Questions in this chapter
(a) Walk fast lest————-.
(b) Our students are so meritorious———---.
(c) Scarcely had the teacher gone out of the room————.
(d) If I knew his mobile number————.
(e) It is time we ——-----.
(a) A graveyard is a place where ————– .
(b) I am not sure whether———- .
(c) The old man is walking carefully lest --------.
(d) Do you mind if-———?
(e) Unless you work hard———–.
(a) It is easy to say but–—----.
(b) Five years passed since ——---- .
(c) A graveyard is a place —----.
(d) She insisted that—–-----.
(e) Unless you work hard,———-.
(a) They went to college after they——----.
(b) This poem is too difficult for———-.
(c) No sooner had she seen me———–.
(d) He speaks as if——-----.
(e) It is high time we———-.
(a) As you sow, so———-.
(b) Although Bangladesh is a populous country, it———-.
(c) He is my teacher who———-.
(d) I wish I———-.
(e) He took up a part-time job so that———.
(a) He could not attend the meeting because——-----.
(b) We went to his residence as soon as—–—----.
(c) He was so ill that———— .
(d) We immediately decided to shift him to a hospital where————.
(e) No sooner had we reached the hospital, ———-.
Communicative competence in English Is urgently (a)———-in our country. The present world (b)———-fast and developing by leaps and bounds. In order to keep pace with the present world, we cannot help (c)———English, but the present system of teaching and learning English is not up to the mark. The textbooks (d)——— for the classes XI—XII have to (e) ———- and made updated.
Robert Bruce was the king of Scotland. Once he (a) ———- with the British forces and lost his kingdom to England. He fought several times with the British forces to (b)————his country but failed. One day, he sat in a lonely cave (c)——– over his sad lot, Suddenly he caught sight of a spider. It was (d)——-—to reach the ceiling. But each time it tried, it dropped. After six attempts it became successful. This perseverance of the spider (e)———— Bruce to fight again with the British and this time he was able to free his country from the enemy.
In the spring of 1945, the Second World War (a) ——— to an end. The war had (b)——– great misery to the whole world. Millions of people (c) ——– -and wounded, They included men, women and children. Millions of people (d)——— homeless and (e) ——from poverty, hunger and disease.
Gafur was sitting thoughtfully on the veranda. Mahesh (a) ———– anywhere since yesterday. Gafur was very weak again. So Amina (b)———– in search of him since morning. She (c)———-home at about sun-set and said, “You (d)—–— father? Manik Ghosh’s men (e)———-Mahesh to the police station.”
Dear Farah,
It seems hard to believe that I (a)———– in Savar for a whole month now ! I promised to write and tell you how I was going on so here (b)———-! When I first got here, I just (c) — used to the slow pace of life ! Now, though, I (d)———to take things easy and I’m beginning to really feel at home. You can’t (e)———-how beautiful the University campus is. It’s very large, very green, and probably the best campus in the country. It is simply wonderful. It’s all up today.
Preen,
Within the last century, the amount of carbon-di-oxide in the atmosphere (a) ———dramatically because people (b)———— vast amounts of fossil, coal and petroleum. Average global temperature has also increased by about 0-6° Celsius within the past century. Scientists (c) ——– that human activities are responsible for at least half of that temperature increase, They (d) ———– that unless drastic action is taken, global temperature (e)——-— to rise by 1-4° to 5-8° Celsius over the next century.
Computer has (a) ————about a revolutionary change in the world. But it (b)——-overnight. It (c) ————–a long time to invent computer. Many votaries of science (d)——- hard for years and finally (e)——— out successful.
The great ship, Titanic (a)———for New York from Southampton on April 10, 1912. She (b)———1316 passengers. At that time she (c)——–the largest ship that ever (d)—–—and (e)———- as unsinkable.
Where are you going?” said the merchant. “I was coming to see you”. “What do you want?” To earn my bread by the labour of my hands.” “Do you really want work?” said the merchant. “Yes, if you have any”. “Then follow me and carry a box from a shop to my house.” “I do not see how I can do that,” said the youth.
“May I come in, sir?” A boy standing at the door said to him. Then without waiting for his reply the boy entered the room and said, “Sir, I have come from Palashpur with a letter from Mr. Ajit Bose.” “Ajit Bose? How is he?’ he said smiling. “He is not well. He has been suffering from a serious illness for two years,” the boy said. “How sad it is! May God cure him” he said.
“You look a little bit like my mother,” he said, “especially in the dark by the fire,” “But you were only four Jerry, when you came here. You have remembered how she looked all these years?” “My mother lives in Mannville,” he said.
“I’ll pay for it,” he said. “I broke it, I brought the exe down careless,”But no one hits accurately every time, Jerry. Moreover, the fault was in the wood of the handle. I’ll see the man who I have bought it from.” I told him.
“Will you go to college today?” the mother said to her son. “No, mother. Our classes are suspended.” “Then go to the market and bring some vegetables,” “Let me be ready and give me money.”
“Follow my example” she said, as we shook hands “and never eat more than one thing for luncheon.” I’ll do better than that” I said. ‘I’ll eat nothing for dinner tonight.”