a) The next day the wise man went to the king and begged for seven years.

b) The wise man went home sadly because the king threaten him to kill if he failed.

c) Once there was a foolish king who had a white horse.

d) His daughter advised him to go to the king and beg seven years to teach the horse.

e) The king also had a wise friend whom everyone liked.

f) The king was angry because he wanted that people should like him instead of the wise man.

g) One day he called the wise man and asked him to teach his white horse to speak.

h) When he reached home, he told everything to his daughter.

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Once there was a foolish king who had a white horse. The king also had a wise friend whom everyone liked. The king was angry because he wanted that people should like him instead of the wise man. One day he called the wise man and asked him to teach his white horse to speak. The wise man went home sadly because the king threaten him to kill if he failed. When he reached home, he told everything to his daughter. His daughter advised him to go to the king and beg seven years to teach the horse. The next day the wise man went to the king and begged for seven years.

a) The astrologer was taken to the place of execution and then the king asked, “How long would you live?”

b)  Once there was a king who was fond of knowing his future from the astrologer.

c) The astrologer told something very unpleasant and at this the king got furious and condemned him to death.

d) With the ready wit he said, “ The stars declare that I’ll die only a week before your death.” “I shall wait to receive your Majesty where you have been sending me”

e) At this the king turned pale and shouted, “Drive this wretch away and let him not come again.”

f) A good astrologer visited the capital of the king.

g) He thought that the king would prove him a liar putting him to death and then he thought for a while for some way to escape.

h) The king wished to know this future from that astrologer and so, the king called hom to the palace.

astrologer

execution

unpleasant

furious

condemned

declare

Majesty

wretch

capital

escape

palace

a) She saw a box marked half a crown and considered that the box would be the most appropriate gift for him.

b) The princess had a fixed allowance for pocket money and she was not permitted to exceed it.

c) But her governess said, “No, you see the princess has not the money and so of course, she cannot buy the box.”

d) Queen Victoria was taught economical habits by her governess when she was a little girl.

e) Once at a market at Wales she spent all her money in buying a number of presents for relatives and friends.

f) The people in shop wanted to enclose the box with the other articles.

g) But alas! she had no money.

h) As she was leaving, she remembered another cousin for whom she did not buy any present. 

considered

allowance

permitted

governess

economical

relatives

remembered

a) Suddenly there was slight trembling sound from below.

b) The noise had been so faint that no one thought that the ship had been damaged.

c) At that time, however she was not only the largest ship that had been ever built.

d) She was carrying 1316 passengers and crew of 891.

e) She was regarded as unsinkable for she had 16 water tight compartments.

f) After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to avoid a collision.

g) Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the north Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a look out.

h) The great ship Titanic sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10, 1912.

Suddenly

carrying

unsinkable

collision

spotted

Southampton

sailing

regarded

a) The widow rushed from door to door for the mustard seed.

b) Then Buddah told her that since death is a common affair every where, she should not grieve over her son’s death.

c) He asked the widow to bring a handful of mustard seed from a house where death had not entered.

d) One day a widow who had lost her son came to Buddah.

e) The widow requested Buddah to restore her dead son to life.

f) But she found no house where someone had not died.

g) Buddah felt pity for the bereaved woman but could do nothing.

h) Being disappointed, she came back to Buddah and told him about the result of her search. 

mustard

widow

grieve

bereaved

restore

disappointed

search

a) The merchant sold him to a rich man in another country.

b) To escape torture, one day he fled from his master’s house.

c) Once there lived a young man named Androcles.

d) Unfortunately, he was caught by a slave merchant.

e) He took shelter in a cave.

f) He used to inflict heavy torture on him.

g) It was unbearable for him.

h) The man was very rude and cruel.

merchant

escape

Unfortunately

shelter

inflict

torture

unbearable

cruel

a) The official also expected somebody that would be rich and aristocratic. They never imagined that this shabby man would be Einstein.

b) The queen was highly amazed at his simplicity.

c) They looked for him here and there for some time. But unfortunately, they failed to find him out. So they went back to the queen and informed her that Einstein had not come by train.

d) Einstein, the great scientist, was simple in his way of life.

e) Einstein, however, walked the whole way with a suitcase in one hand and a violinin the other. When he reached the destination, the queen said to him, “I sent a car for you, Dr. Einstein”

f) Once the queen of Belgium invited him to Brussels.

g) He traveled to Brussels by train and got down at the station. But he could not think that many gorgeously dressed officials had come to receive him at the station.

h) “I did not think that anybody would send a car for me,” replied the great scientist with a simple smile. “But I can assure you that I have greatly enjoyed the walk.”

official

aristocratic

imagined

shabby

amazed

traveled

gorgeously

scientist

a)Once a king was hunting in the forest.

b) The king readily complied with kazi’s order and paid the fine.

c) The aged mother of the young man got infuriated at the rush conduct of the king, rushed to the kazi and sued the king before him.

d) The kazi was a fearless upright judge of the time who never cowered before any threat in discharging his duties faithfully.

e) But after treatment he came round.

f) The kazi ordered the king to pay full compensation to the family of the old man.

g) Accidentally, one of his arrows fell on a young man and he was seriously wounded.

h) The king was summoned to appear before the kazi where the king admitted his guilt.

hunting

infuriated

rushed

threat

discharging

treatment

compensation

Accidentally

summoned

admitted

a) When anyone came in, he quickly hid his pipe. One day was not quick enough.

b) So, the man brought some water and threw it over Raleigh.

c) He ran out of the house and told everybody about it. After this smoke was not a secret.

d) Sir Walter Raleigh travelled widely, learnt to smoke and returned to England.

e) A man came in and found clouds of smoke in the room.

f) He used to smoke two pipes everyday secretly in his room.

g) He thought Raleigh was burning.

h) He also noticed that more smoke was coming from Raleigh’s mouth.

quickly

brought

smoke

burning

) He rose to high position in the army by his good work and courage.

b) In 1804, he proclaimed himself to be emperor and France under him was very powerful.

c) More than 170 years ago there lived in France, one of the greatest soldiers, called Nepolian Bonaparte.

d) When he was young, he joined the France Army as an ordinary soldier.   

e) he fought several wars with the neighboring countries and own victories over them.

f) Yet the Frenchman remember him with due respect.

g) He was born in 1769.

h) He died in 1821.

position

courage

proclaimed

greatest

neighboring

victories

a) The old woman felt pity for him and quickly gave Taimur a full dish of food.

b) Then he disguised himself as a poor traveler and supported himself by begging.

c) As a result, he burnt his fingers.

d) He came to a house and asked an old woman to give him something to eat.

e) Once young Taimur attracted a province but unfortunately his soldiers were killed.

f) The food was very hot.

g) One day he became very hungry and could not get anything to eat.

h) He hurriedly dug his finger right at the middle of the dish.

dish

traveler

supported

attracted

hungry

hurriedly

a) Porus came forward with his man and arms in order to defend his land from the attack of Alexander.

b) But unfortunately, he was defeated in a battle and then he was taken prisoner.

c) “Like a king” was the reply of Porus.

d) Alexander asked him how he would like to be treated.

e) He allowed him to rule his country as before.

f) Alexander was pleased with his bold reply.

g) He was brought before Alaxander.

h) Alexander, the king of Macedonia, attacked the land of Porus.

forward

treated

allowed

pleased

attacked

a) Porus came forward with his people and arms in order to defend his country from the invasion of Alexander. He fought couragiously, but unfortunately, he was defeated in the battle.

b) Alexander asked him, how he would like to be treated by him. “Like a king” was the reply of Porus. Alexander was pleased with Porus for his bold reply.

c) Then he was taken Prisoner by the soldiers of Alexander.

d) Being pleased, Alexander made him ruler of another province in the Punjab. He allowed him to rule his country as before.

e) He showed strong personality and integrity before alexander.

f) Alexander, the conqueror of the world, once crossed the Khaiber pass and reached India.

g) He was brought before Alexander.

h) When he came to the plain of the Punjab, there ruled a king called Porus.

conqueror

province

Prisoner

personality

integrity

a)They were also jealous of the great popularity of Socrates among people.

b) Some of the youths became very devoted to him.

c) Socrates soon became very popular.

d) Now there were some people in Athens who did not like his teachings.

e) They were men in authority with great influence.

f) Socrates was never tired of teaching them.

g) Young men gathered round him.

h) These young people learnt from the great teacher such knowledge as is remembered even today all over the world.

jealous

popularity

youths

devoted

teachings

Socrates

gathered

influence

a) He was a specialist in treating boils.

b) He was a false doctor and patients from far and near used to come for treatment.

c) He would operate boils with his razor.

d) The barber treated them in their illness.

e) Once there lived a shrewd barber in a village who pretended to know everything.

f) When some of his patients were cured, the Barber felt proud of his success.

g) Finding no other way, the poor people called in him as he was available.

h) The patients would cry loudly in pain.

specialist

treating

patients

treatment

operate

razor

barber

shrewd

loudly

a) When they saw Mr. Monkey, they asked him to devide their bread into two equal halves.

b) Then Mr. Monkey broke the bread into two pieces and put them on the scale.

c) Mr. Monkey was so wise, and just that the other rat agreed to take their problem to him.

d) Once two rats found a piece of bread.

e) “Let’s go and see our friend, mr. Monkey, and ask for his advice.”

f) They couldn’t agree on how to divide it , because each rat wanted a  larger piece than the other.

g) Then one of the rats said, “We have argued and fought for so long that now we’re tired.”

h) “Well, that’s not easy,” said Monkey. “So it’ll cost you a lot.”

halves

pieces

scale

agreed

divide

a) On a fixed day, the mice met in a meeting to find a way out.

b) A young mouse submitted a proposal.

c) Finally the mice migrated to another barn finding no other way.

d) There lived some mice in a farmer’s barn happily.

e) Different mice gave different opinions, but all of them were unacceptable.

f) The farmer was in a trouble with the mice and brought a cat in order to get rid of them.

g) Hearing the question, all began to look at one another in frustation.   

h) He proposed to tie a bell around the neck of the cat.

i) As a result. the mice were in danger to come out of their holes.

j) An old mouse accepted the proposal and asked, “But who will bell the cat?” 

meeting

migrated

mice

opinions

unacceptably

trouble

brought

frustration

proposed

a) He was quite happy in Brighton.

b) But the girl’s parents in fact treated him like a son.

c) But soon his mother sent him to London to benefit from the education in the west.

d) Their two daughters were taken a back with the presence of a ‘blakie’ in the house.

e) Though he was full of admiration for English society yet he was called back to India.

f) He returned home without any qualification of distinction.

g) Rabindranath, the fourteenth child of Debandranath and Sarada Devi, joined his brother’s family at Brighton and attended school there.

h) Away from his brother’s home, he was lucky to find a friendly English family of Dr. and Mrs Scott.

quite

treated

benefit

presence

returned

qualification

attended

a) He sat on the doorstep of his house looking out on the public street.

b) At that time some passers-by were walking along the street and they were greatly astonished.

c) Socrates’ wife used to lose her temper on the slightest excuse.

d) She went up to him with a bucket full of water and poured the water on him.

e) One day, the woman became more furious than ever and began to insult him.

f) She thought that her husband was not paying the least heed to her and so she always tried to irritated him.

g) This made his wife more furious.

h) Socrates could not tolerate this, so he went out of his room.

doorstep

passers-by

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slightest

bucket

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insult

thought

tolerate

a) In 1914 when the First World War broke out, he wanted to join the army.

b) At the age of eleven he showed his poetic genius.

c) On his return from the battle field, he gave up the sword for the pen and began to write poems.

d) In 1972 he was brought to Bangladesh from Kolkata and was declared our national poet.

e) He died on the 29 August, 1976.

f) He wrote a lot of poems, short stories, gajals, novels etc and travelled all the branches of Bengali literature.

g) Our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in 1306 BS(1899 AD) at Churulia in the district of Burdhwan.

h) At the age of 19 he joined the army as an ordinary soldier.

wanted

genius

brought

declared

branches

ordinary

a) It was named after an English man named George Everest.

b) There might be snow slides and cracks under ice and snow.

c) Mount Everest has always fascinated climbers.

d) Mount Everest is in the Himalayan Mountains.

e) It is in the north of India between Tibet and nepal.

f) He was the first to survey the Himalayas.

g) It is difficult and dangerous because there is snow all over.

h) But climbing the Everest is difficult and dangerous.

cracks

fascinated

climbers

survey

difficult

dangerous

climbing

a) After the war he came back to Kolkata in 1919.

b) Our national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was born of poor parents in 1899.

c) There Nazrul studied in a high school at Kazir Simla for three years and then returned to bardwan.

d) During that time a muslim police officer found him to be genius and sent him to his village home.

e) He started residing in the office of Bengal Muslim Literary Association.

f) In 1914 the First World War broke out and Nazrul joined the army at the age of 19.

g) When he was 12 years old, he flew away to Asansole and worked in a baker’s shop.

h) His remarkable poem, “Bidrohi” was published in that year when he was

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আমাদের  vocabulary আরও বৃদ্ধি করতে হবে। তাই পাঠ্যবইয়ের বা যেকোনো text-এর word meaning, synonym, antonym, সম্ভব হলে word-গুলোর root, prefix, suffix  ইত্যাদি যতদূর সম্ভব শিখতে হবে।

Mr. Moniruzzaman is the—man in the village. 

এই শূন্যস্থানে wisest, richest, strongest, cleverest, tallest, best ইত্যাদি superlative degree-এর যেকোনো একটি বসবে।

প্রয়োজনীয় grammar এবং structure শিখতে হবে।

Not only Ridwana but also Roksana attended the party.

Not only হলে but also বসাতে হবে। 

Cloze test-এর জন্য দেওয়া passageটি বারবার পড়ে ভাবার্থটি বুঝতে হবে।

blanks পূরণ করার জন্য কী ধরনের word  ব্যবহার করতে হবে, তা ঠিক করতে passage-এ দেওয়া sentence-গুলো  দ্রুত বিশ্লেষণ করতে হবে। তারপর context অনুযায়ী শব্দগুলো ব্যবহার করতে হবে।

Article-এর পর একটি gap এবং তারপর একটি noun থাকলে gap-এর জায়গায় একটি adjective ব্যবহূত হবে।

There lived a—fox in a forest.

এখানে article ‘a’-এর পর gap আছে। তারপর একটি noun (fox) আছে। 

সুতরাং There lived a clever fox in a forest. এই clever adjective। এর পরিবর্তে lazy, wise, cunning, kind প্রভৃতি adjective ব্যবহার করা যেত।

Article-এর পরে adjective থাকলে এবং এর পরে gap এবং তার পরে noun থাকলে, gap এর স্থলে past participle বা present participle ব্যবহূত হয়। 

I Saw a beautiful—picture hung on the wall.

এই sentence-এ ‘a’ article-এর পরে ‘beautiful’ adjective রয়েছে। তার পরে gap এবং gap এর পরে picture রয়েছে। তাই gap-এর স্থলে painted/coloured প্রভৃতি past participle বসবে এবং এগুলো adjective  হিসেবে কাজ করবে।

Definite article (the)-এর পরে gap থাকলে এবং এরপর plural verb থাকলে সেখানে একটি adjective ব্যবহার করতে হবে। এই adjectiveকে plural common noun হিসেবে গণ্য করা হয়।

The—are born to suffer.

এখানে শূন্যস্থানে ‘poor’ হবে। আবার The—are not always happy. এই শূন্যস্থানে ‘rich’ বসবে।
ওপরে ‘poor’ ও ‘rich’ plural common noun হিসেবে ব্যবহূত হয়েছে।

Definite article-এর (the) পরে gap থাকলে এবং তারপর noun থাকলে gap-এর জায়গায় adjective-এর superlative degree হয়।
যেমন: Mr. Moniruzzaman is the—man in the village. এই শূন্যস্থানে wisest, richest, strongest, cleverest, tallest, best ইত্যাদি superlative degree-এর যেকোনো একটি বসবে।

Mr. Khan is the—man of N.S. Road area. 

এই শূন্যস্থানে fattest, poorest, laziest প্রভৃতি superlative degree-এর যেকোনো একটি বসানো যাবে।

কোনো sentence-এ preposition-এর পরে gap থাকলে এবং gap-এর পরে noun থাকলে, gap-এ ing যুক্ত verb বসবে।

Children are fond of—sweets.

এই gap-এ eating বসবে (অর্থাৎ eat verb+ing হবে)।

Article-এর পরে gap থাকলে এবং তারপর verb থাকলে gap-এর স্থলে noun ব্যবহূত হবে। Verb দেখে ঠিক করতে হবে শূন্যস্থানের nounটি singular নাকি plural হবে।

The—are catching fish in the river.

এই শূন্যস্থানে fishermen, boys, people, villagers ইত্যাদি বসবে। এই noun-গুলো plural, কারণ এদের পরের auxiliary verb, plural form-এ আছে।

কোনো sentence-এ relative pronoun-এর পূর্বে gap থাকলে সেখানে একটি preposition ব্যবহূত হতে পারে।

The school—which Ridwana reads has a good reputation

ওই বাক্যের শূন্যস্থানে ‘in’ বসবে।

One of the, Many of them, Most of the ইত্যাদির পর gap থাকলে gap-এর স্থলে noun-এর plural form বসে।

BMR Rifles College is one of the most famous—in Dhaka.

এই শূন্যস্থানে ‘colleges’ হবে। Md. Moniruzzaman is one of the greatest—of Tangail. এই বাক্যের শূন্যস্থানে ‘persons’ বসবে, যার person-noun-এর plural from.

Most of the-এর পর gap থাকলে এই gap-এ countable noun-এর plural form বসে। কিন্তু uncountable noun-এর singular form বসে।

Most of the—were present in the meeting.

এই শূন্যস্থানে members হবে যা member-এর (countable noun) plural।

Be verb-এরপর (am, is, are, was, were, shall be, will be) gap থাকলে এবং তারপর prepositional phrase-এর ব্যবহার থাকলে, gap-এ adjective বসবে। যেমন: The tiger is—of meat. এই gap এ ‘fond’ ব্যবহূত হবে।

Ms Minakkhi is—at English.

শূন্যস্থানে weak/good হবে।# They are—of snakes. শূন্যস্থানে afraid হবে।

Finite verb (সমাপিকা ক্রিয়া)-এর পর gap থাকলে, সেই gap-এ noun/adjective/adverb ইত্যাদি বসে। যেমন: # Mr Mostaq is a—. এই gap-এ man/ shopkeeper/teacher ইত্যাদি noun হবে।# Mr  Asaduzzaman is—. এই gap-এ honest/faithful/dutiful/confident/lazy ইত্যাদি হতে পারে (adjective)।

Roksana reads—.

এই gap-এ loudly/slowly/quickly/attentively/ regularly ইত্যাদি adverb বসতে পারে।

Transitive verb-এর পর  gap থাকলে সে gap-এ noun/gerund বসে।

She learns—.

এখানে english হবে (noun).
She learns—. 

এখানে swimming/riding /playing (gerund হিসেবে বসে verb ও noun-এর কাজ করছে একসঙ্গে)।

Intransitive verb-এরপর gap থাকলে সেখানে adverb বসে।

The baby cries—.

এই gap-এ loudly বসে (adverb হিসেবে cries কে qualify করে)।

Look, seem, grow, turn, become, keep প্রভৃতি verb-এর পর gap থাকলে সাধারণত adjective ব্যবহূত হয়।

The girl looks—.

এই gap-এ nice/ beautiful/ smart/ pretty/ ugly/ sad/ gloomy/ grave/ attractive প্রভৃতি adjective ব্যবহূত হতে পারে।

কোনো sentence-এ so থাকলে এবং so-এর পর gap থাকলে gap-এ একটি adjective বসে।

She is so—that she cannot walk.

এই gap-এ weak/tired/ill/sick/impatient/afraid /hungry প্রভৃতির একটি adjectIve প্রসঙ্গ অনুযায়ী বসবে।

কোনো sentence-এ too-এর পর gap থাকলে এবং gap-এর পর to + verb থাকলে gap-এ adjective হবে।

Altaf is too—to walk.

Gap-এ weak/tired/sick/ill/afraid/hungry/small প্রভৃতি adjective হতে পারে।

Be verb থাকলে এর পরে gap থাকলে এবং তারপর adjective থাকলে gap-এ adverb বসে।

Her idea was—right.

এই gap-এ fully/totally/absolutely/undoubtedly/certainly ইত্যাদি adverb বসবে।

No sooner দিয়ে sentence শুরু হলে এবং principal clause-এর পূর্বে gap থাকলে gap-এ than বসে।

No sooner had the thief seen the police—he ran away.

এই বাক্যের gap-এ ‘than’ বসবে।

কোনো sentence-এর শুরুতে gap থাকলে এবং gap এর পরে noun বা pronoun থাকলে তারপর but also থাকলে তারপর noun বা pronoun থাকলে gap-এ not only বসে।

Not only Ridwana but also Roksana attended the party.

Not only দিয়ে sentence শুরু হলে এই sentence-এর gap-এ but also বসে।

Mr Moniruzzaman is not only the principal but also the well-wisher of our college.

activities

revolution

communication

practical

cellular

maintaining

organizations

a) the b) By c) a

d) communication

e) e-mail f) of

g) a h) an

i) for j) with.

society

distribution

deprived

humanity

unquenchable

developed

capable

advantages

polluted

dweller

observed

widow

excellent

boiling

orderly

acquired

Discipline

competent

callous

acquire

compensate

unfortunate

associated

unifying

difference

illiterate

educated

undergoing

evidence

Climatologists

midway

privileges

responsibilities

bread

inclination

distress

sympathy

Charity

competitive

concentrate

wasting

fighters

greatest

sacrificed

generation

pathetically

observe

essential

happiness

calamity

beggar

remain

effects

knowledge

dangerous

meantime

inconceivable

landed

acknowledgement

instinct

kinship

Gratefulness

obliged

satisfied

depressed

happiness

competition

foreseen

triumph

examination

Patriotism

cherished

materialized

pretender

compared

illiterate

education

burning

exploited

Similarly

deprived

struggled

prepared

burden

vacation

supreme

courage

destructive

daunted

highest

significant

climatologists

burning

forests

concentrate

attentive

development

compensate

determination

greatest

industries

capable

mathematical

provide

passion

instinctive

freedom

theoretical

experience

windows

provide

Aristotle’s

ethics

psychology

observational

unsurpassed

philosophical

thoughts

sentiments

axiomatic

scenario

slightly

trolley

handcuffs

emergency

financial

smile

seered

everyone

Vocabulary 

We

Plants

Water

It

cannot grow

drink

cook

is

turns

bathe

wash

water and quench our thirst

found in seas, rivers and ponds

our clothes and utensils with it

very useful to us

into steam and steam supplies power

to engine to run

useful to plants and other animals too

a liquid substance

and animals cannot live without it

our food with water

in it

thirst

quench

utensils

supplies

substance

bathe

Vocabulary 

Paper

It

We

Some

They

is

cannot

helps

was

believe

made

our best daily companion

to spread education, knowledge and culture

do for a moment without paper

the part and parcel of modern civilization

named from the word papyrus

generally made from straw, grass, wood, bamboo, jute etc.

that the Egyptian first made paper

the most useful gift of human skill

first invented in China

if from the leaves of papyrus trees

companion

spread

moment

civilization

Egyptian

invented

papyrus

Vocabulary 

Socrates

He

One day his wife

The passers-by

She

tried

had

because

believed

said

went

her utmost to irritate Socrates

that Socrates was not paying heed to her

that an angry man is more of a beast than a human being

up to him and poured much water over him

out and sat on the doorstep of his house looking out on the street

more furious than ever and began to insult Socrates

it and were much amused at the incident

this and joined with them in their laughter

I was expecting this after thunder comes rain

a wife who used to lose her temper

utmost

Socrates

beast

doorstep

furious

Socrates

amused

laughter

thunder

Vocabulary 

Socrates

He

Athens

His mission

was

lived

did not

wanted

would

often go out in the streets of Athens

born in 459 B.C in Athens

the wisest philosopher and teacher of his time

killed by the rulers of Athens

stop passers-by at different places in the street and asked them simple questions

the home of sculpture

die a natural death

to spread knowledge among the people

to educate people

in Athens in Greece

philosopher

Athens

passers-by

sculpture

knowledge

among

educate

Greece

Vocabulary 

Drug Addiction

The drugs

These drugs

They

Addiction

The drug addiction

The frequent

Young boys

Some of these

taking

has

have

means

to be

cannot

taking heroin, opium etc

afford to buy them

of these drugs leads a man to death

very expensive

strong attraction for any harmful thing

to commit crime to arrange money

not only a national but also a global problem

used for intoxicating and stimulating effects

grasped the young generation of the country

taken by smoking or through injection

heroin

afford

death

expensive

attraction

harmful

arrange

global

grasped

injection

Vocabulary 

Fleming

He

The school

Penicillin

It

was

was born

went

passed

is

a very regular obedient and attentive student

sent to London at the age of fourteen

a life-saving medicine

never absent from school up to the age of twelve

to school and came back home on foot

four miles away from his house

in a poor family in Scotland

discovered by Dr. Alexander Fleming

the seventh of the eight brothers and sisters

his boyhood with his parents

obedient

fourteen

medicine

twelve

Scotland

brothers

boyhood

Vocabulary 

Education

It

Books

The literate persons

Illiteracy

The majority of our people

They

There

Every educated person

is

have

fall

illuminates

preserve

are

has

no access to them

to choose between right and wrong

still illiterate

a role to play in the campaign for removal of illiteracy

like light

much talk about removal of illiteracy

backward without education

the saying and thoughts of great men

still dominant in our country

a curse

illiterate

removal

backward

thoughts

dominant

curse

illuminates

preserve

majority

Vocabulary 

Science

It

People

We

Antibiotics

There

Some of them

Medical Science

works

is

helps

were

are

miracles for a range of dangerous diseases

man in so many ways

a terror to man

diseases which still remain beyond control

no reason for losing hope

engaged in continuous research on such diseases

now inoculations and vaccines against most of these diseases

once helpless against like cholera, typhoid and tuberculosis

so helpful in our fight against diseases

miracles

dangerous

diseases

terror

beyond

reason

continuous

research

inoculations

tuberculosis

diseases

Vocabulary 

Einstein

As a child Einstein

He

Einstein’s uncle Jacob

School

At the age of fifteen Einstein

There he

was

studied

realized

introduced

went

felt

visited

had

very lonely and shy

to Milan, Italy with his family

a great scientist

in a secondary school

an unpleased experience for Einstein

the wonders of science at the age of four

him to Math and specially equation

an incredible thirst for knowledge

free for the first time

museum and art galleries

lonely

Milan

scientist

secondary

unpleased

experience

wonders

incredible

equation

museum

Vocabulary 

Marco Polo

He

It

The Emperor

was

proved

traveled

used

became

made

took

himself wise and trust worthy to the emperor

him one of his officers

a great favourite with the king

by land and sea, over mountains and across deserts

in summer Polo reached the palace of Kublai Khan, the emperor of China

an adventurous man

Polo over three years to reach China

ships, camels and horses as  a means of transports

a journey from Venice to China

warmly received by the emperor of China

worthy

emperor

officers

mountains

deserts

reached

adventurous

horses

transports

Venice 

Vocabulary 

It

Bangladesh

Corruption

We

is

achieved

has

spreads

want

one of the main impediments

a way that we should have strong morality

over whole Bangladesh

some impediments to be developed

entered our vein and artery

a developing country of South Asia

to uplift the fame of our country

freedom in 1971

to remove this acute problem

an independent

impediments

morality

developed

spreads

artery

uplift

freedom

independent

Vocabulary 

His father

Once a storm

It

Robinson Crusoe

He

was born

wanted

arose

ran away

did not want

became

drove

did not like

a cabin boy on a sailing ship

in one of the voyages

home one day

to be a sailor from his boyhood

that he should go to sea

the idea

in England

a clever sailor in a few years

him to study law

the ship on to sand bank

sailing

voyages

Robinson Crusoe

clever

boyhood

sailor

cabin

Vocabulary 

He

Aristotle

Alexander, the great

Now we

A teacher

So, the nation

was

holds

have

is suffers  told

opens

nurses

much

no great teacher

the noblest profession

a window opener for his students

the nation builder

a great teacher

his student

Alexander not to lose self-control

the young minds carefully

new vistas of knowledge for them

teacher

self-control

carefully

noblest

nurses

Aristotle

Alexander

profession

knowledge

Vocabulary 

People

They

Newspaper

It

Man

He

has

shows

is

wants

express

are

gives

called the store house of knowledge

curious by nature

their opinion through it

us the outside world like a mirror

the best way to satisfy his curiosity

us news of home and abroad

to know about various things of the world

useful to all sections of people

really a part and parcel of our life

great educative value too

store house

curious

opinion

outside

mirror

curiosity

various

sections

educative

Vocabulary 

I

21^st February

Everyone

We

The national flag

Shaheed Minar

This day

woke

saw

is

went

was

offered

were

covered with flowers

also called Shaheed Day

to observe the day at the Shaheed Minar

kept half flying

up at 5 a.m. to attend the morning procession

everyone singing Amar Bhater Rokte Rangano Ekushe February

carrying wreath of flowers

many people going to the Shaheed Minar

declared the International Mother Language Day

flowers at the foot of the Shaheed Minar

covered

observe

procession

International

Language

flowers

Vocabulary 

The 16^th December

Our nation

These days

The 26^th March

Every nation must

The 21^st February

will

is

are

has

have

a glorious day for the people of Bangladesh

remain indebted to the martyrs of our country

observed every year with due solemnity

always inspire us

the independence Day

the National Martyrs Day

some glorious days

now International  Mother language Day

21^st February, 26^th  March, 16^th December, etc

also some glorious and memorable days

glorious

independence

National

glorious

memorable

solemnity

indebted

observed

Martyrs

Vocabulary 

Emperor Shahjahan

It

There

People

The Taj

is

can

built

come

like

stands

to see it different times

it most on a moonlit

at Agra in India

surrounded by a beautiful garden

it as a tomb for his wife

be seen in its reflection in pool water

a large tomb above the center of the building

made of fine white marbles

on a strong base

one of the most beautiful buildings in the world

Emperor

moonlit

surrounded

beautiful

reflection

tomb

marbles

strong

Vocabulary 

A king

Applicants

They

A date

A newcomer

It

He

was

told

declared

tried

were

failed

prayed

a rich prize for the teller of the biggest lie

enlisted serially for the competition

fixed for the king

their best to tell bigger lies

to win the mind of the king

nearly to a close of the competition

for a chance to try

allowed to play his role

that the king was a worthless person

all taken before the king

biggest

enlisted

competition

fixed

bigger

nearly

Applicants

newcomer

worthless

Vocabulary 

A cook

The master

The roast

The cook

He

roasted

was

asked

threatened

saw

showed

clapped

replied

to firm him from his job

him that the duck had one leg only

the cook about the missing leg

a duck for his master

a mused by his ready wit him

that he would have clapped hands to brings out another leg had he known his trick

his hands loudly which started the ducks

this to his master to prove his position

some ducks standing on one leg

so delicious that he couldn’t but eat one leg

firm

threatened

showed

master

clapped

loudly

ducks

delicious

standing

Vocabulary 

Hamlet

He

This

His father

was

change

died

loved

a brave and noble young man

broken hearted

a changed person suddenly

suddenly in a mysterious way

his father more than anything in the world

the prince of Denmark

more sad wicked and cunning man

fond of games and pastime

a brave death

a very wicked and cunning man

brave

young

hearted

suddenly

mysterious

Denmark

wicked

cunning

pastime

brave

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• He knows the person who has come here.
• I have been working in this company since I joined here.

a. When he came to college, he saw us.

b. While I was sleeping, the phone rang.

c. He met me while I was going to market.

d. When it was summer, we went on a tour.

e. When the train had left, we reached the station.

a. I should not disobey him. After all, he is your father.

b. I am so late. However, I can start your work now.

c. Television has some demerits. Nevertheless, it is considered to be a wonder of modern science.

d. I cannot dishonor you. After all, you are my senior.
e. He invited me. Nevertheless, I did not attend the function.

a. In case I come, He will go there.

b. In case of emergency, I may call you.

c. In any case, he will attend the meeting.

d. In any case, He will help me in my danger.

e. Do not worry. I will talk to him in any case.

a. Everybody respects Mr. Razzak. In fact, he is an honest man.

b. I was silent despite all your questions. Actually/ Indeed/ In fact/ Really, he had nothing to say.

c. Nepal has to solve the problem of poverty. Of course, it is possible through sincere and pragmatic efforts and steps.

d. Of course, Nepal is a country of problems.
e. I finished the work in time. indeed, I can depend on you.

a. Tousif and Kader are very bad students. The latter is also a bad player.

b. There are two most important causes of sound pollution. One is the growth of urban population. another is the increasing use of machines & electronics in our everyday life.

c. Tousif and Kader were school-friends. the other is now working on a foreign mission.

a. Shakila turned the wheel. Similarly, her brother did.

b. I have done the work nicely. I have done the work similarly/in the same way.

c. He should address the problem immediately. He should do alike.

d. We bought a new car alike, my friend bought another one.

e. The wind rotates turbine alike, the turbine generates power.

a. According to you, babu is not only a good player but also a good student.

b. You talked to us according to the instruction of your boss.

c. In accordance with the UNESCO’S declaration, International Mother Language Day is celebrated all over the world.

d. You told him to complete the work in time. You completed the work accordingly.

e. One should lead himself according to the law and order of the country.

a. In spite of his hard labour, Salim could not reached his goal.

b. He attended the meeting despite being sick.

c. In spite of his illness, he attended the meeting.

a. Once upon a time there was a powerful king in Bangladesh.

b. Once/ Once upon a time/ Many days ago/ Long long ago/ In ancient time there lived a king who was fond of knowing his future from astrologers.

c. In the past we had much but now we have very less.

a. I hold him several times to complete the work. Yet, he did not do it.

b. Many things are changing now. Yet people are here still quite polite and friendly.

c. He is poor, yet he is happy.