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1 – 20. sorularda boş bırakılan yerlere uygun 5. Today, many Americans see the ---- against
düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz terrorism as an example of the US standing
up for what is right in the world.
1. Congress is the legislative branch of the
federal government and is ---- for creating A) desire B) loyalty
laws. C) drive D) delivery
E) fight
A) challenging B) responsible
C) hospitable D) abundant
E) reluctant

6. Recent research has ---- our understanding of

the motives behind crime and provided a
2. Americans ---- to view their history as a better insight.
success story and as a victory for democracy.
A) made up B) coped with
A) tend B) exploit C) contributed to D) broken out
C) dedicate D) adapt E) taken off
E) adjust

7. Social sciences mainly study how people

interact ---- and relate ---- one another.
3. The term bureaucracy ---- the various
departments and agencies of the executive
A) with / to B) from / in
branch that help the president carry out his or
C) at / into D) on / out
her duties.
E) up / onto

A) turns down B) puts off

C) results in D) refers to
E) takes up

8. Contrary ---- common belief, jogging is not

completely harmless to people ---- 65.

4. Some indigenous people in Africa are ----

A) of / from B) from / of
gifted in the art of healing people and even
C) at / in D) to / over
better than doctors.
E) out of / to

A) necessarily B) exceptionally
C) gradually D) respectively
E) hardly

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9. Psychology ---- the way the human mind 12. Although print media readership ---- in the last
works, ---- us to understand why people few decades, many ---- a newspaper every day
behave the way that they do. or a newsmagazine on a regular basis.

A) studied / helps A) declined / will read

B) studies / helping B) had declined / would have read
C) will study / to help C) was declining / were reading
D) had studied / to have helped D) has declined / read
E) would study / helped E) decline / are reading

10. ---- to England in 1859, Darwin ---- his ideas 13. Most people regard memory as something
about evolution in his great work, On the fixed and nonflexible. ----, memory can be
Origin of Species. enhanced in a variety of ways.

A) To return / publish A) In addition

B) Returned / had published B) However
C) To have returned / will publish C) Otherwise
D) Having returned / has published D) Therefore
E) Returning / published E) Afterwards

14. ---- culture often has a strong effect on

11. Most Americans ---- their information about
behaviour, scholars rely on anthropological
government from the news media because it
studies and methods to draw conclusions.
---- impossible to gather all the news
themselves.
A) Whereas
A) had got / will be B) Only if
B) get / is C) As soon as
C) were getting / has been D) Because
D) are getting / was E) Unless
E) got / would have been

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15. ---- crying is an infant's only way of 18. Many Asian cultures, ---- those of
communication, it is not limited to one individualistic western countries, promote a
monotone sound. view of the self as interdependent.

A) When A) unlike
B) Because B) for all
C) Once C) thanks to
D) despite
D) If
E) except for
E) Although

19. Since people cannot learn new material ----

16. It appears ---- moderate consumption of sleeping, one way to minimize forgetting is to
alcohol and a Mediterranean diet may reduce sleep after studying material.
the risk of dementia.
A) if
B) while
A) that C) although
B) what D) in that
C) which E) unless
D) whose
E) when

20. Variation exists within every culture, in terms

17. It is said that one can walk from one end of of ---- individuals ---- subcultures.
Kiev to ---- in the summertime without leaving
the shade of its many trees. A) rather / than
B) as / as
A) other C) as well / as
B) others D) so / that
C) the other E) both / and
D) another
E) the others

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21 – 25. sorularda boş bırakılan yerlere uygun 23.

düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.
A) more B) very
C) by far D) so
It was claimed that 500,000 people went to the E) far
Women's March last January. (21) ----, there was a
disagreement over this number. A digital services
company (22) ---- that there were 440,000 marchers.
Yet, it is known that it was the biggest US protest since
the Vietnam War protests. The New York Times said
the Women's March was (23) ---- bigger than President
Donald Trump's inauguration.The Women's March was
a also global protest for women's rights. Five million
people (24) ---- marches around the world. Marchers
24.
focused (25) ---- immigration, healthcare, the
environment, racial equality, freedom of religion and A) joins B) must join
workers' rights. C) had joined D) joined
E) will join

21.

A) Therefore B) Otherwise
C) However D) Thus
E) In addition

25.

A) on B) into
C) about D) for
E) to

22.

A) published B) estimated
C) pretended D) improved
E) increased

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26 – 30. sorularda boş bırakılan yerlere uygun 28.

düşen sözcük ya da ifadeyi bulunuz.
A) to escape
B) to have been escaped
Starbucks boss Howard Schultz said that his company C) escaping
(26) ----10,000 refugees over the next five years. Mr D) being escaped
Schultz is the CEO of the international coffee shop E) to be escaped
chain. He is very unhappy with President Donald
Trump's new ban (27) ---- the citizens of seven Middle
Eastern and North African countries. Schultz said his
promise was, "a concerted effort to welcome and seek
opportunities for those (28) ---- from war, violence, and
discrimination". He added: "There are more than 65
million citizens of the world recognized as refugees by
the United Nations, and we are developing plans
(29) ----hire 10,000 of them over five years in the 75 29.
countries around the world ----Starbucks does business
A) on behalf of
and earns a lot."
B) in addition to
C) irrespective of
D) in order to
E) but for

26.

A) will employ
B) would employ
C) had employed
D) may have employed
E) employ

30.

A) which B) that
C) who D) whose
E) where

27.

A) to B) with
C) by D) from
E) on

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31. – 40. sorularda verilen cümleyi
tamamlayabilecek seçeneği bulunuz.
31. Although Queen Victoria's reign was a time of
great material prosperity and economic
growth, ----.
A) the Queen herself believed strongly in the
importance of these ideas
B) women would have been granted the right to
vote in the twentieth century
C) the middle classes in Britain were gradually
getting richer
D) industrialization and urbanization brought
huge social difficulties
E) the 1876 and 1884 Reform Bills achieved
further democratization of British politics
32. While most critics liked and praised new
horror films, ----.
A) spectators did admire the show
B) few considered them to be worth watching
C) critics generally made good comments, too
D) the writer of the book thinks otherwise
E) they needed a publisher to release them
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33. Hong Kong must preserve the global essence
of its legal system----.
A) if it is to remain as an international city*
B) just in case the local party becomes legal or
reorganized
C) after spending years trying to promote a
local Hong Kong party leadership
D) ever since the mainland communists worked
hard to influence foreign investors
E) whose rivals will vote her down by a solid
majority
34. ----, rather, they just repeated many of their
previous mistakes
A) The Korean War also strengthened the US
relationship with Britain
B) The congress refused the proposal to start a
new war in Vietnam
C) Vietnam era policy-makers did not apply the
lessons of the Korean War to the Vietnam
War
D) The United States attempted to keep the
Korean and Vietnam wars on a very small
scale
E) Just five years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki
were bombed, the Korean War was not an
atomic war

35. ----, they can easily understand where events
are taking place.
A) Although there are many reasons to study
geography
B) As rivers are easy examples of how
geography can impact history
C) While early people had an easy way of
transporting goods
D) If people develop a map of their community
and the world
E) Unless geographical features have had an
equally strong impact on history
36. ---- unless they are identical twins.
A) Most people would like to have a family to
depend on
B) Siblings do not get on well due to financial
hardships
C) Sometimes parents have argued and even
got divorced
D) Couples have difficulty in looking after a child
E) No two people share the exact combination
of genes
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37. When the Great War broke out in 1914, ----.
A) agricultural production plummetted due to
lack of labour force which was employed for
the war
B) that greatly contributed to the prosperity of
the nations that joined the war
C) poverty ended all across the world,
particularly in Europe
D) the rich would never forget donating to
charities in those days
E) the stock market has collapsed owing to the
fact that Britain decided to attack
38. Microcredit was introduced in 1976 in
Bangladesh ----.
A) just as those investments in large
businesses are necessary there
B) so virtually all the wealthy people in the
region applied for huge loans
C) as investors establish several banks for this
purpose alone
D) where its government tried to alleviate
poverty and improve the lives of the poor
E) while the minorities in the country mostly
speak local languages
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39. Considering the repeated attacks on civilians,
there has been a debate about ----.
A) that terrorists who indiscriminately and
brutally massacre thousands of citizens must
be found
B) so that they can reach a consensus on such
critical issues as discrimination
C) however the state struggles to root out the
source of terrorists attacks
D) whether capital punishment should be
reinstated in order to deter terrorists
E) unless children are discouraged from
watching violent movies on television
40. Public services and information in some states
of the US are widely available in Spanish, ----.
A) since a large number of people speak the
language.
B) so, how they manage to communicate with
each other is a mystery
C) but various forms of printed and broadcast
media are in Spanish
D) as if the population were comfortable with
German
E) although some regions in the south are close
to the Mexican border
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41. - 46. sorularda, verilen İngilizce cümleye
anlamca en yakın Türkçe cümleyi bulunuz.
41. Considerable additions need to be made in its
content so that your book can be published.
A) İçeriğinde yapılması gereken büyük
değişikliklerden ötürü, kitabın basılamıyor.
B) Kitabının basılabilmesi, içeriğinde büyük
değişiklikler yapılmasını gerektirmekte.
C) İçeriğinde büyük değişiklikler yap ki kitabın
basılabilsin.
D) İçeriğinde büyük değişiklikler yapılması
durumunda, kitabın gelecekte basılabilir.
E) Kitabının basılabilmesi için içeriğinde büyük
eklemeler yapılması gerekmekte.
42. The construction work will have to go on on
this spot regardless of weather conditions.
A) Hava koşullarına uygun olarak, bu noktada
inşa çalışmasının sürdürülmesi gerekebilir.
B) Bu noktadaki hava koşullarına bağlı olarak
inşa çalışmasının sürdürülmesi gerekmekte.
C) Hava koşulları ne olursa olsun, inşa
çalışmasının bu noktada devam etmesi
gerekecek.
D) İnşa çalışması hava koşullarına göre bu
noktadan itibaren devam edecektir.
E) İnşa çalışması, hava koşullarını iyi olsa da
olmasa da bu noktadan devam etmek zorunda
kalacak.

43. As a result of the long debate among the
delegates, the chairman was forced to resign.
A) Delegeler arasındaki tartışma o kadar uzun
sürdü ki başkan istifa etmeye mecbur kaldı.
B) Başkan, delegeler arasındaki uzun
tartışmadan sonra istifa etmek zorunda kaldı.
C) Delegeler arasındaki uzun tartışma
neticesinde, başkan istifa etmek zorunda kaldı.
D) Delegeler arasındaki uzun tartışma başkanın
istifa etmesine sebep oldu.
E) Başkan, delegeler arasında çıkan tartışmadan
sonra istifa etti.
44. More than any other item in history, smart
phones have made journalism so
commonplace.
A) Tarihteki diğer ürünlerin yanı sıra gazeteciliği
bu kadar yaygın hale getiren akıllı telefonlardır.
B) Akıllı telefonlar gazetecilikte tarihteki diğer
herhangi bir ürün kadar kullanılmaktadır.
C) Tarihte akıllı telefonların gazeteciliğin
yaygınlaşmasına yaptığı katkının fazlasını
diğer ürünler sağladı.
D) Akıllı telefonlar, tarihte diğer başka herhangi
bir üründen daha fazla, gazeteciliği böylesine
yaygın hale getirmiştir.
E) Gazetecilikte akıllı telefon kullanımı öyle
yaygınlaştı ki tarihteki başka bir üründen daha
fazla telefon yapılmaktadır.
YÖKDİL – Sosyal 1/0217
45. Though we think that our hands are clean after
we wash them, there may be thousands of tiny
organisms called “bacteria” on them.
A) Ellerimizi yıkadıktan sonra temiz olduklarını
düşünsek de üzerlerinde “bakteri” denen
binlerce küçük organizma olabilir.
B) Ellerimizin yıkadıktan sonra temiz olduğunu
sanıyoruz, ancak üzerlerinde “bakteri” denen
binlerce küçük organizmanın yaşadığını
bilmiyoruz.
C) Ellerimizi yıkasak bile “bakteri” denen küçük
organizmaların binlercesi yaşamaya devam
ediyor olabilir.
D) Ellerimizi yıkadığımızda tamamen
temizlendiklerini düşünüyoruz, ancak
üzerlerinde “bakteri” denen binlerce küçük
organizma yaşamaya devam ediyor.
E) Ellerimizi yıkadığımızda temizlendiklerini
düşünebiliriz, ancak “bakteri” adı verilen
binlerce küçük organizma hala yaşamaya
devam ediyor.
46. Restrictions on Iran's nuclear program should
not be lifted for as long as Iran continues its
aggression in the region and in the world.
A) İran, bölgedeki ve dünyadaki saldırganlığına
devam ettiği sürece İran’ın nükleer programı
üzerindeki kısıtlamalar kaldırılmamalıdır.
B) Bölgedeki ve dünyadaki saldırganlığına devam
eden İran’ın nükleer programı üzerindeki
kısıtlamaların kaldırılmaması tavsiye
edilmektedir.
C) İran, bölgedeki ve dünyadaki saldırganlığına
devam ettiği için İran’ın nükleer programı
üzerindeki kısıtlamalar kaldırılmamalıdır.
D) İran’ın nükleer programı üzerindeki kısıtlamalar
kaldırılmadığı sürece İran bölgedeki ve
dünyadaki saldırganlığına devam edecektir.
E) İran’ın nükleer programı üzerindeki kısıtlamalar
kaldırılmamasına rağmen İran bölgedeki ve
dünyadaki saldırganlığına devam etmektedir.
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47. - 52. sorularda, verilen Türkçe cümleye 49. Tam uçak havalanacağı sırada, gidilecek
anlamca en yakın İngilizce cümleyi bulunuz. havalimanındaki grevin haberi geldi.

47. Endüstri devriminden sonra, orta ölçekli

A) Just as the plane was about to take off, there
fabrikalarda çalışan insan sayısı önemli ölçüde
came the news of strike at the destination
azaldı.
airport.

B) The plane was taking off when the news of

A) Fewer and fewer people went on working for
strike at the destination airport was heard.
middle-sized factories after the industrial
revolution took place.
C) While the plane was taking off, it had already
been heard that there was strike at the
B) After the industrial revolution, the number of
destination airport.
people who worked for middle-sized factories
declined significantly.
D) During the take-off, it was learned that there
was strike at the destination airport.
C) Once the industrial revolution had taken place,
the number of people who worked for middle-
E) Hardly had the plane taken off when the news
sized factories declined instantly.
of strike at the destination airport came.
D) There were very few people who worked for
middle-sized factories after the industrial
revolution took place.

E) There was a significant decline in the number

of people who were working for middle-sized
factories after the industrial revolution.

48. Yeni antrenörle anlaşamadığı için, ünlü 50. Rüzgar o kadar sert esiyordu ki nereye
futbolcu takıma giremedi. gittiğimizi bile göremiyorduk.

A) Failing to earn himself a position in the team, A) We were unable to see even where we were
the famous football player had a row with the going because the wind began to blow really
new trainer. fast.

B) No famous football player that fails to get on B) The wind was blowing so hard that we weren’t
well with the new trainer can enter the team. even able to see where we were going.

C) As he couldn't get on well with the new trainer, C) We couldn’t see where we were going
the famous football player failed to enter the because the wind was blowing much faster
team. than usual.

D) Because the famous football player failed to
enter the team, he quarrelled with the new
trainer.
E) The new trainer left the famous football player
with whom he couldn't get on out of the team.
D) Such was the force of the wind that we couldn’t
see our way.
E) The strong wind prevented us from seeing
where we were going.

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51. Bakanlık hayvancılığı desteklemediği takdirde,
ciddi bir et sıkıntısının olması kaçınılmazdır.
A) Unless the Ministry subsidizes cattle farming, a
serious meat shortage is inevitable.
B) The cattle farming subsidies decided on by the
Ministry have not tackled the meat shortage.
C) Although the Ministry has decided to subsidize
cattle farming, a meat shortage cannot be
avoided
D) But for the Ministry’s decision to subsidize
cattle farming,the demand for meat cannot be
met.
E) A shortage of meat will inevitably force the
Ministry to subsidize cattle farming.
YÖKDİL – Sosyal 1/0217
52. Matematik çalışmalarının belirli bir düzeye
ulaştı ve bu sayede astronomi çalışmalarına
destek olmaya başlamıştır.
A) Though mathematical studies reached a
certain level, this discipline rarely assisted
astronomy.
B) Mathematical studies used to assist astronomy
to a certain extent
C) Mathematical studies reached a certain level,
and thanks to this, it began to support
astronomical studies.
D) Mathematical began supporting astronomy
when it reached a certain level
E) When mathematical studies reached a certain
level, astronomy was far from an established
field.
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53. - 55. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 54. The writer -----.
cevaplayınız.

A) sounds absolutely convinced that music is a

Music may truly be a universal language. When
universal language
listening to the same piece, different listeners show
very similar patterns of brain activity, a new study of B) regards the finding of the research exciting,
brain scans suggests. Untrained listeners in the study but inconclusive
responded very similarly to a 10-minute symphony, C) does not approve of the way that the research
and the similarities cropped up not only in brain areas is carried out
linked with sound processing, but also in regions
D) advises other researchers to replicate the
responsible for attention, memory and movement
study with professionals musicians
planning. "The findings may help explain why music is
such a powerful group experience" so concluded the E) reckons that music hardly ever triggers
researchers. "Evolutionarily, music is something resembling emotions on strangers
people came together to do. People chanted when
they worked together. It was to bring us together for
rituals, and to some degree, that still happens when we
go to concerts or a club. The research triggered an
intriguing question: Is music a universal language? If
so, to what extent? Some people may rock out to
Metallica, while others prefer Gencebay, but at least a
few elements of the listening experience seem to be
universal. For instance, studies have found that
happiness, anger and other basic emotions are
expressed similarly in music across cultures. The
preliminary findings are yet to prove that music is an
universal language, but it elicited enough proof to claim
that it ignites similar behavior, irrespective of ethnicity.
55. It is stated in the passage that -----.

53. It is stated in the passage that -----.

A) music is a bond that binds all the cultures in
the same way
B) the evolution of music cannot be differentiated
from that of the humans
C) research subjects were experienced and
trained in music
D) no matter what sort of music is played, it
triggers same emotions on all humans
E) there is logic in suspecting that music could
be common language
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A) music has been a medium that binds people
and gathers them in the same place
B) brain activities of the test subjects hardly
demonstrated any significance
C) just as all languages serve the same purpose,
so does music
D) whatever the genre is and whoever the
listener is, music will be played the same
E) whether it is Metallica or Gencebay, most
components of the listening experience are
identical
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56. - 58. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 57. One can understand from the passage that
cevaplayınız. ------.

For centuries, philosophers and sociologists have

A) parents’ way of bringing up a child has a deep
pondered and discussed the idea of reality. impact on construction of reality
Sociologists generally accept that reality is different for
each individual. The term social construction of reality B) perceptions of others about us can change
once they get to know us
refers to the theory that the way we present ourselves
to other people is shaped partly by our interactions C) our perception of others can change as we
with others, as well as by our life experiences. How we gain more experience
were raised and what we were raised to believe affect
D) beliefs and backgrounds has nothing to do
how we present ourselves, how we perceive others, with our sense of reality
and how others perceive us. In short, our perceptions
of reality are colored by our beliefs and backgrounds. E) our reality depends on us and it is completely
a product of our own doing
Our reality is also a complicated negotiation. What is
real depends on what is socially acceptable. Most
social interactions involve some acceptance of what’s
going on. While we participate in the construction of
reality, it’s not entirely a product of our own doing.

56. We learn from the passage that the idea of 58. The best title could be ----.
reality ----.

A) Social Interactions
A) has been a matter of interest for philosophers
B) Some Perceptions of Reality
alone
C) Philosophy and Reality
B) has drawn the attention of sociologists rather
than philosophers
D) Sociology and Reality
C) is far from flexible as it is fixed for the majority
E) Social Construction of Reality
D) has provoked debate in academic circles for a
long time

E) is shaped solely by our interactions with

others

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59. - 61. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 60. We are given the information in the passage
cevaplayınız. that ----.

Imagine a world where everybody told the complete

and honest truth all the time. This would be humorous A) there are both good and bad lies in one’s life

because it's so contrary to the world we live in. Can
you assume telling someone you were breaking up
with him because of his bad looks? Or admitting to
your boss that you have read his private e-mails? We
don't do that in a usual society. Instead, we create a
different story that fits into our interests, either major or
minor. We lie because it works, and because it has
B) there are various reasons why we tend to tell
a lie
C) a good liar must be proud of himself as it
indicates a high level of intelligence
D) people turn to lying when they are punished
by their fellows

benefits. We avoid punishment by creating the best E) the range of lying differs among certain age
possible version of ourselves, and we lie so that we groups
don't have to face the consequences of the real story.
We are very experienced liars in that our story of doing
so begins as we start speaking. Apart from that,
scholars point out that lying is also tied in within the
level of self-esteem. Once people feel that their self-
esteem is threatened, they immediately begin to lie at
higher levels, or otherwise. To some extent, we can be
proud of our lies. Lying is considered a sign of
intelligence and cognitive skill, because it takes some
aptitude to recognize the way things are and then
create and present an alternative to that reality. Thus,
the next time you lie don’t get embarrassed as it is just
part of the human nature.

59. The author implies that ----.

61. As it is clearly stated in the passage, the
severity of the lie depends on --------.

A) in an ordinary society, lying is both usual and

present
A) what other people expect us to perform for
them
B) we have to refrain from deception if we are to
live in an honest society
B) the age of the person we are trying to mislead
C) children are better liars than most adults
C) whether we are dealing with a relative, a
friend or a foreigner
D) we have to face the consequences and
always tell the truth
D) our-self esteem and what the truth will cost us
E) someone who lies is no less intelligent than
E) how much we are mocked by our fellows
someone who does not

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62. - 64. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 63. One can understand from the paragraph that
cevaplayınız. ----.

In many organizations, perhaps the best way to

approach certain new projects is to assemble a group A) an organization member always has to be
good at creating new solutions
of people into a team. This offers several advantages.
First, a group has a wider range of knowledge and B) a task cannot be planned and completed
skills than any single individual is likely to possess. without the help of group members
Sometimes creative solutions come about because a
C) the contributions of a team member is
group is able to make risky decisions, but an individual considered more crucial than those of a single
might not easily do so. This is because the group person
spreads responsibility for a decision to all the members
D) without working in a group, an individual
and thus no single individual can be held accountable
cannot gain more reputation in a company
if the decision turns out to be wrong. Taking part in a with his thoughts
group process can also be very rewarding for
E) a person feel more relax when he works
members of the team. When team members have a
alone on a project
voice in making a decision, they surely feel better
about carrying out the work. Furthermore, a team
member has a better chance to shine since his ideas
and contributions are recognized as significant.

62. It is stated in the passage that in terms of

knowledge and skill, ----. 64. The passage is mainly about ----.

A) the elderly can anticipate different aspects of A) pros and cons of new projects for an
fulfilling a project organization

B) an abrupt decision is the only way out for the B) the advantages of working in a group for both
risky responsibilities the team and the team member

C) the best way to achieve a task is to work C) the challenges individuals may encounter
alone when they work in a group

D) an individual cannot outperform a team D) the difficulties an individual may encounter

when working alone
E) an executive group needs to include a gifted
personnel E) an organizational project carried out by a
group of people

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65. - 67. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 66. We can understand from the passage that ----.
cevaplayınız.

Robert Capa has been the synonym of war A) Spain was dealing with a civil war when Capa
photography. Born as Friedmann Endre Ernő, Capa lived in his homeland

was forced to leave his homeland after his involvement B) Capa left Germany because of anti-
in anti-government protests. Capa had originally government protests
wanted to become a writer, but after his arrival in
C) Berlin is the place where Capa became a
Berlin, he first found work as a photographer. He later
writer
left Germany and moved to France due to the rise in
Nazism. He tried to find work as a freelance journalist. D) Robert Capa is the most important name in
It was there that he changed his name to Robert Capa, war photography as he is incredibly
productive
mainly because he thought it would sound more
American. In 1936, after the breakout of the Spanish E) Capa acquired fame as a war photographer in
Civil war, Capa went to Spain and it was here over the his first three years in Spain
next three years that he built his reputation as a war
photographer. One of Capa’s most famous quotes was
'If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close
enough.' And he took his attitude of getting close to the
action to an extreme. His photograph, The Death of a
Loyalist Soldier is a prime example of this as Capa
captures the very moment the soldier falls. However,
many have questioned the authenticity of this
photograph, claiming that it was staged and fake.

67. It is pointed out in the passage that “The

65. According to the passage, Capa ----.
Death of a Loyalist Soldier” ----.

A) initially wanted to work as a war photographer

A) has been a disputed issue for many who have
B) changed his name in order to sound more alleged it was not genuine
American
B) was admired by Capa’s contemporaries in the
C) didn’t think that his pictures were good US
enough
C) made Robert Capa famous for his talent in
D) moved to France as a result of the breakout journalism
of the Spanish Civil War
D) was not an original photo for many war
E) ignored, in his photography, the necessity to photographers in Spain
be close to the action
E) is the sole example of being officially a
successful photographer

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68. - 70. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 69. According to the passage, the main reason
cevaplayınız. why some people avoid maintenance ----.

Regular maintenance is necessary for all kinds of

appliances. It enables repairmen to detect developing A) is their opinion that there is no need for that
problems before they appear. Then, cheap measures as their machinery is running properly
can be taken. This prevents the repairing expenditure
B) can be the fact that they don’t want to stop
which can cost quite a lot. However, most customers their running machinery
don’t give enough importance to maintenance. They
C) is the lack of knowledge about how to use
either think it is unnecessary or that there is no
their appliances the most efficiently
problem with their machinery. However, when break-
downs occur, they have to spend small fortunes on the D) is that it can sometimes be more expensive
spare parts and repairing. Then, some of them regret than repairing
neglecting maintenance. On the other hand, others still
E) can be the false belief that it may lead to
think maintenance is not necessary as they claim that more serious problems
their machinery lasts very long without breaking down.
This is just by chance, and everyone is not so lucky.

68. Upon reading the passage, we can conclude 70. According to the passage that it is just a
that the author ----. matter of chance ----.

A) is an expert who has earned a lot of money A) for the repairmen to detect the problem with
by repairing appliances an appliance before it arises

B) is in favour of regular maintenance B) that we will have appliances that never break
down
C) can’t make an exact decision about whether
maintenance is beneficial or not C) to save money by neglecting maintenance

D) has himself saved money thanks to D) for owners of appliances to find spare parts
maintenance
E) to get maintenance done on time
E) criticizes only people who partly support
maintenance

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71. – 75. sorularda paragrafta verilen boşluğa
anlam bütünlüğünü sağlamak için getirilebilecek
cümleyi bulunuz.
71. The High Court in Kenya has blocked the
Kenyan government's attempt to close the
largest refugee camp in the world. The camp,
called The Dadaab, houses 330,000 Somalian
refugees. Kenya's government wanted to close
it and send 260,000 Somali refugees back to
Somalia. ----.
72. Writing letters or messages were much more
common in the past than they are now. There
were no cell phones, no internet or computers.
----. Unlike these means of communication,
today’s technology allows us to get in touch
with each other after a few clicks.
A) The development of electronic devices took
place mostly after the invention of the transistor
B) It was impossible to broadcast radio waves to
more then 50 kilometres away

A) In addition, they feared that declaring war
against Somalia would create another crisis
B) Therefore, it is made up of five giant camps and
is run by the United Nations
C) In contrast, these refugees were suffering from
epidemic diseases
D) However, the court decided it was wrong to
send them back just because of their nationality
C) People definitely relied more on social activities
such as sightseeing instead of staring at
computer screens
D) Travelling from country to country took a lot of
time without planes
E) So, people had to rely on pen and paper really
frequently then

E) In fact, he said that this would have caused

discrimination among the refugees across the
world

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73. The number of people who die in traffic
accidents is so high that measures need to be
taken urgently. Actually, deaths can be
minimized by several very simple measures. ----.
Though this is a very simple safety measure,
few people care about it.
A) For instance, wearing the seatbelts can save
thousands of lives
B) Cars should be serviced at least once a year to
avoid major expenditure
C) Statistics indicate all drivers wear their seatbelts
in short distance travel in Sweden
D) People with serious eye defects are not given
driving licences in Norway
E) Speed limit is the fastest speed at which you
can travel safely
74. As an agent of identity, Hadrian's Wall served
multiple parties over time. For many, it is viewed
as a physical reminder of Britain’s Roman
heritage. ---- The Scottish view of the Wall, on
the other hand, held it as a symbol of courage of
the ancient Scots who resisted and opposed the
imperial aims of Britain/Rome.
A) The Scottish never admitted to having
participated in the construction of this wall.
B) For the British, the wall implied that the British
Empire had inherited the imperialist rights held
by the Romans.
C) Everybody believes the Great Wall of China is
the longest and the most magnificent.
D) Experts have yet to prove this connection
between the Romans and Scots.
E) If it hadn’t been for this catastrophic war,
Hadrian’s Wall would have never been built.
YÖKDİL – Sosyal 1/0217
75. ---- His most famous works are the Foundation
Series, the Galactic Empire series and the Robot
series. Later, beginning with Foundation's Edge,
he linked distant future to the Robot and Spacer
stories, creating a unified "future history" for
his stories. He wrote hundreds of short stories,
including the social science fiction "Nightfall",
which in 1964 was voted by the Science Fiction
Writers of America the best short science fiction
story of all time.
1
A) Isaac Asimov, like his peers, began reading
science fiction magazines at a young age.
B) Isaac Asimov was one of the "Big Three"
science fiction writers during his lifetime.
C) Isaac Asimov was also a founding member of
the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of
Claims of the Paranormal.
D) Only two people whose intellect surpassed that
of Asimov did not appreciate the stories he
wrote.
E) The Boston University offered Asimov a position
with which he remained associated thereafter.
76. – 80. sorularda paragrafta verilen boşluğa
anlam bütünlüğünü sağlamak için getirilebilecek
cümleyi bulunuz
76. (I) Russian society in the early twentieth century
was bipolar. (II) In other words, a tiny minority
controlled most of the country’s wealth, while the
vast majority of the country’s inhabitants were
impoverished and oppressed peasants.
(III) Communism arose in Russia when the nation’s
workers and peasants rebelled against and
overwhelmed the wealthy and powerful class of
capitalists and aristocrats. (IV) They also hoped to
establish a socialist utopia based on the principles
of the German economic and political philosopher
Karl Marx. (V) The Communist Manifesto, in
contrast, was an impassioned call to action that
urged “Workers of the world, unite!”
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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77. (I) 1984 is a political novel written by George
Orwell with the purpose of warning readers in the
West of the dangers of totalitarian government.
(II) George Orwell designed this novel to warn
Western nations which were still unsure about how
to approach the rise of communism and totalitarian
governments in Spain and Russia. (III) In 1949,
when the Cold War had not yet escalated, many
American intellectuals supported communism.
(IV) Orwell was deeply disturbed by the
widespread cruelties and oppressions he observed
in these communist countries. (V) He was also
particularly concerned by the role of technology in
enabling oppressive governments to monitor and
control their citizens.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
78. (I) Pablo Picasso, born in a poor family in southern
Spain in 1881, started as a child prodigy and
ended as the acknowledged greatest painter of his
century. (II) After some early training with his
father, a provincial drawing teacher, Picasso
showed that he had thoroughly grasped naturalistic
conventions at a very young age. (III) After some
incomplete sessions of art school, Picasso spent
his adolescence associating with the group of
Catalan modernists in Barcelona. (IV) But it was
the invention of Cubism that secured his
immortality. (V) From there he moved to Paris,
where his work began to attract serious critical
attention and praise by the time he was twenty.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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79. (I) The Impressionists were a loose group of late-
nineteenth-century French painters who painted
casual, everyday scenes of middle-class life with
bright colors. (II) "Avant-garde" is French for
"advance guard." (III) The term describes how
certain groups of artists since the mid-nineteenth
century have thought of themselves as plunging
bravely into the future, ahead of the laggards of
mainstream society. (IV) It is difficult to pinpoint
the origin of the phrase. (V) However, an early
example of its use in a French essay from 1845 on
the role of the artist gives a good sense of its
meaning: Art is the forerunner.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
80. (I) Queen Victoria's reign spanned nearly sixty-four
years of British history, 1837 to 1901. (II) As a late
nineteenth century phrase expresses, "The sun
never set on the British Empire." (III) Those years
are remembered as the Victorian Age, which
encompassed tremendous changes for Great
Britain. (IV) Change occurred in nearly every
aspect of British life. (V) By the end of Victoria's
reign, for example, political institutions and
structures, economic and social conditions, trade,
science, and technology all underwent radical
changes.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
TEST BİTTİ.
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