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Sentence Connectors by Efe Cevher ÖZDEN

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YDS – 1999

8. YDS - 2003

---- willingly he seems to have accepted the new job, I don’t really think he likes the working conditions.

The name “Kızılırmak” emphasizes the colour of this river, ---- the earlier name “Halys” stresses its saltiness.

A) However C) So

A) whereas C) whereby

B) Although D) Even E) Since

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B) therefore D) moreover E) indeed

YDS – 2000

9. YDS – 2004

---- appearing every four to seven years as it used to, “El Nino” has now been appearing consecutively for a number of years.

Temperature is difficult to define precisely, ---we all have an idea of what we mean by it. A) whether C) just as

A) On account of B) In view of C) Because of D) In case of E) Instead of

B) in case D) but E) so far as

10. YDS – 2005 3.

YDS – 2002

Julius Caesar expected to rule for life, ---- he was assassinated by conspirators on 15 March in the year 44 B.C.

---- so many of the team members were ill, it’s not surprising that we lost the match.

A) although C) as

A) In contrast B) Due to C) Since D) Likewise E) Nonetheless

B) because D) if E) but

11. YDS – 2005 4.

YDS – 1999

Jane is a wonderful person, but ---- I am with her I feel useless and pathetic.

His lecture was attended by ---- people ---- the hall was completely full.

A) whenever B) even so C) so that D) however E) the sooner

A) so much / as B) so many / that C) as many / as D) more / than E) many / just as

12. YDS – 2005 5.

YDS – 2000

“Hacking” is unauthorized access to a computer, ---- for fun or for harmful or fraudulent purposes.

You can look at this plan for the new sports centre ---- closely ---- you like but I don’t think you will be able to understand it.

A) since C) more

A) as / as B) so / that C) such / that D) more / than E) just / as

B) both D) whether E) such

13. YDS - 2006 6.

YDS – 2001

Children who look away ---- thinking about questions are more likely to get the answers right than those who don’t.

When the class laughed, the poor boy felt ---uncomfortable ---- he didn’t know whether to keep his cap in his hand or not.

A) unless C) whether

A) such / that B) that / as C) as / as D) more / than E) so / that

B) because D) while E) as

14. YDS - 2006 7.

YDS - 2003

Archaeological excavations indicate ---- Central Turkey has been continuously settled since the earliest times.

Many ordinary people don’t realize that fat is not digested in the stomach, ---- in the small intestine. A) although C) because

A) in case C) even though E) that

B) but D) unless

B) if D) so that

E) while

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15. KPSS 2002

21. KPSS 2007 ---- in cryptography and telecommunications, chips for computer programmes have been used for years, banks are only just beginning to benefit from them.

Even the coordinator was surprised that they were able to complete the project on time ---- the unfavorable weather conditions. A) B) C) D) E)

apart from due to except for in conjunction with in spite of

A) Just as C) Provided that E) Whereas 22. ÜDS Sosyal 1

---- the critics, the film is almost as good as the novel itself.

16. KPSS 2002

A) B) C) D) E)

---- time and effort are scarce resources, a barter economy is wasteful. A) However B) As C) Although D) Hence E) Nevertheless

A) B) C) D) E)

The method of catching fish by dynamite explosions, once so prevalent in the Philippines, is destructive ----of fish ---- of nearby coral reefs.

A) B) C) D) E)

18. KPSS 2004 Mr Walker will probably lose the next election --- his opponents will unite against him.

am being have been am being were had been

25. ÜDS Sosyal 2 Actually, the position of the small farmer ---only slightly even if all these changes ----.

B) that D) even if

19. KPSS 2004

A) B) C) D) E)

In the past thirty years, our knowledge of the ancient Maya civilization has increased significantly ---- the discovery of a new script. B) as a result of D) in case of

has improved / had been introduced would improve / were introduced will improve / would be introduced improved / have been introduced would have improved / will be introduced

26. ÜDS Sosyal 2 The organization ---- advises industrial firms on their day-to-day psychological problems, ---gives vocational advice to school leavers.

20. KPSS 2005

A) B) C) D) E)

We'll take a short break in the middle of the day ---- everyone can get something to eat . A) B) C) D) E)

in spite of even so instead even though n case

24. ÜDS Sosyal 2 When I accidentally broke Mr. Parker's antique Chinese vase, I felt as if I ---- a criminal.

A) just as / than B) neither / not C) both / but D) only / more than E) not only / but also

A) in addition to C) in spite of E) contrary to

With regard to According to Owing to Concerning In comparison to

23. UDS Sosyal 1 It is thought to be basically a Hittite settlement --- there are some traces of earlier civilizations.

17. KPSS 2003

A) because C) whereas E) whether

B) Whether D) Whenever

just as in case owing to in order to so that

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both / but thus / also more / and even / so not only / but also

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27. ÜDS Sosyal 2 ---- coping with the bitterly cold temperatures, any explorer attempting to cross the Arctic has ---- to battle with strong tidal pull in the ice. A) B) C) D) E)

33. ÜDS SOSYAL 2002 MART Multinational companies account for ---- 60 per cent of trade in manufactured goods in the developed world.

Besides / also As well as / even so In spite of / as much Including / moreover Contrary to / nevertheless

A) B) C) D) E)

34. ÜDS SOSYAL 2002 MART The purpose of this bridge project is ---- to eliminate the cause of such accidents ---- to keep traffic moving at a steady rate.

28. ÜDS Sosyal 3 ---- Henri Toulouse Lautrec, a French painter who was happy to design posters and to illustrate books, many modern artists have found it necessary to supplement their incomes in various ways. A) B) C) D) E)

A) B) C) D) E)

Due to Firstly Despite In case of Like

A) B) C) D) E)

as much / as not only / but also only / such as more / than whether / or

A) B) C) D) E)

Provided that Unless Since So long as Whenever

A) B) C) D) E)

Lest In case Whether So that As

yet / that but / because either / or therefore / because of however / as far as

38. ÜDS SOSYAL 2003 MART Even in the middle of the last century, education was the exception ---- the rule.

32. ÜDS SOSYAL 2002 MART ---- had so many people complained so loudly for so little cause. A) B) C) D) E)

on the other hand / which as such / whereas only / why moreover / that thus / in that

37. ÜDS SOSYAL 2002 MART The United Nations has, on numerous occasions, tried to assert its authority to mediate a dispute between nations, — has often been ineffective — the nations involved refused to acknowledge the right of the United Nations to intervene.

31. ÜDS SOSYAL 2002 MART ---- corporations grow in size and diversity, the difficulty of managing employee relations increases. A) B) C) D) E)

contrary to despite in case of in accordance with instead of

36. ÜDS SOSYAL 2002 MART The slavery issue was ---- one reason ---- the northern and southern states fought against each other during the US Civil War.

30. ÜDS SOSYAL 2002 MART ---- economic development projects in developing countries are carefully thought out and implemented, they can actually contribute to environmental deterioration. A) B) C) D) E)

only / but also both / and not only / and as much / than so / as

35. ÜDS SOSYAL 2002 MART The term "man machine system" fell somewhat into disrepute and was replaced by "person machine system" ---- the need to avoid sexist language.

29. ÜDS Sosyal 3 In the works of many twentieth century dramatists it is possible to see----the individual writer's ideas and experience----some of the social and political developments of his period. A) B) C) D) E)

so much rather than as far as by no means no less than

A) B) C) D) E)

Only once For the first time At the beginning Up to this time From the start

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according to except for with regard to rather than as well as

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39. ÜDS SOSYAL 2003 MART ---- concentrating on creating training opportunities, their government ought to turn its attention to creating more jobs. A) B) C) D) E)

45. ÜDS 2004 MART Sosyal ---- some countries possess nuclear weapons and others do not, there will be chronic global insecurity.

Far from More than Instead of In accordance with In case of

A) B) C) D) E)

40. ÜDS SOSYAL 2003 MART Trade union membership in Germany, ---- in the rest of Europe, is shrinking. A) B) C) D) E)

46. ÜDS 2004 MART Sosyal The animals, which are threatened ---- by poaching and farming, are protected in these private game parks.

so whether though as unless

A) B) C) D) E)

41. ÜDS SOSYAL 2003 MART ---- the bubonic plague overturned the social order in Medieval Europe, ---- AIDS seems likely to reshape Africa. A) B) C) D) E)

Even so / though Similarly / even In case / moreover Accordingly / As Just as / so

A) B) C) D) E)

as still or but even

A) B) C) D) E)

not only / also both / and also / but even / still neither / nor

49. ÜDS 2002 ARALIK Sosyal ---- a rather lazy, traditional, sea side holiday, a considerable number of people are going on rougher, more exciting "adventure holidays".

Whether Just as Even if Yet Since

A) B) C) D) E)

According to Just as In spite of Instead of In case of

50. ÜDS 2002 ARALIK Sosyal ---- the Roman legions withdrew in the 5th century A. D. Britain fell easy prey to the invading hordes of Angles, Saxons and Jutes from Scandinavia and northern Europe.

44. ÜDS 2004 MART Sosyal No pharaoh is more famous than Tutankhamen but, ---- his fame, very little is actually known about him. A) B) C) D) E)

more / while so / that too / for even / enough as / as

48. ÜDS 2004 MART Sosyal Apparently, the firemen are ---- asking for higher wages, they are ---- demanding a reduction in their working hours.

43. ÜDS SOSYAL 6 ---- psychologists use live subjects in their studies, they need to be sensitive to ethic issues that can arise in the conduct of their research. A) B) C) D) E)

throughout instead whereby elsewhere either

47. ÜDS 2004 MART Sosyal Some people reckon that, in the workplace, being popular is ---- important ---- being effective.

42. ÜDS SOSYAL 6 Unions in their traditional role were pro worker ---- anti consumer: they wanted high prices because they could extort a share of the profits. A) B) C) D) E)

Thanks to In case of So long as Just as As if

even if in case of in excess of in order to despite

A) B) C) D) E)

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Lest Unless When Until As long as

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51. ÜDS 2002 ARALIK Sosyal Great works of art seem to be---- inexhaustible and unpredictable ---- real human beings. A) B) C) D) E)

57. ÜDS 2006 EKİM Sosyal For more than a decade, economists have maintained ---- the dollar was too expensive and its devaluation was unavoidable.

both / and as / as as well as / than more / from so / or

A) B) C) D) E)

52. ÜDS 2002 ARALIK Sosyal Italy declared its neutrality upon the outbreak of World War I ---- that Germany had embarked upon an offensive war. A) B) C) D) E)

58. ÜDS 2006 EKİM Sosyal Designed as a palace and fortress for the Moorish monarchs of Granada, the Alhambra is surrounded by a heavily fortified wall ---- a mile in perimetre.

as soon as owing to in view of on the grounds such as

A) B) C) D) E)

53. ÜDS 2002 ARALIK Sosyal In 1789, France was in a serious financial position ---- corruption, royal extravagance, and the chaos that comes with revolution. A) B) C) D) E)

according to despite whereas so that due to

A) B) C) D) E)

owing to whenever as if even so even though

A) B) C) D) E)

including rather than not so much as such as as if

61. ÜDS SAĞLIK 1 At room temperature, unsaturated fats, such as those found in oil, are usually liquid, ---saturated fats, such as those found in butter, are solid.

apart from owing to except provided whereas

A) whereas B) indeed C) moreover D) whether E) so far as

56. ÜDS 2006 EKİM Sosyal ---- demand grows for graduate business degrees, schools are offering their students more options regarding the length and content of their programmes. A) B) C) D) E)

as well as in that so that as far as in case

60. ÜDS 2006 EKİM Sosyal The Symbolists explored the subtle changes in the human psyche and conveyed them through symbol and metaphor ---- by direct statement.

55. ÜDS 2006 MART Sosyal She can have the job ---- she is willing to work on Saturdays. A) B) C) D) E)

except for apart from just as so long as more than

59. ÜDS 2006 EKİM Sosyal In Renaissance England, though the European influence was strong ---- poetry was concerned, the native drama continued to develop and gain popularity.

54. ÜDS 2006 MART Sosyal They are installing a great deal of information technology, ---- the staff are quite incapable of using it. A) B) C) D) E)

whereas because that since as

62. ÜDS SAĞLIK 1 Japan, which is the world's second largest market for mobile phones, plans to limit their use ------ growing concern about the impact of electro-magnetic radiation on the brain.

If As Unless Once Whenever

A) in case of B) as a result of C) in spite of D) by means of E) in terms of

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63. ÜDS SAĞLIK 1 ---- two-thirds of the energy the average person spends in a day supports the body's metabolic activities.

Cellulite forms where the body is least inclined to consume fat deposits, ---- reducing it takes persistent good dietary measures.

A) Already B) As C) At least D) Such as E) So

A) whereas B) as if C) so D) whether E) even if

64. ÜDS SAĞLIK 2

70. ÜDS SAĞLIK 3 The inquiry into the foot and mouth epidemic will bring together veterinary scientists, virologists and epidemiologists — the representatives of farming and consumer groups.

In recent years the trend in the study of child development has been an increased emphasis on the processes underlying the changes, — simple descriptions of age changes. A) as if B) just as C) rather than D) even so E) such as

A) as well as B) such as C) especially D) as to E) but for 71. ÜDS SAĞLIK 5

65. ÜDS SAĞLIK 2 Poisoning — drug overdose is a frequent and still increasing cause of admission to hospital.

---- what was once believed, it is now generally agreed that marijuana use is far from benign.

A) according to B) due to C) on behalf of D) in excess of E) in spite of

A) In case of B) According to C) Contrary to D) Due to E) As far as

66. ÜDS SAĞLIK 3

72. ÜDS SAĞLIK 5

---- obesity results basically from an excess of calories, in some instances, genetic background may be a contributing factor.

His research focuses on the interrelationship between the upper and lower airways ---- on the development of new treatments for asthma.

A) Since B) However C) Nevertheless D) Even though E) Unless

A) so far B) if only C) including D) rather than E) so much 73. ÜDS SAĞLIK 4

67. ÜDS SAĞLIK 4

The bellies of countless African children are swollen — severe malnutrition.

In infants "low-level" lead exposure may produce serious impairment of mental development — there is any awareness of the intoxication.

A) contrary to B) besides C) apart from D) due to E) regardless of

A) as if B) once again C) just as D) even if E) even before

74. ÜDS SAĞLIK 4 The effects of hypothermia depend on — there is whole body exposure — exposure only of parts.

68. ÜDS SAĞLIK 5 ---- great advances are being made in the treatment and prevention of neurological conditions, there is still a long way to go.

A) both / and B) whether / or C) if / but D) so / as E) even / so

A) Until B) Although C) However D) Whether E) Since

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SENTENCE CONNECTORS 81. UDS SAĞLIK – 7

75. ÜDS SAĞLIK 6 Many human characteristics are quantitative traits; —, they represent some measurable quantity ---- height.

His criticism of the ancient Greeks is largely — their reluctance to back up theories with experiments.

A) for example / just as B) on the other hand / like C) moreover / as D) that is / such as E) in other words / as regards

A) B) C) D) E)

76. ÜDS SAĞLIK 6

on account of in case of according to in spite of compared with

82. UDS SAĞLIK – 8

In vertebrates, the central nervous system (CNS) consists of a brain and spinal cord, which are linked to the body's muscles and organs ---- the peripheral nervous system.

Many severe hormone resistance syndromes are ---- inherited defects in membrane receptors. A) B) C) D) E)

A) with regard to B) instead of C) in case of D) by means of E) according to

in terms of in case of due to in view of in place of

83. UDS SAĞLIK – 8 77. ÜDS SAĞLIK 6

The doctors are pleased with the progress he is making; —they expect him to make a full recovery.

There is no reason why man, ---- the other animals, should have a monopoly on laughter —a social tool.

A) B) C) D) E)

A) in addition to / so B) compared with / such C) in opposition to / thus D) as opposed to / as E) on account of / just

nevertheless in fact even so but as a rule

84. UDS SAĞLIK – 8 78. Uds Sağlık – 7

Health is not merely the absence of disease and infirmity, ---- complete physical, mental and social well-being.

Hopefully, ---- science can provide evidence of the physical damage done to a neglected young brain ---- money will be poured into preventing the neglect in the first place. A) B) C) D) E)

A) B) C) D) E)

more / even so the more / the more either / or so / as as if / so

85. UDS SAĞLIK – 8 The capacity of the kidneys to alter their excretion of sodium, ---- changes in sodium intake, is enormous.

79. Uds Sağlık - 7 When blood enters a capillary network, it is under ---- high pressure, ---- some plasma is forced out of the capillaries and into the tissues. A) B) C) D) E)

A) B) C) D) E)

as / that quite / in case rather / so such / so as so / hence

apart from in addition to with reference to in response to so far as

86. UDS SAĞLIK – 12 ---- repairing nerve damage ,glia may also be critical to learning and to forming memories.

80. Uds Sağlık – 7

A) B) C) D) E)

It is as if children with serious illnesses lose their childhood ---- they have to grow up quickly. A) B) C) D) E)

as for as well as as if including but also

so that whereas until while since

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Contrary to As regards Just as As well as In spite of

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SENTENCE CONNECTORS 93. KPDS 1998 Mayıs

87. UDS SAĞLIK - 12

---- the embargo imposed on us is lifted in the near future, we can’t hope for any economic recovery.

Children's appetites begin to diminish around one year, — the slowing of growth. A) regardless of B) in spite of C) in case of D) consistent with E) except for

A) Whereas

B) While

D) In case

E) Unless

C) Because

94. KPDS 1998 Mayıs 88. UDS SAĞLIK – 12

---- proving useful in many scientific fields, computers-generated knowledge, ---- Professor Hayes acknowledges, is not without pitfalls.

Ten per cent of population is allergic to thimerosol, —the health of millions of babies and children worldwide is being compromised. A) B) C) D) E)

A) B) C) D) E)

if so while unless which

95. KPDS 1998 Mayıs


---- suggestion he may make as regards the tax rate, let’s not give any response ---- we have discussed the matter thoroughly together.

Is yawning contagious and, if so, are some of us — prone to "catching" a yawn — others? A) B) C) D) E)

more / than not only / but also either / or so / that both / and

A) B) C) D) E)

90. UDS SAĞLIK - 13 — our bodies are exposed to cold, their first rule of survival is to maintain the brain and internal organs at a temperature of 37°C. A) B) C) D) E)

Do you really believe that the party programme ---- it now stands, is democratic ---- to influence the vote in our favour.

Since Although When Just as Until

A) B) C) D) E)

Ten percent of the population is allergic to thimerosol, —the health of millions of babies and children worldwide is being compromised.

as / enough since / also where / as well such as / too that / even

97. KPDS 1998 Kasım Private investments play ---- important a part in the country’s long-running economic expansion ---- no government dares to increase taxation on personal savings.

if so while unless which

A) B) C) D) E)

92. KPDS 1998 Mayıs Scientists rely on computers to model phenomena ---- would ---- be difficult to observe. A) B) C) D) E)

However / when Whatever / until Whyever / after Whatsoever / while Whenever / before

96. KPDS 1998 Kasım


A) B) C) D) E)

Although / because Since / while While / as As long as / even if Once / whether or not

too / that such / as much / so so / that as / as


whereby / in case such as / nonetheless which / nevertheless that / otherwise so that / in fact

His proposals ---- the new social security policy seems more viable than any of the others. A) B) C) D) E)

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by way of due to owing to in case of as regards

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SENTENCE CONNECTORS 105. KPDS 1999 Kasım


Originally the sonnet was an Italian poetical form which attained great popularity in the Renaissance, and ---- it was natural, ---- not essential for Shakespeare and his contemporaries to use it.

---- the recent rise in unemployment largely affects eastern Germany, there is considerable unrest in western Germany, too. A) B) C) D) E)

Since In case Although Unless Until

A) B) C) D) E)

100. KPDS 1998 Kasım ---- he was campaigning for re-election last year, he promised that ---- re-elected, he would undertake to restructure the party. A) B) C) D) E)

106. KPDS 2000 Mayıs The motive was ---- aesthetic and social ---- they sought to bring good design within the reach of the ordinary man.

Wherever / lest Because / while As / since While / unless When / if

A) B) C) D) E)

101. KPDS 1999 Mayıs Germany’s weight in the European Union is known, ---- what is not known, even to the Germans themselves, is ---- they are to use it. A) B) C) D) E)

hence / if while / though since / however furthermore / rather than already / even

so / in that both / because just as / that as much / as too / therefore

107. KPDS 2000 Mayıs I sent an e-mail to everyone in the department, asking for articles for this special issue, but ---there has been no response.

but / how in case / because unless / why lest / until otherwise / where

A) so long

B) on time

D) even later

E) so far

C) until then

108. KPDS 2000 Mayıs 102. KPDS 1999 Mayıs

The crisis is particularly serious ---- a whole series of related issues ranging from unemployment to health benefits are involved.

The East European countries are strongly convinced that European Economic aid, ---welcome, is not a substitute for market access and eventual membership of the European Union. A) just as

B) lest

D) when

E) though

B) as well as

D) as for

E) since

C) in order that

C) since 109. KPDS 2000 Mayıs He felt that soil drainage should be kept to a minimum ---- much of the rainfall could be retained ---- soil moisture.

103. KPDS 1999 Kasım The term "aborigines" signifies the original inhabitants of any country, ---- the native tribes of Australia. A) with regard to

B) due to

D) in particular

E) according to

A) B) C) D) E)

C) in spite of

so that / as even though / such as whereas / like whereby / such whether / or



The true ecologist need not be a specialist at all, ---- his views should reflect the practical wisdom of ordinary people.

In developing new collective defence policies, America and her European allies will --- be drawn closer together ---- drift irreversibly apart. A) either / or C) so / that E) just as / so

A) so as

B) not only / but also D) both / and

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A) for

B) where

D) in case

E) that

C) whether

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111. KPDS 2000 Kasım Great natural disasters cause ---- widespread death ---- massive social disruption and outbreaks of epidemic disease.

Diesel engines are more efficient than gasoline engines ---- the fact that a larger proportion of the fuel used is burned.

A) B) C) D) E)

A) B) C) D) E)

much / as so much / that not only / but also as / as no sooner / than



Though they had ---- government backing --- a potential home market, the company poured billions of dollars into the project and lost everything. A) B) C) D) E)

Let's take the ferry to Bandırma from where it's only a short drive to Bursa, ---- driving all the way from Istanbul to Bursa. A) as well as B) more than C) besides D) instead of E) except for

with / less neither / nor some / any no / without few / more



Little is known about life on the ocean floor ---- scientists have only recently developed the technology for exploring it.

The problem with antiseptics is that ---- killing germs they ---- kill the surrounding tissues. A) B) C) D) E)

far / from so far as / too as much as / both besides / as well as well as / also

A) yet

B) as

C) though

D) whereas

E) while

119. KPDS 2002 Mayıs The evolution of a parliamentary democracy ---came about over a long period of time and ---then the process was a rough one.

114. KPDS 2001 Mayıs ---- the letters written by so many parents, the headmaster agreed not to expel the boys. A) B) C) D) E)

consequently following owing to contrary to so that

In response to With reference to In case of Apart from Pertaining to

A) simply / as

B) only / even

C) hardly / since

D) just / up to

E) really / so

120. KPDS 2002 Mayıs ---- the Civil War, those years turned out to be golden era for the magazine industry.

115. KPDS 2001 Kasım ---- the computerized Dutch auction system, the flower industry gets flowers into our homes when they are still ---- their best. A) B) C) D) E)

A) Despite

B) Obviously

C) Although

D) Pertaining to

E) Nevertheless

under / at at / in from / with until / to within / for

121. KPDS 2002 Kasım Unfortunately ---- stamping out the drugs' trade, these programs are simply forcing drug growers to move into more inaccessible regions.

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A) besides

B) rather than

D) due to

E) as for

C) in addition to

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Unfortunately ---- current productivity growth looks impressive, the rise in profits ever the coming years is likely to prove disappointing. A) since

B) just as

D) if

E) which

---- James assures me that he's telling the truth, I'm pretty sure that he's actually telling a lie. A) On the contrary

C) even though

D) Whenever

B) Just as

C) So as

E) As if

129. KPDS 2003 Kasım 123. KPDS 2002 Kasım

With the help of a fifth of the white voters Mr Jackson was elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973, and ---- became the first black mayor of a major southern city.

Items ---- display in this museum were obtained ---- mosques, Turkish baths, fountains and caravanserais dating back to the Ottoman period. A) on / from

B) in / by

D) within / of

E)with / at

C) for / out of

A) nevertheless

B) thus

D) yet

E) otherwise

C) even so

130. KPDS 2003 Kasım 124. KPDS 2002 Kasım

It seems, from the Chinese experience, that an authoritarian state can open its economy to international forces — either collapsing or becoming more democratic.

Following four Mars mission losses, an independent report paints a very clear picture of ---- what ails the US space program, ---- what must be done fix it. A) whether / though C) how / and E) not only / but also

B) either / or D) thus / that

B) including

D) therefore

E) whether

C) so as

131. KPDS 2003 Kasım Much to everyone's surprise, the steel workers' union actually supported the takeover, and managed to secure further pension rights for its members ----.

125. KPDS 2002 Kasım This part of Africa is growing greener again ---that families who fled to wetter coastal regions are starting to go home. A) so far C) even so E) even more

A) without

A) in the process B) as it happened C) in its place D) in accord E) on a level

B) to such an extent D) as a result

132. KPDS (Mayıs 2004) 126. KPDS 2003 Mayıs

---- providing luxury on every imaginable level, a five-star hotel should also have the ability to take you by surprise.

More than 29 million Africans are now infected with HIV, and the disease is killing ---- Africans --- all the continent's wars combined. A) so many / as

B) either / or

D) not only / but also

A) With a view to B) In excess of C) Consequent on D) In need of E) In addition to

C) more / than

E) both / and

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Ancient Peruvian textiles have survived in an excellent state of preservation ---- the dry conditions of much of the country.

Geographical Information System tools provide specialised functions for spatial data input, processing, analysis and output, ---- Database Management System tools provide more advanced functions for storing and managing large spatial databases. A) that

B) due to

D) whether

E) in that

A) with regard to

B) in comparison with

C) in case of

D) owing to E) in opposition to

C) while

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His latest novel is about people who take their work seriously, ---- that’s being a mother, a nurse or a soldier.

---- helmets had been revived for soldiers and extended to many workers, safety head coverings for athletes almost inevitably followed. A) While

B) Before

C) Although

D) Once

A) even so

B) as if

D) besides

E) whether

C) unless

E) Until

135. KPDS (Kasım 2004) ---- they are accessible by boat only, these islands are still largely undeveloped. A) Even

B) As if

D) Conseguently

E) Since

C) Although

136. KPDS (Mayıs2005) The term "radical", in politics, refers to anyone with opinions — extreme — the main current of a country's major political party or parties. A) so / as B) more / than C) only / that D) not only / but also E) either / or

137. KPDS (Kasım 2005) The United States spends ---- on armed forces --- do all other countries combined. A) so much / that C) not only / but also E) more / than

B) both / and D) neither / nor

138. KPDS (Kasım 2005) Over this period, according to a report recently issued by the Hispanic Studies Center in Los Angeles, Mexicans received 14.5 billion US dollars from relatives working in the United States, which is almost — Mexico earned from foreign oil sales. A) as

B) just as

D) as much as

E) as far as

C) as well as

139. KPDS (Mayıs 2006) ---- little respect the British people may feel for the monarchy, they are still not likely to change to a republic. A) As far as

B) Whatever

D) However

E) Just as

C) Such a

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