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Patriotism is (a) — noble virtue. It inspires (b) — man to dedicate his life for the freedom of his (c) — country.

(d) — man without patriotism is no better than (e) — beast. A true patriot is honoured by (f) — his countrymen. He thinks for (g) — betterment of his country. On (h) — the contrary (i) — unpatriotic man thinks only of his own interest. Those who die for (j) — country are true patriots.

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Robi is (a) — indigent boy. He comes of (b) — needy family. But he is diligent and upright. He has (c) — unique vision for life. He believes that honesty is (d) — key to success. Moreover, he has (e) — deep sense of patriotism. Being imbued with these ideals, he shapes (f) — dream of his life. From (g) — dawn to dusk, he works hard. He never squanders time, wastes money and dissipates (h) — energy. His only aim is to reach (i) — apex of success. We need (j) — ideal boy like Robi.

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What (a) — surprise it was! Robin got (b) — first prize in (c) — competition. I was really (d) — amazed at his success. Of course he was trained by (e) — expert coach for (f) — time. He always obeyed (g) — instructions given by (h) — coach. Even he was not found outside (i) — camp during practice session. (j) — boy like him is always appreciated by the people.

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William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564 in (a) ———village of Stratford-on-Avon in (b) ———-country of

Warwickshire. His father John Shakespeare was (c) ————farmer's son who came (d) ————-Stratford about 1531, and began to prosper as (e) ———-trader in corn, wheat, leather and agricultural products. His mother Mary Arden was (f) —————daughter of (g) ——————prosperous farmer, descended from (h) ————-old family of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Norman blood. It is generally believed that neither (i) ———-poet's mother nor his father could read or write. In 1582, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, the daughter of (j) ————— peasant family. She was eight years older than Shakespeare.

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(a) —— parliament house of Bangladesh is (b) —-- exquisitely designed building. In fact, it is (c) —— wonder of modern architecture and technology. It is one of (d) -— largest and most spectacular parliament buildings in (e) —- world. It is (f) —- highly expensive building. (g) —- maintenance cost of the parliament house is about 50 million taka per year. An American architect (h) —— Louis I. Kahn designed this (i) —-- building. Every day many (j) —-- visitor comes to visit the building.