Chattogram University Admission Questions: English

CB 2016-17

01. Brexit refers to the exit of _____ from EU.

(a) Brazil
(b) Britain
(c) Belgium
(d) Bangladesh
(e) Bhutan

02. The full form of the word 'cab' is _____.

(a) cabriolet
(b) cabbie
(c) cabaret
(d) cabbalah
(e) calibre

03. An auriscope is an instrument used for examining the _____.

(a) ear
(b) nose
(c) throat
(d) eye
(e) hand

04. 'Aviophobia' is the fear of _____.

(a) driving
(b) reading
(c) flying
(d) playing
(e) running

05. 'Adobe' means _____.

(a) brick
(b) cement
(c) sand
(d) steel
(e) cast

06. Choose the correct sentence:

(a) He committed suicide
(b) He did a mistake
(c) Cut the line
(d) He is devoted to drug
(e) He denied my invitation

07. A person unable to pay his debts is _____.

(a) poor
(b) solvent
(c) miser
(d) destitute
(e) bankrupt

08. What is the synonym of 'optimist'?

(a) Capable
(b) Friendly
(c) Amicable
(d) Hopeful
(e) Faithful

09. Do not trust a man who blows his own trumpet. What does the underlined idiom mean?

(a) Flatters
(b) Praises others
(c) Admonishes others
(d) Praises himself
(e) Makes noise

10. Which one is the correct spelling?

(a) Indispensable
(c) Indispensible
(e) Indispenseble
(b) Indispinsible
(d) Indespinsible

11. Which of the following is analogous to 'Rooster: Hen'?

(a) Duckling: Drake
(c) Bull: Bitch
(e) Cow: Calf
(b) Lion: Mare
(d) Gander: Goose

12. An enormous _____ of locusts ate all of the crops.

(a) herd
(d) bevy
(b) bunch
(c) swarm
(e) school

13. If you _____ a car, you should get it _____ regularly.

(a) owned/to service
(b) will own/servicing
(c) own/serviced
(d) had owned/being serviced
(e) would own/have serviced

14. You haven't eaten the entire cake that is made for tonight's party, _____?

(a) did you
(b) didn't you
(c) did I
(d) have you
(e) haven't you

15. There's _____ food in the house, so we'll have to go out and buy _____.

(a) some/any
(b) a/none
(c) no/some
(d) any/them
(e) none/it

CB 2017-18

01. Why _____ use the medieval Bengali legend in the poem?

(a) the poet
(b) is the poet
(c) does the poet
(d) do every poet

02. She sees a group of teenage girls _____ the street in _____ conversation.

(a) walking down / animated
(b) walking along / hasteful
(c) hurrying up / remaining
(d) walk through / rhapsody

03. We human beings tend to forget _____ we have come as a species in a relatively short period of time.

(a) what close
(b) how far
(c) that far
(d) so close

04. She boasted that no other car could run _____.

(a) so fast like her car
(b) as fast as her car
(c) as far like the car of her
(d) as fast like her car

05. I left my phone switched on in case my brother _____.

(a) called
(b) had called
(c) calling
(d) will be calling

06. The proverb 'blood is thicker than water' means:

(a) Two different things cannot mix
(b) Blood and water are two different things
(c) Family relationships are stronger than any others
(d) Blood is heavier than water

07. It is high time we all _____ students to study science.

(a) encouraged
(b) encourage
(c) encouraging
(d) to encourage

08. The more we _____ mathematical problems _____.

(a) solve / the less we get clever
(b) do not solve / the more we get clever
(c) solve / the less we feel shaky
(d) solved / the more we feel shaky

09. The antonym of 'opaque' is _____.

(a) obscure
(b) dark
(c) hazy
(d) transparent

10. The manager recommended that _____.

(a) the employee should given two days' leave
(b) the employee should give two days' leave
(c) the employee be given two days' leave
(d) the employee be given two days' leave

CB 2018-19 Set 2

Make the right choice to complete the sentences:

01. By whom _____?

(a) the glass was broken
(b) did the glass break
(c) was the glass broken
(d) was the glass break

02. Unfortunately, a sizeable number of our women are _____.

(a) deprived from their basic rights
(b) deprive of their basic rights
(c) deprived from there basic rights
(d) deprived of their basic rights

03. She is devoted _____ and interested _____ her occupation

(a) for, in
(b) to, for
(c) at, in
(d) to, in

04. They are engrossed in studies and _____.

(a) so do I
(b) so I am
(c) so am I
(d) so did!

05. _____ your assistance, I would have failed.

(a) But
(b) But for
(c) With
(d) In spite

06. Our existence _____.

(a) in earth cannot be thought of without science
(b) on earth cannot be thought of without science
(c) on earth cannot think of without science
(d) of earth cannot be thought of without science

07. I don't feel like _____.

(a) talk to you
(b) talk at you
(c) talking at you
(d) talking to you

08. Build up your career _____ you _____ repent.

(a) lest, should
(b) lest, must
(c) or, should be
(d) and, must

09. He talks as if he _____ everything.

(a) has known
(b) had known
(c) will know
(d) knew

10. This is _____ unique opportunity.

(a) an
(b) a
(c) the
(d) no article

11. He pulled _____ boy by _____ ear.

(a) a, a
(b) a, an
(c) the, the
(d) an, a

12. Babu is meritorious, here the word 'meritorious' is _____.

(a) an adjective
(b) a conjunction
(c) an adverb
(d) a pronoun

13. 'Out and out' means _____.

(a) outside
(b) thoroughly
(c) to the last
(d) not at all

14. The indirect speech of: He said to me "Which book do you want"?

(a) He said to me which book he wanted.
(b) He asked me which book I wanted.
(c) He asked me the book I wanted.
(d) None of these

15. The passive voice of the sentence "I don't like idle people" is _____.

(a) I am not liked by the idle people.
(b) Idle people are not like by me.
(c) Idle people are not liked by me.
(d) Idle people are not of my liking.

CB 2018-19 Set 1

Make the right choice to complete the sentences:

01. The new teacher spoke so softly _____ we had to ask her to speak louder.

(a) and
(b) that
(c) what
(d) who

02. I will not sing the song _____ you sing it with me.

(a) unless
(b) because
(c) lest
(d) for

03. These handkerchiefs are _____. Don't mix them up with _____.

(a) my, her
(b) mine, hers
(c) I, she
(d) me, her's

04. Without the right software I'm afraid you can't _____ that particular programme.

(a) reach
(b) access
(c) obtain
(d) find

05. Remember that this happened first and was _____ to the episode that happened afterwards.

(a) before
(b) since
(c) prior
(d) previous

06. The active voice of 'It has to be done by me' is _____.

(a) I must do it
(b) I should it
(c) I must have done it
(d) I have to do it

07. Ocean currents are responsible for _____ around the planet Earth.

(a) to the water
(b) the movement of water
(c) have moved water
(d) having moved

08. Life to death as pleasure is to _____.

(a) poverty
(b) suffering
(c) anguish
(d) pain

09. The influence of diverse branches of science _____.

(a) have captured widespread attention
(b) has captured widespread attention
(c) have had captured widespread attention
(d) has had captured widespread attention

10. 'Hibernation' is close in meaning to _____.

(a) sluggishness
(b) democracy
(c) liveliness
(d) dormancy

11. The word 'indigenous' means _____.

(a) alien
(b) foreign
(c) exotic
(d) native

12. 'Please come to the point. Don't _____.

(a) beat about the bush
(b) bite about the bush
(c) built a castile in the air
(d) cut me to the quick

13. We all long _____ happiness, _____ we?

(a) for, aren't
(b) by, don't
(c) for, do
(d) for, don't

14. Receiving 'hush money' is a crime. Here 'hush money' refers to _____.

(a) quiet money
(b) quite money
(c) money given/taken as bribe
(d) silent money

15. Two-thirds of the city _____.

(a) have been inundated
(b) has been inundated
(c) have inundated
(d) has inundated

CB 2019-20 Set 1

01. "Where _____ is the best place to park a car around here?" "I'm sorry. I don't know."

(a) are you suppose
(b) do you suppose
(c) supposedly
(d) you suppose

02. Every child must _____ and respect other cultures.

(a) acquaint to
(b) get acquaint with
(c) be acquainted with
(d) getting acquainted with

03. Industrialization has been responsible for _____ most radical of the environmental changes caused by humans.

(a) a
(c) some to which
(b) the
(d) which are

04. In many areas the slope and topography of the land _____ excessive rainfall to run off into a natural outlet.

(a) neither permit
(b) without permitting
(c) nor permitting
(d) do not permit

05. They thought that he was guilty _____ racial discrimination.

(a) in
(b) with
(c) of
(d) for

06. Do you enjoy _____ football matches on TV?

(a) watching
(b) to watch
(c) having watched
(d) for watching

07. One of the major _____ load shedding.

(a) problems are
(b) problems is
(c) problem be
(d) problem is

08. You had better _____ harder, or you will fail the test

(a) studied
(b) to study
(c) study
(d) be studying

09. The antonym of 'industrious' is _____.

(a) stupid
(b) harsh
(c) indolent
(d) undecided

10. The marriage ceremony _____ the guests were going to the feast.

(a) was over
(b) as over
(c) has been over
(d) being over

11. _____ heavy rainfall, there were more than fifty thousand fans at the football game.

(a) Despite with
(b) In spite with
(c) Despite of
(d) Despite

12. The outdoor concert was _____ due to bad weather.

(a) called off
(b) called in
(c) called at
(d) called on

13. We _____ a test when the lights went out.

(a) were doing
(b) have done
(c) are doing
(d) do

14. The book _____ is not in the library.

(a) that I need it
(b) I need it
(c) which I need it
(d) I need

15. "Modern printing equipment quickly turns out duplicate copies of textual and pictorial matter". Which of the following words best fits the underlined word?

(a) identical
(c) illustrated
(b) excessive
(d) legible

CB 2019-20 Set 2

01. By the time we get to the airport, the plane will have _____.

(a) taken out
(b) taken off
(c) taken in
(d) taken of

02. The adjective of the word "heart" is _____.

(a) hurt
(b) heartening
(c) hearten
(d) heartfully

03. He asked me _____ sheep were there in the field.

(a) how many
(b) what a lot of
(c) what great number of
(d) how much

04. You should not run _____ debt.

(a) in
(b) into
(c) to
(d) with

05. New words are constantly being invented _____ new objects and concepts.

(a) to describe
(b) a description of
(c) they describe
(d) describe

06. "Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the overwhelming majority are dormant". Which of the following words best fits the underlined word?

(a) unpredictable
(c) inactive
(b) minor
(d) uncharted

07. The antonym of the word 'frugal' is _____.

(a) economical
(b) spendthrift
(c) meticulous
(d) economic

08. He will explain it to you when he _____ back.

(a) comes
(b) came
(c) will have come
(d) would come

09. My sister had lived in France for two years and my niece _____ there.

(a) borned
(b) born
(c) was borned
(d) was born

10. Let's go on a picnic, _____?

(a) shall we
(b) won't you
(c) isn't it
(d) did we

11. I don't know where _____ so early in the morning.

(a) could he go
(b) could he have gone
(c) he could have gone
(d) did he go

12. "You are welcome to order the goods now." "But payment should be made _____.

(a) for advance
(b) advancing
(c) to advance
(d) in advance

13. "It is not very cold. I don't think we need these big jackets." "I don't think so _____."

(a) anyway
(b) neither
(c) either
(d) too

14. Total colour blindness, _____, is the result of a defect in the retina.

(a) a rare condition that
(b) that a rare condition
(c) is a rare condition
(d) a rare condition

15. If I knew the answer, _____ tell you.

(a) I can
(b) I had
(c) I'd
(d) I'll

CB 2020-21 Set 1

01. It was not until she arrived in class realized _____ she had forgotten her book.

(a) that she
(b) when she
(c) she
(d) and she

02. Mary didn't do well in the class because _____.

(a) she studied had
(b) she was a badly student
(c) she studied badly
(d) she succeeded to study properly

03. The synonym of 'sluggish' is _____.

(a) dull
(b) animated
(c) slow
(d) boring

04. Climatologists _____ that midway through next century, temperatures may have risen t much as 4°.

(a) think
(b) propose
(c) believe
(d) pred

05. Reading books _____ an impressive habit.

(a) are
(b) is
(c) have
(d) were

06. The frown on the man's face showed that he displeased. Here, 'frown' can be replaced by _____.

(a) look of fear
(b) look of delight
(c) look of anger
(d) look of surprise

07. Mita Haq's death is an _____ for the country.

(a) irrepairable loos
(b) irrepairable loose
(c) irrepairable loss
(d) irrepairable lose

08. I did not have _____ luggage, just two small bags.

(a) little
(b) many
(c) much
(d) few

09. Without the right software, I'm afraid you can _____ that particular programme.

(a) reach
(b) access
(c) obtain
(d) find

10. The synonym of 'emancipate' is _____.

(a) neglect
(b) bondage
(c) to set free from restraint or bondage
(d) to bondage

11. By whom _____?

(a) the glass was broken
(b) did the glass break
(c) was the glass broken
(d) was the glass break

12. We insist on _____ leaving the room.

(a) your
(b) you
(c) yours
(d) to you

13. Unemployment is an impediment _____ our national development.

(a) at
(b) for
(c) of
(d) to

14. Are you confident _____ your performance?

(a) by
(b) of
(c) on
(d) none of this

15. The facilities of the new Covid hospital _____.

(a) is as good or better than the old hospital
(b) are as good or better than the old hospital
(c) are as good as or better than those of the old hospital
(d) are as good or better than those of the old hospital

CB 2020-21 Set 2

01. 'Look down upon' means _____.

(a) love
(b) hate
(c) respect
(d) neglect

02. The naughty boy talks as if he _____.

(a) knows everything
(b) know everything
(c) knew everything
(d) had known everything

03. The synonym of 'pamphlet' is _____.

(a) opening
(b) censor
(c) pester
(d) brochure

04. The girls _____ reprimanded for roller-skates _____ the road.

(a) are/up
(b) were/on
(c) was/around
(d) is/along

05. The girl takes _____ her mother.

(a) after
(b) about
(c) to
(d) on

06. Did he know _____?

(a) when Mr. Khan will arrive at the airport
(b) when Mr. Khan would arrive at the airport
(c) when will Mr. Khan arrive at the airport
(d) when would Mr. Khan arrive at the airport

07. The expression 'take into account' means _____.

(a) counting numbers
(b) to consider
(c) to access
(d) to think seriously

08. All that glitters _____ not gold.

(a) are
(b) were
(c) make
(d) is

09. The correct sentence is _____.

(a) She took pictures and, I did so.
(b) She took pictures and, I did also.
(c) She took pictures, and so I did.
(d) She took pictures, and so did I.

10. The antonym of 'obnoxious' is _____.

(a) very dangerous
(b) very unpleasant
(c) very obedient
(d) very pleasant

11. People all over the world are starving _____.

(a) grater in numbers
(b) in more numbers
(c) in greater numbers
(d) more in numbers

12. During Covid-19 pandemic quite a few students are not _____ their studies.

(a) interested at and devoted for
(b) interested in and devoted to
(c) interested about and devoted in
(d) interested for and devoted at

13. His reply was not only prompt _____ complete.

(a) but
(b) as well as
(c) but also
(d) neither

14. One of the common _____ that girls are pursuing their higher studies now.

(a) phenomenon is
(b) phenomena is
(c) phenomena are
(d) phenomenons are

15. _____ we approached the house; we heard the sound of music.

(a) Though
(b) Then
(c) When
(d) Because

CB 2020-21 Set 3

01. _____ the danger that he might be injured, he bravely entered the burning house in order to save the younger.

(a) In spite
(b) Although
(c) Though
(d) Despite

02. Each of the students in the class has to type _____ own research paper this semester.

(a) his/her
(b) to their
(c) of his/her
(d) their

03. He heard the girl _____ in a melodious voice.

(a) sing
(b) singing
(c) to sing
(d) sing

04. The changes in Bangladesh _____.

(a) has occurred rapidly
(b) have been occurred fastly
(c) have occurred in rapid ways
(d) have occurred rapidly

05. I shall talk to you _____ telephone.

(a) over
(b) across
(c) by
(d) on

06. Mina said that no other vehicle could go _____.

(a) as fast like her vehicle
(b) so fast like her vehicle
(c) as fast as her vehicle
(d) so fastly as her vehicle

07. My neighbour didn't hesitate to cooperate with the pandemic-affected people, and _____.

(a) so I did
(b) so did I
(c) neither did I
(d) I didn't neither

08. Last week was _____ as this week.

(a) very hot
(b) hot
(c) as hot
(d) more hot

09. No sooner had he left _____ I came.

(a) where
(b) after
(c) before
(d) than

10. The synonym of 'homogenous' is _____.

(a) heterogeneous
(b) dissimilar
(c) unlike
(d) similar

11. The meaning of 'turn down' is _____.

(a) deny
(b) throw away
(c) refuse to consider
(d) expel

12. The correct question is_____.

(a) Do you know where does he live?
(b) Do you know where he lives?
(c) Do you know where lives he?
(d) Do you know where does he lives?

13. The antonym of 'opaque' is

(a) transparent
(b) not clear
(c) not hazy
(d) superb

14. She often visits her home town, ?

(a) doesn't she
(b) isn't she
(c) hasn't she
(d) didn't she

15. The master dispensed servant. the services of his

(a) of
(b) for
(c) with
(d) by

CB 2020-21 Set 4

01. The passive form of "Who broke the glass?" is _____.

(a) By whom the glass was broken
(b) By whom was the glass broken
(c) By whom did the glass broken
(d) By whom is the glass broken

02. He did not let me _____ guitar.

(a) to play
(b) playing
(c) play
(d) played

03. The traveller did not know how to swim _____.

(a) and neither I did
(b) and I did neither
(c) and I did not also
(d) and I did not either

04. We look forward _____ a response from you.

(a) to receiving
(b) receiving
(c) to-receive
(d) receive

05. She has _____.

(a) a ten-years-old son
(b) ten-year-old son
(c) a ten-year-old son
(d) a ten-year's-old son

06. Had not you studied hard, _____.

(a) you would have succeeded
(b) you would not have failed
(c) you would not have succeeded
(d) you would have been crowned with success

07. The lady died _____ cancer.

(a) from
(b) by
(c) to
(d) of

08. Instead of "tolerate", we can say _____.

(a) bear up
(b) bear on
(c) bear in
(d) bear with

09. He asked me _____.

(a) whether I have done the job the previous day.
(b) whether I had done the job yesterday.
(c) whether I had done the job the previous day.
(d) whether had I done the job the previous day.

10. If the rain continues, we shall have to call off the game. Here "call off" means _____.

(a) enjoy
(b) watch
(c) continue
(d) cancel

11. One of the _____ of today's meeting _____ pay rise.

(a) agendum / is
(b) agenda / are
(c) agendum / are
(d) agenda / is

12. He did not study hard; _____ he passed the examination.

(a) in case
(b) nevertheless
(c) and
(d) although

13. _____ some member's objections, I think we must go ahead with the original plan.

(a) Although
(b) Notwithstanding
(c) Though
(d) In spite

14. "To kick off" means _____.

(a) to stop
(b) to end
(c) to begin
(d) to kick

15. I wish I _____ enough time to work.

(a) have
(b) not have
(c) had
(d) have had

CB 2021-22 Set 2

01. "May I have some spaghetti?" "I really like eating _____."

(a) the spaghetti
(b) spaghetti
(c) a spaghetti
(d) an spaghetti

02. Upon _____ the hall, he found everyone waiting for him, _____ he?

(a) entering, don't
(b) entering, didn't
(c) enter, hadn't
(d) entrance, would

03. The father, along with his family and some neighbours, _____ a cleaning campaign.

(a) is going to start
(b) are going to start
(c) was going to started
(d) have going to start

04. He showed us two apartments, but we liked _____ of them.

(a) both
(b) neither
(c) either
(d) two

05. We _____ on time for the meeting the day before yesterday.

(a) arrive barely
(b) barely arrived
(c) have arrived barely
(d) could arrive barely

06. If I hadn't missed that plane, I _____ dead now.

(a) was
(b) will be
(c) would have been
(d) had been

07. The farmers in the valley eat most of _____, they produce, and _____, they don't eat, they sell.

(a) which / anything
(b) that/something
(c) what/wherever
(d) how/whenever

08. The steam engine was _____ by James Watt.

(a) discovered
(b) created
(c) manufactured
(d) invented

09. This sort of situation will not be allowed to last _____ long.

(a) until
(b) for
(c) till
(d) up

10. She _____ her grandfather.

(a) takes in
(b) takes on
(c) takes to
(d) takes after

11. Get me a glass of water, _____?

(a) will you
(b) shall you
(c) would you
(d) won't you

12. A 'cock and bull story' is a _____.

(a) true story
(b) children's story
(c) a foolish story
(d) a story of animals

13. I shall forgive him if he _____ to me for his misconduct.

(a) pardons
(b) minimize
(c) apologizes
(d) punishes

14. Had she known about it, she _____ have stayed longer.

(a) would
(b) might
(c) may
(d) should

15. The man is so ill that he can _____ talk.

(a) quietly
(b) hardly
(c) rarely
(d) quickly

CB 2022-23 A Set 1

01. If I take a public bus, I'll get late, _____?

(a) isn't it
(b) is it
(c) won't I
(d) will I

02. If he told the truth, they _____ him.

(a) were forgiving
(b) would forgive
(c) had forgiven
(d) forgive

03. Hardly _____ I arrived at the airport _____ the plane took off.

(a) have/when
(b) had/than
(c) had/then
(d) had/when

04. No, I don't mind waiting at all, _____ it doesn't take you more than one hour.

(a) in spite of
(b) as long as
(c) even if
(d) until

05. The changes in the city have occurred _____.

(a) fastly
(b) swiftly
(c) rapidly
(d) hurriedly

06. I'll meet you again _____ the weekend.

(a) by
(b) on
(c) at
(d) for

07. _____if you see her this evening?

(a) Do you ask Nina to come to my party
(b) Will you ask Nisa to come to my party
(c) Does Nina come to my party
(d) Ask Nina to come to my party

08. We had better _____ trees in order to combat global warming.

(a) planted
(b) plating
(c) plant
(d) to plant

09. With a view to _____ Siman Bangladesh, we must _____ all stakeholders.

(a) build/empower
(b) building/power
(c) build up/empower
(d) building/empower

10. Having _____ lunch, I took a nap.

(a) had
(b) eating
(c) ate
(d) taking

11. While strolling in the park, I chanced to meet _____ European lady.

(a) one
(b) the
(c) an
(d) a

12. Ball-point pens require _____ than fountain pens do.

(a) the thicker the ink
(b) an ink and thicker
(c) the ink is thicker
(d) a thicker ink

13. One of the most damaging plant parasites is the stem eelworm. Here, the underlined word is closest in meaning to _____.

(a) harmful
(b) elegant
(c) versatile
(d) prevalent

14. If you get it off your chest, you will feel better. Here "get it off your chest" means _____.

(a) talk about it
(b) through it out
(c) hope for it
(d) forget it

15. Quite a few measures _____ to encourage people to wear face masks.

(a) has been taken
(b) have taken
(c) have been taken
(d) has been adopted

CB 2022-23 Set 2

01. You have two children _____.

(a) are you
(b) aren't you
(c) do you
(d) don't you

02. If we hadn't lost our way, _____.

(a) we have arrived earlier
(b) we arrived earlier
(c) we will have arrived earlier
(d) we would have arrived earlier

03. My cousin didn't make a noise in the classroom and _____.

(a) neither did I
(b) neither I did
(c) I didn't neither
(d) so did I

04. I'd rather have a room of my own _____ small it is, than share a room with a total stranger.

(a) as long as
(b) however
(c) whatever
(d) because of

05. The weather was _____ than she had expected.

(a) worser
(b) worst
(c) worse
(d) the worst

06. There is a very clear relationship _____ education and social success.

(a) about
(b) in
(c) between
(d) of

07. The orphan said that _____.

(a) he had met an accident the previous day
(b) he has met an accident the previous day
(c) he had been met an accident the previous day
(d) he met an accident the previous day

08. The doctor suggested that his patient _____.

(a) stops smoking
(b) stop to smoke
(c) should stop to smoke
(d) stop smoking

09. Education _____ our mind and _____ our sensibility.

(a) trains/contributes
(b) attracts/refines
(c) broadens/impresses
(d) ennobles/refines

10. I'm sure I _____ him three years ago.

(a) have been
(b) will see
(c) saw
(d) am seeing

11. _____ earthquake can be devastating if you don't take _____ necessary precautions.

(a) The/x
(b) Some/any
(c) Any/a
(d) An/the

12. _____ of the two neighbours _____ guilty.

(a) Either; are
(b) Neither, is
(c) Any; is
(d) None; is

13. In mathematics the term "solid" describes a geometric figure with three dimensions. Here, the underlined word is closest in meaning to _____.

(a) angle
(b) shape
(c) triangle
(d) equation

14. The students really do seem to look up to their teacher. Here, look up to' means _____.

(a) find
(b) admire
(c) relate
(d) listen to

15. His master _____ angry with him even when he is late.

(a) was never being
(b) is never being
(c) was never
(d) is never

CB 2023-24 Set 1

01. The doctor suggested that his patient who is suffering from _____ dengue this medicine.

(a) take
(b) takes
(c) not takes
(d) took

2. _____ the year 2009 and 2014, I was a student of the University of Chittagong.

(a) From
(b) Since
(c) Between
(d) Both

03. Global warming _____ by emissions of greenhouse gas.

(a) caused
(b) is occurred
(c) is caused
(d) has caused

04. Rana gave up _____ football when he became injured.

(a) play
(b) playing
(c) to play
(d) played

05. The candles have been blown _____ by the wind.

(a) out
(b) away
(c) of
(d) up

06. Dhaka has become one of the _____ cities in Asia.

(a) busy
(b) more busy
(c) busiest
(d) most busiest

07. If I hadn't studied hard, I _____ the admission test.

(a) wouldn't pass
(b) couldn't pass
(c) wouldn't have failed
(d) wouldn't have passed

08. The candidate is _____ nervous to speak.

(a) very
(b) extremely
(c) less
(d) too

09. It was evident that the damage was very serious. The underlined word can be replaced by:

(a) obvious
(b) uncertain
(c) invisible
(d) hidden

10. In response to your advertisement _____ in the Daily Star, I would like to apply for one of the positions.

(a) published
(b) which published
(c) was published
(d) publish

11. Which word is incorrectly spelt?

(a) headache
(b) miser
(c) recommend
(d) resteurant

12. The director said that he _____.

(a) knew me for a decade
(b) had known me for a decade
(c) has known me for a decade
(d) has to know me for a decade

13. I need some books, _____?

(a) needn't I
(b) need I
(c) don't I
(d) won't I

14. Climatologists are of the view that afforestation can protect us _____.

(a) from destroyed
(b) from having destroyed
(c) for being destroyed
(d) from being destroyed

15. Neither Mily nor Lily _____ qualified for the job.

(a) are
(b) is
(c) have
(d) has