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1Okan is talking about his life in the past: “My family ______ live in a small flat, but now we have a house with a garden.” Which option completes the sentence?

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2Read the text. “My grandmother grew up in a village in Kastamonu. There was no electricity in the village, so in the evenings the family used to sit around an oil lamp. The children didn't use to watch TV; instead, they listened to their grandparents' stories.” Which sentence is true according to the text?

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3Read the sentence: “While Melek was cooking dinner, her brother was setting the table.” What does the sentence tell us?

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4Which sentence about a past event is correct?

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5Read the text. “A rescue team found Kerem in a small hut late at night. He found the hut while he was looking for the way back to the hotel. He lost his way after he and his friend went up to the foggy top of the mountain, and they decided to go up there while they were having coffee in the cafeteria.” Which event happened first?

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6Aunt Semra shows Deniz an old photo of her hometown: “When I was a teenager, I ______ swim in this lake every summer. Now there is a hotel here.” Which option completes the sentence?

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7Student reporter Can is preparing questions for an interview with an elderly neighbour about life in the past. Before the interview, he marks how his voice should move at the end of each question. Which question usually ends with a falling intonation?

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8Listen to the intonation rule. In which question does the voice go UP at the end?

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9Merve wants to complete the missing middle part of a story. Beginning: “It was a cold night, and the old shepherd was walking home with his sheep.” (Missing part) Ending: “The next morning, the villagers thanked the shepherd for finding the lost child.” Which sentence fits the missing part best?

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10Read the text. "In the winter of 1985, heavy snow cut off our village for two weeks. While the men were clearing the roads, the women were baking bread for everyone. My grandfather says that people used to share everything in those days." Which statement is true according to the text?