Find the irrelevant sentence.

1.
(1) For students of English, "phrasal verbs" are often one of the
most difficult areas of the language. (2) There are also usually a
number of learners who have problems with correct
pronunciation. (3) Unlike tenses, for example, here is little or no
system by which they can be learnt. (4) It is hard to understand
or explain, for instance, how one verb, such as "take", can have
more than 20 different meanings simply from the preposition
that goes with it. (5) The only solution is to study and use the
words as often as possible in order to remember them, but this
isn't always easy!
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

(1) As far back as his childhood, Jules had always dreamt of

diving and exploring the seabed. (2) To him, it was a place of
mystery, excitement and delight which he simply had to
discover. (3) Thus, for years, he has spent almost all his time
visiting aquariums, watching underwater documentaries and
reading as much as he can about the subject. (4) Consequently,
as soon as he had learnt to swim, he began diving regularly with
a local club. (5) In a very short while, he became so experienced
that he was able to go out alone, and happily spent hours
underwater making his dreams come true.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
(1) Buying and driving your own car for the first time can be a
satisfying and fulfilling experience. (2) In addition to the obvious
advantages it has over other modes of transport, a private car
also opens up a world of opportunities to travel that were
previously impossible. (3) However, in order to do this, all the
necessary insurance, tax and paperwork must first be
completed and paid for. (4) Most countries, have a tax system
which pays for the maintenance and improvement of road
networks. (5) Indeed, these can at times be so complicated and
frustrating that you may wish you had never got a car in the
first place.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
(1) Having spent a day sailing in perfect weather, Nancy
anchored her yacht near a small seaside town and went ashore
to sleep on the night. (2) She had no idea that severe storms
were forecast and that her boat would be in danger. (3) But soon
the weather was so bad that all the power lines to the town
came down and there was a widespread blackout. (4) While she
slept peacefully that night, the winds rose to such a strength
that they tore the vessel from its anchor and sent it crashing
onto the rocks. (5) When she woke the next morning, all that
remained to be seen of it was the mast and a few broken pieces
of the hull along the shoreline.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
(1) The Frenchman, Ferdinand de Saussure became worldfamous for his study of signs and language. (2) He lived in a
small house on the outskirts of Paris, where he studied hard for
many hours every day. (3) In it, he illustrated how words
themselves have no individual meaning, but are only parts in a
fundamental system. (4) He said that it is only if people agree
about the rules of this linguistic system that language can have
a meaning. (5) In simpler terms, so long as everybody agrees
and understands that "blip" means "computer", then that is
exactly what it means!
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
(1) With the advances that have been made in the world of
computers, it is now possible to do an amazing number of
things. (2) The "Internet" service is just one such example which
is now used all around the globe by businesses and private
users alike. (3) Other technical breakthroughs such as "e-mail"
and "virtual reality" are becoming more popular every day. (4) It
is a vast system which gives access to current events,
information about private interests and allows you to
communicate with other customers thousands of miles away
instantly. (5) Best of all, it is easy to install and use as soon as
you have just a simple home computer.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
(1) Swanage, the capital of the isle of Purbeck, is an area of
outstanding natural beauty. (2) Nearby, there is the famous
Corfe Castle, an ancient fort dating back to the Roman era. (3) It
is a popular seaside resort on the south coast of England which
provides a warm welcome to all visitors. (4) Due to its
geographical position, it enjoys a very mild climate and plenty
of sunshine. (5) Another attraction for tourists is its varied
scenery, which ranges from long, sandy beaches to rugged cliffs
and stunning views.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

8.

(1) Atom Egoyan wrote and directed his first feature film, "Next
of Kin", at the age of 23. (2) Within a decade, he was
recommended three times at the Toronto Film Festival for the
best film in the competition. (3) This year again, he received
international praise as he won the Critic's Award at Cannes for
his film, "Exotica". (4) Born in Cairo of Armenian parents, Egoyan
is now considered one of the most important film artists working
today. (5) They brought up as well as they could, given the
limited resources available to them.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

9.

(1) When Ronald Reagan's doctors first suspected he had

Alzheimer's Disease, it was difficult for them to confirm the
diagnosis. (2) To determine whether the ex-President had the
harmful disease or not, doctors gave him a complex series of
physical and psychological tests. (3) A team of top scientists
and researchers worked around the clock trying to cure the
illness. (4) These were, however, mainly to check for other
possible causes of his symptoms. (5) A whole year passed,
therefore, before he was told that he was indeed in the early
stages of Alzheimer's.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

10. (1) Many foreigners mistakenly assume that the United Kingdom
and Great Britain are one and the same thing, but this is far
from the truth. (2) In the period since the early 1020's, a
division has persisted in Ireland, with Northern Ireland (Ulster)
resting uneasily with Southern Ireland (Eire) . (3) Predominantly
of the Protestant faith, the north is still part of the United
Kingdom. (4) By contrast, the south exists as an independent
republic and is mainly Catholic. (5) This situation is accepted by
the majority of the population in Ulster, but the minority
Catholic element has fought repeatedly for union with the
independent south.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
11. (1) "Bio-diesel" is an adapted form of natural rappelled oil that
can be used in cars. (2) The product has recently been
introduced to the market in an attempt to appeal to
environmentally-minded car drivers. (3) An increasing number
of cars which do not use conventional fuel are being sold. (4)
They are attracted by the fact that it is a renewable energy
source and also that exhaust smoke from cars using it are far
lower than those from other cars. (5) What is more, it is usually
a good deal cheaper, too.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
12. (1) An interesting feature of the British job market is the large
number of "temporary employment" firms, also known as "job
agencies". (2) Often, small businesses have greater difficulties
finding staff than larger ones. (3) These companies, which are to
be found in most large towns and cities, serve a useful function
for both workers and employers. (4) For one, they give access to
a wide variety of vacant job positions without the usual trouble
of telephoning and arranging interviews. (5) For the other, they
are a reliable source of labour, whether experienced or
otherwise, at a competitive price.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
13. (1) It is well-known fact that all people dream when they sleep.
(2) However, it is not, yet fully-known if ail animals are capable
of the same activity. (3) Often, these dreams can be crazy, and
long ventures which seem to make no sense and leave us
disoriented and disturbed upon waking. (4) At other times, the
conscious mind can, in a moment of insight, put the different
parts of the dream together in a completely logical form. (5) It is
at the times that we suddenly realize the hidden meaning of the
dream, and the process can be quite enlightening.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
14. (1) In ancient times, without the benefit of an established
medium for trade, people used other methods. (2) The accepted
system was for merchants to "barter" for goods they required.
(3) That is, they would offer their own goods or services in
exchange for an agreed amount of some other commodity they
wanted. (4) Due to bad financial management, the goods and
services were often overpriced. (5) This form of economy
persisted for several centuries before it evolved into a system

Find the irrelevant sentence.

based on monetary currency similar to today's.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
15. (1) Most people are familiar with oysters, which are a tasty
seafood delicacy in many cultures. (2) As well as being a
speciality, these molluscs can also be of value if they are found
to contain pearls. (3) They usually live attached to coral rock in
shallow waters. (4) These are formed when a tiny grain of sand
enters the oyster's shell and the creature gradually covers it
with its own bodily fluids. (5) After many years of this process,
the covering hardens and around the particle to form a perfect
white pearl.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
16. (1) I seem to have the problem of keeping my weight the same.
(2) I have been the same weight for the last nine years. (3) My
secret weakness is chocolate, which I adore. (4) I have lots of
good intentions about taking exercise. (5) But when it actually
comes to it, I often stay in bed instead.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
17. (1) Most men are useless when it comes to helping with the
housework, except Mr Kurtar. (2) Only 20 % said they would like
more help. (3) When they decide to do a few jobs around the
house, they only pick the ones they enjoy. (4) They refuse to do
any boring jobs such as cleaning, changing the sheet, doing the
dishes or doing the ironing. (5) But if they are in the mood, they
don't mind doing a bit gardening.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
18. (1) Everything about the place was so rich and elegant that I
could not believe my eyes. (2) It was the most luxurious hotel I
had ever been in my life. (3) The foyer must have been ten
meters square, the floor totally covered with large black and
white marble tiles. (4) When I entered the hotel, I went directly
to the manager's office to complain. (5) And scattered around
the foyer were large glass-topped coffee tables.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
19. (1) The vast majority of Latin Americans live in grinding poverty.
(2) Several economic factors are responsible. (3) The most
important of these is that the wealth produced by Latin
American countries is very unevenly distributed. (4) Most Latin
Americans think it is a period of wealth. (5) A large share goes
to a very few and what is left over is not sufficient to meet the
needs of the rest of the people.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
20. (1) The James Bond reruns on the TV these days really brings
back my youth. (2) I remember the days when we stood in line
at the cinema to see these exciting movies. (3) When watching
them, we would eat popcorn and drink Pepsi -cola as Mr Kurtar
does now. (4) Today, they seem to be almost silly; The modern
cars and technology that was used by the famous agent 007
had impressed us in those days. (5) Today, however, James
Bond will have difficulty performing all those feats with toys,
then.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

24. (1) Michael had spent the whole holiday inside. (2) The weather
had been beautiful. (3) However, his need to rest outweighed
his desire to go out into the open air. (4) His family went on a
picnic during the holiday. (5) At the end of the three-day break,
he felt much better than he had before.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
25. (1) Although the law forbids driving a car if you are under the
age of 18, many young people ignore this regulation. (2) The
need to show off puts many young people behind the wheel of a
car at a very early age. (3) Unfortunately, these youths tend to
be careless and often cause many accidents. (4) They tend to
drive recklessly in the streets to show their courage to their
friends. (5) Parents often cannot object to their friendships.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

26. (1) My mother had told me to become a doctor. (2) Today, many
women are entering the work force. (3) They have the desire to
work outside their homes and the income is also appealing. (4)
This has led to their interest in obtaining a higher education
which in return gives them a better chance of finding a good
job. (5) Interestingly enough; although they are better educated
and adding to the household income, they maintain the role of
mother and wife along with their outside jobs.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
27. (1) Pets are a good hobby for young children. (2) Care of
animals teaches children responsibility and at the same time,
gives them joy. (3) There are many types of animals that I like to
care for in my home. (4) Children often spend their days playing
with animals, but caring for the needs of these dependent
friends also becomes a part of their routine. (5) The relationship
with pets also provides children with a playmate that they can
get along with easily as they seldom object to which games the
child will play.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
28. (1) We have found that violence on prime-time network TV
cultivates exaggerated assumptions about the threat of danger
in the real world. (2) Fear is a universal emotion, and easy to
exploit. (3) The exaggerated sense of risk and insecurity may
lead to increasing demands for protection, and to increasing
pressure for the use of force by established authority. (4)
Instead of worrying only about whether television displays of
aggression in the real world, we should also be concerned about
the way such symbolic violence influences our assumption
about social reality. (5) Instead of threatening the social order,
television may have become our chief instrument of social
control.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

21. (1) The appeal of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson has never
declined. (2) I still read detective stories in my free time. (3) Sir
Conan Doyle's famous character still has a following that is
surprising. (4) The readers of those stories are seldom
impressed by modern detectives that use modern techniques.
(5) No police or detective character has been able to push
Sherlock Holmes off his throne.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

29. (1) If adults can. be so accepting of the reality of television,

imagine its effects on children. (2) At the other end of the life
cycle, television becomes the steady and often the only
companion of the elderly. (3) By the time the average American
child reaches public school, he has already spent several years
in an electronic nursery school. i'4) At the age of 10, the
average youngster spends more hours a week in front of the TV
screen than in the classroom. (5) Given continues exposure to
the world of TV, it's not surprising that the children we tested
seemed to be more strongly influenced by TV than were the
adults.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

22. (1) The modern life has brought many comforts to our homes.
(2) The number of new appliances that reduce the workload in
the house is increasing daily. (3) We have more leisure time
these days. (4) It has become unnecessary to keep up with the
Browns as the new assortment of home machinery is extremely
variable. (5) The needs of each family are taken into
consideration when people buy new products.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

30. (1) Television is different from all other media. (2) From cradle to
grave, it penetrates nearly every home in the land. (3) Unlike
newspapers and magazines, television doesn't require literacy.
(4) At the other end of the life cycle, television becomes the
steady and often the only companion of the elderly. (5) Unlike
the movies, it runs continuously, and once purchased, cost
almost nothing and also unlike radio, it can show as well as tell.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

23. (1) World War II brought about many changes in Europe. (2) The
reassignment of borders after the war changed the maps. (3)
The influence of America on Europe was also responsible. (4)
The cold war and new alliances changed the development of the
world. (5) Old value systems have changed due to the effects of
this great war.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

31. (1) Many critics worry about violence on TV, most out of fear
that it stimulates viewers to violent or aggressive acts. (2) We
feel that television dramatically demonstrates the power of
authority in our society, and risks involved in breaking society's
rules. (3) Violence-filled programs show who gets away with
what, and against whom. (4) It teaches the role of victim, and
the acceptance of violence as a social reality we must learn to

Find the irrelevant sentence.

live with or flee from. (5) If adults can be so accepting of the
reality of television, imagine its effect on children.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
32. (1) Despite the fact that comets are probably the most
numerous astronomical bodies in the solar system aside from
small meteor fragments and the asteroids, they are largely a
mystery. (2) One of the brightest comets to appear in this
century was discovered in 1965. (3) Scientists do not know
exactly what comets are or where they come from. (4) Educated
guesses are the best we have in hand. (5) Considering the role
of comets in lore, legend, and the memory of man, it is
remarkable that we still know so little, relatively, about them.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
33. (1) According to people who saw it, a large, bright object
"exploded" over a Siberian forest in 1908, making a very loud
noise and causing a spectacular "cloud of fire". (2) Surprisingly,
scientists did not visit the area until 1927. (3) There is even a
theory that a spaceship from another planet exploded while
trying to land on Earth. (4) If anything, they were expecting to
find a large hole and fragments of rock that would indicate the
impact of a meteor. (5) Instead, they found an area with fallen
trees radiating out from a central point, and largely destroyed
by fire.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

34. 35. (1) All over the world, archaeologists are excavating the
remains of ships that have sunk. (2) They find these underwater
sites in such varied places as Greece, the United States, and
Ireland. (3) A shipwreck is an extraordinary fruitful site, since
the contents of the ship usually don't break and are well
preserved in muddy sand. (4) Southeast Asia has always been
an important area for archaeologists. (5) Depending on the kind
of ship, excavations can yield a vibrant picture of everyday life,
international trade, warfare, and technology.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
35. (1) In many hospitals these days, fathers are being encouraged
to interact with their new babies. (2} If they are given the
chance to get to know their new-borns early, their reactions are
just as intense and profound. (3) The hospitals co-ordinate
visiting hours so that the fathers can spend some time alone
with their babies to adapt to them right from the beginning. (4)
Many fathers are apprehensive about holding a new-born, and
this could be a hindrance to their developing close bonds later.
(5) More and more, researchers are seeing that it is as important
for fathers as for mothers to discover the baby's temperament
and become attentive parents.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
36. (1) The struggle for health and safety standards for industrial
workers has produced an interesting and unexpected
controversy. (2) Some workers do not want obligatory protection
particularly if it means that they will not be allowed to do certain
kinds of jobs. (3) For example, a number of industries are
refusing to let women work in certain areas because of possible
danger to their children if they should become pregnant. (4)
Management spokesman, on the other hand, says that they do
not want to be responsible for the possible impairment of a
child. (5) Many women feel that this is discriminatory and that
they should be allowed to decide for themselves if a particular
job poses a risk.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
37. (1) Author psychologist Wilse Webb notes three mam beliefs
about dreams; dreams as another reality, dreams as omens and
dreams as reflection of walking life. (2) The question of what
causes us to dream still has scientists scratching their heads. (3)
The first belief occurs in people like Eskimos of Hudson, who
claim that one's body leaves during sleep and enters another
world. (4) The second belief is that dreams have a prophetic
nature. (5) And finally, dreams can be an "echo" of a point in the
individual's walking world which is heard in the dream world.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
38. (1) The care of an infant in its first month of life has today taken
on vast new dimensions. (2) Mothers of infants in incubators
cannot hold their babies and often don't want to touch them. (3)
"Once I touch her, I'll feel close and she might die," one
explained. (4) They leave the hospital alone and slip back into
old routines. (5) They are apprehensive when they eventually

fetch a strange fragile infant home from the hospital.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
39. (1) Parents and teachers are worried about the effect of
television violence on children. (2) People who watch a lot of TV
have a better understanding of the dangers of the real world. (3)
Many children watch TV for several hours though they are
watching children's programs, they are still confronted with
scenes of violence and terror. (4) Whether this constant
exposure to violence encourages children to act more violently
themselves is not certain. (5) There has been a general increase
in violence in society in recent years, but experts have not been
able to trace this trend directly to TV; yet, they point out that
the situation is dangerous because TV teaches children at an
early age to accept violence as a natural part of life.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
40. (1) Far from being helpless, the new-born knows what he likes
and rejects what he doesn't. (2) He shuts out unpleasant
sensations by closing his eyes or averting his face. (3) Hearing
is even more acute. (4) He is glutton for novelty. (5) He prefers
animate things over inanimate and likes people more than
anything.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
41. (1) When a mere nine-minutes old, an infant prefers a human
face to a head-shaped outline. (2) He makes this choice despite
the fact that, with delivery - room attendants masked and
gowned, he has never seen a human face before. (3) By the
time he's twelve hours old, his entire body moves in precise
synchrony to the sound of a human voice, as if he were dancing.
(4) The eyes may focus, however, only if the object is very
close, about seven inches. (5) A non-human sound, such as a
tapping noise, brings no such response.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

42. (1) The only snake which can be described as truly deadly is the
black Walterinnesia of the cobra family. (2) This snake,
fortunately, is one of the rarest kinds of snakes in Arabia. (3)
Other harmless snakes sometimes seen in eastern Arabia are
Gray's whip snake. (4) It is hardly ever seen, except by the
professional reptile hunter, and there are no records of snake
bite from it. (5) Some Bedouins say it can fly like a bird.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
43. (1) Geologists believe that sand dunes start when wind blows
sand against an obstacle like desert brush. (2) This small hurdle
often makes the tiny core of what may become a huge hill of
sand anywhere from six to 700 feet in height. (3) The speed of
the wind and the length of time it blows are what account for
the size and the shape of the dunes. (4) They are of two types the kind which stays in one place like a mountain and the kind
that moves. (5) A sand dune on the move tumbles over and
over as do clothes in a washing machine.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
44. (1) Ignoring the Romantics, 20th century psychologists, and
doctors have come up with came startling facts about dreams;
(2) Everybody talks about "'the dream I had last night". (3) In
fact,
dreams
and
dream
interpretations
have
been
acknowledged from the beginning of recorded history. (4)
Biblical Joseph interpreted a dream of Egypt's Pharaoh that
saved the country from famine. (5) Freud used dreams in an
attempt to solve people's psychological troubles.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
45. (1) So viruses are normally fought with vaccination, (2) Viruses
are much smaller than bacteria and they exist virtually as
adjuncts of living cells. (3) They attack and penetrate the cells
of a host - in the case of flu, in the throat and lungs - and insert
their genetic material into these host cells, reprogramming
them, as it were, to produce more viruses. (4) Thus, the affected
cells become virus sanctuaries. (5) Compared with bacteria,
which can be attacked by chemicals-antibiotics - that interfere.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
46. (1) In the 14th century, there was a severe epidemic of plague,
which killed an estimated one-fourth of the population of
Europe. (2) Researchers also keep surveillance on this disease,
and vaccines are available if the disease should break out. (3)
The number of deaths was appalling. (4) Since people in those
days were devoid of any knowledge of immunisation, they had
no real way to combat the disease. (5) Plague is highly

Find the irrelevant sentence.

communicable and is primarily a disease of rats and other
rodents. Epidemics in humans originate from contact with fleas
that infect rats.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
47. (1) In recent years, advances in medical technology have made
it possible for people to live longer than in the past. (2) New
medicines and machines are being developed every day to
extend life. (3) Others argue that life under any death and that
the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible.
(4) However, some people, including some doctors, are not in
favour of these life-extending measures, and they argue that
people should have the right to die when they want. (5) They
say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that
people should not be forced to go on living when the conditions
of life have become unbearable.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
48. (1) Fleet Street was famous for its coffee houses. (2) Men who
were prominent in the literary world used to meet there. (3)
Therefore, it is now synonymous with journalism and English
national newspapers. (4) It owes its name to the Fleet Stream
running from Hampstead down into The River Thames. (5)
However, the number of people, especially artists, who visit the
place has greatly reduced these days.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
49. (1) Though people have lived with rats all through history, they
have never been happy about sharing their homes and goods
with them. (2) You can't blame people for not liking these fourlegged nuisance with snaky tails and sharp teeth. (3) Rats have
caused more deaths and destroyed more property than all the
wars ever fought by men. (4) Every year, rats do more than 200
million dollars worth of damage to all kinds of things from tiny
seed to large buildings. (5) It was thought that there were about
five billion rats alive in the past.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
50. (1) Iron was probably first extracted from meteorites perhaps
around BC. (2) Later, iron was extracted from iron ore by the
Hittites around 2000 BC. (3) The iron was first heated, then
hammered to remove the impurities then cooled. (4) People hit
heated ore to get iron. (5) Finally, the iron was heated again and
shaped into tools or weapons.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

51. (1) Compared with other countries, Britain is still conservative in

its marriage patterns. (2) In the States, the divorce rate is even
more startling. (3) Two of five marriages end in divorce. (4) A
woman can't go abroad for holiday without her husband's
permission. (5) In Sweden, living together is now more popular
than marriage among couples.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
52. (1) Two tickets for the gallery, please" I said. (2) On 20th June
1992, two men separately entered the Dulwich Picture Gallery.
(3} The gallery had been quiet that morning, with only ten
visitors. (4) After a brief tour of only ten minutes, one of the
men engaged the attendant at the desk in conversation about
the gallery. (5) As this was taking place, the second man slid
around the back of the desk.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
53. (1) It is with deep regret that I announce the death of our
chairman, Mr Metin Kurtar. (2) As many of you know, he had
been ill for some time and on Tuesday, he underwent an
emergency operation in ukurova University Balcali Hospital. (3)
Within the firm, he will be best remembered for his loyalty to,
and his concern for, all members of his staff. (4) Unfortunately,
this was not successful, he lost his life peacefully in his sleep
late midnight. (5) I'm sure that all of you will join with me in
sending condolences to his family.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
54. (1) People's appearances, like that of animals and plants,
depend on things called genes. (2) Most of cats are black, which
is dominant character for cats. (3) Genes are found in the cells
of people's bodies. (4) They are passed on from parents to
children. (5) A child has some genes from its father and some
from its mother.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
55. (1) On the average, I spend approximately seventeen hours a

day in my cell. (2) I like living alone and reading. (3} I have the
choice of going to my cell. (4) The only problem is that I can't
get good books. (5) Sometimes, I order the books I want to read.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
56. (1) In the modern world, new inventions and new scientific
discoveries are made daily. (2) New products of all kinds appear
in shops. (3) It is a fact that social relationships and ways of
living do not change rapidly. (4) When people want to talk or
write about all these new things, they need names for them and
words to describe them. (5) Where do all these new words come
from?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
57. (1) The snowstorm in our city last week wasn't a large one, but
it caused many accidents. (2) The snow started to come down in
the late afternoon. (3) I saw it through the window of the office
building where I work as a secretary. (4) It had been snowing for
an hour when I started to drive home. (5) I fell and looked to see
if I was hurt.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
58. (1) I am in love with a gir! who is extremely attractive. (2) A
friend of hers introduced us at Mac Donald's in Adana. (3) She
doesn't know how my heart beats for her. (4) I have her address
and telephone number, but I don't know what to do. (5) A friend
of mine has gone out with over a dozen of girls.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
59. (1) Since I didn't really want to move away from the area, I
concentrated on scanning the Situations Vacant Columns in the
local evening newspapers. (2) I also visited the local Job Centre
and put my name on file with one or two private employment
agencies. (3) I applied for a few jobs, but was told on more than
one occasion that I was too experienced and too qualified. (4) I
decided at that point to apply only for some unskilled jobs which
might have a chance to be employed. (5) That's to say, they
can't pay me anything like the salary I have expected.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
60. (1) One of the most urgent problems in the world today is
shelter, in other words, homes for people to live in. (2) In many
cities, especially in the Third World, tens of thousands of people
live in shacks which they have built themselves out of pieces of
wood and iron, old boxes and oil drums. (3) Each country has
tried to solve the housing problem in a different way due to their
own economic situations. (4) Many cities are surrounded by
unplanned settlements, sometimes called shanty towns, where
the poorest people live. (5) In these areas, sewage and safe
water supplies are inadequate and, as a result, the inhabitants
are likely to catch illnesses and diseases.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

61. (1) A blonde young woman wearing a very tight pink mini skirt is
sitting in a coffee shop. (2) Two men are sitting there, too. (3)
The lady is alone, but she does not look unhappy. (4) Because
there is a smile on her pure lovely face. (5) They are both
wearing hats.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
62. (1) The Alps are the largest mountain system in Europe. (2)
They extend about 1,100 km from France through Switzerland to
Italy, Germany. Austria and Yugoslavia as well as Rumania. (3)
Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps; It is 4,810
metres high. (4) It is on the border between France and Italy. (5)
Skiing in this area is treasured world-wide.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
63. (1) Although the guillotine is most famous for its use during the
French Revolution, its original usage was not by the French. (2) I
was first known to have been used as a device of punishment by
the Scots in the 12th century. (3) In the 13th century, the
Italians adapted its usage and not until 1792 was it accepted as
a form of capital punishment in France. (4) The French had
many heads cut off when they became angry with the
government. (5) The use of the guillotine was completely ended
by the 19th century and is not used in any country of the world
today.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
64. (1) Sigmund Freud is commonly known to be an Austrian. (2)
Actually, he was born in a Moravian town. (3) He was born in
1856 and moved with his family to Vienna three years later. (4)

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His education was in Vienna, but he later continued his studies
in Paris. (5) He worked in many hospitals.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
65. (1) Today's newspapers play an important part of the lives that
we read. (2) The first newspapers were very different from those
we read today. (3) This was due to the fact that they were
written by hand. (4) The first newspaper is said to have been
written under the orders of the Roman emperor Julius Caesar.
(5) Today, however, our newspapers are printed with computers
and other means of modern technology.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
66. (1) There are seven colours of the rainbow. (2) Rainbows are
usually seen in sunlight, but can also be present under moon
light or artificial light. (3) It usually appears to be opposite the
person who is viewing it. (4) For this reason, the person looking
at the rainbow will usually only be able to see half of the circle
that is actually present. (5) The reason one can see this lovely
site is due to the way in which clouds or other forms of moisture
reflect the light passing through them.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
67. (1) Over the last twenty years or so, music preferences of young
people have changed. (2) New performers come and go. (3)
New styles of music pop up and then just as suddenly disappear.
(4) Rock, disco, hard rock, acid, punk, reggae, new wave and
many other types have come round. (5) I like to listen to
classical music.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
68. (1) Men first began to farm about 8,000 years ago. (2) It is
thought these first farmers were probably in Turkey. (3) People
learned with time which plants produced which foods and which
foods were appropriate to provide a food supply that would feed
developing civilisations. (4) Today, most of the goods that we
eat are from grains. (5) In time, farming methods improved and
spread to many other lands.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
69. (1) The first metals used by men were copper and then a
combination of copper and tin as bronze. (2) This is probably
because these metals have low melting points and are therefore
easy to melt and work with. {3} Early men worked these metals
into tools, works of art, jewellery and other items of beauty. (4)
As man increased his knowledge of the control of fire, he was
able to extract other important metals from ore, such as iron.
(5) Early men had only used stones for weapons and tools.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
70. (1) One of man's favourite raw materials is iron. (2) No one
knows exactly when the first discovery was made. (3) It was one
of the first metals to be discovered and used by man. (4) There
are many different types of metals used in industry today. (5)
The first uses of iron were probably for weapon-making, but the
most important influence of iron was seen in its role in the
development of machinery during the industrial revolutions
which started in the 1700's.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

71. (1) It is believed that the earliest writing forms date back to
3000 BC. (2) The people who lived in Iraq at the time were
called the Sumerians. (3) The first people to have used a system
of writing were called Sumerians. (4) They used a picture
symbol system called cuneiform. (5) This name comes from the
Latin word for "wedge", as their writing symbols were wedgeshaped strokes drawn on clay tablets.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
72. (1) New York City has many skyscrapers. (2) Raising vegetables
in flower pots has become a common form of farming in urban
areas. (3) It is possible to see New York City high-rise balconies
with tomatoes, lettuce and other vegetables or fruits growing
along their edges in large flower pots. (4) Although the harvest
is limited, the pleasure of growing them and the flavour
provided by these home-grown vegetables is rewarding. (5)
Many companies who supply seeds are working to create
miniature varieties of these plants for the balcony farmers.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
73. (1) The start of the postal service we know and use today was
with the introduction of the first postage stamp. (2) This
happened in Britain in 1840. (3) A London merchant named
William Dockwra began the "penny post" which was later taken

over by the government. (4) During those days, the charges for
post were paid by the person who received the letter and the
price changed according to the distance it was mailed. (5)
Today, we have to go to the post office and pay for the letter we
mailed.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
74. (1) Bringing up children is much more difficult than it looks to
non-parents. (2) Many people had felt that it was adequate to
feed, clothe and shelter their children, in the past. (3) Today,
however, we know that providing a good education, a loving and
secure environment and teaching values is as important as
feeding, clothing and sheltering. (4) Without all of these factors,
children will not be brought up in a way that allows them to
cope with the stresses of life as we know it today. (5} Many
young people have psychological problems.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
75. (1) Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist who lived
between the years of 1833 to 1896. (2) He likes to speak
Russian in his free time, so he learned it. (3) He was the son of
an explosive manufacturer and helped his father at his job. (4)
He is also welt-known as the developer of dynamite which was a
far safer explosive than others used in those days. (5) His
misgivings about his work led him to create a fund that would
raise money for an annual prize known as "The Nobel Prize".
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
76. (1) The Maya Indians of Central America were remarkably
advanced. (2) They are not going to live today. (3} They had a
form of writing based on symbols and a calendar. (4) They had
made important achievements in the fields of astronomy,
architecture, maths and the arts. (5) Their culture declined and
they were conquered by the Spaniards in the 1500's.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
77. (1) The monotremes are a group of warm-blooded animals that
lay eggs. (2) Although they are a mammal in all other ways they
are unusual in that they do not give birth to their babies. (3)
There are only two monotremes known; the duck-billed platypus
and the echidnay, both of which are found in Australia. (4) The
kangaroo is a well-known marsupial. (5) Monotremes are
animals which still carry a major characteristics of the reptiles
from which they evolved.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
78. (1) Do people ever make wishes in your country? (2) They do in
Britain; half in fun and half seriously. (3) A number of places
have "wishing wells"; holes in the ground where you throw
money and make a wish. (4) Perhaps the most famous story
about wishing is "Aladdin's Magic Lamp". (5) There are certain
times when you can make a wish too, for example, when you
cut a wedding cake or when you see a shooting star.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
79. (1) I had a row with my wife last night. (2} We don't usually row
about anything, but when we do, it's usually about money. (3)
So the bill had just been there for a month. (4) It was all about
the gas bill. (5) You see, I thought she'd paid it, but when I got
home, there was a letter saying the gas would be cut off.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
80. (1) Oxford is the most popular tourist attraction in Britain after
London and Stratford. (2) It is famous for its university, which is
the oldest in Britain. (3) The university has 35 separate colleges.
(4) For many years, only five of these colleges were for women.
(5} People sometimes feel that the city doesn't belong to them.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

81. (1) We were about to gather up our belongings and return to our
car when a man appeared. (2) Though father apologised, the
man didn't seem satisfied and asked for his name and address.
(3) He looked very annoyed indeed and asked us angrily if we
realized that these grounds were private property. (4) Father
looked very confused and the man pointed to a notice which
said camping was forbidden. (5) Poor father explained that he
hadn't seen the notice and didn't know camping was not
allowed.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
82. Last Sunday, I watched the TV coverage of the latest Grand Prix
motor race and could not fail to notice how much advertising
there was. (2) In particular, the leading car was almost
constantly on the screen. (3) We had a race to repair the house

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before winter. (4) It was painted to look like a packet of wellknown cigarettes. (5) Not only that, but the car was, on more
than one occasion, referred to by the commentator not by the
name of the driver or the motor company, but by the name of
the product.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
83. (1) The first step in any treatment is the diagnosis. (2) The
doctor has to find out why the patient is ill. (3) He can ask about
symptoms ; he can give blood test, take x-rays if necessary. (4)
He should warn people not to smoke. (5) Then, he decides what
to do about the illness.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
84. (1) Didem is a school girl from K. Mara. (2) She wants to be an
English teacher. (3) "I'm going to win the University Entrance
Examination and study English in a good university to be a good
teacher". (4) '"I love both children and English, and teaching
them would be great", she says. (5) Her English teacher, Mr
Kurtar wants to see her among his colleagues in the future.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
85. (1) Tony is in Australia. (2) I've just received a letter from my
brother. (3) He has been there for five months. (4} He is an
engineer. (5) He's working for a big firm and he has already
visited a lot of places in Australia.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
86. (1) The prices here are about the same as in Japan, except for
accommodation. (2) In Japan, the cost of accommodation is very
high, much bigger than in Britain. (3) I think the British are less
formal. (4) But you get more in return of your money. (5) For
example, the houses, the flats and the gardens are much bigger.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
87. (1) Everybody loves dolphins. (2) Teenager Adam Maguire owes
his life to a school of dolphins that came to his aid an afternoon.
(3) Perhaps it is their smile and their playful personality which is
so appealing. (4) Dolphins are also very intelligent. (5) Some
scientists say that they are more intelligent than humans.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
88. (1) At three o'clock on Friday 10th of April, we noticed Mr
White's car. (2) It was damaged and we thought it had been in
an accident. (3) At this point, I noticed the smell of alcohol. (4)
We stopped Mr White. (5) I asked him whether he had been in
an accident.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
89. (1) Most of us form an unrealistic picture of life on a desert
island. (2) We sometimes imagine a desert island to be a sort of
paradise where the sun always shines. (3) Life there is simple
and good. (4) Ripe fruit falls from the trees and you never have
to work. (5) There were hardly any trees on the island.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
90. (1) Tom didn't study for the English test. (2) During the exam, he
panicked and started looking at other students' test papers. (3)
He should have studied for the test. (4) The teacher warned him
once to stop cheating, but he continued. (5) As a consequence,
the teacher took Tom's test paper and told him to leave the
exam hall.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
91. (1) The first year in a university is a difficult one for most
students. (2) Although parents may have been a nuisance at
home, they tend to be surely missed at school. (3) The loss of
old friends from home is difficult even though new ones could
be found. (4) The change in landscape and scenery helps
increase the feeling of homesickness. (5) Dormitories are not as
popular with students as they once were.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

92. (1) The destructiveness of the atomic bomb is something we

have gradually come to realise. (2) We know that it can do from
the small 20-kiloton bomb dropped at Hiroshima, which in one
split second took 70,000 civilian lives. (3) We should do our best
to prevent the use of the atomic bomb in the future. (4) Of
another 70,000 who were injured, many died later, and others
continue to die up to this day. (5) A great many people who
were in steel and concrete buildings were killed by walls and
roofs caving in on them.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

93. (1) There is hope and help today for gambling addicts. (2)
Gambling is as dangerous as alcohol in many countries. (3)
Psychiatric treatment is one possibility. (4) The most readily
available and the latest expensive help comes from an
organisation called "Gambler Anonymous" or GA in short. (5) GA
has more than ninety chapters in the United States with about
3,000 gamblers seeking a cure.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
94. 94. (1) Organ transplants are common today. (2) Because of
modern technology, moreover, they are more successful than
they were in the past. (3) In other words, people with a new
heart, liver or kidney can live much longer than they did
previously. (4) Not along ago, transplant patients often died
after a few days because their bodies fought against the new
organ; a new drug, however, now helps the human body accept
its new part. (5) It is quite difficult to find organs because few
people are willing to donate organs.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
95. (1) For the past five years, Mr Brown has suffered from amnesia.
(2) It was caused by a bad car crash. (3) The smashed skull Mr
Brown received in the accident has left him with no memories of
the accident or the events leading up to it. (4) He has a good
memory for dates. (5) More seriously, it has damaged his ability
to remember anything for more than an hour or so.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
96. (1) Fees for American colleges and universities vary widely. (2)
Living expenses can vary greatly in terms of the students' living
standard. (3) They are usually higher in private institutions than
state and federally supported institutions. (4) Tuition in private
universities such as Harvard, Princeton, etc. ranges from S
3,000 to S 6,000 for the nine-month academic year. (5) Public
universities and colleges may cost between S 1,500 and S
3,000.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
97. (1) Once bought, there is not a lot you can do to reduce the fuel
costs of most electric appliances. (2) There is little choice about
how to use a vacuum cleaner or hairdryer; so whatever you do
won't save much. (3) On the other hand, with some appliances
knowing some useful points may help to some extend. (4) While
using a dishwasher, for example, you can reduce fuel
consumption by operating it only when it is full. (5) There are
often after-delivery service differences between brands.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
98. (1) It is always difficult to know what a good diet is. (2) The
energy value of the food we eat is counted in calories. (3) The
average man requires around 2,500 to 3,000 a day. (4) This
varies with age, build and activity. (5) Overweight occurs when
the input of calories is greater than the output.
99. (1) Behind the "Iron Lady" image. Margaret Thatcher does have
what's traditionally considered a feminine side. (2) She's always
wanted equality among people and supported democracy. (3)
She is keenly interested in cooking, diets, curtains, wallpapers.
(4) Besides, her appearance matters to her enormously. (5) She
has an outstanding gift for looking ultra-tidy-every hair in place
even under pressure.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
100.
(1) The restaurant that we chose for the birthday meal
seemed both pleasant and reasonably-priced at first. (2) we
recommended it to several friends later when they asked us. (3)
However, once we had been shown our table, things began to
go wrong. (4) The waiter was far too long taking our order, and
by the time the food was served, it was half-cold and, we
discovered, very poor quality. (5) All this led to us complaining
and having an argument with the manager, so our evening was
thoroughly spoilt.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5

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