1. Many companies now have employee assistance programs that enable employees, free of charge, to improve their physical fitness, reduce stress, and learn ways to stop smoking. These programs increase worker productivity, reduce absenteeism and lessen insurance costs for employee health care. Therefore, these programs benefit the company as well as the employee. ____ Which of the following, if true, most significantly strengthens the conclusion above?

Physical fitness programs are often the most popular services offered to employees.

Studies have shown that training in stress management is not effective for many people.

Regular exercise reduces people’s risk of heart disease and provides them with increased energy

Employee assistance programs require companies to hire people to supervise the various programs offered.

2. 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.”

All human cells are the same because the 46 chromosomes govern size, shape and function.

Difference in size, shape and function are not very great because all human cells have the same 46 chromosomes.

The size, shape and function of human cells are the same, but the 46 chromosomes are different.

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

3. 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 question:- INFRINGE

Transgress

Purloin

Invade

Intrude

4. BROCHURE

Opening

Pamphlet

Bureau

Censor

5. EQUIVOCAL

Universal

Mistaken

Quaint

Clear

6. ILLUSIVE

Not deceptive

Not certain

Not obvious

Not coherent

7. In the following three questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of word. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the expressed in the original pair: CARPENTER : SAW

Stenographer : typewriter

Painter : brush

Lawyer : brief

Seamstress : scissors

8. FIRE : ASHES

Accident : delay

Water : waves

Event : memories

Wood : splinters

9. STARE : GLANCE

gulp : sip

confide : tell

scorn : admire

participate : observe

10. 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: Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the milky way seemed fairly well _ now even its mass and radius have come into __.

determined — resolution

established — question

ignored — danger

diminished — disrepute

11. Because she had reputation for _ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so__.

insolence–irately

insouciance–cordially

arrogance–disdainfully

querulousness–affably

12. A statement is an comparison; it does not compare. Things explicitly but suggest a likeness between them.

sarcastic — unfair

metaphorical — implied

sanguine — inherent

blatant — overt

13. Choose the word or phrase that best fill the blank space to complete the sentences: If a ruby is heated it ___ temporarily lose its color.

would

will

does

Has

14. All of the people at the AAME conference are—

Mathematic teachers

Mathematics teachers

Mathematics teacher

Mathematic’s teachers

15. rices for bicycles can run ____ TK. 2,000.00.

as high as

so high as

as high to

as high for

16. Travellers ____ their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Eid holidays.

had better to get

had to get better

had better get

had better got

17. A seventeen year old is not — to vote in an election.

old enough

as old enough

enough old

enough old as

18. Almost everyone fails — on the first try.

in passing his driver’s test

to his driver’s test

to have passed his driver’s test

passing his driver’s test

19. 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 literally money paid to soldiers to buy salt. The old saying ”worth their salt” which to be valuable derives from the custom of payment during the Empire. What does the passage mainly discuss?

The old saying

The Roman Empire

Salt

Ancient Trade

20. According to the passage salt flats were located in-

Rome

Tiber

Ostia

Salaria

21. Salarium is a Latin word that means –

Salt

Salary

Soldiers

the Salt Road

22. If a man is,’worth his salt.’ he is-

a soldier

a thirsty man

A valuable employee

a highly paid worker

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2. 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.”

3. 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 question:- INFRINGE

4. BROCHURE

5. EQUIVOCAL

6. ILLUSIVE

7. In the following three questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of word. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the expressed in the original pair: CARPENTER : SAW

8. FIRE : ASHES

9. STARE : GLANCE

10. 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: Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the milky way seemed fairly well _____ now even its mass and radius have come into ______.

11. Because she had reputation for ___ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so____.

12. A ____ statement is an ____ comparison; it does not compare. Things explicitly but suggest a likeness between them.

13. Choose the word or phrase that best fill the blank space to complete the sentences: If a ruby is heated it ___ temporarily lose its color.

14. All of the people at the AAME conference are—

15. rices for bicycles can run ____ TK. 2,000.00.

16. Travellers ____ their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Eid holidays.

17. A seventeen year old is not — to vote in an election.

18. Almost everyone fails — on the first try.

20. According to the passage salt flats were located in-

21. Salarium is a Latin word that means –

22. If a man is,’worth his salt.’ he is-

23. একটি সংখ্যার তিনগুণের সাথে দ্বিগুণ যোগ করলে ৯০ হয়। সংখ্যাটি কত?

24. পরপর দশটি সংখ্যার প্রথম ৫টির যোগফল ৫৬০ হলে শেষ ৫টির যোগফল কত?

25. কোন ভগ্নাংশটি ২/৩ থেকে বড়?

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2. 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.”

3. 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 question:- INFRINGE

4. BROCHURE

5. EQUIVOCAL

6. ILLUSIVE

7. In the following three questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of word. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the expressed in the original pair: CARPENTER : SAW

8. FIRE : ASHES

9. STARE : GLANCE

10. 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: Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the milky way seemed fairly well _____ now even its mass and radius have come into ______.

11. Because she had reputation for ___ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so____.

12. A ____ statement is an ____ comparison; it does not compare. Things explicitly but suggest a likeness between them.

13. Choose the word or phrase that best fill the blank space to complete the sentences: If a ruby is heated it ___ temporarily lose its color.

14. All of the people at the AAME conference are—

15. rices for bicycles can run ____ TK. 2,000.00.

16. Travellers ____ their reservations well in advance if they want to fly during the Eid holidays.

17. A seventeen year old is not — to vote in an election.

18. Almost everyone fails — on the first try.

20. According to the passage salt flats were located in-

21. Salarium is a Latin word that means –

22. If a man is,’worth his salt.’ he is-

23. একটি সংখ্যার তিনগুণের সাথে দ্বিগুণ যোগ করলে ৯০ হয়। সংখ্যাটি কত?

24. পরপর দশটি সংখ্যার প্রথম ৫টির যোগফল ৫৬০ হলে শেষ ৫টির যোগফল কত?

25. কোন ভগ্নাংশটি ২/৩ থেকে বড়?

10. 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: Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the milky way seemed fairly well _ now even its mass and radius have come into __.

11. Because she had reputation for _ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so__.

12. A statement is an comparison; it does not compare. Things explicitly but suggest a likeness between them.

10. 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: Although a few years ago the fundamental fact about the milky way seemed fairly well _ now even its mass and radius have come into __.

11. Because she had reputation for _ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us so__.

12. A statement is an comparison; it does not compare. Things explicitly but suggest a likeness between them.