1. As people get older, they usually become ------by ambition and more concerned with the value of their efforts.

2. In a retail store, consumers ----the merchandise and compare brands.

3. Birds not only bring song, color, and activity to a garden ---are vitally needed by plants.

4. More military technological innovations happened during World War I ------ war in history.

5. An air conditioner works in the same way ------a refrigerator.

6. Select the pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. BARTER : COMMODITIES : :

7. Select the pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. PEST : IRKSOME : :

8. Select the pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. INTEREST : INVEIGLE : :

9. Select the pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. HUMILITY : SUPPLICANT : :

10. Select the pair that expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. JEER : DERISION : :

11. Select the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. DILATE

12. Select the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. QUOTIDIAN

13. Select the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. SPECIOUS

14. Select the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. ABJURE

15. Select the lettered word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. CADGE

16. Although pocket gophers 'damage' crops, their 'tunneling' aerates the soil, which helps 'conserve' ground water and 'preventing' crosion.

17. 'For the ' water wheel is 'basically' the same machine as the windmill, but it 'is driven' by air 'instead' of water.

18. 'Walking' reduces 'depression' and anxiety, 'lessens stress', 'self-esteem is raised,' and increases energy.

19. 'An' emergency campfire not only 'for providing' warmth but also has a 'calming effect' on 'most' people.

20. 'Evaporation' is the 'process that' a liquid turns 'into' a vapor at a temperature below its 'boiling pint'

1. Two trains , X and Y, started simultaneously form opposite ends of a 100 mile route and traveled toward each other on parallel tracks. Train x , travelling at a constant rate, completed the 100 mile trip in 5 hours, Train Y, travelling at a constant rate , completed the 100 mile trip in 3 hours .How many miles had Train X traveled when it met Train Y?

2. If Arif saved more than Tk. 10 by purchasing a sweater at a 15% discount ,what is the smallest amount the original price of the sweater could be , to the nearest taka?

3. If $\frac{3}{x}=2 and \frac{y}{4}=3, then \frac{3+y}{x+4}=?$

4. The sum o three integers is 40. The largest integer is 3 times the middle integer, and the smallest integer is 23 less than the largest integer. what is the product of the three integers?

5. If 9t-8) is a factor t2 -kt -48 , then k =?

6. Salem earns Tk. 8.50 per hour on days other than Sundays and twice that rate on Sundays . Last week he worked a total of 40 hours, including 8 hours on Sunday . What were her earnings for the week?

7. If positive integers x and y are not both odd, which of the following must be even?

8. A rope 2-.6 meters long cut is into two pieces .If the length of one piece of rope is 2.8 meters shorter than the length of the other , what is the length , in meters, of the longer piece of rope?

9. For what value of x between -4 and 4, inclusive , is the value of x2 -10x + 16 the greatest?

10. The maximum recommended pulse rate R, when exercising , for a person who is x years of age is given by the equation R = 176- 0.8 x. what is the age , in years , of a person whose maximum recommended pulse rate when exercising is 140?

1. LED stands for :

2. Who was involved with the 'Water-Gate Scam'?

3. Which is the narrowest country to the world?

4. Who was known as the 'Poet of Brahmmaputra'?

5. Who has been elected as the president of France in the recently held ecletion?

6. Which is the name of Bangladeshi Economist appointed as 'Country Director' of World Bank in India?

1. which of the following numbers can be placed at the sing of interrogation ?

2. In a certain code RIPSLE is written as 613082 and WIFE is written as 41 92 , how is PEWSL written in that code?

3. P is bigger than J. S is bigger than M.R is not as big as S but is bigger than J. M is not as big as J. which is the smallest?

4. If A is to the south of B and C is to the east of B , in what direction is A with respect to C?

5. Of the following , which is a hole that could be the empty hole ?

6. If P and Q are in holes 2 and 4 , respectively , which of the following could be true?

7. If P and R are in holes 1 and 3, respectively , the empty hole must be either __

8. If U, P and R are in holes 5, 6 and 7 respectively , which of the following must be true?