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1 20. sorularda bo braklan yerlere uygun 5. The potato disaster ---- in Ireland in the 1840s
den szck ya da ifadeyi bulunuz and this famine killed about a million people.

1. Some people prefer hearing ---- stories to new A) put out B) broke out
ones, probably because they find brand-new C) ran out D) cut off
tales confusing. E) called off

A) constant B) prone
C) complex D) familiar
E) innovative

6. Marine biologists are trying to ---- why healthy

sea creatures have been dying suddenly
along coastal areas around the world.

2. Bats may ----- the most sophisticated wings in A) make up B) break into
the animal kingdom which allow them to fly C) turn down D) figure out
fast and pursue insects during flight.
E) give in

A) provide B) implement
C) possess D) diminish
E) occur
7. Winston Churchill was known as a great
leader, yet now he is also known ---- being
curious---- alien life and the universe.

A) for / about B) with / into

3. The ice in the Arctic sea has shown a ----
C) by / from D) on / under
steady decline, whereas the one in the south
E) up / above
changed dramatically.

A) negligibly B) diligently
C) similarly D) suspiciously
E) relatively
8. In order to curb the effects of global warming,
the increase ---- Earth's temperature needs to
be stabilized ---- no more than 3.6 degrees F.

4. Scientists say the amount of ---- in the Pacific A) on / at B) against / on

Ocean is on the rise just like heavily polluted
C) of / to D) from / for
Chinese rivers.
E) in / at

A) contributions B) components
C) contaminants D) appraisals
E) branches

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9. Currently an endangered species of antelope 12. The story of humanity ---- with our earliest
------ in great numbers due to a disease in ancestors, who ---- in Africa around 7 million
Mongolia, and there ------ "catastrophic years ago.
consequences" for the fauna.
A) began / appeared
A) was dying / should be B) has begun / had appeared
B) dies / were C) would begin / will appear
C) had died / are D) begins / appears
D) is dying / could be E) will begin / appear
E) has died / would have been

13. ---- people mature and gain more experience,

10. Earths gravity ---- life possible by enabling they gradually learn strategies to cope with
vital human activities, yet a weaker or a their emotions.
stronger one ------ much lower chances of
survival. A) Even if B) As
C) Unless D) Lest
A) had made / may mean E) Whereas
B) makes / would mean
C) is making / meant
D) can make / had meant
E) will have made / is meaning

14. ---- reptiles generally prey on smaller animals,

few reptiles such as the iguana are plant-
eaters.

A) Before B) When
11. ----- the benefits of individual skills with those C) After D) Since
of living in an even larger group, many animal E) While
species ----- their chances of survival.

A) To have combined / increase

B) To combine / had increased
C) Having combined / would have increased
15. What are we going to do when our vital
D) To be combined / increased
supplies ---- fish dry up?
E) Combining / can increase

A) such as B) but for

C) as regards D) without
E) due to

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16. Scientists estimate ants first evolved about 20. Young children ----- have been exposed to a
120 million years ago ---- the ants at that time second language have an advantage when
weren't as prevalent as they are today they learn the sounds of that language later in
life.
A) because B) but
C) so that D) if A) who B) when
E) as though C) which D) what
E) whether

17. Engineers have improved infrastructures to

deal with lightning ----- a better and more
detailed understanding of lightning.

A) in terms of B) rather than

C) on behalf of D) such as
E) thanks to

18. ---- the rampant deforestation is to be

stopped, the governments must address land
rights, and recognise the customary rights of
indigenous peoples over their land.

A) Although B) Only if
C) If D) As
E) Just as

19. The fragmentation of the remaining forest in

South-East Asia has become ---- severe ----
the loss of many more species of plants and
animals has become inevitable.

A) such / that B) either/or

C) so / that D) such / as
E) whether / or

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21 25. sorularda bo braklan yerlere uygun 23.

den szck ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.
A) in B) within
C) off D) through
Raymond B. Cattells (21) ---- contributions to E) by
psychology are undeniable. He held a hereditarian view
of intelligence, (22) ---- that intelligence is largely
determined (23) ---- genetics. He (24) ---- that
individuals with higher IQs tended to have fewer
children than individuals with lower IQs. Therefore, he
suggested that it would be better for more intelligent
people to be encouraged to have more children, and
that less intelligent individuals have (25) ----. 24.

A) noted
B) was noting
C) is noting
D) will note
E) has noted
21.

A) inexplicable
B) perceived
C) substantial
D) irreversible
E) cognitive

25.

A) most B) more
C) any D) fewer
E) less

22.

A) to argue
B) arguing
C) being argued
D) to have argued
E) be argued

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26 30. sorularda bo braklan yerlere uygun 28.

den szck ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.
A) invisible B) invincible
C) visible D) bright
A black hole is a place in space (26) ---- gravity pulls so E) radiant
much that even light cannot get out. The gravity is so
strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny
space. (27) ---- no light can get out, people can't see
black holes. Namely, they are (28) ----. Space
telescopes with special tools can help find black holes.
The special tools can see how stars that are very close
(29) ---- black holes act differently from other stars. The
big question is when did this all happen? Scientists
think most of the black holes formed when the universe 29.
(30) ---- long ago. Then, through time the number of
A) from B) upon
them has kept adding up.
C) under D) above
E) to

26.

A) which B) that
C) where D) what
E) of which

30.

A) had begun
B) began
C) begins
D) was beginning
E) will begin

27.

A) Although B) As if
C) While D) Since
E) Just as

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31. 40. sorularda verilen cmleyi
tamamlayabilecek seenei bulunuz.
31. Although genes are known to influence
behavior and intelligence, ----.
A) genetically identical does not mean exactly
the same
B) it also causes a substantial amount of
controversy among the scholars
C) they are definitely not the entire reason for
the correlation between the two
D) some changes are more prevalent in less
developed parts of the world
E) these approaches may have been more
appropriate decades earlier
32. ---- that carried a number of vital instruments
and remained in orbit for more than 12.
A) Scientists will carry out an undersea
exploration of some sort
B) Explorer I was a relatively small spacecraft
C) As they have long worked on space projects
D) The danger of desertification due to climate
change persists
E) A probe can be designed to explore the solar
system in general and Mars in particular
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33. -------, as it has a high resistance to oxidation
and therefore a long shelf life.
A) Coconut oil turns to liquid when heated to
certain temperatures
B) Coconut oil is highly preferred in foods and
beverages as source of cheap oil
C) Many people still have doubts and hesitate to
use coconut oil and palm oil
D) Semi-solid at room temperature, palm oil and
coconut oil are among the worlds most
versatile raw materials
E) Coconut oil is rarely exploited as an
ingredient in the cosmetics industry
34. After it loses one of its arms during hunting or
an attack, ----.
A) the marine mammals cannot survive such
dramatic changes any longer
B) an octopus can regenerate the organ in a
relatively brief period of time
C) the main reason for this loss was still
unknown
D) their dependence on other little sea
creatures is often disregarded
E) a whale was captured by the local fishermen
and exhibited for days

35. While the ceratopsian pattern found in
Northern Mexico is currently rare and mostly
fragmented, ----.
A) isolation is key to this kind of evolutionary
divergence
B) every new species helps outline this grand
evolutionary pattern
C) there is an evident potential to discover more
and better preserved specimens in the near
future
D) North America saw a decrease in horned
dinosaur species
E) its one of several mysterious species
uncovered across northern Mexico
36. ----, new genetic and archaeological data of the
region indicate that this event may have taken
place much earlier.
A) Because the Tibetan Plateau is a cold and
arid place with half the oxygen present at
sea level
B) Though scientists had long thought no one
set foot on the Tibetan plateau until 15,000
years ago
C) Just as the word organic is historical, dating
to the 1st century
D) Once the modern part of the Tibetan
genome reflects a mixed genetic heritage
E) While it's the most significant wave of
migration that shaped the modern Tibetan
gene pool
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37. Cancer injections are not designed to prevent
cancer from starting, ----.
A) instead, they provide patients immune
system with intellegence on what the cancer
cell looks like
B) in that cancerous cells do not look different
enough from normal cells
C) yet human cells are covered in so-called
self-proteins that serve as markers for the
immune system
D) thus, earlier cancer vaccine efforts may have
failed
E) so cancer-specific proteins spark a strong
response from immune molecules
38. ----, they can easily understand where events
are taking place.
A) Although there are many reasons to study
geography
B) As rivers are easy examples of how
geography can impact history
C) While early people had an easy way of
transporting goods
D) If people develop a map of their community
and the world
E) Unless geographical features have had an
equally strong impact on history
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39. Venus with its dense atmosphere that traps
solar radiation is extremely hot, ----.
A) for the Earth is habitable thanks to the
equilibrium of incoming and outgoing
radiation
B) so the oceans, land and atmosphere release
heat in the form of IR thermal radiation
C) also, UV radiation has a shorter wavelength
and a higher energy level than visible light
D) while Venus is boiling hot due to incoming
solar radiation absorbed by the oceans, the
land and the atmosphere
E) whereas, the moon, having no atmosphere,
is about minus 50 degrees celcius on its dark
side
40. Most nature reserves, -----, have special
environmental value.
A) which should be well-preserved for future
generations
B) unless they protect unique ecosystems,
water reserves, and endangered species
C) whether governments and companies place
special attention on it
D) yet people are in favour of conserving them
and contributing money
E) if people made use of economic advantages
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41. - 46. sorularda, verilen ngilizce cmleye
anlamca en yakn Trke cmleyi bulunuz.
41. One of the main scientific goals of the Mars
Science Laboratory is to study the climate and
geology of Mars.
A) Mars'n iklim ve jeolojisini incelemek, Mars
Bilim Laboratuvarnn en temel grevlerinden
birisidir.
B) Mars Bilim Laboratuvarnn hedefleri arasnda
Mars'n iklimi ile jeolojisini ett etmek de
bulunmaktadr.
C) Mars Bilim Laboratuvarnn temel bilimsel
hedeflerinden biri Mars'n iklimi ve jeolojisini
incelemektir.
D) Mars'n iklimini ve jeolojisini ett ederek
Mars'ta hayat olup olmadn ortaya karmak
Mars Bilim Laboratuvar'nn temel
hedeflerinden biridir.
E) Mars Bilim Laboratuvarnn hedeflerinden birisi
Mars'n iklimini incelemek, dieri ise jeolojisini
ett etmektir.
42. A black hole is a region in space exhibiting
such a strong gravitational effect that nothing,
not even light, can escape from inside it.
A) Kara delik, hibir eyin, n bile, iinden
kaamayaca ok gl bir yer ekimi etkisi
sergileyen, uzayda bir blgedir.
B) Kara delik gl yer ekimi sayesinde
paracklarn ve k gibi elektromanyetik
radyasyonlarn iinden kmasna izin vermez.
C) In bile iinden kamad kara delik, gl
bir yerekimine sahip olan bir uzay blgesidir.
D) Kara delik, k gibi elektromanyetik
radyasyonlarn iinden kamad gl bir
yer ekimi alandr.
E) Uzayda bulunan kara delik, n bile iinde
hapsolduu gl yer ekimi etkileri sergiler.

43. Technology, the collection of techniques,
skills, methods, is used in the production of
goods or services.
A) Teknoloji mal veya hizmetlerin retiminde
kullanlan tekniklerin, becerilerin, yntemlerin
ve ilemlerin derlenmesidir.
B) Tekniklerin, becerilerin, yntemlerin btn
olan ve teknoloji, mal veya hizmetlerin
retiminde kullanlr.
C) Teknoloji, tekniklerin gelimesiyle birlikte
hizmet sektrnde ve mal retiminde
kullanlmaktadr.
D) Mal veya hizmetlerin retiminde kullanlan
teknoloji tekniklerin, becerilerin, yntemlerin ve
ilemlerin toplamdr.
E) nsanlar teknolojiyi yalnzca mal ve hizmetlerin
retiminde deil ayn zamanda tekniklerin,
becerilerin, yntemlerin derlenmesinde de
kullanrlar.
44. When surfaces in contact move relatively to
each other, the friction between the two
surfaces converts kinetic energy into thermal
energy.
A) Kinetik enerjiyi termal enerjiye dntrmek
iin yzeyler birbirine temas etmelidirler.
B) ki yzey arasndaki srtnme kinetik enerjiyi
termal enerjisine dntrerek yzeylerin
hareket etmesini salar.
C) Temas halinde olan yzeyler birbirine greceli
olarak hareket ettiinde, iki yzey arasndaki
srtnme kinetik enerjiyi termal enerjiye evirir.
D) Temas halinde olan yzeyler birbirine greceli
hareket ettii iin iki yzey arasndaki
srtnme kinetik enerjiyi termal enerjiye evirir.
E) Temas halindeki yzeyler sayesinde kinetik
enerji termal enerjiye kolayca dntrlr.
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45. Scientists have come up with a new theory as
to the reasons of the extinction of the
dinosaurs that allegedly took place some 150
millions ago.
A) Bilim insanlar, szde yaklak 150 milyon yl
nce meydana gelmi olan, dinozorlarn yok
olma nedenlerine dair yeni bir teori ile ortaya
ktlar.
B) Bilim insanlar, 150 milyon yl nce meydana
gelmi olan dinozorlarn yok olma nedenleri ile
alakal bir kant buldular.
C) Bilim insanlar, szde aa yukar 150 milyon
yl nce meydana gelmi olan dinozorlarn yok
olma nedenleri ile alakal yeni bir teori ile
ortaya ktlar.
D) Aa yukar 150 milyon yl nce meydana
gelmi olan dinozorlarn neden yok olduuna
dair yeni bir teori bilim insanlar tarafndan
ortaya atld.
E) Bilim insanlar, 150 milyon yl nce meydana
gelmi olan dinozorlarn yok olmas ile alakal
yeni bir teori ile akladla
46. According to the Moore Law put forward by
Gordon Moore, the technology that we use
even for our daily routines doubles every two
years.
A) Gordon Mooreun ortaya att Moore yasasna
gre, gnlk rutinlerimiz iin kullandmz
teknoloji her iki ylda bir ikiye katlanr.
B) Gordon Moore tarafndan ortaya atlan Moore
yasas, gnlk rutinlerimiz iin bile kullanlan
teknolojiyi her iki ylda bir arttn iddia eder.
C) Gordon Mooreun ortaya att Moore yasasna
gre, gnlk rutinlerimiz iin bile kullandmz
teknoloji her iki ylda bir ikiye katlanr.
D) Gordon Moore tarafndan ortaya atlan Moore
yasasna gre, gnlk rutinlerimiz iin bile
kullandmz teknoloji her iki ylda bir iki kat
azalr.
E) Gordon Moore tarafndan ortaya atlan Moore
yasasna gre, gnlk rutinlerimiz iin bile
kullandmz teknoloji her iki ylda bir ikiye
katlanr.
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47. - 52. sorularda, verilen Trke cmleye 49. Dnya nn gelecei, doal kaynaklarmz
anlamca en yakn ngilizce cmleyi bulunuz. bugn ne kadar verimli kullandmza baldr.

47. Mhendislik, 21. Yzylda kendi bana ayakta A) We mustnt ignore the the fact that the future of
kalabilen ender mesleklerden biri, belki de tek our world relies on the way we use our natural
meslektir. resources today.

B) For the future of the world, we must use our

A) Engineering is one of the rare occupations or natural resources in an efficient manner.
maybe the only one which can stand on its
C) The future of the world relies on how efficiently
own in the 21th century.
we use our natural resources today.
B) In the 21th century engineering is one of the
D) In future we will have to make a better use of
rare occupations that can stand by itself.
our natural resources than we do today.
C) 21th century engineering is one of the rare
E) An efficient conservation of our natural
occupations which can stand on its own.
resources today will assure a better future.
D) Engineering in the 21th century is one of the
challenging occupations or maybe the only one
which stands on its own.

E) 21th century engineering is a rare occupation

which is stil standing.

50. Matematik almalarnn belirli bir dzeye

48. Bakanlk hayvancl desteklemedii takdirde,
ulamasyla, bu alan astronomi almalarna
ciddi bir et skntsnn olmas kanlmazdr.
destek olmaya balamtr.

A) Unless the Ministry subsidizes cattle farming, a

A) When mathematical studies reached a certain
serious meat shortage is inevitable.
level, this discipline began assisting
astronomy.
B) The cattle farming subsidies decided on by the
Ministry have not tackle the meat shortage.
B) Mathematical studies used to assist astronomy
at a certain level.
C) Although the Ministry decides to subsidize
cattle farming a meat shortage cannot be
C) With mathematical studies reaching a certain
avoided
level, this discipline began supporting
astronomical studies.
D) Despite the Ministrys decision to subsidize
cattle farming, meat is still in short supply
D) Mathematical studies began supporting
astronomy when it reached a certain level.
E) A shortage of meat will inevitable force the
Ministry to subsidies cattle farming.
E) When mathematical studies reached a certain
level, astronomy began supporting it.

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51. Bir canlnn gelime srecinde en dikkate 52. Ya ve kolesterol ieren et, st, peynir ve
deer ynlerden biri, organizmann her bir
parasnn, byrken, bir yandan da ilevini
srdrmesidir.
A) One of the really fantastic aspects in the
development process of living beings is the
ability of parts of the organism to continue
functioning in the normal way.
B) The fact that any part of an organism can
function throughout the normal development
process of a living being is truly amazing.
C) One of the most remarkable aspects in the
development process of a living being is that
each part of the organism continues to function
as it grows.
D) The very fact that each part of an organism
continues to function as it grows is surely the
most fascinating aspect of the development
process of a living being.
E) Surprisingly enough, each part of an organism
continues to function even throughout the
development process itself.
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yumurta gibi ou gdalar, ayn zamanda
yksek nitelikli proteinleri ve deerli
vitaminleri ierir.
A) Meat, milk, cheese, eggs and many other
foods, which include fat and cholesterol, also
provide high-quality protein as well as all the
necessary vitamins.
B) Fat and cholesterol are contained in many
foods including meat, milk cheese and eggs,
but also they have some essential vitamins
and high-grade proteins.
C) Most of the high-quality protein and vitamin-
rich foods like meat, milk, cheese and eggs
also have fat and cholesterol.
D) Many high-quality proteins and useful vitamins
are mostly include in such foods as meat, milk,
cheese and eggs also have fat cholesterol
E) Most foods such as meat, milk, cheese and
eggs including fat and cholesterol also contain
high-quality proteins and valuable vitamins.
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53. - 55. sorular aadaki paraya gre 54. As one can conclude from the passage, ----.
cevaplaynz.

Sailing seems to be nice to sailors but it is full of A) a sailor is likely to wait for help for quite a long
time
dangers, boredom and problems for those who do it as
life-long profession. Sailors face a number of problems B) people suddenly decide to become sailors
during their voyages. These problems mostly appear in just for fun
oceans. They sometimes have to sail through
C) sailors need merely experience and
unexpectedly bad weather, or have to fix their knowledge of bad weather
equipment by themselves. Because they are in the
middle of the ocean and the nearest help is often D) something on the ship always breaks down
unexpectedly
thousands of miles away. They mostly seem to be
content with their profession, and generally it is E) problems arise only during a long-distance
believed that they think so because they are used to it. voyage
Their job may seem attractive to those who like sailing
and being alone, yet, it is of course very difficult for
ordinary people.

55. According to the passage, one positive side

53. The main point the author wants to make is
of being a sailor is ----.
----.

A) that they learn a lot of cultural things to have

A) that the job of sailors are both interesting and
fun
enjoyable
B) described as their ability to cope with bad
B) that sailing is a difficult and dangerous job
weather and the crew simultaneously
though it seems enjoyable
C) that they can learn to do things without the
C) the difficulties of the daily tasks on ships
help of others
D) that sailing is really dangerous and may
D) is that they may enjoy the sea when they are
involve a number of accidents
alone
E) how unpredictable the weather is at sea
E) that they will certainly like your job after you
start it

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56. - 58. sorular aadaki paraya gre 57. One can understand from the passage that
cevaplaynz. the researchers have ----.

Every year, winds over the Sahara Desert sweep up

huge plumes of mineral dust, transporting hundreds of A) compared mineral dust particles from present
with the ones from 5,000 years ago
teragrams across North Africa and over the Atlantic
Ocean. Such dust can be blown for thousands of B) found out a compelling fact about North
kilometers and settle in areas as far away as Florida African climate by simulating the past climatic
and the Bahamas. The Sahara has been known as the conditions of the last 23,000 years
leading source of windblown dust to the Earth's
C) ridiculed the substantial rise in sea
atmosphere. However, Professor David McGee and
temperatures and its effects on the world's
his team from Yale University have reported that the
climatic changes
African plume was far less dusty 5,000 years ago,
containing merely half the amount of dust that is D) discovered a dramatic decrease in sea
transported today. To reach accurate findings, the temperatures to be the main cause of dust
researchers have reconstructed the African dust plume formation and drought in North Africa
over the last 23,000 years and observed a dramatic
E) monitored other continents' precipitation rates
reduction in dust. McGee state that this weakened in order to conduct a meticulous study
plume may have allowed more sunlight to reach the
ocean, increasing its temperature by 0.15 degrees
Celsius which is a slight but significant spike that likely
triggered precipitation over North Africa, where climate
at the time used to be interestingly far more temperate
and hospitable than it is today. This link between
reduction in dust and expansion of intense rain into the
Sahara could present crucial understanding of not only
past but also future climates.

58. What could be the best title for the passage?

56. It is clearly stated in the passage that ----.

A) massive dust plumes blown from Florida and
the Bahamas can reach far away locations
B) the accumulation of dust in the Sahara Desert
reached to an unprecedented rate in the past
A) Huge Reduction in African Dust Plume
B) Profound Analysis into Climate Zones
C) Dust Plume Effects on Sea Temperatures

C) dust plumes are more common in North Africa D) Wind Patterns of the Sahara Desert
and the Atlantic Ocean than in Florida and the
Bahamas E) Temperate Climate of North Africa

D) the Sahara Desert is considered as the

second source of mineral dust nowadays

E) the African plume has turned out to have

much less amount of dust thousand years
ago

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59. - 61. sorular aadaki paraya gre 60. It is implied in the passage that air pollution
cevaplaynz. ----.

A recently released UNICEF report titled "Clear the Air

for Children states that some 300 million children are A) requires long-term measures taken merely by
the governments of South Asian countries
exposed to heavily toxic air, while two billion live in
areas where pollution exceeds minimum air quality B) is at tolerable rates according to the strict
guidelines set by the World Health Organization. South standards of World Health Organization
Asia has the largest number of children living in such
areas, around 620 million, followed by Africa and then C) is supposed to be regarded as more life
threatening in Africa, the East Asia and
East Asia and Pacific region. According to this report,
Pacific Region than in the other regions
among these children around 600,000 under the age of
five die globally due to air pollution. Besides being a D) claims not only children's lives but also their
major factor contributing in the deaths of these overall wellbeing and future quality of life
children, air pollution also threatens the future of
E) is triggered by numerous contributors among
millions more every day. Pollutants don't only harm
which the most detrimental is toxic outdoor air
children's developing lungs but they can actually cross
the blood-brain barrier and permanently damage their
developing brains and, thus, their futures. While the air
is poisoned by vehicle emissions, fossil fuels, dust,
burning waste and other airborne pollutants, indoor air
pollution, typically caused by burning coal and wood
for cooking and heating also impair children's health.
The UNICEF report urged all governments worldwide
to adapt measures such as cutting back on fossil fuel
combustion as well as investing in energy efficiency
and renewable energy sources.

61. One of the strategies to prevent mortality in

children is to ----.
59. According to the UNICEF report, ----.

A) almost 620 million children die each year
because of being subjected to extremely toxic
air
B) vehicle emissions, fossil fuels and other toxic
gasses might restrain air pollution worldwide
C) household air pollution cannot be ignored as it
endangers mortality rates in children
D) air pollutants cause temporary but severe
deterioration of children's brain cells while
damaging their lungs
E) few children around the world are at risk and
live in minimum air quality
A) switch to alternative energy sources that are
environmentally-friendly
B) restructure residential areas particularly in
South Asia, East Asia and Pacific region
C) implement educational programmes
supervised by the World Health Organization
D) encourage fossil fuel consumption to offset
the effects of air pollution
E) elevate the quality of air and minimize the
toxic effects of burning coal by means of
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62. - 64. sorular aadaki paraya gre 63. It can be inferred from the text that ----.
cevaplaynz.

According to the research by Edinburgh University, A) birds are able to reach the breeding grounds
in a single day despite the increasing
birds have begun to reach their summer breeding
temperatures
grounds on average about one day earlier per degree
of increasing global temperatures. It is likely to benefit B) the timing of the arrival to the breeding
scientists in terms of predicting how different species ground is of vital importance to their survival
may respond to future environmental change, and the C) long-distance migrating birds have advantage
study looks at hundreds of species across five over the short-distance migrating birds
continents. Reaching their summer breeding grounds
D) the adaptation of various migrating birds to
at the wrong time - even by a few days - may cause
the changing conditions varies significantly
birds to miss out on maximum availability of vital
resources such as food and nesting places. Late arrival E) the changing temperatures might serve to the
to breeding grounds may, in turn, affect the timing of interest of most migrant birds to a great extent
offspring hatching and their chances of survival.
Besides, long-distance migrants, which are shown to
be less responsive to rising temperatures, may suffer
most as other birds gain advantage by arriving at
breeding grounds ahead of them. Concisely, the study
examines how various species, which take flight in
response to cues such as changing seasonal
temperatures and food availability, have altered their
behaviour over time and with increasing temperatures.

64. The text is mainly about ----.

62. According to the text, the study regarding the
birds ----.

A) how the behaviours of migrant birds are

affected at certain times of the year
A) reveals their breeding, feeding, and nesting
habits in the course of migration between B) what the specific motives behind the
continents migration of the birds are

B) shows the profound influence which the
unstable global temperatures have on the
migrating birds
C) presents the exact reasons why they migrate
across the specific locations in five continents
D) holds clues pertaining to the habits of bird
species in their summer breeding grounds
C) what the study offers to the would-be
researchers in the field
D) when the birds in question opt for the exact
migration season
E) in what way the migrant birds have tendency
to shift their habits in time

E) deals only with the ways one species reacts

to the possible environmental chance

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65. - 67. sorular aadaki paraya gre 66. One can understand from the passage that
cevaplaynz. ----.

The Department of Justice has issued official

A) both the government and manufacturers
guidelines for the manufacture of smart guns -
address the gun use vigorously
weapons that have technology to allow only the owners
to use them. Ordered by President Obama, the B) guns can be rendered safer, however, the
guidelines aim to shape the future of gun safety related technology is yet to be developed
technology. In order to prevent thousands of deaths C) President Obama desires to set the
from misuse of guns, guns could be equipped with guidelines since he wants to do a final good
technology, such as fingerprint scanners, enabling only deed
the owner to use them. However, although Obamas
D) gun deaths can be reduced by using
initiative is undoubtedly with good intention, institutions technology to prevent unauthorized people
like The National Rifle Association which had from using guns
previously boycotted Smith & Wessons pledge to
E) producing guns is a fruitful sector for
explore smart gun technology have sneered that
manufacturers, and the new guidelines will
Obamas aim is to claim a win before his days in office enhance this
end. Likewise, the Congress had also refused to fight
the gun deaths among the nation. The technology is
available. A shotgun that blocked firing by anyone
without the shooters radio-frequency identity ring was
already developed in 2000. Yet, what is not available is
emancipation from the politics and threats of the gun
lobby who, apparently, do not want to lose their share
of the market that is more lucrative without the
standards that the guidelines mean to bring.

65. According to the passage, the guidelines for 67. The best title for this passage could be ----.
the production of smart guns ----.

A) Developing gun safety technology

A) are meant to set the standards for gun
production with aim to decrease deaths by B) Guns production and gun lobbying
gun misuse
C) Guidelines for effective guns safety
B) are rejoiced by the entire country in that they
will start a new era of gun safety technology D) Why not smart guns in this high-tech era?
C) do not seem to be very promising since the
E) Why cant we stop deaths caused by guns?
required technology is still at its infancy

D) are welcomed by the gun lobby for they bear

the potential to create new income channels
E) have been proposed upon the Congresss call
for a way of dealing with gun-related deaths

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68. - 70. sorular aadaki paraya gre 69. It is stressed in the passage that ----.
cevaplaynz.

A Yale University study suggests there are more trees A) the research mainly focuses on ascending the
tree population in sub-arctic regions
in the world than previously estimated. Billions of trees
are being cut down every year - estimated three trillion B) the tropics are hosting most of the tree
trees left on Earth. Although its more than the previous population of the world
estimate of 400 billion trees worldwide, its trillions less
C) previously estimated number of tree remains
than there used to be. A researcher team used tree the same
density information from forests around the world along
with satellite imagery and super-computer technology D) the only aim at mapping tree population
precisely is to understand the effects of the
to map tree populations worldwide at the square-
climate change
kilometer level. The results were much higher than
expected. According to the research, the highest E) The findings of mapping tree populations are
densities of trees are found in the boreal forests in the quite surprising
sub-arctic regions of Russia, Scandinavia and North
America, but the largest forest areas are in the tropics,
which are home to about 43 percent of the world's
trees population. The information on the population of
trees will help scientists to better understand the
effects of climate change, the distribution of animal and
plant species in the world and how trees shape their
environments.

68. According to the passage, besides tree 70. We can understand from the passage that
density information, ----. even the largest forest areas ----.

A) the team used imageries and advanced
progress aiming at mapping the tree
population
B) the number of trees is decreasing worldwide
due to excessive chopping down
C) understanding the impact of climate change
depends on just strict regulations
D) boreal forests are found around the dominant
countries along with the air pollution
E) shaping the environments of trees is
detrimental to animal and plant diversity
A) cover less than half of the tree population
worldwide
B) are estimated to be 400 acres before the
current study
C) consist of numerous trees beyond
expectations
D) can be measured by satellite imageries and
advanced technologies
E) cannot make up for human induced damage

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71. 75. sorularda paragrafta verilen bolua
anlam btnln salamak iin getirilebilecek
cmleyi bulunuz.
71. Scientists from the University of Michigan in the
USA have found that the brain of astronauts
changes shape during spaceflight. It is the first
study to look into how the brain changes on the
journey into space. Researchers looked at MRIs
of 26 astronauts who spent time in space.
Twelve of the astronauts spent two weeks as
Space Shuttle crew members, and 14 spent six
months on the International Space Station. ----.
Therefore, the researchers concluded that the
longer an astronaut spent in space, the bigger
the differences in size were.
A) It has long been known that the bigger the brain
of a species is the more intelligent they are
B) All of them experienced increases and
decreases in the size of different parts of the
brain
C) The astronauts also fixed the problems, which
occurred in the space stations
D) These findings will help NASA to conduct more
research
E) Space voyages had a profound effect on the
psychology of the astronauts families
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72. The number of people who die in traffic
accidents is so high that measures need to be
taken urgently. Actually, deaths can be
minimized by several very simple measures. ----.
Though this is a very simple safety measure,
few people care about it.
A) For instance, wearing the seatbelts can save
thousands of lives
B) Cars should be serviced at least once a year to
avoid major expenditure
C) Statistics indicate all drivers wear their seatbelts
in short distance travel in Sweden
D) People with serious eye defects are not given
driving licences in Norway
E) Speed limit is the fastest speed at which you
can travel safely
73. Experts questioned 85 professional female
models over the age of 18. They discovered that
81% of them were underweight. Many of the
models led a very unhealthy lifestyle to stay
underweight so that they could get work from
their agencies. ----. They kept their
commercially slim and elegant look in this
way. This is mainly because the models said
their agency told them they would not get jobs
unless they lost more weight.
A) In fact, the study was published in the
International Journal of Eating Disorders
B) Therefore, it is made up of five jury members
C) In contrast, these foreign models had been
suffering from diseases
D) However, the court decided it was wrong to put
them under pressure
E) In doing so, they skipped meals, stopped eating
for days, and used diet pills

74. The truth is that spraying around any private
information is risky. You might think thats
overblown. As long as you have nothing to hide,
you have nothing to worry about. Its not that
simple. Even if youve done nothing illegal or
immoral, faced with a database of every
photograph and comment youve ever shared
privately, friendships and business deals could
dissolve the world over. And there are plenty of
vulnerabilities. Although there are safeguards,
data can in theory be hacked, stolen or altered
at many points along the way. The system itself
is a bit complex. ---- . Whenever you upload text
or pictures, they are ferried to these farms by
cables.
A) Such an everyday occurrence will send
information on unexpected routes
B) The material displayed on the web is stored,
often in central server farms
C) You can attach it to an email in your Gmail app
and send it to your friends
D) Online banking has also been a matter of debate
in terms of security
E) Old cameras are the best way of keeping
private memories as they are
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75. Developing a brand new rocket, aerospace
Rocket Lab has finally transported a finished
vehicle to New Zealand launch pad where it will
take first flight. ---- Compared to other major
missiles like the Falcon 9 or the Atlas V, it is
pretty small and light because it was designed
specifically to launch small satellites. Thats a
relatively light lift contrasted with the others.
But Rocket Lab isnt interested in competing
with major players like SpaceX or the United
Launch Alliance. The company wants to
capitalize solely on what is called the small
satellite revolution, a trend of making space
probes as tiny as possible.
A) Typically, manufacturers spend years and
millions of dollars developing a satellite thats
roughly the size of a bus.
B) But technology has advanced in recent years,
so companies have come up with ways to
miniaturize their satellites.
C) In contrast, the government did not support the
project
D) The rocket, called the Electron, has been tested
on the ground over the last year but has never
been flown to space before.
E) Since they are so compact, multiple probes can
be launched on a single rocket
76. 80. sorularda verilen cmleler srasyla
okunduunda anlam btnln bozan cmleyi
bulunuz.
76. (I) A new space probe has recently been launched
to observe the unknown dark planet Pluto. (II) The
expenditure of these project was covered by
International Space Association. (III) Though the
probe will travel faster than a bullet, it will take
about six years to reach Pluto. (IV) Then we will
have the first pictures of the planet and extensive
information about its atmosphere. (V) It will remain
in the orbit for about three years and continue
sending information about the structure of the
planets atmosphere.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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77. (I) The odor of a flower can range from sweet like
vanilla to fresh. (II) It doesnt smell good to please
humans but rather to attract a specific pollinator
that is, an insect or bird that will carry pollen from
one flower to another for reproduction.
(III) Different pollinators like different smells.
(IV) The actual odor is produced by volatile oils on
the hairy stems in the middle of the flower called
osmophores. (V) For example, bats like fruity
odors while butterflies prefer the plants smeeling
like rotten meat.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
78. (I) We are running out of space in which to discard
our garbage, and our current methods of disposing
of it are endangering the environment.
(II) Recycling, one solution to this problem, is the
process of collecting used materials and
manufacturing them into new products instead of
throwing them away. (III) Recycling is being done
worldwide, for example, in Germany it is a usual
practice. (IV) In this way the trash in overcrowded
landfills can be reduced. (V) Also materials that are
used to make new products can be reduced and
natural resources can be saved as well.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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79. (I) Earthquakes are a kind of catastrophes
occurring all over the world. (II) At any time you
may hear news about them with a lot of energy and
power or with small tremors that are seldom felt.
(III) Besides they are not just seen on land; huge
waves in the ocean can be caused by a kind of
underwater earthquake. (IV) In deep waters it is
sometimes hard to see enormous waves due to
earthquakes but when they reach the coast they
grow into large walls of water. (V) Most big cities
including Istanbul are not ready for a sudden
earthquake, though.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
80. (I) People are very interested in the future
because they are sure that it will be very
different from the past. (II) However, nobody
knows how the world will look like in the future.
(III) Some say that the progress in science and
technology will make life more comfortable and
machines will do the hard work for human
beings. (IV) There might have been special
robots for everybody and people would program
them according to their needs. (V) Others
speculate that the earth will be very crowded
and people from our planet will have to live in
space.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
TEST BTT.
LTFEN CEVAPLARINIZI
KONTROL EDNZ.