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1. (I) The road map of South America constantlyneeds updating. (II) Furthermore, we can expectthat it will adversely affect international trade.(III) Hundreds of new bridges, roads and rail linesare turning formerly isolated areas intoinfrastructure corridors that will accelerate thecontinents economic integration. (IV) This vastundertaking, which has largely escaped mediaattention, is certain to bring unprecedentedeconomic progress within the continent. (V) Butit also poses major risks for some of SouthAmericas most valuable natural areas..

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2. (I) In 1960, the leading Middle Eastern, African,and Latin American oil producers bandedtogether in a cartel, forming the Organization ofPetroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). (II) By thelate 1970s, in the aftermath of two Arab-Israeliwars, it appeared that a generation of fightingmight come to an end. (III) The aim of this bodywas primarily to regulate the production andpricing of crude oil. (IV) So, in the followingdecades, it has played a leading role in theglobal economy. (V) Its policies have essentiallyreflected the desire to derive maximum profitfrom oil production..

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3. (I) Life in Europe in the seventeenth andeighteenth centuries was largely shaped by thecombined effects of war, trade, and a steadilygrowing population. (II) Especially the practice offree trade led to the establishment of overseascolonies and opened up new markets forEuropean industry. (III) Additionally, agriculturalproductivity increased, making it possible forEurope to feed a population that had nowreached unprecedented levels. (IV) The dominantartistic school of southern Europe from about1600 until the early 1700s was that of theBaroque, a school not only of painting but ofsculpture and architecture. (V) Moreover,population growth in turn enabled Europeangovernments to wage more frequent wars andemploy larger and larger armies..

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4. (I) During the 1990s, the Japanese economy wasin a prolonged recession. (II) Economists andjournalists put forward many different ideas totry to jump-start the economy. (III) This is anexample, although an unusual one, ofgovernment fiscal policy. (IV) One suggestionwas that the Japanese government should issueeveryone a certificate entitling each person tothe equivalent, in yen, of $200.(V) However,these yen certificates would only be valid forpurchases for one month..

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5. (I) Folk ballads were songs sung by the commonpeople of England. (II) Their origins remain amystery. (III) Most seem to have been composedbetween 1200 and 1500, and while there hasbeen much argument, no one is exactly sure howthey were created. (IV) The ballad form does notallow elaborate detail in plot, setting orcharacter.(V) Present-day theories suggest thatmany were invented by local minstrels,descendants of the Anglo-Saxons, whoentertained the humble people of a village bymaking up songs..

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6. (I) Im sure we would have enjoyed the playmuch more if we had had better seats (II) As itwas, they were far from good. (III) But the actorsand actresses really were wonderful. (IV)Theywere in the back row and right at the side. (V)This meant we could only see half of the stage..

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7. (I) One reason why the detective story is sopopular is that the reader puts himself in theplace of the detective(II) Space fiction has alsobecome more popular in recent years. (III) Likethe detective he tries to analyse the psychologyof the characters. (IV) Like the detective, helooks for clues in the environment. (V) And likehim again he wants to solve the mystery..

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8. (I) When Columbus decided to sailwest in orderto get to the east, he faced many problems. (II)For a long time the rich refused to give himmoney for the project. (III) Having got the moneyhe couldnt find a crew to sail the ship. (IV) Thismade people think that the world was flat. (V) Inthe end he found some prisoners wiling to makethe voyage with him, and set off with them..

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9. (I) Homers treatment of the Greek and Trojanheroes is unbiased. (II) Hetakes great care toshow that on both sides there are good and badpeople.(III) Although the Trojans are the enemyin Homers epic, they are not villains. (IV) Thegods were quick to punish such bad behaviour.(V) They are as human and heroic as the Greeks..

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10. (I) The article deals with the growing problem ofpollution, especially water pollution. (II)Presentday traffic has destroyed much of thepeace of the city centre. (III) On weekdays thereare lorries everywhere delivering goods.(IV) Atweekends there is an endless stream of private

cars and buses. (V) I am always so thankful I livein the quiet outskirts, not in the city centre..

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11. (I) Chesterton was a kindly person and muchliked wherever he went. (II)Children who met himthought him wonderful. (III) Naturally it was

people such as these that he disliked most.(IV)Even so, as a journalist, he found plenty toattack. (V) In particular he fought tyranny atevery level of humanlife..

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12. (I) Someone had suggested that the schoolshould open a little shop for the sale of softdrinks, biscuits, pencils, and rubbers. (II) Theidea was discussed for half an hour or so. (III) Itwas finally rejected by quite a large majority.(IV) The older children will be able to help andget a lot of experience. (V) The main objectionwas that it would be very difficult to organize..

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13. (I) The present age is faced with many problems.(II) Some people are particularly good at solvingproblems.(III) One of the most serious is that offood, or rather the shortage of it. (IV)While thepopulation of the world increases, so does thedemand for food. (V) In the future there may bea hungry world..

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14. (I) Antarctica appears to be warming faster thananywhere else on the planet. (II) The ice ismelting, and the winters are markedlywarmer.(III) Indeed, industrial pollution is amajor threat to the wild life. (IV) Grass is nowbeginning to push up through what was frozen

wasteland just a few years ago. (V) Yet, thiswarming in Antarctica is causing problems forthe penguins, the natives of the continent..

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15. (I) There is nothing unusual about a singlelanguage dying. (II) Communities have come and

gone throughout history, and with them theirlanguages. (III) The Hittite language, forexample, died out when its civilisationdisappeared.(IV) Small communities in isolatedareas can easily be wiped out by earthquakes,hurricanes and other disasters. (V) Yet, incomparison with what happened in the past,what is happening today is extraordinary, for thecultural and linguistic diversity of the world iseverywhere under threat. .

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16. (I) Operations that were not even dreamed offifty years ago are now being carried outsuccessfully.(II) Due to the spread of diseases,hospitals are getting more and more crowded.(III) For instance, the heart can be safely openedand its valves repaired. (IV) Blocked bloodvessels can be cleaned out. (V) The wholestomach, even, can be removed without causingserious problems..

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17. (I) Homer designed his tale in the form of atree.(II) The principal plot forms the trunk of thetree, and many stories branch off from thetrunk.(III) Some of these stories are only theportrayal of principal characters. (IV) Homer issupposed to have written both The Odyssey andThe Iliad.(V) The others describe variousincidents related to the main theme..

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18. (I) In sixteenth-century England, the theatre wasa very popular form of entertainment. (II) Inmany ways it was different from the theatre ofour time.(III) Shakespeare, who was the leading

dramatist of the time, is still regarded as one ofthe worlds greatest. (IV) For one thing, thetheatre had no roof, and plays were acted withno setting.(V) Performances were given in theafternoons, and had to be cancelled if theweather was bad..

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19. (I) The year 1666 was the year of the great fire ofLondon. (II) There is very little agreement amonghistorians as regards the population of London atthe time. (III) The houses were all made of wood,so they burned easily and there was a wind tofan the flames. (IV) So, despite all efforts to putit out, the fire raged for four days. (V) At theend, thousands of the Londoners were madehomeless..

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20. (I) Dr. Johnson will always be remembered forproducing the first serious dictionary of theEnglish language. (II) In 1747 he published thePlan of his Dictionary. (III) The age in which helived is reflected in his writings. (IV) According tothis plan, he hoped to complete the work in threeyears. (V) Actually, however, it took him sevenyears to compile his dictionary..

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21. (I) Myths were originally created as entertainingstories with a serious purpose. (II) Thebestknown of the mythologies in the world is theGreek mythology. (III) They have two mainaims.(IV) One is to explain the nature of theuniverse.(V) The other is to instruct members ofthe community in the attitudes and behaviournecessary to function successfully..

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22. (I) After the conquest of Istanbul in 1453 manysplendid mosques were built in that city. (II) Theinner walls of these mosques were mostlydecorated with tiles made in Iznik. (III)Decorative tile work was invented in the Near

East as a protection for walls of sun-dried brick.(IV) These were painted in rich colours on a whiteground.(V) The patterns were floral andarabesque, similar to those used on the potteryalso made there..

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23. (I) Most students probably regard mathematicsas the most difficult course they take. (II) This islargely because they think it is difficult or havebeen told that it is. (III) In fact, it really isntdifficult at all. (IV) In order to learn mathematicsone simply needs to concentrate and practise thematerials. (V) The mathematics classes of goodmodern schools are very different from theclasses of thirty or forty years ago..

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24. (I) Thermal pollution often occurs when factoriesuse water from rivers and lakes to cool theirmachinery. (II) In the process, of course, thewater is heated. (III) This heated water is thenreturned to the environment. (IV) New and bettermethods of preventing thermal pollution must befound. (V) But heated water holds less dissolvedoxygen than cool water, so plants and animalsthat use this water may die from oxygenstarvation..

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25. (I) The work of oceanographers is extremelyvaried. (II) They study fish and marine life ingeneral. (III) They also explore ocean bottoms tolearn how they were formed and what they aremade of. (IV) Further, they study currents andtides and the effects of ocean pollution.(V)Actually, it is not only the seas that have becomepolluted, but also rivers and lakes..

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26. (I) What is coal? (II) How did it get into theground? (III) Coal mining has always been toughand dangerous. (IV) Coal is the remains of plants

that died millions of years ago. (V) Prehistoricdead plants were converted into coal by chemicalchanges over long periods of time..

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27. (I) No one really knows how we learn to speak.(II)Some people have disorders that affect their

speech. (III) Some think that we are born with aninherited ability to learn a language. (IV) Othersthink that a child learns to speak simply bycopying what it hears. (V) But one thing iscertain: children are born with a strong desire tocommunicate with the people around them..

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28. (I) People say it is easier to learn a foreignlanguage when one is young. (II) After all, we alllearn a language in our infancy without evenbeing aware of it. (III) With this in mind, a lot ofkindergartens try to introduce the children to aforeign language. (IV) One should not forget thatsome people learn a foreign language easilywhile others dont. (V) In theory this is anexcellent plan, but the results have not been assuccessful as one might have hoped..

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29. (I) The Dutch painter, Vermeer, was born inDelftin 1632. (II) The contrast here between thetrivial subject and the monumental design isdisturbing.(III) Most of his pictures show theinteriors of ordinary houses. (IV) The figures areusually eating or letter writing or music making.(V) The ordinary scenes, however, aretransformed by his brilliant use of light..

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30. (I) California is famous for crazy ideas. (II)Indeed, Californians value crazy ideas, and theirinventive spirit has done much to change the

world.(III) Television, the laser, and humaninsulin were all ideas developed in California. (IV)Sometimes one is surprised at what succeedsand indeed becomes popular. (V) And, indeed, sowas the seedless watermelon..

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31. (I) This book gives a history of mans explorationof space. (II) It starts with the first observationsof the ancient Greeks. (III) And so it makes uswonder about how our life began on earth. (IV) Itthen moves on to the invention of the telescopein 1608 and the new knowledge it madeavailable.(V) It ends with the wonder of 15January 1996 when the Hubble Space Telescoperevealed many new galaxies..

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32. (I) Robot toys, which have to be treated likeliving things, not like machines, are alreadybeing produced. (II) In Japan, for instance, robotcats will very soon be on the market. (III) In fact,robotics is the science mainly concerned with thedesign and construction of robots. (IV) Thesecats are very affectionate and they purr withpleasure when they are petted. (V) If they feelneglected, however, they let their owner knowthey are displeased..

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33. (I) Be sure to go to the new exhibition at theNaval Museum. (II) Personally, Ive never beenvery interested in the sea and ships. (III) Theexhibits range from primitive rafts to asubmarine from World War II. (IV) There are lotsof paintings of boats and ships, many of whichare very old.(V) There are also beautifully mademodels of some of the most famous historicships..

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34. (I) Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women at therequest of her publisher, Mr Niles. (II) Niles

himself was not impressed by the story shewrote. (III) However, his niece and some otheryoung girls were. (IV) So, with some doubt in hismind, he decided to publish it, and it was animmediate best seller. (V) However, LittleWomen is a children's book about real life; it isnot a fairytale..

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35. (I) The problem with electric guitars is that, fromthe point of view of sound, they cannot beimproved. (II) At schools children should beencouraged to play the guitar. (III) They can bedecorated and made to look better. (IV) They canbe made lighter and easier to play. (V) But theycannot be made to sound any better..

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36. (I) Kiev is one of the most historic cities of theUkraine. (II) It is both a busy river port and amajor railway junction. (III) Despite its rapidgrowth during the 19th century, it still revealsmany signs of its long and rich history. (IV) Theold citadel still stands in the medieval centre ofthe city. (V) Nearby is also a famous cathedralthat dates back to the Middle Ages..

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37. (I) Originally, the Japanese learned how to paintfrom the Chinese. (II) However, over thecenturies, Japanese painting soon developedcharacteristics of its own to suit its ownenvironment and traditions. (III) Symbolismrather than realism became the most strikingfeature of this painting. (IV) Japanese andChinese painters alike often choose to work inblack and white only. (V) The typical Japaneserepresentation of nature, for instance, wassymbolic rather than realistic..

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38. (I) Since the terrorist attacks on 11 September2001, anti-aircraft missile batteries have been

installed to protect buildings in US cities. (II)However, less drastic solutions have also beensuggested. (III) No software simulation is goingto be sufficient to convince any pilot about thenew avionics systems.(IV) An aerospacecompany, for instance, has proposed installingthe electronics from its pilotless plane inpassenger aircraft to allow ground control totake over a hijacked plane and land itremotely.(V) Others say automatic landingsystems could steerplanes to safety withouthuman intervention..

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39. (I) The cheetah is the fastest moving of all the landanimals. (II) The cheetah usually prefers to hunt alone,but the males sometimes hunt in packs. (III) It iscapable of reaching a speed of 70 kilometres an hour injust 2 seconds. (IV) When in pursuit of prey it can travelat a speed of 100-127 kilometres an hour. (V)Moreover, it can keep up this speed for between 200and 600 metres..

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40. (I) It is now nearly 40 years since President JohnF. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.(II)Yet the events of that fateful day remain thesubject of much controversy. (III) Was thesuspect, Lee Harvey Oswald, a lone assassin?(IV)Actually, Dallas is the most fascinating city ofTexas. (V) Or was the murder the result of amajor conspiracy?.

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41. (I) Sir Walter Raleigh was an outstandingexample of the versatile Renaissance man. (II)Though he was a famous seaman, his realimportance lies in other accomplishments. (III)As the Renaissance developed in Italy and otherEuropean countries, it began to take on addeddimensions. (IV) He was a poet, a musician, ascientist, a historian, an explorer and even apirate. (V) He also took an active part in thecolonization of America..

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42. (I) Large quantities of ice have been found onMars. (II) This raises the prospect of a mannedexpedition to the Red Planet. (III) So far, manned

expeditions to Mars have been prevented by thedifficulty in carrying enough water to support acrew. (IV) But if melted, the ice on Mars mayprovide not just water but also oxygen,electricity and hydrogen for rocket fuel cells aswell. (V) In fact, the surface of Mars is marked bywhat appears to be dried-up shorelines, canyonsand lakes..

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43. (I) For the first time a parachute has saved alight aircraft from disaster. (II) The incidentconcerneda Cirrus SR 22 aircraft. (III) When onepart of a wing fell off, the pilot released thesingle-propplanes novel built-in rescueparachute.(IV) However, the plane landed in aclump of trees near Houston. (V) With its aid hewas able to achieve an injury-free crash landing..

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44. (I) Modern Trabzon is built on a mountain side.(II) It is a bright, busy town with cafs andbookshops and restaurants. (III) Most visitors,however, go there in order to see the dramaticByzantine monastery at Sumela. (IV) Trabzon isthe largest port along Eastern Turkeys BlackSea coast. (V) This has been carved out of asteep rock cliff and is well-worth a visit..

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45. (I) At this time the writer was living in a tiny flatin Edinburgh with her baby daughter. (II) Thelatest Harry Potter book has had an unexpectedeffect on young fans. (III) Some paediatricianshave reported an outbreak of headaches amongchildren reading Harry Potter and the Order ofthe Phoenix. (IV) They attributed this problem tothe 8-hour reading sessions the youngenthusiasts put in as they worked their waythrough the 870-page volume. (V) Fortunately,the problem clears up of its own accord a day ortwo after the reader finishes the book..

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46. (I) Contemporary rock and pop music has come

about due to vast advances in technology. (II) Inthis respect the impact of the microphone shouldnot be underestimated. (III) Further, certainenvironmental forces may influence how theysing. (IV) It has enabled quiet, intimate soundsto be magnified. (V) In turn, this has allowed thesinger to experiment with the emphasis on moodrather than strict adherence to properbreathing..

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47. (I) Cameroon has begun to make one of its deadlylakes safe at last. (II) With the increase in oil, timberand coffee exports, Cameroons economy hasimproved remarkably over recent years.(III)Engineers have started installing pipes to removecarbon dioxide building up in the depths of LakeMonoun, which could erupt at any time and suffocatepeople nearby. (IV) The pipes will begin pumping outthe gas by the end of the year. (V) This should makeLake Monoun safe within a year and a half..

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48. (I) Jean Piaget is the psychologist whose workhas had the greatest influence on the study ofchild development. (II) Among the first to acceptPiagets theories were educators, who began todevelop school curricula based on his ideas. (III)During the 1940s and 1950s American childpsychology turned toward environmental andconditioning methods.(IV) Hes different fromany other psychologist in that his theoreticalviews are still widely accepted in some form bymany of todays developmental psychologists.(V) Further Piagets many books on child

psychology remain the greatest contribution tothe field by a single scholar..

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49. (I) Yeats was not simply a writer. (II) He wasinvolved in many different kinds of activity. (III)In particular he worked to help Ireland get itsindependence.(IV) Indeed, Maud Gonne, a verybeautiful woman, was to influence him greatly.(V) And all the various things he did and all hisexperience are brought together and unified inhis art..

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50. (I) The horses eye is a remarkable organ. (II) Itis at least twice as large as the human eye. (III) Italso has a special property which enables it tosee much better than its rider. (IV) This is true,both when the light is poor and when there is fulldaylight. (V) As many horse owners haveobserved, some horses are much more excitablethan others..

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SORU CEVAP

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2 B

3 D

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34 E

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36 B

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42 E

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