VOCABULARY / TEST 14 (60 ADET SORU)

TEST 14

1- Bears do not really ............. because their heartbeat rate, 10- Although some people said it was a bit extravagant and
body temperature, breathing rate, and blood pressure do aesthetically disastrous, I thought Diana's wedding dress
not drop significantly lower than normal, and on mild was quite ........... and really flattered her.
days in midwinter, a bear may awaken and come out of
the den. A) efficient B) tasteful C) industrious
D) sloppy E) casual
A) raid B) invade C) hibernate
D) hasten E) coincide 11- It was a silly decision of the airline to let everyone ..........
all at once. They should have let the people sitting at the
2- Although we hadn't actually got the tickets, we ............ back get on first, then there wouldn't have been such
that everything was fine as the travel agent had sent us chaos.
the flight times.
A) land B) descend C) climb
A) assumed B) adapted C) charted D) embark E) dismount
D) dedicated E)provoked
12- I have known Brian for almost five years, but have not
3- Some people believe whole-heartedly in alternative really spoken to him much; therefore, I would call him
medicine. They say that it can ........... patients better than more of a/an ............ than a friend.
conventional medicine can.
A) enthusiast B) contestant C) comrade
A) seal B) predict C) hide D) companion E)acquaintance
D) heal E) avoid
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13- I used to help my mother bring in the large bed sheets

4- There are many ........... between rugby and American when they were dry because it really requires two people
football; in fact, the former is a direct ancestor of the to ........... them neatly.
latter.
A) dye B) sew C) rinse
A) distinctions B) competitions C) similarities D) weave E) fold
D) reflections E) varieties
14- Fred is so ........... that whatever I say, he always
5- There are all sorts of occupations represented in my disagrees with it.
Turkish class. The students hold such .......... jobs as shop
assistant and brain surgeon. A) contemporary B) sentimental C) argumentative
D) innocent E) impractical
A) passionate B) diverse C) dashing
D) resembling E)huge 15- Time is limited, so please only ask relevant questions so
that we don't ............ off the topic of debate.
6- Because the prices are much more ........... many people
prefer to shop at the market rather than at expensive A) wander B) travel C) creep
stores. D) hike E) leap

A) amiable B) affordable C) simultaneos 16- Greg is not completely blind. He can actually see a little
D) extensive E)profitable through one eye, therefore he is really ............ sighted.

7- Frogs and toads have a strong sense of location. When A) considerately B) precisely C) immediately
taken from their territories or breeding grounds, they can D) partially E) entirely
find their way back by smell and ........... by the position
of the stars. 17- The transport company is obliged to meet any loss or
damage resulting from ............ but not an unavoidable
A) tenderly B) gradually C) evenly natural accident.
D) deliberately E)instinctively
A) extravagance B) negligence C) persistence
8- The formation of a strategy to ............ poverty in D) assistance E) occurrence
developing countries will require the commitment of all
industrialised nations. 18- The cost of imported petroleum is a heavy .......... on the
Turkish economy and an effort is being made to develop
A) exploit B) expand C) deceive other sources of power generation.
D) combat E)recover
A) explanation B) response C) burden
9- Biodegradable waste materials, such as fruits and D) income E)resource
vegetables, which ............ naturally, are less of a long-
term threat to the environment than are more persistent 19- In order to .......... your ambitions, you have to work very
pollutants such as metals and plastics. hard.

A) decompose B) evaluate D) contaminate A) desire B) become C) distill

D) ascend E) disregard D) conquer E) fulfill

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20- Poisonous gas was employed by Italy in its invasion of 29- Peter's visits to his grandmother were only ........... which
Ethiopia in 1935, despite the ............ against its use in the made her look forward to them all the more.
Geneva Protocol of 1925, which Italy had signed.
A) common B) occasional C) domestic
A) prohibition B) avoidance C) D) far-reaching E) occupational
consumption
D) retreat E) recession 30- Although he is small, you mustn't............ his boxing
ability. If you relax for a minute, then he will take you by
21- I feel very sorry for Vanessa because she is very .......... . surprise.
Being so shy must be a big disadvantage in life.
A) encounter B) overcome C) compensate
A) moody B) timid C) outgoing D) withdraw E) underestimate
D) gloomy E) excited
31- In order to .......... your new toy robot, you just push this
22- Nigel is very .......... about the events of last night, button here and it starts doing things.
realising that pushing Ellie into the pool was a silly thing
to do. A) repel B) reveal C) cease
D) initiate E) activate
A) explanatory B) oppressive C) relieved
D) apologetic E) convenient 32- The children won't get bored at the summer camp
because there are so many activities to ............ in, such as
23- The Chancellor's speech was very ............ to his previous canoeing, horse riding, painting and creative writing.
one, in which he had promised to cut taxes. Now he has
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decided to raise them. A) satisfy B) participate C) determine

D) evolve E) provide
A) appropriate B) similar C) contradictory
D) contemporary E)reluctant 33- Thank you so much for your help and affection over this
difficult time. If you hadn't been so kind and ........... I
24- As a boss, Paul found it difficult to write reports .......... don't think I would have been able to get through it.
staff performances, especially when he knew the
employee personally as well. A) considerate B) refutable C) distressing
D) approximate E) tedious
A) conversing B) estimating C) printing
D) evaluating E) compiling 34- Little Emily is getting the hang of her new game. She has
to put square shapes into square holes and round shapes
25- She was only fifteen when she was sentenced to fifteen into .......... holes.
years' imprisonment for ............ burning down her local
library in a temper tantrum. A) trivial B) floral C) rotational
D) triangular E) circular
A) punctually B) peacefully C) reluctantly
D) willfully E) commonly 35- The prisoners of war experienced many different kinds of
........... by far the worst of which was having their feet
26- "The murderer is the person who had the chance to branded.
poison the victim and get away quickly," commented the A) mischief B) distraction C) torture
inspector, ".........., Charles Atkinson." D) ambiguity E)ache
36- The author and painter Edward Lear was a restless,
A) namely B) knowingly C) absolutely lonely man, who travelled ........... from one place to
D) longingly E)closely another and settled down only toward the end of his life
in San Remo on the Italian Riviera.
27- If you work hard at your school work, then you will
.......... the grades you desire. If you do not, then you A) eternally B) scornfully C) incessantly
won't get them. It is as simple as that! D) vitally E) simultaneously

A) attain B) complain C) bewilder 37- I think if you drive that far today, you will seriously
D) fail E) appeal ........... your health. You are really not well enough to
travel.
28- Certain abbreviations may ............. memory and, if easily
pronounced, are spoken as well as written; for example, A) wound B) regain C) demoralise
UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and D) jeopardise E) reckon
Cultural Organization.
38- The fireplace in Bob's house is ............ decorated. It is
A) cooperate B) remember C) facilitate beautifully carved with figures from the bible.
D) collect E) compromise
A) eventually B) elaborately C) incidentally
D) constructively E)occasionally

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39- George's arguments were usually ignored because they 48- Your idea of the way a football team should play is
were never very .......... . One day he would argue one .......... different from mine. In fact, they are so far apart
thing, and the next completely contradict himself. that it seems as if we are talking about a different sport!

A) efficient B) compulsive C) consistent A) ghastly B) closely C) invisibly

D} exclusive E) passionate D) soberly E) vastly

40- The lady in front of me in the cinema was ........... my 49- Pete Sampras is having such a good run of form that he
view of the screen. I had to ask her to remove her hat so thinks he can beat anyone and he doesn't care who his
that I could see properly. next .......... is.

A) obscuring B) standing C) blasting A) opponent B) production C) struggle

D) concealing E) insulting D) contest E) court

41- Obviously, the team of workers were well chosen by the 50- I find the motion of the waves coming onto the beach
management because they needed the minimum .......... very ........... to watch. Watching them makes me forget
and rarely needed to be checked on. all the problems of daily life.

A) coincidence B) enjoyment C) elaboration A) dripping B) motivating C) distracting

D) supervision E) flexibility D) relaxing E) stressful

42- During the protest, Chinese police treated demonstrators 51- The leading yachtsman in the race ............ his own
............ attracting criticism from the world over. personal glory in order to rescue one of the competitors,
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whose mast had broken.

A) peacefully B) incidentally C)
triumphantly A) congratulated B) spared C) sacrificed
D) considerably E) brutally D) won E)revealed

43- The Yukaghir are a northeastern Siberian ........... people, 52- If Tom brings his friend on the coach trip, it will ...........
who rely on reindeer or dogs for transportation to a bit of a problem because there won't be enough seats on
seasonal fishing or hunting grounds. the coach.

A) vague B) nomadic C) sedentary A) pose B) complicate C) enlighten

D) variable E) solid D) offend E) compensate

44- The crowd couldn't believe their eyes and stood there 53- ............ there won't be a meeting this Friday because it's a
open-mouthed and .......... . In fact, nobody moved a public holiday.
muscle for almost a minute.
A) Commonly B) Candidly C) Modestly
A) stagnant B) motionless C) hectic D) Presumably E)Customarily
D) momentary E) flawless
54- This school specifically caters for .......... children,
45- My mother says I should get some more furniture and admitting only those that show an exceptional talent.
kitchen gadgets, but I believe my house is ...........
furnished. What I have is enough to provide me with A) active B) gifted C) sensible
comfort. D) private E) valuable

A) excessively B) merely C) barely 55- Tony's ............ on the subject of television is completely
D) persistently E) adequately different from Gordon's. Tony thinks it's highly
educational, while Gordon thinks it corrupts the minds of
46- One of the biggest changes in East Germany recently was children.
the ........... of state owned companies, which were sold to
privately owned companies. A) viewpoint B) confidence C) action
D) suspicion E) vision
A) nationalisation B) clarification C) production
D) privatisation E) acclimatisation 56- James bas recovered quite well from his accident, but he
still walks a little ........... .
47- The lighthouse keeper spent his days ............ the brass
stair rail until he could see the reflection of his face A) fortunately B) punctually C) longingly
clearly in it. D) sneakily E) peculiarly

A) grinding B) polishing 57- When the oxygen cylinders on the hot air balloon began
C) encompassing D) scanning E) staring to leak, the engineer went ........... outside to fix them. It
was an act of incredible bravery.

A) bashfully B) silently C) boldly

D) humanely E)barely

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58- We were struggling for an idea for a new play, so we 60- The cinemas here usually have a break half way through
decided to .......... our expertise. After all, two heads are the film. I think this is a good idea because during this
better than one. .............. you can have a chat about the film over a
coffee.
A) combine B) assert C) convert
D) split E) elevate A) gap B) power cut C) screening
D) interval E) final

59- When we first got Kaplan, our cat, he was a little wild.
He's been .......... now and is not quite so boisterous and
vicious.

A) befriended B) terminated C) softened

D) tamed E) verified
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CEVAP ANAHTARI
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1.C 2.A 3-D 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.E 8.D 9.A 10.B
11.D 12.E 13.E 14.C 15.A 16.D 17.B 18.C 19.E 20.A
21.B 22.D 23.C 24.D 25.D 26.A 27.A 28.C 29.B 30.E
31.E 32.B 33.A 34.E 35.C 36.C 37.D 38.B 39.C 40.A
41.D 42.E 43.B 44.B 45.E 46.D 47.B 48.E 49.A 50.D
51.C 52.A 53.D 54.B 55.A 56.E 57.C 58.A 59.D 60.D
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