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12. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical changes if necessary.

Self-employment means to create (a) — opportunity for (b) — by ones own effort. Various government organizations are trying to (c) — a congenial atmosphere for self-employment. Different NGO’s have (d) — rendered their help. Livestock (e) —, agricultural (f) —, poultry (g) — are some of the (h) —.There are many (i) — for self-employment in Bangladesh. One can (j) — engages oneself in these jobs.

Answer : (a) job (b) oneself (c) create (d) also (e) rearing (f) farming (g) raising (h) sectors (i) opportunities/ means (j) easily

13. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical changes if necessary.

Once upon a time, there was a King who was very fond of (a) — his future from the astrologers. A famous astrologer (b) — to stop at his capital on his way to Benaras. The King called on him to know about his future and the astrologer told him something (c) — At this the King got (d) — and condemned him to (e) — saying, ‘Men like you should not live to (f) — the peace of the world’. But another thought had crossed his mind before the astrologer was removed for (g) — ‘How long will you live?’ asked the King. With ready (h) — the astrologer said, ‘The stars (i) — that I shall die only a week before your majesty. So, good bye’. Hearing this, the King turned pale like a dead man and shouted, ‘Drive this (j) — away, let him not come here again.’

Answer : (a) knowing (b) happened (c) unpleasant (d) angry/furious (e) death (f) spoil (g) execution (h) wit (i) declare/prove (j) wretch

14. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical changes if necessary.

Mrs. Zaman is a house wife. She loves (a) —. She lives in an apartment block. There are seven more families in the building. She has an (b) — cook. So does not have to do any (c) —. Almost everyday around eleven O’clock she (d) — to visit one of her (e) — in the apartments mostly to gossip. Most of the housewives she (f) — do not have much domestic help and they (g) — this time to cook, clean or do other household (h) — . But Mrs. Zaman does not seem to be (i) —. She does not mind (j) — the personal matters of one family with another.

Answer : (a) gossiping (b) experienced/efficient (c) cooking (d) goes (e) neighbors (f) visits (g) use (h) chores (i) bothered (j) discussing

15. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical changes if necessary.

A rain forest usually (a) _ in tropical lands where there is a lot of rainfall. There is no summer or (b)_ in the rain forest. There is only a rainy season and a dry season. Even during the (c) _ season it rains every few days. Some places get more than 100 inches of rain in a (d) _ . The rain forest is a moist world (e) _ dark green. Tall (f) _ crowd together. Their (g) _ form a dense ceiling. Very little (h) _ can get to the forest floor (i) _ this ceiling. So very few (j)_ plants grow in the rain forest.

Answer : (a) found (b) winter (c) dry (d) year (e) of (f) trees (g) branches (h) sunlight (i) through (j) small

16. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. Make any grammatical changes if necessary.

There are many people in our country who have a conservative (a) _. Quite early in life they learn to (b) _ that everything in this world was (c) _. They think all that happens to them was (d) _ by God. From this belief the poor generally accept their (e) _. They also accept all their (f) _and sufferings without trying to overcome them. They also (g) _ a firm belief that those who (h) _ sufferings in this world will be (i) _ rewarded in the next world. They also have the same sort of (j) _ towards illness and disease.

Answer : (a) outlook (b) believe (c) predetermined (d) ordained (e) poverty (f) sorrows (g) hold (h) undergo (i) amply (j) attitude

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