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1 – 20. sorularda boş bırakılan yerlere uygun 4. More than 4 billion people still don’t have
düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz. access ---- the Internet. This means that over
half of the world’s population is missing out
1. Tourism’s capacity to generate employment on the life-changing benefits ---- connectivity.
makes it important for economic growth;----,
the potential effects on the environment and A) off / in B) from / into
culture cannot be overlooked.
C) with / for D) by / on
A) otherwise B) moreover E) to / of
A) as / as B) so / that
2. Environmental psychology only emerged as a
branch of psychology ----a research was C) less / than D) both / and
published on person-place interactions in
E) such / that
1958 at the University of New York.
A) after B) unless
6. Ethnic-minority graduates still face
C) if D) though employment and pay penalties in the
workforce ---- their good qualifications.
E) while
A) besides B) despite
E) along with
E) if A) when B) that
C) what D) how
E) why
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8. A new documentary revealed that Egypt's 12. Our current educational model, which ---- for the
Great Pyramid was ---- pure white, not golden industrial revolution, ---- outdated now as it
yellow, when it was built around 2560 BC. doesn’t teach children 21st century skills.
B) available
A) define B) remove
C) consistent
C) support D) maintain
D) equal
E) share
E) wise
11. There is no such thing as the Chinese Alphabet. 15.Physical activity keeps the body strong and
Chinese is all about characters, and these healthy;----, it leads to better thinking and
characters actually ---- words themselves. problem-solving, stronger attention skills, and
improved learning.
A) put out B) make up
A) otherwise B) moreover
C) break into D) give in
C) namely D) nonetheless
E) take up
E) in contrast
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16. The Amish lead a primitive life, wear plain 19. Even when you deactivate your account, the
homemade clothes, and are unwilling to adopt social network continues collecting data
the conveniences of modern technology ---- about your online activities ---- you change
electricity, television, and automobiles. your mind and want to return to your profile.
E) depicted / included
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A) If
21. B) Although
C) Because
A) are categorizing D) As soon as
B) categorized E) Once
C) are categorized
D) have categorized
E) were categorizing
25.
A) Meanwhile
22. B) Similarly
C) Therefore
A) reveal
D) For example
B) examine
E) However
C) cover
D) admit
E) perform
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26. 29.
A) Beneath A)perilous
B) Above B) suitable
C) Over C)temporary
D) Among D) decent
E) Through E) controversial
27. 30.
A) Completed A) therefore
B) To be completed B) for instance
C) To have completed C) however
D) Completing D) furthermore
E) Having been completed E) similarly
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31. – 41. sorularda verilen cümleyi 33. Frustrated by the traditional rules of
tamamlayabilecek seçeneği bulunuz. composition and subject matter, ----.
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35. Teachers should discuss and set classroom 37. Unlike the arcade video games, which were
rules with students at the beginning; ----. not accessible 24 hours a day, ----.
A) however, they must devise a curriculum that A) the video games today can be played almost
meets their students’ diverse needs continuously on computers or smart phones
B) on the contrary, clear guidelines can minimize B) too much gaminginterferes with academic
confusion and ensureorderly interaction activities such as homework and reading
C) meanwhile, removal of privileges might be C) various games nowadays boost learning and
used as a punishment for misbehaviour improve vision and spatial skills
E) therefore, they need to be trained about how E) single-player games such as Candy Crush or
to deal with misbehaviour in class Angry Birds attract more gamers
36. Indigenous Australians exchanged songs and 38. Studies suggest the use of digital tools in art
dances at large ceremonial gatherings, ----. education increases artistic development;----.
A) although hundreds of tribal groups shared the A) besides, art and technology have become
same dancing styles more intertwined than ever before
B) so thatthey are integral to Aboriginal culture, B) art teachers, therefore, feel the need to
both in traditional or contemporary styles integrate technology into their curriculum
D) even though burial practices differed, D) on the other hand, artists need a certain
particularly in parts of southern Australia amount of freedom to develop their creativity
E) but they still maintain their ancient rituals E) moreover, traditional arts use the old methods
involving the whole community for creating artwork, such as pens and clay
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39. ---- in order to provide facilities such as 41. Despite the official papers proving that 1770
security or infrastructure for them. was his true birth year, ----.
A) Nigeria's labor unions declared “an indefinite A) the musical prodigy was a transitional figure
strike” against the government connecting the Classical and Romantic ages
B) There have been complaints regarding the B) Beethoven's grandfather was Bonn's most
safety and water supply prosperous and well-known musician
C) Governments collect money from their citizens C) scholars noted that Beethoven had an innate
in the form of taxes understanding of the polyrhythmic structures
D) Not all residents were able to vote in the D) his rapidly progressing deafness didn’t stop
general election last year Beethoven from composing
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42.–47. sorularda, verilen İngilizce cümleye 44. Through marriage alliances with ruling families
anlamca en yakın Türkçe cümleyi bulunuz. in other city states, the Aztecs began to grow
in political power.
42. China and Britain’s war of words escalated, A) Aztekler, diğer şehir devletlerin yönetici
with the two sides accusing each other of aileleriyle evlilik anlaşmaları yaparak politik
behaving inappropriately toward the former güçlerini arttırdılar.
U.K. colony.
B) Aztekleri politik açıdan güçlü yapan şey, diğer
şehir devletlerdeki yönetici ailelerle yaptıkları
evlilik anlaşmalarıdır.
A) Çin ve Britanya’nın birbirini eski Birleşik Krallık
kolonisine karşı olan tutumlarından dolayı C) Politik gücünü arttırabilmesi için, Azteklerin
suçlaması, aralarındaki söz savaşını diğer şehir devletlerdeki yönetici ailelerle evlilik
tırmandırdı. anlaşmaları yapması gerekti.
B) Taraflar birbirini eski Birleşik Krallık kolonisine D) Diğer şehir devletlerdeki yönetici ailelerle
karşı olan tutumlarından dolayı suçladığı için, yaptıkları evlilik anlaşmaları Aztekleri politik
Çin ve Britanya arasındaki söz savaşı açıdan güçlü bir hale getirdi.
tırmanmaktadır.
E) Aztekler, diğer şehir devletlerdeki yönetici
C) Birbirlerini eski Birleşik krallık kolonisine karşı ailelerle olan evlilik anlaşmalarıyla politik
uygunsuz davranmakla suçlayan Çin ve olarak güçlenmeye başladılar.
Britanya arasında söz savaşı tırmanmıştır.
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45. Many canals in Amsterdam had to be filled in 47. As many nuclear plants in China are near large
as a result of the need for more space for cars cities, there is concern that millions of people
in the second half of the 19th century. could be exposed to radiation in the event of
an accident.
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48. - 53. sorularda, verilen Türkçe cümleye 50. Versay Sarayı'ndaki kraliyet koleksiyonundaki
anlamca en yakın İngilizce cümleyi bulunuz. eserlerin çoğu, Fransız Devrimi'nin patlak
vermesi sırasında Louvre'a taşındı.
48. Feodal sistemde köylü sınıfının en fakirleri, A) A lot of artwork in the royal collection in the
lordun tarlalarında çalışmak zorunda olan Palace of Versailles was moved to the
Serf’lerdi. Louvre because the French Revolution
broke out.
A) Serfs, working on the lord’s fields, were the
poorest of the peasant class in the feudal B) The Palace of Versailles moved many
system. artworks from the royal collection to the
Louvre during the breakout of the French
B) Serfs were the poorest of the peasant class Revolution.
in the feudal system because they had to
work on the lord’s fields. C) Most of the artwork from the royal collection
in the Palace of Versailles was moved to the
C) The poorest of the peasant class in the Louvre during the breakout of the French
feudal system was the Serfs, who were Revolution.
required to work on the lord’s fields.
D) Most artwork from the royal collection in the
D) In the feudal system, Serfs were among the
Palace of Versailles was moved to the
poorest peasants who worked on the lord’s
Louvre when the French Revolution broke
fields.
out.
E) Serfs, the poorest of the peasant class in
the feudal system, had to work on the lord’s E) Due to the breakout of the French
fields. Revolution, most of the artwork from the
royal collection in the Palace of Versailles
was moved to the Louvre.
49. Ateşin ortaya çıkmasından önce, hominid 51. Değişen dünyanın beklentilerini yansıtmak için
diyeti, büyük ölçüde basit şekerler ve müzelerin misyonlarını yeniden tanımlamaları
karbonhidratlardan oluşan bitkilerle sınırlıydı. gerekli hale geldi.
A) The hominid diet included plants which were A) Museums have to redefine their missions to
composed of simple sugars and reflect the expectations of the changing
carbohydrates before fire was discovered. world.
B) Before the discovery of fire, hominids B) It is now necessary for museums to redefine
consumed plants mostly composed of their missions to reflect the expectations of
simple sugars and carbohydrates. the changing world.
C) The hominid diet which was limited to
C) It has become necessary for museums to
mostly plants including simple sugars and
redefine their missions to reflect the
carbohydrates ended with the advent of fire.
expectations of the changing world.
D) Before the advent of fire, Hominids mainly
lived on a diet high in simple sugars and D) It has become necessary that museums
carbohydrates existing in plants. reflect the expectations of the changing
world by redefining their missions.
E) Before the advent of fire, the hominid diet
was limited to mostly plants composed of E) Museums are expected to redefine their
simple sugars and carbohydrates. missions so that they reflect the demands of
the changing world.
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52. Hava taşımacılığı, ana pazarlara erişimi 53. Uzaktan eğitim ile ilgilenen öğrencileri
artırarak ve üretimin küreselleşmesini heyecanlandıran şey kendilerine uygun
sağlayarak ülkelerin küresel pazara programlar ve okullardaki artıştır.
katılmalarına yardımcı olmaktadır.
A) The students who are interested in distance
A) Air transport increases access to main learning are excited as the number of
markets and allows globalisation of programs and schools available to them
production, which helps countries increases.
participate in the global market.
B) What is exciting for students interested in
B) Air transport helps countries with increased distance learning is the increase in the number
access to main markets and globalisation of of programs and schools available to them.
production so that they can participate in the
global market. C) It is exciting for students who are interested in
distance learning that there are more
C) Air transport helps countries participate in programs and schools available to them.
the global market by increasing access to
main markets and allowing globalisation of
D) Students interested in distance learning find it
production.
exciting that there is an increase in the number
D) Countries can participate in the global market of programs and schools available to them.
thanks to air transport, which increases access
to main markets and allows globalisation of E) The thing that excites students interested in
production. distance learning is the increase in
programs and schools available to them.
E) Air transport helps countries participate in
the global market because it increases
access to main markets and allows
globalisation of production.
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54. – 59. sorularda paragrafta verilen boşluğa 55. Although charismatic and transformational
anlam bütünlüğünü sağlamak için getirilebilecek leadership are similar to one another, there are
cümleyi bulunuz. notable differences. Charismatic leaders can
inspire employees and transform their
attitudes and beliefs, but the organization may
54. TV advertising is one of the best-known forms
become overly dependent on them. ----
of advertising, and we have all seen more TV
However, unlike the former ones, they do not
ads than we can remember. ---- This is one of
have to be present to bring about change,
the reasons why advertisers rely more and
because they initiate transformation through
more on product placement. Product
the organization and motivate employees to
placement is the practice of embedding
perform.
products within a TV program or film so that
they cannot be skipped. It can be very
successful, as shown by the 65% increase in
A) In other words, a charismatic leader often
Reese's Pieces sales after its placement in the
retains the majority of the control in the office.
film E.T.
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56. Facebook is a well-known online social 57. Asceticism is the opposite of hedonism. While
networking site that, by the end of 2013, was hedonism is all about pursuing pleasure,
reported to have 1.23 billion users worldwide. asceticism is all about doing without pleasure.
Despite its main purpose as a social To an ascetic, indulging in pleasure is a kind
networking site, data posted on Facebook was of weakness and distraction that would
recently used in a large scale research project, prevent them living up to their spiritual values
causing public outcry. ---- By reducing the and attaining their spiritual goals. ---- Instead,
they live on as little and simple food as
amount of negative or positive content visible
possible, dress in whatever clothes they own
in a user’s News Feed, they were able to
and live simple lives.
determine whether this had an effect on those
users’ own posting behaviors. The outcry
surrounding the publication of this research
has brought the ethical issues of internet- A) For example, religious figures such as monks,
based research to the forefront. pilgrims, or priests believe that people who
seek pleasure in life are committing a sin.
A) Lawyers, internet activists and politicians said B) In other words, the origins of asceticism lie in
this mass experiment in emotional man’s attempts to achieve various ultimate
manipulation was scandalous. goals or ideals.
B) The researchers investigated whether C) Therefore, they deny themselves even the
emotional states can be transferred to others ordinary pleasures of the body, such as fine
through social contagion. food, clothing and shelter.
C) In response to the public outcry, the company D) In contrast, some philosophers like Plato
promised its users privacy by redesigning the believed it is necessary to suppress bodily
platform immediately. desires so that the soul can be free.
D) Facebook has been paying users ages 13 to E) To gain control over one's body and mind,
35 up to $20 per month to sell their privacy by ascetics carry out many forms of asceticism,
installing the “Facebook Research” app. such as fasting and sleep deprivation.
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58. ----. Although millennials enjoy them, there is 59. Businesses used to market their products
also concern that the content and mission of mainly by purchasing ads in newspapers and
many may not be in sync with their interests magazines, placing signs around the store, or
and values. It is common to find an occasional having salespeople go door to door. While
static touchscreen in a corner, which will those activities still happen, you are much
contain pages of dry information about certain more likely these days to receive an
collections, but no interactive digital content advertising email, read a tweet or check out a
to aid learning and exploration. This is hardly website found through a search engine.----
inspiring, particularly in the eyes of millennial .Technology has changed the way businesses
and Z generations, for whom technology has market products.
become the center of their lives.
C) With the universality of everyone owning a D) Moreover, research shows digital engagement
smartphone, the museum has seen an is highly dependent on the platform.
increasing rate of technology invasion.
E) Therefore, businesses need both traditional
D) Art galleries play a crucial role in helping artists and digital ads to market their products.
achieve the recognition and appreciation their
work deserves.
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60.-65. sorularda verilen cümleler sırayla 62. (I) Local governments play crucial roles in the
okunduğunda anlam bütünlüğünü bozan cümleyi economic development of their communities. (II)
bulunuz. Economic development produces two types of
environmental movement: local pollution-driven
protests and world-view motivated
60. (I) There is a rich tradition throughout Africa of nongovernmental organizations. (III) Each
oral storytelling. (II) Although written history requires different political opportunities and
existed for centuries in West Africa, most writing interacts with the political process in different
was in Arabic. (III) The Arabic language was ways. (IV) Local environmental protests do not
relatively well-protected from the forces of the challenge the political structure in fundamental
peninsular environment in its earliest phases. (IV) ways. (V) Nongovernmental organizations, in
However, the majority of people did not read or contrast, demand more political space and play a
write in Arabic. (V) Therefore, the transmission of much bigger role in political transition.
knowledge, history and experience in West Africa
was mainly through the oral tradition rather than
on written texts. A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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66. - 68. Soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 67. According to the passage, which of the
following CANNOT be a motivation for culinary
cevaplayınız.
tourism?
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69. - 71. Soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 70. It is understood from the passage that
cevaplayınız. businesses ----.
69. What does this passage mainly focus on? 71. The underlined word “dispersed” is closest in
meaning to ----.
A) The time when businesses are given tax
deductions A) put away
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72. - 74. Soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 73. The controversy between Google and the
cevaplayınız. Chinese Government is given to support the
idea that ----.
The term ‘data sovereignty’ is a uniquely twenty-first- A) the boundaries and content of what is
century expression which means managing information considered private differ among cultures and
in a way that is consistent with the laws, practices and individuals
customs of the nation-state in which it is located. Privacy
laws, for example, vary from one country to another. In B) the companies in the US tend to get involved in
recognition of the variability, data sovereignty means other governments’ decisions regarding their
information that would be illegal to provide in one own national affairs
location might be perfectly legal to disclose in another. In
C) western countries are stricter about whether
2010, the search engine Google became involved in
data can be accessed or censored
a controversy with Chinese authorities over their
censorship practices. Google executives were reluctant D) the Chinese Government cannot prevent the
to allow the Chinese Government to censor search easy access to its data from remote parts of the
results and to access email accounts. The Chinese world
example notwithstanding, vast amounts of data are now
accessible from virtually any far-flung part of the E) the executives at Google were unwilling to
world.Geographic boundaries that once impeded the share the search result database and email
flow of information from one location to another are accounts with China
largely irrelevant. In the twentieth century, shutting down
radio and television broadcasts and disabling telephone
services across physical landlines could easily limit
access to information. By comparison, mobile phone
technology, satellite phones and Internet access now
make the control of information more difficult for smaller
nations with limited resources. They, as a result, struggle
desperately to retain their rights as autonomous self-
governing people.
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75. - 77. Soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 76. According to the passage, NASA ----.
cevaplayınız.
A) exceptionally achieved the economic goals
Since the start of the Space Age, private-sector leaders
mandated by the centralized system in a few
have been issuing warnings that a centralized model
would undermine progress on public and, especially, decades
commercial priorities in space. For example, Ralph
Cordiner (1961), the one-time chairman and CEO of B) left the public goods in the hands of the
General Electric, foresaw much of the development of market, which, as a result, were not sufficiently
the government-directed space sector over the provided
subsequent several decades while forcefully arguing
that, eventually, space’s “development shall be under
our traditional competitive enterprise system.” The C) appeared after the Cold War as a natural
economic logic for the centralized model was clear, and reaction to the command-and-control structure
for several decades, it achieved its remarkable goals. of the war
Public goods such as national security, national pride,
and basic science are typically underprovided if left to D) underscored the role of a decentralized system
the market, and NASA was founded to provide them in fulfilling the economic and public objectives
during the Cold War. Its command-and-control structure
grew naturally from that objective, as the merits of
decentralization took a back seat to the imperative of E) was established not only to carry out scientific
directed action. Under this model, the United States has space research but also to ensure public
been the leading space power and NASA has occupied safety
the technological frontier. Most prominently, the
success of the Apollo missions, including the 1969
moon landing, inspired grand visions for what would
come next. In the early 1970s, studies of space
colonization and diversified space-based economies
thrived, even at the highest levels of the space
program.
75. It is clear from the passage that ----. 77. Diversified space-based economies----.
A) private-sector companies have been involved A) were only applied to the highest levels of the
in the centralization of space sector since the space program
beginning of the Space Age
B) attracted considerable attention during the
B) Ralph Cordiner, who is a former chairman Apollo missions
CEO, passionately supports the government-
directed space sector C) were not as popular as the studies of space
colonization
C) a centralized system is believed by non-
governmental bodies to suppress communal D) flourished throughout the whole space
and monetary space activities program in 1970s
D) private-sector managers argue that priority E) helped the US to visualize the future of their
should be given to commercial space progress space studies
rather than public one
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78. - 80. Soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 79. One can conclude from the passage that a
cevaplayınız. behaviour-analytic approach ----.
78. According to the passage, environmental 80. What is the main idea of the passage?
factors ----.
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