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LYS-5

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

- - - being more powerful than you previously thought, the human sense of smell is actually more important, too.

a)

Despite

b)

In addition to

c)

Even though

d)

Since

e)

Unless

2.

Los Alamos in New Mexico became the testing ground for scientist Robert Oppenheimer and his team - - - they worked on the development of an atomic bomb.

a)

as

b)

in spite of

c)

owing to

d)

much as

e)

unless

3.

Saint Petersburg is also known as The City of White Nights because of a natural phenomenon - - - arises due to the closeness to the polar region, and ensures that during the summer, the nights of the city do not get completely dark for a month.

a)

when

b)

which

c)

in which

d)

whose

e)

of which

4.

Peter the Great, - - - in seafaring and maritime affairs, - - - to take control over Russia to gain a seaport to trade with the rest of Europe.

a)

interested / wanted

b)

to be interested / having wanted

c)

having been interested / to be wanted

d)

to have interested / being wanted

e)

having interested / wanted

5.

Officially launched in 2005, the International Finance Center Seoul (IFC Seoul) is a mixed-use integrated commercial development, - - - as one of the first large-scale developments in Korea led by an international alliance.

a)

having considered

b)

considered

c)

to be considering

d)

to be considered

e)

considering

6.

In 2014, 10 million international visitors came to Seoul, making it the world's 9th most visited city, and the 4th - - - contributor in tourism.

a)

larger

b)

as large as

c)

the larger

d)

largest

e)

large

7.

Bangalore has - - - engineering colleges - - - any other city in the world.

a)

so / that

b)

much / as

c)

even / than

d)

so / as

e)

more /than

8.

- - - as the Step Pyramid, it began as a traditional mastaba but grew into something much more ambitious.

a)

To know

b)

To have known

c)

Having known

d)

Known

e)

To be known

9.

- - - - Edward was a sickly youth who died before reaching adulthood, you would think there was limited scope for films about his life.

a)

Although

b)

So that

c)

Much as

d)

Given that

e)

Thanks to

10.

Factory farming is a method of mass food production in which animals are kept in very confined areas - - - get the best possible profit.

a)

so that

b)

in order to

c)

besides

d)

despite

e)

owing to

11.

Although considering how someone may react to a situation can be worthwhile, making ---- about another person’s behaviour may lead you to the wrong conclusions.

a)

Promises

b)

Assumptions

c)

Mistakes

d)

Priorities

e)

Compiments

12.

By the time psychology came into its own as an ---- discipline after separating from philosophy, the scientific revolution was two centuries old.

a)

Offensive

b)

Artificial

c)

Inadequate

d)

Independent

e)

Outdated

13.

----, the Universe was too energetic for stars to form, but as it expanded and cooled, it became possible for gravity to form clumps of gas.

a)

Initially

b)

Frankly

c)

Virtually

d)

Ultimately

e)

Merely

14.

Mobile learning, the role of which in education is becoming quite important, is often applied outside classrooms to ---- the learning that takes place inside classrooms.

a)

Enhance

b)

Insist

c)

Require

d)

Suspect

e)

Provide

15.

In wealthier parts of the world, heart disease and strokes ---- over a quarter of deaths and there are many factors at play, with conventional wisdom identifying cholesterol as one of the biggest offenders.

a)

Rest on

b)

Go through

c)

Account for

d)

Bring down

e)

Stem from

16.

n the 19-mile exclusion zone surrounding the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine, which ---- following the 1986 reactor meltdown, plants and animals ---- now in ways they never had before.

a)

used to be contaminated/thrive

b)

has been contaminated/will have been thriving

c)

would have been contaminated/have been thriving

d)

was contaminated/are thriving

e)

had been contaminated/were thriving

17.

Scientists conducting research to shed light on the possible causes of several mental disorders ---- a link between lack of normal gut bacteria and brain development changes that ---- schizophrenia

a)

has observed/used to cause

b)

have observed/could cause

c)

will observe/should cause

d)

observed/should have caused

e)

are observing/had to cause

18.

---- as the main shipping route between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Singapore ---- traders from China, India, and Europe for years.

a)

to be served/had attracted

b)

being served/ would be attracting

c)

to serve/will have been attracting

d)

serving/has been attracting

e)

served/was attracting

19.

Recently, the genome of an archaic human female ---- a group called the Denisovans, who lived about 41,000 years ago, has been sequenced ---- a new method of DNA research.

a)

for/by

b)

from/with

c)

in/onto

d)

among/beyond

e)

towards/over

20.

Kefir is a fermented drink similar ---- yoghurt and is valued ---- its beneficial effects on microbes in our gut.

a)

in/as

b)

with/about

c)

aroound/of

d)

to/for

e)

from/by

21.

Computers may be able to beat us in specific

activities; ----, it will be a long time before we see a

robot with human-like versatility.

a)

moreover

b)

thus

c)

likewise

d)

instead

e)

however

22.

---- the wheel was invented, humans had devised various ways to move heavy objects around.

a)

As long as

b)

Before

c)

Whenever

d)

In case

e)

Unless

23.

Today, ---- language is completely isolated from ---- languages, which means there is a constant contact among all languages.

a)

any/a few

b)

no/other

c)

a/several

d)

all/many

e)

each/any

24.

---- people you dine with, ---- food you are likely to eat because when dining with another person, people eat 35 percent more than when they are alone.

a)

Whether/or

b)

Not only/but also

c)

The more/the more

d)

Either/or

e)

Neither/nor

25.

Some students wrongly interpret failure as resulting from lack of ability ---- lack of effort, and do nothing about it since they believe that ability, unlike effort, is something they really cannot do much about.

a)

rather than

b)

similar to

c)

in case of

d)

in terms of

e)

except for

26.

The Pentagon has estimated that about 25 per cent of the military facilities in the country are unnecessary.

a)

Pentagon, ülke içindeki askeri tesislerin hemen hemen yüzde 25’ine gereksinim duymadığını belirtmiştir.

b)

Pentagon’un hesaplarına göre, ülkedeki askeri tesislerin yüzde 25’ine hiç gereksinim yoktur.

c)

Pentagon, ülkedeki askeri tesislerin yaklaşık yüzde 25’inin gereksiz olduğunu hesaplamıştır.

d)

Pentagon’a göre, ülke içinde bulunan askeri tesislerin yüzde 25’i gereksizdir.

e)

Ülkedeki askeri tesislerin aşağı yukarı yüzde 25’ine gereksinim olmadığı konusunda Pentagon kararlıdır.

27.

The European Union is engaged in a variety of programmes all around the world to promote and protect the rights of children, particularly in countries where children are affected by war.

a)

Avrupa Birliği tüm dünyada, özellikle çocukların savaştan etkilendiği ülkelerde, çocuk haklarını desteklemek ve korumak için çeşitli programlarla ilgileniyor.

b)

Özellikle çocukların savaştan etkilendiği ülkelerdeki çocuk haklarını destekleyen ve koruyan Avrupa Birliği tüm dünyada çeşitli programlarla ilgilidir.

c)

Avrupa Birliği dünyada savaşan ülkelerin çocuklarının haklarını desteklemek ve korumak için çeşitli programları destekliyor.

d)

Avrupa Birliği özellikle savaştan etkilenen ülkelerin çocuklarını desteklemek ve korumak için tüm dünyada çeşitli programlar düzenliyor

e)

Tüm dünyada özellikle savaşan ülkelerdeki çocuklar için çocuk haklarını desteklemek ve korumak için Avrupa Birliği birçok programa izin veriyor.

28.

Minority representatives in any political establishment must be made to feel that their interests are sufficiently protected.

a)

Herhangi bir siyasal kuruluştaki azınlık temsilcilerine, çıkarlarının yeterince korunduğu hissettirilmelidir.

b)

Bir siyasal kuruluş, azınlık temsilcilerine, çıkarlarının tamamen korunduğunu hissettirmelidir.

c)

Herhangi bir siyasal kuruluşta, azınlık temsilcileri, çıkarlarının tam olarak korunduğunu hissetmelidirler

d)

Azınlık temsilcileri, bir siyasal kuruluştaki çıkarlarının tamamen korunduğunu hissetmelidirler.

e)

Herhangi bir siyasal kuruluşun azınlık temsilcileri, çıkarlarının olabildiğince korunduğunu hissedebilmelidirler.

29.

When the new hospital ..... in March, you .... one of the first patients to be admitted.

a)

opened / have been

b)

will open / will be

c)

has opened / can have been

d)

is opening / are

e)

opens / will be

30.

The students who ..... a top grade in pharmocology were admitted to post-graduate studies.

a)

have received

b)

had received

c)

receive

d)

will receive

e)

are receiving

31.

The scientific method — mankind’s greatest means of discovery and progress ever since it was formulated.

a)

would have been

b)

would be

c)

was

d)

had been

e)

has been

32.

Last fall, Tony Blair announced that he would serve a full five-year term if the Labour Party won.

a)

Geçen sonbaharda İşçi Partisi’nin kazanması üzerine, Tony Blair görevini beş yıl daha sürdüreceğini ifade etti.

b)

Geçen sonbaharda Tony Blair, eğer İşçi Partisi kazanırsa, bir beş yıl daha hizmet etmek istediğini söyledi

c)

Tony Blair, İşçi Partisi’nin kazanmasının kendisine beş yıl tam dönem hizmet olanağı sağlayacağı yolundaki açıklamasını geçen sonbaharda yaptı.

d)

Tony Blair, eğer İşçi Partisi kazanırsa, beş yıl daha hizmet edeceğini geçen sonbaharda açıklamıştı

e)

Geçen sonbaharda, Tony Blair, İşçi Partisi kazandığı takdirde, beş yıl tam dönem hizmet edeceğini ilan etti.

33.

Logan: Thank you for calling Sports Center. May I help you?

Carter: I bought an exercise bike from your store last year, and I am having problems with it. I need to have it repaired.

Logan: - - - -?

Carter: I am not very sure, but I think there is a problem with the bike’s computer console because the LCD screen does not display the different features.

Logan: I can send a technician out to take a look at your bike. It will cost $75.00 for labor. Also, if we have to replace any parts, that will be extra.

a)

How many bikes do you have

b)

What seems to be the problem

c)

Do you like going jogging

d)

How often do you use it

e)

What kind of sports do you enjoy

34.

Nicholas: I’m so happy this week of midterm exams is finished.

Adam: I’m looking forward to relaxing in the mountains this weekend. And I’m going to take a canoe trip down the river if the weather is good.

Nicholas: I’m going to Michigan. I’m taking my camera because fall is coming fast. The leaves are already turning all shades of red and orange. It will be awesome.

Adam: - - - -.

a)

I have always wanted to go skiing but I didn’t have time to do it

b)

As far as I’m concerned, spring is rainy and windy in New York so wear a raincoat

c)

Next time you go there, I’ll join you. I’ve heard Michigan is a great place to go canoeing

d)

Let’s go to the supermarket and buy something to cook, there is nothing in the fridge.

e)

The exams were very hard this term and I studied hard so I’m exhausted

35.

Ortaçağ haritaları Hollanda’nın neredeyse yarısını su altında gösterir, ama o zamandan beri denizden geniş alanlar kazanılmıştır.

a)

Large areas of what is now the Netherlands have often been claimed from the sea, but in medieval maps they were under water.

b)

Medieval maps show that large areas of the Netherlands used to be under the sea, but they have since been reclaimed.

c)

Nearly half of the Netherlands does not exist on medieval maps but later large areas were recovered from the sea.

d)

Medieval maps show nearly half of the Netherlands under water, but since then large areas have been claimed from the sea.

e)

In medieval maps nearly half of the Netherlands is under water, but since then the sea has withdrawn from large areas.

36.

Although nuclear power ----, so far, little harm, in

the long run it ---- the most dangerous form of

man-made pollution.

a)

did / was

b)

does / will be

c)

was doing / has been

d)

had done / could be

e)

has done / might be

37.

More than 50 years ago, six European nations ----

to submit their coal and steel industries to

common management, so that no single country

---- the weapons of war to be used against

another.

a)

have agreed / had fabricated

b)

agreed / could fabricate

c)

had agreed / have fabricated

d)

agree / will fabricate

e)

may have agreed / had been fabricating

38.

Recently, some anthropologists ---- that

Australian totemism, because of its taboos

against killing and eating one's totem, ---- as a

conservation device, helping people adapt to

their natural environment.

a)

had argued / was acting

b)

could argue / will act

c)

have argued / has acted

d)

argued / has been acting

e)

will argue / will have acted

39.

Before he ---- in museums, he ---- law in hopes of

becoming a specialist in the legal aspects of

antiquities.

a)

will work / has studied

b)

works / would study

c)

has worked / studied

d)

had worked / was studying

e)

worked / had studied

40.

Of all the arts it ---- to classical music that

Germany ---- the greatest contribution.

a)

had been / made

b)

is / has made

c)

has been / had made

d)

was / will have made

e)

might be / would have made

41.

People in England ---- books about Turkey since

the 15th century, but unfortunately an increase

in quantity ---- by an increase in quality.

a)

had been writing / does not match

b)

are writing / will not be matched

c)

had written / are not matching

d)

have been writing / has not been matched

e)

wrote / had not been matched

42.

The wolves that ---- in Ethiopia some 100, 000

years ago ---- into a separate and rare species.

a)

arrived / have evolved

b)

arrive / will evolve

c)

were arriving / had evolved

d)

have arrived / evolved

e)

had arrived / will have evolved

43.

Smoking ---- in almost all segments of the

American population, so that, in various polls, 60

to 65% of Americans ---- non-smokers today.

a)

declines / may have been

b)

has declined / are

c)

had declined / would be

d)

could have declined / will be

e)

declined / were

44.

Meteorites ---- the best available record of the

chemical and physical processes that ---- during

the first million years of our solar system’s

history.

a)

provide / occurred

b)

are providing / have occurred

c)

had provided / occurred

d)

could provide / would occur

e)

provided / might occur

45.

Indeed, some studies ---- that taking the

glycemic effect into account in meal planning ----

a practical way to improve glucose control.

a)

have shown / is

b)

show / was

c)

had shown / had been

d)

showed / will be

e)

could show / has been