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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 grocer borrowed a balance and weights from a fruitseller. After a few days the fruitseller asked the grocer to (a) — his balance and weights to him. The grocer said, ‘I am sorry ...