sağlayan tüm
we have to take a bus?
sanatlar bizim için değerli-
E) Did you tell Pat how much
dir.
we wanted her to come?
B) Tüm sanatlara değer vere-
rek duygu yaşamımızın
zengin ve çeşitli olmasını
sağlarız.
C) Duygu yaşamımızın zengin-
leşmesi ve farklı olması için
46. I didn't know myself until two
tüm sanatlara değer veririz.
or three days ago.
D) Tüm sanatlara değer veririz
çünkü duygu yaşamımızı
A) Have you ever thought of
zenginleştirir ve çeşitlendi-
going on a skiing holiday
rirler.
instead of going to the
E) Bizim için değerli olan tüm
seaside?
sanatlar, duygu yaşamımızı
B) Which of the cruises are
zenginleştirir ve çeşitlendirir.
you going to join?
C) Why didn't you let me know
earlier that you were going
to be in Edinburgh in
September?
D) Who arranged all the
details of the holiday for
you and booked you in at
this hotel?
E) Couldn't you have got
someone else to run the
office for a week?
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48. Cutting down trees to build 49. The development of computers


houses not only damages the has been amazingly rapid, and
environment, but also the future could be different
threatens human health. from today's forecasts.

A) Ev yapmak amacıyla A) Bilgisayarlarda gelişimin şa-


ağaçların kesilmesi çevreye şırtıcı derecede hızlı ol-
zarar vermekle kalmaz, in- ması, geleceğin öngörülen-
san sağlığını da tehdit eder. den farklı olabileceğini
B) Ev yaparken bazı ağaçların gösteriyor.
kesilmesi çevreye zarar ve- B) Bilgisayarlar şaşırtıcı dere-
rir, aynı zamanda insan cede hızlı bir gelişim gös-
sağlığını tehdit eder. terdiği için gelecek bugün-
C) Ev yapmak amacıyla ağaç- den farklı olabilir.
ların kesilmesi insan sağlı- C) Bilgisayarların gelişimi
ğını tehdit etmese de çev- şaşırtıcı derecede hızlı ol-
reye zarar verir. muştur ve gelecek, bugü-
D) Ağaçların ev yapmak için nün tahminlerinden farklı
kesilmesi hem çevreyi hem olabilir.
de insan sağlığını kötü et- D) Şaşırtıcı derecede hızlı bir
kiler. gelişim gösteren bilgi sa-
E) Çevreye zarar veren ve in- yarlar ile gelecek, bugün-
san sağlığını tehdit eden den farklı olabilir.
nedenlerden biri ağaçların E) Bilgisayarlar şaşırtıcı dere-
ev yapmak için kesilmesidir. cede hızlı bir gelişim gös-
termiştir, fakat gelecek, bu-
gün düşünülenlerden farklı
olabilir.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

50. So far, various theories have 51.-54. sorularda, verilen Türkçe


been put forward to explain cümleye anlamca en yakın İngi-
the origin of Saturn's rings. lizce cümleyi bulunuz.

A) Satürn’ün halkaları farklı


51. Japonya'da, gelecek otuz
zamanlarda öne sürülen
yılda nüfus azalırken daha
değişik kuramlara temel
fazla robota gereksinim du-
oluşturmuştur.
yulacaktır.
B) Satürn’ün halkalarının olu-
şumunu açıklamak için sü-
A) More robots are going to be
rekli olarak yeni kuramlar
needed in Japan as the
ortaya atılmaktadır.
population decreases over
C) Bugüne kadar ortaya atılan
the next thirty years.
çeşitli kuramlar, Satürn’ün
B) As the population of Japan
halkalarının kökenini açık-
is expected to decrease
lamaktadır.
over the next thirty years
D) Satürn’ün halkalarının olu-
robots will become even
şumu, sürekli olarak çeşitli
more necessary.
kuramlarla açıklanmaya ça-
C) The decrease in the
lışılmaktadır.
population of Japan over
E) Satürn’ün halkalarının köke-
these thirty years has
nini açıklamak için bugüne
added to the importance of
kadar çeşitli kuramlar öne
robots there.
sürülmüştür.
D) Since the population of
Japan is likely to decrease
over the coming thirty years
the need for robots will
increase.
E) The population of Japan
may decrease over the next
thirty years and so the need
for robots will increase even
more.
2004 İngilizce Soruları

52. Çocuklar her bir ebeveynden 53. Ankara'da M.Ö. 1200 önce-
genlerinin % 50'sini aldıkları sine uzanan Hitit kalıntıları
için aile bireyleri arasındaki bulunmuş olmasına karşın,
benzerlikler şaşırtıcı değildir. aslında kent, Frigler tarafın-
dan kurulmuştur.
A) Family likenesses are
inevitable as children get A) Ankara was really discovered
50% of their genes from by the Phrygians and Hittite
each parent. remains dating back to 1200
B) Similarities between family B.C. have been found there.
members are to be B) Although Hittite remains
expected since children get dating back to before 1200
50% of their genes from B.C. have been found in
each parent. Ankara, the town was really
C) Because children inherit founded by the Phrygians.
50% of their genes from C) It was the Phrygians who
each parent, similarities actually founded Ankara,
between family members but Hittite remains dating
are not surprising. back to 1200 B.C. have
D) Family likenesses are the been found close to the
result of the genes children town.
inherit, and 50% of them D) There are Hittite remains in
apparently come from each Ankara which seem to date
parent. back to 1200 B.C. but it
E) Such similarities among was the Phrygians who
family members should not actually founded the town.
surprise us since children E) Ankara was founded by the
get 50% of their genes from Phrygians but prior to that
each parent. around 1200 B.C. the
Hittites had already been
there.
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54. On yedinci yüzyılın sonunda, 55.-57. soruları aşağıdaki par-


Osmanlı imparatorluğu hala çaya göre cevaplayınız.
büyük ve güçlüydü, ancak
ekonomik ve bilimsel ilerleme
bakımından hızla Batı'nın ge- Producing food costs the earth
risinde kalmaktaydı. dearly. First of all, to grow food,
we clear land which always
A) In the Ottoman Empire, incurs losses of native
economic and scientific ecosystems and wildlife. Then
progress failed to keep up we plant crops or graze animals
with that of the West during on the land. The soil loses
the seventeenth century,
nutrients as each crop is taken
but the size and the power
from it, so fertilizer is applied.
of the Empire remained
Some fertilizer runs off, polluting
unchanged.
B) By the end of the the waterways. Some plowed
seventeenth century, the soil runs off, which clouds the
Ottoman Empire was clearly waterways and interferes with
dropping behind the West in the growth of aquatic plants and
terms of economic and animals. To protect crops against
scientific progress but not in weeds and pests, we apply
terms of size and power. herbicides and pesticides. These
C) The Ottoman Empire chemicals also pollute the water
continued to be huge and and, wherever the wind carries
powerful to the very end of them, the air. Most herbicides
the seventeenth century,
and pesticides kill not only
but economic and scientific
weeds and pests, but also
progress was slow in
comparison with the West. native insects, and animals that
D) At the end of the seventeenth eat those plants and insects.
century, the Ottoman Empire
was still vast and powerful,
but was rapidly dropping
behind the West in terms of
economic and scientific
progress.
E) The size and the strength of
the Ottoman Empire changed
little during the seventeenth
century but it dropped rapidly
behind the West in economic
and scientific matters.
2004 İngilizce Soruları

55. The main point made in the 57. It is pointed out in the
passage is that _____. passage that fertilizers are
used _____.
A) we damage land in various
ways in our efforts to grow A) only when the crops are
crops for food overgrown by weeds
B) it is possible to grow plenty B) since they help to restore
of food without using any ecosystems
fertilizers C) because they have almost
C) the pollution caused by no ill effect upon the
herbicides and pesticides environment
can easily be overcome D) to replace the nutrients that
D) aquatic plants and animals crops have taken out of the
are the ones that suffer soil
most from the use of E) to protect crops from pests
chemicals
E) ecosystems worldwide are
being seriously threatened
with extinction

56. The author points out in the


passage that the chemicals
we use to grow food ____.

A) do not as a general rule


pollute either the water or
the air
B) ultimately cause serious
soil loss
C) are the same type of
chemicals as herbicides
and pesticides
D) also support the wildlife in
the region
E) are both beneficial and
harmful
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58.-60. soruları aşağıdaki par- 59. It is pointed out in the


çaya göre cevaplayınız. passage that, during the
Renaissance, more and more
people ______.
The invention of the printing
press during the Renaissance,
A) began to settle in London,
together with improved methods
of manufacturing paper, made particularly in the
possible the rapid spread of neighbourhood of Westminster
knowledge. In 1476, William B) were setting up printing
Caxton set up England's first presses
printing press at Westminster, a C) began to collect the early
part of London. By 1640, that editions of the books
press and others had printed printed by Caxton
more than 26,000 different D) realized the need to
works and editions. With the improve methods of paper
printing press and the increased production
availability of books, literacy E) began to read and write as
increased. It is estimated that more books were printed
by 1530 more than half the and easy to obtain
population of England was
literate.

58. We understand from the 60. It is clear from the passage


passage that paper production that from the time of Caxton
methods _____. to the mid-17th century _____.

A) had, prior to the A) there was no progress


introduction of the printing whatsoever in the
press, been relatively poor
techniques of printing
B) had, for many years, been a
B) most books were only po-
serious concern for Caxton
pular for a few months
C) improved rapidly around the
C) a remarkable variety of
year 1640
books became available in
D) contributed to the reduction
England
in the printing costs of books
E) in Renaissance England D) England's population nearly
were far ahead of those in doubled
other countries E) the number of literate
people remained the same
2004 İngilizce Soruları

61.-63. soruları aşağıdaki par- 61. According to the passage, for


çaya göre cevaplayınız. people who are not fit, _____.

A) psychological depression is
Narrowly defined, fitness refers
more or less inevitable
to the characteristics that
B) the carrying out of various
enable the body to perform
apparently ordinary tasks
physical activity. These
can be rather difficult
characteristics include flexibility
C) the first thing to consider is
of the joints, strength and
a better diet
endurance of the muscles,
D) recommendations on how
including the heart muscle, and
to achieve fitness invariably
a healthy body composition. A
have no appeal
broader definition of fitness is
E) exercise is tiring and should
the ability to meet routine
be avoided
physical demands with enough
reserve energy to rise to a
sudden challenge. This definition
shows how fitness relates to
everyday life. Ordinary tasks
such as carrying heavy suitcases,
opening a stuck window, or
62. In the passage the writer
climbing four flights of stairs,
_____.
which might strain an unfit
person, are easy for a fit
A) points out that everyday life
person. Still another definition is
presents many challenges
the body's ability to withstand
that even the very fit cannot
stress, meaning both physical
cope with
and psychological stresses.
B) attaches more importance
These definitions do not
to physical flexibility than to
contradict each other; all three
physical endurance
describe the same wonderful
C) gives three definitions of
condition of the body.
fitness that do not conflict
with each other
D) suggests that people
routinely perform various
tasks to maintain their fitness
E) claims that physical fitness
can easily be maintained
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

63. The idea of fitness put 64.-66. soruları aşağıdaki par-


forward in the passage _____. çaya göre cevaplayınız.

A) seems rather outdated and


I will never forget my first visit to
controversial
Lascaux. It was a terribly hot
B) is complicated and
July day in 1949, and I was 11
contradictory
years old. My parents had
C) seems to ignore the ability
decided to show me this
to withstand stress
prehistoric painted cave that
D) relates more to the sports
had been discovered nine years
enthusiasts than to ordinary
earlier, and about which there
people
was still so much talk. A newly
E) includes not only physical
built road let to the cave near
fitness, but also the
Montignac in southwest France,
psychological one
and there we found a country
fair atmosphere. There were
buses, hundreds of visitors and
people selling ice cream and
postcards. There were long
lines to buy tickets, long lines to
enter the cave. I recall the smell
of the pine trees and how many
visitors suffered from the heat.
After a long wait my parents and
I passed through a monumental
bronze door and into the
semidarkness. We went down
the stairs into the large chamber
called the Hall of the Bulls,
which was 17 meters long, 7
meters wide and 6 meters high.
The guide's flashlight lit the
walls. Suddenly all around was
a great parade of animals: the
big bulls, the black horses, and
red and black deer.
2004 İngilizce Soruları

64. One point made by the 66. It is understood from the


narrator in this passage is passage that the visit to the
that _____. cave _____.

A) despite its fame the cave A) was originally the narrator's


itself was rather disappointing own idea
B) he was well-informed about B) was arranged for the
the cave before he visited it narrator by his parents
C) the cave was in a remote C) was not very enjoyable for
part of France, and difficult the narrator as he felt
to get to frightened when he was in
D) a lot of time passed before the cave
the narrator and his parents D) turned out to be a great
could get into the cave disappointment
E) one could explore the cave E) took place on a delightfully
easily on one's own fresh warm summer's day

65. The cave which the narrator


describes in the passage
_____.

A) had not yet become a


tourist attraction
B) was largely visited by local
people
C) presents a vivid picture of
what life was like in
prehistoric times
D) had been open to the public
for several decades
E) contained a great many wall
paintings dating back to
very ancient times
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

67.-69. soruları aşağıdaki par- 67. This passage describes a


çaya göre cevaplayınız. scene at a public library early
one morning, and _____.

At the doors of the City Library


A) argues for the need to open
waited a dozen men and half as
more public libraries
many women; the lucky ones,
B) stresses the problems of
by squeezing very close, partly
public libraries and how to
sheltered themselves from the
overcome them
cold rain; not a word of
C) is full of details about the
conversation passed among them,
people there
and time passed very slowly.
D) could b e part of a political
Then the clock struck, and the
speech on the lives of
doors opened. There was a
working people
great rush down the stairs to the
E) all the people described
newspaper room, and the first
have the same interests
sight of this or that morning
paper. All the women, but only a
few of the men, were genuinely
eager to search columns of
advertisements, on the chance
of finding employment; the rest
came for horse-racing news, or
68. We understand from the
a murder trial, or some such
passage that the job
matter of popular interest. In a
advertisements in the
very short time each of the
newspapers _____.
favourite journals had its little
crowd, waiting with impatience
A) interested the women far
behind the two or three persons
more than the men
who managed to read
B) were the main attraction for
simultaneously. The only sound
men and women alike
was that of rustling papers.
C) attracted fewer readers
than did the horse-racing
columns
D) soon became the topic of
friendly conversations among
the readers
E) invariably failed to meet the
expectations of the readers
2004 İngilizce Soruları

69. It is clear from the passage 70.-72. soruları aşağıdaki par-


that people came to the çaya göre cevaplayınız.
library early in the morning in
order to _____.
The tension between financial
growth and social instability in
A) read a newspaper before
19th-century Victorian England
going to work
influenced its literature. Prosperity
B) find out primarily, about the
brought a great number of new
horse-racing results
readers, with money to spend
C) get a warm place in which
on books and periodicals. In this
to shelter
period, when few people went
D) meet their friends and do a
to the theatre or concerts,
bit of reading
literature functioned as a primary
E) get information about things
source of entertainment. Writers
that interested them
had an available audience
eager to read and willing to pay.
In addition, writers were
respected more than at any
time in English literary history.
The masses knew and loved
the works of the most famous,
while the wealthy sought their
friendship. Major Victorian writers
had the attention of political and
social leaders, and when they
spoke, they were listened to.
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

70. It is pointed out in the passage 72. We understand from the


that, in Victorian England, passage that Victorian literature
_____. _____.

A) it was the masses, rather A) was affected by the


than the wealthy, who were economic and social issues
hit hard by the economic of the age
decline B) was primarily written about
B) theatres were popular places and for the wealthy
of entertainment and C) deliberately avoided political
attracted large audiences and social issues
C) politicians virtually ignored D) is not generally regarded as
the opinions expressed by a significant part of English
the writers of the period literary history
D) reading was a popular E) has never been of much
pastime for everyone interest to the masses
E) there was a remarkable
degree of social harmony
between the classes

71. It is clear from the passage


that, in the Victorian age,
leading writers _____.

A) mainly concerned themselves


with the problems of the
masses
B) were much respected by
politicians and could
influence them
C) often made a career for
themselves in politics as
they grew older
D) aimed to entertain rather
than to instruct and guide
E) were eager to make
theatre-going more popular
2004 İngilizce Soruları

73.-75. soruları aşağıdaki par- 73. We learn from the passage


çaya göre cevaplayınız. that Toy Story I _____.

A) was so amusing that many


When Toy Story I was released
people wanted to see it
in 1995, it became an
again and again
international sensation. It was
B) appealed more to adults
the first feature film to be entirely
than it did to children
constructed from computer
C) received poor reviews from
animation and its considerable
the press when it was first
technical achievements were
screened for journalists
the result of four years of hard
D) has been surpassed by Toy
work by a large team of
Story II in every respect
computer animators. The results
E) was greatly admired
have been greatly appreciated.
throughout the world when
The question now is: will Toy
it first came out
Story II continue to impress?
Judging by the enthusiastic
reception at a recent press
screening from an audience
made up largely of adults, the
74. We understand from the
answer is a definite "yes". "The
passage that the kind of films
movies that I'm most affected by
that please John Lasseter
are the ones that make me
most _____.
laugh hysterically but also have
an effect on my emotions", says
A) are the ones that are the
the film's director John
result of the joint efforts of
Lasseter. Toy Story II does just
many people working under
that.
pressure
B) are the ones with a large
proportion of computer
animation
C) are the ones that are both
extremely funny and also
appeal to the feelings
D) deal with sad events that
leave people feeling upset
E) are films about children and
for children
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75. It is clear from the passage 77. It's the best film I've seen in
that the making of Toy Story I ages.
_____.
A) It's not often one has the
A) brought great fame to director chance to see such an
John Lasseter, though he excellent film.
didn't actually deserve it B) It's quite the best film I have
B) involved a great many ever seen.
people and called for a lot C) That was a terrific film,
of effort and collaboration quite unlike anything I have
C) was a costly production, ever seen.
and this upset the director D) It's a long time since I saw
D) included both computer
such a wonderful film.
animation and live acting
E) It's an excellent film; I saw it
E) was so tiring that Lasseter
years ago.
was reluctant to start work
on Toy Story II

78. Mary felt quite certain that her


76.-80. sodularda verilen cümleye sister would stand by her, but
anlamca en yakın olan cümleyi in the end she didn't.
bulunuz.
A) Mary had hoped that her
76. One of them must be lying, sister would come to her
and I suspect it's Emma. aid, but she never did.
B) Mary was confident that
A) It's probably Emma who is she would have her sister's
lying; it can't be one of the support, but as it turned out
others. she let her down.
B) Emma is the one who is
C) Mary didn't expect her own
lying; it's clearly not one of
sister to let her down like
the others.
that.
C) Clearly it's Emma who is
D) It was unrealistic of Mary to
lying and the others are not.
rely on getting help from
D) If anyone is lying, it's got to
her sister.
be Emma.
E) I have a feeling that it's E) It came as a horrible shock
Emma who is lying; one of to Mary when her own
them certainly is. sister turned against her
like that.
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79. Our system is that the losing 80. If only you'd told me you were
side pays for the hire of the planning to spend the summer
basketball court. in Alanya, I would have joined
you there.
A) If our side loses, then we
will have to pay for the hire A) I'm planning to come to
of the basketball court. Alanya in the summer as I
B) I don't see why the losers hear you'll be there then.
should have to pay for the B) You should have let me
hire of the basketball court. know that you'd be in
C) The way we do it is, Alanya during the summer
whichever side loses, that and I'd have come too.
side pays for the hire of the C) I will be spending all the
basketball court. summer in Alanya, and
D) With us it's the winners, not hope you'll be able to join
the losers who have to pay me there.
for the hire of the basketball D) Let me know if you can
court. manage to get to Alanya
E) The losers obviously expect next summer so that I can
the winning side to pay for arrange to join you there.
the hire of the basketball E) Be sure to let me know
court. what your plans are for the
summer, as I'm hoping we
can meet up in Alanya.
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81.-85. sorularda, parçada boş 82. Most successful short stories


bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifa- are characterized by
deyi bulunuz. compression. The writer's
aim is to say as much as
possible as briefly as
81. Poetry is one of the oldest
possible. _____ . It means only
forms of literature. ____ .
that nothing is wasted and
They used rhythm and rhyme
that all the words and details
to help them remember the
are chosen for maximum
stories better. Ballads are a
effectiveness.
good example of this, for they
are stories in poetic form that
A) Background and time are
were sung.
both chosen carefully
B) Such details will obviously
A) Before literature was written
be omitted
down, people told stories
C) In other words, much
B) Each word and phrase in
emphasis must be put on
this poem is chosen with
the portrayal of the main
great care
character
C) In poems, language is used
D) Some writers make even
in unusual and creative
more use of symbolism
ways
E) This does not mean that in
D) Prose is the language used
order to be good a story
in everyday life
has to be short
E) Even so, there are certain
basic similarities between
present-day poetry and that
of the past
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83. A biography is an account of 84. The word "panic", meaning


a person's life. It will often fear, comes from the name of
concentrate on that person's the Greek god Pan, a noisy
achievements and on the musician who was thought to
difficulties that had to be play his pipes day and night
overcome before success was in the woods. Long ago
possible. ____ . But at the people thought Pan made the
same time he must keep to sounds that frightened travellers
the known facts about the in the wilderness at night.
person. _____ .

A) The background is sometimes A) The word "panic" soon


equally important came to describe their fear
B) Most biographies are about B) Sometimes an author does
people who have done not state directly everything
something significant that is happening
C) In an autobiography, the C) One way to find the meaning
author is writing about of unfamiliar words is to use
himself the context
D) The biographer must create D) A synonym is a word that
living, believable characters has almost the same
E) For instance, many people meaning as another word
have written biographies of E) When we look up an
Queen Victoria unfamiliar word in a
dictionary, we may find
more than one definition
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85. Most of our misconceptions of 86.-90. sorularda, verilen du-


art arise from a lack of rumda söylenmiş olabilecek
consistency in the use of the sözü bulunuz.
words "art" and "beauty". ____.
This identification of art and
86. A classmate, Barry, has fallen
beauty is at the bottom of all
off his bicycle and injured
our difficulties in the
himself but not too seriously.
appreciation of art. For art is
You get hold of another
not necessarily beauty. Whether
classmate and suggest you
we look at the problem
go together and visit him to
historically or sociologically,
cheer him up:
we find that art has often been
a thing of no beauty.
A) Barry's feeling rather
miserable after the bicycle
A) There are certain
accident and wants us to
characteristics common to
visit him, shall we?
all the arts
B) Have you been to visit
B) We always assume that art
Barry yet? You do know,
and beauty go together and
don't you, that he's fallen off
that ugliness is the opposite
his bike?
of art
C) Did you know that poor
C) Such a theory of art is as
Barry has hurt himself
inclusive as any theory of
falling off a bike? Let's go
art needs to be
and amuse him a bit.
D) For the ancient Greeks, art
D) My mother thinks we ought
was an idealization of
to visit Barry as he's hurt
nature, and especially of
himself a bit. What do you
man
say?
E) In this sense it is true to say
E) Do we really have to go and
that art is
visit this Barry? He's not
expression - nothing more,
badly hurt.
and nothing less
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87. A friend of yours has a spare 88. Your brother is supposed to


ticket for a special pop be taking part in a cross-
concert, and has asked if country running competition.
you'd like to join him and He feels he has no chance of
some others at the concert. winning and so is wondering
Obviously you are delighted about withdrawing from the
and accept straight away, race. To encourage him to
saying: run the race, you say:

A) It's a marvelous chance for A) This cross-country competition


me to get to this pop is putting too much stress on
concert! Of course, I'd love you. Forget it!
to come with you. B) What's the matter with you?
B) I've always been fond of If you don't want to run,
pop concerts, haven't you? don't.
C) Do you know who is C) It's not like you to keep
organizing these pop changing your mind. Come
concerts? It must be hard on, make a definite decision
work. and keep to it.
D) Why is it you're so D) By the way, I hear John's
interested in this concert? not running. What have you
Because of your friends? decided to do?
E) I'll have to think about it. E) Come on! It's not the end of
What's the date of it? I've the world if you don't win.
rather a lot on at the mo- And you've a good chance
ment. of winning.
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89. You are doing some research 90. Your mother finds you
for geography homework on looking through several travel
Norway's fjords. So you go to magazines. She knows you're
the library and ask the longing to go to some exotic
librarian there for assistance: place for a holiday and wishes
you could. So, as a way of
A) I've found two books on sharing your feelings, she
Norway's fjords, but they leans over your shoulder and
are very out-of-date. says quietly:
B) There is not a single book
on Norway's fjords in this A) I wish you were a bit more
library! adventurous. When I was
C) Can you help me to find your age, we used to go
some material on the camping!
coastline of Norway? B) All these holiday resorts in
D) I'm rather disappointed to faraway countries are quite
find you have so little beyond anything we can
material on Norway and its afford.
fjords. C) You are wasting your time
E) If you'd given me a little with these magazines. It's
assistance when I came in, time you grew up and
I would easily have found became realistic.
these books on the fjords of D) If we really had plenty of
Norway. money, where would you
go for your dream holiday?
E) I don't think these places
are nearly as exotic as the
magazines suggest.
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91.-95. sorularda, karşılıklı ko- 92.


nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmını John: You're looking worried.
tamamlayabilecek ifadeyi bulu- What's the matter?
nuz. Martin: _____.
John: Then don't listen to
them. Keep it simple and
91.
include only what you
Molly: What are you doing on
think is necessary.
Saturday?
Martin: Yes; I'm sure that will
Agnes: _____.
be best.
Molly: Do you need any help?
Agnes: I certainly do! You can
A) I wish I hadn't agreed to
use a sewing machine,
play table tennis with them
can't you?
this evening.
B) I really want to apologize
A) I've still not finished the
for breaking that window,
costumes for the end-of-
but don't know what to say.
term play. So I'll be busy
C) They keep trying to
with them.
persuade me to go on that
B) I promised to help mother in
bicycle trip with them, but I
the garden. There really is
don't want to.
a lot to do there.
D) It's that letter of application.
C) My little brother is having a
Everyone is trying to advise
birthday party and I'm on
me; and they are all saying
duty; organizing the games
different things!
I suppose.
E) I know I didn't do at all well
D) Nothing at all. I've been
at that interview, so I won't
terribly busy all week and
be offered the job. What
I'm determined to do
can I do to improve myself?
nothing at all on Saturday.
E) Nothing much. Have you
any suggestions?
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93. 94.
Ken: I plan to spend two to Jenny: How's your brother
three months in France getting on? He's at Leeds
when I finish school, and University, isn't he?
get fluent in French. Roger:That's right. He's
Paul: _____. studying medicine there.
Ken: Not necessarily. And, Jenny: _____.
besides, I'm earning Roger: No. He's in his final
quite a bit of money now year. He'll soon be a fully
with a part-time job as a qualified doctor.
waiter.
Paul: Good for you! You really A) The first two years are the
are very enterprising. hardest.
B) What year is he in? Third?
A) I'd come with you if only I C) When does he expect to
had the money. finish?
B) I'd like to go to Germany for D) He always wanted to be a
the same reason. doctor, didn't he?
C) That's a good idea. But E) Leeds has a good medical
won't it be expensive? school.
D) Lucky you! Where's the
money coming from?
E) Will you be in Paris most of
the time?
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95. 96.-100. sorularda, verilen par-


Pat: If there's a good film çanın anlam bütünlüğünü bozan
on the TV tonight, let's cümleyi bulunuz.
watch it.
Nancy: There's Trial by Jury
96. (I) Modern Trabzon is built on
but we've both seen that.
a mountainside. (II) It is a
Pat: _____.
bright, busy town with cafes
Nancy: That's true. So sit
and bookshops and restaurants.
down; it's about to start.
(III) Most visitors, however,
go there in order to see the
A) Then how about going to
dramatic Byzantine monastery
the cinema down the road?
at Sumela. (IV) Trabzon is the
B) It is always advisable to
largest port along Eastern
confirm a booking but he
Turkey's Black Sea coast. (V)
never does so.
This has been carved out of a
C) Yes; and I certainly don't
steep rock cliff and is well-
want to see it again!
worth a visit.
D) Well, I can't remember
anything about it.
A) I B) II C) III
E) Yes; but it was a terrific
D) IV E) V
film, and well-worth seeing
again.
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97. (I) At this time the writer was 98. (I) Contemporary rock and pop
living in a tiny flat in music has come about due to
Edinburgh with her baby vast advances in technology.
daughter. (II) The latest Harry (II) In this respect the impact of
Potter book has had an the microphone should not be
unexpected effect on young underestimated. (III) Further,
fans. (III) Some pediatricians certain environmental forces
have reported an outbreak of may influence how they sing.
(IV) It has enabled quiet,
headaches among children
intimate sounds to be
reading Harry Potter and the
magnified. (V) In turn, this has
Order of the Phoenix. (IV)
allowed the singer to
They attributed this problem
experiment with the emphasis
to the 8-hour reading sessions on mood rather than strict
the young enthusiasts put in adherence to proper breathing.
as they worked their way
through the 870-page volume. A) I B) II C) III
(V) Fortunately, the problem D) IV E) V
clears up of its own accord a
day or two after the reader
finishes the book. 99. (I) Cameroon has begun to
make one of its deadly lakes
A) I B) II C) III safe at last. (II) With the
D) IV E) V increase in oil, timber and
coffee exports, Cameroon's
economy has improved
remarkably over recent years.
(III) Engineers have started
installing pipes to remove
carbon dioxide building up in
the depths of Lake Monoun,
which could erupt at any time
and suffocate people nearby.
(IV) The pipes will begin
pumping out the gas by the
end of the year. (V) This
should make Lake Monoun
safe within a year and a half.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
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100.(I) Jean Piaget is the


psychologist whose work has
had the greatest influence on
the study of child development.
(II) Among the first to accept
Piaget's theories were educators,
who began to develop school
curricula based on his ideas.
(III) During the 1940s and 1950s
American child psychology
turned toward environmental
and conditioning methods. (IV)
He's different from any other
psychologist in that his
theoretical views are still widely
accepted in some form by
many of today's developmental
psychologists. (V) Further
Piaget's many books on child
psychology remain the greatest
contribution to the field by a
single scholar.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
ÇÖZÜMLER
1. worship  tapınma anlamına 10. come across  karşılaşmak
gelmektedir. Doğru yanıt D se- anlamına gelen bir phrasal verb
çeneğidir. olduğundan doğru yanıt B se-
çeneğidir.
2. products  ürünler anlamına
gelmektedir. Doğru yanıt E se- 11. Cümlenin ikinci kısmındaki za-
çeneğidir. man zarfı olan now ifadesi
present continuous tense
3. inhabitants of Australia  kullanımını gerekli kıldığı için
Avusturalya’ya yerleşenler doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
anlamına gelmektedir. Doğru
yanıt A seçeneğidir. 12. Sorunun ilk kısmındaki once
ifadesi (bir zamanlar) geçmiş
4. partially  kısmen anlamına
zamanı gerektiren bir ifade ol-
gelmektedir. Doğru yanıt D se-
duğu için ve sorunun ikinci kıs-
çeneğidir.
mındaki now ifadesi present
tense gerektiren bir yapı oldu-
5. sufficient space  yeterli alan
ğundan doğru yanıt D seçene-
anlamına gelmektedir. Doğru
ğidir.
yanıt B seçeneğidir.

6. rarely  nadiren anlamına 13. Since yapısı present perfect


geldiğinden doğru yanıt C se- kullanımı gerektirdiğinden doğru
çeneğidir. yanıt E seçeneğidir.

7. relatively  nisbeten anlamına 14. Soruda Güney Kaliforniya’nın


gelmektedir ve doğru yanıt E genel bir yapısından bahsedil-
seçeneğidir. diği için Passive Present
Simple Tense yapısı olan B
8. attend a party  bir partiye seçeneği doğru yanıttır.
katılmak anlamına geldiğinden
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
15. Sorunun ikinci kısmında bir
9. give up smoking  sigarayı nokta zaman ifadesi olan 9000
bırakmak anlamına gene bir years ago ifadesi kullanıldığın-
deyim olduğundan doğru yanıt dan simple past ifadesinin ol-
A seçeneğidir. duğu A seçeneği doğru yanıttır.

410
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16. Part of her life ifadesi onun 22. Sorudaki ilk boşlukta aşırı dere-
hayatının parçası ve provide cede çok anlamı taşıyan too ve
… for … ifadesi … için sağla- ikinci kısımdaki comparative
mak/temin etmek anlamına yapıyı niteleyen much ifadeleri-
geldiğinden doğru yanıt B seçe- nin bulunduğu A seçeneği
neğidir. doğru yanıttır.

17. look across the sea  denize 23. go through  incelemek,


bakmak ve towards ifadesi –e araştırmak anlamına gelen bir
doğru anlamına geldiğinden ifade olup boşluğa uygun düş-
doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. mektedir. Doğru yanıt E seçe-
neğidir.
18. Nitelediğimiz şey bir insan olup
cümlede özne pozisyonunda 24. restless  hareketli, canlı
bulunduğundan doğru yanıt anlamına gelip boşluğu ta-
who ifadesinin yer aldığı E se- mamlamaktadır. Doğru yanıt B
çeneğidir. seçeneğidir.

25. at least 30 times  en az 30


19. Soruda verilen iki kısım ara- kez anlamına gelmektedir.
sında bir zıtlık bulunduğundan Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
iki taraf arasında anlamlı bir ge-
çiş sağlayan ifade but olup 26. for very long  uzunca bir
doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. sure anlamına gelmektedir.
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.

20. Soruda, bir olumlu cümlede 27. Stop fiili bir şeyi durdurmak
kıyaslama yapıldığından bu şe- anlamında kullanıldığında ken-
kilde kullanılan as…as kalıbının dinden sonra gerund almakta-
bulunduğu C seçeneği doğru dır. “stop chasing”  kovala-
yanıttır. mayı durdurmak anlamına
gelmektedir. Doğru yanıt B se-
çeneğidir.
21. Soruda olumlu cümle yapısı
kullanılıp olumsuz anlam veril-
mek istendiğinden bu anlamı 28. remain uncertain  ifadesi
karşılayan none of the species belirsiz /şüpheli olmak anla-
(türün hiçbiri) yapısının bulun- mına gelmektedir ve doğru yanıt
duğu B seçeneği doğru yanıttır. D seçeneğidir.
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29. was respected as  gibi gö- 35. Soru kökünden kullanılan where
rülmek/ kabul edilmek anla- ifadesinden anlaşıldığı gibi bir yer
mındadır. Doğru yanıt E seçe- ifadesinin tanımlanması gereklidir.
neğidir. Buna göre, Germany ifadesinin
bulunduğu A seçeneği doğru
yanıttır.
30. both … and yapısının kullanıl-
dığı bu soruda ilk kısım both ile 36. Soru kökünden bir relative
tamamlanmalıdır. Doğru yanıt C clause kullanıldığı anlaşılmak-
seçeneğidir. tadır. Bu yapıya uygun sadece
A ve E seçenekleri verilmiştir.
Zaman uyumuda dikkate alın-
31. Sorunun geçtiği cümlenin ana dığında doru yanıt E seçeneği-
kısmında simple past (it was dir.
the spectacle…) kullanıldığın-
dan doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. 37. Because yapısı kullanılıp bir
neden-sonuç ilişkisi sorulmak-
tadır. “Halk tiyatrolarında her
32. the beans themselves  kesimden seyirci olduğu için
fasulyelerin kendisini anla- yan kesiciler ve diğerleri bura-
mına gelmektedir ve doğru yanıt lara gitmektedir” anlamıyla
A seçeneğidir. doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.

38. Verilen cümlenin devamında


33. Cümlenin ilk kısmında future “hangi hayvanların korunma-
tense kullanıldığından zaman sında sadece çevre koruması-
uyumu ilkesinden yola çıkarak nın yeterli olmadığı” açıklan-
tek present tense ifadesinin E maktadır. Doğru yanıt B seçe-
seçeneğinde olduğunu gör- neğidir.
mekteyiz. Doğru yanıt E seçe-
neğidir. 39. Verilen kısmı olup olmadığını
anlamına gelen whether ifadesi
ile en iyi şekilde tamamlayabili-
34. Although ifadesi iki taraf ar- riz. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
sında bir zıtlık gerektirmektedir.
Hem bir zıtlık ifadesi hem de 40. Soruda “yeni dünya kupası ti-
mantıklı bir zaman ve anlam şörtlerindeki delikler” tanım-
uyumu olması bakımından lanmaktadır. Buna göre doğru
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. yanıt E seçeneğidir.
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41. O İrlanda’ya geri döndü ifade- 48. Not only damages…but also
sini en iyi şekilde tamamlayan threatens yapısının doğru çevi-
ifade savaş başladıktan sonra risi …ile kalmaz …da zarar ve-
ifadesidir. Doğru yanıt B seçe- rir şeklinde A seçeneğinde ve-
neğidir. rilmiştir. Doğru yanıt A seçene-
ğidir.
42. Soru kökünde verilen ifadenin
zıt bir ifadeyle tamamlandığı ve 49. has been amazingly rapid
geçişin but ile sağlandığı A se- ifadesinin doğru çevirisi sadece
çeneği doğru yanıttır. C seçeneğinde şaşırtıcı dere-
cede hızlı olmuştur şeklinde
43. Kimin resimleri en çok ilgiyi verilmiştir.
çekti sorusunun cevabı veril-
mektedir. Doğru yanıt D seçe-
50. So far ve have been put
neğidir.
forward ifadelerinin doğru çevi-
rileri bugüne kadar ve öne sü-
44. Verilen cevapta hangi sıklıkla
rülmüştür şeklinde sadece E
sorusunun cevabı olabilecek a
seçeneğinde verilmiştir.
couple of times a month ifadesi
kullanılmıştır. Buna göre, How
often soru yapısının kullanıldığı 51. Daha fazla robota ihtiyaç du-
C seçeneği doğru yanıttır. yulacaktır ifadesinin doğru çe-
virisi More robots are going to
45. Soru kökündeki they ifadesinin be needed şeklinde sadece A
karşılığı olan June and Peter seçeneğinde verilmiştir.
ifadesinin yer aldığı A seçeneği
doğru yanıttır.
52. Şaşırtıcı değildir ifadesinin
46. Niçin bana daha önce söyle- doğru çevirisi are not
medin ifadesi 2-3 ay öncesine surprising halinde sadece C
kadar ben kendim bilmiyordum seçeneğinde verilmiştir.
ifadesi ile cevaplanmıştır. Doğru
yanıt C seçeneğidir.
53. Hem karşın ifadesinin karşılığı
47. Cümlenin yüklemi olan enrich olarak although yapısının kul-
and diversify ifadelerinin karşı- lanıldığı hem de aslında … ku-
lıkları olarak zenginleştirir ve rulmuştur ifadesinin doğru çe-
çeşitlendirir; ve value filinin virisinin was really founded
karşılığı olarak değer veririz şeklinde yer aldığı B seçeneği
ifadesi D seçeneğinde verilmiştir. doğru yanıttır.
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54. Hızla batının gerisinde kalmak- 59. Parçadan “daha çok sayıda
taydı ifadesinin doğru çevirisi kitap basılması ve temininin
olarak was rapidly dropping kolay olması nedeniyle Röne-
behind the West ifadesinin sans ile daha çok sayıda insan
verildiği D seçeneği doğru yanıttır. okuma yazmaya başladı” anla-
mını çıkarabiliriz. Buna göre,
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
55. Parçanın genelinden “ürün yetiş-
tirmeye çalışırken çevreye zarar 60. Parçadan, “1476 yılında
verdiğimiz” ifadesi çıkarılabilir. Caxton’un İngiltere’de ilk mat-
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. baayı kurduğu ve 1640 yılına
kadar 26.000 den fazla faklı
eser yayınlandığı” anlatılmakta-
dır. Buna göre, doğru yanıt C
56. Parçada yazar “ürün yetiştirmek
seçeneğidir.
için kullandığımız kimyasalların
hem yararlarından hem de za-
61. Parçada, formda olmayan in-
rarlarından” bahsetmektedir.
sanların çeşitli işleri yaparken
Buna göre doğru yanıt E seçe-
zorlanacağından bahsedilmek-
neğidir.
tedir. Buna göre, doğru yanıt B
seçeneğidir.

62. Parçanın son cümlesinden


57. Parçada geçen “The soil loses yazarın “fitness’ın birbiriyle çe-
nutrients as each crop is taken lişmeyen üç tanımını verdiğini
from it, so fertilizer is applied” kolaylıkla anlayabiliriz. Buna
cümlesinden çıkardığımız so- göre, doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
nuca göre; gübreler, ürünlerin
topraktan aldığı besinlerin yerini 63. Parçada fitness anlatılırken
doldurmak için kullanılmaktadır. sadece fiziksel fitness değil psi-
Buna göre doğru yanıt D seçe- kolojik fitness da anlatılmakta-
neğidir. dır. Buna göre, doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir.

64. Yazarın anlattıklarından, olayın


58. Parçanın ilk cümlesinden “mat- üstünden uzun bir süre geçtiğini
baadan önce kağıt üretimi de anlayabilmekteyiz. Parçanın ilk
zayıftı” anlamını çıkartmaktayız. cümlesi bu kanıya varmamıza
Buna göre doğru yanıt A seçe- yardımcı olmaktadır. Doğru
neğidir. yanıt D seçeneğidir.
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65. Parçanın ikinci cümlesindeki 70. Parçanın genelinde, Victorian


this prehistoric painted cave döneminde, okumanın herkes
ifadesinden yazarın anlattığı için popüler bir uğraş olduğun-
mağaranın içinde eski zaman- dan bahsedilmektedir. Buna
lara ait çeşitli resimler bulundu- göre doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
ğunu anlayabiliriz. Doğru yanıt
E seçeneğidir. 71. Parçanın son cümlesinde
“önemli yazarların siyasetçiler-
66. Parçanın ikinci cümlesindeki My den saygı gördüğü ve siyaset-
parents had decided to show çilerin onları dinlediği” anlatıl-
me… ifadesinden bu sorunun maktadır. Buna göre doğru ya-
doğru yanıtının “ziyaretin yaza- nıt B seçeneğidir.
rın anne-babasının bir tasarrufu
olduğunun” belirtildiği B seçe-
neği olduğunu anlayabiliriz. 72. Parçanın ilk cümlesinde “19.
yüzyıl İngiltere’sindeki ekonomik
67. Parçanın genelinde yazar bir ve sosyal değişikliklerin edebi-
halk kütüphanesindeki sabah yatı etkilediği” anlatılmaktadır.
vaktini ve oradaki insanları an- Buna göre, doğru yanıt A seçe-
latmaktadır. Buna göre doğru neğidir.
yanıt C seçeneğidir.

73. Parçanın ilk cümlesinde, “Toy


68. Parçadaki “ All the women, but Story I ilk piyasa çıktığında
only a few of the men, were uluslararası bir ilgi uyandırdığı”
genuinely eager to search anlatılmaktadır. Buna göre,
columns of advertisements” ifa- doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
desinden ilanlarla kadınların
daha ilgili olduğunu çıkartabili-
riz. Buna göre doğru yanıt A se- 74. Parçada geçen, “The movies
çeneğidir. that I'm most affected by are the
ones that make me laugh
hysterically but also have an
69. Parçanın genelinden, “insanla- effect on my emotions” cümle-
rın sabah erkenden kütüpha- sinden “Lasseter’in en çok be-
neye, ilgi duydukları alanlarla il- ğendiği filmlerin hem güldüren
gili bilgi edinmek için geldikleri hem de duygulandıranlar oldu-
sonucuna varabiliriz. Buna göre, ğunu” anlayabiliriz. Buna göre
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
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75. Parçada geçen, “… result of 81. Boşluktan sonra kullanılan they


four years of hard work by a zamirinin karşılığı olarak sadece
large team of computer A seçeneğinde people ifadesi
animators” ifadesinden “Toy kullanılmıştır. Buna göre, doğru
Story I’in bir çok insanın katılımı yanıt A seçeneğidir.
ve işbirliğiyle üretildiğini” anla-
maktayız. Buna göre doğru ya- 82. Boşluktan sonra kullanılan only
nıt B seçeneğidir. ifadesi bir vurguyu belirtmekte-
dir ve konuyla ilgili bu vurgulu
76. I suspect ifadesinin karşılığı I anlatım sadece E seçeneğin-
have a feeling şeklinde E se- deki ifadeden sonra bir anlam
çeneğinde verilmiştir. Buna göre kazanacaktır. Buna göre, doğru
doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. yanıt E seçeneğidir.

77. in ages ifadesinin karşılığı ola- 83. Boşluktan sonra kullanılan he


rak a long time yapısının kulla- zamirinin karşılığını aradığımızda
nıldığı D seçeneğindeki cümle sadece C ve D seçeneklerinde
sorudaki cümleye anlamca en author ve biographer ifadele-
yakın olandır. riyle karşılaşmaktayız. Parçada
autobiography değil biography
78. quite certain ifadesi confident; anlatıldığı için doğru yanıt D
stand by ifadesi support ve seçeneğidir.
she din’t ifadesi she let her
down ifadesi ile B seçeneğinde
karşılıklarını bulmuşlardır. Doğru 84. Parçanın genelinde past
yanıt B seçeneğidir. simple kullanılmıştır. Bundan
yola çıkarak seçenekler ince-
79. Our sysytem ifadesi the way lendiğinde, sadece A seçene-
we do it is ve the losing side ğinde past simple kullanıldığını
ifadesi whichever side loses görmekteyiz. Doğru yanıt A se-
ifadeleri ile karşılıklarını C se- çeneğidir.
çeneğinde bulmuşlardır ve
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.

80. Soru kökünde past unreality 85. Boşluktan sonra kullanılan this
kullanılmıştır. Bu yapıların kar- identification ifadesi B seçe-
şılığı olabilecek past unreality neğindeki cümleyle karşılığını
bildiren yapılar B seçeneğinde bulmaktadır. Buna göre doğru
verilmiştir. yanıt B seçeneğidir.
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86. cheer him up ifadesinin amuse 92. Boşluktan sonraki cevap ince-
him ifadesi ile karşılığını bul- lendiğinde them ve it zamirleri-
duğu C seçeneği doğru yanıttır. nin karşılıklarının D seçene-
ğinde everybody ve the letter
87. İstekli bir şekilde teklifi derhal of application şeklinde verildi-
kabul ettiğinizi anlatacağınız ğini görmekteyiz. Doğru yanıt D
ifade of course, ve I’d love to seçeneğidir.
come ifadeleri ile desteklenen
A seçeneğidir. Doru yanıt A se- 93. Boşluktan sonra verilen not
çeneğidir. necessarily yapısının cevap
olarak verildiği bir soru arandı-
88. Kardeşinize cesaret vermek ğında C seçeneğindeki “pahalı
için kullanabileceğiniz ifade E olmaz mı?” sorusunun doğru
seçeneğindeki you've a good yanıt olduğu görülmektedir.
chance of winning olabilir.
Buna göre doğru yanıt E seçe- 94. Boşluktan sonra verilen cevap
neğidir. incelendiğinde, boşluktaki ifa-
denin hem yes-no sorusu ol-
89. Kütüphane görevlisinden yar- ması hem de present simple
dım isteyeceğiniz ifadenin yer içermesi gerektiği görülmekte-
aldığı cümle C seçeneğindeki dir. Buna göre, B seçeneği
Can you help me ifadesi olabi- doğru yanıttır.
lir. Buna göre, doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir. 95. Boşluktan sonraki ifadeden filmi
tekrar izlemeye kara verdikleri
90. Annenin çocuğunun egzotik tatil anlaşılmaktadır. Buna göre
planlarını hissedip onun duy- doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
gularını paylaşmak için söyle-
diği cümle D seçeneğindeki
“çok paramız olsaydı nereye 96. Paragrafın III. ve V. cümlele-
gitmek isterdin” cümlesi olabilir. rinde Sümela’daki Bizans ma-
Buna göre doğru yanıt D seçe- nastırından bahsedilmektedir ve
neğidir. bu cümleler arasında bir bütün-
lük bulunmaktadır. IV. cümle-
91. Boşluktan önce “Cumartesi ne deki Trabzon’un Doğu Karade-
yapılacağı” soruyor. Verilecek niz sahilindeki en büyük liman
cevap gelecek zaman içermeli- olduğu ifadesi bu bütünlüğü
dir. Buna göre doğru yanıt A bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt D se-
seçeneğidir. çeneğidir.
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97. Paragrafın ilk cümlesindeki at


this time ifadesinin öncesinde
hiçbir karşılığı olmadığı için
doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir.

98. II. ve IV. cümlelerde mikrofonun


müziğe katkılarından bahsedilir-
ken III. cümledeki çevresel fak-
törlerin performansı etkilediği
ifadesi bu iki cümle arsındaki
bütünlüğü bozduğundan doğru
yanıt C seçeneğidir.

99. Parçanın genelinde Kamerun’un


bir gölü hakkında bilgi veril-
mektedir. II. cümledeki Kame-
run’un ekonomisi ile ilgili ifade
parçanın bütünlüğünü bozdu-
ğundan doğru yanıt B seçene-
ğidir.

100.Parçanın genelinde Piaget ve


O’nun çocuk psikolojisine katkıları
anlatılmaktadır. III. cümledeki
Amerikan çocuk psikolojisi ifadesi
bütünlüğü bozduğundan doğru
yanıt C seçeneğidir.
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1.-22. sorularda, verilen cümlede 3. I was a ---- child and so I used
boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen to make up stories and hold
sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. conversations with imaginary
people.

1. The new version of the Night


A) painful
Sky programme has various -
B) selfish
--- that make it much more
C) consistent
enjoyable than the first
D) charming
version.
E) lonely

A) extracts
B) totals 4. Queen Elizabeth I established
C) additions a strong centra government
D) needs that received the ---- support
E) disappointments of her people.

A) loyal
B) favourite
C) capable
D) sensitive
E) fluent

5. Stewart, a young and ----


2. It was the only school for talented British historian, has
miles around and so all the written a book on the impact
children in the ---- went to the of World War II on British
same school. politics.

A) situation A) convincingly
B) property B) remarkably
C) department C) directly
D) neighbourhood D) continually
E) circumstance E) crucially

419
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6. Fire-fighting and the training 9. Every time we turn on our


methods employe are becoming lights, cook a meal or heat our
---- complex. homes, we are ---- some form
of fuel to make it happen.
A) previously
B) plainly A) sending for
C) partly B) waiting on
D) courageously C) relying on
E) extremely D) making out
E) pulling through

7. Films quite often focus on


journalism, and from time to time 10. Virginia was a brilliant young
they have critically examined woman who ---- in a literary
and ---- this profession. atmosphere.

A) succeeded A) took over


B) deserved B) put up
C) denied C) held on
D) influenced D) grew up
E) suspected E) showed up

8. Marathon-training schedules 11. The “Concorde” was a business


range from four to six months failure and fewer aircraft of this
and they all ---- considerable type ---- than ----.
discipline.
A) are sold / would be expected
A) require B) were sold / had been expected
B) reduce C) would be sold / are expected
C) imply D) had been sold / were expected
D) combine E) were being sold / have been
E) improve expected
2005 İngilizce Soruları

12. Since everyone ---- different, 15. At that time, since her aunt ----
it ---- a good idea to draw up a in the same neighbourhood
realistic career plan based on she ---- her at least once a
one’s own limits. week.

A) can be / had been A) is living / would visit


B) had been / would be B) has lived / has visited
C) was / must be C) lived / visits
D) will be / has been D) was living / used to visit
E) is / is E) lives / was visiting

13. The book ---- a surprisingly 16. Chaucer was successful as a


interesting account of the poet because he could
geography of Great Britain combine his great learning ----
and there ---- a need for such an enthusiastic love ---- the
a book for a long time now. everyday lives of ordinary
people.
A) would give / had been
B) had given / was A) at / to
C) has given / is B) to / from
D) gives / has been C) with / for
E) is giving / was D) through / of
E) by / into

14. If I ---- just how cold it was


going to be, I ---- some 17. He is ---- many ways a typical
warmer clothes with me. teenager, sceptical ---- all
authority.
A) realized / took
B) had realized / would have A) on / to
taken B) with / through
C) would realize / will take C) by / from
D) have realized / had taken D) in / of
E) used to realize / would take E) at / about
YDS Çıkmış Sorular

18. Julius Caesar expected to rule 21. Next generation space suits
for life, ---- he was assassinated will be ---- less rigid ---- those
by conspirators on 15 March in now in use.
the year 44 B.C.
A) too / with
A) although B) neither / nor
B) because C) as / as
C) as D) so / to
D) if E) much / than
E) but
22. I’ve promised to help my
mother on Tuesday; can’t we
visit Jane ---- day?

A) each
19. Jane is a wonderful person, B) any
but ---- I am with her I feel C) other
useless and pathetic. D) another
E) some
A) whenever
B) even so
C) so that
23.–27. sorularda, aşağıdaki
D) however
parçada numaralanmış yerlere
E) the sooner
uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifa-
deyi bulunuz.

Two years ago China joined the


World Trade Organization and
20. “Hacking” is unauthorized tariffs began to drop and the
access to a computer, ---- for country began to grow richer.
fun or for harmful or fraudulent (23) ---- Beijing hosts the 2008
purposes. Olympic Games, the people of
the world (24) ---- a city and a
A) since country that has been
B) both transformed. China is now (25) ---
C) more - the largest economies in the
D) whether world and it is becoming a (26) ---
E) such - trading partner (27) ---- the US.
2005 İngilizce Soruları

23. 28.–32. sorularda, aşağıdaki


A) Until parçada numaralanmış yerlere
B) When uygun düşen sözcük ya da ifa-
C) Unless deyi bulunuz.
D) As if
E) Once
The authors of Goodbye are
two sisters and they are Korean
Americans. The book tells the
24.
story of a young Korean girl
A) would find
who (28) ---- to say “goodbye”
B) has found
to the neighbourhood (29) ----
C) will find
she has grown up. The family
D) is finding
has decided to move to the US
E) finds
in search of (30) ---- life. But the
girl feels (31) ---- to leave and
has almost no desire to start a
25.
new life. It’s a perfect cross-
A) one of
cultural story for an (32) ----
B) almost
globalized world.
C) any of
D) either
E) even
28.
A) would struggle
B) was struggling
26.
C) had struggled
A) particular
D) struggled
B) significant
E) is struggling
C) narrow-minded
D) persuasive
E) self-conscious

27. 29.
A) to A) that
B) by B) in which
C) of C) how
D) from D) from which
E) against E) there
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30. 34. ---- not to change the time of


A) best the match at such short
B) as good a notice.
C) better
D) a better A) Many of the problems were
E) a best about
B) Don’t tell the others
31. C) He shouldn’t have worried
A) peaceful D) I warned him
B) eager E) I was surprised by him
C) reluctant
D) liable
E) decisive 35. ---- so he agreed to write the
foreword for it.
32.
A) increasingly A) I shall do my best to
B) indifferently persuade him
C) enduringly B) This won’t be one of my
D) improbably best books
E) unlikely C) He still hasn’t read the book
D) I wish you’d recommended
the book to him
33.–42. sorularda, verilen cüm- E) He thought the idea behind
leyi uygun şekilde tamamlayan the book was brilliant
ifadeyi bulunuz.

33. If you move slowly and


quietly, ----. 36. ---- that their primary function
is to expose corruption.
A) some birds actually liked
being admired A) Many of the people present
B) it’s usually quite easy to questioned
observe wildlife B) Quite a lot of journalists
C) it was very hard to get close believe
to them C) Worrying won’t help
D) other animals carried on as D) The votes are still being
if nothing had happened counted
E) it is not only the small ones E) I would certainly not be
that are easily frightened right
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37. ----, which suggests there 39. In the new musical, the songs
may be life there. are pleasant enough, ----.

A) Researchers have almost A) but it is the comic scenes


given up hope which really capture the
B) There is no need to look audience
any farther B) unless the production is
C) New discoveries are planned in advance far
actually very rare more efficiently
D) Water has been found on C) as far as the setting was
Mars concerned
E) The scheme was still being D) while the director focused
developed on the story itself
E) although the audience was
carried away by the quality
of performance

40. It is more important to look at


38. Mary phoned to give me the character than at beliefs or
good news ----. knowledge ----.

A) however unlikely it would A) whichever was felt to be the


have been more important
B) which none of us are B) if they were the right people
expecting for the jobs
C) just as I was leaving the C) as if they could have given
house any help
D) even if her sisters are going D) that they had to return both
to be unreasonably jealous of them
E) until the whole family knew E) when people are being
every detail chosen for high office
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41. James Hutton, the “father of 43.–46. sorularda, verilen cüm-


geology”, was an 18th lenin hangi sorunun cevabı ol-
century farmer, ----. duğunu bulunuz.

A) since there were many who


opposed him
43. I’ve no idea. Perhaps she
B) that many of his theories
never even received it.
were published
C) as the process of erosion
A) Why hasn’t she answered
seemed inevitable
my e-mail?
D) who was full of curiosity
B) Why does she always
about the world
complain so much?
E) until the criticism began to
C) What does she do with her
be unpleasant
old books?
D) Do you think she’ll give a
party to celebrate winning
the race?
E) Has everyone received an
invitation?

44. No I don’t; it doesn’t belong


to anyone in my family.

42. The boat continued down the A) Who can I borrow a bicycle
river ---- and she saw it no from?
more. B) This scarf isn’t mine; is it
yours by any chance?
A) that there were trees on C) Don’t you need to phone
either side your sister about her
B) until it passed round one of appointment with the
the many turnings dentist?
C) whether the sun shines or D) Do you know why he was
not late? Did the car break
D) as if only the birds are down?
watching it E) There’s a car parked right
E) while all the time leaves are in front of mine; do you
falling know who owns it?
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45. Even if we had, she wouldn’t 47.–50. sorularda, verilen İngi-


have come. lizce cümleye anlamca en yakın
Türkçe cümleyi bulunuz.
A) Why don’t you get her to
come with us to the
exhibition?
47. The great Wall of China, which
B) Do you think they would
was designed specifically as a
have helped us if we’d
defence against nomadic
asked them to?
tribes, was built mainly of
C) Didn’t she enjoy going with
earth and stone.
us to the internet café last
week?
A) Göçebe kabilelere karşı bir
D) Should we have asked
önlem olarak tasarlanan
Jane to come with us to the
Çin Seddi, büyük bir bö-
concert?
lümü toprak ve taştan inşa
E) Why doesn’t she ever go to
edilmiş bir savunma hattıdır.
a concert with us?
B) Göçebe kabilelere karşı
özellikle bir savunma olarak
tasarlanmış olan Çin Seddi,
esas olarak toprak ve taş-
tan inşa edilmiştir.
C) Tamamen toprak ve taştan
inşa edilmiş olan Çin Seddi,
göçebe kabilelere karşı bir
savunma hattı olarak kulla-
46. I don’t really know; but a lot
nılmıştır.
more than half of them.
D) Öncelikle göçebe kabilelere
karşı bir savunma hattı ola-
A) Do the students there enjoy
rak tasarlanmış olan Çin
the courses?
Seddi’ni inşa edenler, ço-
B) Were there many people at
ğunlukla toprak ve taş kul-
the match?
lanmışlardır.
C) How often do they have
E) Çin Seddi, öncelikle göçebe
concerts there?
kabilelere karşı bir sa-
D) Did everyone seem to enjoy
vunma olarak düşünülmüş
the concert?
ve çoğunlukla toprak ve
E) How many votes did he
taştan yapılmıştır.
get?
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48. Most of the old calendars 49. No matter how much our level
were lunar calendars, based of technology develops, the
on the time interval from one human race will always be at
new moon to the next. the mercy of the forces of
nature.
A) Eski takvimlerin bazılarının,
bir yeni aydan bir sonrakine A) İnsan ırkı, sürekli doğa güç-
kadar olan zaman aralığına lerinin insafına kaldığı için
dayanan ay takvimleri ol- teknoloji düzeyini sürekli
duğu bilinmektedir. geliştirmeye çalışmaktadır.
B) Bir yeni ay ile bir sonraki B) Teknoloji düzeyimiz büyük
arasındaki zaman aralığına ölçüde gelişse de, insan ırkı
göre düzenlenmiş ay tak- çoğu zaman doğa güçleri-
vimlerinin pek çoğu, ol- nin insafına kalacaktır.
dukça eski takvimlerdir. C) Teknoloji düzeyimiz ne ka-
C) Bir yeni ay ile bir sonraki dar gelişirse gelişsin, insan
arasında geçen zamana ırkı daima doğa güçlerinin
göre düzenlenmiş ay tak- insafına kalacaktır.
vimleri, en eski takvimler D) İnsan ırkı daima doğa
arasında yer almaktadır. güçlerinin insafına kalaca-
D) Eski takvimlerin pek çoğu, ğından, teknoloji düzeyimi-
bir yeni aydan bir sonrakine zin sürekli gelişmekte ol-
kadarki zaman aralığına ması bir anlam taşımaz.
dayalı ay takvimleriydi. E) Teknoloji düzeyimiz ne ka-
E) Ay takvimlerinin pek çoğu dar gelişirse gelişsin, doğa
oldukça eski takvimlerdir ve güçleri insan ırkına hiçbir
bunlar, bir yeni aydan bir zaman insaf etmeyecektir.
sonrakine kadar olan za-
man aralığına göre düzen-
lenmiştir.
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50. When gold was discovered in 51.–54. sorularda, verilen Türkçe


California in 1848, the cümleye anlamca en yakın İngi-
population of San Francisco, lizce cümleyi bulunuz.
one of the major cities in the
area, jumped to 10,000.

51. Glenn H. Curtiss, uçağın ica-


A) 1848’de Kaliforniya’da altın
dını izleyen yıllarda, en başa-
keşfedilince, bölgedeki
rılı Amerikan uçak yapımcıla-
önemli şehirlerden biri olan
rından biri oldu.
San Francisco’nun nüfusu
10.000’e fırladı.
A) The aircraft Glenn H.
B) 1848’de Kaliforniya’da altı-
Curtiss built, soon after the
nın keşfedilmesi üzerine,
aeroplane had been
bölgenin en önemli şehri
invented, were among the
olan San Francisco’nun
best ones of the early years
nüfusu birden 10.000’e
in America.
çıkmıştır.
B) Once the aeroplane had
C) 1848’de bölgedeki önemli
been invented, the American
şehirlerden biri olan San
who designed the best
Francisco’nun nüfusunun
aircraft was Glenn H. Curtiss.
10.000’e fırlamasının ne-
C) Glenn H. Curtiss was soon
deni Kaliforniya’da altının
producing the best aircraft
keşfedilmesidir.
designs for America though
D) Kaliforniya’da altının keşfe-
he did not invent the
dilmesi sonucu, bölgedeki
aeroplane.
önemli şehirlerden biri olan
D) Glenn H. Curtiss became
San Francisco’nun nüfusu
one of the most successful
1848’de yaklaşık 10.000’e
American aircraft builders in
yükselmiştir.
the years following the
E) 1848’de Kaliforniya yakınla-
invention of the aeroplane.
rında altının keşfedilmesi ile
E) American-born Glenn H.
bölgenin en önemli şehri
Curtiss was to become the
olan San Francisco’nun
best designer of aeroplanes
nüfusu birden 10.000’e fır-
in the years immediately
lamıştır.
following their invention.
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52. Güney Amerika’nın nere- 53. Yaşamın yer üstünde değil,


deyse yarısını kaplayan Bre- deniz tabanında başladığını
zilya, dilini ve kültürünü Por- ileri süren yeni bir kuram or-
tekiz’den alan tek Latin Ame- taya atılmıştır.
rika ülkesidir.
A) According to a recent
A) Portugal and Brazil share theory, life started at the
the same language and bottom of the sea, not
culture, though Brazil is above ground.
Latin American and half the B) A new theory has been put
size of South America. forward, suggesting that life
B) The only Latin American started not above ground
country to derive its but at the bottom of the
language and culture from sea.
Portugal, is Brazil, the C) If the new theory is correct,
largest country in South life started at the bottom of
America. the sea, not on dry land.
C) Brazil, like the other Latin D) The theory that life started
American countries of at the bottom of the sea,
South America, takes its not on land, has only
language and culture from recently been put forward.
Portugal. E) The theory that life began,
D) Brazil, which covers nearly not on land, but at the
half of South America, and bottom of the sea, has only
is a Latin American country, recently been questioned.
has the same language and
culture as Portugal.
E) Brazil, which covers nearly
half of South America, is
the only Latin American
country that derives its
language and culture from
Portugal.
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54. Bilim adamları insan vücudu- 55.–57. soruları aşağıdaki par-


nun nasıl çalıştığına ilişkin çaya göre cevaplayınız.
daha fazla bilgi edinmek için
çeşitli deniz yaratıklarından
Edmund Hillary and the porter,
yararlanmaktadır.
Tenzing Norgay, got the glory
for conquering Everest, but it
A) According to some
was John Hunt who made their
scientists, the study of sea
success possible. John Hunt
creatures can lead to a
was an excellent manager and
better understanding of the
paid great attention to detail.
human body.
For instance, he specified that
B) Several scientists are now
each box of rations contained
making use of sea
29 tins of sardines. His strategy,
creatures to help them
which was soon to become
understand how the human
standard in mountaineering,
body works.
called for an army of climbers,
C) Scientists are making use
especially porters who would
of various sea creatures to
methodically move up the
learn more about how the
mountain, carrying supplies to
human body works.
ever higher camps. Hunt gave
D) Scientists have now begun
the human element systematic
to study various sea
attention as well. Everest
creatures and are learning
demands an “unusual degree of
more about how the human
selflessness and patience”, he
body works.
later wrote. “Failure, whether
E) Through the study of various
moral or physical, by even one
sea creatures scientists hope
or two people would add
to get a better understanding
immensely to its difficulties.”
of how the human body
The desire to reach the top, he
works.
added, “must be both individual
and collective.” That last point
was important: the goal of this
huge effort was to deliver just
two climbers to the summit.
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55. It is clear from the passage 57. As it is pointed out in the


that John Hunt ----. passage, in the opinion of
John Hunt, ----.
A) regarded the conquest of
Everest as a team success A) the use of porters would
B) was a good mountaineer, contribute very little to the
but not a good organizer success of the expedition
C) wanted to get to the top of B) the food for the climbers
Everest himself was only of minor
D) was involved in several importance
disputes with various team C) climbing Everest requires
members not only physical strength
E) was largely concerned with but also certain moral
the training of the porters qualities
D) Hillary and Tenzing did not
deserve the fame they had
E) in mountaineering, the
height of a mountain is of
little importance
56. As we understand from the
passage, the success of
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing
Norgay ----.

A) aroused a great deal of


envy among the other team
members
B) gave rise to a lot of talk
about how selfish they both
were and how undeserving
of the fame they achieved
C) added to the fame that Hunt
already enjoyed
D) depended, to a very large
extent, on the preparations
planned and carried out by
John Hunt
E) turned mountaineering into a
fashionable sport worldwide
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58.–60. soruları aşağıdaki par- 58. It is clear from the passage


çaya göre cevaplayınız. that, in the Middle Ages, ----.

A) China was far ahead of


Certain records have come to
Europe in several respects
light recently, which suggest
B) the European civilization
that it was the Chinese who
was the best in the world
discovered America. And they
C) the Chinese empire was
found it nearly three quarters of
rapidly getting smaller
a century before Columbus did.
D) scientific experiments were
It’s a sad fact of life, and of our
banned in both Europe and
rather poor historical education,
China
that Europeans tend to have a
E) history was a major part of
Eurocentric view of history.
European education
Unfortunately, it’s not usually
realized that China had an
empire and a civilization that put
medieval Europe to shame.
Culturally, politically and even
scientifically, China’s home-
grown experiments and
experiences could not be
matched for a long time. In the
meantime, the Chinese were
enthusiastic travellers and
59. It is pointed out in the
explorers. Indeed, Chinese
passage that medieval
navigators were also far more
Chinese sailors ----.
advanced than any in the West.
A) came to America by mere
chance
B) knew much less than
Columbus about other lands
C) were only interested in
trading activities
D) greatly admired the European
explorers including Columbus
E) were far more experienced
and skilful than the European
ones
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60. We understand from the 61.–63. soruları aşağıdaki par-


passage that the writer ----. çaya göre cevaplayınız.

A) seems fully convinced that


The primitive story-teller, free
America was first
from all considerations of form,
discovered by the
simply told a tale. “Once upon a
Europeans
time”, he began, and proceeded
B) criticizes the Europeans for
to narrate the story to his
their narrow understanding
listeners, describing the
of history
characters when necessary,
C) is not really interested in
telling what they thought and
Chinese culture and
felt as well as what they did,
achievements
and adding comments and
D) has no documentary
ideas of his own. The modern
evidence of any kind to
fiction writer is artistically more
support his ideas
selfconscious. He realizes that
E) is very biased in favour of
there are many ways of telling a
Europe
story; he decides upon a
method before he begins, and
may even set up rules for
himself. Instead of telling the
story himself, he may let one of
his characters tell it for him; he
may tell it by means of letters or
diaries; he may confine himself
to recording the thoughts of just
one of his characters.
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61. We understand from the 63. One important point made in


passage that the modern the passage is that a modern
fiction writer ----. writer, before he starts to
write, ----.
A) differs from the primitive
storyteller because of his A) rarely thinks about the
methods of narration background of his story
B) admires the narrative B) chooses the main
techniques of primitive characters for his story
story-tellers C) often decides exactly how
C) uses even fewer narrative he is going to tell his story
techniques than the D) must make himself familiar
primitive story-tellers did with the period he is writing
D) never makes use of either about
letters or diaries in his E) must decide which
novels character can best tell the
E) is often criticized for writing story
in a self-conscious manner

62. It is clear that the writer of the


passage ----.

A) knows a lot more about


primitive story-telling than
about modern fiction
B) finds the primitive story-
teller very uninteresting
C) would very much like to be
a novelist himself
D) is interested in the various
writing techniques of
modern authors
E) feels strongly that modern
writers have suddenly
become too interested in
the techniques of writing
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64.–66. soruları aşağıdaki par- 65. It is pointed out in the passage


çaya göre cevaplayınız. that the subject matter of any
type of nonfiction ----.

Do you enjoy reading


A) is never imaginary
newspaper articles on sporting
B) is often unpleasant
events? Do you take pleasure in
C) has very little variety
reviews of performances you
D) is always emotional
have seen? Do you particularly
E) rarely has any wide appeal
like stories of the lives of real
people, both from the past and
the present? Many people do.
Newspaper articles, reviews,
autobiographies, biographies –
all are types of nonfiction.
Nonfiction deals with actual
people, places, events and
topics based on real life.
Autobiographies and biographies
deal with the lives of real people
while essays provide a writer
with room to express his or her
thoughts and feelings on a
particular subject. Nonfiction
may inform, describe, persuade,
66. It is clear from the passage
or it may simply amuse.
that one of the functions of
nonfiction may be to ----.
64. According to the passage,
nonfiction ----. A) encourage people to write
their autobiographies
A) has gained in popularity in B) promote sporting activities
recent times C) enable the reader to
B) is not appreciated by a understand newspaper
majority of people articles better
C) is only concerned with D) make the reader change
everyday events his/her mind about
D) is the easiest form of writing something
E) covers quite a wide range E) contribute to the improvement
of writing of essay-writing
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67.–69. soruları aşağıdaki par- 68. As we understand from the


çaya göre cevaplayınız. passage, a play ----.

A) is most effective when the


A play is written to be performed.
emphasis is on character
Therefore, when you read a
B) differs very little from a
play, you must try to imagine
short story
how it would appear and sound
C) needs to be seen on the
to an audience. By using your
stage before it can be
imagination, you can build a
enjoyed
theatre in your mind. Because a
D) is very often spoilt by too
play is written to be performed, it
many stage directions
uses certain conventions you do
E) has certain features that
not encounter in short stories. It
are only found in plays
contains stage directions that tell
the actors how to speak and
how to move upon the stage.
Most of the story is presented
through dialogue, the words the
characters speak. In addition it is
divided into short units of action
called “scenes” and larger ones
called “acts”.

67. In the passage it is suggested


that, when we read a play, ----. 69. This passage is mainly
concerned with ----.
A) the division into acts can be
ignored A) the elements that are to be
B) it is best to ignore the stage found in a play
directions B) how a play should be
C) we should try to imagine it performed
being performed C) the relationship between
D) we should try to focus on the audience and the actors
the story D) how a play should be
E) we need to know a lot constructed
about the conventions of E) how a play should be
play-writing staged
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70.–72. soruları aşağıdaki par- 70. Clearly, the island described


çaya göre cevaplayınız. in the passage ----.

A) is extremely fertile and can


The wind that day was light and
support a large population
fresh and came from the west,
B) is an isolated one, inhabited
and with it at noon a little boat
largely by fishermen and
came quickly, over the bright
their families
waves, into Sattins Harbour.
C) is frequently visited by
While it was still quite a distance
foreign boats
away, a sharp-eyed boy spotted
D) has a community that is
it and, since he knew, just as
hostile to foreigners
every child on the island knew,
E) is better suited to farming
every sail of the forty boats of
than to fishing
the island fishing fleet, he ran
down the street calling out, “A
foreign boat, a foreign boat!” The
lonely island was rarely visited
by a foreign boat, so, by the time
the boat had arrived half the
village was there to greet it.
Fishermen were following it
71. As we understand from the
homewards, and those who
passage, the boy ----.
happened to be inland, were
climbing up and down the rocky
A) was the only child on the
hills, and hurrying towards the
island who could recognize
harbour.
every boat in the fishing
fleet
B) wanted to be the first to see
the boat at close quarters
C) was particularly interested
in foreign boats
D) knew that the boat that was
coming in was foreign,
because he didn’t recognize
the sail
E) didn’t see the foreign boat
until after it had entered the
harbour
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72. It is clear from the passage 73.–75. soruları aşağıdaki par-


that the arrival of the foreign çaya göre cevaplayınız.
boat ----.

It was a hot afternoon, and the


A) upset the islanders as they
railway carriage was equally
didn’t expect it so early
hot, and the next stop was at
B) caused a great deal of
Templecombe, nearly an hour
uneasiness, especially
ahead. The occupants of the
among the fishermen
carriage were a smal l girl, and
C) aroused a great deal of
a smaller girl, and a small boy.
excitement among the
The aunt who was with the
islanders
children occupied one corner
D) surprised people since these
seat, and the further corner seat
were dangerous waters for
on the opposite side was
sailors
occupied by a man who was a
E) aroused the curiosity of the
stranger to their party, but the
children but was ignored by
small girls and the small boy
everyone else
were the ones who really
occupied the compartment. The
aunt and the children talked
from time to time but in a very
limited way. Most of the aunt’s
remarks seemed to begin with
“Don’t”, and nearly all of the
children’s remarks began with
“Why?” The man said nothing
out loud, but probably wished
he were somewhere else.
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73. We understand from the 75. It is clear from the passage


passage that ----. that the man ----.

A) the aunt and the children A) felt sorry for the children,
have constant not the aunt
disagreements B) did not, apparently, find this
B) the children seem to have train journey enjoyable
known the man for a long C) tried hard to make the
time children behave better
C) the children’s good D) answered a lot of the
behaviour pleased the aunt children’s questions
D) the aunt is taking the E) told the aunt to keep the
children back to children quiet
Templecombe
E) the man was interested in
the games the children
were playing

74. Much of the passage is


devoted to ----.

A) a description of the two


small girls
B) the quarrel between the
aunt and the children
C) a description of the
stranger’s thoughts and
feelings
D) a detailed description of the
carriage
E) a description of the
occupants of the railway
carriage
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76.–80. sorularda, verilen cüm- 77. He probably walked off with


leye anlamca en yakın olan your dictionary, thinking it
cümleyi bulunuz. was his own.

A) He wouldn’t have taken the


dictionary if he had known it
76. Even though it had been
was yours.
snowing all day, a great many
B) There must be some
people managed to get to the
mistake! He wouldn’t take
end-of-term concert.
your dictionary without
asking!
A) A lot of people did get to
C) The dictionaries are all
the end-of-term concert in
alike; he took yours thinking
spite of the snow that fell all
it was his.
day.
D) He must have mistaken
B) Since there had been snow
your dictionary for his, and
all day long it wasn’t easy
that’s not surprising.
for people to get to the end-
E) It seems he went off with
of-term concert.
your dictionary, mistaking it
C) As it had been snowing
for his own.
heavily all day, a great
many people just could not
get to the end-ofterm
concert.
D) Even though it had never
stopped snowing all day,
the hall where we gave the
end-of-term concert was full
of people.
E) Very few people indeed
were prevented from
getting to the end-of-term
concert by the heavy snow.
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78. If there hadn’t been such a 79. Emily was perhaps the quietest
strong wind, it would not of the three Brontë sisters, but
have been so difficult to put she was, nevertheless, the
out the fire. most passionate.

A) If the wind hadn’t been so A) All three Brontë sisters


strong, it would have been were quiet and emotional,
much easier to put out the but this was especially true
fire. of Emily.
B) When a strong wind began B) Of all the Brontë sisters,
to blow it was even more Emily was certainly the
difficult to control the fire. most passionate but she
C) It was the strong wind rarely talked to anyone.
which made it difficult for us C) The quietest of the three
to put out the fire. Brontë sisters was certainly
D) As the wind was really very Emily, though she wasn’t
strong, it took them a long the one with deepest
time to put out the fire. emotions.
E) It’s always difficult to put D) The least talkative of the
out a fire when there is a three Brontë sisters may
strong wind blowing. have been Emily, but even
so she was the one with the
strongest emotions.
E) Emily Brontë wasn’t as
talkative as either of her
sisters, and was also less
passionate.
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80. When the Spaniards first 81.–85. sorularda, boş bırakılan


brought chocolate to Europe yere, parçanın anlam bütünlü-
only the very wealthy could ğünü sağlamak için getirilebile-
afford to buy it. cek cümleyi bulunuz.

A) Though chocolate was


expensive, the Spaniards
81. There are more than 20,000
soon brought it to Europe
documented ship wrecks off
and the wealthy
the coast of Britain. ----. And
everywhere were keen to
they offer the scuba diver a
buy it.
fantastic world that is just
B) As chocolate was too
asking to be explored.
expensive for all but the
very rich it didn’t become
A) They range from majestic
popular when the
passenger ships to historical
Spaniards first brought it to
war vessels
Europe.
B) There are several
C) Chocolate, when it was
underwater skills to be
introduced to Europe by the
learned before one can
Spaniards, was so
become a scuba diver
expensive that none but the
C) Others among them sank
very rich could buy it.
after being torpedoed
D) The Spaniards brought
D) Another battleship lies on
chocolate to Europe where
its side on the seabed
there were more wealthy
E) Moreover, wrecks can
people to buy it.
contain dangerous materials
E) The Spaniards brought
chocolate to Europe but for
a long time there were very
few people who could
afford to buy it.
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82. The Titanic exhibition presents 83. As a singer, Johnny Cash


the story of the Titanic, starting took on a very great variety of
with the early design, and then roles. ----. He could be a
going on to its construction respectable family man or a
and launch and finally to how it condemned criminal. He felt
sank. ----. These feature sympathy for them all and
furnishings made by the made them all credible.
original manufacturers. There
is also a passenger gallery that A) Sometimes he was a
recreates life onboard. cowboy, sometimes he was
a white outcast who rode
A) The names of the 2,228 with Indians
passengers are to be found B) Sometimes he has been
in the memorial gallery likened to John Wayne, but
B) There are reconstructions the resemblance is
of first and third class superficial only
cabins C) It is generally agreed that
C) However some of the items his anti-war songs are not
that were recovered from among his best numbers
the bottom of the sea are D) On the whole, deep voices
still on display like his are not valued as
D) Among the other items much as they deserve to be
recovered are clothes and E) Sadly, people seem to
jewellery forget that he was also a
E) A large piece of the ship is great folk singer
also on show
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84. Humans have the largest 85. Politicians have traditionally


brains in relation to body sought out actors and
weight. ----. The brain of a musicians as a way of
blue whale is even larger, it is attracting the youth vote. ----.
five times the size of a human But they know very well that
brain. they must do so.

A) The left part of the brain is A) Celebrities do at least


for logical thought generate enthusiasm
B) The brain uses about a fifth B) Celebrities naturally attract
of our oxygen supply attention, and this is what
C) In fact, the brain is nearly every election campaign
80 per cent water needs
D) When a child is born, the C) Public interest in celebrities
brain weighs only 400 has increased, but its
grams interest in politics has
E) As regards actual size, decreased
however, the brain of an D) Indeed, politicians seem to
elephant is four times larger know of no other way of
attracting the attention of
the youth
E) The cost of an election
campaign cannot be
disregarded
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86.–90. sorularda, verilen du- 87. The father of a friend of yours


rumda söylenmiş olabilecek is seriously ill in hospital and,
sözü bulunuz. because of this, your friend is
very upset. You wish to give
him some support, and not
leave him to keep on going to
86. Some of your friends are
the hospital alone. So, you
planning to go to the cinema.
say:
They are planning to meet
outside the cinema at around
A) Some time, when you visit
5 o’clock and go in together.
your father I’d like to come
You would like to join them
with you.
but there is a possibility that
B) How long is he likely to be
you won’t be able to go and
in hospital?
you don’t want the others to
C) Are you satisfied with the
wait for you if this is the case.
treatment he’s getting?
So, you say:
D) Let me know the visiting
hours and I’ll try to go.
A) I really don’t think I’ll be
E) Isn’t there any improvement
able to come; but I’ll try.
to be seen yet?
B) I probably can’t get there
until well after 5 o’clock. But
do wait for me.
C) If I’m not there by 5 o’clock
it will mean I’m not coming,
so you go on in.
D) We really don’t need to
meet at 5 o’clock. The film
doesn’t start till half-past.
E) We will meet promptly at 5
o’clock and not wait for late-
comers.
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88. In a shop, you’ve found a pair 89. Your British pen-friend has
of jeans you really like. But written inviting you to spend
they cost more than you can a few weeks with her family in
afford. You decide to try your England. Obviously, you want
luck and ask the shopkeeper to go but first you must
quite plainly to bring the price persuade your parents to let
down. So, you say: you go. You feel that they are
somewhat uneasy about you
A) They’re nice, and actually going there alone. So, you
they are not really too say:
expensive.
B) Can’t you sell them to me A) Shall we ask her to come
for less? here instead?
C) I’ll take them but they are B) You’re quite right. It is a
certainly not worth the price long journey.
you’re asking. C) Don’t worry! I’ll be safe and
D) There can’t be many people well-looked after.
prepared to pay so much! D) I won’t be on my own, you
E) Do you always charge so know; there will be others
much? going.
E) I knew you’d agree in the
end!
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90. You feel sorry for a 91.–95. sorularda, karşılıklı ko-


neighbour’s daughter, Jane, nuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmını
because her mother is tamamlayabilecek ifadeyi bulu-
frequently away on business. nuz.
You want your daughter to
invite her to your house from
time to time, and so you say:
91. Norman:
―- They are asking here for
A) I wish you’d go and see
volunteers to help with a
how Jane is; I haven’t seen
research project in the
her all week.
Philippines.
B) There must be something
Dan:
we can do to help Jane.
― Yes; I read that. Sounds
C) I saw Jane today and asked
interesting.
her to come round for tea.
Norman:
I’m going to make a cake.
― ----
D) If we ask Jane to stay with
Dan:
us for a week, that might
― No; but they may help with
help.
the airfare out there. Let’s
E) Why don’t you ask Jane to
ask for more details!
come round here from time
to time? She’s alone too
A) I’ve never done anything
much.
like that but would love to!
B) It certainly does! Let’s go!
C) It would be a grand way to
spend the summer holiday.
D) I presume no one will get
paid!
E) If we could go together,
we’d have a grand time.
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92. Alice: 93. Penny:


― It has to be very cold ― Is that a travel book you’re
before a sea can freeze. reading?
James: Jo:
― ---- ― Yes, it is. Why do you ask?
Alice: Penny:
― I know. During World War ― ----
II, for instance, the Baltic Jo:
Sea froze to such a depth ― Some aren’t, of course. But
that the Russians were many of them are. This
able to drive their tanks one, for instance, which
over it. is about Sri Lanka, is
James: absolutely fascinating.
― Then it must have been
terribly cold. A) Well, I’ve never read one. I
never thought they’d be
A) Icebergs, like glaciers, are interesting.
salt-free. B) I’d like to borrow it when
B) Perhaps only inland seas you’ve finished with it.
can freeze. C) I’m thinking of writing one
C) Moving water doesn’t myself.
freeze easily. D) I’d like to do the travelling
D) But there can be icebergs myself!
in the sea. E) They might be interesting if
E) But it does happen they are about places
sometimes. you’ve never been to.
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94. David: 95. Amy:


― Now, this is good news! ― Whose books are these?
Peter: Terry:
― Tell me about it. ― ----
David: Amy:
― ---- ― Could they be Jane’s?
Peter: Terry:
― Well, I find it hard to ― They could be. In fact, they
believe but it’s certainly probably are hers.
worth a try.
A) They’re yours, surely; aren’t
A) I thought you’d read the they?
article yourself! B) I thought they were yours!
B) It says here that chocolate C) I don’t know. They’re
is the best way of certainly not mine.
preventing coughs. D) They must be Jane’s.
C) They’ve found a new way of E) Well, they aren’t mine and
preventing coughing. they aren’t Jane’s.
D) Actually, it probably isn’t
true at all; forget about it.
E) There are no cheaper ways
to manufacture chocolate.
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96.–100. sorularda, cümleler 98. (I) It is well worth visiting this bird
sırasıyla okunduğunda parçanın sanctuary to see the swans feed.
anlam bütünlüğünü bozan (II) When we went there the
cümleyi bulunuz. weather was gorgeous. (III) Visit
at 8.30 am and be there as the
swans come out for breakfast.
(IV) Or arrive around 6.30 pm as
96. (I) Yeats was not simply a writer.
they gather for their dinner. (V)
(II) He was involved in many
Either way you’ll enjoy watching
different kinds of activity. (III) In
the way they fight over their food.
particular he worked to help
Ireland get its independence.
A) I B) II C) III
(IV) Indeed, Maud Gonne, a very
D) IV E) V
beautiful woman, was to
influence him greatly. (V) And all
the various things he did and all
his experience are brought
together and unified in his art.

A) I B) II C) III
99. (I) The Industrial Revolution
D) IV E) V
means the sudden acceleration
of technical and economic
development that began in
Britain. (II) Birmingham is an
97. (I) The horse’s eye is a industrial city and the
remarkable organ. (II) It is at administrative headquarters of
least twice as large as the central England. (III) It is a major
human eye. (III) It also has a manufacturing, engineering,
special property which enables it commercial and service centre.
to see much better than its rider. (IV) The city’s concert halls,
(IV) This is true, both when the theatres and three universities
light is poor and when there is also make it an important
full daylight. (V) As many horse cultural and educational centre.
owners have observed, some (V) Its main products are cars,
horses are much more excitable machine tools and electrical
than others. equipment.

A) I B) II C) III A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V D) IV E) V
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100.(I) Try to imagine what would


happen to the bones of
astronauts going to Mars. (II)
They would probably come back
hardly able to walk at all. (III)
This is because, on Earth, bones
are renewed by walking. (IV) But
on Mars this does not happen.
(V) This new device simulates
the low-intensity interactions
between bone and muscle.

A) I B) II C) III
D) IV E) V
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1. C "additions", “yenilikler, 5. B Cümlede Stewart’ın “II.
eklemeler” anlamına gelmekte- dünya savaşının İngiliz politikası
dir. Anlam olarak yeni progra- üzerinde yarattığı etkiler üzerine
mın eklemeler ile birlikte eski- bir kitap yazdığından” bahse-
sinden daha keyifli hale geldi- dilmektedir ve virgüller arasında
ğinden bahsedilmektedir. Doğru onunla ilgili ekstra bir bilgi ve-
yanıt C seçeneğidir. rilmiştir. "göze çarpar, belirgin
şekilde" anlamına gelen
remarkably zarfı onun yetene-
2. D "neighbourhood" bu cüm- ğinin nasıl olduğunu anlatmak-
lede “orada oturan, orada yaşa- tadır. Stewart’ın “belirgin bir şe-
yan insanlar” anlamına gel- kilde yetenekli olduğundan”
mektedir. İlk cümlede bölgedeki bahsedilmektedir. Doğru yanıt B
tek okulun o okul olduğundan seçeneğidir.
ve bu nedenle orada yaşayan
insanların o okula gittiğinden
bahsedilmektedir.

6. E Cümlede “metodların aşırı


3. E Cümlenin ikinci kısmında derecede karmaşık hale geldi-
“kişinin hikayeler uydurup hayali ğinden bahsedilmektedir. Bu
insanlar ile sohbet ettiğinden” anlamı veren kelime extremely
bahsedilmektedir. Bu cümleden zarfıdır. Doğru yanı E seçene-
kişinin "yalnız" olduğu anlamı ğidir.
çıkarılabilir. Doğru yanıt E se-
çeneğinde geçen lonely keli-
mesidir.

7. D Cümlede anlam olarak


4. A Cümlede “Queen Elizabeth’ın “filmlerin gazetecilik mesleğine
halktan gördüğü _____ destekten” yoğunlaştığından ve zaman
bahsedilmektedir. Bu boşluğu en zaman etkilediğinden bahse-
iyi dolduracak kelime sadık, bağlı dilmektedir. Bu anlamı veren
anlamına gelen loyal kelimesidir. kelime D seçeneğindeki influence
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. kelimesidir.

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8. A Cümlede “maratona hazır- 13. D İlk cümle genel bir anlam


lanmak için verilen kursların vermektedir. Present simple
hepsinin disiplin ____” anlamı kullanımı en uygun kullanımdır;
vardır. Cümleyi en uygun ta- ikinci tarafta present perfect
mamlayan kelime A seçeneğin- kullanımı gerektiren for a long
deki gerektirmek anlamına time now zaman ifadesi D se-
gelen require fiilidir. çeneğini doğrulamaktadır.

9. C Cümlede boşluğu en uygun 14. B Cümlede “if clause type III”


tamamlayacak phrasal verb gü- kuralı uygulanmalıdır. Bu yapı B
venmek, dayanmak anlamına seçeneğinde verilmiştir. Cüm-
gelen rely on fiilidir. lede past unreal anlam vardır.

10. D Cümleyi en uygun şekilde 15. D “At that time” ifadesi geçmiş
tamamlayan phrasal verb ye- zaman belirten bir ifadedir.
tişmek, büyümek anlamına Yaşama eylemi süreç belirtti-
gelen grew up fiilidir. ğinden “past continuous” kulla-
nımı uygundur. İkinci tarafta ise
eskiden yaptığı bir eylemden
11. B Cümlenin ilk kısmı “past” used to yapısı ile bahsetmek-
yapıdadır ve anlam olarak bir tedir. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
karşılaştırma söz konusudur.
Zaman uyumu açısından en uy-
gun seçenek simple past/past 16. C Bu cümlede kullanılması
perfect uyumu olan B seçene- gereken edat “combine with”
ğidir. şeklinde olmalıdır. “enthusiastic”
sıfatı “about” ve “for” edatlarıyla
kullanılmaktadır. Doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir.
12. E Cümlede herhangi bir za-
man ifadesi yoktur, genel bir
anlam verilmektedir. Bu nedenle
present/present uyumu olan E 17. D Cümlede “bir çok yönden”
seçeneği hem anlam hem de dil anlamını veren “in many ways”
bilgisi açısından uygundur. ifadesi ile “sceptic of” kullanım-
“Since” bu cümlede “için” anla- ları sorulmuştur. Doğru yanıt D
mındadır. seçeneğidir.
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18. E Cümlede bir zıtlık anlamı 23. B Bu boşlukta “Beijing olimpi-


vardır. Bu anlamlar “although” ve yat oyunlarına ev sahipliği ya-
“but” ile verilebilir; ancak pacağında” anlamı vardır. Bu
noktalama işaretlerine dikkat anlam “when” ile verilmektedir.
edildiğinde virgülden sonra kul-
lanılabilen “but” yapısı uygundur.
24. C 2008 ifadesi gelecek za-
manda olduğu için dilbilgisi açı-
19. A Cümlede genel bir anlam sından en uygun seçenek C se-
vardır. “Ne zaman onunla ol- çeneğidir. D seçeneği are
sam” anlamını “whenever” ifa- finding olsaydı elenemeyebilirdi.
desi vermektedir. Doğru yanıt A
seçeneğidir.
25. A Cümlede anlam olarak
“Çin’in dünyanın en büyük eko-
nomilerinden birisi olduğu an-
20. D Bu cümlede boşluktan son- lamı” vardır. Bu ifade “one of ”
raki “or” ifadesi ile kullanılan tek ile verilmektedir.
yapı seçeneklerdeki “whether”
ifadesidir.

26. B Cümlede kelime bilgisi so-


rulmaktadır. “önemli” anlamına
21. E Cümlede bir karşılaştırma gelen “significant” kelimesi
anlamı vardır. Şu anda kulla- doğru yanıtı vermektedir.
nımda olan kıyafetler ile bundan
sonraki jenerasyonda kullanıla-
cak olanlar karşılaştırılmaktadır.
Sadece E seçeneği much/than 27. C Anlam “Amerika’nın ortağı”
yapısı ile karşılaştırma anlamı şeklindedir; aitlik anlamı veren
vermekte. edat “of” edatıdır.

22. D Cümlede anlam olarak “bir 28. E Cümlenin ana fiili “tells”
başka gün” den bahsedilmekte- şeklinde present yapıdadır.
dir. Bu ifade ise another ile ve- Uyumlu olan yapı E seçeneğin-
rilmektedir. Doğru yanıt D seçe- deki present continuous yapı-
neğinde geçmektedir. sıdır.
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29. B Bu cümlede “adjective clause” 34. D Cümlede anlam olarak “bir


kullanılarak “neighbourhood”; yani nasihat, uyarı” anlamı vardır. En
yaşanan yer tanımlanmaktadır. uygun yapı D seçeneğidir. “
“Where” anlamına gelen “in which” ...değiştirmemesi için uyardım”
ifadesi doğru kullanımdır. anlamı vardır.

35. E Verilen cümlede past an-


30. D “Daha iyi bir yaşam arayışı” lam mevcuttur. Sadece D ve E
anlamını veren yapı better ifa- seçeneğinde past anlam vardır.
desidir. Doğru yanıt D seçene- Anlam olarak uyumlu olan tek
ğinde verilmiştir. seçenek E seçeneğidir.

31. C Cümle but ile başlamakta 36. B “That” ile iki cümle bağlan-
ve olumsuzluk anlamı katmak- maktadır ve noun clause oluş-
tadır. “Gönülsüz, isteksiz” anla- turulmaktadır. İkinci cümlede
mına gelen “reluctant” kelimesi “gazetecilerin neye inandıkla-
doğru anlamı vermektedir. rından” bahsedilmektedir. Uygun
anlam ve yapı B seçeneğidir.

32. A Son boşlukta bir zarf sorul- 37. D Virgülden sonra kullanılan
maktadır. Giderek (artarak) kü- which bu cümlede kendinden
reselleşen dünya anlamı veren önce gelen tüm cümleye gön-
yapı A seçeneğidir. derme yapmaktadır ve present
yapıda D seçeneği ile uyum
sağlamaktadır. “Suyun Mars’ta
bulunması olayı” “which” ile ta-
nımlanmaktadır.
33. B İlk cümle if clause type I
yapısında ve present anlam ta-
şımakta. “Eğer yavaş ve ses-
sizce ilerlersen ....” anlamı ta- 38. C Cümlede ilk taraf “past”
şımakta. B seçeneğindeki anlam içermektedir. Past
present yapı ve anlam cümleyi continuous/simple past uyumu
uygun şekilde tamamlamaktadır. içeren C seçeneği doğru yanıttır.
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39. A “Yeni müzikalde şarkılar 44. E “Önümde park edilmiş bir


güzel, ancak seyirciyi çeken şey araba var. Kime ait olduğunu bi-
komik sahneler” anlamını veren liyor musun?” sorusu E seçene-
ve hem dilbilgisi hem de zaman ğindedir. Cümledeki “it” ifadesi
olarak uyum sağlayan seçenek “araba” ya gönderme yapmak-
A seçeneğidir. tadır.

45. D “Jane’e bizimle konsere


40. E Seçeneklerde zaman olarak gelmesi için sormalı mıydık” so-
uyum sağlayan tek seçenek E rusu D seçeneğindedir. Cümle
seçeneğidir. Anlam olarak da “sorsak bile gelmezdi” anlamını
cümlenin ilk kısmı ile bütünlük taşımakta ve en uygun soru D
sağlamaktadır. seçeneğindedir.

41. D “James Hutton” ın “who” ile 46. E “Kaç tane oy aldı” sorusu-
tanımlandığı D seçeneği doğru- nun cevabı “bilmiyorum, ancak
dur. İki cümlenin de geçmiş za- yarısından çoğu” şeklinde
manda olması anlam olarak cümlede verilmiştir. Cümledeki
bütünlük sağlamaktadır. “them” “votes” ifadesine gön-
derme yapmaktadır.

42. B Verilen cümle ile zaman


olarak uyumlu olan seçenekler 47. B Fiilin doğru çevirisi doğru
A ve B seçenekleridir. Anlam yanıtı vermektedir. “was built”
olarak B seçeneği doğrudur; “it” ifadesi sadece B seçeneğinde
“the boat” ifadesine gönderme “inşa edilmiştir” şeklinde çevril-
yapmaktadır. miştir.

48. D Bu cümledeki Most of the


43. A “Neden benim mail’ime old calendars ifadesi sadece D
cevap vermedi?”sorusu A seçe- seçeneğinde “Eski takvimlerin
neğindedir. Cümledeki “it” pek çoğu” olarak çevrilmiştir.
“mail”’e gönderme yapmaktadır. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
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49. C No matter how much our 53. B Cümlede geçen yeni bir
level of technology develops kuram ortaya atılmıştır ifadesi
ifadesi C ve E seçeneklerinde “A new theory has been put
Teknoloji düzeyimiz ne kadar forward” olarak sadece B seçe-
gelişirse gelişsin” olarak doğru neğinde doğru çevrilmiştir.
çevrilmiştir. Ancak doğru özne
çevirisi the human race ifadesi
sadece C seçeneğinde “insan
ırkı” olarak çevrilmiştir.

50. A “When gold was 54. C Bilim adamları ifadesi


discovered in California in cümlenin öznesidir ve yüklem
1848” ifadesi sadece A seçe- yararlanmaktadır ifadesidir. Bu
neğinde “1848’de Kaliforniya’da iki yapının doğru çevirisi
altın keşfedilince” olarak doğru “Scientists are making use of...”
çevrilmiştir. Doğru yanıt A se- olarak C seçeneğinde verilmiştir.
çeneğidir.

51. D “Glenn H. Curtiss” cümle-


nin öznesidir ve “biri oldu” ifa-
desi yüklemdir. Doğru özne
yüklem çevirisi D seçeneğinde
“Glenn H. Curtiss became one 55. A Parçada geçen “desire to
of” olarak geçmektedir. reach the top, he added, “must
be both individual and collective”
ifadesinden A seçeneğindeki
anlamın doğru olduğu; “ John
Hunt’ın tırmanma olayının takım
52. E Cümlenin yüklemi tek Latin olarak elde edilmiş bir başarı
Amerika ülkesidir ifadesidir. olduğunu düşündüğü” anlamı
Sadece yüklemin doğru çevirisi çıkarılabilmektedir. Bu ifadeyi
yeterlidir. Bu ifade sadece E se- veren anlam da A seçeneğinde
çeneğinde “..is the only Latin “John Hunt regarded the
American country” olarak doğru conquest of Everest as a team
çevrilmiştir. success” olarak geçmektedir.
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56. D Soru kökünde “Edmund 59. E Parçada geçen “Indeed,


Hillary ve Tenzing Norgay’ın Chinese navigators were also
başarıları ile ilgili bir ifade” so- far more advanced than any in
rulmaktadır. Parçada geçen the West” ifadesi E seçeneğin-
“Edmund Hillary and the porter, deki “Chinese sailors were far
Tenzing Norgay, got the glory for more experienced and skilful
conquering Everest, but it was than the European ones” ifadesi
John Hunt who made their ile anlam olarak örtüşmektedir.
success possible” ifadesi D se-
çeneğindeki “depended, to a
very large extent, on the
preparations planned and
carried out by John Hunt” ifadesi
ile yakın anlamdadır.
60. B Parçada geçen “It’s a sad
fact of life, and of our rather
poor historical education, that
Europeans tend to have a
57. C Soru kökünde “John Hunt’ın Eurocentric view of history”
fikrine göre....” şeklinde ta- ifadesi ile B seçeneğindeki “the
mamlanması gereken bir ifade writer criticizes the Europeans
vardır. Parçada geçen “Failure, for their narrow understanding
whether moral or physical, by of history.” ifadesi ile anlam
even one or two people would olarak örtüşmektedir.
add immensely to its
difficulties.” Ifadesinin karşılığını
C seçeneği vermektedir.

61. A Parçada geçen “The mo-


dern fiction writer is artistically
58. A Parçada geçen “China had more selfconscious” ifadesinden
an empire and a civilization that sonraki kısmın hepsinde A se-
put medieval Europe to shame.” çeneğindeki modern fiction
ifadesi A seçeneğindeki “China writer differs from the primitive
was far ahead of Europe in storyteller because of his
several respects” ifadesi ile an- methods of narration....ifadesi
lam olarak örtüşmektedir. açıklanmaktadır.
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62. D Parçada geçen “He realizes 66. D Parçada geçen “Nonfiction


that there are many ways of may inform, describe, persuade,
telling a story;” ifadesinden son- or it may simply amuse” ifadesi D
raki kısmın hepsi D seçeneğin- seçeneğinde geçen one of the
deki the writer of the passage functions of nonfiction may be
is interested in the various to make the reader change
writing techniques of modern his/her mind about something
authors..ifadesini açıklamaktadır. ifadesini açıklamaktadır.

67. C Parçada geçen “Therefore,


63. C Parçada geçen “he decides when you read a play, you must
upon a method before he try to imagine how it would
begins” ifadesi C seçeneğinde appear and sound to an
geçen a modern writer, before audience.” ifadesi C seçeneğin-
he starts to write, often deki when we read a play we
decides exactly how he is going should try to imagine it being
to tell his story...ifadesi ile an- performed”...ifadesini açıkla-
lam olarak örtüşmektedir. maktadır.

64. E Parçada geçen “Newspaper 68. E Parçada geçen “Because a


articles, reviews, autobiographies, play is written to be performed,
biographies – all are types of it uses certain conventions you
nonfiction.” ifadesi E seçeneğinde do not encounter in short
geçen , “nonfiction covers quite stories” ifadesi E seçeneğindeki
a wide range of writing” ifadesini a play has certain features that
açıklamaktadır. are only found in
plays...ifadesini açıklamaktadır.

65. A Parçada geçen “Nonfiction


deals with actual people, places, 69. A Bu soru parçanın geneli ile
events and topics based on real ilgili olan bir sorudur. passage
life” ifadesi A seçeneğindeki the is mainly concerned with the
subject matter of any type of elements that are to be found in
nonfiction is never imaginary... a play..ifadesi parçayı özetleyen
ifadesini açıklamaktadır. en uygun ifadedir.
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70. B Parçada geçen “The lonely 74. E Parçada geçen “It was a
island” ifadesi adanın isolated hot afternoon, and the railway
olduğu anlamını vermektedir. carriage was equally hot” gibi
Bu ifadeden doğru yanıtın B ifadeler E seçeneğinde geçen
seçeneği olduğu sonucuna va- the passage is devoted to a
rılabilir. description of the occupants of
the railway carriage... ifadesini
doğrulamaktadır.

71. D Parçada geçen “A foreign


boat, a foreign boat!” ifadesi D 75. B Parçada geçen “The man
seçeneğinde geçen the boy said nothing out loud, but
knew that the boat that was probably wished he were
coming in was foreign, because somewhere else” ifadesi the
he didn’t recognize the man did not, apparently, find
sail...ifadesini açıklamaktadır. this train journey enjoyable” ifa-
desi ile anlam olarak örtüş-
mektedir.

72. C Parçada geçen “by the time


the boat had arrived half the
village was there to greet it. 76. A Even though it had been
Fishermen were following it snowing all day ifadesi ile “in
homewards, and those who spite of the snow that fell all
happened to be inland, were day” ifadesi, great many
climbing up and down the rocky people managed to get to the
hills, and hurrying towards the end-of-term concert ifadesi ile
harbour” ifadesi C seçeneğini “A lot of people did get to the
açıklamaktadır. end-of-term concert “ ifadesi
yakın anlamdadır.

73. A Parçada geçen “The aunt


and the children talked from 77. E “probably”, “it seems”
time to time but in a very limited ifadesi ile , thinking it was his
way.” ifadesi A seçeneğindeki own ifadesi “mistaking it for his
“the aunt and the children have own” ifadesi ile yakın anlamda
constant disagreements” ifadesi olduğundan E seçeneği doğru
ile anlam olarak örtüşmektedir. yanıtı vermektedir.
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78. A If there hadn’t been such 82. B Paragraftaki These feature


a strong wind ifadesi “If the furnishings ifadesi B seçene-
wind hadn’t been so strong” ifa- ğindeki “reconstructions of first
desi ile it would not have been and third class cabins” ifadesi-
so difficult ifadesi “it would nin yerini tutmaktadır. En uygun
have been much easier” ifadesi seçenek B seçeneğidir.
yakın anlamdadır.

83. A Parçada geçen great


variety of roles ifadesi A seçe-
79. D was perhaps ifadesi ile neğinde “Sometimes he was a
“may have been” ifadesi, the cowboy, sometimes he was a
quietest ifadesi ile “the least white outcast who rode with
talkative” ifadesi the most Indians” şeklinde açıklanmıştır.
passionate ifadesi ile “the one
with the strongest emotions”
ifadesi yakın anlamdadır.
84. E Humans have the largest
brains in relation to body
weight. As regards actual size,
80. C When the Spaniards first however, the brain of an elephant
brought chocolate to Europe is four times larger. The brain of
ifadesi ile “Chocolate, when it a blue whale is even larger, it is
was introduced to Europe by five times the size of a human
the Spaniards” ifadesi, only the brain. Paragrafı en uygun şekilde
very wealthy could afford to tamamlayan seçenek E seçene-
buy it ifadesi ile none but the ğidir.
very rich could buy it” ifadesi
yakın anlamdadır.

85. D Paragraftaki But they


know very well that they must
81. A “They range from majestic do so ifadesi D seçeneğindeki
passenger ships to historical “politicians seem to know of no
war vessels” ifadesindeki they” other way of attracting the
“wrecks” ifadesinin yerini tut- attention of the youth” ifadesine
maktadır. Devam eden cümle gönderme yapmaktadır. “They”
ile de bütünlük sağlayan en uy- “politicians” ifadesinin yerini
gun seçenek A seçeneğidir. tutmaktadır.
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86. C Arkadaşlarınız sinemaya 89. C İngiliz mektup arkadaşınız


gitmeyi planlıyor ve saat 5’de sizi İngiltere’ye davet eder. Sizde
dışarıda buluşup beraber sine- gitmek istiyorsunuz ancak önce
maya girecekler. Sizde gitmek ailenizi ikna etmelisiniz ve oraya
istiyorsunuz ama bir ihtimal gi- yalnız gitmenizi istemeyeceklerini
deme yedebilirsiniz. Bu nedenle biliyorsunuz. Bu durumda “Don’t
onları bekletmek istemiyorsunuz. worry! I’ll be safe and well-looked
Bu durumda C seçeneğindeki “If after” ifadesi söylenebilecek en
I’m not there by 5 o’clock it will uygun ifadedir.
mean I’m not coming, so you go
on in.” ifadesi söylenebilecek en
uygun cümledir.

90. E Jane isimli annesi sürekli iş


seyahatinde olan bir kişi için
87. A Bir arkadaşınızın babası üzülmektesiniz. Kızınızın onu
ciddi şekilde hasta ve bu ne- zaman zaman evinize davet
denle arkadaşınız çok kötü. etmesini istiyorsunuz. Bu du-
Ona destek olmak istiyorsunuz rumda E seçeneğindeki “Why
ve yalnız başına hastaneye git- don’t you ask Jane to come
memesini istiyorsunuz. Bu du- round here from time to time?
rumda A seçeneğindeki “Some She’s alone too much.” ifadesi
time, when you visit your father söylenebilecek en uygun ifadedir.
I’d like to come with you” ifadesi
söylenebilecek en uygun seçe-
nektir.

91. D Bu diyalogda son cümle


88. B Bir mağazada hoşunuza “no” ifadesi ile başlamaktadır ve
giden bir kot gördünüz; ancak “uçak parasını belki karşılarlar,
size pahalı geldi. Şansınızı de- ayrıntıları soralım” anlamı var-
neyip daha ucuza alıp alamaya- dır. Bu cevaba en uygun olan
cağınızı sormak istiyorsunuz. Bu cümle D seçeneğindeki “I
durumda B seçeneğindeki “Can’t presume no one will get paid!”
you sell them to me for less” “bence kimseye ödeme yapma-
ifadesi en uygun seçenektir. yacaklar” ifadesi doğru yanıttır.
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92. E Alice ikinci cümlesinde bir 95. C Bu diyalogda Could they


örnek vermekte ve boşluktaki be Jane’s ifadesi “kitaplar
cümleyle bu örneğin bütünlük Janes’e ait olabilir mi” anlamına
içinde olması gerekmektedir. En gelmektedir. Bu sorudan önce
uygun cümle E seçeneğindeki gelebilecek en uygun cümle C
“But it does happen sometimes” seçeneğindeki “I don’t know.
ifadesidir. Bu cümledeki “it”, They’re certainly not mine” ifa-
Alice’in ilk cümlesine gönderme desidir.
yapmaktadır. Diyaloğun geri
kalanında da bu olayın bazen
olduğuna dair örnek verilmiştir.
96. D Paragrafta Yeats’in basit bir
yazar olmadığından bahset-
mektedir. Tüm cümleler bu fikri
desteklemektedir; ancak D se-
93. A Bu diyalogda Jo’nun ikinci çeneği yine Yeats ile ilgili olma-
cümlesi Some aren’t of course sına rağmen bütünlüğü boz-
ifadesi ile başlamaktadır. Bu- maktadır.
rada “some” kelimesinin gön-
derme yaptığı şeyi bulmak ge-
rekir. A ve E seçenekleri uyum
sağlar ancak anlam olarak da 97. E Bu paragrafta da ilk dört
uygun olan sadece A seçeneği- cümle birbiri ile bağlantılı olma-
dir, “some” , “interesting places” sına rağmen son cümle tama-
ifadesine değil “books” ifadesine mıyla yeni bir fikir ortaya at-
gönderme yapmaktadır. maktadır ve anlam bütünlüğünün
bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir.

94. B Bu diyalogda Peter “tell me


about it” diyerek “haber ile ilgili 98. B Bu paragrafta son cümle-
bilgi almak” istemektedir. Yine deki “either way” ifadesi III. ve
Peter’ın son cümlesindeki it’s IV. cümlelerdeki ifadelere gön-
certainly worth a try ifadesinde derme yapmaktadır. I. cümlede
“it” in neye gönderme yaptığı bu cümlelerin desteklediği bir
bulunmalıdır. B seçeneğindeki cümledir; ancak II. cümle “hava
“chocolate” ifadesi anlam olarak durumu” ile ilgili olup anlam
bütünlük sağlamaktadır. bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır.
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99. A Bu paragrafta II, III., IV. ve


V. cümleler “Birmingham” ile ilgili
olan cümlelerdir; ancak I. cümle
tamamıyla farklı bir cümledir ve
“Industrial Revolution” ile ilgili bir
anlam taşımaktadır. Doğru yanıt
A seçeneğidir.

100. E Bu paragrafta son cümledeki


“This new device” ifadesi
kendisinden önce gelen hiçbir
cümleye gönderme yapma-
maktadır. Bu nedenle anlam
bütünlüğünün bozmaktadır. Doğ-
ru yanıt E seçeneğidir.

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