English 2nd Paper সিলেট এমসি কলেজ 2024
1. Complete the sentences with suitable clauses/phrases.
a) We are closely related to our environment. We should keep the environment free from pollution so that ___.
b) We must follow the rules of hygiene. Without following the rules of hygiene, we ___ .
c) He was very hopeful about winning the game. He ___ before he took part in the competition.
d) He had a street accident and his mother injured herself falling on the stairs. To tell the truth misfortune ___.
e) She has got a GPA of 4.50. If ___ more seriously she would have got GPA 5 in the exam.
f) The boy was playing when ___. He stopped playing at once.
g) I feel a very bad headache. If ___ I would continue my classes.
h) Time plays a very crucial role in human life. We cannot prosper in life, unless ___.
i) He runs every day. Next year he wishes to ___ the Marathon. National
j) The human body needs a balanced diet. If we take a balanced diet, it ___
2. Complete the text with suitable prepositions
North India Mount Everest which is (a)___ the Himalayan Mountains . (b)___ north India is the highest mountain of the world. It was named (c)___ an Englishman George Everest who was the first to survey the Himalayas (d)___ 1841. Climbing mountains like Everest is difficult because there is snow all over and there are snow slides and cracks (e)___ ice and snow. (f)___ two months (g)___ difficult and dangerous climbing Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the top (h)___ May 10 and have gone into the history (i)___ the first conquerors (j)___ the highest mountain in the world.
3. Change the narrative style by using direct speeches.
“May I come in, sir?” a boy standing at the door said to him. Then without waiting for his reply the boy entered the room and said, “Sir, I have come from Palashpur with a letter from Mr. Ajit Bose.” “Ajit Bose? How is he?” he said smiling. “He is not well. He has been suffering from a serious illness for two years,” the boy said. “How sad it is! May God cure him,” he said.
4. Read the following text and use modifiers as directed in the blank spaces.
Facebook is a (a)___ (pre-modify the noun) networking website. Today it has become (b)___ (premodify the noun) website for the young generation. We stay (c)___ (post-modify the verb) with all around the world through Facebook. Facebook users join the network (d)___ (use an adverb to post-modify the verb). With the emergence of it, we see that people (e)___(pre-modify the verb) use email or tools or any other online social communication. Facebook can cause (f)___(pre-modify the noun) tendencies because people are not (g)___(pre-modify the verb) communicating with each other. One can harass another (h)___(Use an intensifier to premodify the adverb) easily by using a fake ID. Several news stories suggest that (i)___(use a participle to post-modify the verb) Facebook causes divorce between a lot of couples every year. Though Facebook has some demerits, its popularity is increasing (j)___(post- modify the verb) among the young ones.
5. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.
Happiness lies in the mind of a man (a)___ beauty lies in the eyes of a beholder. (b) we can say (c)___ happiness comprises a state of mind. One thousand taka can bring happiness to a poor man (d)___ it has no importance for a millionaire. (e)___, the source of happiness lies within ourselves. (f)___ we do some good work (g)___ gives happiness to others, our own happiness also increases by leaps and bounds. One way of doing this to find out (h)___ go out to those (i)___ may be in need of our help. The highest form of happiness is derived (j)___ we help others (k)___ give happiness to them. (l)___ in every religion great importance is given to the service of the poor and the needy. (m)___, we all should be trying to be happy with what we have, (n)___ we will never get satisfaction.