DURUM SORULARI

1.When you woke up this morning, the weather was beautiful, so you and your family decided to go to the beach. However, now that you are ready to go, there are grey clouds building up in the sky and it's looking as if it might rain. Everyone is feeling a bit discouraged, but knowing how changeable the weather is in your part of the world, you say optimistically:

A) I can't believe it was so beautiful less than an hour ago.
B) I don't think it'll be much fun sitting in the rain.
C) Why does this happen whenever we want to go out?
D) Those clouds will be gone by the time we get there.
E) I think we should stay at home and play cards instead.

2.You've just returned from a shopping trip, when you realise that you've lost your bag. You're in a complete panic as there are many important things İnside it. You try phoning the last shop you were in to see if you left it in the changing room there. When the manageress tells you that they have got it, you say with a sigh of relief:

A) Oh, that's annoying. I'll have to come back into town to fetch it.  
B) Everything had better still be in that bag, or there'll be trouble.
C) Thank goodness, it's still there. I was afraid I'd never see it again.
D) You must have known it was my bag. Why didn't you call me?
E) Thanks so much for calling. I hadn't even realised that I'd lost it.


3.You're driving on the highway with a friend. Suddenly, a sports car comes out of nowhere at a very high speed and overtakes you, narrowly missing an oncoming car. Alarmed that the driver could have caused an accident, you turn to your passenger and say irately:

A) You're a road hog! Go back to driving school and learn how to drive properly.
B) Did you see that incredible car? I'd love to buy myself one of those some day.
C) Wow, that was fast! He must be trying to get to an appointment on time.
D) I'm so sorry, but there was nothing I could have done to prevent the accident.
E) What an idiot! He's going to kill himself or someone else with that reckless driving.


4.You've been having problems with your car. You take it to a garage and they give you a very high quote for doing the work, so you decide to try to repair it yourself. You spend the whole weekend working on the car, but eventually you manage to sort out the problem. Afterwards, you tell your father what happened, saying proudly:

A) I wish I could afford to buy a car that doesn't need repairing all the time.
B) I wasted my whole weekend repairing the car and now I'm exhausted.
C) If I'd known how much work it was going to be, I wouldn't have done it.
D) I fixed it all by myself and didn't have to pay the mechanic a penny.
E) Can you have a look at my car and tell me what's wrong?


5.One of your classmates is very upset because she's received a low mark for a composition she wrote. She is convinced that this is because the teacher, Mrs Bell, doesn't like her, and she wants to approach the principal about the matter. You've read her essay, and you think that the mark is fair. While trying not to hurt her feelings, you reason with her, saying:

A) I think you were really lucky to get the mark you did, because your essay is full of basic mistakes.
B) Even if Mrs Bell didn't like you, I don't think she would let her feelings influence the mark she gave.
C) If I were you, I would go and see the principal immediately and let her mark your essay instead.
D) The real problem with Mrs Bell is that she always gives higher marks to her favourite students.
E) Why don't you just go and speak to Mrs Bell privately and ask her why she is treating you so badly?


6.You have a new colleague at work. You've been given the task of training him and are trying to show him how to use one of the computer programs he needs to know. Although you've just explained the process several times, he is clearly still very confused. It's taking up a lot of your time, but you say patiently:

A) Don't get in a panic. I'll go through it all again very slowly.
B) If you think this is difficult, you're going to have a lot of problems.
C) Why didn't they hire someone with a background in computers?
D) You should have got this by now. It's not very complicated.
E) Perhaps you should just practise on your own — I've got work to do.


7.Your brother has recently written an exam. Before the exam, he was leading a busy social life instead of studying. Now he has just learnt that he has failed the exam. When your mother tells you this, you respond unsympathetically, saying:

A) It serves him right. He shouldn't have gone to that party the night before the exam.
B) I can't believe he's failed. He was so well prepared before he took the exam.
C) What a shame! He is so clever that I'm sure he could have passed the exam easily.
D) I hope he isn't feeling too bad about it. Exams aren't the most important things in life.
E) I feel really sorry for him, even though I know he should have worked much harder.

8.You are baby-sitting the neighbours' child, Tim, for the first time. After you've been there for about an hour, Tim says that he doesn't feel well, and he looks as if he may have a fever. You call his parents on their mobile phone, and taking care not to alarm them, say:

A) You've got to come back, I'm afraid, as I'm not prepared to look after a sick child.
B) I don't want to bother you, but could you tell me what your doctor's number is, please?
C) Please come home immediately and look after Tim, because he's feeling terribly ill.
D) I'm sorry to disturb you, but Tim is feeling slightly unwell and I'm not sure what to do.
E) If you were good parents, you would take care of your sick child instead of going out.


9.You and your brothers stayed up quite late last night, playing games and having a good time. This morning, your mother complains that she found it difficult to get to sleep last night, as the neighbours were being so noisy. Realising that it probably wasn't the neighbours who were responsible for keeping your mother awake, you admit:

A) I thought it was very quiet last night and I fell asleep quite easily.
B) Perhaps I should go over and have a word with the neighbours about it.
C) It couldn't have been me keeping you up because I went to bed early.
D) The neighbours are troublemakers and they should be more considerate.
E) It might have been us making the noise because we stayed up quite late.


10.You and a friend have planned a day in town together. Unfortunately, you're not ready to go when she arrives at your house, so it's only after about ten minutes that you both leave for the station to catch the train into town. As you step onto the platform, you see the train pulling out. Knowing that it will be half an hour before the next one arrives, you say guiltily:

A) Wouldn't it be great if we could afford to travel by taxi all the time?
B) I'm really looking forward to going into town and doing some shopping.
C) We're not in a hurry, so we don't need to worry about missing the train.
D) We've got time for a coffee because the next one is in thirty minutes.
E) I feel bad. If I hadn't kept you waiting so long, we would have caught it.


11.You go out to dinner at a friend's house. Sadly, it turns out to be one of those dreadful evenings when everything goes wrong — the food is awful and you don't get on with the other guests. You leave as early as possible, saying insincerely:

A) I really appreciate all the effort you made, but it wasn't a terribly successful evening, was it?
B) Thank you so much for a wonderful evening. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for a long time.
C) I would have enjoyed it much more if the food had been better and the guests had been nicer.
D) Please tell me next time you want to have a dinner party and I'll help you with the cooking.
E) I don't know where you met those other people, but I'm afraid I really don't like them at all.


12.You have a new colleague whom you're helping to train. You set him a task, leaving him to complete it on his own. He finishes the work in half the time you expect it to take. You are impressed, so you praise him, saying:

A) I'd better find you something else to do now.
B) I hope that you are finding this training useful.
C) Now that you've finished that, you can do this.
D) That was fast work! You did a really good job.
E) If you worked more quickly, it would be better.

13.You are working for a large supermarket. It's Saturday, and the shop is very crowded. Suddenly, one of the customers approaches you. She is very upset because she has lost her five-year-old son. While a colleague goes off to look for the boy, you speak to the woman, saying reassuringly:

A) Don't worry, Madam. This happens quite often and the children are always okay.
B) It might be a good idea to call the police if we don't find him in the next ten minutes.
C) If you bring a small child into a supermarket, you must hold his hand all the time.
D) What does your son look like and can you remember what he is wearing today?
E) The problem is that a supermarket just isn't a suitable environment for a young child.


14.While you're preparing for a party, your sister spills coffee all over your new white shirt. She's very apologetic, but you're upset, so you can't help but respond hurtfully, saying:

A) If I put it in water straightaway, I don't think it will stain.
B) Now look what you've done! You're always so clumsy.
C) I know it was an accident, but you could at least say sorry.  
D) Don't worry about it. I'm always doing things like that.
E) It's only an old shirt, so it really doesn't matter in the least.


15.Your parents have gone out, and you and a group of friends are watching a horror film on video. Just as the film finishes, you hear a noise that sounds a bit like a door slamming. Under the influence of the film, you say nervously:

A) That was good timing. It sounds as if my parents have just got home.
B) What's that? I think someone might be trying to break into the house.
C) Please don't slam the door. That sound really gets on my nerves.
D) I hope you all enjoyed the film. I thought it was absolutely fantastic.
E) Listen to the wind! Wouldn't it be great if there was a storm tonight?

16.Someone in a higher position than you keeps interfering with your work even though she knows little about the details of the job and you are the person on the spot. Angered by the problems caused by her constant interference, but also aware of her sensitivity and consciousness of her rank, you try to make the situation clear saying diplomatically:

A) If you don't keep your nose out of our business, I'm going to quit.
B) I know you are so busy that you cannot be aware of every detail, but could I explain a few things?
C) Now look what you have done. It will take us weeks to straighten out this mess.
D) I'm really pleased by the latest innovations you have made in our department.
E) Why don't you just stick to your job and let me get on with mine?


17.You have a friend who enjoys martial arts films while you prefer serious films with a strong story line. Thinking it was a serious adaptation of Shakespeare, you saw the kung fu film "Romeo Must Die", and though you hated it, you think your friend will enjoy it, so you say to him:

A) I just wasted my time going to see "Romeo Must Die".
B) Do you think I would enjoy "Romeo Must Die"?
C) What did you think of the star of "Romeo"? He had good moves, didn't he?
D) We should go and see "Romeo Must Die". I've heard it is really good.
E) I just saw a film I thought was terrible, but it's just your type.


18.Some friends of your parents' ask you to baby-sit for them. You know from experience that they do not pay enough for it to be worthwhile, and wishing to get out of it without causing offence, you say:

A) I'll only do it because you are friends of my parents.
B) Unfortunately, all of my friends are busy that night.
C) I would do it if you were not so tight with your money.
D) Sure, no problem. You don't pay very well, but I really enjoy being with your kids.
E) It's a shame you didn't mention it sooner because I've already got plans for that night.


19.One of your employees asks you for the afternoon off to go to the funeral of her best friend's mother. You are very busy at the office and cannot really spare her, but you can see how upset she is. Trying to find a solution to suit you both, you say:

A) How could I refuse on such a happy occasion?
B) I'm afraid we cannot give employees lime off for every minor event like this.
C) Just one and a half hours together with your lunch break, and I expect you back by 2 p.m.
D) Please give my condolences to the family, and we'll see you tomorrow.
E) All right, but just this once. Have a nice time.


20.You are directing a school play, and one of your best friends comes to audition. His attempts at acting are so bad that you cannot possibly accept him, but since he is a friend, you attempt to let him down gently by stretching the truth and say:

A) I'm afraid there is nothing suitable for you in this play.
B) That was the funniest performance I have ever seen.
C) What ever gave you the idea that you could act?
D) We might be able to give you a part as a tree or a rock.
E) How can you expect to get a part in a play with that acting?


21.You have borrowed your father's car, and while you were not paying attention, you hit a lamp-post breaking the left front headlight. It is nothing serious, but you are sure your father will be angry, so the next morning, you approach him cautiously saying:

A) Would you like me to tune up the car? It hasn't been running well lately.
B) Well Dad, sometimes things don't go exactly according to plan.
C) The headlight on the left, side never worked very well anyway, did it?
D) I don't suppose you would mind giving me the car keys for tonight, would you?
E) At least no one was hurt. Just think how bad it could have been!

 
22.You have just come back from a holiday in the Caribbean, and while you had a good time, you feel that the tour was overpriced. When a friend asks you if he should book a holiday through the same travel agency, you reply:

A) Of course, I have never had such a good time.
B) All in all, I prefer the Mediterranean to the Caribbean.
C) You've never seen such a beautiful hotel as the one where we stayed.
D) I'd recommend you to shop around for the best price.
E) Maybe we can go together next time. Wouldn't it be nice?


23.On your birthday, a friend gives you a book that you already own. She is not a particularly sensitive person, and so you feel confident enough to ask her for an exchange:

A) I thought you knew me well enough not to give me something I already have.
B) I've already read this, and I thought it was horrible.
C) What ever made you decide to give me such an inappropriate present?
D) How nice of you. I love books by this author. I'll read it as soon as possible.
E) I already have this. Do you think I can replace this for another one?

 
24.Two of your friends get in a violent argument at school. It looks as if they will come to blows, so, wishing to stop them, you step between them saying:

A) Why don't you calm down before somebody gets hurt?
B) Wait until everyone else arrives so that they don't miss anything.
C) Before you start, just remember the rules: no kicking, scratching or biting.
D) Stop acting like a couple of girls are you men or not?
E) Not now. Meet in the vacant lot after school where the teachers can't interfere.

25.You come from a large family with working parents, so all the children have to help out. One of your sisters, Susan, is lazy and watches TV instead of doing her share. Your brothers and sisters appoint you to tell your mother about her. Wanting results without being too harsh, you say:

A) I've told Susan not to watch so much television, but she won't listen to me.
B) Could you have a word with Susan about doing her share?
C) I don't like the way Susan does the washing-up. I'll do it myself.
D) Susan is useless. She just sits in front of the TV while we get dinner ready.
E) We all want you to punish Susan as severely as possible.


26.You go to a pottery class in the evenings. You enjoy the pottery, but have no friends there, so you want a friend, who enjoys arts and crafts, to come as well. Implying her talent, you try to persuade her saying:

A) Don't you get bored sitting at home doing your homework all the time?
B) Since you like painting, I thought you might enjoy my Thursday evening class.
C) Didn't I see you at the pottery class last week?
D) Since you have no interests, perhaps you should try something creative like pottery.
E) You are so good with your hands that you should try my pottery class.


27.Your grandmother has been mugged on her way to visit you. Though she was not actually injured, her handbag was stolen, and she was badly frightened by the two young men. To try to calm her down and get her mind off the incident, you say:

A) The important thing is that you were not hurt. How about a cup of tea?
B) I'm glad you were not hurt, but the next time you might not be so lucky.
C) Why didn't you phone me? I could have helped you out.
D) Tell me again what happened. It sounds really exciting.
E) You shouldn't have been so careless with your handbag, Grandma.


28.You have been corresponding with a boy from England for years. You enjoy one another's letters, but when he asked for a photo, lacking confidence in your own appearance, you sent him a photo of one of your best-looking friends. He has just written that he is coming to Turkey on holiday and wants to meet you. You don't want to miss the chance of meeting him, nor do you want to disappoint him at the airport. So you write back and reveal your secret saying:

A) We might be disappointed if we actually meet, so let's just keep writing.
B) I'd love to meet you, but I am going to be away on a skiing trip for the entire period you mentioned.
C) I'll meet you at the airport if you promise not to be disappointed when you actually see me.
D) I've changed a lot since that photo I sent you, so you might not be able to recognise me at the airport.
E) Please forgive me for lying to you you'll see a completely different girl than the one in the picture.

29.You have been feeling sick with an upset stomach, and having taken a day off from work, you think you should see a doctor. Phoning his receptionist to make an appointment, you say:

A) We are awfully busy at work, so can I postpone my appointment to a later date?
B) My stomach is really upset. Can the doctor see me this evening?
C) I'm too ill to come in. Can you ask the doctor to prescribe something for my upset stomach?
D) Do you think a filling will solve the problem, or does it have to come out?
E) My boss won't believe I was sick without a doctor's note.

30.You have a policy of never lending books to anyone because you have lost so many in the past. One of your best friends sees one of your favourite books and says she has always wanted to read it. Trying to be both firm and friendly, you refuse her request to borrow the book, saying:

A) No way! You never return anything.
B) If you return the last one I lent you, I'll consider it.
C) It's not just you; I never lend books to anyone.
D) I've read it twice already and can read it once more!
E) I've already told you I don't lend books. Why do you insist?

31.At a job interview, you are questioned about your lack of work experience. Since you are young, you feel this is an unfair question. Not wishing to make a bad impression, however, you answer carefully trying to impress the interviewer:

A) I feel certain that my enthusiasm can compensate for my lack of experience.
B) Of course I haven't got any experience. This will be my first job!
C) How old were you when you first started working?
D) Why do you always ask questions like that? Isn't it obvious that I am too young to be experienced?
E) Is this some kind of conspiracy to keep young people out of jobs?

32.You're in a strange city and you're lost. You stop and ask a passer-by for directions to the museum you want to visit. The man kindly tells you how to get there, but you're still confused. You ask for clarification, saying politely:

A) I think it would be easier if you told me where I could get a taxi.
B) Thank you very much for your help. I'm sure I'll be fine now.
C) I'm sorry, would you mind just running through that once more?  
D) That was very confusing and I still have no idea where I should go.
E) If you'd spoken more slowly and clearly, I would have understood.


33.One of your colleagues at work takes you out to lunch and tells you a really nasty piece of gossip about your boss. You think it's most unlikely that it's true, and you don't think the story should be repeated, so you say:

A) Well, I suppose it must be true. Who told you about this?
B) It's probably rubbish and I think we should just forget it. ,
C) If that story is true, I certainly hope it never happens again.
D) I don't believe it! I would never have thought he'd do that!
E) That's unbelievable! The secretaries will enjoy hearing this one!


34.You're eating out at a restaurant on holiday. One of the waiters persuades you to try a local dish. He proudly waits by the table as you taste it and you politely tell him that it's very good. However, as soon as the waiter leaves your table, you turn to your friend and say with disgust:

A) That's the most revolting thing I've ever eaten.
B) Actually, it's quite good. You should have some.
C) Would you like to have a taste before I finish it?
D) It's a good idea to ask the waiter for a recommendation.
E) Please try some. It tastes much better than it looks.


35.Your stereo system is no longer working. It's still under guarantee, so you take it back to the shop where you bought it. You explain the situation to the manager. However, he is unhelpful, and keeps saying that you must have dropped the system and that it's not the shop's responsibility. Losing patience eventually, you threaten him saying:

A) Well, I suppose I'm going to have to buy myself a new stereo if you won't fix this one.
B) I don't usually pick my stereo up and throw it around, so how could I have dropped it?
C) I didn't drop it, but I really don't know how I can prove it to you.
D) If you don't fix this, I'm going to write to every newspaper in town about this shop.
E) You're a very dishonest man and you try to cheat your customers whenever you can.


36.You are visiting a friend. You know it's time to leave in order to catch your bus home, but you let your friend persuade you to have another cup of coffee. You eventually reach the bus stop just in time to see the bus leave without you. Faced with a half-hour wait for the next one, you say to yourself regretfully:

A) Well, I'm not in a hurry anyway, and I had a great time.
B) Never mind, there will be another bus soon.
C) I don't know why this bus always leaves early.
D) If only I hadn't had that last cup of coffee.
E) I wish I'd had that last cup of coffee after all.


37.You're outside the supermarket when you bump into your elderly next door neighbour. She has a lot of shopping bags and has obviously been doing the weekly shop. You weren't planning to go home, but it's not far, so you say considerately:

A) It would probably be easier for you if you hadn't bought so much.
B) I'd help you carry those bags, but unfortunately, I'm not going home.
C) What a lot of shopping! Are you going to invite me to dinner?
D) Isn't it lucky that the supermarket is so close to our apartment building?
E) Why don't you let me carry all those heavy bags home for you?


38.You have a problem with your hot water system. The gas company tells you that they will send a repairman to your house before twelve o'clock, so you stay at home to wait for him. It's two o'clock in the afternoon, and he still hasn't arrived, so you call the company again and complain, saying:

A) Your repairman was supposed to be here by twelve. I expect better service than this.
B) I'm sorry to bother you, but I was just wondering if the repairman was still coming.
C) Excuse me. Was it twelve or two o'clock that we arranged for the repairman?
D) I'd like to report a problem with my hot water heater. Could you send a repairman?
E) I need to go out, so could we rearrange the time for the repairman to visit my house?


39.It's a lovely day and you and your sister have arranged to meet a group of friends at the park for a picnic. You arrive at the park at the agreed time, but no one else is there. After half an hour, none of your friends has arrived, and you suggest to your sister impatiently:

A) It's such a beautiful day that I really don't mind waiting for them.   .
B) I wonder what's happened to them. Perhaps I got the time wrong.
C) Let's eat now. I'm starving and I don't feel like waiting any more.
D) I'm sure they'll be here soon. They wouldn't want to miss the picnic.
E) I don't think we should start eating yet because they'll be here soon.

40.You attend private, one-to-one English classes once a week. Today is the day of the class, but unfortunately, you've had extra sports practice at school, so by the time you get to class, you are 10 minutes late. You say apologetically:

A) I'm terribly sorry, but I'm going to be a bit late for the class today.
B) Would you mind if we changed the time of the class just for today?
C) The reason that I wasn't here on time is that I was playing tennis.
D) I apologise for what I did, but I wasn't aware that you were waiting.
E) I'm really sorry that I've kept you waiting. I had to stay late at school.

41.You're walking on the mountainside with a group of friends. It's a beautiful day, but it's starting to get very steep and you're hot and tired. Eventually, you say implying a short break:

 A) I'm not really enjoying this. It's too much like hard work.
B) There's nothing I like more than a walk on a lovely day.
C) It doesn't feel as if we've been walking for four hours, does it?
D) I wouldn't mind stopping for a while to look at the view.
E) We'll have a real sense of • achievement when we reach the top.


42.You've persuaded your parents to buy a video recorder and have assured them that you'll be able to operate it. After two hours of sitting with the manual trying to get the machine to work, you say helplessly:

A) Don't be so impatient. It may look easy, but this is a complicated piece of machinery.
B) I don't know what else to do. I haven't a clue how to get this thing working.
C) It's working perfectly. Why don't you go down to the video shop and rent a film?
D) Just give me a few more minutes and then we'll be able to watch a video.
E) This is more difficult than I thought, but I feel confident that I'll get it working soon.


43.You're on a train going to visit a relative in another town. It's very hot, and there doesn't seem to be any air conditioning. There's only one other passenger in your compartment — an elderly man. You feel it would be more comfortable with the window open, so you ask politely:

A) It's very hot. Won't you open the window for me, mate?
B) Do you mind if I open the window to let some air in?
C) It wouldn't be so hot in here if you had allowed me to open the window.
D) Thank you for allowing me to open the window.
E) It's nonsense that they haven't fitted any air conditioning here.

44.You are having a job interview for a part-time job. The interviewer asks you if you have ever used a certain computer program. You admit that you haven't, but add confidently:

A) I can use not only that program but almost any other you could name.
B) I haven't finished school yet, so I don't have that much experience.
C) I'm good with computers, so I'm quite sure I'd be able to learn to use it.
D) I've been using that program for several years now, so it's no problem.
E) I don't suppose I'll get the job if I don't know how to use that program.

45.You've just been to see a newly released film. You'd been looking forward to seeing it for ages. After the movie, your friend asks you what you thought of it. Although you enjoyed it, you were a bit disappointed, so you reply:

A) That was an amazing film. I want to see it again.
B) To be honest, it wasn't as good as I'd hoped.
C) It was great and I loved every minute of it.
D) What a load of rubbish! I wish I hadn't bothered.
E) I'm not sure really — what did you think of it?

46.You and your sister receive an allowance every month from your parents. This money has to last the whole month and cover all your expenses, including school lunches, entertainment and bus fares. A week after receiving this month's allowance, your sister comes and asks you for bus fare money, telling you that she's spent all her money. Shocked, you say disbelievingly:

A) It's always the same. You are so irresponsible with money.
B) Why don't you go and ask Mum and Dad for money?
C) If I give you the bus fare, I won't have enough money myself.
D) You should plan your finances more carefully in future.
E) You can't have-spent your whole allowance already!

47.You have a Saturday job in a ladies' clothing shop. Today you are serving a customer who is taking a long time trying to decide whether to buy the dress she's tried on. Wanting to persuade her to buy it, you flatter her, saying:

A) The price is reasonable as it's a designer dress imported from Italy.
B) I think this is the nicest dress we have in the shop at the moment.
C) I don't want to put any pressure on you —just take your lime.
D) You won't find a dress, as good as this at this price anywhere else.
E) You have very good taste. The dress looks fantastic on you.