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108. An  increase in 

criminal behavior

 and lost productivity are two

common results of high unemployment.
A) fault

B) error

C) conduct

D) mistake

E) crime

109. It has just 

crossed my mind

 that they might want to accompany us.

A) occurred to me

B) made me anxious

C) happened

D) reminded

E) escaped my attention

110. George Ravencroft’s invention of lead crystal in the late 17th century

was 

crucial to

 the development of optical lenses.

A) essential to

B) prior to

C) dependent on

D) instructive for

E) propitious for

111. Gardening is the 

cultivation

 of plants, usually in or near home.

A) germination

B) growing

C) classification

D) sowing

E) grafting

112. Since 1970’s, all governments efforts to 

curb

 inflation in Turkey have

been unsuccessful.
A) resist

B) control

C) sustain

D) induce

E) reverse

113. The 

current

 edition of the magazine discusses the ancient civilizations

of Anatolia.
A) latest

B) first

C) running

D) special

E) succinct

114. The 

daring

 young man drove through the dark and filthy back streets

of the city looking for her lost dog.
A) bold

B) cowardly

C) persistent

D) captured

E) frightened

115.

Dauntless

 men and women with their children crossed America in

covered wagons.
A) foreign

B) fearless

C) penniless

D)  adventuresome

E) pitiable

116. Mrs. Callaghan’s natural intelligence and her experience always

enables her to 

deal

 with problems.

A) grow

B) play

C) cope

D) stay

E) avoid

117. The design of wildlife refuges is still a matter of considerable 

debate

.

A) significance

B) controversy

C) urgency

D) concern

E) coincidence

118. The warranty guarantees that all 

defective

 parts will be replaced

with no charge.
A) lost

B) imperfect

C) unused

D) dorsal

E) loathed

119.

Deficiency

 of vitamin B1 causes a dysfunction of the nervous system

and beriberi.
A) overdose

B) too much

C) lack

D) wrong use

E) side effects

120. John was as 

deft

 at handing complaints as he was at teaching.

A) intelligent

B) angry

C) skillful

D) crude

E) awkward

121. We should 

delete

 some parts of this article.

a. omit

b. rewrite

c. change

d. improve

e. include

122. Samantha 

deliberately

 let Tom know that she was dating someone

else.
A) purposely

B) hastily

C) adroitly

D) tactfully

E) delicately

123. The commander 

delivered

 his speech asking for “liberty or death”

just before the attack.
A) made

B) wrote

C) announced

D) brought

E) repeated

124. An ultimatum given by one country to another usually includes a

demand for

 action.

A) shipment of

B) understanding of

C) request for

D) burden of

E) tolerance on

125. The old town hall was 

demolished

 and a new recreation center

took its place.
A) renovated

B) razed

C) remodeled

D) vanished

E) disappeared

126. The speaker 

demonstrated

 her knowledge of the subject by an

excellent speech.
A) corrected

B) created

C) repeated

D) showed

E) proved

127. Although Margaret tried to 

deny

 the fact, all her friends were sure

that she dyed her gray hair red.
A) encode

B) envy

C) assemble

D) convene

E) reject

128. The 

departed

 lying here gave their lives for their country.

A) dead

B) travelers

C) adventurers

D) knaves

E) vagabonds

129. I hope that club does not 

deprive 

poor children of the opportunity

to participate in sports.
A) deny

B) retract

C) improvise

D) dilute

E) fret

130. It has almost been a tradition for artists not to receive the attention

they 

deserve

 before they die.

A) expect

B) long

C) merit

D) demand

E) consumed

131. The gas company is evacuating all the people living in the building

because they 

detected

 a gas leak in the main line.

A) discovered

B) smelled

C) expected

D) predicted

E) maintained

132. Floods often 

devastate

 the rice crop, the area’s principal export,

resulting in a year of great torture for the inhabitants.
A) fracture

B) scatter

C) destroy

D) fertilize

E) enhance

133. An odometer is a 

device

 for measuring distance traveled.

A) instrument

B) figure

C) item

D) machine

E) tool

134. Dennis 

devised

 a few computer games and sold them to one of the

computer companies.
A) played

B) bought

C) invented

D) divided

E) clinched

135. Gradually, the sound of the music and laughter 

died down

, and the

whole campus went to sleep.
A) became louder

B) became softer

C)  was  forgotten

D) became more cheerful E) became more irritating

136. Coffee consumption by Turkish coffee drinkers will be 

diminished

to 1.06 cups per day by next year due to increasing prices.
A) encouraged

 B) improved

C) dropped

D) hindered

E) forbidden

137. The Red Crescent arrived at the 

disaster

 area within five hours.

A) calamity

B) destruction

C) departure

D) hurricane

E) isolated

138. He knew very well that his father would 

discipline

 him for his actions;

therefore, he was quite reluctant to go home.
A) reward

B) reprove

C) congratulate

D) punish

E) socialize

139. The new government regulation disallows 

disclosure

 of personal

tax information.
A) announcement

B) public revelation

C) opening

D) closing

E) discredit

140. Mrs. Allison is such an energetic woman that she is not 

discouraged

even by the illness that crippled her.
A) disturbed

B) impoverished

C) disheartened

D) alienated

E) devalued

141. The boy felt 

disgraced

 because he knew that he had been wrong to

cheat on the exam.
A) ashamed

B) Worried

C) tempted

D) cunning

E) relieved

142. The circus performer asked for the safety net to be taken down during

the performances thinking that in this way he would 

display

 his skill

more effectively.
A) generate

B) improve

C) deform

D) obscure

E) avert

143. He 

disregarded

 his wife’s feelings in the matter, which made her

furious enough to think of divorce.
A) did not ignore

B) paid no attention to C) discharged

D) considered

B) was careless

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