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Verilen sorularda boş bırakılan yerlere uygun 5. The World Health Organisation ---- a global diabetes
düşen sözcük veya ifadeyi bulunuz. epidemic, with an estimated 400 million patients;
moreover, it is anticipated that the number of people
with diabetes ---- unless necessary precautions are
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taken.
1. Palaeontologists ---- that small mammal ---- the
extinction of dinosaurs by eating their eggs; however, A) declared / increased
currently they think the rise of mammals was an effect
of the demise of dinosaurs. B) had declared / was increasing
C) declares / is increasing
A) may think / could have caused
D) will declare / has increased
B) must think / would have caused
E) has declared / will increase
C) used to think / might have caused
D) had to think / should have caused
E) would think / must have caused

2. A foundation report focusing on the environment 6. Antioxidants ---- the body from the harmful effects
shows that plastic production ---- twentyfold since of free radicals, which damage cells and ---- to the
1964, reaching 600m tonnes in 2022; unfortunately, it development of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
---- by 2050.
A) protected / could contribute
A) has increased / will have quadrupled
B) protect / may contribute
B) increased / quadrupled
C) are protecting / might contribute
C) increases / is quadrupling
D) have protected / would contribute
D) has been increasing / will be quadrupling
E) will protect / can contribute
E) is increasing / would quadruple

3. According to experts, as technology advances, 7. The world in which we live is ---- that is continually
today’s children ---- occupations, the names of which changing, with new professions and abilities emerging
many of us ---- right now. every year, so using the proper learning strategies is
crucial when there is so ---- to learn and so little time.
A) were doing / did not know
A) that / many
B) will be doing / don’t know
B) one / little
C) are doing / have not known
C) the one / much
D) will have done / had not known
D) those / few
E) are going to do / will not know
E) ones / less

4. The crew of Apollo 13 ---- in space for four days 8. Japan had to modernise quickly because ---- needed
before they landed on Earth as they ---- their original to avoid from being colonised by the West and fix unfair
destination on the moon because of a technical treaties with ---- countries.
malfunction.
A) it / the other
A) had travelled / would have quit
B) she / other
B) have been travelling / must have quit
C) he / another
C) travelled / would quit
D) they / any other
D) had been travelling / had to quit
E) we / one another
E) were travelling / could quit

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