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2. The national flag represents (a) ——— independence of (b) ——— country. Ours is (c) ——— independent country. Hence, we have a national flag symbolizing our independence. (d) ——— cloth of a national flag is made of (e) ——— cotton, silk or linen. Our flag is rectangular in shape maintaining (f) ——— ratio of its length and breadth 10 : 6. There are different sizes of national flag. The background of our flag is green which symbolizes our life and energy. In the middle portion of the flag there is (g) ——— blood-red circle representing our hard struggle and blood-shed. (h) ——— red circle also represents the heroic blood-shed of (i) ——— martyrs. The national flag plays (j) ——— vital role in the life of a nation.
3. 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.
4. An honest man is true to his (a) ——— words. He does not deviate from (b) ——— path of honesty. He knows that true happiness consists in (c) ——— honesty. He does not fall victim to (d) ——— greed. He does not hanker after (e) ——— worldly property. (f) ——— honest man abstains him from corruption. He does not mix with (g) ——— corrupted people. He is (h) ——— man who tries to get pleasure from good deeds. (i) ——— greed for wealth does not touch him. People should follow the path of (j) ——— honest people of the society.
5. What is ‘patriotism’? It is (a) ——— noble virtue. It inspires (b) ——— man to dedicate his life for the freedom of his (c) ——— country. (d) ——— man without patriotism is no better than (e) ——— beast. A true patriot is honoured by (f) ——— his countrymen. He thinks for (g) ——— betterment of his country. On the contrary, (h) ——— unpatriotic man thinks only of his own interest. Those who die for (i) ——— country are true patriots.
6. I have (a) ——— uncle who has just retired from (b) ——— army. He used to be (c) ——— ABI agent, and everybody says he has been an honest man all his life. As a child, I loved him for his stories. He once told me that he met (d) ——— one-eyed alien from (e) ——— space. (f) ——— alien did not need any oxygen. And it did not make (g) ——— noise. I now understand that it was (h) ——— hard story to believe. I am not sure if he was telling me (i) ——— truth. May be he is not so (j) ——— honest, after all.
7. Mr. Bright is (a) ——— European. As he is (b) ——— Englishman, he knows (c) ——— English well. He is (d) ——— honourable to everyone though he is (e) ——— one-eyed man. Once having (f) ——— scope, 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.
8. Dinajpur Board–2019; Barishal Board–2012 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 her (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.