YDS İngilizce Cloze Test Testi 1
- Cloze Test
- 20 soru
- 30 dakika
Dört özgün paragraf, her birinde beş boşluk. Sorular YDS'deki gibi edat, bağlaç, ilgi zamiri, fiil yapısı ve kelime bilgisini ölçer; her soruda paragrafın tamamı verilir ve sorulan boşluk kalın yazılır. Boşluğu doldurmadan önce yalnız o cümleyi değil, bir önceki cümleyi de oku.
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Soru 1The first public libraries were often founded by wealthy individuals who believed that access to books (1) ---- improve the lives of ordinary workers. Many of these libraries, however, were (2) ---- for a reading public that barely existed, since a large part of the population could not read. (3) ---- literacy rates rose in the following decades, the number of users grew steadily. Today libraries do far more than lend books: they offer internet access, language classes and quiet places to study for people (4) ---- have nowhere else to go. Some critics argue that online resources have made libraries unnecessary, but the crowded reading rooms in many towns suggest (5) ----.
For blank (1) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: D
Ana cümle geçmiş zamanda ("believed"); geçmişteki bir inancın gelecekle ilgili beklentisi "would" ile anlatılır: kitaplara erişimin işçilerin hayatını iyileştireceğine inanıyorlardı. "Should have" yapıca uymaz; "has to" geçmiş zamanlı ana cümleyle uyuşmaz; "can't" anlamı tersine çevirir, "had better" ise tavsiye ve uyarı bildirir.
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Soru 2The first public libraries were often founded by wealthy individuals who believed that access to books (1) ---- improve the lives of ordinary workers. Many of these libraries, however, were (2) ---- for a reading public that barely existed, since a large part of the population could not read. (3) ---- literacy rates rose in the following decades, the number of users grew steadily. Today libraries do far more than lend books: they offer internet access, language classes and quiet places to study for people (4) ---- have nowhere else to go. Some critics argue that online resources have made libraries unnecessary, but the crowded reading rooms in many towns suggest (5) ----.
For blank (2) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: A
"Were ----" yapısında özne (libraries) eylemi yapan değil, eylemden etkilenendir; edilgen yapı "were built" gerekir. Kütüphaneler, henüz pek var olmayan bir okur kitlesi için kurulmuştu.
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Soru 3The first public libraries were often founded by wealthy individuals who believed that access to books (1) ---- improve the lives of ordinary workers. Many of these libraries, however, were (2) ---- for a reading public that barely existed, since a large part of the population could not read. (3) ---- literacy rates rose in the following decades, the number of users grew steadily. Today libraries do far more than lend books: they offer internet access, language classes and quiet places to study for people (4) ---- have nowhere else to go. Some critics argue that online resources have made libraries unnecessary, but the crowded reading rooms in many towns suggest (5) ----.
For blank (3) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: C
Okuryazarlık arttıkça kullanıcı sayısı da arttı; iki olay arasında zaman ve neden bağı vardır, bunu "as" kurar. "Although", "whereas" ve "even if" karşıtlık, "unless" olumsuz koşul bildirdiği için anlamı bozar.
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Soru 4The first public libraries were often founded by wealthy individuals who believed that access to books (1) ---- improve the lives of ordinary workers. Many of these libraries, however, were (2) ---- for a reading public that barely existed, since a large part of the population could not read. (3) ---- literacy rates rose in the following decades, the number of users grew steadily. Today libraries do far more than lend books: they offer internet access, language classes and quiet places to study for people (4) ---- have nowhere else to go. Some critics argue that online resources have made libraries unnecessary, but the crowded reading rooms in many towns suggest (5) ----.
For blank (4) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: B
Boşluktan sonra yüklem (have) geliyor ve özne eksik; insanlar için özne konumunda kullanılan ilgi zamiri "who"dur. "Whom" nesne, "whose" iyelik bildirir; "which" insanlar için, "where" ise yer için kullanılır.
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Soru 5The first public libraries were often founded by wealthy individuals who believed that access to books (1) ---- improve the lives of ordinary workers. Many of these libraries, however, were (2) ---- for a reading public that barely existed, since a large part of the population could not read. (3) ---- literacy rates rose in the following decades, the number of users grew steadily. Today libraries do far more than lend books: they offer internet access, language classes and quiet places to study for people (4) ---- have nowhere else to go. Some critics argue that online resources have made libraries unnecessary, but the crowded reading rooms in many towns suggest (5) ----.
For blank (5) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: E
"But" ile eleştirmenlerin görüşüne karşı çıkılıyor: dolu okuma salonları bunun tersini gösteriyor. "Suggest otherwise" (aksini gösterir) bu anlamı verir. Diğer zarflar cümle sonunda "suggest" fiilinin nesnesi olamaz ve karşıtlık kurmaz.
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Soru 6Every autumn, millions of small birds leave northern Europe and fly south to Africa, a journey that may take (6) ---- several weeks. Scientists have long wondered how such birds find their way. Experiments suggest that they rely (7) ---- several cues at once, including the position of the sun, the pattern of the stars and the Earth's magnetic field. Young birds making the journey for the first time seem to inherit a general direction, (8) ---- older birds also use landmarks they have learnt on earlier trips. The journey is extremely demanding; before departure, many species eat far more than usual and store fat, (9) ---- will serve as fuel during the flight. Unfortunately, the places where birds rest and feed along the way are disappearing, which means that even birds that survive the crossing may arrive too (10) ---- to breed successfully.
For blank (6) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: C
"Up to several weeks", birkaç haftaya kadar, yani en fazla birkaç hafta demektir ve sürenin üst sınırını verir. Diğer seçenekler süre bildiren bir sayının önünde bu anlamı kuramaz.
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Soru 7Every autumn, millions of small birds leave northern Europe and fly south to Africa, a journey that may take (6) ---- several weeks. Scientists have long wondered how such birds find their way. Experiments suggest that they rely (7) ---- several cues at once, including the position of the sun, the pattern of the stars and the Earth's magnetic field. Young birds making the journey for the first time seem to inherit a general direction, (8) ---- older birds also use landmarks they have learnt on earlier trips. The journey is extremely demanding; before departure, many species eat far more than usual and store fat, (9) ---- will serve as fuel during the flight. Unfortunately, the places where birds rest and feed along the way are disappearing, which means that even birds that survive the crossing may arrive too (10) ---- to breed successfully.
For blank (7) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: E
"Rely on" bir şeye dayanmak, güvenmek demektir; fiil bu edatla kalıplaşmıştır. Kuşlar yön bulurken birkaç ipucuna aynı anda dayanır.
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Soru 8Every autumn, millions of small birds leave northern Europe and fly south to Africa, a journey that may take (6) ---- several weeks. Scientists have long wondered how such birds find their way. Experiments suggest that they rely (7) ---- several cues at once, including the position of the sun, the pattern of the stars and the Earth's magnetic field. Young birds making the journey for the first time seem to inherit a general direction, (8) ---- older birds also use landmarks they have learnt on earlier trips. The journey is extremely demanding; before departure, many species eat far more than usual and store fat, (9) ---- will serve as fuel during the flight. Unfortunately, the places where birds rest and feed along the way are disappearing, which means that even birds that survive the crossing may arrive too (10) ---- to breed successfully.
For blank (8) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: B
Genç kuşlar yalnız kalıtsal bir yön duygusuna güvenirken yaşlı kuşlar ayrıca öğrendikleri işaretleri de kullanır; iki grup karşılaştırılıyor. Bu karşılaştırmayı "whereas" kurar. "Because of" ardından cümle değil isim alır; "so that", "in case" ve "unless" anlama uymaz.
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Soru 9Every autumn, millions of small birds leave northern Europe and fly south to Africa, a journey that may take (6) ---- several weeks. Scientists have long wondered how such birds find their way. Experiments suggest that they rely (7) ---- several cues at once, including the position of the sun, the pattern of the stars and the Earth's magnetic field. Young birds making the journey for the first time seem to inherit a general direction, (8) ---- older birds also use landmarks they have learnt on earlier trips. The journey is extremely demanding; before departure, many species eat far more than usual and store fat, (9) ---- will serve as fuel during the flight. Unfortunately, the places where birds rest and feed along the way are disappearing, which means that even birds that survive the crossing may arrive too (10) ---- to breed successfully.
For blank (9) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: D
Boşluk "fat" sözcüğünü niteleyen ve ardından gelen yüklemin (will serve) öznesi olan bir ilgi zamiri ister; virgülden sonra cansız varlık için "which" kullanılır. "What" önünde isim olan yerde kullanılmaz; "whose", "where" ve "whom" yapıya uymaz.
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Soru 10Every autumn, millions of small birds leave northern Europe and fly south to Africa, a journey that may take (6) ---- several weeks. Scientists have long wondered how such birds find their way. Experiments suggest that they rely (7) ---- several cues at once, including the position of the sun, the pattern of the stars and the Earth's magnetic field. Young birds making the journey for the first time seem to inherit a general direction, (8) ---- older birds also use landmarks they have learnt on earlier trips. The journey is extremely demanding; before departure, many species eat far more than usual and store fat, (9) ---- will serve as fuel during the flight. Unfortunately, the places where birds rest and feed along the way are disappearing, which means that even birds that survive the crossing may arrive too (10) ---- to breed successfully.
For blank (10) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: A
Dinlenme ve beslenme yerleri yok olduğu için kuşlar yolculuğu atlatsa bile üreyemeyecek kadar bitkin (exhausted) varabilir. "Too … to" yapısı olumsuz sonuç bildirir; healthy, eager ve prepared bu yapıda anlamı tersine çevirir, numerous ise kuşların durumunu anlatmaz.
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Soru 11Glass is one of the oldest materials made by humans, yet it remains surprisingly modern. It is produced by heating sand, usually mixed with other minerals, to a very high temperature (11) ---- it melts, and then cooling it quickly. Because the atoms do not have time to arrange themselves in a regular pattern, the result is a solid (12) ---- structure is as disordered as that of a liquid. For centuries, glass was a luxury, and window glass was available (13) ---- to the rich. Today, by contrast, it is (14) ---- cheap that we rarely think about it, even though modern life would be almost impossible without it. Optical fibres made of extremely pure glass, (15) ----, carry most of the data that travels between continents.
For blank (11) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: B
Kum, eriyene kadar yüksek sıcaklıkta ısıtılır; ısıtmanın bitiş noktasını "until" bildirir. "Since" neden ya da başlangıç, "unless" olumsuz koşul, "whereas" karşıtlık bildirir.
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Soru 12Glass is one of the oldest materials made by humans, yet it remains surprisingly modern. It is produced by heating sand, usually mixed with other minerals, to a very high temperature (11) ---- it melts, and then cooling it quickly. Because the atoms do not have time to arrange themselves in a regular pattern, the result is a solid (12) ---- structure is as disordered as that of a liquid. For centuries, glass was a luxury, and window glass was available (13) ---- to the rich. Today, by contrast, it is (14) ---- cheap that we rarely think about it, even though modern life would be almost impossible without it. Optical fibres made of extremely pure glass, (15) ----, carry most of the data that travels between continents.
For blank (12) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: D
Boşluktan sonra gelen "structure", önceki "solid" sözcüğüne aittir: yapısı bir sıvınınki kadar düzensiz olan bir katı. İyelik bildiren ilgi zamiri "whose"dur.
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Soru 13Glass is one of the oldest materials made by humans, yet it remains surprisingly modern. It is produced by heating sand, usually mixed with other minerals, to a very high temperature (11) ---- it melts, and then cooling it quickly. Because the atoms do not have time to arrange themselves in a regular pattern, the result is a solid (12) ---- structure is as disordered as that of a liquid. For centuries, glass was a luxury, and window glass was available (13) ---- to the rich. Today, by contrast, it is (14) ---- cheap that we rarely think about it, even though modern life would be almost impossible without it. Optical fibres made of extremely pure glass, (15) ----, carry most of the data that travels between continents.
For blank (13) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: A
Cam yüzyıllarca bir lükstü; pencere camı yalnızca zenginlerin ulaşabildiği bir şeydi. "Only to the rich" bu anlamı verir. "Even" anlamı tersine çevirir, "hardly" ile cümle zenginlerin bile neredeyse alamadığını söyler ve lüks vurgusuyla çelişir.
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Soru 14Glass is one of the oldest materials made by humans, yet it remains surprisingly modern. It is produced by heating sand, usually mixed with other minerals, to a very high temperature (11) ---- it melts, and then cooling it quickly. Because the atoms do not have time to arrange themselves in a regular pattern, the result is a solid (12) ---- structure is as disordered as that of a liquid. For centuries, glass was a luxury, and window glass was available (13) ---- to the rich. Today, by contrast, it is (14) ---- cheap that we rarely think about it, even though modern life would be almost impossible without it. Optical fibres made of extremely pure glass, (15) ----, carry most of the data that travels between continents.
For blank (14) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: E
"So + sıfat + that" yapısı "o kadar … ki" anlamı verir: Cam o kadar ucuz ki onu düşünmüyoruz bile. "Such" sıfattan sonra isim ister (such a cheap material that); "too" ve "enough" ise "that" ile bu yapıyı kurmaz.
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Soru 15Glass is one of the oldest materials made by humans, yet it remains surprisingly modern. It is produced by heating sand, usually mixed with other minerals, to a very high temperature (11) ---- it melts, and then cooling it quickly. Because the atoms do not have time to arrange themselves in a regular pattern, the result is a solid (12) ---- structure is as disordered as that of a liquid. For centuries, glass was a luxury, and window glass was available (13) ---- to the rich. Today, by contrast, it is (14) ---- cheap that we rarely think about it, even though modern life would be almost impossible without it. Optical fibres made of extremely pure glass, (15) ----, carry most of the data that travels between continents.
For blank (15) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: C
Önceki cümle modern yaşamın cam olmadan neredeyse imkânsız olduğunu söylüyor; optik lifler bunun bir örneğidir. "For example" bu örnekleme ilişkisini kurar. Diğer bağlaçlar karşıtlık bildirdiği için akışı bozar.
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Soru 16Earthquakes themselves rarely kill people; collapsing buildings (16) ----. This is why engineers focus less on predicting earthquakes, which is still not possible with any precision, and more on designing structures that can (17) ---- strong shaking. One widely used technique is base isolation, (18) ---- the building rests on flexible bearings that absorb much of the ground's movement. Equally important, however, is the quality of construction. A well-designed building (19) ---- poorly if cheap materials are used or if the rules are ignored on the construction site. For this reason, experts argue that regular inspections are (20) ---- as important as good design.
For blank (16) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: E
Boşluk, önceki "kill people" yüklemini tekrar etmemek için kullanılan yardımcı fiili ister: "collapsing buildings do (kill people)". Özne çoğul ve cümle geniş zamanda olduğu için "do" doğrudur; "does" tekil özneyle, "did" geçmiş zamanla kullanılır.
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Soru 17Earthquakes themselves rarely kill people; collapsing buildings (16) ----. This is why engineers focus less on predicting earthquakes, which is still not possible with any precision, and more on designing structures that can (17) ---- strong shaking. One widely used technique is base isolation, (18) ---- the building rests on flexible bearings that absorb much of the ground's movement. Equally important, however, is the quality of construction. A well-designed building (19) ---- poorly if cheap materials are used or if the rules are ignored on the construction site. For this reason, experts argue that regular inspections are (20) ---- as important as good design.
For blank (17) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: C
Mühendisler güçlü sarsıntıyı hasarsız atlatabilen (survive) yapılar tasarlamaya odaklanır. Give up (vazgeçmek), put off (ertelemek), look after (bakmak) ve break down (bozulmak) anlama uymaz.
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Soru 18Earthquakes themselves rarely kill people; collapsing buildings (16) ----. This is why engineers focus less on predicting earthquakes, which is still not possible with any precision, and more on designing structures that can (17) ---- strong shaking. One widely used technique is base isolation, (18) ---- the building rests on flexible bearings that absorb much of the ground's movement. Equally important, however, is the quality of construction. A well-designed building (19) ---- poorly if cheap materials are used or if the rules are ignored on the construction site. For this reason, experts argue that regular inspections are (20) ---- as important as good design.
For blank (18) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: A
Boşluktan sonra öznesi ve yüklemi tam bir cümle geliyor (the building rests …); bu yüzden yalnız ilgi zamiri değil, edat + ilgi zamiri gerekir: "in which" (bu teknikte). Virgülden sonra "that" kullanılmaz; "by whom" insan için, "what" ve "whose" ise yapıya uymaz.
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Soru 19Earthquakes themselves rarely kill people; collapsing buildings (16) ----. This is why engineers focus less on predicting earthquakes, which is still not possible with any precision, and more on designing structures that can (17) ---- strong shaking. One widely used technique is base isolation, (18) ---- the building rests on flexible bearings that absorb much of the ground's movement. Equally important, however, is the quality of construction. A well-designed building (19) ---- poorly if cheap materials are used or if the rules are ignored on the construction site. For this reason, experts argue that regular inspections are (20) ---- as important as good design.
For blank (19) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: D
"If cheap materials are used" geniş zamanlı bir koşuldur; iyi tasarlanmış bir binanın bile kötü sonuç verebileceği olasılığı "can still perform" ile anlatılır. Cümlenin bir yükleme ihtiyacı olduğundan "performing" ve "to perform" olmaz; geçmiş zaman yapıları da koşul cümlesiyle uyuşmaz.
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Soru 20Earthquakes themselves rarely kill people; collapsing buildings (16) ----. This is why engineers focus less on predicting earthquakes, which is still not possible with any precision, and more on designing structures that can (17) ---- strong shaking. One widely used technique is base isolation, (18) ---- the building rests on flexible bearings that absorb much of the ground's movement. Equally important, however, is the quality of construction. A well-designed building (19) ---- poorly if cheap materials are used or if the rules are ignored on the construction site. For this reason, experts argue that regular inspections are (20) ---- as important as good design.
For blank (20) in the passage, choose the word or expression that best fits.
Doğru cevap: B
"As … as" eşitlik yapısını güçlendiren zarf "just"tır: düzenli denetimler iyi tasarım kadar önemlidir. "More" ve "much" karşılaştırma yapısını bozar ("more … than" gerekir); "very" ve "such" bu kalıpta kullanılmaz.
Boş bıraktığın sorular yanlış sayılmaz.