YILDIZTECHNICALUNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY SAMPLE EXAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
For questions 1-16choose the correct option to fill each space.
1.After the car crash, she was sitting …………… near the motorway. …………… , she didn’t realize what had happened to her parents in the car.
a) suddenly / Fortunately c) cautiously / Seriously
b) calmly / Apparently d) accidentally / Significantly
2.Maggie was …………… when she got …………… news from the doctor.
a) comforted / encouraging c) comforting / encouraged
b) comforting / encouragingd) comforted / encouraged
3.That place is not too far away. You can go …………… foot …………… five minutes.
a) by / forb) on / inc) by / ond) on / at
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For questions 17-21choose the correct option to fill each space.
CAREERS ADVICE
Do you know what job or career you want to do when you leave school? Maybe you know exactly what you want to do. (17)…………… , you’re lucky! For most teenagers, thinking about future jobs can lead to confusion. That’s what career advisors are for. They’re people who ask you questions about your preferences and (18)…………… you make the right decision. They can make suggestions about jobs which (19)………… suit you and can also make recommendations about where you can find more information. They’re not there to tell you (20)…………, they’re just there to be helpful. Choosing the right career can be a problem but you don’t need to search for the solution on (21)…………… .
- a) Besidesb) If soc) Even ifd) Also
- a) helpb) let c) have d)get
- a) ought b) mightc) need tod) shall
- a) what you dob) what to doc) what do you dod) what you are doing
- a) youb) yourselfc) yoursd) your own
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For questions 22-35 choose the correct option to fill each space.
- If I …………… an appointment for tomorrow with Dr. Flecher, I …………… with you for a weekend vacation.
a) can’t have / should go c) don’t have / went
b) didn’t have / would go d) won’t have / will go
- I …………… live in a small town during my childhood. Last September, I moved to Istanbul for my university education and now I’m trying to …………… my new life.
a) am used to / used to c) used to / get used to
b) used to / get used to d) get used to / be used to
- If companies …………… money for charities, it …………… good for their image in society.
a) raised / will be b) raise / will be c) will raise / is d) would raise / is
For questions 65-69 choose the option that best completes the dialogue.
- Kim:I’m taking this evening course to learn how to do web design properly.
Jason:Oh, really? ......
Kim:Not very long. I only started it last week actually.
a) Do you need that skill for your job?
b) How often do you go to this course?
c) How long have you been doing that?
d) Do you know how to do web design?
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For questions 70-74 find the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one.
- No one can drive as carefully as John in the family.
a) John is the most careless driver in the family.
b) There are some people who drive more carefully than John in the family.
c) John drives less carefully than anyone in the family.
d) John is the most careful driver in the family.
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For questions 75-79 find the sentence that does not belong in the paragraph.
- (I)Experts estimate that the Great Pyramid took 20,000 workers about 20 years to build, but exactly how they built the pyramid is a mystery. (II)The pyramids attract thousands of tourists each year. (III)One popular theory is that mud was piled around the pyramid to make it easier to drag or push each block into place. (IV)Another theory is that perhaps the pyramids were made by aliens.
a)Ib)IIc)IIId)IV
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For questions 80-85 use the text to answer the questions.
MARS AND THE HUMAN IMAGINATION
1.People have always been fascinated and frightened by the planet Mars, perhaps because of its unmistakable red colour. Since ancient times, Mars – also known as “The Red Planet”- has influenced mythology, literature, movies, and daily life.
2.Mars in the Ancient World
The Babylonians, who studied astronomy as early as 400 B.C., were one of the first cultures to make observations about the planet Mars. The Babylonians named the planet Nergal – the great hero, the king of conflicts. The Egyptians also made observations about the planets. They called Mars “Har Decher” – the Red One. The Greeks called the planet Ares after their god of war, while the Romans called it Mars, their name for the same god. The ancient Chinese named the planet Huoxing, the “Fire Star”, and as in Western cultures, Chinese mythology showed Mars as a powerful, red-faced warrior.
3.Literature
Mars has inspired writers throughout time. English novels about Mars include Gulliver’s Travels, written in 1726 by the Irish writer Jonathan Swift. In it, Swift refers to two moons orbiting Mars. These moons were actually not discovered until 1877. Twenty years later, in 1897, the English writer H. G. Wells wrote “The War of the Worlds”, a story about technologically advanced Martians invading Earth. The novel reflects the negative feelings that people had about technology during the industrial age (the late 1800s) in Europe. The Martian Chronicles, written in 1951 by the American author Ray Bradbury, presents the opposite idea of Martians as threatening aliens. In it, humans are the evil invaders of Mars. Bradbury’s novel reflects one of the themes of mid-20th century science fiction: human weakness.
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According to the text,
- Which of the following is TRUE according to paragraph 2?
a) Most ancient civilizations had similar ideas about the planet Mars.
b) Most ancient civilizations did not see Mars in the same way.
c) No ancient civilizations studied the sky or planets.
d) All ancient civilizations named Mars after their gods.
- Which of the following is TRUE according to paragraph 3?
a) Jonathan Swift discovered the moons of Mars.
b) Martians have always been shown as threatening and hostile in literature.
c) In “The War of the Worlds”, humans invaded Mars.
d)Various writers have looked at Martians from different perspectives.
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For questions 86-89 choose the option that best completes the paragraph.
- For many young people, communicating on the Internet has become an essential part of life...... Teens say that online communication can create distance between people. However, they add that this distance can be very helpful, especially for people who are shy or want to end a difficult relationship.
a) E-mail and instant messages, because of their ease and speed, have partly replaced face-to-face meetings and telephone conversations.
b) The World Wide Web is changing how we shop, how we work, how we contact each other, how we spend our leisure time, and how we learn.
c) Some people argue that the Internet needs to be made available to people in developing countries.
d) Satellite technology will continue to influence developments on the Internet.
For questions 90-92 put the sentences in the correct order to make a meaningful paragraph.
- (I) This electrical signal stimulates special skin cells to move to the wound.
(II) These cells then heal the damage at the site of the cut.
(III) When a person’s skin is cut, an electrical signal forms at the edge of the wound and it remains there until the wound heals.
(IV) Scientists have discovered how the body uses electricity to heal cuts.
a)I-II-III-IVb)IV-I-III-IIc)IV-III-I-IId)II-IV-III-I
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For questions 93-94 find the main idea of the paragraphs.
- The idea of a small electric car is not new. A number of different car producers already sell such cars. But now a French company, Renault, has designed a very special kind of electric car. By pushing a button, you can make it fold up! The back of the car folds into the car body. These cars were designed mainly for use in cities. They have several advantages over regular cars. Their small size makes them much easier to drive around busy, narrow streets. They are also much easier to park in city parking spaces. Like other electric cars, these vehicles do not pollute the air. This is important these days when many cities have serious pollution problems.
a) Electric cars do not pollute the air as much as other types of cars.
b) The new folding electric car is advantageous in several ways.
c) Small cars are very convenient in narrow streets.
d) Electric cars were designed only for use in cities.