YKS SON PROVA İNGİLİZCE TESTİ 2021 - YDT / İNGİLİZCE

Bu testte İNGİLİZCE alanına ait toplam 80 soru vardır.

1 - 8. sorularda cümlede boş bırakılan yerlere

uygun düşen sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz. 4. ---- is no excuse in the eyes of the law, in other words,
even if you don't know you're doing something
wrong, you will still be held responsible.
1. Several studies have shown that ---- regular
A) Enthusiasm B) Ignorance C) Mischief
physical activity reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s
disease by 45 percent and dementia by 30 percent.
D) Regulation E) Inspiration
A) improving B) running C) tracking

D) triggering E) maintaining

2. The philosophy of science ---- focuses on the 5. Nobody thought Tom's proposal was particularly
nature of science and what makes it different good, but as we were unable to ---- an alternative,
from other forms of human inquiry. we're going ahead with his plan.

A) allegedly B) ultimately C) dearly A) get out of B) cut down on C) come up with

D) chiefly E) obviously D) run out of E) make up for

6. Pregnant women with Coronavirus ---- the virus to

their babies, ---- early onset of neonatal infection.
3. Florence's decision to move to Panama was
completely ---- she didn't speak Spanish, had no A) might be passed / to have caused
place to stay there and left a good job in London.
B) have passed / to be caused
A) irrational B) irreversible C) immoral
C) passes / causing
D) sensible E) intentional
D) are passing / to cause

E) are likely to pass / causing

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7. Before the Aswan High Dam ----, agriculture in 9 - 15. sorularda cümlede boş bırakılan yerlere
Egypt ---- on the annual flooding of the Nile. uygun düşen sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz.
A) had built / was depending

B) is built / has been depending

C) was being built / has depended

9. Everyone on board the ship congratulated the
D) was built / had depended captain ---- his success ---- getting the ship out of
the storm safe and sound.
E) has been built / depended

A) for / with B) on / in C) over / on

D) to / from E) in / for

8. He ---- that the forests ---- to their natural

inhabitants, that is, to all varieties of living things.

A) suggests / be returned

B) suggested / to be returned

C) has suggested / to have been returned 10. ---- a high school student, Anne was obsessed
---- Byzantine art history, but now, she's studying
D) had suggested / are being returned science at university.

E) would have suggested / return

A) For / like B) Since / about C) As / with

D) From / over E) Like / on

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11. ---- proving useful in many scientific fields, 14. The most famous Dutch painter of the early
computers-generated knowledge, ---- Professor period was Hieronymus Bosch, ---- work was
Hayes acknowledges, is not without hazards based on fantastic themes.

A) Although / because A) which B) that C) when

B) Since / while D) whom E) whose

C) While / as

D) As long as / even if

E) Once / whether or not

12. Perhaps these people are ---- ignorant to realise ---- 15. Storytelling is an ancient verbal art that provides
serious a threat these fertilisers are to their health. many psychological and educational benefits, such
as enhanced imagination, improved vocabulary and
A) more / than communication skills for children. ----, its effects on
the brain mechanisms of them are not clear.
B) so / why
A) Though B) Therefore C) Since
C) as much / as
D) However E) Thus
D) too / just how

E) not only / but also

13. When the relief workers reached the scene of the

disaster, they immediately began to help ---- who
could do nothing for ----.

A) those / themselves

B) them / their

C) that / himself

D) these / ourselves

E) us / yourself

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16 - 20. sorularda aşağıdaki parçada numaralanmış

yerlere uygun düşen sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz. 18. A) each B) every of C) each one

D) another E) one another

The fact that the brain is divided into a left and a
right half is not a new discovery. (16) ---- the skull is
removed; the division is obvious to the (17) ---- eye
and it is a common feature of brains throughout the
animal kingdom. What is interesting about this division
in man is that (18) ---- half seems (19) ---- specialized
functions, the left side appearing to be better at some
tasks and the right side better at others. The most
obvious difference in functioning is that the left side
of the brain receives sensations from and controls the
right side of the body and vice versa. The reasons for
this are still unclear. (20) ---- a number of interesting
theories, there is no obvious advantage in such a
crossover.

19. A) developing

B) develop
16. A) How B) Where C) Once C) to be developed

D) Why E) By the time D) to have developed

E) being developed

17. A) clear B) naked C) blind 20. A) Yet B) Though C) Therefore

D) unhealthy E) proper D) As a result E) Despite

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21 - 28. sorularda verilen cümleyi uygun şekilde ta-

23. ----, which is a sport combining fencing, swimming,
mamlayan ifadeyi bulunuz.
horse riding, running and shooting.

A) Russians habitually do well in the pentathlon

B) I'm not a big fan of using guns in sports

C) Every year many people die in friendly fires

21. Unless she gives other colleagues an opportunity to around the world
get to know her better, ----.
D) The Norwegian Army have a horse riding platoon
A) she would have been misconceived by everybody in in their country
the company
E) More people die from shark attacks than guns in
B) everybody got displeased, and it was very apparent
extreme sports
in their work

C) sitting on the chair of a beloved and deeply respected

co-worker is not easy at all

D) her suggestion was actually neither specifically origi-

nal nor doable

E) she won't get enough backup to finish the new infrast-

ructure project

22. ----, it is clear that the whole thing was a waste of 24. I always believed it was unimaginable for me to
time and energy. learn a foreign language ----.

A) No one in our group was eager to go in the first A) except that I could become proficient in a language
place entirely different from my own

B) Board meetings are frequently monotonous and B) though I sometimes remember how bad I was at
have no obvious point to them languages when I was a student

C) Because the outcomes were far more sufficient C) until I lived for two years in a remote town of Fin-
than anyone had anticipated land where no one spoke my mother tongue

D) Inasmuch as we were not able to solve anything in D) particularly when considering how much vocabulary
the end and grammar I need to master

E) Even though everyone thought that the show was E) unless I go and live in the country where the langu-
terrible age is actually spoken

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25. The bigger amount of money you invest in
Bitcoins, ---- .
A) even though you are likely to have some success
B) the more likely it is that we will use your fortune
C) you should be able to do very well in the upcoming
year
D) so we may have more chance of finding a lot of new
customers
E) than all that we have had since we declared
bankruptcy
26. ----, most of the people around the world are calling
off their holidays so as not to put their lives in
danger.
A) No matter who goes to tour organizers for their
holiday plans
B) To the reports, despite the hurricane
C) Even though there is a continuing war
D) Due to the corona virus pandemic
E) As there had been growing political inconstancy
and a terrible terrorism
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27. After receiving a face and double hand transplant,
the first successful case of its kind in the world, ----.
A) the surgery, which began the morning of Wednesday,
August 12, took approximately 23 hours
B) he is working hard to get back to the activities of
everyday life he enjoyed before his accident
C) despite having approximately 20 reconstructive
surgeries, he had extensive injuries
D) he was an ideal candidate for this procedure; he’s
extremely motivated and dedicated to recovering
the independence he lost after his accident
E) this is the fourth face transplant performed under
the leadership of Dr. Rodriguez and the first hand
transplant under his direction
28. ----; even so, he got much higher on the written
exam than his intelligent sister.
A) In spite of all his hard work, Steven had the lowest
mark on the test
B) John attained an intensive course to get himself
ready for the exam
C) Mark went out on Monday when he should have
been studying
D) You won't know how you did on the test for next
semester
E) Henry is extremely smart but too lazy to study for
exams
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29 - 31. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.

'Conspicuous Consumption' is a term used in the 30. It is clear from the passage that Conspicuous
economy jargon by Thorstein Veblen to explain the Consumption is ----.
tendency the parvenu rich people, who have climbed the
social ladder with the industrial revolution, have towards A) a tendency that the lower income group shows
luxury consumption. Those who have insufficient income against others in their society
actually most of whom are in the low income group spend
further than their income lets them spend just to prove B) buying a product when it gets cheaper
that they are good-in state to others in their environment.
For instance; buying a brand new mobile phone with a C) a term used to explain why people buy something
loan from the bank. Another jargon used by John Maynard even if the price increases
Keynes in Economy is ' the Snob Effect' which is a term
that explains how the high income group's demand of D) an economy jargon for climbing the social ladder
a consumer good forms in the opposite way of the low
income group's demand. Under normal circumstances the E) a dream of lower class people to buy luxury products
demand would increase when the price drops, however;
in snob effect the demand increases when the price
increases. For instance, when the price of an expensive
arm watch is increased, the demand increases. To sum up,
while 'conspicuous consumption' explains the spending
of the people in the low income group who try to show
their status higher than it is, 'snob effect' explains the
unnecessary spending of the people in the high income
group who try to show off their status even higher.

29. We can understand from the passage that ----.
A) the rate of the lower income group's shopping was
way further than the higher income group's shopping
after the industrial revolution
31. It can be inferred from the passage that John
Maynard Keynes ----.
A) explains the 'snob effect' as the tendency of rich
people to get even more richer

B) people in the lower income group boosted mobile B) investigates why the high income group are more
phone sales by taking bank loans penny-pinchers than the lower income group

C) snob effect is a term used to explain the shopping C) explains the redundant consumptions of the rich
tendency of the middle class people

D) on usual terms if the price of a product gets cheaper, D) contradicts the term 'Conspicuous Consumption
people tend to buy it which was used by Thornstein Veblen

E) Poor people don't tend to show Conspicuous E) explains that people with low income spend more
Consumption characteristics than their actual income to show they are richer than
usual

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32 - 34. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.

Northern lights, which takes its name Aurora Borealis 33. It is implied in the passage that Aurora Borealis
from Aurora who is the goddess of dawn in the Roman ----.
mythology, are natural rays which appear in the sky in
various forms such as a bow, cloud, straight lines when A) is a name Romans used to imply the Northern
charged particles that come from the sun interact with lights.
the magnetic field of the world. In 1619 Galileo Galilei
described these lights by using the name Aurora Borealis B) is the name Anders Celsius used to describe the
and in 1741 Anders Celsius explained his observations enormous magnetic current when the Northern
that a big magnetic current occurs on times when these lights occur.
rays generate. Northern lights are also seen in the
South Hemisphere and it is called Aurora Australis but C) has two other scientific names called Aurora
since the population density in the North Hemisphere Australis and Aurora Polaris.
is more crowded, it's usually called Northern Lights.
Northern lights, which is also called 'Polar Lights' in D) has four different colours which were identified by
some sources, Aurora Polaris, can be best observed on Galileo Galilei.
the dates between September 23 to March 21, and for
the most transparent view the weather should be clear E) mostly appears on the Northern Hemisphere but
and it should be observed at the darkest time of the they can be seen in the South too.
night. The photographs taken by the Cassini Spacecraft
have proved that the Northern Lights are also seen from
the other planets. These rays can be best observed
from Yellowknife, Canada and Tromsø, Norway. Lastly,
Northern Lights can be observed in four different colours.
Green belongs to oxygen molecules, Red belongs to
oxygen atoms, Blue belongs to nitrogen molecules, and
violet/ultraviolet belongs to nitrogen atoms.

34. Which of the following is not true about the Aurora

Borealis?
32. One point made in the passage about Northern
A) They can best be observed from Yellowknife, Canada
lights is that ----.
and Tromsø, Norway.
A) they are a mythological legend which was believed
B) They can be viewed from both hemispheres of the
in the ancient Roman Empire
world.
B) they are seen at the sky in different forms when two
C) Galileo Galilei named these colourful rays as Aurora
charged elements crash to one another
in 1619.
C) they are best seen between September 23 to March
D) It takes its name from a goddess which was believed
21 during daytime and clear weather
at ancient times.
D) they are also called Aurora Polaris in different
E) It's usually called Northern Lights due to the possibility
resources
of appearance in the North is more than the South.
E) they weren't seen by human beings until Galileo
Galilei discovered them

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35 - 37. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.

Being equipped with Proactive personalities to be an 36. The word 'remonstrators' in the passage means
active person is an important personal characteristic.
----.
Although there are many explanations about Proactive
Approach, it can be summarized as a way of behaviour
A) people who show significant ambition when they
in which necessary plans are made before a matter
face obstacles
emerges, possible future obstacles are predicted, and
required precautions are taken. While Reactive people
B) people who are very self-controlled when they face
only take action when they face a heavy scene, Proactive
predicaments
people take responsibility and initiative against problems,
and they don't remain unresponsive towards changes
C) people who possess reactive abilities heretically
and adverse conditions. Reactive people are negatively
affected by environmental conditions, whereas Proactive
D) people who always complain about negative matters
people are able to take action on any type of environmental
condition. Proactive people gather information before
taking action, they are organized, they won't hesitate to E) people who are usually untidy and hesitant
make a decision, they analyse, certainly they will take
action without a delay before circumstances, and they are
role models for their social surrounding. Reactive people
are abstained from making decisions or taking initiatives,
they are not organized, usually they are remonstrators
and act depressive, and they lose their control at negative
moments. People may show Proactive or the opposite
'Reactive' characteristics according to the reaction they
give to matters. Nobody is a hundred percent proactive
or reactive and the rate of these characteristics show
difference in each individual, however personal traits can
be improved and changed. After developing proactive
characteristics to be an effective person, it won't take long
for people to realise that their personal and professional 37. According to the passage, we can conclude that
lives have changed positively. ----.

A) proactive people are more intelligent than reactive

people

B) proactive people are more responsible role models

both in their house life and at work

35. It can be understood from the passage that ----.
A) people who are reactive are usually lazy and agg-
ressive people
B) proactive abilities can be gained and improved later
on
C) proactive people don't like changes and they tend to
be responsive towards bad conditions
C) reactive people never show reaction to hard
situations
D) people inherit proactive abilities and they are more
effective than those who don't inherit such traits
E) proactive people are financially more wealthy than
those who show reactive behaviours

D) proactive people are more successful in work than

at home

E) people who show reactive behaviours are positively

influenced by their social background

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38 - 40. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.

39. According to the passage the inclination of axis
Seasons occur as a natural result of a planet's orbit around ----.
its star and its axis tilt. So, in some months of the year, the
sun rays come to one hemisphere at a more right angle, A) is the reason for different season occurrences in
while the other hemisphere receives them at a more oblique each hemisphere on a planet
angle due to the inclination of the axis. Of all the planets,
the planet whose seasons are most similar to Earth's is B) makes Mars and Earth have the same weather
Mars- the fourth planet from the sun-, as its axial tilt is very conditions
similar to that of Earth. However, seasons on Mars vary in
length because of its eccentric orbit around the sun. In the C) has an effect on just daytime length on a planet
Northern Hemisphere, spring is the longest season lasting
seven months. Summer and fall are both about six months D) is a natural consequence of a planet’s position in
long. Winter is only four months long thus the length of a space and distance from the Sun
Martian year is nearly two times longer than what is known
as a year on Earth. The surface temperatures of Mars range E) is the term used to state how far a planet is from
from −140 ° C during winter to 20 ° C during the summer. Earth
This great difference in temperature is mainly due to its thin
atmosphere's inability to store solar heat sufficiently, low
atmospheric pressure and low thermal inertia of the soil.

38. It can be figured out from the passage that the

seasons ----.

A) result from low atmospheric pressure and low
thermal inertia of soil in Mars
B) in the northern hemisphere in Mars are shorter than
those in Earth
C) have different length of days on Mars and Earth as a
result of different orbital eccentricity of them around
the Sun
D) have the same characteristics of temperature during
winter in both Mars and Earth
E) are the only similarity between Mars and Earth
40. Which of the following is true about Mars?
A) Mars seems to be the most similar planet to Earth
among the other planets
B) Temperature differences between the seasons in
Mars causes low thermal inertia of the soil
C) The surface temperature of Mars is the direct
outcome of its axial tilt
D) The atmosphere around Mars is incapable of holding
heat from the Sun adequately
E) A year on Mars lasts shorter than a year on Earth

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41 - 43. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız. 42. According to the passage, Neptune balls ----.

A) seems to be the merely solution to get rid of

Around eight million tons of plastic we produce in a year plastics in the oceans
worldwide are carried into the oceans by wind, currents,
canals and tides. A recent study conducted by a team of B) are tangled balls formed by dead leaves of
scientists from The University of Barcelona has revealed Posidonia oceanica
that Posidonia oceanica , a species of seagrass endemic
to the Mediterranean, can help trapping and removing C) can prevent plastics of any size from polluting
plastics in the ocean thanks to its leaf remains. Its fibrous oceans
leaves containing lignocellulose fall and these broken
pieces form tangled masses known as Neptune balls. D) are alleged to carry plastic particles just containing
Thus these balls trap plastic items that are up to five polyethylene terephthalate
millimetres in size, and some are ejected from the ocean
to land with the help of waves during a storm. Plastic E) are in the center of the study because all of them
wastes were detected in 17% of 198 Neptune balls which carry plastic waste
were examined in the study. Approximately 1,500 pieces
of plastic waste were found in every one kilogram of
these seaballs. Plastic fibres, filaments, and foams were
the most common plastic particles trapped in them, and
polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is highly used in
bottle production, was found in many particles obtained.

41. Which of the following is true about Posidonia 43. The underlined word “them” in the passage refers to
oceanica according to the passage? ----.

A) Posidonia oceanica is an unique plant created by the A) 1,500 pieces of plastic waste
scientists from the University of Barcelona
B) fibrous leaves
B) Posidonia oceanica can contribute to the clearing of
plastic particles from the oceans C) waves during a storm

C) It is possible to come across to Posidonia oceanica in D) neptune Balls

any part of the world
E) plastic fibres, filaments and foams
D) It will be possible to dispose of all the plastic particles
left to oceans owing to Posidonia oceanica

E) Lignocellulose is a part of the Posidonia oceanica that

keeps plastics inside

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44 - 48. sorularda karşılıklı konuşmanın boş bırakılan 45. Customer:

kısmını tamamlayabilecek ifadeyi bulunuz. - Can you tell me how much these outdoor jackets
on this shelf cost?

Sales Assistant:
- This one is £75 and the other’s £150.

Customer:
44. Mr. Daws: - ----
- Have I ever told you I was struck by a lightning
ones? Sales Assistant:
- Well, it’s a genuine outdoor jacket with 100%
Benjamin Button: waterproof fabric and non-allergic coat liner.
- I guess you have. ----
A) Why is this one so much more expensive?
Mr. Daws:
- No, it was long after that. I was a married man B) Can you tell me why they are so high-priced?
with two kids then.
C) Why is there such a big difference in price?
Benjamin Button:
- Oh, then I’d like to hear that story! D) Oh! Thanks for your help. I was just looking.

A) Did you get struck before or after you got married? E) I see. So that would be a total of £225.

B) How could you forget that you were telling me

about it just yesterday?

C) I have to admit I couldn't have taken so many

burdens at such a young age.

D) But Daisy might not have heard that story, and I'm
sure she'd love to listen to it.

E) Was it just after you left home at the age of twenty-

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46. Frank:
- I have heard that an artificial cornea has been
successfully implanted in the eye of a 78-year-old
man who lost his sight a decade ago.
More:
- ----
Frank:
- What are you trying to imply?
More:
- Alright, the artificial cornea is developed by a
company called CorNeat. CorNeat’s product, made
out of 100% synthetic, non-degradable porous
material, replaces scarred or deformed corneas
and requires no donor tissue.
A) I think you ought to thank Dr. Gilad Litvin, CorNeat
Vision’s co-founder, chief medical officer, and the
inventor of the CorNeat.
B) Founded in 2015 and based in Ra’anana, CorNeat
has also developed the CorNeat EverPatch, a
synthetic non-degradable scleral patch.
C) By contrast, inserting the CorNeat transplant is a
relatively simple procedure that requires minimal
stitches and cutting.
D) Immediately after the surgery, the patient was able
to recognize family members and read numbers on
an eye chart.
E) Artificial cornea implants already exist for patients
with corneal degeneration, but because the
surgeries are complex, they’re usually a last resort
when transplants or cornea ring implants don’t
work.
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47. Boris:
-So, how has 2020 been man?
Feyzi:
- ----
Boris:
- But nothing else bad has happened.
Feyzi:
- Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi died in a
helicopter crash in addition there is an Ebola
Outbreak in Africa.
A) Carbon emissions fell by the largest amount ever
recorded and we made the land greener.
B) We made the oceans cleaner and we saved a lot
of animals.
C) Scientists discovered Coronavirus vaccines and
also family-owned Drive In Movie Theatres saw a
comeback.
D) There is a greater appreciation of science by many
and teachers finally got the public recognition they
deserve.
E) There is a pandemic called COVID-19 which killed
more than two million people World-wide, moreover
Australia basically burned to the ground and one
million animals died.
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48. Yiğit:
- I’m about dropping out learning Arabic. It seems
like I always can’t remember the meanings of the
words and phrases.
Özkan:
- ----
Yiğit:
- But the development is devastating. Often, I think
I will never be able to learn Arabic.
Özkan:
- Generally the students of Arabic language suffer
from that feeling, yet as long as you continue
learning, you’ll get over it and finally accomplish.
A) Therefore, it means that you’re studying in vain
and giving up trying to learn Arabic right now.
B) First of all, their alphabet is distinct from Latin,
which is the main problem.
C) Not particularly! Vocabulary is the most difficult
part of all, especially when you try to learn so many
words with different meanings by heart.
D) Alright, that’s not surprising while learning Arabic.
That’s why you need to be determined, and you
should never give up.
E) I have the same problem, and whatever I do, I
don’t seem to be able to get over it.
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49 - 53. sorularda, verilen cümleye anlamca en yakın
cümleyi bulunuz.
49. It is literally all right to express that there was nobody
who was not moved by the play's sentimental ending.
A) I could absolutely point out that everybody moved out
of the theatre when the play ended.
B) Due to the inadequate safety precautions at the
theatre, everybody had to move before the play
ended.
C) It’s surely beyond doubt that everybody was
emotionally touched by the play’s ending.
D) Nobody among the audience had ever watched a
better play, and they especially enjoyed its ending.
E) There was presumably not a single person who found
the play actually touching.
50. Leading to increase in the general prices of goods
and services over time, inflation diminishes the
purchasing power of each unit of currency.
A) Inflation is the amount of goods that can be
purchased with a nominal amount of currency due
to the purchasing power
B) As the cost of goods and services increases over
time, each unit of currency increases in value,
which is called inflation
C) Inflation causes a rise in the average level of prices
of services and goods steadily as a result of a fall in
the purchasing power of money
D) Inflation boosts the purchasing power of currency
because of rise in overall prices of goods in a period
of time
E) When the general price level rises, each unit of
currency buys more goods and services as a result
of inflation.
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51. It is thought that nine out of every ten students in 53. There is no doubt that The Great Depression in
the school are against the suggestion made by the America caused a big economic disaster, yet it was
headmaster and the teachers. also a triumph of American creativity and hard work.

A) All students sure that the offer they made wouldn’t
be agreed by the headmaster and the teachers.
B) All the students in the school thought that they
would be dissatisfied with the suggestion made by
the headmaster and the teachers.
C) The headmaster and the teachers made a proposal
but they didn’t think it would be accepted by almost
every student in the school.
D) The suggestion made by the headmaster and the
teachers is likely to be approved by almost every
student in the school.
E) They think almost every student in the school
is opposed to the offer the headmaster and the
teachers have made.
A) The Great Depression in America unquestionably
caused a big disaster, though it supported American
creativity and hard work.
B) Although American creativity and hard work was at
peak, The Great Depression in America resulted in
an economic disaster.
C) Unquestionably, The Great Depression caused a big
economic disaster, yet it was a triumph of American
creativity and hard work.
D) There is no suspicion that The Great Depression
in America resulted in a big economic disaster.
However, it was also a triumph of American creativity
and hard work.
E) It is doubtless that The Great Depression caused a
big economic disaster, yet it was also a triumph of
American creativity and hard work.

52. You don’t have to attend the next meeting which

concerns the details of implementation, but
naturally we’ll be delighted if you do.

A) We were unable to discuss the details of

implementation so that has been left for the next
meeting which we sincerely hope you will be able
to attend.

B) The meeting to discuss the details of implementation

doesn’t concern you, but nevertheless we shall be
pleased if you decide to attend.

C) You needn’t have attended the meeting concerning

the details of implementation but a lot of people
were gratified by your presence.

D) The details of implementation will have to be

discussed at the next meeting which you will
presumably agree to attend.

E) You aren’t obliged to be present when we meet to

discuss the details of implementation, but it goes
without saying that we’ll be very pleased if you do
join us then.

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54 - 58. sorularda verilen durumda söylenmiş
olabilecek sözü bulunuz.
54. You have accepted an invitation to give a lecture to a
group of geologists. You have been looking forward
to this but, on the morning of the day your talk has
been scheduled for, your wife is suddenly taken
seriously ill so you cannot leave her. You call the
organizers immediately to cancel your lecture and
express your apologies. You say:----
A) Unfortunately, my wife has been ill for a long time, and
I feel I cannot commit myself to give a talk.
B) Unfortunately, my wife has not recovered as fast as I
expected, so I have to cancel my talk today.
C) Since my wife is suffering from a serious illness, I
suggest you postpone today’s talk.
D) I’m sorry to have to let you know that I cannot possibly
give my talk today owing to my wife’s unexpected
illness this morning.
E) Due to my wife’s ill health, I am reluctantly giving up
all my lecture engagements.
55. For a while now a friend has been having trouble with
a group of workmen in his factory, and matters are
now coming to a head. You feel he is behaving in too
harsh a manner and want to point this out to him in a
tactful way so as not to offend him. You say:----
A) My advice to you is to make no concessions
whatsoever and let those leave who want to leave.
B) Your trouble is you’re too hard on them. I’m surprised
you’ve got any workmen left.
C) I can’t understand the problem. Please explain it
again to me.
D) There’s always trouble in the workforce everywhere.
Just ignore it.
E) Are you sure this is the correct approach that you
are taking? They might respond better to a gentler
treatment.
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56. You have organized a conference which has been
a great success. You feel sure that the work of
your staff has contributed greatly to this success.
In wrapping up the conference you wish to include
them in your words of thanks, so you say:----
A) Last but not least, let me say how much the success
of this conference is due to the dedicated work of
my staff, and how grateful I am to them.
B) On behalf of my staff, who have done so much
to make the conference a success, I would like
to thank you all for taking such an active part in
proceedings.
C) Since the conference has ended successfully, I feel
I owe it to my staff to thank you all for coming.
D) My staff and I are delighted that the conference has
been so successful, and we thank you all for your
contributions to its success.
E) In closing the conference, I would like to say, on
behalf of my staff and myself, how grateful we are
to you all for your active participation.
57. Unhappy with your present job, you have applied
for another one. After making a photocopy of your
CV and letter of application, you left the letter
in the office copy machine, where one of your
colleagues found it and gave it to your boss. Your
boss has confronted you with the letter, and asked
you why you are being so disloyal. You answer
defensively:----
A) I don't know what you're talking about; that must
be someone else's letter.
B) You must admit that it was not kind of her to hand
my letter in to you.
C) I thought it was only sensible to keep my options
open with the economic situation so uncertain.
D) This is the worst job I can imagine; you're lucky I've
stayed around so long.
E) That letter is not addressed to you, so it is none of
your business.
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58. Fred is a motorcycle mechanic. One day someone 59 - 63. sorularda boş bırakılan yere parçada anlam
brings him an old rusty motorcycle, which he asks bütünlüğünü sağlamak için getirilebilecek cümleyi
him to put back into running order. Fred recognizes bulunuz.
this as a very rare and valuable old model, and he
suspects that his customer does not know its real
value. Eager to have the motorcycle for himself, he 59. The Romans were the first people to make law into a
science. ---- This age is called the classical period of
says honestly to the customer:----
Roman Law, because the law during this time period,
as it was taught and practised, best exemplified the
A) It would cost so much to repair it that you would be
classic characteristics of the Roman legal tradition.
better off selling it to me for scrap metal.
A) During the first two centuries of the Common Era,
B) Do you know what you’ve got here? It looks like a
Roman legal science was the most fertile.
museum piece.
B) In fact, the Romans were well advanced in
C) Once I fix this up, you'll be amazed at what you've
architecture and military techniques.
got.
C) The Great Roman statesman Cicero wrote many
D) I'll offer you a really good price for this, if you
books on legal matters.
consider selling it, because it's so valuable.
D) In Roman courts, it was necessary to speak
E) I can't be bothered with a piece of old rubbish like
effectively to defend one’s case.
this. Take it somewhere else.
E) Nonetheless, Roman Law was taught at the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, just as it was
taught at Bologna.

60. Snow leopards dare to live where icy gales would

freeze a human's blood in minutes. ---- Until recently,
no one had photographed a snow leopard in the wild.
The first ever close-up pictures taken by humans
were made by program Planet Earth, although very
few people have had the privilege of seeing a snow
leopard in its native habitat, much less taking its
picture. The snow leopards seem to like it that way
_ they avoid humans with amazing skill.

A) Their entire body is covered with greyish black spots

and rosettes.

B) They are found in 12 countries, including China,

Nepal, India, Pakistan and Russia.

C) Leopards are closely related to lions, jaguars and

tigers.

D) Snow leopards are capable of killing prey up to three

times their own weight.

E) Their bodies are adapted to survive and thrive in an icy

wilderness of breath-taking beauty and great danger.

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61. Mauritius is a small island east of Madagascar
that is twice the size of Hong Kong but with only
1 million people. It has been called “paradise on
earth” and visitors to it often fall in love with it
instantly. Millions of years ago, huge volcanic
forces pushed the island’s mountains up through
the waters of the Indian Ocean. ---- Glorious white
sandy beaches ring the coast and Mauritius is
almost entirely surrounded by coral reef, where a
wide variety of colourful fish can be found. Diving
and sailing are favourite pastimes.
A) Mauritius is a member of the Physical, Digital
and Regulatory Connectivity clusters of the
Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda.
B) Its peculiar shapes have been the inspiration of
writers, poets and travellers over centuries.
C) Later the island became a French colony and was
renamed Isle de France.
D) The island of Mauritius was uninhabited before
its first recorded visit by Portuguese sailors in the
beginning of the 16th century.
E) The people of Mauritius are highly diverse in
ethnicity, culture, language and faith.
63. Sleep deprivation, also known as sleep insufficiency
or sleeplessness, is the condition of not having
adequate duration and/or quality of sleep to support
decent alertness, performance, and health. It can
be either chronic or acute and may vary widely
in severity. Acute sleep deprivation is when an
individual sleeps less than usual or does not sleep
at all for a short period of time – usually lasting one
to two days ----
A) Chronic sleep deficiency is often confused with the
term insomnia.
B) Although both chronic sleep deficiency and insomnia
share decreased quantity and/or quality of sleep as
well as impaired function.
C) Surgery is not the only option to cure sleep
deprivation.
D) Chronic sleep deprivation means when an individual
routinely sleeps less than an optimal amount for ideal
functioning.
E) Sleep deprived individuals are able to fall asleep
rapidly when allowed but those suffering from
insomnia have difficulty falling asleep.

62. George Eliot, pseudonym of Mary Anne Evans, was

an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator and
one of the leading writers of the Victorian age. She
developed the method of psychological analysis
characteristic of modern fiction. She was also
best-known for her breadth of vision and realism,
published Silas Marner in 1861. ---- He settles in a
small rural society where as a foreigner, he takes
shelter in his work and the money he earns for it.

A) He is a member of a small Calvinist congregation

in Lantern Yard, a slum street in Northern England.

B) An important character is the one whom the story is

about and who plays the most prominent role.

C) It tells the story of a weaver wrongfully blamed for

robbery.

D) Silas Marner's origin is as unusual as its content.

E) He gradually finds his happiness and virtue by

the arrival of young Eppie whom he raises as his
adopted child.

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64 - 69. sorularda verilen İngilizce cümleye anlamca
en yakın Türkçe cümleyi bulunuz.
64. Scientists use observations from the ground, air
and space, along with theoretical models, to monitor
and study past, present and future climate change.
A) Bilim adamları, geçmiş, şimdiki ve gelecekteki iklim
değişikliğini izlemek ve incelemek için yer, hava
ve uzaydan gözlemlerin yanı sıra teorik modelleri
kullanıyor.
66. According to many romantic songwriters, love
hurts but some scientists suggest that love may
help ease the pain.
A) Birçok romantik şarkı yazarına göre aşk acı verir
ancak bazı bilim adamları aşkın acıyı hafifletmeye
yardım edebileceğini ileri sürüyor.
B) Birçok bilim insanına göre aşk acı verir ancak
bazı romantik şarkı yazarı aşkın acıyı hafifletmeye
yardım edebileceğini ileri sürüyor.

B) Geçmiş, şimdiki ve gelecekteki iklim değişikliğini C) Birçok romantik şarkı yazarı, aşkın acıyı
izleyen ve inceleyen bilim adamları; teorik modellerin hafifletmeye yardım edebileceğini ileri sürerken,
yanı sıra yer, hava ve uzaydan gözlemleri kullanıyor. bazı bilim adamlarına göre ise aşk acı verir.

C) Yer, hava ve uzaydan gözlemleri kullanan bilim
adamları; geçmiş, şimdiki ve gelecekteki iklim
değişikliğini izlemek ve incelemek için teorik
modelleri kullanıyor.
D) Bilim adamları, iklim değişikliğini izlemek ve
incelemek için teorik modellerin yanı sıra geçmiş,
şimdiki ve gelecekteki yer, hava ve uzaydan
gözlemleri kullanıyor.
D) Birçok romantik şarkı yazarına göre aşk acı
vermesine rağmen bazı bilim adamları ise aşkın
acıyı hafifletmeye yardım edebileceğini düşünüyor.
E) Birçok bilim adamı aşk acını verdiğini ileri
sürerken, bazı romantik şarkı yazarı ise aşkın acıyı
hafifletmeye yardım edebileceğini düşünüyor.

E) Bilim adamları, geçmiş, şimdiki ve gelecekteki

iklim değişikliğini izlemek ve incelemek için teorik
modellerin yanı sıra yer, hava ve uzaydan gözlemleri
kullanıyor.
67. The mountain on the top of which the snow is
always present is a popular ski resort.
65. Although there is a high potential for green tea
A) Gözde bir kayak merkezi olan dağın tepesinde her
production in our country, people abroad don’t
zaman kar bulunur.
know and consume the Turkish green tea.
B) Her zaman kar yağan dağın tepesinde gözde bir
A) Ülkemizde yeşil çay üretim potansiyeli yüksek
kayak merkezi vardır.
olmasına rağmen, yurt dışındaki insanlar Türk yeşil
çayını bilmemektedirler.
C) Gözde bir kayak merkezi olan dağın tepesine her
zaman kar yağar.
B) Yurt dışındaki insanlar tarafından Türk yeşil çayının
bilinmemesi ve tüketilmemesine rağmen, ülkemizde
D) Tepesinde her zaman kar bulunan dağ, gözde bir
yeşil çay üretim potansiyeli yüksektir.
kayak merkezidir.
C) Ülkemizde yeşil çay üretim potansiyeli yüksek
E) Tepesine her zaman kar yağan dağ, ünlülerin
olduğu halde, yurt dışındaki insanlar Türk yeşil
kayak merkezidir.
çayını bilmemekte ve tüketmemektedirler.

D) Ülkemizde yeşil çay üretim potansiyeli yüksektir,

ancak yurt dışındaki insanlar Türk yeşil çayını
tüketmeyi bilmiyorlar.

E) Yeşil çay üretim potansiyeli yüksek olan ülkemizde,

ne yazık ki Türk yeşil çayı bilinmemekte ve
tüketilmemektedir.

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70 - 75. sorularda verilen Türkçe cümleye anlamca en

68. Salt upsets the fluid balance of bacteria, so the yakın İngilizce cümleyi bulunuz.
bacteria have to pump out the salt.

A) Tuz, bakterilerin sıvı oranını yükseltir, böylece bakteriler

tuzu dışarı pompalamak zorunda kalırlar.
70. COVID-19 bulaşmış birinin yakınındayken virüsü
B) Tuz, bakterilerin sıvı dengesini altüst eder, bu yüzden
solursanız veya virüsün bulaştığı bir yüzeye
bakteriler tuzu dışarı pompalamak zorunda kalırlar.
dokunduktan sonra gözlerinize, burnunuza veya
ağzınıza dokunursanız enfekte olabilirsiniz.
C) Bakterilerin sıvı dengesini altüst eden tuz yüzünden
bakteriler, tuzu dışarı pompalamak zorunda kalırlar.
A) You can become infected if you inhale the virus while
you are near someone who is infected with COVID-19,
D) Bakterilerin, tuzu dışarı pompalayabilmeleri için tuzun
or if you touch your eyes, nose or mouth after touching
bakterilerin sıvı dengesini bozması gerekmektedir.
an infected surface.
E) Bakteriler tuzu dışarı pompalamak zorunda kaldıkları
B) If you inhale the virus while you are near someone who
için tuz, bu sebeple bakterilerin sıvı dengesini alt üst
is infected with COVID-19, or if you touch your eyes,
eder.
nose or mouth after touching an infected surface, it is
possible to become infected.

C) You will become infected when you inhale the virus

while you are near someone who is infected with
COVID-19, or when you touch your eyes, nose or
mouth after touching a surface.

69. Music is the art of arranging sounds in time to D) You can become infected if you touch your eyes, nose
produce a composition through the elements of or mouth after touching an infected surface, or if you
melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. are near someone who is infected with COVID-19.

A) Bir kompozisyon oluşturmak için melodi, armoni,
ritim ve tını unsurları aracılığıyla zaman içinde
sesleri düzenleme sanatına müzik denir.
B) Müzik; bir kompozisyon oluşturmak için melodi,
armoni, ritim ve tını unsurları aracılığıyla zaman
içinde sesleri düzenleme sanatıdır.
E) If you inhale the virus and touch your eyes, nose or
mouth while you are near someone who touches an
infected surface, or if you inhale the virus while you are
near someone who is infected with COVID-19,you can
become infected.

C) Müzik; melodi, armoni, ritim ve tını unsurları

aracılığıyla bir kompozisyon oluşturmak için zaman
içinde sesleri düzenleme sanatıdır.

D) Müzik; zaman içinde sesleri düzenleme sanatıdır

ve melodi, armoni, ritim ve tını unsurları aracılığıyla
bir kompozisyon oluşturmaktadır.

E) Melodi, armoni, ritim ve tını unsurları aracılığıyla

bir kompozisyon oluşturan ve zaman içinde sesleri
düzenleyen sanat müziktir.

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71. Kurtlar, sürü halinde seyahat eden ve çoğu
ekosistemin sağlığı için gerekli olan tepedeki
avcılardır.
A) Wolves that are essential for the health of most
ecosystems and travel in packs are apex predators.
B) Wolves are apex predators that travel in packs and
are essential for the health of most ecosystems.
C) Wolves travel in packs and are essential for the health
of most ecosystems and they are apex predators.
D) Apex predators are wolves that travel in packs and
are essential for the health of most ecosystems.
E) Wolves that are apex predators travel in packs and
are essential for the health of most ecosystems.
72. Cep Herkülü olarak tanınan Naim Süleymanoğlu,
1994'te Bulgaristan'da yapılan Avrupa Halter
Şampiyonası'nda sadece üç kaldırış yaparak
üçüncü dünya rekorunu kırdı.
A) Naim Süleymanoğlu was known as Pocket Hercules
and broke his third world records with only three
lifts at the European Weightlifting Championship in
Bulgaria in 1994.
B) Known as Pocket Hercules in Bulgaria, Naim
Süleymanoğlu broke his world records with
only three lifts at the European Weightlifting
Championship in 1994.
C) In 1994, Naim Süleymanoğlu broke his third
world records with only three lifts at the European
Weightlifting Championship in Bulgaria and was
known as Pocket Hercules.
D) Known as Pocket Hercules, Naim Süleymanoğlu
broke his third world record with only three lifts
at the European Weightlifting Championship in
Bulgaria in 1994.
E) Known as Pocket Hercules, Naim Süleymanoğlu
made only three lifts at the European Weightlifting
Championship in Bulgaria in 1994 and broke his
third world records.
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73. Mentorluk, çoğunlukla mentinin büyümesi,
öğrenmesi ve kariyer gelişimi amacıyla kıdemli ve
genç bir çalışanla arasında meydana gelen karşılıklı
ve işbirliğine dayalı bir irade ilişkisidir.
A) Mentoring is a reciprocal and collaborative
relationship for the purpose of the mentee’s growth,
learning, and career development that most often
occurs between a senior and junior employee.
B) A reciprocal and collaborative at-will relationship
that most often occurs between a senior and
junior employee for the purpose of the mentee’s
growth, learning, and career development is called
Mentoring.
C) Mentoring that often occurs between a senior and
junior employee for the purpose of the mentee’s
growth, learning, and career development is a
reciprocal and collaborative relationship.
D) A reciprocal and collaborative at-will relationship is a
Mentoring that most often occurs between a senior
and junior employee for the purpose of the mentee’s
growth, learning, and career development.
E) Mentoring is a reciprocal and collaborative at-will
relationship that most often occurs between a senior
and junior employee for the purpose of the mentee’s
growth, learning, and career development.
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74. Bazı bilim adamları, devam eden küresel ısınmanın,
yaşam alanlarını ve besin kaynaklarını değiştirerek
canlıları yok olmaya iteceğinden endişe ediyor.
A) Some scientists think that ongoing global warming
will change the habitat and food supply of the livings
and push them to extinction.
B) That ongoing global warming will push the livings to
extinction by changing their habitat and food supply
worry some scientists.
C) Some scientists worry that ongoing global warming
will push the livings to extinction by changing their
habitat and food supply.
D) Some scientists worry that global warming that
pushes the livings to extinction will change their
habitat and food supply.
E) Some scientists think that ongoing global warming
will push the livings to change their habitat and food
supply.
75. İnsan beyni diğer memelilerin beyinleriyle aynı
genel yapıya sahiptir; ancak insan beyni, insanla
eşit vücut boyutlarına sahip sıradan bir hayvan
beynine göre üç kattan daha büyüktür.
A) Human brain has the same general structure as
the brains of other mammals, but it is over three
times as large as the brain of a typical mammal
with an equivalent body size.
B) Human brain has the same structure as the brains
of other mammals, and it is over three times as
large as the brain of a typical mammal with an
equivalent body size.
C) Human brain is over three times as large as the
brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent
body, but it has size the same general structure
as the brains of other mammals.
D) Human brain, which has the same general
structure as the brains of other mammals, is
over three times as large as the brain of a typical
mammal with an equivalent body size.
E) Human brain is over three times as large as the
brain of a typical mammal with an equivalent body
size, but it has the same general structure as the
brains of other mammals.
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76 - 80. sorularda cümleler sırasıyla okunduğunda
parçanın anlam bütünlüğünü bozan cümleyi bulunuz.
76. (I) Through a digitalization of the learning experience,
both teachers and students are able to improve their
skills, with a common goal: to create a more engaging
and effective education process. (II) Whereas there is
a limit for the number of participants in Zoom Meetings
when you use the free – basic version. (III) With digital
transformation, there is no more need to stop by the
library to collect so many heavy books, that most of the
time were already taken by someone else. (IV) Also, there
will be no more need to choose which paper book to buy
among those in the long list of suggested course books.
(V) Digital contents are less expensive and they can be
shared among students and teachers in a click.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
77. (I) The quality of your relationships determines how
fast you will age, according to a new study published
in the journal Psychology and Aging. (II) The study was
correlational and did not allow us to directly test how
relationship characteristics might have affected biological
aging. (III) Researchers tracked the link between the
quality of romantic relationships and biological aging
over the span of 20 years. (IV) People in better romantic
relationships showed reduced signs of biological aging.
(V) On the other hand, poor relationships increase our
stress levels, leading to a major negative impact on our
health, which is why people in such relationships age
faster.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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78. (I) It is a new way to think about resistance to chemotherapy

and how to overcome cancer. (II) Cancer cells hibernate
like "bears in winter" to survive chemotherapy. (III) All
cancer cells may have the capacity to enter states of
dormancy as a survival mechanism to avoid destruction
from chemotherapy. (IV) The mechanism these cells
deploy notably resembles the one used by hibernating
animals. (V) This could explain why some people
experience recurrent cancer after chemotherapy.

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

79. (I) Dolphins sometimes play with orcas, even though

some orcas eat dolphins. (II) This is because there are
two distinct populations of orcas. (III) It’s unclear how
dolphins can tell the difference, but it could be based on
the sounds the whales make. (IV) Resident orcas stay in
the same place and only eat fish. (V) And transient orcas
migrate all around and eat sea mammals.

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

80. (I) To date, paralysis resulting from spinal cord damage

has been irreparable. (II) Using gene therapy, a
research team has succeeded for the first time in
getting mice to walk again after a complete cross-
sectional injury. (III) The nerve cells produced the
curative protein themselves. (IV) The keys to this are
the protein hyper-interleukin-6, which stimulates nerve
cells to regenerate, and the way how it is supplied to
the animals. (V) These further experiments will show,
among other things, whether it will be possible to
transfer these new approaches to humans in the future.

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

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