In this world truth (a) _______ (reign) over falsehood. Those who are always in the habit of (b) _______ (speak) the truth (c) _______ (respect) everywhere. But those who are involved in telling lies (d) _______ (shine) in life. That is why, we see that many great men in the history used to (e) _______ (preach) truth among their countrymen. (f) _______ (be) truthful is essential for our society. It (g) _______ (hold) the highest value in (h) _______ (make) our society better. This quality (i) _______ (consider) as one of the essential factors that empower us from within. A truthful man is a (j) _______ (trust) person. And this trust (k) _______ (build) confidence in us. Confidence makes us (l) _______ (feel) better. When we start (m) _______ (get) comfortable with speaking the truth, we will begin to prosper. So, we should try hard (n) _______ (stay) away from the lies.

Change (a) ——- (be) the order of nature because we know the proverb that old order changes (b) —- (yield) place to the new. So, nothing (c) ——−——− (remain) new forever. The same we (d) ———— (notice) in entertainment also. Old and traditional forms (e) —−—− (change) and (f) —−−—−− (modify) by new and modern forms of entertainment. Many of them (g) ———— (exist) any longer. Today TV channels and satellite (h) ———— (supersede) radio; similarly band and pop music (i) ———— (replace) our popular old songs. Football ——−——− (lose) its appeal day by day. Cricket and other games (k) ——−——− (become) more and more popular. Our idea about the popularity of entertainment also ( ll ) ——−——− (change). We`ve started (m)(m) —— (look) upon our forms of all life in a new way and ( nn ) ——−——− (get) habituated to it.

One day in 1976, Professor Muhammad Yunus (a) ______ (visit) a poor village near Chittagong University. He (b) ______ (meet) a poor woman who made bamboo stools for a living. Although she (c) ______ (work) hard, she (d) ______ (remain) poor because she (e) ______ (force) to pay a high price for the bamboo. She did not have enough money (f) ______ (buy) the bamboo and used to (g) ______ (take) loans from the moneylenders on an exorbitant interest. Professor Yunus (h) ______ (know) that he could not simply (i) ______ (give) her the money she needed because it (j) ______ (rob) the woman of her dignity. Instead, he (k) ______ (ask) the people in the village how much money they (l) ______ (need) to start their own business and free themselves from poverty. He (m) ______ (lend) the equivalent of about US$27-00 from his pocket to 42 women of the village. Those women (n) ______ (set) up their small business and started to earn money to support their families.

A teacher (a) _______ (compare) with an architect. Teachers (b) _______ (call) the architects of a nation. They (c) _______ (play) an important role in order to build a nation. They are used (d) _______ (make) the illiterate people worthy citizens. But the teachers (e) _______ (hold) in high respect in our country. They are habituated to (f) _______ (lead) a humble life in the midst of want. Still they (g) _______ (keep) the light of education. (h) _______ (burn) with a view to (i) _______ (remove) the darkness of illiteracy. It is high time we (j) _______ (change) our outlook towards the teachers. In many developed countries, teachers (k) _______ (give) high respect. "A most important truth, which we are apt (l) _______ (forget), is that a teacher can never truly teach unless he is still (m) _______ (learn) himself. A lamp can never light another lamp unless it (n) _______ (continue) to burn its own flame," Tagore said.

Books (a) _______ (possess) as essence of immortality. They (b) _______ (be) the most precious products of human efforts. Temptations (c) _______ (crumble) into ashes. Pictures and statues (d) _______ (decay) but books (e) _______ (survive). Time is of no account for great thoughts which (f) _______ (be) as fresh today as they (g) _______ (be) when came through the authors' minds ages ago. What (h) _______ (be) then thought or said still (i) _______ (speak) to us. Books (j) _______ (introduce) us to the best society. They (k) _______ (bring) us into the presence of the noblest minds that have ever (l) _______ (live). We hear what they (m) _______ (think) or said. We see them as if they (n) _______ (be) really alive.

Festivals (a) _____ (be) common to all societies and cultures. With the change of social and economic structures, the nature of festivals also (b) _____ (change). But some festivals (c) _____ (be) so deeply (d) _____ (root) in the social organism that they (e) _____ (continue) to entertain from generation to generation. Some of the festivals (f) _____ (bear) the mark of the community and nationality, some (g) _____ (have) the stamp of religion and again some (h) _____ (bear) the impression of politics. The festivals, which (i) _____ (get started) in the primitive society centering on the prayer for food (j) _____ (have) now been (k) _____ (fill) with various colours and varieties. The main foundation of festivals (l) _____ (be) ritual and most of the ancient rituals (m) _____ (be) collective activities. Many of the rituals were (n) _____ (relate) to agriculture and were determined by lunar months.

A mother is a suprence gift (a)(a) ——- (bestow) upon us by Allah. She (b)(b)—— (exercise) an undeniable influence in (c) ——(would) the character of a child and also in (d)−(d)−— (shape) t—-heir future destiny. A mother (e) - (regard) as the best teacher. guide and protector. An educated mother (f)−((f)−( mange )) the family in a far better way than a mother who has (g) - (have) no schooling. She (h) ——- (be) more interested in (i) —— (get) her children educated. She (i)−(i)− (sacrifice) her own happiness to ( kk ) —— (ensure) a better future for her children. So, offen it (l)(l) - (say) that the hands that (m)(m) - ——(rock) the cradle (m)(m)——-(rule) the world.

Jerry is an orphan. He (a) _____ (come) to the orphanage at the age of four. He (b) _____ (lose) his parents in his infancy. Then, he (c) _____ (commit) to the care of the orphanage. He could hardly (d) _____ (recollect) his parents' memory. In spite of (e) _____ (be) an orphan, he had developed a strong fabric of morality. His inimitable morality (f) _____ (draw) him close to the writer. The writer (g) _____ (impress) with him. She started (h) _____ (show) affection for him. Jerry (i) _____ (take) her as his mother. He fabricated a lie (j) _____ (win) her heart. The orphan boy (k) _____ (come) closer to her. She also (l) _____ (love) him like her son. Once she (m) _____ (leave) the place but she (n) _____ (cherish) the memory of the boy till her old age.

In the current social and economic system of Bangladesh, everyone (a) ——- (depend) on his income in order to (b) ——— (meet) the daily needs. However, many people of our country (c) —— (not earn) enough to live comfortably. People of low income are to (d) ——(struggle) a lot to buy food, clothes and medicine because prices of everything (e) ——- (rise) high day by day. Generally, people in rural areas (f) ——- (feel) the pressure even more as they earn less. In fact, they (g) - (have) fewer opportunities to improve their financial condition. When prices go up, many families

(h) ——- (not buy) enough healthy food and this causes malnourishment of the children. Sometimes they cannot help (i) —— (borrow) money, which (j)(j) —— (lead) to debt. High prices also (k)(k) —— (affect) their children's education. Many a student (l)(l) —— (drop) out of school as their parents cannot afford to (m)(m) —— (bear) their educational expenses. But for the true development of our country proper education must be (n) ——−——− (ensure) at any cost.

Once upon a time, there (a) _____ (be) a king who was very fond of (b) _____ (know) his future from the astrologers. A famous astrologer (c) _____ (stop) at his capital on his way to home. The king called on him to (d) _____ (know) about the future and the astrologer (e) ______ (tell) him something unpleasant. At this the king (f) _____ (get) furious and (g) _____ (condemn) him to death saying, “Men like you (h) _____ (live) to spoil the peace of the world.” But another thought (i) _____ (cross) his mind before the astrologer (j) _____ (send) for execution. “How long will you (k) ____ (live)?” asked the king. With ready wit, the astrologer said, “The stars (l) _____ (declare) that I shall die only a week before your majesty, so goodbye.” (m) _____ (hear) this, the king turned pale like a dead man and shouted,“ Drive this wretch away, let him (n) _____(come) here again.”