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Until the middle of the nineteenth century, most Americans were indifferent to paint. Wood was plentiful and cheap especially on the frontier; (22 ------, most settlers had to chop down trees to clear their land. (23) ------ eager to start farming, they used their wood to build their cabins as cheaply and quickly as possible. If they had painted their buildings, this (24) ------ their durability; (25) ------ painting was an expensive and time-consuming job. There were (26) ------ more urgent calls upon their time and their money.
22. A) on the contrary B) as if
C) similarly D) in case
E) in fact
Gökbilimciler, evrenin gerçek kütlesel büyüklüğü hakkında hala fikir sahibi olmamalarına rağmen, onun önceden düşünüldüğünden daha büyük olduğunu belirttiler.
A) The astronomers suggest that the universe was larger than previously thought despite its massive size
B) Astronomers pointed out that the universe was bigger than previously thought, although they still had no idea of its truly massive size.
C) As the astronomers have pointed out, the universe was bigger than previously thought that makes up the universe
D) The the universe is not in the opinion of the astronomers, was bigger than previously thought
E) Astronomers are undecided as to whether the universe is bigger than previously thought although they still had no idea of its truly massive size
Magazine advertising charges are based, to a very great extent, on a magazine’s circulation guarantee; the larger the guarantee, the higher the charge per add.
A) Dergi reklam ücretleri, çok büyük ölçüde, derginin tiraj güvencesine dayanır, güvence ne kadar büyük olursa reklam başına ücret de o kadar yüksektir.
B) Derginin reklam ücretleriyle tirajları arasında çok büyük bir ilişki vardır, derginin tirajı arttıkça reklam ücretleri de artar.
C) Reklam gelirleri, büyük ölçüde, dergilerin tiraj güvencesine bağlıdır, tirajın artması reklam gelirlerinin de artmasını sağlar.
D) Dergiler, reklam ücretlerini tirajlara bağlı olarak belirler; bir derginin tirajının gittikçe artması, reklam ücretlerinin yükselmesine yol açar.
E) Dergi reklam ücretlerinin belirlenmesinde en önemli ölçü tiraj güvencesidir; bu güvence arttıkça reklam ücretleri de yükselir.
Astronomy ---- as the oldest science, going back thousands of years, and seems to have begun when primitive people ---- objects and their movements in the sky.
A) is to be regarded / notice
B) was regarded / have noticed
C) is regarded / noticed
D) would be regarded / were noticing
E) had been regarded / had noticed
It is pointed out in the passage that a cattle rangeland carved out of a tropical forest ----.
A) is certainly more suitable for ranching than other kinds of ranges
B) is actually far more profitable and
environmentally harmless than commercial logging
C) is more feasible in tropical countries than anywhere else in the world
D) can be viable up to ten years and, then, is overgrown with shrubby plants
E) brings in more income than other kinds of rangeland outside tropical forests
Following World War II, job prospects for young people----- greatly which allowed them ----- more prosperous than their parents.
A) had improved / to have felt
B) have improved / feeling
C) improved / to feel
D) were improving / having felt
E) would have improved / having to feel
Old Danish, one of the languages of the Vikings who -----in parts of Britain during the 9th to 11 centuries, -----a strong influence on the development of English.
A) have settled / had had
B) had settled/would have
C) settle/has
D) settled/had
E) would settle / will have
The growth of ____ in Australia couldn't have been achieved without the ethnic cleansing of the entire continent.
A) charity
B) circumstance
C) choice
D) civilization
E) charm
If a country is at war, it is often difficult for the citizens to _____ passports easily.
A) detect
B) obtain
C) pursue
D) determine
E) perceive
The choices we make and the lives we lead----- by the values we -----.
A) would be influenced / are holding
B) are influenced / hold
C) had been influenced / were holding
D) must have influenced / had hold
E) have been influenced / were holding
In order to make good sales, a ___ must have competitive prices and products.
A) community
B) company
C) commitment
D) commission
E) companion
----. In fact, our mouths are ecosystems for them, as the weather forecast remains the same at 95º F and the level of humidity at 100%. They select their own living quarters. Some prefer life between the teeth, while others prefer the space between the gums and the teeth. They do, however, work for this luxurious lifestyle, by performing such tasks as eating each other and fending off bad species of bacteria.
A) Others prefer the cracks in the front or in the back of the tongue
B) The only harmful bacterium inhabiting our mouths was Streptococcus, the cavity causing bacterium.
C) For the bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses inhabiting our mouths, life is very easy.
D) As man progressed down the evolutionary timeline and began refining raw sugar, Streptococcus mutants became the enemy.
E) The bicarbonate ions in our saliva possess the ability to counteract the acid foods produce.
Nicholas Gane'in yeni yayımlanan kitabı Toplum Kuramının Geleceği, dünyanın önde gelen toplum kuramcıları ile yapılan bir dizi mülakatı bir araya getirmektedir.
A) The newly-published book, The Future of Social Theory by Nicholas Gane, draws heavily on a series of interviews conducted by the world's leading social theorists.
B) Nicholas Gane's newly-published book The Future of Social Theory brings together a series of interviews held with the world's leading social theorists.
C) A series of interviews with the world's leading social theorists was the starting point for Nicholas Gane's newly-published The Future of Social Theory.
D) Nicholas Gane interviewed some of the world's leading social theorists before writing The Future of Social Theory which has recently been published.
E) Nicholas Gane's newly-published book The Future of Social Theory makes extensive use of interviews between the writer and the world's leading social theorists.
Computers are now part of our everyday lives and there seems to be nothing out of the ordinary about them. However, the computers of the (17)______ are a different position. They are already beginning to sound (18) ______ science fiction. Supercomputers, many (19)______ more powerful than today's fastest machines, could be contained in a tiny drop of liquid. (20) ______ would not be built of silicon, (22) DNA, the stuff of life itself.
21.
A) but of B) rather than
C) instead of D) though
E) except
Classifying is a fundamental cognitive process that refers to the sorting of objects, events, living things, and phenomena into clusters according to their —characteristics.
A) additional
B) relative
C) common
D)ultimate
E) necessary
Bazı üyeler sorunlarını başkana düşmanca bir tavır içinde yönelttiler ve bu da doğal olarak onu telaşa düşürdü.
A) The manner in which these few hostile members asked their questions was designed to disconcert the chairman.
B) The manner in which some members addressed their questions showed their hostility and naturally the chairman lost confidence.
C) The chairman grew apprehensive when the questions put to him showed the hostility of the members.
D) The hostility of a few of the members became apparent when they asked the chairman very disconcerting questions.
E) Some members put their questions to the chairman in a hostile manner, and this naturally unnerved him.
The analysis of a story -----its central conflict is likely to be 'especially fruitful, for it rapidly takes us to what is truly -----issue in the story.
A) by / over
B) from / with
C) through / at
D) with / about
E) towards / above
(I) The suggested daily intake of sugar is 32 grams, which is equal to 6 percent of the recommended daily calorie intake and six sugar packets. (II) There are sugars that occur naturally in foods such as milk, fruit and vegetables. (III) These sugars contain other nutrients that benefit the body. (IV) Our sugar is also referred to as sucrose. (V) Processed sugars that are in foods such as Fruit Loops, ketchup and syrup are considered bad sugars because they have no nutritional value.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) was a highly contagious viral disease unique to humans. It is caused by two virus variants called Variola major and Variola minor. V. major is the more deadly form, with a typical mortality of 20–40 percent of those infected. The other type, V. minor, only kills 1% of its victims. Many survivors are left blind in one or both eyes from corneal ulcerations, and persistent skin scarring—pockmarks—is nearly universal. Smallpox was responsible for an estimated 300–500 million deaths in the 20th century. As recently as 1967, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 15 million people contracted the disease and that two million died in that year. After successful vaccination campaigns, in 1979 the WHO certified the eradication of smallpox, though cultures of the virus are kept by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States and at the Institute of Virus Preparations in Siberia, Russia.
According to the WHO, ...............
A) the research indicates that it is impossible to eradicate smallpox
B) in 1979 two million people died of smallpox
C) in 1979 scientists won the fight against smallpox
D) corneal ulcerations, and persistent skin scarring are still threatening the people in
E) Variola major is usually detected in the poor regions of the world
At the dinner party, everyone ____ them on forty years of marriage.
A) conflicted
B) congratulated
C) conformed
D) confined
E) confirmed
Without proper planning, all other functions of management become ____ because the organization lacks a proper road map.
A) fanciful
B) faithful
C) dependable
D) irrelevant
E) adequate
54 .According to the text, the main reason why flightless birds are unable to fly is that they ...............
A) have more feathers
B) do not have claws
C) are heavier and stronger
D) do not have the necessary muscles to fly
E) have bigger wing bones and eyes
(I) Italy is home to some of the most popular and renowned cities in the world, including Milan, Rome, Florence, Naples, Bologna and Venice. (II) Rome alone ranked as one of the top 10 most-visited cities in the world, registering about 30 million global visitors every year, according to CNN. (III) In addition to the millennia-old paintings and monuments, Italy is also famous for its numerous churches and buildings that date back thousands of years. (IV) In 1957, Italy was one of the founding members of the European Economic Community. (V) Italy is also famous for its extraordinary and imaginative cuisines, and international visitors travel from city to city to taste the wide array of regional dishes.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
Cloud seeding, a technique which attempts to make precipitation by dispersing silver iodide particles into clouds, remains ---- because it is quite difficult to prove whether it actually works.
A) valuable B) confidential C) essential
D) fascinating E) controversial
The writer points out that ____.
A) some chemicals enter our waters by deliberately
B) nominal things contaminates Canadian waters
C) there are inexhaustible fresh water in Canada
D) contaminants can’t be broadly classified
E) chemical products spoil the ecological status of water
(I) Female literacy and infant mortality are closely related. (II) One principal cause is increased access to programs. (III) As the former goes up the latter comes down. (IV) Among the poorest countries, women's literacy has improved from B percent in 1970 to 24 percent in 1990. (V) There has been a corresponding drop in infant mortality.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
One way to help buskers avoid prosecution is to ----.
A) cancel their work permit
B) provide them with some inexpensive goods to sell
C) lump them together as vendors
D) confiscate their profits
E) invite them to perform at a certain place
Nick : Whenever I have a problem, I ask my older brother for help.
George : I don’t have an older brother. I have a younger brother.
Nick : ....................................
George : Yes, that is true. He often comes to me for advice.
A) Younger brothers must be big nuisances.
B) Too bad you don’t have an older brother like me.
C) I hope you help him like my older brother helps me.
D) I wish I had a younger brother to help.
E) You must wish you could help him more.
More cargo was ___ when the ship made its stop in Le Havre.
A) emitted
B) elaborated
C) embedded
D) embarked
E) elected
58. A cat falling from a lower place is more likely to die ----.
A) than a human falling from a higher place
B) unless it is crippled
C) as it cannot bend its legs at all
D) due to the spend of the fall that would slow in longer distances
E) if it has fallen from a high altitude before
28. ____as long as I have lived in this neighbourhood.
A) Everybody seems too willing to help each other
B) I had made lots of friends from different social classes
C) Mr Carlton has had a quarrel with almost everyone he knows
D) We spend all the weekends in each other’s garden barbecuing
E) I must admit I regret leaving my previous neighbourhood
(I) Morality has, to a considerable degree, become secularised. (II) Morals are no longer regarded as absolute, final or unchangeable. (III) This not to minimise institutional religion or discount the value of individual belief. (IV) Rather, they are seen as man-made and as such as variable from community to community, and from group to group. (V) The real test of morality has come to be whether or not it contributes to the social good.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
Bu film, aslında son derece ilginç olan ana teması yeterince geliştirilmemiş olduğu için başarısızdır.
A) The central theme is in fact interesting and by developing it suitably the novel could have succeeded
B) This novel fails to satisfy because the main theme, which incidentally could be quite interesting, is not properly developed
C) The film’s central theme, though adequately developed, fails to hold the attention of the reader
D) The film fails because the main theme, which is in fact extremely interesting; has not been adequately developed.
Many linguists ___ with each other about the fact that where the first language originated.
A) contain
B) constitute
C) contradict
D) cast
E) contend
There are situations _____ the best way to heal the patient is to help him die peacefully.
A) from where B) in that C) where
D) for whom E) in which
Interviewer : Let me start by asking you how
you got into the business?
Celebrity : Well, I started off as a model and then made the transition to acting.
Interviewer: _____
Celebrity : Modeling wasn’t challenging enough for me; I hated just
standing in front of a camera or walking down a runway.
A) How long did you model before you
went into the film industry?
B) So what made you change careers?
C) Do you have any regrets about choosing
certain roles?
D) How would you say modeling is different
from acting?
E) Are there any actors that you’d like to work
with in the future?
Of course nobody knows what the outcome of the election ______ , but at the moment Malcolm ______ as the most likely candidate.
A) would have been/is being regarded
B) is/has been regarded
C) was/would be regarded
D) will be/is regarded
E) has been/has been regarded
Shakespeare’in ailesi, idamı, 13. yüzyıl ortasında kayda geçmiş olan Warwickshire’lı eşkiya William Sakspere’e dayanmaktadır.
A) It is to William Shakespeare, a Warwickshire robber in the mid-13th century, whose hanging is recorded, that Shakespeare’s family is related.
B) William Shakespeare was a mid-13th century Warwickshire robber whose hanging was recorded and to whom Shakespeare’s family can be traced.
C) Shakespeare’s family can be traced back to a Warwickshire robber, William Shakespeare, who was hung some time in the mid-13th century.
D) Shakespeare’s family goes back to the Warwickshire robber William Shakespeare, whose hanging was recorded in the mid-13th century.
E) Shakespeare’s family has been traced back to William Shakespeare, a Warwickshire robber, whose hanging in the mid-13th century was recorded.
Eski belediye başkanının parti politikasında oynadığı rol ile ilgili olarak son yıllarda basın yayında pek çok saçmalık yer aldı.
A) Until recently the part the late mayor played in party politics was regarded as nonsense by the media.
B) Recently the role the ex-mayor played in party politics has been unreasonably played up by the media.
C) In recent years a great deal of nonsense has appeared in the media about the role the ex-mayor played in the party politics.
D) Outside the media, the later mayors role in party politics was rarely treated seriously
E) The media appeared to ridicule the role recently played by the ex-mayor in party politics.
By the start of the 1990s, popular music had become ---- globalized, with seventy per cent of all production resting in the hands of just five companies.
A) possibly B) rarely
C) negligently D) significantly
E) respectively