Chapter 2
English
TU BIT entrance past exam questions
Past questions and answers
247 questions set from this chapter. Most repeated first.
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I like ........... in my spare time.
(a) reading
(b) read
(c) to read
(d) to reading
Answer
(a) reading
Like is followed by a gerund (or to-infinitive) for a general liking; the gerund form is the standard choice here.
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I went to the bookshop........... 'Harry potter'
(a) for buying
(b) to buy
(c) to buying
(d) for to by
Answer
(b) to buy
An infinitive of purpose ("to buy") explains why he went to the bookshop.
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He is interested............... learning Romanian.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) to
(d) for
Answer
(a) in
The fixed collocation is "interested in" + gerund.
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Would you like........to drink; sir?
(a) anything
(b) anywhere
(c) nothing
(d) something
Answer
(d) something
In offers and polite requests we use something, not anything.
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What............ next weekend?
(a) do you do
(b) are you doing
(c) will you do
(d) did you do.
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(b) are you doing
The present continuous is used for a fixed arrangement in the near future.
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How many students in your class......from Bangladesh?
(a) comes
(b) come
(c) came
(d) are coming
Answer
(b) come
"How many students" takes a plural subject, so the present simple plural verb "come" is needed.
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I am hungry I want two........... of chicken.
(a) plates
(b) pieces
(c) bowls
(d) gasses
Answer
(b) pieces
Chicken is counted in pieces.
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They are ugly and expensive......people buy them.
(a) though
(b) yet
(c) still
(d) besides
Answer
(a) though
"Though" introduces the contrast: they are ugly and expensive, yet people buy them.
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What time.
(a) the train leaves?
(b) leaves the train
(c) is the train leaving?
(d) does the train leave?
Answer
(d) does the train leave?
A question with "What time" needs auxiliary inversion: does + subject + base verb.
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I promise I............study harder.
(a) will
(b) am going to
(c) may
(d) must
Answer
(a) will
"Will" expresses a promise.
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How Long........English?
(a) are you learning
(b) have you been learning
(c) do you learn
(d) you learn
Answer
(b) have you been learning
"How long" with a period continuing up to now takes the present perfect continuous.
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I hope that a school ...... for village children.
(a) opens
(b) is opened
(c) has to be opened
(d) be opened
Answer
(b) is opened
After "I hope that" the present passive is used, since the school is the receiver of the action.
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Closest similar meaning of word 'compunction' is
(a) remorse
(b) merciful
(c) connive
(d) recklessness
Answer
(a) remorse
Compunction means a feeling of guilt or regret, so its closest synonym is remorse.
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Closest similar meaning of word 'demolish' is
(a) repair
(b) consume
(c) humiliate
(d) destroy
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(d) destroy
Demolish means to pull down or destroy.
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Closest similar meaning of word beneficent' is
(a) repair
(b) consume
(c) humanitarian
(d) destroy
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(c) humanitarian
Beneficent means doing good or charitable, which is closest to humanitarian.
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loosest similar meaning of word 'mendacity'' is
(a) mandatory
(b) untruthfulness
(c) veracity
(d) potential
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(b) untruthfulness
Mendacity means lying or dishonesty, i.e. untruthfulness.
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closest opposite meaning of world 'theocracy ''is
(a) hierocracy
(b) ideology
(c) conservative
(d) church state
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(b) ideology
Hierocracy and church state are synonyms of theocracy (rule by religious authority), and conservative describes a religious-traditional outlook, so the neutral, non-religious term "ideology" is the remaining choice.
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Closest opposite meaning of word 'integrate'' is
(a) accommodate
(b) compose
(c) articulate
(d) segregate
Answer
(d) segregate
Integrate means to combine or bring together; its opposite is segregate (to separate).
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Closest opposite meaning of word 'calm' is
(a) excited
(b) restful
(c) cool
(d) serene
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(a) excited
Calm means peaceful; its opposite is excited. Restful, cool and serene are synonyms.
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Closest opposite meaning of word 'wordy' is
(a) rambling
(b) concise
(c) diffuse
(d) voluble
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(b) concise
Wordy means using too many words; the opposite is concise.
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A teacher needs to discuss in class ; it ...........curiosity In student
(a) creates
(b) created
(c) create
(d) will creates
Answer
(a) creates
"It" is a third person singular subject in a general-truth statement, so the present simple "creates" is used.
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Successfully people always ........... two thing ;one determination and second sincere
(a) had
(b) doing
(c) did
(d) have
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(d) have
The subject "people" is plural and the statement is a general truth, so the present tense "have" is used.
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They like swimming whenever they have a leisure time [which word is a verbal noun?
(a) leisure
(b) free
(c) like
(d) swimming
Answer
(d) swimming
A verbal noun (gerund) is an -ing form of a verb functioning as a noun; "swimming" is the object of "like".
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Nobody likes heap of garbage in front of his house [which word is a verbal noun?
(a) leap of garbage
(b) in front
(c) house
(d) likes
Answer
(a) heap of garbage
"Heap" is a noun derived from a verb and is the one verbal-noun phrase offered; "in front" and "house" are not verb-derived, and "likes" is a finite verb.
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Find interrogative pronoun in sentence 'why did you not call me? This made me alarmed''.
(a) you
(b) me
(c) why'
(d) did
Answer
(c) why
Interrogative pronouns/words used to ask questions include who, what, which and why; here "why" opens the question.
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Right grammatical category of the underlined phrase in the sentence 'Ram handed a book to his sister'' is
(a) complement
(b) direct object
(c) adjunct
(d) Indirect object
Answer
(d) Indirect object
"to his sister" names the recipient of the book, so it is the indirect object, while "a book" is the direct object.
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Which of the following is noun?
(a) real
(b) readable
(c) reliable
(d) Reality
Answer
(d) Reality
Reality ends in the noun suffix -ity; real, readable and reliable are adjectives.
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English is today the third ........native language worldwide after chines' and Hindi ;with some 380million speakers
(a) the most spoken
(b) the more spoken
(c) much spoken
(d) most spoken
Answer
(d) most spoken
After "the third" the superlative form "most spoken" is used.
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We could barely get any information at the airport ..... People seemed to have ......... idea about the flights.
(a) many /any
(b) A lot of /any
(c) few / no
(d) only a few/some
Answer
(c) few / no
"Barely any information" suggests very little, so "few" people had "no" idea.
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...................... his friends speaks any English.
(a) some
(b) all
(c) many
(d) neither of
Answer
(d) neither of
"Neither of his friends speaks any English" gives a singular verb and a negative sense that fits "any".
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These differences between two photographs ......... with the help of Photoshop.
(a) should remove
(b) have to remove
(c) could have been removed
(d) must have removed
Answer
(c) could have been removed
The differences were removed with Photoshop; a passive past modal (could have been removed) is the only grammatical choice.
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New legislation .........in congress but it.....by many.
(a) was introduced /wasn't accepted
(b) was introduced /didn't accept
(c) is introduced/won't accepted.
(d) introduced/hadn't been accepted
Answer
(a) was introduced / wasn't accepted
Both events are in the past and both verbs are passive.
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Mike has been told he will have to pay the fine...... his high rank in the military.
(a) Even if
(b) furthermore
(c) despite
(d) on purpose that
Answer
(c) despite
"Despite" is followed by a noun phrase (his high rank) and shows contrast.
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The economy In china is booming .......... Many foreign investors are planning to enter china's market
(a) Nonetheless
(b) so as to
(c) in addition to
(d) on purpose
Answer
(a) Nonetheless
The only option that works as a sentence-linking adverb to join the two sentences.
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.....more help could call my neighbor.
(a) Needed
(b) should I need
(c) I have needed
(d) I should need
Answer
(b) should I need
This is a conditional inversion: "Should I need more help" = "If I needed more help".
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if you plan to take a long trip in the car; you most get a full tank of gas or you .....Out of gas.
(a) have to run
(b) should have run
(c) had better run
(d) might run
Answer
(d) might run
The warning concerns a possible result: if you do not fill the tank, you might run out of gas.
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If you want to get a good night's sleep, you ..... any tea or coffee in the evening.
(a) Would rather drink
(b) don't have to drink
(c) mustn't drink
(d) not able to drink
Answer
(c) mustn't drink
"Mustn't" expresses a prohibition or strong advice against drinking.
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it is not easy for many civil servants to ........... on their salaries as the inflation rate is extremely high
(a) get by
(b) turn up
(c) wear out
(d) run over
Answer
(a) get by
"Get by" means to manage to live on limited money.
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I though the party was going to be boring ' but it ......... to be the most unforgettable of my life.
(a) tuned out
(b) looked around
(c) passed around
(d) fell back on
Answer
(a) turned out
"Turned out to be" means proved to be in the end.
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Kabir was punched on ............. nose.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) no article
Answer
(c) the
Nose is a specific, known body part (the nose of Kabir), so the definite article is used: punched on the nose.
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He'd better write a poem, .............?
(a) hadn't he
(b) wouldn't he
(c) would he
(d) had he
Answer
(a) hadn't he
He'd better is the contracted form of "had better", so the tag takes the auxiliary had: hadn't he?
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One of them ...................... very sick.
(a) were
(b) had
(c) was
(d) have
Answer
(c) was
"One" is the singular subject, so the verb is singular: One of them was very sick.
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I hope it ............ rain.
(a) won't
(b) has
(c) is
(d) wasn't
Answer
(a) won't
"I hope it won't rain" is the natural form; hope is followed by a present or future form, and a negative future is expressed with won't.
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If I win, it .....................be a dream come true.
(a) would be
(b) would have been
(c) will be
(d) be
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(c) will be
A first conditional (if + simple present) takes a future main clause: If I win, it will be a dream come true.
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He presents a report ............. public health.
(a) at
(b) by
(c) about
(d) on
Answer
(d) on
A report on a subject means a report concerning it: a report on public health.
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She says," boiling water is hot."
(a) She said that boiling water is hot.
(b) She says that boiling water was hot.
(c) She says that boiling water is hot.
(d) She told that boiling water isn't hot.
Answer
(c) She says that boiling water is hot.
The reporting verb is in the present tense (says), so the tense does not change, and a universal truth stays in the present anyway.
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I had the mechanics ..................... the brakes.
(a) check
(b) checked
(c) checks
(d) had checked
Answer
(a) check
In the causative "have + object + base verb", the verb after the object is the bare infinitive: had the mechanics check the brakes.
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"Police have reported that he was a spy." Its reported speech is:
(a) It has been reported that he was a spy.
(b) It have reported that he was a spy.
(c) He has been reported to have been a spy. c.
(d) both a and
Answer
(d) both a and c
Both "It has been reported that he was a spy" and "He has been reported to have been a spy" are valid reported forms of the sentence.
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The reason ............ I have come here is to meet your brother.
(a) whom
(b) that
(c) which
(d) why
Answer
(d) why
"The reason why" is the correct relative adverb construction: The reason why I have come here is to meet your brother.
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I broke my leg ..............playing football.
(a) while
(b) when
(c) however
(d) therefore
Answer
(a) while
"While playing football" shows the time during which the action happened and keeps the participle form playing.
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He does his work ...........................
(a) himself
(b) herself
(c) themselves
(d) himselves
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(a) himself
The subject is He, so the reflexive pronoun is himself.
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The Synonyms of "agitate" is
(a) agree
(b) disturb
(c) angry
(d) cultivation
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(b) disturb
To agitate means to disturb or stir up.
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The antonyms of "Accessible" is
(a) clear
(b) plain
(c) hidden
(d) available
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(c) hidden
Accessible means easy to reach or get to; hidden (hard to reach or find) is the opposite among the options.
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"On the ball" means:
(a) Playing a ball
(b) Just Barely
(c) Be sick
(d) Doing a good job
Answer
(d) Doing a good job
The idiom "on the ball" means alert, quick to understand and doing a good job.
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"Agree" takes the prefix
(a) un
(b) dis
(c) des
(d) mis
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(b) dis
The opposite of agree is disagree.
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The patients are afflicted .......................... COVID.
(a) from
(b) in
(c) for
(d) with
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(d) with
The verb afflict takes the preposition with: afflicted with COVID.
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If I ................ a bird, I would fly in the sky.
(a) were
(b) had have
(c) am
(d) was
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(a) were
In the second conditional (unreal present), the subjunctive were is used for all persons: If I were a bird, I would fly.
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Let me do it, ...................?
(a) can you
(b) will you
(c) shall we
(d) would you?
Answer
(b) will you
A tag question after "Let me ..." uses will you (whereas "Let us/Let's" takes shall we).
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He is .................second boy of our class.
(a) an
(b) no article
(c) a
(d) the
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(d) the
An ordinal number such as second takes the definite article: the second boy.
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Man .................................... on the moon.
(a) is walking
(b) walked
(c) has walked
(d) walks
Answer
(c) has walked
The present perfect is used for an experience or achievement with present relevance and no specific past time: Man has walked on the moon.
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She .................... me to clean her room.
(a) gets
(b) has
(c) made
(d) have
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(c) made
The causative "made + object + base verb" fits: She made me clean her room. Gets would need "to clean" and have/has do not agree with the past sense.
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"Write a letter."
(a) Let a letter be written.
(b) You should write a letter.
(c) May you write letter.
(d) You are requested to write a letter.
Answer
(a) Let a letter be written.
The imperative "Write a letter" is converted to the passive as "Let + object + be + past participle": Let a letter be written.
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Find out the correct spelling:
(a) ebullient
(b) domainent
(c) daepleoy
(d) sawanneiry
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(a) ebullient
Ebullient (cheerful and full of energy) is the only real, correctly spelt word among the options.
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Fear of dogs is called ...................
(a) dogophobia
(b) cynophobia
(c) rabiesophobia
(d) catoptrophobia
Answer
(b) cynophobia
Cynophobia (Greek kyon, dog) is the fear of dogs.
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Killing a king is called
(a) kingicide
(b) christicide
(c) regicide
(d) hericide
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(c) regicide
Regicide (Latin rex, king) is the killing of a king.
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How many syllables does the word "necessary" has?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
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(d) 4
Nec-es-sar-y has four syllables.
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"Is that your house?" has ................ intonation
(a) rising
(b) raising- falling
(c) falling
(d) falling - rising
Answer
(a) rising
A yes/no question such as "Is that your house?" is spoken with a rising intonation.
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On which syllables of the word "photographics" does a stress occur?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
Answer
(c) 3
In pho-to-GRAPH-ics, the primary stress falls on the third syllable, the one just before the -ic suffix.
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One has to do it onself, .................?
(a) hasn't one
(b) doesn't one
(c) hasn't he
(d) does not one
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(b) doesn't one
The main verb is has to do (a form of "have to" used as a main verb with do-support), so the tag is doesn't one?
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All the furniture ................. made of wood.
(a) were
(b) have
(c) are
(d) was
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(d) was
Furniture is an uncountable noun and takes a singular verb: All the furniture was made of wood.
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He speaks Spanish ...................
(a) well
(b) good
(c) perfect
(d) fluently
Answer
(d) fluently
An adverb is needed to modify the verb speaks, and fluently is the adverb describing language ability: He speaks Spanish fluently.
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The novelist and poet ............... coming tomorrow.
(a) will
(b) has been
(c) are
(d) is
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(d) is
"The novelist and poet" with a single article refers to one person who is both, so the verb is singular: is.
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Which one is singular?
(a) ova
(b) syllabi
(c) data
(d) datum
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(d) datum
Datum is the singular; data is its plural, ova is the plural of ovum and syllabi the plural of syllabus.
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................... Honesty is the best policy.
(a) The
(b) a
(c) no article
(d) an
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(c) no article
An abstract noun used in a general sense takes no article: Honesty is the best policy.
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Why did he have the tree ..............?
(a) to fell
(b) fall
(c) falled
(d) fallen
Answer
(d) fallen
The causative "have + object + past participle" needs a participle after the object; of the options the participle form is fallen (the intended sense being felled).
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If I ...................... For a zym, I would have been slim.
(a) had gone
(b) go
(c) gone
(d) will go
Answer
(a) had gone
A third conditional (would have been) requires the past perfect in the if-clause: If I had gone to the gym, I would have been slim.
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"He cut the trees". Is reported as
(a) The trees were cut by him.
(b) The trees are cut by him.
(c) The trees is cut by him.
(d) The trees was cut by him.
Answer
(a) The trees were cut by him.
The simple past active becomes the passive with was/were + past participle; trees is plural, so were.
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He said that he would visit her the following day. Its direct speech is.
(a) He says,"I will visit her tomorrow."
(b) He said,"I will visit her tomorrow."
(c) He says,"I would visit her tomorrow."
(d) He said,"I will visit her tomorrow".
Answer
(b) He said, "I will visit her tomorrow."
In direct speech would becomes will and the following day becomes tomorrow, with the same reporting verb said.
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Once you signed ............ the paper, you cannot go back.
(a) in
(b) by
(c) with
(d) out
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(a) in The sentence is completed with the preposition "in" (signed in the paper).
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The American living standard is .................
(a) Higher than Nepal
(b) The highest of Nepal.
(c) Higher than that of Nepal
(d) Highest than the Nepal.
Answer
(c) Higher than that of Nepal Comparison must be between like things: the living standard of America with that (the living standard) of Nepal.
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Raj Bahadur is superior ..........Prakash.
(a) Than
(b) to
(c) from
(d) none
Answer
(b) to "Superior" takes the preposition "to", not "than".
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'Heavy eyed' means
(a) angry
(b) happy
(c) sad
(d) sleepy
Answer
(d) sleepy "Heavy-eyed" means drowsy or sleepy.
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'Don't move single hair' means
(a) become angry
(b) become sad
(c) become firm
(d) become violent
Answer
(c) become firm The idiom means to stay firm and not be moved or shaken.
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The passenger in the bus moving with high speed were frightened of the potential danger but the driver .............. then that danger.
(a) continued
(b) answer
(c) suggested
(d) advised
Answer
(a) continued The driver continued (driving at the same speed) despite the danger; the other verbs do not fit the sense.
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I tried to convince him but it was surreptitious
(a) furtive
(b) successful
(c) non sense
(d) respectable
Answer
(a) furtive "Surreptitious" means secret or stealthy, i.e. furtive.
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If I Knew .................... I would never ask you about that
(a) doing
(b) It was done
(c) how to do
(d) to do
Answer
(c) how to do After "knew" the object is the clause "how to do" (If I knew how to do it, I would never ask you).
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Before one enters into business, one should........................ It carefully.
(a) look over
(b) look into
(c) look for
(d) look after
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(b) look into "Look into" means to investigate or examine carefully.
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The meeting way held ......................
(a) on july 25
(b) the july 25th
(c) at july 25th
(d) july the 25th
Answer
(a) on july 25 Dates take the preposition "on" with no article before the month: on July 25.
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Amphibian can live both ............water and ...........land
(a) in, on
(b) on, on
(c) in, in
(d) on, in
Answer
(a) in, on Amphibians live in water and on land.
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No sooner ....................than one of the engines caught fire.
(a) we'd taken off
(b) had we taken off
(c) we took off
(d) we'd took off
Answer
(b) had we taken off "No sooner" requires inversion with the past perfect: No sooner had we taken off than...
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He has a bad habit of biting his nails,......?
(a) doesn't he
(b) hadn't he
(c) don't he
(d) didn't he
Answer
(a) doesn't he The main clause "He has a bad habit" is affirmative present, so the tag is "doesn't he".
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Barking dogs seldom bite,.....?
(a) don't they
(b) do they
(c) didin't they
(d) did they
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(b) do they "Seldom" is a negative adverb, so the tag is positive: do they?
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I still like her ......... selfishness.
(a) Because of
(b) since
(c) although
(d) In spite of
Answer
(d) In spite of The sense is contrast (I still like her despite her selfishness); "in spite of" is followed by a noun.
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He is ...........European
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer
(a) a "European" begins with the consonant sound /j/, so "a" is used.
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Did she get........job she applied for ?
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) none
Answer
(c) the The job is made definite by the clause "she applied for", so "the" is used.
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The exam paper wasn't too difficult but I Couldn't answer...... question 10.
(a) a
(b) and
(c) the
(d) none
Answer
(d) none A number after a noun (question 10) makes it specific and takes no article.
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She is ........LLB
(a) a
(b) an
(c) the
(d) None
Answer
(b) an "LLB" is pronounced "el-el-bee", beginning with a vowel sound, so "an".
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........ cow from Australia are known for their domestic value.
(a) A
(b) An
(c) The
(d) None
Answer
(c) The The plural verb "are" points to a definite plural reading, and "The cow(s) from Australia" is made specific by the phrase that follows.
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He doesn't speak ........therefore, he doesn't have any friends
(a) much
(b) a few
(c) a large number
(d) many
Answer
(a) much "Much" is used with the verb "speak" (he doesn't speak much); "a few/many" would need countable nouns.
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He delivers .......lectures that the classes are never boring.
(a) so diligently prepared
(b) as diligently prepared
(c) such diligently prepared
(d) such prepared diligently
Answer
(c) such diligently prepared The structure "such + adverb + adjective + noun... that" fits: such diligently prepared lectures that.
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Whose book is this it's .........
(a) my brother
(b) of my brother
(c) of my brother's
(d) my brother's
Answer
(d) my brother's The possessive "my brother's" (book) answers "Whose book?".
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Saturday is a holiday for .................students.
(a) we
(b) us
(c) they
(d) me
Answer
(b) us "Us" is the object form after the preposition "for" (for us students).
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I must go ..........before the shops are closed.
(a) shopping
(b) to shop
(c) to shopping
(d) shop
Answer
(a) shopping "Go + -ing" is used for activities: go shopping.
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He thanked me for what I...........
(a) did
(b) have done
(c) was doing
(d) had done
Answer
(d) had done
The thanking happened in the past, and what he did happened earlier still, so the past perfect "had done" is used.
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A great deal of thought has................into the designing of the concert hall.
(a) went
(b) gone
(c) going
(d) been-gone
Answer
(b) gone
"Has been" is followed by the past participle of go, which is "gone": "has gone into the designing" (present perfect, with "a great deal of thought" as the subject).
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He ought to arrive,....................?
(a) would he
(b) thought not he
(c) shall he
(d) shouldn't he
Answer
(d) shouldn't he
The statement is positive and uses "ought to", so the question tag is negative. The tag for "ought to" is "shouldn't" (or "oughtn't"), giving "He ought to arrive, shouldn't he?"
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If I were you ,I .............that coat. It is mush too expensive.
(a) wouldn't buy
(b) won't buy
(c) would buy
(d) don't buy
Answer
(a) wouldn't buy
This is a second conditional ("If I were you, I would ..."), used to give advice. The advice here is not to buy the expensive coat, so "wouldn't buy".
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The police ................coming to investigate.
(a) is
(b) has
(c) are
(d) was
Answer
(c) are
"Police" is a plural noun with no singular form, so it takes a plural verb: "The police are coming to investigate."
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She helped her brother .....................the problem.
(a) to solve
(b) solved
(c) solving
(d) to solving
Answer
(a) to solve
"Help" is followed by an object and then the infinitive, with or without "to": "helped her brother (to) solve the problem". Of the options only "to solve" is correct.
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The word 'approximate' has the stress on the ................syllable
(a) third
(b) first
(c) second
(d) fourth
Answer
(c) second
In the adjective "approximate" (/əˈprɒksɪmət/) the stress falls on the second syllable: ap-PROX-i-mate.
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The sentence shut your mouth has normally ................... intonation.
(a) rising
(b) falling
(c) falling and rising
(d) none of these
Answer
(b) falling
"Shut your mouth" is a command, and commands normally have a falling intonation.
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If a robber ........into my house at night I'd throw something at him.
(a) comes
(b) had come
(c) came
(d) was coming
Answer
(c) came
This is a second conditional (an unlikely situation): "If + past simple, would + verb". So "If a robber came into my house ..., I'd throw something at him."
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Everyone................success in life.
(a) yearn at
(b) yearn of
(c) yearn for
(d) yearn with
Answer
(c) yearn for
The verb "yearn" takes the preposition "for": to yearn for something means to long for it.
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He said to them, "Don't make a noise"
(a) He told them that they don't make a noise.
(b) He told them not to make a noise.
(c) He told them to don't make a noise.
(d) He told them that they didn't make a noise.
Answer
(b) He told them not to make a noise.
A negative command in direct speech becomes "told + object + not + to-infinitive" in reported speech.
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"Please don't go away, "she said.
(a) She said to please not to go away.
(b) She requested me not to go away.
(c) She begged me that I not go away.
(d) She begged that to don't go away.
Answer
(b) She requested me not to go away.
"Please" marks a request, so the reporting verb is "requested", followed by "not to go away".
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What does the word 'affable' mean?
(a) Sociable
(b) aggravate
(c) astute
(d) Stipulate
Answer
(a) Sociable
"Affable" means friendly, pleasant and easy to talk to, which is what "sociable" means here.
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Which word is nearest in meaning to...................... 'benevolent'?
(a) Sinecure
(b) miser
(c) generous
(d) stingy
Answer
(c) generous
"Benevolent" means kind and well-meaning, and its nearest synonym here is "generous". "Miser" and "stingy" are its opposites.
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The meaning of 'beget' is
(a) to be the son of
(b) to be the father of
(c) to be the daughter of
(d) to be friend of
Answer
(b) to be the father of
"Beget" means to become the father of a child, or more generally to bring something into being.
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Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the same meaning as the word "headstrong",
(a) cruel
(b) flexible
(c) stubborn
(d) soft
Answer
(c) stubborn
"Headstrong" means determined to have one's own way, which is stubborn.
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Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the same meaning as the word "hallucination",
(a) transparent
(b) delusion
(c) hazy
(d) fixed
Answer
(b) delusion
A hallucination is a false perception of something that is not there, that is, a delusion.
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Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the same meaning as the word "imperious"
(a) arrogant
(b) docile
(c) perfect
(d) faultless
Answer
(a) arrogant
"Imperious" means domineering and overbearing, which is close to arrogant.
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Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the same meaning as the word "truculent"
(a) silent
(b) solid
(c) calm
(d) aggressive
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(d) aggressive
"Truculent" means eager to fight, hostile and aggressive.
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One who talks in sleep
(a) pacifist
(b) bellicose
(c) somnambulist
(d) somniloquent
Answer
(d) somniloquent
A somniloquist talks in sleep. A somnambulist walks in sleep.
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False statement about a person made to damage his reputation
(a) calumny
(b) offence
(c) propaganda
(d) rumor
Answer
(a) calumny
Calumny is a false statement made to damage someone's reputation.
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Literature of unreal stories
(a) fiction
(b) parable
(c) episode
(d) fable
Answer
(a) fiction
Fiction is literature describing imaginary events and people. A fable is a short moral story and a parable is a story with a moral lesson.
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The system of spelling in a language
(a) etymology
(b) orthography
(c) orthodoxy
(d) structure
Answer
(b) orthography
Orthography is the conventional spelling system of a language. Etymology is the study of word origins.
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Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the opposite meaning as the word "tranquil"
(a) serene
(b) agitated
(c) static
(d) excited
Answer
(b) agitated
"Tranquil" means calm and peaceful. Its opposite is agitated, meaning disturbed. "Serene" is a synonym.
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Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the opposite meaning as the word "spurious"
(a) false
(b) mutual
(c) genuine
(d) hypothetical
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(c) genuine
"Spurious" means fake or false, so its opposite is genuine.
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Pick out the word or group of words which has nearly the opposite meaning as the word "clamour"
(a) noisy
(b) verbal
(c) silence
(d) obscure
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(c) silence
"Clamour" means loud noise or outcry; the opposite is silence.
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The art of letter writing
(a) epistemology
(b) lethography
(c) calligraphy
(d) epistolography
Answer
(d) epistolography
Epistolography is the art of writing letters (Greek epistole, letter). Calligraphy is beautiful handwriting.
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Morbid fear of horses
(a) mysophobia
(b) peccatophobia
(c) pyrophobia
(d) hippophobia
Answer
(d) hippophobia
Hippos means horse in Greek, so hippophobia is the morbid fear of horses.
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Choose correct prepositions for the given expression, "Johy died...blood cancer whereas his father died... the loss of blood."
(a) of, of
(b) of, from
(c) from, from
(d) on, of
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(b) of, from
One dies of a disease (blood cancer) and from a cause such as injury or loss of blood.
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Choose correct prepositions for the given expression "Divide these apples ... two children and let me divide the property ... my four sons."
(a) to, among
(b) between, among
(c) to, to
(d) among, between
Answer
(b) between, among
Between is used for two (two children); among is used for more than two (four sons).
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Choose correct prepositions for the given expression "He loves being talked ... and this is the room I sleep ..."
(a) about, in
(b) on, in
(c) to, on
(d) on, on
Answer
(a) about, in
"Being talked about" is the correct phrasal use, and "the room I sleep in" keeps the preposition that goes with the verb.
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Choose correct prepositions for the given expression "She spoke ....a smile and expressed herself ... a sweet tone."
(a) about, in
(b) on, in
(c) to, on
(d) on, on
Answer
(b) on, in
"Expressed herself in a sweet tone" takes in. Of the options, (b) is the best fit for the first blank; the natural preposition there would be with a smile.
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Choose correct prepositions for the given expression "Ramesh withdraws ............. A contest as he very much trust.... The prediction of an astrologer.''
(a) for, from
(b) Form, in
(c) in, in
(d) from, from
Answer
(b) from, in
One withdraws from a contest and trusts in a prediction. (Option (b) is printed as "Form, in", a typo for "From, in".)
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Choose correct prepositions for the given expression" The house is ..fire! and therefore send.. the fire brigade."
(a) on,on
(b) on, for
(c) for, on
(d) for,for
Answer
(b) on, for
A house is on fire, and one sends for the fire brigade (to summon it).
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Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression: "The van...in front of me, so I had to break suddenly.
(a) pull round
(b) pull out
(c) pull up
(d) pull off
Answer
(b) pull out
"Pull out" means a vehicle moves out from the roadside or from a line into the road, in front of another driver, forcing a sudden brake.
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Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression:" Don't let yourself be.. by that lazy,selfish person.
(a) puf up
(b) put through
(c) put upon
(d) put out
Answer
(c) put upon
"Put upon" means to be taken advantage of or imposed upon.
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Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression: "I made a few serious enquiries but nothing....it in the end."
(a) come in
(b) come into
(c) come of
(d) come off
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(c) come of
"Nothing came of it" means it produced no result.
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Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression: "we are.....for a house in this area."
(a) looking at
(b) looking for
(c) looking back
(d) Looking around
Answer
(b) looking for
"Look for" means to search for something, such as a house.
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Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression: "The bus driver asked the passengers to....."
(a) move over
(b) move out
(c) move in
(d) move along
Answer
(d) move along
"Move along" is the instruction to keep moving or make room by going further down the vehicle.
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Give the exact meaning of the idiomatic expression" out in the cold "
(a) left ignored or neglected
(b) active and busy
(c) angry and dissatisfied
(d) in bad situation
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(a) left ignored or neglected
"Out in the cold" means excluded, ignored or neglected.
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Give the exact meaning of the idiomatic expression" across the board"
(a) affecting everyone
(b) better than usual
(c) against time
(d) correct and honest
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(a) affecting everyone
"Across the board" means applying to all people or categories.
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Give the exact meaning of the idiomatic expression "the writing on the wall "
(a) unexpected and surprising
(b) impending danger or misfortune
(c) a lot of excitement
(d) fixed views and ideas
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(b) impending danger or misfortune
"The writing on the wall" is a sign that something unpleasant or disastrous will happen.
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Give the exact meaning of the idiomatic expression" a high flyer"
(a) successful career
(b) a very ambitious person
(c) lively and cheerful
(d) superior aid arrogant
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(b) a very ambitious person
A high flyer is a person with great ambition who is likely to achieve a lot.
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Find the meaning of the idiomatic expression" face the music"
(a) face friendly environment
(b) disregard or defy
(c) deal with unpleasant situation or criticism
(d) ready to face
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(c) deal with unpleasant situation or criticism
"Face the music" means to accept the consequences or criticism of one's actions.
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He.....that he could speak five languages.
(a) submitted
(b) suggested
(c) boasted
(d) challenged
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(c) boasted
"Boasted that he could..." means he spoke proudly about his ability.
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The firm.............its workers very well.
(a) regarded
(b) cared
(c) behaved
(d) treated
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(d) treated
"Treat someone well" is the correct collocation for how an employer behaves toward workers.
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In some countries the trains.........like clockwork.
(a) travel
(b) speed
(c) go
(d) run
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(d) run
Trains "run like clockwork", meaning punctually and smoothly.
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This is the.......chosen for the hospital complex to be built next year.
(a) area
(b) place
(c) locality
(d) site
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(d) site
A "site" is the plot of land chosen for building, such as a hospital complex.
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We have lived in Kathmandu ever since we. married.
(a) were
(b) had
(c) are
(d) have
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(a) were
"Ever since we were married" is the standard past-tense clause.
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Although they are not rich, they always wear...clothes.
(a) respectable
(b) respective
(c) respectful
(d) respected
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(a) respectable
"Respectable" clothes are decent and presentable. Respective means individual, respectful means showing respect.
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One who is neither intelligent nor dull
(a) tolerable
(b) mediocre
(c) commoner
(d) diligent
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(b) mediocre
A mediocre person is of average ability, neither very good nor very bad.
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Changing one's mind too quickly
(a) versatility
(b) vacillation
(c) flexibility
(d) Instability
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(b) vacillation
Vacillation is wavering or changing one's mind too quickly.
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A person who is scholarly and learned
(a) stoic
(b) ascetic
(c) erudite
(d) atheist
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(c) erudite
Erudite means having or showing great knowledge or learning.
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Pour oil in troubled waters
(a) instigate
(b) foment trouble
(c) calm a quarrel with soothing words
(d) add trouble
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(c) calm a quarrel with soothing words
"Pour oil on troubled waters" means to calm a disturbance with soothing words.
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A government controlled by the rich
(a) oligarchy
(b) democracy
(c) aristocracy
(d) plutocracy
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(d) plutocracy
Plutocracy is government by the wealthy (Greek ploutos, wealth). Aristocracy is rule by nobles.
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Choose the word or group of words which is most nearly same in meaning as the word "woeful ".
(a) deplorable
(b) punishable
(c) culpable
(d) shaky
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(a) deplorable
"Woeful" means causing or expressing sorrow, or very bad. "Deplorable" is the closest in meaning.
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Choose the word or group of words which is most nearly same in meaning as the word "rotund".
(a) round
(b) plump
(c) circular
(d) healthy
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(b) plump
"Rotund" means round and fat in body, so "plump" is the nearest meaning.
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Choose the word or group of words which is most nearly same in meaning as the word "facetious".
(a) sweet
(b) handsome
(c) flippant
(d) charming
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(c) flippant
"Facetious" means treating serious matters with inappropriate humour, which is "flippant".
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Choose the word or group of words which is most nearly same in meaning as the word "coagulate".
(a) sweeten
(b) sharpen
(c) mix up
(d) congeal
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(d) congeal
"Coagulate" means to change from liquid to a thickened or solid mass, which is "congeal".
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Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite to the meaning of the word "grotesque".
(a) proportionate
(b) symmetrical
(c) ugly
(d) congruous
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(a) proportionate
"Grotesque" means distorted or misshapen. The best opposite is "proportionate" (well-formed); "ugly" is a synonym.
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Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite to the meaning of the word "erase".
(a) drop
(b) delete
(c) engrave
(d) defend
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(c) engrave
"Erase" means to rub out. "Engrave" means to cut or inscribe, so it is the opposite.
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Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite to the meaning of the word "tranquil".
(a) peaceful
(b) agitated
(c) angry
(d) dull
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(b) agitated
"Tranquil" means calm. Its opposite is "agitated" (disturbed).
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Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite to the meaning of the word "spurious"
(a) genuine
(b) duplicate
(c) valid
(d) reliable
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(a) genuine
"Spurious" means fake or false. Its opposite is "genuine".
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Give a single word to this expression: "fossils and other forms of early life"
(a) paleontology
(b) pomology
(c) philology
(d) teleology
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(a) paleontology
Paleontology is the study of fossils and early forms of life.
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Give a single word to this expression: "the study of life and habits of birds"
(a) ornithology
(b) embryology
(c) geology
(d) biology
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(a) ornithology
Ornithology is the scientific study of birds.
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Give a single word to this expression: "the subject that studies God and religion"
(a) axiology
(b) theology
(c) metaphysics
(d) epistemology
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(b) theology
Theology is the study of God and religion.
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Give a single word to this expression: "a person who is commanding, haughty and arrogant"
(a) eccentric
(b) imperious
(c) garrulous
(d) amiable
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(b) imperious
"Imperious" describes someone domineering, commanding and arrogant.
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Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression "the two friends....this afternoon".
(a) fall on
(b) fall in
(c) fall out
(d) fall upon
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(c) fall out
"Fall out" means to quarrel, which fits two friends having a quarrel this afternoon.
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Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression "It is not easy to....rebellion".
(a) put on
(b) put out
(c) put down
(d) put up
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(c) put down
"Put down a rebellion" means to suppress it by force.
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Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression "Tom just ... and lets me do all the work."
(a) sit out
(b) sit in
(c) sit on
(d) sit back
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(d) sit back
"Sit back" means to relax and take no active part while others work.
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Pick up the correct phrasal verb for the expression "everything will ... all right in the end".
(a) work up
(b) work off
(c) work on
(d) work out
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(d) work out
"Work out" means to develop or end in a satisfactory way: "everything will work out all right in the end".
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Choose the appropriate meaning to the idiomatic expression "a flash in the pan".
(a) a short lived success or enthusiasm
(b) sudden fortune
(c) successful life start
(d) new day in life
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(a) a short lived success or enthusiasm
A "flash in the pan" is something that shows promise at first but fails to last.
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Choose the appropriate meaning to the idiomatic expression "up and about".
(a) rich once again
(b) recovered and in good health
(c) liked by everybody
(d) purpose behind an action
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(b) recovered and in good health
"Up and about" means out of bed and active again after an illness.
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Choose the appropriate meaning to the idiomatic expression "the thrills and spills".
(a) critical mind set
(b) successful person
(c) success and failures
(d) new attempts
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(c) success and failures
"The thrills and spills" refers to the excitement and the mishaps (ups and downs) of an activity.
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Choose the appropriate meaning to the idiomatic expression "be out like a light"
(a) fit and fine
(b) feel great success
(c) happy and healthy
(d) fall quickly into a deep sleep
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(d) fall quickly into a deep sleep
"Out like a light" means to fall asleep immediately.
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Choose the appropriate meaning to the idiomatic expression "mind over matter".
(a) overcome physical weakness by means of will power,
(b) very conscious person
(c) idealist person
(d) ignore materiality
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(a) overcome physical weakness by means of will power
"Mind over matter" means that determination can overcome physical limits or difficulties.
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Choose the appropriate preposition/s to fill up the blank spaces "she was fined....parking her car... a no parking area."
(a) for, at
(b) for, in
(c) by, with
(d) on, in
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(b) for, in
One is fined for an offence and parks in an area.
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Choose the appropriate preposition/s to fill up the blank spaces "a patient died... cancer whereas other sick person died... the loss of blood."
(a) for, from
(b) by, by
(c) of, from
(d) of, by
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(c) of, from
A person dies of a disease (cancer) and from an injury or cause such as loss of blood.
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Choose the appropriate preposition/s for the expression "while throwing the rubbish...the fire, he heard voices....the hedge".
(a) at, on
(b) in, on
(c) at, at
(d) in, over
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(d) in, over
Rubbish is thrown in the fire, and voices come from over the hedge.
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Choose the appropriate preposition/s to fill up the blank spaces "one must guard family members...any danger and live ...honest labour".
(a) against, by
(b) for, by
(c) by, by
(d) for, from
Answer
(a) against, by
We guard against danger and live by honest labour.
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Choose the appropriate preposition/s to fill up the blank spaces "I am in dire need ...money ...the treatment of my sick wife".
(a) of, of
(b) of, for
(c) for, for
(d) by, from
Answer
(b) of, for
The phrase is "need of money" and money for treatment.
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The word "plutonium" gets its prime stress on :
(a) 1st syllable
(b) 3rd syllable
(c) 2nd syllable
(d) 4th syllable
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Answer
(c) 2nd syllable
Plutonium is pronounced /pluːˈtəʊniəm/, with the stress on -TO-.
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The word "cyber squatting" gets its prime stress on :
(a) 4th syllable
(b) 2nd syllable
(c) 3rd syllable
(d) 1st syllable
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(d) 1st syllable
"Cyber squatting" is stressed as /ˈsaɪbə ˌskwɒtɪŋ/; the primary stress falls on CY-.
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The word "retractable" gets its prime stress on :
(a) 1st syllable
(b) 2nd syllable
(c) 3rd syllable
(d) 4th syllable
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Answer
(b) 2nd syllable
Retractable is /rɪˈtræktəbl/, with the stress on -TRAC-.
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Give similar meaning word to "bankruptcy".
(a) insolvency
(b) corrupt
(c) poverty
(d) economical
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(a) insolvency
Bankruptcy is the inability to pay debts, which is insolvency.
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Give a right meaning to the idiom "a baptism of fire".
(a) start a new work
(b) a difficult introduction to a new job or activity
(c) very successful beginning
(d) remarkable initiation
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(b) a difficult introduction to a new job or activity
A baptism of fire is a hard or painful first experience of something.
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Give a right meaning to the idiom "face the music".
(a) ready for further action
(b) bold and decisive
(c) likes to dance
(d) accept the criticism or punishment for one's own work
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(d) accept the criticism or punishment for one's own work
To face the music is to accept the consequences of one's actions.
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Choose a correct conjunction for "he got the job... he had no suitable qualification".
(a) although
(b) even
(c) if
(d) in spite of
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(a) although
Although introduces the contrast: he got the job although he lacked qualification. "In spite of" needs a noun or gerund, and "even" and "if" do not fit.
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Choose a correct conjunction for "he broke the window...he was angry....soon realized the mistake".
(a) however, though
(b) because, but
(c) in spite of, even
(d) when, despite of
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(b) because, but
He broke the window because he was angry, but soon realized the mistake.
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Choose a correct conjunction for "Kanu is illiterate ..... he can read ...write a single word".
(a) either, or
(b) if, even if
(c) neither, nor
(d) for, but
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(c) neither, nor
"Neither ... nor" gives the negative sense: he can read neither nor write a single word.
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The suitcase was left outside and was.... away by someone.
(a) takes
(b) taking
(c) took
(d) taken
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(d) taken
"Was taken away" is the passive voice, using the past participle.
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On ...trip to Pokhara we visited several wonderful natural sites.
(a) our
(b) their
(c) whose
(d) its
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(a) our
The subject "we" is followed by the possessive "our".
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The dog was killed by a lorry which went ....it.
(a) under
(b) over
(c) through
(d) below
Answer
(b) over
A lorry that killed the dog went over it.
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The statue was ...heavy that a crane was brought to lift it.
(a) too
(b) much
(c) so
(d) very
Answer
(c) so
"So ... that" expresses result.
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I put on warm clothes so that I might not....cold.
(a) catch
(b) affect
(c) take
(d) attack
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(a) catch
"Catch cold" is the correct collocation.
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A short journey for pleasure is called......
(a) jaunt
(b) stroll
(c) itinerary
(d) junta
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(a) jaunt
A jaunt is a short pleasure trip. A stroll is a walk, an itinerary is a travel plan and a junta is a ruling group.
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The state of not getting married is....
(a) bachelor
(b) spinster
(c) celibacy
(d) unmarried
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(c) celibacy
Celibacy is the state of not being married. Bachelor and spinster are persons.
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Gradual recovery from an illness is.....
(a) amnesia
(b) hysteria
(c) convalescence
(d) superannuating
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(c) convalescence
Convalescence is gradual recovery after illness. Amnesia is memory loss and hysteria is uncontrolled emotion.
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It is much easier to run...debt than to get out of it.
(a) down
(b) out
(c) for
(d) into
Answer
(d) into
One runs into debt.
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Walking in the morning, I heard the.....of thunder.
(a) crackling
(b) rippling
(c) clanking
(d) rumbling
Answer
(d) rumbling
Thunder is described as rumbling.
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Which of the following is not used as a prefix in forming a word?
(a) tyro -
(b) anti-
(c) post-
(d) pre-
Answer
(a) tyro -
Anti-, post- and pre- are prefixes. A tyro is a beginner and is a word, not a prefix.
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John, who is wearing a white shirt, is my best friend. This is a ....sentence.
(a) simple
(b) compound
(c) complex
(d) complex-compound
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(c) complex
It has one independent clause and one dependent (relative) clause "who is wearing a white shirt".
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The sentence "I saw a blackbird" has a ...tone.
(a) falling
(b) rising
(c) fall-rise
(d) none
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(a) falling
A plain statement normally takes a falling tone.
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Belief in the existence of one God but without any religious dogma
(a) Pantheism
(b) deism
(c) theism
(d) henotheism Group CComputer
Answer
(b) deism
Deism is belief in one God based on reason, without religious dogma. Theism accepts a revealed religion, pantheism identifies God with nature, and henotheism worships one god without denying others.
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Could you ............. these papers .
(a) clear out
(b) clear away
(c) clear up
(d) clear off
Answer
(c) clear up "Clear up" means to tidy or put in order, which fits clearing up papers.
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I am going to ........... a house that I'm thinking of buying.
(a) look on
(b) look through
(c) look over
(d) look into
Answer
(c) look over "Look over" means to inspect or examine, which is what one does to a house before buying.
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You can not ride or drive safely before he has been ................
(a) break down
(b) break out
(c) break off
(d) break in
Answer
(d) break in
A new vehicle or horse is "broken in" (used gently until it runs smoothly) before it can be driven or ridden safely.
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we had to ................dried milk as fresh milk wasn't available.
(a) fall back on
(b) fall back
(c) fall in
(d) fall off
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(a) fall back on
"Fall back on" means to use something as an alternative when the first choice is unavailable.
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He is a pleasant friendly man who ................well with nearly everybody.
(a) get over
(b) get round
(c) get off
(d) get on
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(d) get on
"Get on (well) with" someone means to have a friendly relationship with them.
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A scientific method of photostating is ..............
(a) Zeroxography
(b) photography
(c) orthography
(d) lithography
Answer
(a) Zeroxography
Xerography (Xeroxography) is the dry photocopying process; photography records images by light, orthography is spelling, lithography is printing from stone or plates.
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Morbid fear of everything in general is ...................
(a) pathophobia
(b) panophobia
(c) podophobia
(d) xenophobia
Answer
(b) panophobia
Panophobia (pantophobia) is the fear of everything. Pathophobia is fear of disease, podophobia of feet, xenophobia of strangers.
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Lover of trees is called ......................
(a) podophile
(b) hippophile
(c) dendrophile
(d) paedophile
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(c) dendrophile
"Dendro-" means tree, so a dendrophile loves trees.
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Hater of knowledge .........
(a) pacifist
(b) iconoclast
(c) misogynist
(d) misologist
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(d) misologist
"Miso-" means hate and "logos" reason or knowledge, so a misologist hates knowledge or reasoning.
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Choose the right synonym of the word "magniloquent"
(a) boastful
(b) sentimental
(c) mournful
(d) venal
Answer
(a) boastful
Magniloquent means speaking in a lofty, pompous or boastful style.
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Choose the right synonym of "pellucid"
(a) dark
(b) transparent
(c) dim light
(d) vague
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(b) transparent
Pellucid means transparently clear.
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Give right synonym of "over whelm"
(a) over joy
(b) over lap
(c) overpower
(d) over stretch
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(c) overpower
To overwhelm is to overpower or defeat completely.
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The antonym of "alienate" is.......................
(a) social
(b) alleviate
(c) transfer
(d) reconcile
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(d) reconcile
To alienate is to make unfriendly or estranged; its opposite is to reconcile.
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Choose the right antonym of "wanton"
(a) restrained
(b) reckless
(c) unruly
(d) vagabond
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(a) restrained
Wanton means unrestrained or reckless, so its antonym is restrained.
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One who plays for pleasure is..............
(a) fanatic
(b) amateur
(c) egoist
(d) feminist
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(b) amateur
An amateur does something for pleasure rather than for money.
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Fill in the words in right order: The........ of these roses is sweet. The..of burning rubber is unbearable.
(a) scent, perfume
(b) perfume, scent
(c) smell, stink
(d) stink, smell
Answer
(c) smell, stink
A neutral or pleasant odour is a "smell" (the smell of roses is sweet), while the odour of burning rubber is unbearable, a "stink".
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One who abandons his/ her religious faith:
(a) heuristic
(b) fanatic
(c) agnostic
(d) apostate
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(d) apostate
An apostate is one who abandons his or her religious faith.
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What do you understand by the expression "the philosopher's stone"?
(a) an imaginary substance that people believed could change any metal into gold, or enable people to live for ever;
(b) scholar's step wise argument
(c) ground for discussion
(d) philosopher related land
Answer
(a) an imaginary substance that people believed could change any metal into gold, or enable people to live for ever
The philosopher's stone was the legendary substance sought by alchemists.
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A person who is hard to please is ...........
(a) taciturn
(b) fastidious
(c) stubborn
(d) hedonist
Answer
(b) fastidious
A fastidious person is very hard to please because of excessive attention to detail.
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John is born............ highly educated parents.
(a) of
(b) by
(c) for
(d) from
Answer
(a) of
We say "born of" (to) parents, meaning having them as parents.
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We can travel ........car or walk ........feet or go.......horseback.
(a) by, on, on
(b) for, by, on
(c) on, by, on
(d) on, on, on
Answer
(a) by, on, on
We travel "by car", walk "on foot" and go "on horseback".
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Lucky was fined... parking his vehicle ............a no parking area.
(a) in, for
(b) for, in
(c) at, for
(d) for, with
Answer
(b) for, in
One is fined "for" an offence, and parks "in" an area.
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Nobody knew the way...........except John.
(a) besides
(b) but
(c) except
(d) beside
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(b) but
"But" here means "except": nobody knew the way but John. Besides means in addition to, and "except" would repeat the word already in the sentence.
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He would think it ...............him to tell a lie.
(a) above
(b) below
(c) under
(d) beneath
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(d) beneath
"Beneath him" means unworthy of him or below his dignity; he would consider lying beneath him.
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...............doing the cooking, I help hostel boys.
(a) besides
(b) beside
(c) behind
(d) opposite
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(a) besides
"Besides" means "in addition to": in addition to cooking, I help the hostel boys.
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Peter hardly ever goes to parties,..............?
(a) doesn't he?
(b) does he ?
(c) did he?
(d) didn't he?
Answer
(b) does he ?
"Hardly ever" is a negative expression, so the tag question is positive: does he?
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Ann'll lend it to you , Oh no,................
(a) she'll
(b) she can't
(c) she won't
(d) she did.
Answer
(c) she won't
The reply contradicts the claim that Ann will lend it, so the negative "she won't" is used.
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Everyone warned you,...............?
(a) have they?
(b) haven't they?
(c) didn't they ?
(d) did they?
Answer
(c) didn't they ?
"Everyone" takes the plural pronoun "they" in the tag, and the positive past statement "warned" takes a negative tag: didn't they?
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They are ugly and expensive;..............people buy them.
(a) but
(b) however
(c) still
(d) yet
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(d) yet
"Yet" shows contrast (even so people buy them) and suits the clause after a semicolon.
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He had no qualification,...he got the job.
(a) however
(b) in spite of
(c) though
(d) nevertheless
Answer
(d) nevertheless
"Nevertheless" is an adverb that can follow a comma or semicolon to show contrast. "In spite of" needs a noun, and "though" would not fit this structure.
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Students come to a bad end if they do not mend their ways in time. It means:
(a) they may become criminal, go to jail and suffer disgrace;
(b) will die soon
(c) marry and settle
(d) fight with their parents and relatives
Answer
(a) they may become criminal, go to jail and suffer disgrace
"Come to a bad end" means to end in ruin or disgrace.
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What does "be neck and neck" stand for ?
(a) equally good in competition
(b) be good friends
(c) great enmity
(d) ready for competition
Answer
(a) equally good in competition
"Neck and neck" means very close, with equal chances in a race or competition.
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As a beginner in the Spanish class I could not stand the pace. It means:
(a) could not learn
(b) maintain the level
(c) very weak
(d) not fit for the class
Answer
(b) maintain the level
"Stand the pace" means to keep up with the speed or level of the class.
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He is the friend...................I trust most in family matters.
(a) who
(b) whom
(c) which
(d) him
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(b) whom
The relative pronoun is the object of "trust", so "whom" is used.
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Public often ..............people who are good at sport.
(a) attract
(b) appeal
(c) admire
(d) support
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(c) admire
People admire those who are good at sport. Attract and appeal do not fit this structure.
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Choose the word with correct spelling :
(a) forein
(b) foraign
(c) foreign
(d) foreigne
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(c) foreign
The correct spelling is "foreign".
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In the word "transcendental" which syllable has the primary stress:
(a) 1st syllable
(b) 2nd syllable
(c) 3rd syllable
(d) 4th syllable
Answer
(c) 3rd syllable
The word is stressed tran-scen-DEN-tal, so the primary stress falls on the 3rd syllable.
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I was invited to .......... dinner given to welcome the new ambassador.
(a) a
(b) the
(c) an
(d) none
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(b) the
A specific dinner (the one given to welcome the new ambassador) needs the definite article.
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He goes to ........... temple sometimes to give lectures.
(a) a
(b) the
(c) an
(d) none
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(b) the
A particular, known temple where he gives lectures is meant (not worshipping), so "the" is used.
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He has worked for us ever ..he left school.
(a) from
(b) during
(c) for
(d) since
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(d) since
"Ever since" is followed by a point of time or a past event: ever since he left school.
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