Mimar Sinan Anatolian Teacher High School 2011-2012 Education Year

MİMAR SİNAN ANATOLIAN TEACHER HIGH SCHOOL 2011-2012 EDUCATION YEAR

11/c ENGLISH DEPARTMENT GRADE 1ST TERM 2ND EXAM

READING

Answerthequestionsaccordingtothepassagebelow.

ALPINE FORESTS

Forestsarethelifeguards of thesnowypeaks of theAlps. Theyprovidea naturalbarrieragainstavalanchesandlandslides, but theskiingindustry, which proved a boonforpoorAlpinefarmers, is damagingtheenvironment. Forestshavebeenfelledtomakewayformore ski runs, car parks, andhotels, andAlpinemeadowshavebeenabandonedbyfarmerskeentoexploittourism. Consequently, theavalanche has nowbecome a commonphenomenon. Forestryexpertsestimatethattwo-thirds of theseveralthousandavalanchesthatdescendintoinhabitedpartseachyeararetheresult of forestdepletion.

A) Choosethecorrectansweraccordingtothepassage.

4X3=12 PTS

1. IntheAlps, theattraction of tourism…………………… .

A)causestwothousandavalanches a year

B) has divertedsomefarmersawayfromthecare of theland

C) has broughtmuch-neededhelpforprotectingtheenvironment

D) has lessenedduetothethreat of avalanches

E) forcedmanyfarmerstoleavethearea

2. As a consequence of thedepletion of Alpineforests………… .

A)manyfarmershave had toturntotourismforwork

B) theskiingindustry has suffered a greatdecline

C) onlyone-third of allavalanchesoccur in uninhabitedparts

D) manyareasarenowuninhabitable

E) thefrequency of avalanches has greatlyincreased

3. Alpinefarmers………………………………………………. .

A)werethepeoplewhoinitiatedthedevelopment of theskiingindustry

B) have had much of theirlandtakenfromthembythoseinvolved in tourism

C) usedto be poorbeforetherise of theskiingindustry

D) wereforcedtoturntheirmeadowsintohotelsand car parks

E) feelthattheyhavebeenexploitedbytourism

GRAMMAR

G1 2X10=20 PTS

G2 2X5=10 PTS

G3 5X2=10 PTS

G4Choosethecorrectanswers 16x3=48

GOOD LUCK

ÖMER UYANIK ELT