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CONTENTS
1. How to Cope With Stress 11
2. Memory 15
3. Language 19
4. Venezuela 23
5. Climate Change 27
6. The Earth 31
7. Amazon 35
8. How to Get Respect 39
9. Africa 43
10. Inventions 47
11. Aging 51
12. US or CHINA 55
13. Can Money Buy Happiness? 59
14. Learning Disabilities 63
15. Egyptian Tomb 67
16. Smartphones 71
17. Ebola Virus 75
18. Oil Crisis 80
19. Humans and Inventions 84
20. Harmful Effects of Commonly Used Electronic Device 88
21. Smoking 92
22. Mongols 98
23. Exercises 102
24. Playing Video Games 106
25. Mena Region and Arab Spring 110
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26. Hurricanes 116
27. Cybercrime 120
28. SAD 124
29. Antibiotics Resistance 128
30. Baby Boomers 132
31. Reducing Caffeine Intake 137
32. Genetically Modified Food 141
33. Human Trafficking 145
34. Innovation Is Increasingly Local In Africa 149
35. Engulfed In Fire 154
36. Cuban Missile Crisis 160
37. Girls vs Boys 164
38. Imperial Ambitions of Zuckerberg 168
39. Achilles Heel of Viruses 173
40. The Zika Virus 177
41. Friday 13 181
42. Floppy Disks 187
43. Show Business 191
44. Neanderthals 195
45. Friendly Face of Anxiety 200
46. Car Seats 205
47. Robots Are Already Here 210
48. Hero 216
49. European Economy 225
50. Bail Out Shangai 229
51. Plants And Affection 234
52. Maize 238
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53. Astrology 246
54. Cold War 247
55. Human In Space 251
56. Early Humans 255
57. D-Day 260
58. Immunization 265
59. San Francisco 270
60. Formula 1 274
61. Fish Oil 279
62. Feng Shui 284
63. Civilization 288
64. Renewable Energy 293
65. Phobias 297
66. Body Language 302
67. Forgetting Memory 307
68. The Impact of Internet on The Music Industry 315
69. Aristotle 320
70. Eradicating Disase 325
71. Hidden Ingredients In Food 331
72. Finland 337
73. Brain Functions 341
74. The Shaikara Wasp 345
75. Social Media 349
76. Digital Burn-Out 353
77. Earth-Like Planets 359
78. The Aging Process of Humans 364
79. Bank Holiday 369
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80. Bullying Test 374
81. Fragrance 379
82. Yellow Plague 384
83. Ikebana 391
84. Can Gait Reveal Personality? 395
85. The Byzantine Empire 401
86. Climate Change II 405
87. Brexit 410
88. The Incas 414
89. Volkswagen Scandal 419
90. CAM 423
91. Communication 428
92. Why SIRI Why? 432
93. Craving for Food 437
94. What Is The Zika Virus? 442
95. Waste 447
96. Feeding the World 452
97. World Heritage Sites 458
98. Exploitation 462
99. What is Deja Vu? 467
100. Wait but Why 471
Answer Keys 477
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1 - HOW TO COPE WITH STRESS
Indispensable Zaruri, elzem, Diminish Azaltmak,
zorunlu eksiltmek
Adverse Olumsuz, Intake Giriş, alım
kötü, aksi
Especially Özellikle,
Futile Beyhude, boş bilhassa
Beneficial Faydalı, Vulnerable Savunmasız,
yararlı hassas
Perform Uygulamak, Responsibility Sorumluluk
yapmak
Demanding Zor, zahmetli
Crucial Önemli,
mühim Employ Uygulamak,
yapmak
Overwhelming Ezici, çok
büyük Deal with Başa çıkmak,
üstesinden
Suffer Açı çekmek, gelmek
muzdarip
olmak Overall Genel, tüm
Obvious Açık, net, Productive Verimli,
belirli üretken
A range of Bir dizi, çeşitli Incessantly Sürekli olarak
Lack of Eksik, yoksun Hardly Zar zor,
güç bela
Loneliness Yalnızlık
Lessen Azaltmak,
Unfavorable Ters, kısmak
olumsuz
Entirely Tamamen,
Severe Şiddetli, sert bütünüyle
Impact Etki, tesir Unavoidable Kaçınılmaz
Reduce Azaltmak, Avoid Engellemek,
düşürmek kaçınmak
Find out Bulmak, Enhance Geliştirmek,
keşfetmek, artırmak
anlamak
Lethal Ölümcül
Solution Çözüm, çare
Cope with Başa çıkmak,
üstesinden
gelmek
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HOW TO COPE WITH STRESS
(1) Since / Although stress is an
indispensable part of modern life,
everyone experiences stress in
some way. Stress has (2) adverse /
futile effects on people who are
psychologically weak. (3) However
/ Therefore, a little stress could still
be beneficial for us.
(4) For example / Such as, when people are under pressure, they are able to
perform (5) more / much better than usual. If our stress levels are out of control,
it is crucial to learn how to cope with stress.
(6) Even though / Because we are all loaded with a variety of problems, an
overwhelming majority of people suffer from stress. (7) Although / Now that the
actual sources of stress aren't always obvious, experts believe that there are a
range of causes of stress such as lack of energy, sense of loneliness and
emotional problems.
(8) Despite / Due to these unfavorable reasons, stress may have severe
impacts on some people. (9) In order to / Because of reduce stress, we can
find out some solutions (10) like / likewise doing yoga, exercising regularly and
diminishing sugar and caffeine intake.
Busy people- like senior executives,
CEOs, businessmen- are especially
vulnerable to stress (11) given that /
so that their career responsibilities are
always demanding. Especially such
people must employ some of the above
mentioned strategies in order to deal
with such stress. Considering their
overall positive impact, these strategies
(12) should / would rather be productive one way or the other. For example, if
someone (13) incessantly / hardly causes trouble in your life, lessen the
amount of time that you spend with him or end the relationship entirely.
(14) Nevertheless / Hence, some sources of stress are still unavoidable no
matter what you do. We cannot (15) avoid / enhance some stressors such as
the death of a loved one, a lethal disease (16) or / so a national recession.
Whether you are the strongest person or the weakest, you will unfortunately
suffer stress in your life.
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BOOST UP YOUR VOCABULARY
EXERCISE 1: Find the closest meaning to the highlighted expression
1. If our stress levels are out of control, it is crucial to learn how to
cope with stress.
The expression “cope with” is close in meaning to:
A) tackle B) surrender
2. Stress has adverse effects on people who are psychologically
weak.
The expression “adverse” is close in meaning to:
A) helpful B) detrimental
3. When people are under pressure, they are able perform much
better than usual.
The expression “perform” is close in meaning to:
A) implement B) suppress
4. Due to these unfavorable reasons, stress may have severe
impact on some people.
The expression “severe” is close in meaning to:
A) resilient B) serious
5. If someone incessantly causes trouble in your life, lessen the
amount of time that you spend with him or end the relationship
entirely.
The expression “entirely” is close in meaning to:
A) utterly B) partially
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EXERCISE 2: Fill in the sentences with the proper words given below
• indispensable • experience
• intake • incessantly
• lack of
1. A pregnant woman must increase her ---- of almost all nutrients to
ensure the healthy development of her baby.
2. If Thailand is to avoid another civil war, it is ---- that the economic
prospects of the lower class should be improved.
3. Because nutritionists are at the forefront of all the latest nutrition
information, they are ---- changing up their diets based on new
findings.
4. ---- sleep is becoming such a problem for adults that 8 percent say they
occasionally fall asleep at work, and 19 percent say they make errors
because of sleepiness.
5. All animals that were brought into the country have to ---- a thorough
examination to make sure they are not bringing any disease with them.
EXERCISE 3: Word matching drills
MINI WORD TEST 1 MINI WORD TEST 2
1. lethal a. uygulamak, 1. reduce a. zor, zahmetli
yapmak
2. unavoidable b. azaltmak,
2. employ b. savunmasız,
düşürmek
hassas
3. demanding c. çözüm, çare
3. overall c. ölümcül
4. solution d. zar zor,
4. crucial d. genel, tüm
güçbela
5. vulnerable e. önemli, 5. hardly e. kaçınılmaz
mühim
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1- Since
2- adverse
3- However
4- For example
5- much
6- Because
7- Although
8- Due to
9- In order to
10- like
11- given that
12- should
13- incessantly
14- Nevertheless
15- avoid
16- or
BOOST UP YOUR VOCABULARY
Exercise 1
1- A 2- B 3- A 4- B 5- A
Exercise 2
1- intake
2- indispensable
3- incessantly
4- lack of
5- experience
Exercise 3
MINI WORD TEST 1
1- C 2- A 3- D 4- E 5- B
MINI WORD TEST 2
1- B 2- E 3- A 4- C 5- D
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