Cloze Test 100 Soru

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1.- 5. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçadanumaralanmışyerlere uygun düşen sözcükya da ifadeyi bulunuz.

The term soil generally refers to the loosesurface of the Earth, as (1) ---- from solid rock.To the farmer, soil is the natural medium forgrowth of all land plants; civil engineersconsider soil a/an (2) ---- disaggregated earthmaterial that supports (3) ---- constructedworks and (4) ---- which embankments andother earth structures (5) ---- .

1.

A) devaluatedB) interruptedC) distinguishedD) transportedE) alternated

2.

A) steadilyB) evenlyC) slowlyD) easilyE) chiefly

3.

A) littleB) mostC) a lotD) evenE) rather

4.

A) againstB) byC) fromD) forE) out

5.

A) were to buildB) were buildingC) have builtD) had been builtE) are built

6.-10. sorularda, aşağıdaki parçadanumaralanmışyerlere uygun düşen sözcükya da ifadeyi bulunuz.

Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, is a/an(6) ----metal that (7) ---- to make fireplace andirons, candlesticks, and other useful objects.(8) ---- have become (9) ---- sought-afterantiques. Copper, like brass, is a soft metalthat is easy to form and has good colour. It isalso an efficient conductor of heat, so it wasoften used to fashion cooking pots. The insidesof the pots were coated with tin (10) ---- foodwould not come into contact with the copper.

6.

A) hecticB) permanentC) zealousD) attractiveE) enthusiastic

7.

A) to have usedB) had usedC) would useD) having usedE) was used

8.

A) TooB) MuchC) ManyD) A few ofE) Plenty of

9.

A) lovelyB) swiftlyC) highlyD) hastilyE) finely

10.

A) so thatB) in caseC) unlessD) otherwiseE) therefore




(11) ---- ceramics can hold liquid and resistextreme temperatures, they make excellentdinnerware. Porcelain, (12) ---- is very hardand translucent, is the finest dinnerware. It isoften called china, after the country that first(13) ---- it. Stoneware is another popular kindof dinnerware. It is strong and very (14) ---- toheat and cold. And because clay can beshaped (15) ---- many forms, ceramics areoften used in figurines and decorative objects.

11.

A) As a result ofB) Due toC) No matterD) HenceE) Because

12.

A) whenB) whatC) whichD) whereE) that

13.

A) producedB) producingC) to produceD) having producedE) was produced

14.

A) deterrentB) reluctantC) hesitantD) resistantE) ambitious

15.

A) forB) onC) intoD) byE) through


Tea plants are usually grown from seeds orcuttings taken from other tea plants. The teaseedlings, or young plants, (16) ---- in well-drained, fertile soil and are shaded from thefierce heat of the sun. The plants can grow astall as 9 meters high. (17) ---- , on teaplantations the plants are (18) ---- cut back toproduce low bushes, usually no more than 1meter high (19) ---- it easier for workers to (20)---- the leaves.

16.

A) could be placingB) had placedC) were placingD) would be placedE) are placed

17.

A) DespiteB) ThereforeC) By the wayD) On account ofE) However

18.

A) furiouslyB) awfullyC) constantlyD) suitablyE) relatively

19.

A) to makeB) to be madeC) having madeD) to be makingE) be made

20.

A) resolveB) pluckC) comprehendD) followE) scope




Oxygen (21) ---- about 1772 by a Swedishchemist, Carl Wilhelm Scheele, (22) ----obtained it by heating potassium nitrate,mercury oxide, and (23) ---- other substances.An English chemist, Joseph Priestley, (24) ----discovered oxygen in 1774 by the thermaldecomposition of mercury oxide and publishedhis findings the same year, three years (25) ----Scheele published. A French chemist, AntoineLavoisier, first recognized the gas as anelement, coined its name, and explainedcombustion as a union of oxygen with theburning material.

21.

A) could be discoveredB) is discoveredC) would be discoveredD) was discoveredE) should have discovered

22.

A) for whomB) whomC) whoseD) thatE) who

23.

A) manyB) some ofC) littleD) plentyE) almost

24.

A) sincerelyB) cunninglyC) consideratelyD) reverentlyE) independently

25.

A) agoB) whenC) whileD) beforeE) since


There is 50 times more water buried in theground than there is in all the streams, rivers,and lakes on the surface of the earth. Thisgroundwater (26) ---- in layers of very loosesoil, gravel, or rocks. We call these layersaquifers. This is the water we find when we(27) ---- wells into the earth. In the UnitedStates, about half of all the people get theirdrinking water from wells. This includes peoplewho have (28) ---- wells and (29) ---- who livein communities that (30) ---- their water fromdeep in the earth.

26.

A) is containedB) had containedC) would be containingD) must be containedE) will be contained

27.

A) trainB) holdC) pierceD) drillE) stab

28.

A) theyB) themselvesC) theirsD) themE) their own

29.

A) onesB) theseC) themD) thoseE) other

30.

A) depictB) representC) drawD) retireE) depart




A computer virus (31) ---- a set of instructionsthat attaches itself to other computerprograms, usually in the computer's operatingsystem, and becomes part of them. In mostcases, the corrupted programs continue(32) ---- their intended functions but (33) ----execute the virus's instructions (34) ---- . Avirus is usually designed to execute (35) ---- itis loaded into a computer's memory.

31.

A) participates inB) insists onC) dwells uponD) regards asE) consists of

32.

A) being performedB) to be performingC) to have performedD) to performE) having performed

33.

A) surreptitiouslyB) clearlyC) lovelyD) awfullyE) legally

34.

A) as ifB) besidesC) eitherD) hardlyE) as well

35.

A) whenB) whereC) beforeD) untilE) barely


The work of oceanographers is very important.Humans (36) ---- the oceans for fish and otherfood. (37) ---- the land has becomeovercrowded and polluted, the oceans (38) ----more polluted and overfished. Oceanographerstry to understand (39) ---- controls the size offish stocks and help governments decide howmany fish (40) ---- each year.

36.

A) compose ofB) depend onC) deter fromD) accuse ofE) make up

37.

A) Just asB) WhereasC) Due toD) EvenE) No matter

38.

A) may have becomeB) had becomeC) would becomeD) becameE) have become

39.

A) whomB) whichC) whereD) whatE) whose

40.

A) will be catchingB) can be caughtC) had been caughtD) has been caughtE) would have caught




Most science fairs require (41) ---- studentsenter their projects in one of the (42) ----specific categories. (43) ----, these categories(44) ---- to actual divisions in the fields ofscience and technology. Projects within eachcategory compete against each other (45) ----the scrutiny of judges who have expertise inthe field.

41.

A) whereB) thatC) in thatD) whichE) whether

42.

A) a large amountB) plentyC) severalD) some ofE) mostly

43.

A) ExtremelyB) NecessarilyC) PointlesslyD) UnjustlyE) Typically

44.

A) distributeB) deliverC) eradicateD) correspondE) manifest

45.

A) overB) underC) intoD) fromE) for


At one time, most research scientists workedfor universities or government-sponsoredresearch institutions. Today, just as many(46) ---- in private industry, (47) ---- they helpproduce the newest medicines and developcommercial and industrial products. Scientistsalso work for world-health and wildlifeconservation organizations, (48) ---- they lendtheir scientific expertise to the (49) ---- ofhumankind and the natural world on which it(50) ---- .

46.

A) would be employedB) were employedC) had employedD) are employedE) should be employing

47.

A) whereB) whichC) thatD) at whichE) on whom

48.

A) whatB) thatC) the fact thatD) for whichE) on whose

49.

A) gratificationB) adjustmentC) bettermentD) disapprovalE) annoyance

50.

A) dependsB) realizesC) contendsD) evokesE) alludes




In most bat species, females gather together toproduce young communally. The extremeexample of (51) ---- behaviour among themicrobats is (52) ---- of the Mexican free-tailedbat, Tadarida brasiliensis, whose vastcongregations in some caves during the 1960swere estimated (53) ---- as many as 50 millionindividuals—the largest known gatherings ofany mammal. The bats emerge at sunset in acontinuous stream, looking like smokeemerging (54) ---- the cave entrance. Thisstream stretches out to the far horizon, and(55) ---- more emerge well into the night. In themorning, returning bats can also create anunforgettable spectacle as they arrive high andsuddenly plunge down at breakneck speedback into their roost.

51.

A) likeB) theseC) suchD) just asE) as

52.

A) thoseB) someC) thatD) allE) few

53.

A) to containB) to be containingC) containedD) containingE) had contained

54.

A) atB) fromC) intoD) byE) with

55.A) manyB) a farC) quiteD) lessE) others


Air and water are two important naturalresources—people need air and water to live.Land is a natural resource (56) ---- people canuse it to grow crops for food. Stone is a naturalresource. It was (57) ---- useful for makingtools that the first known period of humanculture (58) ---- the Stone Age. Stone, (59) ----sand and gravel, continues to be very useful—not for making tools but for construction ofbuildings and roads and for (60) --- purposes.

56.

A) what ifB) unlessC) ifD) in caseE) just because

57.

A) alreadyB) how muchC) as ifD) only whenE) so

58.

A) calledB) was calledC) to be calledD) would have calledE) used to call

59.

A) withoutB) along withC) additionallyD) as long asE) so far

60.

A) a few othersB) anotherC) many otherD) one anotherE) every other




(61) ---- the many beautiful birds are thepeacock, the quetzal, and the birds ofparadise. They are dressed in feathers of(62) ---- colours. The peacock wears a longtrain of feathers (63) ---- grow on his back justabove the tail. With the tail he can lift the trainand spread it out to an enormous fan. Thequetzal's golden-green train is (64) ---- threefeet long. One of the birds of paradise has longtufts of feathers beneath its wings. When itraises its wings, the feathers fall over its bodyin a crimson shower. (65) ---- creatures live injungle forests.

61.

A) AmongB) AlmostC) FromD) AboveE) Outside

62.

A) miserlyB) outrageousC) skillfulD) splendidE) amazed

63.

A) whoseB) thatC) in whichD) of whichE) whatever

64.

A) less and lessB) so manyC) as much asD) more thanE) at the latest

65.

A) LikeB) Just asC) Such asD) The fact thatE) These


There is no doubt that carbon dioxide—(66) ---- several other gases (67) ---- methaneand the man-made CFCs—enhances theatmosphere's greenhouse effect. Because itslevel (68) ---- ever since people (69) ----burning wood, coal and other natural resourcesin industrial quantities, the amount of heatbeing trapped by it must be increasing. Thisgreenhouse effect is not controversial. Neitheris it synonymous with global warming.Evidence from the ice ages shows that thecarbon-dioxide greenhouse has always playeda crucial role in shaping the climate, but onlyas one part of a symphony of effects which fewpeople (70) ---- attention to.

66.

A) howeverB) even soC) by contrastD) in additionE) as well as

67.

A) to have includedB) includedC) being includedD) includingE) to have included

68.

A) has been risingB) should be risingC) will riseD) have risenE) must be rising

69.

A) brought outB) cut acrossC) took toD) came acrossE) gave up

70.

A) omitB) giveC) bringD) payE) make




Camels were domesticated (71) ---- 3,000years ago, and to this day, humans depend onthem for transport across arid environments.They can easily carry an extra 90 kilograms(72) ---- walking 32 kilometres a day in theharsh desert. They can travel (73) ---- horsesbut can also endure (74) ---- periods of timewithout food or water. Humans have usedcamels for their wool, milk, meat, leather, andeven dung (75) ---- can be used for fuel.

71.

A) as many asB) much asC) so much asD) about whichE) alike

72.

A) unlessB) duringC) onceD) whileE) as if

73.

A) the fastestB) as fast asC) much fasterD) the fasterE) too fast

74.

A) legitimateB) fabulousC) amazedD) potentialE) incredible

75.

A) whatB) thatC) howD) someE) all


The savana, which means “treeless plain”, ishome to large herds of grazing animals and thepredators that follow (76) ---- . It is a carefullybalanced ecosystem that can easily bedisturbed by changes in climate, an imbalancein the number and type of animal (77) ---- , andhuman influences (78) ---- farming and cattleherding. Fire also has an important role(79) ---- the savanna, burning out old grassgrowth and new tree saplings, (80) ---- the newgrasses that herbivores like gazelles dependupon.

76.

A) theirB) themselvesC) theirsD) their ownE) them

77.

A) speciesB) specimensC) samplesD) spicesE) spaces

78.

A) more thanB) just asC) such asD) so muchE) likewise

79.

A) ofB) inC) aboutD) fromE) below

80.

A) making way forB) taking up withC) growing out ofD) going in forE) keeping trace of




Acid rain forms (81) ---- certain pollutants,(82) ---- sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, mixwith tiny droplets of water vapor in theatmosphere. Power plants are the (82) ----source of pollutants (84) ---- acid rain. Smokefrom factories, exhaust fumes fromautomobiles and trucks, and even gases(85) ---- by chemical fertilizers also putpollutants into the air.

81.

A) on conditionB) as soon asC) if onlyD) whenE) even though

82.

A) whateverB) so manyC) likeD) as ifE) however

83.

A) priorB) mainC) casualD) abstractE) internal

84.

A) being causedB) having causedC) to be causingD) causedE) causing

85.

A) picked upB) given offC) checked inD) broken outE) relied on


The atom is (86) ---- of three types of particles:the proton, the neutron, and the electron. Theprotons and the neutrons are heavy particles(87) --- are located (88) --- the very center ofthe atom. They (89) ---- the atomic nucleus.The electrons are very light particles. They arespread (90) ---- the outer regions of the atomand orbit the nucleus.

86.

A) put outB) made upC) figured outD) brought upE) built up

87.

A) whoseB) of whichC) from whomD) thatE) for which

88.

A) atB) onC) fromD) underE) over

89.

A) induceB) formC) enforceD) wonderE) share

90.

A) as well asB) along withC) throughoutD) rather thanE) as such




The best place (91) ---- to swim is in a pool,(92) ---- supervision and coaching are easiest.The first thing a beginner (93) ---- is how tofloat and tread water. Floating allows aswimmer to stay on top of the water with(94) ---- effort, and it is necessary whenswimming long distances. Treading water issomething (95) ---- walking in deep water.

91.

A) learnedB) learningC) having learnedD) to be learningE) to learn

92.

A) on whichB) whereC) whenD) for whichE) from which

93.

A) may have learnedB) had learnedC) would be learnedD) should learnE) could be learning

94.

A) all of themB) a good manyC) little or noD) a couple ofE) large amounts of

95.

A) likeB) the sameC) similar toD) as suchE) much more


All narcotics are (96) ---- in their effects on thebody. They act on nearly all the body systems,but their strongest and most noticeable effectsare (97) ---- the nervous system. Narcoticsreduce the activity of the central nervoussystem, (98) ---- is made up of the brain andspinal cord. The result is that (99) ---- behavioris reduced, irritability and anxiety are lessened,and drowsiness and sleep take place. (100) ----low doses of narcotics may cause a person toslip in and out of awareness.

96.

A) such asB) likeC) alikeD) bothE) as if

97.

A) byB) fromC) intoD) onE) onto

98.

A) by whichB) ----C) thatD) from whichE) which

99.

A) manyB) allB) a fewD) halfE) any of

100.

A) EvenB) HowC) AlthoughD) OwingE) So that



CLOZE TEST CEVAP ANAHTARI

1 C 26 A 51 C 76 E

2 B 27 D 52 C 77 A

3 B 28 E 53 A 78 C

4 A 29 D 54 B 79 B

5 E 30 C 55 A 80 A

6 D 31 E 56 E 81 D

7 E 32 D 57 E 82 C

8 C 33 A 58 B 83 B

9 C 34 E 59 B 84 E

10 A 35 A 60 C 85 B

11 E 36 B 61 A 86 B

12 C 37 A 62 D 87 D

13 A 38 E 63 B 88 A

14 D 39 D 64 C 89 B

15 C 40 B 65 E 90 C

16 E 41 B 66 E 91 E

17 E 42 C 67 D 92 B

18 C 43 E 68 A 93 D

19 A 44 D 69 C 94 C

20 B 45 B 70 D 95 A

21 D 46 D 71 A 96 C

22 E 47 A 72 D 97 D

23 A 48 D 73 B 98 E

24 E 49 C 74 E 99 B

25 D 50 A 75 B 100 A

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