5. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.

Learning a language is (a) — riding a cycle. The most (b) — thing (c) — any language is communication. You learn to (d) — effectively by using a language, by doing things with it and by experiencing it. You (e) — learn English in the same (f) — as one learns to ride a cycle. Do not (g) — if people laugh at you (h) — you make (i) —. You can certainly learn (j) — mistake.

Answer: (a) like (b) important (c) about (d) communicate (e) can (f) way (g) worry (h) when (i) mistakes (j) through

6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap:

Modern life (a) — much on transport. We can very well (b) — how important transport is when it is (c) — by natural calamities or during socio-political crises. In fact, transport has made it (d) — for us to reach places previously (e) —. It has (f) — helped the flourish of trade and commerce and to (g) — new knowledge and ideas. (h) — transport has (i) — friendship and understanding among nations and people (j) — the globe.

Answer: (a) depends (b) realize/understand (c) destroyed (d) possible (e) impossible (f) profusely (g) gather (h) Moreover (i) developed (j) Across

7. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.

Money is power and can do much good and evil. It gives (a) — and delight. It (b) — do everything. A person without (c) — is a person to be pitied. Nobody pays (d) — respect to him. His friends do not (e) — him. He has to depend on the (f) — of others. In order to (g) — money he does a lot of jobs. It is a must (h) — our life. But it does not necessarily (i) — happiness. Happiness is absolutely a (j) — matter.

Answer: (a) comfort (b) can (c) money (d) any (e) love (f) mercy (g) earn (h) for (i) bring (j) psychological

8. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap. Bangladesh is a land of (a) —. But nowadays the rivers are (b) — up. So (c) — is an urgent necessity for our country now. The rivers carry (d) — which makes the land (e) — to grow crops. Besides, they supply us plenty of (f) —. During the dry season we (g)— river water to the land. At present, the (h) — of water causes bad harvest. We can easily (i) — the use and utility of the rivers in our life and (j )—.

Answer: (a) rivers (b) drying (c) water (d) silt (e) fertile (f) fish (g) irrigate (h) lack (i) realize (j) economy

9. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.

No other word is so (a) — as the word ‘Mother’. It is (b) — up with our existence. Everyone starts his life first (c) — the word, ‘mother’. This word lasts to the child (d) — death. It is mother, who first becomes touched (e) — our happiness and sorrows. We know about the mother of Bayejid Bostami (f) — Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. In every religion the position of mother is (g) — the highest place. Our great prophet Hazrat Mohammad (Sm.) (h) — that ‘Heaven is at the (i) — of mother’. So, when I think of my mother, my head (j) — down.

Answer: (a) sweet (b) mixed (c) uttering (d) until (e) with (f) and (g) given (h) said (i) feet (j) bows

10. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.

Returning home can be very difficult. When people (a) — to their home countries, they often find many changes. The (b) — old streets may not look the same. People they remember may not (c) — them. If they go back to their own childhood house, the house may look very (d) —. It may (e) — small and cramped. One woman wrote that she returned to her (f) — and her house was gone. In its (g) —, there was a little, modern grocery shop. No one (h) — her. She was extremely (i) —. It is also possible to return to a place where everyone remembers you. That makes a person feel happy inside; at least you were not (j) —.

Answer: (a) return/come back (b) familiar (c) recognize (d) unknown

(e) seem (f) house (g) place (h) recognized (i) shocked (j) forgotten

11. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word in each gap.

One day a lad went to a famous teacher and having expressed his desires to (a) — knowledge, begged him to (b) — him in the arts and sciences. The learned man, wishing to (c) — out what sort of ability the lad (d) —, asked him where God (e) — . The lad replied, ‘I will answer you, if you will first (f) — me where He is (g) —.’ The sage, from this sensible (h) — thought highly of the boy’s (i) — and according to his (j) — perfected him in his studies. Thus the wisdom of the wise manifests itself early.

Answer: (a) gain (b) teach (c) find (d) had (e) is (f) tell (g) not (h) reply (i) wit (j) ability