86.-90. sorularda aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız.
Scientist who study earth's moon have two big
regrets about the six Apollo missions that
landed a dozen astronauts on the lunar surface
between 1969 and 1972. The biggest regret, of
course, is that the emissions ended so abruptly,
with so much of the moon still unexplored. But
researchers also lament that the great triumph
of Apollo led to a popular misconception:
because astronauts have visited the moon, there
is no compelling reason to go back. In the
1990s, however, two probes that orbited the moon
raised new questions about Earth's airless
satellite. One stunning discovery was strong
evidence of water ice in the perpetually
shadowed areas near the moon's poles. Because
scientists believe that comets deposited water
and organic compounds on both Earth and its
moon, well-preserved ice at the lunar poles
could yield clues to the origins of life.
86. The point made in the passage is that it may
be possible to __________.
a) come to a better understanding of comets
through the study of the moon
b) learn more about the beginnings of life from
the ice at the moon's poles
c) resume Apollo missions as there is evidence
of water on the moon
d) identify the origin of the organic compounds
found on the moon
e) have a full knowledge of the moon without
sending anymore astronauts there
87. As is pointed out in the passage, one
significant outcome of the lunar probes in the
1990s was __________.
a) the staggering finding of evidence of
water on the moon
b) the focussing of scientific attention on the
comets
c) the resumption of lunar missions
d) the realization that life is possible on the
moon
e) the realization that there were great
similarities between earth and moon
88. According to the passage, even through
there were six Apollo missions to the moon
roughly thirty years ago, __________.
a) none of them could claim to be successful
b) man's knowledge of the moon has not increased
at all
c) a very large proportion of the lunar surface
remains to date unexamined
d) it was only the lunar poles that were
explored fully
e) the idea of sending astronauts back to the
moon seems even more far-fetched than formerly
89. As we understand from the passage, a
great many people __________.
a) believe lunar missions should continue
indefinitely
b) regard the Apollo missions as a scientific
breakthrough
c) are sure the moon cannot support life
d) feel that the very fact that man has landed
on the moon is enough
e) regard scientific investigations of the moon
as unfeasible
90. A major point made in the passage is that
__________.
a) comets hold the secrets of the origins of
life in the universe
b) the six Apollo missions to the moon were a
great scientific success
c) the chances of finding water on the moon are
very slim
d) the probes of the 1990s demonstrated that the
lunar landings should have continued
e) scientists are agreed that there is nothing
further to learn about the moon
91.-95. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız.
The US National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NITS) will soon be testing a
controversial theory about the collapse of the
World Trade Center towers. According to an
analysis by a leading fire-safety expert, had
the fire-proofing insulation on the towers'
steel structures been thicker, the towers would
have survived longer and might even have
remained standing after they were hit by the
hijacked planes. The work is being seized on by
lawyers representing victims' families and
insurance companies. If confirmed, it could also
lead to changes in building codes. NIST is
responsible for drawing up the final report on
the towers' collapses and recommending if any
changes are needed. It is widely accepted that
the collapses were caused by the failure of the
buildings' steel structure as it was weakened by
the heat of the fires.
91. As it is pointed out in the passage, it is
commonly recognized that the main cause for the
collapse of the twin towers __________.
a) will only be understood after the release of
a detailed report by NITS
b) can never be established beyond doubt
c) was the weakening of the steel structure due
to the heat of the fire
d) was not so much due to the heat of the fires
as to the force of the impact of the hijacked
planes
e) is of special interest to insurance companies
92. It is clear from the passage that
__________.
a) the strength of the steel structure of
the towers had been questioned when the designs
were drawn up
b) NIST has already made a through study of the
collapse of the towers
c) the reason for the sudden collapse of the two
towers is still under debate
d) the structure of the twin towers was in many
respects well below standard
e) the hijacked planes hit the weakest parts of
the twin towers
93. As we learn from the passage, a
specialist in fire safety __________.
a) puts the blame for the collapse of the
towers on the thin fire-proofing insulation
b) is to blame for negligence as regards the
buming of the twin towers
c) has been cooperating with the victims'
lawyers to start legal procedures
d) has been commissioned to prepare a report on
the collapse of the towers
e) should have been aware of the structural
weakness of the towers and given due warning
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94. As is pointed out in the passage, the
inadequacy of the fire-proofing insulation of
the towers __________.
a) has been accepted by NIST as the main
cause of the collapse
b) has aroused a great deal of legal attention
c) is less important than the weakness of the
steel structure as the cause f the collapse
d) had long been recognized by fire-safety
experts as the weakest point in their
construction
e) has never been considered by any serious body
95. According to the passage, if the tower
collapse theory concerning the fire-proofing
insulation proves to be true, __________.
a) this will have, even so, no direct
bearing on the fight against terrorism
b) the victims' families will get no
compensation
c) this will free NITS from all blame
d) then lawyers will have no grounds for
objections
e) then NITS will probably introduce new
building regulations
96.-100. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre
cevaplayınız.
The long-expected decline in the dollar is now
well under way. For years economists have
predicted that America's huge current-account
deficit would eventually cause its currency to
plunge. So far the dollar's slide has been
fairly gradual: it is down by 13% in
trade-weighted terms over the past year, though
it has dropped by almost twice as much against
the euro since its 2001 peak. As the decline
seemed to pick up speed this week, John Snow,
George Bush's Treasury Secretary, declared that
he favours a "strong dollar policy". That was
surely the wrong answer, even leaving aside the
debatable issue of whether cabinet secretaries
can influence the level of exchange rates. A
weaker, not a stronger dollar, is what the world
needs now-so long as policymakers elsewhere
respond appropriately. America promoted a strong
dollar throughout the 1990s, when inflation was
still thought to be the main enemy. Today it
makes less sense. Even after its recent slide,
the dollar seems overvalued. Moreover, with
ample space capacity in America, deflation looks
a bigger risk than inflation.
96. It is pointed out in the passage that the
American policy, in the 1990s, for a strong
dollar __________.
a) seems less rational now than it did than
b) has proved successful in boosting the
economy
c) has been reversed by the Treasury Secretary,
John Snow
d) has frequently been disregarded by American
economists
e) has been a major reason for the decline of
the euro
97. It is stressed in the passage that for
the American economy, __________.
a) John Snow's policies promise a great deal
of hope
b) it is not inflation but deflation that in
fact may pose the more serious problem
c) the global level of exchange rates
constitutes a major threat
d) and for the world economy, a strong dollar is
of vital importance
e) policy makers agree that deflation has been
responsible for many of the problems
98. According to the passage, what has
brought about the fall of the American dollar,
__________.
a) is the erratic global fluctuations in
exchange rates
b) is the enormous deficit experienced by the
American economy
c) has been a persistent recession in the global
economy
d) is the wrong economic policies introduced by
John Snow, Treasury Secretary
e) is the unexpected rise in the value of the
euro
99. As we understand from the passage, the
decline in the value of the American dollar has,
__________.
a) had an adverse effect upon the value of
the euro
b) bolstered American trade
c) been foreseen by economists over a long
period of time
d) been a major headache for policy makers
e) followed an unpredictable pattern
100. In the passage, with the phrase "the
wrong answer" is meant __________.
a) the American government's indifference to
the decline of the dollar
b) the policy of keeping the dollar in the line
with the euro
c) keeping the dollar strong through trade
d) permitting the current-account deficit to
continue
e) the Treasury Secretary's preference for a
strong d
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