University Admission Test English - Dhaka University - C Unit 2011- 2012 Session English Questions' Answers with Explanation

University Admission Test English

Dhaka University - C (Ga) Unit Admission Question

2011 - 2012 Session

English Questions' Answers with Explanation

DU C Unit (2011–12) – English Questions

English

Read the following passage carefully and then answer (questions 1 – 5) 

Oil markets are full of uncertainty. Asian demand is booming and doubts abound over the ability of supply to match the world’s appetite. What goes for crude oil also applies to the stuff squeezed out of vegetable matter. 

The price of frying food and cooking has rarely been higher. Over past decade the price of vegetable oils has increased substantially. Like other commodities, prices hit records in 2008. The subsequent slmp is now forgotten: prices are back close to the peaks. Increasing demand and supply problems indicate that prices will not go down in the near future. 

01. This passage is mainly about rising prices and  

A) oil markets B) the world economy 

C) vegetable oils D) asian markets 

E) demand and supply problems 

02. The passage suggests that- 

A) crude oil prices are rising while vegetable oil prices are falling 

B) both crude oil and vegetable oil prices are rising 

C) both crude oil and vegetable oil prices are falling 

D) Crude oil prices are falling while vegetable oil prices are rising 

E) prices of crude oil and vegetable oils are going to stay the same in the future. 

03. The antonym of ‘booming’ is – 

A) explosive     B) peaking 

C) Slimming     D) shrinking  

E) growing 

04. ‘Substantially’ in line 5 is – 

A) an adjective    B) an adverb 

C) a noun             D) a gerund

E) a participle 

05. A synonym of ‘subsequent’ is – 

A) antecedent       B) recent 

C) consequent      D) current  

E) existent 

Choose the correct options 

06. The government has extended a warm welcome _____ the visiting delegation. 

A) to            B) for 

C) with        D) among

E) through 

07. Identify the incorrect spelling- 

A) contamination       B) conjunction 

C) connection            D) commotion  

E) conotation 

08. Choose the correct verb from: Marine biologists are concerned about the effects of untreated sewage that____ into costal water. 

A) flow              B) flows 

C) is flowing    D) flowed  

E) flown 

09. To markdown price is to – 

A) make them remarkable      B) reduce them 

C) deemphasize them             D) make them outstanding

E) depress them 

10. Choose the correct word for the following sentence: The teacher _____ student evaluations were the highest won an award. 

A) which         B) whose 

C) whom        D) who  

E) whosoever 

11. The opposite of ‘inflation’ is – 

A) strangulation      B) stagflation 

C) depression         D) deflation  

E) expansion 

12. Choose the correct verb form : “Central bankers _____ themselves ready to tackle the problems likely to be caused by falling share markets. “  

A) had shown               B) having shown 

C) have had shown     D) has shown

E) have shown 

13. A mediator is – 

A) a thoughtful person 

B) a middle man 

C) someone inclined to meditation 

D) a media expert 

E) a settler of disputes 

14. Fill in the blanks- 

______ Bangladesh has many new growth sectors, foreign investors are coming here in great numbers. 

A) Why                     B) As a result 

C) On account of    D) Ever since  

E) Because 

15. The word ‘Gravity’ is 

A) a noun              B) an adverb 

C) an adjective    D) a verb  

E) a gerund 

Fill in the blanks with appropriate preposition (question 16 – 17)  

16. The boy looked ____ his sick pet bird. 

A) Up          B) Over 

C) Into        D) On  

E) After 

17. You can have no excuse ______ behaving rudely. 

A) of         B) for 

C) at         D) on  

E) with 

18. Which is an adequate translation of “চক চক করলেই সোনা হয় না” – 

A) All that glitters is not gold 

B) Shining does not make a metal gold 

C) Glittering is not alone for gold 

D) All that is glittering is not being gold 

E) Glitters are not gold 

Pick the option that best completes the sentence (question 19 – 20)  

19. The cyclist ______ he crossed the main street. 

A) Looked with caution after 

B) Had looked cautiously 

C) was looked cautious when 

D) looks cautious when 

E) had looked cautiously when 

20. Neither Jane nor her brothers _____ a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip. 

A) need               B) needs 

C) is needing     D) has need

E) are needing 

21. Select the lettered pair that best express a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair : EXPIATE : GUILT 

A) canvass : support

B) adorn : appearance 

C) testify : conviction  

D) correct : error  

E) preach : conversion 

Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the keyword in italics (questions 22 – 23) 

22. The bank charges an exorbitant rate of interest. 

A) marvellous         B) excessive 

C) moderate           D) increasing

E) fair 

23. It was an indiscreet action on their part. 

A) unfair             B) secret 

C) dishonest      D) imprudent  

E) hasty 

24. Fill in the blanks with appropriate choice. 

The government is considering _____ a new international airport. 

A) to build                B) building 

C) to have built       D) for building  

E) that build 

25. Choose the correct sentence. 

A) We have many works to do in summer 

B) We have much works to do in the  summer 

C) We have a lot of work to do in summer 

D) We have a lot of works to do n summer  

E) We have a lot of works to do in the summer 

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ANSWERS

01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13
A	B	D	B	C	A	E	C	B	B	D	E	E
14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
D	A	E	B	A	B	A	D	B	D	B	C