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With Clues| Q. No. 9|All Boards

1. DHAKA BOARD—2013

lock	join	spread	violate	wound	take
term	injure	kill	enforce	martyr	consider

Shaheed Doctor Shamsuzzoha is (a) _____to be the first intellectual who attained (b) _____during the pre-liberation period of Bangladesh. Following the (c) _____of Sergeant Zohurul Hoque in prison by the autocratic Ayub Khan government, a flame of protest (d) _____throughout erstwhile East Pakistan. On February 17, 1969 Section 144 was (e) _____on Rajshahi city. The students of Rajshahi University who had (f) _____the protest, took out a procession in (g) _____of Section 144 and were (h) _____ in a clash with police in front of the residence of the Principal of Rajshahi Medical College. As a result, several  students were (i) _____.On hearing this, Doctor Zoha, a professor of chemistry and proctor of the university, rushed to the spot and took the (j) _____students to hospital.

2. RAJSHAHI BOARD — 2013

fundamentally	atmosphere	deplete	fall	accumulate	eventual
endanger	give	inundate	primary	grow	coal

Scientists have recently reported that the polar ice caps are melting. This is due to a rise in (a) _____ temperatures known as the 'Greenhouse Effect'. Carbondioxide is (b) _____responsible for temperature rise in atmosphere. The carbondioxide is (c)_____off when coal and oil are burnt. This gas is (d) _____ in the air and the ice caps in the lead to a rise in the sea levels North and South poles are melting. This may (e) _____ which could (f) _____many areas of the globe. The Greenhouse Effect' is just one of the many (g) _____changes which are taking place in the environment. Tropical rain forests, which took fifty million years (h) _____are being (i) _____at the rate of fourteen acres per minute. The total area of the world's deserts is increasing every year. Many species of animals and plants are (j) _____with the threat of extinction.

3.  DINAJPUR BOARD — 2013

enter	expansion	tremendously	Universities	awards	contribute	much
courses	traditional	students	rewards	subscribe	high

Higher education in Britain has experienced a dramatic (a) _____. One in three young people now (b) _____ higher education compared to one in six in 1989. The number of graduates also has increased (c) _____. There are some 90 (d) _____in Britain which offer (e) _____in a wide range of subjects including (f) _____arts subjects as well as science and technology. Over 90% (g) _____receive government (h) _____covering tuition fees and a maintenance grant. Parents also (i)_____the amount depending on their income. The overseas students have to pay very (j) _____tuition fees.

4. JESSORE BOARD—2013

activate	general	face	freely	water	remain	be
troublesome	because	which	log	drainage	intensify	part

We (a) _____fall into jam on the roads and streets. Sometimes, specially in rainy season water (b) _____stagnant on the road even for 2/3 days (c) _____causes a serious traffic jam. Water remains (d) _____on the road from 1 to 1.5 feet. The rain gets (e) _____with dust, mud etc. Most of the time the (f) _____system is not active and it becomes (g) _____for the passerby. The pedestrians (h) _____a lot of problems as they can't move (i) _____.The drainage system should be (j) _____and city authorities should be careful in this respect.

5. COMILLA BOARD — 2013

mankind	endanger	Be	save	concern	mean
protection	destroy	Species	perish	spoil	change

All species are important for maintaining ecological balance. If one is lost, the whole natural environment gets (a) _____. We should (b) _____our wildlife to protect the environment from being (c) _____. Many countries are now taking action to protect their (d) _____wildlife. Mankind must develop a (e) _____for wild creatures and must ensure that they will not (f) _____ .(g) _____wild creatures means destroying ourselves. It is high time we (h_____them. Love for animals (i)_____love for (j) _____.

6. SYLHET BOARD—2013

caprice	leisure	neglect	street	scrutiny	credit
want	opinion	employment	reject	friends	money

Literally and truly, one cannot get on well in the world without (a) _____.To be in (b) _____of it, is to pass  through life with little (c) _____or pleasure; it is to be despised; it is not to be asked out to dinner, or noticed in the (d) _____; it is not to have your (e) _____consulted or else (f) _____with contempt it is, to be (g) _____by strangers and neglected by (h) ——, it is to forego (i) _____freedom, ease of body and mind, to be dependent on the goodwill and (j) _____of others.

7. BARISAL BOARD — 2013

aware	use	usual	develop	mother	spontaneous	acquisition
ability	fact	acquire	learning	natural	competent	communication

Communicative competence refers to the (a)_____to use language appropriately in communicative competence in various circumstances. There are two ways of (b)_____ a language. The first is (c) _____which is similar to the way people develop ability in their (d) _____tongue. They are aware only of the (e) _____that they are (f) _____the language for (g) _____.It is a (h)_____ subconscious process in which users are not (i) _____of acquiring a language. In non-technical terms, acquisition is 'picking up' a language (j) _____.

8. CHITTAGONG BOARD—2013, DHAKA BOARD 2012, JESSORE BOARD-2004

even	distance	watch	information	become	source
run	show	enjoy	vary	see	numerous

Television has (a) _____the most common and widespread (b) _____of entertainment of the present world. A wide range of programmes of (c) _____interest is telecast on (d) _____channels. Almost every middle class and (e) _____working class families have a television set today. Television programmes are not only (f) _____but also highly educative. For example, television is used for (g) _____learning. Courses (h) _____by the Open University are (i) _____on BTV. Several channels like the Discovery and the National Geographic channels telecast highly (j) _____programmes.

9. RAJSHAHI BOARD-2012

bring	need	spend	give	include	fail
go	organize	boost	close	development	proper

            If all the children in Bangladesh (a) _____ to school, the country would get rid of the curse of illiteracy. To (b) _____up education, the government should spend more money. Subsidies must be (c) _____in the education sector. Teachers are (d) _____to be trained for good teaching. The poor students can (e) _____under 'Food for Education' programme . We should take care that no institution is (f) _____ down due to political clashes. More co-curricular activities are to be (g) _____ to enable the students to (h) _____ their non-academic skills¾ like debate, creative thinking and (i) _____ events, etc. It is our social responsibility to educate our children and the (j) _____ of which will lead to a catastrophe.

10. JESSORE BOARD-2012

variety	item	communication	require	communicative	tradition	four
foreign	purpose	international	base	imply	speaks	skill

English is called an (a) _____ language. In almost all countries, there are people who can (b) _____ English. No other language than English serves the (c) _____ of a common language through which people can (d) _____ with one another across the national border. We should learn English for a great (e) _____ of purposes. English is a skill (f) _____ subject. We should therefore learn the (g) _____ skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The communicative approach to learning English does not (h) _____ one to know or learn definitions of grammar (i) _____. Traditional grammar has little or no place in learning English through the (j) _____ approach.

11. COMILLA BOARD-2012, SYLHET BOARD-2010, CHITTAGONG BOARD-2009, CHITTAGONG BOARD-2005

enable	educated	choice	importance	healthy	food
develop	protect	need	education	know	ability

Education is one of the basic (a) _____ of a human being. It is (b) _____ for the (c) _____ of mind. Many illiterate people do not have any (d)_____ of health. If they were (e) _____, they could live a (f) _____ and planned life. (g) _____ teaches us how to live well. It (h)_____us to make the right (i)_____in life. It enhances our (j) _____ to face our everyday problems.

12. CHITTAGONG BOARD-2012, DINAJPUR BOARD-2012, COMILLA BOARD-2007, SYLHET BOARD-2006

drink	eat	available	nutrition	satisfy	happen	lack
need	heart	balanced	knowledge	preserve	mind	for

While (a) _____ food we should bear in (b) _____ that we don't eat just to (c) _____ hunger or to fill the belly. We eat to (d) _____ our health. For good health a man (e) _____ good food. Sometimes it so (f) _____ that people who live even in the midst of plenty do not eat the food they need for good health because they have no (g) _____ of science and health and (h) _____. They do not know how to select a (i) _____ diet from the many foods that are (j) _____ to them.

13. SYLHET BOARD-2012, JESSORE BOARD-2005

read	use	tips	see	dots	print
although	touch	develop	bear	way	call

(a) _____ blind people cannot (b) _____, their sense of (c) _____ becomes far more (d) _____ than that of most sighted people. This ability was put to use by a brilliant man (e) _____ Louis Braille. In the early 19th century, he invented a (f) _____ of writing which (g) _____ his name. The Braille system reproduces the letters of the alphabet by a series of (h) _____ in certain positions, which are raised on the paper. The blind person runs the (i) _____ of his fingers across the pages of the Braille book and can work out the letters and numbers (j) _____ there.

14. BARISAL BOARD-2012

spend	commit	when	unbearable	nature	earn	gender
world	depend	suicide	married	very	cost	because

It is very (a) _____ that man loves his life most of all things and he wants to live or survive a bit longer at any (b) _____. However,  every year thousands of people (c) _____ suicide in Bangladesh. It is seen that most of the people committing suicide are those (d) _____ women who (e)_____ on their husbands for their living. But why do they commit suicide when people love their lives most? Most probably, they decide to kill themselves (f) _____ they feel entirely helpless and meaningless to live. The bitterness and sufferings of life become totally (g) _____. However, the incident of suicide among the self-reliant women is (h) _____ rare. So can't we say that the unfortunate women would not have committed (i) _____ if they had been self-reliant and had an independent way of (j) _____ their livelihood without being dependent on their husbands?

15. DHAKA BOARD-2011

spelling	language	alphabetic	find	syllable	neglect
noun	life	synonyms	picture	friends	antonyms

Dictionaries are very important books in the (a) _____ of a people. A dictionary lists the words in a language (b) _____, so that the reader may (c) _____ them easily. A dictionary entry gives us the accepted (d) _____ of a word, its division into (e) _____, its pronunciation, its origins, and its meaning. Sometimes a dictionary also provides (f) _____, or opposites of a word. In addition, if the word is a (g) _____ that describes a visible thing, the dictionary may provide a (h) _____ of it. Dictionaries of the past, present and future can become your teachers and good (i) _____. Don't (j) _____ them.

16. RAJSHAHI BOARD-2011, SYLHET BOARD-2009, SYLHET BOARD-2005

joyous	food	become	remain	gift	favourite
eager	want	flood	invite	festive	elders

Children are very fond of festivals. They become very (a) _____ on a day of festival. If it is their birthday, their joys become over (b) _____. They become very (c) _____ to have wishes from their beloved persons. The whole day they (d) _____ to spend times in joy. Usually a child on its birthday, gets up early and tries to (e) _____ close to their parents. It (f) _____ a nice day, if it is presented anything very (g) _____ to it. Children also want to have their friends (h) _____ to their house on a festival. They expect to have a party. Their joys give pleasure to their (i) _____. We should try to keep the children always in a (j) _____ mind.

17. JESSORE BOARD-2011

identity	pioneer	leader	man	than	went	combining
student	remembered	now	know	then	design	concept

Hamidur Rahman was the (a) _____ who gave shape to the (b) _____ and design of the Shaheed Minar, by (c) _____ all the aspirations of Bengali (d) _____ and nationalism. He was the first art (e) _____ of Bangladesh who in the 1950s (f) _____ to Europe and studied at "Ecole de Beaux Art" in Paris. He was the (g) _____ of the new painting movement in the (h) _____ Pakistan. But he is most (i) _____ for his remarkable (j) _____ of the Central Shaheed Minar.

18. COMILLA BOARD-2011, RAJSHAHI  BOARD-2010, DHAKA BOARD-2009

waste	community	sphere	women	family	returns
educate	develop	children	welfare	mother	sector

Education for girls is essential for the development in all (a) _____ of the society. So, investments in the education of (b) _____ will bring in greater (c) _____ in the field of economic and social (d) _____. Educated women can contribute more to the family (e) _____ than those who have no schooling. Educated (f) _____ are more likely to send their (g) _____ to school and look after their health and nutrition. Thus (h) _____ women can contribute to the (i) _____ development. On the other hand, failure to educate women is a tremendous (j) _____ of human resource.

19. CHITTAGONG BOARD-2011, CHITTAGONG BOARD-2007

established	transmitted	simultaneously	store	base	time	mode
personal	electronic	communication	easily	improve	sent	actually

            E-mail means (a) _____ mail. It is an electronic (b) _____ of communication. E-mail (c) _____ is user to user but telex communication is terminal to terminal. Telephone connection often takes a lot of time to be (d) _____ because both the caller and the called must be present (e) _____. But e-mail is a computer (f) _____ system and the messages that are (g) _____ via the computer become (h) _____ in the mail box of an individual's (i) _____ computer without the need of his being (j) _____ present. Thus, e-mail saves both time and money.

20. SYLHET BOARD-2007

warmer	flood	change	climate	catastrophic	severely	alarm
gradual	rise	evidence	destroy	unnecessary	prediction	increase

The world is getting (a) _____ because of pollution. Every year millions of people all over the world die (b) _____ as a result of pollution. In recent years, there have been many (c) _____ reports that the world's (d) _____ is undergoing a significant (e) _____ . All these reports provide strong (f) _____ that world temperatures are (g) _____ day by day. Climatologists (h) _____ that mid way through the next century temperature may have (i) _____ as much as 4° centigrade. This could raise sea levels and thereby (j) _____ coastal areas and farmlands.

21. SYLHET BOARD-2011

wake	obtain	expression	go	till	be
moment	integral	perceive	what	by	use

Language (a) _____ an important medium of expression of thoughts, feeling, ideas etc. We use it from the (b) _____ we wake up in the morning (c) _____ we go to bed at night. We used language not only during our (d) _____ hours but also in our dreams. We use language to (e) _____ what we feel and to say (f) _____ we like or dislike. We also use it to (g) _____ information. In short, languages is an (h) _____ part of what we do, (i) _____ and believe. We must avoid (i) _____ bad language.

22. BARISAL BOARD-2011

appear	use	at	afflict	differ	city	alarm
due	pollute	severe	increase	from	suffer	rural

Many diseases are rising (a) _____ an (b) _____ rate, which experts believe is (c) _____ to increased (d) _____ of the environment. Pollution (e) _____ to be greater in urban areas although rural societies too are (f) _____ by (g) _____ use of chemical fertilizers and insecticides. Nevertheless, today city people (h) _____ to suffering from many more diseases and suffer more (i) _____ than country people. Now let us see how life in cities is (j) _____ from that in the country.

23. DINAJPUR BOARD-2011

arrive	massive	remain	spectacular	round	permanent
know	present	right	symbol	office	construction

In 1884 France (a) _____ the United States with gift as a dramatic gesture of friendship. This (b)_____ gift was in the form of a huge copper statue. Its (c) _____ name is "Liberty Enlightening the World". Most people, however, (d) _____ it simply as the statue of liberty. The pieces of the statue (e) _____ in the United States in 214 cases. The French people donated the money for the (f) _____ of the status. Grateful, the people of the United States collected the funds for the (g) _____ granite and concrete pedestal. This impressive monument found a (h) _____ home on Liberty Islam in New York harbour. At 151 feet and 1 inch high, it (i) _____ one of the largest statues in the world. The monumental lady with the torch quickly became a (j) _____ of American democracy.

24. DHAKA BOARD-2010

employ	impact	plan	rural	reduce	importance
lend	international	growth	emphasize	poor	raise

Micro-credit institutions have a great (a) _____ in Bangladesh. Grameen Bank is one of them which has (b) _____ recognition. It (c) _____ money to the poor especially the (d) _____ women. It (e) _____ the need to develop skills and (f) _____ consciousness among them. It creates (g) _____ opportunity for rural women. This institution has a positive (h) _____ on their economic variables and family (i) _____. It also helps to (j) _____ their poverty.

25. JESSORE BOARD-2010

traditional	only	no	strategy	development	run
conquer	not	widespread	in	privilege	alone

In ancient times, education was (a) _____ for the general people but a (b) _____ for the chosen few who took on (c) _____ roles in the (d) _____ of the state and in religion. (e) _____ Greece, education became more (f) _____ in about the 5th century BC. The Greeks, however, sent (g) _____ their male children to school. When Rome was (h) _____ by the Greeks, the Romans under Greek influence (i) _____ a strong (j)

26. COMILLA BOARD-2010, BARSIAL BOARD-2010, RAJSHAHI BOARD-2009, SYLHET BOARD–2003

happen	furious	die	spoil	live	execution	knowing
wit	pleasant	declare	wretch	cause	unpleasant	expire

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." Hearing this, the king turned pale like a dead man and shouted, "Drive this (j) _____ away, let him not come here again."

27. CHITTAGONG BOARD-2010

solve	ensure	in vain	address	bring about	must	always
Paramount	originate	upliftment	balance	harass	call	never

(a) _____ illiteracy problem is the (b) _____ task of the hour. We must educate all of our people (c) _____ our balanced development otherwise all of our development plans must go (d) _____. If we can educate our people, half of our problems will be automatically (e) _____. That's why, education is (f) _____ the nerve of development. All strength and power to (g) _____ the development of the country (h) _____ from education. So, we (i) _____ give topmost priority on education sector if we really want the (j) _____ of our dear motherland.

28. DINAJPUR BOARD-2010, BARISAL BOARD-2008, DHAKA BOARD-2003

add	breathe	need	plant	prevent	preserve
produce	protect	provide	take	give	wash

Trees are very useful to human beings. They (a) _____ the rich top soil from being (b) _____ away by rain, water and floods. You can see trees being (c) _____ along mountain slopes, on roadsides, in parks and gardens. Trees give us shade. They (d) _____ life to place with their colourful flowers, beautiful leaves, fruits and thick trunks. They (e) _____ shelters for birds and animals. They give us timber, medicines, paper, gum and many other useful things. They (f) _____ in carbon dioxide and (g) _____ oxygen.  As you know, by now man (h) _____ oxygen to (i) _____ and live. Trees are our friends. We should (j) _____ them  and plant more trees around us.

29. JESSORE BOARD-2009

survive	surroundings	look	escape	method	leaf
protect	from	different	mover	colour	fly

Animals must be able to (a) _____ themselves from enemies in order to (b) _____. Different animals have (c) _____ ways. Some animals have 'protective colouring' that is their (d) _____ changes to match their (e) _____. The common tree toad changes (f) _____ gray to green when it (g) _____ from the trunk of a tree to a green (h) _____. Similarly the dead-leaf butterfly (i) _____ being seen by its enemies because it (j) _____ like a dry leaf.

30. COMILLA BOARD-2009

growth	wife	income	cost	day to day	ability	rented
okay	intend	astonish	share	expensive	pretty

Hellow, my name is Charles Karoro and I am a banker. My salary is (a) _____ but the (b) _____ expenses in Nairobi are (c) _____ high. Both housing and food are (d) _____ in the capital. I have (e) _____ an apartment but it is really too small for my family. Of course it doesn't have a garden. So my (f) _____ Maria, who loves gardening, can't (g) _____ anything. She can't go out to work either because there's no one else in the house to look after the children. So the whole family depends on my (h) _____ alone. I have great hopes for my children and would like to send them to a good school. But good schools are very (i) _____ . I am not sure how much I will be able to help them. Moreover, I am often in a fix about whether I should (j) _____ my income with my brothers in the village.

31. BARISAL BOARD-2009, CHITTAGONG BOARD-2008

with	improve	not	mean	maintain	upon	stop
take	easily	than	keep	depend	raise	avoid

Overeating (a) _____ taking too much food (b) _____ one needs. We eat (c) _____ to overload our stomach but to (d) _____ a sound health. A sound  health (e) _____ on eating habit to some extent. Overeating tells (f) _____ our health. But (g) _____ awareness of the people the habit of overeating can be (h) _____. With a view to (i) _____ our body fit, we should (j) _____ taking too much food.

32. DINAJPUR BOARD-2009

attitude	amply	predetermined	ordered	ordained	sorrows
outlook	belief	undergo	hold	fate	poor

There are many people in our country who have a conservative (a) _____. Quite early in life they learn to _____ 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 much 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.

33. DHAKA BOARD-2008

It seems hard to believe that I've been in Savar for a whole month now! I promised to write and tell you how I was (a) _____. So here goes. When I first got here I just couldn't get used to the (b) _____ of life. Now, though, I am learning to take things (c) _____ I am beginning to feel at home. You can't imagine how (d) _____ the university campus is. It's very large, very green and (e) _____ the best campus in the country. It's (f) _____ wonderful. My first (g) _____ of the students and teaches here is that they are really (h) _____ and helpful. And the (i) _____ is wonderful. As you know, I am staying in a hall of (j) _____ but life here is so different particularly if you are used to home comforts.

34. RAJSHAHI BOARD-2008, BARISAL BOARD-2004

embrace	introduce	make	remain	noticing	friend
reputation	noticeable	keep	usual	interpret	control

The British have a (a) _____ for (b) _____ their emotions private. Some obvious things are (c) _____ in British behaviour. For example, on public transport one passenger does not (d) _____ talk to another passenger. On meeting, people do not (e) _____ and often simply shake hands on a first (f) _____. In theatres, concert halls and cinemas audiences (g) _____ quiet during performances. None of these behaviour traits should be (h) _____ as unfriendliness. If a visitor (i) _____ the first move to start a conversation, he will find that British people are (j) _____ .

35. JESSORE BOARD-2008

prediction	global	bring	extinction	undergo	action	waste
unnecessary	Pollute	avoid	temperatures	suitable	rise	cruelly

The disposal of various kinds of (a) _____ is seriously polluting the environment. The world's climate is (b) _____ a significant change. (c) _____ warming is the cause of the increase of heat in the atmosphere. The climatologists (d) _____ that it will be difficult to find a (e) _____ place to live in. Every year millions of people all over the world die (f) _____ as a result of (g) _____. These unfortunate and (h) _____ deaths are (i) _____ about by four specific factors. We should take determined (j) _____ to control these problems.

36. COMILLA BOARD-2008, DHAKA BOARD-2007, CHITTAGONG BOARD–2003

device	trained	about	perform	essential	great	abacus
fairly	large	special	recent	sense	refers	called

The computer is a fairly (a) _____ invention. It has now become an (b) _____ part of modern life. It has greatly benefited us and brought (c) _____ revolutionary changes in our life. Any (d) _____ that helps people perform mathematical calculation may be (e) _____ a computer. In this sense the (f) _____ is a simple computer. Today, however, the term, computer (g) _____ to special kind of electronic machine that can perform mathematical calculations and process (h) _____ masses of information at a (i) _____ speed. In a few minutes a computer can perform calculation that (j) _____ mathematicians would need years to complete.

37. SYLHET BOARD-2008

find	prevail	both	available	neat	take	submit
looking	be	collection	caters	look	appeal

A library serves as the best sources of knowledge (a) _____ for the students and the teachers. It is a large (b) _____ of books. Among these there are books on courses that are taught in different classes. There (c) _____ books on extra-curricular subjects also. In the library newspapers and periodicals are also (d) _____. The library (e) _____ to the tastes of different people. Books are arranged in shelves (f) _____. There are library assistants who are also helpful for the readers. One head librarian (g) _____ after the library. So the readers do not have any problem in (h) _____ out the right book. There is also a reading room where silence (i) _____. One can also take books from the library for reading at home by (j) _____ library cards to the librarian.

38. RAJSHAHI BOARD-2007

Exceptional	economic	popular	common	colourful	influence
passenger	useful	outstanding	up	illustrated	have

The development of railway in the 19th century has (a) _____ a profound (b) _____ on social and (c) _____ development in many parts of the world. This process is (d) _____ in an (e) _____ fashion by the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. It is the first and still the most (f) _____ model of a (g) _____ train that goes (h) _____ a mountain. It is (i) _____ known as toy train perhaps because of its (j) _____ wagons and its slow speed.

39. JESSORE BOARD-2007

think	distress	seem	develop	make	ensure
get	mutual	neighbour	familiar	communicate	treat

            As the world's communication system is (a) _____ day by day, the world seems to be (b) _____ smaller. For the development of communication system, now we can easily (c) _____ with the people of other countries within a moment. Now, the world (d) _____ to be a village and the countries seem to be families. If we develop our (e) _____ understanding and co-operation, we can (f) _____ our world a better place. We should never (g) _____ others as enemies but as friends. As a friend we should (h) _____ immediate help to other countries in their (i) _____ and sorrows. We should take them to be our (j) _____.

40. CHITTAGONG BOARD-2007

established	transmitted	simultaneously	store	base	time	mode
personal	electronic	communication	easily	improve	sent	actually

            E-mail means (a) _____ mail. It is an electronic (b) _____ of communication. E-mail (c) _____ is user to user but telex communication is terminal to terminal. Telephone connection often takes a lot of time to be (d) _____ because both the caller and the called must be present (e) _____. But e-mail is a computer (f) _____ system and the messages that are (g) _____ via the computer become (h) _____ in the mail box of an individual's (i) _____ computer without the need of his being (j) _____ present. Thus, e-mail saves both time and money.

41. BARISAL BOARD-2007

husband	consider	dominated	happy	protect	education
issue	beat up	law	healthy	save	subservient

            Women in our society have always been considered (a) _____ to men. The majority of houses are being (b) _____ usually by (c) _____ and women most often have no say in opinion. Their opinion is (d) _____ unnecessary even in such important (e) _____ as the number of things they would like to have. In many households they are (f) _____ by the husbands. To (g) _____ their rights the Govt. has introduced law. But (h) _____ sometimes can't (i) _____ them. So what is more needed for them is the proper (j) _____.

42. DHAKA BOARD-2006

shortage	evil	rapid	starve	illiterate	acutely	primitive
method	crops	good	food	slow

            Of the fast increasing population most of them are poor and (a) _____. They do not realize the (b) _____ consequences of having so many children. They do not know that they are creating the existing food problem more serious and more (c) _____. There is always (d) _____ of food. Again the mouths to be fed are multiplying too (e) _____ for food production to keep pace with. The threats of famine and mass (f) _____ now loom larger than ever before because the population is increasing in geometrical progress. While the food production is increasing in arithmetical progress the agriculture of our country is still (g) _____. They cannot apply scientific (h) _____ of cultivation in their lands. So the production of food (i) _____ is very low. Thus the increasing population adds to (j) _____ problem.

43. RAJSHAHI BOARD-2006

indebt	touch	know	age	nurture	future
move	mother	nation	understand	grow	educate

            Napoleon Bonaparte said, "Give me an educated (a) _____ and I will give you an educated (b) _____." From this saying we can (c) _____ the great role of the mother in building up an educated nation because a child usually (d) _____ up in contact with its mother and from its childhood he/she develops his/her talent. If the mother is (e) _____, she will be able to teach her children. In another sense, her children naturally will learn from what she says and does because a child, up to a certain (f) _____ is always in (g) _____ of its mother. So he/she will follow everything that is said and done by his/her mother. Besides, an educated mother (h) _____ how to bring up and (i) _____ her children well. So it is universally true that an educated nation is largely (j) _____ to its mother.

44. JESSORE BOARD-2006

eat	kind	food	increase	other	source
call	come	which	use	protein	grow

            The Ocean has always been a good (a) _____ of food for man. But only one percent of mankind's food (b) _____ from the sea and most of it is fish. Besides fish, we eat prawns, shrimps, lobsters and whales, (c) _____ are commonly (d) _____ fish but are scientifically classified otherwise. There are about 20 thousand (e) _____ of fish in the sea. We (f) _____ only a few kinds. We should try to eat some (g) _____ kinds too. In order to (h) _____ the sea's yield of fish, we can start fish farming in the sea. In China, sea weeds are now (i) _____ for use both as food and as fertilizer. We too can take similar measures and make the best (j) _____ of our water resources.

45. COMILLA BOARD-2006

shabby	see	ways	get	appear	gorgeously	enjoy
think	receive	indifferent	invite	astonished	regard	rich

            Einstein was very simple in his (a) _____ of life. He was (b) _____ to his fame. Once the queen of Belgium (c) _____ him to Brussels. When he (d) _____ down from the train, he could not (e) _____ that there were actually many (f) _____ dressed officials to (g) _____ him at the station. The officials also expected somebody who would (h) _____ to be (i) _____ and aristocratic to them. They never imagined that this (j) _____ man would be Einstein.

46. CHITTAGONG BOARD-2006

safe	cover	know	develop	precaution	time	recur
belief	possible	loss	direct	compulsory	be	reduce

            Bangladesh (a) _____ in the active earthquake zone. It is (b) _____ to all Bangladeshis. Experts are alarmed by the (c) _____ of quakes during recent years. But they give no (d) _____ answer to the question of (e) _____ about the buildings of Dhaka city. As there is every (f) _____ of earthquakes in Bangladesh, experts call for taking adequate (g) _____ measures to (h) _____ losses. RAJUK (i) ¾ that an earthquake resistant building code should be (j) _____.

47. BARISAL BOARD-2006

mentally	educated	genius	help	development	useful	assist
sympathetic	wise	improve	provides	self-reliant	called	equip

            Proper education (a) _____ a learner with opportunities to (b) _____ all his latent talents. Its aim is to (c) _____ him physically and (d) _____ so that he can be (e) _____ to himself and to the society. An educated man is (f) _____, but he also (g) _____ others in attaining self-reliance. He is supposed to be well-mannered, kind and (h) _____. So a man who has acquired knowledge and skill only for his material development cannot be (i) _____ a truly (j) _____ man.

48. DHAKA BOARD-2005

source	manpower	explore	provide	concern	employment	independence
recreation	necessary	different	across	dense	solution	unemployment

            Bangladesh is a (a) _____ populated country, but a large number of her people are (b) _____. It is not possible for her to ensure (c) _____ to the teeming millions. Self-employment is a possible (d) _____ to this problem. It means that people themselves should (e) _____ avenues for self-employment. Facilities for training in (f) _____ trades and vocations are available (g) _____ the country. The youths, in particular, can train themselves in any of these trades and turn into a useful (h) _____. The Govt. also (i) _____ easy loans and counselling with a view to helping them start an (j) _____ earning activity.

49. RAJSHAHI BOARD-2005

waste	rubbish	incinerators	environment	refabricated
manage	utilize	of	some	non-burnable

            We cannot altogether get rid of our (a) _____ but a proper management of it can certainly reduce its quantity. If we think of burning, burying, recycling and thus (b) _____ our waste, we can to a large (c) _____ save our (d) _____. Our garbage consists (e) _____ various kinds of things. Some are burnable, (f) _____ are (g) _____. In some countries waste is destroyed by (h) _____. The non-burnable waste is melted and (i) _____. Some rubbish is not (j) _____ at all.

50.COMILLA BOARD-2005

constrains	unusually	huge	education	need	standard	facilities
increase	available	affect	troubled	requisite	programme	academic

            Bangladesh has a (a) _____ population. Our educational institutions are also few. We have far too many students to (b) _____, compared to the number of institutions (c) _____. Bangladesh (d) _____ more schools, colleges and universities to provide for the (e) _____ number of students. But owing to financial and resource (f) _____, the government cannot fund the (g) _____ number of educational institutions. At present every educational institutions are overcrowded and class size is (h) _____ large. As (i) _____ in these institutions are poor, the students do not get a (j) _____ education.

51. BARISAL BOARD-2005

educate	recreation	religion	original	question	broadcast	sent
aim	facilities	concern	look	consider	though	taken

            Television, a source of much knowledge, pleasure, and information and a widely used media of mass communication, is now being (a) _____ at from a different point of view. Is the TV really doing good, especially to the youngsters of our new generation? It is an important (b) _____ both to ask and to answer indeed. Looked from an (c) _____ point of view, the TV is to be (d) _____ one of the most effective means of educating both the students and the public as a whole. Again, it has almost become the most effective and popular means of people's (e) _____. Films, dramas, songs, dances, comedy series _____ all these are very attractive packages of programmes. As a means of communications TV is (f) _____ not the most important, yet the most effective and useful means of communication. Up to this point. We must say that the TV is doing good to our youngsters by educating them and by giving them recreational (g) _____. But as far as the satellite TV is (h) _____, we cannot say this for certainty. The commercial package programmes (i) _____ by satellite TVs are detrimental to our young generation, pernicious to our societies, threatening to our values and traditions and (j) _____ beliefs.

52. DHAKA BOARD-2004

prestige	huge	education	indicate	invention	instituted	certificate
division	treated	material	promote	fame	contribute	research

           

Every year the Nobel Prize is awarded for outstanding (a) _____ to the fields of science, literature, economics and for the (b) _____ of peace. It is the word's most (c) _____ prize. If there are more than one recipient, the prize money is (d) _____ equally among the winners. The prize was (e) _____ by Sir Alfred Nobel, the father of the science of destruction. He (f) _____ dynamite. Though Nobel was born in Sweden, he was (g) _____ in Russia. For this important invention, he become (h) _____ all over the world. He earned a (i) _____ sum of money. The prize is given from the interest of the money. The winners of the Nobel Prize are (j) — with great respect across the globe.

53. RAJSHAHI BOARD-2004

discuss	go	happy	gossip	cook	neighbour	experience
use	bother	visit	please	household	chores	trouble

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 she 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.

54. COMILLA BOARD-2004

drive	without	traffic	conscious	occur	be	frequent
many	through	easily	know	move	go	come

It (a) _____ difficult to drive in Bangladesh if you have no experience of (b) _____ here. Drivers change lanes (c) _____. As a foreigner you may find lane changing (d) _____ signal quite distressing. Even drivers (e) _____ defying rules. Many people are not at all (f) _____ about traffic signals. They go around not (g) _____ what may happen to them if accident (h) _____. Rikshaw and baby taxis (i) _____ in and out in a zigzag course and try to push (j) _____ whenever they find some space.

55. CHITTAGONG BOARD-2004

warming	cut	rise	anticipation	habitats	particularly	provide
increase	extinction	recklessly	severe	imperative	catastrophe	alarming

The destruction of forests and other (a) _____ is causing the (b) _____ of various plants and animals everyday. In the last 25 years alone the world has lost one third of its natural wealth. Forests are being (c) _____ down. Moreover, they are being burnt (d) _____ resulting in an (e) _____ in carbon dioxide and ultimately the water level is (f) _____ as a consequence of global (g) _____ . It is (h) _____ that the new century will face an overwhelming environments (i) _____ . It is therefore (j) _____ to check the reckless pollution of the environment.

56. SYLHET BOARD-2004

mail	operation	nature	between	computer	distribute	know
individual	base	electronic	terminal	difference	communication

            Electronic mail, popularly (a) _____ as 'e-mail', is the communication of textual messages via (b) _____ means. Although telex (c) _____ is also electronic in (d) _____, there are differences (e) _____ a telex and 'e-mail'. While telex communication is (f) _____ to terminal, electronic mail communication is user to user via the (g) _____. In telex, messages destined to a number of users are sent to the same terminal from where it is (h) _____ in a printed form by an operator. On the other hand, e-mail is delivered to (i) _____ electronic mail boxes (j) _____ in computers.

57. RAJSHAHI BOARD–2003

veil	knock	looking	saw	sweet	perfection	dress
trade	against	thinking	indeed	perfect	live	beautiful

Once upon a time, there (a) _____ in the city of Baghdad a young bachelor who was by (b) _____ a porter.  One day he sat in the market place leaning idly (c) _____ his basket. A young woman (d) _____ in rare silks and cloaked in a gold embroidered mantle, stopped before him and gently raised her (e) _____. Beneath it there showed dark eyes with long lashes and lineaments of (f) _____ beauty. "Lift up your basket, porter", she said in a (g) _____ voice, "and follow me." At once the porter took up his basket, (h) _____ to himself, "This is (i) _____ a lucky day !” He followed her until she stopped at the door of a house and (j) _____.     

58. JESSORE BOARD–2003

learn	quickly	over	commit	explain	reading	filled
enriched	aloud	times	know	possession	thoughts	of

            Young people often consider (a) _____ poetry by heart a tiresome drudgery. But the learning of poetry has great advantage (b) _____ merely reading it. Poems that have been learnt become a permanent personal (c) _____. The mind is (d) _____ with a store of beautiful or lofty (e) _____ and ideas which may be a source of pleasure, comfort and inspiration at (f) _____ when the books are not at hand. Poems selected for learning, however, should be worthy (g) _____ the time to be spent on them and should be those which make a strong appeal to the learner. The best way to (h) _____ a poem to memory is not to learn it line by line, but to read the whole poem (i) _____ over and over again until it is thoroughly (j) _____.

59. COMILLA BOARD–2003

flower	job	farming	raising	engage	create	oneself
also	sectors	means	opportunities	rearing	many	easily

            Self-employment means to create (a) _____ opportunity for (b) _____ by one's 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) _____ engage oneself in these jobs.

60. BARISAL BOARD–2003

go	have	find	lose	die	are	way	consider
prefer	enjoy	be	dead	preference	take	bound.

            We find changes in amusement and entertainment that (a) _____ taken place over time. Common forms of entertainment like snake charming, puppet shows, jarigan (b) _____ popular in the past are gradually (c) _____ their appeal. They are (d) _____ out. We don't (e) _____ the existence of many of these. Now people like to (f) _____ T. V. They (g) _____ concert, disco, pop etc. All the changes that have (h) _____ place today are not (i) _____ good. Sometimes people are (j) _____ to receive some bad aspects of Western culture.