KPDS, KPSS, DS TEST I

1. The revised activities took ____ account the changing nature of the news ____ the Internet. A) B) C) D) E) onto / at to / from towards / in off / since into/ on 7. As the doctor clearly states, his ankle now felt strong _____ to bear his weight. A) B) C) D) E) too so that such enough that

2. During Victors reign, Italy concluded the Triple Alliance _____ Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1882, marking the division of Europe _____ two hostile camps. A) B) C) D) E) out of / without over / from with / into off / out in / with

8. I believe it is _____ unnecessary _____ unwise to adopt a balanced budget amendment that could cripple our country in time of crisis. A) B) C) D) E) both / and so / that such / as too / to whether / or

3. Soil is a finite resource vital _____ agriculture and is now _____ pressure. A) B) C) D) E) for / below upon / over behind / with to / under from / beneath

9. According to the recent studies, the changes will be _____ striking in the case of teaching than in medicine. A) B) C) D) E) even more so much as such very too much

4. The Babylonian calendar was based on the moon and not, like _____, on the sun. A) B) C) D) E) us ourselves themselves their ours

10. Twins can be _____ different _____ one suffers from a genetic disease while the other does not. A) B) C) D) E) such / as very / from that / than so / that too / to

5. Unless they can do all these, then we are only deceiving ourselves, _____? A) B) C) D) E) are we can they cannot they are not they are not we

11. In technologically advanced Europe, potentially disastrous conflicts _____ only through the creation of a new international order. A) B) C) D) E) could be avoided might avoid have to avoid may have avoided would be avoiding

6. Russia fought no more wars with Turkey until 1914, presumably sensing that it was _____ weak to gain control of the straits in the face of European opposition. A) B) C) D) E) so such too more enough

12. Tuberculosis and other treatable diseases have spread _____ incomplete treatment of patients and a lack of recognition of the symptoms of the disease among those infected. A) B) C) D) E) as well as rather than by all means in addition to as a result of

13. Since the 1960s, several developments of and alternatives to Chomsky's original linguistic model _____. A) B) C) D) E) propose proposed have been proposed have proposed are being proposed

19. The mixture of Byzantine and Muslim architectural styles of the Great Mosque in Damascus _____ a reminder which both Christians and Muslims once _____ under its roof. A) B) C) D) E) is / worshipped has been / have worshipped was / would have worshipped had been / had worshipped might have been / were worshipping

14. Sudan _____ at war since 1956, when it _____ independence from Britain. A) B) C) D) E) had been / gains is / is gaining has been / gained would be / was gaining was / would gain

20. While the ancient Egyptians _____ to perform amputations and other types of surgery, precise surgical techniques did not begin to develop until Greek physicians _____ surgery in diagnosis and the study of human anatomy. A) B) C) D) E) knew / were used had known / would use were known / used would know / had been used would have known / had been using

15. Sharks _____ in temperate and tropical oceans for the past 400 million years, but recently their numbers _____ by overfishing. A) B) C) D) E) lived / reduced have lived / have been reduced are living / will be reduced have been living / will have reduced were living / had been reduced

21. Xiang Qi is a traditional form of chess _____ dates from the 7th century A.D. A) B) C) D) E) what whose that of which when

16. By the time the rescue team _____ at the disaster area, most of the residents _____ their lives. A) B) C) D) E) arrived / will have lost has arrived / lost arrived / had lost will have arrived / have lost had arrive / lost

22. Sir Edmund Hillary and his Nepalese guide, Tenzing Norkay, _____ the first men _____ the summit of the world's highest peak in 1953. A) B) C) D) E) have become / having reached becoming / had reached to become / reaching had become / to be reached became / to reach

17. In the early 20th century, Saki _____ several volumes of his short stories, which _____ for their biting wit, unusual settings, and surprise endings. A) B) C) D) E) published / are known publishes / have known was published / were known had been published / were known publishing / had been known

23. _____ every person has a unique set of fingerprints allows police officers to identify suspected criminals from fingerprints found at a crime scene. A) B) C) D) E) Whether However That Though What

18. The abolitionists _____ their first victory in 1871 when the national parliament _____ legislation freeing children born of slave mothers. A) B) C) D) E) were winning / approves win / had approved have won / was approved won / approved had won / have been approving

24. _____ being the capital of the region and a major banking and industrial center, Lion _____ has great historical interest with its Renaissance streets. A) B) C) D) E) Besides / but Not only / as well As well as / also Rather than / too Neither / nor

30. No state can long survive ____ it assures the interests and gains the consent of the most powerful groups in society. A) B) C) D) E) even if even though on condition that unless as long as

25. Never before had a person touched the Mayan ceramic figures, _____ they had been in the open air for many years. A) B) C) D) E) even though in spite of unless whenever as long as

26. Once _____ by most doctors as only a symptom, chronic pain is now _____ as a devastating illness. A) B) C) D) E) seeing / recognizing was seen / to be recognized to be seen / recognized seen / being recognized to see / to recognize

27. If that great white shark _____ the famous scuba diver during his last dive, he _____ among us now. A) B) C) D) E) had bitten / would not be has bitten / will not have been will bite / may not be had been bitten / would not have been would have bitten / had not been

28. ______ in her life had the famous theatre player permitted herself to lose control of her emotions, and it was ______ her first stage performance. A) B) C) D) E) Never / with Neither / nor Only once / during Hardly / therefore As well as / hence

29. ____ perfect the machine is, it will not function without the right fuel in adequate quantities. A) B) C) D) E) How Whatever What However No matter what

The dramatic decline in measles deaths is made possible through the commitment of governments to 31) ______ implement the WHO/UNICEF strategy for sustainable measles mortality reduction. The strategy seeks 32) ______ routine measles immunization coverage of at least 90% in every district and to ensure 33) ______ every child from nine months to 14 years of age receives a "second opportunity" for measles immunization through routine services or supplementary immunization activities 34) ______ three to four years. The SIAs have proven especially effective. From 1999 to 2003, more than 350 million children throughout the world 35) ______ against measles.

The most common cause of death for wolves is conflict 36) ______ people over livestock losses. While wolf predation on livestock is fairly uncommon, wolves that do prey on them are often killed 37) ______ the livestock. Some livestock owners are developing non-lethal methods to reduce the chances of a wolf attacking their livestock. These methods 38) ______ fencing livestock, lighting, alarm systems and removing dead or dying livestock that may attract carnivores like wolves. 39) ______ serious threat is human encroachment into wolf territory, which leads to habitat loss for wolves and their prey species. 40) ______, the greatest threat to wolves is peoples fear and misunderstanding about the species. Many fairy tales and myths tend to misrepresent wolves as villainous, dangerous creatures.

31. A) B) C) D) E) 32. A) B) C) D) E) 33. A) B) C) D) E) 34. A) B) C) D) E) 35. A) B) C) D) E) have been vaccinated had vaccinated were vaccinating had been vaccinated were vaccinated 40. A) B) C) D) E) Initially On the other hand Meanwhile Overall At times every all whole none most 39. A) B) C) D) E) Another Others The others Many other One another whether how when the fact that that 38. A) B) C) D) E) are included include including included were included achieving achieved to achieve to be achieved having achieved 37. A) B) C) D) E) to protect protect being protected protected to have been protected hardly fully intuitively briskly highly 36. A) B) C) D) E) by to in with of

KPDS,KPSS,DS TEST 1 ANSWER KEY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 E C D E E C D A A D 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 A E C C B C A D A C 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 C E C C A D A C D D 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 B C E A E D A B A D