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University Admission: English; MCQ Questions & Answer; COMPLETING SENTENCE (Part-2)
University Admission: English; MCQ Questions & Answer; COMPLETING SENTENCE (Part-2)
201. Fill in the blanks: We waited patiently for the storm to slacken, but it----refused to----.
(A) persistently, strengthen
t stoutly, abate
(C) consistently, perambulate
(D) wanly, sublimate
202. Read the sentence and fill in the blank. He wants to get a better---and earn more money.
(A) employ
t job
(C) work
(D) employment
203. We neen two hundred dollars-this to pay the bill.
(A) as well
(B) also
(C)beside
t besides
204. Choose the word or phrase which best completes the sentence.
My holiday in Paris gave me a great----to improve my French accent.
(A) occasion
t chance
(C) hope
(D) possiblity
205. How did you------------?
t make out
(B) make for
(C) made of
(D) bring forth
206. Junior officers-----me during their last visit of Eid-ul_Fitr.
t called on
(B) checked on
(C) count on
(D) get by
207. Ambreen seems to be quite intelligent;--------she often gets poor grades.
(A) Whereas
(B) Otherwise
t Noetheless
(D) None of the above
208. Majid has never been to the USA--------having friends and relatives there.
t in spite of
(B) moreover
(C) beside
(D) None of the above
209. It is only to the vain that all is vanity; and all is----only to those who have never been-------themselves.
(A) arrogance...proud of
t deception.. sincere with
(C) cowardice.. afraid for
(D) indolence.. bored by
210. The Canterbury Tales, written about 1386, is as alive and----today as it was nearly 600 years ago.
(A) appealed
(B) appeal
t appealing
(D) the appeal of
211. Literary critielsm has in recent years become increasingly------; it is almost impossible for the non-literary person to understand its analysis.
t abstruse
(B) accessible
(C) colloqial
(D) professional
212. Identify the error: Either of the solutions you have proposed are accetable to the committee whose members are willing to compromise.
(A) have
t are
(C) whose
(D) are willing
213. Everyone------Rony went to watch the film.
(A) accept
t except
(C) expect
(D) excavate
214. They booked a -------in the hotel.
(A) sweet
(B) suit
t suite
(D) sweat
215. This is my favourite------------- of jeans.
(A) pare
t pair
(C) pear
(D) peer
216. Oranges are a ---------source of vitamin.
(A) well
(B) better
t good
(D) very
217. While there is -----single newspaper with a large national cirulation, many magazines have national circulation.
(A) not
(B) no one
t no
(D) not any one
218. My friend believes that research is a group effort and ---do I.
(A)as
(B) the same
t so
(D) too
219. Travelers checks are useful when one is travelling because-------people get advantages by using them during traveling.
t many
(B) few
(C) a few
(D) much
220. The plot of the story is so-----that I can prediet the outcome.
(A) complicated
(B) theoretical
(C) significant
t trite
221. It is impossible to cook without--------.
(A) salt
(B) water
(C) pot
t heat
222. A contest always has-------.
(A) victory
(B) a referee
t opponents
(D) applause
223. It is impossible to hole a free and fair election without----.
(A) caretaker government
(B) evection commission
t genuine intention
(D) army
224. The chief mearit of a democratic form of goevernment is the ---------of dissenting opinions.
(A) tolerate
(B) prognosis
t acceptance
(D) tolerance
225. What is completely-----understandable to one reader may be beyead another’s-----.
t comprehension
(B) intelligence
(C) compatibility
(D) graspable
226. Many people fear document testing is an-------process.
(A) expandable
(B) easy
(C) worthy
t expensive
227. The damp patches on the walls were caused by the---------of rain water collected on the roof.
(A) drainage
t seeping
(C) filtering
(D) draining
228. Naturally he was--------at the injustice done to his friend.
t irritated
(B) pained
(C) cautious
(D) furious
229. The professor----------the lecture at a suitable level so that every student would understand him.
t pitched
(B) intrigued
(C) calculated
(D) conspired
230. She made a-------impression on the interviewers.
(A) favourite
(B) tricky
t favourable
(D) guileful
231. Typewriters have become------in this age fo computers.
(A) absolute
t obsolete
(C) costly
(D) meaningless
232. I think he would listen to your logic because he is a -----man.
(A) sensuous
(B) sensitive
(C) sensual
t sensible
233. The job requires excellent------.
(A) communication ability
t communication skills
t communication skill
(D) communication quality
234. To understand it is one thing, to teach it is quite------.
(A) other
t the other
(C) another
(D) the another
235. The room seems to be---------.
t comfortable
(B) comforting
(C) comforted
(D) comfort
236. News of the shocking attack on the Buddhist temples at Ramu-------the community into action.
(A) predicted
(B) allured
t galvanized
(D) solictited
237. Law enforcement officers and -----of more than sixty citizens’ groups are attempting to identify steps that can be taken to reduce crime in rural areas.
(A) a pack
t a cohort
(C) an amount
(D) a coalition
238. Predictably, the students who were-----in mathematics, often-------in physics.
(A) competent, prevailed
t adept, excelled
(C) deficient, compensated
(D) practiced, stubledd
239. Make sure your desk is not piled high with letters, faxes, and-----.
(A) pens
t memos
(C) glasses
(D) cameras
240. Register early if you would like to attendd next Tuesday’s ---------on project management.
(A) policy
(B)reason
t seminar
(D) office
241. All comic writers use humor to----------, not to side-step the problems of human behaviour.
(A) amuse
(B) avert
(C) juxtapose
t confront
242. He is-------of his brother.
t under the thumb
(B) inside the thumb
(C) within the thumb
(D) outside the thumb
243. At the sight of the comic scene he convulsed-------- laughter.
(A) in
(B) on
t with
(D) at
244. The fear of ------of the currencies of Switzerland and Germany has-------a widespread selling of both Swiss France and the Germany Mark.
t a devaluation, effected
(B) an appreciation, encouraged
(C) a shortage, precipitated
(D) a deterioration, inhibited
245. Since television has taken tabloid journalism as its model, it is all but impossible to avoid a broadcast news program that-------violent crime to the virtual---of all other kinds of news.
(A) broadcasts, admission
(B) disallows, abandonment
t encourages, detriment
(D) report, elimination
246. Dying sea birds along the Kerala coast may be—signs of potentially dangerous changes in the temperature of the ocean.
(A) threatening
(B) premature
t invisible
(D) literal
247. Crops did not grow well since--------.
t the drought
(B) there was drought
(C) drought for a years
(D) it droughts
248. The plane will take off in time provided the weather------.
(A) was good
t is good
(C) will be good
(D) would be good
249. Della went to a hair shop in order that she-------.
(A) can sell her hair
t could sell her hair
(C) could have sold her hair
(D) can sell hair
250. Paperbacks sell-------, as people can afford to buy them any time.
(A) quicker
(B) fastly
t readdil y
(D) with readdily
251. When an organization is completely encapsulted and presented, it becomes a fossil,--------burning into evidence of things thas once lived.
t thereby
(B) as a result of
(C) in the end
(D) therefore
252. I decided not to take the course because------too easy.
(A) it
(B) its
(C) itse
t it’s
253. Take care of this letter, it’s---------.
t urgent
(B) round
(C) becoming
(D) questionable
254. The flood did not--------us that much, thank goodness.
(A) affected
(B) effected
(C) effecting
t affect
255. Although Barbara argues strongly that current policies are unjust, she does not--------any particular changes.
(A) reject
(B) condemn
t advocate
(D) oppose
256. Although the terms, toad and frog refer to two different animals belongins to different genuses, some students-------the trees.
(A) distinguish
t confuse
(C) respect
(D) observe
257. She needs to run some------.
(A) errans
t errands
(C) erands
(D) erans
258. John----------me yesterday that he was getting married in the spring.
t told
(B) said
(C) spoke
(D) asked
259. The war criminal was---------.
(A) hang
t hanged
(C) hung
(D) hunged
260. Cricket enjoys a huge----------in Bangladesh.
(A) follow on
t following
(C) follow
(D) fall out
261. It needs---------practice to become a suecessful cricketer. Fill the gap.
(A) effortless
t rigorous
(C) difficult
(D) determined
262. Don’t see that film! It’s--------awful!
(A) nearly
(B) absolutely
t extremely
(D) dangerously
263. During the time of fiscal crisis, such lavish expenditure must be-------.
(A) corrected
(B) justified
t curtailed
(D) adjusted
264. --------brids navigate using celestial cues from the sun and stars. the earth’s magnetic field, and probably also mental maps.
(A) Migration
t Migrating
(C) Migrate
(D) Migrated
265. With Japanese investors going for new investment destinations, Bangladesh has decided to set up an economic zone------for the entrepreneurs of the word’s third largest economic power.
(A) inclusively
t exclusively
(C) autimatically
(D) seriously
266. In a storm lightening can------trees and tall buildings.
(A) hit
t strike
(C)attack
(D) smash
267. Exposure to different events forces the brain to think----------.
(A) happily
t differently
(C) nicely
(D) dengerously
268. Mithila and Jarin------not -----to each other for two years due to a misunderstanding.
(A) are, spoken
(B) are, speaking
(C) has, spoken
t have, spoken
269. The only medium of literature is------.
t language
(B) painting
(C) sculpture
(D) architecture
270. An epic is based on--------performed by a hero.
t heroic deeds
(B) a narrative
(C) intervention
(D) trifle subjects
271. By asking many questions, the instructor tried to-------information from the students.
t elicit
(B) illicit
(C) experiment
(D) ignore
272. Both coffee and tea have beneficial as well as -----side----effects; while they stimulate the heart and help overcome fatigue. They also-------insomnia and other nervous disorders.
t injurious, exacerbate
(B) malignant, interrupt
(C) salutary, heighten
(D) invent, introduce
273. Since---------his MBA studies, Akbar has secured a glorious job as finance manager of an MNC.
(A) he finishing
(B)finished
t finishing
(D) finish
274. The inhabitants-------roads across that village.
(A) insisted to repairing the
(B) insisted on being repaired the
t insisted on repairing the
(D) insisting on repairing the
275. Last week was -----as this week.
(A) hot
t as hot
(C) very hot
(D) more hot
276. One of the professor’s greatest attributes is-------.
(A) when he gives lectures
(B) how in the manner that he lectures
(C) the way to give lectures
t his ability to lecture
277. The Mayor of Dhaka has decided to go through with his paln of evicting the street hawkers. Here ‘go through’ means:
t Review
(B) Change
(C) Implement
(D) Reject
278. You must boil vegetables before------in the stew.
t using them
(B) their used
(C) the use
(D) using
279. ------his parents allow him or not, John intends to go to the party.
t Whether
(B) While
(C) Although
(D) Despite
280. He lived very--------with his wife for many years.
(A) happier
(B) happiest
(C) happy
t happily
281. --------sharks, whales and dolphins are warm blooded mammals.
(A) Not likeness to
t Unlike
(C) Alike
(D) Dislike
282. It was to see how-------you were in front of all who were present. Fill the gap with appropriate options.
(A) unbelievable
(B) deplorable
t ridiculous
(D) interesting
283. Kamal broke---------in the accident.
(A) this leg
t the leg
(C) his leg
(D) both legs
284. The Titanic---------during its first voyage.
(A) drowned
(B) wreck
t sank
(D) lost
285. The city doctor charges a high--------for investigation. Fill in the gap.
(A) a remuneration
t fee
(C) payment
(D) salary
286. A baby might show fear of an unfamiliar adult,-------he is likely to smile and reach out to another infant.
(A) if
(B) whenever
(C) so that
t whereas
287. Don’t build a castle in the----------; you’ll be disappointed.
(A) house
t air
(C) sky
(D) earth
288. According to European historians, Columbus------America.
(A) invented
t discovered
(C) found
(D) founded
289. The woman is carrying a ------of clothes.
(A) sheet
(B) bunch
t bundle
(D) block
290. The man is carrying a ------of cement.
t sack
(B) mouthful
(C) reel
(D) bunch
291. Two men----a lady and------her bagt away, but they were caught by the police.
(A) stole, brought
t robbed, took
(C) stloe, took
(D) robbed, brought
292. A citrus fruit------ almost all of the vitamin “C” that a person meeds in a day?
(A) repairs
(B) donates
t supplies
(D) presents
293. With some vaceines, -----possibility of severe reaction exists.
t there is a
(B) many
(C) a
(D) it is a
294. She noticed------away from the house.
(A) him to run
(B) him run after
t him running
(D) his run
295. Faria is always busy as she-------for the entire family
t runs errands
(B) moves errands
(C) works after
(D) work hard
296. Closures-----educational institutes badly------academic progress.
(A) on, effect
t of, affect
(C) of, effects
(D) of, hinders
297. Education------our mind and----our sensibility.
(A) trains, contribute
(B) enlighten, refine
t ennobles, refines
(D) broaden, improves
298. We must do somthing to----the crisis.
t avert
(B) function
(C) deal
(D) damage
299. When the lights went out, I---some candles.
t lit
(B) take
(C) got
(D) get
300. ------is called erosion.
t The wearing away of land
(B) When lane wears away
(C) Land which wears away
(D) The wear away land
301. His honesty and-----led him to------.
(A) deceit; prosperity
(B) diligence; disaster
(C) skill; loses
t ability; success
302. Stay where you are until help------.
t arrives
(B) arrived
(C) to arrive
(D) arriving
303. I have not------from him in three weeks.
t heard
(B) listened
(C) talked
(D) spoke
304. It was a -------mistake!
t gross
(B) gentle
(C) good
(D) gasping
305. He is a man of-------morals.
t loose
(B) lose
(C) loss
(D) less
306. I look forward to your-----consideration.
(A) affected
(B) interesting
t kind
(D) conspicuous
307. Choose the correct option: He is not to------.
t be lanmed
(B) blamed
(C) be blamed for
(D) be blamed to
308. The minister said that the-----situation was very serious.
(A) economy
(B) economics
(C) economical
t economic
309. ‘Before the plane takes off, passengers must------their seat belts.
t fasten
(B) loose
(C) tight
(D) lighten
310. They tried heart and-----but could not prevail.
(A) mind
(B) spirit
(C) body
t soul
311. The road block----------me to take a -------to your place.
(A) forced, liking
t compelled, detour
(C) verged, trip
(D) required, journey
312. Food stocks were fast-------, but no attempts were take3n to import more grain.
t decreasing
(B) deteriorating
(C) disintegrating
(D) disappearing
313. Because the management of company was impressed by his -----, they hired him.
(A) indecision
t credentials
(C) posturing
(D) failures
314. The current economic------- is the result of inadequate planning and inefficiency.
t depression
(B) upturn
(C) development
(D) success
315. Try to stay---------of trouble.
(A) outside
t out
(C) away
(D) far
316. We wear warm-------in winter.
(A) cloth
t cloths
(C) clothing
(D) clothe
317. He------the show.
(A) steal
(B) struck
t stole
(D) truck
318. It was an----------.
t understaement
(B) overt statement
(C) against the statement
(D) understatements
319. There is no---------of good intention.
(A) depth
(B) dealt
(C) death
t dearth
320. Choose the correct option: I couldn’t agree-----.
(A) more
(B) dealt
(C) at least
t dearth
321. --------is the pillar of success:
(A) Flaw
t Failure
(C) Flexibility
(D) Fluency
322. He-----himself from the meeting.
(A) regretted
(B) apologized
(C) left
t excused
323. You must be held-----for your actions.
(A) account
(B) accounting
t accountable
(D) accounts
324. The ground was-----for them to meet.
(A) setting
(B) set in
t set
(D) set at
325. Do not repeat the mistake------.
(A) once again
(B) again
(C) against
t no word or phrase needed
326. His speech inspired me immensely and I became----.
(A) reluctant
(B) depressed
(C) passive
t alert
327. What does he want now? He----to speak to your brother.
(A) want
(B) is wanting
t wants
(D) wanting
328. You have made your own bed and now you must--------on it.
(A) lay
t lie
(C) lain
(D) laid
329. She was taken by------when her name was announced for the first prize. Choose the correct word:
(A) pleasure
(B) pride
t surprise
(D) loftiness
330. He has supported the team for over ten years through-----The right option is:
(A) hot and cool
(B) good and bad
(C) summer and winter
t thick and thim
331. Heart----is a miracle in medical science. The right missing word is:
(A) transformation
(B) transportation
(C) placement
t transplantation
332. The novels of Humayon Ahmed sell like-------. The missing expression is:
(A) butter and buns
(B) burgers
(C) fast food
t hot cakes
333. It is difficult fo device-------against computer hacking.
(A) effective solutions
(B) effective sanctions
(C) working sections
t effective functions
334. The parliament may by acts delegate--------to other bodies or individuals.
(A) activities
(B) some laws
(C) selective authority
t certain powers
335. The measures to impose-------on drinking were not successful.
t a total ban
(B) allowances
(C) authorities
(D) a good chaos
336. There was a -----of articles and new stories about the famous player.
(A) profession
(B) suppression
(C) obtrusion
t profusion
337. She is very-----. Do not speak harshly with her.
(A) sensible
(B) sensuous
t sensitive
(D) senseful
338. He is always ready to take----to ensure that the guests are comfortable.
t great pains
(B) great troubles
(C) small pain
(D) great trouble
339. They mean----to anyone in leaving early.
(A) no disrespect
t no respect
(C) disrespect
(D) respect
340. Do you think that------going far into space are now medical, not technological?
(A) the problems to
t the obstacles to
(C) the issue of
(D) complains for
341. Is anybody------?
t home
(B) in home
(C) over home
(D) by home
342. He is a man wicked------.
(A) to the heart
t to the backbone
(C) on the backbone
(D) on the heart
343. He acted------his suggestion.
(A) by
t on
(C) through
(D) entirely
344. The ------of this place is suitable for me.
(A) weather
t climate
(C) weather and climate
(D) None
345. To-----, Joe didn’t have his homework ready.
(A) no ones surprise
(B) noones surprise
(C) no-ones surprise
t no one’s surprise
346. Refrigerating meats-----the spread of bacteria.
t slows
(B) slowing
(C) to slow
(D) is slowed
347. River erosion has--------thousands of people homeless.
(A) done
t rendered
(C) brought
(D) caused
348. The abundance and diversity of insects is the cumulative effect of an extraordinarily low-----rate. Bugs endure.
(A) metabolic
(B) density
t extinction
(D) percentage
349. He is much too------in his writings: he writes a page when a sentence should suffice.
(A) devious
(B) lucid
t verbose
(D) efficient
350. Fame is------; today’s rising star is all too soon tomorrow’s washed-up has-been.
(A) rewarding
(B) gradual
(C) spontaneous
t transitory
351. He--------at mid night.
t wakes up
(B) awakened
(C)awaken
(D) awaked
352. Rony---------his ankie and cannot do any sports.
(A) pulled
(B) stained
(C) stung
t sprained
353. First language means the------language.
(A) important
(B) main
t natural
(D) official
354. An armed gang-------the central branch of X bank yesterday afternoon and got away with nearly 20 lacs.
t broke through
(B) exploited
(C) forced into
(D) robbed
355. The salesman was very persuasive and managed to------the elderly couple out of their life savings.
(A) sting
(B) convince
t swindle
(D) cheat
356. He threatened to-----her for every penny she had if she tried to break her contract.
(A) rob
t sue
(C) case
(D) marry
357. The detectives------the suspect for nearly ten hours before finally letting him go.
(A) arrested
(B) tortured
(C) investigate
t interrogated
358. Before the police took him away, the thief told his wife where he had hidden the----------.
(A) loot
t treasure
(C) spoils
(D) documents
359. Every salmon begins life on the-------bed of the rapid stream where the female lays her eggs.
t gravelly
(B) smooth
(C) silent
(D) rocky
360. She began to ------the hem of the dress she was making.
(A) repair
(B) stitch
t embroider
(D) texture
361. The----------for the future is brighter now than it has been for many years.
(A) projection
t prognosis
(C) outlook
(D) commentary
362. Sound cannot travel through------.
t vacuum
(B) gases
(C) liquide
(D) solids
363. Sound waves are --------waves.
(A) transverse
t electromagnetic
(C) longitudinal
(D) one of these
364. A school always has------.
(A) class rooms
(B) bench
(C) black boards
t students
365. It is impossible for a box not to have a------.
(A) colour
(B) handle
(C) lid
t pocket
366. It is impossible to judge a man’s character without his---.
t personality
(B) deeds
(C) intelligence
(D) education
367. In a rainbow one would never find--------.
t white
(B) green
(C) red
(D) blue
368. The laptop didn’t-----until we---it.
(A) sell, buy
t function, repaired
(C) move, drove
(D) drive, steered
369. Put your money somewhere safe------it gets stolen.
t before
(B) so quick as
(C) until
(D) because
370. Nahar Shopping mall opens------------.
(A) Ist week
(B) yesterday
(C) now
t next week
371. Rain falling on the roof---. Complete the sentence with the best option from the choices provided.
(A) making a noise
t makes a noise
(C) is making a noise
(D) make a noise
372. Choose the appropriate phrase for the blank.------I work with are not very friendly.
t Some of the people
(B) Some people
(C) Some peoples
(D) Many peoples
373. You have to work with determination to reach the highest------you desire.
t peak
(B) peek
(C) pick
(D) peck
374. The play----over, we left the field. The missing word is:
(A) is
t being
(C) was
(D) were
375. It was very-------of him to speak lies in front of the jury. The missing word is:
t unjust
(B) dishonest
(C) tricky
(D) clever
376. To be ‘jocular’ is not to be-------.
t solemn
(B) teasing
(C) lighthearted
(D) playful
377. We are working together for a common-------.
(A) courtesy
(B) decency
(C) people
t purpose
378. Trace the stranger in the following group.
(A) Mile
t Acre
(C) Inch
(D) Foot
379. It is impossible to write a drama without a-----.
(A) pen
(B) director
t plot
(D) pencil
380. It is impossible to be brave without---.
(A) arms
(B) money
t courage
(D) friends
381. He did not let------.
(A) us to go to the theatre
t us go shopping
(C) watch us the movie
(D) us to watch the movie
382. The letter----- a wrong address.
t contains
(B) marks
(C) calls
(D) comments
383. Kuakata is one of the most popular------in Bangladesh.
(A) resort
(B) trips
t resorts
(D) trip
384. The will of the people shall be the------of the authority of government.
t basis
(B) resource
(C) basics
(D) fountain
385. Children are always afraid of ------fears.
(A) imaginative
(B) ordinary
(C) tertiary
t imaginary
386. Be careful, he is a very--------man.
(A) sensible
(B) sensual
t sensitive
(D) sensuous
387. Whoever comes here----.
(A) suffer
(t goes wrong
(C) is surprised
(D) rest
388. No one should be----to belong to a group.
(A) asked
(B) seduced
(C) induced
t compelled
389. Listening to music always-----my spirits.
(A) upgrades
(B) upholds
(C) upstarts
t uplifts
390. On what------did they arrest him?
t grounds
(B) matters
(C) features
(D) facts
391. There were------reactions after the Bill were passed.
(A) mix
(B) a mix
(C) missed
t mixed
392. The intellectual can not live-----the margins of society.
t beyond
(B) against
(C) before
(D) inside
393. That he has done this-------.
t is certain
(B) everyone is certain
(C) no one is certain
(D) he is certain
394. Don’t ------ a long face over your face.
(A) take
t make
(C) get
(D) pull
395. The law---------agency deals with the law and order situation of a country.
(A) firm
(B) abiding
(C) making
t enforcement
396. We will make a library of children-------.
t classics
(B) voice
(C) games
(D) songs
397. She was a fearless woman who acted------her health.
t without regard to
(B) without regard for
(C) without regard
(D) without regard of
398. He’s been living in ltaly-------.
(A) to ages
(B) from ages
t for ages
(D) since ages
399. He is really trying hard to-------his smoking habit.
(A) kiss
(B) blow
(C) hold
t kick
400. When you get to Japan, make sure to------me a line.
(A) throw
t drop
(C) hit
(D) send
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