English 2nd Paper চট্টগ্রাম কলেজ 2023
Complete the sentences using suitable clauses/phrases.
(a) Industry is the key to success. If you work hard ___.
(b) Corruption is the main hindrance to development. It is high time ___.
(c) Zahir is an HSC candidate. He is studying hard lest ___.
(d) There are a good number of reasons why ___. English is a foreign language is the main reason.
(e) Birds fly in the sky. I wish ___.
(f) No sooner had we reached there than ___. Unless we went there earlier, we would miss the
beginning of the programme.
(g) It is not good ___. A man is known by the company he keeps.
(h) Mr. Jahangir is a quack. He behaves as if ___.
(i) It is very cold outside. You had better ___.
(j) My childhood was full of joys and happiness. Would that ___.
Write a descriptive paragraph on "Female Education".
Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
We can't think of our existence without language. It plays a (a) ___ (use an intensifier) role in our life. We use language from the time we wake up (b) ___ (post-modify the verb) till we go to bed at night. We use language not only in our (c) ___ (pre-modify the noun) hours but also in our dreams. We use language (d) ___ (use an infinitive) what we feel and to say what we like or dislike. We also use language (e) ___ (post-modify the verb with an infinitive) information. Language is (f) ___ (premodify the adjective) present in our life. It is an (g) ___ (pre-modify the noun) part of our life. As an (h) ___ (pre-modify the noun) nation, we also have a language. But we had to struggle (i) ___ (postmodify the verb) to establish the right of our language. Many (j) ___ (pre-modify the noun) sons sacrificed their lives for the language.
Complete the sentences with suitable phrase/words given in the box.
(a) Deforestation is a matter of great concern. We ___ take immediate steps against cutting down
trees at random.
(b) To tell a lie is a great sin. We ___ die than tell a lie. Otherwise, none will believe us.
(c) ___ your cousin ___?
(d) ___ mother heard the news, she cried loudly. She lost her child in a car accident.
(e) Rome was not built in a day. ___ took a long time and hard labour to build this city.
(f) Abdur Rahman is a poor man. He cannot buy a shirt, ___ a car.
(g) Kazi Nazrul Islam is our rebel poet. He ___ in Churulia of West Bengal.
(h) Rina's dress looks very dirty. It is old enough. She ___ buy a new dress.
(i) Rana : Hi Robi ___ a peacock ___?
(j) Cox's Bazar is a popular tourist hub. ___ are many nice hotels for tourists.
Read the passage and then write the antonym or synonym of the words as directed below.
Illiteracy is a curse. It retards all development work of a country. It is said that an illiterate nation gropes in darkness with no definite goal. In fact, an illiterate person is conservative, superstitious and blind. He can contribute very little to his country. He is unconscious and unaware of his rights and responsibilities. The whole country is responsible for this. Most of our people are illiterate and poor. In fact, illiteracy caused by poverty, stands in the way of success. All should be practical and pragmatic while addressing this problem. Effective measures should be taken by all concerned to remove illiteracy and thus make the nation enlightened. However, a new curriculum has been introduced in 2023 with a view to making a radical change in education sector.
(a) curse (antonym)
(b) retards (synonym)
(c) darkness (antonym)
(d) conservative (antonym)
(e) contribute (antonym)
(f) unconscious (synonym)
(g) rights (synonym)
(h) success (antonym)
(i) pragmatic (synonym)
(j) address (synonym)
(k) measures (synonym)
(l) remove (antonym)
(m) enlightened (synonym)
(n) radical (synonym)