সরকারি মাইকেল মধুসূদন (এম.এম) কলেজ, যশোর ২০২৫

Use necessary prepositions in the following gaps.

Life of common people is beset (a) ______ a number of troubles. Price spiral has added a new suffering (b) ______ our life. Indeed, price of daily commodities has gone (c) ______ the ability of the common people. Lack (d) ______ supervision is responsible (e) ______ it. Some dishonest businessmen devoid (f) ______ morality hoard goods (g) ______ quick profit. The govt. should take punitive action (h) ______ these people. People from all walks (i) ______ life should also co-operate (j) ______ the government.

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

(a) Deforestation is a matter of great concern. We ______ take immediate steps to stop cutting down trees at random.

(b) To tell a lie is a great sin. We ______ die than tell a lie. Otherwise, none will respect us.

(c) Helmet should be used while driving motorcycle. ______ you were driving a motor bike and met a serious accident?

(d) ______ swimming in the sea? It seems to be very thrilling to me.

(e) ______ the mother heard the news, she cried out loudly. She lost her child in a car accident.

(f) Rome was not built in a day. ______ took a long time and hard labour to build this beautiful city.

(g) Mr. Tarafder is a poor man. He cannot buy a piece of land, ______ a flat.

(h) Thomas Alva Edison was a great scientist. He ______ in the USA in 1847.

(i) Your shirt looks very dirty. It's old enough. You ______ buy a new one.

(j) Myself: Hi Sumon. ______ an albatross ______?

Sumon: It's a big sea bird. It looks like an eagle.

Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases.

(a) We have not gone outside for many days. So, we will go outside provided ______.

(b) Life is full of troubles and difficulties. We should face them ______.

(c) You are being harmed ______. So you should not harm others.

(d) ______ we may have a healthier life. It is time we changed our food habit.

(e) The cuckoo is a bird ______. It is rarely seen in other seasons.

(f) There are some rules of writing a report. ______ will be discussed today.

(g) The village people do not come in contact with good doctors generally. So, ______ is an important person to the villagers.

(h) Why do you ask me the question ______? Please, ask me another one.

(i) People ______ spend a busy life. They seem to be leading a mechanical life.

(j) Luck always plays ______. It is predestined by God.

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

Newspaper (a) ______ (consider) the people's parliament. The newspaper (b) ______ (play) a vital role in the modern civilization. It (c) ______ (call) the mirror of the world. We must (d) ______ (develop) the habit of (e) ______ (read) newspapers daily. It helps us (f) ______ (acquire) knowledge, which (g) ______ (be) essential for our education. Nobody (h) ______ (maintain) contact with the outside world without reading the newspaper. Mere bookish knowledge (i) ______ (be) not sufficient in the struggle of life. A man who (j) ______ (read) newspaper daily, (k) ______ (be) a creature of a narrow well. Being ignorant of current topics, he cannot (l) ______ (take) part in talks and discussions in enlightened society and he (m) ______ (live) like a fish out of water in it. Students (n) ______ (ask) to read newspapers daily.