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[March 30, 2012www.englishbd.com evsjv‡`‡k me©cÖ_g Bs‡iwR wel‡qi c~Y©v½ I‡qemvBU29. Our teacher makes us __ very hard.A. to work B. work C. workingD. worked E. to be working30. Listen! I can hear someone _ at the doorA. knock B. knockingC. to Knock D. to be knockingE. knocked31. Politicians often write their _.A. mementos B. souvenirsC. remembrances D. memoriesE. memoirs32. The acquisition of citizenship in a foreigncountry _ __ certain rules and regulations. A.entrails B. entitles C. entrustsD. ensures E. entails33. It‘s not worth _ _ now.A. to go shopping B. going to shopC. going shopping D. to go to shopE. go to shop34. It‘s two years_ _ I had a holiday.A. since B. when C. whileD. whence F. from35. The committee considered him _ .A. for a genius B. as a geniusC. like a genius D. as if a geniusE. a geniusAnswer Sheet1 A 2 B 3 E 4 B 5 C6 A 7 C 8 D 9 D 10 B11 C 12 C 13 A 14 B 15 D16 D 17 A 18 C 19 C 20 A21 D 22 D 23 A 24 C 25 C26 D 27 B 28 D 29 B 30 B31 E 32 B 33 A 34 D 35 EChittagong University‗Ga‘ Unit (2009-2010)EnglishChoose the word or phrase (A, B, C, D, or E) andbest completes each sentence:11. While you -------- to me on the phone somebodypushed a letter under the door. A.are talkingB. talkC. have talked D. were takingE. talked12. He ------- in at eleven o‟ clock last night.A. came B. has comeC. has been coming D. is comingE. comes13. If my brother were here, he ------- what to do.A. has known B. will knownC. would know D. knowE. knew14. He wouldn‟t have joined the army if he-------- that theywould send him abroad/A. would know B. had knownC. was knowing D. had been knowingE. knew15. I come tomorrow if I ------ time.A. had B. will haveC. am having D. having E. have16. Very few counties in the word--------- bymonarchs.A. now rule B. now rulingC. are now ruled D. now ruledF. have now ruled17. By the time I get there, the work----.A. will all have been doneB. will all have being doneC. will all have doneD. would all have been being doneE. would all have done18. I wish I ----- a baby camel.A. have B. shall C. have hadD. had E. will have19. He -------- a cigarette when he fell asleep.A. is smoking B. was smokingC. smokes D. has smokedE. smoking20. I‘ve never met----- who could speak Persian.A. nobody B. person C. manD. none E. anybody21. The doctor------said he had malaria.A. whom he went B. to that he wentC. that he went D. to whom he went toE. to that he went to22. If you can type ------ she can, you must be verygood indeed.A. as quickly B. as quickly asC. quicker as D. as more quickly asE. quickly asRead the following passage carefully and thenanswer the question from 23 to 32.After inventing dynamite, Swedish-born AlfredNobel became a very rich man. However heforesaw its universally destructive powers too late.Nobel preferred not to be remembered as theinventor of dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeksbefore his death, he created a fund to be used forawarding prizes to people who had madeworthwhile contributions to humanity. Originally therewere five awards: Literature. physics,chemistry, medicine, and peace. Economics was addedin 1968, just sixty-seven years after the first awardsceremony.Novel‟s original legacy of nine million dollarsinvested, and the interest on this sum is used for theawards which very from S 30,000 to S1 125,000.Every year on December 10, the anniversary ofNobel‟s death, the awards (gold medal, illuminateddiploma, and money) are presented to the winners.Sometimes politics plays an important role in thejudges‟ decisions. Americans have won numerousscience awards, but relatively few literature prizes. Noawards were presented from 1940 at the beginning ofWorld War II. Some people have won two prizes, butthis is rare; others has shared their prizes.23. The word ―foresaw‖ in line-2 is nearest in meaning toA. prevailed D. postponedC. prevented D. predicted|| AUTHOR :: DIGITAL SUCCESS IN ENGLISH || www.sarbin.peperonity.com || Email: sarbin_munshi@yahoo.com || Next Page >>