Ractice exams 3-4 page

B) The people of Istanbul have to learn to use the tube more often.

C) People who travel to work every day in Istanbul are not yet accustomed to using the subway.

D) In Istanbul, not many people are willing to travel by underground train.

E) Not enough people use the Istanbul Metro as yet, which has been opened recently.

68. 
    It is becoming more and more difficult to get a good job without speaking a foreign language.
    

A) Unless you speak a foreign language, it is getting increasingly hard to find a good job.

B) It's impossible for anyone to find a good job without speaking a foreign language fluently.

C) You could get a much better job than this if you spoke a foreign language.

D) The best way to get a good job these days is to learn a foreign language.

E) More and more businesses nowadays are seeking employees able to speak a foreign language.

69. 
    I
    69-76. sorularda parçada boş bırakılan yere uygun düşen ifadeyi bulunuz.
    bn Battuta (134-1374), the greatest Muslim traveller of the Middle Ages, left his home in Tangier as a pilgrim at the age of 21. ........ . Despite this principle of his, he made four pilgrimages to Mecca. Altogether he covered around 125,000 kilometres, probably more than any other recorded traveller before his time.
    

A) Ibn Khaldun is another well-known north African, most famous as a historian

B) His rule was never to travel any road a second time

C) Tangier, as a neutral free port during World War II, was full of spies from all different countries

D) All sincere Muslims should attempt to make the pilgrimage to Mecca

E) Marco Polo was the greatest Christian traveller of the Middle ages of whom we have a record

70. 
    Nothing could be more obvious than that the Earth was stable and unmoving, and that we were the centre of the universe. Modern Western science takes its beginning from the denial of this common sense axiom. This denial would become our invitation to an infinite invisible world. .......... . When scientific knowledge, the sophisticated product of complicated instruments and subtle calculations provided unimpeachable truths, things were no longer what they seemed.
    

A) No one can deny that common sense is the best way of understanding the world

B) Ferdinand Magellan's voyage proved that the world was round

C) Fundamentalists of several faiths still believe that the Earth is the centre of the universe

D) Common sense, the foundation of everyday life, could no longer serve for the governance of the world

E) It's always been dangerous to deny what seems right to common people

71. 
    Kazakhstan, reaching from the Caspian Sea to China and from Siberia to the Tian Shen Mountains is more than twice as big as the four other former Soviet Central Asian republics put together. It is also the least densely populated and potentially the richest country in Central Asia. ........ . Though unquestionably Central Asian, and aspiring to political and economic leadership in the region, it is set apart from the other states in several important ways.
    

A) The words "Kazak" and "Cossack", although they sound similar, are in fact unrelated

B) The Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia were also once part of the Soviet Union

C) The Kazakhs, a Turkic-speaking people, were traditionally nomads

D) Its huge mineral resources are attracting serious investment from the West

E) Different both culturally and economically from the others in the region, Kazakhstan is a puzzle

72. 
    Descended from a line of crusader warriors and French and English aristocrats, the French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec shared his father's love of horses and hunting as a child. At 12, young Toulouse-Lautrec broke his left leg and at 14, his right leg. ......... As a result, he reached young adulthood with a body trunk of normal size but with abnormally short legs. He was only 1.5 metres tall. Never self-pitying, he was the first to laugh at his deformities, before others had a chance to.
    

A) He continued to ride and hunt enthusiastically for the remainder of his life

B) His ancestor, Raymond of Toulouse, was one of the leaders of the 1st Crusade

C) Toulouse-Lautrec observed and captured in his art the Parisian nightlife of the period

D) The bones failed to heal properly, and his legs stopped growing

E) Deprived of the kind of life that a normal body would have permitted, Toulouse-Lautrec lived wholly for his art

73. 
    While forks were widely used by the upper class in Italy during the late Middle Ages, they were not known in England until 1608, when the English writer Thomas Coryate returned from a walking tour and showed his countrymen the Italian eating implement. ........ . Jonathon Swift expressed their attitude well in 1738 saying, "Fingers were made before forks, and hands before knives."
    

A) People still eat with their hands in many Asian and African countries

B) The English were slow to adopt the idea

C) In Mongolia, the only eating utensil is a knife

D) Some people adapted this innovation with enthusiasm

E) He is also known as the person who introduced spaghetti

74. 
    Would-be inventors have long dreamed of creating a machine so efficient that once started, it would keep itself going indefinitely with no consumption of fuel or other natural resources. ........ . It would also make the inventor very rich and put today's electric and oil companies out of business. The story of the quest began at the dawn of civilisation and, for some, still continues today.
    

A) Unfortunately, a device with these abilities has never been successfully invented

B) Several people have claimed to have invented something like this

C) Such a device might power ships and land vehicles, factories, heat pumps and home appliances

D) He gave his device the name "perpetual motion"

E) The first law of thermodynamics, however, tells us that we cannot get something from nothing

75. 
    Copper has been known since prehistoric times. It is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity, and is used extensively in roofing, utensils and electrical wiring. ........ . For example, it is required for the formation of chlorophyll in plants, and traces of it are necessary in the human diet to aid in the breakdown of sugar. However, too much copper in the diet can cause cirrhosis of the liver, failure to grow and jaundice.
    

A) Leafy greens and red meat are two excellent sources of copper

B) Copper combines with tin to make bronze, a metal harder than either

C) In the late 18th century, copper began to be used to cover the bottoms of ships

D) Copper is also necessary for the well-being of all living things

E) Copper is abundant enough not to be particularly expensive

76. 
    Arrested in 1908 for revolutionary activities, the man who came to be known as Joseph Stalin soon became a prison escapee and the first person to shelter him was Sergei Alliluyev. ...... . Their marriage was not happy. They quarrelled almost constantly. On November 8, 1932, after she had been publicly humiliated by him at a dinner party, she committed suicide.
    

A) His daughter Nadya, only 10 years old at the time, was to become Stalin's wife 11 years later

B) Of course, Stalin was yet to have acquired his legendary status

C) Stalin's daughter, Svetlina, was later to defect to the United States

D) He was later sorry for what he had done

E) During the civil war following the revolution, Stalin served as political commissar with Bolshevik armies

77. 
    T
    77-84. sorularda, verilen durumda söylenebilecek sözü bulunuz.
    wo of your friends get in a violent argument at school. It looks as if they will come to blows, so, wishing to stop them, you step between them saying:
    

A) Why don't you calm down before somebody gets hurt?

B) Wait until everyone else arrives so that they don't miss anything.

C) Before you start, just remember the rules: no kicking, scratching or biting.

D) Stop acting like a couple of girls are you men or not?

E) Not now. Meet in the vacant lot after school where the teachers can't interfere.

78. 
    You come from a large family with working parents, so all the children have to help out. One of your sisters, Susan, is lazy and watches TV instead of doing her share. Your brothers and sisters appoint you to tell your mother about her. Wanting results without being too harsh, you say:
    

A) I've told Susan not to watch so much television, but she won't listen to me.

B) Could you have a word with Susan about doing her share?

C) I don't like the way Susan does the washing-up. I'll do it myself.

D) Susan is useless. She just sits in front of the TV while we get dinner ready.

E) We all want you to punish Susan as severely as possible.

79. 
    You go to a pottery class in the evenings. You enjoy the pottery, but have no friends there, so you want a friend, who enjoys arts and crafts, to come as well. Implying her talent, you try to persuade her saying:
    

A) Don't you get bored sitting at home doing your homework all the time?

B) Since you like painting, I thought you might enjoy my Thursday evening class.

C) Didn't I see you at the pottery class last week?

D) Since you have no interests, perhaps you should try something creative like pottery.

E) You are so good with your hands that you should try my pottery class.

80. 
    Your grandmother has been mugged on her way to visit you. Though she was not actually injured, her handbag was stolen, and she was badly frightened by the two young men. To try to calm her down and get her mind off the incident, you say:
    

A) The important thing is that you were not hurt. How about a cup of tea?

B) I'm glad you were not hurt, but the next time you might not be so lucky.

C) Why didn't you phone me? I could have helped you out.

D) Tell me again what happened. It sounds really exciting.

E) You shouldn't have been so careless with your handbag, Grandma.

81. 
    You have been corresponding with a boy from England for years. You enjoy one another's letters, but when he asked for a photo, lacking confidence in your own appearance, you sent him a photo of one of your best-looking friends. He has just written that he is coming to Turkey on holiday and wants to meet you. You don't want to miss the chance of meeting him, nor do you want to disappoint him at the airport. So you write back and reveal your secret saying:
    

A) We might be disappointed if we actually meet, so let's just keep writing.

B) I'd love to meet you, but I am going to be away on a skiing trip for the entire period you mentioned.

C) I'll meet you at the airport if you promise not to be disappointed when you actually see me.

D) I've changed a lot since that photo I sent you, so you might not be able to recognise me at the airport.

E) Please forgive me for lying to you you'll see a completely different girl than the one in the picture.

82. 
    You have been feeling sick with an upset stomach, and having taken a day off from work, you think you should see a doctor. Phoning his receptionist to make an appointment, you say:
    

A) We are awfully busy at work, so can I postpone my appointment to a later date?

B) My stomach is really upset. Can the doctor see me this evening?

C) I'm too ill to come in. Can you ask the doctor to prescribe something for my upset stomach?

D) Do you think a filling will solve the problem, or does it have to come out?

E) My boss won't believe I was sick without a doctor's note.

83. 
    You have a policy of never lending books to anyone because you have lost so many in the past. One of your best friends sees one of your favourite books and says she has always wanted to read it. Trying to be both firm and friendly, you refuse her request to borrow the book, saying:
    

A) No way! You never return anything.

B) If you return the last one I lent you, I'll consider it.

C) It's not just you; I never lend books to anyone.

D) I've read it twice already and can read it once more!

E) I've already told you I don't lend books. Why do you insist?

84. 
    At a job interview, you are questioned about your lack of work experience. Since you are young, you feel this is an unfair question. Not wishing to make a bad impression, however, you answer carefully trying to impress the interviewer:
    

A) I feel certain that my enthusiasm can compensate for my lack of experience.

B) Of course I haven't got any experience. This will be my first job!

C) How old were you when you first started working?

D) Why do you always ask questions like that? Isn't it obvious that I am too young to be experienced?

E) Is this some kind of conspiracy to keep young people out of jobs?

85. 
    A
    85-92. sorularda, karşılıklı konuşmanın boş bırakılan söylenmiş olabilecek sözü bulunuz.
    ntoine: I haven't seen your husband for a long time.
    

Bertha: He works in Ankara now.

Antoine: .........

Bertha: Of course not! The kids didn't want to change schools, so I stay here with them, and he comes home for weekends.

A) I hope he has a good job.

B) You two haven't broken up, have you?

C) You must hate being on your own now.

D) He got sacked from his last job, didn't he?

E) Why didn't you go with him?

86. 
    Dorothy: I've heard you got an exciting new job.
    

Jane: That's right. I'll be in England for two years, then Canada for another two.

Dorothy: .........

Jane: I'm sure you will—just keep trying.

A) That's a long time. Aren't you going to get homesick?

B) I'll be looking forward to hearing about your experiences. .

C) I was in England last year and hated it.

D) You're so lucky. I've never been out of the country

E) I wish I could find a job like that.

87. 
    Bruce: Are you feeling better? I heard you were ill.
    

Brian: .......

Bruce: It must have been a relief to find out.

Brian: It certainly was. I was really worried for a while.

A) It was just a cold. I didn't even take a day off work.

B) Not really. I think I'd better see a doctor.

C) I've had some tests done and will get the results next week.

D) I had to have a tumour removed, but it was not cancerous.

E) I thought it was just flu, but it turned out to be something far more serious.

88. 
    Suzanne: Have you heard any news about Peter?
    

Michelle: I talked to his father yesterday. He's had a great year and should be home next week.

Suzanne: .......

Michelle: It should be, after studying in Paris for a year.

A) I'm sure his French must be almost perfect.

B) Do you think he found a French girlfriend?

C) He's lucky that his father paid for his year abroad.

D) I'll bet he made a lot of money.

E) He should be rich by this time, don't you think?

89. 
    Bruno: That looks absolutely delicious.
    

Clare: ........

Bruno: Not even just to see if it tastes okay?

Clare: Absolutely not! Go and set the table.

A) It does, but I'm not sure how it is going to taste.

B) I'm glad it came out better than the last time I made it.

C) Try a bit and see if I got the seasoning right.

D) Don't you dare touch it until the guests arrive.

E) I'm sure it would have been better if I'd had the proper ingredients.

90. 
    Bill: What's Jenny been doing since she had the twins?
    

Steve: She's been so busy taking care of them that she hasn't been able to consider going back to work.

Bill: .........

Steve: Surprisingly enough, she says it is far more satisfying than working.

A) Oh well, she never liked working very much anyway.

B) It must be tough making ends meet with two extra mouths to feed and one less salary.

C) She always said that motherhood was her real aim in life.

D) It's a good thing she has her mother to help her out.

E) How is she taking it? She was really into her career.

91. 
    Phil: I really hate commuting by bus.
    

Sean: .........

Phil: Wouldn't it take longer?

Sean: Not much, and the exercise would be good for you.

A) You should get a job closer to home.

B) A lot of people work from home now with a fax and modem.

C) Why don't you get a bicycle?

D) You could move to within walking distance of your job.

E) At least you should get your company to pay your fares.

92. 
    Sid: What do you think of the government's new economic policy?
    

Rich: I don't take any interest in politics.

Sid: .......

Rich: Maybe you had better explain it to me then.

A) But don't you realise that this could effect your salary and your standard of living?

B) I'm the same way. The only part of the paper I read is the sports section.

C) That's right. The politicians will do just what they "want no matter what we think.

D) I suppose that is the most sensible attitude.

E) I have to because I am a government economist.

93. 
    (
    93-100. sorularda, hangi cümlenin anlam bakımından parçaya uymadığını bulunuz.
    I) A lucky accident led to the invention of the first friction match in 1827. (II) John Walker, a chemist in Stockton-on-Tees, England, dropped a stick coated with potash and antimony to the floor. (III) To his surprise, the stick burst into flame. (IV) With further experiments, he found that this was due to the striking of chemically treated sticks. (V) Today, matches are still in use, but more people prefer lighters.
    

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

94. 
    (I) Just before World War II, there was a move among the world's few nuclear physicists. (II) Some of them felt that they should halt research and leave the secrets of nuclear energy undiscovered. (III) Theirs was a terrible dilemma, though, for scientists are dedicated to truth, not consequences. (IV) World War II ended in 1945, shortly after the United States dropped atom bombs on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. (V) Even after open warfare spared them that choice, they kept strategic findings secret with great reluctance.
    

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

95. 
    (I) Every bone in your body is alive. (II) Like every other organ in the human body, each bone has the ability to grow, develop and repair itself. (III) What is in a bone? (IV) Why do adult bones break more easily than babies' bones? (V) 25% is water, 45% is mineral — mostly calcium — and the other 30% is living tissue, blood vessels and cells.
    

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

96. 
    (I) Our system of numeration is called the decimal, or base-ten, system, and there is little doubt that our ten fingers influenced the development of a numeration system based on ten digits. (II) Numerology uses numbers to describe a person's character and predict the future. (III) The theory behind numerology is based on the Pythagorean idea that all things can be expressed in numerical terms because they are ultimately reducible to numbers. (IV) Using a special numerical system which assigns a number to each letter, modern numerologists add up the digits of a person's name and birth date and then reduce them to a single digit for each. (V) They then consult a numeric table that describes the personalities and fortunes of people with those numbers.
    

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

97. 
    (I) Born in poverty in Detroit in 1904, the grandson of a slave, Ralph Bunche took degrees from the University of California and Harvard. (II) Its name honours Puritan clergyman John Harvard, who gave his library and half of his estate to the-school. (III) In 1948, he was assigned to assist Count Folke Bernadotte of Sweden in mediating the Arab-Israeli war over Palestine. (IV) Upon Bernadotte's assassination by Jewish terrorists, Bunche pressed on alone to bring the seven Arab states and Israel together, despite the strong refusal to face each other over a bargaining table. (V) For this work he received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize.
    

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

98. 
    (I) In 1877 the All-England Croquet Club, located in the London suburb of Wimbledon, decided that croquet was not bringing in enough income to keep the club afloat. (II) To attract new members, the club permitted another sport to enter its grounds and took the name All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. (III) That led to the creation of the lawn tennis championships on grassland the event everybody refers to simply as Wimbledon. (IV) About two hundred people watched the first final in 1877. (V) A school was later built on the site of the original club.
    

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

99. 
    (I) When he died in 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh was buried with his favourite pipe and a tin of tobacco. (II) This did not surprise people much, though, as Raleigh was the man who introduced tobacco from the New World. (III) Thus, Raleigh's principal claim to fame rests -on his efforts to colonise the New World. (IV) His coffin was also to be lined with the wood of his old Havana cigar boxes. (V) All his requests were followed and Sir Walter went out in a glorious puff of smoke.
    

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

100. 
     (I) The learned community of the Church and the universities, the community of readers in the Middle Ages, was held together by Latin. (II) So long as Latin was the language of universities, there was, at least in the linguistic sense, a single European university system. (III) The monotony of Latin, however, was further increased by the great number of long syllables. (IV) Having this advantage of using the same language, countless ordinary students, along with Galileo and Harvey, went from one learned community to another. (V) For the first and last time, the whole continent had a single language of learning.
     

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

GOOD LUCK

1. 
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   TEST YOUR VOCABULARY 1
   hildren like to play games in which they use their imaginations and ....... that they are other people, often the adults around them.
   

A) lake B) assume

C) activate D) pretend

E) present

2. 
   The recent nuclear accident in Japan was caused by the ...... of workers, who should have been more careful.
   

A) negligence B) regret

C) anxiety D) responsibility

E) distress

3. 
   The price of....... to top football matches is so high that it is impossible to take an entire family.
   

A) access B) demand

C) admission D) introduction

E) protection

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