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1. Honesty is a noble virtue. The man (a) — possesses this rare quality is the happiest man on earth. To be honest, a man should have trustworthiness (b) — nobody trusts a liar. A liar may prosper for the time being, (c) —ultimately he goes to the dogs. (d) —we should be honest. It is said that honesty is the best policy (e) — dishonesty is the sign of downfall. God helps those who are honest. (f) — dishonest people are cursed; Childhood is the best time (g) —children should be taught honesty. It is said (h) — children should be allowed to mix with those friends (i) — are honest. (j) — the can mould their characters.

Answer : (a) who; (b) because; (c) but; (d) so; (e) whereas; (f) moreover; (g) therefore; (h) hence; (i) in addition; (j) thus

2. Many years ago there lived a king named Soloman. He was very wise and helped people in maû ways. (a) ·, his name and fame spread far and wide. The Queen of Sheba heard about the name and fame of king Soloman. (b) ·, she could not believe that he was so wise and wealthy. (c) ·, she decided to visit his country and meet him personally. (d) ·, the queen came to king Soloman's palace. She brought with her hundred servants who carried maû fine presents. (e) ·, she brought with her some artificial flowers that were mixed with some real flowers. (f) ·, the flowers were beautiful and looked alike. (g) ·, the queen asked the courtiers to find out the real ones. They took time and watched the flowers minutely. (h) ·, they failed to differentiate. (i) ·, King Soloman watched some bees flying over some flowers. (j) ·, he realized those flowers to be real.

Answer: (a) so; (b) but; (c) therefore; (d) accordingly; (e) besides; (f) that; (g) then; (h) but; (i) suddenly; (j) thus

3. The greatness of a book depends (a) · on the acceptability among readers. (b) · we read a book just once, we can discover maû things in it. (c) · basing on one reading, we cannot judge the standard of a book. (d) · a book is praised (e) ·, we have no doubt about the greatness of the book. (f) · the first reading we may not understand a book. But if we read more than once, we will see (g) · it was read (h) · praised. (i) · the great books are those (j) · have passed the test of time.

Answer: (a) mainly/actually/generally; (b) if; (c) only/for; (d) but; (e) if/when; (f) highly; (g) through; (h) why; (i) and; (j) which

4. Everybody wants to be happy in life. Happiness is a relative term. (a) ·—— it depends upon some factors. (b) ·—— contentment is the key to happiness. Contentment varies from person to person. (c) ·—— a beggar may be contented with only ten taka (d) ·—— a wealthy man may be unsatisfied even after getting one million taka. (e) ·—— it is said that contentment brings happiness. (f) ·—— we must learn to be contented with what we have. (g) ·—— this learning is the simplest way to remain happy. (h) ·—— we must remember that our life is short and in this short life, we cannot get everything (i) ·—— we want. If we want everything, we will not get happiness. (j) ·—— we will get frustrated and plunge into the world of sadness.

Answer: (a) so/ therefore; (b) in fact/ in the true sense; (c) for example/ for instance; (d) on the other hand/ on the contrary/ but; (e) so/for this reason/ this is why; (f) hence; (g) in fact; (h) in this case/ in this respect; (i) naturally/it is used that; (j) however

5. Trees are a vital part of our environment, (a) ·, they bear a great impact on the climate. (b) · we are not careful about them. (c) ·, we destroy trees at random. (d) ·, one day the country will bear the consequence of greenhouse effect. (e) · ours is an agricultural country, our economy depends upon it. (f) ·, our agriculture is dependent on rain, (g) · trees play a vital role on our climate, (h) ·, trees keep the soil strong. (i) ·, trees save us from flood (j) · many other natural calamities.

Answers: (a) in fact; (b) so; (c) in course of time; (d) besides; (e) then; (f) consequently; (g) however; (h) true that; (i) at the same time; (j) moreover