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Unemployment is a great curse. (a) —-- all the countries of the world suffer from the curse. (b) —— nowhere in the world, this problem is so acute as in our country. (c) —— there are many reasons behind it. (d) ——, our country is industrially backward. (e) — our traditional education system is not service oriented. (f) ——, our students and youths have false sense of dignity. (g) —--, they run after jobs only. (h) —--, unemployment problem should be removed at any cost. (i) —- our education system should be changed. (j) —-- more mills and factories should be established.

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Early rising is one of the best habits (a)————- a man can possess. (b)———-, the benefits of early rising are many. (c)———-, if we get up early, we get enough time to work. (d) ————-, we can enjoy the fresh air of the morning which refreshes our body and mind. (e)———-, we can take some exercises or a walk. (f)———-, in the morning nature smiles with colourful flowers and chirping of birds. (g)————, early rising takes us to close contact with wonderful world of nature. (h)———-, if we do not get up early in the morning, we will suffer a lot. (i)————, we do not have enough time to do our work. (j)———- we can not finish our work in time. (k)———-, late rising from bed tells upon our health. (l)—————, we can never enjoy the freshness of nature. (m)—————-, early rising keeps us safe and sound both physically and mentally. (n)————, we should make a habit of early rising.

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The internet has transformed the way we live. (a) ————, it has become an integral part of our life. On the one hand, this technology has brought us many benefits. (b) ———, it has many negative sides. (c) ——— the internet, our communication systems have become much faster and more efficient. (d) ———, we can make bank transactions and pay our bills from home now. (e)————, the internet allows us to access health information easily and, (f) ———, saves many lives. (g) ————, our learning opportunities have greatly increased, thanks to digital technologies. (h) ————, the internet is not an unmixed blessing. (i) ———, its harmful effects far outweigh its benefits. (j) ————, we should take precautions about using this technology. (k) ————, we must be careful not to become addicted to internet browsing. Second, we should keep an eye on our younger family members, (l) ——— there are potential dangers in the virtual world. (m)————, online gambling and cyberbullying are very common on the internet nowadays. (n) ——, it can be said that the internet technology is doing us more harm than good.

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Leisure is the moment (a) ——— a man is totally free from his work. In leisure, a man is (b)—— free from work but also from worries and tension. man is his own master and the mind is (c)———-, it is a time (d) ———-- a our life is full of duties. By performing our duties one after another, it seems (g)——— our life is an exhausting business. This is the tragedy of our life that we cannot avoid our work and worries. (h)———, leisure helps us to break this chain and relaxed (e)—— - - the body is at rest. (f) ————enable us to refresh ourselves and revive our spirit. Leisure, breaks the monotony of existence with a touch of variety. (i) ———-- we look into developed countries, we will see that people love to spend their leisure in different ways. (j)———-, they never idle away their leisure time. (k)———-, it is seen that some people love to go for travelling, some enjoy sight-seeing in different places. (l)——, some people spend their free time playing different types of games. (m) ——- leisure is always a source of joy. (n)——-, everybody should try to find leisure to enjoy it to make the life happy and peaceful.

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Scientists have always wondered (a) ——— there is life anywhere out in the space. They have joined together in a major project called the communication with Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (b) ———— seeks to establish contact with any other living beings in the universe. (c)———-, they are beaming out radio signals into the space. It was thought (d) ————- there exists life on Mars. (e) ————- two viking spacecrafts (f)———— landed on Mars in 1976 did not provide much evidence of life there. The pictures sent by them showed (g) ———-- the Mars has a sky; (h)————, the sky is red instead of a blue one like ours. Its gravity is about half (i) ————-- strong (j) —————-- that of Earth. (k)————, the atmosphere is also much thinner than that of our planet. It has deserts, high mountains, canals, volcanoes, craters etc. as well as summer (l) ——————- winter. (m) —————--, there are no trees, (n) ————- life forms.