72. Your nephew has been offered several different jobs by various companies. He can’t make up his mind about which one to accept. So he comes to you for advice. You happen to know one of the companies well and feel sure it has a lot to offer. You say;
I don’t know much about other companies but this one will give you excellent training and some useful benefits.
As far as I’m concerned all the offers seem to be desirable. You can choose any of them.
With one exception, I feel they can all be recommended.
I don’t think I’m in a position to advise you on all of the offers. But this one I know should be avoided.
I suggest you take the one that seems to offer better benefits.
73. As the chief organiser of a conference hosted by your university it is for you to introduce the first speaker who is a world famous scholar in his field, and happens also to be a former professor of yours. So, in your introduction you say;
It gives me great pleasure to ask you to attend the conference and be the first speaker.
I’m delighted you were able to join us, though not as a speaker, but of course we are hoping you will participate in our discussions.
This is a great moment for me as I am privileged to welcome so many famous speakers.
As your onetime student it is my privilege to welcome you as the most distinguished scholar in your field and as the keynote speaker of the conference.
What a surprise this is! It’s wonderful to run into you here in this way.
74. A friend of yours, with excellent credentials, has not been offered the job he had applied for. You see that this has made him very discouraged and extremely upset. You want to help him regain his self-confidence, so you say to him;
If you can’t find anything better, I can probably try to take you into my company.
I reckon you must have offended someone; after all, you aren’t very sensitive.
This is not the end of the world; a person with your qualifications deserves better employment opportunities.
After all, you ought to be more considerate of other people’s feelings.
In this period of economic recession competition for executive posts is likely to continue for some time.
75. You have moved to a new house and are looking for a fairly large, original picture to hang near the front door. You have a friend whose taste you trust and who has a lot of friends in the art world. You think he can help you find something suitable, so you say to him;
I wish you’d keep an eye open for a picture that would look good on the wall by my front door.
I don’t own a picture large enough to hang at the top of the stairs.
The picture needn’t be large but it must be imaginative and colourful. I leave the rest to you.
Should I commission someone to paint a picture to hang on that wall?
How much would I have to pay for an original picture of the right size for this wall?
76. A neighbour is going to a big reunion dinner that you know your brother, who is a well-known local figure, will also attend. You think the two of them should meet, so you say;
If only I’d been going too I would have introduced you to my brother.
My brother is a lot like you, so its only natural that you should have got on well.
I’ve told my brother about your suggestion, and he seemed interested.
My brother will also be there. Everybody knows him. So, do introduce yourself to him and give him my greetings.
77-82 sorularda, karşılıklı konuşmanın boş bırakılan kısmında söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz.
77. Mary: You’re remarkably patient with Pam! Don’t you know she just loves a sympathetic listener?
Sally: ____
Marry: I didn’t realise that. In what way?
Sally: In lots of ways. She’s got family problems, money problems and health problems.
Yes, I suppose she does. But doesn’t everyone?
Yes, perhaps I am. But after all she is my niece.
Yes of course I do. But life really has been hard on her.
Why do you say that? You know what she’s going through, don’t you?
Well, your problems aren’t her problems.
78. Interviewer: To start with, Miss Gibbs, would you like to tell me why you are applying for this post?
Miss Gibbs: Well, I’ve been in my present post now for three years and I feel it is time to make a change.
Interviewer: ____
Miss Gibbs: No, I’m not. But in the case of a first job it usually is.
Are you then saying that 3 years is long enough in any one position?
Are you unhappy in your present job?
Are you experienced in a particular field of the pharmaceutical industry?
Surely there must be some other reasons for your desire for a change.
Do you feel you have enough experience to be successful in a post like this?
79. One mustn’t forget that the West has contributed much to the development of the Third World.
Mark: ____
Peter: I suppose you are referring to the fact that the West is benefiting from an ever-expanding market for its goods.
Mark: Yes, I certainly am.
Nor should one forget that the Third World has also put a great deal of effort into its own development.
I still maintain that the reasons for this are philanthropic as well as political.
Yet, remember that in most Third World countries living conditions have got worse over recent decades.
True; but in my opinion the reasons have been largely mercenary.
The rate of development in some of these countries has been disappointing.
80. Amy: I got the results of the laboratory tests today.
Brenda: I am sure they were good.
Amy: ____
Brenda: You don’t have to. I can see it in your face!
They certainly were. I shall be able to get my thesis finished within a month.
Yes they were; I can’t tell you how relieved I feel.
Well, most of them were. One has to be done again.
More or less what I expected. Just one turned out to be a surprise. I’ll have to do a bit more research on that.
They were indeed. We’ll eat out tonight and celebrate.
81. Jennifer: Can you give me some advice on choosing a programme for my Master’s degree?
Sylvia: ____
Jennifer: What do you mean by that? Money?
Sylvia: Well, that too. But more important will be time, energy and effort.
What’s your aim in choosing our university?
Yes; but I need to know how much you are prepared to give.
Most programmes are more or less the same.
Forget it! You’re sufficiently well-qualified as you are.
First let me find out whether or not you are serious of purpose.
82. Rupert: Have you been following developments in Poland recently?
David: ____
Rupert: I want to send someone to the conference there on new political developments. Would you be interested?
David: I most certainly would.
Are you referring to the recent parliamentary elections?
No. I’ve lost interest in what’s going on there.
No. Why? Has something of note happened there recently?
No. Keeping up with developments in the Balkans is as much as I can manage these days.
As a matter of fact I have. Why do you ask?
83-85 soruları, aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
Paper has been known in one form or another from very early times. The papyrus reeds of the Nile swamps served the ancient Egyptians for sheets upon which to inscribe their records. The Chinese and Japanese, centuries later, were using something more akin to modern paper in substance, an Asiatic paper-mulberry, yielding a smooth fibrous material, being utilised. With the spread of learning in Western Europe the necessity of a readier medium made itself felt, and paper began to be manufactured from pulped rags and other substances. Other papermaking staples were later introduced, such as linen cotton and wood-pulp. The chief raw material in the world paper industry now is wood-pulp, the main exporters being the timber-growing countries of Canada, Sweden and Finland.
has played a vital role in the advancement of learning
has been a major export item for Asian countries, and for China in particular
has been produced from a wide range of materials
has been valued as a means of communication more in the West than in the East
has largely been used for documentation rather than for learning
84. It is obvious from the passage that today the wood-pulp needed for the manufacture of paper ____ .
is largely provided by the countries which produce a great deal of timber
is produced from a variety of substances other than timber
can only be produced economically with the aid of sophisticated technology
is normally made from raw materials locally available
can most readily be prepared from timber with a high fibrous content
85. The main concern of the passage is to ---____ .
explain why there has been so little change in the development of papermaking
describe how the West learned the techniques of papermaking
account for the economic implications of the paper industry
give a historical account of papermaking with emphasis on the main raw materials used
alert the reader to the fact that very large amounts of timber are consumed in papermaking
86-88 soruları, aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
The great expansion in energy demand over recent years has been met to a large extent by petroleum oil. The total world reserves of petroleum oil are still uncertain since large parts of the world are still not fully prospected. The cutback in oil production and the rise in the price of Middle Eastern oil following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war unleashed a worldwide energy crisis which affected the economies of consumer countries. One result of this crisis has been that Britain has increased its North Sea oil production and become the fifth largest oil producing country in the world.
will have to develop new sources of energy in addition to petroleum oil
has had to face a recurrent energy crisis
has, in recent years, relied heavily on petroleum oil
has had to rely more and more on British oil
is learning to depend upon a larger variety of energy sources
87. One can understand from the passage that further oil explorations ____ .
would inevitably result in a drop in oil prices
are unlikely to produce any positive results
should be carried out both in the Middle East and in the North Sea
may cause new tensions in the Middle East
could lead to the discovery of rich reserves of petroleum as yet untapped
88. According to the passage, one result of the oil crisis caused by the Arab-Israeli war has been that ____ .
the world has learned to reduce its energy consumption
Britain has become one of the leading oil producers
many new oil fields throughout the world have been prospected and brought into production
Britain has emerged as the largest exporter of petroleum oil in the world
consumer countries have had to redefine their economic priorities
89-91 soruları, aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
In 1903 the United States signed a treaty with Panama, which gave the United States rights in perpetuity ever a 16 km wide strip of land extending across the narrowest part of Panama for the purpose of building and running a canal. The canal built, now known as the Panama Canal, connects the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans and is just over 80 km long. Its depth varies from 12 to 26 meters. It is constructed above sea-level, with locks and has been available for commercial shipping since 3 August 1914. An agreement was reached in 1978 for the waterway to be turned over Panama by the end of the century. 89. According to the passage, with the 1978 agreement concerning the Panama Canal it was agreed that ____ .
shipping through the Canal would be jointly supervised by Panama and the United States
the right to operate the Canal would rest with the United States for ever
the Canal would revert to Panama at the end of the century
the costs would be shared equally between Panama and the United States
the Canal had to accept commercial shipping from all countries
90. We understand from the passage that the locks in the Panama Canal are essential ____ .
as, for a canal, 80 kilometres is a very long stretch of waterway
since the canal authorities need to be supervise shipping in the canal
lest enemy ships attempt to enter the Canal
even though the United States would have preferred not to build them
because there is a difference between the level of the Canal and that of the sea
91. As it is pointed out in the passage, the Panama Canal ____ .
will continue to be run jointly by Panama and the United States
has continuously caused friction between the United States and Panama
has had an increasing volume of shipping since it was first opened
has become the world’s busiest waterway for commercial shipping
92-94 soruları, aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
When there has been a serious disaster such as an earthquake or flooding, various relief efforts are rapidly put into effect. However, experience has shown that it is usually impractical to attempt mass immunisation immediately following a disaster and that, when attempted, it detracts from the overall relief effort without producing a discernible benefit. Effective immunisation requires prior planning good systems of communication and transport and access to the population at risk. These requirements cannot be met in the immediate postdisaster period. Efforts to achieve mass vaccination in the relief phase also drain whatever limited manpower, communication facilities, and transportation exist.
92. It is pointed out in the passage that, as part of the relief work following a disaster, ____ .
the most difficult to organise is the fair distribution of supplies
mass immunisation is not usually to be recommended
communication facilities are among the most urgent measures to be taken
it is important to plan comprehensively the evacuation of the badly wounded
one of the priorities must be the resettlement of the displaced population
93. We can understand from the passage that, in the main, in the aftermath of a disaster, ____ .
it is not often possible to have access to adequate communication facilities
the transport of relief workers to the area should be carefully planned
the distribution of food and medicine is the main activity of the relief phase
conditions are not favourable for the implementation of an efficient immunisation programme
94. We can understand from the passage that, if transport and communication facilities are inadequate, ____ .
then relief efforts will be adversely affected
the population at risk has to be removed to a safer place
the problems facing relief workers will not be so obvious
relief efforts have to be doubled to improve the situation
the amount of man power has to be increased by every means available
95-97 soruları, aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
Universities are institutions of higher education whose principal objects are the increase of knowledge over a wide field through original thought and research and its extensions by the teaching of students. Such societies existed in the ancient world, notably in Greece and India, but the origin of the University as we know it today lies in medieval Europe, the word “universitas” being a contraction of the Latin term for corporations of teachers and students organised for the promotion of higher learning. The earliest bodies to become recognised under this description were at Bologna and Paris in the first half of the 12th century. Oxford was founded by an early migration of scholars from Paris, and Cambridge began with a further migration from Oxford. Other universities sprang up all over Europe from the 14th century onwards.
95. The main concern of the passage is ____ .
the comparison of different types of university
the development of the European universities from the Middle Ages to the present
to describe the aims and the early history of universities
to explain how and why the medieval university came into being
to emphasise the need for research in universities
96. According to the passage, one of the primary goals of a university is to ____ .
encourage the establishment of higher education institutions
undertake the furthering of knowledge, teaching and research in a wide variety of fields
provide students with professional training
supervise the research undertaken by other institutions in society
make arrangements for the exchange of students and scholars in the world
97. The writer points out that, although the origins of universities can be traced to antiquity, the history of the modern university ____ .
is closely linked to the history of Oxford and Cambridge universities
begins with the use, in the Renaissance, of the word “universitas”
centres around the migration of scholars in Europe
really dates from the Middle Ages
largely depends on the studies carried out at Bologna and Paris
98-100 soruları, aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.
Romanticism is a term for a movement in the arts, that is, in music, painting, sculpture or literature, which seeks to give expression to the artist’s feelings about his subject rather than to be concerned with form and reality. The romantic view is that art is nature seen through a temperament; the realist view, on the other hand, is that art is a slice of life. In painting Delacroix (1789-1863) is the romantic artist par excellence with his uncontrolled expression of the passions and love of the exotic. In literature the Romantic movement reached its finest form in the works of Goethe, Schiller and Heine; in the poetry of Byron, Keats, Wordsworth, Shelly and Blake; and in the writings of Victor Hugo. Since Romanticism is partly a matter of temperament in the artist just as Classicism is, it may be found at all times and places, although whether or not it becomes predominant depends on contemporary taste.
98. The writer explains that the most distinctive characteristic of Romanticism is ____ .
an accurate description of the natural world
its dedicated concern with the issues of actual life
the expression of individual’s emotions
the importance it attaches to form rather than to content
its avoidance of the pictorial and the exotic
99. It is suggested in the passage that as an approach to life, the Romantic view ____ .
the influence of Romanticism in art upon Romanticism in literature
the romantic quality of Delacroix’s painting and its counterpart in literature
the similarities and differences between Romanticism and other literary movements
the revival of Romanticism as an artistic temperament in the contemporary world
what Romanticism is and who its major exponents have been
1998 KASIM KPDS SORULARI 1-24 sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yerlere uygun düşen kelime veya ifadeyi bulunuz.
1. Asthma is a common ____ in which the airways lining the lung become inflamed.
diagnosis
disease
fury
patient
recovery
2. From the report released today it appears that oil tankers suffer their major ____ on their return journeys.
spills
costs
repairs
drills
crews
3. People curious to get some idea of what it is like to be black in a country ____ by whites need look no further than Dennis Williams’s new novel Crossover.
tempted
undermined
perpetrated
run
deemed
4. It is plain that the United Nations will not lift the sanctions unless the Iraqi government fully ____ with the Security Council resolutions.
matches
elaborates
complies
resumes
accomplishes
5. When the chairman tried to explain his views to the shareholders at the ____ general meeting, he was shouted down by them with cries of “Resign!”.
