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1992 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI 1- The influence ---- Freud ---- the generation

that followed was even stronger. A) through/over B) from/to C) off/towards D) by/upon E) of/on

2- There is nothing remarkable ---- the subject

matter of his novels, but he will always be remembered ---- his delightfully vivid settings.

A) about/for B) from/in C) in/from D) out of/through E) of/over

3- On the night we went to the opera, Domingo

was not singing, but ---- we enjoyed ourselves enormously.

A) in case B) on the contrary C) moreover D) whatever E) nevertheless

4- ---- the terrible state of the roads following

the heavy rains, it is almost impossible to reach the village except in a tractor.

A) Unfortunately B) Owing to C) Even so D) Except for E) In spite of

5- I was lucky enough to get home ---- the

thunderstorm was beginning.

A) till B) so as to C) in time for D) up to E) just as

6- She is one of those rare critics ----

judgements have a common sense basis.

A) what B) which C) whom D) whose E) that

7- The Old Wives Tale is one of ---- impressive

novels I have read for a long time.

A) a more B) most C) the most D) least E) the little

8- ---- of the information he gave me was

unfortunately out of date.

A) The more B) None C) Many D) Some E) Another

9- He was delighted to learn that ---- people

really do appreciate his music.

A) any B) little C) a little D) a few E) much

10- I have to admit I found his argument most

disturbing, ---- ?

A) have you B) havent you C) didnt you D) do you E) dont you

11- Before I got to the end of his article I felt I

knew everything there ---- about the North America Free Trade Agreement.

A) was to know B) is known C) had known D) is being known E) has to be known

12- By the time he ---- his report to the screening

committee, others ---- up with better proposals.

A) has presented/had come B) presents/will have come C) will present/came D) had presented/would have come E) was presenting/will be coming



13- One feels that there ---- any noticeable improvement in the human rights problem in Africa until all the African countries ---- their economic difficulties.

A) cannot be/will overcome B) hasnt been/had overcome C) wont be/overcome D) wouldnt be/would be overcome E) wasnt/have overcome

14- As I ---- you yesterday, the undersecretary

---- over this afternoons discussions.

A) have told/was presiding B) told/will be presiding C) would have told/had presided D) will tell/has presided E) would tell/has been presiding

15- The Pacific markets ---- extremely

competitive since the manufacturing capacity of many Far Eastern countries ---- to improve at the turn of the decade.

A) are becoming/begins B) had become/would begin C) became/have begun D) were becoming/would have begun E) have become/began

16- If they ---- out some market research for the

new product, they ---- such heavy losses in sales.

A) have carried/had been spared B) carried/will be spared C) carry/have been spared D) had carried/could have been spared E) would have carried/were spared

1992 KASIM KPDS SORULARI

17- Most children are able to walk ---- holding on

to anything when they are fifteen months old.

A) for B) from C) with D) without E) to

18- ---- the time a child reaches school age he

ought to be able to dress himself fairly quickly.

A) On B) For C) In D) At E) By

19- ---- any change in the condition of the patient, be sure that the nurse in charge is informed.

A) In the event of B) However slight C) With the exception of D) Owing to E) In favour of

20- I finally learned what had happened ---- the

nurse was wheeling him into the operating room.

A) in case B) so that C) just as D) during E) as soon as

21- Living conditions in a poor village are

obviously unhygienic, ---- life in a sophisticated city is also potentially dangerous.

A) since B) but C) as D) moreover E) even though

22- A child who is allowed to explore and find

things out for ---- soon develops self-confidence.

A) themselves B) him C) each other D) himself E) one another

23- Apparently, both countries are seeking a

face-saving compromise but it is unlikely that ---- will ever again gain the confidence of the world.

A) each B) neither C) either D) the other E) the rest

24- Probably they didnt ---- appreciate the risks

involved in entering the competitive world of automobile manufacture.

A) too B) quite C) more D) so E) as



25- For a while Matisse felt under the influence of Gooier and, later, under ---- of Cezanne.

A) these B) those C) some D) much E) that

26- The new Prime Minister is generally regarded

as ---- effective leaders the country has had in decades.

A) another B) the most C) the other D) one of the most E) more than

27- Jane Tate will go far in the film world since

she has a remarkable talent for ---- even the most conflicting emotions.

A) depicting B) having depicted C) being depicted D) depict E) having been depicted

28- Today coffee prices are far below the

required rate; hence, growers are unable to pay their debts and cooperatives find it hard ---- .

A) surviving B) survive C) to survive D) survived E) to have survived

29- For several years now, she ---- as private

secretary to the bank manager.

A) has been working B) worked C) was working D) works E) used to work

30- When they heard a gunfire across the

border, the relief workers in the camp knew that another group of refugees ---- before long.

A) are arriving B) had arrived C) will arrive D) would be arriving E) could have arrived

31- Last weeks supplementary budget package ---- to prevent Japans economy from plunging even lower.

A) is being designed B) has designed C) was designed D) would be designed E) had designed

32- In some quarters it is felt that the minister

---- the political stature that he needs to recast the countrys economic policy.

A) was losing B) may have lost C) would have lost D) had lost E) lost

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33- The board consist ---- a good cross-section

of local business representatives.

A) upon B) by C) up D) of E) around

34- Despite long and tiring discussions, the two

delegations have failed to come to terms ---- the issue of refugees.

A) towards B) under C) around D) down E) over

35- A number of distinguished physicians were

invited to give ---- opinions on family planning.

A) ours B) its C) its D) their E) own

36- The lecture he gave was highly complicated

with the result that ---- people were capable of following it.

A) lesser B) a few C) few D) more E) most



37- Of the rock samples we have so far worked on, this is probably ---- valuable.

A) the most B) most C) many D) little E) least

38- I couldnt help admiring the professional

manner in ---- he dealt with the crisis.

A) whose B) that C) whom D) which E) what

39- ---- far-reaching the benefits of the new

policy may be, the country quite simply cannot afford it.

A) Whatever B) However C) Whatsoever D) Wherever E) Whenever

40- ---- the interest rates are concerned, it looks

as if the inflation has at least been curbed.

A) As far as B) Owing to C) By way of D) Just as E) As regards

41- It is expected that, by mid-1992, the allied

troops ---- out of the Gulf.

A) must be pulling B) will have pulled C) have pulled D) are being pulled E) should pull

42- Reinforced concrete was used for the new

buildings ---- there should ever be another landslide in the vicinity.

A) due to B) in spite of C) according to D) in case E) instead

43- The witness finally admitted that he did

remember ---- someone standing by the entrance.

A) being seen B) to see C) to have seen D) having been seen E) having seen

44- From the report, it looked as if he ---- a crucial role in smuggling.

A) has played B) had played C) is playing D) has been played E) was played

45- It is time the members of the European

Community ---- into the open their fears concerning economic recession.

A) have brought B) should bring C) brought D) are bringing E) will bring

46- If you ask me, they seem to ---- the takeover

for quite some time now.

A) have to contemplate B) contemplate C) have been contemplating D) be contemplated E) have been contemplated

47- Recently, the Agricultural Bank ---- to write

off the debts of the farmers in the earthquake area.

A) was being instructed B) had instructed C) will be instructed D) instructed E) has been instructed


48- Research into the causes of cancer is ----

vital importance if we are to learn how to control the disease. A) on B) with C) in D) of E) under

49- The economy of most Middle Eastern

countries is largely based ---- oil exports. A) with B) upon C) about D) onto E) for



50- In his new job, he will be responsible ---- the coordination of relief to the refugees. A) about B) to C) for D) at E) from

51- As far as I am concerned he is one of ----

talented lawyers the company has ever had. A) most B) the most C) more D) mostly E) least

52- Some of the board members are convinced

that the price quoted is ---- high to be accepted. A) more B) so C) little D) too E) as

53- John said he couldn't make it on Tuesday or

Wednesday; I told him I couldnt ---- . A) either B) also C) too D) neither E) as well

54- I suspect the most interesting developments

in space exploration have been the most recent ones, ---- ? A) arent are B) are they C) is it D) do I E) havent they

55- Surely were in a position now ---- we can afford to pay for the best legal advice. A) where B) which C) what D) that E) whom

56- ---- decision he makes, well have to accept it. A) Whenever B) Whatever C) Whatsoever D) Wherever E) Whoever

57- The doctor advised him to have monthly check-ups ---- any return of symptoms might be detected immediately. A) if ever B) in case C) such as D) even though E) so that

58- If you really ---- to promote him, you ---- so

right away. A) are meaning/did B) meant/will have to do C) have meant/had to do D) mean/must do E) were meaning/had done

59- One way of ---- waste is ---- such things as

glass and paper. A) cut down/recycling B) cutting down/to recycle C) cutting down/recycle D) cut down/recycling E) being cut down/to have recycled

60- No new staff ---- appointed since the two

companies ---- merged. A) are/would be B) were/have been C) are going to be/have D) would have been/are being E) have been/were

61- Today the telephone ---- an indispensable

part of our daily life but ---- so. A) had been/had not always been B) has been/is not always C) is/has not always been D) will be/would not always be E) was/couldnt always have been

62- In the end, I ---- him for the election since the

attitude of the delegates ---- so completely. A) didnt propose/had changed B) have proposed/will change C) am proposing/would have changed D) could not have proposed/is changing E) had not proposed/changed

63- I ---- him taking notes frantically while the

minister ---- the troops. A) saw/had addressed B) could see/was addressing C) see/was addressing D) had seen/would be addressing E) have seen/addressed



1994 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI 64- One way ---- cutting down waste is to recycle

such things ---- glass and paper. A) of/as B) to/of C) as/off D) in/to E) with/in

65- Some of these new drugs, capable ---- curing

a variety of diseases, are sometimes hazardous ---- use or disposal. A) about/with B) for/at C) by/through D) in/by E) of/in

66- As he failed to reply in time, the organisers

took his name ---- the list. A) below B) to C) in D) by E) off

67- Why don't you take your lawyer with you to

the meeting ---- there are problems he can deal with for you? A) whether B) even if C) as ever D) unless E) in case

68- ---- of the information he gave could have

been found in any encyclopaedia. A) A few B) Many C) Few D) Much E) A great many

69- The director has promised that ---- finds a

solution to this particular problem will be well-awarded. A) who B) whoever C) the one D) whomsoever E) anyone

70- I was immensely impressed by both the qualifications and the personality of the candidate, but ---- on the selection committee was. A) all the rest B) several others C) many D) hardly anyone else E) most of the others

71- Several members of the research team

haven't handed in their reports yet, and I must admit I haven't ---- . A) as well B) too C) either D) also E) neither

72- The judge ruled that the evidence given by

the witnesses at the trial was not substantial ---- to prove the doctor guilty of negligence. A) already B) alright C) enough D) fairly E) still

73- Weren't they supposed ---- a detailed study

of the area before they chose the site for the new factory? A) to have to make B) to have made C) making D) having made E) to be made

74- Since he became the chairman of the

company, he ---- used to working late, and he seems to enjoy it. A) has got B) gets C) was getting D) had got E) will be getting

75- Until the very last minute, we could not find

out whether or not he ---- to sign the treaty. A) will agree B) would agree C) has agreed D) is going to agree E) has to agree



76- By the end of the 20th century, all the countries in the European Community ---- a political union. A) formed B) have formed C) are forming D) are being formed E) will have formed

77- The banks complained that they ----

adequate notice regarding this new monetary policy. A) are not being given B) are not given C) haven't given D) had not been given E) will not be giving

78- Hardly ever ---- such a gathering of

distinguished scientists from so many different countries. A) there was B) there has been C) has there been D) would there have been E) there had been

79- The rescue workers ---- able to rescue some

of those who ---- still alive under the rubble. A) should be/were B) may be/are C) might have been/have been D) will be/would be E) were/will be


80- As regards the decision to modernise the

mines in the region, here is a report which contains ---- relevant information. A) another B) any C) many D) a E) some

81- Of all the medicines we have tested, this is

obviously ---- effective. A) much B) more C) the most D) a little E) less

82- An hour after the accident, he was conscious ---- to describe how it had happened. A) enough B) more C) as well D) so much E) fairly

83- The project he has in mind is ----

complicated to be feasible. A) very B) too C) so D) such E) as

84- This patient is not as seriously ill as ---- I

examined a little while ago. A) whom B) other C) some other D) one another E) the one

85- The manager told Brian to do the job ---- and

not pass it on to ---- assistant. A) ourselves/their B) themselves/hers C) himself/ours D) himself/his E) yourself/my

86- Recently hes had a novel published, the title

of ---- I cant recall at the moment. A) which B) whom C) whose D) what E) that

87- Clearly, you werent very impressed by the

way he managed the press conference; I must say I wasnt ---- . A) neither B) too C) either D) as well E) also

88- Ambitious plans ---- the expansion of the

railway network have had to be abandoned due to lack ---- funds. A) in/of B) on/about C) from/in D) for/of E) over/on



89- ---- the world there has been a growing sense of disillusionment with the United Nations and its policies. A) For B) Among C) On D) From E) Throughout

90- The physicist I work with was bitterly

disappointed ---- that his experiments had not produced the desired results. A) learning B) on learning C) having learned D) to be learned E) to be learning

91- ---- able to get hold of any new supporting

evidence since I saw you last? A) Will you be B) Would you be C) Have you been D) Had you been E) Are you


92- Plenty of evidence has come to light to

prove that he has been involved ---- smuggling. A) through B) at C) by D) in E) over

93- The high rate of inflation obviously puts a

great strain ---- the majority of working families. A) on B) in C) beyond D) through E) by

94- It is just possible that there is ---- reason

behind his refusal of this award. A) other B) another C) the others D) any E) rather

95- Even in classical times there were people with a ---- ethical approach to education than one can find in our time. A) few B) most C) more D) little E) much

96- Local authorities have always given ----

importance to the improvement of recreational facilities. A) any B) some C) too D) quite E) many

97- There were many casualties on both sides,

but more on the enemy side than ---- . A) ours B) them C) we D) their E) our

98- The government is determined to improve

the communications system ---- the costs involved will be a serious burden on the budget. A) so that B) while C) despite D) as if E) even though

99- ---- well one may think of him, one must

admit that hes too old for the job. A) So B) Although C) Even D) However E) As

100- Have you seen the display of the books

written by the visiting professor ---- is going to talk this afternoon on the future of the European Community? A) whose B) whom C) who D) which E) what



101- The minister said to his under-secretary: You will check that all the details are correct, ---- ? A) arent you B) will you C) could you D) wont you E) are they

102- Following a noticeable improvement in the

general economic scene, unemployment too, seems ---- a turn for the better. A) having taken B) to have taken C) to be taken D) taking E) to have been taken

103- For nearly a decade most governments in

the world ---- to find ways of combating environmental problems. A) were tried B) would have tried C) try D) could try E) have been trying

104- By the end of this term of office, he ---- all

the projects he has already undertaken. A) has completed B) will have completed C) completed D) had completed E) is completing

105- Before the nationwide vaccination campaign ---- , the infant mortality rate ---- to an alarming extent. A) is being introduced/would rise B) will be introduced/rose C) had been introduced/has risen D) will be introduced/was rising E) was introduced/had risen


106- Though he got other people to do research

for him in the archives, he ---- wrote the whole report. A) too B) himself C) also D) as well E) thus

107- At present ---- car is being repaired, so we shall have to go in ---- . A) my/yours B) mine/your C) their/us D) his/our E) hers/theirs

108- ---- the manager looks shy, youthful and

mild, he is in fact a rare combination of discipline, energy and intellect. A) So that B) Even so C) Although D) Therefore E) in case

109- Considering there are millions of hungry

people in the world, it shouldnt be difficult to appreciate ---- important it is for us to find new sources of food. A) just B) why C) what D) that E) how

110- ---- wins will be expected to take the rest of

us for a meal. A) Whoever B) Who C) Whomever D) Whomsoever E) Whatever

111- Today, ---- rapid transportation and

communications, the whole world is becoming one community with common economic interests. A) as long as B) in spite of C) just as D) because of E) such as

112- Of all the drugs that have been prescribed

so far, this has proved to be ---- effective one. A) most B) the most C) more D) just as E) the more



113- Under the present circumstances we dont have to take the case to the court ---- ? A) do we B) have we C) is it D) isnt it E) dont we

114- It was clear that he wasnt impressed by the

way the business was run, and I must admit ---- . A) I also was B) I did too C) I wasnt either D) neither did I E) so did I

115- The way of life ---- which he was drawn

ultimately led ---- the collapse of his business. A) with/up to B) from/out of C) by/into D) into/to E) through/down to

116- ---- first consulting us, I dont think he had

any right to reach such an agreement ---- the strikers. A) By/over B) After/on C) Before/from D) In/to E) Without/with

117- It wouldnt have surprised me if he ---- after

that incident. A) resigned B) had resigned C) were to resign D) has resigned E) wouldve resigned

118- If we are to get out of this political mess,

someone ---- the lead, and the sooner they start the better. A) has taken B) should have taken C) had to take D) must have taken E) will have to take

119- It is hoped that by the end of the century the

growth rate of the world population ---- substantially. A) will have been curbed B) would have been curbed C) has been curbed D) will curb E) will have to be curbed

120- Obviously there ---- a remarkable improvement in the condition of the patient since he ---- surgery. A) is/undergoes B) was/has undergone C) will be/had undergone D) has been/underwent E) would have been/would undergo

121- By the time Brahms ---- to compose his

symphonies, this form ---- well established. A) was beginning/would have been B) had begun/was C) began/had been D) has begun/has been E) would begin/would be


122- Naturally I will come to you for advice

whenever I feel in need of ---- . A) them B) one C) some D) none E) a few

123- Weve had some pretty good directors over

two years but Dr Ratcliffe is ---- the most capable of them all. A) by far B) over all C) just so D) as much E) too much

124- The committee showed their wholehearted

approval of the designs he submitted, and ---- . A) me, too B) so did I C) so have I D) so we do E) we also have

125- The other climbers were all for giving up the

attempt, but it was ---- impossible to convince him of the need to do so. A) too B) such C) quite D) as E) much



126- Could this possibly be the firms new buyer ---- reputation, if we are able to believe the newspapers, is not quite what it should be? A) whom B) which C) whatever D) what E) whose

127- ---- takes on the task of investigating these

particular allegations is going to run into a lot of difficulties. A) Someone B) Anyone C) Whatsoever D) Whoever E) Whichever

128- His scheme, with all its shortcomings, will

inevitably be pushed through ---- we can produce one, by Tuesday, which is obviously much more feasible. A) how B) so that C) unless D) moreover E) in case

129- ---- he gives the appearance of sincerity and

reliability, just remember that you cant trust him an inch. A) Though B) That C) As far as D) Nevertheless E) So

130- On that occasion, he really was ---- luck; it

was as if everything had combined ---- him. A) up to/through B) away from/behind C) out of/against D) into/upon E) onto/over

131- Few sociologists will admit that a city is

distinct ---- a village merely ---- the number of its inhabitants. A) of/for B) from/by C) to/over D) in/though E) off/in

132- Water has a moderating effect on temperature, ---- summer and midday heat, and winter and midnight cold. A) diminished B) having diminished C) to diminish D) being diminished E) diminishing

133- Of course nobody knows what the outcome

of the election ---- but at the moment Malcolm ---- as the most likely candidate. A) would have been/is being regarded B) is/has been regarded C) was/would have been regarded D) will be/is regarded E) has been/has been regarded

134- When that happened, their hopes ----

because the army ---- its most trusted leaders. A) wane/would lose B) are waning/loses C) waned/had lost D) were waning/has lost E) have waned/lost

135- They ---- the advantages and the

disadvantages of the takeover when I ---- them an hour or so later. A) will discuss/would rejoin B) have discussed/am rejoining C) are discussing/will rejoin D) were discussing/rejoined E) would discuss/had rejoined

136- The doctors are of the opinion that if the

disorder ---- a few months earlier, it ---- treated successfully. A) had been diagnosed/could have been B) were diagnosed/would be C) has been diagnosed/will be D) is being diagnosed/is being E) were to be diagnosed/has been

137- We still ---- that any changes in the law along

these lines ---- to our advantage. A) had believed/will have been B) believed/had been C) have believed/would be D) would believe/were being E) believe/will be



1996 KASIM KPDS SORULARI 138- He invariably gets what he wants but

unfortunately this is usually ---- the expense of others. A) out of B) from C) up to D) at E) through

139- Public attention focuses ---- infant mortality

as a prime indicator of changes in a societys health. A) on B) to C) at D) over E) into

140- He looked ---- nervously ---- his shoulder

hoping that no one was paying him any attention. A) out/of B) up/through C) back/over D) down/from E) in/for

141- ---- hard he works, hell never be the equal

of his father, hes just not capable of it. A) So B) However C) As D) Whatever E) Just as

142- We know nothing at all about the companys

new chairman ---- that hes just had his fiftieth birthday. A) since B) instead C) in case D) on condition E) except

143- For a business to be really successful, team

work is essential and the members of team must be support of ---- . A) each of them B) the others C) themselves D) one another E) the other one

144- The testimony of the second witness didnt surprise me at all; ----, the account he gave was more or less what I had expected from him. A) on the other hand B) as a matter of fact C) conversely D) consequently E) nevertheless

145- I dont like the timetable they have given me;

all my classes are after lunch, but I would ---- rather teach in the morning. A) much B) more C) as D) just E) even

146- Ive given up expecting them to act sensibly,

but their behaviour on this occasion was ---- irrational than usual. A) the most B) so much C) even more D) ever so E) the more

147- ---- of the questions they asked at the

interview were ---- what I expected. A) Some/more B) Each/such C) All/so D) Any/about E) None/quite

148- Of course, it can never be proved, but just

the same, some people think that it ---- better for these children if they had been forcibly taken away from their families. A) may have been B) had been C) will have been D) would have been E) must be

149- Actually, most of the crimes that ---- last

year were not connected with violence, but this is not the picture that ---- up from watching TV coverage of the topic. A) were committed/builds B) have been committed/has been built C) were being committed/was built D) had committed/would built E) would be committed/had been built



150- Of course my suspicions ---- by the confused way in which she ---- out her answers to my questions. A) have been awakened/was stammering B) were awakened/stammered C) awakened/stammers D) would have awakened/had stammered E) would have been awakened/has

stammered 151- When he ---- that very rash promise he didnt

realise what he ---- himself in for. A) will make/would let B) has made/lets C) made/was letting D) was making/has let E) makes/is letting

152- Indeed, on both sides, it ---- that the decisive

battles ---- on the plains of Flanders and Northeast France. A) has to be foreseen/has been fighting B) has been foreseen/has been fought C) could have been foreseen/will fight D) had been foreseen/would be fought E) will be foreseen/could be fought

153- The outbreak of fire underground ---- an

excellent opportunity for ---- a no smoking rule. A) will prove/to be enforced B) has provided/having enforced C) would provided/to enforce D) had provided/being enforced E) provided/enforcing


154- When the relief workers reached the scene

of the disaster, they immediately began to help ---- who could do nothing for ---- . A) that/himself B) them/their C) those/themselves D) these/ourselves E) us/yourself

155- The very idea of establishing a literary

canon has become ---- controversial that the people running the Library of America have wisely avoided using the term. A) too B) as C) such D) so E) more

156- They havent met for twelve years or more, but I understand they still write to ---- at a regular interval. A) the other B) each other C) themselves D) the others E) one other

157- It was foolish of me to turn down such an

offer; in fact ---- I think about it, ---- I regret it. A) as much/so much more B) the more/as much C) much/as much D) the most/so much E) the more/the more

158- The scheme has been ---- consideration for a

long time now, but I doubt whether it will ever be put ---- effect. A) under/into B) within/through C) for/to D) in/off E) over/ever

159- It was ---- his efforts that the two sides

finally agreed to hold talks ---- the principles of economic cooperation. A) by/through B) ever/for C) through/on D) with/at E) without/from

160- I was forced to admit that there was a drop

in sales towards the end of the year ---- he had predicted. A) such as B) even so C) in case D) just as E) so far as

161- Under these circumstances he should never

have been allowed to take charge of the operation ---- he was the most senior of the officers available. A) whyever B) whether C) even though D) whenever E) so that



162- Why cant you admit that ---- hard he works, he will never manage to achieve what his elder brother has achieved? A) unless B) whatsoever C) though D) whenever E) however

163- Many more people would doubtless have

attended the debate ---- they had known in advance who the principal speakers were. A) if only B) while C) since D) after E) until

164- Our delegates hadnt shown themselves

willing to come to terms, those from other countries ---- . A) would be, too B) wouldnt have, either C) had not, either D) have had, too E) would have, too

165- In recent decades the efficiency of the

United Nations ---- by a growing number of countries. A) will have been questioned B) was questioned C) had been questioned D) would be questioned E) has been questioned

166- It seems likely that, by the end of the week,

the costs involved in the construction of the bridge ---- by the Ministry. A) would have been announced B) would be announced C) are being announced D) will have been announced E) have been announced

167- They set up a liaison office in East Africa for

marketing their goods, but now they wish they ---- so. A) had not done B) have not done C) would not do D) would not have done E) never do

168- Had they apologised for deliberately overcharging me, I ---- a complaint with the Consumers rights Office. A) will not have filed B) may not have filed C) would not have filed D) was not filing E) may not file

169- We ---- no problems whatsoever with the

dam since it ---- forty years ago. A) had/has been constructed B) have had/was constructed C) had had/had been constructed D) are having/is constructed E) were having/was being constructed


170- There ---- many efforts to eradicate racism,

but very little success ---- . A) were/had been achieved B) had been/would have been achieved C) have been/has been achieved D) are/was achieved E) may be/will have been achieved

171- He ---- his paper by saying that the entire

history of human race ---- by transfers of cultural and technological advance from one civilisation to another. A) concluded/had been marked B) concludes/would have been marked C) has concluded/was marked D) had concluded/is marked E) will conclude/was being marked

172- Evaporation ---- the process by which a solid

or liquid ---- into vapour by heat. A) had been/resolved B) was/had resolved C) has been/was resolved D) may be/has resolved E) is/is resolved

173- The Etruscans, who ---- a great part of Italy

about 900 BC, ---- from Asia Minor. A) had colonised/originally came B) colonised/had originally come C) were colonised/have originally come D) have colonised/originally come E) were colonising/might originally come



174- The orders were that we ---- the area within hours to prevent further loss of life. A) had evacuated B) have to evacuate C) will have evacuated D) had to evacuate E) shall have to evacuate

175- Economic recession and rising

unemployment, coupled ---- continued increases ---- retail food prices, have curtailed consumption. A) with/in B) through/through C) by/for D) at/about E) within/over

176- In Ethiopia, primitive farming practices and

uncontrolled clearing of natural vegetation have transformed much of the countrys highlands ---- bare landscapes, but all destroyed ---- erosion. A) above/of B) for/with C) into/by D) in/under E) to/at

177- The advance in the steel industry has been

marked ---- a progressive increase ---- size, complexity and capital outlay. A) at/of B) with/to C) over/from D) by/in E) under/through

178- The answer to the question ---- great art can

exist independently of religion will, ---- , depend on societys moral and aesthetic values. A) what/in the same way B) even if/in due course C) whether/to a large extent D) so that/in short E) since/now and again

179- Thailand has lost half of its forests ---- its

population has ---- doubled in recent decades. A) as/more than B) just as/mostly C) so as/soon D) in case/quite E) because of/much

180- Clifford Goertz, probably ---- famous anthropologist in the world today, has revolutionised the way anthropology is taught on campuses. A) more B) most C) the most D) the more E) a

181- Holding a yellow umbrella in his hand he

said he didnt know ---- it was, and added that it was not ---- . A) which/him B) whose/his C) who/her D) whom/us E) that/theirs

182- The Deputy Prime Minister announced that it

was ---- early to propose amendments in the legislation concerning industrial relations. A) as well as B) just so C) just as D) as soon as E) as yet too

183- Activists are those in a political movement

who insist on taking active steps towards their objectives ---- merely putting forward an action program. A) in order to B) rather than C) as far as D) in that E) so long as

184- He is diplomatically qualified ---- to negotiate

for a mutual reduction of the armed forces in the region. A) enough B) though C) as well as D) not only E) also

185- As he was not satisfied with the contents of

the document, he declined to sign it, and none of the members attempted to persuade him to, ---- . A) also B) too C) as well D) either E) yet



1998 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI 186- Of all the policies put into effect by the

Thatcher governments, ---- controversial was the economic one. A) most B) the more C) the most D) more E) mostly

187- If the others hadnt voted in favour of the

younger candidate, I probably wouldnt have done so ---- . A) even B) too C) also D) as well E) either

188- Today the expansion of knowledge in

astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology is ---- vast and complex, and multiplying ---- quickly to be mastered fully. A) so/that B) just as/as C) as well/as D) so/so E) too/too

189- Scientists rely on computers to model

phenomena ---- would ---- be difficult to observe. A) whereby/in case B) such as/nonetheless C) which/nevertheless D) that/otherwise E) so that/in fact

190- The lawyer decided to call ---- of the

witnesses only and paid no attention to ---- . A) both/others B) the two/any other C) two/the others D) some/another E) any/some others

191- Several experts were working on the project,

and each came up with some interesting proposals, and naturally ---- claimed that ---- was the best. A) many /each B) some/its C) we/it D) all/he E) each/his

192- We are prevented ---- completing the project ---- time due to unforeseen circumstances. A) from/on B) in/by C) by/in D) at/over E) for/about

193- The Hollywood studio system in film

making, which began ---- 1920 and flourished from the early 1930s ---- the 1950s is unique in Western culture. A) throughout/into B) around/through C) by/until D) within/over E) along/ till

194- ---- the embargo imposed on us is lifted in

the near future, we cant hope for any economic recovery. A) Whereas B) While C) Because D) In case E) Unless

195- ---- proving useful in many scientific fields,

computers-generated knowledge, ---- Professor Hayes acknowledges, is not without pitfalls. A) Although/because B) Since/while C) While/as D) As long as/even if E) Once/whether or not

196- ---- suggestion he may make as regards the

tax rate, lets not give any response ---- we have discussed the matter thoroughly together. A) However/when B) Whatever/until C) Whyever/after D) Whatsoever/while E) Whenever/before

197- Most newspapers are of the opinion that if a

majority of Scots really ---- independence, the British Parliament has no option but ---- to their wishes. A) did want/had acceded B) wanted/have acceded C) had wanted/would have acceded D) do want/to accede E) would have wanted/acceded



198- For a hundred years or so, some critics ---- that poetry is dying and all that time poets ---- poems that later generations recognise as great. A) have maintained/have been writing B) maintained/wrote C) had maintained/were writing D) maintain/are writing E) would maintain/had been writing

199- What I ---- is that we ---- to think seriously

about a thorough reform in the legal system. A) have proposed/should have begun B) had proposed/were beginning C) am proposing/begin D) was proposing/have begun E) proposed/had begun

200- When the Italian astronomer Giovanni

Schiaparelli ---- a map of Mars in 1877, he ---- a large number of straight linear features, which he called canali that is channels. A) publishes/has noted B) had published/was noting C) has published/notes D) published/noted E) would have published/had noted

201- If we ---- the terms of the contract, all the

paint-work in the building ---- finished by the 15th of next month. A) are to meet/will have to be B) were meeting/will be C) met/would have had to be D) had met/is being E) will meet/was being


202- As the decade ---- to wind down, Mark Morris

---- as our centurys youngest great choreographer. A) has begun/had stood B) will begin/is standing C) was beginning/has stood D) begins/stands E) is beginning/has been standing

203- Of the many attempts that ---- to regulate

language one way or another, very few ---- . A) were made/had succeeded B) have been made/have succeeded C) are made/succeeded D) could have been made/will succeed E) are being made/may have succeeded

204- An acorn, left to itself becomes an oak, and a geneticist ---- its DNA to make it grow into an elm may justly be said ---- with its natural course. A) altering/to have interfered B) having altered/to interfere C) to alter/having interfered D) being altered/interfered E) to have altered/to be interfering

205- In the past few months, our company

director ---- more mettle than most industrialists ---- in an entire career. A) had shown/have done B) showed/would do C) shows/did D) was showing/may have done E) has shown/do

206- If they ---- what sort of a person he was, they

---- him their support. A) would know/didnt give B) knew/wont give C) had known/wouldnt have given D) would have known/hadnt given E) have known/havent given

207- I dont imagine he wrote the speech ---- but

---- did so, certainly made a good job of it. A) for them/whomsoever B) of his/somebody C) by him/they D) himself/whoever E) themselves/whichever

208- As ---- of our employees can afford cars of

---- own, they all have to rely on public transport. A) few/them B) some/his C) none/their D) most/our E) many/its

209- There are situations ---- the best way to heal

the patient is to help him die peacefully. A) from where B) in that C) whence D) for whom E) in which

210- Hes certainly going to recommend that the

changes in the structure of the company be introduced step by step, and ---- . A) so I am B) so am I C) so do I D) I do, too E) I also do



211- Do you really believe that the party programme ---- it now stands, is democratic ---- to influence the vote in our favour. A) as/enough B) since/also C) where/as well D) such as/too E) that/even

212- Private investments play ---- important a part

in the countrys long-running economic expansion ---- no government dares to increase taxation on personal savings. A) too/that B) such/as C) much/so D) so/that E) as/as

213- His proposals ---- the new social security

policy seems more viable than any of the others. A) by way of B) due to C) owing to D) in case of E) as regards

214- ---- the recent rise in unemployment largely

affects eastern Germany, there is considerable unrest in western Germany, too. A) Since B) In case C) Although D) Unless E) Until

215- ---- he was campaigning for re-election last

year, he promised that ---- re-elected, he would undertake to restructure the party. A) Wherever/lest B) Because/while C) As/since D) While/unless E) When/if

216- ---- the terms of the forthcoming trade

agreement, Japan wins parity ---- the United States. A) Through/above B) By/of C) From/from D) Under/with E) After/over

217- We have yet to take ---- consideration the problem of how large future national armies should eventually be, regardless ---- their current size. A) onto/at B) in/in C) for/with D) under/from E) into/of


218- They claim that their aim is to establish long

term cooperation ---- their customers, ---- a basis of partnership and mutual trust. A) for/over B) with/on C) by/through D) from/in E) among/for

219- The collapse of Rome left ---- its wake a

large variety of ethnic communities ---- which modern European states emerged. A) before/of B) at/through C) over/by D) in/from E) within/with

220- Germanys weight in the European Union is

known, ---- what is not known, even to the Germans themselves, is ---- they are to use it. A) but/how B) in case/because C) unless/why D) lest/until E) otherwise/where

221- Edward Gibbons great book The History of

the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire informs us ---- mankinds predilection for faction, augmented by environmental and cultural differences, is ---- determines history. A) why/that B) as/whereby C) that/what D) how/whoever E) so that/whatever

222- It wont be easy to find a replacement for

him, for ---- takes over is likely to meet the same fate.

A) what B) which C) wherever D) whoever E) whichever



223- The majority of ---- are apprehensive about new computer programmes, until weve actually tried them out for ---- . A) him/himself B) us/ourselves C) them/themselves D) ours/us E) theirs/ours

224- Marxism ---- an important movement in

Britain even though it ---- its origin here. A) would never have been/takes B) had never been/would take C) never was/has taken D) would never be/would have taken E) has never been/took

225- The history of the Venetian Republic ---- to

an end in 1797 when Venice ---- over to Austria by Napoleon. A) was coming/would have been handed B) had come/has been handed C) comes/had been handed D) came/was handed E) would come/was being handed

226- More than half of the 850 asylum seekers

currently detained in Britain ---- in prison with no right of appeal, even though the vast majority ---- with any offence, let alone convicted. A) were held/are not charged B) are being held/have not been charged C) have been held/would not be charged D) being held/had not been charged E) will be held/were not being charged

227- Over the past two decades, the Corsicans ----

their idyllic island, which was wrested by France from the Genoese in 1768, ---- into terrorism, corruption and economic decline. A) have seen/sink B) had seen/sank C) saw/to sink D) would have seen/had sunk E) would see/had been sinking

228- For observers of international politics,

March 1998 ---- as a month when the worlds superpower relations ---- a hopeful new turn. A) will be remembered/may have taken B) had been remembered/would have taken C) may be remembered/took D) has been remembered/would take E) would be remembered/will have taken

229- Apparently, the talks held between the two governments concerning the prevention of drug-trafficking have not been constructive ---- to produce any positive results. A) just B) as well C) also D) enough E) so that

230- As far as I remember, it was in China that

they first met and got interested in the dam project, ---- ? A) dont I B) wasnt it C) do I D) was it E) did they

231- The East European countries are strongly

convinced that European Economic aid, ---- welcome, is not a substitute for market access and eventual membership of the European Union. A) just as B) lest C) since D) when E) though

232- One gathers from the press that a large

majority of the people are not in favour of the impeachment proceedings, and, frankly, Im not, ---- . A) either B) too C) also D) as well E) even so

233- The fundamental problem for North Africa is

that the region has ---- people ---- the arid environment can support. A) not only/but also B) so many/that C) such/as D) more/than E) as much/as


234- Fish farming in the world seems to be

destined to expand, but it is ---- early to predict the likely extent of growth in this field. A) as well B) enough C) too D) as E) so far



235- We are confident that the management and the workforce will get on well together as long as ---- respects ---- . A) the other/another B) both/itself C) the one/another D) everyone/themselves E) each/the other

236- The term "aborigines" signifies the original

inhabitants of any country, ---- the native tribes of Australia. A) with regard to B) due to C) in spite of D) in particular E) according to

237- Although the American writer Katherine

Anne Porter used a variety of places ---- the setting of her short stories and novels, she frequently came ---- to the scenes of her early days. A) through/over B) within/in C) for/back D) without/for E) under/up

238- British TV is still stuck ---- a regulatory

structure designed ---- a bygone age. A) off/within B) up/in C) away/by D) through/over E) with/for

239- In their discussions concerning the

proposed defence strategies, NATO diplomats found they could not agree ---- what the alliance was ---- , what weapons it would threaten to use and in what circumstances. A) on/for B) about/into C) with/over D) by/about E) before/through

240- Today the United States, still by far ----

prosperous country in the world, is increasing its working hours ---- creating a more positive balance between work and leisure time. A) the more/as well as B) most/in spite of C) more/than D) the most/instead of E) the/just as

241- In developing new collective defence policies, America and her European allies will ---- be drawn closer together ---- drift irreversibly apart. A) either/or B) not only/but also C) so/that D) both/and E) just as/so

242- The telephone is at the centre of innovative

technologies ---- may alter forever ---- we receive and use information. A) which/but B) so that/since C) that/how D) as/although E) whereas/in case

243- The editor thought that the new series of

articles would prove very popular, but actually hardly ---- seems to have been impressed by it. A) nobody B) anyone C) the other D) any other E) somebody

244- Originally the sonnet was an Italian poetical

form which attained great popularity in the Renaissance, and ---- it was natural, ---- not essential for Shakespeare and his contemporaries to use it. A) hence/if B) while/though C) since/however D) furthermore/rather than E) already/even

245- The report presents a general overview of

the problems that ---- when a disaster ---- nation. A) would have been encountered/will hit B) are encountered/will hit C) have been encountered/had hit D) had been encountered/was being hit E) will be encountered/hits

246- The book of "A Thousand and One Nights"

is a collection of fascinating tales of the Orient, of Mixed Indian, Persian, Arabic, and Egyptian origination, and first ---- in Europe by Antoine Galland's French translation in the early eighteenth century. A) having known B) to know C) to be known D) made known E) to be made known



247- There have been some art critics who ---- in depreciation of Van Gogh that he ---- a draughtsman all his life. A) had maintained/has remained B) have maintained/remained C) were maintaining/had remained D) maintained/would have remained E) will maintain/remains

248- The Romanian Privatisation Authority

announced last week that Renault of France ---- to be the sole bidder for a majority stake in the national car company, Dacia, which ---- cheap cars for the domestic market. A) would turn out/had made B) has turned out/made C) would have turned out/is making D) is turning out/has made E) might turn out/makes

249- At the Brussels meeting over the last

weekend Madeleine Albright, The American secretary of State, ---- her allies that future NATO missions ---- them further afield, but not all over the world. A) assures/is taking B) has assured/will have taken C) assured/would take D) had assured/took E) was assuring/will take


250- He ---- that the forests ---- to their natural

inhabitants, that is, to all varieties of living things. A) suggests/be returned B) suggested/to be returned C) has suggested/to have been returned D) had suggested/are being returned E) would have suggested/return

251- With the help of satellite images, the

Indonesian government ---- that it is the timber companies which ---- the mass destruction of their rain forests. A) will show/would have caused B) would have shown/had caused C) had shown/were causing D) shows/had been causing E) has shown/are causing

252- By the late 1980s, a surge of prosperity ---- across southeast Asia, but in some countries of the region the economic structure ---- sufficiently to the benefit from this trend. A) would sweep/could not have developed B) would have swept/has not developed C) was sweeping/had not developed D) has swept/was not developed E) could have swept/was not developing

253- The ridicule that ---- upon him by leading

scientists of the day ---- to the novelty of his thinking. A) is being heaped/would testify B) has been heaped/testified C) had heaped/has testified D) was heaping/had testified E) was heaped/testifies

254- When I ---- as a fully licensed geneticist in

1961, I thought I knew everything there was ---- about genetics. A) had been graduated/to be known B) graduated/to know C) was graduated/to have known D) have been graduated/known E) have graduated/to have been known

255- Perhaps these people are ---- ignorant to

realize ---- serious a threat these fertilizers are to their health. A) more/than B) so/why C) as much/as D) too/just how E) not only/but also

256- I would have thought that only ---- naive

worker could be deceived by ---- assurances. A) the more/neither B) a most/each C) the most/such D) a much/any E) most/same

257- The motive was ---- aesthetic and social ----

they sought to bring good design within the reach of the ordinary man. A) so/in that B) both/because C) just as/that D) as much/as E) too/therefore



258- He said I was submitting my application form rather late. But now I find ---- have still not submitted ---- . A) most/their B) none/any C) many/it D) others/theirs E) a few/these

259- In order to understand the implications of

research ---- brain development one has to make a systematic study ---- what children know. A) on/into B) for/by C) through/beyond D) over/at E) after/before

260- The arrival of Europeans in America

dislocated traditional ways of life and altered the world ---- recognition. A) for B) beyond C) at D) off E) from

261- I sent an e-mail to everyone in the

department, asking for articles for this special issue, but ---- there has been no response. A) so long B) on time C) until then D) even later E) so far

262- The crisis is particularly serious ---- a whole

series of related issues ranging from unemployment to health benefits are involved. A) so as B) as well as C) in order that D) as for E) since

263- He felt that soil drainage should be kept to a

minimum ---- much of the rainfall could be retained ---- soil moisture. A) so that/as B) even though/such as C) whereas/like D) whereby/such E) whether/or

264- If we are to prevent the flow of toxic materials into the water reservoirs of the country, there is no other possible scheme available, ---- ? A) isn't it B) aren't we C) is there D) isn't there E) are we

265- It looks ---- the hiring committee isn't

impressed by his qualifications, and I don't think the manager of the company is, ---- . A) like/also B) as if/either C) so that/as well D) though/too E) just as/neither

2000 KASIM KPDS SORULARI 266- Infectious diseases are those which are

caused ---- an invasion of the body ---- organisms from outside. A) through/with B) by/by C) over/through D) in/without E) upon/within

267- I did manage to keep my temper but I

couldn't refrain ---- pointing ---- that what he had done was wrong. A) in/at B) at/to C) by/away D) for/off E) from/out

268- It ---- a mistake to think that all bacteria are

harmful, for, without some species, we ---- for long. A) is/had not survived B) would be/could not survive C) will be/have not survived D) has been/would not have survived E) had been/did not survive

269- Over the last few years, consumer interest in

organic agriculture ---- up dramatically, and demand ---- currently ahead of supply. A) has shot/is B) shot/was C) had shot/had been D) is shooting/has been E) was shooting/would be



270- Orwell ---- at that moment that when the white man ---- tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys. A) perceived/would turn B) has perceived/turned C) had perceived/has turned D) would perceive/will turn E) perceived/turns

271- Thesiger's passionate belief that traditional

societies around the world ---- against the modern onslaught ---- fierce criticism. A) were protected/will attract B) have been protected/had attracted C) are being protected/was attracting D) ought to be protected/has attracted E) would have been protected/would attract

272- All the reports ---- handed in last week, but

some of them still ---- me. A) should have been/haven't reached B) were/didn't reach C) have been/won't reach D) had been/didn't reach E) would have been/don't reach

273- David Dickinsons new play is a fairy-tale

romance, ---- a pregnant woman searches for the father of her child during a torrential rainstorm. A) who B) by whom C) that D) in which E) whose

274- The true ecologist need not be a specialist at

all, ---- his views should reflect the practical wisdom of ordinary people. A) for B) where C) whether D) in case E) that

275- ---- half of the budget of the US National

Institute on Ageing is spent on research into Alzheimers disease. A) As much as B) More of C) Rather than D) Other E) The most

276- Great natural disasters cause ---- widespread death ---- massive social disruption and outbreaks of epidemic disease. A) much/as B) so much/that C) not only/but also D) as/as E) no sooner/than

277- Though they had ---- government backing ----

a potential home market, the company poured billions of dollars into the project and lost everything. A) with/less B) neither/nor C) some/any D) no/without E) few/more

278- More importantly, Dobson's book is a

reminder of ---- powerful and radical green thinking can be. A) ever so B) how far C) wherever D) much more E) just how

279- You didn't have to invite all those people out

for lunch, so why ---- ? A) didn't you B) did you C) have you D) haven't you E) don't you

280- This poem is generally supposed ---- in the

fifteenth century, but some people date it even earlier. A) being composed B) to be composed C) having been composed D) to have composed E) to have been composed

281- The failure so far to produce evidence of life

on any planet but ---- has given continued strength to the belief in the uniqueness of Earth. A) us B) their C) ours D) our E) them



2001 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI 282- The problem with antiseptics is that ----

killing germs they ---- kill the surrounding tissues. A) far/from B) so far as/too C) as much as/both D) besides/as well E) as well as/also

283- Beethovens seventeen string quartettes

hold ---- the same position in chamber music ---- his symphonies hold in the orchestral repertoire. A) as/that B) much/as C) quite/whether D) just/what E) thus/than

284- Post offices don't have enough space to

cope ---- the tremendous increase ---- demand for PO boxes. A) with/in B) on/of C) up/for D) for/upon E) through/from

285- Even prior to the 1930's, Swedish banks

played an important role ---- the financing ---- long-term industrial projects. A) at/for B) for/in C) in/of D) by/with E) into/over

286- In Belgium, compensation ---- accidents at

work and occupational illness is exclusively the concern ---- employers. A) over/from B) in/by C) from/ for D) for/of E) at/over

287- More than ---- invention of the last eighty

years or so, television has been the most harmful to family life. A) some other B) another C) the other D) any more E) any other

288- Our sales are down again this month, ---- . A) and they also are B) and so are theirs C) and neither are theirs D) but theirs aren't either E) but they are too

289- Several important ports, ---- export timber,

are situated on the shores of the White Sea. A) most of which B) that many of them C) those which D) whichever of them E) of which they

290- Once the occupying forces ---- , many

seemingly innocent people were accused of ---- with the enemy. A) were leaving/to have been collaborated B) were leaving/ collaborated C) have left/being collaborating D) will leave/collaborating E) had left/having collaborating

291- Although the metropolitan theatres ---- a

monopoly there for a long time, recently several private theatres ---- . A) would hold/are being opened B) had hold/had been opened C) were holding/will be opened D) held/have been opened E) have held/were opened

292- In 1906 at Boazky several thousand

cuneiform tablets ---- and most of them ---- now on exhibit in the Anatolian civilizations museum in Ankara. A) have been discovered/were B) were discovered/are C) have been discovered/had been D) would have been discovered/are being E) had discovered/have been

293- One oil company in particular claims ---- its

best to balance economic progress with environmental care and social responsibility. A) to be done B) having done C) doing D) having been done E) to have done



294- Had it not been for the variety and flexibility of its trades, Huddersfield, like so many of the other textile towns, ---- into a decline in the 20th century. A) was going B) had gone C) would have gone D) would go E) had been gone

295- ---- the letters written by so many parents,

the headmaster agreed not to expel the boys. A) In response to B) With reference to C) In case of D) Apart from E) Pertaining to

296- Henry VII's foreign policy was unheroic and

unspectacular, ---- did he go to war and that was when he invaded France. A) this once B) never before C) once again D) only once E) once more

297- Bennett's novel the Old Wives's Tale is the

one ---- he is likely to be best known by posterity. A) whose B) for whom C) by which D) in which E) that


298- ---- the past few decades South Korea,

Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong have achieved the fastest rates ---- economic growth the world has ever seen. A) Within/at B) During/of C) In/over D) After/in E) Over/about

299- The works of the ancient Greek physician

Hippocrates commonly known as the "Hippocratic Collection", consist ---- about 70 works, ---- which only a relatively small number are possible by him. A) of/of B) in/for C) for/in D) at/about E) by/within

300- ---- the computerized Dutch auction system, the flower industry gets flowers into our homes when they are still ---- their best. A) Under/at B) At/in C) From/with D) Until/to E) Within/for

301- Diesel engines are more efficient than

gasoline engines ---- the fact that a larger proportion of the fuel used is burned. A) consequently B) following C) owing to D) contrary to E) so that

302- The great bulk of industrial work nowadays

involves the use of machines, and it is certain that mechanization will proceed ---- in the future. A) as well as B) on the other hand C) just as D) ever since E) further still

303- Let's take the ferry to Bandrma from where

it's only a short drive to Bursa, ---- driving all the way from stanbul to Bursa. A) as well as B) more than C) besides D) instead of E) except for

304- Few things ---- unnerved the Spanish

conquerors of the New World ---- the prospect of death on Aztec sacrificial stone. A) as/as B) so/as C) not only/but also D) neither/nor E) so/that

305- Some anthropologists think that man today

is ---- honest ---- he was hundreds and thousands of years ago. A) much/as B) the less/than C) the least/of D) little/as E) less/than



306- Until the eighteenth century, comparative linguistic studies did not progress ---- beyond the stage where ancient Greek and Roman grammarians had left them. A) so much as B) too much C) either D) very much E) just in case

307- Julius Caesar ---- a great historian if the

making of history ---- him the time and the inclination to write it. A) could be/could have allowed B) would be/allowed C) had been/would have allowed D) would have been/could allow E) could have been/had allowed

308- Early in 1940, when Europe was already at

war, Hitler ---- the sale of uranium from the Czech mines he ---- over. A) has banned/has taken B) had banned/took C) banned/had taken D) bans/was taking E) was banning/had been taking

309- Physics, as it ---- at the end of the nineteenth

century, ---- to as classical physics. A) has been known/might be referred B) is known/has been C) had been known/had been referred D) was known/is referred E) might have been known/was referred

310- Sometimes people select certain foods that

they believe ---- their physical appearance and avoid those they believe ---- detrimental. A) have improved/would have been B) are improving/were C) improve/might be D) improved/had been E) would have improved/have been

311- Much health education in recent years ----

towards the view that heavy drinker ---- is subject for amusement but for practical help. A) has been directed/is not B) had been directed/was not C) was being directed/wouldn't be D) is directed/won't be E) is being directed/hasn't been

312- It is not unusual for advertising campaigns ---- even before the new products ---- onto the market. A) to have been launched/have come B) being launched/will come C) to be launched/come D) having been launched/are coming E) to have been launched/will have come

313- Galileo originated the method of controlled

experiment ---- now forms the basis of scientific investigation. A) what B) who C) where D) whom E) which


314- The members of the special commission on

crime, some of ---- were appointed by the mayor, still meet on a regular basis. A) that B) whose C) whom D) who E) which

315- ---- the Civil War, those years turned out to

be a golden era for the magazine industry. A) Despite B) Obviously C) Although D) Pertaining to E) Nevertheless

316- Unfortunately, ---- stamping out the drugs'

trade, these programmes are simply forcing drug growers to move into more inaccessible regions. A) besides B) rather than C) in addition to D) due to E) as for

317- Indeed, the situation is such that the

chairman has finally promised to implement ---- the committee recommends. A) whoever B) however C) if ever D) as ever E) whatever



318- Unfortunately, ---- current productivity growth looks impressive, the rise in profits over the coming years is likely to prove disappointing. A) since B) just as C) even though D) if E) which

319- The biggest accounting issue raised ---- the

energy company is ---- accounting standards. A) by/over B) to/to C) for/under D) through/within E) from/into

320- Crying, which starts ---- birth, is an alarm

system that attracts the parent and it can be switched off ---- parental attention. A) with/after B) at/by C) for/with D) from/for E) by/through

321- Since 1998, the US federal government has

more than doubled its spending ---- defence ---- biological and chemical weapons. A) for/with B) of/to C) on/against D) in/from E) with/over

322- Items ---- display in this museum were

obtained ---- mosques, Turkish baths, fountains and caravansaries dating back to the Ottoman period. A) on/from B) in/by C) for/out of D) within/of E) with/at

323- Following four Mars mission losses, an

independent report paints a very clear picture of ---- what ails the US space programme, ---- what must be done to fix it. A) whether/though B) either/or C) how/and\ D) thus/that E) not only/but also

324- Basically a country has two objectives in imposing tariffs; one is to raise revenue for government, ---- is to protect home industries by raising the price of competing goods from abroad. A) other B) both C) another D) the other E) each

325- This part of Africa is growing greener again

---- that families who fled to wetter coastal regions are starting to go home. A) so far B) to such an extent C) even so D) as a result E) even more

326- While the parades for the opening of

parliament ---- , the president ---- a sobering message for his countrymen. A) had rehearsed/prepared B) have been rehearsed/has prepared C) were being rehearsed/was preparing D) are rehearsing/is preparing E) had been rehearsed/would prepare

327- Though we still ---- a long way to go, a lot ----

in developing new medical procedures to deal with diseased tissue. A) had had/had been accomplished B) had/has been accomplished C) have had/was accomplished D) are having/was being accomplished E) have/is being accomplished

328- Soon, customs officers ---- to use X-ray

technology ---- cavities in vehicles for drugs. A) have been able/having scanned B) are able/scanning C) were able/to be scanned D) will be able/to scan E) would have been able/to have scanned

329- As acquisition opportunities within the EU

---- less, western European energy companies ---- to turn eastwards in the hunt for expansion opportunities. A) grow/are being forced B) will grow/would have been forced C) are growing/would be forced D) have grown/had been forced E) grew/have been forced



330- If Britain ---- the euro, say in 2004, the stability pact ---- highly important. A) will be joining/is becoming B) has joined/will have become C) will have joined/will become D) would join/has become E) were to join/would become

331- Whatever else ---- the British empire for so

long, it was not Britain's education system. A) was sustained B) has sustained C) sustains D) sustained E) to have sustained


332- He insisted that mountaineering ---- a sport

for him, but a passion that ---- his whole life. A) hadn't been/would dominate B) isn't/has dominated C) hasn't been/is dominating D) wouldn't be/is dominating E) wasn't/had dominated

333- The judges of the international tribunal at

The Hague ---- , on 1st February 2002, that charges relating to all three wars ---- together. A) would agree/had been heard B) have agreed/have been heard C) were agreed/will be heard D) agreed/would be heard E) had agreed/were heard

334- When he moved from Ethiopia where he ---- ,

to England, his experiences ---- quite unlike those of his contemporaries at school. A) had been born/were B) is born/will be C) would be born/would be D) has been born/are E) was born/will be

335- It's not considered safe to leave your

computer on when you are not in the office, so you ---- do so. A) don't have to B) mustn't C) needn't D) haven't got to E) don't need to

336- If she ---- to the interview in a more positive state of mind, she ---- a better impression. A) will go/would make B) goes/has made C) had gone/might have made D) would go/had made E) has gone/makes

337- The traditional idea that Asia was the cradle

---- primeval man has had to be modified ---- the light of the discovery of human fossils of great antiquity in Africa. A) to/over B) for/from C) by/under D) from/within E) of/in

338- Naturally I was rather disappointed ---- the

results of the experiment, but actually I wasn't really surprised ---- them. A) by/to B) over/for C) for/by D) with/at E) of/with

339- When the personnel manager announced

that everybody had to do overtime because they were ---- schedule, this caused a great deal of ill-will ---- the staff. A) near/for B) off/in C) back/from D) below/between E) behind/among

340- Little is known about life on the ocean floor

---- scientists have only recently developed the technology for exploring it. A) yet B) as C) though D) whereas E) while

341- Of the company's three accountants, only

one is useful; ---- deserve to be sent away. A) they both B) all the others C) both the others D) each one E) each of them



342- The young sociologist ---- article was published in the "National Geographic" had travelled 1700 miles across Australia's western wilderness. A) whose B) who C) that D) which E) whom

343- The impression I got was that the director

has completely given up ---- hopes he may at one time have cherished. A) as many B) such C) every D) any E) so many

344- The evolution of a parliamentary democracy

---- came about over a long period of time and ---- then the process was a rough one. A) simply/as B) only/even C) hardly/since D) just/up to E) really/so

345- The post is mine ---- I agree to stay with the

firm for at least three years. A) in case B) conditionally C) if D) whether E) accordingly

346- They are in no way responsible; we must

face the fact that we have only ---- to blame. A) itself B) ours C) them D) themselves E) ourselves

347- The micro air vehicles they are working on

are ---- small that it will be almost impossible to detect them with radar. A) too B) as C) such D) so E) more

2003 MAYIS KPDS SORULARI 348- Professional tennis, which got its start in

1926, when the French player Suzanne Lenglen ---- 50,000 US dollars for a tour, only ---- full recognition in 1968. A) had been paid/has received B) was paid/received C) has been paid/would receive D) is paid/receives E) would be paid/had received

349- Once the director ---- just how much was at

stake, he ---- immediate steps to deal with the dispute. A) realizes/will take B) has realized/had taken C) had realized/took D) realized/takes E) would realize/has taken

350- The once radical notion that birds ---- from

dinosaurs ---- stronger and stronger since palaeontologists first started taking it seriously a couple of decades ago. A) descended/has grown B) have descended/grew C) had descended/had grown D) descend/is growing E) are descending/was growing

351- Throughout his term in office, President

Clinton ---- by allegations relating to the Whitewater real estate deal in which he and his wife, Hillary Clinton, ---- prior to the 1992 election. A) is dogged/are involved B) had been dogged/were involved C) was dogged/had been involved D) has been dogged/have been involved E) was being dogged/may have been involved

352- The essays taken together tell the story of

how the US became an economic power ---- a scale unprecedented ---- history. A) for/with B) at/by C) with/from D) thought/at E) on/in

353- ---- the surprise of the archaeologists, the

structures turned out to be the remains ---- two domed tombs, each over a thousand years old. A) To/of B) At/from C) For/by D) With/over E) By/through



354- More than 29 million Africans are now infected with HIV, and the disease is killing ---- Africans ---- all the continent's wars combined. A) so many/as B) either/or C) more/than D) not only/but also E) both/and

355- He did ---- better in the interview ---- any of

the other applicants. A) much/as B) rather/than C) as/for D) still/with E) far/from

356- Geographical Information System tools

provide specialised functions for spatial data input, processing, analysis and output, ---- Database Management System tools provide more advanced functions for storing and managing large spatial databases. A) that B) due to C) while D) whether E) in that

357- Photosynthesis is the process ---- green

plants manufacture carbohydrates, using the energy of sunlight. A) as when B) on which C) where D) by which E) since


358- Many African governments are ---- financial

collapse and survive only on the strength of aid and donations from international organizations.

A) in line with B) in the case of C) in excess of D) on the verge of E) in place of

359- By the early 1990s, nuclear weapons could

be designed, tested and maintained ---- complete secrecy, without having to worry ---- enemies exploiting information from live tests.

A) from/over B) by/for C) in/about D) within/with E) through/by

360- ---- James assures me that he's telling the truth, I'm pretty sure that he's actually telling a lie.

A) On the contrary B) Just as C) So as D) Whenever E) As if

361- With the help of a fifth of the white voters,

Mr Jackson was elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973, and ---- became the first black mayor of a major southern city. A) nevertheless B) thus C) even so D) yet E) otherwise

362- It seems, from the Chinese experience, that

an authoritarian state can open its economy to international forces ---- either collapsing or becoming more democratic. A) without B) including C) so as D) therefore E) whether

363- In the US, the weakening of the dollar is

making foreign wines pricier and domestic ones, ---- , more attractive. A) on account B) in addition C) on condition D) in competition E) in comparison

364- Much to everyone's surprise, the steel

workers' union actually supported the takeover, and managed to secure further pension rights for its members ---- . A) in the process B) as it happened C) in its place D) in accord E) on a level

365- Since there ---- nothing in the way of pay

rises or bonuses for two to three years, the new taxes ---- a great deal of distress. A) had been/caused B) has been/had caused C) will be/would have caused D) would have been/are going to cause E) will have been/are causing



366- Over the past three years, the US economy ---- badly hurt by unforeseen events, but housing ---- to move up to set sales records in both 2001 and 2002. A) would be/would have continued B) had been/has continued C) has been/continued D) was/continues E) is being/would continue

367- Presumably, the main concern of the

Japanese central bank at present ---- to avoid ---- for any large-scale financial collapse. A) will be/having blamed B) has been/having been blamed C) was/to be blamed D) is/being blamed E) would be/to have been blamed

368- For the time being, people are concentrating

---- making use ---- the irrigation systems that have already been installed. A) by/with B) for /in C) at/into D) over/from E) on/of


369- China's economic boom ---- a growing need

for energy that ---- only foreign supplies. A) will produce/used to satisfy B) produced/had satisfied C) is producing/could satisfy D) has produced/can satisfy E) would produce/would have satisfied

370- They hope that by surrounding city centres

and likely terrorist targets with "soft walls", they ---- it impossible for hijacked planes ---- anywhere near them. A) will make/to get B) make/having got C) make /to have got D) have made/to be got E) are making/getting

371- New DNA evidence hints that "African Eve",

the 150,000-year-old female ancestor of every person on Earth, ---- in Tanzania or Ethiopia. A) has lived B) is used to living C) may have lived D) would live E) would be living

372- Socrates ---- that we ---- with the improvement of our souls. A) must have said/would be concerned B) had said/had to be concerned C) was saying/should have been concerned D) has said/had been concerned E) said/should be concerned

373- ---- its vast forests, Myanmar was thought to

possess the largest number of tigers ---- India. A) For/with B) In/for C) At/to D) With/after E) Through/by

374- Though the most important factors in

pricing decisions are production costs and the level ---- demand, broader company objectives must also be taken ---- consideration. A) in/out of B) of/into C) with/for D) between/by E) on/under

375- Until people realize that they have to

develop new skills, there's no way the economy can improve, ---- ? A) is there B) can there C) can it D) have they E) can they

376- ---- they are accessible by boat only, these

islands are still largely undeveloped. A) Even B) As if C) Although D) Consequently E) Since

377- The most devastating human impact on

environments can be seen on islands ---- settlers have introduced new animals and plants. A) which B) to whom C) what D) to which E) whom



378- Human activity has destroyed ---- plant species that collective action is essential for the conservation of those that remain. A) more B) so many C) many more D) the most E) as many


379- ---- providing luxury on every imaginable

level, a five- star hotel should also have the ability to take you by surprise. A) With a view to B) In excess of C) Consequent on D) In need of E) In addition to

380- Ancient Peruvian textiles have survived in

an excellent state of preservation ---- the dry conditions of much of the country. A) with regard to B) in comparison with C) in case of D) owing to E) in opposition to

381- Exciting new research is transforming

industrial robotics, offering the promise of whole new generation of ---- intelligent machines. A) more B) much C) any D) mostly E) too

382- He is hoping that by the time he ---- for the

grant, his book on Egyptian silverwork ---- . A) has to apply/ will have been published B) had applied/ had been published C) was to apply/has been published D) will be applying/would have been published E) would have applied/will be published

383- It seems that, even if big western companies

---- to help develop lifesaving GM (genetically modified) seeds for the underdeveloped countries, only South Africa ---- to accept them. A) will be willing/ is ready B) has been willing/will be ready C) had been willing/ would be ready D) would be willing/ was ready E) were willing/would be ready

384- The big test ---- over the next few weeks when the government ---- to introduce a plan to include drug coverage in Medicare. A) is coming/ will be expected B) comes/ was expected C) has come/ is expecting D) will come/is expected E) would come/would be expected

385- Seafarers' records ---- back to 1590 ---- it

possible to visualize the behaviour of one of the planet's most mysterious phenomena: its magnetic field.

A) dating/have made B) to date/would make C) being dated/ had made D) to be dated/are making E) to have been dated/will make

386- The software has been designed to help

detectives solve complex cases ---- prompting them to explore lines ---- enquiry other than the obvious ones. A) through/to B) by/of C) from/ into D) over/with E) into/for

387- Recent findings have suggested that, in

ancient times too, man was capable ---- causing rapid and decisive changes ---- the genetic make-up of staple crops. A) in/for B) to/of C) of/in D) from/over E) with/into

388- ---- helmets had been revived for soldiers

and extended to many workers, safety head coverings for athletes almost inevitably followed. A) While B) Before C) Although D) Once E) Until


389- The United States spends ---- on armed

forces ---- do all other countries combined. A) so much/that B) both/and C) not only/ but also D) neither/nor E) more/than



390- Over this period, according to a report recently issued by the Hispanic Studies Center in Los Angeles, Mexicans received 14.5 billion US dollars from relatives working in the United States, which is almost ---- Mexico earned from foreign oil sales. A) as B) just as C) as well as D) as much as E) as far as

391- The origin of sex is ---- much of a puzzle ----

its prevalence. A) too/for B) so/so C) as/as D) that/such as E) very/more like

392- China, which ---- much of Mongolia from the

end of the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century, still ---- the oil, coal, uranium, and empty grasslands of its former possessions. A) was ruling/has coveted B) had ruled/may have coveted C) has ruled/coveted D) ruled/covets E) rules/is coveting

393- The choices we make and the lives we lead ---- the values we ---- .

A) would be influenced/are holding B) are influenced/hold C) had been influenced/were holding D) must have influenced/had held E) have been influenced/were holding

394- Following World War II, job prospects for young people ---- greatly which allowed them ---- more prosperous than their parents. A) had improved/to have felt B) have improved/feeling C) improved/ to feel D) were improving/having felt E) would have improved/having to feel

395- If you ---- a car, you ---- its performance, not its appearance. A) were buying/had been considering B) were buying/would have considered C) bought/had considered D) have bought/would have been considering E) are buying/should be considering

396- What is really --

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