DU A-UNIT ENGLISH QUESTION SOLUTION 2010-2011
Read the following text and answer questions (1-5).
It is not only diet and lifestyle that make you obese. There is another factor that lies in your part of DNA called the gene that may influence the shape of your body. A study has recently revealed that genes may play a role in regulating body shape. The effect of genes may be stronger for women than for men. Scientists have found gene variations linked to obesity and fat, which explain why some people are apple-shaped and some are pear-shaped. Previous studies found that when we store fat in our bodies it can affect our health.
More fat around the waist is linked with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease while having a fat posterior and thighs may offer some protection against diabetes and heart disease. Experts have opined that in most cases obesity, is caused by “unhealthy diet and lifestyle and that tackling obesity is challenging. However, recent developments in genetics will enable more targeted approaches to obesity prevention and to the invention of new drugs.
1. The main subject of the text is
(A) The effects of fruits on the human body
(B) The challenges of facing genetic disorders
(C) The role of genes in making people overweight
(D) The role of genes in maintaining our figure ✔
2. The antonym of “discovery” is
(A)concealment ✔
(B) disclosure
(C) enclosure
(D) ascertainment
3. The adjective of “prevention” is
(A) prevent
(B) preventable
(C) preventive ✔
(D) preventing
4. “experts have opined” means
(A) according to scientists’ discovery
(B) according to experts imagination
(C) according to the views of experts ✔
(D) according to experts study
5. A “study” refers to
(A) a reading room
(B) a book
(C) a library
(D) a research ✔
DU A-UNIT ENGLISH QUESTION SOLUTION 2010-2011
Choose the correct options (6-15):
6. The police questioned each witness in——-
(A) return
(B) order
(C) turn ✔
(D) silence
7. Our thoughts——–on the missing students.
(A) based
(B) centred ✔
(C) imposed
(D) depended
8. The new airport should be fully operational——the end of the year.
(A) since
(B) till
(C) by ✔
(D) in
9. Neither Sufia nor I——–capable of solving the problem.
(A) are
(B) were
(C) am ✔
(D) is
10. The player isn’t fat;———, he’s quite skinny.
(A) in any case
(B) by rights ✔
(C) in practice
(D) on the contrary
DU A-UNIT ENGLISH QUESTION SOLUTION 2010-2011
11. It was so embarrassing. The Bride——–
(A) attended the wedding
(B) got married
(C) wore an expensive sari
(D) fell asleep during the ceremony ✔
12. The———of a camel was found lying by the side of the canal.
(A) corpse ✔
(B) corset
(C) corps
(D) casket
NB: If carcass were an option, the right answer would be a carcass.
13. ——–Mr. Forbes will be able to regain control of the company.
(A) With hard only work
(B) In spite of his hard work
(C) Only if he works hardly
(D) Only with hard work ✔
14. The discovery of penicillin was a——-discovery
(A) sensory
(B) sensible
(C) sensational ✔
(D) sensitive
15. For those who suffer——nerves, the remedy lies——perfect rest.
(A) for, with
(B) from, in ✔
(C) of, to
(D) at, into
DU A-UNIT ENGLISH QUESTION SOLUTION 2010-2011
Choose the correct meaning of the following idioms (16-17)):
16. “To wash one’s dirty linen in public”
(A) to quarrel in the open
(B) to do some ugly work in public ✔
(C) to wash one’s clothes in the open
(D) to suffer from shortage of water
17. “To smell a rat”
(A) to smell a bad smell
(B) to suspect a trick or deceit ✔
(C) to misunderstand
(D) to fall sick
Identify the one underlined word or phrase that would not be acceptable in standard English (18-20)
18. Writers (A) like (B) William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe are not (C) only prolific but too (D) ✔ interesting.
19. News (A) of Charles Lindbergh’s famous transatlantic flight in 1927 spread (B) rapidly despite of (C) ✔ the lack of an (D) international communication system.
20. At the rate the clerks Were processing (A) the applications, Rahim figured that it will (B) ✔ take four hours for his (C) to be reviewed (D)
DU A-UNIT ENGLISH QUESTION SOLUTION 2010-2011
Identify the correct sentence (21-22)
21. Identify the correct sentence
(A) One of the problem’s are extremely easy to solve.
(B) One of the problem is extremely easy to solve.
(C) One of the problems is extremely easy to solve.✔
(D) One of the problem are extremely easy to solve.
22. Identify the correct sentence
(A) Jamal was born in 13 April in 1992
(B) Jamal was born on 13 April in 1992 ✔
(C) Jamal was born on April 13 on 1992
(D) Jamal was born in 13 April on 1992
Choose the correct synonyms of the words given in 23-24:
23. PENSIVE
(A) costly
(B) thoughtful ✔
(C) spoiled
(D) written
24. INDIGNATION
(A) humiliation
(B) anger ✔
(C) lacking dignity
(D) none
25. The word ‘subterfuge’ means
(A) subtlety
(B) cunning
(C) simplicity
(D) trickery ✔
DU A-UNIT ENGLISH QUESTION SOLUTION 2010-2011
26. The correct translation of “গাছে এখনও ফল ধরে নাই” is
(A)The tree has not yet borne fruit ✔
(B) The tree has not caught any fruit
(C) The tree cannot bear fruit
(D)The tree has not given any fruit
27. “Mutation” is a process
(A) in which due to genetic changes new forms of structures are developed ✔
(B)when a person is unable to speak because of facial paralysis
(C)when people refuse to obey orders
(D) in Which the body is damaged severely
28. In English if two different words have the same spelling and pronunciation they are called
(A) synonyms
(B) homographs
(C) homophones
(D) homonyms ✔
29. The antonym of ‘desolate’ is
(A)populous ✔
(B) isolated
(C) abandoned
(D) disfigured
30. The verb of “hallucination” is
(A) hallucinatory
(B) hallucinogen
(C) hallucine
(D) hallucinate ✔
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