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Most of us (a) ______ the wrong mentality of measuring success in life. Many poor adults (b) ______ that the possession of wealth (c) ______ peace of mind in life. But it (d) _______ not always true. Many have (e) ________ their health to gain wealth, but later (f) ______ much of their wealth to regain health. Isn't that ironical? Again there are also a number of people who have (g) ________ high prices for possessing their present wealth. They have (h) ______ friends and family and have (i) ________ opportunities to spend precious moments with people around them. Besides, many have (j) ________ peace within themselves for wanting more and more of everything.

(a) started (b) took (c) mocking (d) lose (e) intensify (f) became (g) was killed (h) shot (i) was distributing (j) building

It was July 2024. The students' movement for quota reform (a) started At first, the then govt. (b) took it as an ordinary movement. Even people in power started (c) mocking students. But the students didn't (d) lose heart They began to (e) intensify the movement uniting all classes of people. The police directed by the govt. (f) became very aggressive. At one point, Abu Sayeed, a student of Rangpur Begum Rokeya University, (g) was killed by the police. This death moved the people of home and abroad. During the movement, Mugdha, a university student, was (h) shot dead while he (i) was distributing drinking water among the protesters. More than fifteen hundred people were killed and thousands of people were wounded in this movement. Finally, the fascist govt. resigned August 05, 2024. Now, it is our duty to work hard with a view to (j) uilding a new Bangladesh.

(a) is (b) has become (c) needs (d) taking (e) is ordered (f) do not want (g) arrive (h) wishes (i) entertained (j) making

A birthday party is arranged to celebrate the day when one was born. It (a) is a happy occasion. Recently it (b) has become a tradition to organize a birthday party. For organizing such a party, one (c) needs to spend both time and money. He/she starts (d) taking preparation from some days ago. A birthday cake (e) is ordered earlier. Then, he/she invites his/her close friends and relatives. Usually friends (f) do not want to miss such a party. On the appointed day, he/she puts on the best dress and eagerly waits for the invited guests to (g) arrive After the arrival of the guests, he/she cuts the birthday cake. By singing happy birthday to you, everybody (h) wishes him/her. The guests are highly (i) entertained with delicious foods and snacks. Sometimes there is arrangement for music with a view to (j) making the party more enjoyable.

(a) originate (b) are (c) killing (d) do not have (e) releasing (f) polluting (g) throw/are throwing (h) living (i) worked (j) ensured

Rivers generally (a) originate from a mountain or a lake. They (b) are very much important for our existence and economy. But unfortunately we are (c) killing our rivers by throwing industrial and domestic wastes. Most of the industries (d) do not have waste treatment plants. These kinds of industries are (e) releasing liquid wastes directly and continuously (f) polluting the water. Our unconscious people also (g) throw/are throwing different kinds of waste materials into rivers. So, to keep the existence of fishes and other species (h) living in the water is impossible. It is high time the government and the people (i) worked together to save the rivers. Otherwise a happy, prosperous and pollution free environment can't be (j) ensured for the next generation.

(a) play (b) reads (c) focus (d) don't understand (e) followed (f) controlling (g) should be (h) are written (i) upgrade (j) is waiting

Textbooks are the rich sources of information and knowledge. They (a) play a vital role in teaching-learning activities. If a student (b) reads the textbooks thoroughly, he/she can get a clear idea about different topics. In the class room, teachers (c) focus on the texts well. Unfortunately, some students (d) don't understand the importance of reading textbooks. Again, in many schools guide books are (e) followed in the class room. The concerned authority should monitor the class rooms with a view to (f) controlling this unexpected activity. Besides, teachers (g) should be conscious of their duties and responsibilities. A strong foundation of knowledge is impossible without reading the textbooks well. These living sources of knowledge (h) are written by the highly qualified educationists. The government is working relentlessly to (i) upgrade the standard of the textbooks. The nation (j) is waiting eagerly for the days when our students will lend Bangladesh applying their knowledge, skill and wisdom.

(a) divides (b) executes (c) done (d) wasted (e) is saved (f) should be ensured (g) is ended (h) is created (i) appears (j) remains

Proper time management makes it possible to complete any work timely. If a person (a) divides his works into smaller portions and (b) executes them accordingly, the whole work will be (c) done in time. Time is not (d) wasted because of doing the work in a planned way. As a result, enough time (e) is saved Besides proper use of time (f) should be ensured by doing the work in this process. As each piece of work (g) is ended quickly, opportunity to do additional works (h) is created Again due to time management, no part of work (i) appears difficult and no work (j) remains pending.

(a) memorizing (b) make (c) prepared (d) exercise (e) thinking (f) develop (g) command (h) do (i) claim (j) help

Most of the students of our country are expert in (a) memorizing answers. They do not (b) make notes themselves They get them (c) prepared Their tutors (d)exercise their brain for the students. So, the (e) thinking power of the students does not (f) develop They do not have any (g) command of their language. They, of course, (h) do well in the examination. But for this, they can (i) claim no credit of their own. This result does not (j) help them in their later life.