DU- A Unit (2017-18)

1. He said he had left the parcel ___ the chair ___ the window.
a) on, by
b) in, near
c) under, on
d) on, at

2. We were expecting a beautiful weather at the beach, but it was so cold and rainy that ____ getting a sun tan, I caught a cold.
a) in case of
b) just as
c) instead of
d) no way

3. You have to take the full course of your antibiotics ___ you feel better, ___, your illness will simply return.
a) although, so that
b) even if, otherwise
c) so that, or
d) unless, and

4. Outside the bright primary rainbow, ___ much fainter secondary rainbow may be visible.
a) so
b) still
c) a
d) as

5. Many books ___ about success, but one of the best is by Dale Carnegie.
a) have written
b) have been written
c) had written
d) has written

6. _____ withstands testing, we may not conclude that it is true, but may retain it.
a) If a hypothesis
b) That a hypothesis
c) A hypothesis
d) Hypothesis

7. A strict vegetarian ______.
a) rarely eats animal products
b) sometimes eats eggs
c) never eats any animal products
d) never eats protein

8. The fact that some birds fly hundreds of miles to ____ without ever having to stop is simply amazing.
a) fight
b) settle
c) submerge
d) migrate

9. Although she ____ a part of the excavation team, she was not allowed to actively ___ in the field.
a) is, working
b) is, worked
c) was, working
d) was, work

10. Rahim found a laptop in the classroom, but could not determine ___ it belonged to.
a) who
b) whose
c) who’s
d) who is

11. Scientists have discovered a liquid which boils at about 165°C with ____ decomposition.
a) partial
b) partly
c) partially
d) parting

12. Since the companies compete with one another, the drivers have every incentive to drive aggressively and take more passengers than the buses ___ hold.
a) can
b) could
c) should
d) would

13. One and a half million people drive rickshaws for a living plus ___ hundred thousand who own and repair them.
a) few
b) a few
c) little
d) a little

14. The government ___ its own initiative has encouraged and created financing opportunities for biogas and solar power projects such as the Bangladesh Bank’s Green Banking Programme.
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) beside

15. I could not ___ laughing.
a) but
b) assist
c) help
d) though

16. _______ unless the government brings about necessary changes in the laws and creates an environment of zero tolerance towards child violence of any sorts.
a) The situation may not improve
b) The situation do not improve
c) The situation does not improve
d) The situation is not improve

17. The future of planet doesn’t look too good, but there isn’t much _____.
a) I can make about it
b) I can do about it
c) can I do about it
d) I can’t do about it

18. Please let me know why ____ the class.
a) you didn’t attend
b) didn’t you attend
c) you didn’t attend to
d) you didn’t go

19. What does global warming have ____ overpopulation?
a) to do
b) to do with
c) made
d) made up

20. The idiom ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ means _____.
a) to help the poor
b) to solve someone’s problem
c) to reveal secrets
d) to throw somebody out of the house

21. Which one is the correct spelling?
a) nevigation
b) navigetion
c) navigation
d) nevigetion

22. What is the antonym of ‘tranquil’?
a) serene
b) calm
c) agitated
d) placid

23. Choose the correct sentence
a) He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, No, I don’t know
b) He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, No I don’t know.
c) He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know.”
d) He used the phrase “you know” so often that I finally said, “No, I don’t know.”

24. What is the noun form of the word pronounce?
a) pronunciation
b) pronounciation
c) pronountiation
d) pronounciasion

25. The correct translation of ” স্মার্টফোন একসময় জনপ্রিয়তা হারাবে।”
a) Smartphones will lose their popularity someday.
b) Smartphones will lose their popularity sometime.
c) Smartphones will lose their popularity once upon a time.
d) Once upon a time Smartphones will lose their popularity.

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