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Tea is (a) -------------- good drink. A cup of (b) -------------- tea removes tiredness. It is (c) --------------- preventive to malaria.
But tea is not free from abuse. (d) -------------- excessive drinking of tea is very harmful. If (e) -------------- person drinks tea
regularly, it becomes (f) -------------- habit for him.
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(a) ------------- milkman is (b) --------------- person who sells (c) ------------- milk. He is not (d) -------------- solvent person. He
carries his milk in (e) --------------- earthen pot. He is (f) ---------------- useful person to us.
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(a) ------------ farmer in our country is (b) -------------- insolvent man. He is (c) -------------- unlettered person. He is deprived of
(d) -------------- three R’s. He plays (e) ---------------- important role in (f) ----------------- growth of our economy.
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A soldier fights for his own (a) ---------------- country. He places (b) ----------------- interest of his country above everything. At
(c) -------------- cost of his own (d) ---------------- life he tries to save (e) ----------------- independence of his dear motherland.
He tries to keep (f) ---------------- flag of his country above everything.
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In our country (a) -------------- muddy road is (b) ---------------- common sight in (c) ---------------- rainy (d) -------------- season.
When it rains, (e) --------------- dust melts and changes into (f) ---------------- mud.
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(a) ---------------- few days back (b) ------------------- honourable man paid (c) ------------------ visit to our (d) ---------------- area.
(e) --------------- platform was built in (f) ------------------ open field.
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There lived a poor (a) -------------- man named Suruj Ali. He was (b) -------------- honest man. He would look after (c)
-----------large mango garden. (d) ---------------- owner of the garden was a rich man. During (e) ---------------- summer season
some of his friends paid (f) ----------------- visit to his home.
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Makkah is (a) ----------------- ancient city. The first (b) ----------------- mosque of (c) ----------------- world was built there.
Hazrat Ibrahim built it. It is known as (d) ---------------- Kaba Mosque. Many days have passed away. Suddenly (e) --------------
hole was found in (f) ----------------- wall.
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Our grandfather told us (a) -------------- interesting story about (b) ------------- boy called Paulo. (c) ------------- boy lived in
Brazil. One day he saw (d) ------------- strange bird in his (e) --------------- garden. The bird gave Paulo (f) ------------- big bean.
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Hazi Mohsin was born in Hoogly in (a) ------------ year of 1732. His father was (b) ----------- wealthy person. He inherited a
vast (c) ------------ property. He was very kind to (d) ------------- poor. He spent (e) ---------- lot of money for (f) ----------- poor.
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Mina is (a) -------------- bright student. She is an honours (b) -------------- student. She reads in (c) -------------- Dhaka
University. Everyday she goes to (d) -------------- university. She is (e) -------------- active girl.
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The Quran is a holy (a) -------------- book. It is (b) -------------- guide book for (c) ----------------- Muslims. It is (d) --------------
complete code of (e) ---------------- life for all. (e) -------------- impure man cannot touch it.
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There lived (a) ---------------- illiterate man in a certain (b) ---------------- village. The villagers were not so well off. But they
lived in (c) ---------------- enchantment. (d) ------------------ enchanter was (e) ------------------ illiterate man. He could tell fine
stories. He was (e) ---------------- man of about sixty. Compiled by *Neil Russel Sohar*
14) Use articles when necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed.
(a) ------------- Sangsad Bhaban of Bangladesh is situated at (b) ---------------- Sher-E-Bangla Nagar. It is (b) --------------
wonder of modern architecture and technology. It is one of (c) -------------- largest buildings in (d) -------------- world. It was
designed by (e) ----------------- famous architect Louis I Kahn.
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The Taj Mahal is surrounded by a beautiful (a) ---------------- garden. There is (b) ---------------- long pool before the building.
One can see (c) ----------------- beauty of (d) ----------------- Taj in its reflection in (e) ---------------- pool water. Visitors come
to see this wonderful building at different times of (f) ----------------- day since it assumes different looks at different times.
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(a) ------------ ordinary garment worker in our country leads (b) ------------ very poor life. She goes to her office on (c)
-----------foot. Sometimes she gets on (c) -------------- crowded bus. She is (d) ------------- object of other’s pity. She does not
work in a congenial (e) -------------- atmosphere.
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Traffic jam is a common affair in (a) -------------- big cities and towns. It is one of the major (b) -------------- problems of
modern time. (c) -------------- causes of traffic jam are too many to be described. Our (d) ------------- roads are all (e) ------------
same. Most of (f) -------------- drivers are not willing to abide by the traffic rules.
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Unfair means in the examination is (a) ----------- offence. It degrades (b) ----------- standard of education. If (c) ---------
students of (d) --------- country do not acquire true (e) --------- education, there will be no development for (f) ---------- country.
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Bangladesh is (a) -------------- small country but has a large (b) -------------- population. It lies in (c) -------------- South Asia on
(d) ---------------- Bay of Bengal. Once Bangladesh was not (e) ------------------ independent country. Now she is a free country.
It has a tropical monsoon climate. (e) ----------------- country is criss-crossed by so many rivers.
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Dowry means property or money brought by a bride to her (a) -------------- husband. During marriage ceremony (b) -------------
section of greedy people claim much wealth or money from (c) ------------- guardians of (d) --------------- brides. (e) ------------
poor illiterate girls become (f) ------------------ victims of dowry.
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English is (a) ------------ international language. It is spoken all over (b) ------------- world. So the importance of (c) -------------
English cannot be described in words. All (d) -------------- books on higher education are written in (e) ---------------- English.
Today organisations need employees who speak and write (e) -------------- standard form of English.
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Venice is (a) ---------------- strange and beautiful city in (b) ----------------- north of Italy. It is not one island but (c)
--------------- bundle of seventeen islands. (d) ---------------- men of Venice are very good sailors. They have (e) ----------------
long boats with flat (f) ---------------- bottoms, called ‘gondolas’.
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(a) ----------- administrator must be (b) ------------ efficient (c) ---------------- ruler. He should not work like (d) ------------ idiot
or (e) -------------- ignorant (f) -------------- man.
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(a) --------------- old man and (b) -------------- young man was walking through (c) -------------- forest. They saw (d) --------------
bear in front of them. (e) ----------------- young man ran to (f) ------------------ tree and climbed it quickly.
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Feroza never had a moment of happiness in her (a) -------------- life. All she remembered from her childhood was (b)
------------ extreme want of (c) -------------- food. She was married to (d) -------------- unemployed youth. She entered into her
husband’s house with (e) -------------- dreams and hopes of (f) ------------------ young girl. Compiled by *Neil
Russel Sohar*
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Mr. Alam is (a) ------------ shopkeeper. He is (b) ------------ active man. He does not like (c) ----------------- inactive (d)
---------- man. He has (e) -------------- one eyed helping hand. He is (f) -------------- honest man.
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Rahim is (a) ------------ affluent man now. Through hard work and devotion he has managed to turn the wheels of (b)
------------ fortune. He was (c) ------------ unemployed youth before beginning agricultural work. He belonged to an
impoverished (d) -------- family. He worked as (e) ------------- labourer before joining (f) ---------------- training programme of
Natore Horticulture Centre.
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We live in an age of (a) ------------- science. Newspaper is (b) ------------ wonder of modern science. Newspaper is (c) ----------
paper which carries news of (d) ------------- whole world. It is such (e) ------------ important thing that we cannot go (f)
---------- single day without it.
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A village (a) ----------- fair is (b) ------------- annual affair in rural Bangladesh. It is held on (c) ------------- occasion of some
religious festivals or some local important events. It is (d) ---------- occasion for show, sale of various goods and
entertainment. A village fair generally sits on (e) ----------- bank of a river or a big canal or under (f) ----------- old banyan tree.
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Shafi is five. Now he is living at (a) -------------- Children’s Home. He cannot remember his parents because he was kidnapped
at (b) --------------- age of three. He was sent to (c) -------------- Middle East. He was used to be a camel (d) ------------- jockey.
He used to be tied to (e) -------------- camel in camel (f) ----------------- races.
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Mount Everest has always fascinated climbers. It is in (a) -------------- Himalayan Mountains. It is (b) ------------- highest
mountain in (c) -------------- world. It was named after (d) -------------- Englishman, George Everest. He was (e) --------------
first to survey (f) ---------------- Himalayas in 1841.
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Rajshahi stands on (a) -------------- Padma. It is (b) ------------- biggest river in (c) ------------ Bangladesh. Now it is (c)
------------- emaciated river. (d) -------------- river dries up during (e) -------------- summer season.
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The room was not very crowded. There were (a) -------------- few seats vacant. Kamal sat at (b) -------------- empty seat. He
took (c) ------------ glance at (d) ------------ room around him. (e) ------------ old woman was groaning in (f) ------------- corner.
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Kamal, determined to do well in (a) -------------- examination began to work hard. But he was not a healthy (b) ------------- boy.
So he had been suffering from (c) --------------- lot of troubles. He decided to consult (d) ----------------- doctor. The doctor was
(e) ------------------ busy man. He made (e) ---------------- appointment to see him one afternoon.
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(a) ----------------- sun is a large star. (b) ----------------- planet earth is very small in comparison. The sun makes us feel even at
(c) -------------- distance of ninety three million miles. This is not a surprising (d) -------------- matter. (e) --------------
temperature of (f) ---------------- sun is about ten thousand degrees Farenheit.
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Robinson Crusoe was (a) ------------- sailor. He was banished on (b) ------------- island. He gathered the bitterest (c) -------------
experience of living (d) --------- isolated life. Man cannot lead (e) ---------- solitary life because he is (f) ---------- social being.
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When you cross (a) ------------ road in Dhaka city and your vehicle gets stuck up in a never ending (b) ------------ jam, every
few minutes (c) ------------- boy or a girl comes to you and tries to sell a bunch of (d) -------------- flowers. (e) --------------- boy

or the girl may be (e) -------------- orphan. Compiled by *Neil Russel Sohar*
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Sohel’s school wanted to introduce (a) ---------------- debating club. So the teachers gave him (b) --------------- responsibility of
organising (c) ---------------- club. He was known as (d) -------------- organiser. He tried to find out (e) ------------------ students
who were interested in debating. He went to every class when (f) ---------------- teacher was not there and shouted.
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Farida is eight. She is (a) -------------- uneducated girl. She is also (b) -------------- orphan. She works as (c) ----------------
domestic servant in the house of a rich (d) --------------- man. The owner of the house is not (e) -------------- unkind man. Farida
does (f) ---------------- household activities.
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What is the role of men and women in our (a) -------------- society? The common answer would be that (b) ---------------- man
is the guide for his (c) -------------- wife. And (d) -------------- woman’s role is that of a wife. It was (e) -------------- common
early belief that man should be (f) -------------- earning member and woman should be busy at home.
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Once upon a time there lived (a) ------------- fisherman. He was an (b) -------------- old fisherman. He lived below (c) ------------
poverty line. Everyday he used to go (d) ------------------ fishing early in (e) ---------------- morning. He never threw his net into
(f) --------------- sea more than four times.
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The prize giving ceremony is (a) --------------- occasion of joy. Almost every school holds (b) --------------- prize giving
ceremony. (c) ------------------ last prize giving ceremony of our (d) ---------------- school was held on 2 April in (e)
--------------- school compound. We decorated (f) --------------- school building very tastefully.
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(a) ---------------- 16 December is (b) ------------- red letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day we achieved victory at
(c) ------------------ cost of a bloody battle. Bangladesh came into being as (d) ------------------- independent country. It occupied
(e) ------------------ place in the world (f) ---------------- map.
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Patriotism is (a) ------------- noble virtue. It inspires (b) -------------- man to shed the last drop of blood to defend (c) -------------
freedom of his country. (d) ----------------- man without patriotism is no better than (e) ---------------- beast. A true patriot thinks
for the (f) ----------------- welfare of his country.
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Computer is (a) ------------- ultra modern invention. It is (b) ------------- electronic device for storing and analyzing (c) ----------
information. It works on (d) --------------- basis of commands given by (e) -------------- operator. Undoubtedly, it is (f) ---------
wonderful invention of science.
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(a) ------------ teacher is often compared with (b) ------------- architect. He is called the architect of a nation. He is (c) ------------
light of learning and makes (d) -------------- illiterate people worthy literate citizens of our country. But it is (e) --------------
matter of great regret that (f) -------------- teachers are not held in due respect in our society.
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(a) --------------- discipline is seen in (b) --------------- nature. Every morning (c) --------------- sun rises in (d) --------------- east,
day follows (e) -------------- night, birds sing and plants blossom. Everywhere in nature there is (f) --------------- harmony.
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A journey is always (a) ---------------- pleasure to me. Wherver I go on a journey, my heart leaps with (b) --------------- joy. But
(c) ---------------- journey by boat gives me (d) ---------------- greatest pleasure. Since Bangladesh is a land of (e) ----------------
rivers, it is easy to make (f) ---------------- journey by boat. Compiled by *Neil Russel Sohar*

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(a) --------- tiger is known a a ferocious animal. (b) -------- tiger kills to eat. It can kill a deer in two or three (c) ----------
minutes and (d) --------- buffalo in five minutes. It always charges from (e) --------- rear. It can kill (f) --------- victim instantly.