İSTANBUL NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ – İNGİLİZCE 2 – TEK DERS SINAVI Date:

1. Complete the sentence accordingly with the right words: Oblonsky was a __________ person in
the town. Many people knew about him.

a) melacious b) suspicious c) famous d) lazy

2. Please complete the sentence with the correct words: The bag _____ too _____ for me. I can not
carry it by _______ .

a) are / light / yourself b) is / light / itself

c) is not / heavy / itself d) is / heavy / myself

3. Please complete the sentence with the correct forms of the verb: Respecting eachother ______
necessary for a social order and good results _____ with good manners.

a) are / coming b) is / come c) isn't / don't come d) will / coming

4. Please complete the sentence with the correct verbs and words: I really ______ making cakes at
home. It is a great _____ and saves me a lot of money; but of course it _____ time.

a) enjoy / fun / takes b) hate / burden / cost

c) like / problem / buy d) enjoying / problem / is taken

5. Please complete the sentence with the correct verbs and words: We all _____ in an
interconnected world. Although we are from _________ countries, we can ________ with
eachother by means of technological ______.

a) die / same / complain / failures b) leave / different / contract / assets

c) live / different / communicate / assets d) is living / similar / contacted / brands

6. Please complete the sentences with the corrects words: "Oblonsky ______ truthful with himself.
He was incapable of self-deception and ______ not persuade ______ that he repented of his
conduct."

a) is / can / herself b) was / could / himself

c) are / can not / himself d) isn't / can / herself
7. Please complete the sentences with the corrects words: From outside, she _____ like a/an
ordinary person; however she was a very _______ artist and a very elegant ______.

a) watched / unskilled / person b) looked / talented / woman

c) look / untalented / people d) were / unskilled / governess

8. Complete the sentence with the correct prepositions: Despite having always lived _____ the
city, he felt quite at ease _______ the people of the village.

a) away / with b) beyond / from c) in / with d) in / away

9. Complete the sentence with the correct preposition: People ______ the world have been
calling for an end to the war but the crisis _____ the war-torn areas is much beyond the control
_____ the ordinary people.

a) around / in / of b) in / away / off c) on / at / against d) in / in / on

10. Which of the following sentences contains a grammatical mistake?

a) I don't think you have ever seen her riding a horse before.
b) All her life, she have only been horse-back riding once.
c) She appears to be riding a horse for the first time in her life.
d) She must have noticed that she hasn't placed herself on the couch properly.

11. Always be on time for appointments. Don't let salespeople or visitors wait in the lobby.
Don't keep people holding on the phone. Be conscious of other people's time.... Don't waste it.
Courtesy is good business.

Please choose the same or closest meaning (synonyms) of underlined words: on time / conscious / courtesy:

a) late / suspicious / reward b) actual / neglectful / wisdom

c) punctual / mindful / kindness d) late / negligently / ambition
 12. ...................................... . On the one hand, part-time work can offer you an interesting
experience that contributes to your education. It helps you to be more independent of your
family. On the other hand, these may just be temporary advantages at the expense of values
that are more important from the long-range point of view. For example, you may lose time
needed for sleep, rest, study and club activities.

Please fill up the gap in the paragraph with the right sentence:

a) You may be one of those people who consider being tied to one full-time job very boring.

b) After retirement,not everybody appreciates the hours of free time they find themselves with.

c) For housewives with grown-up children, working a few hours a week may seem the perfect solution.

d) There are both advantages and disadvantages involved in working part-time while you are at school.

13. Please complete the sentence with appropriate words. ** I will help you as much as possible,
but, ........ the end, the decision is really ......... you.

a) at / with b) over / for c) in / up to d) past / down

14. Please complete the sentence appropriately. ** Elections are very important for a country's
democracy. We ........... respect eachother and protect our sense of unity and integration.

a) must not b) should c) can not d) will not

15. Please find the expression which completes the sentence below appropriately:

*** The main reason for tourism is .................................... .

a) when it first began in the 19th. Century.

b) however the environment is destroyed for the sake of earning money.

c) as most of them are young and full of the energy needed for activities.

d) that people feel they need a change from their ordinary / daily lives.

16. Flowers, ............ almost everybody likes, need special care to grow.
Please fill up the gap in the sentence with the right word:

a) who b) why c) when d) which

17. Neset Ertas is a strong and deep-rooted voice of the Anatolia. His songs are much loved
and sung by many people around the country. Among the most famous folk songs of him;
Gönül Dağı has been performed by many musicians and based on the stories of Bozkır / The
Steps; there is a TV Series on TRT Channel: "Bozkırda Bir Anadolu Masalı: Gönül Dağı" which
is a popular episode watched by many people in Türkiye and abroad. |

We understand from the passage that

a) Neset Ertas is a painter and draws incredible paintings.

b) He is good at making movies and documentaries.

c) His songs have inspired many people and a popular Turkish Series on TV has been named
and tagged after one of his well-known folk song.

d) Neset Ertaş passed away in depression and tiredness.

18. FERDI TAYFUR, ORHAN GENCEBAY, MUSLUM GURSES AND IBRAHIM TATLISES
marked an unforgettable era in Turkish Music World starting from 1970's. They collectively
and collaborativey formed a particular and peculiar genre called "arabesque" which then
filled an enormous gap for those who wanted their inner world and emotions to be
represented and out-voiced. The legacy which they built in those years can still be observed
and revered by many people. Although they have reached their supreme ages now and
Muslum Gurses having already passed away about a decade ago; their songs and works are
being popularly and intensively embraced by the public at home and abroad. The
unforgettable contribution and treasures they submerged to the living memories of the
society are yet to be appreciated more and now many young musicians are making covers
of their songs and compositions; which bring out a different dimension and interpretation
to most of the masterpieces.

According to the passage; which of the sentences below are NOT TRUE?

a) Their names and fames are still big and vivid in the minds and hearts of people.

b) Many young musicians are re-interpreting their songs and musics.

c) The music produced by these artists -referrred to and satisfied only old and unwealthy people.

d) Arabesque genre then enabled and assisted many people to express themselves appropriately.
 19. Sezen Aksu is a well-known and talented musician. She has contributed many amazing works
to the inventory of Turkish music. Although her songs are generally categorized as pop-music;
her songs and performances are much beyond a singular category. Among her great works;
SARI ODALAR, ADA VAPURU, FİRUZE, KÜÇÜĞÜM, GERİ DÖN, SEN AĞLAMA, BELALIM are just a
hand-count opts and have become cornerstones and classics of Turkish Music.

According to the passage*** which of below options is correct?

a) Fatma Sezen Aksu was born in Sarayköy which is a town in Denizli on the date of July 13, 1954.

b) She currently lives in Kanlıca, Beykoz in İstanbul.

c) She often travelled abroad and gave many concerts in different countries.

d) Her musical works and voice can not be limited to a single genre.

20. PASSAGE: İbrahim Kalın -who is the new head of Turkiye's National Intelligence Office- has just
taken over this significant duty from Hakan Fidan. The two have had good relationships and strong
sense of responsibility towards their duties. Although İbrahim Kalın is now- at the head of the most
secretive department of the country he used to be outspoken and in front of the public as the
spokesman of The President. There is a great wonder in the society how Proffessor Kalın will
manage to be in the shadow behind the curtains; while Dr. Hakan Fidan will on the contrary be
rather public and visible on the stage in his new duty as Foreign Minister. The legacy of Dr. Fidan as
the man of operations and hard-decisions along with the İbrahim Kalın's literary sophistication and
musical abilities -will still undoubtedly engage the memory and curiosity of the public.

Thus, which of the options below is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

a) Hakan Fidan was the head of National Intelligence Department before İbrahim Kalın.

b) İbrahim Kalın is talented in music and knowledgable about literature.

c) Hakan Fidan was known as the man of secrets and difficult duties.

d) İbrahim Kalın will become the next Foreign Minister after Hakan Fidan in the future.

-END OF THE EXAMINATION. TOTAL 20 QUESTIONS. GOOD LUCK. PREPARED BY SULEYMAN ERHAN KAYA-