Please choose the correct one

QUESTION 1:

The negotiations were a complete failure as each side kept accusing the other of __________ the peace process.

encountering
volunteering
indicating
undermining
overcoming

QUESTION 2:

After the crop, there was ___________ damage to both crops and property.

favourable
detailed
irritated
incapable
extensive

QUESTION 3:

I've heard that our company is being ___________ by a larger one. I hope we don't lose our jobs.

taken over
put off
turned down
picked up
held on

QUESTION 4:

Though everyone tells him, he should be more careful, my uncle insist on going out sailing __________ what the weather conditions are.

eventhough
no matter
although
however
therefore

QUESTION 5:

It was just _____________ curiosity that I asked her ______________ the meeting. I didn't have any other intentions.

with / through
for / into
out of / about
from / for
at / among

QUESTION 6:

Germany's weight in the European Union is known, ___________ what is not known, even to the Germans themselves, is _____________ they are to use it.

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

QUESTION 7:

Edward Gibbon's great book " The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" informs us __________ mankind's predilection for faction, segmented by environmental and cultural differences, is ____________ determines history.

why / that
as / nearby
that / what
now / whoever
so that / whatsoever

QUESTION 8:

More than half of the 850 asylum seekers currently defined in Britain ___________ in prison with no right of appeal even though the vast majority ___________ with any offence, let alone convicted.

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

QUESTION 9:

Over the past two decades, the Coralcans _________their idyllic island, which I was wrested by France from the Genoese in 1768, __________ into terrorism, corruption and economic decline.

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

QUESTION 10:

For observers of international politics, March 1998 ____________ as a month when the world's superpower relations __________ a hopeful new turn.

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

QUESTION 11:

Scientists rely on computers to model phenomena _______________ would _____________ be diffucult to observe.

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

QUESTION 12:

If we ____________ the terms of the contract, all the paint-work in the building ____________ finished by the 15th of the next month.

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

QUESTION 13:

These are the footprints of the children; they _____________ this way through the forest.

might go
should go
should have gone
must have gone
can have gone

QUESTION 14:

I saw the action in progress. I saw a policeman ____________ one of the demonstraters to death.

beat
beating
having beaten
beaten
to beat

QUESTION 15:

____________ the hostages in a house far away from the downtown, the gangster demanded a huge ransom from the government for their release.

having been shut
before having shut
being shut
having shut
after being shut

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Please identify the one italic word or phrase that would not be accepted in standard written English.

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QUESTION 16:

Neither of the two candidates who(A) had applied(B)for an admission to(C) the Industrial Engineering Department were(D) eligible for scholarship.

A
B
C
D

QUESTION 17:

Upon reading(A) "Innocents Abroad" by(B) Mark Twain, one begins to understand(C) the value of your(D) common sense.

A
B
C
D

QUESTION 18:

Those(A) of us who(B) smoke should have their(C) lungs X-rayed regularly(D).

A
B
C
D

QUESTION 19:

After the team of geologists had drawn diagrams in their(A) notebooks and wrote(B) explanations of the formations which(C) they had observed, they returned to their campsite to compare(D) notes.

A
B
C
D

QUESTION 20:

It is(A) extremely(B) important for(C) an engineer to know(D) to use a computer.

A
B
C
D

QUESTION 21:

The president, with his wife and daughter, are(A) returning from(B) a brief vacation at Sun Valley in order to attend(C) a press conference this afternoon(D)

A
B
C
D

QUESTION 22:

The more the relative humidity reading rises(A) , the worst(B) the heart affects(C) us(D).

A
B
C
D

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Please choose one that is inappopriate regarding grammatical and logical usages.

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QUESTION 23:

What were you two talking about out there in the garden ?
How many of those are yours ?
Who phoned this morning ?
Which feet have you hurt ?
Who told you to do it ?

QUESTION 24:

Just between you and me, it's her I'm afraid of, not him.
Do you really consider him is stronger than me?
What ! Me accept a present for him ! I never even speak to him !
Surely, it's him you mean, not me !
I think you are far prettier than them all.

QUESTION 25:

A boot is a kind of shoe.
Houses have roofs.
These people are not Europeans.
A cigarette is made of tobacco and paper.
A dog is good friend to a man.

QUESTION 26:

Put lemon in your soap instead of salt.
Fruit is very good for you.
Australian sheep give us some very good wool.
Coffee is a drink. Tea is another drink.
I can write in ink or with a pencil.

QUESTION 27:

The boy fell down as he was running.
When the war broke out, we lived in Mersin.
We went fishing everyday when we were in Göcek
When we were living in that housewe had three servants.
You were wearing a new hat when I met you yesterday.

QUESTION 28:

What have you been doing while I've been out ?
Have you ever been beyond Erzurum ?
What good films have you seen since you moved to London?
Have you been waiting long for me?
You have been smoking at least five cigarettes since you came

QUESTION 29:

The parents of all the other boys = All the other boys' parents
A club for women = A womens' club
The glass of someone else = Someone else's glass
The name of my sister-in-law = My sister-in-law's name
Toys for children = Children's toys

QUESTION 30:

A regular chair can't stand on three legs; nor can a square table.
She used to get up early, but her husband didn't.
My friend hates mosquitoes. So does almost everyone I know
The fish must be fried, but needn't the potatoes.
You needn't stay at home, but I must.

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Please CHOOSE the one word or phrase which would BEST KEEP THE MEANING of the original sentence.

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QUESTION 31:

If a client insists upon being stubborn, lawyers have to settle claims in court.

obstinate
abject
indignant
gauche

QUESTION 32:

Psychologists encourage their patients not to get upset about trivial matters.

unexpected
unusual
unimportant
uncertain

QUESTION 33:

The examination will begin precisely at eight-thirty.

usually
exactly
occasionally
monthly

QUESTION 34:

In some states, drivers are fined $100 for careless driving.

routine
adept
reckless
aggressive

QUESTION 35:

Because of a long drought, Midwestern farmers are doubtful about the prospect of a good yield.

dubious
sympathetic
intrepid
thrilled

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Please CHOOSE the answer that is CLOSEST in meaning to the ORIGINAL sentence

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QUESTION 36:

This mask, which dates from the fifth century, is older than any other artifact in the exhibition.

The other artifacts in the exhibition are older than the fifth century mask
The fifth-century mask is not as old as the other artifacts in the exhibition
The fifth-century mask is older than one of the other artifacts in the exhibition
The other artifacts in the exhibition are not as old as the fifth-century mask

QUESTION 37:

They took Lakeshore drive home because the traffic was so heavy on the Freeway.

They drove home in heavy traffic on Lakeshore Drive instead of taking the freeway
They drove home to Lakeshore Drive in the heavy traffic on the freeway
They took the freeway home because the traffic was not as heavy as it was on Lakeshore Drive
Since there was so much traffic on the freeway, they went home by way of Lakeshore Drive

QUESTION 38:

Don't wait any longer than ten minutes before you remove the crucible from the flame.

If possible, the crucible should remain in the flame longer than ten minutes
Ten minutes is as long as you should wait before removing the crucible from the flame
Removing the crucible from the flame for ten minutes is what you should do
You should wait ten minutes to put the crucible in the flame

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Please FILL IN THE BLANKS according to the PASSAGE...!

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Yamasaki and engineers John Skilling and Les Robertson worked closely, and the (39)________

between the towers' design and structure is clear. (40)___________ with the difficulties of

building to unprecedented heights, the engineers (41) ____________ an innovative structural

model: a rigid " hollow tube " of closely (42) ___________ steel columns with floor trusses

extending accross to a central core. The columns, finished with a silver colored aluminum alloy,

were 18 3/4" wide and set only 22" apart, making the towers (43) ____________ from a far to

have no windows at all.

QUESTION 39:

position identification alliance relationship affiliation

QUESTION 40:

appreciate confess faced testify recognize

QUESTION 41:

utilized exercised employed covered placed

QUESTION 42:

stretched curved occupied available spaced

QUESTION 43:

arrived show up appear come enter

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Please ANSWER the questions according to the following PASSAGE

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Real-depression cannot be as easily overcome as some people often suppose. It usually passes with time - but the time can seem endless. Activities giving companionship and a new interest can help.But for the sufferer to talk, again and again, about the causes of the depression helps most. People with depression need to be listened to and encouraged to find their own solutions, not made to feel yet more inadequate by good advice. They may need professional counselling as well as the support of the family and friends.

QUESTION 44:

In overcoming depression the support of friends and family__________

can best be directed into giving good advice
is the only solution
may cause more harm than good
never contributes to any improvement in the patient
is not always sufficent

QUESTION 45:

The writer suggests that people with depression___________

should not be allowed much social activity
should rely solely on professional counselling
need, more than anything else, someone to listen to them
ought to remain alienated from society for long time
recieve an unnecessary amount of sympathy

QUESTION 46:

According to the passage some people__________

seem to underestimate how difficult it is to get over depression
suffer from depression over long periods of time
refuse to get professional counselling
suffering from depression have been cured through the good advice of friends
with depression don't want to talk about their problems

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Please ANSWER the questions according to the following PASSAGE

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Those who visit Mediterranean are invariably impressed with its unity. Everywhere it is the same, for the shades of difference here is less important than the resemblances. Yet this unity is the result of aggressive contrast; sea and mountain, sea and ocean ! In these respects the Mediterranean is very different from either central Europe, or high tablelands of Asia, the Syrian and Saharan deserts, or even the Atlantic Ocean.

QUESTION 47:

What distinguishes the Mediterranean from the other parts of the world is___________

that is characterized by high tablelands
the fact that the landscape varies greatly from part to part
that it is surrounded by vast deserts
the combination of features, everywhere, is the same
that it is attracting more and more visitors

QUESTION 48:

According to the passage, within the general unity of the Mediterranean____________

the deserts of Syria and the Sahara have their special place
the contrast between the sea and the desert is exceptional
one is also aware of startling contrast
some people find a depressing monotony
there is very little that appeals to the eye

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Please ANSWER the questions according to the following PASSAGE

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Dates and periods are necessary to the study and discussion of history, for all historical phenomena are conditioned by time and are produced by the sequence of events. Periods especially,are retrospective conceptions that we form about past events; they are useful to focus discussion,but very often they lead historical thought astray. Thus, while it is certainly useful to speak of the Middle Ages and of the Victorian Age, those two abstract ideas have deluded many scholars and millions of newspaper readers into supposing that during certain decades called the Middle Ages, and again during certain decades called Age of Victoria, everyone thought or acted more or less in the same way - till at last Victoria died or the Middle Ages came to an end. But in fact there was no such sameness.

QUESTION 49:

The author argues that, contrary to common assumption, the behaviour of people________

was more uniform in the Middle Ages than in the Victorian Age
was not uniform, at all, in any given period
is a subject that should also be studied by historians
in any given period is always the same
is unrelated to the age they live in

QUESTION 50:

According to the passage, the study of history________

began in the Middle Ages and reached its height in Victorian Age
has changed greatly in our time
requires a knowledge of dates and periods
includes a great variety of interrelated subjects
should concentrate on the reconstruction of past events