সরকারি ব্রজমোহন কলেজ, বরিশাল ২০২৫

Complete the text with suitable prepositions.

Civic sense is a really important phenomenon (a) ______ building a prosperous and socially improving nation. But the lack (b) ______ it not only disrupts the system of a country socially but also moves that country far behind (c) ______ other nations. (d) ______ modern civilisation we are enriched (e) ______ technology and new inventions but we all lack civic sense. People do not care much (f) ______ the civic sense. People are too much driven (g) ______ their own goal and do not put much importance to social responsibilities and civic sense as an ethic is almost a nuisance (h) ______ them. Civic sense is not something that you learn or can make someone learn (i) ______ a single day. It takes time and should begin (j) ______ one's home only.

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

(a) The student cannot tell me the name of the author, ______ his writings.

(b) Kiron, you are really going through a hardship. You ______ join the petty job.

(c) Mita does not know the exact date when she ______.

(d) Matin is responsible for the precipitation of his own downfall. He ______ be careful.

(e) Mr. Rahaman sticks to his principles. He ______ resign than compromise with corruption.

(f) ______ goes a proverb, "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."

(g) ______ we miss the train?

(h) ______ Frankenstein ______?

(i) I rushed to the spot ______ I heard the news of the accident.

(j) ______ enjoying a starry night?

Complete the sentences using suitable phrases/clauses.

(a) He was really in great danger. He came to you with a view to ______.

(b) The scene is heart-rending. I cannot but ______.

(c) The boy is indifferent to his study. Had he studied seriously ______.

(d) The hill is so high ______.

(e) Have you ever been to the Sundarbans? It is the ______.

(f) We were waiting for the bus. No sooner ______.

(g) The highways of our country are very often a nightmare experience for many. I prevented him ______.

(h) ______ is praised everywhere. But it is a rare quality.

(i) Dolon's parents are disappointed. He is ______.

(j) Five years have passed since ______.

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

Albert Einstein (a) ______ (be) not a typical child. He appeared to have great difficulty in (b) ______ (learn) to talk. His speech (c) ______ (delay) and he had a tendency of temper tantrums. He (d) ______ (like) to think in pictures rather than in words. When Albert was around the age of 5 or 6 he fell ill. (e) ______ (make) him feel better, his father brought a compass for him. His encounter with the compass (f) ______ (spark) a lifelong fascination with invisible forces. His memory (g) ______ (be) notoriously poor. He had difficulty (h) ______ (remember) dates and his own phone number. Once he (i) ______ (travel) on a train: The conductor approached (j) ______ (collect) his ticket. Einstein (k) ______ (begin) searching his own pocket. But the conductor recognised him and said he (l) ______ (ride) for free. Albert Einstein responded, "(m) ______ (thank) you, but if I (n) ______ (not find) my ticket I won't know where to get off."