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 14 ŞUBAT 2015 ERASMUS PROGRAMI GENEL İNGİLİZCE SINAVI
1-5. sorularda, boşluğu en uygun şekilde 5. Traffic is a(n)______problem in Istanbul.
tamamlayacak sözcüğü seçiniz. Many people want to leave the city because of
its terrible traffic.

a) major
1. When Sam was a small child, he used to
b) confident
_________ hours every day playing with
stones in the garden. c) ethnic
a) consume d) quiet
b) take e) reserved
c) work 6-16. sorularda, boşluğu uygun şekilde
tamamlayacak yapıyı bulunuz.
d) make

e) spend

2. My uncle_________ four years ago but he 6. I ______ the match on TV when you ______.
says he wished he had stopped work years
before! a) was watching / had phoned
b) watched / were phoning
a) graduated c) will be watching / phoned
d) was watching / phoned
b) retired e) had watched / had phoned
c) resigned
7. By the time we get there the meeting ______.
d) fired
a) had started
e) served b) is starting
c) started
3. The______ language of Turkey is Turkish.
d) will have started
a) cheerful e) has been started

b) quiet 8. I wish I ______ him before he left.

c) official
a) would see
d) bilingual b) had seen
c) have seen
e) tired d) will see
e) saw
4. Susan is very careful about her physical
condition. She exercises regularly to keep_____.
9. Tomorrow’s meeting ______ by the Ministry
a) friendly of Education.

b) religious a) will be chaired

b) will chair
c) deliver c) is chairing
d) careless d) has been chaired
e) chaired
e) fit
10. You ______ your umbrella; it’s going to be 16. Many libraries have rooms ______ you can
nice today. study.
a) had better take a) that
b) don’t have to take b) which
c) didn’t have to take c) where
d) should take d) whose
e) must take e) of which

11. The ______ you do a job, the ______ you

become at doing it. 17-19. sorularda, cümleyi uygun şekilde
a) long / best tamamlayacak ifadeyi bulunuz.
b) longer / good
c) longer / better
d) too long / very 17. If we had run to catch the bus, ……………..
e) long / well
a) the others have warned us about the
heavy traffic.
12. Over 30 million tourists visit the country b) we can get to the library before it closes.
each year ______ its mild climate. c) I dropped my glasses on the pavement.
a) as much as d) we may have attended the lecture.
b) moreover e) it wouldn’t have been necessary to take a
c) despite taxi.
d) because of
e) in case 18. ……………………………. when we saw five
masked men running out of the bank.
13. She let her son ______ the whole day with
his friends. a) We didn’t recognize them at all
a) to spend b) We immediately informed the police
b) spending c) We’re not sure if it is them
c) spend d) The situation is certainly unusual
d) spent e) The alarm system needs to be repaired.
e) will spend
19. I asked my little three-year-old niece …………
14. We were all ______ to learn that the
company building was bombed. a) whether her mother has gone out.
a) surprised b) that she liked going to the zoo.
b) surprising c) who she was going to invite to her party.
c) surprise d) why she has made her brother cry.
d) to surprise e) what her mother is making for dinner .
e) be surprised

15. Will you please ______ me ______ to the 20-23. sorularda verilen cümleye en yakın
manager? anlamlı cümleyi bulunuz

a) get / across
b) put / through
c) break / out
d) make / up
e) come / to
 23. There is so much traffic jam on the roads
20. If you don’t pay your electricity bill, your that it is quicker to walk than to go by public
electricity will be cut off. transportation.

a) As you didn’t pay your electricity bill, you will a) There is so much traffic jam these days that it
have to do without electricity. is easier to walk than to go by car.
b) Unless you pay your electricity bill, they will b) At certain times of the day it is better to walk
cut off your electricity. than to drive in the heavy traffic.
c) To prevent your electricity from being cut off, c) If there is no hurry, we may walk instead of
don’t pay your electricity bill. travelling by public transportation.
d) As your electricity is cut off, you have to pay d) When the traffic is really heavy, the cars only
your electricity bill now. move at walking speed.
e) It is unlikely that your electricity will be cut off e) The traffic is at times so heavy that you can
after you have paid your electricity bill. walk there faster than you go by public
transportation.
21. Cotton is produced in various countries
including Egypt and India. 24-27. sorularda, verilen İngilizce cümlenin
Türkçe karşılığını bulunuz.
a) Egypt and India are two of the countries whose
main agricultural production is cotton.
b) Cotton production includes only Egypt and
24. Although he was brought to hospital only a
India.
few hours ago, there has been a considerable
c) In India and Egypt there is a variety of
improvement in his condition.
production including cotton.
d) In different countries such as Egypt and India
a) Hastaneye geldikten bir kaç saat sonra,
cotton is produced.
durumunda bir düzelme başladığı görüldü.
e) Except for Egypt and India, cotton is produced
b) Eğer hastaneye bir kaç saat önce getirilseydi,
in many different countries.
durumunda bir düzelme olabilirdi.
c) Hastaneye yalnızca bir kaç saat önce getirilmiş
22. Undoubtedly, several companies will offer
olmasına karşın, durumunda önemli bir
him a good job after graduation from Oxford
düzelme var.
University.
d) Hastaneye ancak bir kaç saat önce getirildiği
için, şu anda durumunda önemli bir değişiklik
a) He will certainly be given a good job after he
yok.
has graduated from Oxford University.
e) Hastaneye getirildikten bir kaç saat sonra bile
b) After finishing Oxford University, few
durumunda önemli bir gelişme görülmedi.
companies will offer a good job for him.
c) It is unlikely that he will be employed by a
25. He also became known as a poet and as
company when he has graduated from Oxford
perhaps the only physicist to write a novel.
University.
d) As he is a graduate of Oxford University, he is
a) O, sadece roman yazan bir fizikçi olarak değil
certain to find a good job at a company.
aynı zamanda şair olarak da tanınmıştır.
e) Some companies are trying to give him a
b) O, önce şair olarak tanındı ve daha sonra
position as he is a graduate of Oxford University.
roman da yazan bir fizikçi oldu.
c) Nitekim şair olarak bilinen o kişi roman yazan
tek fizikçi olarak da ün yaptı.
d) Öte yandan, o, hem bir şair hem de roman
yazan ilk fizikçi olarak tanınıyordu.
e) O, ayrıca, bir şair ve belki de roman yazan tek
fizikçi olarak tanındı.
26. The Suez Canal, which connects the
Mediterranean and the Red Sea, was designed 28. İlk Dünya Kupası 1930’da Montevideo’da
and built by the French Engineer De Lesseps. yapıldı, ancak böyle bir yarışma kavramı,
1920’de Antwerp’te yapılan bir FIFA kongresinde
a) Akdeniz ve Kızıl Deniz’i birleştiren Süveyş doğmuştu.
Kanalı, Fransız mühendis De Lesseps
tarafından tasarlanmış ve inşa edilmiştir. a) It wasn’t until 1930 that the first World Cup
b) Fransız mühendis De Lesseps’in tasarlamış ve was held in Montevideo, but the concept of such
inşa etmiş olduğu Süveyş Kanalı, Akdeniz ve a World competition had been born at a FIFA
Kızıl Deniz’i birleştirir. meeting in Antwerp in 1920.
c) Süveyş Kanalı’nı tasarlayıp inşa eden Fransız b) It was in Montevideo in 1930 that the first
mühendis De Lesseps, Akdeniz ile Kızıl Deniz’i World Cup was held, but the possibility of such a
birleştirmeyi amaçlamıştır. competition had been discussed at a FIFA
d) Süveyş Kanalı’nın Fransız mühendis De congress in Antwerp in 1920.
Lesseps tarafından tasarlanıp inşa edilmesiyle, c) In 1920, at a FIFA congress in Antwerp, the
Akdeniz’in ve Kızıl Deniz ile birleşmesi concept of such a competition came into being
sağlanmıştır. and resulted in the first World Cup in 1930 in
e) Akdeniz’in ve Kızıl Deniz ile birleşmesi, Fransız Montevideo.
mühendis De Lesseps’in Süveyş Kanalı’nı inşa d) The first World Cup was held in Montevideo in
etmesiyle olmuştur. 1930, but the need for a competition of this kind
had been recognized at the FIFA congress in
Antwerp in 1920.
27. It is estimated that over half a billion people e) The first World Cup was held in Montevideo in
consume insufficient calories to maintain 1930, but the concept of such a competition had
normal growth and health. been born at a FIFA congress held in Antwerp in
a) Yarım milyar kadar kişinin, sağlıklı gelişimini 1920.
sürdürürken, yetersiz kalori kullandığı
belirlenmiştir. 29. Sürücünün özellikle ağır cezalandırılmasının
b) Yarım milyara yakın insanın, normal gelişimini sebebi önceki suçlarıydı.
devam ettirirken, yetersiz kalori harcadığı
varsayılmaktadır. a) The driver was fined especially heavily because
c) Yarım milyar kişinin, normal gelişimini ve of his several previous convictions.
sağlığını sürdürürken, yetersiz kalori aldığı b) His early violations caused the driver to be
bildirilmiştir. punished heavily.
d) Yarım milyardan fazla insanın, normal
gelişimini ve sağlığını sürdürmek için yetersiz c) The driver was punished severely as a result of
kalori tükettiği tahmin edilmektedir. his previous convictions.
e) Yaklaşık yarım milyar insanın, normal gelişimi
ve sağlığı için yetersiz kalori harcadığı d) The reason why the driver was fined especially
belirlenmiştir. heavily was his previous convictions.

e) Owing to his early convictions the driver was

punished especially heavily.

28-31. sorularda, verilen Türkçe cümlenin

Ingilizce karşılığını bulunuz.
 32-36. sorularda karşılıklı konuşmanın boş
kısmında söylenmiş olabilecek cümleyi bulunuz.

30. İnsan bağışıklık sistemi vücudun dışından

gelen bakteri ve virüs saldırılarına karşı güçlü bir
savunma mekanizması oluşturmaktadır.
32. Levent: Have you started your research for
a) The human immune system stands as a
your presentation?
powerful defense mechanism against assaults by
bacteria and viruses from outside the body. Tufan: Well, I have decided on a topic,
but haven't actually started the research yet.
b) The human immune system, which is a
powerful defense mechanism, prevents assaults Levent: ---------------
by bacteria and viruses from outside the body. Tufan: I know. Actually, I went to the
library yesterday, but wasn't sure
c) Bacteria and viruses which attack the body are
where to look.
kept away by the powerful immune system of
human beings.

d) Human body is protected against bacteria and a) Didn't you hear what the professor said
viruses through its defense mechanism called the yesterday?
immune system. b) I will also make a presentation about culture.
Will this be a problem for you?
e) The human immune system is a powerful
c) I guess we should get started today, so shall
mechanism that guards the body against assaults
we head to the library now?
by viruses and bacteria from outside the body.
d) You are late. You don't have that much time
to complete the presentation.
e) If you want to find books on that subject, why
31. Ever since the universities have existed, don't you try the big library in the city center?
there have been arguments about what books
should be taught to the students.
33. Canan: Were you able to get some sleep last
a) Üniversiteler kurulduğundan beri, öğrencilere night? I know you were really tired.
okutulan kitaplar hep tartışma konusu
olmuştur. Seda: --------------
b) Öğrencilerin ne tür kitaplar okuması gerektiği
Canan: Oh, really. What was the problem?
tartışmaları üniversitelerin kurulması
aşamasında başlamıştır. Seda: I was disturbed by the music played in
c) Üniversiteler kurulmasıyla birlikte öğrencilere the next room.
hangi kitapların okutulacağı tartışması
başlamıştır. a) Thanks, I slept as soon as I went to bed.
d) Öğrencilere hangi kitapların okutulacağı b) Well, actually I was able to sleep only a little
tartışmaları üniversitelerin kurulması bit.
aşamasında başlamıştır. c) There was a lot of noise in the street.
e) Üniversiteler var olduğundan beri, öğrencilere d) I was going to do that, but some of my friends
hangi kitapların okutulacağı konusunda popped in to have a chat.
tartışmalar olmuştur. e) I have been having this problem for a long
time, so I should probably see a doctor.
 a) You had better go and sleep.
b) Are you feeling better today than yesterday?
c) Can you tell me why you're smiling all the
time?
d) Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?
e) Is it possible for you to wait for the end of the
film?
34. Senem: Are we supposed to hand in our
papers next week? 37-41. sorularda verilen durumda söylenmiş
Nihal: No, we have time until the end of olabilecek en uygun ifadeyi bulunuz
this month. Have you finished it yet?
Senem:---------------
Nihal: Neither have I. I really don't know
what to do.
37. When a friend phones and asks "Where
a) Yes, I didn't sleep last night in order to were you last night?" you suddenly realise you'd
complete it. promised to meet her, but hadn't done so. She's
b) It’s almost finished but I still need some help a close friend and you are always open and
for the conclusion. honest with each other. You say:
c) No, I haven't. I'm still trying to find some
a) I worked late at the office. Why?
reference books but I haven't found any yet.
d) I didn't even know about it until yesterday. b) Oh dear! I simply forgot. I'm so sorry.
e) You always do your work on the last day,
don't you? c) I was just about to phone you about it.

d) I thought you were coming round here.

e) That's very kind of you. I should have let you

35. Fatih: I've got to read these three chapters
know earlier.
before I go to class tomorrow.
Göktürk: It's not a big deal. If you start now,
you will finish it soon.
Fatih: --------------- 38. A friend has had a bad cough for several
Göktürk: Then you should have started months. You think it’s high time she consulted a
reading it a long time ago. doctor about it, and you decide to impress on
her the need to take the matter seriously. You
a) We don't need to attend the class. The say:
teacher does not take attendance.
b) I guess you're right. I must go back to my a) Do please go to a chemist’s and get a bottle of
room now. cough mixture.
c) But it’s more than four hundred pages.
b) You know as well as I do that a cough can be a
d) I would like to read it, too. I've got plenty of
sign of something more serious. Go and get it
time.
e) You don't have to. No one will notice that you
checked.
didn’t. c) Do what I do. Drink a glass of fresh grapefruit
36. Kemal:--------------- juice every morning. I’m sure it will do you good.
Ayşegül: No, I'm okay. I can wait until the d) The weather is getting warmer now so perhaps
end of the film. your cough will go away.
Kemal: I don't think so. You can't keep your
eyes open. e) I think you are coughing a bit less these days,
Ayşegül: I guess you're right. I'm going to bed but I still think you should smoke less.
then.
 d) I thoroughly enjoyed it. Can you lend me
another one by the same author?

e) Sorry, I kept this so long. I hope you haven't

been needing it?

39. A friend of yours in your working place has 42-44. soruları aşağıdaki paragrafa göre
had an accident, and his car is badly smashed cevaplayınız.
up. He's very upset about it. To cheer him up,
you say:

a) What a pity, the car is so badly damaged. THE PLIGHT OF BATS

b) I don't suppose it can be repaired at all. Nearly a thousand kinds of bats constitute almost a
quarter of the world’s mammal species. However,
c) I've often warned you to be very careful while most people, including conservation planners and
driving. public health officials, know little or nothing about the
values and misfortune of bats nor how to solve
d) It will cost you a fortune to get it fixed. apparent conflicts between bats and people. In fact,
many people fear bats so intensely that they try to kill
e) Never mind the car. You're healthy and that's them on sight, often using poisons that do not solve
what matters. problems, but instead create serious environmental
and public health dangers. General ignorance and the
40. Your sister has got into the habit of using
extent of inappropriate responses needlessly threaten
your computer without even asking for both people and bats. As a result, public health is
permission. You are annoyed at this and show it often seriously compromised, and environmentally-
by saying: vital bat populations are threatened. The
consequences are potentially disastrous and make
a) Of course I don't mind you using my computer immediate-research and education imperative.
whenever you want to.

b) Whenever you need a computer you can

always borrow mine. 42. According to the writer, people’s fear of bats
c) Before using my computer, at least ask me if I ------
need it myself. a) causes them to overreact needlessly.
b) comes about because bats are health hazards.
d) Thank goodness we have a computer to help c) is a result of the threatening appearance of
us get through this work. these animals.
d) has arisen from the mistaken belief that they
e) Would you mind if I borrowed your computer are poisonous.
next week. e) means that conservationists do not include
bats in their planning.

41. You have kept a friend's book for a long time

and you finally return it rather apologetically.
You say: 43. We can infer from the passage that bats -----.

a) I liked it so much, I actually read it twice! a) create serious health and environmental
problems.
b) I don't think it's very well written, but I did get
b) are feared by man more than any other
some useful material out of it. Thanks.
animal.
c) Do you mind if I keep it for another work? c) are fearless animals.
d) have an important role to play in the balance d) it encourages the tree to grow to over thirty
of nature. metres.
e) often threaten humans. e) the flowers are collected for processing.

44. The writer believes that people’s current 46. According to the passage, ...................... .
attitude to bats ------ .
a) each palm tree can produce over 100
a) is due to the lack of planning done by coconuts.
conservationists. b) the juice from coconuts is very nutritious.
b) has caused bats’ numbers to drop below c) there are at least two and a half thousand
twenty five percent of all mammal species. types of palm tree.
c) has brought about the recent research and d) there are several different ways of collecting
education programmes. Palmyra flower juice.
d) is the fault of badly-informed public health e) many people rely on palm trees for their basic
officials. food requirements.
e) has a sad and devastating outcome.
47. The juice from the Palmyra’s flower-bunches
..................... .

a) is better quality if the tree is at least 30 metres

45-47. soruları aşağıdaki paragrafa göre high.
cevaplayınız. b) is only produced at certain times of the day.
c) gets converted into over 100 different food
types.
d) is extracted by pressing the picked flowers.
e) provides the raw material for many other
PALM TREES
products.
Of the world’s 2,500-plus species of palm trees,
the Palmyra palm is most important to man,
next to the coconut palm, because it yields food
and provides over one hundred different useful 48-50. soruları aşağıdaki paragrafa göre
end-products. To obtain the majority of its cevaplayınız.
benefits, the Palmyra needs to be climbed twice
daily to take out the nutritious juice from its
flower bunches. It is this juice, converted in
several different methods, that is the basis for a
wide variety of other products. Collecting this
juice, however, is difficult and often dangerous
work, because most of the trees are 30 metres
high.

45. When the Palmyra is climbed twice a day

..................

a) it is possible to get most of its benefits.

b) strict safety measures are taken.
c) the best coconuts can be picked.
ALPINE FORESTS 50. Alpine farmers ...............................

Forests are the life guards of the snowy peaks of a) were the people who initiated the
the Alps. They provide a natural barrier against development of the skiing industry.
avalanches and landslips, but the skiing b) have had too much of their land taken from
industry, which proved a boon for Alpine them by those involved in tourism.
farmers, is damaging the environment. Forests c) used to be poor before the rise of the skiing
have been cut down to make way for more ski industry.
runs, car parks and hotels, and Alpine meadows d) were forced to turn their meadows into hotels
have been abandoned by farmers who want to and car parks.
exploit tourism. Consequently, the avalanche e) feel that they have been exploited by tourism.
has now become a common phenomenon.
Forestry experts estimate that two thirds of
several thousand avalanches that descend into
inhabited parts each year are the results of
damaged forests.

48. In the Alps, the attraction of tourism

................................... .

a) causes two thousand avalanches a year.

b) has diverted some farmers away from the care
of the land.
c) has brought much needed help for protecting
the environment.
d) has lessened due to the threat of avalanches.
e) forced many farmers to leave the area.

49. As a consequence of the decrease of Alpine

forests, ....................... .

a) many farmers have had to turn to tourism for

work.
b) the skiing industry has been badly damaged.
c) only one third of all avalanches occur in
uninhabited parts.
d) many are areas are now uninhabitable.
e) the frequency of avalanches has greatly
increased.