Ydt Ingilizce Yks 2020
Ydt Ingilizce Yks 2020
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2020-YDT/İNG İNGİLİZCE TESTİ
C) mistakes D) priorities
E) compliments
E) outdated
8. ---- as the main shipping route between the Indian 10. Kefir is a fermented drink similar ---- yoghurt and is
and Pacific Oceans, Singapore ---- traders from valued ---- its beneficial effects on microbes in our
China, India, and Europe for years. gut.
A) To be served / had attracted A) in / as B) with / about
D) instead E) however
12. ---- the wheel was invented, humans had devised 15. Some students wrongly interpret failure as resulting
various ways to move heavy objects around. from lack of ability ---- lack of effort, and do nothing
A) As long as B) Before about it since they believe that ability, unlike effort,
is something they really cannot do much about.
C) Whenever D) In case A) rather than B) similar to
E) except for
E) each / any
14. ---- people you dine with, ---- food you are likely to
eat because when dining with another person,
people eat 35 percent more than when they are
alone.
A) Whether / or B) Not only / but also
E) Neither / nor
16.
20.
17.
A) overseen
B) overseeing
C) to have overseen
D) oversee
E) to oversee
B) a lot of companies rely on consumer surveys to D) we do not know when exactly humans started making
improve their products clothes and footwear
C) in a typical research design, data collection is followed E) the task of understanding the nature of early human
by data analysis life has been very difficult
D) data science is becoming more and more appealing to
scientists and business people alike
25. The rearing of livestock has brought great wealth to 27. ----, the American Marshall Plan helped to jump-start
Uruguay ----. the Austrian economy, laying the foundation for the
A) even if it has been described as a giant city with many country’s present-day prosperity.
farms A) Regardless of the capital city Vienna’s humble origins
as a Roman army camp on the Danube River
B) although recently tourism and banking have also
contributed to the national income B) As though its leaders had repeatedly requested
international financial assistance
C) as the capital city of Montevideo is also the largest city
with a population of around 1.5 million C) Because no one thought at the time that Austria would
receive international aid following World War II
D) whereas the country exports animal products all over
the world D) Although until recently its government has been
dominated by two political parties
E) as long as the population of livestock outnumbers the
human population E) Despite the damage from World War II and several
famines in the late 1940s
C) Types of hallucinations
B) British disobedience
38. According to the passage, the skin of dinosaurs ----. C) inaccurately illustrated a bird-sized dinosaur to
A) is generally believed to lack feathers but, in fact, many compare it to modern birds
dinosaur species had them
D) clarified that some dinosaurs were identical to today's
B) was first discussed by the films like Jurassic Park feathery birds in terms of feather structure
before the scientific community
E) was largely influenced by the traditional depictions of
C) started to change around 160 million years ago dinosaurs by the film industry
41. According to the passage, giving a single common C) native Americans learned more efficient farming
name to all the original inhabitants of North America techniques
was inappropriate because ----.
D) Plains Indians became more successful hunters of
A) they were quite diverse and were not identified as one bison
unified entity
E) cultivating lands accompanied by hunting became the
B) they had nomadic lifestyles before settling down in main priorities for the natives
different places
Physician: Fiona:
Exactly! We’re programmed to thrive in nature. What do you mean?
Spending time outside boosts our mood and
makes us feel calmer. Mary:
Well, it was in ancient Greece that classical
Reporter: architecture emerged and it was the Romans who
---- contributed much to its advancement in terms of
complexity.
Physician: A) The Romans are known for their contributions to wide
Just simple things like enjoying your drinks or range of subjects from postal services to astronomy.
meals outside or doing some workouts outdoors.
A) How can we convince people who don’t like outdoor B) There are some art historians who claim that the
activities? Romans came up with nothing novel to the art of
architecture.
B) Do you agree that outdoor activities in big cities are
very expensive? C) The Romans were not the only ones adopting the
Greek styles and techniques in their architectural
C) What would you suggest for those who don’t know design.
where to start? D) The Roman baths are one of the most distinguished
examples of the Roman architectural style.
D) Outdoor activities should be preferred when it is warm,
aren’t they?
E) I guess you should thank both the Greeks and
Romans for the elaborate Roman constructions.
E) Is there good evidence that shows the benefits of
spending time in nature?
Boris: Dietician:
Why don’t you set yourself a goal of one book a OK, don’t worry. We’ll find out what makes it hard
month or something? for you to lose weight.
A) Well, have you ever consulted a professional before?
Ann:
That’s a good idea. Setting a strict time limit may B) How many times do you eat in a typical day?
motivate me to read.
A) I just don't like reading books. Rather, I'm usually fine C) What kind of diets have you tried until now?
with reading my work materials in my spare time.
D) How often do you eat junk food?
B) How do you find enough time to read though you’re
often busy? E) How long have you been on this particular diet?
C) I don’t read as much as you. I generally prefer to read
best-selling novels.
Entrepreneur: 49. Despite its small size, Costa Rica, whose geography
Well, I’ve been passionate about aviation all of my varies from rainforests to arid regions, is home to
life. Also, a few years ago my company decided some of the most intense biodiversity in the world.
that technology was then mature enough to A) Costa Rica has got one of the highest levels of
pursue it. biodiversity in the world, and rainforests and arid
regions make up the majority of the small country’s
Interviewer: diverse geography.
----
B) Partly because Costa Rica has a geography that
Entrepreneur: ranges from rainforests to arid regions, the small
One is the capability to operate safely and country possesses some of the richest biodiversity in
the world.
independently, without crashing into anything or
anyone. C) With a diverse geography including rainforests and
A) What do you think can you do to make drone delivery arid regions, Costa Rica has some of the richest
economically more competitive? biodiversity in the world although it is a small country.
B) Why do you think ordinary people have so many D) Costa Rica’s small size does not prevent it from
concerns about drone delivery? boasting some of the highest levels of biodiversity in
the world, partly due to its geography ranging from
C) How confident are you that people will choose your rainforests to arid regions.
delivery system?
E) While Costa Rica is blessed with some of the most
D) What are some of the technical improvements you intense biodiversity in the world, it is one of the
want to achieve to enhance the drone delivery smallest countries possessing a geography ranging
system? from rainforests to arid regions.
50. As well as spoken language, we use body language 51. Few inventions have had a more immediate or
to pass on a multitude of messages about our lasting impact on world history than the railroad, the
moods and intentions. first mode of land transport capable of
A) A good amount of information about our moods and outdistancing the horse and camel.
intentions is passed on to other people using either A) The railroad, the mode of land transport which offered
body language or spoken language. longer distances than the horse and camel for the first
time, affected world history more directly and
B) Spoken language is not the only means to convey a permanently than most other inventions.
large number of messages regarding our moods and
intentions, we also make use of body language. B) Direct and permanent impact on world history came
from a number of land transport inventions, one of
C) Plenty of messages concerning our moods and which was the railroad, as it made it possible to travel
intentions are conveyed using spoken language rather longer distances compared to the horse and camel.
than body language.
C) The horse and camel were outdistanced by the
D) We utilise either body language or spoken language to railroad, the first mode of land transport, which came
convey some messages related to our moods and as a more direct and lasting impact on world history
intentions. compared to other inventions.
E) Both body language and spoken language have to
D) Different modes of land transport that are able to go
be used together to effectively convey messages with
regard to our moods and intentions. longer distances than the horse and camel have been
invented, but the railroad was the first to have a direct
and long-lasting effect on world history.
52. The learning of culture is an integral part of 53. Because industrialised countries have been the
language education because culture dramatically primary greenhouse gas emitters, they should
influences how people speak in everyday play a role in helping the world shift to renewable
interaction. energy sources.
A) Everyday interaction seems to be affected by culture A) In order to help the world move to renewable energy
to a great extent, which, in turn, affects how culture is sources, industrialised countries should stop releasing
taught in language education. greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
B) Language education, where the way people of a B) It is the duty of industrialised countries to move to
certain culture speak in their routine activities renewable energy sources as they are the world's
is taught, significantly contributes to the learning of major contributors to the production of greenhouse
culture. gases.
C) Culture largely determines the norms of speaking in C) Although industrialised countries give out greenhouse
everyday interaction, so the learning of culture is gases into the atmosphere, they need to help the
perhaps the most important aspect of language world to start using renewable energy sources.
education.
D) The reason why industrialised countries should
D) Given that culture substantially affects the way people help the world to turn to renewable energy sources is
speak in daily communication, the learning of culture that they have been largely responsible for
cannot be separated from language education. greenhouse gas emissions.
E) If you obey my strict rules, I won’t stand in your way. E) I've been meaning to go to this exhibition for weeks
and you know it. Why do you always ruin my plans?
60. Microwave ovens do not directly cook food; what 61. Until now, there has not been a comprehensive map
they do is heat water. The frequency of microwaves of soil bacteria, but a team of scientists recently
happens to be just right for exciting water took the first steps toward creating one and found
molecules. ---- Nearly all food contains water, but out something surprising along the way. These
microwaves will not cook completely dry food like researchers collected nearly 300 soil samples from
cornflakes, rice or pasta. 18 countries and as many different environments as
A) Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation possible. ---- However, the scientists found that
that sits on the spectrum between radio waves and across these different environments on Earth, a
infrared light. relatively small number of bacteria species
dominated.
B) By spreading their energy evenly through food, the A) These tiny organisms, which populate every
microwaves heat the water in it and the hot water environment, play active roles in many of Earth’s
cooks the food. biological processes.
C) Microwave cookery is similar to heating food in a B) They create acidic environments, decompose dead
normal oven, except that the microwaves penetrate organisms and release gases.
deeper and more quickly.
C) They were expecting to find a diverse array of bacteria
D) The molecules in the centre of your soup are not species spanning different terrains.
heated any quicker than those on the outside.
D) With this new bacteria list, scientists have a starting
E) Exciting the water molecules means that the food point for studying the complex web of ecosystem.
rarely gets much hotter than 100°C, at which water
boils. E) Of the thousands of individual species of bacteria, only
20 percent of those are known to scientists.
62. The carbon cycle is the natural system that, ideally, 63. The creation of revolutionary products or practices
creates a balance between carbon emitters (such as has no timetable. Great minds give birth to
humans) and carbon absorbers (such as trees) so innovations as inspiration hits, necessity requires,
that the atmosphere does not contain an increasing or happenstance would have it. ---- The
amount of carbon dioxide. It is a huge process that Renaissance, for instance, was a period of great
involves oceans, land, and air. ---- You can think of it intellectual exploration, an era of innovation in
almost as the Earth breathing in and out. arts, philosophy, medicine, engineering, and
A) The exchange of carbon dioxide between the ocean science. Inventions of the Renaissance include the
and the air happens at the surface of the water. printing press and movable type. It was also at this
time that Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) drew the
B) The seas’ ability to absorb carbon dioxide has long first plans for a flying machine, a precursor to
been known to scientists. planes and jets that would be devised and
developed centuries later.
C) The carbon cycle is called “in balance” when roughly A) Human progress is now taking place at an
the same amount of carbon that is being pumped into unprecedented pace.
the air is being sucked out by something else.
B) Nevertheless, the history of the human race can
D) Given the important role that carbon dioxide plays in conceivably be called the story of innovation.
warming the Earth, you may be surprised by how little
of it is in the atmosphere. C) However, there have been a number of specifically
fruitful periods of invention throughout history.
E) Carbon dioxide is composed of one carbon atom and
two oxygen atoms, connected by double bonds. D) Also, their other inventions go beyond basic human
needs to enhance human interaction.
66. All the activities that keep the body alive are
constantly controlled by the nervous system which
works 24 hours a day, collecting information about
how body parts are working.
A) Sinir sistemi 24 saat çalışarak uzuvların nasıl çalıştığı
hakkında bilgi toplar ve bedeni canlı tutan tüm
aktiviteleri sürekli kontrol eder.
67. The Indian Ocean formed over the period of the last 69. In highly industrialised countries, where most
120 million years as the landmasses of India and people have a modern way of life, an average family
Australia moved away from Africa. throws away over 1 ton of garbage every year.
A) Hindistan ve Avustralya kara parçalarının Afrika’dan A) Birçok insanın modern bir hayat tarzının olduğu büyük
ayrılması son 120 milyon yıllık süre zarfında Hint oranda sanayileşmiş ülkelerde, ortalama bir aile her yıl
Okyanusu’nu meydana getirmiştir. 1 tonun üzerinde çöp atmaktadır.
B) Hint Okyanusu, son 120 milyon yıllık süreçte Hindistan B) Büyük oranda sanayileşmiş ülkelerde birçok insanın
ve Avustralya kara parçalarının Afrika’dan ayrılmasıyla modern bir hayat tarzının olmasından dolayı, ortalama
meydana gelmiştir. bir aile her yıl 1 tonun üzerinde çöp atmaktadır.
C) Son 120 milyon yılda oluşan Hint Okyanusu, Hindistan
ve Avustralya kara parçalarının Afrika’dan ayrılmasıyla C) Büyük oranda sanayileşmiş çoğu ülkede modern bir
meydana gelmiştir. hayat tarzı olan ortalama bir aile her yıl 1 tonun
üzerinde çöp atmaktadır.
D) Hint Okyanusu, yaklaşık 120 milyon yıl önce Hindistan
ve Avustralya kara parçaları Afrika’dan ayrıldığı D) Büyük oranda sanayileşmiş ülkelerde ortalama bir
için oluşmuştur. aile, birçok insan gibi modern bir hayat tarzına sahiptir
ve yılda 1 tonun üzerinde çöp atmaktadır.
E) Hint Okyanusu’nun son 120 milyon yılda oluşmasına
sebep olan olay, Hindistan ve Avustralya kara E) Ortalama bir ailenin modern bir hayat tarzı olduğu
parçalarının Afrika’dan ayrılmasıdır. büyük oranda sanayileşmiş ülkelerde, her yıl 1 tonun
üzerinde çöp atılmaktadır.
72. Bazı araştırmacılar kahve tüketimi ile insanların 73. Susuz kalmak sağlığımız için iyi değildir ancak su
belirli sağlık sorunlarına karşı direnç geliştirmesi ihtiyacımızı karşılamak için günde sekiz bardak su
arasında bir bağlantı olduğunu öne sürmektedir. içmemiz gerektiği fikrinin de hiçbir bilimsel dayanağı
yoktur.
A) A link between coffee consumption and people’s
developing resistance to particular health problems is A) Being dehydrated is not good for our health, but the
proposed by some researchers. idea that we need to drink eight glasses of water a day
in order to stay hydrated has also no scientific
B) Some researchers suggest that there is a link between background.
coffee consumption and people’s developing
resistance to certain health problems. B) Being dehydrated is not good for health; however, the
claim that we must drink eight glasses of water a
day to stay hydrated has not been scientifically proved
C) Coffee consumption leads to people’s developing
yet.
resistance to certain health problems, as proposed by
some researchers. C) Although the idea that we need to drink eight glasses
of water a day to stay hydrated does not have any
D) According to some researchers, there is a scientific background, being dehydrated is not good
link between coffee consumption and people’s for our health either.
developing resistance to particular health problems.
D) Being dehydrated has no benefits for our health, but
E) Some researchers suggest that people’s developing the idea that we should drink eight glasses of water a
resistance to certain health problems is linked to day to stay hydrated is not based on scientific proof
coffee consumption. either.
78. (I) Creativity tests, mostly devised over the last 80. (I) Since their earliest presence on Earth, humans
thirty years, are aimed at assessing the qualities and have sought to make sense of their surroundings.
abilities that constitute creativity. (II) These tests (II) Survival depended on understanding the behaviour
evaluate mental abilities in ways that are different from of a volcano, the flood cycles of a river, or the optimum
─ and even diametrically opposed to ─ conventional time to cross a mountain pass. (III) Humans developed
intelligence tests. (III) Because the kinds of abilities ways to record and pass on such information.
measured by creativity tests differ from those measured (IV) Modern science and information gathering have
by intelligence quotient (IQ) tests, persons with the given anthropologists more insight than ever
highest scores on creativity tests do not necessarily before. (V) As they ventured from their places of origin,
have the highest IQs. (IV) Most creativity tests in use by land and by sea, people acquired a broader
today are based at least partially on the theory of perspective of Earth's processes and of the patterns and
creativity evolved by J.P. Guilford in the 1950s. impact of human settlement throughout the world.
(V) Creative people tend to have IQs that are at least
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
average if not above average, but beyond a score of
120 there is little correlation between performance on
intelligence and creativity tests.
A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
TEST BİTTİ.
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CEVAPLARINIZI KONTROL EDİNİZ.
2020 YABANCI DİL TESTİ (YDT)
28-06-2020
1. B 48. D
2. D 49. C
3. A 50. B
4. A 51. A
5. C 52. D
6. D 53. D
7. B 54. D
8. D 55. B
9. B 56. A
10. D 57. C
11. E 58. D
12. B 59. A
13. B 60. B
14. C 61. C
15. A 62. C
16. E 63. C
17. A 64. A
18. B 65. A
19. A 66. B
20. D 67. B
21. A 68. D
22. A 69. A
23. C 70. C
24. B 71. A
25. B 72. B
26. D 73. A
27. E 74. A
28. D 75. B
29. B 76. C
30. E 77. C
31. B 78. D
32. B 79. B
33. B 80. D
34. E
35. A
36. D
37. E
38. A
39. A
40. A
41. A
42. B
43. D
44. C
45. E
46. E
47. A