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Verilen sorularda boş bırakılan yerlere uygun 5. According to a recent study, black holes ---- the fate
düşen sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz. of the Universe since its birth, but this hypothesis ----
theoretical for now until scientists have more findings
to support it.
1. The earliest Egyptian boats ---- from wood as most of
the hull was out of the water, and it coincides with the A) may have been shaping / should remain
earliest evidence of wooden planks in graves.
B) might have shaped / could be remaining
A) would have been built
C) must be shaping / must remain
B) may be built
D) should have been shaping / has to remain
C) could be built
E) would have shaped / can remain
D) must have been built
E) should have been built

2. Some people ---- in the countryside’s silent and calm 6. It is believed that dinosaurs lived on the planet
lifestyle after spending years in crowded and chaotic approximately 65 million years ago and that a large
cities. asteroid ---- them out.

A) did not need to live A) may have wiped
B) cannot get used to living B) should have wiped
C) may be living C) must be wiping
D) mustn’t live D) had to wipe
E) needn’t have lived E) used to wipe

3. People ---- on horseback for thousands of years until 7. In the framework of the daily life of the Upper
the development of the steam locomotive in the early Palaeolithic Period, the evidence suggests that people
1800s; therefore, the history of the horse ---- the ---- the long bones of small animals widely for quite a
history of travel itself. long time.
A) would rather travel / will mean A) may be using
B) have to travel / might have meant B) must have used

C) might have travelled / had better mean C) are supposed to use
D) would travel / could mean D) should have used
E) should be travelling / must have meant E) might have used

4. Fossil traces in the meteorite have convinced some 8. Instead of feeling sorry for endangered animals right
scientists that there ---- life on Mars; however, no one now, we ---- much more drastic measures to protect
---- that it is absolutely true without more scientific them in the past.
evidence to support this finding.
A) might be taking
A) would be / might be claiming
B) had to take
B) may have been / has to claim
C) should have taken
C) could have been / should have claimed
D) could take
D) might have been / can claim
E) may have taken
E) should be / would have claimed

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