YDS DENEMELERİ

6.) Even though it had been snowing all

1.) One of them must be lying, and I suspect it.s
day, a great many people managed to
Emma.
get to the end-of-term concert.
A) It.s probably Emma who is lying, it can.t be one
A. A lot of people did get to the end-ofterm concert
of the others.
in spite of the snow that
B) Emma is the one who is lying; it.s clearly not one
fell all day.
of the others.
B. Since there had been snow all day
C) Clearly it.s Emma who is lying and the others are
long it wasn't easy for people to get to
not.
the end-of-term concert.
D) If anyone is lying, it.s got to be Emma.
C. As it had been snowing heavily all
E) I have a feeling that it.s Emma who is lying; one
day, a great many people just could
of them certainly is.
not get to the end-of-term concert.
D. Even though it had never stopped
2.) It.s the best film I.ve seen in ages.
snowing all day, the hall where we
A) It.s not often one has the chance to see such an
gave the end-of-term concert was full
excellent film.
of people.
B) It.s quite the best film I have ever seen.
E. Very few people indeed were
C) That was a terrific film, quite unlike anything I
prevented from getting to the end-ofterm
have ever seen.
concert by the heavy snow.
D) It.s a long time since I saw such a wonderful film.
E) It.s an excellent film; I saw it years ago. 7.) He probably walked off with your
3.) Mary felt quite certain that her sister would
dictionary, thinking it was his own.
stand by her, but in the end she didn’t.
A. He wouldn't have taken the dictionary
A) Mary had hoped that her sister would come to
if he had known it was yours.
her aid, but she never did.
B. There must be some mistake! He
B) Mary was confident that she would have her
wouldn't take your dictionary without
sister’s support, but as it turned out she let her
asking!
down.
C. The dictionaries are all alike; he took
C) Mary didn’t expect her own sister to let her down
yours thinking it was his.
like that.
D. He must have mistaken your
D) It was unrealistic of Mary to rely on getting help
dictionary for his, and that's not
from her sister.
surprising.
E) It came as a horrible shock to Mary when her
E. It seems he went off with your
own sister turned against her like that.
dictionary, mistaking it for his own.
4.) Our system is that the losing side pays for
8.) If there hadn't been such a strong
the hire of the basketball court.
wind, it would not have been so
A) If our side loses, then we will have to pay for the difficult to put out the fire.
hire of the basketball court.
A. If the wind hadn't been so strong, it
B) I don’t see why the losers should have to pay for
would have been much easier to put
the hire of the basketball court.
out the fire.
C) The way we do it is, whichever side loses, that
B. When a strong wind began to blow it
side pays for the hire of the basketball court.
was even more difficult to control the
D) With us it.s the winners, not the losers who have
fire.
to pay for the hire of the basketball court.
C. It was the strong wind which made it
E) The losers obviously expect the winning side to
difficult for us to put out the fire.
pay for the hire of the basketball court.
D. As the wind was really very strong, it
took them a long time to put out the
5.) If only you’d told me you were planning to
fire.
spend the summer in Alanya, I would have
E. It's always difficult to put out a fire
joined you there.
when there is a strong wind blowing.
A) I’m planning to come to Alanya in the summer as
I hear you’ll be there then.
B) You should have let me know that you.d be in
Alanya during the summer and I’d have come too.
C) I will be spending all the summer in Alanya, and
hope you.ll be able to join me there.
D) Let me know if you can manage to get to Alanya
next summer so that I can arrange to join you there.
E) Be sure to let me know what your plans are for
the summer, as I.m hoping we can meet up in
Alanya.
9.) Emily was perhaps the quietest of the three
Bronte sisters, but she was,
nevertheless, the most passionate.
A. All three Bronte sisters were quiet
and emotional, but this was especially
true of Emily.
B. Of all the Bronte sisters, Emily was
certainly the most passionate but she rarely talked
to anyone.
C. The quietest of the three Bronte sisters was
certainly Emily, though she wasn't the one with
deepest emotions.
D. The least talkative of the three Bronte
sisters may have been Emily, but even so she was
the one with the strongest emotions.
E. Emily Bronte wasn't as talkative as
either of her sisters, and was also less passionate.
10.) When the Spaniards first brought
chocolate to Europe only the very
wealthy could afford to buy it.
A. Though chocolate was expensive, the
Spaniards soon brought it to Europe
and the wealthy everywhere were
keen to buy it.
B. As chocolate was too expensive for
all but the very rich it didn't become
popular when the Spaniards first
brought it to Europe.
C. Chocolate, when it was introduced to
Europe by the Spaniards, was so
expensive that none but the very rich
could buy it.
D. The Spaniards brought chocolate to
Europe where there were more
wealthy people to buy it.
E. The Spaniards brought chocolate to
Europe but for a long time there were
very few people who could afford to
buy it.
11.) If we had waited for Sally, we would
certainly have missed the train.
A. It was on account of Sally that we
managed to catch the train.
B. We all missed the train because we
waited for Sally.
C. We were able to catch the train
because we didn't wait for Sally.
D. It was Sally's fault that she missed the
train.
E. If we wait for Sally we may miss the
train.
12.) Let me know if there is anything I can do to
help you.
A. Do tell me when you need more help.
B. If you're going to heed a lot of help I'll
try to. come along.
C. Are you sure you don't need my help?
D. How much help are you going to
need?
E. If I can be of any use to you, just say
so.
13.) Mary was the only one who answered all the
questions correctly.
A. Mary should have been the one to
answer all questions correctly.
B. Everyone but Mary managed to
answer all questions correctly.
C. Mary wasn't the only one to give the
correct answer.
D. No one but Mary got the correct
answer to every question.
E. Mary answered all the questions
correctly, but so did several others.
14.) Everything seemed to go wrong today.
A. I couldn't please anyone today.
B. It was as if nothing would go right
today.
C. I had a terrible day today; everything
was wrong.
D. Apparently, nothing I did today was
any good.
E. Whatever I did today seemed right at
the time.
15.) I couldn't help admiring the way he
managed to finish the programme
even after such a bad fall.
A. It was really a very bad fall, but
somehow he was still able to finish
the programme and I had to admire
him for that.
B. In spite of the fall, he should have
finished the programme and we could
have admired him for that.
C. The way he finished the programme
was certainly admirable, as the fall
had shaken him up badly.
D. He shouldn't have given up so easily
after the fall.
E. I really admire the way he got up after
the fall and completed the programme.
16.) If I’d known how hot and crowded it was
going to be here, I wouldn’t have come.
A) As it’s so hot and crowded here, I’m beginning
towish I hadn’t come.
B) I didn’t realize it would be so hot and crowded
here, and if I had, I wouldn’t have come.
C) I came here knowing very well it would be both
hot and crowded.
D) I wouldn’t go as I was sure it would be terribly hot
and crowded.
E) If it’s going to be hot and crowded I will certainly
not go there.
17.) I haven’t seen either James or his sister for
a very long time now.
A) I know I’ve met James, but I don’t think I’ve met
his sister before.
B) Neither James nor his sister has been seen by
anyone for ages.
C) I’ve met both James and his sister before, but it
was a long time ago.
D) It has been an awful long time since I saw either
James or his sister.
E) I can’t remember when I last saw James and his
sister.
18.) The rain had already started when I left the
house.
A) The rain suddenly came on as I was leaving the
house.
B) As soon as I left home it began to rain.
C) Just as I was leaving the house it began to rain
heavily.
D) It didn’t start to rain heavily until I left the house.
E) It was raining even before I left the house.
19.) There wasn’t enough evidence to prove that
he was guilty.
A) They failed to prove his guilt as there was no
evidence to support the case.
B) They couldn’t have proved his guilt even if they’d
had more evidence.
C) They couldn’t prove that he was guilty as the
evidence was insufficient.
D) If there is enough evidence, they will be able to
prove his guilt.
E) They can’t possibly prove his guilt as there is
clearly insufficient evidence.
20.) When we lived in İzmir, I used to go to a
concert every week.
A) During our years in İzmir, I went to a concert
regularly once a week.
B) As we lived in Đzmir, I could go to a concert
every week.
C) After we left Đzmir, I started to go to a concert
every week.
D) While we were living in İzmir, we went to a
concert at least once a week.
E) When we lived in İzmir, they held concerts there
every week.
21.) My brother’s work involves a great deal of
travel, so we don’t get to see him very often.
A) I wish we could see my brother more often, but
he always seems to be away on business.
B) My brother is sometimes away on business, so
we can’t see him then.
C) We aren’t often able to see my brother as he has
to travel a lot on business.
D) Even if my brother didn’t travel so much, we
probably wouldn’t see him very often.
E) When he isn’t away on business, we do manage
to see my brother quite often.
22.) I’m sure they would have come to the
concert if we had let them know about it in
advance.
A) They never received an invitation to the concert,
so naturally, they could not attend it.
B) Apparently, they didn’t attend the concert
because they were only invited to it at the last
minute.
C) They were sorry not to attend the concert, but the
invitation came too late.
D) If the invitation had reached them a day or two
earlier, they might have attended the concert.
E) If they had known beforehand that there was
going to be a concert, they would certainly have
attended.
23.) A few of the couples danced really well, but
the majority were very poor indeed.
A) Most of the couples were no good at all, but there
were a few who danced extremely well.
B) Among the couples who danced, some were
good enough, but others were no good at all.
C) Among the couples there were more good
dancers than there were bad ones.
D) Actually, some of the couples danced
remarkably well, but most were very ordinary.
E) There were some couples who gave a very poor
performance, but most of them danced reasonably
well.
24.) Much to our surprise, everyone arrived at
the meeting place on time, so this was a good
start for the trip.
A) Surprisingly enough, the trip turned out to be a
great success even though there were many late-
comers.
B) The trip began well as we were surprised to find
that everyone had come to the meeting place at the
appointed time.
C) Everyone made a really big effort to get to the
meeting place on time, so the trip had a good start.
D) The trip started well, with everyone at the
meeting place on time, but then came some
unpleasant surprises.
E) We were little surprised that everyone had
arrived at the meeting place before the trip began.
25.) Arriving at work every day, employees are
strictly required to be punctual.
A) The management has asked employees here to
arrive at work on time.
B) Employees had better arrive at work on time
every day.
C) Employees working here arrive on time every
day.
D) Employees have to arrive at work on time every
day.
E) Arriving at work on time every day is suggested
for employees.
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1. E
2. D
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. E
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. C
12. E
13. D
14. B
15. A
16. B
17. D
18. E
19. C
20. A
21. C
22. E
23. A
24. B
25. D