YÖKDİL SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ SORU BANKASI 13.

I couldn't follow the section on quantum computers,

but the rest is ---- easy to understand. A) comparatively B) permanently C) consequently D) sensibly
E) comprehensibly 14. It has long been known that various micro organisms exist in the atmosphere,
but formerly scientists were not able to identify them A) indirectly B) occasionally C) potentially D)
accurately E) perpetually 15. Most of the world's fishing grounds are ---- being depleted by over-
fishing. A) favourably B) inadequately C) fairly D) inevitably E) property 16. During the 1960s the
agronomist and food technologist Norman Borlaug launched what was called "the Green Revolution",
which ---- reduced hunger in underdeveloped countries, by creating high-yielding varieties of wheat
and rice. A) diversely B) plausibly C) currently D) adversely E) greatly 17. There are no asexual
mammals in nature because our growth and development have become ---- connected with the sexual
process. A) closely B) discreetly C) cautiously D) scarcely E) preventably 18. The words engraved on
a gladiator's tomb are almost composed of the words: "I share the common destiny". A) reputedly B)
successively C) decisively D) invariably E) discretely 19. Researchers attending the World Water
Forum in Kyoto last year argued that collecting and using water more ---- would lessen the need for
more dams. A) efficiently B) plentiful C) wastefully D) remarkably E) speedily 20. The Vikings gave the
whole of Europe a hard time, ---- their close neighbours across the Baltic. A) especially B) previously
C) consecutively D) considerably E) pitifully 21. The whole of society may suffer if its government is
attacked; ----, the entire body is harmed if the brain is damaged. A) otherwise B) similarly C) on the
other hand D) nevertheless E) however 22. Syndicalism embodies the idea that workers, through
direct action, ---- a general strike, should seize control over the means of production and hence gain
political power. A) especially B) previously C) tremendously D) respectfully E) consistently 23. The
probable resources of petroleum cannot be estimated as ---- as can those of coal. A) considerably B)
ultimately C) essentially D) suitably E) accurately 24. The local officials had ---- wanted a steel bridge
to span the river, but finally agreed to a reinforced concrete one. A) nearly B) initially C) fairly D) fully
E) completely 13

21 any organ, including the kidneys, lungs, heart and brain, can be attacked by the immune system. A)
Closely B) Virtually C) Fortunately D) Profoundly E) Extremely , consumer-spending in France is
strong, but could soon be weakened by rising unemployment. A) Eventually B) Inevitably C) Currently
D) Conclusively E) Recently 27. Africa's deserts are spreading ---- owing to cycles of drought together
with over-farming and overgrazing. A) influentially B) successfully C) fundamentally D) continuously E)
conveniently 28. By septic shock is meant a ---- disseminated bacterial infection. A) consequently B)
superficially C) widely D) selectively E) sufficiently 29. Galileo, Descartes and many other European
thinkers helped to lay the foundations of today's ---- global education system. A) increasingly B)
constantly C) repeatedly D) reluctantly E) selectively 30. The point-and-click actions of the computer
mouse have made it an ---- popular alternative to keyboard and text-based commands. A) increasingly
B) assertively C) effortlessly D) exactly E) objectively 31. Doctors can monitor a patient's temperature,
pulse and blood pressure using two-way transmission equipment without needing to be ---- present. A)
remotely B) physically C) quite D) increasingly E) proportionally 32. Though it is fashionable to
denounce negative campaigning, every political expert knows it can be ---- effective. A) defiantly B)
suitably C) extremely D) sensitively E) lately 33. However incredible we may now find it, engineers did
not ---- welcome the idea of a general purpose microchip. A) instantly B) urgently C) crudely D)
scarcely E) reliably 34. Heart disease, stroke and lung cancer ---- constitute 35 per cent of all deaths in
the US. A) together B) readily C) exactly D) fairly E) well 35. In spite of the widespread effects of
Christianity on the Anglo- Saxons, they clung ---- to many of the superstitions and customs from their
pagan past. A) hardly B) firmly C) rapidly D) fairly E) urgently 36. Wouldn t it be wonderful if science
and scientists were taken more ---- in the political process? A) sullenly B) seriously C) satisfactorily D)
ingeniously E) pretentiously 14

22 YÖKDİL SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ SORU BANKASI 37. By protecting the global community from
infection before it strikes, one can ---- save millions of lives. A) precisely B) crucially C) potentially D)
preferably E) forcefully 38. The growing closeness between China and the Gulf nations has not gone
unnoticed in the rest of the world, most ---- in the US. A) similarly B) vaguely C) relatively D) equally E)
notably 39. At times during the last Ice Age the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation was ---- weaker
than it is today. A) pleasantly B) rarely C) considerably D) directly E) fully 40. The army psychologists
---- initiated treatment, and so he soon regained his confidence as a soldier. A) promptly B) vaguely C)
obviously D) reluctantly E) imminently 41. The endlessly flat landscape and thousands of miles of
wellmaintained cycle tracks make cycling an ---- popular activity in the Netherlands. A) additionally B)
effectively C) ultimately D) extremely E) accurately 42. In the opinion of most scientists, engineering
does not ---- offer universally acceptable solutions. A) randomly B) previously C) necessarily D)
excessively E) extremely 43. The amount of alcoholic drinks a person can consume safely is ----
individual, depending on genetics, health condition, sex, body composition, age, and family history. A)
violently B) worthily C) offensively D) highly E) loudly 44. The Arawak Indians were the first to inhabit
Grenada, but they were all ---- massacred by the belligerent Carib Indians. A) fairly B) previously C)
eventually D) principally E) rarely 45. Although the red flames of lithium and strontium appear similar,
the light from each can be separated by means of a prism into ---- different colours. A) excessively B)
distinctly C) conventionally D) properly E) familiarly 46. Despite a preoccupation with body image and
weight loss, the prevalence of obesity in the US continues to rise A) collectively B) adequately C)
randomly D) respectively E) dramatically 47. Whereas in the past, some Asian countries were driven
---- by ideology, today, economics has become their driving force. A) respectively B) unequally C)
likely D) entirely E) favourably 15

23 48. Some frozen areas of Greenland have always melted each summer, but recent research has
shown that the extent of snowmelt in Greenland increased ---- between 1992 and A) vaguely B)
roughly C) scarcely D) drastically E) marginally 53. If the Achilles tendon, which is the thickest and
most powerful tendon in the body, is cut, the use of that leg for running or jumping is lost ----; it can no
longer perform these actions. A) permanently B) fairly C) scarcely D) initially E) partially 49. The ----
thin walls of the alveoli allow oxygen to move from the alveoli into the blood in the capillaries. A)
consciously B) adversely C) unexpectedly D) extremely E) alternatively 50. When healthy, the lining of
the mouth (oral mucosa) is reddish pink, and the gums, which fit ---- around the teeth, are paler pink.
A) protectively B) attractively C) rarely D) abruptly E) randomly 51. Losing a loved one is always
painful, but for most people time ---- heals the wounds. A) densely B) excessively C) eventually D)
casually E) cautiously 52. For those obsessed with punctuality, new-generation clocks, which tune into
the nearest official time transmitter to keep time ----, have been developed. A) sensibly B) accurately
C) adequately D) irreversibly E) inevitably 54. Since many people are unaware of the miseries of
poverty and hunger, it is ---- easy for them to feel contented. A) painfully B) barely C) violently D)
offensively E) usually 55. In December 1831, at the age of 22, Darwin began a round-the-world sea
voyage that ---- influenced his thinking. A) obscurely B) legitimately C) hopefully D) respectfully E)
profoundly 56. Most multiple-sclerosis patients suffer weakness and visual problems, and they
become ---- more disabled. A) hardly B) progressively C) absolutely D) solely E) plausibly 57. In
Central Africa, the rains are ---- abundant in the southern regions, but they are reduced to a single
very short period in the central zone and disappear almost completely in the extreme north. A)
reluctantly B) appropriately C) scarcely D) solely E) relatively 16

24 YÖKDİL SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ SORU BANKASI 58. Cars, coal-generated electric power, and even
cement factories ---- affect the environment, causing many serious problems that threaten animal and
plant life. A) adversely B) commercially C) conscientiously D) privately E) adequately 59. In cancer
care, Britain still compares ---- with other similar countries in five-year survival rates after diagnosis. A)
vainly B) unfavourably C) unreservedly D) consciously E) infrequently 60. The rise of lay education
during the medieval intellectual revival was an ---- important development in the history of Western
Europe. A) anxiously B) enormously C) independently D) evenly E) abnormally 61. Einstein's theory of
relativity gives predictions that differ very little from the older theories of Galileo and Newton in ---- all
everyday situations. A) flexibly B) nearly C) externally D) usefully E) identically 62. As a migraine
develops, pain ---- worsens and chemicals from the brain stems cause spasms in the brain s blood
vessels. A) recklessly B) progressively C) productively D) confidentially E) synthetically 63. Although
most scientists agree that our planet will continue to warm, they disagree over how ---- the warming
will proceed. A) hideously B) suitably C) profoundly D) rapidly E) decadently any organ, including the
kidneys, lungs, heart and brain, can be attacked by the immune system. A) Closely B) Virtually C)
Fortunately D) Profoundly E) Extremely 65. One of the many individuals ---- fascinated by reports of
the early balloon flights was George Cayley, who later made the first serious attempt at heavier-than-
air flight. A) suspiciously B) tremendously C) confidentially D) daringly E) reluctantly 17

25 VERB QUESTIONS 1. The lawyer submitted to the court several documents to ---- his point of
view. A) support B) overcome C) refrain D) improve E) alienate 2. The green button on the far left of
the machine ---- the volume. A) interferes B) discloses C) regulates D) allows E) arises 3. In the past,
too, people relied on plant substances to ---- a wide range of illnesses. A) applying B) agreeing C)
replacing D) holding E) seeking 5. When she referred in her paper to bio-complexity, many in the
audience scratched their heads and ---- what that word meant. A) expected B) suspected C) wondered
D) improved E) rejected 6. The body ---- most of the carbohydrates we eat either into glucose or into
glycogen. A) removes B) deduct C) converts D) destroys E) unites 7. Few would ---- that corporations,
especially the multinational ones, are enormously powerful. A) involve B) resume C) promise D)
disdain E) deny 8. Malnutrition and under nutrition are not ---- to the Third World; they also occur in
affluent societies. A) exposed B) permitted C) restricted D) disposed E) convinced 9. The
respectability that Britain ---- on America's actions is worth more to America than the provision of any
amount of military aid. A) transmits B) proclaims A) recover B) undermine DR. C) infect HİKMET C) D)
cure ŞAHİNER distributes D) commissions E) confers E) restrain 10. In the steel industry there has 4.
To increase its exports, the been a progressive increase in company is ---- highly motivated capital
outlay; but fortunately this professionals with experience in has been ---- by a fall in labour
international trade. costs. A) accompanied B) conducted C) reinforced D) rejected E) engaged 11. All
patients with chronic bronchitis should be ---- to give up smoking so as to have a better prognosis. A)
urged B) limited C) discouraged D) distressed E) established 12. French law ---- that all food products
sold in France should have the contents listed in French. A) stipulates B) dominates C) suspends D)
confides E) treats 18