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3.Tea is a drink. It is also (a) ___
refreshing drink. The preparation of tea
is a long but (b) ____ interesting
process. (c) ____ water is first boiled in
(d) ___ kettle and (e) ___ desired
quantity of (f) ____ tea dust is put in it.
After (g) ____ few minutes (h) ___
boiled leaves are separated from (i)
___ liquor. Then the liquor is poured
into (j) ___ cup and some milk and
sugar are mixed with it.
5.(a) — Morning walk is a good
habit for all classes of people. It is
(b) — simple exercise and good for
health and (c) — mentality. In the
morning, (d) — air is fresh and free
from any kind of noise and pollution.
This pure (e) ___ environment
makes an effect on (f) — walkers’
health and mind, when (g) —— man
enjoys h) — beauties and solemnity
of (i) — nature in (j) — morning.
6.A brilliant student is (a) ____ asset.
One day he may be (b) ___ engineer or
(c) ___ M.B.B.S doctor. He makes (d)
____ best use of his time. he makes a
proper division of his time and does his
duties accordingly. He knows that youth
is (e) ___ golden period of (f) ____ life.
He has (g) ___ aim in life. He knows
that (h) ____ life without (i) _____ aim
is like (j) ____ ship without a rudder.
16th December is (a)___ red letter day
in the history of Bangladesh. On this day we
achieved (b)___freedom through (c)___ long,
bloody battle. (d)___ new nation named
Bangladesh came into (e)___ being and made
a place in (f)___ world map as (g)___
independent country. Every year this day is
celebrated in (h)___ enthusiastic atmosphere.
We remember (i)___ great sacrifice of our
heroic sons who died for this country. We
also pay (j)___ great tribute to them.
9.The
10.(a) ____ honest boy is he who never
tells a lie. He carries out (b) ___ orders
of his parents. He has (c) _____ aim in
life. He develops (d) ____ attitude to
serve his nation. He is (e) ____ active
worker who upholds (f) ____ interest of
his nation above everything. He thinks
that he has (g) ____ role to play in all
matters. We cordially expect such (h)
___ boy to change (i) ___ selfish motive
of (j) ___ people.
12.(a) ---------- idle man and (b) ---------active man cannot be equal. We know (c)
---------- story of (d) ---------- ant and (e) --------- grasshopper. (f) ---------- ant was
industrious. One the other hand, the
grasshopper was really (g) ---------- lazy.
The ant knew that (h) ---------industrious shine. On (i) ---------contrary, (j) ---------- lazy suffer in life.
17.Though newspaper is not always (a)
____ unmixed blessing, it is (b) — most
useful thing in our life. We rarely think of (c)
— day without reading (d) — newspaper.
Reading newspaper is one of (e) — good
habits of a man. We shall be like (f) ____
frog in a dark well if we neglect developing
this habit. However, some people prefer (g)
— electronic media to reading (h) —
newspaper. But (i) _____ newspaper offers
more to its readers than (j) ____ electronic
media.
18.Bangladesh is a land of (a) ____ scenic
beauty. (b) ____ land, (c) ____ rivers and the
forests are (d) ____ sources of this beauty.
Geographically Bangladesh can be divided into
four regions. In many places there are a lot of
amazing beautiful spots. There are many
historical places also. For this reason, (e) ___
tourism business can flourish here. (f) ____ wild
animals of (g) _____ Sundarbans are also (h)
____ great asset. Tourism can play (i) ____ vital
role in national economy. But it is till in its tender
age. So, we have to cross (j) ____ long way.
21.Long long ago (a) ___ mirror was found
in (b) ____ paddy field by (c) ____ old
farmer. Neither this farmer nor anybody else
in (d) __ area had ever seen a mirror. So,
when (e) ____ farmer looked into (f) ____
mirror, he was surprised to see (g) ___ man
looking straight at him. Now, (h) ____
farmet closely (i) ___ resembled his father
who had died many years ago. He thought
that it was his father (j) ___ inside it and
saluted him with love and respect.
22.Under the Greenwood tree’ is (a) -----------song derived from “As you like it,” (b) ----------- comedy by William Shakespeare. In this
song (c) ------------ writer’s love of nature has
found (d) ------------ eloquent expression, as
has as (e) ------------ undertone, his deep
concern for (f) ------------ limitations of (g) ----------- human society. In the forest (h) ----------- only enemy of man is bitter winter and
rough weather. The forest is the place for one
who is content with (i) ------------ small
pleasures of life and has (j) ------------ little
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24.Bangladesh is (a) _____ world’s most densely
populated country. Our development efforts are
frustrated because of (b) _____ great size of our
population. (c) ____ population explosion is (d)
_____ constant threat to our environment and (e)
— society. Here population is growing at such (f)
high rate that (g) _____ environment may soon
fail to supply (h) _____ people with their minimum
necessities. It is indeed (i) ____ alarming
situation. Something should be done to change (j)
____ situation.
27.Socrates believed that (a) ____ angry man
was more of (b) ____ beast than human being.
He had a wife who used to lose her temper on
(c) ___ slightest excuse. One day (d) ____
woman got more furious and began to insult him.
He went out and sat on the door step of his (e)
___ house. He looked out on the public (f) ____
street. The wife found that he was paying (g)
____ least heed to her. So she began to pour hot
water on (h) ____ head of Socrates. The
passers by were very amused at (i) ____
incident. They had not seen such (j) ____
incident before.
25.Patriotism
is a noble (a)___ virtue. It
inspires (b)___ man to shed his blood for
his (c)___ country. (d)___ man without
patriotism is no better than (e)___ beast.
A true patriot is honored by (f)___ all.
He thinks for (g)___ welfare of his
country. On (h)___ other hand, (i)___
unpatriotic man thinks only of his own
interest.
Those
who
died
for
(j)___country are true patriots.
28.I live in (a) ------------- Jigatola near
(b) ------------- Rifles Square. When I
was (c) ------------- student of (d) ------------ Dhaka University, I stayed at Wan
in (e) ------------- old Dhaka. Actually, it
was in (1) ------------- Bonogram Lane
that originates from (g) ------------- BCC
Road which is a branch of (h) -----------Renkin
Street.
(i)
------------Bangabhaban and (j) ------------- Baidha
Garden are adjacent to this area.
30.Newspaper plays (a) ____ important role
in our society. It is (b) ____ most useful
thing in our modern life. We cannot think of
(c) ____ day without it. To read newspaper
is (d) — good habit. (e) — more we read
newspaper (f) ____ more we can acquire
knowledge. If we don’t read it, we shall be
(g) — frogs in (h) ____ dark well. It is (i)
looking glass of (j) — modern world.
35.Cellular radio telephone, also called cellular
telephone or cell phone provides voice telephone and
other service to (a) ___ mobile users. Cellular telephone
primarily operate like portable or cordless telephone.
However, unlike conventional wire-based cordless
phones, cell phones are completely Portable and do not
require (b) ___ jack to access (c) ___ wire-based
networks operated by local telephone companies. (d)
____ new generation of services for cell phones include
video conferencing and (e) ____ internet access with (f)
_____ ability to send e-mail. Cellular telephone have
become very popular with (g) ___ professionals and (h)
_____ consumers as (i) ____ way to communicate
easily. It has been (j) ___ alternative to conventional
wire-based services.
42.An angry man is not liked (a) —
even by (b) — idiot. There is difference
between the educated and (c) —
uneducated. An educated (d) ____
person should come forward to educate
(e) ____ uneducated. On the other
hand (f) — rich man should have (g) —
sympathy for (h) ____ poor there is
difference between (i) — poor man and
(j) — rich man.
It is true that teaching is a noble profession. But it
is not easy to be (a) ---------- good teacher. A good
teacher has to learn and practise (b) ---------- lot of
things. He walks about (c) ---------- class, uses his
eyes, hands and arms as (d) ---------- means of
communication with his students. It is not true that
(e) ---------- good teacher has to act well on (f) --------- theatrical stage. He is not (g) ---------- actor in that
sense. (h) ---------- teacher actor is quite different
from (i) ---------- stage actor and again a primary
school teacher is not similar to (j) ---------university teacher.
34.We live on (a) ___ ground floor of (b)
____ old house on (c) ___ river
Kirtankhola. We are very much afraid of
(d) ___ burglars and always lock up (e)
___ house very carefully before we go
to (f) ____ bed. We also take (g) ___
precaution of looking under (h) ___ bed
to see if (f) ___ burglar is hiding there.
We know modern burglars do not hide
under beds, but we go on looking just
(j) ___ same.
33.Childhood or boyhood is (a) ____ man’s
formative period. During this period (b) ___
child receives training from its mother. (c)
___ mother’s tender heart always looks to
(d) ____ welfare and well being of (e) ____
child. If during this period (f) ____ mother
tries to bring (g) ____ child up carefully and
according to her (h) ___ best ideas, (i) ____
child is sure to grow with its superiors,
parents and teachers and love (j) ____ all
irrespective of caste, creed and colour.
39.
Today women are playing (a) ___ important
role in all spheres of (b) ____ life. They are
no longer confined within (c) ___ four walls
of the kitchens. They have come out of their
cocoons and are working hand in hand with
(d) ____ men. They are joining (e) ___ wide
range of professions and making a great (f)
____ contribution to the economy. Now it has
come to (g) ___ realisation of all that it is not
possible to develop the country keeping
women. (h) ___ large section of (i) ___
population, in (j) ___ dark.
45.(a) ___ ant is (b) ___ industrious
insect. Bees are also (c) ___
industrious insects. If we observe the
life of (d) ___ successful man, we will
find that he also (e) ___ industrious. (f)
___ industrious are appreciated by all.
On the other hand, (g) ____ idle are
dislike by all. So, industry is (h) ____
must to prosper in (i) ___ life. We all
know that industry is the key to success
and laziness leads us to (j) ___
46.You must have heard (a) ___ name of
Kazi Nazrul Islam. He is our national poet.
He is known as (b) ___ rebel poet. He was
born in (c) ____ poor family. He passed his
boyhood in great hardship. When (d) ___
First World War broke out, broke out, he
joined (e) ___ army. After (f) ___ war, he
began to write poems. He is called (h) ___
Shelley of Bengali literature, His poems and
songs inspired (i) ___ Bangalees in (j) ___
War of Liberation.