11F GENERAL SKILLS EXAM

The Louvre Museum in Paris, which ---- in 1793 to display the royal art collection, ---- throughout the years as subsequent rulers increased the size of the collection

• A) had been founded / had been growing

• B) has been founded / is growing

• C) was being founded / grew

• D) is founded / will grow

• E) was founded / has grown

---- we often consider the word 'fluid' to apply only to liquids, gases are also accepted as fluids in physics since they behave similarly in many situations.

• A) Because

• B) In order that

• C) Although

• D) By the time

• E) Provided that

---- vitamin C cannot prevent us from getting sick, a study conducted in 2017 showed that high doses of vitamin C can reduce the duration of a cold by 17 per cent.

• A) Since

• B) While

• C) Until

• D) As soon as

• E) If

After a supernova, the inner remnant of the star continues to collapse, depending on its size it will form ---- a neutron star ---- a black hole, where the collapse has become unstoppable.

• A) either / or

• B) as / as

• C) so / that

• D) such /as

• E) just as / so

While most ancient societies were governed by kings, ----.

• A) Pericles, a Greek politician, made Athens into an imperial power

• B) the Athenians believed that their city was named after the goddess Athena

• C) Athens was led to a war with Sparta, which the Athenians eventually lost

• D) Greek city-states were run by assemblies of male citizens for centuries

• E) the competitive Greeks saw constant warfare as a normal way of life

Your friend has recently started painting. Although she is not really good at it, she is overly confident about her work. She shows you one of her paintings and asks your opinion so you say making fun of her: -

• A) It would be considered a masterpiece if you were a three-year-old kindergarten student.

• B) I’m really happy for you. You’ve found a hobby that you’re happy with.

• C) This is garbage. You’ve been taking lessons for a month and this is all you can do?

• D) I think you need to take more lessons to be a good painter

• E) Even if you've just started, you did good enough. It's not too bad

Nerede olursa olsunlar, böceklerin dayanıklılığı ve beslenme esnekliği onları ekolojik değişimin eşsiz tanıkları yapar.

• A) No matter where they are, beetles are among unique witnesses to ecological change with their hardiness and dietary flexibility.

• B) Wherever they are, beetles’ hardiness and dietary flexibility make them unique witnesses to ecological change.

• C) Beetles become unique witnesses to ecological change wherever they are despite their hardiness and dietary flexibility.

• D) Beetles, with their hardiness and dietary flexibility, are unique in that they witness ecological change regardless of where they are.

• E) Wherever they are, beetles can witness ecological change in a unique way thanks to their hardiness and dietary flexibility.

(I) The history of human health is the history of medicine. (II) Accordingly, humans have always used plants as the centrepiece of our healthcare, but we have lapsed over the past 50 years. (III) We used to eat more than 200 types of foods from plants, and now 80 percent of our diet comes from just 10 species. (IV) The reasons for this are many, including the prevalence of fast foods which put convenience over health. (V) The fast food industry is one of the greatest success stories of all time

• A) I

• B) II

• C) III

• D) IV

• E) V

The high percentage of nitrogen in the air is a result of volcanic eruptions during the formation of the Earth

• A) Havada bulunan yüksek orandaki nitrojen Dünya'nın oluşumu esnasındaki volkanik patlamaların bir sonucudur.

• B) Dünya'nın oluşumu esnasında havada bulunan nitrojen, volkanik patlamaların yüksek oranda olmasının bir sonucudur.

• C) Volkanik patlamaların sonucunda havada yüksek miktarda nitrojenin ortaya çıkması Dünya'nın oluşumu sırasında gerçekleşmiştir.

• D) Nitrojenin havada yüksek miktarda bulunmasının bir sebebi de Dünya'nın oluşumu sırasında gerçekleşen volkanik patlamalardır.

• E) Nitrojenin havada yüksek oranda bulunmasının sebebi olan volkanik patlamalar, Dünya'nın oluşumu sırasında meydana gelmiştir.

Tim: - I don't spend a lot, but even so, there's nothing left for me at the end of the month. Maybe I should find a part-time job.

Helen: - Living on a budget is a real skill, but it’s possible. Look at me! I manage to survive and even have fun without a scholarship or a part-time job.

Tim: - How do you do that?

Helen: - ----

Tim: - That’s smart! I’ll go look for one now.

• A) I just stay home watching a movie or playing with my cat.

• B) I find free activities in the student paper. They’re really fun!

• C) Well, I don’t really like cooking but it’s much cheaper. Avoid eating out!

• D) I don’t think you should take me as an example. Ask another classmate.

• E) My eldest sister sends me pocket money every school month.