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15. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed. Once you have completed (a) — initial diagnosis of your students, you are faced with selecting subject-matter appropriate of their (b) — interests, abilities, and personal social adjustment as well to your own teaching objectives. Frequently, (c) — selection planning of content are not seen as integral (d) — parts of (e) — evaluation process. (f) — techniques you select to evaluate how well you and your students have achieved your objectives are inextricably bound to (g) — subject- matter used to teach these objectives. In (h) — sense, you must evaluate (i) — subject matter itself to (j) — determine if it is appropriate for your objectives.

Answer: (a) an/the (b) × (c) × /the (d) × (e) the/an (f) the (g) the (h) a (i) the (j) ×

16. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.

We know (a) — man is (b) — rational creature. It is (c) — rationality in him which makes him (d) — different species. He can differentiate between (e) — right and (f) — wrong. This is why (g) — man is considered (h) — best creation of (i) — creator of (j) — universe.

Answer: (a) × (b) a (c) the (d) a (e) × (f) × (g) × (h) the (i) the (j) the

17. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.

Bangladesh is (a) — world’s most densely populated country. Our development efforts are frustrated because of (b) — great size of our population. (c) — population explosion is (d) — constant threat to our environment and (e) — society. The populations 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.

Answer: (a) the (b) the (c) × (d) a (e) × (f) a (g) the (h) the/× (i) an (j) the

18. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.

a) — honest boy is he who never tells a lie. He carries out (b) — orders of his parents. He has (c) — aim in life. He develops (d) — attitude to serve his nation. He is (e) — active worker who upholds (f) — interest to his nation above everything. He thinks that he has (g) — role to play in all matters. We cordially expect such (h) — boy to change (i) — selfish motive of (j) — people.

Answer: (a) An (b) the (c) an (d) an (e) an (f) the (g) a (h) a (i) the (j) ×

19. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed. There was (a) — idle man who inherited vast property from his father. He did not like physical labour. As (b) — result, he became very fat and could not move from one place to another. He called in (c) — European doctor. (d) — doctor was very intelligent. He did not prescribe any medicine for (e) — man. He advised him to buy (f) — heavy club and move it in (g) — air till he got

(h) — tired. Following the advice of the doctor, he became thin from (j) — obese man.

Answer: (a) an (b) a (c) a (d) the (e) The (f) a (g) the (h) × (i) × (j) an

20. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.

Dowry means (a) — property or money brought by a bride to her husband. During the 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 (j) — people specially the male members.

Answer: (a) the (b) a (c) the (d) The (e) the (f) × (g) the (h) the (i) a (j) the

21. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed. (a) — reporter is (b) — person who collects (c) — news from any place of the country or from any country of the world. He works for (d) — certain newspaper or (e) — news agency. He plays (f) — important role in the newspaper industry. He supplies (g) — various news to (h) — news agency or newspaper. A reporter should be (i) — ideal person to supply true reports. He must be (j) — industrious person too.

Answer: (a) a (b) a (c) × (d) a (e) a (f) an (g