University Admission Test English - Chattogram University - B Unit 2019- 2020 Session English Questions' Answers with Explanation

University Admission Test English

Chattogram University - B (Kha) Unit Admission Question

2019- 2020 Session

English Questions' Answers with Explanation

English -35

Choose the alternative A,B,C or that best completes the sentence (1-17).

01. Have you sent that e-mail to Mr. Kabir? Yes, I’ve _____ done it.

1. already

2. still

3. yet

4. now

02. Which would you ___ have, gold or silver?

1. prefer

2. rather

3. could

4. better

03. Antonym of the word ‘foremost’ is_______.

1. hindmost

2. disposed

3. unimportant

4. utmost

04. They had to provide some evidence to tha court to clear him of the accusation,________?

1. wouldn’t they

2. haven’t they

3. did they

4. didn’t they

05. I was reading a book when you __ into the room.

1. have come

2. came

3. come

4. had come

06. Rajiv failed because his answers were not ___ to the questions asked.

1. allusive

2. revealing

3. referential

4. pertinent

07.The woman ___ was old and bent.

1. I spoke to

2. that I spoke

3. whom I spoke her

4. I spoke for her

08. The man said he did not __ to go by bus.

1. mind having

2. bother about

3. care for

4. minded

09. Most people are unfailingly obsequious to persons in authority. Here ‘obsequious’ means ____.

1. servile

2. differential

3. disgruntled

4. obedient

10. Synonym  of “stumbling block” is________.

1. argument

2. hurdle

3. advantage

4. frustration

11. Whenever there was a visitor, the dog ____ to the door

1. will run

2. is running

3. was running

4. would run

12. She ____ a baby sitter for three years when she decided to qualify as a nurse.

1. has been

2. is being

3. is

4. had been

13. The station is roo far away __ to.

1. for working

2. in walking

3. to walk

4. by walking

14.The word ____ a lot by 2099

1. is changing

2. will have changed

3. has changed

4. changes

15. The house ______ is adjacent to the church is mine ; I was the one ___ met you the other

day.

1. who, that

2. where, that

3. that, who

4. that, which

16. People who don’t like boys with lonf hair or girls with tattoos are probably ____.

1. considerate

2. confident

3. conservative

4. cantankerous

17.How many cups of milk ___ yesterday?

1. you have drunk

2. did you drink

3. were have drinking

4. do you drink

Read the passage below and choose the alternative A, B, C or D to answer the questions(18-23).

Washington was the first city in history to be created solely for the purpose of governance. Following the Revolution Congress had hotly debated the question of a permanent them-selves and departments of the Treasury. the Patent Office. and so on which even the sketchiest of central entrances could feel obliged to establish. In 1790. largely in order to put an end to congressional bickering. George Washington charged with select- ing a site for the newly designated federal district. Not much to anyone’s surprise but to the disappointment of

He chose a tract of land on the banks of the Poto- mac Riser, a mile upstream from his beloved plan. station mount Vernon. The District of Columbia was taken in part from Virginia

and in part from Maryland, At the time it was laid out, its hundred square miles consisted of gently rolling lulls. some under cultivation and the rest heavily wooded. with a number of creeks and much swampy land along the Potomac. There is now a section of Washington that is commonly referred  to as Foggy Bottom: that section bore the same nickname a hundred and gave it access by ship to the most important cities of the infant nation, Charleston, Baltimore. Philadelphia. New York. New. port. Salem and Portsmouth and also to the far•otT part of England and the Continent

18. Why was Georege Washington’s choice for the site capital not surprising?

1. Gorge Washington had lived on the site before the American Revolution

2. The river would bring trade to the city

3. the member of congress had already stated their preference for the site

4. The site was very close to George Washington’s own home

19. It can be inferred from the that the term “foggy Bottom” in the third paragraph refers to a section of Washington, D.C that

1. lise at the bottom of Mount vernon

2. used to be mostly swampland

3. has the lowest population in the district

4. used to be the site of the national weather station

20. In line 7, the phrase “charged with” could best be replaced by which of the following?

1. attacked with

2. accused of

3. given the responsibility of

4. asked to pay for

21. The author implies that Georgetown was important in the eighteen century because it

1. was the home of the Treasury and the Patent office

2. was a model for building the new federal district

3. defended the east coast against invaders

4. linked the federal district with the ocean

22. What is the main topic of the passage?

1. The role of the George Washington in the American

2. The founding of Washington

3. The first years of the United States Congress

4. The governing of the federal district

23. In 1970 a large of the federal district was –

1. seashore

2. village squares

3. wilderness

4. a flourishing port

Choose the alternative A,B,C or D that is closest in meaning to the sentence /the  underlined word (24-30).

24. At first, many people didn’t like that kind of music, but after a while it caught on.

1. Not many people enjoy that kind of music

2. You’d never catch me listening to that kind of music

3. The public’s first reaction that music was positive

4. It took a while for that music to become popular

25. Shirley’s place is always tidy.

1. Shirley’s place is always busy

2. Shirley’s place is always time

3. Shirley’s place is always messy

4. Shirley’s place is always unprepared

26. On the  whole, I don’t care for fish.

1. I seldom eat fish whole

2. I don’t like fish very much

3. Pet fish are difficult to care for

4. It’s difficult to buy a whole fish

27. Biologists have………..  that specialized cells convert chemical energy into mechanical energy.

1. pretended

2. argued

3. determined

4. hypothesized

28. Ice skates manufactured……………. Of iron were  first sold in the 1800s.

1. routinely

2. mainly

3. successfully

4. solely

29.When humming birds fly, their  wing-beats are so rapid that the wings seem blurred.

1. indistinct

2. fragile

3. tiny

4. inexhaustible

30. Mary was disappointed in her new secretary.

1. Mary was appointed by the secretary

2. The new secretary was disappointed in Mary

3. Mary was not pleased with her secretary

4. the new secretary cancelled Mary’s appointment

31.A (A) well-planned resume is the(B) first step towards finding(C)  satisfaction(D) job.

32.If a baby stays alive(A) for two or three weeks after leaving(B) the nest, it has a fair(C) chance of become(D) an adult.

33.Wind and rain(A) continually hit against the surface(B) of the earth, broken(C) large rocks into smaller and smaller(D) particles.

34.The amphibians are of(A) few(B) economic(C) importance to humans.(D)

35.The earth was once(A) inhabited(B) by plants and animals of which(C) today there is none(D) living trace.

01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15
a	b	c	d	b	d	a	b	a	b	d	d	c	b	c
16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
c	b	b	b	c	d	b	b	d	c	b	cc	d	a	c
31	32	33	34	35
d	d	c	b	d

Answer-Key with Brief Explanations

#	উত্তর	ব্যাখ্যা (সংক্ষিপ্ত বাংলায়)
1	b) optimistic	pessimistic (নিরাশাবাদী)-এর বিপরীত শব্দ optimistic (আশাবাদী)।
2	c) for	‘go for a walk’ হলো স্থির কলোকেশন (fixed phrase)।
3	b) but	‘couldn’t help but + verb’— অবধারিত/অনিবার্য কাজ বোঝায়।
4	b) more refreshing than	তুলনা (comparison) করতে ‘more … than’ গঠন লাগে; অন্যগুলো অর্থ বা গঠনগতভাবে ঠিক নয়।
5	b) sudden rise in popularity	took off (phrasal verb) মানে হঠাৎ জনপ্রিয়/সফল হয়ে ওঠা।
6	b) Despite	‘বেকারত্বের বৃদ্ধির পরও…’— αντίভাব প্রকাশে despite ব্যবহৃত হয়।
7	a) noticeable	conspicuous = সুস্পষ্ট/দৃষ্টি কাড়ে; এর সমার্থক noticeable।
8	b) had already begun	একটি অতীত ঘটনার (রূপক প্রবেশ) আগেই আরেকটি কাজ শুরু হয়েছিল → past perfect।
9	a) through and through	through and through = সম্পূর্ণরূপে; ‘an academic through and through’ = খাঁটি একাডেমিক মানুষ।
10	b) austerity	austerity = কৃচ্ছ্রতা; ব্যয় কমানোর প্রয়োজনীয় অবস্থা বোঝাতে ঠিক শব্দ।
11	b) If we had taken	past perfect + conditional perfect (3rd conditional): ‘ট্যাক্সি নিলে ট্রেন মিস হত না।’
12	c) have not had	‘since they came’ → present perfect negative (সময়ের শুরু থেকে এখন পর্যন্ত না-ঘটা)।
13	d) won’t she?	ভবিষ্যৎকাল (will be studying) → ট্যাগে won’t + subject লাগে; ধনাত্মক মূল বাক্যে ঋণাত্মক ট্যাগ।
14	d) misspell	সঠিক বানান ‘misspell’ (দুটি s, একটি l)।
15	a) up with	‘put up with’ = সহ্য করা; স্থায়ী ফ্রেজাল ভর্স।