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Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd #9001

Select the appropriate meaning of the word : Pensive

A: Cheap
B: Contemplative
C: Cursory
D: Healthy
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Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd #9002

Fill in the gap : The painting is ---on the wall.

A: hang
B: hunged
C: hanged
D: hung
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9003

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
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9004

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
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9005

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
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd #9006

Select the appropriate meaning of the word : Envy

A: Messenger
B: Perfect
C: Covetous
D: Like
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9007

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
Trust Bank Ltd #9008

Making use of contemporary diaries and letters, "florey's complexity is brilliantly revealed by Lax "

A: Florey's complexity is brilliantly revealed by Lax
B: Lax brilliantly reveals Floresy's complexity
C: Florey is brilliantly shown in all his comple xity be Lax
D: Lax brilliantly revealed the complexity of Florey
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9009

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
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9010

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
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd #9011

Select the appropriate meaning of the word : Cynical

A: Sarcastic
B: Modest
C: Docile
D: Arrogant
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9012

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
Trust Bank Ltd #9013

The United Nations Human Development Index takes Index takes " into account life expectancy, education, as well as income per person.

A: into account life expectancy, education, as well as income per person
B: life expectancy, education, as well as income per person into account
C: into account life expectancy and education, as well as income per person
D: into account life expectancy, and education, and income per person
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9014

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
Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd #9015

Select the appropriate meaning of the word : Morbid

A: Eternal
B: Mundane
C: Fool
D: Gruesome
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Bangladesh Commerce Bank Ltd #9016

Select the appropriate meaning of the word : Despise

A: Desperate
B: Contempt
C: Rude
D: Ugly
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9017

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
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9018

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
Trust Bank Ltd #9019

One of the perennial problems of the tourist industry is "that of fitting what people want to see into the time they have available to see it in."

A: that of fitting what people want to see into the time they have available to see it in
B: fitting what people want to see into the time they have available
C: that of fitting what people want to see in the time which they have available
D: fitting what people want to see in the time they have available for seeing
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9020

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
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9021

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
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9022

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
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9023

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

A: garruate
B: equivocal
C: taciturn
D: arrogant
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Trust Bank Ltd #9024

Fill in the blank : Day Seven : Today we went shopping for a wine -----. This is a person who selects the wine for each meal, co-mingling the flavors so the wine harmonizes with the food.

A: connoisseur
B: fluke
C: pundit
D: teetotal
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9025

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
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Trust Bank Ltd #9026

Fill in the blank : Cars and people don't easily share space, so Gruen strove to get people quickly parked and out of their cars, to ----the space from cars and get people about their business in a tranquil, protective and interesting setting.

A: gerontocracy
B: warrant
C: disencumber
D: nadir
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9027

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
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9028

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
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9029

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
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9030

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
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Trust Bank Ltd #9031

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. GIST :

A: artificial manner
B: trivial point
C: informal procedure
D: eccentric method
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Trust Bank Ltd #9032

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. EMIT :

A: Absord
B: demand
C: mistake
D: prevent
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9033

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
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Trust Bank Ltd #9034

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. ALLY :

A: mediator
B: felon
C: adversary
D: inventor
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Trust Bank Ltd #9035

Fill in the blank : It is necessary to be ----while dealing with mounting outstanding loans.

A: confident
B: active
C: prudent
D: bold
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9036

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
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Trust Bank Ltd #9037

You are to choose the 'one' word or phrase that 'best keep the meaning' of the original sentence, if it is substituted for the quotation word or phrase. Floors and walls must be specially constructed to make a building 'soundproof.'

A: solid and sturdy
B: officially complete
C: impermeable to noise
D: architecturally attractive
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Bank Asia Ltd #9038

The line at which the earth or sea and sky seem to meet ----

A: Horizon
B: Zenith
C: Fringe
D: Plinth
Trust Bank Ltd #9039

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. TRACTABILITY :

A: infertility
B: implausibility
C: incorrigibility
D: impenetrability
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Bank Asia Ltd #9040

A person who is indifferent to both pleasure and pain ----

A: Saint
B: Ascetic
C: Stoic
D: Hermit
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9041

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
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Bank Asia Ltd #9042

A person who has no money to pay off his debts ----

A: Debtor
B: Pauper
C: Beggar
D: Insolvent
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9043

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

A: from
B: among
C: than
D: between
Trust Bank Ltd #9044

Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters. REPULSION :

A: combination
B: elongation
C: attraction
D: oscillation
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Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9045

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
Bank Asia Ltd #9046

A person pretending to be somebody he is not------

A: Imposter
B: Liar
C: Rogue
D: Magician
Trust Bank Ltd #9047

Find out which quotation part of the following sentences has an error. 'The most' difficult job is 'to band' and then 'lifting' 'the weight'

A: the most
B: to band
C: lifting
D: the weight
Bank Asia Ltd #9048

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. ------for elementary grade students to sit still for extended periods of time.

A: Why it is difficult
B: that it is difficult
C: It is difficult
D: Difficulty
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd #9049

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
Trust Bank Ltd #9050

You are to choose the 'one' word or phrase that 'best keep the meaning' of the original sentence, if it is substituted for the quotation word or phrase. In mathematics the term solid describes a geometic 'figure' with three dimensions.

A: angle
B: shape
C: triangle
D: equation
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