Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word in each gap:
The Padma Bridge is a multi-purpose road-rail bridge over the (a) ____ Padma river in Bangladesh. It is the longest bridge in Bangladesh. At first the World Bank intended to (b) ____ for the construction of the bridge and later (c) ____ their decision. But this mega project has been built with domestic funding without (d) ____ aid. It is 6-15 km long and 18-10 m wide. There is a four-lane highway on the upper level and a one- lane railway on the lower level. The construction journey was started on 7 December 2014 and completed by May 2022. The dream of Bengalis has come to the reality after (e) ____ various uncertainties. The bridge was (f)___ by the Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 25 of 2022. Through the opening of the bridge, 19 districts of the south- western region have been directly (g) ___ with the eastern part of the in economic country. The importance of the Padma Bridge is (h) ____ development and in changing the living (i) ___of millions of people. The world has (j) ___ The historical achievement of the people of Bangladesh through this construction of the Padma Bridge. The Padma Bridge symbolizes Bangladesh's self-esteem.
(a) mighty/powerful; (b) invest/spend; (c) overturned/withdrew; (d) foreign/any; (e) having/facing; (f) inaugurated/commenced; (g) connected/linked; (h) huge/great; (i) standards; (j) seen/witnessed
The Padma Bridge is a multi-purpose road-rail bridge over the (a) mighty/powerful Padma river in Bangladesh. It is the longest bridge in Bangladesh. At first the World Bank intended to (b) invest/spend for the construction of the bridge and later (c) overturned/withdrew their decision. But this mega project has been built with domestic funding without (d) foreign/any aid. It is 6-15 km long and 18-10 m wide. There is a four-lane highway on the upper level and a one- lane railway on the lower level. The construction journey was started on 7 December 2014 and completed by May 2022. The dream of Bengalis has come to the reality after (e) having/facing various uncertainties. The bridge was (f) inaugurated/commenced by the Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on June 25 of 2022. Through the opening of the bridge, 19 districts of the south- western region have been directly (g) connected/linked with the eastern part of the in economic country. The importance of the Padma Bridge is (h) huge/great development and in changing the living (i) standards of millions of people. The world has (j) seen/witnessed The historical achievement of the people of Bangladesh through this construction of the Padma Bridge. The Padma Bridge symbolizes Bangladesh's self-esteem.
After help, we can use object + infinitive (with or without to).
Can you help me (to) find my ring? (NOT | |
Thank you so much for helping us (to) repair the car. | |
Our main task is to help the company (to) become profitable. |
Help can also be followed directly by an infinitive without an object.
Would you like to help pack? |
If you say that you cannot/can’t help doing something (especially in British English), you mean that you can’t stop yourself, even if you don’t want to do it.
She’s a selfish woman, but somehow you can’t help liking her. | |
Excuse me – I couldn’t help overhearing what you said. | |
Sorry I broke the cup – I couldn’t help it. |
Can’t help can be followed by but + infinitive (without to), with the same meaning as can’t help verb + ing. This is common in American English.
I can’t help but wonder what I should do next. |