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Yds Sinavi Sorulari 2015 Sonbahar
Yds Sinavi Sorulari 2015 Sonbahar
(Sonbahar Dönemi)
13 EYLÜL 2015
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1. - 6. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yerlere 4. With mankind ---- by an energy crisis and climate
uygun düşen sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz. change, nuclear power is back on the scene.
A) confronted B) responded
1. The total amount of military ---- by all the countries
of the world in 2010 was $1.63 trillion, which is C) surpassed D) initiated
equivalent to $236 for every person on the planet.
C) expenditure D) dimension
E) influence
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5. People have always been fascinated by the stars
and planets in the night sky, but they had to ---- just
the naked eye to make them out until the telescope
was invented in 1609.
2. The speed of wind is measured by using the A) rely on B) look up
Beaufort Scale, based on easily ---- factors such as
tree movement, smoke behaviour and damage
C) put off D) take up
incurred.
E) observable
6. Blood type has been linked with a variety of mental
disorders, but associations are weak; many other
factors are more important in determining who ---- a
particular illness.
3. Today, contagious diseases rarely kill in developed A) runs out of B) ends up with
countries, where improvements in sanitation and
nutrition have ---- reduced premature deaths.
C) makes up for D) gets back to
A) favourably B) separately
E) cuts down on
C) significantly D) dangerously
E) cautiously
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7. - 16. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yerlere 10. Governments, organizations and businesses are
uygun düşen sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz. becoming increasingly concerned ---- social
responsibility and ethical issues surrounding the
problem ---- maintaining economic growth.
7. Costa Rica ---- the first country in Central America to
grow coffee, and for the last 100 years, this ---- its A) with / of B) on / by
leading export.
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A) at / for B) over / from
C) in / of D) within / by
8. Complex human language ---- suddenly and without
progression; like other advanced capabilities, it ---- E) around / to
in a series of stages.
B) has not appeared / might evolve 12. Telecommunication companies install cell towers in
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places where the network will get sufficient use,
C) did not appear / must have evolved ---- sparsely populated areas do not qualify, which
means people there lack access to reliable phone
D) will not appear / could have evolved service.
A) in case B) even if
E) had not appeared / should have evolved
C) so D) although
E) just as
9. Many advanced nations ---- space exploration, and
plans are under way ---- a human presence on Mars.
A) begin / seeing
13. ---- the 50-second silent film Train Pulling Into A
B) have begun / to see Station was first shown in 1895, people were so
terrified by the locomotive racing towards them that
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C) are beginning / to have seen they hurried to the back of the theatre.
A) Before B) Although
D) began / being seen
C) Since D) When
E) had begun / having seen
E) As if
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A) since B) if
E) but
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A) not only / but also B) so / that
E) whether / or
A) because of B) in terms of
E) in case of
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D) with E) from
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17.
A) Therefore B) Otherwise
C) In short D) However
E) Furthermore
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18.
A) had redesigned
C) have redesigned
19.
A) incorporate B) rehearse
C) convert D) threaten
E) review
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E) after
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22.
A) weakened B) eliminated
A) being attempted
C) expanded D) demanded
B) to have attempted
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E) utilized
C) to attempt
D) attempted
E) attempting
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C) due to D) in spite of
E) in contrast with
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27. - 36. sorularda, verilen cümleyi uygun şekilde 29. When managers place workers under time pressure
tamamlayan ifadeyi bulunuz. to perform hazardous tasks, ----.
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E) As the global population grows, there is more and
more demand to have access to basic food
30. Although the role of diet and nutrition in human
evolution has generally come under the scope
of anthropology, ----.
28. In order to analyze the light reflected from Earth, ----. A) the subject has also been of great interest to scholars
in many other disciplines
A) a team of astronomers used a very large telescope in
Chile B) 'nutriture' is the state resulting from the balance
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between supply of nutrition and the expenditure of the
B) some of the light reaches the Moon and is again organism
reflected, known as 'Earthshine'
C) it is the nutrients that are necessary for all of our
C) it may be a while before astronomers are able to do bodily functions
that
D) it is a fact that modern humans require some 40 to 50
D) a number of new planets have been discovered so far nutrients for proper health
with the help of new space telescopes
E) diet and nutrition are central to an understanding of
E) the light reflected from these distant worlds is too faint the evolutionary journey of humankind
to be analyzed by today’s telescopes
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31. While the study of fossils, called 'paleontology', is a 33. Scientists are still not certain why people need
field of biology, ----. sleep, ----.
A) fossils have been the key to understanding extinct life A) as it can be extremely difficult for most people to do
forms since ancient times their daily activities without sufficient sleep
B) its development has been closely linked to efforts to B) yet it influences almost every aspect of our lives, from
understand the history of Earth itself our mood to the functions of our organs
C) there has been an ongoing search for finding even C) though lots of people experience insomnia and they do
older fossils since the 1950s not know its causes
D) each geological period has its own fossils that are D) so neuroscientists and biologists are investigating
characteristic of that particular time ways to improve the quality of sleep
E) some scientists find the concept of evolution difficult to E) whereas people who travel long distances generally
accept on religious grounds suffer from lack of sleep
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32. Particularly important to the marketer is knowledge 34. Galaxies come in many shapes and sizes; some are
of the philosophies of all major political parties spirals like our own galaxy ----.
within a country ----.
A) as our sun belongs to a giant galaxy called the 'Milky
A) since any of them, when in power, might change the Way'
consumption patterns of the public
B) but others are fuzzy balls or shapeless clouds
B) as the historical direction each minor party is likely to
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take is unpredictable
C) though our galaxy is unimaginably vast
C) no matter how one tends to be more restrictive
regarding foreign trade than the others D) if the smallest galaxies have just a few million stars
D) so that one party sometimes changes its membership E) so the stars in a galaxy are held together by gravity
criteria
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36. In tropical grassland or savanna areas, trees may be 37. - 42. sorularda, verilen İngilizce cümleye
found frequently, ----. anlamca en yakın Türkçe cümleyi, Türkçe cümleye
anlamca en yakın İngilizce cümleyi bulunuz.
A) but savanna grasslands are located between humid
tropical regions and dry deserts 37. It is noteworthy that the new vision of an ideal world
in Leonardo’s art was expressed at a moment when
B) whereas temperate or semitropical grassland areas the political situation in Italy was considered as
have very little tree growth hopeless.
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düşünüldüğü bir zamanda, Leonardo’nun sanatta
yeni ideal dünya görüşünü ortaya koymuş olması
çarpıcıdır.
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39. People frequently think of science as a relatively 41. Kendimizi kabul etmek yerine yargıladığımızda
modern field; however, in its broadest terms, it is as kendimizin en kötü düşmanı olabiliriz ve bu nedenle
old as humankind itself. psikologlar kendimiz hakkında konuşurken nasıl
konuştuğumuza dikkat etmemizi tavsiye ederler.
A) İnsanlar, genel olarak en geniş anlamıyla insanlığın
kendisi kadar eski bir tarihe sahip olan bilimin nispeten A) We can be our worst enemy when we judge rather
yeni ortaya çıkmış bir alan olduğunu düşünmektedir. than accept ourselves, and thus psychologists
recommend us to care about how we speak when we
B) İnsanlar, genel olarak bilimin nispeten yeni bir alan talk about ourselves.
olduğunu en geniş anlamıyla düşünse de bilim
insanlığın kendisi kadar eskidir. B) We can be our worst enemy unless we judge instead
of accepting ourselves, and psychologists encourage
C) Genelde en geniş anlamıyla insanlığın kendisi kadar us to be careful about how we talk about ourselves.
eski olan bilimin, nispeten yeni bir alan olarak yakın bir
zamanda ortaya çıkmış olduğunu düşünen insanlar C) We are at times our worst enemy when we judge
bulunmaktadır. rather than accept ourselves for what we are, so
psychologists warn us about the way we talk about
D) İnsanlar, genelde bilimin nispeten yeni bir alan ourselves.
olduğunu düşünür ancak en geniş anlamıyla bilim
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insanlığın kendisi kadar eskidir. D) If we judge instead of accepting ourselves as we are,
we are the worst enemy of ourselves, and therefore,
E) İnsanlar; genel olarak bilimin, modern bir alan psychologists recommend that we should be careful
olduğunu düşünmekten ziyade en geniş anlamıyla about how we talk about ourselves.
insanlığın kendisi kadar eski olduğuna inanmaktadır.
E) Because we judge rather than accept ourselves, we
become our worst enemy, so psychologists
recommend us to care about how we speak when we
talk about ourselves.
40. Birleşik Devletler’de 2007 yılında başlayan mali
krizden bu yana sağlık kurumları ciddi bütçe
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kesintilerine uğradı.
42. Can sıkıntısı, esnemeye yol açar ve bu da akciğerleri
A) Health institutions have suffered serious budget cuts çevreleyen kasları gererek veya beyne daha fazla
since the financial crisis that began in the US in 2007. oksijen taşıyarak uyanık kalmamızı sağlar.
B) The financial crisis that began in the US in 2007 has A) When boredom causes us to yawn, the muscles
caused health institutions to suffer from serious around the lungs stretch or more oxygen is brought to
budget cuts. the brain, which makes us feel awake.
C) The reason why health institutions have been suffering B) Yawning, which may be caused by boredom, makes
from serious budget cuts is the financial crisis that us feel awake by stretching the muscles surrounding
began in the US in 2007. the lungs or bringing more oxygen to the brain.
D) Serious budget cuts, which have been experienced by C) Boredom leads to yawning, and this makes us feel
health institutions since the financial crisis that began awake by stretching the muscles surrounding the
in the US in 2007, cause them to suffer. lungs or bringing more oxygen to the brain.
E) Health institutions have been suffering from serious D) Stretching the muscles around the lungs or bringing
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budget cuts caused by the financial crisis that began more oxygen to the brain, yawning, if caused by
in the US in 2007. boredom, makes us feel awake.
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43. - 46. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 44. It is clearly stated in the passage that ----.
cevaplayınız.
A) one's attempt to control feelings of low status might
Recently, psychologists Derek Rucker and Adam result in financial loss
Galinsky reported that manipulating people's feelings of
status either at work or in social life in various ways B) buying bigger food products are considered
changes the amount that people will pay for products. unfavourable by those with high status
The researchers told individuals to write about a time
they felt either powerful or powerless and then asked C) being aware that your behaviour is under the influence
them how much they would be willing to pay for different of feelings of low status, you will pay less for a product
products. Subjects who had written about feeling
powerless offered to pay more for luxury products such
D) if you view yourself as important, you may want the big
as a stylish pen or fur coat, yet the desire for a quick fix
size for reasons related with high status
for feelings of low status may put those who regularly
feel as if they lack influence at greater risk of having
enormous debt – or at least of making some E) people who feel powerful can pay more for a product
questionable investments. Aside from lightening our to show that he or she has feelings of high status
wallets, feelings of inferiority can also lead us to gain
weight. Marketing professor David Dubois states that
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when people feel unimportant, they are more likely to
opt for an extra large coffee or pizza. Consumers make
this choice because they want to consume more when 45. It can be understood from the passage that ----.
they are feeling low. Accordingly, the researchers
conclude that big things may signal higher status, and A) choosing minimal portions symbolizes high status as
thus powerless people buy more food if it comes in the researchers propose
physically larger packages.
B) buying things in bigger size relieves the feelings of
inferiority
43. The research conducted by Rucker and Galinsky D) the association between power and portion size is
revealed that ----. rather weak
A) those with feelings of low status were not satisfied with
their investments E) when people feel low, they hesitate to eat or drink
more, thinking that they are powerless
B) those who felt powerful gave a high amount of money
for luxury products
low status
equally extravagant
C) relation between people's status and their investment
strategies
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47. - 50. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 48. It can be understood from the passage that ----.
cevaplayınız.
A) a combination of factors, including dry climate and
In Indonesia, the rainforests are being destroyed due to increasing plantation, contributes to the extinction of
the expansion of the palm oil industry. Today, palm oil is rare species both in Malaysia and Indonesia
grown on an ever more huge scale, providing global
commodity markets with vast quantities of cheap B) the extinction of the orang-utans in Indonesia is more
vegetable fat. Across the Indonesian islands of Sumatra likely due to the lack of government effort to protect
and Borneo, palm oil plantations have so damaged the them
rainforest that experts expect the extinction of the
orang-utan in the wild by about 2020, if nothing is done. C) people living in urbanized areas are supposed to
More than 90 percent of the orang-utan’s original habitat experience less health problems than those who live in
is gone, and the remainder is under serious pressure, remote areas
with the palm oil industry being backed by the
Indonesian government even in protected areas where D) palm oil industry is trying to find a better way to
the last orang-utans live, for example, in southwest produce palm oil to prevent further forest loss
Borneo. The forests on these islands are also the home
of countless other unique and rare species. Logging E) rare species in the Indonesian forests can survive
operations and plantation activities can increase the risk
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negative conditions caused by palm oil plantation
of serious fires, especially when coupled with unusually
dry conditions. A very large fire may lead to further
forest loss and increase pressure on neighbouring virgin
forests by improving access to formerly remote areas.
They also cause major public health problems across
Indonesia and Malaysia, as the haze of smoke drifts 49. The passage is mainly about the ----.
across urbanized areas.
A) effects of palm oil plantation on the environment
across the Indonesian islands
D) the Indonesian government has provided special 50. The author's attitude towards palm oil plantation is
areas to protect the orang-utans threatened with ----.
extinction
A) tolerant B) superficial C) impartial
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51. - 54. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 52. The International Whaling Commission's ban
cevaplayınız. on commercial whaling in 1986 ----.
Critics have long argued that Japan's scientific research A) has helped decrease dramatically the number of
whaling was, in fact, commercial hunting. In March, whales caught
2014, the United Nation's International Court of Justice
agreed, ordering Japan to stop its hunt off Antarctica. B) stopped Japan from hunting whales in the Southern
However, the ruling may be only a temporary setback Ocean around Antarctica
for Japan. The International Whaling Commission
imposed a ban on commercial whaling in 1986, but it C) has made it possible for places, where whales breed,
allowed the killing of some whales for scientific to become much safer
research. Since then, Japanese whalers have caught
10,710 Antarctic Minke whales in the Southern Ocean D) has led to considerable progress in scientific research
around Antarctica, where whales are encouraged to on whale populations
breed. Japan claimed the kills were necessary to study
recovering populations, but the court said they were
E) excluded certain whales from the scope of the ban
excessive. Nevertheless, Japan is likely to continue this
practice. Japanese officials say they plan to redesign
their research program to align with the commission's
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rules. "I would bet that whaling will continue as usual,
although with some trivial window dressing to make it
look like they are complying with the ruling," says whale 53. Following the promise to redesign their research
researcher Phillip Clapham. If Japan, the only nation program, Japanese officials ----.
using the inconsistency in the regulations, submits an
acceptable proposal to the commission, the country A) will minimize the use of conventional methods of
could resume the practice as soon as possible. hunting Minke whales
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55. - 58. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 56. According to the passage, lacto-vegetarians ----.
cevaplayınız.
A) would rather drink milk than eat eggs
A vegetarian is a person who eats no flesh. There are
subcategories, such as lacto-vegetarians and B) view making animal products equal to mistreatment of
ova-vegetarians, who eat no flesh but who eat some of animals
the products of animals – in these cases, milk and eggs
respectively. A vegan, on the other hand, not only C) refuse to purchase products containing milk
refuses flesh, but also abstains from eating and
sometimes wearing all animal products. Vegans argue
that animal products cannot be separated from animal D) do not wear or use any animal products
mistreatment. They point, for instance, to the
connections between eating eggs and the keeping of E) eat flesh of certain animals in some cases
hens in battery cages, and between drinking milk and
the breeding and slaughter of veal calves, which are
necessary to keep dairy cows in milk. For the same
reason, many vegans also refuse to wear or use
products based on animal material such as soap, wool
and leather. They make the point that it would be 57. It is understood from the passage that vegans ----.
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considered by a vegetarian unsuitable to be
entertained on a leather seat. Other variations are A) are in strong opposition to the consumption of animal
vegetarians who will eat free-range eggs but refuse milk, products
and others who will eat fish but refuse the flesh of other
animals. In spite of problems of definition, there have B) are the only kind of vegetarians who find it difficult to
been several attempts to calculate the extent of eat flesh
vegetarianism in a number of countries, but the data
available for countries such as the United Kingdom and C) are much healthier than lacto-vegetarians and
the United States are few. ova-vegetarians
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59. - 62. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 60. It is clearly stated in the passage that pharaohs ----.
cevaplayınız.
A) had to choose between being a political and religious
Egypt's Old Kingdom flourished on the flood-enriched leader
banks of the River Nile. It was an era of prosperity,
relative stability, and strong centralized rule. During this B) were believed to be the representatives of heavenly
period, the pyramids were built and Egyptian society gods
worshipped their mighty kings, or pharaohs, as 'gods on
Earth'. Old Kingdom society was tightly controlled by
C) were thought to come from another world to rule their
the powerful pharaoh. Central to life, politics, and
religion, which were all closely combined, was the idea kingdom
that the pharaoh was a semi-divine figure who acted as
mediator between the gods and his people. The D) were far from making use of the fertile Nile valley
pharaoh not only oversaw elaborate religious rituals but
also headed a vast, highly organized political and E) held their religious ceremonies along the banks of the
administrative bureaucracy. Pharaohs were believed to River Nile
be earthly representations of the gods and were the
upholders of a justice system that aimed to reflect the
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cosmic order. A pharaoh was also the figure who
worked with the gods to ensure that the Nile brought
silt-rich annual floods each year, maintaining the Nile
valley fertile enough to support the country. Though 61. The underlined word 'upholders' in the passage is
Egyptians did seem to realize he was a flesh-and-blood closest in meaning to ----.
human, they stood in awe of the sacred power of the
A) admirers B) speakers C) keepers
pharaoh.
D) finders E) punishers
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59. According to the passage, Egypt's Old Kingdom ----. 62. What can be inferred from the passage about
Egypt's Old Kingdom?
A) was a wealthy state with centralized governance
headed by pharaohs A) Stability was achieved through democratic rule despite
the relative lack of prosperity.
B) deemed that prosperity and strong centralization were
more important than stability B) Stability was negatively affected by the highly powerful
position of the pharaohs.
C) fell long before the era when the pyramids were built
C) It was difficult for the rulers to combine social, religious
D) ruled during a period when people were free to and political aspects of life in the Old Kingdom.
worship their own gods
D) The figure of pharoah was central in designing every
E) effectively separated religious affairs from political aspect of life.
ones
E) To the pharaohs, religion was less significant than
prosperity and centralization in the Old Kingdom.
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behind you on the table, next to the book.” celebration featuring opera, classical music, and of
course, the ballet.
A) Do you mean a lot more words are needed to convey
your message? B) I don't know. I was actually planning to go on a
camping holiday. Being in the countryside is what
B) So we need to read more on the neurological link excites me. You know, mountains, lakes, forests and
between speech and gesture. plenty of fresh air.
C) But some people still insist on verbalising their C) The Trans-Siberian Railway is the longest railway in
thoughts even if they use body language. the world, and we can take it all the way from Moscow
in the west, to the seaport of Vladivostok in the east.
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D) Do you think gesturing should be used only when one
D) Russia makes me think of deep snow and frigid
is short of words?
temperatures, but in the summer we could enjoy the
natural beauty of the countryside and the warm
E) I believe one needs to think in depth before he or she sunshine.
speaks.
E) Russia spans eleven different time zones, so you can
easily see how big the country actually is and it has
such a diverse mixture of different cultures.
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B) As I’m getting older and older, my expectations from A) Companies using multisensory marketing! Are they
both of them change. the ones that sell multifunctional products?
C) I think it depends on what stage a person is at in his or B) It's a complex issue which I only partially understand. I
her life. haven't read enough about it.
D) Both mother and father have the same responsibilities C) Well, I visited one last week and it was really amazing.
while raising their children. What do you know about them?
E) I don’t think children usually make a preference D) Really? I haven't heard about them yet. Can you
between their mother and father. explain what you mean?
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E) Of course. One of my friends has started up such a
company.
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67. Gülşen:
68. - 71. sorularda, verilen cümleye anlamca en
– Do you think living in an extended family makes
yakın cümleyi bulunuz.
children more sociable and self-confident?
Orhan: 68. Experts admit that the Hagia Sophia has survived
earthquakes due to the supports built by the Great
– It may make them more sociable but I don’t think it
Architect Sinan.
makes them more self-confident but rather more
dependent.
A) According to experts, it was because of the Great
Architect Sinan's supports that the Hagia Sophia has
Gülşen: been able to survive different natural disasters
– ---- especially earthquakes.
B) If the Great Architect Sinan had not built the supports,
Orhan: it would have been impossible for the Hagia Sophia to
– Definitely! They might not be able to find someone survive earthquakes, as experts acknowledge.
to back them up all the time. They have to make
their own decisions.
C) The experts argue the fact that the Hagia Sophia
A) Is it really true that being social depends on the would have collapsed as a result of earthquakes if the
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number of the family members? Great Architect Sinan had not built the supports.
B) It's always easy for these children to make friends, D) The experts believe that the supports built by the
Great Architect Sinan are the main reason why the
isn't it?
Hagia Sophia did not collapse during the time of
earthquakes.
C) Do you believe that children brought up in extended
families also have high self-esteem? E) According to experts, thanks to the Great Architect
Sinan’s supports that were built onto the Hagia
D) Aren't there any positive results of growing up in an Sophia, no damage was caused even by earthquakes.
extended family?
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E) Do you mean that children in nuclear families are more
independent?
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69. Although we now accept drawings as works of art in 71. The most fuel-efficient way to transport people and
their own right, up until recently they were thought goods is by sea, but journey times are long.
to be preparatory processes – no matter how
intricate or complex they might be. A) Sea transportation is widely preferred to carry goods
from one place to another although it is both
A) As part of the preparatory process in the production of time-consuming and expensive.
a work of art, drawings were considered by some to be
works of art; however, today, this is no longer the case B) Transportation by sea is the most efficient way for
unless they are detailed and complex. people and goods as it costs less than the other
means of transportation.
B) Drawings have always been considered to be rightful C) People and goods are best transported by sea in
works of art, but only when they were very intricate terms of fuel consumption; however, it is
and complex, were they used in preparation for other time-consuming.
works of art.
D) Other means of transportation can take less time and
C) Today, drawings are considered to be art; however, cost less, as they are much more efficient than sea
not so long ago, this was not the case even though transportation.
they could be both detailed and complicated; they
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were only regarded as a preliminary stage of a work of
E) Transporting people and goods by sea is mostly
art.
preferred, as it is the fastest and cheapest way of
D) The preparatory process of a work of art generally
transportation.
includes an intricate or complex drawing, which was
the usual process in the past, yet this is no longer true.
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72. - 75. sorularda, boş bırakılan yere, parçada 73. Nowadays, manual labour has largely been replaced
anlam bütünlüğünü sağlamak için getirilebilecek by machines; in some cases machines are
cümleyi bulunuz. completely taking over certain processes. For
example, some machines produce food and energy,
72. The most fundamental aspect of Piaget's theory is
as well as transport passengers and goods by land,
the belief that intelligence is a process, not
sea, air and even space. ---- The global connection
something that a child has, but something that a
between humans and machines is made possible by
child does. Piaget's child does not possess
computer networks that allow for the merging of old
knowledge, but understands the world by acting or
and new ways of communication. Computers can
operating in it. ---- These actions represent the
even be programmed to simulate the intelligent
cognitive structures of infancy and are called
performances of living organisms and transfer this
'schemes'.
artificial intelligence into motion carried out by
robots.
A) Furthermore, as a student of biology and zoology,
Piaget learned that survival requires adaptation. A) Machines are used to accomplish almost all
agricultural tasks from cultivating the soil to sowing
B) One psychologist might concentrate on infants, like and harvesting.
Piaget, while another might study the ways in which
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children's social skills affect their success. B) An increasing number of machines are equipped with
sophisticated artificial intelligence and can be
C) For example, Piaget would describe an infant's programmed to handle many types of work.
knowledge of a ball in terms of what he or she
performs with it – pushing, throwing or mouthing it. C) There is, however, growing concern about the
potential threat of machines becoming more intelligent
D) For Piaget, development referred to continual than humans.
recognition of knowledge into new and more complex
structures. D) Others simplify administration, planning or
organizational tasks; for instance, computers support
E) The cognitive-developmental approach actually office work, education and research.
includes several related theories, and it is closely
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associated with the work of Piaget. E) This is reducing the number of jobs that are available
for unskilled workers in these sectors.
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74. ---- It was all very well to have a steam engine next 76. - 80. sorularda, cümleler sırasıyla
to a factory to turn the generator, to turn the motors, okunduğunda parçanın anlam bütünlüğünü bozan
and light the bulbs. But the energy lost along the cümleyi bulunuz.
wires was so great that it would require a steam
76. (I) What conservationists do in order to protect
engine and generator at the end of every street to
endangered species should be supported by
service a town. Indeed, early distribution networks
governments to succeed. (II) Conservationists are using
had a limited range of about 2km. The challenge was different methods to decide which species to save and
to come up with a system that could offer useful not to save. (III) Each one favours certain priorities, such
electricity at the end of a very long wire. as an animal’s role in preserving a food chain or genetic
diversity. (IV) Serving those priorities ultimately deems
A) Walking at night, in the past, meant walking through a species winners or losers. (V) For example, Chinese
world illuminated via the burning of coal. river dolphins are viewed as losers since they serve no
meaningful role, while gray wolves are winners because
B) Reliable electric lighting transformed cities in Europe of controlling animal population.
and America, making streets safer and helping to
foster a 24-hour society. A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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potential to change the world, but it suffered from one
major limitation: distribution.
D) The name electricity was coined by William Gilbert, 77. (I) During the 1980s, evidence began to emerge
who had spent years studying magnetism. suggesting that people who receive social support from
friends, family members, and health care providers
E) While the major source of electricity was water and tended to live longer and healthier lives than people who
coal in the past, today it is nuclear radiation. lacked support. (II) A review done by a group of
scientists concluded that people who have high levels of
social support are more able than other people to cope
with stress and chronic pain. (III) Although social support
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has been widely researched, no single definition of the
75. 'Genre' is a term that refers to a type of media concept has emerged. (IV) Indeed, lack of social support
product or work of art governed by implicit rules rivalled other well-established risk factors as a risk for
that are shared by the makers of the product and the poor health. (V) Cigarette smoking, high blood pressure,
obesity, and inactive lifestyle are among the impacts
audience for it. Examples are thrillers, soap operas
with which social support is compared.
and talk shows. ---- To some extent, these rules are
about the content of the genre. Particular types of A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
characters and events, for example, will routinely
occur in particular genres and others will not.
B) Today, there are many people involved in the 78. (I) Nearly half of all college math majors are women, and
production of the film rating system. females now score as well as males on standardized
math tests. (II) Yet, only about 30 percent of Ph.D.s in
mathematics – and fewer in computer science, physics
C) Some agencies control whether the content of these
and engineering – are awarded to women every year.
types of media are suitable to be broadcast.
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A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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80. (I) Staring at the Sun without sunglasses hurts, which is
reason enough to avoid doing it. (II) Too little sunshine
leads to low vitamin D levels, which put you at higher
risk of certain cancers. (III) But direct exposure to the
ultraviolet radiation in intense sunlight can also damage
the eye and increase the likelihood of a cataract
developing. (IV) Cataracts affect the part of the eye that
focuses light – the lens – gradually clouding vision and
leading to blindness. (V) Surgery to restore vision
involves making tiny cuts in the eye to remove the
cataract and replace the lens.
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TEST BİTTİ.
21 CEVAPLARINIZI KONTROL EDİNİZ.
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SINAVDA UYULACAK KURALLAR
1. Sınav salonunda saate entegre kamera ile kayıt yapılıyor ise; kamera kayıtlarının incelenmesinden sonra
sınav kurallarına uymadığı tespit edilen adayların sınavları ÖSYM Yönetim Kurulunca geçersiz sayılacaktır.
2. Cep telefonu ile sınava girmek kesinlikle yasaktır. Her türlü elektronik/mekanik cihazla ve çağrı cihazı, telsiz,
fotoğraf makinesi vb. araçlarla; cep bilgisayarı, her türlü saat ile, kablosuz iletişim sağlayan bluetooth, kulaklık vb.
her türlü bilgisayar özelliği bulunan cihazlarla; her türlü kesici ve delici alet, ateşli silah vb. teçhizatla; kalem, silgi,
kalemtıraş, müsvedde kâğıdı, defter, kitap, ders notu, sözlük, dergi, gazete vb. yayınlar, hesap makinesi, pergel,
açıölçer, cetvel vb. araçlarla sınava girmek kesinlikle yasaktır. Sınava kolye, küpe, yüzük (alyans hariç), bilezik, broş,
anahtar, anahtarlık, metal para gibi metal içerikli eşyalarla (basit başörtü iğnesi ve ince metal tokalı kemer hariç);
plastik veya camdan yapılmış her türlü güneş gözlüğü ile (şeffaf/numaralı gözlük hariç), banka/kredi kartı ulaşım kartı
vb. kartlarla; yiyecek, içecek (şeffaf pet şişe içerisindeki su hariç) ve diğer tüketim maddeleri ile gelmeleri kesinlikle
yasaktır. Bu araçlarla sınava girmiş adayların adı mutlaka Salon Sınav Tutanağına yazılacak, bu adayların sınavı
geçersiz sayılacaktır.
Ancak, ÖSYM Başkanlığı tarafından belirlenen Engelli ve Yedek Sınav Evrakı Yönetim Merkezi (YSYM) bina-
larında sınava girecek olan engelli adayların sınava giriş belgelerinde yazılı olan araç gereçler, cihazlar vb.
yukarıda belirtilen yasakların kapsamı dışında değerlendirilecektir.
3. Bu sınav için verilen toplam cevaplama süresi 150 dakikadır. Sınav başladıktan sonra ilk 110 ve son 15 dakika içinde
adayın sınavdan çıkmasına kesinlikle izin verilmeyecektir. Bu süreler dışında, cevaplamayı sınav bitmeden ta-
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mamlarsanız cevap kâğıdınızı ve soru kitapçığınızı salon görevlilerine teslim ederek salonu terk edebilirsiniz.
Bildirilen sürelere aykırı davranışlardan adayın kendisi sorumludur.
4. Sınav salonundan ayrılan aday, her ne sebeple olursa olsun, tekrar sınava alınmayacaktır.
5. Sınav süresince görevlilerle konuşmak, görevlilere soru sormak yasaktır. Aynı şekilde görevlilerin de adaylarla ya-
kından ve alçak sesle konuşmaları ayrıca adayların birbirinden kalem, silgi vb. şeyleri istemeleri kesinlikle yasaktır.
6. Sınav sırasında, görevlilerin her türlü uyarısına uymak zorundasınız. Sınavınızın geçerli sayılması, her şeyden önce,
sınav kurallarına uymanıza bağlıdır. Kurallara aykırı davranışta bulunanların ve yapılacak uyarılara uymayanların
kimlik bilgileri Salon Sınav Tutanağına yazılacak ve sınavları geçersiz sayılacaktır.
7. Sınav sırasında kopya çeken, çekmeye kalkışan, kopya veren, kopya çekilmesine yardım edenlerin kimlik bilgileri
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Salon Sınav Tutanağına yazılacak ve bu adayların sınavları geçersiz sayılacaktır.
Adayların test sorularına verdikleri cevapların dağılımları bilgi işlem yöntemleriyle incelenecek, bu incelemelerden elde
edilen bulgular bireysel veya toplu olarak kopya çekildiğini gösterirse kopya eylemine katılan adayın/adayların sınavı
geçersiz sayılacak ayrıca 2 yıl boyunca ÖSYM tarafından düzenlenen tüm sınavlara başvurusu yasaklanabilecektir.
Sınav görevlileri bir salondaki sınavın, kurallara uygun biçimde yapılmadığını, toplu kopya girişiminde bulunulduğu-
nu raporlarında bildirdiği takdirde, ÖSYM bu salonda sınava giren tüm adayların sınavını geçersiz sayabilir.
8. Cevap kâğıdında doldurmanız gereken alanlar bulunmaktadır. Bu alanları doldurunuz. Cevap kâğıdınızı başkaları
tarafından görülmeyecek şekilde tutmanız gerekmektedir. Cevap kâğıdına yazılacak her türlü yazıda ve yapılacak
bütün işaretlemelerde kurşun kalem kullanılacaktır. Sınav süresi bittiğinde cevapların cevap kâğıdına işaretlenmiş
olması gerekir. Soru kitapçığına işaretlenen cevaplar geçerli değildir.
9. Soru kitapçığınızı alır almaz kapağında bulunan alanları doldurunuz. Size söylendiği zaman sayfaların eksik olup
olmadığını, kitapçıkta basım hatalarının bulunup bulunmadığını ve soru kitapçığının her sayfasında basılı bulunan
soru kitapçık numarasının, kitapçığın ön kapağında basılı soru kitapçık numarasıyla aynı olup olmadığını kontrol
ediniz. Soru kitapçığınızın sayfası eksik veya basımı hatalıysa değiştirilmesi için salon başkanına başvurunuz.
Size verilen soru kitapçığının numarasını cevap kâğıdınızdaki “Soru Kitapçık Numarası” alanına yazınız ve
kodlayınız. Cevap kâğıdınızdaki “Soru kitapçık numaramı doğru kodladım.” kutucuğunu işaretleyiniz.
Soru kitapçığı üzerinde yer alan Soru Kitapçık Numarasını doğru kodladığınızı beyan eden alanı imzalayınız.
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10. Sınav sonunda soru kitapçıkları toplanacak ve ÖSYM’de incelenecektir. Soru kitapçığınızın sayfalarını koparmayı-
nız. Soru kitapçığının bir sayfası bile eksik çıkarsa sınavınız geçersiz sayılacaktır.
11. Cevap kâğıdına ve soru kitapçığına yazılması ve işaretlenmesi gereken bilgilerde bir eksiklik ve/veya yanlışlık olma-
sı hâlinde sınavınızın değerlendirilmesi mümkün değildir, bu husustaki özen yükümlülüğü ve sorumluluk size aittir.
12. Soru kitapçığının sayfalarındaki boş yerleri müsvedde için kullanabilirsiniz.
13. Soruları ve/veya bu sorulara verdiğiniz cevapları ayrı bir kâğıda yazıp bu kâğıdı dışarı çıkarmanız kesinlikle yasaktır.
14. Sınav salonundan ayrılmadan önce, soru kitapçığınızı, cevap kâğıdınızı ve sınava giriş belgenizi salon görevli-
lerine eksiksiz olarak teslim etmeyi unutmayınız.
15. Sınav süresi salon görevlilerinin “SINAV BAŞLAMIŞTIR” ibaresiyle başlar, “SINAV BİTMİŞTİR” ibaresiyle sona erer.
Bu testlerin her hakkı saklıdır. Hangi amaçla olursa olsun, testlerin tamamının veya bir kısmının Merkezimizin yazılı izni olmadan kopya edilmesi,
fotoğrafının çekilmesi, herhangi bir yolla çoğaltılması, yayımlanması ya da kullanılması yasaktır. Bu yasağa uymayanlar gerekli cezai sorumluluğu ve
doğacak tüm mali külfeti peşinen kabullenmiş sayılır.
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