Complete the following text with suitable prepositions :

Gen Z refers (a) ______ the group of people born after 1996. They are called so because they are digital natives who have grown (b) ______ with technology like smartphones and the internet. Normally, Gen Z kids are fond (c) ______ using digital devices and gadgets daily. They are also very good (d) ______ using online apps and looking (e) ______ information whenever they need. This generation is absorbed (f) ______ important issues like politics, social inequality and even environmental concerns. Gen Z is different (g) ______ other generations because they are always connected (h) ______ social media and other online platforms. They enjoy learning (i) ______ new things (j) ______ videos and websites.

Complete the sentences with suitable phrases/words given in the box :

(a) Truth is sometimes too bitter to digest. You ______ not ask me the truth.

(b) I cannot tolerate such an insult. I ______ leave this place immediately than endure further humiliation.

(c) Steve Jobs ______ into a humble family, by dint of merit, he transformed the world of technology.

(d) The audience leaves the spot ______ Nambi finishes his storytelling.

(e) I don't think he can finish a single chapter, ______ the whole book in one night.

(f) ______ are many challenges in life, but with determination, we can overcome them all.

(g) Mountaineering seems to be very exciting. ______ it ______ standing on the peak of a mountain?

(h) ______ is important to remember that success requires patience and hard work.

(i) I ______ finish this project by tomorrow, or all my efforts will be in vain once the deadline passes.

(j) I've never seen a snow leopard in the wild. ______ it really ______?

Complete the sentences using suitable phrases/clauses :

(a) I bought a novel from the Harry Potter series. The book was so captivating that ______.

(b) He was too old ______ Yet, he did not listen to the warnings.

(c) I met some of my school friends at the reunion. It was nearly ten years since ______.

(d) Rupa has gained weight. It is high time she ______ Otherwise, she will become bulky.

(e) The girl was all alone in the room. When I entered, she looked at me as though ______.

(f) Cinderella suffered the cruelty of her step sisters. Had she had the courage to speak her mind, ______.

(g) The woman bought some antique glasses. She carried them carefully lest they ______.

(h) Our farmers are very hardworking. They work hard so that ______.

(i) During exams, Article 144 is imposed in and around the exam hall. You cannot enter the exam hall unless ______.

(j) Many of the politicians are corrupt. People hate them because ______.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context :

One day in 1976, Professor Muhammad Yunus (a) ______ (visit) a poor village near Chittagong University. He (b) ______ (meet) a poor woman who made bamboo stools for a living. Although she (c) ______ (work) hard, she (d) ______ (remain) poor because she (e) ______ (force) to pay a high price for the bamboo. She did not have enough money (f) ______ (buy) the bamboo and used to (g) ______ (take) loans from the moneylenders at an exorbitant rate of interest. Professor Yunus (h) ______ (know) that he could not simply (i) ______ (give) her the money she needed because it (j) ______ (rob) the woman of her dignity. Instead, he (k) ______ (ask) the people in the village how much money they (l) ______ (need) to start their own business and free themselves from poverty. He (m) ______ (lend) the equivalent of about US $27.00 from his pocket to 42 women of the village. Those women (n) ______ (set) up their small business and started to earn money to support their families.

Change the narrative style by using indirect speeches:

The three witches stood amidst the swirling mist.
"When shall we three meet again?" asked the first witch.
"When the hurly-burly is done; when the battle is lost and won," replied the second witch.
"Where is the place?" inquired the third with her impatient tone.
"Upon the heath," answered the first.

Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces :

Al Mahmud, (a) ______ (use an appositive), was born in Brahmanbaria in 1936. He is renowned for (b) ______ (use a gerund to introduce its object) rural life and culture. He emerged as a (c) ______ (pre-modify the noun) poet in the 1960s and played a (d) ______ (pre-modify the noun) role in modernizing Bengali poetry. His celebrated works, which include 'Lok Lokantor', 'Kaler Kolosh' and 'Sonali Kabin', show (e) ______ (post modify the verb) his mastery in vivid imagery and symbolism. (f) ______ (use possessive) poetry often explores themes of love and loss, struggle and socio-political conditions of Bangladesh. Despite a number of controversies for his political ideology, his literary contributions remained unparalleled. His influence on (g) ______ (use a noun adjective to pre-modify the noun) poetry continues (h) ______ (use an infinitive to post-modify the verb) the later generations of poets. This (i) ______ (pre-modify the noun) genius passed away (j) ______ (use a prepositional phrase to post-modify the verb) of 82 in 2019.

Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage :

Mobile phone has added a new dimension to our daily life. It has brought the world closer to us. (a) ______ , it has made the worldwide communication easier. (b) ______, we can talk to others, chat with friends and send e-mails. (c) ______ using social media has become handy with this device. (d) ______ we can capture our special moments. (e) ______ many other apps help us learn new things. (f) ______ mobile phone can show us the whole world through the internet. (g) ______ it has been a part and parcel in our life. We cannot go for a single day without using it. (h) ______, it is not free from defects. It has some negative sides also. (i) ______, excessive use of mobile phone may damage our hearing power. (j) ______, it is a means of wasting time. (k) ______ many crimes are being done with the use of mobiles. (l) ______ harmful radiation from it may cause cancer to the users. (m) ______ we are not aware of these bad effects. (n) ______ we will fall in health hazard.

Read the passage and then write the synonym or antonym of the words as directed below :

Bangladesh is blessed with huge inland open water resources. It has numerous rivers, canals, beels, lakes and vast areas of floodplains. Hakaluki haor is one of the major wetlands of Bangladesh. With a land area of 18,386 hectares, it supports a rich biodiversity and provides direct and indirect livelihood benefits to nearly 190,000 people. This haor was declared an Ecologically Critical Area in 1999 by the government of Bangladesh. Hakaluki is a complex ecosystem, containing more than 238 interconnected beels and jalmahals. The most important beels are Chatla, Pinlarkona, Dulla, Sakua, Barajalla, Balijhuri, Lamba, Tekonia, Haorkhal, Tural, Baghalkuri and Chinaura.

(a) blessed (antonym);

(b) huge (synonym);

(c) open (antonym);

(d) resource (synonym);

(e) numerous (synonym);

(f) area (synonym);

(g) vast (antonym);

(h) major (synonym);

(i) supports (antonym);

(j) provides (synonym);

(k) benefit (synonym);

(l) nearly (synonym);

(m) critical (antonym);

(n) important (antonym).

There are fourteen errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Re-write the text correcting the errors :

Journalist : Hello Mrs Sharif. Im going to ask you a few questions today about how things used to be in the past. Firstly how long have you been living in Dhaka

Mrs Sharif: Since my childhood For more than forty-five years.

Journalist: Thats a pretty long time indeed. could you please tell us how people used to get water for their everyday use when you were a child

Mrs Sharif: Well we used to have water supplied by the Dhaka WASA in those days also but many houses had wells too. Besides there used to be many ponds in the neighbourhood where people used to bathe wash clothes and take water from, for their household use. there didnt use to be so many people in dhaka in those days so there wasnt a very big demand for the supply of water