Fill in the blanks of the following text with articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require any article. Put a cross [x] in those blanks :

Though Bangladesh is struggling to achieve (a) ______ status of a middle income country, it is still beset with many problems. Unemployment problem is one of (b) ______ big challenges in Bangladesh. Hundreds and thousands of highly educated people are unemployed. (c) ______ government job is like (d) ______ golden deer to the educated youth. Nearly one hundred candidates apply for (e) ______ single post. (f) ______ mentioned problem is becoming acute day by day. Some pragmatic steps need to be taken in this regard. Firstly, (g) ______ government should emphasize on technical education. Secondly, (h) ______ educated people should not only run after government jobs. Thirdly, (i) ______ job seekers need to be engaged in self-motivated jobs. We think unemployment problem will be addressed as early as possible to boost (j) ______ overall development of Bangladesh.

Complete the text with suitable prepositions:

It is known to all that smoking is detrimental (a) ______ health. It causes many incurable diseases. There is hardly any easy remedy (b) ______ this disease. People are aware (c) ______ the matter. Yet they stick (d) ______ this bad habit. Smoking is also injurious (e) ______ a non-smoker. Unfortunately the smokers do not think (f) ______ the non-smokers while smoking. As a result, the non-smokers fall an easy victim (g) ______ their whims. (h) ______ some cases, children become the worst sufferers because (i) ______ their parents' whimsical smoking. So the smokers should consider the adverse effect of smoking (j) ______ the non-smokers.

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

(a) You look exhausted. You ______ take rest to refresh yourself.

(b) ______ was a time when every child used to relish home-made food.

(c) The man who wears a crown ______ bear the burden of responsibility.

(d) Kazi Nazrul Islam is our national poet. He ______ in 1899 in a village named Churulia.

(e) Nature assumes a spectacular sight during the spring. The blossom of various flowers and the sweet songs of the cuckoo touch our mind. ______ seems that everything has got a new life.

(f) It is raining cats and dogs. So, Imran ______ stay at home than go to university.

(g) Salma has never travelled by train, ______ by air.

(h) I bought a can of orange juice. But I ______ having a nice cool glass of lemonade.

(i) The examination was going on. The students stopped writing ______ the bell rang.

(j) Have you ever seen a kingfisher? ______ a kingfisher ______?

Complete the following sentences with suitable clauses/phrases:

(a) Respect is reciprocal. You cannot expect respect from others unless ______.

(b) Women constitute half of the total population of Bangladesh. No progress is possible ______.

(c) Time is very precious. So, we should make the best use of time with a view to ______.

(d) Corruption is the main hindrance to the development of our country. It is high time ______.

(e) Early rising is beneficial to health. Those who rise ______.

(f) Illiteracy is regarded as a curse. It retards ______.

(g) Trees are very important for our existence. They supply oxygen without which ______.

(h) There is a wise saying that united we stand, ______. So, we must be united to protect the dignity of our country.

(i) Self-help is the best help. Allah helps those ______.

(j) Illiteracy is a curse. If all the children of Bangladesh went to school, ______.

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

Reading is really like (a) ______ (take) a flight to greater heights in pursuit of knowledge. It is a journey towards enlightenment. Even if you have (b) ______ (read) one good book in your life, you (c) ______ (know) what reading (d) ______ (give). It provides you with incomparable pleasure. Read one good book and you will know what the joys of reading (e) ______ (be). Reading (f) ______ (nourish) your mind. It gives you both information and knowledge and teaches you to distinguish between the two. Reading informs you of what (g) ______ (happen) around you, helps you (h) ______ (remain) updated about what (i) ______ (change). It is through reading you understand that knowledge (j) ______ (know) no bounds and the hunger for it is insatiable.

Read the text and change the sentence as directed:

Man cannot live without water. The other name of water is life. (a) Water is polluted in many ways. (Make it complex). (b) The water which is pure is essential for our survival. (Simple). (c) Men pollute it by throwing wastes in it. (Compound) (d) The farmers of our country use water for cultivation. (Passive voice) (e) It is one of the most important elements for all living beings. (Positive).

Change the narrative style of the following text.

The traveller said, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?" "Yes," said the peasant. "Do you want one in which you can spend the night?" "No," replied the traveller. "I only want a meal."

Identify the unclear pronoun references in the following text where necessary. Re-write the sentences to make the pronoun references clear and mark the changes in bold:

Books are the medium through which human beings talk with enlightened minds, the great men of the world. We consider it to be our best friends. It introduces them to the life and the world. Books are the mirrors of past, present and even future. They are having an active voice. We can know about the thoughts and deeds of their ancestors through it.

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

Newspapers play a (a) ______ (pre-modify the noun) role in modern civilization. They publish news and views of home and abroad. Only (b) ______ (pre-modify the noun) knowledge is not enough in this competitive world. A newspaper helps a man (c) ______ (post-modify the verb with infinitive) his general knowledge. Apart from reading (d) ______ (pre-modify the noun with an adjective) books, one should read newspapers daily. Newspapers help one (e) ______ (use an infinitive phrase) of the world. Students can collect a lot of information (f) ______ (post-modify the noun using a present participle phrase). There are (g) ______ (pre-modify the noun) kinds of newspapers. One should select the newspaper (h) ______ (post-modify the verb). (i) ______ (use a quantifier) newspapers present genuine news. On the other hand, some newspapers present news (j) ______ (use an adverb to post-modify the verb).

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

Trees are a vital part of the environment. (a) ______ , they bear a great impact on the climate. (b) ______ we are not careful about them. (c) ______ , we destroy trees at random. (d) ______ , one day the country will bear the consequences of greenhouse effect. (e) ______ ours is an agricultural country, our economy depends on it. (f) ______ , our agriculture is dependent on rain. (g) ______ , trees play a vital role on our climate. (h) ______ , trees keep the soil strong. (i) ______ , trees save us from flood and many other natural calamities. (j) ______ .

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

Patriotism means loving one's own country. It is a noble virtue. It removes all sorts of meanness from human mind and makes it broad. Patriotism inspires a man to shed the last drop of blood to defend the freedom and sovereignty of his country. A man without this quality is no better than a beast. A true patriot is honoured by all. His only aim is to promote the welfare of his country and countrymen.

(a) noble (antonym);
(b) meanness (synonym);
(c) broad (antonym);
(d) inspire (antonym);
(e) defend (synonym);
(f) sovereignty (antonym);
(g) beast (synonym);
(h) honoured (antonym);
(i) promote (synonym);
(j) welfare (synonym).

There are ten errors in the use of punctuation marks in the following text. Re-write the text correcting the errors and use capital letters where necessary:

Jerry: I can chop some wood today.
Writer: But Ive a boy coming from the orphanage.
Jerry: Im the boy
Writer: You But youre very small.
Jerry: Size doesnt matter chopping wood. Ive been chopping wood at the orphanage for a long time.
Writer: very well theres the axe. Go ahead and see what you can do.