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22. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed. (a) — export fair means (b) — fair where various types of goods and commodities are displayed in order to draw (c) — attention of the native as well as (d) — overseas buyers. Different organizations of (e) — different countries set up their respective stalls with a view to displaying their commercial articles. They supply brochures to advertise (f) — qualities of their articles. (g) — good numbers of buyers of different countries are seen in this fair. The buyers of (h) — overseas country generally do not buy things from this fair. They only justify (i) — qualities of the things with a motive to buy in future. A fair like this bears (j) — economic importance and value.

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

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

Michael Madhusudan Dutt was (a) — popular 19th century Bengali poet and dramatist. He was born in (b) — Sagardari on (c) — bank of (d) — Kopotaksho river, (e) — village in Keshobpur Upazilla under Jessore district. From (f) — early age, Dutt aspired to be (g) — Englishman in form and manner. Though he was born in (h) — sophisticated Hindu family, he took Christianity arousing (i) — anger of his family. He contributed much to (j) — development of Bengali literature.

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

24. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed. Freedom is (a) — eternal desire of man. (b) — spirit of revolution emerges from this desire. This very spirit inspires (c) — man to achieve his freedom. We are the inhabitants of (d) — independent Bangladesh. But it was not free in (e) — past. Bangladesh lost her independence in (f) — different phases of (g) — history. At last, Bangladesh became free in 1971 from (h) — then Pakistan rulers after (i) — fierce fighting, Now, it is our duty to make (j) — Liberation War meaningful by realizing its importance on our national life.

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

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

The development and widespread use of computer technology and (a) — internet have transformed how we communicate, how business is conducted, how information is dispersed, and how (b) — society is organized. Now, (c) — great deal of information is available at (d) — click of a mouse button, all attainable from within (e) — confines of ones own home or from the use of a computer in (f) — office. Previous labor-intensive support jobs, such as loading and unpacking of trucks, luggage handling at airports, and food manufacturing, once performed by (g) — large middle-class workforce, are now performed routinely by (h) —robots which are monitored by computer-controlled systems. Our lives have been simplified by (i) — advent of computer and internet technologies, but likewise these benefits which have been ushered in by the technology revolution have had (j) — averse affect on the core of our interpersonal-relationships.

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

26. Use articles where necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed. The islands of Britain have been inhabited by various cultures during (a) — course of the last 500,000 years, and archaeologists have been able to study this rich history through (b) — careful analysis of artifacts which have been reclaimed from ...