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1. ---- the growth in e-mail and fax transmissions, 6. ---- popular belief, laboratory experiments show
many communications are still best handled by that men have a higher pain tolerance than
face-to-face or voice-to-voice contact.. women..

A) Contrary to A) Compared to

B) In spite of B) Contrary to

C) By means of C) As regards

D) Since D) Rather than

E) As regards E) In case of

2. ---- the eminent Victorian biologist 7. ---- numerous reformist policies that have helped
Thomas Huxley, the great sea fisheries to improve the economic conditions in the
were inexhaustible.. country, the standard of living for the poor has
improved very little..

A) In accord with
A) Instead of
B) In view of
B) Despite
C) With regard to
C) In connection with
D) According to
D) According to
E) In the case of
E) As regards

3. In Scandinavia, wild life in many rivers has been

destroyed ---- the devastating power of acid 8. Several studies have recently shown that, ----
rain.. popular stereotypes, most grandparents do not
wish to take on a parental role toward their
grandchildren..
A) in spite of

B) because of A) by means of

C) as opposed to B) owing to

D) in terms of C) contrary to

E) as regards D) for the sake of

4. Italy declared its neutrality upon the outbreak of
World War I ---- that Germany had
embarked upon an offensive war..
A) as soon as
E) in addition to
9. ---- poor soil and poor agricultural methods in
many parts of the African continent, even in
years with enough rain, farmers are not able to
produce surplus crops..

B) owing to
A) Despite of
C) in view of
B) In addition to
D) on the grounds
C) Because of
E) such as
D) Rather than

5. There is no reason why man, ---- the other E) By means of

animals, should have a monopoly on laughter ----
a social tool. .
10. Global demand for coal will continue to expand
over the next five years ---- governments
A) in addition to / so attempts to reduce reliance on this fuel..

B) compared with / such

A) in spite of
C) in opposition to / thus
B) as a result of
D) as opposed to / as
C) as well as
E) on account of / just
D) due to

E) in case of
11. ---- populating both the inner and outer surfaces 16. According to new research by US biologists, the
of the human body, microbes abound in the soil, fearsome roars of lions and tigers are ---- the
the seas, and the air.. unusual shape of their vocal chords..

A) According to A) in terms of

B) As to B) rather than

C) In contrast to C) on behalf of

D) In addition to D) due to

E) In order to E) as well as

12. Compared with industrialized economies, most 17. Political instability and misguided economic
developing countries are poor in the essential policies often discourage investment ----
factors of production ---- capital and skilled reducing economic efficiency..
labour..

A) in favour of
A) more than
B) in addition to
B) either
C) except for
C) so that
D) contrary to
D) the most
E) in spite of
E) such as

18. Despite the passage of a decade since its

13. Every Turkish citizen over the age of 25 is opening, the Maritime Museum in Istanbul
eligible to be a deputy in Parliament ---- he or remains undeservedly little-known today ---- a
she has completed primary education and has lack of publicity. .
not been convicted of a serious crime..

A) instead of
A) with the idea that
B) in spite of
B) from the point of view that
C) contrary to
C) despite the fact that
D) as to
D) by the fact that
E) owing to
E) on condition that

19. In veterinary medicine, federal governments and

14. ---- the role of the school in developing students
civic values, most proponents of citizenship
education agree that it should involve a range of
democratic values such as the sense of public
responsibility..
professional associations keep data on animal
euthanasia and, ---- the research results
obtained so far, have developed guidelines and
procedures..

A) in the hope of
A) At least
B) as of
B) In spite of
C) in case of
C) In comparison to
D) in accordance with
D) With regard to
E) on behalf of
E) Rather than

20. A chemistry journal plans to publish this

15. ---- mechanical impact, certain impurities hotly disputed article ---- an addendum that
would make such explosives unstable if they questions some of its conclusions..
were stored in warm conditions..

A) over against
A) Involving
B) along with
B) Including
C) from under
C) In case
D) up against
D) Contrary to
E) out of
E) Even without
21. Money spent to treat AIDS patients, ---- the
victims of other diseases, creates an economic
burden for governments in Africa..

A) as well as

B) such as

C) despite

D) owing to

E) for instance

22. Most of the worlds trade today is in

manufactured goods and services ---- agricultural
goods and natural resources..

A) rather than

B) such as

C) just as

D) except for

E) so much as

23. ---- being a personal relationship between two

people, marriage is one of societys most
important and basic institutions..

A) Instead of

B) In addition to

C) Because of

D) In opposition to

E) In case of

24. Musical performers can be classified into many

different categories ---- vocalists and
instrumentalists..

A) as well as

B) both

C) such as

D) either

E) more than

25. Africa, as the worlds least industrialized

continent, must depend on the export of non-
manufactured commodities ---- coffee and gold
for its wealth..

A) that is

B) in spite of

C) according to

D) in terms of

E) such as
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1 B

2 D

3 B

4 D

5 D

6 B

7 B

8 C

9 C

10 A

11 D

12 E

13 E

14 D

15 E

16 D

17 B

18 E

19 D

20 B

21 A

22 A

23 B

24 C

25 E