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1-

The influence ---- Freud ---- the generation


that followed was even stronger.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

2-

3-

about/for
from/in
in/from
out of/through
of/over

9-

any
little
a little
a few
much

10- I have to admit I found his argument most


disturbing, ---- ?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have you
havent you
didnt you
do you
dont you

11- Before I got to the end of his article I felt I


knew everything there ---- about the North
America Free Trade Agreement.

Unfortunately
Owing to
Even so
Except for
In spite of

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

till
so as to
in time for
up to
just as

was to know
is known
had known
is being known
has to be known

12- By the time he ---- his report to the screening


committee, others ---- up with better
proposals.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

She is one of those rare critics ---judgements have a common sense basis.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

The more
None
Many
Some
Another

He was delighted to learn that ---- people


really do appreciate his music.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

in case
on the contrary
moreover
whatever
nevertheless

a more
most
the most
least
the little

---- of the information he gave me was


unfortunately out of date.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

I was lucky enough to get home ---- the


thunderstorm was beginning.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

6-

8-

---- the terrible state of the roads following


the heavy rains, it is almost impossible to
reach the village except in a tractor.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

5-

through/over
from/to
off/towards
by/upon
of/on

On the night we went to the opera, Domingo


was not singing, but ---- we enjoyed
ourselves enormously.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

4-

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

There is nothing remarkable ---- the subject


matter of his novels, but he will always be
remembered ---- his delightfully vivid
settings.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

The Old Wives Tale is one of ---- impressive


novels I have read for a long time.

what
which
whom
whose
that

has presented/had come


presents/will have come
will present/came
had presented/would have come
was presenting/will be coming

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19- ---- any change in the condition of the


patient, be sure that the nurse in charge is
informed.

13- One feels that there ---- any noticeable


improvement in the human rights problem in
Africa until all the African countries ---- their
economic difficulties.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

cannot be/will overcome


hasnt been/had overcome
wont be/overcome
wouldnt be/would be overcome
wasnt/have overcome

20- I finally learned what had happened ---- the


nurse was wheeling him into the operating
room.

14- As I ---- you yesterday, the undersecretary


---- over this afternoons discussions.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have told/was presiding


told/will be presiding
would have told/had presided
will tell/has presided
would tell/has been presiding

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

are becoming/begins
had become/would begin
became/have begun
were becoming/would have begun
have become/began

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have carried/had been spared


carried/will be spared
carry/have been spared
had carried/could have been spared
would have carried/were spared

17- Most children are able to walk ---- holding on


to anything when they are fifteen months
old.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

for
from
with
without
to

each
neither
either
the other
the rest

24- Probably they didnt ---- appreciate the risks


involved in entering the competitive world of
automobile manufacture.

18- ---- the time a child reaches school age he


ought to be able to dress himself fairly
quickly.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

themselves
him
each other
himself
one another

23- Apparently, both countries are seeking a


face-saving compromise but it is unlikely that
---- will ever again gain the confidence of the
world.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

since
but
as
moreover
even though

22- A child who is allowed to explore and find


things out for ---- soon develops selfconfidence.

16- If they ---- out some market research for the


new product, they ---- such heavy losses in
sales.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

in case
so that
just as
during
as soon as

21- Living conditions in a poor village are


obviously unhygienic, ---- life in a
sophisticated city is also potentially
dangerous.

15- The Pacific markets ---- extremely


competitive since the manufacturing
capacity of many Far Eastern countries ---to improve at the turn of the decade.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

In the event of
However slight
With the exception of
Owing to
In favour of

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

On
For
In
At
By

too
quite
more
so
as

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25- For a while Matisse felt under the influence of


Gooier and, later, under ---- of Cezanne.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

31- Last weeks supplementary budget package


---- to prevent Japans economy from
plunging even lower.

these
those
some
much
that

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

26- The new Prime Minister is generally regarded


as ---- effective leaders the country has had
in decades.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

32- In some quarters it is felt that the minister


---- the political stature that he needs to
recast the countrys economic policy.

another
the most
the other
one of the most
more than

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

27- Jane Tate will go far in the film world since


she has a remarkable talent for ---- even the
most conflicting emotions.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

33- The board consist ---- a good cross-section


of local business representatives.

depicting
having depicted
being depicted
depict
having been depicted

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

surviving
survive
to survive
survived
to have survived

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

towards
under
around
down
over

35- A number of distinguished physicians were


invited to give ---- opinions on family
planning.

has been working


worked
was working
works
used to work

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

30- When they heard a gunfire across the


border, the relief workers in the camp knew
that another group of refugees ---- before
long.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

upon
by
up
of
around

34- Despite long and tiring discussions, the two


delegations have failed to come to terms ---the issue of refugees.

29- For several years now, she ---- as private


secretary to the bank manager.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

was losing
may have lost
would have lost
had lost
lost
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28- Today coffee prices are far below the


required rate; hence, growers are unable to
pay their debts and cooperatives find it hard
---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

is being designed
has designed
was designed
would be designed
had designed

ours
its
its
their
own

36- The lecture he gave was highly complicated


with the result that ---- people were capable
of following it.

are arriving
had arrived
will arrive
would be arriving
could have arrived

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

lesser
a few
few
more
most

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37- Of the rock samples we have so far worked


on, this is probably ---- valuable.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

44- From the report, it looked as if he ---- a


crucial role in smuggling.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

the most
most
many
little
least

38- I couldnt help admiring the professional


manner in ---- he dealt with the crisis.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

45- It is time the members of the European


Community ---- into the open their fears
concerning economic recession.

whose
that
whom
which
what

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

39- ---- far-reaching the benefits of the new


policy may be, the country quite simply
cannot afford it.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Whatever
However
Whatsoever
Wherever
Whenever

As far as
Owing to
By way of
Just as
As regards

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

must be pulling
will have pulled
have pulled
are being pulled
should pull

48- Research into the causes of cancer is ---vital importance if we are to learn how to
control the disease.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

due to
in spite of
according to
in case
instead

on
with
in
of
under

49- The economy of most Middle Eastern


countries is largely based ---- oil exports.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

43- The witness finally admitted that he did


remember ---- someone standing by the
entrance.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

was being instructed


had instructed
will be instructed
instructed
has been instructed
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42- Reinforced concrete was used for the new


buildings ---- there should ever be another
landslide in the vicinity.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have to contemplate
contemplate
have been contemplating
be contemplated
have been contemplated

47- Recently, the Agricultural Bank ---- to write


off the debts of the farmers in the
earthquake area.

41- It is expected that, by mid-1992, the allied


troops ---- out of the Gulf.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have brought
should bring
brought
are bringing
will bring

46- If you ask me, they seem to ---- the takeover


for quite some time now.

40- ---- the interest rates are concerned, it looks


as if the inflation has at least been curbed.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

has played
had played
is playing
has been played
was played

with
upon
about
onto
for

being seen
to see
to have seen
having been seen
having seen

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50- In his new job, he will be responsible ---- the


coordination of relief to the refugees.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

57- The doctor advised him to have monthly


check-ups ---- any return of symptoms might
be detected immediately.

about
to
for
at
from

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

51- As far as I am concerned he is one of ---talented lawyers the company has ever had.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

58- If you really ---- to promote him, you ---- so


right away.

most
the most
more
mostly
least

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

52- Some of the board members are convinced


that the price quoted is ---- high to be
accepted.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

more
so
little
too
as

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

either
also
too
neither
as well

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

arent are
are they
is it
do I
havent they

had been/had not always been


has been/is not always
is/has not always been
will be/would not always be
was/couldnt always have been

62- In the end, I ---- him for the election since the
attitude of the delegates ---- so completely.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

where
which
what
that
whom

didnt propose/had changed


have proposed/will change
am proposing/would have changed
could not have proposed/is changing
had not proposed/changed

63- I ---- him taking notes frantically while the


minister ---- the troops.

56- ---- decision he makes, well have to accept


it.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

are/would be
were/have been
are going to be/have
would have been/are being
have been/were

61- Today the telephone ---- an indispensable


part of our daily life but ---- so.

55- Surely were in a position now ---- we can


afford to pay for the best legal advice.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

cut down/recycling
cutting down/to recycle
cutting down/recycle
cut down/recycling
being cut down/to have recycled

60- No new staff ---- appointed since the two


companies ---- merged.

54- I suspect the most interesting developments


in space exploration have been the most
recent ones, ---- ?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

are meaning/did
meant/will have to do
have meant/had to do
mean/must do
were meaning/had done

59- One way of ---- waste is ---- such things as


glass and paper.

53- John said he couldn't make it on Tuesday or


Wednesday; I told him I couldnt ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

if ever
in case
such as
even though
so that

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Whenever
Whatever
Whatsoever
Wherever
Whoever

saw/had addressed
could see/was addressing
see/was addressing
had seen/would be addressing
have seen/addressed

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70- I was immensely impressed by both the


qualifications and the personality of the
candidate, but ---- on the selection
committee was.

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64- One way ---- cutting down waste is to recycle
such things ---- glass and paper.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

of/as
to/of
as/off
in/to
with/in

71- Several members of the research team


haven't handed in their reports yet, and I
must admit I haven't ---- .

65- Some of these new drugs, capable ---- curing


a variety of diseases, are sometimes
hazardous ---- use or disposal.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

about/with
for/at
by/through
in/by
of/in

below
to
in
by
off

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

67- Why don't you take your lawyer with you to


the meeting ---- there are problems he can
deal with for you?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

whether
even if
as ever
unless
in case

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

to have to make
to have made
making
having made
to be made

74- Since he became the chairman of the


company, he ---- used to working late, and
he seems to enjoy it.

A few
Many
Few
Much
A great many

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

69- The director has promised that ---- finds a


solution to this particular problem will be
well-awarded.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

already
alright
enough
fairly
still

73- Weren't they supposed ---- a detailed study


of the area before they chose the site for the
new factory?

68- ---- of the information he gave could have


been found in any encyclopaedia.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as well
too
either
also
neither

72- The judge ruled that the evidence given by


the witnesses at the trial was not substantial
---- to prove the doctor guilty of negligence.

66- As he failed to reply in time, the organisers


took his name ---- the list.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

all the rest


several others
many
hardly anyone else
most of the others

has got
gets
was getting
had got
will be getting

75- Until the very last minute, we could not find


out whether or not he ---- to sign the treaty.

who
whoever
the one
whomsoever
anyone

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

will agree
would agree
has agreed
is going to agree
has to agree

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82- An hour after the accident, he was


conscious ---- to describe how it had
happened.

76- By the end of the 20th century, all the


countries in the European Community ---- a
political union.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

formed
have formed
are forming
are being formed
will have formed

83- The project he has in mind is ---complicated to be feasible.

77- The banks complained that they ---adequate notice regarding this new
monetary policy.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

are not being given


are not given
haven't given
had not been given
will not be giving

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

there was
there has been
has there been
would there have been
there had been

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

should be/were
may be/are
might have been/have been
will be/would be
were/will be

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

80- As regards the decision to modernise the


mines in the region, here is a report which
contains ---- relevant information.
another
any
many
a
some

which
whom
whose
what
that

87- Clearly, you werent very impressed by the


way he managed the press conference; I
must say I wasnt ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

81- Of all the medicines we have tested, this is


obviously ---- effective.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

ourselves/their
themselves/hers
himself/ours
himself/his
yourself/my

86- Recently hes had a novel published, the title


of ---- I cant recall at the moment.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

whom
other
some other
one another
the one

85- The manager told Brian to do the job ---- and


not pass it on to ---- assistant.

79- The rescue workers ---- able to rescue some


of those who ---- still alive under the rubble.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

very
too
so
such
as

84- This patient is not as seriously ill as ---- I


examined a little while ago.

78- Hardly ever ---- such a gathering of


distinguished scientists from so many
different countries.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

enough
more
as well
so much
fairly

much
more
the most
a little
less

neither
too
either
as well
also

88- Ambitious plans ---- the expansion of the


railway network have had to be abandoned
due to lack ---- funds.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

in/of
on/about
from/in
for/of
over/on

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95- Even in classical times there were people


with a ---- ethical approach to education than
one can find in our time.

89- ---- the world there has been a growing


sense of disillusionment with the United
Nations and its policies.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

For
Among
On
From
Throughout

96- Local authorities have always given ---importance to the improvement of


recreational facilities.

90- The physicist I work with was bitterly


disappointed ---- that his experiments had
not produced the desired results.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

learning
on learning
having learned
to be learned
to be learning

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Will you be
Would you be
Have you been
Had you been
Are you

92- Plenty of evidence has come to light to


prove that he has been involved ---smuggling.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

through
at
by
in
over

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

on
in
beyond
through
by

So
Although
Even
However
As

100- Have you seen the display of the books


written by the visiting professor ---- is going
to talk this afternoon on the future of the
European Community?

94- It is just possible that there is ---- reason


behind his refusal of this award.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so that
while
despite
as if
even though

99- ---- well one may think of him, one must


admit that hes too old for the job.

93- The high rate of inflation obviously puts a


great strain ---- the majority of working
families.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

ours
them
we
their
our

98- The government is determined to improve


the communications system ---- the costs
involved will be a serious burden on the
budget.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

any
some
too
quite
many

97- There were many casualties on both sides,


but more on the enemy side than ---- .

91- ---- able to get hold of any new supporting


evidence since I saw you last?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

few
most
more
little
much

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

other
another
the others
any
rather

whose
whom
who
which
what

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107- At present ---- car is being repaired, so we


shall have to go in ---- .

101- The minister said to his under-secretary:


You will check that all the details are
correct, ---- ?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

arent you
will you
could you
wont you
are they

108- ---- the manager looks shy, youthful and


mild, he is in fact a rare combination of
discipline, energy and intellect.

102- Following a noticeable improvement in the


general economic scene, unemployment
too, seems ---- a turn for the better.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

having taken
to have taken
to be taken
taking
to have been taken

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

were tried
would have tried
try
could try
have been trying

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

has completed
will have completed
completed
had completed
is completing

is being introduced/would rise


will be introduced/rose
had been introduced/has risen
will be introduced/was rising
was introduced/had risen

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

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as long as
in spite of
just as
because of
such as

112- Of all the drugs that have been prescribed


so far, this has proved to be ---- effective
one.

106- Though he got other people to do research


for him in the archives, he ---- wrote the
whole report.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Whoever
Who
Whomever
Whomsoever
Whatever

111- Today, ---- rapid transportation and


communications, the whole world is
becoming one community with common
economic interests.

105- Before the nationwide vaccination campaign


---- , the infant mortality rate ---- to an
alarming extent.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

just
why
what
that
how

110- ---- wins will be expected to take the rest of


us for a meal.

104- By the end of this term of office, he ---- all


the projects he has already undertaken.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

So that
Even so
Although
Therefore
in case

109- Considering there are millions of hungry


people in the world, it shouldnt be difficult
to appreciate ---- important it is for us to find
new sources of food.

103- For nearly a decade most governments in


the world ---- to find ways of combating
environmental problems.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

my/yours
mine/your
their/us
his/our
hers/theirs

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

too
himself
also
as well
thus

most
the most
more
just as
the more

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113- Under the present circumstances we dont


have to take the case to the court ---- ?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

120- Obviously there ---- a remarkable


improvement in the condition of the patient
since he ---- surgery.

do we
have we
is it
isnt it
dont we

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

114- It was clear that he wasnt impressed by the


way the business was run, and I must admit
---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

121- By the time Brahms ---- to compose his


symphonies, this form ---- well established.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

I also was
I did too
I wasnt either
neither did I
so did I

115- The way of life ---- which he was drawn


ultimately led ---- the collapse of his
business.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

122- Naturally I will come to you for advice


whenever I feel in need of ---- .

with/up to
from/out of
by/into
into/to
through/down to

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

By/over
After/on
Before/from
In/to
Without/with

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

me, too
so did I
so have I
so we do
we also have

125- The other climbers were all for giving up the


attempt, but it was ---- impossible to
convince him of the need to do so.

has taken
should have taken
had to take
must have taken
will have to take

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

119- It is hoped that by the end of the century the


growth rate of the world population ---substantially.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

by far
over all
just so
as much
too much

124- The committee showed their wholehearted


approval of the designs he submitted, and ---- .

resigned
had resigned
were to resign
has resigned
wouldve resigned

118- If we are to get out of this political mess,


someone ---- the lead, and the sooner they
start the better.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

them
one
some
none
a few

123- Weve had some pretty good directors over


two years but Dr Ratcliffe is ---- the most
capable of them all.

117- It wouldnt have surprised me if he ---- after


that incident.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

was beginning/would have been


had begun/was
began/had been
has begun/has been
would begin/would be
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116- ---- first consulting us, I dont think he had


any right to reach such an agreement ---- the
strikers.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

is/undergoes
was/has undergone
will be/had undergone
has been/underwent
would have been/would undergo

too
such
quite
as
much

will have been curbed


would have been curbed
has been curbed
will curb
will have to be curbed

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126- Could this possibly be the firms new buyer


---- reputation, if we are able to believe the
newspapers, is not quite what it should be?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

132- Water has a moderating effect on


temperature, ---- summer and midday heat,
and winter and midnight cold.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

whom
which
whatever
what
whose

127- ---- takes on the task of investigating these


particular allegations is going to run into a
lot of difficulties.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

133- Of course nobody knows what the outcome


of the election ---- but at the moment
Malcolm ---- as the most likely candidate.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Someone
Anyone
Whatsoever
Whoever
Whichever

128- His scheme, with all its shortcomings, will


inevitably be pushed through ---- we can
produce one, by Tuesday, which is
obviously much more feasible.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

how
so that
unless
moreover
in case

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Though
That
As far as
Nevertheless
So

will discuss/would rejoin


have discussed/am rejoining
are discussing/will rejoin
were discussing/rejoined
would discuss/had rejoined

136- The doctors are of the opinion that if the


disorder ---- a few months earlier, it ---treated successfully.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

up to/through
away from/behind
out of/against
into/upon
onto/over

131- Few sociologists will admit that a city is


distinct ---- a village merely ---- the number
of its inhabitants.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

wane/would lose
are waning/loses
waned/had lost
were waning/has lost
have waned/lost

135- They ---- the advantages and the


disadvantages of the takeover when I ---them an hour or so later.

130- On that occasion, he really was ---- luck; it


was as if everything had combined ---- him.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

would have been/is being regarded


is/has been regarded
was/would have been regarded
will be/is regarded
has been/has been regarded

134- When that happened, their hopes ---because the army ---- its most trusted
leaders.

129- ---- he gives the appearance of sincerity and


reliability, just remember that you cant trust
him an inch.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

diminished
having diminished
to diminish
being diminished
diminishing

had been diagnosed/could have been


were diagnosed/would be
has been diagnosed/will be
is being diagnosed/is being
were to be diagnosed/has been

137- We still ---- that any changes in the law along


these lines ---- to our advantage.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

of/for
from/by
to/over
in/though
off/in

had believed/will have been


believed/had been
have believed/would be
would believe/were being
believe/will be

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144- The testimony of the second witness didnt


surprise me at all; ----, the account he gave
was more or less what I had expected from
him.

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138- He invariably gets what he wants but
unfortunately this is usually ---- the expense
of others.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

out of
from
up to
at
through

145- I dont like the timetable they have given me;


all my classes are after lunch, but I would ---rather teach in the morning.

139- Public attention focuses ---- infant mortality


as a prime indicator of changes in a
societys health.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

on
to
at
over
into

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

out/of
up/through
back/over
down/from
in/for

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

So
However
As
Whatever
Just as

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

since
instead
in case
on condition
except

may have been


had been
will have been
would have been
must be

149- Actually, most of the crimes that ---- last


year were not connected with violence, but
this is not the picture that ---- up from
watching TV coverage of the topic.

143- For a business to be really successful, team


work is essential and the members of team
must be support of ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Some/more
Each/such
All/so
Any/about
None/quite

148- Of course, it can never be proved, but just


the same, some people think that it ---- better
for these children if they had been forcibly
taken away from their families.

142- We know nothing at all about the companys


new chairman ---- that hes just had his
fiftieth birthday.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

the most
so much
even more
ever so
the more

147- ---- of the questions they asked at the


interview were ---- what I expected.

141- ---- hard he works, hell never be the equal


of his father, hes just not capable of it.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

much
more
as
just
even

146- Ive given up expecting them to act sensibly,


but their behaviour on this occasion was ---irrational than usual.

140- He looked ---- nervously ---- his shoulder


hoping that no one was paying him any
attention.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

on the other hand


as a matter of fact
conversely
consequently
nevertheless

each of them
the others
themselves
one another
the other one

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

were committed/builds
have been committed/has been built
were being committed/was built
had committed/would built
would be committed/had been built

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156- They havent met for twelve years or more,


but I understand they still write to ---- at a
regular interval.

150- Of course my suspicions ---- by the


confused way in which she ---- out her
answers to my questions.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have been awakened/was stammering


were awakened/stammered
awakened/stammers
would have awakened/had stammered
would have been awakened/has
stammered

157- It was foolish of me to turn down such an


offer; in fact ---- I think about it, ---- I regret it.

151- When he ---- that very rash promise he didnt


realise what he ---- himself in for.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

will make/would let


has made/lets
made/was letting
was making/has let
makes/is letting

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

has to be foreseen/has been fighting


has been foreseen/has been fought
could have been foreseen/will fight
had been foreseen/would be fought
will be foreseen/could be fought

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

will prove/to be enforced


has provided/having enforced
would provided/to enforce
had provided/being enforced
provided/enforcing

154- When the relief workers reached the scene


of the disaster, they immediately began to
help ---- who could do nothing for ---- .

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

that/himself
them/their
those/themselves
these/ourselves
us/yourself

such as
even so
in case
just as
so far as

161- Under these circumstances he should never


have been allowed to take charge of the
operation ---- he was the most senior of the
officers available.

155- The very idea of establishing a literary


canon has become ---- controversial that
the people running the Library of America
have wisely avoided using the term.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

by/through
ever/for
through/on
with/at
without/from

160- I was forced to admit that there was a drop


in sales towards the end of the year ---- he
had predicted.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

under/into
within/through
for/to
in/off
over/ever

159- It was ---- his efforts that the two sides


finally agreed to hold talks ---- the principles
of economic cooperation.

153- The outbreak of fire underground ---- an


excellent opportunity for ---- a no smoking
rule.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as much/so much more


the more/as much
much/as much
the most/so much
the more/the more

158- The scheme has been ---- consideration for a


long time now, but I doubt whether it will
ever be put ---- effect.

152- Indeed, on both sides, it ---- that the decisive


battles ---- on the plains of Flanders and
Northeast France.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

the other
each other
themselves
the others
one other

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

too
as
such
so
more

whyever
whether
even though
whenever
so that

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162- Why cant you admit that ---- hard he works,


he will never manage to achieve what his
elder brother has achieved?
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

168- Had they apologised for deliberately


overcharging me, I ---- a complaint with the
Consumers rights Office.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

unless
whatsoever
though
whenever
however

163- Many more people would doubtless have


attended the debate ---- they had known in
advance who the principal speakers were.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

169- We ---- no problems whatsoever with the


dam since it ---- forty years ago.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

if only
while
since
after
until

170- There ---- many efforts to eradicate racism,


but very little success ---- .

would be, too


wouldnt have, either
had not, either
have had, too
would have, too

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

165- In recent decades the efficiency of the


United Nations ---- by a growing number of
countries.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

will have been questioned


was questioned
had been questioned
would be questioned
has been questioned

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

concluded/had been marked


concludes/would have been marked
has concluded/was marked
had concluded/is marked
will conclude/was being marked

172- Evaporation ---- the process by which a solid


or liquid ---- into vapour by heat.

would have been announced


would be announced
are being announced
will have been announced
have been announced

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

167- They set up a liaison office in East Africa for


marketing their goods, but now they wish
they ---- so.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

were/had been achieved


had been/would have been achieved
have been/has been achieved
are/was achieved
may be/will have been achieved

171- He ---- his paper by saying that the entire


history of human race ---- by transfers of
cultural and technological advance from one
civilisation to another.

166- It seems likely that, by the end of the week,


the costs involved in the construction of the
bridge ---- by the Ministry.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had/has been constructed


have had/was constructed
had had/had been constructed
are having/is constructed
were having/was being constructed
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164- Our delegates hadnt shown themselves


willing to come to terms, those from other
countries ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

will not have filed


may not have filed
would not have filed
was not filing
may not file

had been/resolved
was/had resolved
has been/was resolved
may be/has resolved
is/is resolved

173- The Etruscans, who ---- a great part of Italy


about 900 BC, ---- from Asia Minor.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had not done


have not done
would not do
would not have done
never do

had colonised/originally came


colonised/had originally come
were colonised/have originally come
have colonised/originally come
were colonising/might originally come

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174- The orders were that we ---- the area within


hours to prevent further loss of life.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

180- Clifford Goertz, probably ---- famous


anthropologist in the world today, has
revolutionised the way anthropology is
taught on campuses.

had evacuated
have to evacuate
will have evacuated
had to evacuate
shall have to evacuate

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

175- Economic recession and rising


unemployment, coupled ---- continued
increases ---- retail food prices, have
curtailed consumption.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

181- Holding a yellow umbrella in his hand he


said he didnt know ---- it was, and added
that it was not ---- .

with/in
through/through
by/for
at/about
within/over

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

176- In Ethiopia, primitive farming practices and


uncontrolled clearing of natural vegetation
have transformed much of the countrys
highlands ---- bare landscapes, but all
destroyed ---- erosion.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

above/of
for/with
into/by
in/under
to/at

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

at/of
with/to
over/from
by/in
under/through

in order to
rather than
as far as
in that
so long as

184- He is diplomatically qualified ---- to negotiate


for a mutual reduction of the armed forces in
the region.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

what/in the same way


even if/in due course
whether/to a large extent
so that/in short
since/now and again

enough
though
as well as
not only
also

185- As he was not satisfied with the contents of


the document, he declined to sign it, and
none of the members attempted to persuade
him to, ---- .

179- Thailand has lost half of its forests ---- its


population has ---- doubled in recent
decades.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as well as
just so
just as
as soon as
as yet too

183- Activists are those in a political movement


who insist on taking active steps towards
their objectives ---- merely putting forward
an action program.

178- The answer to the question ---- great art can


exist independently of religion will, ---- ,
depend on societys moral and aesthetic
values.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

which/him
whose/his
who/her
whom/us
that/theirs

182- The Deputy Prime Minister announced that it


was ---- early to propose amendments in the
legislation concerning industrial relations.

177- The advance in the steel industry has been


marked ---- a progressive increase ---- size,
complexity and capital outlay.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

more
most
the most
the more
a

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as/more than
just as/mostly
so as/soon
in case/quite
because of/much

also
too
as well
either
yet

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192- We are prevented ---- completing the project


---- time due to unforeseen circumstances.

1998 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI


186- Of all the policies put into effect by the
Thatcher governments, ---- controversial
was the economic one.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

most
the more
the most
more
mostly

193- The Hollywood studio system in film


making, which began ---- 1920 and
flourished from the early 1930s ---- the 1950s
is unique in Western culture.

187- If the others hadnt voted in favour of the


younger candidate, I probably wouldnt have
done so ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

even
too
also
as well
either

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so/that
just as/as
as well/as
so/so
too/too

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

whereby/in case
such as/nonetheless
which/nevertheless
that/otherwise
so that/in fact

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

both/others
the two/any other
two/the others
some/another
any/some others

However/when
Whatever/until
Whyever/after
Whatsoever/while
Whenever/before

197- Most newspapers are of the opinion that if a


majority of Scots really ---- independence,
the British Parliament has no option but ---to their wishes.

191- Several experts were working on the project,


and each came up with some interesting
proposals, and naturally ---- claimed that ---was the best.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Although/because
Since/while
While/as
As long as/even if
Once/whether or not

196- ---- suggestion he may make as regards the


tax rate, lets not give any response ---- we
have discussed the matter thoroughly
together.

190- The lawyer decided to call ---- of the


witnesses only and paid no attention to ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Whereas
While
Because
In case
Unless

195- ---- proving useful in many scientific fields,


computers-generated knowledge, ---Professor Hayes acknowledges, is not
without pitfalls.

189- Scientists rely on computers to model


phenomena ---- would ---- be difficult to
observe.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

throughout/into
around/through
by/until
within/over
along/ till

194- ---- the embargo imposed on us is lifted in


the near future, we cant hope for any
economic recovery.

188- Today the expansion of knowledge in


astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology
is ---- vast and complex, and multiplying ---quickly to be mastered fully.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

from/on
in/by
by/in
at/over
for/about

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

many /each
some/its
we/it
all/he
each/his

did want/had acceded


wanted/have acceded
had wanted/would have acceded
do want/to accede
would have wanted/acceded

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198- For a hundred years or so, some critics ---- that


poetry is dying and all that time poets ---poems that later generations recognise as
great.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

204- An acorn, left to itself becomes an oak, and


a geneticist ---- its DNA to make it grow into
an elm may justly be said ---- with its natural
course.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have maintained/have been writing


maintained/wrote
had maintained/were writing
maintain/are writing
would maintain/had been writing

205- In the past few months, our company


director ---- more mettle than most
industrialists ---- in an entire career.

199- What I ---- is that we ---- to think seriously


about a thorough reform in the legal system.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have proposed/should have begun


had proposed/were beginning
am proposing/begin
was proposing/have begun
proposed/had begun

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

200- When the Italian astronomer Giovanni


Schiaparelli ---- a map of Mars in 1877, he ---a large number of straight linear features,
which he called canali that is channels.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

publishes/has noted
had published/was noting
has published/notes
published/noted
would have published/had noted

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

are to meet/will have to be


were meeting/will be
met/would have had to be
had met/is being
will meet/was being

for them/whomsoever
of his/somebody
by him/they
himself/whoever
themselves/whichever

208- As ---- of our employees can afford cars of


---- own, they all have to rely on public
transport.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

202- As the decade ---- to wind down, Mark Morris


---- as our centurys youngest great
choreographer.
has begun/had stood
will begin/is standing
was beginning/has stood
begins/stands
is beginning/has been standing

few/them
some/his
none/their
most/our
many/its

209- There are situations ---- the best way to heal


the patient is to help him die peacefully.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

203- Of the many attempts that ---- to regulate


language one way or another, very few ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

would know/didnt give


knew/wont give
had known/wouldnt have given
would have known/hadnt given
have known/havent given

207- I dont imagine he wrote the speech ---- but


---- did so, certainly made a good job of it.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had shown/have done


showed/would do
shows/did
was showing/may have done
has shown/do

206- If they ---- what sort of a person he was, they


---- him their support.

201- If we ---- the terms of the contract, all the


paint-work in the building ---- finished by the
15th of next month.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

altering/to have interfered


having altered/to interfere
to alter/having interfered
being altered/interfered
to have altered/to be interfering

were made/had succeeded


have been made/have succeeded
are made/succeeded
could have been made/will succeed
are being made/may have succeeded

from where
in that
whence
for whom
in which

210- Hes certainly going to recommend that the


changes in the structure of the company be
introduced step by step, and ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so I am
so am I
so do I
I do, too
I also do

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211- Do you really believe that the party


programme ---- it now stands, is democratic
---- to influence the vote in our favour.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

217- We have yet to take ---- consideration the


problem of how large future national armies
should eventually be, regardless ---- their
current size.

as/enough
since/also
where/as well
such as/too
that/even

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

212- Private investments play ---- important a part


in the countrys long-running economic
expansion ---- no government dares to
increase taxation on personal savings.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

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218- They claim that their aim is to establish long
term cooperation ---- their customers, ---- a
basis of partnership and mutual trust.

too/that
such/as
much/so
so/that
as/as

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

213- His proposals ---- the new social security


policy seems more viable than any of the
others.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Since
In case
Although
Unless
Until

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

but/how
in case/because
unless/why
lest/until
otherwise/where

221- Edward Gibbons great book The History of


the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
informs us ---- mankinds predilection for
faction, augmented by environmental and
cultural differences, is ---- determines
history.

Wherever/lest
Because/while
As/since
While/unless
When/if

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

216- ---- the terms of the forthcoming trade


agreement, Japan wins parity ---- the United
States.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

before/of
at/through
over/by
in/from
within/with

220- Germanys weight in the European Union is


known, ---- what is not known, even to the
Germans themselves, is ---- they are to use
it.

215- ---- he was campaigning for re-election last


year, he promised that ---- re-elected, he
would undertake to restructure the party.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

for/over
with/on
by/through
from/in
among/for

219- The collapse of Rome left ---- its wake a


large variety of ethnic communities ---which modern European states emerged.

by way of
due to
owing to
in case of
as regards

214- ---- the recent rise in unemployment largely


affects eastern Germany, there is
considerable unrest in western Germany,
too.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

onto/at
in/in
for/with
under/from
into/of

Through/above
By/of
From/from
Under/with
After/over

why/that
as/whereby
that/what
how/whoever
so that/whatever

222- It wont be easy to find a replacement for


him, for ---- takes over is likely to meet the
same fate.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

what
which
wherever
whoever
whichever

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223- The majority of ---- are apprehensive about


new computer programmes, until weve
actually tried them out for ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

229- Apparently, the talks held between the two


governments concerning the prevention of
drug-trafficking have not been constructive
---- to produce any positive results.

him/himself
us/ourselves
them/themselves
ours/us
theirs/ours

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

224- Marxism ---- an important movement in


Britain even though it ---- its origin here.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

230- As far as I remember, it was in China that


they first met and got interested in the dam
project, ---- ?

would never have been/takes


had never been/would take
never was/has taken
would never be/would have taken
has never been/took

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

225- The history of the Venetian Republic ---- to


an end in 1797 when Venice ---- over to
Austria by Napoleon.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

was coming/would have been handed


had come/has been handed
comes/had been handed
came/was handed
would come/was being handed

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

were held/are not charged


are being held/have not been charged
have been held/would not be charged
being held/had not been charged
will be held/were not being charged

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

either
too
also
as well
even so

233- The fundamental problem for North Africa is


that the region has ---- people ---- the arid
environment can support.

have seen/sink
had seen/sank
saw/to sink
would have seen/had sunk
would see/had been sinking

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

228- For observers of international politics,


March 1998 ---- as a month when the worlds
superpower relations ---- a hopeful new turn.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

just as
lest
since
when
though

232- One gathers from the press that a large


majority of the people are not in favour of
the impeachment proceedings, and, frankly,
Im not, ---- .

227- Over the past two decades, the Corsicans ---their idyllic island, which was wrested by
France from the Genoese in 1768, ---- into
terrorism, corruption and economic decline.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

dont I
wasnt it
do I
was it
did they

231- The East European countries are strongly


convinced that European Economic aid, ---welcome, is not a substitute for market
access and eventual membership of the
European Union.

226- More than half of the 850 asylum seekers


currently detained in Britain ---- in prison
with no right of appeal, even though the vast
majority ---- with any offence, let alone
convicted.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

just
as well
also
enough
so that

not only/but also


so many/that
such/as
more/than
as much/as
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will be remembered/may have taken


had been remembered/would have taken
may be remembered/took
has been remembered/would take
would be remembered/will have taken

234- Fish farming in the world seems to be


destined to expand, but it is ---- early to
predict the likely extent of growth in this
field.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as well
enough
too
as
so far

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235- We are confident that the management and


the workforce will get on well together as
long as ---- respects ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

241- In developing new collective defence


policies, America and her European allies
will ---- be drawn closer together ---- drift
irreversibly apart.

the other/another
both/itself
the one/another
everyone/themselves
each/the other

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

236- The term "aborigines" signifies the original


inhabitants of any country, ---- the native
tribes of Australia.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

242- The telephone is at the centre of innovative


technologies ---- may alter forever ---- we
receive and use information.

with regard to
due to
in spite of
in particular
according to

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

237- Although the American writer Katherine


Anne Porter used a variety of places ---- the
setting of her short stories and novels, she
frequently came ---- to the scenes of her
early days.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

through/over
within/in
for/back
without/for
under/up

off/within
up/in
away/by
through/over
with/for

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

hence/if
while/though
since/however
furthermore/rather than
already/even

245- The report presents a general overview of


the problems that ---- when a disaster ---nation.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

on/for
about/into
with/over
by/about
before/through

240- Today the United States, still by far ---prosperous country in the world, is
increasing its working hours ---- creating a
more positive balance between work and
leisure time.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

nobody
anyone
the other
any other
somebody

244- Originally the sonnet was an Italian poetical


form which attained great popularity in the
Renaissance, and ---- it was natural, ---- not
essential for Shakespeare and his
contemporaries to use it.

239- In their discussions concerning the


proposed defence strategies, NATO
diplomats found they could not agree ---what the alliance was ---- , what weapons it
would threaten to use and in what
circumstances.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

which/but
so that/since
that/how
as/although
whereas/in case

243- The editor thought that the new series of


articles would prove very popular, but
actually hardly ---- seems to have been
impressed by it.

238- British TV is still stuck ---- a regulatory


structure designed ---- a bygone age.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

either/or
not only/but also
so/that
both/and
just as/so

would have been encountered/will hit


are encountered/will hit
have been encountered/had hit
had been encountered/was being hit
will be encountered/hits

246- The book of "A Thousand and One Nights"


is a collection of fascinating tales of the
Orient, of Mixed Indian, Persian, Arabic, and
Egyptian origination, and first ---- in Europe
by Antoine Galland's French translation in
the early eighteenth century.

the more/as well as


most/in spite of
more/than
the most/instead of
the/just as

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

having known
to know
to be known
made known
to be made known

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252- By the late 1980s, a surge of prosperity ---across southeast Asia, but in some
countries of the region the economic
structure ---- sufficiently to the benefit from
this trend.

247- There have been some art critics who ---- in


depreciation of Van Gogh that he ---- a
draughtsman all his life.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had maintained/has remained


have maintained/remained
were maintaining/had remained
maintained/would have remained
will maintain/remains

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

248- The Romanian Privatisation Authority


announced last week that Renault of France
---- to be the sole bidder for a majority stake
in the national car company, Dacia, which
---- cheap cars for the domestic market.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

253- The ridicule that ---- upon him by leading


scientists of the day ---- to the novelty of his
thinking.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

would turn out/had made


has turned out/made
would have turned out/is making
is turning out/has made
might turn out/makes

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

assures/is taking
has assured/will have taken
assured/would take
had assured/took
was assuring/will take

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

250- He ---- that the forests ---- to their natural


inhabitants, that is, to all varieties of living
things.
suggests/be returned
suggested/to be returned
has suggested/to have been returned
had suggested/are being returned
would have suggested/return

more/than
so/why
as much/as
too/just how
not only/but also

256- I would have thought that only ---- naive


worker could be deceived by ---assurances.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

251- With the help of satellite images, the


Indonesian government ---- that it is the
timber companies which ---- the mass
destruction of their rain forests.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had been graduated/to be known


graduated/to know
was graduated/to have known
have been graduated/known
have graduated/to have been known

255- Perhaps these people are ---- ignorant to


realize ---- serious a threat these fertilizers
are to their health.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

is being heaped/would testify


has been heaped/testified
had heaped/has testified
was heaping/had testified
was heaped/testifies

254- When I ---- as a fully licensed geneticist in


1961, I thought I knew everything there was
---- about genetics.

249- At the Brussels meeting over the last


weekend Madeleine Albright, The American
secretary of State, ---- her allies that future
NATO missions ---- them further afield, but
not all over the world.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

would sweep/could not have developed


would have swept/has not developed
was sweeping/had not developed
has swept/was not developed
could have swept/was not developing

will show/would have caused


would have shown/had caused
had shown/were causing
shows/had been causing
has shown/are causing

the more/neither
a most/each
the most/such
a much/any
most/same

257- The motive was ---- aesthetic and social ---they sought to bring good design within the
reach of the ordinary man.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so/in that
both/because
just as/that
as much/as
too/therefore

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258- He said I was submitting my application


form rather late. But now I find ---- have still
not submitted ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

264- If we are to prevent the flow of toxic


materials into the water reservoirs of the
country, there is no other possible scheme
available, ---- ?

most/their
none/any
many/it
others/theirs
a few/these

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

259- In order to understand the implications of


research ---- brain development one has to
make a systematic study ---- what children
know.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

265- It looks ---- the hiring committee isn't


impressed by his qualifications, and I don't
think the manager of the company is, ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

on/into
for/by
through/beyond
over/at
after/before

260- The arrival of Europeans in America


dislocated traditional ways of life and altered
the world ---- recognition.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

266- Infectious diseases are those which are


caused ---- an invasion of the body ---organisms from outside.

for
beyond
at
off
from

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so long
on time
until then
even later
so far

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

in/at
at/to
by/away
for/off
from/out

268- It ---- a mistake to think that all bacteria are


harmful, for, without some species, we ---for long.

so as
as well as
in order that
as for
since

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

263- He felt that soil drainage should be kept to a


minimum ---- much of the rainfall could be
retained ---- soil moisture.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

through/with
by/by
over/through
in/without
upon/within

267- I did manage to keep my temper but I


couldn't refrain ---- pointing ---- that what he
had done was wrong.

262- The crisis is particularly serious ---- a whole


series of related issues ranging from
unemployment to health benefits are
involved.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

like/also
as if/either
so that/as well
though/too
just as/neither

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261- I sent an e-mail to everyone in the


department, asking for articles for this
special issue, but ---- there has been no
response.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

isn't it
aren't we
is there
isn't there
are we

is/had not survived


would be/could not survive
will be/have not survived
has been/would not have survived
had been/did not survive

269- Over the last few years, consumer interest in


organic agriculture ---- up dramatically, and
demand ---- currently ahead of supply.

so that/as
even though/such as
whereas/like
whereby/such
whether/or

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

has shot/is
shot/was
had shot/had been
is shooting/has been
was shooting/would be

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270- Orwell ---- at that moment that when the


white man ---- tyrant it is his own freedom
that he destroys.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

276- Great natural disasters cause ---widespread death ---- massive social
disruption and outbreaks of epidemic
disease.

perceived/would turn
has perceived/turned
had perceived/has turned
would perceive/will turn
perceived/turns

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

271- Thesiger's passionate belief that traditional


societies around the world ---- against the
modern onslaught ---- fierce criticism.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

277- Though they had ---- government backing ---a potential home market, the company
poured billions of dollars into the project
and lost everything.

were protected/will attract


have been protected/had attracted
are being protected/was attracting
ought to be protected/has attracted
would have been protected/would attract

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

272- All the reports ---- handed in last week, but


some of them still ---- me.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

who
by whom
that
in which
whose

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

didn't you
did you
have you
haven't you
don't you

280- This poem is generally supposed ---- in the


fifteenth century, but some people date it
even earlier.

for
where
whether
in case
that

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

275- ---- half of the budget of the US National


Institute on Ageing is spent on research into
Alzheimers disease.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

ever so
how far
wherever
much more
just how

279- You didn't have to invite all those people out


for lunch, so why ---- ?

274- The true ecologist need not be a specialist at


all, ---- his views should reflect the practical
wisdom of ordinary people.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

with/less
neither/nor
some/any
no/without
few/more

278- More importantly, Dobson's book is a


reminder of ---- powerful and radical green
thinking can be.

should have been/haven't reached


were/didn't reach
have been/won't reach
had been/didn't reach
would have been/don't reach

273- David Dickinsons new play is a fairy-tale


romance, ---- a pregnant woman searches
for the father of her child during a torrential
rainstorm.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

much/as
so much/that
not only/but also
as/as
no sooner/than

being composed
to be composed
having been composed
to have composed
to have been composed

281- The failure so far to produce evidence of life


on any planet but ---- has given continued
strength to the belief in the uniqueness of
Earth.

As much as
More of
Rather than
Other
The most

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

us
their
ours
our
them

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288- Our sales are down again this month, ---- .

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

282- The problem with antiseptics is that ---killing germs they ---- kill the surrounding
tissues.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

far/from
so far as/too
as much as/both
besides/as well
as well as/also

289- Several important ports, ---- export timber,


are situated on the shores of the White Sea.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

283- Beethovens seventeen string quartettes


hold ---- the same position in chamber music
---- his symphonies hold in the orchestral
repertoire.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

over/from
in/by
from/ for
for/of
at/over

have been discovered/were


were discovered/are
have been discovered/had been
would have been discovered/are being
had discovered/have been

293- One oil company in particular claims ---- its


best to balance economic progress with
environmental care and social
responsibility.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

287- More than ---- invention of the last eighty


years or so, television has been the most
harmful to family life.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

would hold/are being opened


had hold/had been opened
were holding/will be opened
held/have been opened
have held/were opened

292- In 1906 at Boazky several thousand


cuneiform tablets ---- and most of them ---now on exhibit in the Anatolian civilizations
museum in Ankara.

at/for
for/in
in/of
by/with
into/over

286- In Belgium, compensation ---- accidents at


work and occupational illness is exclusively
the concern ---- employers.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

were leaving/to have been collaborated


were leaving/ collaborated
have left/being collaborating
will leave/collaborating
had left/having collaborating

291- Although the metropolitan theatres ---- a


monopoly there for a long time, recently
several private theatres ---- .

with/in
on/of
up/for
for/upon
through/from

285- Even prior to the 1930's, Swedish banks


played an important role ---- the financing ---long-term industrial projects.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

most of which
that many of them
those which
whichever of them
of which they

290- Once the occupying forces ---- , many


seemingly innocent people were accused of
---- with the enemy.

as/that
much/as
quite/whether
just/what
thus/than

284- Post offices don't have enough space to


cope ---- the tremendous increase ---demand for PO boxes.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

and they also are


and so are theirs
and neither are theirs
but theirs aren't either
but they are too

some other
another
the other
any more
any other

to be done
having done
doing
having been done
to have done

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300- ---- the computerized Dutch auction system,


the flower industry gets flowers into our
homes when they are still ---- their best.

294- Had it not been for the variety and flexibility


of its trades, Huddersfield, like so many of
the other textile towns, ---- into a decline in
the 20th century.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

was going
had gone
would have gone
would go
had been gone

301- Diesel engines are more efficient than


gasoline engines ---- the fact that a larger
proportion of the fuel used is burned.

295- ---- the letters written by so many parents,


the headmaster agreed not to expel the
boys.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

In response to
With reference to
In case of
Apart from
Pertaining to

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

this once
never before
once again
only once
once more

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

whose
for whom
by which
in which
that

298- ---- the past few decades South Korea,


Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong have
achieved the fastest rates ---- economic
growth the world has ever seen.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Within/at
During/of
In/over
After/in
Over/about

as/as
so/as
not only/but also
neither/nor
so/that

305- Some anthropologists think that man today


is ---- honest ---- he was hundreds and
thousands of years ago.

299- The works of the ancient Greek physician


Hippocrates commonly known as the
"Hippocratic Collection", consist ---- about
70 works, ---- which only a relatively small
number are possible by him.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as well as
more than
besides
instead of
except for

304- Few things ---- unnerved the Spanish


conquerors of the New World ---- the
prospect of death on Aztec sacrificial stone.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as well as
on the other hand
just as
ever since
further still

303- Let's take the ferry to Bandrma from where


it's only a short drive to Bursa, ---- driving all
the way from stanbul to Bursa.

297- Bennett's novel the Old Wives's Tale is the


one ---- he is likely to be best known by
posterity.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

consequently
following
owing to
contrary to
so that

302- The great bulk of industrial work nowadays


involves the use of machines, and it is
certain that mechanization will proceed ---in the future.

296- Henry VII's foreign policy was unheroic and


unspectacular, ---- did he go to war and that
was when he invaded France.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Under/at
At/in
From/with
Until/to
Within/for

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

much/as
the less/than
the least/of
little/as
less/than

of/of
in/for
for/in
at/about
by/within

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306- Until the eighteenth century, comparative


linguistic studies did not progress ---beyond the stage where ancient Greek and
Roman grammarians had left them.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

312- It is not unusual for advertising campaigns


---- even before the new products ---- onto
the market.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so much as
too much
either
very much
just in case

313- Galileo originated the method of controlled


experiment ---- now forms the basis of
scientific investigation.

307- Julius Caesar ---- a great historian if the


making of history ---- him the time and the
inclination to write it.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

could be/could have allowed


would be/allowed
had been/would have allowed
would have been/could allow
could have been/had allowed

314- The members of the special commission on


crime, some of ---- were appointed by the
mayor, still meet on a regular basis.

has banned/has taken


had banned/took
banned/had taken
bans/was taking
was banning/had been taking

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

309- Physics, as it ---- at the end of the nineteenth


century, ---- to as classical physics.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Despite
Obviously
Although
Pertaining to
Nevertheless

316- Unfortunately, ---- stamping out the drugs'


trade, these programmes are simply forcing
drug growers to move into more
inaccessible regions.

have improved/would have been


are improving/were
improve/might be
improved/had been
would have improved/have been

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

311- Much health education in recent years ---towards the view that heavy drinker ---- is
subject for amusement but for practical
help.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

that
whose
whom
who
which

315- ---- the Civil War, those years turned out to


be a golden era for the magazine industry.

has been known/might be referred


is known/has been
had been known/had been referred
was known/is referred
might have been known/was referred

310- Sometimes people select certain foods that


they believe ---- their physical appearance
and avoid those they believe ---- detrimental.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

what
who
where
whom
which
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308- Early in 1940, when Europe was already at


war, Hitler ---- the sale of uranium from the
Czech mines he ---- over.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

to have been launched/have come


being launched/will come
to be launched/come
having been launched/are coming
to have been launched/will have come

besides
rather than
in addition to
due to
as for

317- Indeed, the situation is such that the


chairman has finally promised to implement
---- the committee recommends.

has been directed/is not


had been directed/was not
was being directed/wouldn't be
is directed/won't be
is being directed/hasn't been

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

whoever
however
if ever
as ever
whatever

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318- Unfortunately, ---- current productivity


growth looks impressive, the rise in profits
over the coming years is likely to prove
disappointing.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

324- Basically a country has two objectives in


imposing tariffs; one is to raise revenue for
government, ---- is to protect home
industries by raising the price of competing
goods from abroad.

since
just as
even though
if
which

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

319- The biggest accounting issue raised ---- the


energy company is ---- accounting
standards.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

325- This part of Africa is growing greener again


---- that families who fled to wetter coastal
regions are starting to go home.

by/over
to/to
for/under
through/within
from/into

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

320- Crying, which starts ---- birth, is an alarm


system that attracts the parent and it can be
switched off ---- parental attention.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

with/after
at/by
for/with
from/for
by/through

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

for/with
of/to
on/against
in/from
with/over

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had had/had been accomplished


had/has been accomplished
have had/was accomplished
are having/was being accomplished
have/is being accomplished

328- Soon, customs officers ---- to use X-ray


technology ---- cavities in vehicles for drugs.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

on/from
in/by
for/out of
within/of
with/at

have been able/having scanned


are able/scanning
were able/to be scanned
will be able/to scan
would have been able/to have scanned

329- As acquisition opportunities within the EU


---- less, western European energy
companies ---- to turn eastwards in the hunt
for expansion opportunities.

323- Following four Mars mission losses, an


independent report paints a very clear
picture of ---- what ails the US space
programme, ---- what must be done to fix it.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had rehearsed/prepared
have been rehearsed/has prepared
were being rehearsed/was preparing
are rehearsing/is preparing
had been rehearsed/would prepare

327- Though we still ---- a long way to go, a lot ---in developing new medical procedures to
deal with diseased tissue.

322- Items ---- display in this museum were


obtained ---- mosques, Turkish baths,
fountains and caravansaries dating back to
the Ottoman period.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so far
to such an extent
even so
as a result
even more

326- While the parades for the opening of


parliament ---- , the president ---- a sobering
message for his countrymen.

321- Since 1998, the US federal government has


more than doubled its spending ---- defence
---- biological and chemical weapons.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

other
both
another
the other
each

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

whether/though
either/or
how/and\
thus/that
not only/but also

grow/are being forced


will grow/would have been forced
are growing/would be forced
have grown/had been forced
grew/have been forced

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336- If she ---- to the interview in a more positive


state of mind, she ---- a better impression.

330- If Britain ---- the euro, say in 2004, the


stability pact ---- highly important.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

will be joining/is becoming


has joined/will have become
will have joined/will become
would join/has become
were to join/would become

337- The traditional idea that Asia was the cradle


---- primeval man has had to be modified ---the light of the discovery of human fossils of
great antiquity in Africa.

331- Whatever else ---- the British empire for so


long, it was not Britain's education system.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

was sustained
has sustained
sustains
sustained
to have sustained

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

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hadn't been/would dominate


isn't/has dominated
hasn't been/is dominating
wouldn't be/is dominating
wasn't/had dominated

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

333- The judges of the international tribunal at


The Hague ---- , on 1st February 2002, that
charges relating to all three wars ---together.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

would agree/had been heard


have agreed/have been heard
were agreed/will be heard
agreed/would be heard
had agreed/were heard

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

near/for
off/in
back/from
below/between
behind/among

340- Little is known about life on the ocean floor


---- scientists have only recently developed
the technology for exploring it.

had been born/were


is born/will be
would be born/would be
has been born/are
was born/will be

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

335- It's not considered safe to leave your


computer on when you are not in the office,
so you ---- do so.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

by/to
over/for
for/by
with/at
of/with

339- When the personnel manager announced


that everybody had to do overtime because
they were ---- schedule, this caused a great
deal of ill-will ---- the staff.

334- When he moved from Ethiopia where he ---- ,


to England, his experiences ---- quite unlike
those of his contemporaries at school.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

to/over
for/from
by/under
from/within
of/in

338- Naturally I was rather disappointed ---- the


results of the experiment, but actually I
wasn't really surprised ---- them.

332- He insisted that mountaineering ---- a sport


for him, but a passion that ---- his whole life.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

will go/would make


goes/has made
had gone/might have made
would go/had made
has gone/makes

yet
as
though
whereas
while

341- Of the company's three accountants, only


one is useful; ---- deserve to be sent away.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

don't have to
mustn't
needn't
haven't got to
don't need to

they both
all the others
both the others
each one
each of them

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342- The young sociologist ---- article was


published in the "National Geographic" had
travelled 1700 miles across Australia's
western wilderness.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

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348- Professional tennis, which got its start in
1926, when the French player Suzanne
Lenglen ---- 50,000 US dollars for a tour, only
---- full recognition in 1968.

whose
who
that
which
whom

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

343- The impression I got was that the director


has completely given up ---- hopes he may at
one time have cherished.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

349- Once the director ---- just how much was at


stake, he ---- immediate steps to deal with
the dispute.

as many
such
every
any
so many

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

344- The evolution of a parliamentary democracy


---- came about over a long period of time
and ---- then the process was a rough one.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

simply/as
only/even
hardly/since
just/up to
really/so

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

in case
conditionally
if
whether
accordingly

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

itself
ours
them
themselves
ourselves

is dogged/are involved
had been dogged/were involved
was dogged/had been involved
has been dogged/have been involved
was being dogged/may have been involved

352- The essays taken together tell the story of


how the US became an economic power ---a scale unprecedented ---- history.

347- The micro air vehicles they are working on


are ---- small that it will be almost impossible
to detect them with radar.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

descended/has grown
have descended/grew
had descended/had grown
descend/is growing
are descending/was growing

351- Throughout his term in office, President


Clinton ---- by allegations relating to the
Whitewater real estate deal in which he and
his wife, Hillary Clinton, ---- prior to the 1992
election.

346- They are in no way responsible; we must


face the fact that we have only ---- to blame.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

realizes/will take
has realized/had taken
had realized/took
realized/takes
would realize/has taken

350- The once radical notion that birds ---- from


dinosaurs ---- stronger and stronger since
palaeontologists first started taking it
seriously a couple of decades ago.

345- The post is mine ---- I agree to stay with the


firm for at least three years.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had been paid/has received


was paid/received
has been paid/would receive
is paid/receives
would be paid/had received

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

too
as
such
so
more

for/with
at/by
with/from
thought/at
on/in

353- ---- the surprise of the archaeologists, the


structures turned out to be the remains ---two domed tombs, each over a thousand
years old.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

To/of
At/from
For/by
With/over
By/through

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360- ---- James assures me that he's telling the


truth, I'm pretty sure that he's actually telling
a lie.

354- More than 29 million Africans are now


infected with HIV, and the disease is killing
---- Africans ---- all the continent's wars
combined.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so many/as
either/or
more/than
not only/but also
both/and

361- With the help of a fifth of the white voters,


Mr Jackson was elected mayor of Atlanta in
1973, and ---- became the first black mayor
of a major southern city.

355- He did ---- better in the interview ---- any of


the other applicants.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

much/as
rather/than
as/for
still/with
far/from

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

356- Geographical Information System tools


provide specialised functions for spatial
data input, processing, analysis and output,
---- Database Management System tools
provide more advanced functions for storing
and managing large spatial databases.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

that
due to
while
whether
in that

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as when
on which
where
by which
since

on account
in addition
on condition
in competition
in comparison

364- Much to everyone's surprise, the steel


workers' union actually supported the
takeover, and managed to secure further
pension rights for its members ---- .

358- Many African governments are ---- financial


collapse and survive only on the strength of
aid and donations from international
organizations.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

in line with
in the case of
in excess of
on the verge of
in place of

in the process
as it happened
in its place
in accord
on a level

365- Since there ---- nothing in the way of pay


rises or bonuses for two to three years, the
new taxes ---- a great deal of distress.

359- By the early 1990s, nuclear weapons could


be designed, tested and maintained ---complete secrecy, without having to worry
---- enemies exploiting information from live
tests.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

without
including
so as
therefore
whether

363- In the US, the weakening of the dollar is


making foreign wines pricier and domestic
ones, ---- , more attractive.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

nevertheless
thus
even so
yet
otherwise

362- It seems, from the Chinese experience, that


an authoritarian state can open its economy
to international forces ---- either collapsing
or becoming more democratic.

357- Photosynthesis is the process ---- green


plants manufacture carbohydrates, using
the energy of sunlight.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

On the contrary
Just as
So as
Whenever
As if

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had been/caused
has been/had caused
will be/would have caused
would have been/are going to cause
will have been/are causing

from/over
by/for
in/about
within/with
through/by

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372- Socrates ---- that we ---- with the


improvement of our souls.

366- Over the past three years, the US economy


---- badly hurt by unforeseen events, but
housing ---- to move up to set sales records
in both 2001 and 2002.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

would be/would have continued


had been/has continued
has been/continued
was/continues
is being/would continue

373- ---- its vast forests, Myanmar was thought to


possess the largest number of tigers ---India.

367- Presumably, the main concern of the


Japanese central bank at present ---- to
avoid ---- for any large-scale financial
collapse.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

will be/having blamed


has been/having been blamed
was/to be blamed
is/being blamed
would be/to have been blamed

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

by/with
for /in
at/into
over/from
on/of

369- China's economic boom ---- a growing need


for energy that ---- only foreign supplies.

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

will produce/used to satisfy


produced/had satisfied
is producing/could satisfy
has produced/can satisfy
would produce/would have satisfied

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

will make/to get


make/having got
make /to have got
have made/to be got
are making/getting

Even
As if
Although
Consequently
Since

377- The most devastating human impact on


environments can be seen on islands ---settlers have introduced new animals and
plants.

371- New DNA evidence hints that "African Eve",


the 150,000-year-old female ancestor of
every person on Earth, ---- in Tanzania or
Ethiopia.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

is there
can there
can it
have they
can they

376- ---- they are accessible by boat only, these


islands are still largely undeveloped.

370- They hope that by surrounding city centres


and likely terrorist targets with "soft walls",
they ---- it impossible for hijacked planes ---anywhere near them.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

in/out of
of/into
with/for
between/by
on/under

375- Until people realize that they have to


develop new skills, there's no way the
economy can improve, ---- ?

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

For/with
In/for
At/to
With/after
Through/by

374- Though the most important factors in


pricing decisions are production costs and
the level ---- demand, broader company
objectives must also be taken ---consideration.

368- For the time being, people are concentrating


---- making use ---- the irrigation systems
that have already been installed.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

must have said/would be concerned


had said/had to be concerned
was saying/should have been concerned
has said/had been concerned
said/should be concerned

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

has lived
is used to living
may have lived
would live
would be living

which
to whom
what
to which
whom

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384- The big test ---- over the next few weeks
when the government ---- to introduce a plan
to include drug coverage in Medicare.

378- Human activity has destroyed ---- plant


species that collective action is essential for
the conservation of those that remain.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

more
so many
many more
the most
as many

385- Seafarers' records ---- back to 1590 ---- it


possible to visualize the behaviour of one of
the planet's most mysterious phenomena:
its magnetic field.

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379- ---- providing luxury on every imaginable
level, a five- star hotel should also have the
ability to take you by surprise.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

With a view to
In excess of
Consequent on
In need of
In addition to

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

with regard to
in comparison with
in case of
owing to
in opposition to

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

more
much
any
mostly
too

has to apply/ will have been published


had applied/ had been published
was to apply/has been published
will be applying/would have been published
would have applied/will be published

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

383- It seems that, even if big western companies


---- to help develop lifesaving GM
(genetically modified) seeds for the
underdeveloped countries, only South Africa
---- to accept them.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

in/for
to/of
of/in
from/over
with/into

388- ---- helmets had been revived for soldiers


and extended to many workers, safety head
coverings for athletes almost inevitably
followed.

382- He is hoping that by the time he ---- for the


grant, his book on Egyptian silverwork ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

through/to
by/of
from/ into
over/with
into/for

387- Recent findings have suggested that, in


ancient times too, man was capable ---causing rapid and decisive changes ---- the
genetic make-up of staple crops.

381- Exciting new research is transforming


industrial robotics, offering the promise of
whole new generation of ---- intelligent
machines.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

dating/have made
to date/would make
being dated/ had made
to be dated/are making
to have been dated/will make

386- The software has been designed to help


detectives solve complex cases ---prompting them to explore lines ---- enquiry
other than the obvious ones.

380- Ancient Peruvian textiles have survived in


an excellent state of preservation ---- the dry
conditions of much of the country.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

is coming/ will be expected


comes/ was expected
has come/ is expecting
will come/is expected
would come/would be expected

While
Before
Although
Once
Until
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389- The United States spends ---- on armed


forces ---- do all other countries combined.

will be willing/ is ready


has been willing/will be ready
had been willing/ would be ready
would be willing/ was ready
were willing/would be ready

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so much/that
both/and
not only/ but also
neither/nor
more/than

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390- Over this period, according to a report


recently issued by the Hispanic Studies
Center in Los Angeles, Mexicans received
14.5 billion US dollars from relatives
working in the United States, which is
almost ---- Mexico earned from foreign oil
sales.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

396- What is really ---- issue is the political


structure ---- which Soviet communism was
erected.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as
just as
as well as
as much as
as far as

397- Provincial governments play a big role in the


lives of Canadians, ---- primary
responsibility ---- health, education and
welfare.

391- The origin of sex is ---- much of a puzzle ---its prevalence.


A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

too/for
so/so
as/as
that/such as
very/more like

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

was ruling/has coveted


had ruled/may have coveted
has ruled/coveted
ruled/covets
rules/is coveting

399- The analysis of a story ---- its central conflict


is likely to be 'especially fruitful, for it
rapidly takes us to what is truly ---- issue in
the story.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

would be influenced/are holding


are influenced/hold
had been influenced/were holding
must have influenced/had held
have been influenced/were holding

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had improved/to have felt


have improved/feeling
improved/ to feel
were improving/having felt
would have improved/having to feel

but/already
yet/because
so/thus
after/for
though/still

401- In Kuwait, foreign companies are presently


taxed at 55 per cent of profits, whereas the
Kuwaitis themselves pay ---- or ---- tax
depending on their status.

395- If you ---- a car, you ---- its performance, not


its appearance.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

by/over
from/with
through/at
with/about
towards/above

400- For the control of the deadly brain disease in


cows (BSE), surveillance is being stepped
up in Canada, ---- the US claims to be testing
enough cattle ---- to assess the risk.

394- Following World War II, job prospects for


young people ---- greatly which allowed
them ---- more prosperous than their
parents.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

itself
its own
any one
any
one's own
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393- The choices we make and the lives we lead


---- the values we ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

through/over
at/about
from/to
by/of
with/for

398- In business, every trend contains the seeds


of ---- counter-trend.

392- China, which ---- much of Mongolia from the


end of the seventeenth century until the
early twentieth century, still ---- the oil, coal,
uranium, and empty grasslands of its former
possessions.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

at/on
for/from
to/through
by/in
over/with

were buying/had been considering


were buying/would have considered
bought/had considered
have bought/would have been considering
are buying/should be considering

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

less/least
little/no
more/less
few/fewer
less/none

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402- Slow-motion photography can reveal things


that happen ---- fast for the human eye to
see.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

408- One day humans ---- on Mars if US President


Bush's recently announced plans ---- to
fruition.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

more
as
than
too
such

403- He ---- in a line of work that was dependent


solely on his ability to win the trust of
others, and one in which very close
relationships ---- necessary.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

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409- Many parts of rural America ---- to reflect the
values and traditions of the European
immigrants who ---- in the country during the
nineteenth century.

was engaged/were
would have been engaged/will be
will be engaged/could be
had been engaged/are
is engaged/would be

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

404- The term "radical", in politics, refers to


anyone with opinions ---- extreme ---- the
main current of a country's major political
party or parties.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so/as
more/than
only/that
not only/but also
either/or

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had been required


requires
is required
required
would have been required

had been/made
is/has made
has been/had made
was/will have made
might be/would have made

412- Severity of autism ranges ---- those who are


mute and have no functional behaviour ---individuals with high IQ scores.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have had/had been able


should have/be able
must have/were able
will have/had had
could have/have had

into/among
in/about
between/of
through/for
from/to

413- Most companies would prefer to concentrate


---- domestic rather than foreign markets
because of their greater familiarity ---- their
own environments.

407- Old Danish, one of the languages of the


Vikings who ---- in parts of Britain during the
9th to 11 centuries, ---- a strong influence on
the development of English.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

became/falls
are becoming/would fall
were becoming/has fallen
had become/was falling
have become/fell

411- Of all the arts it ---- to classical music that


Germany ---- the greatest contribution.

406- Applicants ---- the ability to work well in a


multicultural environment and ---- to work to
tight deadlines.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

continued/have arrived
have continued/would have arrived
continue/arrived
would have continued/were arriving
will continue/would arrive

410- With few exceptions, most totalitarian


governments ---- more liberal since 1989
when the Berlin Wall ---- .

405- The auditing of accounts means the official


inspection of a company's accounts by a
qualified accountant, and this ---- by law
each year.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

could be walking/come
would walk/had come
can be walking /will come
would have walked/come
will be walking/might come

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have settled/had had


had settled/would have
settle/has
settled/had
would settle/will have

in/of
on/with
over/by
at/from
for/to

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420- Cross-border shopping is a fundamental


right under EU law and ---- as a form of tax
evasion.

414- Management must learn to determine market


conditions in the countries ---- it is doing
business.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

where
what
as for
of which
so that

421- He certainly ---- party members last weekend


when he announced that he ---- to regain his
party chairmanship.

415- ---- the growth in e-mail and fax


transmissions, many communications are
still best handled by face-to-face or voice-tovoice contact.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Contrary to
In spite of
By means of
Since
As regards

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Still
While
Only
Until
Just as

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

Not only/but also


Neither/nor
Either/or
When/then
The more/the more

up with/out of
out of/up against
down to/away from
up for/through
over to/into

424- Philosophers have debated the relation ---thought and emotions ---- at least two
millennia.

418- A corporations formulation of its


international strategy will greatly determine
---- it will benefit more from protectionism or
from some other means for countering
international competition.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

have brought/to be expanding


had brought/having expanded
were bringing/to have expanded
brought/in expanding
would have brought/to expand

423- For decades presidents have been coming


---- plans to deal with the fact that one day
the world will run ---- its key source of
energy: oil.

417- ---- an organization depends on


collaborative arrangements, ---- likely it is to
lose control over decisions.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

has shocked/had not sought


would have shocked/will not seek
had shocked/would not have sought
was to shock/is not seeking
shocked/would not seek

422- The 1980s ---- a surge of new interest ---- the


definition of intelligence.

416- ---- by making an internal analysis can a


company set the overall rationale for its
international activities.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

must not have been regarded


had not been regarded
should not be regarded
would not have been regarded
was not being regarded

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

so
as
unless
whether
whereby

from/over
over/in
between/for
in/by
through/to

425- ---- little respect the British people may feel


for the monarchy, they are still not likely to
change to a republic.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

419- Having read so many contemporary


American writers, I ---- to feel impatient with
the kind of fiction that ---- in England.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

As far as
Whatever
Such a
However
Just as

was beginning/will have been written


had begun/has been written
have begun/would have been written
would begin/is being written
began/was being written

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432- An Indian drug company has offered to


supply an anti-AIDS drug ---- sufferers in
developing countries ---- less than onetwentieth of the standard cost in the West.

426- All of the worlds major national parks are


included on the map, ---- are most of the
important reserves of lesser status.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

as
as well
such
which
that

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

427- His latest novel is about people who take


their work seriously, ---- thats being a
mother, a nurse or a soldier.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

433- The main attention at the World Economic


Forum, when it was not focused ---- China,
centred on Africas remarkable economic
growth ---- the past couple of years.

even so
as if
unless
besides
whether

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

428- Hviz is Europes largest warm-water lake


and visitors can swim there even in winter,
---- helps extend the tourist season.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

thus
which
nor
too
so

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

429- The British government ---- details of the


next stage of its genetically modified crop
field trials, thus ---- off a now familiar cycle
of debate and demonstration.
has released/setting
will release/to set
would have released/having set
is releasing/to have set
released/to be set

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

even though
since
whether
while
in case

436- Several species of birds in Vietnam


vanished during the war, ---- they began to
reappear in the 1980s and their gradual
return has been encouraged by Vietnamese
villagers.

were encouraged/will have worsened


would be encouraged/had been worsened
have been encouraged/has worsened
had been encouraged/may worsen
are encouraged/would have worsened

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

431- After the Germanic invasions, Celtic


cultures, which in pre-Roman times ---- most
of Western Europe, ---- almost entirely to the
British Isles.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

on the other hand


whereas
otherwise
after
since

435- At present, the European Union imports


about one quarter of its gas and one third of
its oil from Russia, ---- countries such as
Slovakia, Finland, Poland, Hungary, the
Baltic states and the Ukraine are totally or
very heavily dependent on Russian energy.

430- Training schemes in the United Kingdom ---by the government as unemployment ---- .
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

in/with
on/over
of/towards
by/at
from/through

434- In child development, play and exploration


are similar ---- they are both intrinsically
motivated behaviours and not directed by
external goals.

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A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

in/to
at/over
with/for
to/at
on/with

had covered/were confined


have been covering/have been confined
had been covering/would be confined
have covered/could have been confined
were covering/had been confined

but
since
unless
when
if

437- Countries are interested ---- in their absolute


economic welfare, ---- in how well they are
performing compared to other countries.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

both/as well as
as/as
so much/as
more/but
not only/but also

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443- The discovery in 2001 of a juvenile


dinosaurs spectacularly preserved fossil
with feathers indicate the dinosaur-bird
connection, ---- it also casts new light on the
mystery of why nature invented feathers in
the first place.

438- A structural formula is a chemical formula


that shows how the atoms are bonded to ---in a molecule.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

another
others
the others
each other
every other

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

2007 KASIM KPDS SORULARI


439- Investigations by modern doctors ---- that
Catherine the Great of Russia ---- from
syphilis.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

444- People who travel ---- airlines all have


stories ---- does how bad the experience is
when things go wrong.

have suggested/has suffered


suggest/suffered
had suggested/was suffering
may have suggested/would have suffered
suggested/suffers

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

440- This morning it ---- in the news that the great


Italian tenor Pavarotti ---- of pancreatic
cancer soon after midnight.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

had been reported/died


is reported/would die
is being reported/dies
was reported/had died
has been reported/could have died

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

for/in
throughout/over
through/about
by/off
of/at

446- Contrary to perceptions outside Canada, the


majority of Canadians are descended from
the English, the Scots, and the Irish ---- from
the French.

should pursue/were
pursued/will have been
would pursue/would have been
has pursued/may be
pursues/had been

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

442- One of the worlds worst space flight


disasters, occurred on 28 January 1986, ---the shuttle Challenger exploded soon after
take-off, killing the crew of seven.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

with/for
in/of
through/to
on/about
at/over

445- Scientists have studied the health status of


native people in the South Pacific ---decades, and have noted the explosion of
diet-related disease ---- the area.

441- The United States ---- expensive high-tech


solutions to the problem of land-mine
clearance but simpler methods ---- more
preferable.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

whether
where
but
so
whereas

rather than
more than
such as
and so
also

447- The Worldwatch Institute reported last year


---- approximately four of the five
McDonalds restaurants that opened every
day in 2005 were outside the United States.

if
so that
even if
when
just as

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

if
as
while
when
that

448- Because of the wide variety of ethnicity in


the United States, people speak English as
---- their native ---- their adopted tongue.
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)

rather/than
either/or
more/than
so much/as
well/as

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41
42
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A
E
B
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D
C
D

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A
C
B
E
B
E
C
E
B
A
C
D
E
B
A
E
D
B
E
C
A
D
C
B
A
A

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302
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C
E
D
B
E
D
E
C
D
C
A
C
E
C
A
B
E
C
A
B
C
A
E
D
B
C
E
D
A
E
D
E
D
A
B
C
E
D
E
B
C
A
E
B
C
E
D
B
C
A

351
352
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E
A
C
B
C
D
D
C
D
B
A
E
A
A
C
D
E
D
A
C
E
D
B
A
E
D
B
E
D
A
A
E
D
A
B
C
D
E
D
C
D
B
C
E
A
E
B
C
B

401
402
403
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411
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B
D
A
B
C
B
D
A
C
E
B
E
B
A
B
C
E
D
E
C
E
D
A
C
D
A
E
B
A
C
A
D
B
E
D
A
E
D
B
D
D
D
C
D
A
A
E
B

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YIL
AY DURUM
MAYIS
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KASIM
19 2001 MAYIS
MAYIS
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KASIM
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MAYIS
22 2002 KASIM
KASIM
23 2003 MAYIS
MAYIS
24 2003 KASIM
KASIM
25 2004 MAYIS
MAYIS
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KASIM
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MAYIS
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KASIM
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MAYIS
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KASIM
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MAYIS
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