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In Finland now, everything is all right. Fifteen years after

one of the worst recessions any European country has

seen, triggered by the collapse of the Soviet Union, the

Finns feel very content. Their small country of a

population of 5 million is the first in the World Economic

Forums list of the worlds most competitive countries, and

the second in its business-competitiveness index. It is also

the first in the OECDs world ranking of educational

performance and has the second-highest share of

research-and-development spending in the European

Union. Moreover, the country is reversing its demographic

decline and, hence, its fertility rate is one of the highest inEurope. Perhaps best of all the Finns are facing

globalization without paranoia. Theirs is one of the few

European countries to have succeeded in businesses in

which international prices are falling because of global

competition and technological change. In most of Europe

public opinion and even business lites seem gloomily

resigned to being overwhelmed by India and China.

Finland suggests that this fate is not inevitable.

1. We learn from the passage that, in addition toFinlands recent economic success, ----..

A) it is also a popular tourist destination

B) it is resigned to being overwhelmed by India

C) it also ranks very high in education

D) it remains in a deep recession

E) its businesses are not globally competitive

2. It is clear from the passage that Finlandspreviously weak economy ----..

A) was caused by the collapse of the Soviet Union

B) had no effect on the countrys standing in the

World Economic Forum

C) caused the country to spend more on research anddevelopment

D) improved dramatically fifteen years ago

E) became stronger after it began to reverse itsdemographic decline

3. We understand from the passage that Finlandspopulation ----..

A) resents outside interference in its economy

B) is becoming one of the highest in Europe

C) is an extremely competitive one when it comes tointernal trade

D) is now increasing due to a higher birth rate

E) is not well-educated by European standards

4. We see from the passage that Finlands economy----..

A) is by far the strongest in the world

B) remains unaffected by technological change

C) is still undergoing the effects of the fall of the

Soviet Union

D) has had a direct effect on its fertility rate

E) hasnt always been stable

Editors have two primary functions which sometimes

overlap finding / selecting manuscripts, then polishing

them for publication. Acquisitions editors perform the first

chore. The approach they adopt depends on several

factors. The idea for a college text, for example, usually

originates inside the publishing house; the acquisition

editors job is then to choose a suitable author to produce

the manuscript. In a trade book division, on the other

hand, the acquisitions editor may be more passive,

carefully reading manuscripts and queries that are mailed

in, then recommending the best of these for development

as a book. In the former case, the acquisitions editor maybe knowledgeable in a given area (economics, perhaps, or

one of the sciences) while the second type might be more

of a generalist. Copyeditors, who whip the manuscript into

shape for the press, must possess a superb background in

English and bring to their work high standards of accuracy

and thoroughness along with a remarkable attention to

detail.

5. According to the passage, editors have twoprimary functions ----..

A) one of which is to write publicity announcementsabout the books which will be published

B) the most crucial of them to prepare manuscripts forpublication

C) which occasionally merge into each other

D) both of which are related to the selection of booksto be published

E) which few publishers can fulfil

6. We learn from the passage that a college text ----..

A) usually has its starting point in a lecturers notes

B) is always assigned to an author by copyeditors

C) can only be edited by the original author

D) is harder to edit than a trade book

E) often has its origin in an editors office

7. It is clear from the passage that, the queries andmanuscripts sent to an editors office ----..

A) are meticulously examined with a view to makingbooks

B) are rarely of any interest to the editorial staff

C) will almost always result in a publication

D) seldom receive the attention they deserve

E) are of vital importance in the search for a suitablewriter for a given text

8. We understand from the passage that anacquisitions editor, working on college texts, willprobably ----..

A) have far better skills and qualifications thancopyeditors

B) have started his career in one of the branches of the

media

C) have taken courses in marketing and advertising

D) aim to go on to promote sales

E) have a specialized knowledge of one or more fields


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Life on a submarine may, to many people,

soundfascinating. However, it is, in fact, horribly

boring.Except for the commanding officers, a day aboard

asubmarine consists of six hours on duty, six hoursoff, day

after day, for months. This being the case, every effort is

made to ensure that the lives of themen are as pleasant

as possible. The meals areexceptionally good, and there is

a daily film, shown ata specific time, on television around

the submarine.In return, the crew is always expected to

performperfectly all the time. A mistake is quite

unforgivable.In fact, a favourite saying is Theres room

foreverything on a submarine except for a mistake.

9. We learn from the passage that, contrary towhata lot of people expect, ----..

A) life on a submarine is extremely rewarding for thecrew

B) submarines have every imaginable facility forentertaining the crew

C) boredom is a major problem for the crew of asubmarine

D) there is comparatively little work to be done on asubmarine

E) the officers on a submarine share the same dutiesas the other members of the crew

10. The writer of the passage emphasises that, onasubmarine, ----..

A) there is every opportunity for officers to have apleasant life

B) every member of the crew helps to prepare themeals

C) everyone works six hours a day

D) life never gets boring for the crew

E) everything is to be done faultlessly

11. It is clear from the passage that it isalmostimpossible ----..

A) to make life aboard a submarine fully fascinating

B) for officers to establish a friendship with othermembers of the crew

C) for everyone to be aware of night and day

D) for the commanding officers to make a mistake

E) for any member of the crew to be on duty morethan six hours

For most people, being a member of a large family

issometimes hard. Usually there isnt enough money,

soeveryone has to do without various things. There are,

however, certain advantages; in fact, there areprobably

more advantages than disadvantages. Theother day I saw

a family setting off on a day out. Theparents, who looked

remarkably young themselves, were carrying various

bags. The biggest child, whowas perhaps fifteen, carried a

football. His sister, perhaps two years younger, carried

what looked likethe family lunch. The four smaller children

also hadthings to carry. The youngest of them carried a

toybear that was almost as big as herself. The familywerecatching a bus and looked so contented. I wished

Icould have gone with them wherever they were going.

12. It is clear from the passage that thefamilydescribed here ----..

A) isnt used to going out for the day like this

B) very rarely has a day out together

C) seldom takes a bus at weekends

D) is clearly a very rich one

E) knows how to share its duties

13. We understand from the passage that,althoughthese parents have six children, ----..

A) they spend very little time with them

B) they dont really seem to care about them

C) they are reluctant to spend much money on them

D) it seems that life has not aged them

E) it is the four smaller ones that they are most fondof

14. From the passage we can conclude thatthenarrator ----..

A) himself comes from a large family

B) is very critical of large families

C) is more interested in the parents than in thechildren

D) feels sorry because the children have all got thingsto carry

E) seems to favour large families


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Mrs Gaskell was a nineteenth-century Englishnovelist. She

wrote social novels, the most famous ofwhich were Mary

Barton and North and South. Thefirst, which is set in

Manchester, an industrial city inthe north of England,

vividly describes the terribleconditions of the working

class, which she knew atfirst hand. It is a powerful novel

that made aconsiderable impression upon readers in

nineteenthcenturyEngland. The other novel, North and

South, contrasts two regions of England, through its

heroineMargaret Hale, who leaves southern England to

livein the industrial north. Both these novels present

abalanced view of social problems in this period ofEnglishhistory.

15. As it is pointed out in the passage, both inMaryBarton and in North and South, Mrs Gaskell----..

A) is mainly concerned with the conditions of workinglife in the industrial north of England

B) tells the tragic story of a young country girl calledMargaret Hale

C) compares the working conditions of men and

women in southern England

D) failed to capture the interest of readers in her time

E) shows how the conditions of the English workingclass were improving in the nineteenth century

16. We understand from the passage thatthemanner, in which Mrs Gaskell approachedtheworking conditions of her time, ----..

A) is generally regarded now as being unfair

B) was disliked by her readers

C) was more critical in Mary Barton than in North and

South

D) was not one-sided

E) was not based on fact

17. We learn from the passage that Mrs Gaskellusesthe story of Margaret Hale to ----..

A) show how the living conditions in the north were farbetter than those in the south

B) illustrate the differences between the north andsouth of England

C) draw attention to the special problems of young

women in nineteenth-century England

D) tell the story of her own life in Manchester

E) stress that there were good working opportunitiesfor the young in the north of England

John Steinbeck grew up in California and went touniversity

there, and studied marine biology. Heworked at various

jobs before he rose to fame in the1930s with his novels

about farm workers. In hisnovels, his approach is realistic

and he shows agreat deal of sympathy for his characters

who aremostly poor and oppressed. We see this in

TheGrapes of Wrath, which is one of his best-

knownnovels, and has been made into a film and

alsostaged in the theatre.

18. We learn from the passage that Steinbeck ----..

A) was primarily concerned in his writings with theproblems American society was facing in the 1930s

B) wrote only one major novel, which is The Grapes ofWrath

C) used California as the setting for all his works

D) wrote almost all of his major works during the1930s

E) was originally trained as a scientist, but he turnedto literature

19. We understand from the passage that thepeopleSteinbeck describes in his novels ----..

A) usually have a background of economic and socialhardships

B) do not really represent the agricultural communityof California

C) work in a wide variety of jobs in California

D) are on the whole content with the kind of life theyhave

E) fail to arouse the readers sympathy

20. It is clear from the passage thatSteinbecksfamous novel, The Grapes of Wrath, ----..

A) was, much to the surprise of Steinbeck himself, animmediate success

B) was only popular as a book and as a film, duringthe 1930s

C) was adapted for the stage, but enjoyed littlesuccess in the theatre

D) has appealed not only to the general reader, butalso to film and stage directors

E) has had a lasting effect on its readers, though it isthe least realistic


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Reading on paper is so much a part of our lives thatit is

hard to imagine anything could ever replace theprinted

books we are used to. Before printed bookscame in, books

had to be copied by hand; this wasobviously a slow

process and very expensive. OnceGutenberg had invented

an economical way to makemovable letters in the 15th

century, it becamepossible to produce reading material

quickly, comparatively cheaply and in large quantities.

Sincethen, the printed word has become a permanent

partof our everyday lives. So, how could anyone

believethat sales of electronic books will equal those

ofpaper books within a decade or so? Still, somepeoplethink that they will.

21. The passage puts forward the idea that,eventhough the printed book continues to bepopular, ----..

A) it will soon be completely replaced by theelectronic book

B) the electronic book may well be on its way in

C) it is no longer as popular as it used to be

D) fewer books are being sold than formerly

E) compared with the electronic book, it is veryexpensive

22. In this passage, the author suggests that, inspiteof technological advances, some people ----..

A) are dissatisfied at the rising prices of printed books

B) still regard Gutenberg as the leading figure in booktechnology

C) will be reluctant to give up the printed book andturn to the electronic one

D) find it difficult to buy the kind of book they arelooking for

E) realise that books published in our time are not aswell-made as those in the past

23. It is clear from the passage thatGutenbergsinvention of the printing press ----..

A) was the only major technological advance in the15th century

B) did not have any noticeable effect upon the pricesof books

C) did not put an end to the practice of copying books

by hand

D) failed to spread the love of reading among ordinarypeople

E) increased the speed at which books could beproduced

New Guinea is home to some of the worlds

strangestcreatures. For instance, there is a special species

ofkangaroo that lives in trees. There are also lizardsthat

are five metres long, and butterflies that are asbig as

dinner plates. New Guinea is an island hardlyany larger

than the state of Texas, but it has as manybird species as

are to be found, for example, in thewhole of North

America. This is partly due to the factthat it has largely

remained isolated from the rest ofthe world. But it is also

due to the fact that it has anincredible variety of

ecological features, ranging fromtropical rain forests to

glaciers.

24. We learn from the passage that New Guinea ----..

A) has actually fewer bird species than it formerly had

B) is in many respects very similar to Texas

C) owes its characteristic physical features to glaciers

D) is an island with a remarkable range of climaticfeatures

E) is gradually increasing its contacts with North

America

25. According to the passage, kangaroos that liveintrees ----..

A) are very commonly to be seen in rain forestseverywhere

B) are only on the increase in New Guinea

C) are just one example of the odd creatures to befound in New Guinea

D) are a threat to the bird population of New Guinea

E) are considerably smaller than the average

kangaroo

26. The writer points out that one of the reasonswhythere are very many different kinds of birdsinNew Guinea is ----..

A) that the climatic conditions of the island aresuitable for rain forests

B) the fact that many migrate there for the winterfrom North America

C) that the island is a protected environment, and newspecies are constantly being taken there

D) that this island has mostly been cut off from the

rest of the world

E) the fact that there is very little else of interestregarding wildlife


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The origins of biography are to be found in earlylegendary

accounts of the Greek, Germanic andCeltic heroes.

Another early type of biography is therecords of the

teaching and deeds of wise men. Theaccounts of the life

and teaching of Socrates givenby Plato and Xenophon

may be regarded as adevelopment of this kind of record.

The interest of theSocratic dialogues of Plato is

philosophic rather thanbiographical, but the Memorabilia

of Xenophon, though not a biography in the modern sense

of theword, comprises a series of sketches of the

greatphilosopher with intimacy and vividness. The

firstEuropean author, remembered primarily asabiographer, is Plutarch, a Greek philosopher wholived

under the Roman Empire. His Parallel Lives ofancient

Greek and Roman statesmen and soldiers isone of the

most fascinating works of antiquity andinfluential in the

European biographical tradition.Moreover, he seems to

have been the first author todistinguish sharply between

biography and history.

27. It is pointed out in the passage that the firsttrueexample of biography in the modern sense istobe found in ----..

A) the stories of Greek and other heroes

B) Xenophons Memorabilia

C) ancient legends

D) Platos dialogues

E) Plutarchs Parallel Lives

28. According to the passage, Platos accountofSocrates, unlike the one given by Xenophon, ----..

A) is very critical of the great philosopher

B) puts the emphasis on the philosophy of Socrates

C) is full of fascinating details about the life ofSocrates

D) was the model for Plutarch when he wrote hisParallel Lives

E) is commonly regarded as the first importantexample of biographical writing

29. We understand from the passage that, inhisParallel Lives, Plutarch ----..

A) is primarily concerned with the portrayal of peoplethemselves, but not the events of their times

B) concentrates on life and society in ancient Rome

C) gives priority to statesmen rather than to soldiers

D) includes his own philosophy of life in his accountsof the lives of others

E) compares the Greek and Roman attitudes towardspolitics and military affairs

When you pick up something that is very hot youusually

drop it immediately. You do not have to thinkabout it and

decide to drop it. You just drop it.However, you do have to

think about some actions.For example, you might decide

to walk to schoolinstead of taking the bus. You think about

it anddecide to do it. Actions like this, that you choose

tomake, are called voluntary actions. But actions

thatyou make without having to think about them, suchas

dropping a hot object, are called involuntary orreflex

actions.

30. The passage concentrates on ----..

A) what one should do in a dangerous situation

B) the fact that human beings seldom react instantlywhen they face danger

C) two main groups of human action

D) different reactions to hot objects

E) decision-making

31. According to the passage, by involuntary

actionis meant an action ----..

A) which follows a long process of thinking

B) that doesnt take place fairly quickly

C) which is the result of a choice made

D) in which no thinking at all is involved

E) that is immediately followed by a series of otheractions

32. According to the passage, if one thinksaboutsomething and comes to a decision aboutwhatto do, ----..

A) the action that results is called a voluntary action

B) this is what is often called a reflex action

C) this means ones reflex actions are strong

D) one is not likely to change ones mind

E) the likelihood is that a wrong action is almostimpossible


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Like nearly all the peoples of the ancient world, the

Romans took slavery for granted. Nothing in Romes

earlier experience had prepared it, however, for the huge

increase in slave numbers that resulted from its western

and eastern conquests. In 146 B.C., fifty-five thousand

Carthaginians were enslaved after the destruction of their

city; not long before, one hundred and fifty thousand

Greek prisoners of war had met the same fate. By the end

of the second century B.C., there were a million slaves in

Italy alone, making Roman Italy one of the most slave-

based economies known to history. The majority of these

slaves worked as agricultural labourers on the vastestates of the Roman aristocracy. Some of these estates

were the result of earlier Roman conquests within Italy

itself. But others were constructed by aristocrats buying

up the land holdings of thousands of small farmers who

found themselves unable to compete with the great

estate-owners in producing grain for the market.

33. It is suggested in the passage that, in their viewof slavery, the Romans ----..

A) attached a great deal of importance to the militaryvalue of slaves

B) had largely been inspired by the Greeks and someeastern peoples

C) were not so sophisticated as the other peoples ofthe ancient world

D) began to follow a different policy only after theyhad enslaved the Carthaginians

E) did not differ much from other ancient peoples

34. It is implied in the passage that the earlyRomans ----..

A) had no notion of slavery and knew nothing about it

B) were not interested in farming and, therefore,imported their grain

C) were so opposed to aristocrats that they protectedsmall farmers against them

D) had one political goal: to conquer all the otherpeoples east and west

E) had always been on friendly terms with all thepeoples of the ancient world

35. It is clear from the passage that, when theRomans began to extend their conquests, ----..

A) they were seriously resisted by the Greeks, whohad no fear of them

B) their immediate aim was to conquer and enslavethe Carthaginians

C) it led to an enormous increase in the number ofslaves

D) they depended heavily on slaves for their militarycampaigns

E) it greatly pleased the Roman aristocracy, sincethey were able to own new estates

The job of check-in clerks at any airport is not

aparticularly interesting or satisfying one. They

simplyhave to check the tickets of passengers, and

taketheir luggage. The work is mechanical, repetitive

andvery tiring. The only variation in the routine

occurswhen things go wrong when flights are delayed

orwhen they are cancelled due to such things as

badweather, strikes or technical problems. Then thecheck-

in clerks are in the unfortunate position ofhaving to face

the angry passengers though the faultis not theirs and

they can do nothing to put thingsright.

36. We understand from the passage that the workacheck-in clerk does ----..

A) is always greatly appreciated by the passengers

B) varies greatly from day to day which makes it moreenjoyable

C) requires a great deal of skill and creativity

D) involves very little contact with passengers

E) is both tedious and exhausting

37. According to the passage, a number ofreasonsmay lead to ----..

A) passengers wishing to change the dates of theirflights

B) a strike among the check-in clerks

C) the postponement or cancellation of flights

D) the loss of the luggage of passengers

E) overcrowding at airports

38. It is pointed out in the passage that whenseriousproblems affecting flights arise atairports, ----..

A) passengers usually wait patiently for the situationto improve

B) it is the check-in clerks who encounter theprotesting passengers

C) passengers are immediately notified by check-inclerks

D) it is the primary responsibility of check-in clerks tosolve them

E) check-in clerks are required to explain, in detail,

what has caused them


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Ren Descartes, the French mathematician, scientist, and

philosopher, is called the father of modernphilosophy.

This is due to the fact that he was one ofthe first to

abandon scholastic Aristotelianism. Heformulated the first

modern version of mind-bodydualism, and promoted the

development of a newscience grounded in observation

and experiment. Hebelieved that commonly accepted

knowledge wasdoubtful because of the subjective nature

of thesenses. He also believed that the entire

universecould be explained in terms of mathematical

physics.Furthermore, he developed a metaphysical

dualismthat distinguishes radically between mind,theessence of which is thinking, and matter, the essenceof

which is extension in three dimensions.

39. According to Descartes, the subjective natureofthe senses ----..

A) was the main source of scientific knowledge

B) made commonly accepted knowledge doubtful

C) had to be grounded in observation

D) could not be wrong

E) constituted the basis of mathematics andphilosophy

40. According to the text, since Descartes wasthefirst to abandon scholastic Aristotelianism,hewas ----..

A) a philosopher believing in the importance ofsubjectivity

B) a renowned mathematician

C) the father of modern philosophy

D) a strong supporter of commonly accepted

knowledge

E) also the first to reject mind-body dualism

41. In Descartes metaphysical dualism, ----..

A) observation and experiment should bedistinguished

B) the essence of matter is thinking

C) the universe can be explained in metaphysicalterms

D) the mind extends in three dimensions

E) there is a strong distinction between mind andmatter

The euro was launched on January 1, 1999, replacing the

precursor ecu at a 1:1 value. Until thecirculation of

currency notes and coins in 2002, theeuro was used only

by financial markets and certainbusinesses. Many

financial experts predicted that theeuro could eventually

rival the dollar as aninternational currency. Unlike most of

the nationalcurrencies that they replaced, euro banknotes

do notdisplay famous national figures. The seven

colourfulbills, designed by Austrian artist Robert Kalina

andranging in denomination from 5 to 500,

symbolizethe unity of Europe and feature a map of

Europe, theEUs flag, and arches, bridges, gateways,andwindows. The eight euro coins range indenominations

from one cent to two euros. The coinsfeature one side

with a common design; the reversesides' designs differ in

each of the individualparticipating countries.

42. It can be understood from the passage thattheeuro coins ----..

A) have a denomination range of five euros

B) were designed by Austrian artist Robert Kalina

C) have the same designs on both sides in each

individual participating country

D) are available in eight different denominations

E) symbolize the economic unity of the EuropeanUnion with their designs

43. According to the text, the ecu ----..

A) was used until the euro was put into circulation

B) was lower than the euro in value

C) had to be replaced by the euro because it had lostvalue

D) was a strong rival of the dollar

E) was used between 1999 and 2002

44. The euro is different from the nationalcurrenciesit replaced ----..

A) with its higher value against the dollar

B) with the designs of its banknotes

C) because it replaced the ecu as well

D) because it has the widest denomination range ever

E) since it was only used by financial markets andcertain businesses


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After the release of his film Titanic in 1997, DirectorJames

Cameron announced that the next movie hewould make

would be Avatar. It took him years toproduce the film as it

had an astronomical budgetthat approached 400 million

dollars. In the film, Jakeand his team go to Pandora, a

jungle-covered moon, searching for valuable minerals.

Since humans areunable to breathe on Pandora, human

avatars arecreated out of them. There, the Avatars meet

theNavi, a humanoid race, with sparkling blue skin,

andcapabilities that are far greater than those of

normalhumans. A war breaks out between the Navi and

theAvatars. Meanwhile, Jake falls in love with a Navi, andis forced to choose between the Avatars and hisNavi love.

45. It is clear from the passage that DirectorJamesCameron ----..

A) had not made any important films before Avatar

B) spent a long time and a lot of money to makeAvatar

C) played the role of Jake in his own film

D) preferred his Titanic to his last film, Avatar

E) plans to make another expensive film in the nearfuture

46. We understand from the passage thathumanavatars are created ----..

A) because the atmosphere of Pandora does not allowhumans to live there

B) to persuade the Navi to make peace

C) to cooperate with the Navi both militarily andtechnically

D) so that the film can have a romantic theme

E) with the help of valuable minerals

47. It is pointed out in the passage that thehumanoidrace, the Navi, ----..

A) are ultimately able to drive the Avatars out ofPandora

B) have been living on Pandora as small communities

C) have physical features not different from those ofhuman beings

D) are superior to human beings in many respects

E) have received Jake and his team with utmosthospitality

Crows are black birds, and they are very ugly. Butthey are

also very clever. Or perhaps, since theyhave extremely

long lives, they have time in which tocollect a great deal

of information. For instance, theyhave developed an

excellent method of gettingwalnuts out of their shells. The

first stage was to dropthem from a height. If they fell on a

soft surface theydidnt break; if they fell on a hard surface

like a road, they often did. If they didnt, however, passing

carswould crush the walnuts. But one problem remained.It

is difficult for a crow to eat crushed walnuts when alot of

cars are passing. In the end, this problem, too, was

solved. They started to drop the walnuts justahead of thetraffic lights.

48. From the passage, we learn ----..

A) all about the life-style of the crow

B) why the crow lives longer than most other birds

C) how the crow manages to eat the soft, inside partof the walnut

D) how the crows habits are a threat to the driver

E) why birds are often described as brainless

49. According to the passage, crows ----..

A) have developed various ingenious ways to breakwalnuts

B) are a major threat to safety on roads

C) are mostly killed by passing cars while they arefeeding

D) avoid eating walnuts even though they are crushedby cars

E) are generally attracted by the traffic lights because

of their colours

50. The passage suggests that the long naturallifespanof the crow ----..

A) is the result of its healthy eating habits

B) is necessary since so many are killed on the roads

C) is important because it enables them to collect andtest a lot of facts

D) gives them an advantage over other birds

E) has never been proved


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SORU CEVAP

1 C

2 A

3 D

4 E

5 C

6 E

7 A

8 E

9 C

10 E

11 A

12 E

13 D

14 E

15 A

16 D

17 B

18 E

19 A

20 D

21 B

22 C

23 E

24 D

25 C

26 D

27 E

28 B

29 A

30 C

31 D

32 A

33 E

34 A

35 C

36 E

37 C

38 B

39 B

40 C

SORU CEVAP

41 E

42 D

43 A

44 B

45 B

46 A

47 D

48 C

49 A

50 C


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