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1) Many of the critics clearly regarded several of the

paintings on ---- as of poor quality.
A) discovery
B) display
C) occasion
D) approval
E) account

4) It was decided at the board meeting that more

funds should be allocated to getting the firms
products ---- more widely.
A) publicized
B) priced
C) curtailed
D) expanded
E) confirmed

occasion: (i) frsat, mnasebet, vesile, elverisli

durum; sebep, hal, durum; Izum, gereklik
2) The report issued by the National Health Council
draws attention to the hazards of ---- to X
rays.

curtail: (f) kesmek, ksaltmak, azaltmak

5) Theres nothing very brilliant about the report, but
he has ---- collected all the data needed.
A) infectiously
B) recklessly
C) considerably
D) restrictively
E) conscientiously

A) resistance
B) involvement
C) confinement
D) exposure
E) implication
hazard: (i) baht, sans, tehlike, riziko; tenis kortunun
servis atlan taraf; eski bir esit zar oyunu;
Bilardo oyununda bir vurus; golf oyununda mnia /
involvement: (i) ballk, ilgi, alaka;
karstrlma, sarlma / confinement: (i) kapans,
hapsedilme; hasta olup evde kalma; lousalk /
implication: (i) ima, istidll; karstrma, dahil etme;
dolask olma

infectiously: (z) bulasc olarak, baskalarna kolay

geebilir sekilde / recklessly: (z) pervaszca,
hi bir sey dsnmeden / considerably: (z) epeyce,
olduka / restrictive: (s) kstlayc,
balayc, snrlayc / conscientiously: (z) vicdani
olarak; dikkatle
6) What really surprised everybody was that he
saved the company from bankruptcy quite ---- .
A) extremely
B) relatively
C) dependently
D) single-handedly
E) responsively
relatively: (z) nispeten / single-handed: (s) tek kisi ile
isletilen; tek el ile alsan / responsively:
(z) hevesli olarak

3) Hes clever, he seems to know by instinct where

someone is ---- and strikes there.
A) conceited
B) sufficient
C) vulnerable
D) informative
E) critical
conceited: (s) kibirli / informative: (s) bilgi verici,
aydnlatc, eitici / critical: (s) zmsel,
tahlili; tenkit eilimli, tenkiti; elestiren, elestiri
mahiyetinde; buhranl vahim, nazik, tehlikeli;
dnm noktasna ait
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7) Before I send this article to the editor, Id be

grateful if you could ---- it for me.
A) watch out
B) look up
C) break through
D) take over
E) go through
watch out: dikkat etmek / look up: gzleri yukar
dikmek; aramak, bakmak; ziyaret etmek,
yoklamak; iyilesmek, dzelmek / take over: teslim
almak; idareyi elinde tutmak / go through:

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yoklamak, gzden geirmek; geirmek (hastalk,

tecrbe); stnden girip altndan kmak,
sarfedip bitirmek; gemek; durmadan gitmek (tren);
kabul edilmek (tasan)
8) I had my doubts about her when I took her on, but
now Im pleased to say that she has ---- to
be a talented executive.
A) taken up
B) run over
C) turned out
D) made out
E) carried on
take on: ele almak; stne almak; vazife vermek, ise
almak; (k) dili Szlanmak / executive: (i) idareci,
yetkili shs / take up: yukar ekmek, kaldrmak;
tutmak; zerine almak, karsmak; polieyi demek;
almak; ksaltmak; baslamak; ele almak; kabul etmek
/ run over: ziyaretegitmek; ezmek, inemek;
stnden gemek, tekrarlamak; gz gezdirmek,
gzden geirmek; tasmak / turn out: tersyz etmek;
dsar atmak, kovmak; otlatmak iin dsarya
karmak (hayvan); dsna dnmek; yapmak, imal
etmek, meydana getirmek; sndrmek; katlmak; (k)
diliyataktan kalkmak; olmak, kmak / make out:
(gz ile) farketmek; mana vermek, anlamak;
okumak, zmek; ispat etmek; yazmak; basarmak;
geinmek, idare etmek / carry on: devam etmek,
devam ettirmek; deli gibi davranmak; ile mesgul
olmak, idare etmek; flrt etmek
9) On the third day of the shipwreck they gave up all
hope of finding any ---- .
A) deserters
B) survivors
C) conclusions
D) suppliers
E) discrepancies

relevance: relevancy i mnasebet, ilgi, alaka,

uygunluk
11) As he has adamantly withstood all kinds of
political pressure on this issue for so long, it is
unlikely that he would ---- at this stage.
A) reinforce
B) relent
C) pursue
D) compete
E) dispose
adamant: (s) hosgrsz; ok sert / withstand: f (stood, -standing) dayanmak, mukavemet etmek,
kars koymak / relent: f yumusamak; acyp
merhamet gstermek / dispose: (f) niyetlendirmek;
datmak; dzenlemek, tanzim etmek; idare etmek,
kullanmak, tasarruf etmek; uydurmak, kandrmak;
son seklini vermek; of ile satmak, vermek, elden
karmak
12) The British entry into the European Community
has ---- a new line of policy.
A) negotiated
B) confined
C) resented
D) constituted
E) refunded
negotiate: f anlasmay mzakere etmek; tertip
etmek, akdetmek; ciro etmek (ek, bono); stesinden
gelmek, basarmak, (engelleri) asabilmek / confine:
(f) kusatmak; hapsetmek; evde veya yatakta tutmak;
snrlamak, toplamak, hasretmek / resent: f kzmak,
gcenmek, / refund: (f) geri demek; tekrar para
vermek
13) The argument he has put forward is hardly ---with the information we have so far received
on the case.

discrepancy: (i) ayrlk, ztlk, ihtilaf, baskalk

10) Since the firm has been found negligent by the
court, his claim for ---- for the accident
hasnt been accepted.
A) compensation
B) reduction
C) employment
D) relevance
E) cooperation
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A) reflective
B) representative
C) arbitrary
D) resistant
E) compatible
reflective: (s ) aksettiren, aksedici; aksettirilmis;
dsnceli, mtefekkir; dsnce mahsul /
representative: s , i bir grup veya snf temsil eden,
numune olan; veklet nev'inden; taklit ve benzeme
kabilinden / arbitrary: (s) indi, kendince, ihtiyari,

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keyfi / compatible: (s) , (gen) with ile uygun, birbirini

tutan, munasip; geimli

(beysbol); bozmak / keep up with: geri kalmamak,

yetismek, yakalamak, ayak uydurmak

14) I dont approve of the methods he is using, but

his ---- aim, as regards the project, is
admirable.

18) As my secretary will be away for a couple of

days, would you be kind enough to ---- my
correspondence?

A) conclusive
B) ultimate
C) controversial
D) convenient
E) deplorable

A) play back
B) bring off
C) take care of
D) return to
E) turn off

conclusive: (s) kesin; kati, son, nihai; ikna edici /

deplorable: (s) messif, acnacak halde, ackl

bring off: basarl olmak / take care of: bakmak;

muhafaza etmek / turn off: (pv) kapamak; kesmek;
lafa bomak, sz evirip cevapsz brakmak;
sapmak; ng yol vermek; (argo) ilgisini kaybetmek

15) I have looked through the report, but I must

admit, only ---- .

19) The rise in energy ---- has led to a reduction of

fossil fuels that the world must use.

A) carefully
B) thoroughly
C) superficially
D) seriously
E) experimentally

A) redundancy
B) efficiency
C) consumption
D) suitability
E) conformity

16) The allocation made by the budget committee

can be used ---- to finance work on child
health.
A) plainly
B) excessively
C) extremely
D) remarkably
E) solely

redundancy: (i) fazlalk / efficiency: (i) verim oran,

yeterlik; etki / suitability, suitableness: (i)uygunluk /
conformity: (i) uygunluk, benzeyis
20) We must find some way to give them fairly
complete and realistic picture of the situation, but
without ---- them too much.

solely: z yalnz, ancak, sadece

17) In an effort to ---- the rate of inflation many
banks have raised their interest rates.

A) depressing
B) intimidating
C) restricting
D) complementing
E) embittering

A) run out of
B) watch out
C) stand by
D) put out
E) keep up with
watch out: dikkat etmek / stand by: hazr beklemek;
yaknnda durmak; arka kmak, desteklemek;
(szne) sadk kalmak; karsmamak, lkayt kalmak,
yardm etmemek; den. Hazr olmak, alesta durmak /
put out: (p) karmak; sndrmek; utandrmak;
rahatsz etmek; yanmak
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depress: (f) zmek, cann skmak; kuvvetten

dsrmek, zayflatmak; (k) dili kolunu kanadn
krmak; deerini veya miktarn azaltmak; mevki
veya rtbesini indirmek; bastrmak; meyus etmek /
intimidate: (f) gzn korkutmak, sindirmek,
yldrmak / complement: (f) tamamlamak; birbirini
tamamlar olmak / embitter: (f) aclastrmak;
gcendirmek, ac hisler uyandrmak

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21) Any child left to its own devices for too long is
likely to ---- on some dangerous enterprise.

24) Few, if any, of the statements could be ---substantiated by concrete experimental evidence.

A) assert
B) entice
C) embark
D) reproach
E) reduce

A) intentionally
B) successively
C) restrictedly
D) impressively
E) conclusively

assert: (f) ispat ve iddia ile beyan etmek; teyit etmek;

demek, ne srmek, sylemek / entice: (f)
Ayartmak / embark: (f) gemiye binmek veya
bindirmek; sokmak girismek, baslamak / reproach:
(f) iftira etmek, sitem etmek, serzenis etmek;
ayplamak

substantiate: (f) gereklemek, kantlamak;

gereklesmek; gereklestirmek, tahakkuk ettirmek /
intentionally: (z) kasten, mahsus / successively: (z)
sra ile, birbiri arkasndan / impressively: (z) tesir
edici bir sekilde, sasrtc derecede

22) One defect seems inherent in a purely classical

education namely, a too ---- emphasis on
the past.

25) Hes basically a very reallient person so you can

be sure hell soon ---- this disappointment.
A) make out
B) put through
C) get over
D) look up
E) fall through

A) recurrent
B) repressive
C) coherent
D) exclusive
E) deceptive
inherent: (s) tabiatnda var olan / recurrent: (s)
tekrar vuku bulan; (anat) dnp aksi yne giden
/ repressive: (s) bastrc, engelleyici; skc /
exclusive: (s) umuma ak olmayan; tek, esi olmayan;
hari tutan; of ile mstesna / deceptive: (s) aldatan,
aldatc
23) Industry as a whole was badly affected by the
restrictions, but it was the high technology
sector that suffered most ---- .
A) blatantly
B) randomly
C) reasonably
D) tightly
E) acutely

26) Whatever the pressures put upon him, I think it is

highly unlikely that James would ever ---anyone.
A) walk away with
B) give in to
C) make up for
D) get away with
E) fall through

blatant: (s) bdren; yksek sesle baran; kaba,

ak, bariz, asikr / random: (s) tesadfi, rasgele /
reasonably: (z) makul surette; olduka / tightly: (z)
skca / acutely: (z) zek ile; siddetle
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reallient: her ortama okiyi uyan / make out: (p) (gz

ile) farketmek; mana vermek, anlamak; okumak,
zmek; ispat etmek; yazmak; basarmak; geinmek,
idare etmek / put through: bitirmek / get over:
(hastal, fkeyi) atlatmak; aklamak, anlaslmasn
salamak / look up: gzleri yukar dikmek; aramak,
bakmak; ziyaret etmek, yoklamak; iyilesmek,
dzelmek / fallthrough: (p) basar kazanamamak,
muvaffak olamamak, vazgeilmek

walk away with: n plana gemek / give in: teslim

olmak; kabul etmek, susmak / make up for: telafi
etmek / get away with: argo sphe uyandrmadan
veya ya- kalanmadan atlatmak / fall through: basar
kazanamamak, muvaffak olamamak, vazgeilmek

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27) Among the problems facing bridge engineers, the

most serious ones are those of ---- and repair.
A) improvement
B) reassessment
C) determination
D) distinction
E) maintenance

30) It is ---- surprising that the art of ancient America

remains the most mysterious and the least
accessible.
A) urgently
B) notably
C) indifferently
D) elaborately
E) hardly

distinction: (i) ayrt etme, tefrik, temyiz; fark, idrak;

aklk, vuzuh; nisan, rtbe, paye; sivrilme,
yukselme; stnlk
28) The two major political parties in Britain have
currently ---- to extreme and radically different
approaches to the solution of Britains economic
problem.
A) referred
B) obsessed
C) committed
D) implied
E) meant

accessible: (s) yanna girilebilir, iine girilebilir; kolay

bulunur; kandrlabilir; alnr, bulunur /
indifferently: (z) ilgisizce / elaborately: (z) zerinde
dikkatle durarak, inceden inceye isleyerek
31) Bartok was influenced as much by the musical
innovations of Debuasy and Starvinsky as
by East European, ---- Hungarian, folk music.
A) exceedingly
B) notably
C) appropriately
D) vehemently
E) adequately

refer: (f) vermek, isnat etmek, hamletmek;

gndermek, havale etmek, mracaat etmek; isaret
etmek, ima etmek; bakmak, dansmak, sormak /
obsess: (f) musallat olmak, zihnini mesgul etmek /
mean: niyet etmek, dsnmek; mana vermek,
kastetmek, demek istemek; demek
29) It now appears that while US leaders are still
willing for the nation to exert itself abroad and
give large amounts of foreign assistance, the
American public is ---- to go along with these
policies.

exceedingly: (z) fazlasyla, ziyadesiyle / vehemently:

(z) siddetle, hiddetle
32) Due to the industrialisation and colonisation, the
nineteenth century ---- the greatest expansion of
wealth the world had ever known.
A) brought about
B) put off
C) held up
D) gave in
E) set off

A) spontaneous
B) precarious
C) competitive
D) reluctant
E) deliberate

exert oneself: (k) abalamak, urasmak / go along

with: (p) ile beraber bulunmak; uymak; raz olmak /
spontaneous: (s) kendi kendine olan, ihtiyari /
precarious: (s) gvenilmez, istikrarsz, esassz, aslsz,
kararsz, spheli; nazik, tehlikeli, rizikolu; (eski)
baskasnn keyfine tabi /competitive: (s) rakip olan;
rekabet ile ilgili; msabaka tarznda, yansma
mahiyetinde
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bring about: (p) sebep olmak, hs etmek;

beraberinde getirmek / put off: tehir etmek,
geciktirmek, baska vakte brakmak; karmak (giysi);
reddedilmek; den almak, ayrlmak / hold
up: tutmak, yardmda bulunmak, korumak;
arzetmek, gstermek, teshir etmek; durdurmak,
engel olmak; yolunu kesip soymak / give in: (p)
teslim olmak; kabul etmek, susmak / set off: (p)ayr
koymak; etkilemek; yola kmak; fitillemek;
gstermek; belirginlestirmek, sslemek

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33) The two archaeologists have tried hard to read

the inscription in old Latin, but I do not think
they have ---- what it really means.
A) got away with
B) written off
C) taken after
D) made out
E) brought up

36) Locke, Hobbes and Rousseau were concerned in

their writings with the question of a proper ---between the public good and the right of individuals
to exercise free will.
A) balance
B) demonstration
C) responsibility
D) interest
E) solidarity

go away with: (p) argo sphe uyandrmadan veya

yakalanmadan atlatmak / write off: (p) hesab
kapatmak; kymetini sfra indirmek; kolayca
yazmak; zarara gemek / take after: (p) benzemek:
yolunu tutmak, izinde yrmek / make out: (gz ile)
farketmek; mana vermek, anlamak; okumak,
zmek; ispat etmek; yazmak; basarmak; geinmek,
idare etmek / bring up: (p) yetistirmek bytmek:
yaklasmasn salamak

exercise: (f) icra etmek, ifa etmek, ettirmek,

yaptrmak;idman yapmak, egzersiz yapmak;
hareket etmek, gezmek; hareket ettirmek,
alstrmak, idman yaptrmak, idmanla gelistirmek;
mesgul etmek / will: (i) meram, maksat; murat, arzu
dilek, istek, niyet; irade; vasiyet vasiyetname /
solidarity: (i) dayansma, birlik

34) The children of today are healthier and better ---than those of the past, and far fewer of
them die in infancy.

37) Questions of race, ethnicity, and religion have

been a ---- source of conflict in American
education.

A) disposed of
B) fed up
C) rounded up
D) looked into
E) cared for

A) previous
B) perennial
C) vulnerable
D) naughty
E) casual

dispose: (f) of ile satmak, vermek, elden karmak /

feed up: (p) fazla yedirmek / round up: (p) bitirmek /
look into: (p) arastrmak, sorusturmak, incelemek /
care for: (p) bakmak; ilgilenmek; beenmek;
arzulamak

perennial: (s) btn yl boyunca devam eden;

mddetli; uzun sren, daimi; bot iki yldan fazla
yasayan / vulnerable: (s) yaralanmas mmkn;
zedelenir, incinebilir / naughty: (s) yaramaz, haylaz;
serkes; mnasebetsiz; fena; ahlaksz / casual: (s)
tesadfen olan; kastl olmayan, rasgele; dikkatsiz,
ihmalci; ilgisiz

35) The ---- was not a happy one at the time, but
looking back on it I suppose Im glad it
occurred.
A) improvement
B) regression
C) encounter
D) intention
E) compromise

A) diverse
B) redundant
C) incoherent
D) entire
E) substantial

regression (i) ricat, geri ekilme / encounter: (i)

karslasma, rast gelme, tesadf; dvs /
compromise: (i) uzlasma, uyusma;
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38) The United States has long prided itself on being

a melting pot of culturally ---- peoples.

diverse: (s) muhtelif, esit esit, farkl / redundant: (s)

gerekenden fazla olan; fazla szle ifade edilmis,
adal; (ing) isinden karlan / incoherent: (s)
manasz, sekilsiz, abuk sabuk; irtibatsz, birbirine
bal olmayan, birbirini tutmayan, tutarsz /
substantial: (s) metin, dayankl; deerli kymetli;
nemli; zengin, varlkl; zl, hakiki;

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39) The contemporary world economy differs ---from what the traditional economic theorists of the
1930s envisaged.
A) primarily
B) likely
C) conversely
D) profoundly
E) intimately

applaud: (f) alkslamak; takdir etmek, beenmek,

tasvip etmek / appeal: (i) mnacat, yalvars, yakars;
cazibe, ekicilik; daha yksek bir makama bas vurma;
(huk) temyiz, davay daha yksek bir mahkemeye
devretme / reiterate: (f) tekrarlamak
43) As a result of continuing economic recession, a
huge ---- in the budget seems inevitable.

envisage: (f) tasavvur etmek; zihninde canlandrmak,

planlamak / primarily: (z) evvela; aslnda /
conversely: aksine, tam tersine / profoundly: (z)
derinden; esasl olarak, tamamen / intimately:
samimi bir sekilde
40) In recent years ---- complex and persistent
problems in economic and social fields have led
people to wonder why once comfortable answers no
longer seem adequate to todays questions.

A) redundancy
B) improvement
C) profit
D) distinction
E) deficit
redundancy: (i) fazlalk; tekrar oran / distinction: (i)
ayrt etme, tefrik, temyiz; fark, idrak; aklk, vuzuh;
nisan, rtbe, paye; sivrilme, yukselme, temayz;
stnlk
44) The recent economic figures ---- that the country
is slowly coming out of the crisis.

A) generously
B) inadvertently
C) increasingly
D) ingeniously
E) leisurely
inadvertantly: kastsz olarak / ingeniously:
maharetle, ustallkla / Leisurely: (z) sknetle, acele
etmeden
41) Since the 1950s modern dance in Europe and
America has ---- a vigorous process of
creativity.

A) commit
B) imply
C) incur
D) evolve
E) invoke
incur: (f) maruz olmak; tutulmak, yakalanmak, hedef
olmak / evolve: (f) skp karma / invoke:
(f) dua etmek; armak; davet etmek; himayesini
dilemek
45) When the rate of exchange began to rise again,
he felt ---- to call a meeting of the financial
staff.

A) cast
B) explored
C) constituted
D) relaxed
E) followed

A) obliged
B) blamed
C) consumed
D) omitted
E) rewarded

vigorous: (s) kuvvetli, etkin, din, gayretli

42) The assassination by terrorists of Signor Aldo

Moro, five times Prime Minister of Italy, in
May 1978 was ---- by everyone as an act of
barbarism.

46) As far as we are concerned, the evidence put

before the court was not ---- enough to
convict the man.

A) applauded
B) appealed
C) reiterated
D) condemned
E) restrained

A) subsequent
B) conclusive
C) adamant
D) earnest
E) consecutive

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subsequent: (s) sonra gelen, sonraki / conclusive: (s)

kesin; nihai; ikna edici / adamant: (s)hosgrsz; ok
sert / earnest: (s) ciddi; gerek, hakiki; istekli; iten,
samimi / consecutive: (s) birbirini takip eden; ardsk
47) He devised an ---- scheme whereby the rate of
unemployment in the country could be
brought down sharply.
A) irrelevant
B) unstable
C) ingenious
D) untamed
E) illegible
devise: (f) tasarlamak, plan yapmak; tertip etmek /
unstable: (s) kararsz, dnek, kaypak; /ingenious: (s)
hnerli, marifetli; zeki, usta; usta isi, maharetle
yaplms / illegible: (s) okunmaz, okunmas mmkn
olmayan
48) I was greatly impressed by the way the judge
conducted the trial, ---- when it came to
summing up the case.
A) particularly
B) completely
C) sufficiently
D) effectively
E) respectively

50) At the board meeting, his suggestion was ---- as it

seemed politically controversial.

A) put out
B) taken out
C) held in
D) burst into
E) cast aside
controversial: (s) ihtilfl, ekismeli; mnakasa
edilebilir / put out: karmak; sndrmek;
utandrmak; rahatsz etmek; yanmak (beysbol);
bozmak / take out: karmak; kartmak; gtrmek,
eslik etmek / hold in: tutmak, zapt etmek; kendini
tutmak / cast aside: get rid of
51) Asthma is a common ---- in which the airways
lining the lung become inflamed.
A) diagnosis
B) disease
C) fury
D) patient
E) recovery
inflame: (f) alevlendirmek, tahrik etmek;
fkelendirmek; tb iltihaplandrmak; alevlenmek,
ates almak, tutumsak

sufficiently: kfi derecede / respectively:

zikredildikleri sra ile, birisi birine ve dieri tekine ait
olmak zere
49) As soon as the leak in the boiler was noticed, one
of the engineers was naturally ---- .
A) taken after
B) run down
C) made out
D) sent for
E) turned up

52) From the report released today it appears that oil

tankers suffer their major ---- on their return
journeys.
A) spills
B) costs
C) repairs
D) drills
E) crews
spill: (i) denize dklen petrol / dril: matkap; talim

take after: benzemek: yolunu tutmak, izinde

yrmek / run down: yermek, ktlemek, aleyhinde
sylemek; arkasndan kosup yakalamak; kurulmad
iin durmak (saat); yavaslayp dinmek (konusma) /
make out: (gz ile) farketmek; mana vermek,
anlamak; okumak, zmek; ispat etmek; yazmak;
basarmak; geinmek, idare etmek / send for: (p)
aratmak, artmak; biriyle smarlamak / turn up:
yukar evirmek, evirip kaldrmak; amak, evirmek;
yzn yukar
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evirmek; ortaya kmak; gelmek

53) People curious to get some idea of what it is like

to be black in a country ---- by whites need look no
further than Dennis Williamss new novel Crossover.
A) tempted
B) undermined
C) perpetrated
D) run
E) deemed

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crossover: (i) kpr, geis yeri / tempt: (f) bastan

karmak / undermine: (f) altn kazmak /
perpetrate: (f) (fena bir sey) / deem: (f) saymak, farz
etmek
54) It is plain that the United Nations will not lift the
sanctions unless the Iraqi government fully
---- with the Security Council resolutions.
A) matches
B) elaborates
C) complies
D) resumes
E) accomplishes
sanction: (i) meyyide / match: (f) uymak, benzemek;
eslemek; evlendirmek / elaborate: ayrntl bir sekilde
hazrlamak / comply: (f) with ile uymak; itaat etmek
55) When the chairman tried to explain his views to
the shareholders at the ---- general meeting, he was
shouted down by them with cries of Resign!.
A) annual
B) minimal
C) essential
D) ultimate
E) recurrent
recurrent: (s) tekrar vuku bulan; (anat) aksi yne
giden
56) Because of their high toxic contents, none of
these chemicals can ---- be permitted for export to
any country.
A) fruitfully
B) adequately
C) presently
D) notoriously
E) equivocally

57) I dont know how we are going to ---- the

expected surge of immigrants into the country.
A) look over
B) run through
C) put out
D) take down
E) cope with
surge: (i) byk dalga / look over: (p) incelemek,
muayene etmek, gz gezdirmek, yoklamak /
run through: (p) israf etmek; saplamak; iinden
geirmek; abucak gzden geirmek / put out:
(p) karmak; sndrmek; utandrmak; rahatsz
etmek; yanmak (beysbol); bozmak / take down:
(p) indirmek; skmek, paralara ayrmak; kibrini
krmak, alaltmak; yazmak, kaydetme / cope
with: (p) (gen) with ile basa kmak, basarmak;
aresini bulmak, ile uramsak
58) The Jewish immigrants, who ---- the boat in
England, formed the bulk of the ethnic groups
arriving in a country historically wary of foreigners.
A) took after
B) got off
C) turned up
D) made up
E) showed off
be wary of: (k) den saknmak; dikkat etmek / take
after: (p) benzemek: (p) yolunu tutmak, izinde
yrmek / get off: (p) inmek; ayrlmak; kurtulmak;
sylemek get (some one veya something) off
karmak / turn up: (p) yukar evirmek, evirip
kaldrmak; amak, evirmek; yzn yukar
evirmek; ortaya kmak; gelmek, bulunmak / make
up: (p) tertip etmek, olusturmak; barsmak;
uydurmak, icat etmek; bir araya getirmek, toplamak,
tamamlamak; telafi etmek; makyaj yapmak
/ show off: (p) gsteris yapmak; gstermek

59) If we are serious about suppressing terrorism we

shall have to ---- stronger measures than
those currently in practice.
fruitfully: (z) verimli olarak / adequately: (z) laykyle
/ presently: (z) birazdan; simdi, simdilik /
notoriously: (z) dile dsms olarak / equivocally: (z)
sphe kaldrr bir surette, mphem surette, kapal
olarak
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A) require
B) revise
C) adopt
D) abduct
E) suspend

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adopt: (f) benimsemek; evlt edinmek / suspend: (f)

geici olarak durdurmak veya iptal etmek
60) When an unknown but gifted artist is finally
recognised, his paintings can become valuable ---- in
the future.
A) rates
B) accounts
C) sales
D) interests
E) assets
asset: (i) mal, (og), servet, mevcudat, aktif, varlk
61) It is ---- ten years since AIDS caught the worlds
attention.
A) formidably
B) generously
C) pertinently
D) roughly
E) inevitably

rebut: (f) rtmek; delillerle reddetmek / safeguard:

(f) korumak / indulge: (f) mptela olmak, msamaha
etmek
64) Progress in materials research is ---- to
overcoming such problems as the finiteness of the
worlds resources and possible shortages of strategic
materials.
A) crucial
B) inexpensive
C) adamant
D) subversive
E) subsequent
adamant: (s) hosgrsz; ok sert / subversive (s)
tahrip edici, ykc, altst eden / subsequent:
(s) sonra gelen
65) Despite the gusty wind they were able to put out
the fire before it ---- .

formidably (z) korkulacak surette, dehset verici bir

sekilde / pertinently (z) alakal olarak, ilgili olarak;
uygun olarak

A) fell off
B) was taken into account
C) was held out
D) got out of hand
E) broke up

62) The new ceramics, which have little in common

with the chinaware we use in our kitchens everyday,
are being used ---- in engines and electronics.

gusty: (s) kesik kesik; rzgarl, frtnal / fall off:

ekilmek, azalmak, dsmek, bozulmak / hold out:
dayanmak; ileri srmek; tahamml etmek; yetmek;
ayak diremek / break up: dalmak; datmak;
bozusmak; (argo) kendini tutamayp glmek

A) depressingly
B) seemingly
C) increasingly
D) discouragingly
E) obligingly

66) The 1990s have been a general ---- in aid to poor

countries, largely because of fiscal pressures in many
rich countries.

chinaware: in seramii / depressingly (z) can sknts

vererek; zerek / seemingly (z)grnste, zahiren,
guya

A) consumption
B) decline
C) contingency
D) conviction
E) expenditure

63) I am horrified at the turn things have taken and

am convinced that he is ---- of much beter treatment
than that which he is receiving.
A) rebutting
B) deserving
C) defending
D) safeguarding
E) indulging
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contingency:(i). ihtimal; beklenmedik

olay/conviction:(i). kanaat, inan; katiyet; ikna;
mahkumiyet
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67) The whole business of having meals at fixed ---- is

nothing but a social convention and, in modern life, a
matter of convenience.
A) approaches
B) substances
C) intervals
D) requirements
E) proportions

71) Our challenge is to ---- our clients with the best

possible advice and support, enabling them to take
the right direction at both strategic and operational
levels.
A) expand
B) consult
C) improve
D) provide
E) respect

68) Space research is largely a branch of pure

science, independent of any applications which ---from it.
A) enforce
B) insure
C) reduce
D) restore
E) stem
69) The current social security system is ---- popular,
partly because its universal and partly because
retirement benefits are related to contributions, so
most people think the system is fair.
A) extremely
B) likely
C) eventually
D) indispensably
E) favourably

72) It is a book rich in ideas and beauty, a book that

---- and tries to answer great fundamental questions
and demands the most active reading one is capable
of.
A) raises
B) attains
C) casts
D) alludes
E) accomplishes
allude:(f). ima etmek, kastetmek, kinaye yoluyla
sylemek; zikretmek, bahsetmek. alluded to ad
geen

73) Before the meeting begins, it would be advisable

to remind him that he is not on any account to ---the subject of unemployment insurance.

70) She is the oldest person in the village, to be

precise, 92 years old and has a ---- word of advice for
everyone.
A) fanciful
B) faithful
C) credible
D) futile
E) kindly

A) look through
B) bring up
C) take back
D) break out
E) make out
74) The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
seeks an individual to launch a research project on
the information revolution and its ---- on
international affairs.
A) impact
B) involvement
C) reference
D) linkage
E) comparison

fanciful:(s). gerekten uzak, kaprisli, hayalperest,

hayal pesinde kosan/faithful:(s). mmin, iman sahibi;
sadk,vefakr, doru, gvenilir, itimada sayan
/credible:(s). inanlr, gvenilir, itimada sayan
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endowment: (i) kabiliyetler; bas / linkage: (i)

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75) Unlike Europes stone castles and cathedrals,

Americas historical buildings are often wood-framed
and so subject to ---- from moisture and insects.

79) The atmosphere ---- the earth as if it were a huge

roof.
A) breaks up
B) makes for
C) hangs over
D) puts off
E) runs over

A) rebuke
B) deficiency
C) damage
D) obsession
E) frustration
rebuke: (f) azarlamak / obsession: (i) endise; sabit
fikir / frustration: (i) bosuna urasma; asabiyet
76) Physically speaking, the Pacific Basin includes not
only all those countries bordering on the Pacific
coast but also the Pacific island nations ---- across the
ocean.
A) adopted
B) based
C) grafted
D) scattered
E) expanded

break up: dalmak; datmak; bozusmak; (argo)

kendini tutamayp glmek / make for: (p) bir
istikamette yol almak, mmkn klmak / put off:
tehir etmek, karmak; reddedilmek
80) The objective of this project is to increase the
depth of awareness and understanding in the
world, about the causes and consequences of the
HIV epidemic through ---- policies and programmes.
A) innovative
B) decadent
C) meagre
D) ambiguous
E) poignant

graft: (f) aslamak

77) Nearly half of the worlds countries have ---capital punishment in law or in practice, and some
two dozen of them have done so formally since 1985.
A) accused
B) abolished
C) executed
D) entailed
E) frustrated

decadent: batms, kms / meager: az / ambiguous:

(s) belirsiz, mulk / poignant: (s) ac keskin; siddetli
81) Launched as the new regulatory authority for the
countries banking and insurance sector, the National
Financial Services Management will extend its
activities so as ---- to cover more than 40% of the
national economy.

entail: (f) icap ettirmek

A) exceptionally
B) ultimately
C) inherently
D) fluently
E) apparently

78) Since most of the worlds commercial apples lack

genetic diversity, they are unable to ---- a disease or
a pest.

inherently: doustan / apparently: grnste

A) put away
B) hold up
C) fight off
D) get off
E) break out

82) If you want that post you'd better apply quickly;

the last day for ---- applications is Friday.

put away: bir tarafa koymak; saklamak / hold up:

tutmak, / fight off: pskrtmek, defetmek /
break out: zuhur etmek

A) reversing
B) withholding
C) enforcing
D) submitting
E) committing

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withhold: f. (-held, -holding) elinde tutmak, kendine

saklamak, brakmamak; kstlamak; vermemek

86) Industry has developed rapidly in certain

countries as raw materials are ---- available there.

83) In this paper I should like to report some of the

results of an ---- study of two hundred London
families.

A) repeatedly
B) scarcely
C) consequently
D) abundantly
E) indefinitely

A) extreme
B) intrinsic
C) intensive
D) emphatic
E) apparent

87) I wasn't at all impressed by the ---- he gave me.

intrinsic :(s.) aslnda olan, esasi, yaradlstan,

hakiki./emphatic: s. zerinde durulmus, kuvvetle
ifade olunmus, etkili; nemli, dikkati eken; vurgulu,
kuvvetli ifa desi olan, kesinlikle hareket eden

A) distribution
B) explanation
C) determination
D) complication
E) negotiation

84) Recent studies have shown that smokers are

more ---- to common colds and flu than nonsmokers.

88) The problem of how to ---- the vast quantities of

waste we produce, requires our urgent attention.

A) feasible
B) susceptible
C) applicable
D) reliable
E) responsible

A) bring up
B) win over
C) find out
D) put off
E) deal with

feasible: (s). mmkn, yaplabilir, tatbik edilebilir;

uygun, mnasip, yaksk alr; ihtimal dahilnde,
muhtemel, makul/susceptible: s. abuk mteessir
olan, hassas; alngan; kolay ask olan, spsevdi.

89) Once the children have grown up I shall start

travelling again, and I'm really ---- that.

85) For the present, the party is expected to put its

differences aside and campaign ---- for a victory at
the forthcoming elections.
A) vigorously
B) awkwardly
C) precisely
D) distinctly
E) reluctantly

A) passing on to
B) waiting up for
C) looking forward to
D) making up for
E) going along with
90) The river Danube rises in Germany and ---through central Europe and into the Black Sea.
A) cruises
B) spreads
C) flows
D) conducts
E) covers
91) Anti-lock brakes (ABS) help you to maintain
steering control of your car even while braking on ---roads.

vigorously: z. gayretle, gayretli bir sekilde

/awkwardly: (z). Acemicesine/precisely: z. dikkatle,
kesinlikle; tamamen; muhakkak/distinctly: (z).
aka, vuzuhla; sphesiz, muhakkak, kesin olarak
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A) lonesome
B) fast
C) reckless
D) slippery
E) stagnant

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lonesome: (s) yalnzlktan ii sklms/reckless: (s)

dnyay umursamayan; kendini tehlikeye atan;
dikkatsiz, kaytsz, pervasz/stagnant: (s) durgun,
hareketsiz, bayatlams, bozulmus (su); atl, kesat

bias: (i) meyil, temayl, pesin hkm; taraf tutma

96) Natural disasters have been defined as ecological
disruptions exceeding the adjustment capacity of a
community and ---- outside assistance.

92) ---- populated, rural Northumberland is one of

the most unspoiled countries in England.

A) stepping up
B) putting up with
C) look after
D) calling for
E) dealing with

A) Sparsely
B) Nearly
C) Primarily
D) Suitably
E) Efficiently

97) It is hard for a tiger, especially an inexperienced

one, to ---- how to attack an animal that is facing it.

sparsely: (z) seyrek seyrek

93) Today a very wide spectrum of biological
scientists are needed, both to develop the
biotechnology of the next millennium and to ensure
the ---- of life in our planet.

A) figure out
B) keep away
C) rule out
D) fall back
E) run over
98) If the ---- of profits falls in one area of activity,
entrepreneurs may move their resources to an
industry where the returns are higher.

A) explanation
B) process
C) exhaustion
D) duration
E) conservation
exhaustion: (i) yorgunluk, bitkinlik; tketme,
tkenme; bosluk/duration: (i) devam, sreklilik;
sre, mddet

A) phase
B) liability
C) level
D) supply
E) policy
entrepreneur: i. isadam, messese sahibi;
mtesebbis kimse.

94) A hundred years ago the chestnut ---- a quarter

of the hardwood trees in America.
A) turned down
B) got through
C) made up
D) made out
E) put down

99) In many countries training for industry has

always been considered to be ---- the concern of
industry itself, not of the state.
A) socially
B) primarily
C) suitably
D) firmly
E) reputedly

chestnut: (i) kestane

reputedly: z. rivayete gre.

95) Evidence of racial bias in sentencing helped to
convince certain states in America to ---- capital
punishment in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

100) A basic ---- of amphibious warfare is

undoubtedly command of the sea.

A) keep down
B) rule against
C) put out
D) point out
E) break through

A) withdrawal
B) involvement
C) determination
D) concession
E) requirement

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amphibious: (s). hem suda hem karada yasayabilir,

iki yasaysl; hem su hem kara ile iliikisi olan; iki
tabiatl, iki snfa mensup
101) Even quite late in the twentieth century many
men assumed that entry into certain professions was
their ---- right.
A) independent
B) exclusive
C) adequate
D) excessive
E) unaccountable

104) In the early twentieth century, a number of

scientists, who had been trained as physicists, were
interested in the study of biological organisms, and
their efforts ---- the field we now call molecularbiology.
A) took leave of
B) made up for
C) gave rise to
D) showed up
E) fell apart
take leave: ayrlmak, veda etmek / give rise to: sebep
olmak, davet etmek

exclusive: (s.), (i.) umuma ak olmayan; bir kimse

veya zmreye has; tek, esi olmayan; hari tutan; of
ile mstesna, -den gayri, hesaba katmadan; (i.) yalnz
bir gazete veya mecmuann temin edebildii mlkat
/ unaccountable: s. anlatlmaz, anlaslmaz;
mesuliyetsiz, sorumsuz, hesab verilmeyen;
olaanst
102) Bacteria have remarkable capacity for ---tolerance to previously lethal drugs.
A) acquiring
B) denouncing
C) deceiving
D) repudiating
E) recovering

105) In the introduction to this book, the writer ---- a

foreign policy that makes world peace the top
priority.
A) calls for
B) holds out
C) keeps up
D) puts on
E) brings about
call for: istemek; gerekli olmak / hold out:
dayanmak; ileri srmek; tahamml etmek; yetmek;
ayak diremek / bring about: sebep olmak, hs etmek;
beraberinde getirmek

denounce: (f). ihbar etmek, haber vermek, ifsa

etmek; mukavele veya anlasmann
fesholunacan haber vermek; sulamak, itham
etmek, bir kimsenin kusurlarn aa vurmak /
repudiate: f. reddetmek, tanmamak; dememek,
kabul etmemek

106) In a blizzard, the ---- of very low temperatures,

strong wind and suffocating snow often
proves fatal.

103) Because critical periods occur throughout

pregnancy, a woman should continuously ---- her
health.

Suffocate: f. bomak, nefesini kesmek; bastrarak

sndrmek; boulmak, nefes alamamak.
suffocating s. bunaltc, boucu

A) keep in with
B) put up with
C) find out
D) take good care of
E) look up to

107) I'm afraid I can't ---- the signature on this

painting but it has been signed.

keep in with: tevecchn muhafaza etmek, dost

kalmak / look up to: hrmeti olmak, hrmet etmek;
gvenmek, itimat etmek
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A) expectation
B) endurance
C) engagement
D) consistence
E) combination

A) make out
B) take out
C) find out
D) turn back
E) put down

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108) The top research universities in the U.S.A. are

---- the fact that women researchers are
encountering substantial barriers to career
advancement.

113) Owing to the shortages in some building

materials and labour ---- in some trades, the building
industry began to make more use of prefabricated.
A) components
B) immunity
C) reliably
D) cavity
E) scarcity

A) waiting for
B) pulling out of
C) facing up to
D) trying out
E) turning up
109) His doctor ---- advising him to take it easy for a
while and stop all overtime but he didn't listen.
A) made up
B) kept on
C) ran through
D) left out
E) played down
110) Our understanding of the development of
behaviour has long been hampered by the tendency
to ---- sharply between "innate" and "acquired"
behaviour.
A) exclude
B) separate
C) distinguish
D) infer
E) assess

CEVAP ANAHTARI
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. E 6. D 7. E 8. C 9. B 10. A 11.
B 12. D 13. E 14. B 15. C 16. E 17. E 18. C 19. C 20.
A 21. C 22. A 23. E 24. E 25. C 26. B 27. E 28. C 29.
D 30. E 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. E 35. C 36. A 37. B 38.
A 39. D 40. C 41. E 42. D 43. E 44. B 45. A 46. B 47.
C 48. A 49. D 50. E 51. B 52. A 53. D 54. C 55. A 56.
C 57. E 58. B 59. C 60. E 61. D 62. C 63. B 64. A 65.
D 66. B 67. C 68. E 69. A 70. C71. D 72. A 73. B 74.
A 75. C 76. D 77. B 78. C 79. C 80. A 81. B 82. D 83.
C 84. B 85. A 86. D 87. B 88. E 89. C 90. C 91. D 92.
A 93. E 94. C 95. B 96. D 97. A 98. C 99. B 100. E
101. B 102. A 103. D 104. C 105. A 106. E 107. A
108. C 109. B 110. C 111. B 112. A 113. E

111) The government has recently made one million

dollars ---- for research grants concerning the
prediction of earthquakes.
A) conditional
B) available
C) suitable
D) considerable
E) vulnerable
112) The ozone layer may still act like a protective
blanket, but scientists continue to worry about the
sun's ---- lethal effects.
A) potentially
B) equivalently
C) indifferently
D) approximately
E) abruptly
lethal: (li'thl) s. ldrc, lme ait. lethality i.
ldrclk.
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