1992-1996 YDS Yarım Cümle soruları
1. It was somewhere near here ____ .
A) now the dogs caught the scent of the fox again
B) where the fire-fighters lose control
C) before the road turns off to the right
D) that they will leave the road and make off through the
woods.
E) that the accident occurred
2. ____ , there was something un-English about his sentence structure
A) Since Raleigh
B) If that were really a translation
C) However difficult it is to read
D) Before he has time to develop a style of his own
E) Once he has established his reputation
3. Can’t you remember even approximately ____ ?
A) that had been changed
B) where have they decided to hold the meeting
C) how far is it to Istanbul
D) how many people we are expecting
E) what sort of an excuse had been made
4. In the latter half of the century, political ideas and opinions
dominated poetry ____ .
A) that it was not to be expected
B) more than they ever had done before
C) which wouldn’t have been surprising
D) especially if poets are young
E) even if sensuous writing would have remained popular
5. ____ , although they didn’t have any really serious grounds for doing
so.
A) Quite a lot of the objections will be easily dealt with
B) The foreman may take it on himself to fire the man
C) Several people are thinking of declining the invitation
D) Several nations boycotted the games
E) Conclusions reigned at the following meeting
6. Once we get through with the background material ____ .
A) the weather is still not suitable for on-site work
B) we still haven’t had any opportunity to get down to the
practical work
C) the course will start to get much more interesting
D) work on the wards proved demanding as well as rewarding
E) as hardly surprising that we’re progressing so slowly
7. ____ even though he hasn’t got enough financial backing for it.
A) Never before had he faced failure
B) That’s the city of it all
C) Technical matters had received the largest share of his
attention
D) The scheme was hardly likely to succeed
E) He seems determined to go ahead with the project
8. However far-fetched the story may seem, ____ .
A) people say that truth is stranger than fiction
B) newspaper headlines are, after all, far from reliable
C) we can assume that there is a basis of truth in it
D) we have always known she loves to exaggerate
E) it really doesn’t matter if some details are wrong
9. Even the chief engineer was impressed at the speed and efficiency ____
A) until more problems have appeared
B) that the project will be finished on time
C) whether the workers were prepared to go on strike
D) although some of the members had been warned earlier
E) with which the team worked
10. The doctor was so kind and considerate ____
A) before the surgery is carried out
B) If I should decide to go through with the operation
C) that all my misgivings vanished
D) when it is obvious that the patient has recovered
greatly
E) As soon as I am discharged from hospital
11. ____ , the response of the West divided world opinion
A) As soon as the NATO countries have formulated an
effective policy
B) Unless Iraq is severely punished for its aggression
C) No matter how the board is constituted
D) As was to be expected
E) When the oil-producing countries gather in Vienna to
discuss
12. Do not attempt to cut down or prune large trees ____
A) just as branches that appeared healthy had in fact been
rotten inside
B) unless you are absolutely confident that you can do it
properly
C) by making sure that your neighbours were not opposed to
it at all
D) if the weather conditions had not been taken into
account
E) in case the manager rejected the findings
13. Unless we get a lot of rain soon, ____
A) the price of fruit this year has been very reasonable
B) a great deal of land is still under water
C) the rainy season came late this year
D) they have already put away their winter clothes
E) the harvest this year will be a poor one
14. ____ which will further aggravate the unemployment problem.
A) Several companies are considering reductions in the work
force
B) No solutions were forthcoming
C) Everyone was genuinely concerned about the situation
D) The minister had been under attack for some time
E) The police should have combed the area for the person
responsible
15. ____ before the town planners took their job seriously
A) City planning has continued to be their prime concern
B) A great many ugly apartment blocks were built
C) A good architect views his work within the context of
the area at large
D) In this respect new cities are at a great advantage
E) New cities never have the same atmosphere as the old
16. ____ how close he had been to winning the election
A) To be perfectly honest I was considerably relieved
B) It shouldn’t have been misinterpreted
C) Even his own supporters were surprised when they learned
D) The votes had finally been counted
E)
He should
have withdrawn from the election campaign
17. As soon as the German troops crossed the Polish frontier, ____
A) the allied forces had launched their first massive
attack.
B) the people have been massacred and towns devastated.
C) the Poles withdraw to a more strategic position.
D) Britain declared war against Germany
E) disease had not been prevented.
18. Even though the imagery James Joyce used in his novels is intensely
personal, ____
A) themes related to Irish life had always been popular
among Irish novelists.
B) he had played a major role in the development of the novel.
C) some critics have argued that it has archetypal
patterns.
D) perhaps the best-known Irish writer is Bernard Shaw.
E) most Irish writers have been keenly interested in drama.
19. ____ only after the Iraqi government has fully complied with the
resolutions of the Security Council.
A) Life in Kuwait
B) The Gulf Crisis had to be solved
C) The economic embargo imposed on Iraq
D) The oil wells in Kuwait
E) The pollution of the seas in the region is a matter of
great concern
20. ___ that the sale of the factory was illegal.
A) The magistrate was of the opinion
B) Those responsible were prosecuted
C) The process of laundering the black money has been
discovered
D) The documents submitted by the firm were all forged
E) The police have arrested the owners
21. Dams can only be constructed in places ____
A) in which there were adequate supplies of water
B) where the ecological structure is suitable
C) from which towns and villages may have to be constructed
D) wherever the river bed has dried up
E) that there are mountains as well as rivers
22. ____ not even his wife will be allowed to visit him.
A) Before the results of the tests had come through
B) Although the surgeon was unwilling to operate for a week
C) As long as the patient started to recover
D) Despite the fact that he proved allergic to certain
medicines
E) While he remains in the intensive care unit
23. ____ the trend to withdraw savings from bank continues
A) Since the value of many shares on the stock would have
dropped by as much as a half every hour
B) When export restrictions on certain goods were finally
lifted
C) If the Central Bank had taken firmer instructions at the
start
D) Unless the interest rates are raised at once
E) Inasmuch as the financial situation is steadily
deteriorating
24. ____ the end result was extremely disappointing.
A) Although much energy and time had gone into the
production of the play
B) Even if the government has approved the new scheme
C) Working only a few hours a day
D) Owing to the qualified employees
E) What made the staff feel disappointed
25. All medicines should be kept in a safe place ____ .
A) in case there were any side effects
B) if they can be found in an emergency
C) so that they were kept cool
D) where small children cannot reach them
E) which mustn’t exceed the recommended dose
26. James insisted on taking us all for dinner ____ .
A) whenever he comes to Istanbul
B) since he’s really very hard up at the moment
C) even though he really couldn’t afford to
D) that there was so little to eat in the house
E) before the contract would have been signed
27. ____ he’ll never be as successful as his father is.
A) However hard he tries
B) He should have realised years ago
C) It must have been hard for him to admit
D) Walter should have said
E) It didn’t seem likely
28. I would require a number of people in this company to take early
retirement, ____ .
A) until the affair is forgotten
B) since I have the authority to do so
C) that such a scandal had really happened
D) were I in full charge
E) even if I had been fully informed of matters well in
advance
29. ____ as if surgery may be unnecessary.
A) They had already explained
B) In the light of the latest report, it looks
C) The doctor might have decided
D) According to the final tests one can conclude
E) The patient was encouraged
30. ____ by the time they him got to the hospital.
A) The cause of the accident will be fully understood
B) He has been critically ill
C) The condition of patient had deteriorated considerably
D) They still don’t realise how serious his situation is
E) The doctor on duty should give him a blood transfusion
A) He was praised for his scholarly achievement
B) He failed to reach any satisfactory conclusion
C) The company has taken serious measures to improve the
working conditions
D) No remarkable progress had been made
E) It will be impossible to carry out any further research
32. ____ that nothing concrete had emerged from the negotiation
concerning the continental shelf.
A) As members of the committee we were extremely
disappointed to learn
B) The public opinion polls revealed a lack of interest
C) Both delegations have been withdrawn
D) So far neither side has been involved
E) Clearly, the legal position makes it imperatives
33. I wished I hadn't given him a job in the firm _____
A) although he is less efficient than I once assumed
B) unless he makes a big effort to prove he can be useful
C) wherever a suitable vacancy may occur
D) that my father was a founding member
E) when I saw him behaving in such an irresponsible manner
34. Alec must have taken my car _____
A) since no one else knows where I keep the car keys
B) that I left it in front of the office
C) if we have arranged to meet at the dentist’s
D) since he would never do such a thing
E) as soon as I get back from the concert
35. Wouldn't it be advisable to seek a second opinion _____?
A) as events were to prove in the end
B) if the operation had to take place
C) that it was legally sound
D) before we come to any definite decision
E) why there were no obvious problems
36. The new
American administration is still hesitating about _____
A) who would have presided over the Senate
B) why so many new taxes had been imposed
C) whether to increase expenditure on education
D) how the problem of famine in Asia
had been overcome
E) which programme had been approved by the committee
37. Unless the northern part of the country gets some rain soon _____
A) they were considering reducing supplies even further
B) cotton would not have been a suitable crop for the area
C) they have already started to irrigate the rice fields
D) it seems that the new dam is not very efficient
E) there'll be a poor fruit crop this year
38. Even though there were a great many applicants for the vacancy, _____
A) not one of them had the qualifications required
B) actually the salary is expected to improve
C) the new recruits will be put on a three-week special
training program
D) unfortunately some of the staff had already resigned
E) the personnel department cannot cope with the paper work
39. _____ which has a fairly central situation.
A) They seemed interested in both houses
B) We really need a hotel
C) I arrived late for the meeting
D) it should have been easy to get there
E) His mother decided to come by car
40. _____ that the case was far more complicated than he had originally
thought.
A) According to the lawyer, much is involved
B) The witnesses were called in
C) As the police had reported
D) Following the uproar caused by the press coverage
E) In the light of the new evidence, the judge realized
41. The officer in charge of the evacuation tried to find out ____ .
A) in case the roads had been flooded
B) so that the people escape
C) whether the tents would reach them by the evening
D) however hungry everyone might have been
E) that more supplies will be needed
42. Are you really
convinced ____ ?
A) that these measures will help to increase exports
B) why the land in this area has been eroded in this way
C) how far the American involvement in Somalia
D) who first put the idea into his head
E) where the rare species of birds are still to be found
43. I suggest you
finish all the work by noon
____ .
A) whenever there happened to be an important match on the
television
B) why you want to go to the lake for a swim
C) whether you demanded an increase in your wages
D) however impossible it was
E) so that you can take the afternoon off
44. I fear a lot of workers will be made redundant, ____ .
A) just as the global computer market would have declined
rapidly
B) when so many other factories had been closed down
C) since so many of us are looking forward to our
retirement
D) unless the company finds new markets for its goods
E) whatever improvements could be made in the working
conditions
45. ____ they still haven’t chosen the team of the engineers.
A) Although work on the project should have started last
week
B) When they start work on the dam next week
C) Whoever made the designs for this block of flats
D) In order to find out why the plane crashed
E) As soon as the new model became available
46. ____ , the
United Nations is still far from reaching any agreement on what action take.
A) Whatever the price that has to be paid to restore peace
B) If the famine in Africa
is to get relief
C) While many innocent lives are being lost in internal
conflicts
D)
Whoever is
responsible for all this bloodshed
E)
Despite the fact that
the world population had increased at an unprecedented rate
47. If you knew him as well as I do ____ .
A) he is admired by his colleagues
B) you would not trust him at all
C) we were very disappointed by his performance
D) he could have been assigned this special task
E) I would have accused him of negligence
48. Since there was no positive evidence against him, ____ .
A) the police have always suspected he is the murderer
B) the witnesses have been completely unsatisfactory
C) the verdict had already been given
D) the trial would have been postponed indefinitely
E) the judge had no other choice but to acquit him
49. Cars entail a great many expenses ____ .
A) so long as one doesn’t use them excessively
B) unless one could get a sufficient loan from the bank
C) in case a number of people cannot afford them
D) so it’s worth thinking carefully before buying one
E) however essential they were thought to be in business
life
50. Undoubtedly, the life-style we have today differs radically from that
____ .
A) which our parents know
B) one which had been vividly described before by various
authors
C) because the Industrial Revolution would have brought
about a major social transformation
D) as long as a majority of the people still work on the
land
E) if the government’s wage policy leads to an improvement
in working conditions
51. Unemployment continued to rise during the first half of the decade,
____ .
A) even if the workers could have received additional
fringe benefits
B) as the rate of inflation will go up accordingly
C) while most companies would have been badly hit
D) but thereafter stabilised at about six per cent
E) despite the fact that the volume of exports cannot be
increased
52. After the new law comes into effect next month, ____ .
A)
there will be a radical change in the structure of
local administration
B) we should have prepared the way for a smooth political
transition
C) the policy on industrial relations had to be abandoned
D) all the hospitals in the country had been made
accountable to the Ministry of Health
E) the case may have been reconsidered
53. It is not wise to come between two people ____ .
A) that they were both interested in the same post
B) who are quarrelling
C) because they hadn’t realised how strong they were
D) although one had met the requirements
E) until both sides took the opportunity to settle their
problem
54. They live so far out of the town ____ .
A) even though they enjoyed all the advantages of city life
B) who have lost contact with so many good friends
C) as one can get there only by taking a taxi
D) as long as the land they had bought was extremely cheap
E) that they can rarely go to a concert or a theatre
55. Once the final draft of the contract is approved, ____ .
A) the United
States
B) the members of the two delegations would have worked out
their differences
C) it will then be typed and submitted for ratification
D) the next stage was to estimate the costs
E) a number of concessions were to be made by both sides
56. As the miners have called off the strike ____ .
A) the daily coal production had increased considerably
B) the Coal Board is prepared to reconsider the proposals
of the union leaders
C) if the chairman of the Coal Board expressed his
satisfaction
D) there would have been a sense of relief nationwide
E) the extent of the dispute was being ignored
57. ____ I don’t think it will be able to hold off an attack of the
rebels.
A) As Bosnia
B) Until more troops were mobilised
C) Wherever there are skirmishes along the frontier
D) Since our allies had promised more reinforcements
E) Unless the peace keeping force gets adequate
reinforcements
58. ____ we will
not stay away from the basic policies that our party has always upheld.
A) When the polling, which had been heavy, was over
B) Although we are bitterly disappointed at the outcome of
the recent elections
C) Which party got the majority of the votes
D) Even if they had had a landslide victory
E) Since the results of the elections came in so slowly
59. ____ the judge would almost certainly have been more lenient towards
him.
A) Despite the fact that he forged the title indeed
B) If only we could bribe one of the witnesses
C) Had he admitted his part in the affair from the start
D) While our lawyer was negotiating the terms of settlement
with their lawyer
E) Because the legal procedures make this unavoidable
60. ____ such a restrictive policy is likely to cause a lot of damage.
A) As soon as the new managing director took up his
position
B) Should the monetary situation have deteriorated
C) In case the receipts turned out to be forgeries
D) Just as the world economy was picking up
E) As far as the long term interests of the company are
concerned
61. ____ that most of the evidence submitted by the plaintiff could not
be sustained.
A) In his appraisal of the case the lawyer reminded us
B) As was expected the witnesses were brought into the
courtroom
C) The judge himself has been accused
D) The trial has lasted long enough
E) The final verdict has still to be given
62. So long as certain countries continue to shelter terrorists ____ .
A) the hope of preserving international security was
sheltered
B) the United Nations should have taken suitable action
against them
C) the government had taken the matter to the Helsinki
Conference
D) the chances of eradicating terrorism unfortunately remain
silent
E) their aims would have been publicly condemned throughout
the West
63. However relentlessly they pursue this policy of austerity ____ .
A) we would be determined to withstand any political
pressure
B) the country would have benefited from it enormously
C) the masses were deprived of the opportunity to improve
their living conditions
D) the Opposition had denounced it vehemently
E) they will never manage to put the economy onto a better
footing
64. Even though the Security Council has imposed various sanctions on the
country ____ .
A)
the
other member countries were in principle opposed to them
B) most of the people had been forced to leave in dire
distress
C) it doesn’t seem likely that they will have any effect at
all
D) nothing good had been gained out of it
E) the United Nations has ratified it
65. Many
people take it for granted ____ .
A) whether they realised just how serious the drug problem
had become
B) that the new interest policy has contributed to the
greater degree of stability in prices at this period
C) why no survivors were found
D) how all receipts and papers concerning the transaction
mysteriously disappeared
E) why the other passengers had absolutely no comment to
make at all about the accident
67. ____ , Huddersfield was one of the few textile towns that
continued to grow in the twentieth century.
A) If the government lifted the sanctions
B) Since its trade was both flexible and varied
C) However unpopular the scheme had seemed to many
D) As soon as the industrial revolution got under way
E) Just as many industrial areas are competing with each
other
68.
Smallpox inoculation became popular ____ .
A) that eventually this disease would have been completely
wiped out
B) even though the success rate, according to recent
statistics, is still rather doubtful
C) even if it had not been a fatal disease that brought
death to all levels of society
D) however unlikely one is to come in contact with the
disease
E) only after Janner’s discovery that the less dangerous
cowpox material was an effective immunizing agent
69. The
helicopter has the ability to climb vertically, ____ .
A) even though the winds were blowing at gale force
B) if it can take off in a very restricted space
C) which, in certain circumstances, is its main advantage
over other types of aircraft
D) whenever the pilot felt himself obliged to make a forced
landing
E) if the cost of its upkeep hadn’t been a heavy burden on
the budget
70. ____ ,
if any one party decides to ignore the obligations it has undertaken in the
treaty.
A) Obviously, very serious problems will arise
B) They may have rejected the offer
C) They were obviously determined to be present at the
opening of the talks
D) The last speaker was quite adamant on the need to resume
fighting
E) The observes may have been very upset
71. ____
who played a unique role in the revival of the ideals of classical antiquity
A) There is still a lively debate going on among scholars
B) Dr. Davies lectured on the Renaissance
C) He then went on to explain why such Renaissance figures
D) Leonardo da Vinci also lived in the Renaissance
E) Petraich is rightly regarded as a humanist
72. ____ ,
even though many countries are stepping up their own production.
A) This is just one of many developments in international
trade
B) England
C) Turkey
D) Steel remains an important item on international trade
E) By the end of the month figures concerning the dollar
reserves will have been processed
73. Before
the national Health Service Act came into force in 1948 in England, ____ .
A) the funding of hospitals was a major issue in home
politics
B) there have been angry debates about the necessity for it
C) these people aren't able to afford medical advice
D) everyone realised that these were all fundamentally,
political issues
E) many doctors would feel that the transition had been
extremely painful
74. Grain dominates the world food economy ____ .
A) since it accounts for half of the human calorie intake
B) which in turn has led to a greater interest in nutrition
C) which might have resulted in the emergence of a trade deficit
D) that resulted in a moderate decline in exchange rates
E) until the steep rise in the purchasing power of oil put
an end to it
75. ____ , I had to notify not only the police but also the health
authorities.
A) Late as it is
B) However reluctant I may be
C) Whoever sends in the complaint
D) As it turned out
E) Until this finally becomes law
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