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article. Put a cross(x) in those blanks.
1, Money can’t bring a)_____ happiness in the world. It is true that money is b)_____ most important necessity in
everyday life. Everything is necessary in man’s life for happiness. But happiness is absolutely c)___ psychological
thing. It is d)____ name of e)___ feeling. It means f)___ contentment. One who is satisfied with what one gets and
contented with one’s life is g)____ happy man. Happiness can’t be bought with h)____ money. Everybody will
admit that i)____ money has undoubtedly nothing to do for bringing j)____ happiness.

2. We know a)____ man is b)____ rational creature. It is c)___ rationality in him which makes him d)___ different
species. He can differentiate between e)___ right and f)____ wrong. This is why g)___ man is considered h)___ best
creation of i)___ Creator of j)____ universe.

3. In a)____ twenty-first century b)___number of undesirable practices have emerged as mobile phone usage
spreads into everyday life. In c)____ workplace, employers report that many members of their staff use d)___
individually owned mobile phone to socialize during work hours. It results in e)___ loss of productive work time
and effort. In social settings, people comment that they are irritated by f)___ intrusion of mobile phone
conversations in g)___ restaurants, theatres and other public venues. Another worrying trend is that face to face
social interaction seems to have been taken over by h)____ mobile phone devices. For example, i)___ analysis of
j)____ survey of 2000 teenagers reveals that 93 percent of the youth terminal friendships just by sending voice mail
or a text message.

4. Mr. Bright is a)____ European. As he is b)____ Englishman, he knows c)____ English well. He is d)____
honorable to everyone though he is e)___ one-eyed man. One day having f) ____ SOS, he went to g)____ USA. His
brother Johnson, living there, joined h)____ Army last year. He is i)___ younger of the two brothers. When Bright
met his brother, he could not but shed j)___ tears.

5. George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856. Essentially shy, he created (a) ______ persona of G.B.S.
(b)______ showman, satirist, controversialist, critic, pundit, wit, intellectual buffoon and c)______ dramatist.
d)____ commentators, brought e)____ new adjective into English: Shavian, f)_____ term used to embody all his
brilliant qualities. After his arrival in London in 1876, he became (g) ______ active socialist and (h) ____ brilliant
platform speaker. He undertook his own education at (i) _____ British Museum and consequently became keenly
interested in (j) _____cultural subjects.

6. A library is (a)____part and parcel of (b) ____ educational institution. It is (c) ____ unique place where books of
different subjects are kept for (d) ____ reading. It enables (e) ____ readers to read books of their choice that creates
(f) ____ enthusiasm for learning. Students should pay (g) ____ visit to (h) ____ library regularly. They can borrow
books for (i) ____certain period and return them after (j) ____ given time.

7. Over (a) _____ years, technology has revolutionized our perspective of b) _____world. Technology has created
(c) _____ amazing tools and resources, putting each person’s (d) _____most useful information at their fingertips.
Modern technology has made it possible for (e) _____ discovery of many functional and utility devices like the
smart watch and (f) _____ Smartphone. With all of these revolutions, technology has also made our lives easier,
faster, better and more fun. Every human who lives in the western world has experienced, how (g) _____technology
has changed their lives. You might not encompass (h) ___ massive change because technology made (i)____ gradual
transformation in our lives. (j) ____future of technology is even more interesting than what is happening right now.
8. (a) ______ migration of birds is (b) ______ regular phenomenon. There is no certain explanation of the reason of
birds' migration. With (c) ______advent of cold weather, birds start migrating. Some experts think that there is (d)
______ relationship between (e) ______ change in (f) ______ climate and (g) ______breeding instinct of birds.
There is an idea that (h) ______ birds start migration and put (i) ______ end exactly the same day each year. But it
is (j) ______ wrong idea.

9. The Rohingya people are a)_____ Muslim minority group residing in b)____ western state of Rakhine, Myanmar,
formerly known as Arakan. The religion of this ethnic group is c)____ variation of d)____ Sunni religion. The
Rohingya people considered “stateless entities”, as the Myanmar government does not recognize them as e)____
ethnic group. Thus, they lack f)____ legal protection from the Government of Myanmar, and face strong hostility in
the country. The Rohingya people have been described as one of the most persecuted people on g)____ earth. In
August 2017, violence erupted in Rakhine State in Myanmar, and more than half h)___ million people fled to
Bangladesh, triggering one of i)____ fastest growing humanitarian crises in the world. Everything possible must be
done to state guard j)___ rights of all affected by this crisis.

10. Freedom is (a)______ eternal desire of man. (b) ______ spirit of revolution emerges from this desire. This very
spirit inspires (c) ______ man to achieve his freedom. We are the inhabitants of (d) _____independent Bangladesh.
But it was not free in (e) _____past. Bangladesh lost her independence in (f) _____ different phases of g) _____
history. At last, Bangladesh became free in 1971 from (h)______ then Pakistan rulers after (i)____ fierce fighting.
Now, it is our duty to make (j) _____ Liberation War meaningful by realizing its importance on our national life.

11. The Padma Bridge is (a) _______ under construction multipurpose road-rail bridge across (b) _______ Padma
River in Bangladesh. It will connect Louhajoing; Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur, linking (c)_____ south
west of the country, to northern and eastern regions. Padma Bridge is (d) _____most challenging construction
project in (e) _____history of Bangladesh. (f) ______ two- level steel truss bridge will carry (g) _____ four lane
highway on the upper level and a single track (h) _____ railway on a lower level. With 150m span, 6150m total
length and 18.10m width it is going to be the largest bridge in (i)___Padma Brahmaputra-Meghna river basins of the
country in (j)____ terms of both span and the total length.

12. The process of globalization obviously requires (a) _____ common language for international (b)
_____communication. For many different reasons, English has achieved (c) _____ prestige of being that (d) _____
language because it is (e) _____ international language. It is no longer (f) _____ unique possession of the British or
the American or other native speakers, but (g)____ language that belongs to (h) ____ world's people. This
phenomenon has led to (i) ____ bewildering variety of (j)____ English around us.

13. Education is (a) _____process by which our mind develops through formal learning at (b) _____ institution like
a school, college, or (c) _____ university. It is (d) _____ mental and intellectual training which provides (e) _____
opportunities of growth and helps to overcome (f) _____ obstacles to progress. Again, the purpose of education is to
enlighten (g) _____ individual and develop his/her capacity to h) _____ limit. It is also the business of education to
train (i) _____individuals to make j) _____ choices to go ahead. It ennobles our mind and refines our sensibility. It
also broadens our outlook and helps us become aware of our rights and responsibilities.

14. Truthfulness is (a) _____ greatest of all (b)____virtues which makes (c) ____ person nearly great. If we do not
cultivate (d) ____ habit of speaking (e) ____ truth, we cannot command (f)____confidence of others. The man
whom nobody believes can never be famous in life. It may be that we may succeed once or twice by telling
(g)_____ lie but it never brings about (h) ____good result. A lie never lies hidden. Today or tomorrow it comes to
light. Then i)____ real character of j)___ liar is revealed and nobody believes him.

15. Mosquito menace is one of (a) ______ most talked topics. (b) ______ fear and nuisance of mosquito is called
(c) ______ mosquito menace. For (d) ______ city dwellers it is (e) ______ constant nuisance. Particularly (f) ____
night, becomes more frightening when thousands of mosquitoes start singing around (g)____us. Even during day
times, we are not free from (h)____ attack of mosquitoes. To prevent (i)_____ nuisance caused by mosquitoes, we
have to be alert and work in (j) ____assorted efforts.
16. Mr. Samuel is man of versatile genius. He goes to (a) ____ church every Monday to teach music since he is an
artist of (b) ____ jazz. He is a great man. He can never hesitate to confess, when he is in (c) ____ wrong. He is a
citizen of (d) ____people's Republic of Bangladesh. He visits many places during (e) ____ fall. Of the places, he has
visited (f)____Congo very much. He likes (g) ____ English language very much. He also likes to watch English
movies. He goes to (h) ____ pictures every weekend. He shares every story with me in (i) ____nutshell. Last but not
(j) ____ least, he is also a very nice painter.

17. The process of learning may very well be compared to (a) _____ undertaking of a journey. The learner or the
student is (b) _____ journey-taker or traveler. Just as a traveler has to undergo all (c) _____ botherations of buying
his ticket, booking his baggage, showing up his ticket, taking care of things, boarding a train or a bus and suffering
every other item of (d) _____ tedious journey to reach his (e) _____ destination, so a learner has to manage his
learning affair himself. It is (f) _____ laborious process and no one can do (g) _____ labour for him and no one else
can undertake (h) _____ journey for another. There is no trick or magic in it. It cannot be acquired at second hand.
Just as a traveler, he can enquire here and there in case of doubt and difficulty. However, the journey is (i) _____
passenger’s own concern. In (j) _____ same way, learning is entirely the concern of the student or the learner.

18. 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.

19. Industry is (a) _____ key to success. (b) _____ industrious can prosper in life. (c) _____ man who does not
undertake (d)____ hard work can never go (e) ____ long way in (f) ___ world. Many (g) ____ man is not conscious
of (h)____ importance of (i)____ diligence for which they can’t reap (j) ____ benefit of success.

20. Rana is a student of Dhaka University living with his family in (a)____Manik Miah Avenue. But his uncle lives
in (b) _____ Mirpur Road. Rana passed (c) ____ HSC Examination two years ago. His only younger brother Rajib is
(d)____ HSC examinee this year who is a brilliant student too. From the point of view of their merit, they are of (e)
____ character. However, their uncle lives in (f)____ UK and at times he also stays in (g)____ America. Actually,
he has been living there for 18 long years and has been habituate to the foreign culture. As a result, he looks like (h)
____ English who can speak (i)____ English like (j) ____ English.

Answers

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