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24. Many companies now have employee assistance programmes that enable employees, free of charge, to improve their physical fitness, reduce stress, and learn ways to stop smoking. These programmes increase worker productivity, reduce absenteeism and lessen insurance costs for employee health care. Therefore, these programmes benefit the company as well as the employee.

Which of the following, is true, most significantly strengthens the conclusion above?

a) Physical fitness programmes are often the most popular services offered to employees.	b) Studies have shown that training in stress management is hot effective for many people.
c) Regular exercise reduces people's risk of heart disease and provides them with increased energy.	d) Employee assistance programmes require companies to hire people to supervise the various programmes offered.

Answer: a) Physical fitness programmes are often the most popular services offered to employees.

25. Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the following sentence:

Despite the great difference in size, shape and function, all human cells have the same 46 chromosomes

a) All human cells are the same because the 46 chromosomes govern size, shape and function.	b) Difference in size, shape and function are not very great because all human cells have the same 46 chromosomes
c) The size, shape and function of human cells are the same, but the 46 chromosomes are different.	d) Although the 46 chromosomes are the same in all human cells, there are difference in the size, shape and function.

Answer: d) Although the 46 chromosomes are the same in all human cells, there are difference in the size, shape and function.

 

In the following four questions choose the word or phrase that is most nearly similar or opposite in meaning to the word given in the questions (26-29)

 

26. INFRINGE

a) Transgress	b) Purloin
c) Invade	d) Intrude

Answer: a) Transgress

Note : Infringe অর্থ খন্ডন করা, ভঙ্গ করা, অতিক্রম করা এবং এর সবচেয়ে কাছাকাছি সমঅর্থের word Transgress যার অর্থ লঙ্ঘন করা বা ভঙ্গ করা। Purloin (অপহরণ করা); Invade (আক্রমন করা, হামলা করা): Intrude (বলপূর্বক প্রবেশ করা)।

27. BROCHURE

a) Opening	b) Pamphlet
c) Bureau	d) Censor

Answer: b) Pamphlet

Note : Brochure অর্থ পুস্তিকা এবং এর সবচেয়ে কাছাকাছি সমঅর্থের word Pamphlet যার অর্থও পুস্তিকা । Opening (সূচনা, উদ্বোধন); Bureau (ব্যুরো, দপ্তর); Censor (পুস্তক, সংবাদপত্রাদির পরীক্ষক, বিবেচক)।

28. EQUIVOCAL

a) Universal	b) Mistaken
c) Quaint	d) Clear

Answer: b) Mistaken

Note : Equivocal অর্থ দ্ব্যর্থবোধক, সন্দেহপূর্ণ এবং এর সবচেয়ে কাছাকাছি সমঅর্থের word Mistaken যার অর্থ ভ্রান্ত, ভুল। Universal (সর্বজনীন); Quaint (খেয়ালি); Clear (স্পষ্ট, স্বচ্ছ)।

29. ILLUSIVE

a) Not deceptive	b) Not certain
c) Not obvious	d) Not coherent

Answer: c) Not obvious

 

In the following three questions, a related pair of words is following by four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the expressed in the original pair (30-32).

 

30. CARPENTER : SAW

a) stenographer : typewrite	b) lawyer : brief
c) painter : brush	d) seamstress : scissors

Answer: d) seamstress : scissors

Note : Carpenter অর্থ কাঠমিস্ত্রি এবং Saw অর্থ করাত। stenographer (সাঁটলিপিকার): typewrite (মুদ্রণযন্ত্র); lawyer (উকিল): brief (বক্তৃতা), painter (রংমিস্ত্রি) brush (তুলি),

seamstress (মহিলাদর্জি)। scissors (কাঁচি)। প্রশ্নে যেমন কাঠমিস্ত্রি করাত দিয়ে কাজ করে বা কাটে তেমিন উত্তরে মহিলাদর্জি কাঁচি দিয়ে কাজ করে বা কাপড় কাটে।

 

31. FIRE : ASHES

a) accident : delay	b) water : waves
c) event : memorise	d) wood : splinters

Answer: c) event : memorise

Note : Fire অর্থ আগুন এবং Ashes অর্থ ছাই। accident (দুর্ঘটনা): delay (দেরি, বিলম্ব); water (পানি): waves (ঢেউ): event (ঘটনা): memorise (স্মৃতি): wood (কাঠ): splinters (কাঠের টুকরা)। প্রশ্নে যেমন আগুন শেষে ছাই থাকে তেমিন উত্তরে ঘটনার শেষে স্মৃতি থাকে।

 

32. STARE : GLANCE

a) gulp : sip	b) confide: tell
c) scorn : admire	d) participate : observe

Answer: a) gulp : sip

Note : Stare অর্থ একদৃষ্টিতে তাকিয়ে থাকা এবং Glance অর্থ এক পলক দেখা। gulp (ঢক ঢক করে পান করা): sip (চুমুক দিয়ে পান করা); confide (বিশ্বাস করা): tell (বলা); scorn (অবজ্ঞা, ঘৃণা): admire (প্রশংসা করা); participate (অংশগ্রহণ করা): observe (পালন করা)। প্রশ্নের সাথে a)-তে দেওয়া শব্দযুগলের সবচেয়ে বেশি মিল রয়েছে।

 

Each sentence below has two blanks. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole (33-35).

 

33. Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the Milky Way seemed fairly well- - now even its mass and radius have come into---

a) determined, resolution	b) established, question
c) ignored, danger	d) diminished, disrepute

Answer: b) established, question

 

34. Because she had a reputation for---- we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so--.

a) insolence, irately	b) insouciance, cordially
c) arrogance, disdainfully	d) querulousness, affably

Answer: d) querulousness, affably

 

35.A---- statement is an---- comparison: it does not compare things explicitly, but suggest a likeness. between them.

a) sarcastic, unfair	b) metaphorical, implied
c) sanguine, inherent	d) blatant, overt

Answer: d) blatant, overt

 

Questions 36 to 41 are incomplete sentences. Choose the word or phrase that best fill the blank space to complete the sentence:

 

36. If a ruby is heated it--- temporarily loose its colour.

a) would	b) will
c) does	d) has

Answer: c) does

 

37. All of the people at the AAME conference are ---

a) Mathematic teachers	b) Mathematics teachers
c) Mathematics teacher	d) Mathematic's teacher

Answer: b) Mathematics teachers

 

38. Prices for bicycles can run---- Tk. 2,000.00.

a) as high as	b) so high as
c) as high to	d) as high for

Answer: a) as high as

 

39. Travellers--- their reservations well in advamce if they want to fly during the Eid-holidays.

a) had better to get	b) had to get better
c) had better get	d) had better got

Answer: c) had better get

 

40. A seventeen years old is not------ to vote in an election.

a) old enough	b) as old enough
c) enough old	d) enough old as

Answer: a) old enough

 

41. Almost everyone fails --- on the first try.

a) in passing his driver's test	b) to his driver's test
c) to have passed his driver's test	d) passing his driver's test

 

Answer: a) in passing his driver's test

 

Questions 42 to 45 refers to the following-

 

Throughout history, the search for salt has played an important role in society. Where it was scarce, salt was traded ounce for ounce with gold.

Rome's

major highway was called the via salaria, that is the salt road. Along the road, Roman soldiers transported salt crystals from the salt flats at Ostia up the Tiber River. In return, they received a salarium or salary, which was literally money paid to soldiers to buy salt. The old saying "Worth their salt", which mean to be valuable drivers from the custom of payment during the Empire.

 

42. What does the passage mainly discuss?

a) The old saying, "worth their salt"	b) The Roman Empire
c) Salt	d) Ancient Trade

Answer: c) Salt

 

43. According to the passage, salt flats were located in –

a) Rome	b) Tiber
c) Ostia	d) Salaria

Answer: c) Ostia

 

44. Salarium is a latin word that means-

a) salt	c) soldiers
b) salary	d) the Salt Road

Answer: b) salary

 

45. If a man is "Worth his salt" he is-

a) a soldier	b) a thirsty ma
c) a valuable employee	d) a highly paid worker

Answer: d) a highly paid worker