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1 . Iron is one of the most useful metals. (Positive)
a. Very few metals are as useful as iron. ¥b. No metal is as useful as iron.
c. Iron is as useful as many other metals. d. None of them
2. He said to me, 'I went to your village yesterday'. (Indirect speech)
a. He told me that he went to my village on the previous day.
b. He told me that he went to your village on the previous day.
c. He told me that he had gone to your village on the previous day.
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He told me that he had gone to my village on the previous day.
3. He helped me do it. (Passive)
a. I was helped do it. b. I was helped doing it.

was helped to do it. d. He was helped to do it.
4. A corrupt man cannot win the respect of others. (Complex)
a. A man who is corrupt cannot respect others.
b. A man does not win the respect of others who are corrupt.
c. A man who is corrupt cannot win the respect of others.
. A man who can win the respect of others cannot be corrupt.
5. A rolling stone gathers no moss. (Complex)
a. A stone gathers no moss after it rolls.
b. Though a stone rolls it gathers no moss.
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A stone what rolls gathers no moss.
d. If a stone rolls it gathers no moss.
6. Notwithstanding his hard work, he did not succeed. (Compound
a. He worked hard, yet he did not succeed.

He worked hard, and he did not succeed.
c. He works hard, yet he did not succeed.
d. He working hard, yet he did not succeed.
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c compound-complex sentence d. simple sentence
S. A simple sentence consists of ²
¥ one clause b. more than one clause
c. two clauses d. more than two clauses
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a) He seems to be happy; he must pass,
¥ He seems to be happy; he must have passed.
c)He seems be happy; he must have been passed.
d)He seems to be happy; he must be passed.
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c) Who calls you?
d) Whom you call?
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18. They hard!;, spcke ill evening.
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19. He lay watching ;e'.e'. ision a)' CT
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a. aoiective
22. He actually wanted to have motherly affection from her.
a. a noun b. an adjective cc^an adverb
23. It is best analysed in D. Saxena's book. c. noun d. verb
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adjective b. adverb
24. The noun 


is ----- d. pleasing
X- pleasure b. pleasance c. pleasant
25. Which one is a singular noun? c. oases d. crisis
a. syllabi b. phenomena
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26. Terribly ----- , he stopped and Ipoked back.
a. frightening ft. frightened c. having frightened d. frighten
27. If you had read the book, you -- ...... -- many things.
a. learnt b. would learn `
would have learnt d. had learnt
28. The door ²- automatically.
a' opened b. has been opened c. was open d. was opened
29. The sound of the pages ---- turned over was breaking the silence of the room.
a. are c. having b. is dƒ'being
30. Neither the moon nor the stars ² visible last night. d. had been
a. was b. are c/ were d. saw
31. He sat in a corner to avoid -² by me.

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being seen b. seeing c. see

32. It is you who - ......² to blame. c) have tfj were
a) was b) has
33.1 am having my house --------- .
a) to repair b) repairing 
repaired d) repair
34. They each ²- informed last night. c. were d. have been
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was b. are
35. You watered your plants yesterday, but later it rained heavily. So you ------ the plants.
a. did not water b. needed not water `
need not have watered d. none
36. People -² in villages do not get many of the urban facilities.
a. live b. are living c. living
37. They will never find it easy ------ against you.
d. to live
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b. working c. will work
d. to have worked
38. He will apply for the post of a professor after he -------- a PhD degree.
a. will have b. will earn c. has earned d. will do
39. Give him a ring, -------?
a. don't you b. shall you c. aren't you d'. will you
40. By this time he -------------- to the net.
a/ must have been connected b. must connect c. must be connected d. must connected.
41. None was pleased ² that unsocial man in the chair, c. see d. to have seen
a/ to see b. seeing ,e) to has stolen d) having stolen
42. He'seems -------- the book c. having waited d. wait
a) to steal b) to have stolen
43. He was standing under a tree, ² for his friends.
a. to wait b. waiting
44 ' ------- ^yOU i0ve her?' she asked me. c. Have
a. Are b. Is
45. 1 may be ------ to Dhaka tomorrow. d. to
X going b. shall go c. gone
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46. a.The girl with long hair is my cousin. Here the underlined phrase functions as ²
a. a noun b. an adverb c. an adjective d. a preposition
47. a.He speaks better than he writes. `
none of them.
a. an adverb clause b. an adjective clause c. a noun clause d. none of them.
48 a. know that he will come. d. the principal clause.
a. an adverb clause b. an adjective clause c. a noun clause
49. a. The news that he has died is false.
a. an adverb clause b. an adjective clause c. a noun clause
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. The 21st February is observed in school, college and university.
b. The 21st February observes in school, college and university.
c. The 21sl February is observed in all school, college and universities,
/d. The 21st February is observed in schools, colleges and universities.
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All of it depend on you. c. All b. All of it depends on you.
52. of it are depending on you. d. All of it have depended on you.
a. He prefers writing to reading c. b7. He prefers writing than reading
He prefers write to read d. He prefers more writing than reading
53. a. Things to see from a distance always looks beautiful.
b. A thing seeing from a distance always looks beautiful.
c. Things seeing from a distance always look beautiful.
d. Things seen from a distance always look beautiful.
54. a. Tell me who is that man? b. Tell me who that man is.
c. Tell me who is that man. .d. Tell me who that man is?
55. a. My father admitted me to this university.
b". My father got me admitted to this university. "' c. My father got admitted me to this university. d.
none of them
56. a. They thought they have been cheated. 
They thought they had been cheated.
c. They thought they have been being cheated, d. They thought that they are cheated.
57. a. He has said that what is right. b. He has said which is right. d.
/«. What he has said is right. What has he said is right.
58. a. They were agree with me. b. They were agreed with me.
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They agreed with me. d. They were being agreed with me.
b. He boasts of his wealth. d. He is
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59. a. He is boast of his wealth.

boastful in his wealth.
c. He is proud on his wealth.
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is ......
a. acclaim `
censure d. agitate c. appease
61 . The antonym of  
is ------
a. consistent b. adept
62. The synonym of 
is ------
a. talkative b. reticent
63. What is the synonym of 
a. unthinkable b. unlikely
c. frank
xc. peculiar

e. unbelievable
d. incongruous
d. none of them
d. unthinking
64. They ----- my proposal. Which idiom is suitable to fill in this gap?
a. turned away b. turned off c. turned out
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means ² a. maiden task
b. important task
c. the last piece of work
d. finish line
66. The case was adjourned 
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a. forever b. for a certain period c. indefinitely d. for years
67. Let the cat out of the bag means ² a. bringing out a cat from a bag `
telling a secret carelessly or by
mistake
b. letting a cat move at large d. taking precautious steps.

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68. When you meet a stranger yousay
a. Best of luck `
Nice to meet you c. Let's have fun d. You are welcome
69. When you are offering something that somebody has asked for, you say ²
^rTPlease have it b. Here you are
c. Here is what you have wanted d. Thanks to God, I would like to give it.
70. What do you usually say when somebody has thanked you?
a. I am pleased b. God bless you c. Very good
.-d. You are welcome
71. When you need to draw somebody's attention, you say ²
a. Please have a look at me `
Excuse me c. Please help me d. Hi
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73. He died ------ his country.
a. of * b. from
c. in
c. at
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d. for
74. All her life she clung ² the belief that she was innocent.
a. on b. upon c. to
75. Your conduct admits -----no excuse.
a/of b. in c. to
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76. Under the ------ pressure the government succumbed at last.
c. extending

77. He made a ²- vow not to say a word to anybody about it.

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78. Would you like a meal with us? This sentence functions as ²
a. a question b. a request c. an invitation
79. You had better leave the place. This sentence suggests ²
c/an advice b. a request c. a command
80.1 got ready. The structure of this sentence is ² a. Subject + Transitive verb + Object
^Subject + Intransitive Verb + Adverbial.
c. Subject + Linking Verb + Adjective Complement.
d. Subject + Linking Verb + Adverbial.

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mounting b. enlarging
d. onto
d. at
d.expanding d. holy d. an order d. none of them

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