Advanced Paraphrase örnek soruları
Soru 1
'Her contribution to the project can hardly be overstated.'
Which sentence is closest in meaning?
- A)Her contribution to the project was extremely important.
- B)She contributed very little to the success of the project.
- C)Her contribution to the project has been greatly exaggerated.
- D)Her contribution was important but is often overstated.
- E)It is difficult to say how much she contributed to the project.
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Doğru cevap: A
Can hardly be overstated = ne kadar vurgulansa azdır, yani çok önemlidir. "Overstate" (abartmak) ile "hardly" birleşince anlam tersine döner; kelimeleri tek tek okuyup "abartılmış" sonucuna varmak tipik hatadır.
Soru 2
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
'He only realised his mistake after he had sent the report.'
Not until ____ his mistake.
- A)he had sent the report did he realised
- B)he sent the report he did realise
- C)did he send the report he realised
- D)he had sent the report did he realise
- E)he had sent the report he realised
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Doğru cevap: D
"Not until" cümle başına gelince devrik yapı ikinci yan cümlede kurulur: "Not until he had sent the report did he realise". "Did" sonrası fiil yalın olmalıdır, "did he realised" bu yüzden yanlış.
Soru 3
'The awareness campaign has done little to change people's eating habits.'
Which sentence is closest in meaning?
- A)The awareness campaign has not started yet.
- B)The awareness campaign has made people's eating habits worse.
- C)The awareness campaign has had almost no effect on people's eating habits.
- D)The awareness campaign has changed people's eating habits considerably.
- E)The awareness campaign was designed only for people with poor eating habits.
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Doğru cevap: C
"do little to + fiil" = bir şeyi değiştirmekte pek etkili olmamak; kampanya beslenme alışkanlıklarını neredeyse hiç değiştirmemiş. "has made people's eating habits worse" olumsuz bir etki iddia eder; cümle yalnızca etkinin çok az olduğunu söylüyor. Sık hata: "little" ile "a little" arasındaki farkı gözden kaçırmak.
Soru 4
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
'Under the new rules, passengers are not allowed to carry more than one bag.'
The new rules ____ passengers from carrying more than one bag.
- A)oblige
- B)prohibit
- C)permit
- D)refuse
- E)deny
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Doğru cevap: B
"prohibit somebody from doing something" yasaklamak demektir. "permit" anlamı tersine çevirir ve "from" ile kullanılmaz; "refuse" ve "deny" bu kalıpla kurulmaz.
Soru 5
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
'The documentary was so boring that we switched it off halfway through.'
It was ____ that we switched it off halfway through.
- A)such a boring documentary
- B)so a boring documentary
- C)such a documentary boring
- D)such boring documentary
- E)so boring documentary
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Doğru cevap: A
Tekil sayılabilir isimle "such a + sıfat + isim + that" kullanılır: "such a boring documentary". "so" isimden önce tek başına sıfatla gelir ("so boring"), "so boring documentary" yanlıştır.
Soru 6
'Her second novel falls short of the standard set by her first.'
Which sentence is closest in meaning?
- A)Her second novel is much shorter than her first.
- B)Her second novel is not as good as her first.
- C)Her first novel was criticised more harshly than her second.
- D)Her second novel was finished more quickly than her first.
- E)Her second novel is even better than her first.
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Doğru cevap: B
"fall short of a standard" beklenen düzeye ulaşamamak demektir: ikinci roman ilki kadar iyi değil. "much shorter" deyimdeki "short" sözcüğünü uzunluk olarak okuyan bir tuzaktır.
Soru 7
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
'People believe that the painting was stolen in the 1970s.'
The painting ____ in the 1970s.
- A)is believed to have been stolen
- B)was believed to steal
- C)is believed having been stolen
- D)believes to have been stolen
- E)is believed to be stolen
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Doğru cevap: A
İnanma şimdi, çalınma geçmişte ve edilgen: "is believed to have been stolen". "Is believed to be stolen" zaman farkını kaybeder; "was believed to steal" ise tabloyu çalan yapar.
Soru 8
'The hotel was anything but comfortable.'
Which sentence is closest in meaning?
- A)The hotel was more comfortable than any other.
- B)Everything about the hotel was comfortable.
- C)The hotel was comfortable except for one thing.
- D)The hotel offered nothing except comfort.
- E)The hotel was extremely uncomfortable.
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Doğru cevap: E
Anything but = hiç de … değil; otel hiç rahat değildi: "The hotel was extremely uncomfortable." Sık hata: "anything but" ile "nothing but" (sadece, yalnızca) ifadesini karıştırmak; "offered nothing except comfort" tam tersi anlamdadır.
Soru 9
'No sooner had the guests arrived than the power went out.'
Which sentence is closest in meaning?
- A)The guests arrived after the power had gone out.
- B)The guests had no time to arrive because of the power cut.
- C)The power went out long after the guests had arrived.
- D)The guests arrived late so that they could avoid the power cut.
- E)The power went out as soon as the guests had arrived.
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Doğru cevap: E
No sooner… than = …er …mez; iki olay art arda gerçekleşir. Devrik yapı (had the guests arrived) olayların sırasını değiştirmez: önce misafirler geldi, hemen ardından elektrik kesildi.
Soru 10
'The hotel's location more than made up for its rather small rooms.'
Which sentence is closest in meaning?
- A)The rooms were small because of where the hotel was located.
- B)The rooms were rather small, but the location more than compensated.
- C)The location was as disappointing as the size of the rooms.
- D)The hotel enlarged its rooms to match its excellent central location.
- E)The small rooms were the main reason guests chose the hotel.
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Doğru cevap: B
"make up for" telafi etmek demektir; "more than" konumun küçük odaları fazlasıyla telafi ettiğini vurgular. "because of where the hotel was located" ilişkiyi neden-sonuç olarak kurar, cümlede böyle bir anlam yok.