Exercise

1. [Mirzapur Cadet College, Tangail-2015]

Time and tide wait for none. No one can call it back. A man gets back his lost money
and health but cannot get back his lost time. Time once lost is lost forever. So, we
should make the best use of time. We should do our duties properly. If we put off our
work for tomorrow, we may not get an opportunity to do it at all. There are some
people who idle away time for nothing. They cannot prosper in life. The have to suffer
for it. So, we should take an oath that we must -do our duty properly and in time.

a) tide (antonym); b) wait (synonym); c) call (synonym); d) back (synonym); e) lost

(synonym); f) use (synonym); g) duty (synonym); h) opportunity (synonym); i) suffer
'antonym); j) oath (synonym).

2. [Mymensingh Girls' Cadet College-2015]

Sir Issac Newton was a great scientist. He had a little dog named Diamond. One day
he went at of his room leaving his little dog asleep before the fire. For twenty years he
was hard at work, studying a most difficult subject. On the table lay a heap of papers
on which he had put down the findings of his research of twenty years. When he left
the room, little Diamond woke up, jumped on the table and overturned the lighted
candle. The papers at once caught tire. Just when the papers had been completely
burnt, Newton opened the door of the room. He saw that the fruits of his twenty year’s
labour had been turned into a heap of ashes.
a) great (synonym); b) named (synonym); c) leaving (synonym); d) asleep (antonym);
e) hard [(antonym); f) studying (synonym); g) lay (synonym); h) heap (synonym); i)
left (antonym) j) fruits (antonym).
 3. [Rajshahi Cadet College-2015]
Many years ago there lived a king named Solomon. He was very wise and helped
people in many ways. The Queen of Sheba heard -about the name and fame of King
Solomon. She could not believe that he was so wise and wealthy. She decided to visit
his country and meet him personally. So, the queen came to Solomon's palace. The
queen brought with her hundred servants who carried many fine gifts. She also
brought with her some artificial mowers. Among them there were some real flowers
also. The flowers were very beautiful. The queen asked the courtiers to find out the
real ones. All of them tried, but they failed. King Solomon watched some bees flying
over some flowers. At once he realized those flowers to be real.

a) wise (antonym); b) fame (synonym); c) believe (antonym); d) wealthy (synonym);

e) servant (antonym); f) gift (synonym); g) artificial (antonym); h) beautiful
(antonym): (antonym); j) real (synonym).

4. [Pabna Cadet College-2015]

The necessity of learning language cannot be exaggerated. English is an international
language. We feel the necessity of learning English at every step. If we do not know
we, cannot get a good job. We do not find it easy to live abroad unless we know
English. Without knowing English, we cannot enter directly into the storehouse of
knowledge. But unfortunately English does not find its due position in Bangladesh. As
a result, Bans has remained backward in education and research as well as other walks
of life.

a) exaggerate (synonym); b) international (antonym); c) necessity (synonym): d)

easy (antonym); e) knowledge (synonym).
 5. [Joypurhat Girls' Cadet College-2015]
It was a cold and silent night. The weather was freezing. A group of monkeys were on
a tree. They were clinging to its branches. Suddenly they noticed a flock of fireflies.
One of the young monkeys thought it was fire. He caught a firefly. He put it under a
dry leaf blowing at it. Some other monkeys also joined in his endeavour. A sparrow
came to: flying. The monkeys were sitting on the same tree. She noticed what they
were don sparrow laughed. She said, "Hey silly monkeys that is a firefly, not real fire."
The monkeys did not listen to the sparrow. They continued to blow at our poor firefly.
After some monkeys became very tired. Now they realized what the sparrow had said
was com set free the firefly and moved to a nearby cave.

a) silent (antonym); b) cling (synonym); c) suddenly (antonym); d) young (ant dry

(antonym); f) endeavour (synonym); g) notice (antonym); h) silly (synonj
continue (synonym); j) cave (synonym).

6. [Rangpur Cadet College-2015]

A group of employees was working in a software company. It was a team of 30
employees. This was a young, energetic and dynamic team with keen enthusiasm and
desire to grow. The management decided to teach the employees about finding real
solution to problems. The team was called to play a game in a banquet hall. The group
was quite surprised as they were called for playing game. All reached the venue
holding thoughts. As they entered the hall, the found the hall decorated beautifully
decorative papers and balloons all over the place. It was more like a kid's play
corporate meeting hall. Everyone was surprised and gazed at each other. Also, there
was box balloons placed at the centre of the hall.

a) group (antonym); b) dynamic (antonym); c) enthusiasm (synonym); d) grow e) real

(antonym); 0 banquet (synonym); g) entered (antonym); h) decorated gazed
(synonym); j) centre (synonym).
 7. [Jhenidah Cadet College-2015]
Mobile phone is one of the most wonderful inventions in modern science. Today
modern science has made possible what was impossible in the past. Mobile phone is a
great success of modern science. It has made a new communication system. It is the
most up-to-date means of communication. We can send and receive and any
information form any corner of the world in few seconds by sitting at home. But
mobile phone is not free form demerits. It damage our hearing power and brain.

a) wonderful (synonym); b) modern (antonym); c) past (synonym); d) great

(synonym); e) made (synonym); f) send (synonym); g) free (synonym); h) damage
(synonym); i) up-to-date (synonym); j) information (synonym)