Gambling is a growing addiction in this country. As more casinos open and more online gambling sites are created, more people have the opportunity to try gambling. For most people, a casino is simply a fun place to visit, fi lled with people, lights, noise, food, and a feeling of excitement as patrons try to beat the odds and win. Most people set a limit on how much money they are willing to lose, and when they reach that amount, they stop. Addicts, however, can’t stop. They always want to play just one more game to get back what they lost. If they do make up for their losses, they feel lucky and don’t want to end their winning streak. Win or lose, they keep playing, and the vast majority lose, returning repeatedly to the cash machine to replenish their funds, or getting cash advances on their credit cards. People have been known to spend their entire savings because they are caught up in the frenzy of trying to win. Because there are more casinos and online gambling sites, more ...

  APPROPRIATE PREPOSITION   Here I have provided some important Appropriate Prepositions.  🚸 Absorbed (very much interested) in, not at : He was absorbed at his work. ❌  He was absorbed in his work.✔ 🚸 Accuse of, not for : She accused the man for stealing.❌ She accused the man of stealing.✔ 🚸 Accustomed to, not with. I'm accustomed with hot weather.❌ I'm accustomed to hot weather.✔ 🚸 Afraid of, not from : The man is afraid from the dog. ❌ The man is afraid of the dog. ✔ 🚸 Aim at, not on or against : She aimed on {or against) the target. ❌ She aimed at the target.✔ 🚸 Angry with, not against : The teacher was angry against him. ❌ The teacher was angry with him.✔ [Note] : We get angry with a person but at a thing. He was angry at the weather (not with the weather). 🚸 Anxious about, not for: They're anxious for his health. ❌ They're anxious about his health. ✔ [Note] : Anxious meaning 'wishing very much, takes 'for'. Parents are...

  SHE DWELT AMONG THE UNTRODDEN WAYS  SUMMARY           Lucy lived among 'the untrodden ways' i.e. the unfrequented places near the source of river Dove. She was an unmarried girl. There was none to praise her beauty. There were very few to love her.          A violet, a sweet smelling blueish flower, grows by a stone covered with moss. It is not clearly noticed. Lucy is compared to a violet. A star is very beautiful in the sky, when it shines alone in the sky. Lucy is compared to such a star.         She lived a solitary life. She lived unknown. Few persons could know her when she died. Now she is in her grave. It was a great difference to the poet.

 WBCS PRELIMS 2022 | English | Here I have provided the answers of grammar & Vocabulary of WBCS PRELIMS 2022. Hope it will be beneficial for you. 1. “I have done my duty.”"—Which tense is this? (A) Present Indefinite (B) Present Perfect ✔ (C) Past Perfect (D) Past Indefinite [ গঠন : Sub + has/have + Verb(3rd) + obj ] 2. Find the synonym of ‘Covert’. (A) Revert (B) Secret ✔ (C) Desert (D) Honest [Covert মানে 'গুপ্ত'] 3. What is the most appropriate passive form of “Who has done the work?"? (A) Who has been done the work? (B) By whom has been done the work? (C) Whom has done the work by? (D) By whom has the work been done? ✔ 4. What parts of speech is the word ‘ Adjective’? (A) Pronoun (B) Noun ✔ (C) Adjective (D) Adverb [Noun is a naming word.] 5. Find the correctly spelt word. (A) Reharsal (B) Rehersal (C) Rehearsal ✔ (D) Rehearsel 6. ‘Philanthropist’ means (A) Humanitarian ✔ (B) Hater of man (C) Lover of animals (D) Lover of b...