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01 -
There has been an increase in the number of foreign
publications translated into Turkish.
A --
Turks want to
broaden their horizons upon the outside world. B -- Turks want to narrow their horizons upon the outside world.
02 -
We are in the
middle of December.
A --
In the southern hemisphere, the days are continuing to get shorter. B -- In the southern hemisphere, the days are continuing to get longer.
03 - The government is
making plans to tighten up the border controls.
A --
Life will be much easier for smugglers. B -- Life will be much harder for smugglers.
04 -
There has been
marked progress in her English.
A --
Her English is unquestionably better now. B --
It is obvious that her progress has plateaued off.
05 -
There has been a
dramatic increase in the number of students attending that course.
A --
There has occurred a tremendous slump in the number of students attending
that course. B --
The number of students attending that course has trebled this term.
06 -
It is obvious that
there is a steady decrease in the number of people out of work.
A --
We cannot fail to observe that unemployment is continuing to drop by about
1% each year. B --
We are witnessing that more and more people are losing their jobs
year by year.
07 -
There has been a
marked deterioration in the company's customer support services.
A --
Recently, there has been a noticeable increase in the customer complaints
against the company's after-sale services. B --
The company's customer support services are now better organized
than ever.
08 -
There has been a
noticeable weakening of the YTL in recent months.
A --
Turkish travellers can now buy less foreign currency with the same
amount of YTLs. B --
Turkish travellers can now buy more foreign currency with the same
amount of YTLs.
09 -
The number of
tickets bought by school children has risen by almost 50%.
A --
School children are now buying almost twice as many tickets as they
did before. B --
There has been a dramatic decline in the number of tickets bought
by school children.
10
- There
has been a general improvement in the standard of living.
A --
We live in
better houses, eat higher-quality food, have more leisure and travel
more than we used to just ten years ago. B --
Things are incomparably worse for us now.
11
- There has been a
constant rise in the rate of inflation for the past six years.
A --
Prices have
gone up by almost
12% each and every year since 2002. B --
Prices have shown no consistency for the past six years.
12
- The daytime mean
temperature in the region was 0.12 centigrade lower this year than it
was last year.
A --
This year, a sharp fall was noticed in the daytime mean temperature
throughout the region. B -- The daytime mean temperature in the region was almost the same this
year as it was last year.
13
- Plans are being made
to reduce the percentage of conventional weapons in the armed forces.
A --
Plans are being made to bolster up the armed forces with more and
more conventional weapons. B -- There are plans to lessen the country's investment in conventional
weapons in favour of the more sophisticated weapons of warfare.
14
-
Business growth has got to the point where customers are coming to us
rather than us having to go to them.
A --
Obviously, we are entering a period of recession. B -- Our sales are
booming.
15
- The rules are to be
enforced more vigorously.
A --
There will be a vigorous relaxation of the rules. B -- The rules will be implemented more strictly than they are now.
16
- Last year, almost 40%
of our students took part in musical activities and only 25% opted for
our painting classes. This year, the percentages are 35% and 30%,
respectively.
A --
There has been a widening of the gap between the two student
groups. B -- There has been a narrowing of the gap between the two student
groups.
17
- Some management
positions in the company are going to be phased out this year.
A --
Some of the present management positons in the company will no
longer exist next year. B --
Next year, there will be new opportunities for people to apply for
some of the management positons in the company.
18
- In recent years, there
has been an upward trend in the number of people shopping in small local
stores.
A --
Less people are shopping at large supermarkets rather than in small
local stores. B --
More people are shopping at large supermarkets rather than in small
local stores.
19
- Our company has opened
new facilities in Konya, Denizli, and Malatya in the last five years.
A --
To be frank, the future looks dim for our company. B -- Things are certainly looking up for our company.
20
- The government is to
curtail its funding of the healthcare services next year.
A --
There are going to be cuts in healthcare spending next year. B -- Funding of the healthcare service will be accelerated next year.
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