1. Choose the correct sentence

a. One and a half hour is a long time.
b. One and a half hours is a long time.
c. One and a half hour are a long time
d. One and half hour is a long time .

2. Choose the correct sentence

a. It had been raining all day today .
b. It was raining all day today.
c. It rains all day today.
d. It has been raining all day today .

3. Choose the correct sentence

a. I have never heard that kinds of excuse.
b. I have never heard that sorts of an excuse.
c. I have never heard that sorts of an excuse.
d. I have never heard that kind of excuse.

4. Choose the correct sentence

a. Between you and I, I doubt that be will come .
b. Between you and I, I doubt that he would come.
c. Between you and me, I doubt that he will come.
d. Between you and me, I doubt that be would come.

5. The indirect form of the sentence 'We were told, the match had already started when she arrived 'is

a. We were told the match had already started when she arrived.
b. We were told the match had already started when she had arrived.
c. we were told the match had already been started when she arrived .
d. We were told the match already started when she had arrived .

6. The active form of the sentence 'Promises should be kept' is

a. You should keep our promise.
b. We should keep the promises made.
c. One should keep one's promises
d. One should keep ones promises

7. which of the following is a neutral gender?

a. Rooster
b. Server
c. Stallion
d. Waiter

8. The underlined word 'after' in the sentence "The guests arrived "after" we had left for the market " is--

a. a preposition
b. a conjunction
c. an adverb
d. an adjective

9. which of the following is not an incorrect spelling ?

a. Considerable
b. Consionable
c. Contionable
d. Conscionible

10. 'Home Page' means--

a. the most informative page of a web site .
b. the starting page of a web site
c. the web page containing the official picture of the office .
d. web address of an office or an individual .

11. The expression 'penny wise pound foolish' indicates a situation where someone is

a. very meticulous in discharging his duties.
b. thrifty with small amounts but profligate with large amounts.
c. very prudent in spending .
d. financially insolvent .

12. In the sentence 'They were asked to wait "Till the signal was given ' the underlined part constitute ---

a. an adjective clause.
b. a noun clause
c. a pronoun clause .
d. an adverb clause

13. The complex form of the simple sentence 'The management of the bank is thoroughly meticulous' should be --

a. The management of the bank is as meticulous as it could be .
b. The management of the bank is very meticulous.
c. The management of the bank is very much meticulous as it could be .
d. The management of the bank is very much meticulous.

14. The word 'float' is the antonym of

a. promote
b. propose
c. reject
d. offer

15. The word 'trade-off' implies

a. deception
b. fraudulence
c. duplicity
d. mutuality

16. The idiom 'hit pay dirt' is used to mean --

a. great attempts but insignificant achievement
b. to make futile attempts.
c. to end up in failures after great labor.
d. to achieve something valuable after an arduous search.

17. Tisha has a knack for playing __ piano .

a. a
b. on
c. the
d. with

18. They do not have enough capital to set themselves _____ trade.

a. up , in
b. on , in
c. with , in
d. in, with

19. My best friend lives ____the Chittagong Road

a. in
b. at
c. by
d. on

20. I don't care -- your opinion .

a. for
b. of
c. about
d. at

21. LAWN : GRASS

a. Pelt : Fur
b. Rice : Farm
c. Skin : Goat
d. Wool : Sheep

22. FANS : BLEACHERS

a. Team : Goalposts
b. Conductor : Podium
c. Audience : Seats
d. Referee : Decision

23. ARENA : CONFLICT

a. Mirage : Reality
b. Asylum : Pursuit
c. Utopia : Place
d. Forum : Discussion

24. INSULT : HUMILIATE

a. Dig : Bark
b. Shoot : Kill
c. Injury : Pungent
d. Abuse : Happy

25. Form the passage , it can be inferred that which of the following characteristics of the clock mentioned will be most impressive ?

a. Its compact size
b. Its sweight
c. Its accuracy
d. All of these

26. What is the primary purpose of the passage?

a. To teach a lesson
b. To sell a product
c. To support a theory
d. To provide information

27. According to the passage, signals from how many satellites will be used to calculate a position ?

a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2

28. It can be inferred from the passage that the new clock will be-

a. long-lasting
b. harmful to humans
c. attractive looking
d. None of these

29. AMBITION

a. Plan
b. Proclamation
c. Desire
d. Decision

30. ABSOLUTE

a. Division
b. Half
c. Small
d. Complete

31. CONCEAL

a. Reveal
b. Cover
c. Open
d. Discover

32. BARBARIAN

a. Unkind
b. Unlikencess
c. Impolite
d. Uncivilized

33. Many forms of cancer can be cured if ---- early .

a. Detected
b. Detecting
c. Detect
d. None of these

34. I just had to ---- the orders of my employer.

a. carry away
b. carry out
c. carry through
d. carry on

35. While on a tour , tourists are only given a ____ time at each place of attraction.

a. Particular
b. limited
c. confined
d. certain

36. Someone who is --- is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular .

a. powerful
b. pessimistic
c. stagnant
d. optimistic

37. I shall ring you up as soon as -

a. I will arrive
b. I arrive
c. I shall arrive
d. I shall be arriving

38. AIDS is not disease that can be ---- through the air or by insects .

a. circulated
b. transferred
c. transmitted
d. disseminated

39. It's not easy to change people's --- toward a certain problem .

a. idea
b. opinion
c. attitude
d. thinking

40. Many modern medicine are derived ---- plants and animals .

a. from
b. on
c. for
d. in

41. Although a Kangaroo (A) normally uses (B) its large feet and strong legs (C) for hopping , (D) but it can also swim.

a. normally
b. its large feet
c. for hopping
d. bu it can

42. A large (A) number of automobile (B) part are now (C) made of plastic (D) instead of steel.

a. number
b. part
c. made
d. instead

43. (A) The pineapple, a fruit (B) grow in tropical climates (C) throughout the word , (D) is native to parts of South America.

a. The
b. grow
c. throughout
d. is

44. Canal are (A) artificial waterways, often constructed (B) either to transport heavy loads or to (C) delivering water (D) to cities and farms .

a. The
b. grow
c. throughout
d. is

45. Find the correctly splet word.

a. Adulation
b. Adlation
c. Aduletion
d. Addulation

46. Find the correctly splet word.

a. Amatuer
b. Amature
c. Amateur
d. Ameteur

47. Find the correctly splet word.

a. Acquarium
b. Aquarium
c. Acquerum
d. Aquarim

48. Find the correctly splet word.

a. Omineous
b. Ommineous
c. Omenous
d. Ominous

49. UNBEARABLE

a. Tolerable
b. Acceptable
c. Undefeated
d. Unpleasant

50. ZEALOUS

a. Ardent
b. Jealous
c. Jealous
d. Impatient

51. PERPETUAL

a. Never ending
b. Perfect
c. Confused
d. Seasonal

52. STALEMATE

a. Degeneration
b. Deadlock
c. Exhaustion
d. Settlement

53. The quote " All the glitters is not gold" is from which play of Shakespeare?

a. The Merchant of Venice
b. Othello
c. Romeo and Juliet
d. None

54. Reading is very good........ children's intellectual development.

a. at
b. on
c. for
d. in

55. He really can't work out, ........ he has to go to get...... information he needs.

a. What, the
b. Which, to
c. What, to
d. for, which

56. I've got a week to finish this,........ is just about long enough.

a. What
b. Which
c. Whether
d. Who

57. People who pay their debts are trusted. Here who pay their debts is-

a. Phrase
b. Clause
c. Idioms
d. Gerund

58. A miscommunication frequently held by novice writers is that sentence structure mirrors thought: the more convoluted the structure, the more ....... the ideas.

a. Complicated
b. Engaged
c. essential
d. fanciful

59. If you had come earlier, you would......... found a good seat.

a. have
b. had
c. can
d. has

60. The person with....... You should...... Registering your complaint is the manager, but he's unvaluable ..... the moment.

a. Which, be, for
b. Who, at, for
c. which, who, at
d. whom, be, at

61. Is evidence bears out, the evidence of the first witness. Here 'bears out' means-

a. Confirms
b. nullifies
c. attacks
d. none

62. They while their evenings with books and games. Here while is-

a. noun
b. verb
c. adjective
d. adverb