You are on page 1of 60

İÇİNDEKİLER

Transitions 4-13

Konu Testi 14-20

Verb Formation 21-23

Konu Testi 1 24-26


Konu Testi 2 Mixed Vocabulary 27-32

Knowledge and Civilization 33-38

39-51

Dialogue

Konu Testi 1 Dialogue 52-54


Konu Testi 2 Phrasal Verbs 55-57

Translation

58-61

18. Sayı ve Deneme 11 Cevap Anahtarı 62

3
GRAMMAR / Transitions

Transitions (Geçiş sağlayan bağlaçlar):


Words or phrases

“Transition” olarak adlandırılan kavramlar gerçekte iki alternatively [ Alternatif olarak]:


cümleyi birbirine bağlayan bağlaçlar gibi görülebilirler. Başka Örnek
n NETyds
bir açıdan bakıldığında “transition” olarak adlandırılan
sözcükler iki bağımsız cümlecik arasında mantıksal anlam l Type your other contact details here. Alternatively, you
ilişkileri kurmak için kullanılır. Bu tür kavramlar bazen tek can tell us your information by calling our phone-line on 0
kelime olarak [örn: nevertheless]; bazen ise birden fazla 212 345 67 89.
kelimenin bir araya gelmesiyle [örn to return to the point]
as a matter of fact [İşin doğrusu, Aslında]:
kullanılabilir. “Transition” olarak kullanılan sözcükler cümlede
bağımsız bir konumdadır. Bunun belirtilmesi amacıyla bu tür Örnek
n NETyds
kavramlar genelde virgül [,] ve/veya noktalı virgül [;]
l John and Kathy had been married before. As a matter of
NETyds

kullanılarak cümlenin geri kalanından ayrılır.


fact, they had both been in marriages with other spouses
for over 11 years before they met.
Ayrıca “Transition” olan sözcüklerin çevirileri yapılırken
herhangi bir ek kullanılmaz. Sözcükler önce ya da sonra
besides [Ayrıca]:
gelen cümleye birleştirilmeden kendi başlarına anlamları
vardır. Anlamını ne kendinden önceki cümleden ne de Örnek
n NETyds
kendinden sonraki cümleden alır. Başlı başına bir kelime
l She thinks of performance reviews as untrusting.
olarak anlam taşırlar.
Besides, she finds it difficult to talk to an employee about
his lack of competence for the job he holds.

A. “ve” İlişkisi Kuranlar


by the way [Bu arada, aklıma gelmişken]:
additionally [Ek olarak]: Örnek
n NETyds
GRAMMAR / Transitions

Örnek
n NETyds l Thanks for the confidence you have about my views and
l C. H. Gilbert was the first to confirm the "home stream" opinions. By the way, where do you live?

theory to spawning Pacific salmon. Additionally, he was


also one of the very first scientists to consider the
NETyds

finally [Son olarak]:


population dynamics of northwest stocks of salmon. Örnek
n NETyds

l The waves were so tall, they couldn't line up their smaller


again [Yine]: vessel with the ship that was trying to save them. Finally,
they were able to get help from another ship, but as they
Örnek
n NETyds
were rescued, their poor boat was damaged beyond
l The next day we reached Roatan Island, some 30 miles repair.
off the coast of Honduras. Again, there were water
activities, including snorkelling, diving and a dolphin
encounter. first [İlk olarak, Öncelikle]:
Örnek
n NETyds

along with this / that … also [Bununla birlikte]: l Whether doing research at home, at school, or in the
library, kids will benefit from this comprehensive guide.
Örnek
n NETyds
First, the book provides students with tips on how to use
l He had weak muscles for the last seven years. Along the Internet safely and efficiently. Next, the readers are
with this, he also had complaints of chronic pain in the specifically shown where to find information on the six
knee joints. main curriculum topics.
GRAMMAR / Transitions

for example [Örneğin]: indeed [Gerçekten de]:

Örnek
n NETyds
Örnek
n NETyds

l Unless you are carrying some kind of identity card, any l Inside his home are many extraordinarily beautiful pieces
offence could be regarded as arrestable. For example,
of furniture he built from wood he actually cut down and
there was a case in 1987 where a cyclist who refused to
planed himself. Indeed, Mike's entire neighbourhood
place both hands on the handlebars was eventually
bears witness to his handiwork.
arrested 'for failing to give his name and address'.

in fact [Aslında, Gerçekten de]:

NETyds
for instance [Örneğin]: Örnek
n NETyds

Örnek
n NETyds l I remember a time teaching our current crop of five-year
olds that was interesting because they were so new to
l Biographers say Chavez's life cannot be measured by English. In fact, they didn't even know that I happened to
material success. For instance, he never earned more be speaking English at all.
than $6,000 a year, never owned a house, and, when he
died in 1993, had no savings to leave to his family.

in other words [Başka bir deyişle]:

Örnek
n NETyds

furthermore [Ayrıca , Dahası]: l Asthma is "reversible" -- in other words, it can be treated


with medication to keep the symptoms under control.
Örnek
n NETyds

l She didn't feel she was ready to commit to another serious


relationship and furthermore, she didn't know if she could
in the same way [Aynı şekilde]:
survive another heartbreak.
Örnek
n NETyds

l He has struck a blow to the credibility of the veterinary


profession and, thus, has violated his obligation to his
NETyds

peers and the profession. In the same way, he has


in addition [Ayrıca , Dahası]: eroded his own hard-won reputation, thus violating his
obligations to himself.
Örnek
n NETyds

l Jack oversaw the financial reporting, budgeting and cash


management functions of the company and played an
likewise [Benzer şekilde]:
integral role in the company's investor relations. In
addition, he actively participated in the daily operations of Örnek
n NETyds

the company.
l He knew how to get publicity for his business-like inviting
famous people to stay there. Likewise, he knew how to
get attention for his political career.

incidentally [Her nasılsa, Tesadüfen]:


that is [Yani]:

Örnek
n NETyds Örnek
n NETyds

l After the independence of the US, two political trends were l In a previous article we discussed the phenomenon of
formed with respect to the issue of federalism, and induction, that is, the effect of an electric field on a
incidentally, they were both in the North. conductor.
GRAMMAR / Transitions

B. “ama” İlişkisi Kuranlar despite this / that [Buna rağmen]:

Örnek
n NETyds
actually [Aslında]:
Örnek
n NETyds l Kästner was quite unenthusiastic about logic. Despite
this he was interested in the philosophy of mathematics
l On a day with no wind, no rain, and temperatures hovering
and he wrote widely, in long volumes, about the
around 45 0C, he wore that heavy long-sleeved shirt.
applications of mathematics to optics, dynamics and
Actually, he was forced to wear it.
astronomy.

anyhow [Her nasılsa]: even so [Böyle olsa bile]:

NETyds
Örnek
n NETyds
Örnek
n NETyds
l Frank was almost a young man then. Anyhow, he used to
l Pain has swollen in the depths of her heart, even so, she
go to parties with us.
knows she could not have saved him.
l We found a site and I navigated to the games section.
Anyhow, I and my wife found ourselves playing the
Shuffle the Pieces game for over two hours.
however [Ancak]:
Örnek
n NETyds

l In those days, the father's main job was to support the


anyway [Neyse]:
family by working while the women stayed at home.
Örnek
n NETyds
However, they were also expected to discipline their
l He moved to Ohio in the 1970s after drought made desert children.
life pretty much impossible. Anyway, he's done very well
there, becoming head of the locust centre 8 years ago,
and recently started doing a PhD in Marseilles.
in any case [Her durumda, Her ne şekilde olursa olsun]:

Örnek
n NETyds
NETyds

l It is a matter of controversy whether there is any real threat


to the towns, but in any case, it has been decided that the
as a matter of fact [İşin doğrusu]:
lava flow of Etna be diverted by means of blasting the walls
Örnek
n NETyds of its main feeding channel with explosives.

l Jack is in contact with his five grandchildren on a regular


basis. As a matter of fact, he takes calls from them daily.
in either case [Her iki durumda da]:
l My son started out as a car salesman, and now he has
dealerships all over the country, as a matter of fact, he is Örnek
n NETyds
doing so well that he gave one of his friends a fully
l Right now, about half of all the top al Qaeda operatives are
equipped Mercedes for a present.
either jailed or dead. In either case, they're not a problem
anymore.

at any rate [Her ne pahasına olursa olsun]: in spite of this / that [Buna rağmen]:

Örnek
n NETyds Örnek
n NETyds

l It probably won't make any detectable difference to the l The only problem they had during the visit was on the last
way you feel, but at any rate, you need to know where day when they had an invasion of small insects. In spite of
your nutrients are coming from in your diet. this they managed to get a few hours sunbathing.
GRAMMAR / Transitions

instead [of this / that]: [Bunun yerine]: rather [Daha ziyade]:


Örnek
n NETyds Örnek
n NETyds

l Bryan announced that Dave and Mickey would not play l In ancient Egyptian culture the pharaoh was not
any instruments during the next song. Instead of this, considered a king, rather, he was considered a god.
they had to sing background vocals.
l Like all reptiles, snakes are cold-blooded, or more
still [Ancak, yine de):
correctly, ectothermic animals that is, they cannot produce
their own body heat. Instead, they rely on the sun to heat Örnek
n NETyds
their bodies and then regulate their temperature with
l We know that animals, like us, flourish in freedom, but still
behaviour.
they are imprisoned in zoos, circuses, and laboratories.

NETyds
nevertheless [Ancak, yine de]: contrary to this [Bunun aksine]:

Örnek
n NETyds Örnek
n NETyds

l She could no longer hear their words, but nevertheless l When sales tax was imposed in 1996, an assurance was
she knew the hushed whispers coming from the other given that the laws would be rational, and easy to
women were about her. understand. Contrary to this, it is claimed that the laws
have been made extremely complicated and really
incomprehensible to even an educated businessman.

nonetheless [Ancak, yine de]:


Örnek
n NETyds
in contrast [Aksine]:
l Focusing on his career as an official and doing calligraphy Örnek
n NETyds
as a pastime, he did not establish a style of his own.
l The buffalo-hunting Plains Indians had personalities that
Nonetheless, his style was admired by many.
could be typified as being aggressive, prone to violence,
and seeking extreme emotional states. In contrast, the
typical Pueblo Indian was just the opposite--non-
aggressive, peaceful, and sober in personality.
on the contrary [Aksine]:
NETyds

Örnek
n NETyds

l On no account were the Native Indian inhabitants of the C. “neden-sonuç” İlişkisi Kuranlar
island were hostile to the new arrivals, on the contrary,
they were friendly and curious, providing both food and Accordingly [Bunun sonucu olarak, bundan dolayı ]:
water to the sailors.
Örnek
n NETyds

l Citizens would very likely be on their own during the early


stages of a disaster. Accordingly, some basic training in
on the other hand [Öte yandan]:
disaster survival and rescue skills would be necessary to
Örnek
n NETyds
improve their ability to survive until responders or other
l We invited the neighbours to discuss the problems with us. assistance could arrive.
They complained and thought the pupils and the teachers
to be responsible for the nuisance; on the other hand,
they were surprised by the invitation and the possibility to arising out of this / that [Bundan dolayı]:
talk about their worries. Örnek
n NETyds

l They accepted, with resignation, the easy availability of


l Each year our university reviews its entry requirements, so
alcohol, tobacco and drugs. On the other hand, they were
arising out of this, it may be possible that some changes
eager to accept responsibility for their own behavior.
in entry requirements and processes occur in 2005.
GRAMMAR / Transitions

l Families may have similar incomes but there may be in consequence [Sonuç olarak]:
differences in their access to employment and services Örnek
n NETyds
according to where they live. Arising out of this, our
l The new settlers of the country led a more sedentary life
institute undertook a major study of the living standards of
than the other peoples of the region. In consequence,
families in some areas of Australia.
their numbers increased and they assumed the majority
position they have today.

as a result [Sonuç olarak]: l He has strove to get away from all musical traditions,
western or eastern, and in consequence his works lack
Örnek
n NETyds
tonal centre whatsoever, and are devoid of melodic lines.
l Her heart was once broken by a man who left her
devastated. As a result, she has decided to never marry

NETyds
and has resolved to become independent so that she
never has to rely on anyone again.
in such an event [Böyle bir durumda]:

Örnek
n NETyds
because of this / that [Bundan dolayı]:
l I recognize that sometimes people are too sick to attend
Örnek
n NETyds the classes, or that family emergencies arise. In such an
l I understand that I must be a knowledgeable, competent event, you are expected to make up any work that you
student of nursing care. Because of this, I will adequately missed.
prepare for the quizzes and for patient care. l Sometimes your whole lawn may become thin and tired
l He believes that every child is entitled to a meaningful looking. In such an event, you can revitalize it by over-
educational experience regardless of their race and sex. seeding it with new grass seed.
Because of this, he encourages diversity in the
classroom. in this / that case [ Bu durumda]:

Örnek
n NETyds

consequently [Sonuç olarak]: l In some instances an item may not be in our stock. In this
case, we notify the customer that it's on backorder and will
Örnek
n NETyds
ship as soon as it becomes available.
l Many of the scientists included in the survey were born
NETyds

between 1900 and 1908. Consequently, they were in


their twenties in the late 1920s, when the survey was
being conducted. on account of this / that [Bundan dolayı]:
Örnek
n NETyds

l There is a disharmony between ourselves and the


for this / that reason [Bu yüzden]:
environment outside. On account of this, there is fear,
Örnek
n NETyds
fear that the environment may inflict pain on us.
l His family was one that believed in good education. For l Aquarium filters come in a wide variety of shapes and
this reason, he left Hungary and went to London to study sizes, for a wide range of different tanks. On account of
mathematics and physics. this, there are several things that you need to know before
you purchase your filter.

hence [Bu yüzden]:


Örnek
n NETyds
otherwise [Aksi takdirde]:
l The liberalised trading regime may result in exposing the
domestic industry to import pressure. Hence, the industry Örnek
n NETyds

will have to improve its efficiency and productivity to meet l I'm pretty sure that Mark loves you, otherwise he wouldn't
the emerging global competition. have given you the bike.
GRAMMAR / Transitions

then [Bu durumda]: Bu sözcüklere ek olarak

Örnek
n NETyds l trace back to, give rise to, give way to, lead to, date
back to, put down to, attribute to, is due to, has its
l I'm sure that if he can create a whole universe full of roots in, engender, shows the seeds of, breeds,
diverse people, then he can take out any traits in those generates, has its origin in, springs from, result in,
people that he deems as wrong. result from, spark off, bring about, originate from,
spring from, affects, causes, have a bearing on, come
out of, arise out of, derives from
gibi ifadeler de neden-sonuç ilişkisi kurmak için kullanılabilir.
therefore [ Bu yüzden]:

Örnek
n NETyds

NETyds
l They couldn't make it to the summit and back before dark;
therefore, they decided to camp for the night.

D. “olay sırası” İlişkisi Kuranlar

after this / that [Bundan sonra, daha sonra]:


this / that being so [Bu yüzden, Hal böyle olunca]:
Örnek
n NETyds

Örnek
n NETyds l In 1973 the Arabs attacked Israel, but failed to destroy it.
l Her father wasn't worthy of her loyalty towards him; this After this, they steeply raised the price of oil.
being so, she ran away after the death of her mother, in
search of a better life. afterwards [Daha sonra]:

Örnek
n NETyds

l On the wedding there were only his children and his first
thus [Bu yüzden]:
wife's mother, because nobody knew about it.
Örnek
n NETyds
Afterwards, they left for Italy and Vienna.
l In Italy at the time there were an incredible amount of Jews
who were extremely prosperous merchants, bankers, and an hour later [several hours later etc.]: [Bir birkaç- saat
traders. Thus, they had incredible monetary resources at sonra]:
NETyds

their disposal.
Örnek
n NETyds

l One day in June Bubbles decided to go on a walk. About


to this end [Bu yüzden, bu amaç doğrultusunda]: an hour later, she found a dark cave and went inside of it.

Örnek
n NETyds
at last [Sonunda, son olarak]:
l The economic financiers of the world have only one thing
Örnek
n NETyds
in mind make the maximum possible profits. To this end,
they use the labour-replacing technology as well as l Believing that his father was still alive, he went to Russia in
continue to exploit cheap labour. search of him. At last, he learned that his father did
survive the war and was in Russia.

as a consequence [sonuç olarak]: at the same time [ Aynı zamanda]:

Örnek
n NETyds Örnek
n NETyds

l Some students prefer to stick to problems with which they l The American warplanes were dropping their most
are familiar and are unwilling to take the risk of working on powerful bombs on the civilians in the city, killing and
new types of problems. As a consequence, these injuring hundreds of innocent people. At the same time,
students learn fewer techniques and methods than others. their tanks were attacking the city with heavy artillery.
GRAMMAR / Transitions

at this moment [Şu anda]: hitherto [O zamana kadar, şimdiye kadar]:

Örnek
n NETyds Örnek
n NETyds

l The number of people in Europe who are deaf or have l Brahmins lived in a poor country, had few monuments of
hearing difficulties will be 90 million in 2015. At this the past and little taste for the graces of the life. Hitherto,
moment there are 22 million people with severe or they had no history, but they had the sense of belonging
profound hearing loss, which means that one in seven which is one of the prerequisites of national feeling.
people in Europe has hearing difficulties.

in conclusion [Sonuç olarak]:


before this / that [Bundan önce]:
Örnek
n NETyds

NETyds
Örnek
n NETyds
l In conclusion, there are no known health risks that have
l He can no longer sit up or communicate. He lies on a been conclusively demonstrated in relation to living near
hospital bed and stares at the wall. Before this, he used to high-voltage power lines.
lie on his couch at home.

in short [Kısacası]:
briefly [Kısaca, kısacası, özetle]: Örnek
n NETyds

Örnek
n NETyds l He loved engaging in philosophical discussions with
people from all walks of life. In short, he was a
l There are various types of attackers. Briefly, they are
quintessential Renaissance man.
intruders, hackers, and crackers.

in sum [Özetle, kısacası]:


first[ly] [İlk olarak, öncelikle]: Örnek
n NETyds

Örnek
n NETyds
l As a director of operations, she approves the company's
l There are three ways in which someone can obtain the payments to vendors, authorizes its capital purchases,
personal details which will allow him access to one's bank and transfers funds between its bank accounts. In sum,
NETyds

account. Firstly, he can access the bank's databases and she is responsible for most of the administrative and
obtain the details directly from that source. financial decisions.

in summary [Özetle, kısacası]:


from now on [Şu andan itibaren]:
Örnek
n NETyds
Örnek
n NETyds
l One-day disposable lenses are excellent for people who
l Rolling Stones star Mick Jagger was knighted in England
wish to wear contacts everyday or for those who wish to
yesterday. From now on he will be known as "Sir Jagger”.
wear contacts occasionally. In summary, they are the
healthiest, the most comfortable and the most convenient
contact lenses available.

henceforth [Bundan böyle]:

Örnek
n NETyds in the end [Sonunda]:
l Richard Owen's first notable publication was his Memoir Örnek
n NETyds
on the Pearly Nautilus, which was soon recognized as a
l The more often Peter saw Julie, the better looking she
classic. Henceforth, he continued to make important
seemed to get. In the end, he had to admit that his
contributions to anatomy and zoology for a period of over
neighbour had quite a pretty face.
fifty years.

10
GRAMMAR / Transitions

in the meantime [Bu arada, bu esnada]: previously [Önceden]:

Örnek
n NETyds Örnek
n NETyds

l He began a hunger strike and held out for 34 days before l Sylvia has been a resident of Ohio for many years and is a
giving it up. In the meantime, he was told that he would be well-known artist in the community. Previously she lived
let free. and worked as a professional artist in New Jersey, where
she held many successful solo exhibitions.

second[ly] [İkinci olarak]:

just then [Tam o sırada]:


Örnek
n NETyds

Örnek
n NETyds l The nation which could become a useful partner to Turkey

NETyds
is the USA. This is owing to the following factors. Firstly,
l The level of mechanical activity in the room increased and the USA is capable of an independent domestic and
John heard numerous hissing sounds. Just then, he
foreign policy. Secondly, it was clear that USA intends to
realized his breathing had become more laboured.
expand across the Far East, where Turkey has interests to
protect.

then [O zaman]:
Örnek
n NETyds
meanwhile [Bu esnada]:
l If you don't eat healthily then it might be advisable to
Örnek
n NETyds
supplement your diet with multivitamins and minerals
l After Jim was finished raking the leaves in a pile, he lit a which can be purchased at a chemist or a pharmacy.
match and started burning the pile on fire. Meanwhile, he
realized that he had left his younger brother alone at third[ly] [fourth, fourthly, etc.]: [Üçüncü, dördüncü olarak]:
home.
Örnek
n NETyds

l Let's now have a look at some of the strengths of judo.


Firstly, it emphasizes both the physical and mental
aspect. Secondly, as an indoor sport, judo can be
practiced throughout the year. Thirdly, it is practiced by all
NETyds

next [Daha sonra]: ages, men and women. Fourthly, the diffusion of medals
Örnek
n NETyds in Judo is widespread.
l He will meet with all the business owners to determine how
each business plays a part in the local economy and why a
healthy local economy is important. Next, he will help to resume [Özetle, kısacası]:
conduct a consumer survey to determine where people Örnek
n NETyds
shop and receive other services.
l All of the system is electronically controlled, by a water
level sensor detects the level of water inside the boiler. To
resume, we can list 3 main advantages of the automatic
water refilling system as follows ...
on another occasion [Başka bir durumda]:

Örnek
n NETyds
to return to the point [Başa dönmek gerekirse]:
l One day I heard what sounded like an elderly woman's
voice calling my name from the back bedroom in the
Örnek
n NETyds

apartment...I turned the TV up louder so I couldn't hear it. l It is vitally important that we ensure the system of health
On another occasion I was talking to a friend on the care provides the best quality care to the patient. To
phone when we heard a click, I told her someone was on return to the point, we agree that throwing money at the
the other phone listening to us. health service will not solve its problems.

11
GRAMMAR / Transitions

to summarize [Özetle, kısacası]: so as to [-mek için]:

Örnek
n NETyds Örnek
n NETyds

l You should know something about viruses so as to be


l His speech was rousing and well presented. To
able to decide whether a virus alert is real or if it is only a
summarize, he said the sleeping giant was awoken and
hoax.
that now we were going to make a huge leap in the sector.

so that [-sın diye]:


under the circumstances [Bu koşullar altında]:
Örnek
n NETyds
Örnek
n NETyds
l The beak of a Hyacinth Macaw is straight so that he can
l He is many things to this football club. I think, under the peck at trees to eat insects - his favourite food - that live

NETyds
circumstances, he will be a valuable asset to the players. under their bark.

until then [ O zamana kadar]:


Örnek
n NETyds F. “örnekleme” İLİŞKİSİ KURANLAR

l Mark had last seen his sister more than two years ago.
for instance [Örneğin]:
Until then, she used to visit him in his residence on the
shores of Lake Michigan almost every season.
Örnek
n NETyds

l He has a difficult time identifying parts of his body. For


instance, he knows that he has a nose, but when asked to
point to it, he may point to his ear.
up to now [Şu ana kadar]:

Örnek
n NETyds

l They are one of the 10 companies are authorized to for example [Örneğin]:
introduce skilled workers and technicians to Hong Kong. Örnek
n NETyds
Up to now, they have introduced more than 3000 workers
and technicians to Hong Kong employers.
l My girlfriend and I have lived together for years and split all
our expenses equally. For example, she may pay for rent,
NETyds

and I may pay for everything else.

such as [Örneğin]:
E. “amaç” İlişkisi Kuranlar
Örnek
n NETyds

in order to [-mek için]: l The UN's anti-poverty report calls on middle-income


Örnek
n NETyds countries, such as China, Brazil and Mexico, to do what
l Governments should provide information and tools to they can to help eliminate international poverty.
schools and families, in order to help them be capable of
guiding children in Internet Safety.

like [ Gibi, örneğin]:

Örnek
n NETyds

for [ Çünkü]: l Floating animals, like the jellyfish, cannot afford to carry
heavy items of food in their stomach while digestion takes
Örnek
n NETyds
place.
l In my small plane, I was jumping over trees, villages,
l In laboratories, small animals, like hamsters, rats and
spires and steeples, for I had to keep within a few meters
mice, are usually kept in clear or white plastic boxes about
of the ground, otherwise I could have seen nothing at all.
the size of a shoebox.
GRAMMAR / Transitions

to demonstrate [Bunu örneklemek için]: for the most part [Çoğunlukla]:

Örnek
n NETyds Örnek
n NETyds

l The teacher told his students that water changes l Even the opposition is basically saying for the most part it
temperature slowly. To demonstrate, she held a burning was a free and fair election.
match underneath a balloon with a small amount of water
inside.
in general [Genel olarak, genellikle]:

Örnek
n NETyds
to illustrate [Örneğin]:
l Class evaluations indicated that, in general the
Örnek
n NETyds
participants were very enthusiastic about the course and

NETyds
l Stress does you harm in point of body and mind health. To enjoyed feeling that they were at the cutting edge of
illustrate, it is said that stress concerns the immune education.
system, and may contribute to some cancers.

on the whole [Genel olarak]:

one example [Örnek olarak]: Örnek


n NETyds

Örnek
n NETyds
l As for his development and progress on the whole she
l The level of funds required to meet the requirements of a was pleased with him and he is doing most things you
new voting system depends on several variables. As one would expect of a normal 2 year old
example, there is significant potential variability in the
technology that can be selected
usually [Genellikle, genel olarak]:

Örnek
n NETyds
one instance [Bir durumda, örnek olarak]:

Örnek
n NETyds l Jousts, a type of sports tournament, first started in France
l The shows were good, but the rude people talking were in the 11th century. They were public contests of courage
and skill. Usually, they were held to entertain royalty.
very distracting. In one instance, there were several 12-
15-year-olds in the back talking.
NETyds

generally [Genellikle]
G. “genelleme” İlişkisi Kuranlar Örnek
n NETyds

l Generally, it is our policy to exchange products bought at


as a rule [Genel olarak]
other branches of our stores, even if these are overseas.
Örnek
n NETyds

l As a rule, I never promote a product I haven't purchased


myself. If I own it, use it, and like it, it's much easier to most often [Çoğunlukla]:

recommend it to others. Örnek


n NETyds

l Most often, he is seen wearing elegant black clothing,


except during formal occasions.
normally [Normalde, genellikle]:

Örnek
n NETyds
commonly [Yaygın olarak, genellikle]:
l Antiques and newer very fine furnishings have one thing in
Örnek
n NETyds
common: normally they are both irreplaceable.
l Occasionally trees can be found in fibre pots but normally l The plant is scientifically known as Allotropa virgata.
they are sold in plastic containers. Commonly, it is known as candystick or sugarstick.
GRAMMAR / Konu Testi

Konu Testi :

1-60. sorularda boşluklara uygun gelen seçeneği 6. About 29 percent of the U.S. population has
bulunuz. hypertension, …………. many sufferers are unaware
of their condition.

1. ......................... the empire divided and declined, the


A) because B) just then
Mongol people returned to their homelands on the
C) if D) though
steppe and lived among various mutually hostile
tribes. E) despite

A) As B) As a matter of fact 7. .....…. there is no known cure for Alzheimer, there are
C) Without regard to D) By the time several drug treatments that may improve symptoms
NETyds
E) Until and care strategies ………. can reduce behavioural
problems.

2. Extinguishers should be inspected and recharged A) While / that B) Though / of which


regularly ......................... they can be used safely in C) Even so / therefore D) Because / which
case of emergency. E) On the whole / —

A) so that B) in case
C) even when D) unless 8. ......................... adolescent cheetahs start out hunting
impossible prey, ......................... buffalo, once they are
E) in that
no longer under the protection of their mothers.

3. ......................... cause panic, they didn't tell anyone


anything until the danger was over. A) Every / unlike B) All / even if
C) Many / in contrast D) Some / including
GRAMMAR / Konu Testi

E) Most of / to illustrate
A) With the aim of B) In order to
C) So as not to D) In relation to
NETyds

E) In this respect
9. ......................... to the carbon cycle, vegetation plays a
4. ......................... we don't have enough work already, direct role in other aspects of the Earth's climate.
we are constantly being plagued by unnecessary
phone calls.

A) In contrast B) In order
A) As soon as B) Unless C) As opposed D) In spite
C) Even though D) Because E) In addition
E) As though

5. Stress-reduction techniques ......................... 10. The parents inquired desperately .........................


meditation may help reduce high blood pressure and there was a way doctors could cure their daughter's
the need for treatment, ......................... a recent study. life threatening illness.

A) like / for instance B) due to / to this end A) once again B) in fact


C) such as / according to D) in relation to / thanks to C) that D) if
E) on the whole / hence E) unless

14
GRAMMAR / Konu Testi

11. ......................... the scarcity of water resources in the 16. The sauce doesn't need to be stirred constantly
Sahara desert, very few people can manage to live in ……….. it's cooking, just from time to time.
this region.

A) With the object of B) On grounds of A) for the reason of B) for a while


C) In spite of D) With a view to C) during D) as
E) For the purpose of E) in order to

NETyds
12. ......................... his apology sounds really sincere, it 17. The stars visible at night are immensely distant,
won't be accepted by the committee. ……….. they appear as tiny points of light.

A) Only if B) Unless A) as a result of B) for the reason that


C) With respect to D) In order that C) which is why D) because
E) Even before E) even though

13. People who are biased towards the death penalty are 18. Generous ......................... she is about her money, she
......................... only ......................... of their wanting dislikes wasting it away ......................... giving it to
revenge. those who are in the habit of living off others.

A) so / on the basis B) this / in spite A) because / due to B) though / without


C) not / but also D) such as / that C) as / by D) as if / by way of
E) both / and E) not only / but also
NETyds

14. ......................... physicians ......................... patients 19. ......................... the persisting economic recession, a
will probably find it hard to adapt to the new medical huge deficit in the budget is inescapable.
system.

A) Neither / or B) Hardly / when A) As opposed to B) Irrespective of


C) Whether / or D) Either / nor C) Inasmuch as D) As a result of
E) Both / and E) With the result that

15. Thanks to advances in medicine, polio epidemics, 20. The Amazon region, ........................., is vital to the
......................... dreaded events, are now mentioned continuation of the world ecological order.
only in history books.

A) as soon as B) once A) even though B) seeing that


C) while D) therefore C) by virtue of D) unlike
E) meanwhile E) as a whole
GRAMMAR / Konu Testi

21. You should stick to this treatment for another week, 26. ......................... of the air raid on the village, the place
......................... the recovery will hopefully be was in a state of utter confusion.
complete.

A) otherwise B) likewise A) In accordance B) In the aftermath


C) even so D) on the grounds that C) As opposed D) Without regard
E) by which time E) With respect

NETyds
22. When a novel is made into a film, the plot is often 27. It is unlikely to determine accurately what the world's
dramatically altered. ........................., we see an almost population will be fifty years from now, .........................
totally different way of narrating the story. so many factors such as famine and birth control.

A) However B) Otherwise A) for the reason B) there being


C) As a result of the fact D) On the other hand C) according to D) because
E) As a matter of fact E) resulting in

23. You will have to find a better explanation than that 28. Martina had to rehearse her speech several times
......................... you wish to convince me of your ......................... she felt confident enough to make it in
sincerity. public.

A) unless B) as if A) only when B) unless


C) if D) — C) even after D) before
E) however E) due to
NETyds

24. You drive ......................... recklessly that I'm 29. Our nation is so unyielding that it can overcome
frightened ......................... I get into your car. ......................... difficulty it faces.

A) so / any time B) too / whenever A) with the object of B) in defiance of


C) very / every time D) too much / however C) whatever D) as far as
E) such / in case E) no matter how

25. The door of the fast-moving train was not properly 30. In the summer time, my hometown is full of tourists,
closed, ......................... it flew open during the ......................... in the winter it's almost deserted.
journey.

A) for B) though A) unlike B) for


C) hence D) yet C) but also D) to this end
E) anyhow E) whereas

16
GRAMMAR / Konu Testi

31. The zookeepers have to approach fierce animals with 36. It was customary in my time for young men to go out
extreme caution, ......................... they are very into the world on a kind of quest, and ……….. I chose
dangerous. Minnesota as my destination.

A) that is why B) even so A) to this end B) however


C) this being the case D) on grounds of C) on the contrary D) on the one hand
E) for E) in any case

32. ......................... deaf people who know sign language,


37. At a rapid rate, much of the world is coming online and
......................... a common spoken language is no

NETyds
individuals are connecting with each other …………..
barrier to communication.
the physical distance that separates them.

A) On the one hand / because


A) regardless of B) in this respect
B) As a matter of fact / in sum
C) under the circumstances D) in summary
C) For / lack of
D) Aside from / one instance E) on account of
E) So that / hitherto

38. ......................... the instructions, no person shall be


recorded in the registry unless one of the following
33. The expansion of the universe is expected to slow criteria is satisfied.
down ......................... it approaches a critical radius.

A) whereas B) as A) Inasmuch as B) To this end


C) in contrast to D) in spite of C) Afterwards D) In accordance with
E) whatever E) In defiance
NETyds

34. Schizophrenia, a behavioural disorder, may well be 39. I was intensely affected ......................... the magistrate
......................... genetic predisposition, stress, drugs conducted the trial, particularly when it came to
or infections. summing up the case.

A) stemmed from B) resulted from A) therefore B) on the one hand


C) given way to D) induced by C) by the way D) in which case
E) regarded as E) so that

35. The phone call must have been about something 40. ......................... the fact that she was fluent in English,
urgent, ......................... how abruptly the bewildered Alice was sent to evening classes .........................
teacher left afterwards. improve her fluency.

A) in comparison with B) giving rise to A) In spite of / in addition to B) Discounting / so as to


C) judging from D) regardless of C) Though / with a view to D) Due to / in order to
E) in agreement with E) Since / owing to
GRAMMAR / Konu Testi

41. I have been given some difficult homework. I have 46. The last applicant is the least experienced one,
been told to find out some of the things that ………….. I still think we should employ her.
......................... the French revolution. Can you help
me with it?

A) broke up B) brought about A) therefore B) and yet


C) blew up D) broke out C) on another occasion D) furthermore
E) gave way E) although

NETyds
42. What is the source of this problem? We are 47. Incredible ………. it may sound, Sam has decided to
determined to find out where it ......................... . marry a man 30 years her senior.

A) sprang from B) traced back to A) as B) much as


C) resulted in D) sparked off C) although D) despite
E) ended up E) since

43. You should know that I did the course ......................... 48. We had to cope with a lot of trouble that
getting a job in graphic design. ......................... due to the crash of our main computer.

A) in an attempt to B) in an effort to A) gave rise B) came about


C) in order to D) with the aim C) brought about D) stemmed from
E) in the hope of E) resulted in
NETyds

44. ......................... I detest the idea of punishing children, 49. A lot of people have been made redundant;
I can see it has its uses. ......................... there have been enormous social
problems in the community.

A) Not because B) Unless A) all the same B) in addition to


C) Because D) Much as C) otherwise D) consequently
E) Even so E) to return to the point

45. Fines are a good way of punishing people. 50. ......................... is the elephant's strength
........................., they are of no use ......................... they ......................... it is in regular demand for heavy work.
cannot be paid.

A) Therefore / even if B) In such an event / unless A) So / when B) Not only / but also
C) On the other hand / if D) On the contrary / when C) Only if / because D) Such / that
E) All the same / as though E) As / so
GRAMMAR / Konu Testi

51. The communication network ties together the parts of 56. His arrogance probably ………… the fact that his
a society ......................... the nervous system ties father is a diplomat.
together the organs of an individual.

A) even when B) because A) stems from B) gives rise to


C) although D) irrespective of C) has its roots D) sparks off
E) just as E) results in

NETyds
52. I must have tried on at least a dozen garments 57. I'm afraid I can't come. It was nice of you to invite me,
......................... I found a skirt and a blouse that I really …………. .
liked.

A) all the same B) although


A) by the time B) when
C) somehow D) therefore
C) while D) even before
E) somewhat
E) until

53. Let's not mention anything about stamp collections, 58. The smart spy, disguised as a priest, was captured
......................... we'll have to spend the whole night ......................... he could even begin preaching to the
listening to my father. congregation inside the church.

A) incidentally B) or else A) at last B) up to now


C) anyhow D) at any rate C) before D) prior to
E) therefore E) so that
NETyds

54. I turned down his offer not ......................... I didn't want 59. Scientists seek ......................... to know what the facts
to marry him but ......................... I was sure that I didn't are, ......................... to explain them, and to this end
deserve such an honest and sincere man. they devise theories.

A) only / also B) because / because A) not merely / but B) hence / in short


C) that / that D) hardly / when C) whereas / although D) in order / so as
E) either / neither E) whatever / in contrast

55. A piece of iron, ......................... viewed under an 60. ......................... ingenious a teacher may be, he cannot
electronic microscope, can be seen to be made up of be successful ......................... his students try hard.
many magnetic areas called domains.
A) On the one hand / on the other hand
B) However / unless
A) after B) to summarize C) No matter how / when
C) during D) when D) Inasmuch as / as soon as

E) unless E) Once / arising out of this


GRAMMAR / Konu Testi

61. ......................... you miss your family too much 66. ......................... a terrible smell of rotten food had
......................... abroad, you shouldn't let separation pervaded the kitchen, we didn't want to go into it.
impair your success in school.

A) When / during B) Only if / once A) Due to B) In terms of


C) Unless / in the course of D) If / when C) At odds with D) Much as
E) Even if / while E) As

62. Many people enjoy murder mysteries .........................

NETyds
horror movies, ......................... this doesn't indicate 67. The dragon may be the most feared of all monsters in
that they wish to murder anyone or vandalise folk literature, ......................... it is also the most
anyplace. familiar.

A) as well as / and B) and / but A) on the one hand B) but


C) in addition / yet D) but not / though C) on another occasion D) and
E) such as / so E) therefore

63. ......................... the others, the hotel we stayed at 68. Marshal von Manstein had a superb sense of
provided round-the-clock food service for its guests. operational possibilities and an equal mastery in the
c o n d u c t o f o p e r a t i o n s i n G e r m a n A r m y.
........................., he had military genius.

A) Unlike B) As a rule A) For short B) Otherwise


C) On the whole D) In contrast C) In sum D) To begin with
E) On the contrary E) On the other hand
NETyds

64. The idea of eating pork is repugnant to me, 69. The sewer-like appearance of many waterways is
......................... don't even mention it next to me. ......................... dumping toxic and harmful
substances into them.

A) as yet B) even though A) the result of B) for the reason of


C) however D) hence C) with regard to D) in terms of
E) but E) as a consequence

65. I could kick myself! ......................... I left the interview, I 70. Regular reading is a necessity ......................... your
realised what I should have said. profession is, ......................... you'll fall behind with
the latest developments.

A) Once B) Before A) no matter what / because B) unless / when


C) Until D) By the time C) in fact / therefore D) whichever / in conclusion
E) Just as soon E) whatever / or

20
VOCABULARY / Verb Formation

Verb Formation (Fiil Oluşturma)

Principal Parts of Verbs ( Fiilerin temel biçimleri) Fiil oluşturmada bazı extra durumlar.
Fiillerin temel üç biçimi vardır bunlar, present tense formu, Or ya da nor ile bağlanan öznelerde (ya da either . . . or ve
past tense formu, past participle formu( Bazıları present neither . . . nor ile ) fiilin kendisine yakın olan özne ile uyumlu
participle or "-ing" formunu da 4. bir form olarak kabul olmasına dikkat ediniz.
ederler). Örnek
n NETyds

l Mary or John is going to the game.


Present tense içinde bulunduğumuz zamandaki bir eylemi
l Mary or the Smiths are going to the game.
gösterir.
Örnek
n NETyds

l I always eat candy. Belgisiz olan zamirleri tekil olarak değerlendiriniz. Belirli bir
NETyds

l She walks to class. kişi, ya da eşyayı tanımlamayan sözcükler “anybody,


anyone, everybody, everyone,” vb. sözcüklerdir.

Örnek
n NETyds
Past tense geçmişte olan bir eylemi anlatmakta kullanılır.
Örnek
n NETyds l Everyone loves our teacher, Dr. Doolittle.
l Everybody who went to his class was happy with his
l We wanted to see the show.
teaching.
l The little girl blew a bubble.
Kollektif isimleri anlamları açık olarak çoğul olmadıkça tekil

VOCABULARY / Verb Formation


Past participle ise bir belirteç ya da sıfat olarak kullanılabilir.
olarak değerlendiriniz. Kollektif isimler genelde bir sınıfı,
Genelde fiillerin sonuna “-d” ya da “-ed” getirilerek elde edilir.
grubu tanımlarlar. Jury, committee, class, vb gibi.
Çoğu kez fiillerin past formu ile aynı benzerdirler. (Past
form...Walked Past participle form ...walked gibi) Örnek
n NETyds

Örnek
n NETyds
l The class enjoys his ideas.
l Since the dishes were washed, we left the kitchen. l The class are discussing their papers.
l The broken vase was set unceremoniously on the kitchen
NETyds

table.
Cümlenin öznesi, cümlenin fiilinden sonra geliyor olsa bile, fiil
ile özneyi uyumlu yapınız.
Örnek
n NETyds

Sık karşılaşılan hatalar l There are only a few who do not like him.
İngilizcede bulunan yaklaşık 250 düzensiz fiil, bu dilin
kullanıcılarının past form ya da past participle form
kullanırken hata yapmalarına neden olur. Aşağıda bu fillerin
Mood (mizaç)
birkaç örneğini göreceksiniz.
İngilizce’de fiiller sadece eylemlerin zamanını sayısını
yapanlarını değil, aynı zamanda eylemlerin ruh halini de
anlatırlar.
Present Tense Past Tense Past Participle
drink drank drunk
“Indicative”ler gerçekleri ve düşünceleri açıklamakta ya da
be was, were been
soru sormakta kullanılır.
eat ate eaten
see saw seen Örnek
n NETyds

swim swam swum l Snow has fallen in every month of the year in Spearfish,
SD.

21
VOCABULARY / Verb Formation

l We have a good basketball team. Zero Morphemes


l Will you go to the game with me? Bazı eklerin herhangi bir sesle tanımlanmaları olası değildir.
Bu nedenle bir çok yayın Zero Morpheme gibisinden bir
yapının İngilizce'de olmadığını savunurlar. Ancak somut bir
Imperative” emir ve öğüt vermekte kullanılır. obje gibi elle tutulan bir şey yok gibi görünse de, anlamsal

Örnek
n NETyds olarak İngilizce'de “Zero Morpheme”ler vardır.

l Shovel the walk, please. Aşağıdaki örnekleri inceleyelim.


l Do your homework as soon as it is assigned.

Adjective Verb
yellow yellow

NETyds
“Subjunctive”ler istekleri, ricaları ya da gerçekle tezat brown brown
düşen koşulları anlatmakta kullanılır. green green

Örnek
n NETyds purple purple

l If I were you, I would study more


l If I were a member of Congress, I would vote for that bill. Burada "yellow" (adjective) ve "yellow" (verb) arasındaki
l I wish that Dr. K. were my professor. ilişkinin "white" ve "whiten" arasındaki ilişkinin aynısı
olduğunu görüyoruz. Değişen tek şey fiil olarak
kullanıldığında "yellow" un formu değişmiyor ama işlev ve
anlam değişiyor. İşte bu değişiklik yapıldığında biz boş bir son
ek eklediğimizi söyleyebiliriz.

Örnek
n NETyds

İngilizce'de sözcük oluşturma kurallarından l yellow (Adjective)+ -Ø = yellow (verb)


bazıları Anlam: " sarı (daha çok) yapmak"

Aşağıdaki sözcükleri inceleyiniz.


“Zero morpheme”ler , onları ses olarak sözcük içerisinde

Adjective Verb duymadığımızdan dolayı algılamak ya da anlamak zordur. Bu

dark darken nedenle bu sözcükleri incelerken neyin bulunduğunu değil,


NETyds

black blacken neyin bulunmadığını düşünmekte yarar var.

red redden
steep steepen Şimdi elimizde iki değişik şekilde sıfatlardan fiil elde etme
yöntemimiz var. Bunlar, bildiğiniz gibi;

Yukarıda sıfatlardan oluşturulan sözcüklerin oluşturulması ile a. "yapmak (daha çok) sıfat”
ilgili nasıl bir kural verebiliriz?
Örnek
n NETyds

"-en" son eki kullanılarak,


l "-en"................. "black-en"
ü Kombinasyon: Sıfatın sonuna son ek “-en” getirilerek fiil
elde edilir.
ü Anlam: "daha çok yapmak + sıfat"
b. “-Ø"

Şeklinde bir tanım yapabiliriz. Örnek


n NETyds

Örnek
n NETyds l “yellow-Ø")

-en
black (adjective) + -en = blacken (verb)
Peki bunu yapmak için hangi kuralı uygulayacağımızı nasıl
biliyoruz.? Neden “yellow” fakat "yellow-en" değil?
Anlam: "siyah (daha çok) yapmak”

22
VOCABULARY / Verb Formation

Buna verilebilecek olası, fakat pek de ilginç olmayan bir yanıt; Son olarak “-en” nin sadece birkaç sözcükle kullanıldığı
bu durumun olduğu gibi kabullenilmesi ve bu tür sözcüklerin örneklere bakalım. Burada “-en” çoğul anlamındadır.
ezberlenmesidir. Bunun anlamı şu, biz sadece "black"
l ox+ “-en”............ "oxen",
sıfatının "-en" aldığını ve "yellow" sıfatının ise "-Ø" aldığını
l child+ “-en” ......."child(r)en".
ezberlemekle yetineceğiz.

Ama bu tanımın ya da açıklamanın yeterli olmayacağı açıktır.


Homophonous Morphemes
Bu nedenle daha iyi bir tanımlamaya gereksinim vardır.

Zaman zaman iki anlamlı bütün benzer ses ya da formlara


Bu tür durumlarda tanımlama yapabilmek için ön ek (prefix)
sahip olmalarına karşın, İngilizce’de farklı anlamda
ya da son ek'in (suffix) kullanıldığı sözcükteki en yakın birime
kullanılırlar. Buna bir örnek olarak “ un-“ verelim.
yani eklendiği birime bakmamız gerekecektir. "-en" bir son ek

NETyds
olduğundan birlikte kullanıldığı bazı sıfatların sonuna
baktığımızda şu sonucu çıkarabiliriz. Sıfatları son seslerine Sıfatlarla “un-“
göre (harf değil) iki gruba ayırabiliriz. un- +sıfat
Anlam: "not + sıfat",
Eğer son ses aşağıdakilerden biri ise "-en" kullanınız.
Örnek
n NETyds
l [p] "deep-en" [f] "stiff-en" [v] "live-en"
l [t] "white-en" [d] "redd-en" [s] "less-en" l happy................. "unhappy"
l [ş] "fresh-en" [k] "dark-en" Fiillerle “un-“
un- +fiil
Eğer son ses aşağıdakilerden biri ise "-Ø" kullanınız. Anlam: " fiilin anlamının tam tersi"
l [e] "gray-Ø" [n] "brown-Ø" [m] "dim-Ø" Örnek
n NETyds

l [l] "purple-Ø" [r] "clear-Ø" l do...................undo,


l tie .................. untie
Şimdi bir de olumsuzluk ön ekleri (prefixes) "il-/ir-/im-/in-" in
l latch .............. unlatch
hangi kurala göre kullanıldıklarını görelim.
Diğer bazı fiil yapım son ekleri
Eğer sözcük “l” ile başlıyorsa "il-" kullanınız. -ate (Latin formlardan üretilen fiiller)
l Legal....... "il-legal" Örnek
n NETyds
NETyds

l fascinate,
Eğer sözcük “r-” ile başlıyorsa "ir-" kullanınız
l participate
l Responsible........ "ir-responsible"

-er (alışkanlık olmuş ya da yinelenen eylemlerle fiiller)


Eğer sözcük "m, b, p “ile başlıyorsa "im-" kullanınız.
Örnek
n NETyds
l Mobile....... ..."im-mobile"
l Balanced........ "im-balanced", l stutter
l Possible ..........."im-possible" l canter

Yukarıdakilerin dışında kalan durumlarda "in-" kullanınız.


-fy (Olmak ya da olmasına neden olmak anlamını verir)
l Active....... "in-active", vb
Örnek
n NETyds

l beautify,
Uyarı l liquefy

ü Yukarıdaki ön ekler sadece sese göre bir kelimenin önüne -ise/-ize (olmasına neden olmak, benzemek, biçim vermek,
gelebildikleri için kural halinde verilmiştir. bunların dışında dönüştürmek gibi anlamlar verir.)
kalan bazı önekler de yer almaktadır; ancak onların
Örnek
n NETyds
kullanımları ses uyumuna bağlı olmadığından burada
onlara yer verilmemiştir. (Örn: dis- ® disagree) l authorize
l sympathize

23
VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 1

Konu Testi 1:

1-33. sorularda boşluklara uygun gelen seçeneği 6. The check was not clearly made out to me, but the
bulunuz. amount of money was ......................... .

1. History teachers ......................... Hakan, because A) suspectible B) illegible


they're still full of interesting things to say when class C) respectable D) irrefutable
comes to an end. E) inoperable

A) participate B) fascinate
C) postpone D) postdate
7. I was kind and I smiled a lot but all of my fraternity
E) misinform
NETyds brothers turned their backs or were otherwise
......................... to the new pledge.

2. I don't have pity for the people that live on the street
but I do ......................... with those teenagers who A) impolite B) amoral
haven't received a proper education. C) exasperated D) unavoidable
E) suffocating
A) sympathize B) authorize
C) suffocate D) beautify
E) liquefy
8. The front and back covers of the phone, by virtue of an
ingenious innovation, are ......................... .
3. The dance will be held in Mark's barn and
VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 1

......................... is not mandatory but we 'll all be there.


A) illegible B) supportable
C) transformable D) noticable
A) fascination B) refutation E) interchangable
C) misinformation D) transformation
NETyds

E) participation
9. Lee is smart, fast and I think he works hard so it does
not matter if he is an/a ........................., at least not to
4. All personnel require ......................... to enter the me.
building, regardless of their status.

A) significance B) fascination
A) exhalation B) exasperation C) management D) introvert
C) liquefication D) authorization E) precaution
E) nationalization

10. The rain and mud have splashed all over the weed
5. Women in ancient civilizations used make up to
whacker and rendered it ......................... .
......................... themselves.

A) signify B) polygamy A) predictable B) objectionable


C) liquefy D) stupefy C) inoperable D) irrefutable
E) beautify E) monotone

24
VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 1

11. The math book had a handwritten equation that was a 16. Each word he said caused a jolt of pain to rush
proof for a certain hypothesis. At the end was one through his brain because of his uncontrollable
word : .................... . ......................... .

A) polygamy B) stutter
A) monotone B) irrefutable C) precaution D) fascination
C) respectable D) susceptible E) adherence
E) ultraviolet
17. Mads was sure the job would be a snap, she had no
idea that the children would .......................... her to the
point of shouting.

NETyds
12. We had a boss on the farm whose .........................
practices included selling illegally produced whisky.
A) exasperate B) fascinate
C) naturalize D) sadden
A) amoral B) impolite
E) signify
C) illegible D) retroactive
E) semiconscious
18. The spy was trained in espionage and ......................... .

13. At the heart of Mooz is a land where there is no king, A) fascination B) beautification
and the men are ruled by......................... . C) creation D) renovation
E) misinformation

19. The god of thieves sat down next to the beast with one
A) exhalations B) misinformation
hundred eyes and spoke in a ......................... voice
C) monotony D) nonconformism
until each and everyone of those eyes closed in a deep
E) anarchy sleep.

A) overactive B) multilingual
NETyds

C) retroactive D) monotone
14. The mass of fruit and milk quickly became a tasty
E) oblivious
drink when I pushed the ......................... button on my
blender.
20. He knows his rib is broken because it hurts every time
he ......................... .
A) create B) exasperate
C) compete D) liquefy A) notices B) stutters
E) notice C) exhales D) suffocates
E) sympathizes

21. Bob scared Jill with a story of how she was actually an
15. King Joseph rode his horse at a brisk ......................... . adopted child and threatened to tell mom and dad to
......................... her if she didn't give him her baked
bread.

A) stutter B) correspondence A) sadden B) disown


C) canter D) transformation C) disconnect D) signify
E) disconnection E) suffocate

25
VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 1

22. Make sure to ......................... the cable after you have 28. It does not help me or the men of this temple to know
used the MP3 player. you are leaving us; in fact we are ......................... to see
your departure.

A) disconnect B) predict A) semiconscious B) suffocated


C) disown D) support C) conspired D) authorized
E) renew E) saddened

29. I write short books or plays and I won't be able to


23. Does your computer come with Pan-European .......................... with you on your epic novel.

NETyds
......................... language support file?
A) collaborate B) conspire
A) post-dated B) polygamous C) correspond D) suffocate
C) ultraviolet D) adhesive E) support
E) multilingual

30. Tex, the short man, ......................... with Gringo and


Addison to shoot the safe's lock off and take the bar's
24. In this day and age we don't talk much about politics; cash.
especially if we have a/an ......................... outlook.
A) predicted B) introverted
A) multilingual B) unavoidable C) objected D) conspired
C) created D) nonconformist E) transformed
E) combined
31. All of the men at Smith Steel loved the new boss and
said he was right to sell the steel works to the
25. That's all for this day's talk, unless there is a/an government; later when it was .........................,
.........................to my last comment about Bush. thousands were laid off and had to move to other
cities to find work.
A) project B) support
NETyds

C) objection D) suspicion A) objected B) projected


E) collaboration C) nationalized D) completed
E) created
26. Said was half drunk when the girl with the big mouth
came to bar and thus, was ......................... to any 32. Mom and dad are .......................... citizens of the
negative comments made as the evening wore on. United States, but Phil and I are citizens by birth.

A) competent B) oblivious A) nationalized B) naturalized


C) adherent D) supportive C) signified D) exasperated
E) suspicious E) polygamous

27. Moe's trip to the mosque ......................... his devotion 33. Ed, Tom, Bill and Dave were good kids ; I don't know
to God as well as his love for Ottoman architecture. why they let my dog catch hold of that poor duck's
neck and ......................... it.

A) signified B) noticed A) suffocate B) naturalize


C) corresponded D) combined C) liquefy D) authorize
E) transformed E) sympathize

26
VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 2

Konu Testi 2:

1-60. sorularda boşluklara uygun gelen seçeneği 6. The painter's ......................... of the horror of war won
bulunuz. her a worldwide reputation.

1. I have an/a ......................... for you - I'm afraid I opened


your letter by mistake. A) flow B) furrows
C) helpings D) depictions
E) allegations
A) blame B) apology
C) question D) request
E) surprise 7. He was sitting opposite me, and on the table before us
NETyds
there was a /an ......................... purse.

2. Although the shock must have been great, her face A) patient B) omnivorous
remained ........................ . C) cheerful D) leather
E) liquid
A) blurred B) inconsistent
C) confused D) crying
E) inexpressive 8. One person has died after the pilot of a light aircraft
was forced to make an emergency ......................... in a
field.

3. With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot


of wildlife is losing its natural ........................ .

VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 2


A) placing B) setting
C) perching D) halting
E) landing
A) habitat B) ability
C) right D) talent
NETyds

E) nature
9. She used ......................... therapy on her client to try to
4. She was looking strained and had ........................ in inhibit those negative thoughts which were damaging
her behaviours. his self-esteem.

A) normality B) relief A) harmful B) cognitive


C) artificiality D) confidence C) inappropriate D) exciting
E) intuition E) debilitating

5. In order to get the best result in a short period of time, 10. Although sexual and violent crimes have increased,
they studied the new methods ........................ . they remain only a small ......................... of the total
number of crimes committed each year.

A) intensively B) recklessly A) distance B) duration


C) reluctantly D) redundantly C) fraction D) path
E) periodically E) block

27
VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 2

11. We were asked to show some ......................... before 16. I was relieved to see from my statement that my
the security guards would let us in. account was in ......................... .

A) pleasure B) demonstration A) denial B) credit


C) courage D) identification C) guard D) valid
E) personality E) usage

NETyds
12. I cannot understand this question because your 17. She complained to the company about its
writing is almost .........................! ......................... service and they sent her a written
apology.
A) illegible B) legible
A) pleasant B) delicious
C) turbid D) dim
C) awful D) charming
E) confused
E) brilliant

13. Her parents worried that she might be led 18. The medical tests were ........................., and will need
......................... by her unsuitable friends. to be repeated.

A) inwards B) upside-down A) inconclusive B) endless


C) astray D) offshore C) reliable D) consistent
E) outside E) incomparable
NETyds

14. She complained that her husband never paid her any 19. He needs a long ......................... period in order to be
......................... any more. able to be considered a skilled person.

A) time B) funds A) master B) education


C) care D) justice C) trainee D) graduate
E) compliments E) apprenticeship

15. U n e m p l o y m e n t a n d i n n e r c i t y d e c a y a r e 20. In this exercise, a word is blanked out and you have to
......................... issues which must be tackled guess what it is by looking at the ......................... .
together.

A) irrelevant B) inseparable A) digits B) initials


C) illegal D) disconnected C) capitals D) context
E) mutual E) instruction
VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 2

21. He had been a strict father but was ......................... 26. It is a common ......................... that women are worse
towards his grandchildren. drivers than men.

A) rude B) indulgent A) false B) wrong


C) impatient D) perfect C) fallacy D) fault
E) irritating E) error

NETyds
22. I imagine a marvellous reception ......................... me 27. ......................... to use a computer is a serious
on my first day at work. disadvantage when you are applying for jobs.

A) stands B) expects A) Incapacity B) Competence


C) longs D) awaits C) Faculty D) Inability
E) questions E) Unreadiness

23. The manager and his staff worked together 28. You can't give away Granny's old bookcase - it's a
......................... for two years. valuable ......................... .

A) fruitfully B) redundantly A) dessert B) fallacy


C) naturally D) initially C) use D) antique
E) inherently E) furniture
NETyds

24. Trains may be subject to delay on the northern line - 29. The evidence was so clear that the .........................
we ......................... for any inconvenience caused. came as no surprise.

A) appreciate B) pity A) doubt B) misgiving


C) apologize D) excuse C) disbelief D) conviction
E) request E) belief

25. Mountain climbers must be sure the rope is 30. Some of the younger pop bands try to .........................
......................... attached before attempting to climb their musical heroes from the past.
down it.

A) loosely B) firmly A) sing B) imitate


C) carelessly D) strictly C) cheat D) act
E) alternatively E) remember
VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 2

31. Have you made any ......................... plans for further 36. He has a ......................... idea about converting one
arrangements? room of his apartment into a gallery.

A) masculine B) doubtful A) shameful B) fanciful


C) outgoing D) helpful C) greedy D) moral
E) contingency E) dim

NETyds
32. Many ship workers could lose their ......................... 37. We bought new style high-......................... chairs for
because of falling orders for new ships. our living room last week.

A) livelihoods B) tables A) fronted B) lowered


C) cliffs D) demise C) neared D) lasted
E) corner E) backed

33. Pre-recorded TV programmes have so much less 38. He was full of ......................... ideas on his subject,
......................... and warmth than live theatre. which was the functions and diseases of brain.

A) action B) talent A) luminous B) luscious


C) immediacy D) interest C) lunatic D) lurid
E) heat E) lean
NETyds

34. I am looking for a reliable car ......................... to replace 39. What you're asking just can't be done - it's a/an
my car's power steering hose which is leaking. ......................... .

A) mechanic B) miner A) probability B) improbability


C) colleague D) plumber C) impossibility D) ability
E) trainer E) possibility

35. Long hair was traditionally regarded as a sign of 40. His long experience at the United Nations makes him
......................... . ......................... to the talks.

A) masculinity B) femininity A) indispensable B) unnecessary


C) generosity D) infinity C) unessential D) inexpedient
E) paradox E) disrespectful

30
VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 2

41. I only caught a ......................... of the driver of the 46. The doctor has made an initial ........................., but
getaway car, but I doubt I would recognize her if I saw there'll be an additional examination by a specialist.
her again.

A) photo B) glimpse A) starter B) diagnosis


C) sight D) look C) prescription D) delimitation
E) scene E) remedy

NETyds
42. It's very difficult to change attitudes that have become 47. This offer is available ......................... to our
so deeply ......................... over the years. established female customers.

A) affected B) practiced A) reluctantly B) exceedingly


C) rooted D) attached C) extremely D) unnecessarily
E) entrenched E) exclusively

43. Poor standards of ......................... mean that the 48. It was an interesting book, full of fascinating
disease spreads fast. ......................... into human relationships.

A) hygiene B) clarity A) glances B) glimpses


C) cleaness D) purity C) looks D) insights
E) dignity E) glitters
NETyds

44. I thought it was paint at first, but on closer 49. There was a conference at the university about the
......................... I realised it was dried blood. ......................... important bacteria.

A) sight B) seeing A) medically B) officially


C) examination D) research C) morally D) pleasantly
E) focus E) aptly

45. The famous singer Loudon Wainwright says that the 50. Do you have to pay extra for ......................... of this new
......................... of mountains, the serenity of nature - washing machine?
nothing is safe from the idiot marks of man's passing.

A) height B) lucidity A) working B) installation


C) melancholy D) magnificence C) washing D) placement
E) silence E) location

31
VOCABULARY / Konu Testi 2

51. They discussed the question ......................... but there 56. The ......................... of his argument was that
was not any result. education should continue throughout life.

A) separately B) enthusiastically A) plan B) vitality


C) reluctantly D) unwillingly C) essence D) outline
E) usually E) minority

NETyds
52. People shouldn't ......................... with things they 57. A/An ......................... manager brought the enterprise
don't understand. to a standstill.

A) involve B) interrupt A) solid B) indecisive


C) mix D) intervene C) legible D) flammable
E) meddle E) updated

53. An old man was being questioned in connection with 58. There is little ......................... now that interest rates
her ......................... . will come down further.

A) disappearance B) loss A) likelihood B) demand


C) existence D) waste C) loss D) adulthood
E) absence E) impossibility
NETyds

54. The explosion sent pieces of metal and glass 59. Especially in the past, the ......................... was a group
......................... through the air. or class considered superior to others.

A) fizzing B) splashing A) guild B) commons


C) hurtling D) delivering C) vassals D) gentry
E) traveling E) plebians

55. To check how a word is spelt, look it up in a 60. The ......................... of the lines on the graph marks the
......................... . point where we start to make a profit.

A) dictionary B) precription A) parallel B) avenue


C) constitution D) declaration C) reciprocal D) cross
E) recipe E) intersection
READING / Knowledge and Civilization

Knowledge and Civilization

The basic premise of this idea is that knowledge is


something which cannot exist on its own. No single Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre yanıtlayınız.
human being has the mental capacity to discover or know
everything. What humans can do is understand someone
else's ideas and elaborate on them. This is done through 1. It is stated in the passage that humans ........................ .
communication, specifically through language, memory
and writing. These tools of information exchange thus A) cannot share knowledge
give rise to knowledge. B) need only mental capacity to know everything
C) are not able to have knowledge of everything.
D) differ from each other in the fact that some discover
NETyds

knowledge, while some know it already


Aşağıdaki soru parçaya göre yanıtlayınız. E) don't have the mental capacity to discover anything.

Örnek
n NETyds
2. We learn from the passage that the only way to raise
the level of knowledge we have ......................... .
According to the passage knowledge ......................... .

READING / Knowledge and Civilization


A) is through knowledge
B) is writing and reading written documents
A) doesn't exist at all C) is discovery
B) exists inherently in human beings D) is through communication
C) is intuitive and appears out of control E) is discovering mental capacity
D) cannot be transferred
E) is not an independent concept
One can now follow the growth of knowledge and our
civilization in this context. Go back to the stone age, and one
would imagine very small clusters of humans, trying to survive
NETyds

with the knowledge they had then. They could speak to each
Çözüm other, but not write anything down. So knowledge is stored in
memory and passed on by word of mouth. It seems rather
Parçaya baktığımızda 'bilgi' insanın varlığına bağlı olarak clear to me that there is a limit to the amount of collective
var olabilmektedir. A seçeneğine baktığımızda bilginin hiç knowledge which can be passed on by word of mouth.
var olmadığı yargısı doğru değildir, çünkü bilgi diye bir şey
vardır. B seçeneğinde ise anahtar sözcük 'inherently'dir.
Bilgi doğuştan genetik olarak insanlarda bulunan bir Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre yanıtlayınız.
kavram değil; isteğe bağlı, öğrenilerek elde edilen bir
kavramdır. Buna göre C seçeneğindeki sezgisel ve istem
dışıdır yargısı da doğru olmaz. Öğrenme, iletişime yani bir 3. It is clear from the passage that humans ……………….
tür bilgi aktarımına dayandığı için D seçeneği de doğru
yanıt değildir. E seçeneğinde ise bilginin bağımsız bir
kavram olmadığı yargısı vardır. Bu yargı parçaya göre A) lived in large groups during the stone age
doğrudur çünkü bilgi insan, dil, iletişim ve hafıza B) cannot follow the growth of knowledge
olgularına bağımlıdır. Dolayısıyla; C) couldn't speak during the stone age
D) never tried to write during the stone age.
Yanıt:E E) survive based on their knowledge

33
READING / Knowledge and Civilization

4. We learn from the passage that knowledge is 7. According to the passage, writing is important
communicated ......................... . because ......................... .

A) by speaking if there is no writing A) there aren't enough old people to answer all the
B) through telepathic memory exchanges questions that young people have
C) from humans to monkeys B) it allowed the base of knowledge to be broadened
D) only if humans survive C) without it, great civilizations cannot tame the elements
E) through imagination in context D) social evolution can be limited
E) the elders in a small community don't know every
single answer

5. According to the passage, the human memory acts as

NETyds
......................... .

A) the growth of civilization 8. The author seems to believe that ......................... .


B) the binding of groups
C) verbal communication
D) a kind of receptacle for knowledge
A) if the knowledge base is greatly expanded, then
E) a mechanism which blocks writing empires may result
B) writing does not affect collective knowledge

It seems rather clear to me that there is a limit to the C) the amount of reference-able knowledge is not as
important as the sum total of knowledge
amount of collective knowledge which can be passed on
D) a tribe is an example of an empire
by word of mouth. Since the amount of knowledge which
E) nobody in the world today lives in primitive social
can be referenced at any one time is limited, then the
conditions
extent of social evolution will in turn be limited. There are
only a handful of elders in this small community which the
young students could go to for advice. Once writing was
invented - perhaps out of necessity - the knowledge base
could be expanded, and done so on a large scale. I would
imagine that one evolves from primitive social conditions -
NETyds

small clusters or tribes trying to survive the natural Part of this concept includes the ability for a diverse set of
elements - to empires like the Roman, Egyptian, Mayan, people to have access to the knowledge base and
and other empires all over the world. These civilizations, contribute to it. Being able to preserve knowledge by
for the most part, tamed the natural elements for its writing it down in books and storing books in libraries
citizens and have grown in size, by several orders of allows for a larger number of people to gain access to
magnitude, compared to their primitive counterpart. these books, learn from them, pick up from where the
authors left off and advance their ideas. These are then
written down for the next generation to repeat the process.
Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre yanıtlayınız. The key point here is that there are many people who are
involved in this process. The more people involved, the
greater the chance that someone will come up with a good
6. It is clear from the passage that ......................... .
idea or new discovery which is then recorded for others to
learn from. One could postulate that a few "smart" people
made major advances in the knowledge base possible. If
A) collective knowledge can't be passed on verbally
this is the case, the more people who are able to take part
B) taming the natural elements is one upshot of writing
in the process of learning, understanding, and recording
C) an empire is an example of a primitive social condition
new thoughts, the greater the probability that one of those
D) social evolution is limited by large amounts of
engaged in this process will make a big advance, such as
knowledge
the invention of writing and a numerical system, the
E) how much knowledge is available can limit social
progress discovery of medicine etc.
READING / Knowledge and Civilization

Another important aspect of this development process is


Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre yanıtlayınız. that the people who are engaged in it are able to pick up
where others left off. This maximizes the rate of expansion
of the knowledge base and forms the basis of the concept
termed "pushing the envelope". Once an idea is recorded
9. One of the advantages mentioned in the passage of
and published, then it is up to the next person in line to
writing down knowledge in books is ......................... .
come up with a new idea that builds on the previous one.
There is no need to try and come up with the same idea
A) to show the next generation why they are wrong again. If this were done, it would indicate inefficiency in the
B) having material to fill library shelves system.
C) the preservation of knowledge
D) the invention of a numerical system to number the

NETyds
pages of the books
E) saving books for only the smart people Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre yanıtlayınız.

12. It is clear from the passage that people ....................... .

A) wait in line to come up with ideas


B) do nothing to maximize their knowledge base
C) who come up with an idea identical to one already
10. Another word or phrase that could replace “diverse” discovered do nothing to advance the knowledge base
is ......................... . D) and ideas build on top of each other
E) who push envelopes off their desks affect the rate of
expansion
A) backwards
B) static and unchanging
C) widely different
D) flushed or excited 13. Another way of stating the idea “pushing the
E) overenthusiastic envelope” is ......................... .
NETyds

A) secretarial work
B) inefficiency in a system
C) recording and publishing ideas
D) engaging in discussion
E) building on previous ideas

11. It is stated in the passage that ......................... . 14. According to the passage ......................... .

A) the probability of advance is increased if only a few A) if there are no previous ideas, it is impossible to “push
smart people are involved the envelope”
B) books and libraries increase the probability of advance B) the rate of expansion is directly proportional to the
by making knowledge available to all. number of envelopes
C) it is impossible to tell who is smart if there are no books C) inefficiency in a system is a result of maximized
D) the probability of advance is indirectly proportional to knowledge
the number of authors D) there is no such thing as a new idea, as all ideas build
E) the fewer people that have access to knowledge, the off other ones
more stratified a society becomes E) people never try to come up with ideas

35
READING / Knowledge and Civilization

One can focus on two aspects, the knowledge base and 17. It is clear from the passage that ......................... .
the rate of growth of the knowledge base. I would then
postulate that the degree of social advance or the state of
any one civilization is proportional to the rate at which the A) all students who go to class end up contributing the
knowledge base is being advanced. Societies have knowledge base

institutionalized the knowledge base and methods of B) knowledge has become institutionalized

advancing it (i.e., maximizing the growth rate) by setting C) the larger a university is, the more people want to
attend it
up schools and universities, each having as its
D) without universities, civilization cannot be enlarged
centerpiece the library, or what I call the knowledge base.
E) many societies with small population have public
In a society with a large population, these institutions will
libraries
attract a few "smart ones," or rather, those who are
interested in learning what is in the knowledge base. They

NETyds
study it (go to class), expand on it (do research), and
contribute to it (publish). The larger the population base,
the more people are attracted to these universities, and
Aşağıdaki soruda verilen duruma uygun düşen cümleyi
the greater the rate at which the knowledge base is
bulunuz.
expanded. From the expanded knowledge base, society
can then tap into it, and use it to make it possible to
enlarge the size of its civilization. The larger the
Örnek
n NETyds
civilization, the more people contribute to the knowledge
base which leads to an exponential growth model.
You broke up with your boyfriend over a year ago, and
have had several terrible relationships since then.
Only now you realize the mistake you made. However,
Aşağıdaki soruları parçaya göre yanıtlayınız. after ten months of mourning your loss, he how has a
girlfriend. You want to tell him how you feel without
being rude, so you say:
15. An example of a knowledge base given in the passage
is ......................... .

A) Don't you ever miss me?


NETyds

A) civilization B) Get rid of her so we can be together again.


B) university C) It's my turn to wait.
C) students D) I still think you missed me, too.
D) libraries E) If she ever leaves you, please believe that I blame
E) society myself for losing you.

Çözüm
16. According to the passage, in a smaller civilization
......................... .

Bu soruda erkek arkadaşınıza pişman olduğunuzu, hatta


A) there are fewer people who can contribute to the onun tekrar bir şans verip veremeyeceğini öğrenmek,
knowledge base özlediğinizi belirtmek için aramışsınız. Burada 'kaba'
B) there are no universities olmadan bunları söylediğinize göre A olamaz. B, C ve D' deki
C) the knowledge base cannot expand ifadeler, onu asıl neden aradığınızı açıklamamakta ve kendi
D) there is a more socially advanced society duygularınıza yer vermemektedir. Buna göre;
E) there are more people interested in expanding the
knowledge base Yanıt:E

36
READING / Knowledge and Civilization

Aşağıdaki soruda verilen duruma uygun düşen cümleyi Aşağıdaki sorularda cümlenin hangi sorunun cevabı oldu-
bulunuz. ğunu bulunuz.

18. Your father has been exceptionally clumsy as of late, 21. “Ok, but only if you help me with my Spanish
and you wonder if it is related to his refusal to change homework later.”
his eyeglasses prescription. Once you saw him
running into the wall while he was going out. To ask
A) I have a part in the school play-I'm Sally. Cam you
without making him angry, you say; practice with me by reading Jerry's lines?
B) Can you help me with my Spanish homework? I don't
understand a thing.

NETyds
A) Would it make it easier for you if I called the C) How many hours does it take to repair this car?
optometrist? D) What does this word mean?
B) Dad, are you going blind? E) Do my Latin homework.
C) Hey, dad, I was wondering if you ran into that wall
because you didn't see it.
D) Hey, butterfingers, if you drop any more plates, mom
will have a fit.
E) I think it's high time we talked about the birds and the
bees.

22. “I'm sorry, of course. I didn't realize it was a problem.”

19. You're at a party and the lights go out. You can't see
anything, so you shout: A) How disgusting! Stop that at once! Do you hear me?
B) I need you help. Will you please help me?
A) Who took my eyesight? C) Could you smoke somewhere else? I'm terribly allergic
B) Where is the fuse box? to cigarettes.

C) My candles are missing. D) Did you know there is paper stuck your shoe?
NETyds

D) Who can show me where the kitchen is? E) Is this your dog?

E) Does anybody have a lighter?

20. You go to a weekly art class, but this week you had to 23. “There are five left and if no-one comes up with the
rush from work and didn't have time to collect your cash I'm selling them for half-price.”
brushes, paints, and such things necessary for oil
painting. When you arrive at class, you ask a friend:
A) How many of these encyclopaedias do we have in the
store room?
B) Will you Aunt Heidi appreciate it if you take her pottery
A) Can I borrow an oil painting? collection?
B) I've remembered everything except my paint. Would it C) Are you really selling your school books a week before
be a terrible nuisance if we shared today? midterms?
C) Am I late? D) Those babies look beautiful! How could their mothers
D) I was in hurry and couldn't bring my things. Would it be abandon them?
a terrible nuisance if we shared today? E) We'll always have our cousins over for Memorial Day,
E) Would you like to use my brushes today? won't we, Dad?
READING / Knowledge and Civilization

Aşağıdaki soruda verilen cümleye anlamca en yakın olan 25. Siegfried, after killing the dragon, put his finger in his
seçeneği bulunuz. mouth and tasted magical dragon blood which
allowed him to understand the songs of birds.

Örnek
n NETyds
A) Birds are easily understood by a pool of dragon's blood
which Siegfried has killed.

Philip, king of Spain, married the intended bride of his B) As soon as Siegfried killed the dragon, birds began to
speak about the taste of dragon's blood.
son, Don Carlos.
C) Siegfried, having tasted blood on his finger from the
dragon he killed, understood the bird songs.
A) The king of Spain stole his son's fiancée. D) Birds sing to Siegfried, telling him to taste the blood of
the dragon he has killed.

NETyds
B) The wife of Don Carlos was stolen by Phillip, king of
Spain. E) Siegfried learns to talk to birds after he puts his finger in
C) The Spanish king married his son's wife. freshly killed dragon's blood.
D) Don Carlos didn't protest when the king of Spain
married his intended bride.
E) The Spanish prince lost his wife when the king married
her.

26. Elvino broke off his engagement to Amina when he


found her sleepwalking in another man's bedroom.
Çözüm
A) Elvino broke Amina's heart when she was found in a
sleepwalking man's bedroom.
Buradaki anahtar sözcük 'intended bride', çünkü, bu Don B) Elvino told Amina that he didn't love her in another
Carlos'un daha evlenmediği, onun nişanlısının elinden man's bedroom.
alındığı anlamına gelir. Dolayısıyla; C) Amina, who has a sleepwalking problem, was told by
Elvino that he didn't want to marry her when he found
her in another man's bedroom.
Yanıt:A
D) Amina, who habitually sleepwalked into other men's
bedrooms, didn't want to marry Elvino.
E) Amina and Elvino got a divorce when he found her
NETyds

sleepwalking in a strange man's bedroom.


Aşağıdaki soruda verilen cümleye anlamca en yakın olan
seçeneği bulunuz.

27. Hans Sachs, a shoemaker and a poet, tells the Guild of


Mastersingers that Walter's song should be allowed.
24. To warn Tristan that Isolde has come by ship, a
shepherd plays a lively melody.
A) Walter's song is supported in the Guild of
Mastersingers by a poet and shoemaker named Hans
A) Isolde, aboard a ship, warns Tristan that she is coming Sachs.
by having her shepherd play a happy tune. B) Hans Sachs and his song were allowed at the
B) Shepherds herald the approach of Isolde by playing Mastersinger's Guild by Walter.
melodies for Tristan. C) The Guild of Mastersingers is told to allow Walter's
C) Tristan welcomes Isolde's ship by ordering the song, as he is a poet and shoemaker.
shepherd to play lively music. D) Despite a long tradition of a disallowing songs by
D) A shepherd, seeing that Isolde's ship has arrived, plays shoemakers, the Mastersinger's Guild allowed
a lively melody to tell Tristan. Walter's song.
E) A melancholy tune warns Tristan of the approach of E) The president of the Mastersinger's Guild, Hans Sachs,
Isolde's boat. allows Walter's poetry.
READING / Konu Testi

Konu Testi:

5. She wasn't an able enough secretary ......................... .


1-8. sorularda, verilen cümleyi uygun şekilde tamamlayan
ifadeyi bulunuz.

A) though she pretented to be so


1. I know for sure ......................... .
B) to typing as fast as the previous one
C) because she can speak a foreign language
A) it was you who woke me up in the middle of the night on D) whenever an urgent meeting is called
Tuesday E) why she looked so nervous during the interview
B) that would happen to you so soon
C) which is why I'm so confident of myself
NETyds

D) which one of us will you choose to dance with in the


fancy ball 6. ......................... and not able to look after his affairs.
E) which you are not enthusiastic about

2. She is confident ......................... . A) He says he has been very ill for some time
B) Though he is normally is a very able businessman
A) how she has been offered few scholarships C) What he has had difficulty doing in the last week
B) when she will be acquitted of all charges she has to D) He doesn't think he is psychologically ready
face E) My brother got obsessed with his problematic private
C) that she will achieve all her goals life
D) that she was the first person to stand up against their
overbearing boss
E) who will be able to get the highest scores next time
7. ........................., you may be evacuating quickly and

READING / Konu Testi


will not have much time to gather supplies.
3. ......................... remains to be seen.

A) In the case of a horrendous tsunami


NETyds

A) The fact that you will get over all your worries soon B) If the snow patches haven't begun to slide
B) How successful he will be in the years to come C) Unless a nuclear attack is launched
C) Why are you waiting for her to turn up with your stolen D) As long as the authorities had warned the residents
watch in vain E) Before an earthquake struck the region on the fault
D) When the little girl was kidnapped for a huge ransom zone
E) If she might agree to buy that expensive house

8. ........................., but she didn't do so.

4. The regional government issued a warning about an


escaped convict .........................
A) However many times my mother warned my father not
to smoke
A) so that people in the area could evacuate. B) She said she wasn't taking the family out for a meal
B) not to pick up hitchhikers, especially those in C) She keeps telling others than she can't be competed
jumpsuits. against
C) so that locals could prepare before the tornado hit D) She felt like asking Aeris to stay with them
D) who really likes ice-cream E) They have decided to sack her before she further
E) so that the community knew to be wary of strangers damages the reputation of their company

39
READING / Konu Testi

9-11. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız. 12-14. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.

The Indian is a proficient canoeist, and will adventure Seafood, more than any other food we consume, benefits
himself with confidence in a canoe of the frailest from quality. Fresh fish should be truly fresh, out of the
construction, which he will guide in safety, and with water not more than two days, always packed in ice. To
surpassing skill. He will calm the fears of his nervous and test it, smell it. The odor should be mild and fresh: the skin
faithless fellow-voyager (for the motion at times in shiny and the colors bright: the eyes, clear and full: the
canoeing is unsettling) who, in view of his sublime flesh so elastic that it springs back into place after you
disregard of danger, will quickly re-assert the courage that have pressed it with a finger. The gills, when opened,
had waned. If, however, there be a second Indian in the should be red-with age they fade to pink, gray and brown.

NETyds
canoe, he usually strives to counteract the reassuring
effect that the pilot's bearing has upon you. He stands up
in the bottom and sways to and fro and with malignant
intent, proceeds to evolve out of the canoe a more
approved see-saw action than inherently attaches to that
12. It is clear from the passage that fresh fish
order of craft.
......................... .

A) has green gills and clear eyes


9. It is stated in the passage that Indians ........................ . B) is two days old
C) is consumed more than any other seafood
D) is never packed in ice
A) like to play see-saw
E) has a mild smell
B) pilot airplanes
C) are not adversely affected by the movements of a
canoe
D) are typically reassuring people
E) fight with their pilots
13. According to the passage, a fish with shiny skin
......................... .
NETyds

10. It can be assumed that the author ......................... .


A) has passed the smell test
B) is not truly fresh
C) has brown gills
A) feels Indians are better at canoe construction than
D) should also have elastic flesh if it is fresh
piloting
E) has been coated in Vaseline.
B) is afraid of large groups of Indians
C) was never allowed to be the pilot
D) feels less secure if there are two Indians in the canoe
E) never becomes sea-sick

14. It can be assumed from the passage that


11. It is stated that the author feels ......................... . ......................... .

A) a fish without red gills is not fresh


A) more confident if two Indians are in a canoe
B) fresh fish are still alive
B) that he disregards danger in a canoe
C) fish fade to a brownish color after two days
C) reassured by the calm attitude of the pilot
D) only by opening the gills can the freshness of a fish be
D) that a canoe is like a see-saw determined
E) sublimated in a canoe. E) the most important aspect of freshness is quality
READING / Konu Testi

15-17. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız. 18-20. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.

In the 6th century B.C., the cultural leadership of mankind Born in 1789 in a State which was then undergoing the
passed from the Near East to the cities of Aegean process of emancipating its slaves, Benjamin Lundy
Anatolia, where the foundations of western civilization moved at the age of nineteen to Wheeling, West Virginia,
were laid by the Ionian philosophers. The first which had already become the center of an active
monumental temple in the world built entirely of marble domestic slave-trade. The pious young Quaker, now
was erected at Ephesus. It held pride of place as one of apprenticed to a saddler, was brought into personal
the seven wonders of ancient times. The temples at contact with this traffic in human flesh. He felt keenly the
Didyma, Sardis, Aphorodisias, Aizanoi (Çavdarhisar), national disgrace of the iniquity. So deep did the iron enter

NETyds
Ankara and Olba (Uzancaburç), all standing in very good into his soul that never again did he find peace of mind
condition, are most impressive ruins. And the Aspendos except in efforts to relieve the oppressed. Like hundreds
theatre, the Aphrodisias stadium and the Alexander and thousands of others, Lundy was led on to active
Museum are among the best preserved monuments of opposition to the trade by an actual knowledge of the
antiquity. inhumanity of the business as prosecuted before his eyes
and by his sympathy for human suffering.

15. It can be assumed from the passage that


......................... .
18. It is stated in the passage that Lundy ......................... .
A) all of mankind had one leader in the 6th century B.C.
B) before the 6th century B.C., Anatolia was not the most
culturally advanced part of the world. A) was a slave
C) Ionia isn't in the Near East B) was born in West Virginia
D) the Ionian philosophers built great temples C) has an iron shard in his head
E) western civilization derives its name from the western D) was not sympathetic to Quakers
parts of Anatolia E) had seen the abuse of slaves in a saddle-shop
NETyds

16. It is stated in the passage that ......................... .


19. It can be assumed from information in the passage
that ......................... .
A) the Aspendos theatre was one of the 7 ancient
wonders
A) Lundy moved in 1789
B) the temple at Didyma is completely ruined
B) Lundy was inhuman
C) one of the the 7 ancient wonders was the first
monumental temple built entirely of marble C) Lundy moved in 1808
D) the temple of Sardis was built in limestone D) West Virginia was emancipating its slaves
E) the Aphrodisias Stadium is in the Istanbul E) all saddlers used slaves
Archaeological museum

17. It is clear from the passage that ......................... . 20. It is stated in the passage that Lundy felt that
......................... .

A) there are no standing temples in Ankara A) slave trade brought shame to the entire country
B) the Aphrodisias stadium is poorly preserved B) slaves had peace of mind
C) the temple in Olba is one of the 7 ancient wonders C) prosecuting slave owners was just
D) there were only 7 wonderful things in antiquity D) religion and piety could help the slaves
E) western civilization is based on Ionic philosophy E) saddling was evil

41
READING / Konu Testi

21-23. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız. 24-26. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.

When the ship burials at Gokstad and Oseberg in Norway Jaguars are included in the group of the four roaring cats.
were carried out the frames for several wooden tents were The roar has been likened to a series of hoarse coughs,
found, all terminating in fierce, carved animal heads. It is which function as a means of proclaiming territorial
thought that most Viking ships probably carried some boundaries and announcing their presence. The Tucano
tents of this type to provide shelter, at least for the more Indians of the Amazon believe the roar of the jaguar is the
important members of the crew, when the ship was away sound of thunder; other primitive tribes believe it to be the
from home. These tents varied considerably in size, some god of darkness; some believe the spots on the jaguar's
of them being large enough to have a fire inside! coat represent the stars and heavens, with eclipses

NETyds
Unfortunately, we do not know exactly how the canvas caused by it swallowing the sun. The Olmecs, the earliest
fitted to these tents, or indeed, if they may have just used known Mexican civilization, believed in a man-jaguar
the ship's sail to cover the frame. These tents may well transformation "were-jaguars" with characteristics of both
have functioned as a 'market stall' when the ship's crew man and jaguar. Were-jaguars are thought to be the
were engaged in trade, although they could equally well forerunners of Aztec and Mayan rain gods.
have provided shelter for soldiers on campaign.

24. It is clear from the passage that ......................... .


21. According to the passage, purpose of the Viking tent
......................... .
A) Olmecs kept jaguars as pets
A) was to provide campaigning soldiers a place to sleep B) three other cats can roar
B) was to cover fires during snowstorms and provide C) jaguars cough because they are constantly ill
shelter
D) Tucano Indians lived before the Olmecs
C) was ceremonial in burials, with fierce carvings to scare
E) jaguars are large enough to swallow the sun
away evil spirits
D) was as a market stall to trade goods from within
E) is unknown, despite the presence of many hypotheses

25. It can be inferred from the passage that


NETyds

......................... .
22. It can be assumed from the passage that
......................... .
A) jaguars carry a map of the planets on their fur
B) old unmarried men turn into jaguars during the full
A) Viking sails were made of canvas
moon
B) Goksted is larger than Oseberg
C) the Olmecs did not worship a rain god
C) Viking armies were well-organized
D) there is no known culture in Mexico before the Olmecs
D) tents were made of uniform materials and sizes
E) jaguars travel in groups with other noisy cats
E) Viking tents were open on the sides

23. It is clear from the passage that ......................... .


26. It can be assumed from the passage that
......................... .

A) Vikings were poor sailors, as they had to bury their


A) jaguars only come out at night
ships
B) the Tucano Indians are not a primitive tribe
B) only tents that could not contain fire were carried on
C) not all cats make noises to demonstrate territorial
ships
boundaries
C) Vikings knew how to carve wood
D) jaguars only roar during thunderstorms
D) ornament was more important than function
E) the Olmecs looked more like jaguars than modern
E) the crew of a Viking ship was not allowed to sleep in a
people do
tent
READING / Konu Testi

27-29. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız. 30-32. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.

In theory and law an industry belongs to the stockholders, To prove that they could stand up to fatigue, the young
at least it is for the stockholders to elect the board of men used to practice with much heavier weapons than
directors who through practical officers manage the those they would use in war. To spur the young men on the
business; but, as a matter of actual fact, to the man who citizens were encouraged to watch the drilling of recruits
has the best job in the world for himself right in that and to cheer the strongest and most daring. When the
organization, the life of the organization is of greater individual soldiers were trained they were formed into
importance than it is to any one of the stockholders. In the groups for further training. This consisted mainly of long
same sense the existence of the industry is of greater route marches in full battle gear, and of practising to get

NETyds
value to many others in the organization and in the into fighting positions quickly from the line of march.
community than it is to the stockholders. Hence, anything
that interferes with the success of the organization injures
many people.

30. The author mentions the moral support provided by


......................... .

27. It is stated in the passage that ......................... .


A) recruits for one another
B) commanding officers for their subordinates
C) recruits for ordinary citizens
A) the industry is of greatest importance to the
stockholders D) citizens for the recruits
B) stockholders manage industries E) recruits for the commanding officers
C) many people are hurt if an industry is interrupted
D) only stockholders can be injured
E) stockholders have the best jobs

31. It is stated in the passage that ......................... .

28. It can be assumed from the passage that


NETyds

A) training was more tiring than normal exercise


......................... .
B) nobody cheered for the bold soldiers
C) the only training soldiers received was marching
A) stockholders are the life of every organization
D) battle gear was difficult to put on
B) stockholders own the company in name only and defer
to elected officials in practical matters E) soldiers would practice with different weapons from the
ones they would use in battle to demonstrate their
C) managers don’t exist on paper
ability
D) stockholders are practical people
E) legally, managers own industries

32. The author separates the training process of recruits


29. It is stated in the passage that ......................... .
into ......................... .

A) the board of directors elects the stockholders A) two stages: individual and group
B) practical offers are elected B) different levels of expertise
C) stockholders elect the practical offers C) javelin throwing and shield handling
D) the board of directors is elected D) a two groups: a territorial force and a regular army
E) industries do not condone elections E) fighting positions and long marches

43
READING / Konu Testi

35. It is clear from the passage that ......................... .


33-35. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre cevaplayınız.

A) there are only mountains in the Greek landscape


The landscape of mainland Greece is dominated by B) Crete was the most mountainous part of Greece
mountains, many of which run in ranges along the Balkan C) harbors were only used during the rainy season
Peninsula in a northwest-southeast orientation. A chain of D) mountains served to divide areas of land
rugged peaks also fences Greece from the northern E) settlements were built in the spring
Balkan peninsula and the region that was Macedonia in
antiquity. Although none of the mountains wrinkling the
landscape of the Greek mainland looms higher than
36-45. sorularda, verilen cümleye anlamca en yakın olan
10,000 feet, their steep slopes were difficult to traverse

NETyds
seçeneği bulunuz.
and operated as barriers separating communities. Some
regions, such as Thessaly in eastern central Greece,
Messenia in southwestern Greece, and the island of
Sicily, had large plains, but much of Greek territory lacked
such large-scale open areas. Settlements tended to 36. Very rarely did Janice think of her school and
spring up where there were pockets of arable land nestled hometown when she was hiking in the Adirondack
among the mountains or along the coast where good mountains during her summer holiday.
harbors could be found. Greece’s rivers were practically
useless for trade and communication because most of
A) While hiking in the Adirondack mountains over summer
them slowed to a trickle during the many months each
vacation, school and her hometown were not thought
year during which little or no rainfall occurred. of by Janice often.
B) While hiking in the Adirondack mountains over summer
vacation, school and her hometown were not often
thoughts for Janice.
C) While hiking in the Adirondack mountains over
summer vacation, Janice did not think about her school
33. It can be assumed from the passage that and hometown often.
......................... . D) While hiking in the Adirondack mountains over summer
vacation, not often thinking about her school and
A) most of Greece is flat, arable land hometown was Janice.
NETyds

B) mountains in and around Greece are not very tall E) While hiking in the Adirondack mountains over summer
C) mountain climbing is a national pastime vacation, Janice is often thinking not about her school
and hometown.
D) the northern Balkan peninsula is a part of Greece
E) Greek rivers were used exclusively for trade and
communication

37. Dozens of singing children followed the soldiers to


play-act the changing of the guard.

A) A handful of children, who wanted to pretend they were


34. According to the passage ......................... . soldiers, singing, followed the guard.
B) Singing children, who wanted to pretend they were
soldiers, followed the soldiers to imitate their actions.
C) The changing of the guard was a famous play put on by
A) Messenia is an island
soldiers and children.
B) Thessaly was not a Greek territory
D) The soldiers acted like guards in order to keep the
C) Sicily was a Greek territory children singing.
D) most settlements were in the mountains E) The children sang and acted to please the soldiers
E) rainfall did not affect rivers in Greece during the changing of the guard.
READING / Konu Testi

38. She had a certain charm that, despite her less-than- 41. The man wasn't sure if what he was going to give his
classical beauty, made her incredibly attractive. wife would please her.

A) She almost looked like a Roman statue, thus her A) The woman was not certain if the present her husband
charms were attractive. was going to give her could satisfy her.
B) She was very appealing, not due to physical beauty, B) Though he wasn't sure, the present he was going to
but rather to her charming nature. give his wife could make her happy.
C) She attracted charming people by her near-classical C) The man didn't know whether his wife would be happy
beauty. to get what he had bought for her.
D) Her intelligence charming people by her near classical D) The man was unwilling to give his wife what he had, as
beauty. he was not sure what her reaction to it would be.
E) She as attractive and charming, despite looking like a E) Whether what the man gave his wife made her happy

NETyds
Roman statue. or not was uncertain.

39. I couldn't spare much time to think of myself when her 42. Leporello recorded his master’s exploits in a
situation was such a desperate one. catalogue.

A) When her situation worsened, I forgot about my own,


which was at least as bad as hers. I was unable to think A) The exploits of Leporello’s master were catalogued for
of my desperate situation long enough though mine public use.
was worse than hers. B) A catalogue was published of Leporello’s exploits.
B) I couldn't have thought of my situation even if I had C) Leporello, the master of exploits, kept a catalogue.
wanted, since hers was too desperate. D) The deeds of Leporello’s master were recorded.
C) My situation was less hopeless than hers, but I still E) A catalogue of his master’s records was exploited by
failed to think about it properly. Leporello.
D) I, myself, was unable to think of her when my situation
deteriorated.
E) Her situation was too depressing for me even to think of
NETyds

mine for an adequate amount of time.

43. Jonah became increasingly tired as he walked for


40. Charlie’s favorite talent among his many other hours under a blazing sun during his journey across
interesting abilities is wiggling his ears. the desert.

A) Charlie one interesting talent is his ability to wiggle his A) Walking for hours under the hot sun, Jonah’s trip
ears. across the desert grew more and more tired.
B) Charlie has many interesting talents, not the least of B) Walking for hours under the sun, Jonah, more and
which is his ability to wiggle his ears. more tired, tripped across the desert.
C) Charlie has many interesting talents, but more than C) Walking for hours under the hot sun, more and more
most was his ability to wiggle his ears. tiring was Jonah’s trip becoming across the desert.
D) Charlie has many interesting talents and his favorite of D) Walking for hours under the hot sun, Jonah became
these are his ability to wiggle his ears. more and more tired on his trip cross the desert.
E) Charlie has many interesting talents since his favorite E) Walking for hours under the hot sun, the desert
of which is his ability to wiggle his ears. became a more and more tiring trip for Jonah.
READING / Konu Testi

44. Socrates thought that writing down ideas changed 46-55. sorularda, verilen duruma uygun düşen cümleyi
them. bulunuz.

A) Socrates chose not to write down any of his views


because he believed that if you ideas down, it distorted 46. You’re studying for your Physics final, but your sister
them.
insists on listening to loud music in the next room. To
B) Socrates chose not to write down any his views
ask her to turn it down you say:
because of his belief of distorting ideas if you write
them down.
C) Socrates chose not to write down any of his views
A) Just wait and see what I do when you have a test to
because he believed that ideas become distorted if
study for!
they are written down.
B) Please turn it up, just a little bit.
D) Socrates chose not to write down any of his views

NETyds
because he believed that you should not distort ideas C) You know, I can’t see my textbook very well.
with writing. D) This is the last time I’m asking politely: Please turn your
E) Socrates chose not to write down any of his views music down!
because of his belief that writing distorts his ideas. E) It’s impossible to study when you’re in the house!

47. One of the closest friends, to whom you have given a


key to your flat, comes over every day and you find
yourself with no time to be alone. Confronting him,
you say:

A) Don’t you have any other friends to bother?


B) Look, you’re a great friend, but I’m going to get sick of
you if you’re here all the time.
C) Give me any key back.
45. More impressive to the first astronauts to orbit the
NETyds

D) Just leave me alone.


moon was the sight of the earth far away through their E) I need more time to be by myself; you always look at me
windows than seeing the moon so close. when I talk to my other personalities.

A) The first astronauts to orbit the moon were more


impressed by the distant view of the earth from their
windows rather than the view of the moon at close
range. 48. Your sister has a date and she’s very worried about
B) The first astronauts to orbit the moon were more what to wear. You’ve seen the guy and you know he
impressed by the distant view of the earth from their rides a motorcycle, so you suggest:
windows but of the moon at close range.
C) The first astronauts to orbit the moon were more
impressed by the distant view of the earth from their A) You should definitely wear pants. If you like, you can
windows but of the moon at close range. borrow my leather jacket.
D) The first astronauts to orbit the moon were more B) How about a pink dress with a ruffled skirt?
impressed by the distant view of the earth from their C) You’re so beautiful, it wouldn’t matter if you didn’t wear
windows than by that of the moon at close range. clothes.
E) The first astronauts to orbit the moon were more D) Why don’t you tie a bed sheet into a toga?
impressed by the distant view of the earth from their
E) I can make you a dress out of toilet paper and band-
windows but by the view of the moon at close range.
aids.
READING / Konu Testi

49. You’re at a restaurant with you friends and you notice 52. You're a business manager. As you walk around your
a mistake on the bill. You call the waiter and say: office, you notice that one of your employees is
sleeping in his chair. To wake him up, you say:

A) I’m sorry, but coffee does not cost twelve dollars.


B) Excuse me. I believe this price incorrect.
C) This is outrageous! Where is your manager? A) Johnson! You're fired!
D) My friend Bill has made a mistake. B) Excuse me Johnson, there's a meeting scheduled in
ten minutes and I see you are busy preparing.
E) Why is coffee so expensive today?
C) Nap time is over. Get back to work, please.
D) Is there room on that chair for one more?
E) That looks very comfortable. Can I try?

NETyds

50. Your morning newspaper has not been arriving, and 53. Your children love Bun-Bun, their pet rabbit.
you suspect your neighbour has been taking it before Unfortunately Bun-Bun introduced himself to a
you wake up. To prove your theory, you wait up and speeding car and is dead. You tell your children
catch him red-handed. You say: delicately:

A) Thief! Thief! Call the police! A) Bun-Bun is dead. Too bad.


B) Pay for your own subscription. B) Let’s go to the pet store and find a bird.
C) Terribly sorry, but that’s my newspaper you are C) A very sad thing has happened to Bun-Bun and he isn’t
stealing. with us anymore.
D) Give it back! D) Who wants a Bun-Bun pancake?
E) So it’s you that has been taking my newspaper! Would E) Don’t look in the street. I haven’t cleaned it up yet.
you please either return them to me or pay for them?
NETyds

54. You are horseback riding in the woods with a friend


and you suddenly realize you must use the bathroom.
51. Your mother has contracted the bird flu and needs To ask your friend to watch your horse while you find
someone to care for her. You call your work to explain a private tree, you say:
you absence and say:

A) Could you please hold the reins for a minute, I’ll be right
A) I’ll be out for a week unless she dies sooner. back.
B) My mother is very ill so I’m going to quit my job. B) I don’t want to insult this horse.
C) I’m not coming to work today because I don’t want to. C) Hey! Watch Spanky while I commune with nature!
D) I have to bring my mother with me to work today. D) Just bite his ear if he does anything bad!
E) I won’t be coming in today as my mother is ill. If she’s E) Would you mind helping me over here for a second?
better tomorrow, I’ll come then. The horses will be fire.
READING / Konu Testi

55. You’ve been in a history lecture for six hours. The 58. “I don’t know, but it really is terrible.”
professor does not seem to know what time it is, and
you are starving. To notify her of the duration of class
you raise your hand and say: A) What did you do?
B) What is that awful smell?
C) Did your cat leave those in the house?
D) Are these your shoes?
A) Perhaps your watch has stopped.
E) How many times must I tell you to stop?
B) Hey! Some of us have to eat before the next marathon
class.
C) I’m not sure if you’re aware of the time, but could we
take a break for dinner?
D) If all your lectures are going to be like this, I’ll have to

NETyds
switch classes.
E) In an attempt to end class, could I buy you dinner? 59. “Of course I will! I thought you’d never ask!”

A) Are you going to see your parents this weekend?


B) Will you be my date to the school dance next Friday?
C) Would you like some butter on your popcorn?
56-61. sorularda cümlenin hangi sorunun cevabı olduğunu
D) Will you punch me in the face?
bulunuz.
E) Will you be able to complete such a difficult
assignment?

56. “I can’t believe I ate whole thing!”

A) How many Karadeniz pide can you eat at one time? 60. “Yes, but the State University at Stony Brook for my
B) Why do you look so ill? undergraduate.”
C) Can you eat all of this?
NETyds

D) What happened to you last night? A) Did you receive your Master’s at New Paltz?
E) What number comes after seven? B) Did you study for your Master’s at New Paltz?
C) Did Jack and Jill go to university?
D) 2.8 is a terrible GPA isn’t it?
E) Did I come at a bad time?

57. “As long as you give me time to finish this pizza


dough.”

A) I’m going to make you stop eating out of the rubbish bin
even if kills me! Are you listening?
B) It says here: “Progons look like humans but consume 61. “Probably, but I wouldn’t recommend it.”
large amounts of flour and water! “Want to read this?
C) Crazy or not, I won’t let a friend of mine sit in a
psychiatric ward pretending to be the chef in Italian A) Do you think I can fly?
restaurant! Will I? B) Do you think the police will catch me?
D) Will you have time to drive me and my friends to the C) Do you think I can get away with this?
cinema, Mom?
D) Do you think I can eat an entire uncooked elephant?
E) Will you eat the cement as well as the bricks and metal
E) Do you think I can get a good grade on this paper?
pipes?
READING / Konu Testi

62-67. sorularda, boş bırakılan yere parçanın anlam bütün- 64. Depositors stormed every bank in London for gold,
lüğünü sağlamak için getirilebilecek cümleyi bulunuz. and the runs continued for a couple of days.
......................... Leading bankers of London requested
Premier Asquith to suspend the bank act, and he
62. Athenian women exercised power and earned status
promised to lay the matter before the Chancellor of
both in private life and public, through their roles in
the Exchequer. In all the capitals of Europe financial
the family and religion respectively. Their absence
transactions virtually came to a standstill. The slump
from politics, however, meant that their contributions
in the market value of securities within the first week
to the city-state might well be overlooked by men. One
of the war flurry was estimated at $2,000,000,000, and
heroine in fragmentary tragedy by Euripides,
radical measures were necessary to prevent hasty
Melanippe, vigorously expresses this judgment in a
action while the condition of panic prevailed.
famous speech denouncing men who denigrate

NETyds
women: Women are better than men, and I will prove
it: women make agreements without having to have A) In order to protect its dwindling gold supply the Bank of
witnesses to guarantee their honesty ... Women England raised its discount rate to 8 percent.
manage the household and preserve its valuable B) Stock exchanges throughout the United States closed
property. ......................... And in matters pertaining following the announcement of failure.
to the gods-this is out most important contribution-- C) Due to the failure of gold to properly melt, a redefinition
we have the greatest share. In the oracle at Delphi we of its chemical properties was required.
propound the will of Apollo, and at the oracle of Zeus D) As gold was needed by the armies for entertainment, it
was not made available to the public.
at Dodona we reveal the will of Zeus to any Greek who
E) Just two months after the American stock market
wishes to know it.”
began transactions, there was a serious failure.
A) No man is capable of the great things that women are.
B) Without a wife, no household is clean or happily
prosperous.
C) Though we rule the husband with our cunning, we have
no sway with the gods.
D) Out trustworthy character guarantees the cleanliness
of our houses.
E) What is the value of a house without children? 65. Sensing the difficulties involved in accomplishing the
great dream of flying with man-powered machines,
63. The subject of folk painting is a vexed one. Hundreds Leonardo started to study gliding flight. In the glider
NETyds

of art galleries from coast to coast offer folk paintings designed by him, the flier's position is conceived in
to the public at prices that alone would seem proof such a way as to allow him to balance himself by
enough of their validity as objects worthy of the adequately moving the lower part of his body.
highest esteem. Library shelves swell with oversize ......................... The latter in fact can be flexed by the
volumes full of brilliant colored reproductions, while flier by means of a control cable maneuvered through
the Whitney Museum of American Art, which did handles.
much to initiate appreciation of so-called American
Primitives in the 1920’s and 1930’s, has recently
assembled the cream of the crop for a major
A) However, he was not entirely successful, as the
retrospective exhibition entitled ......................... Yet mobility of his lower body was not matched by the
almost from the onset of collector interest, strong strength of his upper body.
criticisms have been raised regarding the aesthetic B) The wings were rigid and made of carbon fiber.
quality of these works, and the appropriateness of the C) The wings, an imitation of the wings of bats and of large
term “folk” has remained problematic. birds, are fixed in their innermost section (closest to the
person) and mobile in their outer section.
D) More famous than his glider was the suspended chair,
A) “ Impressionism Through the Ages.”
which became the basis of many amusement park
B) “The Flood Gates of Genius.”
rides.
C) “The Future of American Folk Painting.”
E) Gliding was thought to be less strenuous than flapping
D) “American Folk Painters of Three Centuries.” wings.
E) “Libraries of America that feature Folk art.”

49
READING / Konu Testi

66. In the 5th century BC the vast Persian Empire 68-74. sorularda, cümleler sırasıyla okunduğunda parçanın
attempted to conquer Greece. If the Persians had anlam bütünlüğünü bozan cümleyi bulunuz.
succeeded, they would have set up local tyrants,
called satraps, to rule Greece and would have
crushed the first stirrings of democracy in Europe. 68. (I)As a practical matter, governmental origins begin

......................... The struggle, known in Western with the human demand for governmental services.

history as the Persian Wars, or Greco-Persian Wars, (II)The demands of early hunter-gatherer peoples

lasted 20 years--from 499 to 479 BC. basically revolved around food, clothing and shelter.
(III)Prior to the emergence of cities, the domestication
of animals, and the organization of agricultural
A) Obviously the Persians did not entirely succeed, as production, demands were probably kept to a
there a still remnants of democracy to be found in the
minimum. (IV)The first animal that there is evidence of
world.

NETyds
domestication for in the fossil record is the dog. (V) It
B) One of the largest and most important satrapies was in
was not because food was always plentiful or the
Sardis, the capital of Lydia, near the Aegean coast of
Turkey. climate mild, but because the ability of the tribe or
C) Though the city-states in Ionia were originally family to satisfy needs was limited.
dependant on the east, they eventually revolted in 499
BC, gathering in Ephesus and Miletus to decide their
fate.
D) Many of the satraps were local rulers reinstated by the A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
Persians under different names and with different
allegiances and responsibilities.
E) The survival of Greek culture and political ideals
depended on the ability of the small, disunited Greek
city-states to band together and defend themselves
against Persia’s overwhelming strength.

67. As language changes, so religion changes. In the


case of Hinduism, Sanskrit stood for three millennia
as the carrier of Vedic thought before its dominance
gradually gave way to the vernacular dialects that
eventually evolved into the modern day languages of
NETyds

Hindi, Gujarati, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and


so on. ................ While the shift from Sanskrit to these
regional languages forced a change in the meaning of
words, and therefore a change in how subsequent
69. (I)Once agricultural technology proved to be reliable
generations interpreted the religion, the shift was at
and societal organizations capable, governments and
least within the context of languages that were
the need for their services began to emerge. (II)If
closely related to Sanskrit.
governments could neither bring rain nor control the
level of rainfall, they could at least make plans to
survive periods of drought or to limit the damage from
A) However, most dialectical speakers of Vedic
languages have converted to Buddhism. floods. (III) Grain could be stored in granaries and
B) These regional languages are largely based on dams could minimize the dangers posed by flooding.
English. (IV)Whether writing was essential to all governmental
C) Although the foundations of Hinduism are built on the planning, it certainly contributed to the efficiency of
vocabulary and syntax of Sanskrit, these modern operations.(V) Without effective agricultural
languages are now the primary carriers of Hindu technology, however, there was certainly no need for
thought within India.
writing in any from.
D) Unfortunately, most speakers of modern Bengali fail to
recognize their Sanskrit origins.
E) The gradual change to the modern languages of India
had no effect on the interpretation of religion. A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
READING / Konu Testi

70. (I)Hinduism and Sanskrit are inseparably related. (II) 73. (I) An important feature of speech is that in spite of the
The roots of Hinduism can be traced to the dawn of precision and speed with which the process works, it
Vedic civilization. (III) From its inception, Vedic requires little thought. (II) People can also speak in
thought has been expressed through the medium of different dialects and in voices that imitate others. (III)
the Sanskrit language. (IV) Sanskrit, therefore, forms Speech is the process by which human beings
the basis of Hindu civilization. (V) Many Hindus living produce audible words and sentences to
abroad do not teach their children Sanskrit. communicate. (IV) This extraordinary flexibility is
made possible by an automatic programming
process. (V) Once a person has the intention to speak
and has codified thoughts into a language form
comprehensible to listeners, the central nervous
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
system automatically sends a set of instructions to

NETyds
each part of the speech mechanism.

A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
71. (I)The Achaemenian Kings left extensive cuneiform
inscriptions in Old Persian dated roughly between
600 BCE and 300 BCE. (II)They also left ruins which
have been described as the most grandiose of the
ancient world. (III) While it is by no means certain that
they were orthodox Zoroastrians, the majority
opinion among scholars is that this is very likely. (IV)
One of the strongest arguments for this is the
frequent mention of Ahura Mazda in the inscriptions,
which is almost certainly an innovation of
Zarathushtra's. (V) Their religion is also described by
Herodotus in sufficient detail to leave little doubt that
they were basically Zoroastrian.

A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V 74. (I) The First World War ended with a Europe scarred by
NETyds

trenches, spent of resources, and littered with the


bodies of the millions who died in battle. (II) With the
war ended, under the Treaty of Versailles, nearly 15
percent of the land area of the German Empire was
ceded at Allied insistence to various countries. (III)
The direct consequences of WWI brought many old
72. (I)Along the middle of the jaguar's back, a row of black
regimes crashing to the ground, and ultimately, would
spots may merge into a solid line. (II) According to one
lead to the end of 300 years of European hegemony.
Indian myth, the jaguar acquired its spotted coat by
(IV) While WWII was a spiralling conflict of political
daubing mud on its body with its paws. (III)Melanistic
ideology, evolving technology, and decisive military
jaguars have been observed in South America,
tactics, WWI is simply thought of as a meat grinder,
resulting in coats that are heavily pigmented,
where horrible numbers of lives were spent for the
appearing almost black as in the black panther with
acquisition of the smallest amounts of land. (V)
the rosette pattern visible only in strong light. (IV)At
Though sometimes overshadowed by the even
least one albino individual, with pink eyes and white
greater destruction wrought by World War II 20 years
claws, has been reported. (V) It is uncertain if the
later, WWI is still in the eyes of many the most brutal
albino jaguar was male or female.
war ever fought in human history.

A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
DIALOGUE / Konu Testi 1

Konu Testi 1:

1-16. sorularda karşılıklı konuşmanın boş bırakılan bölü- 3. Rex : What am I going to do with all this meat? My
münü tamamlayacak ifadeti bulunuz. father ordered it from the butcher but even if
the fridge were empty there’d be no room for
150 kilos.

1. Joe : I wish I had more free time, so I could go to the Butch : .........................
zoo this weekend! Rex : What a good idea! I never thought of that!
Kemal : .........................
Joe : Thanks for offering, but my wife is going to
take them. I just enjoy watching the monkeys.
NETyds

A) Why don’t you borrow a skin at Bayram, fill it with meat


and try to sell it to a farmer as a sheep?
B) You could keep it on the balcony. It is winter, after all.
A) If you like, I could wash your car. Just protect it from street cats.
B) That’s too bad. I'll tell you what it’s like when I return. C) Let’s cook it all and eat it tonight!
C) Maybe I could help you out with some of this D) You should use it as a weapon to explain to your father
paperwork. his error.
D) Can’t your wife watch the monkeys? E) Let’s make meat helmets and have a parade!
E) If you like. I can take your kids to the zoo.
DIALOGUE / Konu Testi 1

2. Daniel : I found good Karadeniz Pide place. 4. Bartholomew : Can I take your picture standing in
NETyds

Jay : Hm? front of Ayasofya?


Daniel :Oh, sorry, I just thought you might be Gar : Sure, and can you take one with my
interested in ... camera as well?
Jay : ......................... Bartholomew : Why ever not?
Daniel: Yeah, they’ve got the best yumurtali kuşbaşili Gar : Wonderful. .........................
pide in town. Bartholomew : I’ll bet she misses you.
Jay : Kuş-başi, that’s bird’s head, right? Yeah! Gar : She’s meeting me here in Istanbul
Daniel: No, that’s just what they call chopped meat. next week.

A) Well I’m not. What business would I have with a pide?


B) Do you mean to suggest an intimate relationship with a A) I’m going to send it to your girlfriend by email.
pide? B) I’m going to send it to myself.
C) Sure, sure. It’s always nice to have a tasty pide-parlor C) I can’t wait to tell you about my holiday in Turkey.
in town. D) I can send it to my girlfriend when we go to the internet
D) Oh, right sorry I was just ignoring you. café.
E) Well that would depend on how excited I was. E) Here take this camera. It’s a digital.

52
DIALOGUE / Konu Testi 1

5. Charlie : Is it OK if I sleep at your place tonight? 8. Joe: It took me three times as long as it normally does
Brad : Sure. Any particular reason? to get to work today!
Charlie: ......................... Carl: I guess nobody told you about the construction.
Brad : Yeah, I wouldn’t want to face her either. Joe: .........................
Carl : That was incredibly kind you.

A) Yes, I failed my test and you know how my father is. A) Nope. Nobody did. I sure was mad.
B) I really enjoy playing with your dogs. B) Yes, because of the construction, but I also got a
C) There’s an image in the bathroom mirror. It’s started speeding ticket once I was clear of the work area.
talking to me. C) No, I went a different way and got lost.
D) Not really, but I have nine sisters and they’re a real D) No, it was finished by the time I woke up. I just couldn’t

NETyds
pain. get out of bed!
E) Yeah, I failed my test and you know how my mother is. E) Not only that, but I accidentally hit a dog, so I took it to
the vet to have its leg set.

9. Sue : Hey! Why did you change the channel?


Gloria : It’s time for the match to start.
6. Jenna : I’m going on a diet. Is there anything special
Sue : .........................
that you recommend I do?
Gloria: You can always watch that later, Galatasaray
James : .........................
doesn’t play Fenerbahçe every night!
Jenna : Well, I was hoping to avoid the obvious.
Anything else?

A) Why do you always choose what we watch?


B) But I bought some popcorn.
A) Eat properly and exercise. C) I thought it was tomorrow.
B) Practice weight lifting using midget volunteers. D) But I was watching a movie.
C) You could run, instead of walk, to the chocolate store E) I though you hated football.
every day.
NETyds

D) You could join the army and go though basic training.


E) Have surgery to remove unnecessary organs.

10. Boss : Maddy, I need you to find me a cheap car


for one week.
Madison : You mean a rental? OK, want a flashy
Boxer or Lexus?
Boss : No! You know we’re on a strict economy
drive this week. The limit we’re on is 300€
7. Al : Can I have some ice? My drink isn’t very cold.
per week.
Pat : .........................
Madison : .........................
Al : Oh. I usually drink white.

A) Then, I have to offer you a more luxurious one.


B) The railway ticket will be refused.
A) That’s because it’s hot chocolate.
C) No, you need to impress your client. How about a
B) That’s because red wine is supposed to be served at
Merc?
room temperature.
D) OK, here’s a web site that I think will have some good
C) Oh my god! What are you drinking?
deals, but can never be sure these days.
D) I’m sorry, we’re out of ice.
E) France? Why are you going to a place where they eat
E) I can’t let you start a dangerous chain reaction.
frog’s legs?
DIALOGUE / Konu Testi 1

11. Claire : OK; as marketing director of Burger Baron, I 14. Linda : I just can’t understand why they didn’t accpet
would like to ask why we are trying to rebuild this pullover back.
the company’s image. Nina : .........................
Corey: Yes, and what can we do as a team to work out Linda : Yes, just once. But how can I know if it fits me
a plan of action? then?
Joseph: ......................... Nina : Come on, Linda. Didn’t you try on before you
Claire : No, we don’t want people dying on us. bought it?

A) Have you ever worn it outside?


A) Well, the competition have added “reduced fat” options
to their menus. So could we. B) Do they let you try it on before buying?
B) We could save a lot of money buying cheap meat C) Didn’t you complain about it?

NETyds
because of the Mad Cow disease meat scare. D) This is in rich colours. Haven’t you persuaded them?
C) Do we have to take notes during this meeting? E) Will you let me wear it?
D) Why don’t we increase the size of the meals?
E) If you ask me, we should decrease the prices.

15. Ned : .........................


Thomas : I don’t, usually.
12. A: Is that new? Where did you buy it?
Ned : Hmm, how did you find out about this, then?
B: Yes, from an antique shop.
Did you see an ad in the paper?
A: It must have cost you a lot.
Thomas : No.
B: ........................., so I paid with a credit card.
Ned : Did you check out the gallery’s web site?
Thomas : No, I found out through word of mouth.

A) I didn’t have enough money with me.


B) I kept thinking about the cask night and day. A) How did you know Dogancay was having an exhibit?
C) I wasn’t equipped with a gun. B) Thomas! Fancy meeting you have! I didn’t know you
D) There wasn’t a very wide selection. went to art exhibitions.
E) One always selects his own poison. C) How long have you been watching me though the
keyhole?
NETyds

D) Do you or don’t you want to see next week?


E) Is that a roll of quarters in your pocket?

13. Reporter : Mr. President. Will there be a rise in taxes


this year?
President : No, our policy is not to raise taxes. 16. A: Can I get a copy of those minutes from the hospital
Reporter :How will you account for the budget meeting?
shortfall? B: .........................
President : ......................... A: Well, can you email them to me?
Reporter : How will you do that? B: No, I don’t have a soft copy.
President :By cutting government paid jobs, and A: Alright, how about mailing them then?
reducing defense spending. B: OK, I’ll send them to you by post.

A) We will reduce government spending. A) Yeah, the dog just had a litter of puppies.
B) We will invest in land. B) No, I went to the dentist to get two teeth pulled that day.
C) We will preview so that there is no shortfall. C) No, because I lost them.
D) I have some money I can lend to the country. D) Sorry but I haven’t got them with me; they’re at home.
E) We will levy taxes on export goods. E) If it isn’t important I’ll lose them when I get home.
DIALOGUE / Konu Testi 2

Konu Testi 2:

1-30. sorularda boşluklara uygun gelen seçeneği 6. Very recently, Boris Yeltsin left power in Russia and let
bulunuz. Mr. Putin ......................... .

1. The job of firemen is to ......................... fires. They put A) took over B) take over
water and special materials on them. C) took up D) take after
E) take up

A) put off B) put up with 7. When my family comes to visit me from California, I
C) put out D) put on usually ......................... the entire crowd at my house,
NETyds
E) put in so they don't need to go to a hotel.

A) put in B) put off


2. Some little children invent the most awful stories.
C) put up D) put on
They ......................... imaginary friends, witches, and
E) put out
all sorts of monsters.

A) make over B) make up for


C) make out D) make for 8. I have a pair of twins in my class, and I always
......................... one ......................... the other. I always
E) make up
confuse them!

3. We try to ......................... our lack of money by using


our wonderful imagination. A) took... over B) take . . . after
C) take . . . up D) take . . . for

DIALOGUE / Konu Testi 2


E) take. . . over
A) make over B) make for
C) make out D) make up for
NETyds

E) make up
9. I told my daughter that she ought to ......................... a
4. When you are driving on the motorway, it is important hobby. Start horseback riding, or skiing or something.
to be able to ......................... what the road signs say,
even from a distance.

A) take for B) take up


A) make up B) make up with
C) take over D) take after
C) make up for D) make out
E) took up
E) make for

5. Every morning before I leave my home, I put on 10. When you come into a dark house, one of the first
......................... ; that means that I put powder, colour things you do is to switch on the light. You can also
and lipstick on my face. say you ......................... the light.

A) make up B) make over A) put out B) put on


C) make up for D) make out C) put up D) put up with
E) make for E) put in

55
DIALOGUE / Konu Testi 2

11. When you have an unpleasant teacher, you simply 16. I will stop reading on the bus, so that when the bus
have to ......................... them and hope that you won't arrives at my stop, I won't forget to ......................... .
have that teacher the following year.

A) put on B) put out A) get on B) get off


C) put up with D) put off C) get up D) get over it
E) put up E) get it on

NETyds
12. When we can't do a test one week, we sometimes 17. Many modern countries have ......................... the
......................... doing it till the following week. death penalty. That is a good thing.

A) put in B) put on A) done for B) done up


C) put up D) put off C) done away for D) do away with
E) put out E) done away with

13. Some students think that the homework teachers give 18. Some people steal things in shops because they hope
them ......................... too much time. They would much that they will be able to ......................... it.
prefer to do something else during that time!

A) take up B) takes up A) get out B) get up


C) takes over D) take for C) get over D) get away with
E) takes on E) get on with
NETyds

14. Whenever a teacher is absent, most students 19. When you move into a new apartment, the first thing
......................... the cafeteria instead of the library. you need is to ......................... all the rooms

A) make up for B) make out A) do in B) do without


C) make for D) make up C) do up D) do away with
E) make out with E) do for

15. Everyone tells me that my daughter......................... 20. The students are always very happy when school
me. She is very much like me, both physically and ......................... for the holidays.
psychologically.

A) takes after B) takes over A) breaks off B) breaks up


C) takes for D) take after C) breaks out D) breaks down
E) take up E) breaks in

56
DIALOGUE / Konu Testi 2

21. At the end of the month, I can always ......................... a 26. The peace negotiations in the Middle East are always
little bit of extra money from my parents. ......................... .

A) do with B) do up A) breaking down B) breaking up


C) do away with D) do for C) breaking out D) breaking off
E) do in E) breaking in

NETyds
22. Every Christmas all the little children ......................... 27. If we start talking in class, our teacher at once tells us
all the homes in my neighbourhood and sing special to ......................... with our work.
songs.

A) get up B) get away


A) call at B) call up C) get on D) get over
C) call for D) call down E) get in
E) call in

28. When we go out for a drink with friends we like to take


23. When you make a budget you have to .........................
only one car; so one of us drives to the other friends'
the total into separate subdivisions.
homes and ......................... them.

A) break out B) break off A) calls in B) calls up


C) break in D) break past C) calls on D) calls for
E) break down E) calls off
NETyds

24. I had the flu really badly last year. It took me weeks to 29. At the end of every month, most of us have to
......................... it. ......................... the luxuries. At my house we eat pasta
for about a week.

A) get off of B) get through with A) do away with B) do without


C) get over D) get away with C) do in D) do up
E) get on with E) do with

25. For as long as I have lived in Geneva, a flu epidemic 30. I went to the hairdresser’s as I had decided to
......................... regularly, every year. ......................... my long hair.

A) breaks off B) has broken out A) do away with B) do without


C) has broken down D) breaks out C) do up D) do away
E) has broken into E) do with
TRANSLATION / Konu Testi

Konu Testi

1-12. sorularda verilen İngilizce cümleye anlamca en yakın 4. I disapprove of people who make all sorts of promises
Türkçe cümleyi bulunuz. which they have no intention of keeping.

A) Tutmaya niyetli olmadıkları her türlü sözü veren


1. He poured the drink into a glass, warmed it in his insanları onaylamıyorum.
hands a little and started to drink slowly. B) Yerine getirmeye gönüllü olmadıkları her tür sözü
veren insanlara güvenmiyorum.
A) İçkiyi bardağa boşalttı, ellerinde biraz ısıttı ve yavaş C) Tutamayacakları sözleri veren insanları onaylamıyo-
yavaş içti. rum.
B) İçkiyi bardağa boşalttı, ellerinde biraz ısıttı ve yavaş D) Tutmaya niyetli olmadıkları her tür sözü veren insan-
yavaş içmeye çalıştı. lara güvenmiyorum.
NETyds

C) İçkiyi bardağa boşalttı, ellerinde biraz ısıttı ve yavaşça E) Tutmaya niyetli olmadıkları her türlü sözü vermekten
yudumladı. çekinmeyen insanları tasvip etmiyorum.
D) İçkiyi bardağa boşalttı, ellerinde biraz ısıttı ve yavaş
yavaş içmeye başladı.
E) İçkiyi bardağa boşalttı, ellerinde biraz ısıttı ve yavaş 5. In fairy stories, stepmothers are always unkind to
yavaş içmeyi denedi.
their step-children; on the contrary mine have never
been so.
2. When he became certain that there was nobody
watching, he began to open the door with a skeleton
A) Peri masallarında, üvey anneler üvey çocuklarına her
key. zaman kötü davranırlar, ama benim üvey annem hiç
öyle olmamıştır.
A) Seyreden kimse olmadığından emin olunca, kapıyı
maymuncukla açmaya başlamıştı. B) Peri masallarında, üvey anneler üvey çocuklarına her
TRANSLATION / Konu Testi

zaman kabadır, ama benim üvey annem bana hiç öyle


B) Seyreden kimse olmadığından emin olunca, kapıyı
davranmamıştır.
maymuncukla açmaya başladı.
C) Peri masallarında, üvey anneler üvey çocuklarına
C) Seyreden kimse olmadığından emin olunca, kapıyı
karşı her zaman kabadır, aksine benim üvey annem
maymuncukla açtı.
hiç öyle olmamıştır.
D) Kimsenin seyretmediğini anlayınca, kapıyı maymun-
D) Peri masallarında, üvey anneler üvey çocuklarına
cukla açmaya başladı.
karşı kaba olurlar, aksine benim annem bana karşı
NETyds

E) Seyreden kimse olmadığından emin olunca, kapıyı


öyle olmamıştır.
maymuncukla açmaya çalıştı.
E) Peri masallarında, üvey anneler üvey çocuklarına her
3. I'm doing well in all my lessons except English; I’m zaman kaba davranırlar, aksine benim annem bana
karşı öyle davranmamıştır.
very bad at it and so I’ll have to spend more time on it.

A) İngilizce hariç bütün derslerimde iyi, İngilizce’de çok


kötüyüm ama yine de onun için çok zaman harcıyo- 6. Her husband died last year, and since then she has
rum.
been supporting her family on her own.
B) İngilizce için çok zaman harcamama rağmen, onun
dışında diğer bütün derslerle aram daha iyi.
A) Kocası geçen yıl öldü ve o zamandan beri ailesinin
C) İngilizce hariç hepsini düzeltiyorum, onda hala çok
desteğiyle geçiniyor.
kötüyüm ve bu yüzden ona daha fazla zaman ayırmak
zorundayım. B) Kocası geçen yıl öldüğünden beri tek başına geçiniyor.

D) İngilizce hariç bütün derslerimde iyi, onda kötüyüm ve C) Kocası geçen yıl öldü ve o zamandan beri ailesinin
bu yüzden ona daha fazla zaman harcamak zorunda- geçimini tek başına yüklendi.
yım. D) Kocası geçen yıl öldü ve o zamandan beri ailesine
E) İngilizce dışında diğer bütün derslerimi düzeltiyorum; bakıyor.
onda çok kötüyüm ve bu yüzden fazla zaman E) Kocası geçen yıl öldü ve o zamandan beri tek başına
harcamak zorundayım. ailesine bakıyor.

58
TRANSLATION / Konu Testi

7. I saw in yesterday’s paper that you needed an export 10. When he gets back from his job, he expects his wife to
manager with a knowledge of commercial English, meet him at the door with his slippers.
could I apply for that position?

A) İşten döndüğünde, birinin kendisini terlikleriyle kapıda


A) Dün gazetede, ticarî İngilizce bilgisi olan bir ihracat karşılaşmasını bekler.
müdürüne ihtiyacınız olduğunu gördüm, o kadro için
B) İşten döndüğünde, birinin kendisini terlikleriyle kapıda
başvuru yapabilir miyim?
karşılamasını hayal eder.
B) Dün gazetede, ticarî İngilizce bilgisine sahip bir ithalat
C) İşten döndüğünde, karısından beklentisi onu terlik-
müdürüne ihtiyacınız olduğunu gördüm, o kadro için
leriyle kapıda karşılaşmasıdır.
başvurabilir miyim?
D) İşten döndüğünde,karısının onu terlikleriyle kapıda
C) Dün gazetede, ticarî İngilizce bilgisine sahip bir ihracat
karşılamasına sevinir.
müdürü aradığınızı gördüm, o kadro için başvurabilir
E) İşten döndüğünde, karısının kendisini kapıda

NETyds
miyim?
terlikleriyle karşılaşmasını bekler.
D) Dün gazetede, ticaret İngilizcesi olan bir ithalat
müdürüne ihtiyacınız olduğunu okudum, o kadro için
başvurabilir miyim?
E) Dün gazetede, ticarî İngilizce bilgisi olan bir ihracat 11. The passengers may leave bulky articles under their
müdürüne ihtiyacınız olduğunu gördüm, acaba o seats with the conductor’s permission, otherwise the
pozisyona alınabilir miyim? bus company will not be responsible.

A) Yolcular ağır eşyalarını biletçinin isteği üzerine


8. I’m afraid you’ll have to ask someone else to lend you koltuklarının altına bırakacaklar, aksi takdirde otobüs
some money because I lent you some several times şirketi sorumlu olmayacaktır.
and you didn’t repay any of it. B) Yolcular biletçinin izniyle ağır eşyalarını koltuklarının
altına bırakabilirler, aksi takdirde, otobüs şirketi
sorumlu olmayacaktır.
A) Korkarım sana biraz borç vermesi için başka birinden
C) Yolcular biletçinin izni üzerine ağır eşyalarını
istemek zorundasın, çünkü sana defalarca borç
koltuklarının altına koyabilirler, aksi takdirde otobüs
verdim ve hiçbirini geri ödemedin.
şirketi olumsuzluklardan sorumlu olmayacaktır.
B) Korkarım başka birinden borç istemek zorundasın,
D) Yolcular biletçinin izniyle ağır eşyalarını koltuklarının
çünkü sana birkaç defa borç verdim ama geri
altına koyabilirler, aksi takdirde otobüs şirketi sorumlu
alamadım.
değildir.
C) Korkarım borç istemek için başka birine gitmek
E) Yolcular biletçinin izniyle ancak ağır eşyalarını
zorundasın, çünkü sana çok defa borç verdim ama geri
koltuklarının altına bırakabilirler, aksi takdirde otobüs
NETyds

alamadım.
şirketi yolcuların eşyalarından sorumlu olmayacaktır.
D) Korkarım sana biraz para vermesi için başka birine
gitmek zorundasın, çünkü ben sana defalarca borç
verdim ve hiçbirini geri alamadım. 12. As the child was too young to travel by himself, his
E) Korkarım sana borç verecek başka birini bulmak parents allowed him to travel under the care of a
zorundasın, çünkü sana defalarca borç verdim ve sen guide.
hiçbirini geri ödemedin.

A) Çocuk tek başına seyahat edemeyecek kadar ufak


olduğu için, ebeveynleri bir rehberin gözetiminde
9. He has died of a heart attack on Sunday night, and
seyahat etmesini istedi.
since then his wife has been suffering from shock.
B) Çocuk tek başına yolculuk edemeyecek kadar ufak
olmasına rağmen, anne-babası bir rehberin
A) Pazar günü kalp krizinden öldü ve o zamandan beri gözetiminde yolculuk etmesine karar verdi.
karısı girdiği şoku atlatamadı. C) Çocuk tek başına yolculuk edemeyecek yaşta olduğu
B) Pazar gecesi geçirdiği kalp krizi yüzünden oldu ve o için, anne-babası ancak bir rehberin gözetiminde
zaman adamın karısı şoka girdi. seyahat etmesine izin verdi.
C) Pazar gecesi kalp krizinden öldü ve o zamandan beri D) Çocuk kendi başına seyahat edemeyecek kadar küçük
karısı şok geçiriyor. olduğu için, anne-babası bir rehberin gözetiminde
D) Pazar gecesi kalp krizinden öldü ve o zamandan beri seyahat etmesine izin verdi.
karısı kendine gelemedi. E) Çocuk kendi başına seyahat edemeyecek kadar küçük
E) Pazar gecesi kalp krizinden öldüğünden beri karısı bir olduğu için, ebeveynlerinin izniyle bir rehberin
şok geçiriyor. gözetiminde seyahat etti.

59
TRANSLATION / Konu Testi

13-24. sorularda verilen Türkçe cümleye anlamca en yakın 16. Ness Gölü canavarının gölün dibinde yaşadığı ve
İngilizce cümleyi bulunuz. zaman zaman yüzeye çıktığı sanılmaktadır.

A) The Loch Ness Monster is known to live at the bottom


13. Tren bütün istasyonlarda durduğundan Ankara’ya of the Loch and to come to the surface from time to
varmadan çok önce her koltuk tutuldu ve insanlar time.
koridorlarda ayakta durmak zorunda kaldı. B) The Loch Ness Monster is supposed to live at the
bottom of the Loch and to come to the surface at nights.
A) Since the train stayed at all stations, long before it got
C) The Loch Ness Monster is supposed to live at the
to Ankara, every seat was taken and people had to
bottom of the Loch and sometimes to come to the
stand in the corridors.
surface.
B) Since the train stopped at all the stations, long before it
D) The Loch Ness Monster is supposed to live at the
got to Ankara, every seat was taken and people had to

NETyds
bottom of the Loch and rarely to come to the surface.
stand in the corridors.
E) The Loch Ness Monster is supposed to live at the
C) Since the train stopped at all the stations, long after in
bottom of the Loch and to come to the surface from
got to Ankara, every seat was taken and people had to
time to time.
stand in the corridors.
D) Since the train stopped at all the stations, long before it
got to Ankara, every seat was taken and people had to
queue in the corridors.
E) The train stopped at all the stations, and long before it 17. Borç içindeyim ve alacaklılarım bu hafta sonu geri
got to Ankara every seat was taken and people had to ödememi istiyor ve şu anda hesabımda hiç param
sit on the floor. yok.

A) I have too much debt and my creditors want to be


14. İlk başta işi çok yorucu buldum, ancak bir kaç hafta repaid at the end of this week.
sonra alıştım. B) I’m in debt and my creditors want to be repaid at the
end of this week and at the moment I haven’t got any
A) At first, the work was very tiring, but after a few weeks I money in my account.
got used to it. C) I’m in debt and my creditors want to be repaid at the
B) At first, I found the work very tiring, but after a few end of this week through my account.
weeks I had to get used to it. D) I’m in debt and my creditors want to be repaid at the
C) At first, I found the work very tiring, but at last I got used end of this week and at the moment my money is in my
NETyds

to it. account.
D) At first I found the work very tiring, but after a few weeks E) I’m in debt and my creditors want to pay some money at
I got used to it. the end of this week into my bank account.
E) At first I found the work very tiring and I had difficulties
in getting used to it.

18. Araba, kayarak bir ağaca çarptı; kelebek cam kırıldı ve


cam parçalarıyla sürücünün yüzü kesildi.
15. Çamurlu botlarınla tertemiz mutfağıma girdiğin için
kendinden utanmalısın.
A) The car hit a tree, the windscreen was smashed and
A) Why don’t you come into my clean kitchen in muddy the driver’s face was cut by glass.
boots? B) The car skidded into a tree, the windscreen was
B) To say that you came to my clean kitchen in your smashed and splinters of glass cut the driver’s face.
muddy boots, what a pity! C) The car skidded into a tree, the windscreen was
C) You should be ashamed of yourself for coming into my smashed and cut the driver’s face.
clean kitchen in your muddy boots. D) The car skidded into a tree, the windscreen and the
D) Shame on you! How dare you come into my clean glass were smashed and the driver’s face was cut by
kitchen in your muddy boots. the splinters of glass.
E) You must be worried about coming into my clean E) The car skidded into a tree, the windscreen and the
kitchen in your muddy boots. glass was smashed and the driver was wounded.
TRANSLATION / Konu Testi

19. İşine öyle dalmıştı ki, içeri girdiğimde ben öksürene 22. Oyundan o kadar rahatsız oldu ki, ilk perdenin
kadar beni fark etmedi bile. ortasında tiyatrodan çıktı.

A) He was so busy with his work that when I came in, he A) He was so disturbed by the play that he couldn’t watch
didn’t even notice me until I coughed. it and walked out.
B) He was so absorbed by his work that when I come in, B) He was so disturbed by the play that he wanted to walk
he didn’t notice me. out of the theatre in the middle of the first act.
C) He was so absorbed by his work that when I came in, C) He was so disturbed by the play that he waited until the
he didn’t even notice me until I coughed. end of the first act to walk out.
D) He was so absorbed that he could notice me only after I D) He was so disturbed by the play that he walked out of
coughed. the theatre in the middle of the first act.
E) He was so busy with his work that when I came in, he E) He was so ashamed of the play that he couldn’t stand

NETyds
didn’t even see me until I coughed. to watch it until the end of the first act.

20. Çocuklarım yüzmeye bayılırlar, bu yüzden yazın


zamanlarının çoğunu kulübün yüzme havuzunda
23. Topu Umut’a attım, ancak onu bana getireceğine,
geçirirler.
kaçıp gitti ve sakladı.

A) My children are very fond of swimming, so in summer


they spend most of their time in the club’s swimming A) I threw the ball to Umut so that he could play with it so
pool. he did.
B) My children like swimming, so in summer they go to the B) I threw the ball to Umut , but instead of throwing it back
club’s swimming pool. to me, he hid it.
C) My children are very fond of swimming, so in summer C) I threw the ball to Umut, but instead of hiding it, he ran
they usually spend their time in the club’s swimming away and threw it.
pool. D) I threw the ball to Umut, but instead of hiding it, he ran
D) My children are very good at swimming, so they spend away and threw it.
most of their time in the club’s swimming pool. E) I threw the ball to Umut, but he didn’t throw it back to me
NETyds

E) My children are very fond of swimming, so in summer despite my warnings.


they spend most of their in swimming pools.

21. Eğer trafik kurallarına uymazsan, başın polisle derde 24. Sana sözlüğümü ödünç vermeye karşı değilim, ama
girer. kendi sözlüğün olsa daha iyi olmaz mı?

A) If you don’t comply with the rules, you will get into
trouble with the police. A) I object to lending you my dictionary, you had better buy
B) If you make a mistake about traffic rules, you will get one for yourself.
into trouble with the police. B) I don’t agree to lending you my dictionary, you may buy
C) If you don’t obey the police’s order, you will get into one for yourself.
trouble with them. C) I don’t understand why you don’t have a dictionary of
D) If you don’t comply with the traffic rules, you will be your own.
given a written parking ticket. D) Would it be better if you had a dictionary of your own?
E) If you don’t comply with the traffic rules, you will get E) I don’t object to lending you my dictionary, but wouldn’t
into trouble with the police. it be better if you had a dictionary of your own?

61
CEVAP ANAHTARI

18. SAYI CEVAP ANAHTARI


VOCABULARY
GRAMMAR
Konu Testi1 (sf. 11-14)
(sf. 21) (sf. 22-23) (sf. 24) (sf. 26) (sf. 28)
1-A 11-C 21-E 31-B 1-B 10-A 1-E 1-A 1-B 10-C 1-B
2-E 12-A 22-A 32-E 2-E 11-E 2-A 2-C 2-E 11-E 2-A
3-B 13-E 23-D 33-D 3-A 3-B 3-E 3-D 12-C 3-D
4-C 14-C 24-C 34-E 4-C 4-D 4-A 4-A 4-A
5-D 15-B 25-E 35-C 5-E 5-E 5-E 5-D 5-B
6-D 16-A 26-B 36-A 6-D 6-A 6-E 6-C 6-E
7-C 17-C 27-E 37-E 7-E 7-D 7-E 7-D 7-D
8-B 18-E 28-A 38-D 8-C 8-B 8-C 8-B 8-C
9-E 19-C 29-D 39-C 9-D 9-B 9-A
10-A 20-D 30-C 40-B

Konu Testi2 (sf. 15-19)

1-D 11-E 21-E 31-A 41-A Konu Testi1 (sf. 29-32) Konu Testi 2(sf. 33-36)
2-D 12-A 22-A 32-C 42-A
3-A 13-E 23-E 33-D 43-A 1-C 11-B 21-C 31-B 1-C 11-E 21-B 31-C
4-E 14-A 24-E 34-A 44-D 2-B 12-E 22-D 32-A 2-A 12-B 22-E 32-A
5-C 15-D 25-A 35-A 45-B 3-A 13-A 23-B 33-E 3-E 13-C 23-B 33-A
6-A 16-A 26-D 36-A 46-B 4-E 14-A 24-A 34-C 4-D 14-B 24-A 34-A
7-E 17-C 27-B 37-B 47-A 5-C 15-E 25-B 35-A 5-C 15-A 25-C 35-E
8-A 18-C 28-A 38-C 48-A 6-B 16-B 26-E 36-E 6-B 16-E 26-E 36-B
9-A 19-C 29-D 39-D 49-E 7-A 17-D 27-B 37-B 7-E 17-C 27-A 37-D
10-A 20-A 30-B 40-C 50-A 8-D 18-E 28-C 38-E 8-D 18-E 28-A 38-D
9-E 19-B 29-D 9-A 19-A 29-B 39-C
10-C 20-A 30-C 10-C 20-C 30-A 40-B

DIALOGUE
READING Konu Testi1 Konu Testi2 (sf. 59-61)
(sf. 37-43) (sf. 56-58)

1-A 1-C 11-C 21-A 31-D


1-A 11-A 21-B 31-C 2-C 2-B 12-B 22-C 32-D
2-D 12-D 22-C 3-B 3-E 13-B 23-A 33-A
3-E 13-B 23-B 4-E 4-A 14-E 24-E 34-D
4-C 14-D 24-C 5-B 5-B 15-E 25-E 35-B
5-B 15-A 25-C 6-C 6-C 16-B 26-C 36-C
6-A 16-C 26-B 7-D 7-A 17-C 27-E
7-E 17-B 27-D 8-D 8-B 18-A 28-B
8-B 18-A 28-C 9-C 9-A 19-C 29-A
9-C 19-E 29-A 10-C 10-E 20-A 30-A
10-B 20-A 30-E 11-C
12-B
CEVAP ANAHTARI

Konu Testi (sf. 44-55) TRANSLATION


Konu Testi (sf. 62-65)
1-D 11-B 21-D 31-B 41-B 51-E 61-E
2-A 12-B 22-C 32-D 42-D 52-B 62-D 1-C 11-B 21-D
3-A 13-C 23-B 33-C 43-A 53-C 63-C 2-B 12-E 22-A
4-C 14-A 24-D 34-C 44-B 54-A 64-D 3-C 13-A 23-C
5-E 15-B 25-D 35-A 45-C 55-D 65-C 4-A 14-C 24-D
6-A 16-E 26-B 36-D 46-D 56-B 66-A 5-D 15-E
7-C 17-C 27-E 37-C 47-D 57-A 67-C 6-E 16-C
8-D 18-A 28-E 38-B 48-A 58-A 68-E 7-A 17-D
9-A 19-D 29-D 39-D 49-E 59-E 69-C 8-E 18-B
10-A 20-B 30-A 40-C 50-D 60-C 70-B 9-B 19-E
10-D 20-B

DENEME SINAVI 11

1-D 11-D 21-B 31-D 41-C 51-C 61-C 71-A 81-C 91-D
2-B 12-E 22-E 32-E 42-C 52-E 62-A 72-C 82-D 92-D
3-B 13-C 23-E 33-C 43-C 53-B 63-B 73-D 83-D 93-B
4-E 14-B 24-A 34-D 44-C 54-C 64-D 74-C 84-C 94-E
5-B 15-A 25-C 35-D 45-D 55-B 65-B 75-A 85-B 95-A
6-A 16-A 26-B 36-E 46-B 56-D 66-C 76-B 86-E 96-A
7-A 17-A 27-A 37-C 47-A 57-E 67-C 77-D 87-E 97-D
8-D 18-D 28-A 38-B 48-B 58-C 68-D 78-E 88-D 98-C
9-B 19-A 29-D 39-D 49-B 59-A 69-A 79-C 89-A 99-E
10-C 20-D 30-B 40-B 50-D 60-D 70-D 80-D 90-A 100-B

62

You might also like