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1. - 16. sorularda, cümlede boş bırakılan yerlere uygun
düşen sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz.

1. In many ancient civilisations, chess was not 5. Meteor showers generally happen when Earth ----
only a pastime but also a symbol of intellectual debris left behind by comets or asteroids as they
----; it was involved in literary and philosophical pass close to the Sun, producing brilliant streaks
discussions and became an integral part of of light that can be seen in the sky.
educational practices.
A) hands over
A) justification
B) turns down
B) refinement C) pulls through
C) constraint
D) keeps away
D) endurance
E) runs into
E) inhibition

2. Sleepwalking is typically caused by a 6. Rapid population rise and, as a result, growing
combination of genetic, developmental, and demand for food have increased the use of
environmental factors, with poor quality or ---- fertilisers and pesticides, which has led to ---- of
rest contributing to disruptions in the regular water sources with harmful substances.
sleep cycle.
A) expenditure
A) irreversible B) reinforcement
B) negligible C) contamination
C) inexplicable D) acceptance
D) superfluous E) susceptibility
E) insufficient

3. Since the seventh century, traditional Japanese 7. Security cameras, originally developed for their
architecture has ---- relied on intricate ---- effect on crime in public areas, are now
joinery techniques to connect wooden parts applicable in a variety of domains, such as home
without nails, which reflects a sophisticated security, traffic management, and business
understanding of engineering. protection.
A) notoriously A) deterrent
B) offensively B) mediocre
C) ambiguously C) hectic
D) fundamentally D) intact
E) spontaneously E) fragile

4. We can address the growing problem of 8. In spite of the fact that we have the option to save
electronic waste by pursuing a set of goals, our libraries on digital devices thanks to e-books,
such as promoting repair and reuse, reducing many of us still prefer the tactile pleasure of ----
consumption, and ---- these efforts into public turning the pages of a physical book.
education.
A) consequently
A) dissolving B) literally
B) suppressing C) adversely
C) incorporating D) mutually
D) discriminating E) externally
E) undermining
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