T.C. Ölçme, Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi · 2016-YDS Sonbahar /İNGİLİZCE Although Immanuel Kant, one of the greatest thinkers in the history of philosophy, ---- many pieces

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YABANCI DİL BİLGİSİSEVİYE TESPİT SINAVI

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4 EYLÜL 2016

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2016-YDS Sonbahar /İNGİLİZCE İNGİLİZCE TESTİ

Bu tes e 80 soru vardır.

There is new ---- that dinosaurs were warm-bloodedlike birds and mammals rather than cold-bloodedlike reptiles.

compulsion frustration

evidence significance

fulfillment

The tendency towards increasingly bitter chocolatehas its origins in the ---- fall in cocoa prices in the1980s.

dramatic permanent

empirical subtle

hectic

An understanding of the physiology of stress doesnot ---- clarify its meaning, thus several models havebeen constructed in an attempt to better define andexplain it.

arguably jointly

eventually completely

desperately

1. - 6. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yerlereuygun düşen sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz.

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That we have the ability to detect and ---- minutedifferences in the fat content of food suggests thatthis ability must have had considerable evolutionaryimportance.

discriminate hinder

undermine tackle

protect

Children who are securely attached to theirmother by the time they enter their second year oflife are better equipped to ---- new experiences andrelationships.

depend on turn down

refrain from cope with

carry out

The success of advertising ultimately ---- whether itinfluences consumer behaviour.

breaks in disposes of

gives away rests on

tears apart

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C) D)

E)

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Although Immanuel Kant, one of the greatestthinkers in the history of philosophy, ---- manypieces of technical terminology to articulate thethemes of his critical philosophy, perhaps none---- more pervasive than a priori.

was introducing / was

introduced / is

had introduced / had been

used to introduce / has been

had been introducing / would be

In cultures that ---- up to more recent times, we ----further clues to past beliefs.

will survive / need to find

had survived / could find

survived / would find

survive / used to find

have survived / may find

7. - 16. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yerlereuygun düşen sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz.

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The Internet provides a platform which enables newproducts ---- more rapidly since it is possible ----new ideas and concepts through online research.

being developed / testing

to develop / to have tested

developing / to be tested

to be developed / to test

having developed / being tested

Education plays an important role ---- improvingpeople's health, and educated people are more likelyto be informed consumers of health care, gatheringinformation ---- diseases and potential treatments.

to / upon in / on

at / about with / from

for / over

Excluding minor skin cancers, breast cancer is thesingle most common type of cancer ---- womenbased ---- American Cancer Society data.

in / from with / for

among / upon within / about

on / of

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---- some people produce irresistibly scented sweatthat insects can detect from 30 m away, they areespecially attractive to mosquitoes.

Until As

Whereas Whether

Before

---- using renewable energy is potentially a means ofcombating global warming, renewable energyfacilities can be very expensive to establish.

Unless Although

Just as Until

When

Standard Mail Transfer Protocol employs anelaborate letter-and-number code that tells eachcomputer station what it must do with a message ---- it can reach its destination.

as though in case

so that even if

now that

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Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings for machines are ----accurate ---- it has been possible for modernengineers to build some of them.

so / that as / as

either / or more / than

neither / nor

---- the promising prospects that carbon capture andstorage technology offers to prevent air pollution,it is still a rather new technique requiring muchmore research before it can be utilized on a largescale.

Owing to Rather than

In spite of Similar to

Except for

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Great Britain was one of the most powerful nations inthe world in the 18th century. It led the world in (17)----new sources of energy for making textiles andconcentrating the process in factories. This was theIndustrial Revolution. In New England, America, smallfactories first appeared in the 1790s. Thereafter, theproportion of manufacturing carried out in northernfactories steadily rose (18)---- individual and primitiveways of production. By 1850, Americans werepioneering ways (19)---- clocks and firearms usinginterchangeable, machine-made parts. Goods pouredout of New England and midwestern factories, and theyspread (20)---- the world. Industrialization fell behind inthe South, (21)---- it was not unknown.

accelerating utilising

challenging eliminating

recruiting

as a result of such as

by means of due to

as opposed to

17. - 21. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçadanumaralanmış yerlere uygun düşen sözcük veyaifadeyi bulunuz.

17.

A) B)

C) D)

E)

18.

A) B)

C) D)

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to mass-produce to have mass-produced

having mass-produced to be mass-produced

mass-produce

on beyond

across against

towards

as if though in case

only if just as

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Reading does not come naturally; it is a difficult skill thatmust be acquired painfully. (22)---- learnt, however, it israrely, if ever, forgotten. So, we do not have to worryabout forgetting how to read because the skill is (23)---- established in our long-term memory banks.(24)---- the retention of the reading skill in permanentmemory, an entirely different type of memory is requiredduring the active process of reading itself. Whilereading, we must retain a 'short-term working memory'for what has just been read. Some of the informationacquired while reading (25)---- to long-term memory butmuch is remembered for just long enough to enable youto understand the text. Memories must somehow berepresented physically in the brain. Brain chemistry andstructure is altered by experience, and the stability ofthese physiochemical changes can be associated (26)---- the retention duration of memory.

Unless Once Until

Before Though

coincidentally scarcely

firmly moderately

severely

22. - 26. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçadanumaralanmış yerlere uygun düşen sözcük veyaifadeyi bulunuz.

22.

A) B) C)

D) E)

23.

A) B)

C) D)

E)

Thanks to In terms of

On behalf of Despite

According to

may be committed used to be committed

would be committed had better be committed

must be committed

at for into

with upon

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Some estimates indicate that sea levels could riseglobally by at least one metre by 2080 ----.

if municipalities immediately take preventivemeasures

though this anticipation is uniform around the world

unless a sudden rise in sea levels threatens mostcities

since glaciers melt and warmer seas expand

as coastal areas at extremely low elevations are themost prone to disaster

The world's cities are home to more than half of theglobal population ----.

so they are facing unprecedented pressure anddemand for investment in infrastructure and urbandevelopment

until they gain recognition as one of the fastestdeveloping regional players in the local sector

since firms around the world are trying hard to sign acontract to get involved in cities' recreation process

so that new industrial projects can be designed to dealwith the problems resulting from overpopulation

but governments hope that public transportationsystems will encourage people to get out of their cars

27. - 36. sorularda, verilen cümleyi uygun şekildetamamlayan ifadeyi bulunuz.

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When someone feels upset about a life event, tellingthem to cheer up actually makes them feel worse,----.

although pain and sadness are complicated andunpredictable emotions

since emotional support in stressful situations haspositive consequences

because it simply reminds them that their emotions donot conform to societal expectations

for it is not easy to get it right, but we should all try

but we all have unique coping strategies and individualpreferences

Parts of Antarctica are claimed by sevennations: Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, NewZealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom, ----.

given that Antarctica is generally described as havingtwo parts, West Antarctica and East Antarctica

but Antarctica is located in the far south,and is extremely cold, even during the summer

therefore, it ranks fifth in size among the world’scontinents, being larger than Australia or Europe

for example, about 98 percent of the land area ispermanently covered with ice

however, their territories are not recognized by theinternational community

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Children learn that some types of lying arepermissible and encouraged; ----.

for example, they can pretend to be happy with a giftthey dislike to avoid hurting the giver's feelings

however, lying to protect oneself from punishment is abehaviour that appears in very young children

therefore, lying to others is most often seen as aninterpersonal failure because it damages trust

on the contrary, it may seem reasonable to assumethat the maintenance of social interaction can requirelying

as a result, parents are generally upset about theirchildren's lying since it is considered sociallyunacceptable

Although there is no standard definition for asmartphone, ----.

it is a mobile phone with advanced functions in itsbasic sense

the first smartphone had a calendar, a calculator, andfax capabilities

its applications are not often included when you buy it

whether the smartphone will simply be a computer inthe future is not certain

the number of people using smartphones is increasingday by day

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Although the first railroads date back to the mid-16th

century used by horsedrawn mining vehicles, ----.

in 1916, the world's longest continuous rail line wascompleted – the 5,600-mile Trans-Siberian railroadtook 25 years to build

railroads continue to dominate as freight carriers in theUS and in the rest of the industrialised world

it was in the early 1800s when they began to reallyproliferate and push the Industrial Revolution into highgear

trains still rank higher than most other means oftransportation as efficient carriers of freight andpassengers

rail lines crisscrossing South America in the late 1800shelped strengthen the Latin American economy

While some hunter-gatherer communities exist eventoday ----.

hunter-gatherer communities lived by searching outfood and other things they needed rather than growingor manufacturing them

the era of hunter-gatherers ended about ten thousandyears ago with the appearance of the first agriculturalsocieties

all hunter-gatherers lived during what is called the'Palaeolithic Era', which means the era of 'Old StoneAge'

many gathered the resources they needed for food, forshelter and clothing, and for ritual activities and otherpurposes

scholars usually study the physical remains fromhunter-gatherer communities in the absence of writtenevidence

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It is not an easy decision for company founders tosell their businesses ----.

no matter how much wealth a good sales dealpromises to bring to the owner

as long as successful entrepreneurs can buildcompanies with great values

even though some employees feel betrayed after acompany has been sold

thanks to being really optimistic about the bright futureof their company

since whether to sell relies partly on the attitudes oftheir new customers

After securing political and economic stability andovercoming severe flooding, ----.

about half of Thailand’s workforce is employed in theagriculture sector

the Thai economy depends mainly on automotive andelectronics manufacturing

Thailand is now becoming attractive to foreigninvestors with its ability to recover

the majority of the population in Thailand are ethnicThais besides a large ethnic Chinese minority

Thailand also exports processed foods like frozenshrimp and canned pineapple

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James Hansen, a climatologist at ColumbiaUniversity, critically expressed that as long as fossilfuels are the cheapest fuels in the market, they willcontinue to be used.

James Hansen, fosil yakıtların piyasadaki en ucuzyakıtlar olduğu sürece kullanılmaya devam edileceğinieleştirel bir şekilde ifade ettiğinde KolombiyaÜniversitesi'nde iklim bilimciydi.

İklim bilimci James Hansen, fosil yakıtların piyasadakien ucuz yakıtlar olduğu sürece kullanılmaya devamedileceğini Kolombiya Üniversitesi'nde eleştirel birşekilde ifade etti.

Kolombiya Üniversitesi'nde iklim bilimci olan JamesHansen, fosil yakıtların piyasadaki en ucuz yakıtlarolduğu sürece kullanılmaya devam edileceğini eleştirelbir şekilde ifade etmiştir.

Fosil yakıtların, piyasadaki en ucuz yakıtlar olduğusürece, kullanılmaya devam edileceğini eleştirel birşekilde ifade eden, Kolombiya Üniversitesi'ndeki iklimbilimci James Hansen'dı.

Kolombiya Üniversitesi'nde iklim bilimci olan JamesHansen, fosil yakıtların piyasadaki en ucuz yakıtlaroldukları için kullanılmaya devam edileceğini eleştirelbir şekilde ifade etti.

37. - 42. sorularda, verilen İngilizce cümleyeanlamca en yakın Türkçe cümleyi, Türkçe cümleyeanlamca en yakın İngilizce cümleyi bulunuz.

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There are over 100 trillion bacteria in our body, mostof which are in the guts, and they support essentialfunctions like digestion, immunity and mentalhealth.

Sindirim, bağışıklık ve akıl sağlığı gibi önemlifonksiyonları destekleyen ve vücudumuzda çoğunluklabağırsaklarda bulunan 100 trilyondan fazla bakterivardır.

Vücudumuzdaki 100 trilyondan fazla bakterinin çoğubağırsaklardadır ve bunlar sindirim, bağışıklık ve akılsağlığı gibi önemli fonksiyonları desteklemektedir.

Vücudumuzda bulunan 100 trilyonu aşkın bakterininçoğu bağırsaklarda yaşar ve sindirim, bağışıklık ve akılsağlığı gibi önemli fonksiyonları destekler.

Vücudumuzda çoğu bağırsaklarda olan 100 trilyondanfazla bakteri vardır ve bunlar sindirim, bağışıklık veakıl sağlığı gibi önemli fonksiyonları desteklemektedir.

Sindirim, bağışıklık ve akıl sağlığı gibi önemlifonksiyonları destekleyen 100 trilyonu aşkın bakteri,vücudumuzda çoğunlukla bağırsaklardabulunmaktadır.

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B)

C)

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Although sleep disorder has negative effects onalmost all of the occupations throughout the world, it is a particular source of concern for those whowork the night shift.

Gece vardiyasında çalışanlar için özel bir endişekaynağı olan uyku bozukluğu, artık tüm dünyadahemen hemen bütün meslekler üzerinde olumsuzetkiler yaratmaktadır.

Uyku bozukluğu, gece vardiyasında çalışanlar için özelbir endişe kaynağı oluştursa da dünya çapındakihemen hemen bütün meslekler üzerinde olumsuzetkilere sahiptir.

Uyku bozukluğu, tüm dünyada neredeyse bütünmeslekler üzerinde olumsuz etkilere sahip olmasınarağmen, en çok gece vardiyasında çalışanlar için özelbir endişe kaynağı oluşturmaktadır.

Uyku bozukluğu, dünya genelindeki hemen hemenbütün meslekler üzerinde olumsuz etkileroluşturmaktadır ancak gece vardiyasında çalışanlariçin özel bir endişe kaynağıdır.

Uyku bozukluğu, dünya çapında neredeyse bütünmeslekler üzerinde olumsuz etkilere sahip olsa dagece vardiyasında çalışanlar için özel bir endişekaynağıdır.

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Albert Einstein, ışığın sürekli bir dalgadan ziyadeküçük enerji parçacıklarından, diğer bir deyişlefotonlardan oluştuğunun düşünülebileceği fikriniortaya koyduğu için 1921'de fizik dalında NobelÖdülü'nü kazanmıştır.

Albert Einstein's winning the Nobel Prize in physics in1921 is due to his idea that light can be thought of asbeing composed of tiny particles of energy, orphotons, rather than as one continuous wave.

Albert Einstein proposed that light can be thought ofas being composed of small particles of energy, orphotons, rather than as one continuous wave, and hewon the Nobel Prize in physics in 1921.

Albert Einstein put forward the idea that light can bethought of as being composed of tiny particles ofenergy, or photons, rather than as one continuouswave, and therefore won the Nobel Prize in physics in1921.

Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1921when he proposed that light can be thought of asbeing composed of little particles of energy, orphotons, rather than as one continuous wave.

Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1921for introducing the idea that light can be thought of asbeing composed of tiny particles of energy, orphotons, rather than as one continuous wave.

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Rüzgar basit tabirle yüksek basınç bölgelerindendaha alçak basınç bölgelerine hava akışı anlamınagelir ve sıvılarla aynı fizik kanunlarına tabidir.

What is simply meant by wind is that it is the flow of airfrom areas of high pressure to those of lowerpressure, and it obeys the same laws of physics asfluids.

The meaning of wind is simply the flow of air from highpressure areas to the areas of lower pressure inaddition to following the same physics laws just asfluids do.

Wind simply means the flow of air from areas of highpressure to those of lower pressure, and it obeys thesame laws of physics as fluids.

Because wind obeys the same laws of physics asfluids, it simply means the flow of air from areas ofhigh pressure to those of lower pressure.

Wind flows from high pressure areas to lower pressureareas, which simply means that it obeys the samelaws of physics as fluids.

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Başarılı bir portre ressamı olan Samuel Morse elektromanyetizmayı ilk duyduğunda mesajların bir kablo üzerinden elektrik aracılığıyla nasılgönderilebileceği üzerine hemen çalışmayabaşlamıştır.

As soon as Samuel Morse, a brilliant portrait artist,had heard about electromagnetism, he at once startedto study how electricity could be used to sendmessages over a wire.

Samuel Morse, who quickly began studying howmessages could be sent over a wire through electricitywhen he first heard about electromagnetism, was askillful portrait artist.

When Samuel Morse, an accomplished portrait artist,first heard about electromagnetism, he immediatelybegan studying how messages could be sent over awire via electricity.

Having heard about electromagnetism for the firsttime, Samuel Morse, who was a proficient portraitartist, quickly began studying how messages could besent over a wire through electricity.

What made Samuel Morse, a talented portrait artist,immediately begin studying how messages could besent over a wire using electricity was that he learnedof electromagnetism.

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Who is the greatest genius of all time? As a scientist, I believe that we should first define what genius is toanswer that question. Traditionally, it is the ability to bemore creative and skilled than anyone else, or the firstto glimpse new shores of knowledge. The history ofscience and technology is rich with great minds, but whois the greatest? For me, it is close between Einstein andNewton, but in Newton's time, there were not manypeople doing science. However, at the start of the20th century, when Einstein was working, there were lotsof other great scientists such as Paul Dirac, WenerHeisenberg, Niels Bohr and several others. Evenamongst them, Einstein was considered special. Somepeople may say this is a lazy choice, but I have thoughtlong about it, and I feel it is right. The three theories thathe published in four papers are some of the greatestideas ever to come out of the human mind – he provedthat atoms exist with his paper on Brownian motion,discovered the fact that light is made up of packets ofenergy, and the whole field of cosmology and most ofmodern astronomy were born from Einstein's GeneralTheory of Relativity. He changed forever the way weunderstand our Universe. Even now, when we talk aboutthe possibility of a big idea changing science, we say"we need another Einstein".

It is clear from the passage that in order to be agenius, one needs to ----.

have the necessary traits that allow him or her to bemore innovative and talented than others

come up with papers which can lead to remarkablescientific breakthroughs

be the one with the highest level of understanding of ascientific subject

follow the footsteps of Einstein or Newton, two of thegreatest minds in the history of science

become knowledgeable in multiple fields of scienceduring his or her career

43. - 46. soruları, aşağıdaki parçaya görecevaplayınız.

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Why does the author nominate Einstein instead ofNewton as the greatest genius of all time?

Newton failed to make a difference when compared toother scientists of his time no matter howsignificant his works and findings were.

Einstein earned a reputation as the most special oneof the great geniuses of his time while Newton did nothave many competitors.

Einstein had the privilege of collaborating with some ofthe most successful scientists of his period,including Dirac, Heisenberg and Bohr.

Einstein seems to have been more industrious with thetheories he developed while Newton was not veryinventive.

Einstein, with his papers, contributed a lot more to theway we see the Universe than Newton.

Scientists say "we need another Einstein" when ----.

they talk about the existence of atoms, as it wasproved by one of the theories proposed by Einstein

they make reference to one of the ideas presented inthe General Theory of Relativity

there is a need for some vision that is supposed tomake a substantial change in science

they want to underline the fact that Einstein can beconsidered as the father of cosmology and modernastronomy

there is a need to establish the relationship betweenthe light and energy

Which of the following best describes the author'sattitude toward Einstein?

indifferent satirical impartial

appreciating disappointed

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Growing state intervention in education has been, inpart at least, a response to globalization. Increasingglobal integration has at least partially demolished thewalls around national economies and made it moredifficult for governments to protect industries againstforeign competition. One of the few ways in whichgovernments can increase the internationalcompetitiveness is through investment in humans byputting resources into education and training. Thisparticularly applies to the old industrial societies. Theirtraditional manufacturing industries cannot compete withthose of developing countries where labour costs are farlower. This also applies to clerical work and dataprocessing. The industrial societies can compete onlyby upgrading their skills and improving their knowledgeand experience. This also means that it is the morehighly educated members of these societies who willflourish. According to a study, those who can only doroutine production and service work will lose out, while itis the highly educated 'symbolic analysts' ─ scientists,consultants, engineers, financial experts, and all thosewho can manipulate oral and visible symbols ─ whoseskills and knowledge are in global demand. Theimplication is that inequality will be more related to thelevel of education than ever before.

Why do governments invest more in education andtraining?

To take the education system under control

To provide a healthy integration of the society with therest of the world

To be able to compete with other nations

To help stop the globalization process

To avoid the impact of successful companies fromrival countries


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The old industrial societies find it hard to battle withthe developing countries because ----.

it is cost-effective to hire labour there

their manufacturing industries are outdated

developing countries have a higher level of stateintervention in education

they have been exposed to more foreign influencethan developing countries

they have only focused on the service sector

It can be understood from the study mentioned inthe passage that ----.

manual workers will become the most important ring ofthe labour chain for the first time

more and more state intervention in education is goingto be needed

the level of education has never been more importantthan now in terms of inequality

clerical work and data processing will be paid moreattention in the coming years

globalization has actually not been so influential inblurring the walls around national economies

What could be the best title for the passage?

State Intervention in Education

Education and Globalization

Industrialization for Globalization

Education in Developing Countries

Future of Education in Industrial Societies

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Australia experienced the worst and most consistentperiod of drought in its recorded history over much ofthe past decade. The Murray River failed to reach thesea for the first time ever in 2002. Fires swept much ofthe country, and dust storms covered major cities fordays. Australia's sheep population dropped by 50percent, and rice and cotton production collapsed insome years. The drought ended in 2010 with heavyrains and flooding. Australia's Millennium Drought is awake-up call for residents of the drought-plaguedsouthwestern US where droughts have devastatingconsequences to the region and to the nation. TheUS can avoid the worst, however, if they pay attention toAustralia's experience and learn the right lesson. BothAustralia and the US have dry regions where thirstycities and irrigated agriculture are exhausting watersupplies and damaging ecosytems. The Colorado Riverno longer flows to the sea in most years. Changingglobal climate in both countries increases the risk ofdrought. As the climate continues to change, smartwater planning may help ease the impacts ofunexpected and severe droughts in the US that nowappear inevitable.

As a result of Australia's Millennium Drought, ----.

people were not able to cope with heavy rains andflooding

more people began to utilize the Murray River

the government came up with plans to restore water

fires and dust storms triggered the climate change

there was a sharp decline in livestock and agriculturalproduction


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It is clear from the passage that the southwesternUS ----.

has already taken some precautions for theanticipated drought

bears certain resemblance to some parts of Australiain their proneness to climatic devastation

is likely to experience a more severe drought whencompared to Australia

is luckier than Australia in terms of geographicalcharacteristics

tries to make the Colorado River flow to the sea again

Which of the following can be inferred from thepassage?

The US inevitably experiences the impacts ofa drought despite their smart water planning systems.

If the US does not collaborate with Australia, it maynot recover from the approaching drought.

The US seems to be ignorant of the warningsconcerning a possible drought.

The US should produce effective solutions to droughtsince its climate is more threatening than that ofAustralia.

One positive outcome of the Millennium Drought isthat it can call public attention to climate change.

What is the main purpose of the passage?

Revealing the basic similarities between the MurrayRiver and the Colorado River

Criticising the reluctance of the US to take action toprevent a possible drought

Pointing to the need for the US to take lessons fromthe drought in Australia

Emphasizing the disastrous effects of the droughtexperienced in Australia

Explaining how to save limited water supplies andecosystems destroyed in both Australia and the US

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Greenland faces a great risk of losing substantialamounts of its glaciers, which could result in more sealevel rise. One of these immense glaciers that drain thevast Greenland ice sheet has recently begun to retreat.It could eventually contribute half a metre to sea levelrise. Some of Greenland's glaciers rest in deep fjords,and as the water warms, their leading edges melt. Theice within them is also moving towards the sea faster ─so more is being dumped in the sea. The process beganwith the vast Jakobshavn glacier in the west, followed bythe Petermann and Humboldt in the north. Recently, ithas been announced that the Zachariæ Isstrøm glacierin the north-east began to retreat in 2012 and its flowtowards the sea has also accelerated. "Now it'sunstable and it's going to retreat even more," saysJeremie Mouginot of the University of California. Thenext glacier to the north, Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden, couldfollow suit. The floating ice shelf that protects it isthinning and could soon be lost. Most of the ice shelvesin the seas around Greenland have alreadydisappeared. "The melt will add millimetres to sea levelsover the coming decades," says Mouginot.

It is clearly stated in the passage that Greenland'sglaciers ----.

have slowed down their movement towards sea

started to melt first with Petermann and Humboldtglaciers

have caused an increase in sea levels because ofmelting

have begun to melt from the middle to the edges

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when the Zachariæ Isstrøm glacier started to retreat isunknown

the Zachariæ Isstrøm glacier has already begun todump all its ice at sea

the Zachariæ Isstrøm glacier is currently in a steadyposition

the Zachariæ Isstrøm glacier will presumably continueretreating

the Zachariæ Isstrøm glacier stopped melting in theyear of 2012

The underlined word "accelerated" is closest inmeaning to ----.

evolved increased emerged

altered expired

What does the passage mainly focus on?

How to prevent Greenland's glaciers from melting

The comparison of Greenland's different glaciers

The consequence of melting in Greenland's glaciers

Research on Greenland's glaciers

The disappearance of ice shelves around Greenland

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Imagine a world where every child owns a microscope.A clever new method to fold a single sheet of paper tocreate a microscope may bring that dream closer toreality. In the Foldscope, invented by Stanford Universityengineers, folded paper creates a structure, which holdsa lens and a LED in alignment. As users look, adjust thelens and change the focus, they can magnify objectsmore than 2,000 times with this simple, affordable andeasily portable assembly. This level of magnification isclose to what you can achieve with most laboratorymicroscopes. Leading developer Manu Prakashoriginally saw the Foldscope as an inexpensive way todiagnose diseases in developing countries. But he soonrealized it could also help excite a new generation ofscientists. "You learn to appreciate the microscopicworld by actually exploring it yourself," he says. Theinventors launched a beta test to see how the inventionworks in real practice. More than 11,000 applicants from130 countries – ranging from six-year-olds to scientistsnominated for the Nobel Prize – volunteered to use theFoldscope for an original research project. They plan tostudy bee parasites and identify micro-fossils.Reproducing those experiments may inspire students tomake their own discoveries. If only every biology bookhad a Foldscope as the last page because we are notjust imparting knowledge, but we are also imparting thetools to gain that knowledge.

It is stated in the passage that the Foldscope ----.

is an original method to fold paper that children mightfavour

is a new kind of magnifier that can also work without alens or a LED

is an easy-to-carry microscope whose primary materialis paper

can magnify objects better than many microscopesused in laboratories

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It is clear from the passage that Manu Prakash ----.

believes that the Foldscope might soon replace theclassical microscopes in laboratories

initially considered the Foldscope as a cheap way ofdetecting diseases

devised the Foldscope to help the new generation ofscientists who look for excitement

invented the Foldscope as he was highly interested inmicroscopic world

thinks that students are inspired by the scientists whoare candidates for the Nobel Prize

It is pointed out in the passage that ----.

the beta test showed that the Foldscope couldwork well in real practice

a remarkable variety of people were willing to use theFoldscope in their studies

the Foldscope produces the most reliable results inthe study of bee parasites or micro-fossils

scientists nominated for the Nobel Prize helpedthe six-year-olds to use the Foldscope in the beta test

many similar experiments were reproduced to see theefficiency of the Foldscope

The author is of the opinion that the Foldscope ----.

needs to be greatly improved to be used in originalresearch projects

should go beyond biology books and used inlaboratories to make detailed studies like those onmicro-fossils

has become very popular just because the scientistsnominated for the Nobel Prize have been using it

was originally designed to be used at schools butnow it is being utilized especially for medical purposes

might be a good educational tool that can dramaticallyfoster scientific endeavour

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Radio Presenter: So, here we have Dr. Henstridge from the

University of Edinburgh who analyses people'sbrains in his lab. How do you persuade people toagree to donate their brain after death?

Dr. Henstridge: These are people who participated in a project 70

years ago in which they had their IQ tested. Wethen sent them a letter so they had the opportunityto think about it with their family without anypressure.

Radio Presenter: ---- Dr. Henstridge: It is the only one where we have a good idea about

their intelligence levels when they were young.

What kind of information is gained in your project byanalysing donated brains?

Can you tell us a bit about the profile of those peoplewho donated their brain?

What's the difference between IQ in the childhood andin the old age?

How long are you planning to pursue this research?

There are several other brain banks, why is yoursdifferent?

63. - 67. sorularda, karşılıklı konuşmanın boşbırakılan kısmını tamamlayabilecek ifadeyibulunuz.

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Journalist: Can you tell us briefly what accounting is?

Accountant: Basically, accounting is a body of principles for

recording financial information related to acompany's resources and its use in meeting thecompany's goals.

Journalist: ----

Accountant: Preparation for the field is provided by secondary

schools, business schools, or universities.

Why is accounting critical to the functioning ofcompanies?

Why did you choose to be an accountant?

What makes a successful accountant?

What does it take to be an accountant?

What are the generally-accepted accountingprinciples?

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Erkan: According to the psychology magazine I was

reading yesterday, people love betting on theWorld Cup, but making predictions aboutuncertain events actually reduces the enjoymentin them.

Nergis: Why is that? I believe that when you bet in favor of

a team, you support that team during the game,and it makes the experience more meaningful andfun for you.

Erkan: ----

Nergis: It really doesn't make any sense to me. I think the

satisfaction one can get from making the rightchoice can balance that out.

Some people focus on potential gains in life and playto win, while others try to prevent negative outcomesand just want to avoid losing.

Psychologists say the opposite. They say thepossibility of being wrong in your prediction hangsover your head, so you can't enjoy the game.

Well, it was mentioned in an article that people'sanxiety level increases when they watch sportsevents and that people with heart problems shouldstay away from going to stadiums.

You may have a point there, but remember that bettingon football matches puts even more pressure on theplayers in the field.

The authors of the article acknowledge that betting onsports events like football can make a person winhuge sums of money as well.

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Bilge: I can't believe there are still some people who

think the wealthy have limitless leisure time.

Kerem: ----

Bilge: Yes, I do. The well-off people I know work 80

hours per week inventing and producing things.

Kerem: It seems they don't really have so much free time

after all.

Do you think they'd like to have a lot of leisure time?

Do you feel it is unfair for us to have limited leisuretime unlike them?

Do you think they are rich because they have wealthyfamilies?

I don't think having a lot of free time means resting alot, do you?

I see you disagree with what they say, don't you?

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Kemal: Can you have a look at this headline? It says ear

genes are linked to musical talent. What does thatmean?

Onur: Well, it suggests musical talent may partly be due

to genes determining the structure of the innerear.

Kemal: ----

Onur: OK. If you have an excellent inner ear structure,

you can play the tunes you hear without looking atthe notes.

What do you mean in layman's terms?

Do you think this can change later with new research?

Are you interested in the link between genes andtalent?

Do you really believe that genes can have an impacton musical talent?

Doesn't it sound incredible that genes can be thatimportant?

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Many districts in Arizona are considering thepossibility of lowering the age of partialresponsibility to 12 due to the increase in thenumber of crimes committed by criminals under theage of 14.

Many local authorities in Arizona are thinking oflowering the age of partial responsibility to 12 in orderto prevent crimes committed by criminals under theage of 14.

Crimes committed by those under the age of 14 arebecoming more common, and thus many localities inArizona are thinking of lowering the age of partialresponsibility to 12.

The possibility of lowering the age of partialresponsibility to 12 is being discussed in many regionsof Arizona because of the immensely growing numberof crimes committed by 14-year-old individuals.

The increasing number of criminals under the age of14 has led to an agreement in localities in Arizona tolower the age of partial responsibility to 12.

Criminals under the age of 14 are committing morecrimes than ever before, which will probably force theauthorities in Arizona to consider lowering the age ofpartial responsibility to 12.

68. - 71. sorularda, verilen cümleye anlamca enyakın cümleyi bulunuz.

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Even though there is sufficient water available tocover the demands of the world population, there isa shortage of clean water due to increased pollution.

We are consuming clean water in order to satisfy ourdemands but there is increasing contamination all overthe world.

It is necessary to have sufficient water to cover thedemands of all people as increased pollution causes ashortage of clean water.

Increased contamination leads to a shortage of cleanwater in spite of the availability of water enough tomeet the needs of the world population.

Despite increased pollution and a shortage of water,there should be enough water to satisfy the demandsof people.

Because of increased pollution and a shortage ofwater, we should find enough resources to satisfy ourwater demand.

Despite the fact that obesity is one of the biggestcauses of preventable deaths after smoking and islinked to chronic diseases, obesity rates keepincreasing.

Although chronic diseases that are associated withobesity and smoking can be avoided, the number ofpeople who die of obesity and who become chronicallyill goes up.

The number of people who suffer from obesitycontinues to rise even though, along with smoking, it isone of the major factors that account foravoidable deaths and causes long-term diseases.

In spite of being one of the major causes of deathsthat can be avoided and resulting in serious diseases,the number of people who are obese is still higherthan the number of people who smoke.

The rate of obesity and the number of people whosmoke continue to go up even though they are themain causes of deaths that can be prevented andare connected with chronic diseases.

Obesity and smoking are illnesses that can lead topreventable deaths, and they are associated withchronic diseases; however, people still continue tosuffer from obesity and smoking-related diseases.

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Like other interventions, hypnotheraphy can beregarded as effective only if it proves more powerfulthan a placebo.

Hypnotheraphy is similar to other practices in that it isconsidered as effective as a placebo.

Similar to other treatments, hypnotheraphy could beinfluential even if a placebo is actually stronger.

Provided that hypnotheraphy becomes stronger than aplacebo, it can be considered as effective as otherapplications.

Even if hypnotheraphy acts as a placebo, it may be aseffective as many other treatments.

Although it is like other practices, hypnotheraphy canbe more effective than a placebo.

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Floating and flying above us are not only the usualsuspects – birds, bats, insects – but countlessmicroscopic creatures as well. The discipline ofaeroecology explores how animals, plants and otherorganisms live in, move through and interact withthe aerosphere. ---- Instruments are now so precisethat these technical observations can spot a singlebee at about 45 km away.

How animals are sensing, using and adapting tochanges in atmospheric conditions is not interestingfor some people.

A whole world of invisible creatures inhabit theaerosphere, which contains more than 100,000 living things.

Air, as an environment, can lead to surprisinginteractions between living and non-living things.

There are still many mysterious organisms thatecologists cannot define.

This science has seen huge gains because of thegrowing ability to track air movement with radar andtelemetry.

72. - 75. sorularda, boş bırakılan yere, parçadaanlam bütünlüğünü sağlamak için getirilebilecekcümleyi bulunuz.

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People strive for success, which motivates them tocontinuously strive for greater achievements.However, the strength of this motivation can varygreatly from person to person. ---- People lackingself-confidence tend to give up on a task muchsooner than people with a strong belief in their ownabilities. People's levels of motivation are alsoconnected to their beliefs concerning the causes ofevents.

Among other things, it depends on the value anindividual places on his or her own performance.

While some sources of motivation are biological anddirectly promote survival, others are learned.

Because emotions can both trigger and maintainbehaviour, they are motivators of human actions.

External incentives also act as a motivator for a certaintype of behaviour or action.

The concept of motivation explains why people striveto achieve particular goals.

For thousands of years, man and wolf have beentogether as allies and companions. A naturalinstinct that bonds them still exists. Drawing onhuman interactions with wolves, a team of doctorscame up with wolf therapy to work towards repairingthe empathy and self-esteem deficits among youngadults. ---- The progress they make buildstheir motivation to complete the program andreduces the risk of reverting back to old harmfulhabits.

Wolves have been rescued from dire circumstances,including abuse, neglect and abandonment.

Treatment centres are technologically advanced andhave perfect facilities.

The treatment is designed to ease depression, anxietyand stress among those in the rehabilitation programs.

One of the challenges that therapists face is thedifficulty in obtaining permission to capture wildanimals.

A wolf has a unique capacity for engaging people'semotions and breaking through their defensemechanisms.

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The way that interpersonal attraction develops isrelated partly to how we select a mate. Typically,men prefer women with the classic shapely bodyfigure, probably because it signifies youthfulness,good health and fertility. However, there are culturaland ecological influences. ---- In modern Westernsocieties, where heaviness may indicate ill health,men prefer slimmer women.

In the United States, a woman's physical beauty isconsidered to be an ultimately important factor inpartner-choosing.

In traditional agricultural societies, being thin maymean having a serious disease, so men prefer theirwomen to be heavier.

If a woman lacks fertility in Far Eastern societies, thismay deter men from choosing her as a wife.

Youthful appearance, body and facial symmetry haveall become points of interest for American men.

Traditional societies have the conception that goodgenes cannot find their place in heavy bodies, whichcause women to lose youthfulness.

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(I) The brain is very good at warning us for threats, and itis also skillful at letting us know when a threat no longerexists. (II) However, sometimes this system fails, andunpleasant associations stick around leading to amalfunction thought to be at the root of post-traumaticstress disorder. (III) New research has identified aneuronal circuit responsible for the brain's ability to getrid of bad memories. (IV) The hunt to find medicationthat can slow or halt the progression of Alzheimer'sdisease is on. (V) This finding could have implicationsfor treating a broad range of anxiety disorders including post-traumatic stress disorder.

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(I) The cuttlefish is brilliant at hiding itself from enemiesin water. (II) It can change the colour, pattern andtexture of its skin to blend in with almost anyenvironment, making it all but invisible to predators.(III) Now, a team of researchers at Harvard Universityhas moved a step closer to unlocking the secrets of thismaster of disguise, and potentially creating bettercamouflage for the military. (IV) The cuttlefish's skin isloaded with neurally-controlled, pigmented organs called chromatophores. (V) As well as being used in militarycamouflage, the team says the findings could also haveapplications in materials for paints, cosmetics or evenconsumer electronics.

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76. - 80. sorularda, cümleler sırasıylaokunduğunda parçanın anlam bütünlüğünü bozancümleyi bulunuz.

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(I) A French company has just developed an artificialheart which has been approved for human testing inmany countries. (II) This artificial heart weighs 900 g and consists of two chambers separated by a biologicallayer. (III) The heart is energised by two lithium batteries,providing over 230 million heartbeats, whichcorresponds to a five-year life. (IV) If the heart is useduniversally, it could save the lives of more than 100,000people suffering from various heart diseases that cannow only be cured by a donor heart. (V) Previousattempts to produce a similar device have led to adecrease in heart transplants.

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(I) In 1493, when Christopher Columbus started hissecond voyage to the Americas, he took sugar canewith him. (II) He planted the continent's first sugar canein Hispaniola, the site, not coincidentally, of a greatslave revolt a few hundred years later. (III) Withindecades mills producing sugar proliferated in Jamaicaand Cuba, where rainforest had been cleared and thenative population had been eliminated by disease orwar, or enslaved. (IV) Tobacco and cotton were alsogrown in the 1700s on Barbados Island plantations bythe slaves. (V) The Portuguese created an effective butbrutal model, making Brazil into an early boom colony,with more than 100,000 slaves producing tons of sugar.

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(I) Most house plants need a period of rest during theyear when watering must be reduced. (II) The rest periodis brought on by the reduction in available light at certaintimes of the year. (III) When a plant is not wateredenough, the soil in the pot becomes quite dry andcompacted. (IV) Giving excess water at this timeinevitably encourages plant growth. (V) However, if thisis not supported by adequate light, it results in poorgrowth.

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1. C 21. B 41. C 61. B

2. A 22. B 42. C 62. E

3. D 23. C 43. A 63. E

4. A 24. D 44. B 64. D

5. D 25. A 45. C 65. B

6. D 26. D 46. D 66. E

7. B 27. D 47. C 67. A

8. E 28. A 48. A 68. B

9. D 29. C 49. C 69. C

10. B 30. E 50. B 70. B

11. C 31. A 51. E 71. C

12. B 32. A 52. B 72. E

13. B 33. C 53. E 73. A

14. C 34. B 54. C 74. C

15. A 35. A 55. C 75. B

16. C 36. C 56. D 76. D

17. B 37. C 57. B 77. D

18. E 38. D 58. C 78. E

19. A 39. E 59. C 79. D

20. C 40. E 60. B 80. C

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