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Fill in the blanks in the following text with articles (a/an/the) as necessary: Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (x) in those blanks.

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.

Complete the text with suitable prepositions.

An honest man is true (a) ______ his words. He does not deviate (b) ______ the path of honesty. He knows that true happiness lies (c) ______ honesty. So, he does not fall victim (d) ______ greed. He does not hanker (e) ______ money. An honest man abstains (f) ______ corruption. He knows that dishonesty is detrimental (g) ______ all. He does not mix (h) ______ corrupt people. He does not long (i) ______ wealth. An honest man is rewarded (j) ______ the long run.

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

(a) My train will leave at 8 p.m. I ______ leave now.

(b) He is a social worker. He ______ engage himself in various social work than kill time.

(c) Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists. He ______ in Ulm, Germany on 14 March, 1879.

(d) The patient was given medicine. He could take it ______ the doctor did not come.

(e) I don't go to the office for a week. I ______ get back to work or my boss will be angry.

(f) A: The exam script has a total of 20 pages.

B: ______ I need more?

(g) ______ swimming in the river? You live near a river that flows beside your village.

(h) A: ______ the seabeach of Cox's Bazar ______ ?

B: It is a stretch of sand beside the sea.

(i) He ______ an aristocratic family. He spends money lavishly.

(j) A: ______ a moonlit night is!

B: It looks bright with soft light.

Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases.

(a) Though junk food is very appealing, ______ It often contains added chemicals.

(b) Swimming is an excellent way ______ fit. It makes our heart stronger.

(c) I wish ______. I could help the poor people then.

(d) There was a little rain yesterday. Had it rained heavily, ______.

(e) Opportunity does not always come. You will succeed in life provided that ______.

(f) The man was too silly ______. You failed to understand him properly.

(g) We are losing our valuable work hours as a result of traffic jam. It is high time ______.

(h) Aniket is very arrogant and behaves roughly towards his classmates. Sometimes, he acts as if ______.

(i) Bangladesh is not a rich country. All of us will have to work hard with a view to ______.

(j) Last week I made a journey by train. During my journey, I sat beside the window so that ______.