İngilizce Yeterlik Örnek Sınavı

 

 

 

 

1.  They were just having a ______ protest, sitting there and linking arms: no threats or fear of violence.

a) passionate                           b) peaceful                                                                                        

c) patient                                 d) brave

 

2. It is feared that people living near the power station may have been ________ radiation.

 

a) dismissed from             b) registered for

c) exposed to                     d) enabled by

 

3. The biggest _________ of the day was when Joe accidentally set off the fire alarm.

a) achievement                                                       

b) imagination                                                                                       

 c) confidence                                                  

 d) excitement

 

 

4. Sesame Street is an American educational children’s TV series which _______ both education and entertainment.

 

a) seeks                               b) combines

c) gathers                           d) ) trains

 

5.  Gillian and Darren greeted the speakers ____________

 

a) diligently                                                  

b) with great enthusiasm.

c) dramatically                                             

d) hopefully

 

 

6. People who _________ others are usually weak people who lack self-confidence.

a) keep on with                 b) stand out

c) cut down on                  d) look down on

 

7. İstanbul is a kind of place __________ attracts lots of tourist.

a) which                              b) where

c) when                               d) who

 

8. If we_______richer, we ________ buy a bigger house.

a) are / can                        b) were / could

c) are / could                     d) were / can

 

9. I ____ you in the café at about 4.30 and we can discuss our plans then, OK?

a) ’ll see                              b) am going to see

c) am seeing                      d) see

 

10.  You ____ hurry as we’ve still got twenty minutes before the film starts.

a) mustn’t                           b) can’t

c) may not                          d) needn’t

 

11. I must remember ____ Ed to take notes for me while I’m away next week.

a) ask                                   b) to ask              

c) asking                             d) for asking

 

12. It is certain that the passenger_______ when his passport_______.

 

a) was sleeping/was stolen                         

b) sleeps/will be stolen

c) has slept/had been stolen                     

d) slept/would have stolen

 

13. _______hard he studies, he just does not seem to be able to get high marks in his exams.

a) Even though                  b) However          

 c) No matter                    d) Nevertheless  

 

14.  We were all disappointed that there was no football match ____ the terrible weather conditions.

a) even if                                           b) owing to                     c) in spite of                           d) as though                             

15.  When I arrived home, they ______ out.  There was nobody.

 

a) had already    go          b) have already gone

c) had already gone         d) already went

 

 

 

16.  A: How long ______ you ______ your teacher?

     B: For about 3 months.

a) have / known b) have / been knowing

c) do / know                      d) had / been knowing

 

 

 

Color association is a fascinating subject to explore. The basic principle is that the colors directly affect people and their personalities. Some may think that this idea is not   ______ (17), but many believe that dominant color choices come from a person’s childhood _______ (18). That is their childhood determines their favourite colors. Even though the shades are unlimited, and therefore, there isn’t a finite set of colors, most experts______ (19) colors and moods into a dozen or so categories. For example, green represents nature and relaxation. Because this soothing color goes with any other color, green is believed to offer great ______ (20) when planning the décor of a room. In addition, some people believe that exposure to purple promotes the feeling of nobility and luxury. Finally, if one wants to create a _______ (21), optimistic effect, it is best to fill the room with reds and yellows.

 

17.

 a) radical                           b) analytical      

c) rational                           d) doubtful

 

18.

a) influences                      b) differences      

c) behaviours                     d) forces

 

19.

a) fold                                  b) look             

c) convert                            d) classify

 

20.

a) flexibility                        b) infinity        

c) stability                           d) availability

21.

a) depressed                      b) dynamic      

c) severe                              d) miserable

 

 

Agricultural economies with very little industry are subject to instability caused by (22) _____ factors as the changes in nature. A drought or floods can result (23) _____ the starvation of people. Lack of rain or much of it can influence the amount of the crops. Frequently, underdeveloped agricultural countries are also extremely (24)_____ to changes in the international commodity prices. Typically, such countries rely upon the export of just one or two commodities which (25) _____ them for paying goods that they import. A fall into new export commodities has serious consequences, (26) _____ it reduces their purchasing power.

 

22.

a) so                                    b) most               

c) many                               d) as

 

23.

a) for                                   b) with                 

c) from                                d) in

 

24.

a) addicted                         b) vulnerable      

c) abundant                        d) extend

 

25.

a) furnish                            b) being furnished

c) having furnished           d) to furnish

 

 

26.

a) yet                                   b) however         

c) for                                   d) even

 

 

 

27.  ___________, I am quite familiar with his works.

a) Although I haven’t met David before

b) Once I'd met Ailen Ginsberg on the subway

c) Since I'd never heard of Francis Bacon

d) Because I don't like reading philosophical books

 

28.   Nobody was surprised by Jack's being fired, _______________.

a) as he was one of the hardest workers at the factory.

b) since the company was owned by his favourite uncle

c) while the manager constantly praised his work performance.

d) as he had just had a rather unpleasant row with the boss

 

29. There are several reasons why academic vocabulary is considered to be important and a useful learning goal ___________.

a) for learners of English for academic purposes.

b) which is a common way to boost your vocabulary.

c) that requires too much effort.

d) for memorizing loads of words in an academic environment.

 

30.  _____________________a much smaller vocabulary is needed for speaking than for writing.

a) Language learners often have difficulties in learning a language because

b) I always get confused between certain words so

c) So many vocabulary words have the same meaning but are much higher level but,

d) Word frequency studies indicate that

 

 

 

31. In spite of the serious precautions, unemployment continued to increase during the second half of the decade, ________________ .

a) as the rate of inflation will go up accordingly

b) but thereafter it stabilized at about six per cent.

c) while most companies would have been badly hit by the  recession

d) even if the workers could have received additional fringe benefits

 

32. ________ in the world that makes me happier than a good book and a hot cup of coffee.

a) There is nothing          b) Few things     

c) The best thing               d) Only one thing

 

 

33. I had to postpone my trip to Australia last week __________.

a) as I have lost my passport

b) since the airline employees are on strike

c) due to hospitable weather conditions

d) for my wife had a traffic accident which she was injured in

 

34. The earlier one gets the treatment, ----.

a) the sooner he recovered from his illness

b) since he or she may be in need of it

c) the more effective it is likely to be

d) as I forgot to take the pills my doctor recommended

 

35. My mother has really hated going to the hairdresser's ___________________.

a) until they promised to style it the way she wanted

b) when my aunt offered to cut her hair for her

c) because she believed that it was a waste of both money and time going there

d) ever since one accidentally dyed her hair orange

 

 

 

 

 

36. ___________________ when the waiter brought the desserts.

a) I've decided to order another drink

b) We had barely finished our main course

c) You can ask the waiter for our bill

d) I don't think I'll have finished my steak

 

 

 

37.  Seyahat etmek fiziksel, zihinsel ve ruhsal sağlığınız için mükemmeldir; yaratıcılığınızı geliştirebilir ve öz güveninizi arttırabilir.

a) Travelling is necessary for your physical, mental and spiritual health; it can activate your creativity and self-confidence.

b) Travelling is better for your physical, mental and spiritual health; it can satisfy your creativity and increase your self-confidence.

c) Travelling is great for your psychological, mental and spiritual health; it can affect your creativity and enhance your self-confidence.

d) Travelling is great for your physical, mental and spiritual health; it can improve your creativity and increase your self-confidence.

 

38.  Bana, onların birkaç ay önce bölgeyi terk ettikleri söylendi.

 

a) They told me that they had left the region a few months ago.

b) It's rumoured that they left the district a few months earlier than me.

c) I was told that they had left the district a few months ago.

d) I said that they would leave the region in a few months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39.  Günümüzde anaokullarının sayıca artmış olması sonucu, çalışan kadınlar için çocuklarının gündüz bakımı büyük bir sorun yaratmamaktadır.

 

a) As a result of the increase in the number of kindergartens today, day-care for their children doesn't pose a serious problem for working women.

b) There are so many kindergartens today that it is no longer a big problem for working women to provide their children with day-care.

c) Today, working women have the opportunity to choose a clay-con centre for their children from a wide range, as the number of kindergartens have increased.

d) The increasing number of kindergartens will enable many women to go out to work without having much trouble about the day-care for their children.

 

 

 

40.  Since they closely concern all living things, we all have to be very sensitive to environmental problems.

 

a) Bütün canlıları etkilemeye başlayan çevre sorunlarıyla hepimiz yakından ilgilenmek zorundayız.

b) Bütün canlıların varlığını tehdit eden çevre sorunlarına karşı duyarlı olmak hepimiz için bir zorunluluk haline gelmiştir.

c) Çevre kirliliğinin derinden etkilediği canlı türlerini kurtarmak için hepimiz bir şeyler yapmalıyız.

d) Bütün canlıları yakından ilgilendirdiği için çevre sorunlarına karşı hepimiz çok duyarlı olmak zorundayız.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41. I don't know what decisions were taken at the conference because our representative hasn't reported to me yet.

 

a) Toplantıda alınan kararları henüz öğrenemedim çünkü temsilcimiz, bana rapor vermedi.

b) Temsilcimiz henüz bana rapor vermediği için konferansta ne gibi kararlar alındığını bilmiyorum.

c) Temsilcimiz bana raporunu ulaştırana dek konferansta ne gibi kararlar aldıklarını öğrenemeyeceğim.

d) Temsilcimiz bana rapor vermezse, konferansta alınan kararları nasıl öğreneceğim bilmiyorum.

 

42.  Although the factory stood some distance from the main road, the roar of machinery could be heard quite clearly.

 

a) Anayolla arasındaki mesafenin uzun olmasına rağmen, fabrikadaki makinelerin çıkardığı ses çok net duyuluyordu.

b) Fabrika anayoldan biraz uzakta olduğu halde, makinelerin gürültüsü çok net duyulabiliyordu.

c) Fabrikadaki makineler o kadar çok gürültü yapıyordu ki, aradaki mesafeye rağmen, bu ses anayoldan bile duyulabiliyordu.

d) Fabrika anayoldan bir hayli uzağa yapılsaydı bile, makinelerin çıkardığı ses yine duyulurdu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is not one simple definition of politics and there is not one method of applying politics within or outside a country. Negotiation is one of the most common methods of political practice. With this method, parties come together and discuss the situation in detail. Then, they come up with solutions that satisfy both sides. Nobody gets what they want completely, but they settle down an agreement and follow it. The other method is making laws. Laws concern all citizens, and whether they like these laws or not, each citizen has to obey them. Laws are not negotiable; if citizens do not obey them, they commit a crime and they are punished. Punishment can range from paying a small fine to a life time sentence in prison, so the severity of the punishment is related to heaviness of the crime. War is another political method. Although it is not a preferable method, sometimes governments see it the only way to solve dispute between parties. Like all the other methods, war may be within the country itself, or it could be against other countries. Governments decide on the best solution considering the benefits of their public interest. All these methods can be applied according to the political regime of the country. In other words, in a dictatorship, for instance, it is not possible to talk about negotiation within the country. The dictator does whatever he sees fit.

 

 43. Negotiation is________

a) a practice that allows for solutions.                                                                                                                                  b) harder when there are too many parties.                                                                                                                         c) a method that gives everybody what they want.                                                                                                                         d) impossible if discussions are made in detail.

 

44. Because laws are not negotiable, _______

                                                                                                                                                                                          a) citizens can choose not to obey them.                                                                                                                                     b) there is a consequence of each crime.                                                                                                                                        c) small fines are preferred for all crimes.                                                                                                                                        d) politicians are not required to obey them.

 

45. The word “dispute” is closest in meaning to:

a) structure                                                                                                                                                                            b) belief                                                                                                                                                                                           c) disagreement                                                                                                                                                                           d) goal

 

46. What is the main idea of the paragraph?

 

a) Governments try to find solutions to problems.                                                                                                                                                          b) There are different applications of politics.                                                                                                                                  c) The rule of law is  a key to  attracting international business.                                                                                d) Wars are sometimes used as a political method.

 

 

 

We are all aware of the dangerous effects that text messaging can have while driving. Over the past few years, the tragic results of such actions have filled our newspapers and our television screens. Now, however, hospitals and lawmakers are concerned about a different problem common with busy pedestrians—texting while walking.

Over the past few years, text messaging has quickly become a favorite form of communication, especially among young people. In fact, billions of text messages are sent each month in the United States alone. Today, half of teenagers send 50 or more texts per day, while one in three teens sends more than 100 text messages a day!

Watching a teenager text, you might be amazed at just how fast their fingers can move. When asked, many teenagers have said that they could even text while blindfolded.  This overconfidence in their ability to multi-task might just be at the root of this growing problem.

More and more hospital emergency rooms are being visited by people who have suffered injuries as a result of text messaging while walking. Pedestrians distracted by text messaging can walk into trees, other people, or even worse, traffic or oncoming trains—often with tragic consequences.

Most of the injuries are minor, resulting in nothing more than a few scrapes or bruises. However, as several recent news stories have reported, there is a very real possibility of more tragic outcomes.

One of the first such events occurred in 2008, when a 14-year-old boy stepped out in front of an oncoming car while texting.  Sadly, his death was only the beginning of a growing number of injuries and deaths caused by text messaging while walking.

In order to prevent more tragedies such as these, please remember to stop walking before replying to a text message. It may save your life.

 

 

47. The reading passage is primarily about _____.

 

a) why text messaging can be dangerous while walking

b) how many text messages teens send each day

c) why teens are good at text messaging

d) how many injuries are caused by text messaging each year

 

48. Who does the author say is getting worried about people texting while walking?  

 

a) Pedestrians

b) Hospitals and lawmakers

c) Newspaper and TV reporters

d) Teens

 

49. Which of the following statements is true? 

 

a)  Half of American teens send more than 50 texts per day.

b)  One third of American teens send less than 100 texts per day.

c)  Half of American teens send over a billion texts per month.

d)  Less than one third of American teens send over a billion texts per month.

 

50. The author says that luckily, most of the injuries are _____.

 

a) consequences                              b) dangerous

c) tragic                                             d) small

 

51. What happened to the boy mentioned in paragraph 6?

 

a) He was killed by a driver who was texting.

b) He had an accident in a car while he was texting.

c) He was killed by a moving car while he was texting and walking.

d) He was driving a car and hit someone who was texting.

 

 

 

 

If you can’t see stars when you look up at night, the culprit may be light pollution. Although the phenomenon is less known and less threatening than air or water polllution, a growing number of activists world-wide are trying to keep the night sky clear by pushing for laws that would change how cities are lit. Studium floodlights, ill-designed street-lamps and lighted advertising billboards are combining to produce a sky glow that makes it difficult for astronomers to work and for ordinary people to enjoy the beauty of a dark sky, says David Crawford, a retired astronomer and executive director of the International Dark-sky Association  in Arizona. He says that lights should be shining down where it’s useful, not up. In his opinion, one simple solution is turning off unused lights after dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

52.   What is mentioned in the passage is that _____________.

a) the inability to see the stars at night is due to the amount of environmental pollution

b) some activists draw our attention to light pollution because of the fact that it’s more threatening than air or water pollution

c) the cities world-wide should find solutions to the illumination problem

d) though it’s not  so heard about and harmless, light pollution attracted some people’s attention trying to press for laws that would change the illumination system.

 

 

 

53.  From the passage it is clear that__________________________.

 

a) astronomers are hindered by large powerful lights illuminating buildings and sports-grounds

b) beauty of a dark-sky can be held only by the help of floodlights

c) billboards, badly designed street-lamps and floodlights are all a hindrance for astronomers and dark-sky lovers

d) David Crawford is unable to see the beauty of a dark-sky owing to the bad illumination

 

54.  In David Crawford’s opinion___________________

 

a) sky glow makes it possible to behold the beauty of a dark sky.

b) laws that would change should be launched in advance.

c) authorities should take measures against superfluous usage of electricity.

d) light pollution can be avoided by switching unused lights off after dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most scientists who have investigated the question believe that addiction to smoking is basically addiction to nicotine. Switching to low-nicotine cigarettes simply causes problems to smokers more; zero-nicotine cigarettes are usually rejected. For this reason, a chewing gum containing nicotine may be an effective aid for those who want to stop. Called Nicorette, the gum has been approved by the FDA as safe.

 

55. According to the passage, it is nicotine that___________________.

a) must be addicted

b) must be investigated

c) smokers become addicted to

d) smokers are investigating

 

56.  People who tried to avoid nicotine by____________ ended up with more smoking problems.

a) smoking low-nicotine cigarettes

b) smoking zero-nicotine cigarettes

c) chewing gum

d) rejecting the whole thing

 

57.  Nicorette is a _______________.

a) nicotine-free chewing gum

b) nicotine-containing chewing gum

c) low-nicotine cigarette

d) zero-nicotine cigarette

 

 

58.  FDA has claimed that _______________.

a) chewing gum can also become a habit

b) chewing gum can be bad for health

c) Nicorette is dangerous for health

d) Nicorette is not dangerous for health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Every spring and summer, millions of salmons swim from the Pacific Ocean into the mouths of north western rivers and then steadily upstream. Passing through swift waters, around great rocks and cascading waterfalls, they finally reach the original streams or lakes where they were hatched several years before. They dig out shallow nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs; then, exhausted by their journey, the parent salmon die.

 

59. Salmons are __________.

a) sea mammals b) birds

c) fish                                  d) sea birds

 

60.  Salmons cannot _______________.

a) swim up the streams

b) live more than a few years

c) live in shallow waters

d) hatch

 

61. Salmons die_______________.

a) right after their journey

b) right after they dig shallow nests

c) after baby salmons are hatched

d) at the same place where they were hatched

 

62.  Salmons dig shallow nests because they__________.

a) too exhausted to dig deeper nests

b) want to rest after the journey

c) want to lay their eggs in a nest

d) want to die in a quiet place

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

63.

A: Tom has lost his job. 

B: That's terrible.  What’s he going to do?

A: _____. 

 

a) He had fallen out with his boss. 

b) His mother feels sorry for him, too. 

c) He’s going to welcome his promotion.

d) He’s thinking of looking for a new one. 

 

 

64.

Mike: How long have you been typing this report?
Jill: For about half and hour.
Mike: ____________________?
Jill: Oh I need a few minutes more

 

a)  When did you write it
b) Is it so important to finish it on time
c) How much time do you spend
d) When can you finish it

 

 

65.

Ellen: Well doctor, what should I do?

Doctor: Well the main thing is to think about smoking, it is obviously doing you harm.

Ellen: ______________________________.

Doctor: My advice to you is if you want to see your grandchildren, cut it out altogether!

 

a) Do you think I should cut it down a bit?

b) Do you mean I should give up smoking?

c) I am accustomed to smoking as you see?

d) Can you imagine me smoking only a few?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66.

Customer: Could you take me to the airport?  

Driver: __________________________.

Customer: Oh, whichever you think will take less time, please. I'm in a hurry.

 

a) But I must tell you that it's a long way, and it will cost you $20.

b) Sure, but traffic is terrible this time of day. You must be prepared for a delay.

c) Would you like me to take the road through the city or the   highway?

d) Are you going to pay in cash or by credit card, madam?

 

 

67.

Danny: I can't believe how sore I felt after playing just one game of football yesterday.

Fred: ________________

Danny: I'm sure you're right, but I simply don't have the time nowadays.

Fred: Well, I guess you've either got to find the time or live with the pain.

 

a) Really? I feel fine except that I'm a bit tired from having spent hours at the pub after the match.

b) If you exercised regularly, a little physical exertion wouldn't cause you so much discomfort.

c) Maybe we should try to play football more often — it is a lot of fun even if it does hurt the next day.

d) I know what you mean. I felt as if I had run a marathon and been run over by a couple of cars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68.

Thinking that city life was beyond their endurance, they resorted to their home town.

 

a) City life was so attractive for them that they abandoned their home town to live in the city.

b) Unable to stand living in the city any longer, they decided that their home town might have more to offer.

c) They tried living in the city for a while but their strong feelings for their home town drove them back.

d) They returned to their home town as they found the conditions in the city unbearable.

 

 

 

69.

It is highly likely that getting this project completed will take you at least a month.

 

a) It is probable that you will have finished this project in a few weeks.

b) It is my belief that you should spend more than a month to get this project done properly.

c) Most probably, you won’t be able to finish this project in less than a month.

d) There is chance that this project will take much less than four weeks to finish.

 

 

70.

In ancient Egypt, not only humans but sacred animals, particularly cats, were also mummified.

 

a) In ancient Egypt, more sacred animals, especially cats, were mummified than humans.

b) Humans, as well as animals, were mummified in ancient times, particularly by the Egyptians.

c) It was customary in ancient Egypt to mummify sacred animals with their owners.

d) People in ancient Egypt mummified both humans and holy animals, especially cats.

 

 

 

71.

French is the only language other than English spoken on five continents.

 

a) French and English are the only languages that are spoken on five continents.

b) Unlike French, English is spoken on five continents.

c) French and English are spoken widely in official and commercial circles.

d) Before English, French was the only language spoken on five continents.

 

 

 

 

 

72.

We live in an era when television has become the national pastime. Since the invention of

the TV, people have spent more free time watching it than doing anything else.

Some TV addicts defend this by saying that people can learn a great deal from watching TV. _______.  They also contend that, with cable and satellite companies increasing their share of the market, it is now a waste of money as well.

 

a) Until recently we could watch major sporting events free of charge and without the need for special equipment

 

b) The heavyweight boxing championship is an event that is no longer on live television

 

c) In fact some of the documentaries and nature programs are very educational

 

d) Others argue that watching television simply robs people of their valuable time

 

 

 

 

73.

The Martian tells the story of Mark Watney, an astronaut on the Ares 3 mission to Mars. After a terrible storm almost destroys the ship and the base, the crew of his ship believe he is dead.  _____. Alone on the red planet, he has to survive until the next mission to Mars arrives.

 

a) But Mark does not die in the storm, and he has been left behind

b) The outcome of the disaster was devastating

c) None of the crew believed that Mark had died

d) Mark was so brave that he wanted to stay on the planet

 

74.

The forest was dangerous because of wild animals.  Mary’s parents told her never, never to go there alone.  But Mary was curious about the forest, and every time they told her not to go there, it made her more curious, until one day she decided to walk just a short distance into it.  After she'd gone a little way, she thought of turning back, _____.  Soon she was deep into the forest.

 

a) but just then she saw something up ahead that made her curious again.

b) therefore she wanted to advance into the forest.

c) so she started to walk back home before it grew dark.

d) thinking that her parents might have started to get worried about her.

 

 

 

75.

The English word “volcano” comes from the name of Vulcan, the ancient Roman god of fire. He was the special god of metalworkers, and his own workshop was at the top of Mount Etna in Sicily. ________. Thus, it's easy to understand how the ancients came to believe that volcanoes were the workshops of the gods.

 

a) Mount Etna is an active volcano and erupted several times in the last century

b) It's dormant now, but may erupt at any time

c) If you look up to the top of Mount Etna at night, you can see a deep red light in the sky

d) Streams of lava from the 1971 eruption of Etna destroyed a number of villages