@...Dhaka University Admission Test Questions: English Unit– B (2003-04)...@ #Read the following passage and answer questions 1-5: Waiting is very annoying, exhausting, and time-consuming. Waiting to buy books at the college store is an example of a very long and tiresome task. I need to buy books and so does everyone else. This causes the lines to be very long. Most of the time I find myself leaning against the wall day dreaming. Sometimes I even leave this and hope to come back when the store isn't extremely busy. But that never works because everyone else seems to get the same idea. So I finally realize that I just have to wait. Another experience is waiting for a ride home from school or work. My ride always seems to be the last car to pull up in the parking lot. When I am Waiting for a ride, I wonder what it would be like to own a car or if I would ever make it home. Waiting in line at a fast-food restaurant is also annoying because, if it is fast, I shouldn't have to wait. But in reality it is never fast and I have to spend a good deal of my time to buy a burger or a chicken fry. By the time I am handed over the food. I feel hungrier, or sometimes I find my appetite totally gone. Anyway, I shouldn't complain, because waiting just seems to be a part of life, so I might as well accept it. 1. What could be the most appropriate title for the passage? A. A Bitter Experience B. The Reality of Life C. Waiting D. Consequences of Waiting. 2. How many examples does the writer use in the paragraph to support the main idea? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four. 3. Which of the following adjectives is not used to describe the main idea in the paragraph? A. Irritating B. Tiresome C. Time-consuming D. Annoying. 4. Which of the following information is probably true about the writer. A. He/ She has a car B. He/ She has a car, but doesn't know how to drive C. He/ She will soon own a car D. He/ She uses public transport. 5. Which of the following best describes the writer's attitude to waiting? A. Approving B. Disapproving C. Rational D. Irrational. 6. The word 'irrevocable' in the sentence, 'Lead poisoning in the city is causing irrevocable harm to our children' means- A. irrelevant B. irresistible C. irreparable D. irreplaceable. 7. Choose the appropriate preposition. He was angry -me for losing the book. A. upon B. at C. with D. for. 8. Choose the proper word. I would frown -that sort of snobbish attitude. A. against B. upon C. down D. with. 9. Choose the correct sentence. A. When there is chaos in society the economy of the country do not develop. B. The economy of the country will not develop if there is chaos in the society. C. Economic conditions does not improve when there is chaos in the society. D. The economy of the country will not be develop when there is chaos in the society. 10. According to Robert Herrick the daffodils haste away before -------. A. noon B. evening C. night D. morning. 11. The synonym of 'impromptu' is - A. extempore B. prepared C. improper D. direct. 12. The antonym of 'plaintiff' is - A. complainant B. defendant C. sorrowful D. witness. 13. Choose the correct option. Although he felt very …...., he smiled…….. A. angrily, friendly B. angry, friendly C. angrily, in a friendly D. angry, in a friendly way. 14. Choose the correct sentence. A. If I found a bag in the street, I will take it to the police B. If I found a bag in the street, I'd take it to the police C. If I found a bag in the street, I took it to the police D. If I found a bag in the street, I'll be taking it to the police. 15. Select the best option. The dog is barking. It -a terrible noise. A. makes B. made C. is making D. has made.