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- (I) Some people enjoy watching a play from one of the
front rows in a theatre. (II) I don’t. (III) I find I can’t forget
I’m watching a play when I sit too close. (IV) Modern
productions naturally make use of such sound effects.
(V) The makeup and the scenery are both so obviously
artificial.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) In England about 5.000 people are killed in road
accidents each year. (II) Even so, the death rate is
well below that in most other Western European
countries. (III) For instance, it is about half the rate of
that in France. (IV) As British roads are in general
less adequate than the French, the difference seems
to indicate that the British drive more carefully. (V)
This is one reason why, in London, more and more
people are using the underground.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Certain characteristics of plants are well known. (II)
Roots grow downwards but the leaves and stalks
grow towards the source of light (III) we shouldn’t
give plats too much water (IV) Other more interesting
factors have also been observed. (V) For instance,
some plants are affected by sound and seem to
enjoy soft music but not loud.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Recently quite a lot of studies have been carried
out on the effect of wind on people. (II) The
findings are interesting (III) It seems that wind
causes a lot of people to get nervous. (IV) Even
the best drivers are liable to get involved in
accidents when the roads are icy. (V) One result of
this is that there are more accidents on the roads
in windy weather.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Compared with people, animals often have very
highly developed senses. (II) Undoubtedly the best
loved pets are cats and dogs. (III) This is largely
because their lives depend upon it. (IV) Elephants, for
instance, seem to know whether there is water
underground. (V) Moreover, in time of need they will
actually dig to get at it.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
ÖYS 1996 - (I) Onions have always been popular. (II) In fact,
onions are even lower in calories and richer in
nutrients. (III) They are one of mankind’s earliest
foods, and were widely consumed in ancient
Egypt, Greece and Rome. (IV) By the seventeenth
century, Europeans were enjoying them as a salad
ingredient and a breakfast health food. (V) Today,
onions, either cooked or raw, are used in a
tremendous range of dishes.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Smoking is a habit that is closely linked to special
times and special places. (II) If you break these links
you can break the habit. (III) The best way of doing
this is to avoid the situations where you would
normally smoke. (IV) In this way, you can gradually
smoke less and less. (V) Therefore, you don’t gain
anything by stopping smoking.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Here I have found my ideal of a holiday village.
(II) The scenery everywhere is quite delightful and
the people are friendly and hospitable. (III) For me,
however, the main attraction is that it has kept its
original character and remained peaceful and
quiet. (IV) In some countries tourism is certainly one
of the principal sources of income. (V) I hate to find
myself surrounded by the tourist industry and here
I am not.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Orchids are both a passion and a business for
Amy Ede. (II) She runs the Mandal Orchid Garden in
Singapore, which was founded by her father in 1951.
(III) Yet the orchid is regarded as the most attractive
of flowering plants. (IV) It has become famous for its
collection of older varieties, many of which are now
rare. (V) As well as preserving orchid history the
garden is an important part of Singapore’s orchid
export trade.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) We are all aware of the dangers of our own
environment. (II) Remember that life insurance
provides money after the event. (III) But when
traveling abroad, we move outside our usual
environment and don’t know what the problems of
the new environment are (IV) Further since we are
intend upon enjoying ourselves then we should.
(V) This is why the foreigner is always at greater
risk than the native.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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ÖYS 1997 - (I) This year our holiday turned out to be all we had
hoped for. (II) The rooms we rented were clean
and pleasant. (III) We managed to find really good
room at reasonable prices. (IV) I like to go
somewhere different each year. (V) But best of all
we soon found lots of friends and soon became a
part or a lively group of young people.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Venice is the most romantic of all the Italian
towns. (II) It is built entirely on islands. (III) It has
canals instead of streets. (IV) In fact, modern
Italian culture has derived a lot from ancient
Roman culture. (V) So, quite naturally instead of
the wheeled traffic of an ordinary town, it has
motor boats and steamers as well as the graceful
gondola.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Obviously, different people like to spend their
holidays in different ways. (II) Some are only really
happy by the sea. (III) In fact everyone loves to go
swimming in the summer. (IV) Others like to take
their holidays in winter and go skiing. (V) Still
others think the best holidays are those spent
exploring new places.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The growth in the population of the world has
produced other problems. (II) Agricultural workers
everywhere agree on this matter. (III) One of them is
the problem of producing enough food for everyone.
(IV) This problem must be solved if we want there to
be peace in the world. (V) For, as everyone knows, an
angry world is never a peaceful world.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Many people now agree that the television is
having a bad effect upon the children who grow up
with it. (II) A major problem is created by the
amount of violence that is shown on the television.
(III) As a result people are beginning to regard
violence as an everyday event. (IV) Indeed it
rapidly is becoming an everyday event. (V) So the
disadvantages of the television will never be as
important as the advantages.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
ÖYS 1998 - (I) Their advertisement is a clever one. (II) They start
by pointing out that different people look for different
things when choosing a car. (III) It must have cost
them a lot to publish it in so many newspapers. (IV)
Some look for reliability, some for economy and some
for comfort. (V) The company claims to meet all these
demands.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) She is one of India’s most admired actresses.
(II) She has won numerous awards in India and
has succeeded in Hollywood as well. (III) She is
intent on playing an active role in real life, too. (IV)
Actually, India’s film Industry has progressed
considerably in recent years (V) She has, for
instance, worked hard to improve the conditions of
refugees and earthquake victims and given
generously to them.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Women in Britain enjoy more sporting
opportunities than they used to. (II) Today they can
take part in sports that were once restricted to men
such as boxing and body building. (III) However,
there is still very little football played among
women in Britain. (IV) This is mainly due to their
choice of sporting activities which require
individual performance. (V) In other words,
throughout history, women have had little interest
in sports.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) A pet in the family helps keep people in touch
with the more natural; animal world. (II) This is
particularly important for children who are living in
big cities. (III) Because seeing an animal give birth
brings understanding of the naturalness of childbirth, of
seeing a pet die helps a child to cope with sorrow.
(IV) Unfortunately, many pet owners make the
mistake of treating their animals as if they were
human beings. (V) Moreover, when a child cares
for a pet, this helps him to grow up into a loving
adult who feels responsible for those depended on
him.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Oil pollution is extremely difficult to control. (II)
Each year millions of tons of oil are poured into the
sea. (III) Unfortunately, many governments are
reluctant to take strong measures to protect the
environment. (IV) Some are done deliberately as
tankers wash out their tanks. (V) But much of it is
spilled accidentally as tankers collide with other ships.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
DİLFORUM ÖSYM –INAPPROPRIATE
3 by MEHMET MAMGER
YDS 1999 - (I) I’m sure we would have enjoyed the play much
more if we had had better seats (II) As it was, they
were far from good. (III) But the actors and
actresses really were wonderful. (IV) They were in the
back row and right at the side. (V) This meant we
could only see half of the stage.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) One reason why the detective story is so
popular is that the reader puts himself in the place
of the detective. (II) Space fiction has also become
more popular in recent years (III) Like the detective
he tries to analyze the psychology of the
characters (IV) Like the detective, he looks for clues
in the environment. (V) And like him again he
wants to solve the mystery.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) When Columbus decided to sail west in order to
get to the east, he faced many problems. (II) For a
long time the rich refused to give him money for
the project. (III) Having got the money he couldn’t
find a crew to sail the ship. (IV) This made people
think that the world was flat. (V) In the end he
found some prisoners willing to make the voyage
with him, and set off with them.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Homer’s treatment of the Greek and Trojan
heroes is unbaised. (II) He takes great care to
show that on both sides there are good and bad
people. (III) Although the Trojans are the enemy in
Home’s aspic, they are not villains. (IV) The gods
were quick to punish such bad behavior. (V) They
are as human and heroic as the Greeks.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The article deals with the growing problem of
pollution, especially water pollution. (II) Presentday traffic has destroyed much of the peace of the
city centre. (III) On weekdays there are lorries
everywhere delivering goods. (IV) At weekends
there is an endless stream of private cars and
buses. (V) I am always so thankful I live in the
quiet outskirts, not in the city centre.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Chesterton was a kindly person and much liked
wherever he went. (II) Children who met him thought
him wonderful. (III) Naturally it was people such as
these that he disliked most. (IV) Even so, as a
Journalist, he found plenty to attack. (V) In
particular he fought tyranny at every level of
human life.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) someone had suggested that the school should
open a little shop for the sale of sort drinks, biscuit,
pencils and rubbers. (II) The idea was discussed
for half an hour or so. (III) It was finally rejected by
quite a large majority. (IV) The older children will
be able to help and get a lot or experience. (V) The
main objection was that it would be very difficult to
organize.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The present age is faced with many problems. (II)
Some people are particularly good at solving
problems. (III) One of the most serious is that of food,
or rather the shortage of it. (IV) While the population
of the world increases, so does the demand for food.
(V) In the future there may be a hungry world.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
YDS 2000 - (I) Antarctica appears to be warming faster than
anywhere else on the planet. (II) The ice is melting,
and the winters are markedly warmer. (III) Indeed,
industrial pollution is a major threat to the wild life.
(IV) Grass is now beginning to push up through what
was frozen wasteland just a few years ago. (V) Yet,
this warming in Antarctica is causing problems for the
penguins, the natives of the continent.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) There is nothing unusual about a single language
dying. (II) Communities have come and gone
throughout history, and with them their languages.
(III) The Hittite language, for example, died out when
its civilization disappeared. (IV) Small communities in
isolated areas can easily be wiped out by
earthquake, hurricanes and other disasters. (V). Yet,
in comparison with what happened in the past, what
is happening today is extra ordinary, for the cultural
and linguistic diversify of the world is everywhere
under the art.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
DİLFORUM ÖSYM –INAPPROPRIATE
4 by MEHMET MAMGER - (I) Operations that were not even dreamed of fifty
years ago are now being carried out successfully.
(II) Due the spread of diseases, hospitals are
getting more and more crowded. (III) For instance,
the heart can be safely opened and its valves
repaired. (IV) Blocked blood vessels can be
cleaned out. (V) The whole stomach, even, can be
removed without causing serious problems.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Homer designed his tale in the form of a tree.
(II) The principal plot forms the truck of the tree,
and many stories branch off from the trunk. (III)
Some of these stories are only the portrayal of
principal characters. (IV) Homer is supposed to
have written both The Odyssey and The Iliad (V)
The others describe various incidents related to
the main theme.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) In sixteenth century England the theatre was a
very popular form of entertainment (II) In many
ways it was different from the theatre of our time.
(III) Shakespeare, who was the leading dramatist
of the time, is still regarded as one of the world’s
greatest. (IV) For one thing, the theatre had no
roof, and plays were acted with no setting. (V)
Performances were given in the afternoons, and
had to be cancelled if the weather was bad.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The year 1666 was the year of the great fire of
London. (II) There is very little agreement among
historians as regards the population of London at
the time. (III) The houses were all made of wood,
so they burned easily and there was a wind to fan
the flames. (IV) So, despite all efforts to put it out,
the fire raged for four days (V) At the end,
thousands of the Londoners were made homeless.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Dr. Johnson will always be remembered for
producing the first serious dictionary of the English
language. (II) In 1747 he published the Plan of his
Dictionary. (III) The age in which he lived is
reflected in his writings. (IV) According to this plan,
he hoped to complete the work in three years. (V)
Actually, however, it took him seven years to
compile his dictionary.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Myths were originally created as entertaining stories
with a serious purpose. (II) The best-known of the
mythologies in the world is the Greek mythology. (III)
They have two main aims. (IV) One is to explain the
nature of the universe. (V) The other is to instruct
members of the community in the attitudes and
behavior necessary to function successfully.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
YDS 2001 - (I) After the conquest of Istanbul in 1453 many
splendid mosques were built in that city. (II) The
inner walls of these mosques were mostly
decorated with tiles made in İznik. (III) Decorative
tile work was invented in the Near East as a
protection for walls of sundries brick. (IV) These
were painted in rich colors on a white ground. (V)
The patterns were floral and arabesque, similar to
those used on the pottery also made there.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Most students probably regard mathematics as
the most difficult course they take. (II) This is
largely because they think it is difficult or have
been told that it is. (III) In fact, it really isn’t difficult
at all. (IV) In order to learn mathematics one
simply needs to concentrate and practice the
materials. (V) The mathematics classes of good
modern schools are very different from the classes
of thirty or forty years ago.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Thermal pollution often occurs when factories
use water from rivers and lakes to cool their
machinery. (II) In the process, of course, the water
is heated. (III) This heated water is then returned
to the environment. (IV) New and better methods
of preventing thermal pollution must be found. (V)
But heated water holds less dissolved oxygen than
cool water, so plants and animals that use this
water may die from oxygen starvation.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The work of oceanographers is extremely varied. (II)
They study fish and marine life in general. (III) They
also explore ocean bottoms to learn how they were
formed and what they are made of. (IV) Further, they
study currents and tides and the effects of ocean
pollution. (V) Actually, it is not only the seas that have
become polluted, but also rivers and lakes.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
DİLFORUM ÖSYM –INAPPROPRIATE
5 by MEHMET MAMGER - (I) What is coal? (II) How did it get into the ground?
(III) Coal mining has always been tough and
dangerous. (IV) Coal is the remains of plants that
died millions of years ago. (V) Prehistoric dead plants
were convened into coal by chemical changes
over long periods of time.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) No one really knows how we learn to speak. (II)
Some people have disorders that affect their
speech. (III) Some think that we are born with an
inherited ability to learn a language. (IV) Others
think that a child learns to speak simply by copying
what it hears, (V) But one thing is certain: children
are born with a strong desire to communicate with the
people around them.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) People say it is easier to learn a foreign
language when one is young. (II) After all, we all
learn a language In our infancy without even being
aware of it. (III) With this in mind, a lot of
kindergartens try to Introduce the children to a
foreign language. (IV) One should not forget that
some people learn a foreign language easily while
others don’t. (V) In theory this is an excellent plan,
but the results have not been as successful as one
might have hoped.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The Dutch painter, Vermeer, was born In Delft in
- (II) The contrast here between the trivial
subject and the monumental design is disturbing (III)
Most of his pictures show the interiors of ordinary
houses. (IV) The figures are usually eating or letter
writing or music making. (V) The ordinary scenes,
however, are transformed by his brilliant use of light.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
YDS 2002 - (I) California is famous for crazy ideas. (II) Indeed,
Californians value crazy ideas, and their inventive
spirit has done much to change the world. (III)
Television, the laser, and human insulin were all
ideas developed in California. (IV) Sometimes one
is surprised at what succeeds and indeed
becomes popular. (V) And, indeed, so was the
seedless watermelon.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) This book gives a history of man’s exploration of
space. (II) It starts with the first observations of the
ancient Greeks. (III) And so it makes us wonder
about how our life began on earth. (IV) It then
moves on to the invention of the telescope in 1608
and the new knowledge it made available. (V) It
ends with the wonder of 15 January 1996 when the
Hubble Space Telescope revealed many “new”
galaxies.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Robot toys, which have to be treated like living
things, not like machines, are already being
produced. (II) In Japan, for instance, robot cats will
very soon be on the market. (III) In fact, robotics is
the science mainly concerned with the design and
construction of robots. (IV) These cats are very
affectionate and they purr with pleasure when they
are petted. (V) If they feel neglected, however, they
let their owner know they are displeased.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Be sure to go to the new exhibition at the Naval
Museum. (II) Personally, I’ve never been very
interested in the sea and ships. (III) The exhibits
range from primitive rafts to a submarine from
World War II. (IV) There are lots of paintings of
boats and ships, many of which are very old. (V)
There are also beautifully made models of some of
the most famous historic ships.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
DİLFORUM ÖSYM –INAPPROPRIATE
6 by MEHMET MAMGER - (I) Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women at the
request of her publisher, Mr. Miles, (II) Miles
himself was not impressed by the story she wrote.
(III) However, his niece and some other young girls
were. (IV) So, with some doubt in his mind, he
decided to publish it, and it was an immediate best
seller. (V) However, Little Women is a children’s
book about real life; it is not a fairy tale.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The problem with electric guitars is that, from
the point of view of sound, they cannot be
improved. (II) At schools children should be
encouraged to play the guitar. (III) They can be
decorated and made to look better. (IV) They can
be made lighter and easier to play. (V) But they
cannot be made to sound any better.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Kiev is one of the most historic cities of the
Ukraine, (II) It is both a busy river port and a major
railway junction. (III) Despite its rapid growth
during the 19th century, It still reveals many signs
of its long and rich history. (IV) The old citadel still
stands in the medieval centre of the city. (V)
Nearby is also a famous cathedral that dates back
to the Middle Ages.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Originally, the Japanese learned how to paint from
the Chinese. (II) However, over the centuries,
Japanese painting soon developed characteristics
of its own to suit its own environment and
traditions. (III) Symbolism rather than realism
became the most striking feature of this painting.
(IV) Japanese and Chinese painters alike often
choose to work in black and white only. (V) The
typical Japanese representation of nature, for
instance, was symbolic rather than realistic.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
YDS 2003 - (I) The cheetah is the fastest moving of all the land
animals. (II) The cheetah usually prefers to hunt
alone, but the males sometimes hunt in packs. (III) It
is capable of reaching a speed of 70 kilometers an
hour in just 2 seconds. (IV) When in pursuit of prey it
can travel at a speed of 100-127 kilometers an hour.
(V) Moreover, it can keep up this speed for between
200 and 600 metres.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) It is now nearly 40 years since President John F.
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. (II) Yet
the events of that fateful day remain the subject of
much controversy. (III) Was the suspect, Lee Harvey
Oswald, a lone assassin? (IV) Actually, Dallas is the
most fascinating city of Texas. (V) Or was the murder
the result major conspiracy?
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Sir Walter Raleigh was an outstanding example of
the versatile Renaissance man. (II) Though he was a
famous seaman, his real importance lies in other
accomplishments. (III) As the Renaissance
developed in Italy and other European countries, it
began to take on added dimensions (IV) He was a
poet, a musician, a scientist, a historian, an explorer
and even a pirate. (V) He also took an active part in
the colonization of America.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Large quantities of ice have been found on Mars.
(II) This raises the prospect of a manned expedition
to the Red Planet. (III) So far, manned expeditions to
Mars have been prevented by the difficulty in carrying
enough water to support a crew. (IV) But if melted,
the ice on Mars may provide not just water but also
oxygen, electricity and hydrogen for rocket fuel cells
as well. (V) In fact, the surface of Mars is marked by
what appears to be dried-up shorelines, canyons and
lakes.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) For the first time a parachute has saved a light
aircraft from disaster. (II) The incident concerned a
Cirrus SR 22 aircraft. (III) When one part of a wing
fell off, the pilot released the single-prop plane’s
novel built-in rescue parachute. (IV) However, the
plane landed in a clump of trees near Houston. (V)
With its aid he was able to achieve an injury-free
crash landing.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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YDS 2004 - (I) Modern Trabzon is built on a mountainside. (II)
It is a bright, busy town with cafes and bookshops
and restaurants. (III) Most visitors, however, go
there in order to see the dramatic Byzantine
monastery at Sumela. (IV) Trabzon is the largest
port along Eastern Turkey’s Black Sea coast. (V)
This has been carved out of a steep rock cliff and
is well-worth a visit.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) At this time the writer was living in a tiny flat in
Edinburgh with her baby daughter. (II) The latest
Harry Potter book has had an unexpected effect on
young fans. (III) Some pediatricians have reported
an outbreak of headaches among children reading
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. (IV)
They attributed this problem to the 8-hour reading
sessions the young enthusiasts put in as they
worked their way through the 870-page volume. (V)
Fortunately, the problem clears up of its own accord
a day or two after the reader finishes the book.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Contemporary rock and pop music has come
about due to vast advances in technology. (II) In this
respect the impact of the microphone should not be
underestimated. (III) Further, certain environmental
forces may influence how they sing. (IV) It has
enabled quiet, intimate sounds to be magnified. (V) In
turn, this has allowed the singer to experiment with
the emphasis on mood rather than strict adherence to
proper breathing.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Cameroon has begun to make one of its deadly
lakes safe at last. (II) With the increase in oil,
timber and coffee exports, Cameroon’s economy
has improved remarkably over recent years. (III)
Engineers have started installing pipes to remove
carbon dioxide building up in the depths of Lake
Monoun, which could erupt at any time and
suffocate people nearby. (IV) The pipes will begin
pumping out the gas by the end of the year. (V)
This should make Lake Monoun safe within a year
and a half.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Jean Piaget is the psychologist whose work has had
the greatest influence on the study of child
development. (II) Among the first to accept Piaget’s
theories were educators, who began to develop school
curricula based on his ideas. (III) During the 1940s and
1950s American child psychology turned toward
environmental and conditioning methods. (IV) He’s
different from any other psychologist in that his
theoretical views are still widely accepted in some form
by many of today’s developmental psychologists. (V)
Further Piaget’s many books on child psychology
remain the greatest contribution to the field by a single
scholar.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
YDS 2005 - (I) Yeats was not simply a writer. (II) He was
involved in many different kinds of activity. (III) In
particular he worked to help Ireland get its
independence. (IV) Indeed, Maud Gonne, a very
beautiful woman, was to influence him greatly. (V)
And all the various things he did and all his
experience are brought together and unified in his
art.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The horse’s eye is a remarkable organ. (II) It is at
least twice as large as the human eye. (III) It also
has a special property which enables it to see much
better than its rider. (IV) This is true, both when the
light is poor and when there is full daylight. (V) As
many horse owners have observed, some horses
are much more excitable than others.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) It is well worth visiting this bird sanctuary to see the
swans feed. (II) When we went there the weather
was gorgeous. (III) Visit at 8.30 am and be there as
the swans come out for breakfast. (IV) Or arrive
around 6.30 pm as they gather for their dinner. (V)
Either way you’ll enjoy watching the way they fight
over their food.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The Industrial Revolution means the sudden
acceleration of technical and economic
development that began in Britain. (II) Birmingham
is an industrial city and the administrative
headquarters of central England. (III) It is a major
manufacturing, engineering, commercial and
service centre. (IV) The city’s concert halls, theatres
and three universities also make it an important
cultural and educational centre. (V) Its main
products are cars, machine tools and electrical
equipment.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
DİLFORUM ÖSYM –INAPPROPRIATE
8 by MEHMET MAMGER - (I) Try to imagine what would happen to the bones
of astronauts going to Mars. (II) They would
probably come back hardly able to walk at all. (III)
This is because, on Earth, bones are renewed by
walking. (IV) But on Mars this does not happen. (V)
This new device simulates the low-intensity
interactions between bone and muscle.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
YDS 2006 - (I) Britain’s largest robotics laboratory will open in
the autumn. (II) On the contrary, this one is to be
wellfunded. (III) Two universities are jointly in
charge of the project. (IV) There will be 50
researchers there aiming to develop intelligent,
independent robots. (V) These, it is hoped, will
work in a variety of areas ranging from social care
to industrial cleaning.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. remains
one of the most famous events in history. (II) At
the time, Pompeii, about 9 km south of the
volcano, was a busy town with a population of
20,000. (III) But Vesuvius suddenly released
clouds of ash and lava which swept through the
town. (IV) Even so, volcanoes remain fairly
unpredictable. (V) Pompeii was destroyed and its
inhabitants killed.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) A preference for the mother’s voice or the
mother’s odour emerges very early in life. (II) Might
a preference for the mother’s face also be present
very early? (III) Several recent studies suggest that
the answer is yes. (IV) Babies as young as 2 days
old have been shown to look more at their
mother’s face than at the face of a stranger. (V)
There are, then, clear changes in how infants
respond to faces during the first year or so of life.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) Much of the Earth’s surface is covered with
snow and ice. (II) So many creatures have had to
adapt to life in a white world. (III) In fact, animals of
the desert have light colours to help them blend
into their pale environment. (IV) One of the most
obvious adaptations is having white fur like the
polar bear. (V) Both the hunter and the hunted
require such camouflage if they are to survive.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V - (I) The idea of military robots is certainly an
attractive one. (II) They have no need either of
food or rest. (III) They don’t complain and they
don’t get scared. (IV) But war on the ground is
more complex than war in the air. (V) This means
they can be given the dirtiest and most difficult
tasks to do.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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9 by MEHMET MAMGER
CEVAPLAR
ÖYS 1995 - Yazar tiyatro oyunlarını önden izlemeyi sevmemesini ve bunun nedenlerini açıklıyor. IV.
cümledeki ses efektleri konu dışıdır. Doğru
yanıt D seçeneğidir. - V. cümlede insanların neden metroyu tercih ettikleri, parçanın diğer cümlelerinde İngiltere’de
trafik kazasından ölenlerden bahsedildiği için
konuyla ilgili değildir. Doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir. - Parçada bitkilerin bir takım özelliklerinden
bahsediliyor. Bitkilere çok fazla su
vermememizin gerektiğinin belirtildiği III. cümle
parçanın bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır. Buna göre
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. - Parçada rüzgârın insanlar üzerindeki
etkisinden bahsedilirken, IV. cümle buzlu
yollarda en iyi sürücülerin bile kaza yaptığından
bahsettiği için konu dışıdır. Doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir. - II. cümlede en fazla seçilen evcil hayvanların
kedi ve köpekler olduğundan bahsedilmesi
parça genel olarak hayvanların gelişmiş
duyularından söz ettiğinden konu bütünlüğünü
bozmaktadır. B seçeneği doğru yanıttır.
ÖYS 1996 - Parçada soğanın yüzyıllardır sevilen bir besin
maddesi olduğundan ve yaygın bir şekilde
tüketildiğinden bahsediliyor. Oysa II. cümle
soğanın düşük kalorili, besin değeri yüksek bir
yiyecek olmasından söz ediyor. Buna göre
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. - Parça sigarayı bırakmak hakkında olup, V.
cümledeki sonuç olarak sigarayı bırakmakla bir
şey elde edemezsiniz ifadesi parçanın
bütününe zıt olduğundan doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir. - Parça belirli bir tatil köyünden bahsetmektedir.
IV. cümledeki bazı ülkelerde turizmin en önemli
gelir kaynaklarından biri olduğu ifadesi konu
bütünlü-ğünü bozmaktadır. Buna göre doğru
yanıt D seçeneğidir. - Parçadaki tüm cümlelerde Amy Ede için
orkidelerin anlam ve öneminden bahsedilirken,
III. cümle konu bütünlüğüne aykırıdır. Doğru
yanıt C seçeneğidir. - Parçada genel olarak yurt dışına çıkan
insanların diğerlerine göre daha fazla tehlikede
olmaları konu ediliyor. II. cümlede bahse-dilen
hayat sigortasının konuyla ilgisi olmamasından
dolayı doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
ÖYS 1997 - Parçada bu yılki tatilin herkesin istediği gibi çok
iyi geçmesinden bahsediliyor. IV. cümledeki
“her yaz başka bir yere gitmenin tercih
edildiği” ifadesi parçadaki anlam bütünlüğüne
aykırıdır. D seçeneği doğru yanıttır. - Parça Venedik ile ilgili olup IV. cümle konu
bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. - Parça insanların tatillerini farklı şekilde
geçirmek istemeleriyle ilgili dir. III. cümle fazla
genel olup parçadaki konu bütünlüğünü
bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. - Parçanın II. cümlesi konuyla ilgili olmadığından
doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. - Parçada TV’nin çocuklar üzerindeki olumsuz
etkilerinden söz ediliyor. “TV’nin kötü yönleri
hiçbir zaman iyi yönleri kadar önemli
değildir.” ifadesinin yer aldığı E seçeneği konu
ile ilgili değildir.
ÖYS 1998 - Parça genel olarak bir reklamdan, onun bir
takım özelliklerinden bahsediyor. Reklamın
fiyatından bahseden III. cümle konu
bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir. - Hindistan’ın en çok sevilen film yıldızlarının
birinden bahseden parçadaki IV. cümle Hindistan’daki film endüstrisini anlattığı için konu
dışıdır. Yanıt D seçeneğidir. - Parçada İngiltere’deki kadınların geçmişe
oranla sporla daha fazla ilgilendiklerinden söz
ediliyor. V. cümlede yer alan ve tarih boyunca
kadınların spora çok az ilgi duyduklarını
belirten ifade çok genel olup, parçanın
bütününe uymamaktadır. Doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir. - Parçada evcil hayvanların ya-rarlarından
bahsediliyor. Oysa IV. cümledeki evcil hayvanlara insanmış gibi davranan hayvan
sahiplerinin hata yaptığı ifade-sinin konuyla
ilgisi yoktur. Buna göre doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. - Parçada petrol atıklarından doğan kirliliği
kontrol etmenin zorluklarından söz ediliyor.
Birçok hükümetin çevreyi koruma ko-nusunda
pek hevesli olmadıkları ifadesinin yer aldığı III.
cümle konu dışıdır. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidi
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10 by MEHMET MAMGER
YDS 1999 - Yazar parçada, genel olarak tiyatroda
oturdukları yerden memnuniyetsizliğinden
bahsediyor. Aktör ve aktrislerin harika
olmalarının konuyla ilgisi olmadığından doğru
yanıt C seçeneğidir. - Parça dedektif hikayeleri ile ilgili iken II. cümle
bilim kurgudan bahsettiği için konu
bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. - Parçada Colombus’nun seyahat kararı sonrası
karşılaştığı sorunlardan söz ediliyor. IV.
cümlede yer alan, “bu, insanların dünyanın
düz olduğunu düşünmelerine neden
oluyor.” ifadesinin konuyla ilgisi yoktur. Buna
göre, D seçeneği doğru yanıttır. - Homer’in Troyalı ve Yunan kahramanlarından
tarafsız bir şekilde bahsettiğinin vurgulandığı
parçada, IV. cümledeki “Tanrılar böyle kötü
davranışı çabuk cezalandırır.” ifadesi anlam
bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir. - I. cümle su kirliliğinden bahse-derken diğer
cümleler trafik sorunundan bahsettiği için doğru
yanıt A seçeneğidir. - Parçada II. cümle dışındaki tüm cümleler
Chesterton hakkında olumlu ifadeler içerdiği ve
onun ne kadar çok sevildiğinden söz ettiği için
doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. - IV. cümle dışında kalan cümlelerde, okulda
açılacak bir dükkandan, burada satılacak mallardan ve bununla ilgili kişilerin
düşüncelerinden bahsedildiğinden D seçeneği
doğru yanıttır. - Parçada belli bir yaştaki insanların sorunlarından
ve bunlar arasında en önemlisinin yiyecek sorunu
olduğundan söz ediliyor. II. cümledeki, “bazı
insanlar özellikle problem çözmede başarılıdır.”
ifadesinin konuyla ilgisi yoktur. Doğru yanıt B
seçeneğidir.
YDS 2000 - Parçada genel olarak Antarktika’nın ikliminden ve
sıcaklığın bu kıtada git gide arttığından bahsedilmiş. Yani öznemiz Antarktika’dır. III. cümlede
verilen sanayi kirliliğinin doğal yaşama etkilerinin
konuyla dolaylı bir ilgisi olmasına rağmen çok
daha farklı bir pasajın konusu olduğu açıktır.
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. - Parçada dillerin yok oluşundan bahsediliyor. Ana
konumuz “dil”dir. Bu parçaya bazı toplumların
deprem, kasırga gibi felaketlerle yok oluşu uymaz
çünkü ana konu toplumlar değildir. Doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir. - Tıp alanındaki gelişmelerden ve başarılı
ameliyatlardan bahseden bu parçada
günümüzdeki hastanelerin git gide kalabalıklaştığını ifade eden II. cümle anlam bakımından
uygun değildir. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. - Parçada Homer’in hikayelerini bir ağaç gibi
kurguladığı, ana temanın gövde ve yardımcı
olayların dallar gibi olduğu anlatılıyor,
karakterler hakkında genel bilgi veriliyor. IV.
cümledeki Homer’in bazı hikayelerinin isimleri
paragrafın akışını bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt D
seçeneğidir. - Bu paragrafta 16. yy. İngiliz tiyatrolarının
özelliklerinden bahsediliyor. Gösterilerin
yapıldığı yer, zamanı ve halkın gözündeki
değeri anlatılırken Shakes-peare’den bahseden
cümle akışı bozmuştur. Doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir. - 1666 yılında Londra’da çıkan büyük bir yangın
felaketinin ayrıntılarının anlatıldığı paragrafta
Londra’nın o zamanki nüfusu hakkındaki
tartışmaların bir ilgisi yoktur. Doğru yanıt B
seçeneğidir. - Paragraf Dr. Johnson tarafından hazırlanan ilk
ciddi İngilizce sözlükle ilgilidir. Sözlüğün hazırlanma aşamasından bahsedilirken, Dr.
Johnson’ın yazım tarzından bahseden III.
cümle anlam kopukluğuna yol açmıştır. Doğru
yanıt C seçeneğidir. - Parçada efsanelerin özellikle-rinden ve
amaçlarından genel olarak bahsediliyor. Burada
özel olarak Yunan mitolojisinden bah-seden II.
cümle paragrafın akışını bozduğu için doğru yanıt
B seçeneğidir.
YDS 2001 - Parçada, İstanbul’un fethedilişinden sonra inşa
edilen camilerin özelliklerinden bahsedilmektedir.
Bu nedenle süslemede kulla-nılan fayansların
Yakın Doğu’da bulunmuş olması parça bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. - İyi, modern okulların matematik sınıflarının otuz
kırk yıl önceki sınıflardan farklı oluşu; matematik dersine yaklaşımın anlatıldığı bu parçada
bulunmamalıdır. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. - Bu pasajda, termal kirliliğin oluşumundan söz
edilmektedir. Termal kirliliğin önlenmesi için
yeni ve daha iyi metotların bulunması zorunluluğundan bahsedilmesi gereksizdir. Doğru
yanıt D seçeneğidir. - Yalnızca denizlerin değil nehir ve göllerin kirlenmeye başlamasının, okyanus bilimcilerin
çalışmalarından söz edilen bu parçada bir yeri
yoktur. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir.
DİLFORUM ÖSYM –INAPPROPRIATE
11 by MEHMET MAMGER - Parça, kömürün oluşumu hakkındadır; kömür
madenciliğinin söz edildiği III numaralı cümle,
bütünlüğü bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir. - Parça, insanların konuşmayı nasıl
öğrendiklerinden bahsediyor. Bu nedenle
anlam bütünlüğünü bozan cümle II numaralı
cümledir. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. - Bu bölümde, insanlara genç yaşta dil
öğrenmelerinin kolay olduğu anlatılmaktadır ancak
bunun diğer insanlar öğrenmezken kolay olmasıyla
ilgisi yoktur. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. - Parçada Hollandalı ressam Vermeer den
bahsediliyor. Anlam bütünlüğünü II numaralı
cümle bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir.
YDS 2002 - Parçada, California’nın çılgın fikirlerle
tanındığından bahsediyor. Bu nedenle IV.
cümle anlam bütünlüğünü bozmaktadır. Doğru
yanıt D seçeneğidir. - Parça, bütün olarak insanın evrenin keşfini
içerir. Dünya üzerinde yaşamaya
başlamamızın insanın uzay ve evreni
merakıyla ilgisi yoktur. Doğru yanıt C
seçeneğidir. - Parça, robot oyuncakların piyasaya girmesi ve
bunların özellikleriyle ilgilidir. Robot yapımcılığı
biliminin bununla ilgisi bulunmamaktadır.
Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. - Neval Müzesi’ndeki serginin anlatıldığı bu
parçada “Kişisel olarak gemiler ve denizlerle
ilgilenmiyorum.” cümlesinin yeri yoktur.
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. - Louisa May Alcott’un Küçük Kadınlar kitabını
basmaya karar vermesi sürecinin anlatıldığı bu
yazıda V. numaralı cümle anlam bütünlüğünü
bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt E seçeneğidir. - Elektro gitarların anlatıldığı bu parçada,
çocukların okulda gitar çalmaya özendirilmesi
gerektiğinin vurgulanması anlam bütünlüğünü
bozduğu için doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. - Kiev, Ukrayna’daki en eski tarihi şehirlerden
biridir; işlek bir nehir limanı ve önemli demiryolu
kavşağı değil. Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. - Parça, Japonlar’ın Çinliler’den resim yapmayı
nasıl öğrendiğini anlatmaktadır. Japon ve
Çinliler’in genellikle siyah ve beyazı tercih
etmesi konu dışındadır. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
YDS 2003 - Parçada çıtaların hızlarından bahsedilmektedir.
Çıtaların tek başına avlandıkları konu dışındadır.
Doğru yanıt B seçeneğidir. - Dallas’ın Teksas’ın en büyüleyici şehri
olmasının parça bütünlüğünü bozduğu açıktır.
Yanıt D seçeneğidir. - Parçada, Walter Raleigh’ten bahsedilmektedir.
Rönesans döneminde yaşanan gelişmelerin
konuyla ilgisi yoktur. Doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. - Mars’ın coğrafi yapısından bahsedildiği
cümlenin Mars’taki buz kütlesi üzerine yapılan
araştırmalarla bir ilgisi yoktur. Doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir. - Parçada, uçak kazasının kaza esnasındaki
ayrıntıları anlatılmaktadır. Dördüncü cümlenin
konuyla ilgisi yoktur. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir.
YDS 2004 - Paragrafın III. ve V. cümlelerinde Sümela’daki
Bizans manastırından bahsedilmektedir ve bu
cümleler arasında bir bütünlük bulunmaktadır.
IV. cümledeki Trabzon’un Doğu Karadeniz
sahilindeki en büyük liman olduğu ifadesi bu
bütünlüğü bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt D seçeneğidir. - Paragrafın ilk cümlesindeki at this time
ifadesinin öncesinde hiçbir karşılığı olmadığı
için doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. - II. ve IV. cümlelerde mikrofonun müziğe
katkılarından bahsedilirken III. cümledeki
çevresel faktörlerin performansı etkilediği
ifadesi bu iki cümle arsındaki bütünlüğü
bozduğundan doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir. - Parçanın genelinde Kamerun’un bir gölü
hakkında bilgi verilmektedir. II. cümledeki
Kamerun’un ekonomisi ile ilgili ifade parçanın
bütünlüğünü bozduğundan doğru yanıt B
seçeneğidir. - Parçanın genelinde Piaget ve O’nun çocuk
psikolojisine katkıları anlatılmaktadır. III. cümledeki
Amerikan çocuk psikolojisi ifadesi bütünlüğü bozduğundan doğru yanıt C seçeneğidir.
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YDS 2005 - D Paragrafta Yeats’in basit bir yazar olmadığından bahsetmektedir. Tüm cümleler bu fikri
desteklemektedir; ancak D seçeneği yine Yeats
ile ilgili olmasına rağmen bütünlüğü
bozmaktadır. - E Bu paragrafta da ilk dört cümle birbiri ile
bağlantılı olmasına rağmen son cümle tamamıyla yeni bir fikir ortaya atmaktadır ve anlam
bütünlüğünün bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir. - B Bu paragrafta son cümledeki “either way”
ifadesi III. ve IV. cümlelerdeki ifadelere gönderme yapmaktadır. I. cümlede bu cümlelerin
desteklediği bir cümledir; ancak II. cümle “hava
durumu” ile ilgili olup anlam bütünlüğünü
bozmaktadır. - A Bu paragrafta II, III., IV. ve V. cümleler
“Birmingham” ile ilgili olan cümlelerdir; ancak I.
cümle tamamıyla farklı bir cümledir ve “Industrial
Revolution” ile ilgili bir anlam taşımaktadır.
Doğru yanıt A seçeneğidir. - E Bu paragrafta son cümledeki “This new
device” ifadesi kendisinden önce gelen hiçbir
cümleye gönderme yapmamaktadır. Bu nedenle
anlam bütünlüğünün bozmaktadır. Doğru yanıt E
seçeneğidir.
YDS 2006 - B “on the contrary” bağlacı ile başlayan II.
cümle, bir önceki ile bir zıtlık oluşturamamak ve
yine aynı cümlede geçen “this one” ibaresi de
önceki cümlede geçen herhangi bir tekil isme
gönderme yapmamaktadır. - D “even so” bağlacı önceki cümle ile bir zıtlık
oluşturamamaktadır. Metin geçmişteki bir
hadiseyi anlatırken bu cümlenin tense’nin
PRESENT fakat etrafındakilerin PAST olması,
ve BUT bağlacı ile başlayan bir cümlenin hemen
peşi sıra yaklaşık aynı anlama gelen EVEN SO
bağlaçlı bir cümlenin gelmesinin ender olması
gibi özellikler doğru cevaba götürecek yardımcı
unsurlar olarak kullanılabilir. - E İkinci cümledeki ALSO ancak ilk cümle ile
anlamlı olacaktır. İki cümlede de geçen
“preference” ve eş anlamlı olarak kullanılan
“emerge” ve “be exist”ibarelerindeki tekrarlar
artı yardımcı unsurlardır. III. Cümledeki “yes”
cevabı II. cümledeki soruyla bir yere
bağlanabilecektir. IV. cümle de bir öncekinde
geçen “several studies” ibaresinin sonucunu
vermektedir. V. Cümle yalnız kalmakta ve
zaten içindeki “THEN” ibaresi yukarıda
karşılığını bulamamaktadır. - C III. cümle, metnin geri kalanı kar ve buz
ortamına uyumdan bahsederken, çölden
bahsederek konu dışında kalmış. - D Parça askeri robotların neden cazip
olduğundan bahsederken, IV. cümle yerdeki ve
havadaki savaşların yapısından bahsederek
konu dışı kalmaktadır.