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51. Zambia's people have a literacy rate of 78%,
which is high compared with many poor African
countries. However, it has only library, one
university and no television stations. Its economy
is very limited, with copper mining accounting for
over 80% of the country's foreign currency intake.
___________.
a) Even so, in 2001, its president, Chiluba,
contemplated changing the constitution to allow him
to run for another presidential term
b) In fact, it has an annual industrial growth rate
of only 1 per cent
c) Early humans inhabited present-day Zambia two
million years ago
d) In 1972, Kenneth Kaunda, the first president o
the country, outlawed all opposition political
parties.
e) In 1924, the British government took over the
administration of the region
52.-57. sorlarda, verilen durumda söylenmiş
olabilecek sözü bulunuz.
52. You have a friend, who is a banker, and for
some time he has been advising you to buy certain
shares. You have put off ding so, but it has become
clear that your investments are not doing at all
well, and so you have decided to take his advice.
You phone him and say.
a) It gave me a nasty shock to see that the
shares you so strongly recommended have fallen so
sharply.
b) I'm somewhat uneasy about those shares you
recommend. I'll think it over for a day or two.
c) I wish I had bought more of those shares before
they went up.
d) By the way, the shares you persuaded me to buy
really have gone up nicely.
e) I'm quite convinced that your advice was right;
so I'm going to invest in those shares.
53. You are a professional climber helping to
organize some amateurs. When the climbers left, the
weather was clear and bright. But since than a great
deal of mist has descended over the mountains and
visibility is almost nil. None of these climbers are
very experienced and you are worried that they will
lose their way and perhaps panic and fall. You can't
decide what to do but want to share you worry, and
so turn to a colleague at the camp and say:
a) Of course, in situation like this, we can't
send anyone after them.
b) Thanks goodness, we sent a good guide with them,
so there's no need to worry.
c) I do feel anxious about them. Have you any
suggestions about what we ought to do?
d) This mist is already lifting and that is the end
of the problem.
e) Several of them are quite experienced. Don't you
think they'll manage to take care of the others?
54. New policies for market expansion have been
under discussion at a board meeting. The president
likes to keep things as they are but you feel it is
necessary to implement at least some new policies,
or the company really will start to get into serious
trouble. You say:
a) I doubt whether any of these suggestions for
market leadership would bear fruit.
b) Sometimes change may be necessary. but in our
case it isn't really urgent.
c) Are these changes sufficient to keep the company
afloat?
d) I know you don't like change, but, unless such
changes are introduced, the company is going to
suffer.
e) I'm not at all convinced that these new policies
will get the results we want.
55. A younger colleague has been working hard on
a research project. He's now come across a major
problem, and this has so discouraged him that he
seems about to give the whole project up. You are
quite sure he's perfectly capable of overcoming the
problem. So, you say to him:
a) With your talents, you can easily succeed!
Just set your mind to it!
b) If you are really in trouble there are plenty of
people who will help you.
c) It seems to me that this project constitutes too
big a challenge for you.
d) If you find this so difficult why don't you find
another topic?
e) Are you quite sure that this project is worth all
the effort you are putting into it?
56. A young colleague has unfortunately got
himself mixed up with a group of decidedly
unpleasant people. There have been two incidents
recently in which the police have been called in.
This has upset the young man and he has come to you
for advice. You want him to make a complete break
with the group around him immediately, and say
firmly.
a) It's time to make new friends, with people
who are more like you.
b) Start to see less of them; say you're busy.
c) You'd better break off all ties with that group
once and for all!
d) I honestly can't understand what you see in them.
e) If I were you, I'd slowly start to keep out of
their way.
57. You are as the lawyer for the defence at a
trial for a case of burglary. When it's your turn to
cross-examine the witness you begin by asking a
question that doesn't relate to the man's
appearance. You say:
a) When you saw this man, was he smartly
dressed?
b) You say this man4s hair was black. Could that
have been because the night was dark?
c) You've described him well. How old do you think
he was?
d) Did the man seem to you to be excited, or was he
quite calm?
e) This man you saw, did he turn left or right when
he left the building?
58.-63. sorularda, cümleler sırasıyla okunduğunda
parçanın anlam bütünlüğünü bozan cümleyi bulunuz.
58. (I)A true partnership between develop and
developing countries could have achieved a
breakthrough. (II)Over the past half-century the
dream of a world free from poverty, disease and
despair has grown no nearer to fulfilment. (III)In
the 1960s, some 60 countries actually grew poorer.
(IV)Over the years, 30,000 children have been dying
daily of preventable disease. (V)Further, the spread
of AIDS has become the most deadly epidemic in human
history.
a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) V
59. (I)The world's population continues to
increase. (II)And despite the rise in high-tech
agriculture, 800 million people don't get enough to
eat. (III)Admittedly, that's often due to a lack of
money-the world actually produces enough for
everyone, at least for now. (IV)In many African
countries, famine has been a major concern for the
United Nations. (V)But by 2050 we will have 9
billion mouths to feed, 3 billion more than today. .
a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) V
60. (I)It will be a bad year for football
clubs across Europe. (II)Having met spiralling wage
demands and transfer fees in the belief that
increasing television revenues would cover the
costs, the realization that they will not, will lead
to urgent reform. (III)Clubs across Europe have been
given lucrative television contracts.
(IV)Middle-sized clubs in England, Italy and Germany
will be worst affected. (V)At least ten well-known
clubs are at risk of bankruptcy.
a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) V
61. (I)The Colosseum in Rome, which was the
largest and most famous of the Roman amphitheatres,
was opened for use in 80 A.D. (II)Even so, there are
others that are in better condition. (III)Elliptical
in shape, it consisted of three storeys and upper
gallery. (IV)It was principally used for
gladiatorial combat. (V)As for its capacity, it
could seat up to 50,000 spectators.
a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) V
62. (I)Aerobic dancing, which exercises the
whole body, is a popular type of exercise and is
available at most community centres. (II)Stress
aerobics primarily exercises the muscles in the
upper legs (III)There people can exercise at their
own pace with guidance from experienced instructors.
(IV)Lively music and familiar routines make the
workout enjoyable. (V)Further, committing oneself to
a schedule and exercising with friends can improve
motivation.
a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) V
63. (I)Sir Francis Galton is an English
anthropologist and a pioneer of human intelligence
studies. (II)He made important contributions to many
fields of knowledge. (III)His research revealed
important facts about the intellectual and physical
characteristics that are passed on from one
generation to the next. (IV)Galton's family included
men and women of exceptional ability one of whom was
his cousin Charles Darwin. (V)He also discovered
that characteristics of two different generations
could be plotted against one another.
a) I b) II c) III d) IV e) V
64.-69. sorularda, verilen cümleye anlamca en
yakın olan cümleyi bulunuz.
64. We might well find that we need more than
three weeks in which to complete a report of this
kind.
a) It shouldn't take us more than three weeks to
finish a report like this one.
b) We might as well try to get this report finished
within three weeks.
c) I don't imagine we can get through this report in
three weeks, but we can try.
d) A report of this kind has never been drawn up in
under three weeks.
e) It's quite likely that three weeks won't be
sufficient for us to finalize such a report.
65. Frankly, in my opinion the girl's musical
abilities are no more than average for her age.
a) Even so, if you take the girl's age into
account, her musical performance was no better than
that of any of the others.
b) To be honest, I don't think the girl's musical
talents are anything out of the ordinary considering
her age.
c) To be fair, for a girl of her age, you can hardly
regard her musical abilities as impressive.
d) Indeed she's not all that young, so I don't think
this girl merits so much praise for her musical
abilities
e) If you think about it, there's nothing
extraordinary about her musical performance if you
remember her age.
66. For many years now transport planners in the
UK have been demanding that motorists pay directly
for the use of roads.
a) In the opinion of British transport planners,
it is the motorists themselves who should have paid
for the upkeep of the roads all these years.
b) Over the years, transport planners in the UK have
been suggesting that the upkeep of roads must be
paid for by the motorists themselves.
c) Transport planners in the UK have, for a long
time now, been insisting that those who use the
roads must pay for them directly.
d) British transport planners recommended, a long
time ago, that those who use the roads must pay for
their upkeep directly.
e) In Britain, transport planners have been arguing
for many years that the upkeep of the roads is the
responsibility of motorists.
67. The dramatic fall in share prices took even
the experts by surprise.
a) Even those in the know were unprepared for
the rapid drop in share prices.
b) The experts themselves were worried at the sudden
drop in share prices.
c) The rapid fall in share prices came as a shock to
all but the experts.
d) Even those who had been following share prices
closely hadn't expected them to fall so
dramatically.
e) When share prices suddenly dropped, even those
who knew the market well were apprehensive.
68. The new range of products launched last
Autumn is already selling well.
a) The market for the new goods has improved
greatly since last Autumn.
b) Sales of the new products that appeared on the
market in the Autumn, are at last doing well.
c) Articles on sale for the first time in the Autumn
are finally selling well.
d) The goods put onto the market for the first time
last Autumn lave already found plenty of buyers.
e) The are still few buyers for t he new range of
goods that first made an appearance last Autumn.
69. Social behaviour depends very much on the
information we collect about other people.
a) Our social behaviour reflects to some extent
what we feel about the people around us.
b) The conduct of he people around us dictates our
own social behaviour.
c) Our knowledge of others has a considerable effect
upon our social behaviour.
d) Our attitude towards the people we come into
contact with is naturally reflected in our social
behaviour.
e) As we collect information about other people the
way we behave towards them may alter radically.
70.-75. sorularda, karşılıklı konuşmanın boş
bırakılan kısmını tamamlayabilecek ifadeyi bulunuz.
70. Colin :- How do people spend their money
in Britain once the basic expenses have been met?
Gary :-It rather depends on the age group. The young
ones like to eat and go to night clubs and health
clubs.
Colin : ______
Gary :-They tend to spend quite a lot on improving
their homes and their gardens.
a) What about the summer holidays? Where do they
like to go?
b) Are you sure? I thought they liked going off to
France or Spain at weekends.
c) How old are these "young" people you talk about?
d) That doesn4t appeal to me. I must be getting old!
e) And what about the more sober middle-aged ones?
71. Adam :- In the 1980s, surely, there were
high rates of unemployment in Italy as well as in
England?
Clive :-Quite so. But in England you saw the
unemployment everywhere, but not in Italy.
Adam : ______
Clive :-Because actually the people in Italy were
all employed doing something in hundreds of informal
ways that the taxman presumably never knew about.
a) Not in Germany, either, I imagine.
b) Are you sure about that?
c) I never knew that. What happened?
d) I wonder why that was?
e) How odd! I suppose they all stayed indoors.
72. Jean :- Why are you applying for a
position in General Hospital in Southampton?
Adam :-Well, to start with, it's a first class
hospital. Also the situation appeals to me.
Jean :______
Adam :-Not really. Just one hour by rail.
a) But it's an awful long way from London.
b) I thought you'd prefer some place nearer to
London.
c) You haven't even seen the place!
d) Well, it certainly doesn't appeal to me!
e) Otherwise, you'd be advised to stay nearer to
London.
73. James :- The third lunar attempt was
classified as a "successful failure". What an odd
term!
Alan :-Not really. It failed because it didn't
achieve what it set out to do; but the crew were
rescued and that was its success.
James : ______
Alan :-Right. And the emphasis is in the right
place: on human life.
a) I believe one of the oxygen tanks was ruptured
during the attempt.
b) Is that true or did you make it up?
c) Yes, now I understand. It's logical when you
think about it.
d) I can't even remember why the attempt was
aborted.
e) When the shuttle Challenger exploded, it killed
the crew of seven.
74. Greg :- If they say something is a
"foregone conclusion", what do they mean?
Father :-They mean it's pretty certain what's going
to happen.
Greg : ______
Father :-They mean there's not much doubt about
which country is going to win.
a) So, imagine they are talking about who is going
to win the tennis tournament.
b) So, if they are talking about who is going to win
the war, what do they mean?
c) Can there be a foregone conclusion when they are
deciding on Nobel prize winners?
d) But can one be quite certain about anything?
e) Are you quite sure you are going to get that
promotion?
75. Janet:- Was "The Flying Scotsman" an
aircraft?
Bruce :_______
Jean : - Then why is it described as "flying"?
Bruce :-Because it was a fast train. It was a luxury
express running between London and Edinburg.
a) No, it wasn't; it was a train.
b) I'm not sure. Perhaps it was.
c) I don't think so. It could have been an athlete.
d) Ask Richard. He's knowledgeable about aircraft.
e) I don't see why it should be.
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