Cloze Test with Clues: A Comprehensive Exercise
Cloze Test with Clues: A Comprehensive Exercise
A cloze test with clues is designed to measure a student's vocabulary and grammatical knowledge. You can practice the cloze test with clues given below for better preparation in the examination. Here is a good collection of cloze tests with clues with answers for grand exercise. So, let’s go through the practice of
cloze tests with clues.
শিক্ষার্থীর শব্দভান্ডার এবং ব্যাকরণগত জ্ঞান পরিমাপ করার জন্য A cloze test with clues পরীক্ষায় আসে। পরিক্ষায় ভালভাবে প্রস্তুতির জন্য নীচে cloze test with clues চর্চা করা যেতে পারে।
Rules Of Cloze Test With Clues And Without Clues For SSC/HSC
Cloze Test with Parts of Speech
যেমনঃ There lived a ------- king in India. (wise, kind, famous, great)
2) Article এর পর adjective থাকলে এবং এরপর gap তারপর noun থাকলে উক্ত gap এর স্থানে past participle বা present participle বসে।
যেমনঃ I saw a nice ------ sari at New market. (coloured)
I have beautiful ------- picture hung on the wall. (painted)
3) কোন sentence এ preposition এর পরে gap থাকলে এবং gap এরপরে noun থাকলে ঐ gap এ ing যুক্ত verb বসবে।
যেমনঃ I am interested in ------ music. (listening)
The children are fond of ____ T2o cricket. (watching)
4) Be verb এর পর gap থাকলে এবং তারপর prepositional phrase থাকলেএ gap এর জায়গায় adjective বসে।
যেমনঃ The student of this college are ----- at English.(good)
most of the people are ------ of snake. (afraid)
5) Look, seem, grow, taste, remain, sound, appear, turn, become, heap প্রভৃতি verb এর পর gap থাকলে সাধারনত adjective বসে।
যেমনঃ The baby looks ------. (nice, pritty, beautiful, smart, gloomy, glad, grave, attractive, ugly)
6) Object বিহিন verb থাকলে এবংতারপরে gap থাকলে উক্ত gap এ noun/adjective/adverb বসতেপারে ।
যেমনঃ We have to learn ------ (English)
He can run ------ (fast).
All of us need to learn ----- (swimming)
He reads ------- (loudly)
7) Be Verb এরপরে gap থাকলে এবং তার পরে adjective থাকলে gap এর স্থলে adverb বসে।
যেমনঃ My father’s idea was ------ right. (fully, totally, absolutely, undoubtedly, certainly)
8) Definitearticle এরপর gap থাকলে এবংতারপরে Noun থাকলে gap এরস্থলে Adjective এর superlative form বসে।
যেমনঃ He is the ------ man in the locality. (wisest, richest, strongest, best, tallest)
9) Help, mind, feel, alike, worth, object to, confess to, used to, with a view to, look forward to প্রভৃতির পর gap থাকলে suitable verbএনে তার সঙ্গে ing যোগ করতে হয়।
যেমনঃ I can’t help ---- my sister’s house. (going)
10) Sentence এর প্রথমে subject নাথেকে gap থাকলে এবং পরে subject+ মূল verb থাকলে প্রথমে suitable verb এরসঙ্গে ing যুক্ত হবে।
যেমনঃ -----in the High court, Mr. Kalam is happy. (Practicing)
11) One of the, many of the , most of the প্রভৃতির পর gap থাকলেউক্ত gap এরজাগায় Noun এর plural form বসে।
যেমনঃ Karim is one of the brilliant ----- of the school.(students)
Many of the ------ are playing in the field. (boys)
12) Sentence এর শুরুতে শুধুমাত্র Most of the থাকলে এবং এরপর gap থাকলেউক্ত gap এরপর countable noun এর plural form বসে।
যেমনঃ Most of the ------ were present in the class. (boys)
13) Have, has, had এবংমূল Verb এরপরে gap থাকলে উক্ত gap এসাধারনত Noun, Object হিসেবে বসে।
যেমনঃ He has a ----------. (problem) Rana has ------- of mind. (presence) 14) Fill in the gap Not only ------ but also এর ব্যবহার
যেমনঃ He is------- honest but --------- kind. (not only, also)
Not only my father ------- I supported the idea. (but, also)
NB. এ ক্ষেত্রে subject ভিন্ন হলে Not only word পরে বসে। Not only ছাড়াও অন্যান্য co-relatives গুলো Fill in the gap এ ব্যবহৃত হয়।
যেমনঃ either---or, neither--- nor, Both ---and, too ---- to, So ----- that, No sooner---- than, so---as, such---as, hardly --- when.
15) Gap এর আগে Adjective এবংপরে Noun থাকলে উক্ত gap এসাধারনত preposition বসে।
যেমনঃ Fahim is good ------ administration. (in)
16) Gap এর আগে মূল verb এবং gap এরপরে Article/ Noun Phrase বসে। (Article+ Adverb / Adjective + Noun) থাকলেউক্ত Gap এ preposition বসে।
যেমনঃ She is ----- good position.(in) Karim is ----- good health. (in)
17) Sentence এর শুরুতেই Gap এবং ডানে Noun Phrase/ Article অর্থাৎ Article + Adverb/Adjective + Noun থাকলে Gap এ Preposition বসে।
যেমনঃ ------- a poorest condition ------- a man. (in, with)
18) Gap এর বাম দিকে full sentence এবং ডানদিকে full sentence থাকলেমাঝে conjunction বসে।
যেমনঃ I went to Barishal ------ my friends meet me. (and)
19) Sentence এর শুরুতেই Gap এবংতারপর Noun Phrase/ Article. যেমনঃ Article + Adverb/ Adjective + Noun থাকলে Gap এ preposition ব্যবহৃত হয়।যেমনঃ A poorest condition ----- man. (in/ with)
20) Gap এর বাম দিকে পূর্ণ Sentence এবং ডানদিকেও যদি পূর্ণ Sentence থাকে তবে তারমাঝে Conjunction ব্যবহৃত হয়
। যেমনঃ I went to Barishal -------- my friend met me. (and)
21) Gap এর ডানে বা বামে noun থাকলেউক্ত gap এ conjunction হবে।
যেমনঃ Jony ------- Rony took the decision last. (and)
22) দুটি clause এর মাঝখানে gap থাকলেউক্ত gap এ conjunction বসে ।
যেমনঃ He has well done the job ----- got the reward. (and)
23) Subject singular হলে verb singular হবে।
যেমনঃ The --------- of his eyes ------ blue. (colour, is)
The --------- on the table ----- red. (books, are)
24) Subject third person singular tense এরহলে verb এর শেষে s/es যোগ করতে হয়।
যেমনঃ Karim -------- to school. (goes)
25) For /since এর পর সময় উল্লেখ থাকলে Present perfect continuous tense হয়।
যেমনঃ He has been --------- since morning. (reading)
26) Am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been, will be এর পরে verb এর -ing form হয়।
যেমনঃ They are ------ the job. (doing) He has been ---------here for six months. (living)
27) Sentence এ am, is , are, was, were থাকলে Sentence এর অর্থ অনুসারে verb এর present participle / Adjective বসতে পারে। যেমনঃ She is -------- to live in a small family. (unhappy)
28) Am, is, are, was, were এর পর Gap এ Past participle হবে যদি Gap এর পরে by থাকে ।
যেমনঃ The letters were ----- by her was lost yesterday. (written)
29) Am, is, are, was, were এরপর Gap এ Noun হবে যদি Gap এর আগে Article থাকে ।
যেমনঃ Mr. Abdur Rahim was a --------. (farmer)
30) In, on, of, for, from, by, without ইত্যাদির পরে verb এর সাথে ing হয়।
যেমনঃ She is skill in ----------- English. (speaking) 31) Being,/ been/ to be/ having এর পর মুল verb এর Past participle হয়।
যেমনঃ Having --------- the work, he left the office.
32) Have, has, had এবং মূল verb এর পরে gap থাকলে উক্ত Gap এ Noun , Object হিসেবে বসে।
যেমনঃ Rana has --------- . (some qualities)
33) Subject + Verb + Object এরপরে Gap থাকলে উক্ত Gap এ Adjective বসে ।
যেমনঃ She loves me ---------. (sincerely)
34) Subject + Verb + Object এর পরে আরেকটি Noun Object হিসেবে বসে।
যেমনঃ She sent me --------- . (flowers)
35) প্রথমে subject না থেকে verb থাকলে এবংপরে Subject + মুল verb থাকলে প্রথম verb এরসাথে -ing যুক্ত হয়।
যেমনঃ Rahim can't ride a bicycle------- hard from the beginning. (practicing)
36) প্রথমে subject + শূন্যস্থান থাকলে + পরেমূল verb থাকলে শূন্য স্থানে verb এরসাথে ing যুক্ত হবে।
যেমনঃ The people, -------- in the midst of poverty are the worst victims of the natural disasters. (living)
37) Possessive এর পরে সব সময় Noun বসে।
যেমনঃ My father, their mother, our friend , his book.
38) To এর পর verb এর present formহয়।ব্যাতিক্রম ing ও হয় যেমনঃ view to/ look forward to/ get used to/ prefer to/ accustomed to/ be used to ইত্যাদি ।
যেমনঃ He used to living in cold climate.
39) Noun এর পূর্বে সর্বদা Adjective বসে।
যেমনঃ She is a -------- girl. (beautiful)
40) Noun সব সময় subject ও object হিসেবে বসে।
যেমনঃ The book is on the table.
41) কিছু কিছু ক্ষেত্রে Preposition (with, for, by) এর পরে বসে ।
যেমনঃ I did with --------- . (confidence)
42) (a) The এর পরে সবসময় Noun বসে।
(b) Subject - এ কয়েকটি শব্দ থাকলে of এর দুইপার্শ্বে Noun বসে ।
যেমনঃ The ----- of his ----- is sure. (possibility, success)
43) Feel, become, get, look এর পরে সব সময় Adjective
যেমনঃ The people look--------- (gainful)
44) Get, had এর পর Object + Verb থাকলে Verb টি Past participle হবে ।
যেমনঃ I got the work ------ by him. (done)
45) কোন শব্দ পরিবর্তনের সময় দুই পাশে যদি Preposition থাকে তবে মাঝেরটি Noun হবে।
যেমনঃ (in condition with, in turns of) I have done it in ------ of my friend. (favour)
46) Kept / started ইত্যাদির পর verb এর ing form হয়।
যেমনঃ He kept -------- (writing)
47) Subject + Verb এর পরে object এর প্রয়োজন না থাকলে শূন্যস্থানে adverb বসে।
যেমনঃ He came ------- (hurriedly)
48) Tomorrow, the next day, latter ইত্যাদি থাকলে Future Indefinite tense হয়।
যেমনঃ The next day -----------holiday. (will be)
49) Verb এর সাথে ing যুক্ত হয়ে noun হলেতা sentence এর subject বা Object হতে পারে।
যেমনঃ ------- is a good exercise. (Swimming)
50) Adjective এরপূর্বে the থাকলে verb টি plural হয়।
যেমনঃ The pious ------- happy. (are) 51) Phrasal verb এর শেষের preposition
Fill in the gaps with a suitable word from the box
1.
Earlier, women used to do household work and man would do (a) ....... work. But now we see things are (b) ....... . Today husbands help their wives in household work while women are also seen (c) ....... in outdoor activities. Today both the husband and wife are very much (d) ....... of their right and self respect. This over (e) ....... creates nuclear families. Besides, if one doesn’t pay due (f) ....... to another, the family (g) ....... collapses. At present, this change is (h) ....... more in modern family life. These are the (i) ....... between the present families and the (j) ....... families.
2.
In communicative language (a) ....... students themselves have greater (b) ....... and responsibility for their own (c) ....... . In Bangladesh, however, students are entirely (d) ....... either on classroom or private teachers or on the notebooks that (e) ....... the market. They have no (f) ....... over the learning (g) ....... . They are like nursery students doing everything their teachers want them or set them to do. Moreover, most classes comprise students with uneven (h) ....... of language (i) ....... . This poses a potential (j) ...... to effective implementation of communicative language teaching principles.
3.
In order to have good command over English one has to learn grammar rules and enrich (a) ....... . Grammar will help to write English (b) ....... and rich vocabulary will help to use the correct word at the (c) ....... place. Then she/he has to practise (d) ....... . Without practising speaking one can’t be (e) ....... . Now-a-days fluency in speaking is a must to get a good job because her/his speaking power will help to draw the (f) ....... of others. One may have good (g) ....... over English but if she/he can not express, her/his learning will be of no use to him/her. She/he has to write a few pages in English. This will (h) ....... his/her writing capacity. To develop his/her (i) ....... skill she/he must hear radio, TV, watch films etc. Last of all he should read English books, newspapers, magazines etc. which will go a (j) ....... way to learn English.
4.
There are several differences between Bonsai and (a) ....... pot planting. Firstly it is the art of (b) ....... trees and other plants in a small (c) ....... . It is considered an (d) ....... form. Secondly a Bonsai tree is (e) ....... shaped to (f) ....... small. Thirdly it does not need (g) ....... pot. Fourthly it does not need much of (h) ....... . Fifthly a bonsai (i) ....... has holes in the bottom which are (j) ....... with small nets so that the soil does not flow out with the water. But for pot planting all these things are not followed.
5.
There lived a very clever (a) ....... . Once a duck roasted by him for his master looked very (b) ....... . He became so (c) ....... to see the roasted duck that he ate up one of the drumsticks out of (d) ....... . At the (e) ....... of eating the master (f) ....... that one of the drumsticks was (g) ....... . He asked the cook about the missing (h) ....... . The cook (i) ....... that this duck had only one leg. The answer of the cook (j) ....... the master.
6.
Birds are our (a) ....... wealth. They are helpful to us in many ways. They have increased the (b) ....... of nature. We sleep at night and rise early in the morning (c) ....... the sweet songs of different birds. But birds are now under the threat of (d) ....... . So hunting of birds will (e) ....... this process. Being a (f) ....... person, we should not be a party of destroying the most beautiful (g) ....... of God. Besides hunting, (h) ....... use of chemical and pesticides causes sterility and mass death. We know that like all other (i) ....... , birds are important for maintaining ecological balance. So, for the sake of mankind, we should be kind to the birds and ensure them a safe (j) ....... .
7.
Today sound pollution is one of the talked (a) ....... of the day. It has (b) ....... an unbearable (c) ....... . The unnecessary use of powerful vehicular (d) ....... is the main (e) ....... of sound pollution in the city. Besides, faulty vehicles, construction sites, loud speaker and thousands of workshops let out loud (f) ....... round the clock. In the city, millions of people especially children are exposed to sound pollution. This sound pollution will (g) ....... children’s power of hearing. Sound pollution is so much (h) ....... that it can cause a wide range of malfunctions in the (i) ....... body including heart attack, high-blood pressure, chronic depression, respiratory (j) ....... etc.
8.
Educations promotes (a) ....... brotherhood. Since education (b) ....... a person’s mentality and outlook, he comes out of the (c) ....... of his own country. He gets (d) ....... with the tradition and (e) ....... of other countries of the world. Besides, the (f) ....... students of the developing countries go to the developed countries for higher education and make (f) ....... with the students of those countries. Again the engineers, scientists, doctors and men of other (h) ....... of the developed countries with their vast varied rich (i) ....... come to the developing countries and train the (j) ....... of the developing countries.
9.
There are many (a) ....... for which people in Bangladesh are not educated. Poverty is one of the (b) ....... reasons. Here most of the people live (c) ....... poverty line. They can’t (d) ....... up the bare necessities of their life. So, the question of getting educated doesn’t (e) ....... at all. Again, there are not (f) ....... educational institutions. Ours is an over (g) ....... country. In comparison to our population the (h) ....... of institutions is very small. Political (i) ....... is also a major cause. Most often there’s always (j) ....... in the institution.
10.
Change is the order of (a) ....... because we know the proverb that old order changeth yielding the new. So, nothing remains new (b) ....... . The same we do also notice in (c) ....... . Old and traditional forms have been (d) ....... by new, modified and modern forms of entertainment. Many of them don’t (e) ....... any longer. Today TV channels and Satellite have superseded radio, similarly band and pop music have superseded our popular old (f) ....... songs. Football is losing its (g) ....... day by day and cricket and other games are becoming (h) ....... more and more. Our ideas about the (i) ....... of entertainment have also changed. We’ve started to look upon our (j) ....... of life in a new way.
Hsc With Clues Board Questions
11.
Fashion usually (a) ....... because people want to be noticed. So changes in fashion among young people is very (b) ....... . They do not (c) ....... one fashion for many days. They follow the (d) ....... young people for their fashion of dress. At present the young people (e) ....... jeans & T-shirts more than shirts. On any occasion they put on (f) ....... dress specially salowar and punjabi and sandals of various (g) ....... . One decade ago people used to wear light pant and shirt. Before that they used to wear (h) ....... pant and shirt. Moreover most of the young people also wear tie, jacket, blazer in winter. Change of fashion is also noticed in women dress. Today they do not wear their (i) ....... dress. Today men and women both wear high (j) ....... shoes. So change in fashion is very much frequent today.
12.
It is difficult to drive in Bangladesh if one does not have (a) ....... experience. Drivers change lanes (b) ....... . A foreigner might find lane (c) ....... without signals quite (d) ....... . People do not follow traffic (e) ....... . Rickshaws and babi taxis (f) ....... in and out in a (g) ....... course and try to push through wherever they find some (h) ....... . Moreover, pedestrians cross over whenever and wherever they (i) ....... . All these make driving in Bangladesh a nightmare (j) ....... .
13.
We find a (a) ....... similarity between the life style of the British people and of us. We also find a great difference between us and them. The British are a (b) ....... nation like us. British people are friendly and (c) ....... while the people of Bangladesh inspite of having little (d) ....... are very friendly and considerate. In both society people (e) ....... hand at their first sight. On the other hand, we are not (f) ....... like them. We are often exposive in most (g) ....... . We usually (h) ....... each other shaking hands. We usually ask for others well being. We do not call our superiors and seniors with their first name like the (i) ....... . We are not (j) ....... like them.
14.
Rabindranath Tagore was one of the most (a) ....... poets in the history of world literature. He was at the (b) ....... time a poet, a novelist, a dramatist, a philosopher and a musician. He was born in the (c) ....... Tagore family in March, 1861. After the completion of his house (d) ....... he was sent to school. But he did not like (e) ....... education. So (f) ....... were made at house for his proper education. At the age of seventeen he was sent to London to (g) ....... law. But he studied (h) ....... with Professor Henry Morely only for a few months and then returned home. Only at the age of eight he started (i) ....... poems. He wrote his poetic novel Banaphul at the age of fifteen. After returning from England, he began to write tirelessly in all (j) ....... of Bengali literature.
15.
The number of elderly people in the country is (a) ....... day by day. But elderly people, (b) ....... in villages, remain without any (c) ....... from family (d) ....... and official agencies. Many of them pass their days without getting food and proper (e) ....... in their (f) ....... . From a press report it is known to us that some 7.2 million people are (g) ....... people. It is true that our elderly people who are without any (h) ....... of earning, should be given monthly allowance or old age (i) ....... . In the late nineties of the past century, the government took up a project for extending direct (j) ....... to the vulnerable section of the elderly people.
16.
Fax is a modern (a) ....... of telecommunication. Any document (b) ....... through (c) ....... is called fax. Through facsimile a fax machine can (d) ....... and receive any important (e) ....... matter within a short (f) ....... . It can also transmit and receive graphics, drawings, pictures handwritten (g) ....... etc. It is generally used for (h) ....... and official (i) ....... . It can also be used for personal (j) ....... .
17.
The Shatgombuj Mosque (a) ....... in the 15th century bears the (b) ....... of Mughal architecture. It is called Shatgombuj mosque because it has sixty (c) ....... which support seventy curved domes. It has been (d) ....... as a World Heritage Site. The Shatgombuj mosque is culturally and historically very important. It is a very old (e) ....... built in the 15th century. It is the (f) ....... of Moghul architecture. It tells us about the culture and architecture of the period. So, it has become an (g) ....... of international community. Considering all these things, it has been declared World Heritage Site. And for the (h) ....... , it’ll get more importance and of course necessary (i) ....... will be taken to prevent its further (j) ....... .
18.
The Toy Train is a (a) ....... . It moves (b) ....... as it runs over a mountain. Its wagon are of various (c) ....... which have drawn the (d) ....... of the passengers. Though the Toy Train is called so because of its (e) ....... and colourful wagons, it bears a great economic (f) ....... of a multi-coloured region. It is a good transportation system over (g) ....... tracks. The Toy Train faced (h) ....... for its sudden (i) ....... . However it was operated again when it was declared as a world Heritage (j) ....... .
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Rahima was (a) ....... hard for the survival of her family and herself. The days were hard because of (b) ....... of work. One day some people from Grameen Bank came to her village to (c) ....... the people who are landless and helpless. Just after the (d) ....... of the Grameen Bank in her village, she came to (e) ....... from them that the poverty stricken people have the (f) ....... to take a loan from the bank. However, it was (g) ....... to make 5-6 group of workers (h) ....... of five members before (i) ....... money. Then the members will make a centre for (j) ....... the activities of the bank such as giving loans and receiving repayment of loans.
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The most popular international sporting (a) ....... in the world is the World Cup Football. Football lovers all over the World wait (b) ....... for the most exciting (c) ....... of the world held after every (d) ....... year. People from all over the world gather in the (e) ....... for watching game. They assemble there with their (f) ....... flags, banners, festoons and even with musical instruments, just to encourage their national (g) ....... . After every four years the entire world rouses from her (h) ....... and is spellbound by the magic touch of this (i) ....... spectacle. The excitement that this mega-event evokes is by no means restricted to the sporting (j) ....... but also to men, women and children alike.
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21.
Form the last century Bangladesh has (a) ....... many problems which may have contributed to the problem of (b) ....... . Illiteracy, lack of scientific (c) ....... , prejudices, (d) ....... population growth contributed much to poverty. Again lack of skilled (e) ....... , want of good leadership, want of industries, lack of technological knowledge etc. have created poverty. Now it is high time to take wise (f) ....... and proper steps, necessary measures to solve all these problems to (g) ....... poverty. If we can’t strike the iron when it is hot, we will leg far behind. We won’t be able to remove poverty. There will be no hope (h) ....... for us for leading a decent life with (i) ....... keeping our heads above poverty. So we all should come forward and try to remove poverty through our concerted (j) ....... .
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Sakhina has brought a great economic (a) ....... in her family within a short time. Her work can have a far reaching (b) ....... on other rural (c) ....... . They will be (d) ....... and come forward to attend different training (e) ....... like Sakhina. After taking some training, they will be able to (f) ....... money for their family. Then they will be able to think in a wider (g) ....... . They will also be able to uphold the (h) ....... of their living and send their children to schools. Ultimately, the number of earning (i) ....... among the rural women will be increased soon. And in the long run, it will create positive influence upon our national (j) ....... .
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Rabeya was a farmer’s wife. She was happy in her family (a) ....... of seven members, her one children and their grandmother, she and her husband. But in one rainy season the mighty Padma washed away all (b) ....... . They had to sell all their (c) ....... articles to buy a pieces of land to live on. Her husband had no work to do. Just then she came to know that Grameen Bank distributes loan among (d) ....... women. She became a member of the Grameen Bank Co-operative and took (e) ....... from the Bank. With this money bought 20 (f) ....... . After a few months the chickens began to (g) ....... eggs. She helped her family by selling those eggs. After six months the (h) ....... of chickens increased 50. After one year her chickens increased to 1000. Now she could help her family by (i) ....... both eggs and chickens. Amina’s family became well off again. She could improve her (j) ....... condition through hard labour and right planning.
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Rahima Khatun was a (a) ....... woman. Her husband died two years (b) ....... . She had to (c) ....... her family with great hardship. She was (d) ....... . Her daughter was in her fifteenth year, and not yet (e) ....... . She was anxious to (f) ....... off her only daughter to any man who had enough (g) ....... to sustain a family. She wanted her (h) ....... daughter to be well cared of. She did not expect anything in (i) ....... . It would be (j) ....... to see her happy.
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(a) ....... a language is like (b) ....... a cycle. The most (c) ....... think about any language is (d) ....... . You learn to communicate (e) ....... by using a (f) ....... , by doing things with it. You can learn English in the same way that Raghib (g) ....... to ride a cycle. Don’t (h) ....... if people laugh at you when you make (i) ....... . You can certainly learn (j) ....... mistakes.
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Introverts and extroverts (a) ....... particular types of (b) ....... . Introverts are usually (c) ....... . They don’t like (d) ....... too much and staring a (e) ....... . They are also not very (f) ....... and prefer to (g) ....... quiet. They are not outgoing in (h) ....... and feel more comfortable in (i) ....... people instead of taking the lead. They can also be loners sometimes and prefer to be by themselves instead of being in other people’s (j) ....... . An extrovert is just the opposite.
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Farid is an (a) ....... . One day he (b) ....... the bus to go to college. The bus was (c) ....... as usual. The bus conductor (d) ....... him aside and made rude (e) ....... for standing in the way. Farid kept quiet. There was seat beside him in which he planned to sit down as soon as it got empty but the (f) ....... it was vacant, another passenger pushed him (g) ....... and grabbed the seat. Farid was (h) ....... annoyed but simply moved away from the seat. “What’s the point of (i) ....... ,” he thought, “the seat is lost and there’s no point in (j) ....... about it now.”
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Shohel is an (a) ....... . One day he was going on a picnic with his friends. Many of this friends started (b) ....... and singing on the bus but he kept (c) ....... , smiling, and enjoying the (d) ....... . When they urged him to join them, he said, “I can’t sing (e) ....... . You’ll laugh if I sing,” he said. “We can’t sing either, but it’s (f) ....... . Why don’t you just give it a try? Besides nobody will notice if you sing in (g) ....... .” They tried to (h) ....... him. But Shohel just couldn’t bring himself to sing. He was too (i) ....... about what (j) ....... would think.
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Since Fahima was an (a) ....... the college gave her the (b) ....... of organizing the debating club and finding out people who were (c) ....... in debating. Fahima happily agreed. She went around to very class when the teacher was not there and (d) ....... , “We are having a (e) ....... club. Who wants to join? Give me your names now, or think over it, them let me know in two days. You will find me in the (f) ....... room.” One of her friends said: “Why don’t you just write it down and put it up on the (g) ....... board? You won’t have to (h) ....... like this then.” “Oh I don’t mind screaming. People notice me more that way and it serves my (i) ....... . If I put it up on the notice board, nobody will read it,” (j) ....... Fahima.
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Jerry had been at the orphanage (a) ....... he was four. He was a boy of rare (b) ....... integrity. One day the axe (c) ....... broke down. The authoress brought money to (d) ....... it but Jerry did not take it. He said that he was (e) ....... for the breakage of the axe handle and so he would (f) ....... . It was only then that he would (g) ....... the money when the authoress (h) ....... him that the fault was in the (i) ....... of the handle. Jerry did many unnecessary gracious (j) ....... for the good of the authoress. He was very much courteous.
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31.
Fires (a) ....... over the prairies any time during practically ten months a year, although the (b) ....... were usually in the fall, with the grass (c) ....... high and rich in (d) ....... seeds. The prairie fires could be set by (e) ....... , by the carelessness of greenhorns in the country, by (f) ....... from the railroads, and by deliberate (g) ....... . Once started, the heat of the fire (h) ....... a high wind that could sweep it over a hundred miles of (i) ....... in an (j) ....... short time.
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The computer is a (a) ....... recent invention. It has now become an important part of (b) ....... life. It has greatly benefited us and brought (c) ....... revolutionary changes in our life. Any (d) ....... that helps people (e) ....... mathematical calculation many be called a computer. In this sense the (f) ....... is a simple computer. Today, however, the term (g) ....... refers to special kind of electronic (h) ....... that can perform mathematical calculations and (i) ....... large masses of information at a great speed. In a few minutes a computer can perform calculation that (j) ....... mathematicians would need years to complete.
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The world is getting (a) ....... because of pollution. Every year millions of people all over the world die (b) ....... as a result of pollution. In the recent years, there have been (c) ....... reports that the world’s (d) ....... is undergoing a significant (e) ....... . All these reports provide strong (f) ....... that world temperatures are (g) ....... day by day. Climatologists (h) ....... that mid way through the next century temperatures may have (i) ....... as much as 40C. This could raise sea levels and thereby (j) ....... coastal areas and farm lands.
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Women in our society have always been considered (a) ....... to men. The majority of houses are being (b) ....... usually by (c) ....... and women most often have no say in opinion. Their opinion is (d) ....... unnecessary even in such important (e) ....... as the number of things they would like to have. In many households they are (f) ....... by the husbands. To (g) ....... their rights the Govt. has introduced law. But (h) ....... sometimes can’t (i) ....... them. So what is more needed for them is the proper (j) ....... .
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E-mail means (a) ....... mail. It is an electronic (b) ....... of communication. E-mail (c) ....... is user to user but telex communication is terminal to terminal. Telephone connection often takes a lot of time to be (d) ....... because both the caller and the called must be present (e) ....... . But e-mail is a computer (f) ....... system and the messages that are (g) ....... via the computer become (h) ....... in the mail box of an individuals (i) ....... computer without the need of his being (j) ....... present. Thus e-mail saves both time and money.
36.
Of the fast increasing population most of them are poor and (a) ....... . They do not realize the (b) ....... consequences of having so many children. They do not know that they are creating the existing food problem more serious and more (c) ....... . There is always (d) ....... of food. Again the mouths to be fed are multiplying too (e) ....... for food production to keep pace with. The threats of famine and mass (f) ....... now loom larger than ever before because the population is increasing in geometrical progress. While the food production is increasing in arithmetical progress the agricultural of our country is still (g) ....... . They cannot apply scientific (h) ....... of cultivation in their lands. So the production of food (i) ....... is very low. Thus the increasing population adds to (j) ....... problem.
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While (a) ....... food we should bear in (b) ....... that we don’t eat just to (c) ....... hunger or to fill the belly. We eat to (d) ....... our health. For good health a man (e) ....... good food. Sometimes it so (f) ....... that people who live even in the midst of plenty do not eat the food they need for good health. Because they have no (g) ....... of science and health and (h) ....... . They do not know how to select a (i) ....... diet from the many foods that are (j) ....... to them.
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Bangladesh (a) ...... in the active earthquake zone. It is (b) ...... to all Bangladesh. Experts are alarmed by the (c) ...... of quake during recent years. But they give no (d) ...... answer to the question of (e) ...... about the buildings of Dhaka city. As there is every (f) ...... of earthquakes in Bangladesh, experts call for taking adequate (g) ...... measures to (h) ...... loses. RAJUK (i) ...... that an earthquake resistant building code should be (j) ...... .
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Proper education (a) ...... a learner with opportunities to (b) ...... all his talents. Its aim is to (c) ...... him physically and (d) ...... so that he can be (e) ...... to himself and to the society. An educated man is (f) ...... , but he also (g) ...... others in attaining self-reliance. He is supposed to be well-mannered, kind and (h) ...... . So a man who has acquired knowledge and skill only for his material development cannot be (i) ...... a truly (j) ...... man.
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Bangladesh is a (a) ....... populated country, but a large number of her people are (b) ....... . It is not possible for her to ensure (c) ....... to the teeming millions. Self-employment is a possible (d) ....... to this problem. It means that people themselves should (e) ....... avenues for self-employment. Facilities for training in (f) ....... trades and vocations are available (g) ....... the country. The youths, in particular, can train themselves in any of these trades and turn into a useful (h) ....... . The Govt. also (i) ....... easy loans and counselling with a view to helping them to start an (j) ....... earning actively.
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We cannot altogether get rid of our (a) ....... but a proper management of it can certainly reduce its quantity. If we think of burning, burying, recycling and thus (b) ....... our waste, we can to a large (c) ....... save our (d) ....... . Our garbage consists (e) ....... various kinds of things. Some are burnable, (f) ....... are (g) ....... . In some countries waste is destroyed by (h) ....... . The non-burnable waste is melted and (i) ....... . Some rubbish is not (j) ....... at all.
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Education is one of the basic (a) ...... of a human being and is (b) ...... for every kind of development. It (c) ...... us to make right choices in life. It (d) ...... our ability to raise crops, store food, (e) ...... the environment and (f) ...... out our social responsibilities. It (g) ...... us with an enlightened (h) ...... about things. But education has to be (i) ...... . It is not merely (j) ...... degrees from schools, colleges and universities. It is something more lasting, more human.
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Every year the Nobel Prize is awarded for outstanding (a) ...... to the fields of science, literature, economics, and for the (b) ...... of peace. It is the world’s most (c) ...... prize. If there are more than one recipient, the prize money is (d) ...... equally among the winners. The prize was (e) ...... by Sir Alfred Nobel, the father of the science of destruction. He (f) ...... dynamite. Though Nobel was born in Sweden, he was (g) ...... in Russia. For this important invention, he became (h) ...... all over the world. He earned a (i) ...... sum of money. The prize is given from the interest of the money. The winners of the Nobel Prize are (j) ...... with a great respect across the globe.
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Television has become the most (a) ...... and most wide spread (b) ...... of entertainment of the (c) ...... world. A wide range of programmes of varied (d) ...... is telecast on (e) ...... channels. Almost every middle class and (f) ...... working class families have a (g) ...... set today. Television programmes are not only entertaining; they can be highly (h) ...... too. For example, television is used for (i) ...... learning. Courses run by the Open University are shown on (j) ...... by them.
45.
Mrs. Zaman is a house wife. She loves (a) ....... . She lives in an apartment block. There are seven more families in the building. She has an (b) ....... cook. So she does not have to do any (c) ....... . Almost everyday around eleven O’clock she (d) ....... to visit one of her (e) ....... in the apartments mostly to gossip. Most of the housewives she (f) ....... do not have much domestic help and they (g) ....... this time to cook, clean or do other household (h) ....... . But Mrs. Zaman does not seem to be (i) ....... . She does not mind (j) ....... the personal matters of one family with another.
46.
The destruction of forests and other (a) ....... is causing the (b) ....... of various plants and animals everyday. In the last 25 years alone the world has lost one third of its natural wealth. Forests are being (c) ....... down. Moreover, they are being burnt (d) ....... resulting in an (e) ....... in carbon dioxide and ultimately the water level is (f) ....... as a consequence of global (g) ....... . It is (h) ....... that the new century will face an overwhelming environments (i) ....... . It is therefore (j) ....... to check the reckless pollution of the environment.
47.
Trees are very useful to humans. They (a) ....... the rich top soil from being (b) ....... away by rain water and floods. You can see trees being (c) ....... along mountain slopes, on roadsides, in parks and gardens. Trees give us shade. They (d) ....... life to a place with their colourful flowers, beautiful leaves fruits and thick trunks. They (e) ....... shelters for birds and animals. They give us timber, medicines, paper, gum and many other useful things. They (f) ....... in carbon dioxide and (g) ....... oxygen. As you know by now man (h) ....... oxygen to (i) ....... and live. Trees are our best friends. We should (j) ....... them and plant more trees around us.
48.
We find change in amusement and entertainment that (a) ....... taken place over time. Common forms of entertainment like snake charming, puppet shows, jarigan (b) ....... popular in the past are gradually (c) ....... their appeal. They are (d) ....... out. We don’t (e) ....... the existence of many of these. Now people like to (f) ....... T.V. They (g) ....... concert, disco, pop etc. All the changes that have (h) ....... place today are not (i) ....... good. Sometimes people are (j) ....... to receive some bad aspects of Western culture.
49.
Once upon a time there (a) ....... in the city of Bagdad a young bachelor who was by (b) ....... a porter. One day he sat in the market place leaning idly (c) ....... his basket. A young woman (d) ....... in rare silks and cloaked in a gold-embroidered mantle, stopped before him and gently raised her (e) ....... . Beneath it there showed dark eyes with long lashes and lineaments of (f) ....... beauty. “Lift up your basket, porter”, she said in a (g) ....... voice, “and follow me,” At once the porter took up his basket, (h) ....... to himself, “This is (i) ....... a lucky day!” He followed her until she stopped at the door of a house and (j) ....... .
50.
Once upon a time, there was a King who was very found of (a) ...... his future from the astrologers. A famous astrologer (b) ...... to stop at his capital on his way to Benaras. The King called on him to know about his future and the astrologer told him something (c) ...... . At this the King got (d) ...... and condemned him to (e) ...... saying. “Men like you should not live to (f) ...... the peace of the world”. But another thought had crossed his mind before the astrologer was removed for (g) ...... . “How long will you live?” asked the King. With ready (h) ...... the astrologer said, “The stars (i) ...... that I shall die only a week before your majesty. So, good bye. “Hearing this, the King turned pale like a dead man and shouted, “Drive this (j) ...... away, let him not come here again.”
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(a) outdoor (b) changing (c) engaged (d) conscious (e) consciousness (f) respect (g) tie (h) noticed (i) differences (j) earlier.
(a) teaching (b) role (c) learning (d) dependent (e) flood (f) control (g) process (h) level (i) competence (j) barrier.
(a) vocabulary (b) correctly (c) proper (d) speaking (e) fluent (f) attention (g) command (h) enhance (i) listening (j) long.
(a) normal (b) growing (c) pot (d) art (e) carefully (f) remain (g) large (h) soil (i) container (j) covered.
(a) cook (b) delicious (c) greedy (d) temptation (e) time (f) noticed (g) missing (h) leg (i) replied (j) annoyed.
(a) natural (b) beauty (c) hearing (d) extinction (e) accelerate (f) conscious (g) creation (h) widespread (i) species (j) habitat.
(a) topics (b) reached (c) level (d) horns (e) source (f) noises (g) damage (h) harmful (i) human (j) disorders.
(a) universal(b) broadens (c) boundary (d) acquainted (e) culture (f) brilliant (g) friendship (h) professions (i) experience (j) professionals.
(a) reasons (b) main (c) beyond (d) meet (e) arise (f) adequate (g) populated (h) number (i) unrest (j) violence.
(a) nature (b) forever (c) entertainment (d) superseded (e) exist (f) traditional (g) appeal (h) popular (i) forms (j) way.
(a) change (b) frequent (c) like (d) western (e) wear (f) casual (g) designs (h) loose (i) traditional (j) heeled.
(a) driving (b) frequently (c) changing (d) distressing (e) signals (f) move (g) zigzag (h) space (i) wish (j) experience.
(a) significant (b) hospitable (c) considerate (d) draw backs (e) shake (f) reserved (g) cases (h) embrace (i) British (j) informal.
(a) leading (b) same (c) renowned (d) education (e) institutional (f) arrangements (g) study (h) literature (i) composing (j) branches..
(a) increasing (b) specially (c) care (d) members (e) treatment (f) diseases (g) elderly (h) source (i) pension (j) support.
(a) way (b) exchanged (c) facsimile (d) transmit (e) printed (f) time (g) texts (h) business (i) purposes (j) affairs.
(a) constructed (b) testimony (c) pillars (d) declared (e) edifice (f) embodiment (g) asset (h) declaration (i) measures (j) decay.
(a) wonder (b) slowly (c) colours (d) attention (e) speed (f) impact (g) mountainous (h) danger (i) closure (j) site.
(a) struggling(b) scarcity (c) help (d) opening (e) learn (f) eligibility (g) essential (h) consisting (i) borrowing (j) running.
a) competition (b) anxiously (c) tournament (d) fourth (e) venue (f) national (g) teams (h) slumber (i) wonderful (j) circles.
(a) inherited (b) poverty (c) knowledge (d) uncontrolled (e) manpower (f) decisions (g) alleviate (h) left (i) dignity (j) efforts.
(a) change (b) effect (c) women (d) inspired (e) programmes (f) earn (g) sense (h) standard (i) members (j) economy.
(a) consisting (b) belongings (c) household (d) landless (e) loan (f) chickens (g) lay (h) number (i) selling (j) financial.
(a) helpless (b) ago (c) maintain (d) worried (e) married (f) marry (g) earning (h) beloved (i) return (j) enough.
(a) learning (b) riding (c) important (d) communication (e) effectively (f) language (g) learnt (h) worry (i) mistakes (j) through.
(a) are (b) personality (c) shy (d) talking (e) conversation (f) noisy (g) stay (h) nature (i) following (j) company.
(a) introvert (b) got on (c) crowded (d) pushed (e) remark (f) moment (g) rudely (h) extremely (i) arguing (j) quarreling.
(a) introvert (b) dancing (c) sitting (d) scene (e) well (f) fun (g) group (h) convince (i) worried (j) people.
(a) extrovert (b) responsibility (c) interested (d) shouted (e) debating (f) common (g) notice (h) scream (i) purpose (j) replied.
(a) since (b) quality (c) handle (d) repair (e) responsible (f) pay (g) take (h) insisted (i) wood (j) things.
(a) swept (b) worst (c) standing (d) oily (e) lightening (f) sparks (g) malice (h) creates (i) prairie (j) incredible.
(a) fairly (b) modern (c) about (d) device (e) perform (f) abacus (g) computer (h) device (i) process (j) trained.
(a) warmer (b) unnecessarily (c) alarming (d) climate (e) change (f) evidence (g) increasing (h) predict (i) risen (j) flood.
(a) subservient (b) dominated (c) husband (d) considered (e) issues (f) beaten up (g) protect (h) law (i) save (j) education.
(a) electronic (b) mode (c) communication (d) established (e) simultaneously (f) based (g) transmitted (h) stored (i) personal (j) actually.
(a) illiterate (b) evil (c) acute (d) shortage (e) rapidly (f) starvation (g) primitive (h) method (i) crops (j) food.
(a) eating (b) mind (c) satisfy (d) preserve (e) needs (f) happens (g) knowledge (h) nutrition (i) balanced (j) available.
(a) is (b) known (c) recurrence (d) direct (e) safety (f) possibility (g) precautionary (h) reduce (i) believes (j) compulsory.
(a) provides (b) develop (c) improve (d) mentally (e) useful (f) self-reliant (g) helps (h) sympathetic (i) called (j) educated.
(a) densely (b) unemployed (c) employment (d) solution (e) explore (f) different (g) across (h) manpower (i) provides (j) independent.
(a) waste/rubbish (b) utilize (c) extent (d) environment (e) of (f) some (g) non-burnable (h) incinerators (i) prefabricated (j) utilized.
(a) needs (b) essential (c) enables (d) enhances (e) protect (f) carry (g) provides (h) awareness (i) defined (j) acquiring/getting.
(a) contribution (b) promotion (c) prestigious (d) divided (e) instituted (f) invented (g) educated (h) famous (i) huge (j) treated.
(a) common (b) source (c) present (d) interest (e) numerous (f) even (g) television (h) educative (i) distance (j) BTV.
(a) gossiping (b) experienced/efficient (c) cooking (d) goes (e) neighbours (f) visits (g) use (h) chores (i) bothered (j) discussing.
(a) habitats (b) extinction (c) cut (d) recklessly (e) increase (f) rising (g) warming (h) anticipated (i) catastrophe (j) imperative.
(a) protect (b) washed (c) planted (d) give (e) provide (f) take (g) give out (h) needs (i) breathe (j) preserve.
(a) have (b) were (c) losing (d) dying (e) find (f) watch (g) enjoy (h) taken (i) considered (j) bound/compelled.
(a) lived (b) trade (c) against (d) dressed (e) veil (f) perfect (g) sweet (h) said (i) indeed (j) knocked.
(a) knowing (b) happened (c) unpleasant (d) angry/furious (e) death (f) spoil (g) execution (h) wit (i) declare/prove (j) wretch.
