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3. Fairy tales are essential stories for children. These stories
Boş bırakılan yere, parçada anlam bütünlüğünü sağlamak mean more than happy endings; they teach morality
için getirilebilecek cümleyi bulunuz.
lessons through the characters and values shown in them.
1. Golfers dispute whether golf is a sport among sportswriters _______ Listening to these fantastic stories, therefore,
and on golf courses. Proponents claim golf is a sport teaches children a lot. Parents’ reading stories to their
since it demands physical endurance and coordination children strenghtens a special parent-child bond. Fairy
and is recognised by sporting goods businesses, athletic tales may take youngsters to a magical world, but the moral
associations, fans, and the media. They point to golf’s values of these stories linger in their hearts and minds as
inclusion in the 2016 Olympics as proof of its status as a they develop.
sport. _______ The reason for this is that people who are A) When youngsters believe they must look like the characters
overweight, injured, or non-athletic can play professionally. in the stories, low self-esteem and body image problems
They say golf is a leisure activity and that its 112-year may occur.
absence from the Olympics proves it.
B) Fairy tales or imaginary stories that may create unrealistic
A) Ice hockey goalies and players alike have the ability to stop expectations in children hurt their vision of reality.
shots. C) Stories not only capture young brains’ imaginations but also
B) Opponents claim that golf is much more of a ‘game’ than it improve their creativity and thinking skills.
is a ‘sport’. D) Children might be frustrated because they do not believe
C) To defend Scotland from the English, King James II things that are not true.
prohibited golf in 1457. E) Most of these characters and themes can have a significant
D) Tiger Woods, the golfer, became the first athlete to earn a impact on children, even causing nightmares.
billion dollars.
E) Golf is one of many independent sports, such as running or
swimming.

2. If you visit your local grocery, you will notice that the fruits
and vegetables are all picture-perfect. This is due to the
use of synthetic fertilisers. _______ However, inevitable
consequences are currently being detected due to this
use. The most visible negative effect of extended chemical 4. When we meet someone, we form an opinion about them
fertiliser use is a deterioration in soil quality. Fertilisers based on our prior interactions with others sharing their
increase soil nutrient levels but do nothing to replenish personality type. _______ Definitely not! Prejudice can
them. And finally, the soil exhausts all its nutrients after creep into our perceptions when we generalise about
repeated cycles, leading to weakened soil and increased circumstances or people. As a result, we run the risk of
runoff. missing out on valuable opportunities for personal and
professional development. Approaching situations and
A) They provide the soil with the necessary nutrients to create people with an open mind instead of a preconception is the
crops with this appearance. best way to deal with them. The healing and refinement of
B) Biodynamic farming is more concerned with the future of the the inner child process should be applied to remove the
planet than conventional farming. emotional charge.
C) The agricultural business is one of the sectors that have
A) Do we always expect to have the same experience?
profited from technological advancements.
B) Does it help us take our past interactions into consideration?
D) Many people still dismiss organic farming as a hobby
designed to increase food sales at a higher price. C) Is it possible to make accurate evaluations of people?
D) Do our emotions affect our thoughts about new people?
E) Organic farming is used to help repair the damage caused
by artificial fertilisers. E) Is it really a good idea to make this generalisation?

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