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March 30, 2012www.englishbd.com evsjv‡`‡k me©cÖ_g Bs‡iwR wel‡qi c~Y©v½ I‡qemvBU5. A. good B. dear C. best D. cheap E. fine6. A. have used B. used C. will use D. use E. using7. A. plays B. played C. has played D. will play E. isplaying8. Rain is a rarity in the desert, This sentenceimplies that_ .A. rainfall is plentiful B. rainfall is scarceC. rainfall is fairly scatteredD. rainfall is in abundance E. none of the above9. I don‘t know where_ so early in the morning.A. could he go B. he could have gone C.could be have gone D. did he go E. could gohe10. This novel is one of the _ of this author.A. worse B. worser C. more badD. worst E. baddest11. I don‘t care how much____.A. does cost the car B. does the car costC. car costs D. the car costsE. costs the car12. Let us go on a picnic, __?A. won‟t we B. will we C. shall weD. shall we not E. aren‟t we13. His lights were on. He___ at home.A. must be B. mustn‟t have beenC. must have been D. should have beenE. shouldn‟t have14. I saw a man _ _ on a rope.A. walking B. walked C. to walkD. walk E. walks15. She is looking forward _ _ to Europe.A. to go B. to have goneC. to be gone D. to going E. go16. You had better___ harder, or you will fail thetest.A. study B. studiedC. studying D. to study E. be study17. The patient is no ___ today.A. well B. good C. fine D. best E. better.18. Wait here until I+__ you.A. can call B. callC. am calling D. called E. will call19. The meaning of the word ‗suppertime‘ is _A. active B. hostileC. helpful D. aggressiveE. dangerous20. I suggest that he__ to the doctor.A. went B. go C. goes D. has gone E. will goAnswer Sheet1 C 2 C 3 C 4 B 5 C6 D 7 C 8 B 9 D 10 D11 12 C 13 A 14 A 15 A16 A 17 E 18 B 19 C 20 CChittagong Universityuma unit (2009-1010)Read the following passage and select the correctanswers to the questions 1-10Just before and during World War I, a number ofwhite musicians came to Chicago from NewOrleans playing in an idiom they had learned fromblacks in that city. Five of them formed whateventually became known an the OriginalDixieland Band. They moved to New York in 1971and won fame there. That year they recorded thefirst phonograph record identified as jazz. The firstimportant recording by black musicianswas made in Chicago in 1923 by King Oliver‟sCreole Jazz Band, a group that featured some ofthe foremost jazz musicians of the time, includingtrumpet player Louis Armstrong. Armstrong‟s dynamictrumpet style became famous worldwide. Other bandmembers had played in Fate Marble‟s Band, whichtraveled up and down the Mississippi Riverentertaining passengers on riverboats. Thecharacteristics of this earlytype of jazz, known as Dixieland jazz, included acomplex interweaving of melodi8c lines among thecoronet or trumpet, clarinet, and trombone, and asteady chomp-chomp beat provided by the rhythmsection, which included the piano, bass, and drums.Most bands used no written notations, preferringarrangements agreed on verbally. Improvisationwas an indispensable element. Even bandleaderssuch as Duke Ellington whoProvided his musicians with written arrangements,permitted them plenty to freedom to improvisewhen playing solos. In the late 1920s, the mostinfluential jazz artists in Chicago were members ofsmall bands such as the Wolverines. In New York,the trend was toward larger groups. These groupsplayed in revues large dance halls, and theatres.Bands would become larger still during the nextage of jazz, the Swing era.1. Duke Ellington is given as an example ofbandleader who--A. could not read musicB. did not value improvisationC. discouraged solo performancesD. used written arrangementsE. entertained passengers on riverboats2. Which of the following phrases would leastlikely be applied to dixieland Jazz?A. relatively complex B.highly improvisationalC. rhythmic and melodic D. rigidly plannedE. relatively entertaining3. what is the mail topic of this passage?A. The early history of jazzB. The music of World War IC. The relationships of melody and rhythm in jazzD. The New York recording industry in the 1920sE. The rise of Original Dixieland Band.4. The word ―idiom‖ in line 2 is closest in meaningto—A. slang B. tempo C. tune D. style E. string5. According to the passage, who were thewolverines?A. a band that played in large dance hallsB. a New York group C. a Swing bandD. a small group E. a large group6. According to the passage, Louis Armstrong wasmade a member of which of the following?|| AUTHOR :: DIGITAL SUCCESS IN ENGLISH || www.sarbin.peperonity.com || Email: sarbin_munshi@yahoo.com || Next Page >>