Complete the passage using suitable connectors.
1.
Almost all countries of the
world suffer from the curse of unemployment problem. (a) ….. nowhere in the
world this problem is so acute as in our
country. There are many reasons behind it. (b) …… our country is
industrially backward. (c) …… our system of education fails to give a student
an independent start of life. It has little provision for vocational training.
(d) ….. our students and youths have a false sense of dignity. (e) ….. they run
after jobs only.
2.
From my school days I heard a
lot about college life. (a) ….. I was eagerly waiting for that happy and
romantic college life. (b) ….. the cherished day came. It was the 26th October 1992 .
(c) …..I reached the college. I found the whole college campus crowded by lots
of young pupils. (d) ….. all of them were unknown to me, I felt very lonely.
(e) ….. I met one my school friends. I was relieved.
3.
(a) ….. discipline is the
secret of success in every sphere of life. A society in which there is no discipline
is rules of the game and do not obey the captain, they are sure to lose the
game. (c) ….. in our daily life we are to observe certain rues. (d)..… we go to
a market or to a shop to buy things or to a railway station, we have to form a
queue to get what we want. (e) ..... a student has to maintain discipline
strictly.
4.
Population problem is the
burning question of Bangladesh
5.
Like the people of all
professions, a teacher has got some duties to perform daily. He gets up early
in the morning and does his homework. (a) ….. he takes academic preparation. If
he an English teacher., he reads the text very well and makes notes on important
matters. (b) …..
It is time for school, he
starts for the school. In the classroom he tries his best to present everything
in a lucid and simple English. (c) ….. he supplies notes to the students. (d)
….. the off time he reads English newspaper, magazines etc. At school he does
various work and spends a busy time. At night he again reads books and takes a
good preparation. (e)….. a teacher passes his daily life.
6.
On the exam date of English
Paper I I got stuck up in almost a never ending traffic jam. (a) ….. I reached
the examination half an our late. When I entered the examination hall, the
invigilator gave me the answer script and the question paper. I filled up the
answer script. (b) …. I looked at the questions. (c) ….. all the questions were
common to me, I stared writing. But I could not write the full answer of any
question. (d) …. , I switched over to another question. (e) …. The same thing
happened.
7.
(a) ….. a student does not
lean his/her lessons properly, an examination is tough for him/her. (b) ….an
examination is easy if he/she takes proper preparation. The night before the
examination is not always joyous. Feelings, of course, differ from examinee to
examinee. (c) ….. , it is something like a bad dream. (d) ….. most of our
students are negligent. (e) ….. there is much hurry suspense and tension among
the students the night before the examination.
8.
Rural life and urban life have
many common sides. (a) ….. differences between them are greater. Rural people
do not have adequate educational and medical facilities. (b) ….. , they face
problems with their communication network. (c) ….., the urban people enjoy a
lot of educational and medical facilities. (d) ….. ,the people of cities and
towns enjoy a smooth and easy communication system. (e) ….. rural life is
deprived of modern facilities whereas urban life is as modern as enjoyable.
9.
Birds of Bangladesh Bangladesh
10.
(a) ….. our food problem is a
great problem for us. The solution of it is not easy at all. The scientific
method of cultivation can give better result in this regard. (b) ….. our
farmers must be educated must be educated and trained up properly. They should
be acquainted with modern farming (c) ….. co-operating farming. (d) …..
irrigation system is a must to grow more food. (e) ….. loans must be given to
the poor farmers on easy terms.
Fill in the blanks of the
following text with prepositions given in the box below.
1.
Plants and trees are
important elements (a) ….. our environment. They are absolutely necessary (b)
….. our existence (c) ….. this earth. They help (d) …… maintain the ecological
balance of the environment. It is admitted that (e) ….. maintain ecological
balance (f) ….. least 25% of the total land area of a country should be forests.
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Kamal is a good boy. He
gets (a) ….. early (b) …. the morning. He performs his duty (c) …. Time.
Everyday he goes (d) …. School. He listens (e) ….. his teachers. He deals well
(f) …. His friends.
3.
A citizen enjoys a lot of
rights (a) ….. times of peace. But sometimes he has to give (b) …… some of his
rights and privileges voluntarily in order to keep the independence of his
country secure. When his country is (c) ….. war his only duty is (d) ….. switch
(e) ….. all his efforts (f) ….. the defense of his country.
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The secret of success in
life lies (a) ….. the proper use of time. Many of us are opt (b) ….. forget
that every moment is precious. We do not know when we shall be called (c) …..
from this world by death. During this limited period we have (d) ….build (e)
….. our body and mind and apply them (f) ….. useful activities.
5.
It was the middle (a) ….
April. The afternoon sun shone brightly (b) ….. the village Ravelope. The air
was fresh and warm. The villagers were (c) …… of their cottages. They were (d)
….. the park enjoying the sunny spring afternoon. A man walked (e) ….. the
park. He was lean and thin and had a pale face. He had a bag hung (f) ….. his
shoulder.
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One day some boys were
playing by a pond. All (a) …. A sudden, they saw some frogs were swimming in
it. They started throwing stones (b) ….. them. Two or frogs died (c) ….. it.
One senior frog holding its head (d) …. Said, “Please stop this cruel act of
yours.” The boys said, “We are playing a game. We will not stop.” “What is a
game for you is a cause (e) ….. death (f) ….. us,” said the frog.
7.
Population growth is one
(a) ….. the causes (b) ….. the world’s environmental problems. Although the
growth rate (c) ….. the world’s population has slowed slightly since the 1999s,
still it increases (d) ….. 77 million human beings each year. (e) ….. the
increasing number of people, destruction of habitats and the use (f) …..
additional natural resources are gradually increasing.
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Everyone desires (a) …..
wealth. But a few attain it. Some people hanker (b) ….. riches. Some are
content (c) …. What they have. True happiness lies (d) …. Contentment. It is
high time we gave (e) ….. the habit (f) ….. covetousness.
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We should not hanker (a)
….. money. We also should remember that money is the root (b) ….. all evils.
But this should not mean that we can survive (c) …. Money. We should have
dignity (d) ….. earning money. Money (e) …. Any cost should not be our target.
We have to be aware (f) …. The proper use of money.
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We know, malaria is
carried (a) ….. one kind of mosquito. If a man has malaria and a mosquito bites
him, it carries (b) …. Some germs of this disease. If this mosquito then bites
a healthy man, the germs may get (c) ….. his blood and he may get malaria. Mosquitoes
lay eggs (d) ….. standing water. So we must take a fight (e) ….. mosquitoes to
keep us safe (f) ….. malaria.
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An honest man is true (a)
….. his word. He does not deviate (b) ….. the path (c) ….. honesty. He knows
that true happiness consists (d) …. Honesty. So, he does not fall victim (e)
….. greed. He does not hanker (f) ….. money, too.
12.
The result (a) ….. honesty
is beyond description. It results (b) ….. peace. On the other hand, misery
results (c) ….. vice. So we should abstain (d) ….. evil deeds. Evil deeds bring
(e) ….. ruin. Moreover, people live (f) …. good deed.
13.
A poor man suffers (a) …..
many things. He is deprived (c) ….. the basic needs. But he is contented (d)
….. what he has. He does not run (e) …..
wealth. His attitude (f) …. Life is very simple.
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