necessary.

(a) The Principal and ___ Secretary of National Ideal College

wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU j¶ Ki : gave away prizes among the meritorious students
We met a boy while going to my college, Rajdhani Ideal yesterday.
College. The boy was carrying a bag. (b) The head coach and ___ manager of the club inaugurates
He had apples in the bag. He gave the the function.
apples to a beggar. The beggar (c) The Principal and ___ math teacher were jointly awarded
thanked the boy. as the best teacher.
Avgiv †`L‡Z cvB cÖwZwU Noun Gi c–‡e© ‘a’ ev (d) There are on the committee among others a great writer
and ____ actor.
‘an’ ev ‘the’ e¨envi Kiv n‡q‡Q| GB A, An (e) John was a great orator and ____ statesman.
I The †K article e‡j| GLv‡b `yB ai‡bi (f) The Secretary and ____ Treasurer have given their
Article e¨envi Kiv n‡q‡Q| approval for the plan.
(i) KL‡bv KL‡bv Avgiv The e¨envi K‡iwQ| hLb †kªvZv ev cvV‡Ki (g) The Chairman and _____ member of PDB has been found
guilty.
Kv‡Q Noun wU ¯•ó A_v©r wbw`©ó K‡i eySv‡Z Avgiv †mB Noun Gi (h) The cow is a useful and ____ domestic animal.
c–‡e© The e¨envi K‡iwQ| ZvB The †K Definite Article ejv Articles Gi g–j wbqg
nq| GwU GKwU mnR c×wZ| Avgv‡`i †Lqvj ivL‡Z n‡e ev‡K¨ e¨eüZ Z_¨wU
(ii) Avevi, Ô†Kv‡bv GKRbÕ A_v©r Awbw`©ó eySv‡Z Avgiv A/An e¨envi Kvi †¶‡Î cÖ‡hvR¨:
K‡iwQ| ZvB A/An †K Indefinite Article e‡j| ♦ meLv‡b mevi Rb¨?
A and An Gi g‡a¨ cv_©K¨ ♦ A‡b‡Ki g‡a¨ GKRb ev K‡qKR‡bi Rb¨?
wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU j¶ Ki : ♦ wbw`©ó GKRb ev K‡qKR‡bi Rb¨?
Aria went out for shopping yesterday. She bought a new meLv‡b mevi Rb¨ cÖ‡hvR¨
dress for herself. She also bought an excellent story book
for me.
Avgiv †`L‡Z cvw”Q A/ An DfqB Ô†Kv‡bv GKwUÕ A_© cÖKvk Ki‡Z e¨eüZ wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU co:
n‡q‡Q| ZvB Avgiv ej‡Z cvwi A_©MZ w`K w`‡q A I An Gi g‡a¨ †Kv‡bv An/ The ant (meLv‡bi me ants) is an industrious insect. × Bees
cv_©K¨ †bB; kyay Ae¯’vbMZ cv_©K¨ Av‡Q| An e¨envi Kiv n‡q‡Q Vowel (meLv‡bi me Bees) are also industrious insects. If we observe
sound Gi c–‡e© Ges A e¨envi Kiv n‡q‡Q Consonant sound Gi c–‡e©| the life of a successful man, we will find that he is also
wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU j¶ Ki : industrious.
There was an orphan boy. He read in a university. He was cÖ_g ev‡K¨ †`Lv hv‡”Q, ‘ant’ n‡”Q Singular countable noun Ges ‘an
very regular in his class. He worked in a private firm after industrious insect ’ Z_¨wU meLv‡bi me ant Gi †¶‡Î cÖ‡hvR¨| GLv‡b
his class. Thus he continued his study and finally obtained an ant kãwUi c–‡e© An ev The e¨envi Kiv n‡q‡Q|
MA degree. wØZxq ev‡K¨ †`Lv hv‡”Q, ‘Bees’ n‡”Q Plural countable noun Ges
j¶Yxq, ‘MA’ kãwUi ‘M /em/’ letter wU Consonant n‡jI Zv D”Pvi‡Y ‘industrious insects’ Z_¨wU meLv‡bi me bees Gi †¶‡Î cÖ‡hvR¨|
vowel sound nevi Kvi‡Y Zvi c–‡e© An e¨envi Kiv n‡q‡Q| GLv‡b bees kãwUi c–‡e© †Kvb article e¨envi Kiv nqwb|
Avevi, ‘University’ kãwUi ‘U /iu/’ letter wU Vowel n‡jI Zv Gevi bx‡Pi cvV¨vskwU co:
D”Pvi‡Y Consonant sound nevi Kvi‡Y Zvi c–‡e© A e¨envi Kiv × Water has no colour of its own. But the water of St. Martins
n‡q‡Q| g‡b ivL‡e, ÔBD /iu/ Õ ev ÔIqv /wΛ/ Õ Bs‡iwR‡Z Consonant looks blue.
sound| cÖ_g ev‡K¨ †`Lv hv‡”Q, ‘Water’ n‡”Q Uncountable noun Ges ‘no
.......................................................... colour of its own’ Z_¨wU meLv‡bi me water Gi †¶‡Î cÖ‡hvR¨|
1. Use a or an in the blanks. GLv‡b water kãwUi c–‡e© †Kvb article e¨envi Kiv nqwb|
(a) — European tourist. (b) — house. (c) — useless dress. AZGe, †h Z_¨ meLv‡bi mevi Rb¨ cÖ‡hvR¨ †m‡¶‡Î Avgiv e¨envi Kwi:
(d) — honourable man. (e) — umbrella. (f) — unicorn. (g) 1. Uncountable noun Gi mv‡_ no article (×)
— hour and a half. (h) — university. (i) — unhappy man. (j) Temperature is measured in degrees. Money makes the
— honest boy. world go around.
Article Gi cybive„wË 2. Plural nouns Gi mv‡_ no article (×)
Volcanoes are formed by pressure under the earth’s
surface.
Highlighted kã ev kãMy”Q g‡bv‡hvM w`‡q j¶ Ki:
3. Singular nouns Gi mv‡_ 'the/A/An'
Yesterday, I and my friend went to New Market. I bought a
black and a white cat. They cost me 1000 taka. They looked The computer is a marvelous invention. The elephant
very nice. My friend, Badal, bought a black and white rabbit lives in family groups.
which is also nice. It cost him 1500 taka.
j¶ Ki, “A black and a white cat” Gi Pronoun ‘They’ †jLv (i) hw` †Kvb cÖvYx, kix‡ii A½, MvQcvjv, ev`¨hš¿ I RwUj Avwe®‹vi Gi
n‡q‡Q| A_v©r GLv‡b `yBwU weovj‡K eySv‡bv n‡q‡Q hvi GKwU Kv‡jv I †¶‡Î cÖ`Ë Z_¨ mevi Rb¨ cÖ‡hvR¨ nq Z‡e Avgiv cÖvqB the +
Ab¨wU mv`v| wKš‘ ‘A black and white rabbit’ Gi Pronoun ‘It’ singular noun e¨envi Kwi| wKš‘ mvaviY Ro e¯‘i †¶‡Î Z_¨wU
†jLv n‡q‡Q| A_v©r GLv‡b GKwU Li‡Mvk eySv‡bv n‡q‡Q †hwU Kv‡jv I mv`v mevi Rb¨ cÖ‡hvR¨ n‡j Avgiv No article + plural noun e¨envi
is wgwkªZ| A_©vr wfbœ wfbœ mËv eySv‡j cÖwZwU noun ev adjective Gi c–‡e© Kwi|
article e¨envi Kiv nq| wKš‘ GKB mËv eySv‡j ïay cÖ_‡g article e‡m| The cow is a domestic animal but the tiger is not. The
cow helps us in many ways.
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× Books also help us to increase our knowledge.
2. Repeat the article or use cross (x) where repetition not (ii) ‘man’ kãwU gvbe RvwZ eySv‡j Avgiv ‘man’ Gi mv‡_ †Kvb article
 e¨envi Kwi bv| grass. (GLv‡b A_© cwieZ©b nqwb).
Man is mortal. A cow gave birth to a calf last night. —ÒAll cows
everywhere” gave birth to a calf last night. (GLv‡b A_© cwieZ©b
.......................................................... n‡q‡Q hv NUv m¤¢e bq).
3. Use appropriate article in the blanks. Put a cross if no ..........................................................
article is needed.
(a) — Cows live on grass. 5. Fill in the gaps with appropriate articles.
(b) — Whales are the largest mammals. (a) We know that — birds can fly.
(c) ___ Money cannot buy happiness. (b) — man came to me yesterday.
(d) We should read — books to enrich ourselves. (c) The man saluted me with — love and respect.
(e) — Time is more valuable than anything else. (d) Today — women are playing an important role in society.
(f) — Tiger is a ferocious animal. (e) They are joining — different professions.
(g) The lion is the king of — beasts. (f) She began to pour — hot water on the head of Socrates.
(h) We cannot live without — water. (g) During childhood — child receives training from its
(i) — Practice makes a man perfect. mother.
(j) — bee lives in a group. (h) He advised him to buy  heavy club.
(i) We are very much afraid of  burglars.
A‡b‡Ki g‡a¨ GKwU ev wKQz Õi Rb¨ cÖ‡hvR¨ (j) While in Tahiti, he was short of — money
wbw`©ó GKwU ev wKQz
wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM w`‡q co:
One day I met a lame man. After talking for a while he
wb‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM w`‡q co:
showed me an identity card. Seeing the identity card I came
We met a boy at railway station. The boy is an orphan. He
to know that he was a university student.
was sitting with some flowers and water to sell. The flowers
cvV¨vs‡k e¨eüZ Ôman, card and studentÕ kãMywj Singular were very fresh but it seems to me the water was not pure.
countable Ges A‡b‡Ki g‡a¨ GKwU/ GKRb eySvq| Gi c–‡e© article cvV¨vskwU‡Z e¨eüZ ‘boy, flowers and water’ kãMywj wbw`©ó| KviY
'a' e¨envi Kiv n‡q‡Q| GMy‡jv c–‡e© D‡j­L Kiv n‡q‡Q| Gi c–‡e© article ‘the’ e¨envi Kiv
Avevi bx‡Pi cvV¨vskwU g‡bv‡hvM w`‡q co: n‡q‡Q|
We were returning home. On the way we met a little girl. The ZvB wbw`©ó GKRb (GKwU)/ wKQz eySv‡Z:
girl was selling × flowers on the street. She was also selling 7. AwaKvsk Proper noun Gi mv‡_ no article (×)
× water.
cvV¨vs‡k e¨eüZ ‘flowers’ kãwU Plural countable Ges A‡b‡Ki g‡a¨ My research will be conducted in  Luxembourg.
8. Uncountable nouns Gi mv‡_ 'the'
K‡qKwU eySvq| Avevi, ‘water’ kãwU Uncountable noun Ges wKQz
Step two: mix the water with the boric acid. The laughter
eySvq| Gi c–‡e© †Kvb article e¨envi Kiv nqwb| of my children is contagious.
ZvB, A‡b‡Ki g‡a¨ GKwU ev A‡b‡Ki g‡a¨ wKQzi Rb¨ cÖ‡hvR¨ eySv‡Z: 9. Plural noun Gi mv‡_ 'the'
4. Uncountable noun Gi mv‡_ no article (×) We recruited the nurses from General Hospital. The
Our science class mixed  boric acid with  water today. projects described in your proposal will be fully funded.
5. Plural nouns Gi mv‡_ no article (×) 10. Singular noun Gi mv‡_ 'the'
We’re happy when people bring  cookies! Bring the umbrella in my closet if it looks like rain. Did
6. Singular nouns Gi mv‡_ 'a/an' you get the visa you applied for?
Bring an umbrella if it looks like rain. You’ll need a visa
to stay for more than ninety days.

.......................................................... wKfv‡e eySe Ôwbw`©ó GKRb ev wKQzÕ

hvi wØZxqwU †bB
4. Fill in the gaps with appropriate articles.
(a) Once upon a time there was — king. The earth rotates around the sun. The future looks
(b) His palace was surrounded by — beautiful gardens. bright!
(c) He called in — doctor. †kªvZv I e³v hLb eyS‡Z cv‡i Kv‡K eySv‡bv n‡”Q
(d) The king could be healed if he wore a shirt of — happy The boss just asked about the report. Meet me in the
man. parking just after the show.
(e) — messengers were sent everywhere, but no happy man cÖ_g evi D‡j­Lmn wØZxq evi D‡j­L Kiv n‡j|
could be found. I found a good handout on English articles. The handout
(f) Long long ago — mirror was found in a paddy field. is available online. You can get a giant ice cream cone
(g) — water is first boiled in a kettle to make tea. downtown. If you can eat the cone in five seconds, you
(h) Then — tea dust is put in it. get another one free.
(i) I saw a girl selling — flowers. cÖ_gevi Bw½Zmn wØZxqevi D‡j­L Kiv n‡j|
(j) I like drinking — milk in the morning. Dr. Frankenstein performed a complicated surgery. He
said the patient is recovering nicely. (GLv‡b surgery kãwU
Øviv patient k‡ãi Bw½Z eySv hvq|)
wKfv‡e eyS‡e meLv‡b mevi Rb¨ cÖ‡hvR¨ bv A‡b‡Ki g‡a¨ GKRb/ Ordinals I superlatives Gi c–‡e© (first, next, primary,
A‡b‡Ki Rb¨ cÖ‡hvR¨ most, best, least, etc.)
GUv eySvi Rb¨ ÔAll + Noun + everywhereÕ kãwU e¨envi Ki‡j hw` The first man to set foot on the moon… The greatest
A_© wVK _v‡K Z‡e a‡i wb‡Z n‡e meLv‡b mevi Rb¨ cÖ‡hvR¨| wKš‘ A_© advances in medicine…
wVK bv _vK‡j a‡i wb‡Z n‡e A‡b‡Ki g‡a¨ GK ev wKQzi Rb¨ cÖ‡hvR¨| Specifiers (sole, only, principle, etc.) Gi c–‡e©
The cow lives on grass. — ÒAll cows everywhere” live on The sole purpose of our organization is… The only fact
 we need to consider is… Zvi c–‡e© Avgiv ‘a/an’ e¨envi Kwi|
Restricters (words, phrases, or clauses hv †Kvb noun Gi 18. Akbar the Great was an emperor of Delhli. [Here Akbar
A_©‡K mxgve× K‡i †`q|) e¨envi Kiv n‡j noun wU wbw`©ó n‡q (Proper noun; Great (adjective)]
hvq| Proper noun Gi mv‡_ Adjective em‡j, Avgiv H Adjective
Study the chapter on preposition for the test tomorrow. Gi c–‡e© ‘the ’ e¨envi Kwi|
Also study the notes you took at the lecture that Mr 19. Adjective Gi Comparative form Gi mv‡_ ‘of the two’
Harun gave yesterday. _vK‡j H adjective Gi c–‡e© Avgiv ‘the ’ e¨envi Kwi| Bina
is the younger of the two girls.
.......................................................... 20. Double comparative _vK‡j Avgiv DfqwUi mv‡_ ‘the ’ e¨envi
6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles : Kwi|
(a) — James Norman Hall was an American writer. The higher we fly, the harder we fall. The more, the
(b) To save money he wanted to make a vegetable garden in merrier.
front of his house. But — land was full of ants and land- 21. Possessive/ Adjective/ Determiner Gi ci †Kvb article e‡m
crabs. bv|
(c) Bangladesh is a land of — scenic beauty. My  pen is red.
(d) — wild animals of the Sundarbans are also a great asset. Parts of the body
(e) We know the story of an ant and a grasshopper. — ant 22. A½ Gi mv‡_ mvaviYZ Avgiv possessives e¨envi Kwi; Z‡e
was industrious.
(f) He makes — best use of his time. preposition _vK‡j ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi|
(g) We live on  ground floor of an old house. She broke her leg climbing. She has been shot in the leg.
(h) You must have heard  name of Kazi Nazrul Islam. Illness
23. †ivM ev e¨_vi bvg mvaviYZ uncountable| ZvB Gi c–‡e© article
(i) When  First World War broke out, he joined the army.
(j) Have you finished reading ____ book that I gave you e‡m bv|
yesterday? She never had  measles. I have got  toothache again.
Articles Gi we‡kl e¨envi 24. wKš‘ cough, headache, cold Gi mv‡_ Avgiv ‘a/ an’ e¨envi
Proper Nouns Kwi| I have got a horrible cold.
11. I like the writings of Nazrul. I think he is a Byron. Institutions
However, we can say, he is the Byron of Bangladesh. 25. School, College, Market, Bed, Hospital, Prison,
hLb Proper Noun †K Subject Gi mv‡_ Zzjbv Kiv nq ZLb Mosque, Temple, Church, Court hLb primary D‡Ï‡k¨
Proper Noun Gi mv‡_ Avgiv a/ an e¨envi Kwi| wKš‘ Proper Visit Kiv nq ZLb Avgiv †Kvb Article e¨envi Kwi bv| Z‡e
Noun Gi ci prepositional phrase _vK‡j Avgiv the e¨envi secondary D‡Ïk¨ cÖKvk Ki‡j ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi|
Kwi| The patient was admitted to  hospital. (Primary
12. The Taj Mahal is the symbol of love. Emperor purpose)
Shahjahan built it to immortalize his love for his wife I went to the hospital to see the patient. (Secondary
Mumtaj. It stands on the Jamuna. purpose)
HwZnvwmKfv‡e D‡j­L‡hvM¨ ¯’vb, feb, mgy`ª, b`x, msev`cÎ, Sports, Language, festivals and disciplines
gi“f‚wg, †nv‡Uj, wm‡bgv, wgDwRqvg I M¨vjvwii bv‡gi c–‡e© Avgiv 26. Sports, discipline, language, festival Gi bvg Ges society,
‘the’ e¨envi Kwi| nature, space, relation Gi c–‡e© †Kvb Article e‡m bv|
13. The United Kingdom and The United States are the most  February is the second month of the year.  Cricket
powerful countries of the world now. is my favourite game.  Mother manages the
†hme Proper noun Øviv republic, state, union ev group eySvq finances in our family.
Zvi c–‡e© Avgiv ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi| Measurements
14. I am a student of the University of Dhaka. The students 27. ‘by’ hy³ cwigvc‡Ki c–‡e© Avgiv ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi| wKš‘ ÔcÖwZÕ
of Dhaka University played a great role in the Language A‡_© cwigvc‡Ki c–‡e© ‘a/ an’ e‡m|
Movement. Do you sell the eggs by the dozen? ~ Yes I do. 100 taka
Noun + preposition + Noun w`‡q †h proper noun MwVZ Zvi a dozen.
c–‡e© Avgiv ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi| Rekha earns five thousand taka a month. (Here ‘a’
Jobs and Positions means ‘every’)
15. The Headmaster praised me yesterday. But Principal Musical Instrument
Rafiqul Islam did not like it. So I will campaign so that 28. Musical instrument Gi mv‡_ Avgiv mvaviYZ the e¨envi Kwi|
the members of the association do not elect him Z‡e jazz, pop, classic music Gi mv‡_ †Kvb Article e¨envi
President. Kwi bv|
j¶ Ki, †Kvb c` (position) Gi c–‡e© Avgiv ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi| The violin is really difficult. Who is playing the piano?
wKš‘ c` (position) Gi mv‡_ hw` Proper noun †Kvb _v‡K ev Radio, Cinema, Theatre, and Television
c` hw` Complement wn‡m‡e e‡m Z‡e †Kvb article e‡m bv| 29. GB we‡bv`b gva¨gMy‡jvi e¨envi eySv‡j Avgiv mvaviYZ the e¨envi
16. The mother rose in her. We should control the beast in us. Kwi| wKš‘ GMy‡jv †ckvi †¶‡Î e¨envi Kiv n‡j †Kvb Article
Here ‘mother’ means quality of a mother. e¨envi Kwi bv|
Singular noun hw` Abstract idea cÖKvk K‡i Z‡e Zvi c–‡e© I always listen to the radio while doing my homework.
‘the’ e¨envi Kiv nq|
Adjective/ Verb/ Adverb He has worked in radio and television all his life.
17. Fahima is  brilliant. She always helps the poor. She Days, Months and Seasons
everyday goes out for a walk in the morning. 30. Days, months and seasons Gi mv‡_ mvaviYZ Avgiv Article
mvaviYZ, Avgiv adjective/ adverb/ verb Gi c–‡e© †Kvb article e¨envi Kwi bv| Z‡e Morning/ afternoon/ evening Gi mv‡_
e¨envi Kwi bv| wKš‘ adjective hw` noun wn‡m‡e e‡m Z‡e Zvi ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi|
c–‡e© ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi Ges verb hw` noun wn‡m‡e e‡m Z‡e Jack, meet me on Thursday. ~ Ok. I will in the morning.
 Double Expression government or leader who would make their lives a bit
31. we‡kl K‡i preposition hy³ double expressions Gi mv‡_ easier. (h) — people of (i) — wealthy country simply
Avgiv †Kvb article e¨envi Kwi bv| love their country because the state provides them with
With knife and fork, day after day, husband and wife, everything like shelter, education, job and (j) — security.
from top to bottom 6. (a) — discipline is seen in (b) — nature. Every morning
Meals (c) — sun rises in (d) — east, day follows (e) — night,
32. Meal Gi bv‡gi c–‡e© Avgiv †Kvb article e¨envi Kwi bv| Z‡e Gi birds sing and (f) — plants blossom. Everywhere in (g)
— nature there is (h) — harmony. If there was no
mv‡_ Adjective _vK‡j a/ an e¨envi Kwi| discipline in (i) — nature, there would have been (j) —
I took  breakfast at 8:00 am chaos everywhere.
It was an excellent breakfast.
Transports 7. It was a dark night. A blind man was walking along (a)
33. ‘By + transport’ _vK‡j Avgiv †Kvb article e¨envi Kwi bv| wKš‘ — road. He held (b) — lamp in his hand. Two men
Ab¨vb¨ †¶‡Î Avgiv article e¨envi Kwi| laughed at him. One of them said, "What is (c) — use of
a lamp to (d) — blind man?" The other called the blind
I will not go by  launch again. When I was in the launch
yesterday, I got very frightened. man (e) — fool. (f) — blind man heard this and took it to
Roads (g) — heart. He said (h) " — lamp is not for me, it is for
34. road hy³ iv¯@vi bv‡gi mv‡_ Avgiv ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi; wKš‘ those (i) — people who are careless. They'll not see me
street, lane, square or avenue Gi mv‡_ †Kvb article e¨envi in (j) — darkness. The lamp will show them the path."
Kwi bv| 8. Money cannot buy (a) — happiness. But it is true that
I live in Jigatola near  Rifles Square. Two years back, money is (b) — must for our daily life. Everything is (c)
I was in  Bonogram lane that orginates from the BCC — necessary in man's life for happiness. But happiness is
Road which is a branch of  Rankeen street. absolutely (d) — psychological thing. It is (e) — name of
Casts (f) — feeling. It means (g) — contentment. One who is
35. eûePb †MvÎ ev esk Gi mv‡_ Avgiv ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi| satisfied with what one gets and contented with one's life
The Khans, the Pathans. is (h) — happy man. Happiness cannot be bought with (i)
Physical Environment — money. Everybody will admit that money has
36. Avgiv town, country, seaside, sea, wind, rain, weather, undoubtedly nothing to do for bringing (j) — happiness.
sunshine etc Gi mv‡_ ‘the’ e¨envi Kwi|
I love listening to the wind.

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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. (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.
4. A student must take care of his (a) — health because (b)
— sound mind lives in (c) — sound body. Good health is
(d) — key to success. In order to enjoy good health (e)
— student must observe (f) — rules of health. (g) —
unhealthy man may be (h) — possessor of vast (i) —
wealth but he leads (j) — unhappy life.
5. 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
9. 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 trees.
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.
10. Shams always tries to educate (a) — uneducated. He
tells them to check (b) — beast in them. He reads in (c)
— Rajshahi University. Being (d) — active boy, he
hates (e) — idle. He has (f) — great deal of books. He
makes (g) — best use of his time. He has made (h) —
few plans. He knows that (i) — time is (j) — valuable
thing.