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) — does everything. A person without (c) — is a person to be pitied. Nobodz 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 Vidzasagar. 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 grocer borrowed a balance and weights from a fruit seller. After a few days the fruit seller asked the grocer to (a) — his balance and weights to him. The grocer said, ‘I am sorry to say that the mice ate away your balance and weights.’ The fruit seller became very (b) — at the (c) — excuse of the dishonest grocer. Then one day the fruit seller said to the grocer, ‘I am (d) — to the town to do some shopping. Please send your son with me to (e) — my things. We will come back tomorrow.’ So the grocer (f) — his son with the fruit seller. The next day the fruitseller returned alone from the town. ‘Where is my son?’ asked the grocer. ‘A crow carried your son away,’ replied the fruitseller. ‘How can a crow (g) — away such a big boy?’ The grocer shouted angrily. ‘Just the same way as the mice can (h) — away the balance and weight,’ said the fruitseller. The grocer (i) — the point. He returned the balance and weights to the fruitseller. Then the fruitseller sent the boy (j) — to his father.

Answer : (a) return (b) angry (c) lame (d) going (e) carry (f) sent (g) take (h) eat (i) got (j) back

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