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17 Sept 2015
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ANKARA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
2015-2016
FACULTY OF MEDICINE –EXEMPTION AND PLACEMENT TEST
Choose the best answer.
READING
________Passage 1___
WHAT IS MEDICINE?
Good morning and welcome to the Faculty of Medicine. As Dean of the Faculty, it gives me great
pleasure to see so many of you here today preparing to undertake the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
degree course. The successful completion of the course will lead to a career as a doctor, one of the most
rewarding and demanding careers it is possible to have. Your training will range from exploring the
structure of cells to learning about medical codes of conduct.
So, what does it mean to study medicine? The word medicine comes to us from the Latin, mederi – to
heal, which is at the core of medicine. There are many branches of medicine, but all have something in
common. They all seek to heal, from dermatology, which tries to heal the skin, to psychiatry, which tries
to heal the mind.
1. The word completion in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________________.
a) framework
b) design
c) imperfection
d) achievement
2.
a)
b)
c)
d)
According to the passage which of the following is FALSE?
The Dean is warning the last year students to reconsider their careers.
The Dean is welcoming the first year students and introducing medicine.
The study on medicine and surgery doesn’t only include medical codes of conduct.
The main objective in all branches of medicine is to cure.
3.
a)
b)
c)
d)
What is the similarity between dermatology and psychiatry?
Dermatology focuses on the skin but psychiatry focuses on the mind.
Both branches aim at healing humans.
Both branches try to heal the skin and the mind.
Neither dermatology nor psychiatry try to heal humans.
________Passage 2___
________Passage 3___
GRAMMAR
________Cloze Test 1___
So, let’s talk about some of the core subjects you will study in your first year. Bear in mind that these can
be different subjects, depending on ………………………(1) the university is following a traditional model, as
we are, or has combined pre-clinical and clinical studies, as other universities have.
You will begin with human anatomy, …………………..(2) looks at the structure of the body. This will help
you to understand physiology – the way the healthy body functions. The next area of study is
pharmacology – the study of …………………..(3) drugs interact with living organisms. In biochemistry, the
chemistry which takes place in living organisms, you will analyse the structure and function of their
chemical compounds. ……………….(4), you will learn about specific diseases in pathology, how they are
caused and how to cure them. These are the core subjects that you will study, and there will be others.
1. a) how
b) which
c) whether
d) that
2. a) which
b) that
c) it
d) –
3. a) what
b) which
d) that
d) how
c) Finally
d) Instead
4. a) First of all b) Therefore
________Cloze Test 2___
________Cloze Test 3___
________Cloze Test 4___
________Cloze Test 5___
VOCABULARY
________Cloze Test 1___
You may find it difficult to absorb so many new words at the same time. I must stress that you will be
introduced to a ………………….(1) new language as you continue your study of medicine. However, it may
help if you ………………(2) that some words which are used in medicine are already in common use in
English. Though the meaning when the word is used in medicine may change, it still ………………(3) some
of the original meaning.
A good example of this is the word scan. In everyday English it is used to refer to the way in which a
person looks around quickly for something, or reads quickly, looking for …………….(4) information. In a
medical context, the word is used for the use of ultrasound to provide a …………………(5) display of the
internal organs and other body structures. In both contexts the word ………………….(6) a means of finding
information visually.
1. a) modern
2. a) practice
3. a) retains
4. a) educational
5. a) auditory
6. a) originates
b) whole
b) conclude
b) alternates
b) general
b) visual
b) derives
c) foreign
c) achieve
c) generalizes
c) specific
c) kinesthetic
c) symbolizes
d) few
d) realize
d) assumes
d) serious
d) intellectual
d) indicates
________Cloze Test 2___
________Cloze Test 3___
________Cloze Test 4___
WRITING
________Passage 1___
(1)Human anatomy is the study of the outward appearance of the structures of the human body. There
are two sub-divisions that we refer to as gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. In gross anatomy we
will study those structures of the body that can be seen with the naked eye.
(2) In microscopic anatomy you will use microscopes to study the anatomical structures at a much more
detailed level. As part of this you will have an introduction to histology (the study of the organization of
tissues) and to cytology (the study of the structure of cells). You will also have an opportunity to gain an
introduction to histopathology, the study of disease in cells, which you will study in more detail during
the clinical component of your course.
(3) Pharmacology is another area which may be new to you. This is the study of drugs, what they are,
how they work and what they do. You will look at how the functions of organisms and live tissues are
modified by chemical substances. You should not confuse it with pharmacy, which is concerned with the
scientific, legal and managerial aspects of providing medicines to patients.
1. Thesis statement of this passage is ____________________ .
a) Human anatomy is the study of the outward appearance of the structures of the human body.
b) There are two sub-divisions that we refer to as gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy.
c) In gross anatomy we will study those structures of the body that can be seen with the naked eye.
d) In microscopic anatomy you will use microscopes to study the anatomical structures at a much more
detailed level.
2. Topic sentence of paragraph 2 is _______________________.
a) In microscopic anatomy you will use microscopes to study the anatomical structures at a much more
detailed level.
b) As part of this you will have an introduction to histology (the study of the organization of tissues) and
to cytology (the study of the structure of cells).
c) You will also have an opportunity to gain an introduction to histopathology, the study of disease in
cells, which you will study in more detail during the clinical component of your course.
d) Pharmacology is another area which may be new to you.