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1. Patriotism is a noble (a) — virtue. It inspires (b) — man to shed last drop of blood to defend the freedom of his country. (c) man without patriotism is no better than (d) — beast. (e) — true patriot thinks for (f) — welfare of his country.

Answer-1: (a) ×; (b) a; (c) A; (d) a; (e) A; (f) the.

2. 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 of higher education are written in English. Today organizations need employees who can speak and write (e) — standard form of (f) — English.

Answer-2: (a) an; (b) the; (c) ×; (d) the; (e) a; (f) ×

3. Every woman is (a)  potent¾ial mother. (b)  important role. She¾ educated mother plays (d) ¾ future of a child depends on how it is brought up. In this case (c) ¾ can bring a child up better than (e)  m¾ illiterate mother. Is it necessary to tell how important it is to educate (f) ¾other?

Answer- 3:

(a) a; (b) The; (c) an; (d) an; (e) an; (f) a.

4. Tamzid is (a) __ university student. He studies at (b) __ Jahangirnagar University. His best friend is Bijoy. Bijoy studies at Dhaka University. He is one of (c)  talented students of (d¾)  J¾ university. Every teacher loves him. Tamzid hails from (e) ¾henaidah whereas Bijoy is from Chuadanga. They are the live example of true friendship. Whenever one friend falls in danger, (f)  other friend comes forward to help.¾

Answer- 4:

(a) a; (b) ×; (c) the; (d) the; (e) ×; (f) the.

4.

(a) ¾ name of my father is Sheikh Khaled. He is (b) ¾  private organization. He has been¾M.A. in English. He works for (c)  working there for last twelve years. His main job is to deal with the customers of (d)  org¾anization. He can speak (e)  honest and sincere to his work.¾ English fluently and so, he deals with the foreign customers. He is (f) ¾

Answer- 4: a) The; b) an; c) a; d) the; e) ×; f) ×;

I am Nishi. I am (a)  thirteen years old. I am in class eight¾. My father is (b) ¾  teacher. I have one brother and one¾engineer. My mother is (c)   school. I have some friends in school and¾sister. They both go to (d)   neighbourhood. Of th¾(e) em, Soheli is my best friend. She (f)  often comes to my house and play¾s with me.

Answer- 5: a) ×; b) an; c) a; d) ×; e) ×; f) ×;

6.

My name is Shayaan. I live in Mymensingh. (a)  name of my school is Baghmara Bidyaniketon School. I am in class eight. O¾ur School starts at 11:15 a.m. and finishes at 4:30 p.m. I am at (b)  d¾ay shift. There is also (c) ¾  English, Math,¾morning shift in our school. I am studying Bangla, (d)  ¾Social Science, General Science and Religious Studies. I go to (e)  school on foot and return home by rickshaw. I like our school very much because (f) ¾ teachers are very friendly.

Answer- 6: a) the; b) the; c) a; d) ×; e) ×; f) the.

My name is Anima Afrin. I live in (a)  apartment in¾ Dhaka. The name of my school is Shaheed Police Smriti School and  class eight. I go to school¾College. I am in (b)  by (c)  school bus. The teachers of my school a¾ auto-rickshaw and return home by (d) ¾re very friendly and (e) ¾ honest. They always tell us to be sincere and dutiful. We have a big  school campus. I like my school very much.¾playground in (f)  

Answer- 7: a) an; b) ×; c) ×; d) ×; e) ×; f) the.

8.

Mr Ahmed Faruque is (a)  honourable teache¾r in our school. He teaches us Bangla. He wakes up very early in (b)  sharp. His integrity and truthfulness is well-known to all¾ morning and comes to school at 7 (c) ¾. Apart from his subject, he teaches us (d)  morality, principles and ethics. I am prou¾d to be (e)  esteemed and honest person.¾ student of such (f) ¾

Answer- 8: a) an; b) the; c) ×; d) ×; e) a; f) an.

Sadek is a poor boy. He is (a)  JSC candidate.¾ Today is (b)  last date of paying exam fee. But he does not have enough money. He goes¾ to his uncle’s house at (c) ¾ ¾ esteemed person. He is (e) ¾eleventh hour. His uncle is (d)  ¾ex-professor of a reputed college. He is always ready to help his (f)  nephew.

Answer- 9: a) a; b) the; c) the; d) an; e) an; f) ×.

Have you seen (a)  an¾t? It is (b) ¾  ants work as a team. During summer,¾active and hardworking insect. (c)   winter, they don’t¾they collect their food and store them. In (d)  come out of their stored food. We see (e)  united.¾ example of unity in them. So, we should learn to be (f) ¾

Answer- 10: a) an/×; b) an; c) ×; d) ×; e) the; f) ×.

A true friend is (a)  time of danger. He is not a greedy¾ asset. He stands by his friend in (b) ¾ person. He always wishes for (c) __ welfare of his friend. But it is (d)  matter of fa¾ct that (e)  friend who can be termed as an ideal one?¾ ideal friend is very rare today. Do you have (f) ¾

Answer- 11: a) an; b) ×; c) the; d) a; e) an; f) a.

12.

Last night, it was raining cats and dogs. I was returning home from my office by (a)  bus, I searched fo¾ bus. After getting down from (b) ¾r (c)  umbrella . Actually, I had it with me.¾ shelter, But unfortunately, I did not find such place. I wish I had (d) ¾ Few days ago, I lost it from my (e)  umbrella was brought from Thailand by my uncle. It was nice and beautiful.¾ office. (f) ¾

Answer- 12: a) ×; b) the; c) a; d) an; e) x; f) The.

13.

My mother is (a)  very religious . She always advises me to follow (b)¾ ¾  good moral character. She is¾path of truth and honesty. She bears (c)  ¾ ideal housewife. I love her (f) ¾ poor. She is (e) ¾very kind to (d)  very much.

Answer- 13: a) ×; b) the; c) a; d) the; e) an; f) ×.

14.

My elder brother is (a)  engineer. He wo¾rks in Dhaka . Last summer he asked me to stay (b) ¾  ticket. That was my first¾few days with him. He sent me a plane (c)   h¾ airport about (f) ¾ air. I arrived at (e) ¾journey by (d) our before the flight.

Answer- 14: a) an; b) a; c) ×; d) ×; e) the; f) an.

15.

Mr. Patrick is (a) ¾ European. As he is (b) ¾  honourable man¾ English very well. He is (d) ¾Englishman, he knows (c)   younger of the two brothers. His¾to everyone. He is (e)  father is an Englishman too but his mother is (f)  French.¾

Answer- 15: a) a; b) an; c) ×; d) an; e) the; f) a

16.

Since Bangladesh is land of rivers it is (a)  best use of¾ opportunity I try make (c) ¾ easy to make a journey by boat. Whenever I get (b) ¾ the opportunity. When I (d)  joy. I¾ journey, my heart leaps with (e) ¾t is always pleasant and (f)  instructive.¾

Answer- 16: a) ×; b) an; c) the; d) ×; e) ×; f) ×.

17.

(a)  ant is an¾ ¾ insect. No other insect is as industrious as (c) ¾industrious (b)  ant. If we open (d)  world were industrious.¾ men who have become great in (f) ¾ pages of history, we will see that (e) ¾

Answer- 17: a) the; b) ×; c) an; d) the; e) the; f) the.

18.

Money cannot buy (a)  must for our life. But i¾ happiness. Money is (b) ¾t is not necessary to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely (c) ¾  feeling. It means¾ name of (e) ¾psychological thing. It is (d)  contentment. He, who is satisfied with what he gets and contented with  happy man.¾his life is really (f)

Answer- 18: a) ×; b) a; c) a; d) the; e) a; f) a.

Mr. Karim is an English (a)  M.A.¾ teacher. He is (b) ¾ ¾ ideal institution. He tries to lead (d) ¾in English. He serves in (c)   to the students.¾ most favourite teacher (f) ¾honest life . He is (e)

Answer-19 : a) ×; b) an; c) an; d) an; e) the; f)×.

Mobile phone is (a)  wonder of modern technology. It¾ ¾ new era in modern civilization. It has brought (c) ¾has created (b)   messages, play games, take snaps and¾world closer. We can send (d)  even compose (e)  music through mobile phone. It has becom¾e (f)  part and parcel of our life.¾

Answer- 20: a) a; b) a; c) the; d) ×; e) ×; f)a.

Ha-du-du is (a)  small p¾ outdoor game. Ha-du- du requires (c) ¾ very popular game in Bangladesh. It is (b) ¾lay ground. (d)  ground is divided into two equal (e)¾  middle of the field.¾ parts. A line is drawn across (f) ¾

Answer- 21: a) a; b) an; c) a; d) The; e)×; f) the.

James Norman Hall was (a)  farmer. He rented (d)¾ interesting story that took place between him and (c) ¾ American writer. He wrote (b) ¾  interesting writing there.¾ town. He was doing (f) ¾ one roomed house. It was away from (e) ¾

Answer- 22: a) an; b) an; c) a; d) a; e) the; f) an.

 objective of educat¾ion is not only to pass the exam and get (b)  job but also to acquire knowledg¾e and widen (c)  incomplete one.¾ fact. Otherwise his education will be (f) ¾ student should realize (e) ¾ third eye. (d) ¾

Answer- 23: (a) The; (b) a; (c) the; (d) A; (e) the; (f) an.

Bangladesh is (a)  land of rivers. She is in fact criss-crossed¾ by (b) ¾  important role in various¾numerous rivers. These rivers play (c)   overall development of the¾sectors. Really they are very useful to (d)  country. The rivers we have are full to (e)  shab¾ brim in the rainy season. But in winter they take (f) ¾by look.

Answer- 24: (a) a; (b) ×; (c) an; (d) the; (e) the; (f) a.

Energy is (a)__ life blood, so to say of (b) __ civilized society. The richer (c) __ country in energy resources, (d) __ greater is its progress and prosperity. Bangladesh is (e) __ undeveloped country. The reason is that it has (f) __ poor energy resource.

Answer-25: (a) a; (b) the; (c) the; (d) the; (e) an; (f) a.

Electronic mail is (a) __ modern method of instant delivery of letters without involvement of a postman. In this (b) __ system of mailing, messages are sent with the help of a computer. In the electronic mail system, a letter or any other document is typed and edited on (c) __ computer. It is then sent to (d) __ addressee through a computer network in (e) __ form of electronic signals. (f) __ addressee may be anywhere in the world.

Answer-26: (a) a; (b) x; (c) a; (d) the; (e) the; (f) The.

27. In Bangladesh (a) ¾ rural person who cultivates (b) ¾  illiterate man.¾land is known as a farmer. In most cases, he is (c)  He learns farming from his ancestors. He goes out early in (d)  others but his fami¾ morning and works all day long. He produces food for (e) ¾ly often starves. (f)  majority of our farmers are landless.¾

Answer-27: a) the; b) the; c) an; d) the; e) x; f) The.

28. The pied piper went to (a)  street. He took out¾ (b)  rats fro¾ uncommon tune. (d) ¾ pipe from his pocket. Then he began to play (c) ¾m every house came out tumbling . (e)  matter of wonder that the rats blindly followed him.¾ piper moved along the streets. It is (f) ¾

Answer-28: a) the; b) a; c) an; d) The; e) The; f) a.

29. Jamil’s school wanted to introduce (a)  debating club. So, th¾e teachers gave him (b) ¾ ¾ organizing the club. He was known as (d) ¾responsibility of (c)  organizer. He tried to find out students who were interested in debating. He went to every class when (e)  good¾ teacher was not there and shouted. He found (f) ¾ number of students who were interested in debating.

Answer-29: a) a; b) the; c) ×; d) an; e) the; f) a.

30. Sharrafi determined to do well in (a)  exam. So, he began to¾ work hard. But he was not a healthy boy. So, he was suffering (b)  lot. He decided t¾o consult a doctor. He made (c) ¾  busy. He¾appointment and met the doctor. The doctor was very (d)  asked Sharrafi what his problem was. Sharrafi replied that he was not in good condition. He ate (e)  good quantity of balanced diet but he felt uneasy. Th¾e doctor advised him to take (f)  complete rest.¾

Answer-30: a) the; b) a; c) an; d) ×; e) a; f)×;

31. The night before (a)  anxieties to alm¾ examination is one of (b) ¾ost all examinees. (c)  strength of the¾ degree of panic and anxiety depends on (d) ¾ir preparation and (e)  examinee should be mentally sound.¾ physical constitution. (f) ¾

Answer-31: a) an; b) ×; c) The; d) the; e) ×; f) An.

32. (a)  literate man is an¾ asset to an undeveloped country. He can teach the ignorant (b) ¾ unique matter without facing (c) ¾  educated and an¾obstruction. For this there is difference between (d)   learned is beyond¾uneducated person. The role played by (e)   greater interest of the country, we should be¾description. For (f)  literate.

Answer-32: a) A; b) a; c) an; d) an; e) the; f) the.

33. My friend, Sujana lives in (a)  old house¾ ¾ beautiful garden behind (d) ¾ small village. There is (c) ¾in (b)   garden like that. They grow different¾house. I would like to have (e)   garden.¾types of flowers in (f)

Answer-33: (a) an; (b) a; (c) a; (d) the; (e) a; (f) the.

34. The population of a country is (a)  asset,¾  problem when the country can’t afford to provide¾but it becomes (b)   country¾ basic needs of life. Bangladesh is (d) ¾her people with (c)  having (e)  area of 1,47,570 square¾ kilometers. A good number of her people are dependent on (f)  agriculture.¾

Answer-34: (a)an; (b)a; (c) the; (d) a; (e) an; (f) ×.

35. Dhaka is (a)  large number of big¾ bank of the Buriganga. (c) ¾ old town. It stands on (b) ¾ buildings have been constructed here. (d)  beauty of Dhaka city has been increased for the parks as well. Many good roads and streets have also been constructed.¾ (e)  good¾ Dhaka Museum is worth seeing. But the people living in the city have to face (f) ¾ number of problems.

Answer-36: (a) an; (b) the; (c) A; (d) The; (e) ×; (f)a.

36. Sports are not only a matter of entertainment but also an important aspect of the development of (a)  sports venue is a meeting place of people fr¾ global relationship. (b) ¾om different countries. They can come closer to one another and express their views and (c)  sense of brotherhood among them. Thus, th¾ opinions. They create (d) ¾ey develop a global relationship, which is (e)  people of our country are fond of sports.¾ effective way of globalization. Most of (f) ¾

Answer-35: (a) ×; (b) The; (c) ×; (d) a; (e) an; (f) the.

37. Our school is (a)  part i¾ suitable place of taking (b) ¾n co-curriculum activities. In (c)  auditorium¾ each week competitions are arranged in (d) ¾ of our school. Our teachers motivate us in (e)  active role can encourage some other schools to participate in the co¾ participating in different programmes. (f) ¾mpetitions.

Answer-37: (a) a; (b) ×; (c) ×; (d) the; (e) ×; (f) An.

38. Our life is (a)  sum¾ total of hours, days and years. But all the days are not equally memorable to us. Most of (b)  few days¾ passage of time. Only (d) ¾ days are forgotten with (c) ¾ remain ever fresh in our memory. My first day at school is such (e)  amusing day. I will ke¾ep the memory of the day in (f)  core of my heart forever.¾

Answer-38: (a) a; (b) the; (c) the; (d) a; (e) an; (f) the.

39. (a) — ordinary garment worker in our country leads (b) — very poor life. She goes to her office on foot. Sometimes, she gets on (c) — crowded bus. She is (d) — object of others pity. She does not work in a congenial (e) — atmosphere. (f) — concerning authority should take some steps to upgrade their lifestyle.

Answer-39: (a) An; (b) a; (c) a; (d) an; (e) ×; (f) The.

40. 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 a social being. Banishment is (f) — capital punishment for a human being.

Answer-40: a) a; (b) an; (c) ×; (d) an; (e) a; (f) the.

41. Money cannot buy (a) — happiness. But it is true that money is (b) — must for our daily life. To survive on (c) — earth, we have to have money. But we must earn it in (d) — honest way. (e) — man who wants to live from hand to mouth also needs money. So, it is said that (f) — rich are not always happy.

Answer-41: (a) ×; (b) a; (c) ×; (d) an; (e) The; (f) the.

42. (a) — few days back, (b) — honorable man paid a visit to our (c) — area. (d) — platform was built in (e) — open field. (f) — honorable man stayed with us the whole day and then started for the city.

Answer-42: (a) A; (b) an; (c) ×; (d) A; (e) an; (f) The.

43. After summer comes (a) — rainy season. People heave (b) — sigh of relief. (c) — sky is overcast with clouds and (d) — sun cannot be seen for hours. Rivers are full to (e) — brim. The rainy season is both a blessing and (f) — curse.

Answer-43: (a) the; (b) a; (c) The; (d) the; (e) the; (f) a.

44. (a) The 16th December is a red-letter day in (a) — history of Bangladesh. On this day, we achieved victory at the cost of (b) — bloody war, Bangladesh came into being as (c) — independent country. It occupied a place in the world map. Every year we observe (d) — day with due solemnity. We remember (e) — supreme sacrifice of our heroic sons. The day is a public holiday and the national flag is hoisted on the top of each house. It is (f) — memorable day in our national life.

Answer-44: (a) the; (b) a; (c) an; (d) the; (e) the; (f) a.

45. Every student wants to do better in the examination. But it is not (a) — easy task. (b) — student has to do something for this , From (c) — very beginning, he must be very serious. He should read (d) — texts again and again. He must not make (e) — notes from a common source. He must follow (f) — particular method, which is termed as an advanced one.

Answer-45: (a) an; (b) The; (c) the; (d) the; (e) ×; (f) a.

46. Akbar (a) — great was one of (b) — greatest emperors of India. He was not only a great ruler but also a man of (c) — wisdom. He was the best of all the Mughal rulers. As a result, his name has been written in golden letters in the pages of history. He was (d) — uneducated person. But he had the ability to rule his empire like (e) — expert ruler. (f) — ruler like Akbar is really praiseworthy.

Answer-46: (a) the; (b) the; (c) ×; (d) an; (e) an; (f)A.

47. 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 wide enough. Most of (e) — drivers are not willing to abide by the traffic rules. To prevent the traffic jam, (f) — strict law should be enacted immediately.

Answer-47: (a) ×; (b) ×; (c) The; (d) ×; (e) the; (f) a.

48. 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. The boy or girl may be (e) — orphan. (f) — government should take some positive steps to rehabilitate them.

Answer-48: (a) a; (b) ×; (c) a; (d) ×; (e) an; (f) The.

49. Since the creation of the earth, there is a strange relationship between (a) — men and animals. In (b) — recent newspaper article, we read about the Australian swimmer who was saved from (c) — shark by a group of dolphins. When the shark attacked (d) — swimmer, the dolphins chased it away. They saved (e) — swimmer’s life. It is believed, the dolphins that are free in nature live around 40 years. This is indeed (f) — unbelievable incident in the world.

Answer-49: (a) ×; (b) a; (c) a; (d) the; (e) the; (f) an.

50. It is a world of so-called gods, kings and warriors. A world cup played in (a) — Africa has created new facts, new stories, and new passions. Football is (b) — popular game in our country. It is equally exciting to (c) — players and the spectators. It is a foreign (d) — game. It is popular all over (e) — world. Football is rightly proved to be (f) — exciting game.

Answer-50: (a) ×; (b) a; (c) the; (d) ×; (e) the; (f) an.

51. (a) — land of Bangladesh is low. It has many rivers. It is also in (b) — monsoon area. It rains heavily during the monsoon period. So, floods are very common in our (c) — country. (d) — damages done by floods beggar description. Floods do a little good to man. During floods the rivers of our country carry (e) — great deal of earth. (f) ¾ earthquake is equally dangerous in our country.

 Answer-51: (a) The; (b) the; (c) ×; (d) The; (e) a; (f) An.

52. Bangladesh is (a) — small country. It is basically (b) –agricultural country. Many people are (c) ¾ unemployed. (d) –unemployed man leads (e) — miserable life. For the development of the country, employment scopes should be created for (f) — unemployed.

Answer-52: (a) a; (b) an; (c) ×; (d) An; (e) a; (f) the.

53. Mr. Hasan lives in (a) — USA. He is now (b) —  banker there. But in Bangladesh he was (c) –university teacher. His wife is (d) ¾  architect and serves in (e) ¾  multinational company. (f) —  family leads a peaceful life there.

 Answer-53: (a) the; (b) a; (c) a; (d) an; (e) a; (f) The.

 54. Bangladesh is mainly (a) –agricultural country. Once jute was the main cash crop of (b) —  Bangladesh. Jute is (c)–  kind of fiber. (d) — cultivation of jute is not easy. Recently, scientists have invented (e) — ways and means of making one kind of paper from jute. Once, the jute of our country had (f) — international recognition.

Answer-54: (a) an; (b) ×; (c) a; (d) The; (e) the; (f) an.

 55. Imran has an uncle in (a) — Dhaka. He is  (b) –engineer. He works in (c) —  engineering farm. He is (d) —  important figure in (e) —  firm. He is (f) — highly knowledgeable person.

Answer-55: (a) ×; (b) an; (c) an; (d) an;  (e) the; (f) a.

56. I am (a) —  student of Govt. Jubilee High School. (b) —  last prize day of our school was held on 2nd April. We decorated (c) — school building very tastefully. The function started just at (d) — 10 a.m. The DC was in the chair. He also arrived in (e)–  time. The function was (f) —  colourful one.

 Answer-56: (a) a; (b) The; (c) the; (d) ×;  (e) ×; (f) a.

 57. (a) — doctor could not say what was wrong with (b) — king. More doctors were called in. Finally, they said that (c) — king could be healed if he wore (d) — shirt of (e) — happy man. But the king remained (f) –ever unhappy man.

 Answer-57: (a) The; (b) the; (c) the; (d) the; (e) a; (f) an.

58. The room was not very crowded. There were (a)  —  few seats vacant. Kamal sat on (b) — empty seat. He took (c)  — glance at (d)  —  room around him. (e) — old woman was groaning in a corner. Meanwhile, (f) — doctor on duty came hurriedly and gave her necessary treatment.

Answer-58: (a) a; (b) an; (c) a; (d) the; (e) An; (f) the.

 59. Nowadays, football is (a)  —  popular game all over the world. It is equally exciting to (b)  —  players and the spectators. It is a foreign (c) — game. It is played in an open (d) — field. At present, (e)  —  whole world is attacked with football fever. Football is still (f) — internationally popular game.

Answer-59: (a) a; (b) the; (c) ×; (d) ×; (e) the; (f) an.

 60. (a)  —  pious man is he who is very much religious. He does not run after name and fame. He is different from (b)  —  materialistic man, because the religious-minded people are quite different from (c) — people who want to have much wealth. The virtuous believe that there lies (d) — eternal life after death. The greedy people give importance to this world. However (e)  —  virtuous man enjoys mental peace. They may be poor, but they are (f)  —  happiest men in the world.

Answer-60: (a) A; (b) a; (c) the; (d) an; (e) a; (f) the.

 61. To be (a)  —  good in English, practice is (b) — must. Those who practice English, can do well in the examination. (c)  —  main thing which is needed most is (d) — determination. It helps a student have (e) — better result. Though it is (f) — international language, it can help us in different ways.

Answer-61: (a) ×; (b) a; (c) The; (d) ×; (e) a; (f)an.

 62. My mother is (a)  —  very religious. She always advises me to follow (b) — path of truth and honesty. She bears (c) — good moral character. She is very kind to (d) — poor. She is (e) — ideal housewife. She is (f) — excellent cook.

Answer-62: (a) ×; (b)the; (c) a; (d) the; (e) an; (f) an.

63. Mehenaj is (a)  —  bright student. She is (b) — honours student. She reads in (c)  —  Dhaka University. Everyday she goes to (d) — university. She is (e) — active girl. She is one of (f) — most brilliant students of the department.

Answer-63: (a) a; (b) an; (c) ×; (d) ×; (e) an; (f) the.

64. (a)  —  English acquire English as it is their mother tongue; but people all over (b)  —  world learn it as (c) — foreign language because they consider it (d) — useful key that may open before them the way to (e)  —  unlimited horizon of prospects. They think English as their (f)  —  unique possession.

Answer-64: (a) The; (b) the; (c) a; (d) a; (e) an; (f) ×.

65. Yesterday (a)  —  accident took place near New Market. (b) — car collide with (c) — truck. (d) — one-eyed man was killed. I will never forget (e) — accident. In fact,(f) — driver of the truck was solely responsible for the accident.

Answer-65: (a) an; (b) A; (c) a; (d) A; (e) the; (f) the.

66. It was a dark night. A blind man was walking along a road. He held (a)  —  lamp in his hand. Two men laughed at him. One of them said, “What is (b) — use of a lamp to (c) — blind man?” The other called the blind man a fool. The blind man heard this. He said, (d) “  —  lamp’s not for me. It is for those people who are careless. They will not see me in darkness.” They felt sorry for their foolishness. We can set (f)  —  example of humanity by helping a blind man.

Answer-66: (a) a; (b) the; (c) a; (d) The; (e) the; (f) an.

67. Ms Humaira is (a)  —  M. A. She lives in (b) — USA. She left her family behind. One day she saw a little girl sitting in (c) — park. Seeing the girl (d) — mother rose in her. Then, she thought that return to Bangladesh is (e)  —  must for her. She was by heart (f) — affectionate mother.

Answer-67: (a) an; (b) the; (c) the; (d) the; (e) a; (f) an.

68. A library is (a)  —  collection of books of various kinds. (b) — word ‘library’ comes from the Latin word ‘Libre’ which means (c)  book. In the ordinary sense, we know libr¾ary means (d)  —  house where books are kept for use by the readers. It is (e) — important temple of wisdom. (f) — British Library is the biggest one in the world.

Answer-68: (a) a; (b) The; (c) a; (d) a; (e) an; (f) The.

69. Yesterday I saw (a)  —  old man who was very poor and weak, He was standing at (b) — door of (c) — house. It was near (d)  —  house of my friend living in England. The man asked for (e) — little alms from the inmates of the house. The old man was (f)  —  honours graduate, but situation compelled him to beg.

Answer-69: (a) an; (b) the; (c) a; (d) the; (e) a; (f) an.

70. ‘You’ll get (a)  —  shock if you touch (b)  — live wire with that screwdriver. Why don’t you get (c) — screwdriver with (d) — insulated handle? (e) — man said. An electric shock may cause (f)  —  accident.

Answer-70: (a) a; (b) a; (c) the; (d) an; (e) The; (f) an.

71. A few days back, I made (a) — journey by boat on the occasion of autumn (b) — vacation. We hired (c) — big boat. (d)  —  boatman and the oarsman were very nice. We had our breakfast early in (e)  —  morning. The day was really (f) — exciting one to me.

Answer-71: (a) a; (b) ×; (c) a; (d) the; (e) the; (f) an.

72. English is (a)—-inteational language. It is spoken all over (b)—-world. So the importance of (c)—-English cannot be described in words. All (d)—-books of higher education are written in English. Today organizations need employees who can speak and write (e)—-standard form of (f)—-English.

Answer: (a) an, (b) the, (c) x (d) the (e) the (e) x

 73. Once I went to (a)—-mango orchard. One of my friends was (b)—-owner of the orchard. While walking, I found (c)—-mango lying under (d)—-tree. (e)—-mango was ripe. Seeing (f)—-mango in many hand, my friend said, “It will taste sweet.”

Answer: (a) a, (b) the, (c) a, (d) a, (e) the, (f) the

 74. 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 the brides. (d)—-poor illiterate girls become (e)—-victims of dowry. If (f)—-guardians fail to fulfill the demand of the bridegroom, the brides are maltreated.

Answer: (a) x, (b) a, (c) the, (d) the, (e) the, (f) the

 75. Punctuality is of great value to (a)—-student. (b)—-unpunctual boy who is late in (c)—-class will miss (d)—-part of his lesson and fall (e)—-behind other students. But (f)—-punctual student will lea his lesson in time and do well in the examination.

Answer: (a) a, (b) an, (c) the, (d) a, (e) x, (f) a

76.(a)—-tiger is known as 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)—-side or (f)—-rear.

Answer: (a) The, (b) a, (c) x, (d) a, (e) the, (f) the

77. Money cannot buy (a)—-happiness. Frankly speaking money is (b)—-must for our life. But it is not (c)—-necessary to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d)—-psychological thing. It is (e)—-name of (f)—-feeling.

Answer: (a) x, (b) a, (c) x, (d) a, (e) the, (f) a

 78. Journey is always (a)—-pleasure to me. Whenever I go on a jouey, my heart leaps up with (b)—-joy. But (c)—-jouey by boat gives me (d)—-greatest pleasure. Since Bangladesh is a land of (e)—-rivers, it is (f)—-easy matter to make a jouey by boat.

Answer: (a) a, (b) x, (c) a, (d) the, (e) x, (f) an