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It ---- that, by 2050, global life expectancy ---- by another ten years.
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a)
seemed / would have been increasing
b)
seems / will have increased
c)
has seemed / will be increasing
d)
would seem / has increased
e)
will seem / would increase
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When I ---- one book I usually go straight on to the next but, with this one, I ---- time to think it over.
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a)
finish / would have needed
b)
had finished / would need
c)
have finished / needed
d)
will finish / need
e)
was finishing / had needed
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As soon as he saw the picture ----.
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a)
the trees and the flowers are so lovely
b)
he is impressed by the depiction of light and shade
c)
he realized it was a fake
d)
it is the portrait of a girl
e)
the technique couldn’t have been worse
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At airports, planes waste a lot of fuel and ---- large amounts of exhaust as they taxi to the runway.
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a)
give off
b)
leave off
c)
turn on
d)
put away
e)
take off
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According to conventional economic thinking, Sweden is doing everything wrong. Its government consumes nearly 60 per cent of GDP, its taxes are among the highest in the world, and its labour market is deeply inflexible. ----. And yet, far from being punished for these economic “mistakes”, Sweden’s economy is booming.
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a)
Similarly, countries like Britain, Sweden and Denmark were warned that opting out of the euro would be an expensive expression of national sovereignty
b)
Much of this suggests a new approach to globalization
c)
However, the differences in efficiency between Europe and America are not immense
d)
Over the last decade, most European countries have begun to reform their economies
e)
Moreover, it provides very extensive social services
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New research has revealed why the efforts to create an effective vaccine for malaria have so far failed.
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a)
Sıtma için etkili bir aşının neden bulunamadığı konusundaki yeni araştırmalar bugüne kadar sonuç vermemiştir.
b)
Yeni araştırmalar, sıtma için etkili bir aşı bulunması çabalarının neden bugüne kadar başarısız olduğunu ortaya koymuştur.
c)
Sıtma için etkili bir aşının bulunması amacıyla yeni araştırmalar yapılması için bugüne kadar yeterli çaba gösterilmemiştir.
d)
Bugüne kadarki araştırmalar, sıtma için yeni bir aşı bulunmasına yönelik çabaların etkili olmadığını ortaya koymuştur.
e)
Sıtma için bugüne kadar neden etkili bir aşı bulunmadığını ortaya koymak için yeni araştırmalar yapılıyor.
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China and India have banned the use of prenatal diagnostic techniques to learn the sex of an unborn child.
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a)
Çin ve Hindistan’da, doğum öncesi bazı tanı tekniklerinin kullanımı yasaklanınca, doğmamış çocukların cinsiyeti artık öğrenilemiyor.
b)
Çin’de ve Hindistan’da doğum öncesi tanı tekniklerini kullanmak yasak olduğundan, çocukların cinsiyeti doğumdan önce öğrenilemiyor.
c)
Hindistan gibi Çin’de de, çocukların cinsiyetini doğumdan önce öğrenmek için kullanılan tanı teknikleri yasaklandı.
d)
Çin ve Hindistan, doğmamış çocuğun cinsiyetini öğrenmek için doğum öncesi tanı tekniklerinin kullanımını yasaklamıştır.
e)
Çin ve Hindistan, doğum öncesi tanı tekniklerini, bunların çocukların cinsiyetini öğrenmek için kullanılması nedeniyle yasakladığını ilan etti.
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You wouldn’t mind if I opened the window a little, ----?
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a)
didn’t I
b)
did you
c)
would you
d)
had I
e)
don’t you
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2005’teki Asya tsunamisi, uluslararası yardım çabuk ve cömert olduğunda, Birleşmiş Milletler’in son derece değerli bir koordinasyon rolü oynayabileceğini gösterdi.
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a)
It was the United Nations that assumed the vital role of coordinator for the distribution of international aid that poured into Asia following the tsunami of 2005.
b)
With the Asian tsunami of 2005 it became clear that the United Nations has an important role to play in coordinating international aid when it is speedy and generous.
c)
Following the Asian tsunami of 2005, the important role of coordinating international aid which came promptly and abundantly, fell to the United Nations.
d)
The Asian tsunami of 2005 showed that the United Nations can play an invaluable coordinating role when the international aid is prompt and generous.
e)
The United Nations excelled in the role of coordinator for the distribution of the international aid that soon poured into Asia after the 2005 tsunami.
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The Spanish are known for their natural sociability and zest for living. ----. Sometimes it even seems as if they fit their work around the demands of their social life and not the other way round, as most people do.
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a)
It is not uncommon for three generations to live together under one roof
b)
Eating out with friends and family is an important social activity
c)
They commonly put as much energy into enjoying life as they do into their work
d)
A popular saying with them is “leave it until tomorrow”
e)
In a crisis, it is always the family that provides assistance
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Scientists and various organizations are ---- working to develop vaccines for the top three killer diseases: AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
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a)
socially
b)
suddenly
c)
recently
d)
currently
e)
nearly
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The European Union believes that torture and illtreatment are among the most abhorrent violations of human rights and that all countries have an obligation to prohibit them unconditionally.
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a)
Avrupa Birliği, işkence ve kötü muamelenin insan hakları ihlallerinin en nefret uyandıranları arasında yer aldığına ve tüm ülkelerin bunları kayıtsız şartsız yasaklama zorunluluğu olduğuna inanıyor.
b)
Avrupa Birliği’ne göre, insan hakları ihlallerinin en nefret uyandıranları işkence ve kötü muamele olduğundan, tüm ülkeler bunları kayıtsız şartsız yasaklamalıdır.
c)
Avrupa Birliği, insan hakları ihlallerinin en kötülerinden olan işkence ve kötü muamelenin, tüm ülkelerde kayıtsız şartsız yasaklandığına inanıyor.
d)
Tüm ülkelerde insan hakları ihlallerinin en nefret uyandıranları olduğuna inanılan işkence ve kötü muamele, Avrupa Birliği’ne göre kayıtsız şartsız yasaklanmalıdır.
e)
Avrupa Birliği, tüm ülkelerde insan hakları ihlallerinin en kötüsü olduğuna inandığı işkence ve kötü muamelenin kayıtsız şartsız yasaklanması gerektiğini açıkladı.
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The country’s Minister for Development couldn’t get much work done today because there were so many visitors to ----.
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a)
come across
b)
find out
c)
lead on
d)
leave out
e)
show around
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New parents may be amazed when their baby, even ---- the first moments of life, lies ---- eyes wide open, seemingly examining them and other objects in the room.
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a)
from / across
b)
at / for
c)
on / by
d)
in / with
e)
through / of
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Conservationists are still criticizing the government of India ----.
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a)
that the tiger has become an endangered species there
b)
if the tiger population has dropped from 40,000 to 3,700 in the course of a century
c)
because it is not giving the tiger population sufficient protection
d)
where there would have been a census of all the endangered species
e)
until everyone realized how accurate the census was
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When the word “cyborg”, meaning part machine, part human, first appeared in the middle of the 20th century, it was only in the context of sciencefiction novels and films. Everybody knew that humans couldn’t be put under mechanical or electronic control. ----. This possibility presents some interesting questions. It also suggests some rather horrifying possibilities.
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a)
Today, however, some researchers believe that cyborgs will be possible within 50 years
b)
In fact, scientists have recently proved that the creation of a cyborg will remain impossible in the foreseeable future
c)
On the contrary, cyborgs will certainly continue to be a favourite subject of science-fiction writers
d)
In fact, humans will always remain firmly in control of their machines
e)
One example of fictional artificial intelligence is HAL, the self-determining computer in Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey
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A research report prepared by a financial firm suggests that the private sector in China accounts for no more than 30 per cent of the economy.
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a)
Bir finans şirketinin son araştırma raporuna göre, Çin’de özel sektörün ekonomideki payı % 30’dan fazla değildir.
b)
Bir finans kuruluşunun raporunda belirtildiği gibi, Çin’de özel sektör, ekonominin % 30’undan fazlasını oluşturmamaktadır.
c)
Bir finans şirketinin hazırladığı araştırma raporuna göre, Çin ekonomisinin % 30’unu özel sektör oluşturuyor.
d)
Bir finans şirketinin yaptığı araştırma, Çin’de özel sektörün ekonomide yaklaşık % 30 payı olduğunu iddia ediyor.
e)
Bir finans şirketi tarafından hazırlanan araştırma raporu, Çin’de özel sektörün ekonominin % 30’- undan daha fazlasını oluşturmadığını ileri sürüyor.
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The Central Asian region ---- buried in poverty and plagued by corruption and social inequality.
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a)
belongs
b)
remains
c)
prospers
d)
depends
e)
maintains
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The children knew, only too ----, that their father was fighting overseas, and would be gone for a long time.
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a)
better
b)
much
c)
many
d)
more
e)
well
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Heavily armoured and trained to advance as one giant machine, Roman legionary troops would cut to pieces any enemy not wise enough to flee. They were unstoppable in open ground even if greatly outnumbered, and no cavalry charge could break their unbroken wall of shields. ----. This was because the tactics of these enemies were the tactics of the guerrilla, for they knew that to confront the Roman legions head-on could only lead to defeat.
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a)
War has always been asymmetrical whenever there has been a power with clear superiority
b)
However, even in the best days of the empire, the Roman legions suffered defeats at the hands of much less accomplished enemies
c)
The Romans had had the advantages of superior organization, doctrine, training and equipment for centuries
d)
The Romans tended to fight symmetrical battles only in the first encounter with each new enemy
e)
As they had to fight ordinary wars from time to time with the Parthians and Persians, the Romans knew both kinds of war
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China went through a long period of ---- population growth.
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a)
delicate
b)
rigid
c)
rapid
d)
pleasant
e)
comfortable
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Bazı psikolojik çalışmalar, okula ilk başlayan çocukların, bir arkadaşlarıyla beraber giderlerse daha iyi uyum sağlayacaklarını öne sürmektedir.
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a)
The psychological study has established that, when children start school they should go with a friend, otherwise they will have trouble in adjusting.
b)
According to several psychological studies, children entering school for the first time need to go with a friend, then they adjust easily.
c)
Some psychological studies suggest that children entering school for the first time adjust better if they go with a friend.
d)
The psychologist’s report explains why children should have a friend with them when they start school so they can settle in more easily.
e)
These psychological studies all demonstrate that children starting school need to have a friend with them or they have trouble settling in.
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If one end of an electrical conductor is heated while the other is kept cool, ----.
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a)
the group of scientists is developing new methods for recycling energy
b)
the electricity saved would be especially useful
c)
attaching thermoelectric devices to power plants could generate more useful power
d)
a small voltage is created between the two
e)
these thermoelectric devices will also be used alongside solar cells and in geothermal and nuclear power plants
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The river Loire runs through the heart of France, and this region embodies the ---- of the French way of life.
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a)
essence
b)
approval
c)
conscience
d)
explanation
e)
decision
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Bilimadamları, Hiroşima’ya bomba atan uçağın yok olmaktan kurtulmak için, patlamadan en az 14 km uzakta olmuş olması gerektiğini hesapladılar.
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a)
Since the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima was unharmed by the blast it must, in the opinion of various scientists, have been more than 14 km away.
b)
Scientists wanted the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima to be at a distance of at least 14 km from the explosion and so be out of danger.
c)
Scientists are of the opinion that the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima would have been destroyed in the blast if it had been less than 14 km away.
d)
Scientists calculated that the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima must have been at least 14 km away from the blast so as not to be destroyed.
e)
Scientists have established the fact that the aircraft that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima escaped destruction because it got a full 14 km away before the explosion occurred.
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If natural selection ---- running, we ---- a lot more like apes now.
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a)
would not have favoured / had looked
b)
has not favoured / will look
c)
did not favour / looked
d)
had not favoured / would look
e)
does not favour / have looked
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----, the cost of petrol is unlikely to fall dramatically in the near future.
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a)
Since house prices were falling
b)
While consumers will be paying much more for heating
c)
If the budget deficit were to increase
d)
As global supplies of refined petroleum are limited
e)
Although there has been an increase in consumer spending
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Sometimes a snap decision can be ---- effective ---- one made deliberately and cautiously.
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a)
more / than
b)
either / or
c)
so / too
d)
much / as
e)
most / for
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The EU has been struggling with a range of problems ----.
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a)
which threaten to divide its members as never before
b)
that no country would run a budget deficit of more than 3% of its GDP
c)
since the old members will patronize and antagonize the newer, poorer ones
d)
even though the Dutch have traditionally been sceptical of European unity
e)
that the Netherlands and Spain have made significant efforts to keep within the rules
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Although the new underwater glider has military uses, ----.
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a)
there are hydraulic pumps to release water
b)
it could run for months without human interference
c)
it actually uses very little electricity indeed
d)
it will mainly be used for environmental purposes
e)
the buoyant design helps to make it mobile
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