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91.-95. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız. The US
National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NITS) will soon be testing a controversial theory
about the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.
According to an analysis by a leading fire-safety
expert, had the fire-proofing insulation on the
towers' steel structures been thicker, the towers
would have survived longer and might even have
remained standing after they were hit by the
hijacked planes. The work is being seized on by
lawyers representing victims' families and insurance
companies. If confirmed, it could also lead to
changes in building codes. NIST is responsible for
drawing up the final report on the towers' collapses
and recommending if any changes are needed. It is
widely accepted that the collapses were caused by
the failure of the buildings' steel structure as it
was weakened by the heat of the fires.
91.
As it is pointed out in the passage, it is commonly
recognized that the main cause for the collapse of
the twin towers __________.
a) will only be understood after the release of
a detailed report by NITS
b) can never be established beyond doubt
c) was the weakening of the steel structure due to
the heat of the fire
d) was not so much due to the heat of the fires as
to the force of the impact of the hijacked planes
e) is of special interest to insurance companies
92. It is clear from the passage that __________.
a) the strength of the steel structure of the
towers had been questioned when the designs were
drawn up
b) NIST has already made a through study of the
collapse of the towers
c) the reason for the sudden collapse of the two
towers is still under debate
d) the structure of the twin towers was in many
respects well below standard
e) the hijacked planes hit the weakest parts of the
twin towers
93. As we learn from the passage, a specialist in
fire safety __________.
a) puts the blame for the collapse of the towers
on the thin fire-proofing insulation
b) is to blame for negligence as regards the buming
of the twin towers
c) has been cooperating with the victims' lawyers to
start legal procedures
d) has been commissioned to prepare a report on the
collapse of the towers
e) should have been aware of the structural weakness
of the towers and given due warning
94. As is pointed out in the passage, the
inadequacy of the fire-proofing insulation of the
towers __________.
a) has been accepted by NIST as the main cause
of the collapse
b) has aroused a great deal of legal attention
c) is less important than the weakness of the steel
structure as the cause f the collapse
d) had long been recognized by fire-safety experts
as the weakest point in their construction
e) has never been considered by any serious body
95. According to the passage, if the tower
collapse theory concerning the fire-proofing
insulation proves to be true, __________.
a) this will have, even so, no direct bearing on
the fight against terrorism
b) the victims' families will get no compensation
c) this will free NITS from all blame
d) then lawyers will have no grounds for objections
e) then NITS will probably introduce new building
regulations
96.-100. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız.
The
long-expected decline in the dollar is now well
under way. For years economists have predicted that
America's huge current-account deficit would
eventually cause its currency to plunge. So far the
dollar's slide has been fairly gradual: it is down
by 13% in trade-weighted terms over the past year,
though it has dropped by almost twice as much
against the euro since its 2001 peak. As the decline
seemed to pick up speed this week, John Snow, George
Bush's Treasury Secretary, declared that he favours
a "strong dollar policy". That was surely the wrong
answer, even leaving aside the debatable issue of
whether cabinet secretaries can influence the level
of exchange rates. A weaker, not a stronger dollar,
is what the world needs now-so long as policymakers
elsewhere respond appropriately. America promoted a
strong dollar throughout the 1990s, when inflation
was still thought to be the main enemy. Today it
makes less sense. Even after its recent slide, the
dollar seems overvalued. Moreover, with ample space
capacity in America, deflation looks a bigger risk
than inflation.
96. It is pointed out in the passage that the
American policy, in the 1990s, for a strong dollar
__________.
a) seems less rational now than it did than
b) has proved successful in boosting the economy
c) has been reversed by the Treasury Secretary, John
Snow
d) has frequently been disregarded by American
economists
e) has been a major reason for the decline of the
euro
97. It is stressed in the passage that for the
American economy, __________.
a) John Snow's policies promise a great deal of
hope
b) it is not inflation but deflation that in fact
may pose the more serious problem
c) the global level of exchange rates constitutes a
major threat
d) and for the world economy, a strong dollar is of
vital importance
e) policy makers agree that deflation has been
responsible for many of the problems
98. According to the passage, what has brought
about the fall of the American dollar, __________.
a) is the erratic global fluctuations in
exchange rates
b) is the enormous deficit experienced by the
American economy
c) has been a persistent recession in the global
economy
d) is the wrong economic policies introduced by John
Snow, Treasury Secretary
e) is the unexpected rise in the value of the euro
99. As we understand from the passage, the
decline in the value of the American dollar has,
__________.
a) had an adverse effect upon the value of the
euro
b) bolstered American trade
c) been foreseen by economists over a long period of
time
d) been a major headache for policy makers
e) followed an unpredictable pattern
100. In the passage, with the phrase "the wrong
answer" is meant __________.
a) the American government's indifference to the
decline of the dollar
b) the policy of keeping the dollar in the line with
the euro
c) keeping the dollar strong through trade
d) permitting the current-account deficit to
continue
e) the Treasury Secretary's preference for a strong
dollar policy
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