বাংলাদেশ সেতু কর্তৃপক্ষ
Post: sub Asst. Engineer.
তারিখ:১৮ ডিসেম্বর, ২০২০
Solved by:
Md. Muklesuzzaman Khan
Higher Education (in English), England.
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English:
1) Before Mamun left Bangladesh his father had gone to the airport to see him.
a) on. b) of. c) off. d) in
@ C (see off)
[ Note: see off= (to see someone off) =কাউকে বিদায় জানাতে কোথাও যাওয়া।
eg: He came to the airport to see me off]
2)Turn the oven I want to bake a cake.
a) on. b) in. c) off. d) out
@ a) on ( turn on the oven=ওভেন চালু কর =)
[Note: a cake লিখলে ভুল হবে। সঠিকঃ a piece of cake/ a slice of cake/ some cake/ a delicious cake, etc).
বাতি, ইত্যাদি জ্বালানো/সক্রিয় করা, নিভানো (on, off); power বাড়ানো, কমানো (up, down).
eg: Turn on the light (switch on or off the TV / turn or switch the light off) ; Turn the TV on; Turn the sound up/down, etc ]
3) Please do exactly your doctor says.
a) like b) as c) so d) such
@ b) as ( please do exactly as/what your doctor says =তোমার ডাক্তার যেমন/যা বলে দয়া করে হুবহু তাই কর।
[ Note: Do as I said=আমি যেমন বলেছিলাম তাই কর; Do what I said=আমি যা
বলেছিলাম তাই কর।]
4) No sooner had Kashem left Karim come.
a) than b) then c) when d) after
@ a) than (No sooner.... left than....came= কাসেম যেতে না যেতেই করিম আসলো।)
[ Note: No sooner had... Vppt than... Pt simple.
eg: No sooner had I reached the train station than the train left. ]
5) It's no use talking with you.
a) of. b) to. c) on. d) no word missing
@ d) no word missing
[ Note: It’s no use talking with you=তোমার সাথে কথা বলে কোন লাভ নেই। {be verb (of) no use =উপকারহীন /লাভহীন ;
-It's no use asking him/her any question.
- There is no use (in) arguing with her.}]
6) Since the poor father... money, he couldn't afford the education expenses of his son.
a) has very few. b) has so little. c) had so few. d) had very little.
@ d) had very little {Since the poor father had very little money=যেহেতু (since)গরীব বাবার খুব কম টাকা পয়সা ছিল ; he couldn’t afford the educational expenses (.... ) of his son= তিনি তার ছেলের পড়াশোনার ব্যয়ভার বহন করতে সামর্থ হয়েছিলেন না।}
[Note: money হচ্ছে uncountable (little - less - least =কম- অধিকতর কম- সবচেয়ে কম ; much - more - most ; countable কম হলে (few - fewer - fewest= কম- অধিকতর কম- সবচেয়ে কম;
uncountable বেশি হলেঃ much - more - most; countable বেশি হলেঃ many - more - most ]
7) Each of the players of our national cricket team... practising for years after years.
a) have. b) has been. c) were d) are
@ b) has been
[Note: Each...has been practising___. each of (plural); one of (plural) neither of ( plural). বিঃদ্রঃ preposition এর আগের অংশটি subject. # Two of the players have been excercising for 2 days.]
8) Karim's hobbies include reading books, watching TV and... mountains.
a) to climb b) climb c) climbing d) having climb
@ c) climbing
[Note:একই Pattern অনুসরণ করতে হবে। ... include reading book (include) watching TV and (include) climbing mountains.
9) I reached the bus stand after the bus...
a) left. b) has left c) had left. d) have been left
@ c) had left
[Note: এধরণের বাক্যে: before এর আগে had - Vppt.. এবং after এর পরে had - Vppt.(যেমন: The patient had died before the doctor came. আবার The patient died after the doctor had come ]
10) Jalil can't sing, his brother...
a) neither can. b) either can't. c) can't either d) also
@ c) can't either (জলিল গান গাইতে পারে না, তার ভাইও পারে না)
[Note:- I can't dance, my sister can't either.
- Neither Jalil nor his brother can sing
- Neither I nor my sister can dance. ]
11) The students were heavily (reprimanded) by the principal for their acts.
a) rebuked b) awarded c) criticised d) beaten
@ a) rebuked (... reprimand=কঠোরভাবে তিরস্কার করা; was/ were reprimanded = কঠোরভাবে তিরস্কার করা হয়েছিল)।
[ Note: syn: reprimand/ admonish/berate/castigate/ censure/chide/ denounce/rebuke/ reproach/upbraid/reprehend/reprove]
12) It is inhumane not only to kill but also to purchase the (migratory) birds.
a) mobile b) native. c) temporary d) nomad
@ a) mobile
[Note: migratory =একস্থান থেকে অন্য স্থানে ভ্রমণশীল।
Syn: migratory/ mobile/ nomadic (nomad =যাযাবর) ; native= স্হানীয় /দেশজ)]
13) Many of the party men did not expect nomination and victory of ( a dark horse) like him.
a) a mischievous perason. b) strong person c) an unknown person. d) illiterate person
@ c) an unknown person.
[ Note: a dark horse =একজন অপরিচিত প্রার্থী যার গুণাবলি/মেধা অজানা কিন্তু বিজয় লাভ করে। a mischievous perason= একজন দুষ্ট ব্যক্তি।]
14) Why do you ( toot your own horn)
a) self destruction. b) boast. c) possessive. d) talk a lot
@ b) boast (বড়াই করা)
[Note: toot= (শিঙা/ধ্বনি/ ধ্বনি বাজানো; toot/ blow your own horn=নিজের ঢোল নিজেই বাজানো ; why do you (main verb); self- destruction =আত্ম ধ্বংস; possess= অধিকারে থাকা; possessor=মালিক ;
possessive=অধিকারসূচক]
15) Raj and Taj have never seen (eye to eye) on politics.
a) sharing same view. b) intimacy c) disagreement party. d) enmity
@ a) sharing same view (সঠিক:sharing same views)
[Note: {যে source থেকে প্রশ্নটি করা হয়েছে তা নিন্মরুপঃ
Oxford online dictionary: not/see eye to eye with somebody (on something)-
to not share the same views as somebody about something
- The two of them have never seen eye to eye on politics}; intimacy=আন্তরিকতা;enmity=শত্রুতা]
