1. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.
Deforestation means cutting down trees or destruction of trees at random. (a)____ it endangers our life. There are many factors behind this destruction. (b)____ our population is increasing by leaps and bounds. (c) ____ there is excessive pressure on land. (d)____ our carelessness is mainly responsible for this destruction (e)____ the additional population requires more land for settlement and agricultural cultivation. (f) ____ with the increase of population infrastructure facilities are getting increased. (g)____ land areas are decreasing and land for trees and forests are getting decreased day by day. (h) ____ people are destroying trees for cooking food, making brick and melting pitch, etc. (i) ____ deforestation causes increase of carbon dioxide, global warming and ecological imbalance. (j)____ there are natural disasters including flood, cyclone, tidal surge, etc, (k)____, deforestation has led to the soil being washed away with winds and rain, making the land unfit for agriculture. (l)____, the disappearance of forests means the extinction of wild animals and plants, (m) ____ are highly important part of our ecosystem. Based on the serious impact of deforestation, it is only safe (n) ____ solution are sought to end this problem.
2. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.
Nowadays, the credit card (a) ____ (become) a topic of discussion in Bangladesh. Most of the people (b) ____ (know) how (c) ____(use) it. They only (d)____ (think) that it is equivalent to money. They (e) ____ (not know) how it (f) ____ (work) exactly. It (g) ____(be) just an alternative to paper money. It looks as if it (h) ____(be) a plastic card. There (i) ____ (be) a good number of credit cards. Nowadays, we are accustomed to (j) ____ (use) this card as it (k)____ (be) safe. A credit card (l) ____(provide) to use like cash. We can go (m)____ (shop) by this card for our safety. But it (n)____ (have) some disadvantages too.
3. Nowadays, 'Rohingya Repatriation' has become a matter of concern. Write a paragraph in about 200 words on 'Rohingya Repatriation' showing its measures in Bangladesh.
4. Suppose, you are a student of a Govt. College. Now, write an application to the Principal of your college asking permission to participate in relief fund raising program for 'Dengue Affected People'.
5. Rewrite the following in the reported speech.
"Jim Darling" cried Della. "Don't look at me this way, I had my hair cut off and sold it because I could not have lived through Christmas without giving you a present. It'll grow out again-you won't mind, will you? I just had to do it. My hair grows awfully fast. Say "Merry Christmas! Jim, and let's be happy."