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March 30, 2012www.englishbd.com evsjv‡`‡k me©cÖ_g Bs‡iwR wel‡qi c~Y©v½ I‡qemvBUC. the weeds should be prunedD. the weeds should be looked after.3. The word ―loads of mistake‖ stand for A.gross errors B. number of mistakesC. many mistakes D. grave mistakes4. ―Over the years‖ means A.with the passage of time B.after a few yearsC. when the years endedD. beyond the years5. A. The writer‘s attitude towards gardeningremained unchanged.B. The writer never took any interest ingardening.C. The writer became interested in gardeningD. The writer decided to do gardening6. The word ―done‖ in ―well done‖ meansA. finished B. grownC. properly made D. smelt7. The words ―boring chore‖ meanA. wasteful effort B. absorbing thoughtC. tiresome job D. unintersting work8. Give the proper translation of ÔG eQi Lye kxZc‡o‡QÕA. It is so cold this yearB. Much cold has fallen this year. C.It is a very cold year.D. It is very cold this year.9. Do you know the solution _ _ this problem?A. in B. for C. on D. to10. By the sentence, ―I saw deeper into the clear wellof his eyes‖ the writer of Jerry meansA. she saw the tears in his eyesB. she saw the shine in his eyesC. she could see the defects in his eyesD. she could read his character well11. ―They in never ending _ ‖A. started, show B. shone, laughterC. grow, row D. stretched, line12. ―Who doth ambition shun‖ means a person whoA. has no ambition B. hates ambitionC. gives up ambition D. who is ambitious13. ―hasting day‖ in ―To Daffodils‖ meansA. fast day B. quiet dayC. finishing day D. hurriedly passing day14. ―Apple of discord‖ meansA. object of dispute B. an attractive objectC. disagreement D. a valuable object15. Show your ticket, _ _ you will not be allowed toenter.A. unless B. lest C. otherwise D. till16. She likes to fantasize winning the RedCrescent lottery.A. with B. about C. after D. on17. In the poem ―Ozymandias‖ who callsOzymandias ―King of kings?‖A. the traveller B. the speakerC. other kings D. Ozymandias himself18. After brief period _ suspense, theinspector finally spoke.A. the, in B. a, onC. the, at D. a, of19. The phrase ―give a hand‖ meansA. to help B. to stayC. to shake hands D. to extend one‟s hand.20. The line ―I wandered lonely as a cloud‖ is anexample ofA. a metaphor B. an allegoryC. a simile D. a symbol21. For the boys the task was easy, _A. weren‟t they? B. didn‟t they?C. isn‟t it? D. wasn‟t it?22. The underlined words in the line ―The lone andlevel sands stretch far away‖ areA. nouns B. adjectives C. adverbs D. verbs23. ―Chapman‘s Homer‖ in ―On first looking intoChapman‘s Homer‖ by Keats meansA. Chapman‟s translation of HomerB. Chapman‟s idea of HomerC. Chapman‟s understanding of HomerD. Chapman‟s biography of Homer24. Choose the correct spelling.A. irresistible B. irresistableC. iresistible D. iresistable25. ―He has left the country for good‖ means A.he has left the country for his own good B. hehas left the country for foreign goods C. he hasleft the country permanentlyD. he wants to buy good things.Answer Keys1 A 6 B 11 D 16 B 21 D2 A 7 D 12 C 17 D 22 B3 C 8 D 13 D 18 D 23 D4 A 9 D 14 A 19 A 24 B5 A 10 D 15 C 20 C 25 CChittagong UniversityKha Unit (2009-2010) EnglishRead the passage carefully and then answer the questions1-7 choosing the right alternative A, B, C, D or E.While it is almost impossible to define poetry ,several notable attempts to do so were made bynineteenth-century poets. Edgar Allan Poeemphasized that the essence of poetry is beauty. “ Iwould define the poetry of words as the rhythmicalcreation of beauty” poet wrote. “Its sole arbiter istaste.” He added that poetry has little or nothing todo with intellect, conscience, duty, or truth. WilliamWordsworth, on the other hand, saw poetry in terms offeeling. “Poetry is the imaginative expression of strongfeeling; rhythmical.... the spontaneous overflowof powerful feelings recollected in tranquility.” AnotherRomantic, Percy Bysshe Shelley, seemed, in his|| AUTHOR :: DIGITAL SUCCESS IN ENGLISH || www.sarbin.peperonity.com || Email: sarbin_munshi@yahoo.com || Next Page >>