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B. Questions 7-13 (7 points)

I am very keen on hill walking and camping in remote parts of the country. One Friday

afternoon, after finishing work, I drove with three friends to a town about 200 miles away. We

had all the necessary things except the most important one a compass. Someone in the group

warned us not to go on without a compass, but the rest of us were __(7)__ to do so.

The sun was up and as we walked along we soon began to sweat. It was hotter than we

__(8)__. Confident that we were going the right way when the path forked, we took the left one. I

was walking ahead __(9)__ lead them because I was more familiar with the way. However, as we

continued walking, something seemed wrong so I thought after the heavy rain last night, there

__(10)__ some landslides.

We kept walking until we reached the summit of the hill. As we stopped __(11)__ a breath, we

looked around and realised that we were hopelessly lost.

It was getting dark and we thought shouting would help but it didnt. Luckily, out of nowhere,

a ranger appeared. It was only when he took us to the car park, we realised that wed been on the

wrong path. If we __(12)__ the compass, we __(12)__.

In the end, we were safe and while going back home we agreed to get our rucksacks __(13)__

by our wives and never to leave home without a compass.

7. a. determination 8. a. expect 9. a. owing to

b. determined b. were expecting b. so as to

c. determine c. would expect c. with regard to

d. determinedly d. had expected d. thanks to

10. a. must be 11. a. take 12. a. took / wouldnt get lost

b. cant be b. to take b. took / would have got lost

c. cant have been c. taking c. had taken / would get lost

d. must have been d. taken d. had taken / wouldnt have got lost

13. a. to checkb. checking

c. to be checked

d. checked

C. Questions 14-19 (6 points)

Kleptomania, a mania for stealing things, is a mental abnormality __(14)__ both young and

old. It is different from robbery __(15)__ kleptomaniacs are often quite capable of paying for the

things they take. Some of them steal things and hardly ever remember __(16)__ this crime.

Having a conviction can cause terrible damage to a persons future and also cause __(17)__ to

their family and friends. Even though in some cases kleptomania is cured, in general there seemsto be __(18)__ permanent solutions to the problem. All in all, most victims complete therapy in

the knowledge that they are likely __(19)__ things again.

14. a. afflict 15. a. hence 16. a. committing

b. afflicted b. furthermore b. to commit

c. afflicting c. despite c. commit

d. afflicts d. since d. commits

17. a. embarrassed 18. a. no 19. a. steal

b. embarrassment b. none b. stolen

c. embarrassing c. some c. to steal

d. embarrass d. many d. stealing


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D. Questions 20-25 (6 points)

Scientists at Imperial College London, today announced plans to begin full-scale trials of a new

device which __(20)__ revolutionise the lives of people with serious medical conditions. The

device __(21)__ two-millimetre sensor monitors changes in the body is able to send out warning

signals via a mobile phone.

The sensor, a microprocessor __(22)__ under the skin of a patients body, detects anydangerous changes long before the patient is even aware __(23)__ them. This means that patients

with serious conditions now live at home and lead more or less normal lives.

When it detects changes in the body, the microprocessor sends out a pre-programmed text

message to the patients doctor or hospital.

The first patients __(24)__ given the implant will be diabetics but doctors hope to extend the

trial to those with heart or lung diseases. By the end of the year 2030, the doctors also expect that

they __(25)__ the device to cover more conditions.

20. a. has to 21. a. who 22. a. putting

b. might b. which b. puts

c. mustnt c. where c. putd. cant d. whose d. to put

23. a. with 24. a. be 25. a. will be adapting

b. on b. are b. will adapt

c. of c. being c. will have adapted

d. about d. to be d. will be adapted

E. Questions 26-30 (5 points)

Often, prisoners families become innocent victims. Sakina Fitzpatrick knows her husband

deserves to pay for his crime but shes suffering, too.

She thought hed gone to borrow some money from a friend. When the police told her hedbeen arrested and __(26)__ with armed robbery, she just stood there, speechless. I knew Patrick

had been in trouble in the past before I met him but he loves me and his children. If he __(27)__

out of work for a long time, he __(27)__ at home playing with the kids now. I think he just got

desperate. But what he did was wrong, there is no excuse for stealing other peoples money. He

__(28)__ such a thing and put me and the children through such misery. My life has changed

dramatically. It didnt __(29)__ the way Id dreamt. The kids miss him a lot, especially little

Jayne has always been a daddys girl. I dont know how shell ever __(30)__ to living away from

Patrick.

26. a. would be charged 27. a. hadnt been / would have been

b. will be charged b. had been / would bec. has to be charged c. hadnt been / would be

d. must be charged d. had been / wouldnt have been

28. a. must have done 29. a. turn out 30. a. get used

b. shouldnt have done b. point out b. be used

c. cant have done c. hang out c. used

d. might have done d. start out d. using


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GRADUATE SAMPLE EXAM KEY

Ege University

School of Foreign Languages

Preparatory English Programme

PART 2: STRUCTURE AND USE OF ENGLISH (30 points)

1. D 16. A

2. A 17. B

3. B 18. A

4. A 19. C

5. A 20. B6. C 21. D

7. B 22. C

8. D 23. C

9. B 24. D

10. D 25. C

11. B 26. A

12. D 27. C

13. D 28. B

14. C 29. A

15. D 30. A

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