6. Cloze test without clues
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The process of globalization obviously requires a common language for international communication. For many different reasons, English has (a)————- the (b)————— of being that language. As a result, it has (c) ————— national borders to reach people who speak other languages. It is no longer the (d)——— possession of British or American or other native speakers, but a language that (e)————- to the world's people. In fact, bilingual and multilingual users of English far (f)———- its monolingual native speakers. This phenomenon has led to a (g)———— variety of English around the world. As more and more people speak English, more and more varieties have (h)————— which are strongly influenced by the pronunciation, grammar and idioms of the (i)—————mother tongues. World English has now (j) ————- away from the control of its native speakers.
(a) achieved/gained/obtained/earned/got; (b) prestige/status/dignity/honour/rank; (c) crossed/traversed; (d) unique/ sole/ only; (e) belongs; (f) outnumber/exceed/surpass; (g) bewildering/great/baffling; (h) emerged/appeared/arisen; (i) respective/ individual; (j) moved/gone.
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If you want to (a)——- English properly and fairly, you have to achieve writing skill. To attain this skill, you need (b) ——-some measures. At first you should (c) ———your vocabulary since everywhere words are required. Words will help you (d)——- ideas appropriately. Next you should know how to arrange (e)——- in a sentence. Here grammar will help you the your way. For that, basic (g)——- items must be known to you. Then you have to (h) ——-your general knowledge to generate ideas and make sentences, accordingly. Be creative and try to (i)——-sentences of your own. Finally, regular (j) ——-will help you succeed in achieving this skill
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Air and water are two important (a)——— of the environment. These elements are (b) ————- for life on earth. They are often (c)———— in many ways. Air is polluted mostly by (d) ————- and water by different kinds of waste and (e)————— If we want to live a (f)———- life, we should (g)————— the pollution of the environment. Total prevention may be (h)—————-, but we can certainly (i) ————-- pollution by raising (j) —————— among people.
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Self employment means to create job opportunity for oneself by one's own effort. Various government organizations (a) —— trying to create (b) —— congenial atmosphere for (c) ——— Different NGOs have (d) ——— rendered their help. Livestock (e) ——— agriculture farming, poultry (f) ——— are some of (g) ——— sectors. There are (h) ——— opportunities for self (i) —— in Bangladesh. One (j) ——— easily engage oneself in these jobs.
Read the following text and fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box. There are more words than needed. (Make any grammatical change if necessary.)
without | recent | river | face | last | native |
clothes | farther | by | take | across | cause |
An old man sat (a) ————- the side of the road beside a pontoon bridge (b)———- the river. The man had steel rimmed spectacles and very dusty (c)———-. Carts, trucks, and men, women and children were crossing the (d).———- The old man sat there (e)———--moving because he was too tired to go any (f)————-. The man came from San Carlos, his (g) - town. The name brought smile to his (h)————. He was the (i)————-- - man to leave the town because he (j)————care of the animals.