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YDS İÇİN CLOZE TEST SORULARI

CLOZE 1

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It is estimated that over 20,000 women in the UnitedStates will be diagnosed (1)---- ovarian cancer in2014, and more than 14,000 will die from thedisease. Early stage ovarian cancer may besuccessfully treated. (2)----, symptoms associatedwith this disease can mimic more commonconditions, such as digestive and bladder disorders,so for this reason and (3)----, it is often notdiagnosed until it (4)---- advanced stages. Latestage ovarian cancer leaves women with limitedtreatment options and poor prognoses, making(5)---- strategies potentially important for controllingthis disease.

1-

A) forB) intoC) withD) fromE) over

2-

A) HenceB) AlthoughC) UnlessD) HoweverE) Besides

3-

A) otherB) anotherC) alreadyD) thusE) others

4-

A) has reachedB) reachedC) is reachingD) had reachedE) could have reached

5-

A) constructiveB) preventiveC) ongoingD) ceaselessE) unyielding

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A new study correlating brain activity with (6)----people make decisions suggests that whenindividuals engage in risky behaviour, such as drunkdriving, it's probably (7)---- their brains' desiresystems are too active, but because their self-control systems are not active enough. Researchersanalysed data from 108 subjects who sat in amagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner whileplaying a video game that simulates risk-taking.They used specialized software to look for patternsof activity across the (8)---- brain that preceded aperson's making a risky choice or a safe choice inone set of subjects. Then they asked the software topredict what other subjects (9)---- during the gamebased solely on their brain activity. The software(10)---- predicted people's choices 71 percent of thetime.

6-

A) whatB) whereC) thatD) whoseE) how

7-

A) not becauseB) even laterC) until thenD) by farE) only after

8-

A) eachB) severalC) allD) wholeE) half

9-

A) chooseB) choosingC) would chooseD) have chosenE) will be choosing

10-

A) extremelyB) accuratelyC) indistinctlyD) elusivelyE) unremarkably



CLOZE 3


Consumers typically look for the lowest cost, (11)----producers are encouraged to increase outputs onlyat higher costs. Naturally, the ideal price a consumerwould pay for a good would be "zero dollars."However, such a phenomenon is unfeasible asproducers would not be able to stay (12)----business. Producers, logically, seek to sell theirproducts for as high of a price as possible. However,when prices become unreasonable, consumers willchange their preferences and (13)---- the product. Aproper balance (14)---- whereby both parties areable to engage in ongoing business (15)---- to thebenefit of consumers and producers.

11-

A) soB) even ifC) whileD) despiteE) because

12-

A) inB) onC) forD) byE) over

13-

A) cut down onB) keep up withC) look forward toD) speak out forE) move away from

14-

A) may have achievedB) must be achievedC) should achieveD) will have been achievedE) has achieved

15-

A) acquaintancesB) hereditiesC) swindlersD) transactionsE) deceptions

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Yugoslavia has long been an ethnic melting point(16)---- great civilisations and religions (17)----. TheParis Peace Conference at the end of World WarOne created the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats andSlovenes out of territory from the Austrian andTurkish empires. The allies hoped the Kingdom'speople would forge a new common identity basedon their shared status as Southern Slavs. Theywere (18)---- divided in various other ways. Croatsand Slovenes were Roman Catholic, used the Latinalphabet and orientated towards western andcentral Europe. In contrast Serbs, Macedonians andMontenegrins were (19)---- the repressiveautocratic control of the Ottoman Turks, EasternOrthodox in religion, used the Cyrillic alphabet andwere less economically developed. Bosnians,though much like the Serbs had practicedBogomilism and converted to Islam only (20)----autonomy and protection by the Turks.

16-

A) whatB) whichC) whenD) whereE) how

17-

A) had metB) have metC) would have metD) should have metE) may be meeting

18-

A) thereforeB) thusC) in addition toD) becauseE) however

19-

A) underB) fromC) overD) beyondE) for

20-

A) with regard toB) in exchange forC) for the sake ofD) under the scrutiny ofE) in relation to



CLOZE 5


Much of the international discussion of Sochi theOlympics (21)---- on the seeming irrationality of theenterprise, (22)---- manifested by the choice oflocation, the cost of the games, and the loomingsecurity threats. Simone Baumann's recentdocumentary, "Putin's Games" illuminates themadness of Sochi's remodelling in the run-up to thegames and exposes the natural and man-madeobstacles, (23)---- unfavourable ecologicalconditions, bureaucratic (24)---- and immenselevels of corruption. The film shows that the SochiOlympics has been Vladimir Putin's "pet project"(25)---- the very beginning. Putin's proudannouncement that Sochi is, "without exaggeration,the world's largest construction site" and a"celebration for the entire world" reflects thepresident's broader vision of Russia's globalgeopolitical status and articulates his imperialaspirations for the country.

21-

A) had focusedB) will have focusedC) was focusingD) has focusedE) would have focused

22-

A) beforeB) asC) untilD) ifE) unless

23-

A) so farB) until thenC) such asD) apart fromE) instead

24-

A) assessmentsB) inefficienciesC) consequencesD) connotationsE) orientations

25-

A) inB) throughC) withD) behindE) from

CLOZE 6


It is impossible to say exactly when and wheremodern art began. The history of art is like a chain(26)---- new links are always being added. Everylink is attached to the link before it. For example, themany different styles of the 20th century areoutgrowths of the styles (27)---- during the 19thcentury. (28)---- , 19th-century art developed fromthe styles of the previous century. If we (29)---- theorigins of modern art as far back as possible, wewould find that it really began with the (30)---- firstlink in the chain--the rock scratchings of cavemen.

26-

A) to whichB) on whoseC) in whatD) in whomE) from where

27-

A) usingB) to have usedC) to be usedD) usesE) used

28-

A) In sightB) On boardC) In turnD) Without failE) Above all

29-

A) could be tracedB) were to traceC) have been tracingD) must be tracingE) had been traced

30-

A) allB) mostC) justD) evenE) very



CLOZE 7


The word "evolution" is often used as a shorthand forthe modern theory of evolution of species (31)----Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, (32)----states that all modern species are the products ofa/an (33)---- process that began over three billionyears ago with simple single-celled organisms, andGregor Mendel's theory of genetics. As the theory ofevolution by natural selection and genetics hasbecome (34)---- accepted in the scientific community,it has replaced other explanations includingcreationism and Lamarckism. Sceptics sometimesderide evolution as "just a theory" (35)----characterize it as an arbitrary choice and degrade itsclaims to truth.

31-

A) coped withB) traded offC) based uponD) thought ofE) dwelled on

32-

A) whichB) whatC) howD) whenE) who

33-

A) consequentB) respectfulC) resistantD) extensiveE) impulsive

34-

A) externallyB) universallyC) considerablyD) faintlyE) imprecisely

35-

A) in order toB) at odds withC) at the peak ofD) by way ofE) in aid of

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Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was the firstperson to successfully lead an expedition to theSouth Pole. He (36)---- to lead the first expedition tothe North Pole but changed his plans (37)---- newsarrived (38)---- an American, Robert Peary, hadreached it. He decided instead that he (39)---- thefirst to reach the South Pole. In June 1910, hesecretly set sail. Although he knew a similarexpedition had been launched by the British, underRobert Falcon Scott, Amundsen was determined toreach the pole before him. When he (40)---- hisintentions several months later, the race for the poleattracted worldwide attention.

36-

A) is planningB) plannedC) has plannedD) plansE) has been planning

37-

A) untilB) no soonerC) duringD) whenE) just as

38-

A) thatB) whichC) whoseD) whoE) why

39-

A) wasB) has beenC) had beenD) isE) would be

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A) was revealingB) has revealedC) revealedD) revealsE) was revealing



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(41)---- the earth's atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, freegaseous nitrogen cannot be utilized by animals orby higher plants. They (42)---- instead on nitrogenthat is present in the soil. To enter living systems,nitrogen must be fixed (combined with oxygen orhydrogen) into compounds that plants can utilize,(43)---- nitrates or ammonia. A certain amount ofatmospheric nitrogen is fixed by lightning and bysome cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). But thegreat bulk of nitrogen fixation is (44)---- by soilbacteria of two kinds: those that live free in the soiland (45)---- that live enclosed in nodules in the rootsof certain leguminous plants (e.g., alfalfa, peas,beans, clover, soybeans, and peanuts).

41-

A) AlthoughB) HenceC) HoweverD) BecauseE) Despite

42-

A) dependB) consistC) relateD) admitE) refer

43-

A) asB) certainC) likeD) bothE) for

44-

A) verifiedB) convertedC) performedD) alignedE) concluded

45-

A) theseB) noneC) thisD) eitherE) those

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A new NASA-funded study shows (46)---- the rate ofgrowth of greenhouse gas emissions has slowed(47)---- its peak in 1980, due in part to internationalcooperation that led to reduced chlorofluorocarbonuse, slower growth of methane, and a (48)---- rate ofcarbon dioxide emissions. Researchers have shownthat global warming in recent decades has probablybeen caused by carbon dioxide (CO2), and othergreenhouse gases including chlorofluorocarbons(CFCs), methane, tropospheric ozone, and blackcarbon particles. (49)---- , the growth of emissionshas slowed over the past 20 years, with the CFCphase-out being the most important factor, (50)----the study.

46-

A) whenB) whoseC) whomD) whatE) that

47-

A) duringB) sinceC) unlessD) of allE) although

48-

A) steadyB) sereneC) broadD) explicitE) random

49-

A) By farB) Much asC) OverallD) In addition toE) No longer

50-

A) as regardsB) according toC) in view ofD) regardless ofE) on behalf of



CLOZE 11


Domesticated birds that are (51)---- for their meat,eggs, and feathers, and in some cases forrecreation or display, are collectively called poultry.Chickens are (52)---- the largest single source ofpoultry meat and eggs in most countries. Othercommon poultry birds are turkeys, ducks, geese,guinea fowl, and pigeons and their nestlings (calledsquabs). Pheasants and other game birds are(53)---- raised. The ancestor of the domesticchicken is the wild red jungle fowl. Chickens havebeen domesticated for at least 4,000 years, but(54)---- the beginning of the 19th century didchicken meat and eggs start to become mass-production commodities. Ducks were domesticatedby pre-Columbian Indians, and turkeys were raisedby the Aztec and Zuñi Indians. China is the worldleader in poultry meat production, followed by theUnited States. The top five broiler-producing statesare Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina,and Mississippi. The (55)---- egg-producingcountries are China, the United States, and Japan.

51-

A) committedB) raisedC) measureD) posedE) revealed

52-

A) so farB) alsoC) forD) hardlyE) by far

53-

A) yetB) alsoC) otherD) asE) none

54-

A) not untilB) neverC) sometimesD) if onlyE) because

55-

A) posteriorB) inferiorC) leadingD) consistentE) utmost

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For about ten years now, the manufacturing ofautomobiles (56)---- radical changes. The maincause is the introduction of new production andmanagement methods originally engineered byToyota and (57)---- applied by other Japanese carmanufactures, which is called “lean production”. Itimplies no less a revolution in the process of car-manufacturing (58)---- the mass production HenryFord introduced at the beginning of the century.(59)---- , lean production combines the advantagesof craft and mass production. A vital feature of thisproduction technique is that it achieves its highestefficiency, quality and flexibility when (60)----activities-from design to assembly-occur in thesame place.

56-

A) had undergoneB) underwentC) has been undergoingD) would undergoE) is undergoing

57-

A) relativelyB) subsequentlyC) urgentlyD) slightlyE) vehemently

58-

A) thatB) thoseC) due toD) thanE) hence

59-

A) In factB) In addition toC) So thatD) DuringE) Unlike

60-

A) totalB) eitherC) muchD) noneE) all



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Most people know how to count, but the way wemaster this ability remains something of a puzzle.Numerals were invented only around four to fivethousand years ago, meaning it is unlikely that(61)---- time has elapsed for specialized parts of thebrain for processing numbers to evolve, (62)----suggests that math is largely a cultural invention. Itappears (63)---- on an interface between vision andreasoning that we share with other animals, allowingus to "see" small numbers —up to around five—without counting. This ability —often called 'thenumber sense'— lays the (64)---- of latermathematical knowledge, but its basis is poorlyunderstood. It has been argued that the numbersense itself may be innate, but this fails to account(65)---- why learning to master the use of smallnumbers is such a difficult and drawn-out process inchildren.

61-

A) enoughB) so manyC) evenD) hardlyE) never

62-

A) whatB) whoC) the fact thatD) for whichE) which

63-

A) basedB) basingC) to be basedD) having basedE) to have based

64-

A) ingredientsB) foundationsC) denizensD) proprietorsE) supervisors

65-

A) inB) toC) byD) forE) of

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Before quantum mechanics was developed,physicists considered atoms to be made (66)----solid particles (67)---- , scientists had found that lighthas properties of waves. For example, they hadobserved that light can spread around an obstacle.Scientists knew that visible light is a form ofelectromagnetic radiation, and they understood itsrelationship to (68)---- forms of such radiation. Fromthe least energetic to the most energetic form,electromagnetic waves consist of radio waves,infrared rays, visible light, ultraviolet rays, X rays,and gamma rays. Physicists also understood therelationship (69)---- the energy of electromagneticwaves and their wavelength distance betweensuccessive wave crests. (70)---- the energy of awave, the shorter its wavelength.

66-

A) forB) up ofC) onD) withE) into

67-

A) In additionB) Instead ofC) In contrast toD) Owing toE) While

68-

A) othersB) some othersC) one anotherD) the othersE) the other

69-

A) beneathB) withinC) beyondD) betweenE) onward

70-

A) The greatestB) The greaterC) GreaterD) Much greaterE) As great



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It is no wonder that (71)---- we eat directly affectsour health. While science boasts about having madeenormous steps in making food more fit to eat, ithas, at the same time, made many foods unfit toeat. Some research have disclosed the fact thatperhaps 80 % of all human illnesses are related todiet, and that 40 % of cancer is associated with thediet, colon cancer ranking the first (72)----prevalence. Remarkably enough, people of differentcultures are prone (73)---- contract certain illnessesmore frequently due to the characteristic of the foodthey consume, which is actually a new discovery.(74)---- , it is now more evident that we are unawareof (75)---- substances we digest, let alone theignorance of the farmers who add hazardoussubstances to the crop they grow.

71-

A) whatB) whichC) whenD) whereE) whom

72-

A) in awe ofB) on par withC) with regard toD) in honour ofE) for the sake of

73-

A) ofB) toC) forD) withE) on

74-

A) As a result ofB) InsteadC) OtherwiseD) FurthermoreE) Despite

75-

A) sensibleB) transitoryC) relevantD) susceptibleE) detrimental

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Post-Symbolism grew out of Symbolism andrepresented a revolt (76)---- the vague,philosophical works of the Symbolists. It began inRussia around 1910. The Acmeists, one of the mostimportant Post-Symbolist groups, began to writepoetry (77)---- focused on the present world. Theyused clear-cut images and more (78)---- language.Leading Acmeists included Nikolai Gumilev, OsipMandelshtam, and Anna Akhmatova. A radical Post-Symbolist group called the Futurists (79)---- from(80)---- poetic themes and diction. VladimirMayakovsky, the most famous Futurist and later anoutspoken Communist, shocked readers with hisstrong language and unusual imagery.

76-

A) forB) againstC) fromD) intoE) beyond

77-

A) by whichB) whereC) thatD) whyE) whom

78-

A) certainB) ambiguousC) negligentD) concreteE) hesitant

79-

A) have departedB) to have departedC) being departingD) are departingE) departed

80-

A) traditionalB) reasonableC) imperativeD) indispensableE) insignificant



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Suleyman in his time was regarded (81)---- the mostsignificant ruler in the world, by both Muslims andEuropeans. His military empire expanded (82)----both to the east and west, and he threatened tooverrun the heart of Europe itself. In Constantinople,he embarked on vast cultural and architecturalprojects. Istanbul in the middle of the sixteenthcentury was architecturally (83)---- and innovativecity in the world. While he was a brilliant militarystrategist and canny politician, he was also acultivator of the arts. Suleyman's poetry is amongthe best poetry in Islam, and he sponsored (84)----of artists, religious thinkers, and philosophers that(85)---- the most educated courts of Europe.

81-

A) asB) likeC) such asD) similarE) the same

82-

A) coincidentallyB) intensivelyC) vaguelyD) greatlyE) solidly

83-

A) as energeticallyB) more energeticC) the most energeticD) less energeticallyE) too energetic

84-

A) a great dealB) an armyC) the numberD) far too manyE) one of the most

85-

A) must outshineB) has outshoneC) should outshineD) outshoneE) may be outshining

CLOZE 18


The women’s high schools and universities (86)----during the latter period of the Ottoman Empire wereinstrumental in producing a (87)---- number of well-educated women who later came to play prominentroles in the formative years of the Republic. Morethan forty women’s magazines, many edited andauthored by women, were published in the empirebefore 1923, and several women’s associations andgroups had been established to demand women’srights in education, work, and political participation.(88)---- , the absence of a supportive political andlegal structure as well as the pervasive influence ofpatriarchal norms and values in society (89)----women from being visible, and handicapped (90)----efforts to be active in the public arena.

86-

A) establishedB) had establishedC) were establishedD) could establishE) having established

87-

A) relentlessB) considerateC) pointlessD) restfulE) significant

88-

A) Only afterB) Even soC) LikewiseD) RatherE) Unlike

89-

A) encouragedB) highlightedC) revoltedD) prohibitedE) allocated

90-

A) theirB) theirsC) themselvesD) themE) of them



CLOZE 19


Zaha Hadid was born in Baghdad in 1950. Afterreceiving a master in mathematics at the AmericanUniversity of Beirut, she started (91)---- at theArchitectural Association in London, (92)---- shegraduated in 1977. A member of the Office forMetropolitan Architecture with Rem Koolhaas andElia Zenghelis, she taught at the ArchitecturalAssociation and continued her academic activities in(93)---- of universities in England and in the UnitedStates. She began her professional career in 1979with a project for an apartment in 59 Eaton Place,London, which received the top Architectural Designaward in 1982. (94)---- , she (95)---- celebrity in1983, when she won the competition for the PeakClub in Hong Kong.

91-

A) studyingB) studiedC) studyD) to be studiedE) for studying

92-

A) whichB) whereC) whenD) howE) whom

93-

A) the wholeB) a good dealC) so muchD) such a littleE) a number

94-

A) ForB) EvenC) ButD) JustE) Before

95-

A) misplacedB) preparedC) appreciatedD) achievedE) flourished

CLOZE 20


The Renaissance originated in Italy for (96)----reasons. The Italian peninsula juts into theMediterranean Sea, (97)---- had long been the maintrading route between Europe and the East. Italianstravelled to foreign lands. Italian merchants andbankers (98)---- business all over Europe.Increasing trade brought great changes in Europeanlife. Cities grew, and wealth increased. The ruins ofancient Rome, a source of (99)---- for theRenaissance, were in Italy. Italian scholars led therevival of interest in ancient learning. Artists fromItaly set the fashions in painting, architecture, andsculpture. Italian explorers (100)---- new lands.

96-

A) a large amount ofB) severalC) much moreD) quiteE) too much

97-

A) whatB) whoC) whoseD) whyE) which

98-

A) sawB) putC) setD) didE) hit

99-

A) inspirationB) indifferenceC) objectiveD) perceptionE) discrepancy

100-

A) have discoveredB) were discoveredC) discoveredD) had been discoveringE) must discover

CEVAP ANAHTARI

1 C 26 A 51 B 76 B

2 D 27 E 52 E 77 C

3 E 28 C 53 B 78 D

4 A 29 B 54 A 79 E

5 B 30 E 55 C 80 A

6 E 31 C 56 C 81 A

7 A 32 A 57 B 82 D

8 D 33 D 58 D 83 C

9 C 34 B 59 A 84 B

10 B 35 A 60 E 85 D

11 C 36 B 61 A 86 C

12 A 37 D 62 E 87 E

13 E 38 A 63 C 88 B

14 B 39 E 64 B 89 D

15 D 40 C 65 D 90 A

16 D 41 D 66 B 91 A

17 B 42 A 67 A 92 B

18 E 43 C 68 E 93 E

19 A 44 B 69 D 94 C

20 B 45 E 70 B 95 D

21 D 46 E 71 A 96 B

22 B 47 B 72 C 97 E

23 C 48 A 73 B 98 D

24 B 49 C 74 D 99 A

25 E 50 B 75 E 100 C

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