A, AN & The: Articles

Fill in the gaps in the following text with appropriate articles (a, an or the). Put a cross (x) where no article is needed.

1.

Drug addiction is now (a) — global problem. It has spread its poisonous claw all over (b) — world. Frustration is (c) — main cause of drug addiction. Drugs bear (d) — terrible effect on (e) — human body. It kills a man little by little. No physician can stop the changes that take place in the organs of (f) — addict.

My mother is (a) — very religious woman. She always advises me to follow (b) — path of (c) — truth and honesty. She bears (d) — good moral character. She is very kind to (e) — poor. She is (f) — ideal housewife.

The main aim of (a) ── education is not only to pass exam, get (b) — good job but also to gain knowledge and widen (c) — third eye. (d) — ideal student should realize (e) — real fact. Otherwise, he purpose of education will be (f) — incomplete one.

Mr Hassan is an English (a) — teacher. He is (b) — M.A. in English. He serves in (c) — famous institution. He tries to lead (d) — honest life. He is (e) — most favourite teacher to (f) ── students.

Once I went to (a) — mango orchard. One of my friends was (b) — owner of the orchard. While walking I found (c) — mango lying under (d) — tree. (e) — mango was ripe. Seeing (f) — mango in my hand, my friend said, “It will taste sweet.”

Lutfur is (a) — street boy. He is (b) — orphan. He lives in the street of Chittagong (c) — city. One day he went to Newmarket. He saw a fruit-seller selling different kinds of (d) — fruit. There he found (e) — old man buying some apples. (f) — apples looked very fresh.

Truthfulness is (a) — greatest of all (b) — virtues which make (c) — man really great. If we don’t cultivate (d) — habit of speaking (e) — truth, we can’t command (f) — confidence of others.

Our life is (a) — sum total of hours, days and years. But all days are not equally memorable to us. Most of (b) — days are forgotten with (c) — passage of time. Only (d) — few days remain ever fresh in our memory. My first day at (e ) — school is such (f) — amazing day.

Lutfur is (a) — street boy. He is (b) — orphan. He lives in the street of Chattogram (c) — city. One day he went to New Market. He saw a fruit-seller selling different kinds of (d) — fruits. He There he found (e) — old man buying some apples. (f) — apples looked very fresh.

10.

Bangladesh is (a) — country of rivers. Some of the rivers are (b) — famous but some of (c) — big rivers have dried up. They go dry especially in the summer season. Then we have to face (d) — extreme situation. But during (e) rainy season all the rivers are full to (f) — brim.

11.

Truthfulness is (a) — greatest of all (b) — virtues that make (c) — man really great. If we don’t cultivate (d) — habit of speaking (e) — truth, we can’t command (f) — confidence of others.

12.

Each and every student wants to make a good result in the examination. But it is not (a) — easy task. (b) — student has to do something with this end in view. From (c) — very beginning he must be very serious. He should read (d) — texts again and again. He must not make (e) — notes from (f) — common source.

13.

Our life is (a) — sum total of hours, days, months and years. But all the days are not equally memorable to us. Most of (b) — days are forgotten with (c) — passage of time. Only (d) — few days remain ever fresh in our memory. My first day at (e) — school is such (f) — amazing day.

14.

Discipline is seen in (a) — nature. Every morning (b) — sun rises in the east, day follows (c) — night, birds sing and flowers blossom. Everywhere in nature there is (d) — harmony. If there were no discipline in (e) — nature, there would be (f) — chaos everywhere.

15.

Punctuality is (a) — unique virtue. It leads (b) — man to the path of success. (c) — punctual man does all his work in (d) — due time. He never puts of his work for tomorrow. So, it is our duty to acquire (e) — quality of punctuality in our life. Everyone respects the man who is punctual. (f) — unpunctual man faces many problems in his life.

16.

Each and every student wants to make a good result in the examination. But it is not (a) — easy task. (b) — student has to do something with this end in view. From (c) — very beginning, he must be very serious. He should read (d) — texts again and again. He must not make (e) — notes from (f) — common source.

17.

One day a crow saw (a) — piece of meat. It took (b) — piece of meat in its mouth. It sat on (c) — branch of a tree to eat the piece of (d) — meat. (e) — fox was looking for food. He came under (f) — tree.

18.

Truthfulness is (a) — greatest of all (b) virtues that make (c) — man really great. If we don’t cultivate (d) — habit of speaking (e) — truth, we can’t command (f) —confidence of others.

19.

I live in Rajshahi. My elder brother who is (a) — engineer, works in Dhaka. Last summer he asked me to stay (b) — few days with him and sent me (c) — plane ticket. That was my first journey by air. I arrived at (d) — airport about (e) — hour before the flight. It was (f) — enjoyable plane journey.

20.

Many people think that (a) — affluent person is happy. You can completely disagree with (b) — idea. It is true that people need money to buy food clothes and (c) — other necessities. But money alone cannot make (d) — person happy. It is just one of (e) — many components in (f) — person’s life.

21.

My neighbour is (a) —old man. He always speaks (b) — truth. He knows that everybody loves (c) —truthful person. He also knows that nobody believes (d) — liar. He has cultivated this habit from (e) —very beginning of his life. So he is respected by (f) — all.

22.

A friend in need is (a) —friend indeed. A true friend is (b) — asset. He stands by his friend in time of (c) — danger. He always wishes for (d) — welfare of his friend. He never misguides (e) — friend to the path of violence and dishonesty. But it is a matter of sorrow that (f) — real friend is very rare nowadays.

23.

Our is (a) — country of rivers. Some of the rivers are (b) — famous but some of (c) — big. Rivers have dried up. They go dry especially in the summer season. Then we have to face (d) — extreme situation. But during (e) — rainy season all the rivers are full to (f) — brim.

24.

Once upon a time, a dove and (a) —bat were very good friends. One day (b) —two friends decided to set out on (c) —journey. They flew over (d) —rivers and (e) —hills and came to a big jungle. Both the friends were very tired, they needed to sit down and take (f) — rest.

25.

Rainy season is one of (a) — most enjoyable seasons in Bangladesh. It rains almost all (b) — day long. Everybody becomes (c) — poet on a rainy day. But (d) — poor people suffer much on this day. Floods occur during (e) — rainy season. None can avoid (f) — impact of the rainy season.

26.

(a) — industrious man is always crowned with success. If we turn (b) — pages of history, we find the same message. Thus, we see that (c) — industry is (d) — must to attain success. Those who are not industrious, cannot go (e) — long way. This is why (f) — industrious are respected in every society.

27.

Bangladesh is our motherland. It has thousands of villages where eighty percent of our people live. So, it is clear that (a) ----- welfare of the country depends upon (b) ----- development of these villages. There was (c) ----- time when the villagers were happy and self-supporting. They were (d) ----- simple, healthy, peace loving, religious and hospitable. With the beginning of (e) ----- British rule, the villages saw (f) ----- downfall. (g) ----- few cities sprang up after (h) ----- western fashion. Then (i) ----- educated and well-to-do people left the villages to enjoy (j) ----- modern facilities in those cities.

28.

There once lived (a) ----- poor farmer. He was (b) ----- honest and hard-working. He never wastes (e) ----- time while working. He had (d) ----- few pieces of land, but he had to maintain (e) ----- large family. One day, he found (f) ----- umbrella with a bag. In (g) ----- bag, he found a letter. He showed it to (h) ----- one-eyed learned man. The man told him that it was (i) ----- important letter of (j) ----- university.

29.

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 living in (d) ----- Tahiti, he was short of (e) ----- money and rented (f) ----- one-room house about 22 kilometers 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.

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(a) ----- aim of every student is to do better in (b) ----- examination. But it is not (c) ----- easy task. Regular study is (d) ----- must. It is (e) ----- unique quality of a good student. He should not cram (f) ----- without knowing the meaning. He should have a good command over (g) ----- English too. Besides, a student should form the habit of speaking (h) ----- truth. He should make (i) ----- best use of time. But the students who are (j) ----- idle will suffer in the long run.

31.

Bangladesh is (a) ----- world's most densely populated country. Our development efforts are frustrated because of (b) ----- enormous size of population. (c) ----- population explosion is (d) ----- constant threat to our environment and (e) ----- society. Population is growing at such (f) ----- high rate that (g) ----- environment may soon fail to supply (h) ----- people with their minimum necessities. It is indeed (i) ----- alarming situation. Something should be done to change (j) ----- situation.

32.

Bangladesh is a land of rivers. It got freedom in 1971 through (a) ----- Liberation War. It is located in (b) ----- South Asia. Dhaka is (c) ----- capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka is also known as (d) ----- city of mosques. Our main food is (e) ----- rice and fish. It is (f) ----- country of beauty. It is, in fact, (g) ----- large village. (h) ----- people of Bangladesh are very hospitable. There are many beautiful things here that attract (i) ----- travellers and tourists. The people of Bangladesh like to lead (j) ----- simple life.

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Money cannot buy (a) ----- happiness. Money is (b) ----- must for our life. But it is not (c) ----- necessary to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d) ----- psychological thing. It is (e) ----- name of (f) ----- feeling. It means the contentment of mind. He who is (g) ----- satisfied with what he gets and is content with his life is really (h) ----- happy man. On the other hand, (i) ----- unhappy man finds no contentment with his things. Happiness is (j) ----- blessing of the Almighty.

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People do not eat (a) ----- same food all over the world. (b) ----- eating habits of the people of a country depend largely its geographical position, climate and soil. That is to say (c) ----- kinds of food that people eat depend on what they get easily. For instance, people in (d) ----- tropical countries eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. (e) ----- chief food of the people of Hawaii and Polynesia in (f) ----- Pacific are tero-roots, bread, (g) ----- fruits and sea-food. They also eat (h) ----- lot of limes. The Indians of central America eat mostly fruits and (i) ----- vegetables. (j) ----- Eskimos live on meat.

35.

Teaching is (a) ----- noble profession. Mr. Salam is (b) ----- expert teacher. He is (c) ----- MA in English. He serves in (d) ----- famous institution. He is very (e) ----- punctual and tries to lead (f) ----- honest life. He loves (g) ----- students like his own (h) ----- children. In fact, he is (i) ----- most favourite teacher to (j) ----- students.

36.

At present, Bangladesh faces (a) ----- number of (b) ----- problems. Of all these problems, (c) ----- population problem is (d) ----- most acute one. Population is undoubtedly (e) ----- great asset of (f) ----- country. But when (g) ----- country fails to feed and provide them with (h) ----- suitable jobs, they become (i) ----- burden. Similar is (j) ----- case with Bangladesh.

37.

Each and every student wants to make (a) ----- good result in (b) ----- examination. But it is not (c) ----- easy task (d) ----- student has to do something which can lead him to (e) ----- success. From (f) ----- very beginning. he must be (g) ----- very serious. He should read (h) ----- texts again and again. He must not make (i) ----- notes from (j) ----- common source.

38.

Once we went (a) ----- hunting in (b) ----- deep jungle. Many (c) ----- beast was moving to and fro. Suddenly we noticed (d) ----- ewe. It was looking at us. (e) ----- ewe had (f) ----- unique beauty. We could not kill (g) ----- ewe as it would be (h) ----- unkind deed. In fact, we are not rude by (i) ----- nature. We returned (j) ----- home happily for not killing any creature.

39.

Early rising is (a) ----- good for all. It is (b) ----- very good habit for (e) ----- people who want to shine in (d) ----- life. (e) ----- early riser gets much time for (f) ----- day's work. (g) ----- student who rises early, gets huge time for (h) ----- his/her study. Such (i) ----- student never lags behind. So, we should form (j) ----- habit of rising early in the morning.

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Idleness brings sufferings. (a) ----- idle man and (b) ----- active man cannot be equal. We know (c) ----- story of (d) ----- ant and (e) ----- grasshopper. (f) ----- ant was industrious. On (g) ----- other hand, the grasshopper was a lazy (h) ----- person. The ant knew that (i) ----- industrious shine. On the contrary, (j) ----- lazy one suffers in life.

41.

English is (a) ----- international language. It is spoken all over (b) ----- world. Today English is a must in order to get (c) ----- good job. Those who speak and write (d) ----- standard form of English are in great demand. So it helps (e) ----- man to get (f) ----- honourable job. It is (g) ----- official or semi-official language in many countries. (h) ----- official must have good command over English. Ours is an age of (i) ----- globalization. In order to keep pace with time, a Bangladeshi has to know (j) ----- English.

42.

(a) ----- ant is an industrious insect. Bees are also (b) ----- industrious. If we observe (e) ----- life of a successful man, we find that he is also (d) ----- industrious (e) ----- industrious are always crowned with (f) ----- success. On the other hand, (g) ----- idle fail in life. So, industry is (h) ----- must to prosper in life. We should hear in mind that industry is (i) ----- key to success and laziness leads us to (j) ----- misfortune.

43.

(a) ----- 16th of December is (b) ----- red-letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day, we achieved victory at (c) ----- cost of (d) ----- bloody battle. Bangladesh came into being as (e) ----- independent country. It occupied a place in the world (f) ----- map. Every year, we observe (g) ----- day with due solemnity. We remember (h) ----- supreme sacrifices of our heroic sons. The day is (i) ----- public holiday. The day begins with gunshots. The national flag is hoisted on (j) ----- top of important houses.

44.

The Great Ship Titanic sailed for New York from Southampton on April, 1912. At that time, she was (a) ----- largest ship. (b) ----- tragic sinking of this great (c) ----- liner will always be remembered for she went down on her first voyage. Four days after sailing out, while it was sailing across (d) ----- icy (e) ----- waters of (f) ----- North Atlantic, (g) ----- huge ice berg was suddenly spotted. After (h) ----- alarm had been given (i) ----- great ship turned sharply to avoid (j) ----- collision.

45.

A true friend is (a) ----- asset. He stands by his (b) ----- friend in time of danger. He is not (c) ----- greedy man. He always wishes for (d) ----- welfare of his friend. But it is (e) ----- matter of (f) ----- fact that (g) ----- ideal friend is very rare today. (h) ----- selfish man cannot be (i) ----- true friend. He thinks of his own (j) ----- interest.

46.

It was (a) ----- dark night. A blind man was walking along (b) ----- road with (c) ----- lamp in his hand. Two men laughed at (d) ----- blind man. One said, "What's (e) ----- use of (f) ----- lamp to a blind man?" The other called him (g) ----- fool. The blind man heard this and said, "It's for those who're (h) ----- careless." "What (i) ----- surprise", said (j) ----- others.

47.

Punctuality is of great value to (a) ----- student. (b) ----- unpunctual boy who is late in (c) ----- class will miss (d) ----- part of his lesson and fall (e) ----- behind other students. But (f) ----- punctual student will learn his lesson in (g) ----- time and do well in (h) ----- examination. Punctuality is (i) ----- key to success in life. We all should be (j) ----- punctual in our activities.

48.

Journey is always (a) ----- pleasure to me. Wherever I go on a journey my heart leaps with (b) ----- joy. But (c) ----- journey by boat gives me (d) ----- greatest pleasure. Since Bangladesh is a land of (e) ----- rivers, it is (f) ----- easy matter to make (g) ----- journey by boat. Whenever I get (h) ----- opportunity to make (i) ----- journey by boat, I make (j) ----- best use of the opportunity.

49.

Dowry means property or money brought by a bride to her (a) -----husband. During marriage ceremony (b) -----section of greedy people claim much wealth or money from (c) -----guardians of the brides. (d) -----poor illiterate girls become (e) -----victims of dowry. If (f) -----guardians fail to fulfill (g) -----demand of (h) -----bridegroom, the brides are maltreated. So, the poor cannot think of marriage of their daughters. It is (i) -----social curse. This curse can be eliminated by changing the outlook of people specially the male (j) -----members.

50.

Unemployment is (a) ----- great social evil. All (b) ----- able-bodied persons in a society should be engaged in any occupation, (c) ----- unemployed man has to lead a vagabond life. Life becomes (d) ----- curse and burden to him. He has (e) ----- idle brain which very soon becomes (f) ----- workshop. There are many reasons of (g) ----- unemployment in our country. Bangladesh is not (h) ----- industrialized country. The mills and factories that we have can give employment to (i) ----- limited number of people. Similar is the case with (j) ----- agriculture.

51.

Money cannot buy (a) ----- happiness. Money is (b) ----- must for our life. But it is not (c) ----- necessary to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d) ----- psychological thing. It is ( e) ----- name of (f) ----- feeling. It means (g) ----- contentment of the mind. He who is satisfied with what he gets and content with his life is (h) ----- really happy one. Happiness cannot be purchased with (i) ----- money. No doubt money has got something to do with (j) ----- happiness, but it cannot give us happiness.

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Our life is (a) ----- sum total of hours, days and years. But all days are not equally memorable to us. Most of (b) ----- days are forgotten with (c) ----- passage of time. Only (d) ----- few of these days remain ever fresh in our memory. My (e) ----- first day at school is such (f) ----- day. It is fresh in my mind even now. When I was (g) ----- boy of six, my father proposed that I should be admitted into (h) ----- school in (i) ----- class one. I felt (j) ----- both joy and delight.

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Money cannot buy (a) ----- happiness. Money is (b) ----- must for our life. But it is not (c) ----- necessary to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d) ----- psychological thing. It is ( e) ----- name of (f) ----- feeling. It means (g) ----- contentment of the mind. He who is satisfied with what he gets and content with his life is (h) ----- really happy one. Happiness cannot be purchased with (i) ----- money. No doubt money has got something to do with (j) ----- happiness, but it cannot give us happiness.

54.

A library is (a) ----- part and parcel of (b) ----- educational institution. It is (c) ----- unique place where books of different subjects are kept for (d) ----- reading. It enables (e) ----- readers to read books of their choice that create (f) ----- enthusiasm for learning. Students should pay (g) ----- visit to (h) ----- library regularly. They can borrow books for (i) ----- certain period and return them after (j) ----- given time.

55.

Patriotism is a noble (a) -----virtue. It inspires (b) -----man to shed last drop of blood to defend the freedom of his (c) -----country. (d) -----man without patriotism is no better than (e) -----beast. A true patriot is honoured by (f) -----all. He thinks for (g) -----welfare of his country. On (h) -----other hand (i) -----unpatriotic man thinks only of his own interest. Those who die for (j) -----country are true patriots.

56.

Money cannot buy (a) -----happiness. Money is (b) -----must for our life. But it is not (c) -----necessary to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d) -----psychological thing. It is (e) -----name of (f) -----feeling. It means (g) -----contentment of the mind. He who is satisfied with what he gets and content with his life is (h) -----really happy one. Happiness cannot be purchased with (i) -----money. No doubt money has got something to do with (j) -----happiness, but it cannot give us happiness.

57.

(a) ----- discipline is seen in (b) ----- nature. Every morning (c) ----- sun rises in (d) ----- east, day follows (e) ----- night, birds sing and (f) ----- plants blossom. Everywhere in (g) ----- nature there is (h) ----- harmony. If there were no discipline in (i) ----- nature, there would have been (j) ----- chaos everywhere.

58.

Though patriotism is (a) ----- universal human trait, it is often torn away by (b) ----- state herself. (c) ----- poor people of (d) ----- poor country become indifferent to their state of affairs and lose (e) ----- sense of patriotism. Such people would have become as patriotic as (f) ----- Simon Bolivar or (g) ----- Abraham Lincoln if they had a caring government or leader who would make their lives a bit easier. (h) ----- people of (i) ----- wealthy country simply love their country because the state provides them with everything like shelter, education, job and (j) ----- security.

59.

(a) ----- cricket is (b) ----- foreign game in our country. But it is (c) ----- international game. After winning (d) ----- ICC Trophy in (e) ----- Malaysia in 1996 it has become more popular than football in our country. By defeating (f) ----- Kenya Bangladesh got (g) ----- first victory in (h) ----- ODI cricket in 1998. Bangladesh got the taste of winning (i) ----- test match in January, 2005 defeating (j) ----- Zimbabwe.

60.

A student must take care of his (a) ----- health because (b) ----- sound mind lives in (c) ----- body. Good health is (d) ----- key to success. In order to enjoy good health, (e) ----- student observe (f) ----- rules of health. (g) ----- unhealthy man may be (h) ----- possessor of vast (i) ----- wealth but he leads (j) ----- unhappy life.

61.

English is (a) ----- international language. We feel (b) ----- necessity of learning English at every step. This is (c) ----- only language of international overseas business, communication, co-operation and (d) ----- co-existence. It is essential to receive (e) ----- foreign degree or higher education. All (f) ----- good jobs need English knowing persons. So, every educated person should know how to communicate in (g) ----- English. To learn and develop (h) ----- skill of English specially for (i) ----- students is very important. No (j) ----- student should be ignorant of it.

62.

One day I met (a) ----- lame man. After talking for a while he showed me (b) ----- identity card. Seeing (c) ----- identity card I came to know that he was (d) ----- university student. After completing his (e) ----- study he joined (f) ----- army. During the Liberation War he fought (g) ----- bravely against (h) ----- occupied army of the then West Pakistan. But it is (i) ----- irony of fate that a bullet of (j) ----- enemies hit on his left leg. Thus, he lost his leg.

63.

Akbar (a) -----Great was one of (b) -----greatest emperors of India. He was on the one side a great ruler and on the other side a man of (c) -----wisdom. Among all (d) -----Mughal rulers he was (e) -----best. As a result, his name has been written in golden letters in the page of (f) -----history. He was (g) -----uneducated person. But he had (h) -----ability to rule (i) -----kingdom like (j) -----expert ruler.

64.

Gourab always tries to educate (a) ----- uneducated. He tells them to check (b) ----- beast in them. He reads in (c) ----- Dhaka College. Being (d) ----- active boy, he hates (e) ----- idle. He has (f) ----- great deal of books. He makes (g) ----- best use of time. He has made (h) ----- few plans. He knows that (i) ----- time is (j) ----- valuable thing.

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We have six seasons in (a) ----- Bangladesh. Every season appears at an interval of every two months. The winter is one of (b) ----- six seasons in Bangladesh. It comes after (c) ----- late autumn. It comprises the two Bengali months of Paush and Magh. Winter comes with its fog and chill. Life in nature seems to be dull. Trees turn grey and leafless. Men and animals shiver with cold. (d) ----- sky becomes clear and blue. Poor people suffer much from cold. In this season vegetables are available in abundance. There is (e) ----- very special feature of (f) ----- season. It is (g) ----- collecting time of juice from date fees. In the winter (h) ----- general health of people remains satisfactory. No doubt winter is (i) ----- cold season. But at (j) ----- same time it is enjoyable too.

67.

Patriotism is a noble (a) ----- virtue. It inspires (b) ----- man to shed last drop of blood to defend the freedom of his (c) ----- country. (d) ----- man without patriotism is no better than (e) ----- beast. A true patriot is honoured by (f) ----- all. He thinks for (g) ----- welfare of his country. On (h) ----- other hand (i) ----- unpatriotic man thinks only of his own interest. Those who die for (j) ----- country are true patriots.

68.

Journey is always (a) ----- pleasure to me. Wherever I go on a journey my heart leaps with (b) ----- joy. But (c) ----- journey by boat gives me (d) ----- greatest pleasure. Since Bangladesh is a land_ of (e) ----- rivers, it is (f) ----- easy matter to make (g) ----- journey by boat. Whenever I get (h) ----- opportunity to make (i) ----- journey by boat, I make (j) ----- best use of the opportunity.

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Money cannot buy (a) -----happiness. Money is (b) -----must for our life. But it is not (c) -----necessary to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d) -----psychological thing. It is (e) -----name of (f) -----feeling. It means (g) -----contentment of the mind. He who is satisfied with what he gets and content with his life is (h) -----really happy one. Happiness cannot be purchased with (i) -----money. No doubt money has got something to do with (j) -----happiness, but it cannot give us happiness.

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A gentleman once advertised for (a) ----- post of a peon and nearby 50 candidates came to apply for (b) ----- post. Of course, only one could be chosen and 49 must be sent away. When (c) ----- choice was made, (d) ----- friend asked (e) ----- gentleman why he had selected (f) ----- one who came with (g) ----- least recommendation. The gentleman said, "There were many things I noticed in his favour. He knew (h) ----- use of the mat at the door; he closed the door gently as he entered, he made way for (i) ----- lame man who came into the office; and all of my questions were answered properly and respectively. I think his politeness is (j) ----- great recommendation.

74.

A true friend is (a) ----- asset. He stands by his (b) ----- friend in time of danger. He is not (c) ----- greedy man. He always wishes for (d) ----- welfare of his friend. But it is (e) ----- matter of (f) ----- fact that (g) ----- ideal friend is very rare today, (h) ----- selfish man cannot be (i) ----- true friend. He thinks of his own (j) ----- interest.

75.

The prize giving ceremony is (a) ----- occasion of joy. Almost every school holds (b) ----- prize giving ceremony. The last prize giving ceremony of our (c) ----- school was held on 2 March in (d) ----- school compound. We decorated (e) ----- school building very tastefully. (f) ----- big pandal was created to hold the function. There were two tables neatly decorated on which (g) ----- prizes were kept. On one side was (h) ----- platform from where the speeches were delivered. There was a victory stand from where (i) ----- recipients received their (j) ----- prizes.

76.

Akbar (a) ----- Great was one of (b) ----- greatest emperors of India. He was on the one side a great ruler and on the other side a man of (c) ----- wisdom. Among all (d) ----- Mughal rulers he was (e) ----- best. As a result, his name has been written in golden letters in the page of (f) ----- history. He was (g) ----- uneducated person. But he had (h) ----- ability to rule (i) ----- kingdom like (j) ----- expert ruler.

77.

A true friend is (a) -----asset. He stands by his (b) -----friend in time of danger. He is not (c) -----greedy man. He always wishes for (d) -----welfare of his friend. But it is (e) -----matter of (f) -----fact that (g) -----ideal friend is very rare today. (h) -----selfish man cannot be (i) -----true friend. He thinks of his own (j) -----interest.

78.

You are (a) ----- students of Class Ten, (b) ----- highest class of the school. To come to this stage, you had to undergo a lot of hardships and to make (c) ----- effort. None of you can deny (d) ----- fact of getting help from (e) ----- so many dedicated teachers. This is however (f) ----- usual process. What (g) ----- tremendous job (h) ----- teachers should dread to bring you at this stage. All these have been done to you to help you in becoming (i) ----- unique person, having (j) ----- ability, integrity, etc.

79.

One day I met (a) ----- lame man. After talking for a while, he showed me (b) ----- identity card. Seeing (c) ----- identity card I came to know that he was (d) ----- university student. After completing his (e) ----- study he joined (f) ----- army. During the Liberation War he fought (g) ----- bravely against (h) ----- occupied army of the then West Pakistan. But it is (i) — irony of fate that a bullet of (j) ----- enemies hit on his left leg. Thus, he lost his leg.

80.

Truthfulness is (a) ----- greatest of all (b) ----- virtues which makes (c) ----- man really great. If we do not cultivate (d) ----- habit of speaking (e) ----- truth, we cannot command (f) ----- confidence of others. We may succeed once or twice by telling (e) ----- lie, but it never brings about (h) ----- good result. A lie never lies hidden. When (i) ----- real character of (j) ----- liar is revealed, nobody believes him. All hate him and speaks ill of him behind his back.

81.

(a) ----- 16th December is (b) ----- red letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day we achieved victory at (c) ----- cost of (d) ----- bloody battle. Bangladesh came into being as (e) ----- independent country. It occupied a place in the world (f) ----- map. Every year we observe (g) ----- day with due solemnity. We remember (h) ----- supreme sacrifice of our heroic sons. The day is (i) ----- public holiday. The day begins with gunshot. The national flag is hoisted on (j) ----- top of each house.

82.

(a) ----- teacher is often compared with (b) ----- architect. He is called the architect of a nation. He is (c) ----- light of learning and makes (d) ----- illiterate people worthy citizens of our country. But it is (e) ----- matter of regret that (f) ----- teachers are not held in due respect in our society. They lead (g) ----- humble life in (h) ----- midst of (i) ----- want. Still, they keep the light of (i) ----- education burning in order to remove the darkness of illiteracy and superstitions from the society.