1. Sentence Correction: In an effort to reduce their inventories, Italian vintners have cut prices; their wins "have been priced to sell, and they are".

a. have been priced to sell, and they are
b. are priced to sell, and they have
c. are priced to sell, and they do
d. had been priced to sell, and they have
e. None of these

2. Fill in the gaps: Her concerns for the earth quake victims_____her reputation as a callous person.

a. restored
b. rescinded
c. created
d. proved
e. belied

3. Choose the correct antonym of "Adulation'.

a. Youth
b. Brightness
c. Defense
d. Purtity
e. Criticism

4. Choose the correct synonym of 'Abeyance'.

a. Obedience
b. Discussion
c. Exitement
d. Editorial
e. Suspended Act

5. Find the odd word from the following list of words.

a. Bustling
b. Tranquil
c. Serene
d. Halcyon
e. Placid

6. Identification of the correctly spelled word.

a. Pusilanimous
b. pusilenimous
c. pusillanimous
d. pusillenimous
e. pusillanemous

7. Identification of the correctly spelled word.

a. Comittee
b. Commitee
c. Commiitee
d. comitee
e. committee

8. Identification of the correctly spelled word.

a. Dilemma
b. Dilema
c. Dilema
d. Dillemma
e. Dileema

9. Identification of the correctly spelled word.

a. Terrify
b. Terify
c. Teerify
d. Terefy
e. Teiefy

10. Bouquet : Flower::

a. Humidor : Tobacco
b. Mosaic : Tile
c. Tapestry : color
d. Pile : Block
e. Sacristy : Vestment

11. Oncology : Tumor::

a. chronology : Time
b. Theology : Tenet
c. Oral : sound
d. Philology: Relogion
e. Taxonomy: classification

12. paraphrase :verbatim:::

a. Approximation : Precise
b. Description: Vivid
c. Quotation : Apt
d. Interpretation: Valid
e. Significance : Uncertain

13. shard : Glass::

a. Grain :sand
b. Morsel : Meal
c. strand : Rope
d. Scap L Quilt
e. Splinter : Wood

14. realist : quixotic::

a. scholar :pedantic
b. Fool :Idiotic
c. Idler : lethargic
d. Tormentor :sympathetic
e. Diner : dyspeptic

15. Often visible as smog , ozone is formed in the atmosphere form" hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides , two major pollutants emitted by automobiles react with sunlight .

a. ozone is formed in the atmosphere from
b. ozone is formed in the atmosphere when
c. ozone is formed in the atmosphere when
d. ozone is formed in the atmosphere ,and when
e. None of them

16. Bangladesh pursues a moderate foreign policy that heavy reliance on multinational diplomacy.

a. goes
b. economy
c. military
d. places
e. diplomats

17. The widely accepted big bang theory holds that the universe began in an instant ten to twenty billion years ago.

a. remembered
b. explosive
c. restored
d. different
e. theory

18. Plants are efficient at acquiring carbon than are fungi , in the form of carbon dioxide, and converting it to sugars.

a. at
b. on
c. more
d. energy
e. work

19. 2012 is a huge for England with the world's sporting elite set to compete in the London 2012 Olympic.

a. games
b. arrangement
c. year
d. trophy
e. event

20. European Union rules the free flow of people to live and work around the group's 27 member states .

a. take
b. allow
c. play
d. except
e. and

21. During their famous clash , Jung was ambivalent about Freud so he attacked the father of modern psychoanalysis even as he -- his.

a. enlightened
b. chastened created
c. revered
d. despised
e. understood

22. Because of his inherent ---. Harry steered clear of any job that he suspected could turn out to be a travail.

a. impudence
b. insolence
c. eminence
d. indolence
e. integrity

23. whales hurt nothing and no one in their peaceful migrations through the earth's seas. yet are savagely hunted by man , who --- superiors need.

a. assumes
b. perpetuates
c. retains
d. assimilates
e. manifests

24. He must always be the center of attention. he would rather be criticized than--

a. ignored
b. selfish
c. remembered
d. praised
e. different

25. You not only have to decide what you are going to do but also decide--- you are going to do it.

a. what
b. when
c. whom
d. how
e. None of them

26. As suggested in the passage what do you need to design to help you improve?

a. Training program
b. Education program
c. A program
d. Physical strength
e. None of them

27. In order to get a job you want , what needs to be identified?

a. Your teachers
b. Powerful relatives
c. Your skills
d. Physical strength
e. None of them

28. As described in the passage what is a goal?

a. It is apurpose you set for yourself
b. It is what you hope for int he future
c. Identifying the right job
d. Both a and b
e. None of them

29. According to the passage what do you have to do to find the right job?

a. set goals
b. Search jobs
c. Browse job sites
d. Visit organizations
e. None of them

30. Despite plaz's experience and training , he has been "playing second fiddile" to Rahim for a long time.

a. to dislike someone
b. to bolster one's performance
c. to override someone's decision
d. to be in a subordinate position to someone
e. None of them

31. I thought it was time "laid all my cards on the table" and inform him that I had no intention of going into a partnership.

a. to be candid
b. to be discreet
c. being playful
d. being immoral
e. None of them

32. The eminent lawyer . Mr. Chowdhury has "gone to the dogs" after facing some hefty lawsuits.

a. he became mad
b. he became less successful
c. he got lost
d. he became involved in criminal activity
e. None of them

33. Karim has asked for a transfer because he does not "see eye to eye" with his new manager.

a. to agree with someone
b. to get into a quarrel
c. to reject someone
d. to plan together
e. None of them

34. After a couple of misunderstandings with John, I have decided " to give him a wide berth. "

a. to give possession
b. to keep a reasonable distance
c. to make a pact
d. get involved
e. None of them

35. The vast majority of Egypt's inhabitants live in the Nile valley and delta and the rest of the country is --- populated .

a. sparsely
b. remarkably
c. exclusively
d. considerately
e. eagerly

36. Great earthquakes usually begin with slight tremors but ---- take the form of one of more violent shocks, and end in vibrations of gradually diminishing force a called aftershocks.

a. desperately
b. rapidly
c. abudantly
d. considerately
e. furiously

37. Contrary to popular belief, present -day historians see the Renaissance as an economic --- and argue that the state of lot of peasants and urban poor , the majority of the population,worsened during this period.

a. progression
b. evolution
c. regression
d. flexibility
e. legend

38. It is commonly thought that a tree standing alone is more -- struck , though in some forest areas , lighting scars can be seen on almost every tree.

a. deliverately
b. astonishingly
c. preditably
d. frequently
e. contradictory

39. skepticism is a belief in that all beliefs can be proven false, thus to avoid the --- of being wrong it is best to believe nothing.

a. satisfaction
b. confidence
c. frustration
d. penetration
e. unification

40. Your advice is "no different from the" other friends.

a. not differentfrom
b. no different from that of the
c. not different from the
d. no different to
e. No of these

41. It was "she not me," who put forth the attractive proposition.

a. she, not I
b. her, not me
c. her, not I
d. she , but me
e. None of them

42. I have dreamt all my life "for owning" a veautiful maroon colored car.

a. of owning
b. to owning
c. at owning
d. in owning
e. None of them

43. The war has had a negative impact " over the economy" of the country.

a. in the economy
b. on the economy
c. IN economy
d. up to the
e. None of them

44. I hope it's not imposing on your hospitality, but could "stay to" diner?

a. stay over
b. stay up towards
c. stay at
d. staying
e. None of them

45. The pain -killing effect of dental anesthesia lasts longer in the afternoon than does in the morning.

a. it
b. then
c. as
d. if
e. No word is missing

46. China's continued economic progress depends on mastering art of mould breaking innovation.

a. will
b. for
c. of
d. the
e. No word is missing

47. Our company made a loss last year but this year we recovered the sales we lost previously.

a. back
b. had
c. have
d. did
e. No word is missing

48. All the actors I know, Peter is by far the best.

a. from
b. among
c. than
d. between
e. No word is missing

49. Select the word that best expresses the meaning of the quotation word. The mystery has never been 'conclusively' solved.

a. drastically
b. decisively
c. disgracefully
d. eventually
e. None of these

50. Select the word that best expresses the meaning of the quotation word. The government has failed to 'articulate' the ideal regional order.

a. initiate
b. reverberate
c. resolve
d. enunciate
e. None of these

51. Select the word that best expresses the meaning of the quotation word. 'Lax' intellectual property rights penalize cutting -edge research.

a. laborious
b. stringent
c. unambiguous
d. innovative
e. None of these

52. Select the word that best expresses the meaning of the quotation word. The 'advent' of television had had a profound effect upon people's lives.

a. widespread
b. prevalent
c. induction
d. consequence
e. None of these

53. Select the word that best expresses the meaning of the quotation word. When he was not invited to the wedding, he considered it a personal 'affront'.

a. slur
b. veneration
c. assuage
d. tenacity
e. None of these

54. The appearance P: dinosaurs were at their peak Q: of the first mammals on the earth R: at the time when S: went almost unnoticed

a. SPRQ
b. PRQS
c. QRPS
d. PSRQ
e. None of these

55. All such students P: get success Q: who are honest and hard-working R: and recognition S: in every walk of life

a. SPRQ
b. PRQS
c. QPRS
d. PSRQ
e. None of these

56. I read an advertisement that said P: posh, air-conditioned Q: gentlemen of taste R: are available for S: fully furnished rooms

a. SPQR
b. QSRP
c. PSRQ
d. QPSR
e. PQRS

57. In the darkness P: the long, narrow beard Q: was clearly visible with R: the tall stooping figure of the doctor S: and the aquiline nose

a. RQPS
b. PRQS
c. QRPS
d. PSRQ
e. None of these

58. It was P: keeping with my mood Q: in a soft summer evening R: I walked sedately S: in the direction of our new house

a. SRPQ
b. QRPS
c. QPRS
d. SQPR
e. None of these

59. Fill in the gap: The success of the business venture ----his expectations; he never thought that the firm would prosper.

a. confirmed
b. belied
c. nullified
d. fulfilled
e. ratified

60. Fill in the gap: Each occupation has its own -----; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following.

a. merits
b. disadvantages
c. rewards
d. jargon
e. problems

61. Fill in the gap: ----by nature, Cynthia spoke very little even to her own family members.

a. garruate
b. equivocal
c. taciturn
d. arrogant
e. gregarious

62. Fill in the gap: There are some people who think that only the poor and less educated people use slang, but this idea is ---

a. accurate
b. popular
c. erroneous
d. widespread
e. ineffectual

63. Fill in the gap: Although some think the terms 'bug' and 'insect' are ----, the former term actually refers to ----group of insects.

a. parallel ---an identical
b. precise --an exact
c. interchangeable --a particular
d. exclusive ---a separate
e. useful --a useless

64. In each of the following sentences, some part or the entire sentence is quotation. 'Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip'

a. Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip
b. Breakfast is skipped by many people becuase of their underestimating its value
c. Many people, underestimating the value of breakfast, and skipping it
d. Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value
e. None of these

65. In each of the following sentences, some part or the entire sentence is quotation. The concert this weekend promises to attract 'an even greater amount of people ' than the last one.

a. an even greater amount of people
b. an ever larger amount of people
c. an even greater number of people
d. a number of people even larger
e. None of these

66. In each of the following sentences, some part or the entire sentence is quotation. Raised in a large and noisy family, 'It was only when away to college that I learned how refreshing solitude could be'.

a. it was only when I went away to college that I learned how refreshing solitude could be
b. when I went away to college I learned how refreshing solitude could be
c. going away to college taught me how refreshing solitude could be
d. I did not learn how refreshing solitude could be until I went away to college
e. None of these

67. In each of the following sentences, some part or the entire sentence is quotation. According to a recent study, financial problems, together with their serious ramifications, 'ranks as one of the high causes of marital stress'.

a. ranks as one of the high causes to marital stress
b. rank as one of the leading causes of marital stress
c. rank as one of the most high causes of marital stress
d. ranks as one of the leading causes of marital stress
e. None of these

68. In each of the following sentences, some part or the entire sentence is quotation. Scoliosis, 'a condition when spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line', can cause heart and lung problems as well as physical deformity.

a. a condition when the spine curves abnormally and throws the body out of line
b. an abnormal curvature of the spine that throws the body of line
c. a condition of the spine curving abnormally and in which the body is thrown
d. where the body is thrown out of line by an abnormal curvature of the spine
e. None of these

69. Identify the incorrect part of the following sentences. Diversification is a 'strategy' to 'investing' in 'many' 'unrelated' businesses.

a. strategy
b. investing
c. many
d. unrelated

70. Identify the incorrect part of the following sentences. Your progress report 'show' you 'have' 'more' things 'to learn'.

a. show
b. have
c. more
d. to leam

71. Identify the incorrect part of the following sentences. She always 'gets away with' 'make mistakes' 'since the boss' 'really likes her'.

a. gets away with
b. make mistakes
c. since the boss
d. really likes her

72. Identify the incorrect part of the following sentences. Not 'one' of the children 'have ever performed' in 'public' 'before'

a. one
b. have ever performed
c. public
d. before

73. Identify the incorrect part of the following sentences. A person, authoritative 'in' nature, 'will' never settle 'for' status quo. 'No Error'

a. in
b. will
c. for
d. no error

74. Identify the incorrect part of the following sentences. He 'didn't know 'that' it 'was' 'me' who did it.

a. didn't
b. that
c. was
d. me

75. Identify the incorrect part of the following sentences. It 'is' often 'difficulty' for 'an' individual to 'adjust' to new environment.

a. is
b. difficulty
c. an
d. adjust

76. Identify the incorrect part of the following sentences. Mr. Ashfaq lived 'at' Dhaka 'since' 1960 to 1975, 'but' he is now living 'at Sylhet'

a. at
b. since
c. but
d. at Sylhet

77. Identify the incorrect part of the following sentences. The price of 'crude' oil 'used' to be a 'great' deal 'low' than now.

a. crude
b. used
c. great
d. low

78. Identify the incorrect part of the following sentences. Not 'only' he 'cheated' in the exam 'but also' he argued 'at' the teacher.

a. only
b. cheated
c. but also
d. at

79. Due----to, we could not continue with our business any longer.

a. lacking borrowing
b. dearth off investment
c. shortage for money
d. lack of funds

80. The principal had an inquiry ----the case.

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

81. I can give you no assurance -----help.

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

82. You must ask for apology ----him -----your rudeness.

a. to, of
b. at, for
c. to , for
d. with, by

83. Mr. Mehedi welcomed the delegates ----the conferences.

a. into
b. to
c. at
d. in

84. Onion prices have -----too much this month.

a. raised
b. risen
c. rise
d. rose

85. He was so exhausted that he decided to ---down for a while.

a. lay
b. laid
c. lie
d. lied

86. The Jacket costs-------.

a. too much
b. too many
c. many
d. expensive

87. On the night before the exam, she was seen poring ----the books.

a. into
b. through
c. over
d. in

88. The traditional method of rice cultivation leads ----a yield ----about 700 kg/acre of Amon paddy.

a. to; for
b. to; of
c. on; of
d. for; of