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HSC Article — All Board Questions
(a) ——— parliament house of Bangladesh is (b) ——— exquisitely designed building. In fact, it is (c) ——— wonder of modern architecture and technology. It is one of (d) ——— largest and most spectacular parliament buildings in (e) ——— world. It is (f) ——— highly expensive building. (g) ——— maintenance cost of the parliament house is about 50 million taka per year. An American architect (h) ——— Louis I Kahn designed this (i) ——— building. Everyday many (j) ——— visitor comes to visit the building.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bangladesh is (a) ——— independent country. We won freedom (b) ——— on December 16, 1971. This freedom was won as (c) ——— result of great sacrifice. (d) ——— great many people laid down their lives for (e) ——— freedom of the country. (f) ——— man who loves his country is (g) ——— patriot. (h) ——— real patriot loves his country more than his life. Being patriot, we all should try to make (i) ——— effort for the welfare and (j) ——— progress of our motherland.
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William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in (a) ——— village of Stratford-on-Avon in (b) ——— county of Warwickshire. His father John Shakespeare was (c) ——— farmer's son who came to (d) ——— Stratford about 1531, and began to prosper as (e) ——— trader in corn, wheat, leather and agricultural products. His mother Mary Arden was (f) ——— daughter of (g) ——— prosperous farmer, descended from (h) ——— old family of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Norman blood. It is generally believed that neither (i) ——— poet's mother nor his father could read or write. In 1582, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, the daughter of (j) ——— peasant family. She was eight years older than Shakespeare.
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Truthfulness is (a) ——— greatest of all (b) ——— virtues which makes (c) ——— man really great. If we do not cultivate the habit of speaking (d) ——— truth, we cannot command (e) ——— confidence of others. (f) ——— man whom nobody believes can never be great in life. We might succeed once or twice by telling (g) ——— lie but it never brings a good result. (h) ——— lie never lies hidden. Today or tomorrow it comes to light. Then (i) ——— real character of (j) ——— liar is revealed and nobody believes him.
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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 traveller. Just as a traveller has to undergo all (c) ——— botherations of buying his ticket, booking his baggage, showing his ticket, taking care of things, boarding a train or a bus and suffering every other irritation of (d) ——— tedious journey to reach his (e) ——— destination, so a learner has to remain active 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 traveller 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.
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In (a) ——— last 25 years (b) ——— world has lost one-third of its natural wealth, according to (c) ——— International Conservation Organization World Wild Fund. (d) ——— earth's forest, wetlands, seas and coasts are in (e) ——— worse state today than they were before. Forests are cut down. Moreover, they are being burnt indiscriminately resulting in (f) ——— increase in carbon-di-oxide and ultimately in (g) ——— water level rise as a consequence of global warming. It is anticipated that (h) ——— new century will face (i) ——— overwhelming environmental (j) ——— catastrophe.
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‘Rifle Roti Auret’ is (a) ——— first Bengali novel on (b) ——— Liberation war of Bangladesh. This unique novel is written by Anwar Pasha, (c) ——— professor of Bangla department at Dhaka University. He wrote this (d) ——— novel between April and June in 1971. The main character in this novel is Sudipta Shahin who searches his dream of (e) ——— new country. Professor Anwar Pasha was picked up from his Dhaka University residence two days before (f) ——— victory. Sensing imminent defeat, the members of (g) ——— notorious killing squad Al-Badr picked up (h) ——— novelist Anwar Pasha and many other intellectuals and brutally killed them. According to (i) ——— Banglapedia, around 991 academicians, 13 journalists, 49 physicians, 42 lawyers, and 16 other intellectuals were killed during (j) ——— liberation war of Bangladesh.
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Robi is (a) ——— indigent boy. He comes of (b) ——— needy family. But he is diligent and upright. He has (c) ——— unique vision of life. He believes that honesty is (d) ——— key to success. Moreover, he has (e) ——— deep sense of patriotism. Being imbued with these ideals, he shapes (f) ——— dream of his life. From (g) ——— dawn to dusk, he works hard. He never squanders time, wastes money and dissipates (h) ——— energy. His only aim is to reach (i) ——— apex of success. We need (j) ——— ideal boy like Robi.
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What (a) ——— surprise it was! Robin got (b) ——— first prize in (c) ——— competition. I was really (d) ——— amazed at his success. Of course he was trained by (e) ——— expert coach for (f) ——— time. He always obeyed (g) ——— instructions given by (h) ——— coach. Even he was not found outside (i) ——— campus after (j) ——— discussion. Soon (k) ——— boy like him was appreciated by the people.
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Michael Madhusudan Dutt was (a) ——— popular 19th century Bengali poet and dramatist. He was born in (b) ——— Sagardari on (c) ——— bank of (d) ——— Kopotaksho river, in (e) ——— village in Keshobpur Upazilla under Jashore district. From (f) ——— early age, Dutt aspired to be (g) ——— Englishman in form and manner. Though he was born in (h) ——— sophisticated Hindu family, he took Christianity arousing (i) ——— anger of his family. He contributed much to (j) ——— development of Bengali literature.
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Every student wants to do better in (a) ——— examination. But it is not (b) ——— easy work. (c) ——— student has to do something for this. From (d) ——— very beginning he must be serious. He should read (e) ——— texts again and again. He must not memorize (f) ——— answer without knowing the meaning. He must not make notes from (g) ——— common source. He should have a good (h) ——— command of English. By doing all these things (i) ——— student can hope to make a good (j) ——— result.
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Literacy as (a) ——— skill was first institutionalized in Mesopotamia, Syria, Egypt and China soon after (b) ——— art of writing was invented. Education then was not for (c) ——— general people but (d) ——— privilege for (e) ——— chosen few who took on strategic roles in (f) ——— running of (g) ——— state and religion. In Greece, education became more widespread in about the 5th century BC. (i) ——— Greeks, however, sent only their (j) ——— male children to school.
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My mother is (a) ——— ideal housewife. She is (b) ——— affectionate lady. She manages (c) ——— family very nicely. She hopes to see me happy at (d) ——— cost of her own life. She does not enjoy (e) ——— wink of sleep if I fall sick. She is very kind to (f) ——— poor. She is also (g) ——— very religious lady. She advises us to follow (h) ——— path of truth and honesty. (i) ——— woman like her is very rare. She bears a good moral (j) ——— character.
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There is a saying that sincerity is (a) ——— key to success. (b) ——— person can prosper in life by doing hard work. The man who does not follow (c) ——— rules of sincerity can never go (d) ——— long way in (e) ——— world. Many (f) ——— man is not conscious of (g) ——— importance of (h) ——— sincerity for which they don't have (i) ——— benefit of (j) ——— success. However, we should be sincere to our work if we want to achieve anything notable.
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Kamal is (a) ——— HSC examinee this year. He is not (b) ——— attentive to his lessons. He is very weak in (c) ——— English. Moreover he is (d) ——— lazy. So his preparation in English is not good. (e) ——— month ago before his examination he managed (f) ——— short suggestion and learnt it. On (g) ——— day of examination he started for the examination hall (h) ——— bit earlier. He entered (i) ——— examination hall with (j) ——— trembling heart.
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Once there lived (a) ——— poor cobbler. He had (b) ——— rich neighbour. (c) ——— neighbour possessed (d) ——— ill-health. So, he was (e) ——— angry man. He was always (f) ——— unhappy man. Once he used to think (g) ——— richest men to be (h) ——— happiest men in (i) ——— world. But his (j) ——— idea was wrong.
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(a) ——— morning walk is a good habit for all classes of people. It is (b) ——— simple exercise and good for health and (c) ——— mentality. In the morning (d) ——— air is fresh and free from any kind of noise and pollution. This pure (e) ——— environment makes an effect on (f) ——— walker's health and mind. When (g) ——— man enjoys (h) ——— beauties and solemnity of (i) ——— nature in (j) ——— morning, his mind gets refreshed.
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Long long ago, (a) ——— mirror was found in (b) ——— paddy field by (c) ——— farmer. Neither this farmer nor anybody else in (d) ——— area had ever seen (e) ——— mirror. So, when (f) ——— farmer looked into (g) ——— mirror, he was surprised to see (h) ——— man looking straight at him. Now, this farmer very much resembled his father who had died (i) ——— years ago. He thought that it was his father inside it and saluted him with (j) ——— love and respect.
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(a) ——— discipline is seen even in (b) ——— nature. Every morning (c) ——— sun rises in (d) ——— east. Day follows (e) ——— night, birds sing and (f) ——— plants blossom. Everywhere in (g) ——— nature, there is (h) ——— harmony. If there was no discipline in (i) ——— nature, there would have been (j) ——— chaos everywhere.
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Television is (a) ——— part and parcel of modern life. At present we can enjoy various TV channels through satellite. Among these, (b) ——— Discovery Channel is my favourite one. This TV channel is very interesting and attractive. I think both (c) ——— young and (d) ——— old get pleasure from this channel. When I watch this TV channel, I forget (e) ——— everything of practical life. The introducer narrates everything in (f) ——— most appropriate way. He turns our attention to (g) ——— unknown and mysterious world of (h) ——— history and animals. (i) ——— sea-view is excellent. I think it attracts (j) ——— attention of all kinds of viewers.
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Life is full of (a) ——— unfavourable circumstances. (b) ——— great men in (c) ——— world bravely faced (d) ——— adverse situations. These situations bring out (e) ——— man's latent qualities. (f) ——— people in such circumstances learn many virtues like fortitude and bravery. Only (g) ——— virtuous and brave men can conquer (h) ——— obstacles of life. (i) ——— adverse situations have glorified (j) ——— mind and character of great men.
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The process of globalisation 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 Americans 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.
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Ferdousi, (a) ——— great poet, began to write (b) ——— Shahnama and the Sultan promised him (c) ——— piece of gold coins for each (d) ——— verse. (e) ——— epic contained sixty thousand (f) ——— verses. But instead of gold coins, he offered the poet only sixty thousand silver (g) ——— coins. So, the poet refused to accept the silver coins and left the court with (h) ——— broken heart. He was (i) ——— aggrieved man. Later on, the Sultan realised that he had made (j) ——— blunder.
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Humayun Ahmed (1948–2012) was (a) ——— great novelist, screenwriter, playwright and film-maker of Bangladesh. He went to many (b) ——— schools in Sylhet, Cumilla, Chattogram, Dinajpur and Bogura as his father lived in many places upon official assignment. He passed (c) ——— S.S.C Examination as (d) ——— student of Bogura Zilla School in 1965. Later he was admitted to Dhaka College and passed (e) ——— H.S.C Examination in 1967. He initially planned to study (f) ——— Economics but suddenly changed his (g) ——— mind and got admitted into the University of Dhaka to study (h) ——— Chemistry. He passed both B.Sc (Honours) and M.Sc with First Class. Subsequently, he joined the University of Dhaka as (i) ——— Lecturer in Chemistry. Later, he went to (j) ——— United States to do his Ph.D.
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(a) ——— idle man and (b) ——— active man cannot be equal. We know (c) ——— story of (d) ——— ant and (e) ——— grasshopper. (f) ——— ant was industrious. On the other hand, the grasshopper was really (g) ——— lazy. The ant knew that (h) ——— industrious shine. On (i) ——— contrary, (j) ——— lazy suffer in life.
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Poverty is (a) ——— acute problem in (b) ——— LDC like Bangladesh. Many people live below (c) ——— poverty line here. They regard (d) ——— poverty as (e) ——— great evil. It degrades (f) ——— dignity of (g) ——— individual as well as (h) ——— nation. But (i) ——— poverty alleviation is (j) ——— mammoth task.
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Recently a detective watched (a) ——— well dressed woman who always went into (b) ——— large store on Monday morning. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop. So it was easier for (c) ——— detective to watch her. The woman first bought (d) ——— few small articles. After (e) ——— little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to (f) ——— assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop. When she was arrested, it was discovered that (g) ——— sales assistant was her (h) ——— daughter. The girl gave her (i) ——— expensive dress once, i.e. every week. She was (j) ——— thief.
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The 16th December is (a) ——— red letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day we achieved (b) ——— freedom through (c) ——— long, bloody battle. (d) ——— new nation named Bangladesh came into being and made a place in (e) ——— world map as (g) ——— independent country. Every year this day is celebrated in (h) ——— enthusiastic atmosphere. We remember (i) ——— great sacrifice of our heroic sons who died for this country. We also pay (j) ——— great tribute to them.
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Though newspaper is not always (a) ——— unmixed blessing, it is (b) ——— most useful thing in our life. We rarely think of (c) ——— good without reading (d) ——— newspaper. Reading newspaper is one of (e) ——— good habits of a man. We shall be like (f) ——— frog in a dark well if we neglect developing this habit. However, some people prefer (g) ——— electronic media to reading (h) ——— newspaper. But (i) ——— newspaper offers more to its readers than (j) ——— electronic media.
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Tea is a drink. It is also (a) ——— refreshing drink. The preparation of tea is a long but (b) ——— interesting process. (c) ——— water is first boiled in (d) ——— kettle and (e) ——— desired quantity of (f) ——— tea dust is put in it. After (g) ——— few minutes (h) ——— boiled leaves are separated from (i) ——— liquor. Then the liquor is poured into (j) ——— cup and some milk and sugar are mixed with it.
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Bangladesh is (a) ——— world's most densely populated country. Our development efforts are frustrated because of (b) ——— great size of our population. (c) ——— population explosion is (d) ——— constant threat to our environment and (e) ——— society. Her population is growing at such (f) ——— high rate that (g) ——— environment may soon fail to supply (h) ——— people with their minimum necessities. It is indeed (i) ——— alarming situation. Something should be done to change (j) ——— situation.
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A brilliant student is (a) ——— asset. One day he may be (b) ——— engineer or (c) ——— M.B.B.S doctor. He makes (d) ——— best use of his time. He makes a proper division of his time and does his duties accordingly. He knows that youth is (e) ——— golden period of (f) ——— life. He has (g) ——— aim in life. He knows that (h) ——— life without (i) ——— aim is like (j) ——— ship without a rudder.
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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 at (f) ——— night, it becomes more when thousands of mosquitoes start singing around (g) ——— us. Even during daytimes, we are not free from (h) ——— attack of mosquitoes. To prevent (i) ——— nuisance of mosquitoes, we have to be alert and work on (j) ——— assorted efforts.
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Once upon (a) ——— time there was (b) ——— king. His palace was surrounded by (c) ——— beautiful gardens. Then one day, he called in (d) ——— doctor. But (e) ——— doctor could not say what wrong was with him. More (f) ——— doctors were called. Finally they said that (g) ——— king could be healed if he wore (h) ——— happy man's shirt. (i) ——— messengers were sent everywhere, but no happy man could be found.
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There was (a) ——— idle man who inherited vast property from his father. He did not like physical labour. As a result, he became very fat and could not move from one place to another. He called in (b) ——— European doctor. (c) ——— doctor was very intelligent. He did not prescribe any medicine for (d) ——— man. He advised him to buy (e) ——— heavy club and move it in (f) ——— air till he got tired. Following the advice of the doctor, he became (g) ——— thin from (h) ——— obese man.
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Bangladesh is a land of (a) ——— scenic beauty. (b) ——— land, (c) ——— rivers and the forests are (d) ——— sources of this beauty. Geographically Bangladesh can be divided into four regions. In many places there are a lot of amazing beautiful spots. There are many historical places also. For this reason, (e) ——— tourism business can flourish here. (f) ——— water and animals of (g) ——— Sundarbans are also (h) ——— great asset. Tourism can play (i) ——— vital role in national economy. But it is still in its tender age. So, we have to cross (j) ——— long way.
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Adnan is a brilliant student. He is (a) ——— asset. One day he may be (b) ——— engineer or (c) ——— doctor. He makes (d) ——— best use of his time. He makes a proper division of his time and does his duties accordingly. He knows that youth is (e) ——— golden period of (f) ——— life. He has (g) ——— aim in life. He knows that (h) ——— aim is like (i) ——— ship without (j) ——— rudder.
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“Under the Greenwood Tree” is (a) ——— song derived from “As You Like It”, (b) ——— comedy by Shakespeare. In this song (c) ——— writer's love of nature has found (d) ——— eloquent expression, as has his deep concern for (e) ——— limitations of (f) ——— human society. In the forest (g) ——— only enemy of man is bitter winter and rough weather. Nature has no particular enmity towards man, and it treats all equally. The forest is the place for one who is content with (h) ——— small pleasure of life and has (i) ——— little ambition.
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Once you have completed (a) ——— initial diagnosis of your students, you are faced with selecting subject-matter appropriate to their (b) ——— interests, abilities and personal-social adjustment as well as your own teaching objectives. Frequently, (c) ——— selection and planning of content are not seen as integral (d) ——— parts of (e) ——— evaluation process. (f) ——— techniques you select to evaluate how well you and your students have achieved your objectives are inextricably bound to (g) ——— subject-matter used to teach these objectives. In (h) ——— sense, you must evaluate (i) ——— subject-matter itself to (j) ——— determine if it is appropriate for your objectives.
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(a) ——— morning walk is (b) ——— good habit for all classes of (c) ——— people. It is (d) ——— simple exercise and good for health and (e) ——— mentality. In the morning, (f) ——— air is fresh and free from any kind of noise and pollution. This pure (g) ——— environment makes (h) ——— effect on (i) ——— nature in (j) ——— mind.
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(a) ——— 16th December is (b) ——— red letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day, we achieved (c) ——— freedom at the cost of (d) ——— bloody battle and Bangladesh came into (e) ——— being and made a place in (f) ——— world map as (g) ——— independent country. Every year this day is celebrated in (h) ——— enthusiastic atmosphere. We remember (i) ——— great sacrifice of our heroic sons who died for this country. We also pay (j) ——— great tribute to them.
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(a) ——— honest boy is he who never tells a lie. He carries out (b) ——— orders of his parents. He has (c) ——— aim in life. He develops (d) ——— attitude to serve his nation. He is (e) ——— active worker and upholds (f) ——— interest of his nation above everything. He thinks that he has (g) ——— role to play in all matters. We cordially expect such (h) ——— boy to change (i) ——— selfish motive of (j) ——— people.
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It is (a) ——— known fact that English is (b) ——— international language. (c) ——— language used internationally is important. Statistics show that 350 million people speak English as (d) ——— first language and another 300 million use it as (e) ——— second language. It is (f) ——— official language in over 60 countries. All over the world books of (g) ——— science and technology are written in English. So a good (h) ——— knowledge of English helps a man to get (i) ——— good job and to earn more. If we do not know (j) ——— English, reading English beggars description. It is a must.
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Today women are playing (a) ——— important role in all spheres of (b) ——— life. They are no longer confined within (c) ——— four walls of the kitchens. They have come out of their cocoons and are working hand in hand with (d) ——— men. They are joining (e) ——— wide range of professions and making a great (f) ——— contribution to the economy. Now it has come to (g) ——— realisation of all that it is not possible to develop the country keeping women, (h) ——— large section of (i) ——— population, in (j) ——— dark.
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At present Bangladesh faces (a) ——— number of (b) ——— problems. Of all these problems (c) ——— population problem is (d) ——— most acute one. Population is undoubtedly (e) ——— great asset of a country. But when (f) ——— country fails to feed and provide them with (g) ——— bare necessities of life, they become (h) ——— burden. Similar is (i) ——— case with Bangladesh.
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James Norman Hall was (a) ——— American writer. He wrote (b) ——— story about (c) ——— wonderful piece of business that took place between him and a farmer. While in (d) ——— Tahiti, he was short of (e) ——— money and rented (f) ——— one room house about 22 kilometres from (g) ——— town. He was doing (h) ——— interesting writing there. To save money he wanted to make (i) ——— vegetable garden in front of his house. But (j) ——— land was full of ants and land-crabs. They foiled all his attempts.
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An angry man is not liked (a) ——— even by (b) ——— idiot. There is difference between the educated and (c) ——— uneducated. An educated (d) ——— person should come forward to educate (e) ——— uneducated. On the other hand (f) ——— rich man should have (g) ——— sympathy for (h) ——— poor. There is difference between (i) ——— poor man and (j) ——— rich man.
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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.
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Socrates believed that (a) ——— angry man was more of (b) ——— beast than human being. He had a wife who used to lose her temper on (c) ——— slightest excuse. One day (d) ——— wife got more furious and began to insult him. He went out and sat on the door step of his (e) ——— house. He looked out on the public (f) ——— street. The wife found that he was not paying (g) ——— least heed to her. So she began to pour hot water on (h) ——— head of Socrates. The passers-by were very amused at (i) ——— incident. They had not seen such (j) ——— incident before.
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I live in (a) ——— Jigatola near (b) ——— Rifles Square. When I was (c) ——— student of (d) ——— University of Dhaka, stayed at (e) ——— Atwari in (f) ——— old Dhaka. Actually, it was in (g) ——— Bonogram Lane that originates from (h) ——— BCC Road which is a branch of (i) ——— Rankin Street. (j) ——— Bangabhaban and Baldha Garden are adjacent to this area.
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Providing enough energy to meet (a) ——— ever-increasing demand is one of (b) ——— gravest problems (c) ——— world is now facing. Energy is (d) ——— key to (e) ——— industrialized economy, which calls for (f) ——— doubling of electrical output every ten to twelve years. Meanwhile (g) ——— days of cheap, abundant and environmentally acceptable power may be coming to (h) ——— end. Coal is plentiful but polluting, natural gas is (i) ——— scarce, oil is not found everywhere. Nuclear power now appears (j) ——— costly and risky.
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Newspaper plays (a) ——— important role in our society. It is (b) ——— most useful thing in our modern life. We cannot think of (c) ——— day without it. To read newspaper is (d) ——— good habit. (e) ——— more we read newspaper (f) ——— more we can acquire knowledge. If we don't read it, we shall be (g) ——— frogs in (h) ——— wells. It is (i) ——— looking glass of (j) ——— modern world.
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Galib works in (a) ——— nationalized bank in Dhaka, (b) ——— capital city of Bangladesh. Being (c) ——— sensitive young man and (d) ——— ex-student of (e) ——— English literature, he takes the job as (f) ——— source of pleasure. As (g) ——— honest officer, he tries to give his best to (h) ——— clients. Every day hundreds of people come to (i) ——— bank and Galib happens to come across many of them with (j) ——— smiling face.
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We live on (a) ——— ground floor of (b) ——— old house on (c) ——— river Kirtankhola. We are very much afraid of (d) ——— burglars and always lock up (e) ——— house very carefully before we go to (f) ——— bed. We also take (g) ——— precaution of looking under (h) ——— bed to see if (i) ——— burglar is hiding there. (j) ——— modern burglars do not hide under beds but we go on looking just the same.
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A cellular telephone, also called cellular telephone or cell phone provides voice telephone and other services to (a) ——— mobile users. Cellular telephones primarily operate like portable corded telephones. However, unlike conventional wire-based cordless phones, cell phones are completely portable and do not require (b) ——— jack to access (c) ——— wire-based networks operated by local telephone companies. (d) ——— new generation of services for cell phones include video conferencing and (e) ——— internet access with (f) ——— ability to send e-mail. Cellular telephones have become very popular with (g) ——— professionals and (h) ——— consumers as (i) ——— way to communicate easily. They offer (j) ——— alternative to conventional wire-based services.
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When (a) ——— great poet Ferdousi began to write (b) ——— epic Shahanama, the sultan promised him (c) ——— piece of gold for each (d) ——— verse. When (e) ——— epic was finished, it contained sixty thousand (f) ——— verses. Instead of giving gold coins, the sultan offered the poet only sixty thousand silver (g) ——— coins. The poet refused to take the silver coins and left the court with (h) ——— broken heart. He was (i) ——— aggrieved man. Later on the sultan realised that he had made (j) ——— blunder.
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(a) ——— ant is (b) ——— industrious insect. Bees are also (c) ——— industrious insects. If we observe the life of (d) ——— successful man, we will find that he is also (e) ——— industrious. (f) ——— industrious are appreciated by all. On the other hand, (g) ——— idle are disliked by all. So industry is (h) ——— must to prosper in (i) ——— life. We all know that industry is the key to success and laziness leads us to (j) ——— misfortune.
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You must have heard (a) ——— name of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He is our national poet. He is known as (b) ——— rebel poet. He was born in (c) ——— poor family. He passed his boyhood in great hardship. When (d) ——— First World War broke out, he joined (e) ——— army. After (f) ——— war, he began to write poems. He wrote specially for (g) ——— oppressed and down trodden people. He is called (h) ——— Shelley of Bengali literature. His poems and songs inspired (i) ——— Bangladeshi in (j) ——— War of Liberation.
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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.
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We were returning home. On (a) ——— way we met (b) ——— little girl. She was selling (c) ——— flowers on (d) ——— street. She requested us to buy (e) ——— flower. My mother is (f) ——— kind-hearted woman. (g) ——— motherly affection rose at (h) ——— sight of her. She gave her (i) ——— ten taka note and bought some flowers. We should be kind to (j) ——— helpless.
