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Honesty is a noble virtue. The man possessing this invaluable quality is the happiest man on earth, (a) —. To be honest, a man should have trustworthiness. (b) —, nobody trusts a liar. A liar may prosper for the time being. (c) —, 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. (g) —, children should be taught honesty from childhood. It is widely observed that children follow their parents. (h) —, parents should be honest and upright in their business of life. (i) —, children should be allowed to mix with those friends who are honest. (j) — they can mould their characters.

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Time, by its very nature, is fleeting. (a)——————, time once gone is gone forever. (b)——— the sincere people realize the value of time. (c)————-, not everyone is aware of the value of time. (d)————, it is seen that many of us waste time. (e)————, we realize the significance of lost time when it is too late. (f)———-, we suffer in life. (g)————-, all of us should make the best use of time. (h)—————, proper time management is the key to success in student life. (i)——————, we find that an ideal student is the one who makes the best use of time. (j)————— -, a lazy student fails to make the grade as he kills time. (k)———, the teachers advise their students not to waste time. (l)———-, they warn the students against their addiction to social networking sites and gaming. (m)——————, students should follow the advice of their teachers. (n)——————, they will suffer in the long run.

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Health (a)—— is the root of all happiness can be enjoyed taking adequate care of body and mind. People (b) ———— are always under mental stress and suffer from anxieties cannot enjoy a good health. (c) ————to enjoy good health, it is also necessary to keep our mind sound. They are doctors (d)———— say that simple and carefree life is more conducive to health. Many people, (e)———-, are not aware of health rules. They (f)————- take physical exercise (g)————- take proper food. (h)———-, a huge number of people of our country live below poverty line. (i) ————— they can not afford to eat good food. (j)————-they cannot enjoy good health. (k)———, awareness about health rules (l)———— following them are very important in maintaining good health. (m) ————- only healthy people can contribute to the national development. (n) —————we must be careful of our health.

Farhana speaks English fluently; -----, she knows French.

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The old sailor spoke so strangely (a) —— the guest stood still. The feast began (b) —— the guest could hear the music and laughter, (c) —— for some reasons he could not join the others. The old man told him about his last journey on the sea. They had sailed awvay to the south (d) —— they had arrived in the cold grey sea. (e) —— the sea was frozen. (f) —— the ice was all around them. The big sails opened wide (g) —— the strong wind blew them quickly through the icy waters. The weather was very cold. (h) ——, there were no birds and animals in that snow covered country. But one day the sailors saw an albatross flying towards the ship. All men were very pleased to see it and they gave it food and water. It came to the ship every day (i) —— they called it. (j) —— one day, the old sailor killed the bird and after that everyone had to undergo terrible sufferings.