{"id":2790,"date":"2022-10-15T10:13:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T04:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englearners.com\/?page_id=2790"},"modified":"2023-05-29T15:41:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T09:41:40","slug":"du-a-unit-2017-18","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/englearners.com\/index.php\/du-a-unit-2017-18\/","title":{"rendered":"DU- A Unit (2017-18)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>He said he had left the parcel ___ the chair ___ the window. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> on, by<strong><br>b)<\/strong> in, near<br><strong>c)<\/strong> under, on<strong><br>d)<\/strong> on, at<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks1\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks1\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks1\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks1\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>on, at<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> &#8220;at the window&#8221; <strong>vs<\/strong> &#8220;by the window&#8221;<br><br><strong>at<\/strong> = this preposition is used to say exactly where something or someone is, or where something happens. If someone is standing at the window, it means the person could be seen from the\u00a0other side\u00a0of the window.<br><br><strong>by <\/strong>= this preposition means beside or near something. If someone is standing by the window, it means the person may or may not be seen from the\u00a0other side\u00a0of the window.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>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. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> in case of <strong><br>b)<\/strong> just as <br><strong>c)<\/strong> instead of <strong><br>d)<\/strong> no way <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks2\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks2\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks2\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks2\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>instead of <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> We were expecting a beautiful weather at the beach, but it was so cold and rainy that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">instead of<\/span> getting a sun tan, I caught a cold =\u0986\u09ae\u09b0\u09be \u09b8\u09be\u0997\u09b0\u09a4\u09c0\u09b0\u09c7 \u09b8\u09c1\u09a8\u09cd\u09a6\u09b0 \u098f\u0995\u099f\u09be \u0986\u09ac\u09b9\u09be\u0993\u09df\u09be \u0986\u09b6\u09be \u0995\u09b0\u099b\u09bf\u09b2\u09be\u09ae, \u0995\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09c1 \u09b8\u09be\u09a8 \u099f\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a8 (\u09b8\u09c2\u09b0\u09cd\u09af \u09b0\u09b6\u09cd\u09ae\u09bf\u09b0 \u09b8\u0982\u09b8\u09cd\u09aa\u09b0\u09cd\u09b6\u09c7\u09b0 \u09a4\u09cd\u09ac\u0995\u09c7\u09b0 \u09ac\u09be\u09a6\u09be\u09ae\u09bf \u09b9\u0993\u09af\u09bc\u09be) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u098f\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09a4\u09c7<\/span> \u0986\u09ae\u09bf \u09a0\u09be\u09a3\u09cd\u09a1\u09be\u09df \u0986\u0995\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4 \u09b9\u09df\u09c7\u099b\u09bf\u09b2\u09be\u09ae\u0964<br><br>in case of  = \u0995\u09cb\u09a8 \u09a8\u09bf\u09b0\u09cd\u09a6\u09bf\u09b7\u09cd\u099f \u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c7\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7;<br>just as = \u09a0\u09bf\u0995 \u09af\u09c7\u09ae\u09a8\u099f\u09be;<br>instead of = (\u0995\u09cb\u09a8 \u0995\u09bf\u099b\u09c1\u09b0) \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09a4\u09c7; <strong><br><\/strong>no way = \u0995\u09cb\u09a8 \u09b8\u09c1\u09af\u09cb\u0997 \u09a8\u09be \u09a5\u09be\u0995\u09be; <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>3. You have to take the full course of your antibiotics ___ you feel better, ___, your illness will simply return. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> although, so that<strong><br>b)<\/strong> even if, otherwise<br><strong>c)<\/strong> so that, or <strong><br>d)<\/strong> unless, and <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks3\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks3\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks3\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks3\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>even if, otherwise<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> You have to take the full course of your antibiotics <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even if<\/span> you feel better, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">otherwise<\/span>, your illness will simply return = \u09a4\u09cb\u09ae\u09be\u0995\u09c7 \u0985\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u099f\u09bf\u09ac\u09be\u09df\u09cb\u099f\u09bf\u0995 \u098f\u09b0 \u09ab\u09c1\u09b2 \u0995\u09cb\u09b0\u09cd\u09b8 (\u09aa\u09c1\u09b0\u09cb \u099a\u0995\u09cd\u09b0) \u09b6\u09c7\u09b7 \u0995\u09b0\u09a4\u09c7 \u09b9\u09ac\u09c7 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u098f\u09ae\u09a8\u0995\u09bf \u09af\u09a6\u09bf<\/span> \u09a4\u09c1\u09ae\u09bf \u09ad\u09be\u09b2\u09cb \u0985\u09a8\u09c1\u09ad\u09ac \u0995\u09b0\u09cb, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0985\u09a8\u09cd\u09af\u09a5\u09be\u09df<\/span>, \u09a4\u09cb\u09ae\u09be\u09b0 \u0985\u09b8\u09c1\u09b8\u09cd\u09a5\u09a4\u09be \u0986\u09ac\u09be\u09b0 \u09ab\u09bf\u09b0\u09c7 \u0986\u09b8\u09ac\u09c7\u0964 <br><br>although, so that = \u09af\u09a6\u09bf\u0993, \u09af\u09c7\u09a8; <strong><br><\/strong>even if, otherwise = \u098f\u09ae\u09a8\u0995\u09bf \u09af\u09a6\u09bf, \u0985\u09a8\u09cd\u09af\u09a5\u09be\u09df; <br>so that, or = \u09af\u09c7\u09a8, \u0985\u09a5\u09ac\u09be \/ \u09a8\u0987\u09b2\u09c7; <strong><br><\/strong>unless, and = \u09af\u09a6\u09bf \u09a8\u09be, \u098f\u09ac\u0982; <br><br>\u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u09c7 Connectors \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09ac\u09b9\u09be\u09b0 \u0995\u09b0\u09be\u09b0 \u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c7\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7 \u09a8\u09bf\u09b0\u09cd\u09a6\u09bf\u09b7\u09cd\u099f \u0995\u09cb\u09a8 Grammatical Rules \u09a8\u09c7\u0987\u0964 \u098f\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c7\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7 \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u09c7\u09b0 \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5\u09c7\u09b0 \u09b8\u0999\u09cd\u0997\u09a4\u09bf (coherence) \u09ac\u09c1\u099d\u09be \u09ae\u09c1\u0996\u09cd\u09af \u09ac\u09bf\u09b7\u09df\u0964 \u09a4\u09be\u0987 \u09b8\u09a0\u09bf\u0995 \u0989\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0 \u09a6\u09bf\u09a4\u09c7 \u09b9\u09b2\u09c7 \u098f \u09a7\u09b0\u09a8\u09c7\u09b0 \u099c\u099f\u09bf\u09b2 \u09ac\u09be \u09af\u09cc\u0997\u09bf\u0995 \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u09c7\u09b0 \u0985\u09b0\u09cd\u09a5 \u09ac\u09c1\u099d\u09be\u099f\u09be \u0996\u09c1\u09ac\u0987 \u099c\u09b0\u09c1\u09b0\u09bf\u0964 <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>4.<\/strong> <strong>Outside the bright primary rainbow, ___ much fainter secondary rainbow may be visible. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> so <strong><br>b)<\/strong> still <br><strong>c)<\/strong> a <strong><br>d)<\/strong>  as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks4\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks4\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks4\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks4\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c) a <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Outside the bright primary rainbow, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>a<\/strong><\/span> much fainter secondary rainbow may be visible = \u0989\u099c\u09cd\u099c\u09cd\u09ac\u09b2 \u09ae\u09c2\u09b2 \u09b0\u0982\u09a7\u09a8\u09c1\u09b0 \u09ac\u09be\u0987\u09b0\u09c7 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u098f\u0995\u099f\u09bf<\/span> \u09ac\u09c7\u09b6 \u09a7\u09c2\u09b8\u09b0 \u0997\u09cc\u09a3 \u09b0\u0982\u09a7\u09a8\u09c1 \u09b9\u09df\u09a4\u09cb \u09a6\u09c3\u09b6\u09cd\u09af\u09ae\u09be\u09a8 \u09b9\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09c7\u0964<br><br>We need a determiner in addition to the modifiers before the noun (rainbow). The article &#8216;a&#8217; is working here as a determiner to clarify the meaning of the sentence.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>5.<\/strong> <strong>Many books ___ about success, but one of the best is by Dale Carnegie. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> have written <strong><br>b)<\/strong> have been written <br><strong>c)<\/strong> had written <strong><br>d)<\/strong> has written <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlink5\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlink5\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlink5\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlink5\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlink5\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlink5\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>have been written<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Many books <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">have been written<\/span> about success, but one of the best is by Dale Carnegie = \u0985\u09a8\u09c7\u0995 \u09ac\u0987 \u09b2\u09c7\u0996\u09be \u09b9\u09df\u09c7\u099b\u09c7 \u09b8\u09ab\u09b2\u09a4\u09be \u09a8\u09bf\u09df\u09c7, \u0995\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09c1 \u09a4\u09be\u09a6\u09c7\u09b0 \u09ae\u09a7\u09cd\u09af\u09c7 \u0985\u09a8\u09cd\u09af\u09a4\u09ae \u09b8\u09c7\u09b0\u09be \u09ac\u0987\u099f\u09be \u09a1\u09c7\u09b2 \u0995\u09be\u09b0\u09cd\u09a8\u09c7\u0997\u09c0\u09b0 \u0964 <br><br>\u09ac\u0987 \u0995\u0996\u09a8\u09cb \u09a8\u09bf\u099c\u09c7 \u09a8\u09bf\u099c\u09c7 \u09b2\u09bf\u0996\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09c7 \u09a8\u09be\u0964 \u09b8\u09c1\u09a4\u09b0\u09be\u0982, \u09ac\u09be\u0995\u09cd\u09af\u099f\u09bf\u0995\u09c7 \u0985\u09ac\u09b6\u09cd\u09af\u0987 Passive form \u098f \u09b9\u09a4\u09c7 \u09b9\u09ac\u09c7\u0964 \u0985\u09aa\u09b6\u09a8 a), c), d) \u098f\u0987 \u0995\u09be\u09b0\u09a8\u09c7 \u09ad\u09c1\u09b2 \u0989\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09b0\u0964<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>6.<\/strong>  <strong>_____ withstands testing, we may not conclude that it is true, but may retain it. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> If a hypothesis <strong><br>b)<\/strong> That a hypothesis <br><strong>c)<\/strong> A hypothesis <strong><br>d)<\/strong> Hypothesis <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks6\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks6\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks6\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks6\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a) If a hypothesis <br>[<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hypothesis<\/span> (noun) = a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">withstand<\/span> (verb)= to remain undamaged or unaffected by something. Example: <em>The structure can withstand winds of more than 100 mph. The smartphone can withstand accidental drops. <\/em><br><br>If a hypothesis withstands testing, we may not conclude that it is true, but may retain it. = \u09af\u09a6\u09bf \u098f\u0995\u099f\u09be \u0985\u09a8\u09c1\u09ae\u09be\u09a8 (\u0985\u09a8\u09c1\u09ae\u09be\u09a8 \u09ad\u09bf\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09bf\u0995 \u09ac\u09bf\u09b7\u09df) \u099f\u09c7\u09b8\u09cd\u099f\u09bf\u0982 \u09aa\u09b0\u09c0\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09be\u09df \u099f\u09bf\u0995\u09c7 \u09af\u09be\u09df (\u09aa\u09be\u09b6 \u0995\u09b0\u09c7 \u09af\u09be\u09df), \u0986\u09ae\u09b0\u09be \u098f\u0995\u09c7\u09ac\u09be\u09b0\u09c7 \u09ac\u09b2\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09bf \u09a8\u09be \u09af\u09c7 \u098f\u099f\u09be \u09b8\u09ac \u09b8\u09ae\u09df \u09b8\u09a4\u09cd\u09af \u09b9\u09ac\u09c7 \u0995\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09c1 \u0986\u09ae\u09b0\u09be \u09b9\u09df\u09a4\u09cb \u09ac\u09bf\u09b7\u09df\u099f\u09be \u09a7\u09b0\u09c7 \u09b0\u09be\u0996\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09bf (\u09ae\u09a8\u09c7 \u09a7\u09be\u09b0\u09a3 \u0995\u09b0\u09c7 \u09b0\u09be\u0996\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09bf)\u0964<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7. A strict vegetarian ______. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong>  rarely eats animal products<strong><br>b)<\/strong> sometimes eats eggs<br><strong>c)<\/strong> never eats any animal products <strong><br>d)<\/strong> never eats protein <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks7\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks7\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks7\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks7\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>never eats any animal products <br>[<\/strong> Strict vegetarians, or vegans,&nbsp;eat plant foods and reject all animal products\u2014meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy and sometimes honey. Those who also eat dairy products are called lacto vegetarians. Vegetarians who eat both dairy and eggs are called lacto-ovo vegetarians. Some vegetarians eat fish but not meat or poultry.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>8.<\/strong> <strong>The fact that some birds fly hundreds of miles to ____ without ever having to stop is simply amazing. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> fight <strong><br>b)<\/strong> settle <br><strong>c)<\/strong> submerge <strong><br>d)<\/strong> migrate <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks8\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks8\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks8\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks8\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>migrate <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">migrate (verb)<\/span> = to move from one region to another (by an animal, typically a bird or fish)<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">settle (verb)<\/span> = to establish in a residence:  to resolve or reach an agreement about a problem.<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">submerge (verb)<\/span> = to cause (something) to be under water. <em>Example: The devastating flood submerged the houses.<\/em><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>9.<\/strong> <strong>Although she ____ a part of the excavation team, she was not allowed to actively ___ in the field. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> is, working <strong><br>b)<\/strong> is, worked <br><strong>c)<\/strong> was, working <strong><br>d)<\/strong> was, work <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks9\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks9\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks9\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks9\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>was, work<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Here, the second clause is in past form (she was&#8230;). Therefore, the first clause will also be in past form. <br><br>In the second clause, &#8216;to&#8217; has been used as an infinitive (to + base verb), not as a preposition to connect noun or noun phrase.   We use &#8220;to + verb+ing&#8221; in some cases like &#8220;with a view to&#8221;, &#8220;look forward to&#8221;, &#8220;used to&#8221;, &#8220;when it comes to&#8221; etc. In those cases we use verb+ing (as noun \/ gerund) after to (as preposition).<br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Example of &#8220;to+verb+ing&#8221;<\/span>: <br>\u279c When it comes to running, Usain Bolt is the fastest.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>10.<\/strong> <strong>Rahim found a laptop in the classroom, but could not determine ___ it belonged to. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> who <strong><br>b)<\/strong> whose <br><strong>c)<\/strong> who&#8217;s <strong><br>d)<\/strong> who is <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks10\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks10\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks10\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks10\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>who<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Whose<\/span> (in option b) is a possessive pronoun. It is used to refer ownership. &#8220;Whose&#8221; is followed by a noun object not pronoun <em>(<\/em>e<em>xample: Whose pen is it?) <\/em>Using &#8216;whose&#8217; before the pronoun &#8216;it&#8217; makes option b) incorrect. <br><br>The given sentence is in compound-complex form. <br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Who&#8217;s<\/span> (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">in option c<\/span>) is the contraction (\u09b8\u0982\u0995\u09cd\u09b7\u09c7\u09aa\u09a8) of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">who is<\/span> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">who has<\/span>. Since, the complex part (with two clauses) of the sentence already includes two main verbs (determined, belonged), therefore, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">who&#8217;s<\/span> is incorrect. For the same reason, &#8220;option <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">d) who is<\/span>&#8221; is also incorrect.<br><br>&#8220;Who&#8221; (in option a)  has been used to connect the clauses of the complex part making it the correct option.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>11. Scientists have discovered a liquid which boils at about 165\u00b0C with ____ decomposition. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> partial <strong><br>b)<\/strong> partly <br><strong>c)<\/strong> partially <strong><br>d)<\/strong> parting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks11\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks11\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks11\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks11\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>partial <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> decomposition (noun) = \u09ac\u09bf\u0995\u09c3\u09a4\u09bf<br><br>partial (adj.) = \u0986\u0982\u09b6\u09bf\u0995 <br>partly (adv.) = \u0986\u0982\u09b6\u09bf\u0995\u09ad\u09be\u09ac\u09c7<br>partially (adv.) = \u0986\u0982\u09b6\u09bf\u0995\u09ad\u09be\u09ac\u09c7<br>parting (noun \/ adj.) = \u09ac\u09bf\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09c7\u09a6, \u09ac\u09bf\u09a6\u09be\u09af\u09bc\u0995\u09be\u09b2\u09c0\u09a8<br><br>We use adjective before a noun to modify it. &#8216;Parting&#8217; in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option d)<\/span> does not help to make the sentence meaningful leaving <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option a)<\/span> as the only adjective and the correct sentence.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>12. Since the companies compete with one another, the drivers have every incentive to drive aggressively and take more passengers than the buses ___ hold. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> can<strong><br>b)<\/strong> could <br><strong>c)<\/strong> should <strong><br>d)<\/strong> would <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks12\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks12\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks12\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks12\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>can<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Since the companies compete with one another, the drivers have every incentive to drive aggressively and take more passengers than the buses <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">can<\/span> <\/strong>hold = \u09af\u09c7\u09b9\u09c7\u09a4\u09c1 \u0995\u09cb\u09ae\u09cd\u09aa\u09be\u09a8\u09bf\u0997\u09c1\u09b2\u09cb \u098f\u0995\u09c7 \u0985\u09aa\u09b0\u09c7\u09b0 \u09b8\u09be\u09a5\u09c7 \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09a4\u09bf\u09af\u09cb\u0997\u09bf\u09a4\u09be \u0995\u09b0\u09c7, \u099a\u09be\u09b2\u0995\u09a6\u09c7\u09b0 \u09ae\u09a7\u09cd\u09af\u09c7 \u09b8\u09ac\u09b0\u0995\u09ae \u0985\u09a8\u09c1\u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7\u09b0\u09a3\u09be (\u0987\u099a\u09cd\u099b\u09be) \u0995\u09be\u099c \u0995\u09b0\u09c7 \u0986\u0995\u09cd\u09b0\u09ae\u09a3\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09ae\u0995\u09ad\u09be\u09ac\u09c7 \u0997\u09be\u09dc\u09bf \u099a\u09be\u09b2\u09be\u09a4\u09c7 \u098f\u09ac\u0982 \u09ac\u09be\u09b8\u0997\u09c1\u09b2\u09cb \u09af\u09a4\u099c\u09a8 \u09af\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09c0 \u09a7\u09be\u09b0\u09a8 \u0995\u09b0\u09a4\u09c7 <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09c7<\/span><\/strong> \u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u099a\u09c7\u09df\u09c7 \u0986\u09b0\u09cb \u09ac\u09c7\u09b6\u09bf \u09af\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09c0 \u09a8\u09bf\u09a4\u09c7\u0964<br><br>The first clause being present indefinite (main verb- compete), the second clause will also be in present form (can hold not <s>could <\/s>\/ <s>would<\/s>; or <s>should<\/s> which is irrelevant).<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>13. One and a half million people drive rickshaws for a living plus ___ hundred thousand who own and repair them. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> few<strong><br>b)<\/strong> a few <br><strong>c)<\/strong> little <strong><br>d)<\/strong> a little <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks13\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks13\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks13\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks13\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong> <strong>a few <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> One and a half million people drive rickshaws for a living plus <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">a few<\/span> hundred thousand who own and repair them = \u09e7\u09eb \u09b2\u0995\u09cd\u09b7 \u09ae\u09be\u09a8\u09c1\u09b7 \u099c\u09c0\u09ac\u09bf\u0995\u09be\u09b0 \u099c\u09a8\u09cd\u09af \u09b0\u09bf\u0995\u09b6\u09be \u099a\u09be\u09b2\u09be\u09df, \u09aa\u09be\u09b6\u09be\u09aa\u09be\u09b6\u09bf <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u0995\u09df\u09c7\u0995<\/span> <\/strong>\u09b2\u0995\u09cd\u09b7 \u09ae\u09be\u09a8\u09c1\u09b7 \u09b0\u09df\u09c7\u099b\u09c7 \u09af\u09be\u09b0\u09be \u09b0\u09bf\u0995\u09b6\u09be\u09b0 \u09ae\u09be\u09b2\u09bf\u0995\u09be\u09a8\u09be \u098f\u09ac\u0982 \u09ae\u09c7\u09b0\u09be\u09ae\u09a4\u09c7\u09b0 \u0995\u09be\u099c\u09c7 \u09af\u09c1\u0995\u09cd\u09a4\u0964   <br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&#8220;A few&#8221; <strong>vs<\/strong> &#8220;A little&#8221;<\/span><br>&#8220;A few&#8221; is used before a countable noun. <em>Example: <\/em> A few students were able to pass the exam. On the other hand, &#8220;A little&#8221; is used before a non-countable noun. <em>Example: A little water was found in the glass.<\/em><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>14. The government ___ its own initiative has encouraged and created financing opportunities for biogas and solar power projects such as the Bangladesh Bank&#8217;s Green Banking Programme. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> in <strong><br>b)<\/strong> at <br><strong>c)<\/strong> on <strong><br>d)<\/strong> beside <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks14\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks14\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks14\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks14\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>on<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> &#8220;on its own&#8221; means to do things alone or unaccompanied by others. <br><br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Related phrase<\/span>:<br>&#8220;On its own&#8221; and &#8220;by itself&#8221; are two phrases that may look different, but their meanings are essentially identical. Both are used to say that one has done something alone, rather than with others.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>15.<\/strong> <strong>I could not ___ laughing. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> but <strong><br>b)<\/strong>  assist <br><strong>c)<\/strong> help <strong><br>d)<\/strong>  though <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks15\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks15\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks15\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks15\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>help<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> I could not <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">help<\/span> laughing = \u0986\u09ae\u09bf \u09b9\u09be\u09b8\u09bf \u0986\u099f\u0995\u09be\u09a4\u09c7 \/ \u09a5\u09be\u09ae\u09be\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09bf\u09a8\u09bf\u0964  <br><br>Can\/could not help + (verb+ing) = to be unable to control one&#8217;s actions or to stop oneself from doing something. <em>Example: I should have been silent but I couldn&#8217;t help myself saying it.<\/em><br><br>Remember, another way to convey the same expression is &#8220;can\/could not help but + base verb (v1)&#8221;. <br>\u279c I could not help laughing. <br>\u279c I could not help but laugh.<br>Both the expressions have similar meaning but since the given sentence ends with verb+ing (gerund or noun form) &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option a) but<\/span>&#8221; is incorrect.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>16. _______ unless the government brings about necessary changes in the laws and creates an environment of zero tolerance towards child violence of any sorts.<\/strong> <br><strong>a)<\/strong> The situation may not improve<strong><br>b)<\/strong> The situation do not improve <br><strong>c)<\/strong> The situation does not improve <strong><br>d)<\/strong> The situation is not improve <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks16\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks16\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks16\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks16\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks16\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks16\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>The situation may not improve<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The situation <strong>may<\/strong> not improve<\/span> unless the government brings about necessary changes in the laws and creates an environment of zero tolerance towards child violence of any sorts = \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf\u09b8\u09cd\u09a5\u09bf\u09a4\u09bf\u09b0 \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09a4\u09a8 <strong>\u09b9\u09df\u09a4\u09cb<\/strong> \u09a8\u09be\u0993 \u09b9\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09c7 \u09af\u09a6\u09bf \u09a8\u09be \u09b8\u09b0\u0995\u09be\u09b0 \u09af\u09c7 \u0995\u09cb\u09a8 \u09a7\u09b0\u09a8\u09c7\u09b0 \u09b6\u09bf\u09b6\u09c1 \u09a8\u09bf\u09b0\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09a4\u09a8\u09c7\u09b0 \u09ac\u09bf\u09b7\u09df\u09c7 \u09a6\u09b0\u0995\u09be\u09b0\u09bf \u0986\u0987\u09a8\u09bf \u09aa\u09b0\u09bf\u09ac\u09b0\u09cd\u09a4\u09a8 \u09a8\u09be \u09a8\u09bf\u09df\u09c7 \u0986\u09b8\u09c7 \u098f\u09ac\u0982 \u098f \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09c7 \u098f\u0995\u09c7\u09ac\u09be\u09b0\u09c7\u0987 \u09b8\u09b9\u09a8\u09b6\u09c0\u09b2\u09a4\u09be \u09a8\u09be \u09a6\u09c7\u0996\u09be\u09df\u0964<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>17. The future of planet doesn&#8217;t look too good, but there isn&#8217;t much _____<\/strong>. <br><strong>a)<\/strong> I can make about it<strong><br>b)<\/strong> I can do about it<br><strong>c)<\/strong> can I do about it<strong><br>d)<\/strong> I can&#8217;t do about it <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks17\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks17\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks17\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks17\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks17\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks17\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b) I can do about it<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> The future of planet doesn&#8217;t look too good, but there isn&#8217;t much  <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I can do about it<\/span> = \u09aa\u09c3\u09a5\u09bf\u09ac\u09c0\u09b0 \u09ad\u09ac\u09bf\u09b7\u09cd\u09af\u09ce \u0996\u09c1\u09ac \u098f\u0995\u099f\u09be \u09ad\u09be\u09b2\u09cb \u09a6\u09c7\u0996\u09be\u09df \u09a8\u09be \/ \u09ad\u09be\u09b2\u09cb \u09ae\u09a8\u09c7 \u09b9\u09df \u09a8\u09be \u0995\u09bf\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4\u09c1 \u0986\u09ae\u09bf \u098f \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09c7 \u0986\u09ae\u09bf \u09a4\u09c7\u09ae\u09a8 \u0995\u09bf\u099b\u09c1 \u0995\u09b0\u09a4\u09c7 \u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09bf \u09a8\u09be \/ \u0986\u09ae\u09be\u09b0 \u098f \u09ac\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09aa\u09be\u09b0\u09c7 \u0996\u09c1\u09ac \u09ac\u09c7\u09b6\u09bf \u0995\u09bf\u099b\u09c1 \u0995\u09b0\u09be\u09b0 \u09a8\u09c7\u0987\u0964<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>18.<\/strong> <strong>Please let me know why ____ the class. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> you didn&#8217;t attend <strong><br>b)<\/strong> didn&#8217;t you attend <br><strong>c)<\/strong> you didn&#8217;t attend to <strong><br>d)<\/strong> you didn&#8217;t go <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks18\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks18\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks18\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks18\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks18\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks18\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>you didn&#8217;t attend<\/strong> <br><strong>[<\/strong> There should be no auxiliary verb before the subject when we make an assertive sentence (no question sign at the end).  Though the sentence includes &#8220;why&#8221;, it has been used as a connector not an interrogative maker. So, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option b)<\/span> is incorrect. <br><br>No preposition is needed after the verb &#8220;attend&#8221;. Therefore, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option c)<\/span> is also incorrect. However, the verb &#8216;go&#8217; is generally followed by the preposition &#8216;to&#8217;. This omission makes <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">option d)<\/span> invalid.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>19.<\/strong> <strong>What does global warming have ____ overpopulation? <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> to do<strong><br>b)<\/strong> to do with <br><strong>c)<\/strong> made <strong><br>d)<\/strong> made up<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks19\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks19\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks19\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks19\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks19\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks19\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>b)<\/strong>  <strong>to do with  <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> What does global warming have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to do with<\/span> overpopulation? = \u0985\u09a4\u09bf\u09b0\u09bf\u0995\u09cd\u09a4 \u099c\u09a8\u09b8\u0982\u0996\u09cd\u09af\u09be\u09b0 \u09b8\u09be\u09a5\u09c7 \u09ac\u09c8\u09b6\u09cd\u09ac\u09bf\u0995 \u09a4\u09be\u09aa\u09ae\u09be\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u09b0 \u0995\u09bf \u09ac\u09be \u0995\u09b0\u09be\u09b0 \u0986\u099b\u09c7 (\u0995\u09bf\u09ac\u09be \u09b8\u09ae\u09cd\u09aa\u09b0\u09cd\u0995 \u0986\u099b\u09c7)? <br><br>A preposition (with) is needed to connect the noun &#8220;overpopulation&#8221; with the non-finite verb &#8220;to do&#8221;. Therefore, &#8220;option <strong>b)&#8221;<\/strong> is the correct answer.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>20.<\/strong> <strong>The idiom &#8216;Let the cat out of the bag&#8217; means _____. <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> to help the poor <strong><br>b)<\/strong> to solve someone&#8217;s problem <br><strong>c)<\/strong> to reveal secrets <strong><br>d)<\/strong> to throw somebody out of the house <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks20\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks20\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks20\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks20\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks20\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks20\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>to reveal secrets <\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Let the cat out of the bag = to allow a secret to be known without the intention of the subject, to reveal something either by accident or as a surprise.<br><br><em>Example: I was trying to keep the birthday party a secret, but Rafsan went and let the cat out of the bag.<\/em><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>21. Which one is the correct spelling? <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> nevigation<strong><br>b)<\/strong> navigetion  <br><strong>c)<\/strong> navigation <strong><br>d)<\/strong> nevigetion <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks21\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks21\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks21\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks21\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks21\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks21\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>navigation<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> n<strong>a<\/strong>vig<strong>a<\/strong>tion = \u09a6\u09bf\u0995-\u09a8\u09bf\u09b0\u09cd\u09a6\u09c7\u09b6\u09a8\u09be \u09b8\u0982\u0995\u09cd\u09b0\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4 \u09ac\u09bf\u09a6\u09cd\u09af\u09be, \u09a8\u09cc\u099a\u09be\u09b2\u09a8\u09ac\u09bf\u09a6\u09cd\u09af\u09be <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>22. What is the antonym of &#8216;tranquil&#8217;? <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> serene <strong><br>b)<\/strong> calm <br><strong>c)<\/strong> agitated <strong><br>d)<\/strong> placid <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks22\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks22\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks22\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks22\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks22\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks22\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>c)<\/strong> <strong>agitated<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><span class=\"tadv-color\" style=\"color:#0693e3\"><strong>tranquil<\/strong> <\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>= \u09b6\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4, \u09b8\u09cd\u09a5\u09bf\u09b0<br>serene = \u09a8\u09bf\u09b0\u09cd\u09ae\u09b2<br>calm = \u09b6\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4, \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09b6\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4<br><span class=\"tadv-color\" style=\"color:#9b51e0\"><strong>agitated <\/strong><\/span>=<strong> <\/strong>\u0989\u09a4\u09cd\u09a4\u09c7\u099c\u09bf\u09a4<strong><br><\/strong>placid = \u09b6\u09be\u09a8\u09cd\u09a4, \u09a7\u09c0\u09b0 <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>23. Choose the correct sentence <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, No, I don&#8217;t know<strong><br>b)<\/strong> He used the phrase &#8220;you know&#8221; so often that I finally said, No I don&#8217;t know. <br><strong>c)<\/strong> He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said, &#8220;No, I don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<strong><br>d)<\/strong> He used the phrase &#8220;you know&#8221; so often that I finally said, &#8220;No, I don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks23\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks23\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks23\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks23\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks23\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks23\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>d)<\/strong> <strong>He used the phrase &#8220;you know&#8221; so often that I finally said, &#8220;No, I don&#8217;t know.&#8221;<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> Only the fourth option has inverted comma or speech mark in both the clauses.<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>24.<\/strong> <strong>What is the noun form of the word pronounce?<\/strong> <br><strong>a)<\/strong> pronunciation <strong><br>b)<\/strong> pronounciation <br><strong>c)<\/strong> pronountiation <strong><br>d)<\/strong> pronounciasion <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks24\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks24\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks24\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks24\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks24\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks24\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>pronunciation<\/strong><br><strong>[<\/strong> pron<strong>u<\/strong>n<strong>c<\/strong>ia<strong>t<\/strong>ion = \u0989\u099a\u09cd\u099a\u09be\u09b0\u09a3, \u0989\u099a\u09cd\u099a\u09be\u09b0\u09a3\u09c7\u09b0 \u09a7\u09b0\u09a8 <strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify\"><strong>25. The correct translation of &#8221; \u09b8\u09cd\u09ae\u09be\u09b0\u09cd\u099f\u09ab\u09cb\u09a8 \u098f\u0995\u09b8\u09ae\u09df \u099c\u09a8\u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09bf\u09df\u09a4\u09be \u09b9\u09be\u09b0\u09be\u09ac\u09c7\u0964&#8221; <\/strong><br><strong>a)<\/strong> Smartphones will lose their popularity someday. <strong><br>b)<\/strong> Smartphones will lose their popularity sometime. <br><strong>c)<\/strong> Smartphones will lose their popularity once upon a time. <strong><br>d)<\/strong> Once upon a time Smartphones will lose their popularity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"\u201dlinks25\u201d-link-2790\" class=\"sh-link \u201dlinks25\u201d-link sh-hide\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide_toggle('\u201dlinks25\u201d', 2790, 'Show_Answer', 'Hide_Answer'); return false;\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span id=\"\u201dlinks25\u201d-toggle-2790\">Show_Answer<\/span><\/a><\/div><div id=\"\u201dlinks25\u201d-content-2790\" class=\"sh-content \u201dlinks25\u201d-content sh-hide\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Ans:<\/strong> <strong>a)<\/strong> <strong>Smartphones will lose their popularity someday. <\/strong><br><strong>[ <\/strong>&#8216;Sometime&#8217; <strong>vs<\/strong> &#8216;Someday&#8217; <br><br>Sometime<sup>(1)<\/sup> = an ambiguous (\u0985\u09b8\u09cd\u09aa\u09b7\u09cd\u099f) time to talk about a time within a day.<em> Example:<\/em> <em>Sometime this morning my father phoned me.<\/em><br><br>Sometime<sup>(2)<\/sup> = an ambiguous time to talk about the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">near future<\/span>. <em>Example:<\/em> Sometime next month I need to see a dentist.<br><br>Someday = an ambiguous day to talk about the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">distant future<\/span>. <em>Example: I would like to go to Paris someday.<\/em><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. He said he had left the parcel ___ the chair ___ the window. a) on, byb) in, nearc) under, ond) on, at 2. 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