Practice Question
Fill in he gaps question for practice:
Each of the following sentences contains a blank space. Select the best answer which completes the sentence.
01. You cannot visit the plant _________ .
02. The Prime minister is said ______ Australia next year.
03. We are happy _________ of your application for membership.
04. One of the world’s most celebrated paintings, The Man with the Golden Helmet, ______ .
05. We invite you to _________ .
06. I am 32 years of age married and ________ the possibility of employment with you.
09. In 1998, a consumer agency concluded that Xylo brand bicycles ________ than Zenon brand bicycles.
10. Can you put me __________ for the weekend?
A) in B) up C) away D) down E) only
11. The plot of the story is so _______ that I can predict the outcome.
12. Only the fear of immediate _____ prevents that country from launching an attack.
13. Even if you do not _____ what I have to say, I would appreciate your listening to me with an open mind.
A) anticipate B) reject C) clarify (D) deviate from E) concur with
14. He was _____ success, writing not for the sake of fame, but for 1. the sheer love of poetry.
15. Paradoxically, Sharmeen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved ______ teacher to her students.
16. The teacher suspected cheating as soon as she noticed the student’s _____ glances at his classmate’s script.
17. In his speech, the headmaster urged the teachers to discover and ___________ each student’s _________ talents.
18. His meek manner made it ___________ he would be __________ to take charge of the commando unit.
19. When our supply of natural gas is _________, we must find ________ sources of energy.
20. The thief tried to ______ all traces of _____ which could link him to the crime.
21. His________ smile ________ all those who saw it.
23. According to recent studies, prices in supermarkets are considerably higher in the inner city, thus _______ the poor who receive assistance to buy the food.
24. Since there are so few conservative thinkers on the committee, their influence on its recommendations is _______________.
25. It has been proven that cockroaches _______ for several weeks even after their heads have been cut off.
26. _________ , the young man chose to retain his seat on the crowded bus and let the old woman remain standing.
27. The pressure of population on available resources is the key to understanding history; consequently, any historical writing that takes no cognizance of ______ facts is ______ flawed.
28. Because it is _____ to ______ all the business costs related to employee discontent, an accurate
estimate of the magnitude of these costs is not easily calculated.
29. Scientists who are on the cutting edge of research must often violate common sense and make seemingly ______ assumptions because existing theories simply do not ____ newly observed phenomena.
30. Because many of the minerals found on the ocean floor are still ___________ on land, where mining is relatively inexpensive, mining the ocean floor has yet to become a _________ enterprise.
31. Opponents of the expansion of the market economy, although in _________ , continued to constitute __________ political force throughout the country.
32. Because the novel was so long, Jalil decided to read the version.
A) lengthened B) smaller C) abridged D) famous E) humorous
33. ____________ a parliamentary system, the prime minister must be appointed on the basis of the distribution of power in the parliament.
34. The psychologist set up the experiment to test the rat’s _______ ; he wished to see how well the rat adjusted to the changing conditions it had to face.
35. In a time of fiscal crisis, such lavish expenditure must be .
36. The officers of the corporation promised there would be no ; nothing would
be held against the strikers.
37. Feeling restless and unhappy, he left the house to take a quiet stroll, hoping the tone of the day would not decline further into _________ and uncertainty.
A) dissonance B) ardor C) perversity D) pretense E) reticence
38. Why is it that even the most ___________ of students occasionally ___________ a seemingly simple question, and finds himself/herself unable to determine the correct answer?
39. The bank cashier’s ___________ of the funds was not discovered until the auditors examined the accounts.
40. In sharp contrast to the previous night’s revelry, the wedding was ___________ affair.
42. Many experts argue that a ___________ grouping of students would improve instruction because it would limit the range of student abilities in the classroom.
Each of the following sentences contains a blank space. Select the best answer which completes the sentence.
01. You cannot visit the plant _________ .
(A) except Saturdays
(B) all days but Saturday
(C) excepting on Saturday
(D) except on Saturday
(E) with the exceptions of Saturday s
(B) all days but Saturday
(C) excepting on Saturday
(D) except on Saturday
(E) with the exceptions of Saturday s
02. The Prime minister is said ______ Australia next year.
A) that she will be visit
B) to be visiting
C) to visit
D) to have visited
E) to start visit
B) to be visiting
C) to visit
D) to have visited
E) to start visit
03. We are happy _________ of your application for membership.
A) for reporting approval
B) in reporting to approval
C) to report for that approval
D) to reporting the approval
E) to report approval
B) in reporting to approval
C) to report for that approval
D) to reporting the approval
E) to report approval
04. One of the world’s most celebrated paintings, The Man with the Golden Helmet, ______ .
A) must always be a Rembrandt after all
B) has been a Rembrandt at all
C) will not be a Rembrandt at all
D) is not a Rembrandt after all.
E) is a copy of Rembrandt
B) has been a Rembrandt at all
C) will not be a Rembrandt at all
D) is not a Rembrandt after all.
E) is a copy of Rembrandt
05. We invite you to _________ .
A) buy with the catalogue enclosed
B) buy out of the enclosed catalogue
C) look from the enclosed catalogue
D) purchase from the enclosing catalogue
E) buy from the enclosed catalogue
B) buy out of the enclosed catalogue
C) look from the enclosed catalogue
D) purchase from the enclosing catalogue
E) buy from the enclosed catalogue
06. I am 32 years of age married and ________ the possibility of employment with you.
A) interested to exploring
B) have interest to exploring
C) interested in exploring
D) am interested for exploring
E) will be interested to exploring
07. You certainly wouldn’t like____ in such bad companyB) have interest to exploring
C) interested in exploring
D) am interested for exploring
E) will be interested to exploring
A) to be seen
B) to have seen
C) to be seeing
D) to see
E) to have been seen
08. What is your evaluation ________?B) to have seen
C) to be seeing
D) to see
E) to have been seen
A) of Shacin’s leadership
B) about the leadership ability of Shacin
C) as to Shacin’s leadership
D) for Shacin in his leadership ability
E) as to the ability of leader Shacin
B) about the leadership ability of Shacin
C) as to Shacin’s leadership
D) for Shacin in his leadership ability
E) as to the ability of leader Shacin
09. In 1998, a consumer agency concluded that Xylo brand bicycles ________ than Zenon brand bicycles.
A) is safe to ride
B) are safe to ride
C) are more safe to ride
D) is safe to be riding
E) are safer to ride
B) are safe to ride
C) are more safe to ride
D) is safe to be riding
E) are safer to ride
10. Can you put me __________ for the weekend?
A) in B) up C) away D) down E) only
11. The plot of the story is so _______ that I can predict the outcome.
A) complicated
B) theoretical
C) significant
D) trite
E) fantastic
B) theoretical
C) significant
D) trite
E) fantastic
12. Only the fear of immediate _____ prevents that country from launching an attack.
A) retaliation
B) surrender
C) truce
D) control
E) disapproval
B) surrender
C) truce
D) control
E) disapproval
13. Even if you do not _____ what I have to say, I would appreciate your listening to me with an open mind.
A) anticipate B) reject C) clarify (D) deviate from E) concur with
14. He was _____ success, writing not for the sake of fame, but for 1. the sheer love of poetry.
A) indifferent to
B) destined for
C) eager for
D) tired by
E) charmed by
B) destined for
C) eager for
D) tired by
E) charmed by
15. Paradoxically, Sharmeen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved ______ teacher to her students.
A) a harsh
B) a lazy
C) a lenient
D) a cautious
E) an indecisive
B) a lazy
C) a lenient
D) a cautious
E) an indecisive
16. The teacher suspected cheating as soon as she noticed the student’s _____ glances at his classmate’s script.
(A) rewarding
B) rare
C) furtive
D) cold
E) petty
B) rare
C) furtive
D) cold
E) petty
17. In his speech, the headmaster urged the teachers to discover and ___________ each student’s _________ talents.
A) suppress ….. unrecognized
B) develop … intrinsic
C) redirect … possible
D)belittle …. hidden
E) justify … unnecessary
B) develop … intrinsic
C) redirect … possible
D)belittle …. hidden
E) justify … unnecessary
18. His meek manner made it ___________ he would be __________ to take charge of the commando unit.
A) unlikely … selected
B) implausible …. hesitant
C) clear …designated
D) puzzling …. unwilling
E) probable …. demoted
B) implausible …. hesitant
C) clear …designated
D) puzzling …. unwilling
E) probable …. demoted
19. When our supply of natural gas is _________, we must find ________ sources of energy.
A) stored …hoarded
B) compensated …. significant
C) exhausted … inefficient
D) increased … available
E) depleted … alternate
B) compensated …. significant
C) exhausted … inefficient
D) increased … available
E) depleted … alternate
20. The thief tried to ______ all traces of _____ which could link him to the crime.
A) manufacture … goods
B) steal …. paintings
C) escape …. fingerprints
D) remove … evidence
E) disguise …. valuables
B) steal …. paintings
C) escape …. fingerprints
D) remove … evidence
E) disguise …. valuables
21. His________ smile ________ all those who saw it.
(A) devastating, blinded
(B) penultimate, inured
(C) radiant, obliged
(D) sunny, tanned
(E) bright, dazzled
(B) penultimate, inured
(C) radiant, obliged
(D) sunny, tanned
(E) bright, dazzled
23. According to recent studies, prices in supermarkets are considerably higher in the inner city, thus _______ the poor who receive assistance to buy the food.
A) reprimanding
B) intimidating
C) alleviating
D) assuaging
E) exploiting
B) intimidating
C) alleviating
D) assuaging
E) exploiting
24. Since there are so few conservative thinkers on the committee, their influence on its recommendations is _______________.
A) monumental
B) negligible
C) discriminatory
D) impractical
E) cathartic
B) negligible
C) discriminatory
D) impractical
E) cathartic
25. It has been proven that cockroaches _______ for several weeks even after their heads have been cut off.
(A) are surviving
(B) can survive
(C) surviving
(D) that survive
(E) survives
(B) can survive
(C) surviving
(D) that survive
(E) survives
26. _________ , the young man chose to retain his seat on the crowded bus and let the old woman remain standing.
A) Gleefully
B) Hopefully
C) Painfully
D) Foolishly
E) Selfishly
B) Hopefully
C) Painfully
D) Foolishly
E) Selfishly
27. The pressure of population on available resources is the key to understanding history; consequently, any historical writing that takes no cognizance of ______ facts is ______ flawed.
A) demographic, intrinsically
B) ecological, marginally
C) cultural, substantively
D) psychological, philosophically
E) political, demonstratively
B) ecological, marginally
C) cultural, substantively
D) psychological, philosophically
E) political, demonstratively
28. Because it is _____ to ______ all the business costs related to employee discontent, an accurate
estimate of the magnitude of these costs is not easily calculated.
A) impossible, justify
B) improper, overlook
C) difficult, measure
D) useless, discover
E) necessary, pinpoint
B) improper, overlook
C) difficult, measure
D) useless, discover
E) necessary, pinpoint
29. Scientists who are on the cutting edge of research must often violate common sense and make seemingly ______ assumptions because existing theories simply do not ____ newly observed phenomena.
A) radical, confirm
B) vague, incorporate
C) absurd, explain
D) mistaken, reveal
E) inexact, corroborate
B) vague, incorporate
C) absurd, explain
D) mistaken, reveal
E) inexact, corroborate
30. Because many of the minerals found on the ocean floor are still ___________ on land, where mining is relatively inexpensive, mining the ocean floor has yet to become a _________ enterprise.
(A) scarce, common
(B) accessible, marginal
(C) unidentified, subsidized
(D) conserved, public
(E) plentiful, profitable
(B) accessible, marginal
(C) unidentified, subsidized
(D) conserved, public
(E) plentiful, profitable
31. Opponents of the expansion of the market economy, although in _________ , continued to constitute __________ political force throughout the country.
(A) error, an inconsequential
(B) retreat, a powerful
(C) disarray, a disciplined
(D) jeopardy, an ineffective
(E) command, a viable
(B) retreat, a powerful
(C) disarray, a disciplined
(D) jeopardy, an ineffective
(E) command, a viable
32. Because the novel was so long, Jalil decided to read the version.
A) lengthened B) smaller C) abridged D) famous E) humorous
33. ____________ a parliamentary system, the prime minister must be appointed on the basis of the distribution of power in the parliament.
A) The considered
B) To be considered
(C) Considering
D) Considers
E) Is considering
B) To be considered
(C) Considering
D) Considers
E) Is considering
34. The psychologist set up the experiment to test the rat’s _______ ; he wished to see how well the rat adjusted to the changing conditions it had to face.
A) reflexes
B) communicability
C) Curtailed
D) adaptability
E) pragmatism
B) communicability
C) Curtailed
D) adaptability
E) pragmatism
35. In a time of fiscal crisis, such lavish expenditure must be .
A) quickened
B) corrected
C) curtailed
D) justified
E) adjusted
B) corrected
C) curtailed
D) justified
E) adjusted
36. The officers of the corporation promised there would be no ; nothing would
be held against the strikers.
A) truce
B) retaliation
C) favoritism
D) reservations
E) scabs
B) retaliation
C) favoritism
D) reservations
E) scabs
37. Feeling restless and unhappy, he left the house to take a quiet stroll, hoping the tone of the day would not decline further into _________ and uncertainty.
A) dissonance B) ardor C) perversity D) pretense E) reticence
38. Why is it that even the most ___________ of students occasionally ___________ a seemingly simple question, and finds himself/herself unable to determine the correct answer?
(A) conscientious …………. balks at
(B) dogged …………. proposes
(C) intuitive …………. resolve
(D) erudite …………. overlooks
(E)competent …………. stumbles over
(B) dogged …………. proposes
(C) intuitive …………. resolve
(D) erudite …………. overlooks
(E)competent …………. stumbles over
39. The bank cashier’s ___________ of the funds was not discovered until the auditors examined the accounts.
(A) extradition
(B) embezzlement
(C) patronage
(D) an ingenious
(E) verification
(B) embezzlement
(C) patronage
(D) an ingenious
(E) verification
40. In sharp contrast to the previous night’s revelry, the wedding was ___________ affair.
(A) a fervent
(B) a dignified
(C) a chaotic
(D) an ingenious
(E) a jubilant
(B) a dignified
(C) a chaotic
(D) an ingenious
(E) a jubilant
42. Many experts argue that a ___________ grouping of students would improve instruction because it would limit the range of student abilities in the classroom.
(A) heterogeneous
(B) systematic
(C) homogenous
(D) sporadic
(E) fragmentary
(B) systematic
(C) homogenous
(D) sporadic
(E) fragmentary
43. The psychologist set up the experiment to test the rat’s _________; he wanted to see how well
the rat adjusted to the changing conditions it had to face.
(A) reflexes
(B) stamina
(C) communicability
(D) adaptability
(E) sociability
(B) stamina
(C) communicability
(D) adaptability
(E) sociability
44. After such ____________ meal, we were all quick to __________ Marium for her delicious cooking.
(A) a fearful ….. congratulate
(B) an enormous ….. console
(C) a delightful ….. avoid
(D) a heavy ….. thank
(E) a wonderful ….. applaud
(B) an enormous ….. console
(C) a delightful ….. avoid
(D) a heavy ….. thank
(E) a wonderful ….. applaud
45. The ______________ of the Titanic could have been avoided if more safety ____________ had been taken.
(A) tragedy ….. precautions
(B) embargo ….. preservers
(C) disaster ….. reservations
(D) crew ….. measures
(E) fiasco ….. inspectors
(B) embargo ….. preservers
(C) disaster ….. reservations
(D) crew ….. measures
(E) fiasco ….. inspectors
46. He should be _____________ to complain, because his salary is __________ with his productivity.
(A) right ….. proportionate
(B) brought ….. balanced
(C) foolish ….. gratuitous
(D) reluctant ….. commensurate
(E) entitled ….. alleviated
(B) brought ….. balanced
(C) foolish ….. gratuitous
(D) reluctant ….. commensurate
(E) entitled ….. alleviated
47. ______________ discovery of fire, our ancestors used to eat uncooked food.
(A) Prior to the
(B) Prior
(C) A prior
(D) The prior
(E) Top prior
(B) Prior
(C) A prior
(D) The prior
(E) Top prior
48. Recently, there have been several outbreaks of disease like Dengue, and doctors don’t know _____________.
(A) what is the cause
(B) the cause is what
(C) is what the cause
(D) what the cause is
(E) none of these
(B) the cause is what
(C) is what the cause
(D) what the cause is
(E) none of these
49. The company aimed to become ____________ within two years.
(A) degenerate
(B) profitable
(C) alienated
(D) fiscal
(E) treasured
(B) profitable
(C) alienated
(D) fiscal
(E) treasured
50. The general public ________ a large number of TV sets now, because prices are beginning to
decrease.
(A) must buying
(B) must have ought
(C) must buy
(D) must be buying
(E) none of these
(B) must have ought
(C) must buy
(D) must be buying
(E) none of these
51. In an admission test, to answer accurately is more important than _________.
(A) you finish quickly
(B) finishing quickly
(C) a quick finish
(D) to finish quickly
(E) none of these
(B) finishing quickly
(C) a quick finish
(D) to finish quickly
(E) none of these
52. The Test Manager made us ________ our identification before we were allowed to enter the test center.
(A) showed
(B) showing
(C) shown
(D) show
(E) to show
(B) showing
(C) shown
(D) show
(E) to show
53. The income of a college teacher is must less ____________.
(A) in comparison with the salary of a doctor
(B) to compare as a doctor
(C) than that of a doctor
(D) than a doctor
(E) none of the these
(B) to compare as a doctor
(C) than that of a doctor
(D) than a doctor
(E) none of the these
54. The Institute _______________ offer only the MBA program, but it now also has a BBA program.
(A) was (B) was used to be (C) had used to
(D) used to (E) was used to
(D) used to (E) was used to
55. Fast-food restaurants have become popular in Dhaka city because many working people want ___________________ .
(A) the eat quickly and cheaply
(B) eating quickly and Cheaply
(C) to eat quickly and cheaply
(D) eat quickly and cheaply
(E) none of these
(B) eating quickly and Cheaply
(C) to eat quickly and cheaply
(D) eat quickly and cheaply
(E) none of these
56. During his outstanding career as a teacher, Mr. X ____________ the lives of thousands of students.
(A) enriched (B) explored (C) eased
(D) lessened (E) attracted
(D) lessened (E) attracted
57. The store owner said that he would not be ______________ for damages if the appliance was improperly installed.
(A) depressed (B) delivered (C) responsible
(D) attenuated (E) repaired
(D) attenuated (E) repaired
58. Some employers may require that job candidates have not only a degree ____________.
(A) also two years experience
(B) but no experience
(C) but also two years experience
(D) but two years experience
(E) but more two years experience
(B) but no experience
(C) but also two years experience
(D) but two years experience
(E) but more two years experience
59. The reasoning in this editorial is so _________ that we cannot see how anyone can be
deceived by it.
(A) cogent (B) specious
(C) coherent (D) dispassionate
(E) astute
60. The sugar dissolved in water ________; finally all that remained was an almost ________ residue on the bottom of the glass.
(A) subsequently …… glassy
(B) gradually …… imperceptible
(C) quickly …… lumpy
(D) spectacularly….. opaque
(E) immediately …… fragrant
(B) gradually …… imperceptible
(C) quickly …… lumpy
(D) spectacularly….. opaque
(E) immediately …… fragrant
61. The manager tried to retain control of the situation in the mill, but his attempt was __________ by union leaders.
A) frustrated
B) witnessed
C) justified
D) endorsed
E) disclosed
B) witnessed
C) justified
D) endorsed
E) disclosed
62. The ____________ of time had left the fort____________, it towered above the village, looking much as it must have done in King Gupta’s time.
(A) ravages …… untouched
(B) remoteness ….. alone
(C) lack …… defended
(D) repairs ….. destroyed
(E) status …… lonely
(B) remoteness ….. alone
(C) lack …… defended
(D) repairs ….. destroyed
(E) status …… lonely
63. Unable to ____ her distaste for media events and unnecessary publicity, Afroza Rahim continued to make ____ comments throughout the entire ceremony.
(A) conceal ….. effusive
(B) express ….. vitriolic
(C) maintain …. copious
(D) control … garbled
(E) disguise ….. caustic
(B) express ….. vitriolic
(C) maintain …. copious
(D) control … garbled
(E) disguise ….. caustic
64. We must try to understand her momentary ________ for she has ______ more strain and anxiety than any among us.
(A) senility….. understood
(B) aberration …. undergone
(C) generosity …. desired
(D) outcry … described
(E) vision ….. forgotten
(B) aberration …. undergone
(C) generosity …. desired
(D) outcry … described
(E) vision ….. forgotten
65. Not only the __________ are fooled by propaganda; we can all be misled if we are not _________.
(A) fatuous…… intelligent
(B) illiterate …… mature
(C) credulous …… headstrong
(D) gullible ….. wary
(E) ignorant ….. cynical
(B) illiterate …… mature
(C) credulous …… headstrong
(D) gullible ….. wary
(E) ignorant ….. cynical
66. Japan’s industrial success is ____________ in part to its tradition of group effort and __________ , as opposed to the emphasis on personal achievement that is a prominent aspect of other industrial nations.
A) related …… introspection
B) equivalent …. solidarity
C) attributed… cooperation
D) responsive ….. independence
E) subordinate ….. individuality
B) equivalent …. solidarity
C) attributed… cooperation
D) responsive ….. independence
E) subordinate ….. individuality
67. There is an essential _____ in human gestures, and when someone raises the palm of his hands together, we do not know whether it is to bury himself in prayer or throw himself into the sea.
A) dignity
B) reverence
C) ambiguity
D) economy
E) insincerity
B) reverence
C) ambiguity
D) economy
E) insincerity
68. We need more men of culture and enlightenment; 1. we have too many ________ among us.
A) philistines
B) pragmatists
C) visionaries
D) philosophers
E) students
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