1. Bill: I was shocked to see that there are still children suffering from rickets

1. Bill: I was shocked to see that there are still

children suffering from rickets.

Joe: Actually, there is no cause for such a

disease to still exist.

Bill: ----

Joe: Just a simple treatment of vitamin D is

enough.
A) What needs to be done to stop this disease?

B) What is the reason for this?

C) Do doctors have any idea what still causes it?

D) Does it only affect children or do adults also suffer from it?

E) How long has this disease been around?


2. Senior Doctor: Mark, you look so worried today.

Junior Doctor: ----

Senior Doctor: What’s wrong with him? Isn’t he responding to the treatment the council proposed in the last meeting?

Junior Doctor: No. And I can’t see any obvious reason why he isn’t.

A) Yes; to tell the truth, I’ll have to move into another house in another city sooner or later.

B) Well, the reason is unclear. Maybe I’ve made a mistake in interpreting the test results.

C) I’m feeling very tired these days like everyone else in the clinic.

D) You're right. It’s that 20-year-old patient again. The one we talked about before.

E) There’s nothing wrong with him actually. He’s just tired of staying in hospital.

3. Sam: Are you pleased with your new notebook

computer?

Andy: Well, it’s a bit early to say anything.

Sam: ----

Andy: Only for three days.

A) When do you think you’ll be able to use it?

B) Is the processor speed as good as you expected?

C) When did you install the 64-bit operating system?

D) How long have you been using it?

E) Do you regret not buying if before?

4. Sally: What did you learn in school today?

Bob: Apparently, when the universe was only a few minutes old, the only element was hydrogen.

Sally: ----

Bob: Well, they were formed later.

A) How can scientists know that?

B) Do you know why?

C) Where did it come from?

D) Really? What about the other elements?

E) That’s amazing! What do you think?

5. Teacher: When we look at the periodic table, we

can see that there are 120 or so known elements.

Student: Are they all naturally occurring?

Teacher: There are 92 naturally occurring ones.

Student: ----

Teacher: Well, there are others that have been created in labs.
A) What about the rest?

B) Which ones are natural?

C) How many are there in total?

D) Have they always existed or are they new?

E) Why do we need the periodic table?

6. Student: What is meant by this – “curiosity killed

the cat”?

Teacher: It’s giving a warning; curiosity can be dangerous, it can kill even a cat.

Student: ----

Teacher: Yes it is; within reason. But don’t put a

nail into an electric socket to see what happens.
A) But most children are naturally curious. That’s how they learn.

B) Yes; they say a cat has nine lives.

C) Is this an idiom that is often used?

D) But I thought curiosity was a good thing.

E) My father used to encourage me to be curious.

7. Tom: - By the way, let me ask you a simple question: how do you explain the wide variety of organisms on Earth?

Philip: - I don’t think it is a simple question with a simple answer. A lot can be said in answer to this question.

Tom: - ----

Philip: - Alright. One major explanation is that, since Earth has many different climates, ranging from cold, snow-covered polar climates to hot tropical climates where it rains almost every day, each climate has its own organisms which have adapted to it and differ widely from the organisms of other climates.

A) I thought I would get the right answer only from you, but you have disappointed me.

B) Are you in fact saying that you can’t answer my question accurately?

C) I am sure of it. However, you can at least tell me in general terms why this is so.

D) Do you mean that scientific matters are very complex and have no right answers?

E) I agree with you. So complicated a question as this one cannot be answered right away.


8. Robert : - Did you know that the first recorded Olympic Games took place in the Valley of Olympia in Greece in 776 B.C.?

Ted : - No, I didn’t. But I know that in antiquity they were held at four-year intervals.

Robert : - ----

Ted : - Then, boxing, wrestling, and many other sports must have been added over time.

A) I wonder to what extent the modern Olympic Games were driven by economics and politics.

B) Do you think the goals of modern olympism as stated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are still valid?

C) The ancient Greeks believed that human life was completely controlled by the gods.

D) True. Unfortunately, they were abolished by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in 394 A.D.. Interestingly, the first Olympics contained only one event: the foot race.

E) As you know, many cities in the world compete with each other for the honour and prestige of hosting the Olympic Games.

9. Barry : - It says in this newspaper article that, in the year 2000, almost 40% of all traffic fatalities in the US were alcohol-related.

Jean : - ----

Barry : - Yes. The percentage has dropped from 51% in 1987.

Jean: - That’s an improvement, then.

A) What do you think about this topic?

B) People shouldn’t drink alcohol and then drive.

C) I think they need better public transportation systems in US cities.

D) Is that a change from previous years?

E) Were intoxicated pedestrians also included in the survey?

10. Brenda : - I want to buy a good telescope for my son. Do you have any suggestions?

Shop Assistant : - You should check out this new amateur device. It is handheld, so there is no need for a tripod, it is easy to use, and it is quite inexpensive.

Brenda : - ----

Shop Assistant : - Then you should be prepared to spend a little more.

A) But he already has something amateurish. I want to get him something more sophisticated.

B) The price tag on it confirms that.

C) I want my son to decide which to get.

D) I heard that not all expensive telescopes are necessarily good in performance and quality.

E) I can’t afford to get a professional instrument, and this handheld one seems quite convenient.

11. Beş Kuzey ülkesi; kadınların iş gücüne, erkeklerin de ailelerine katılımını destekleyen politikalar yoluyla hem işte hem de evde daha iyi bir iş bölümüne sahip olmayı mümkün kılmıştır.
A) Five Nordic countries have made it possible to have a better division of labour both at work and at home through policies that encourage the participation of women in the labour force and men in their families.

B) Five Nordic countries had a better division of labour of women at home and men at work by amendments of different laws to encourage the participation of both men and women in the labour force.

C) All women and men in five Nordic countries demanded new laws that encourage radical changes in their roles within their families, and the governments have made this possible.

D) Five Nordic countries have changed the roles of women and men in society by developing policies to encourage them to participate in the labour force.

E) Through policies, five Nordic countries have a beter division of labour at work and at home provided that all family members participate in the labour force.
12. İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi, Avrupa Konseyi’ne üye devletlerin, demokratik bir toplumda herkesin yaşama hakkının temel bir değer olduğuna inanmalarının en somut ifadesidir.
A) The Treaty of Human Rights is the Council of Europe’s profound belief that member states and democratic societies have basic human rights and principles.

B) The Treaty of Human Rights is the most concrete expression by the member states of the Council of Europe of their profound belief that everyone’s right to life is a basic value in a democratic society.

C) The Council of Europe’s member states profoundly believe that the Treaty of Human Rights is the most concrete expression of the basic principle in democratic societies that everyone has a right to life.

D) The Council of Europe’s member states and the Treaty of Human Rights state that everyone’s right to life is a basic principle and a concrete expression in a democratic society.

E) The Treaty of Human Rights expresses the Council of Europe’s member states’ profound belief that concrete expression and everyone’s right to life are basic principles in a democratic society.

13. Bilgisayar programı, belirli görevleri yerine getirmek üzere bilgisayarı yönlendiren bir programlama dilindeki eksiksiz yapılandırılmış komutlar dizisidir.
A) It is the complete structured sequence of instructions in a programming language that directs a computer programme to carry out specific tasks.

B) A computer programme carries out specific tasks through a complete structured sequence of instructions in a programming language.

C) Both computer programmes and programming languages are known to carry out specific tasks according to a complete structured sequence of instructions.

D) A computer programme, which provides a computer with the means necessary to carry out specific tasks, consists of a complete structured sequences of instructions.

E) A computer programme is a complete structured sequence of instructions in a programming language which directs a computer to carry out specific tasks.

14. Farklı ekonomik gelişim evrelerindeki birçok ülke evrensel sağlık güvencesine doğru önemli bir gelişme kaydetmenin mümkün olduğunu göstermiştir.
A) Many countries with varying economic growth rates have recently been making significant progress toward universal health coverage.

B) It is possible for countries at different stages of economic development to take essential steps toward universal health coverage.

C) The goal to achieve universal health coverage by many countries at varying stages of economic development has only recently been shown to be possible.

D) Many countries at varying stages of economic development have shown that it is possible to make substantial progress toward universal health coverage.

E) It is also possible to see that many countries at different stages of economic development have made important progress toward universal health coverage.

15. Trabzon’s Ayasofya Church, which serves as a museum today, was constructed in the time of Manuel Comnenos I (1238-1263), one of the kings of the Trabzon Empire.
A) Günümüzde müze olarak varlığını sürdüren Trabzon Ayasofya Kilisesini inşa ettiren, Trabzon İmparatorluğu krallarından I. Manuel Comnenos’tur (1238-1263).

B) Trabzon Ayasofya Kilisesi Trabzon İmparatorluğu krallarından 1. Manuel Comnenos(1238-1263) zamanında inşa edilmiştir ve günümüzde müzeye dönüştürülmüştür.

C) Günümüzde müze olarak hizmet veren Trabzon Ayasofya Kilisesi, Trabzon İmparatorluğu krallarından 1. Manuel Comnenos (1238-1263) zamanında inşa edilmiştir.

D) Trabzon İmparatorluğu kralı 1. Manuel Comnenos (1238-1263) zamanında inşa edilmiş olan Trabzon Ayasofya Kilisesi günümüzde müze olarak hizmet vermektedir.

E) Trabzon İmparatorluğu krallarından I. Manuel Comnenos (1238-1263) tarafından inşa ettirilen Trabzon Ayasofya Kilisesi bugün varlığını müze olarak sürdürmektedir.

16. The health care sector will have to alter its plans fundamentally, which are currently failing to produce inexpensive and highly efficient drugs.
A) Sağlık sektörünün planları, şu anda çok etkili ve ucuz ilaç üretmekte başarılı olmadığından dolayı, tamamen değişmek zorunda kalacaktır.

B) Sağlık sektörünün hem ucuz hem de etkili ilaçlar üretmekte başarılı olamayan planlarını, tamamiyle değiştirmesi gerekmektedir.

C) Günümüzde ucuz ve etkili ilaç üretmekte başarılı olamayan sağlık sektörü, planlarını baştan aşağı değiştirmek zorunda kalacaktır.

D) Sağlık sektörü, günümüzde ucuz ve çok etkili ilaçları üretmede başarısız kalan planlarını temelden değiştirmek zorunda kalacaktır.

E) Sağlık sektörü etkili ve ucuz ilaç üretiminde başarılı olamadığı için bütün planlarını kökten değiştirmek zorundadır.

17. A blood test today could take a few days because of the many steps needed to separate blood components.
A) Kanı bileşenlerine ayırmak için birçok aşamaya gereksinim duyulduğu takdirde, günümüzde bir kan testinin sonuçlandırılması, birkaç gün almaktadır.

B) Günümüzde kan testleri birkaç gün sürebilir çünkü kanı, bileşenlerine ayırmanın gerektirdiği birçok aşama vardır.

C) Kanı bileşenlerine ayırmanın birçok aşama gerektirmesi, günümüzde bir kan testinin yapılmasının birkaç gün sürmesine neden olmaktadir.

D) Kanı bileşenlerine ayırmanın birçok aşaması vardır; bu yüzden, kan testlerinin yapılması, birkaç gün alabilmektedir.

E) Bir kan testi, günümüzde, kan bileşenlerini ayırmak için gereksinim duyulan birçok adımdan dolayı, birkaç gün alabilir.

18. A significant outcome of air pollution is the high cost of pollution cleanup and prevention, an example of which is the global effort to control emissions of CO2, a gas produced from the combustion of fossil fuels such as coal or oil, or of other organic materials like wood.

A) Hava kirliliğinin önemli bir sonucu olan kirlilik giderme ve önlemenin yüksek maliyetini düşürmek için küresel çapta yapılan en önemli girişim, kömür ve petrol gibi fosil yakıtların veya odun gibi diğer organik maddelerin yanması sonucu ortaya çıkan CO2 salımının kontrolünü sağlamaya yönelik çabadır.

B) Kömür ve petrol gibi fosil yakıtların veya odun gibi diğer organik maddelerin yanması sonucu ortaya çıkan CO2 salımının kontrolüne yönelik küresel girişim, hava kirliliğinin önemli bir sonucu olan kirlilik giderme ve önlemenin yüksek maliyetini düşürmeye yöneliktir.

C) Hava kirliliğinin önemli bir sonucu kirlilik giderme ve önlemenin yüksek maliyetidir ki bunun örneklerinden biri kömür ve petrol gibi fosil yakıtların veya odun gibi diğer organik maddelerin yanması sonucu ortaya çıkan CO2 salımının kontrolüne yönelik küresel girişimdir.

D) CO2 salımı kömür ve petrol gibi fosil yakıtların veya odun gibi diğer organik maddelerin yanması sonucu ortaya çıkmakta, bunun kontrolüne yönelik küresel girişim ise hava kirliliğinin önemli bir sonucu olan kirlilik giderme ve önlemenin yüksek maliyetini düşürmeye yönelik olarak yapılmaktadır.

E) Kirlilik giderme ve önlemenin yüksek maliyeti hava kirliliğinin en önemli sonucu olup, bunu düşürmeye yönelik en önemli küresel girişim kömür ve petrol gibi fosil yakıtların veya odun gibi diğer organik maddelerin yanması sonucu ortaya çıkan CO2 salımının kontrolünü sağlamaktır.