articles exercise

Exercise (B)

Use articles where necessary. Put a cross (×) where an article is not needed.

1.      A library is (a) ___ part and parcel of (b) ____ education institution. It is (c) ___ unique place where books of different subjects are kept for (d) ____ reading. It enables (e) ___ readers to read books of their choice that create (f) ___ enthusiasm for learning. Students should pay (g) ___ visit to (h) ___ library regularly. They can borrow books for (i) ___ certain period and return them after (j) ___ given time.

2.      Money cannot buy (a) ___ happiness. Money is (b) ___ must for our life. But it is nit (c) ___ necessary to bring our happiness. Happiness is absolutely (d) ___ psychological thing. It is (e) ___ name of (f) ___ feeling. It means (g) ___ contentment of the mind. He who is satisfied with what he gets and content with his life is (h) ___ really happy one. Happiness can’t be purchased with (i) ___ money. No doubt, money has got something to do with (j) ___ happiness, but it cannot give us happiness.

3.      Patriotism is a noble (a) ___ virtue. It inspires (b) ___ man to shed last drop of blood to defend the freedom of his (c) ___ country. (d) ___ man without patriotism is no better than (e) ___ beast. A true patriot is honoured by (f) ___ all. He thinks for (g) ___ welfare of his country. On (h) ___ other hand (i) ___ unpatriotic man thinks only of his own interest. Those who die for (j) ___ country are true patriots.

4.      Our life is (a) ___ sum total of hours, days and years. But all days are not equally memorable to us. Most of (b) ___ days are forgotten with (c) ___ passage of time. Only (d) ___ few of these days remain over fresh in our memory. My (e) ___ first day at school is such (f) ___ day. It is fresh in my mind even now. When I was (g) ___ boy of six, my father proposed that I should be admitted into (h) ___ school in (i) ___ class. I felt (j) ___ both joy and delight.

5.      Unemployment is (a) ___ great social evil. All (b) ___ able-bodied persons in a society should be engaged in any occupations. (c) ___ unemployed man has to lead a vagabond life. Life becomes (d) ___ curse and burden to him. He has (e) ___ idles brain which very soon becomes (f) ___ devil’s workshop. There are many reasons of (g) ___ unemployment in our country. Bangladesh is not (h) ___ industrialized country. The mills and factories that we have, can give employment to (i) ___ limited number of people. Similar is the case with (j) ___ agriculture.

6.      Punctuality is of great value to (a) ___ student, (b) ___ unpunctual boy who is late in (c) ___ class will miss (d) ___ part of his lesson and fall (e) ___ behind other students. But (f) ___ punctual student will learn his lesson in (g) ___ time and do well in (h) ___ examination. Punctuality is (i) ___ key to success in life. We all should be (j) ___ punctual in our activates.

7.      Dowry means property or money brought by a bride to her (a) ___ husband. During marriage ceremony (b) ___ section of greedy people claim much wealth or money from (c) ___ guardians of the birders. (d) ___ poor illiterate girls become (e) ___ victim’s dowry. If (f) ___ guardians fail to fulfill (g) ___ demand of (h) ___ bridegroom, the birders are maltreated. So, the poor cannot think of marriage their daughters. It is (i) ___social curse. This curse can be eliminated by changing the outlook of people specially the male (j) ___ members.

8.      Journey is always (a) ___ pleasure to me. Wherever I go on a journey my heart leaps with (b) ___ joy. But (c) ___ journey by boat gives me (d) ___ greatest pleasure. Since Bangladesh is a land of (e) ___ Rivers, it is (f) ___ easy matter to make (g) ___ journey by boat. Whenever I get (h) ___ opportunity to make (i) ___ journey by boat. I make (j) ___ best use of the opportunity.

9.      English is (a) ___ international language. We feel (b) ___ necessity of learning English at every step. This is (c) ___ only language of international overseas business, communication, co-operation and (d) ___ existence. It is essential to receive (e) ___ foreign degree or higher education. All (f) ___ good jobs need English knowledge persons. So every educated man should know how (g) ___ to communicate in English. To learn and develop (h) ___ skill of English especially for (i) ___ students is very important. No (j) ___ student should be ignorant of it.

10.   The Great Ship Titanic sailed for New York from Southampton on April, 1912. At that time she was (a) _____ largest ship. (b) _____ tragic sinking of this great (c) _____ liner will always be remembered for she went down on her first voyage. Four days after sailing out, while it was sailing across (d) _____ icy (e) _____ waters of (f) _____ North Atlantic, (g) _____ huge ice berg was suddenly spotted. After (h) _____ alarn had been given (i) _____ great’s ship turned sharply to avoid (j) _____ collision.

11.  A true friend is (a) _____ asset. He studs by his (b) ______            friend in time of danger. He is not (c) _____ greedy man. He always wishes for (d) _____ welfare of his friend. But it is (e) _____ matter of (f) _____ fact that (g) _____ ideal friend is very rare today. (h) _____ selfish man cannot be (i) _____ true friend. He thinks of his own (j) _____ interest.

12.  Though patriotism is (a) _____ universal human trait, it is often torn away by (b) _____ state herself. (c) _____ poor people of (d) _____ poor country become indifferent to their state affairs and lose (e) _____ sense of patriotism. Such people would have become as patriotic as (f) _____ Simon Bolivar or (g) _____ Abraham Lincoin if they had a caring government or leader who would make their lives a bit easier. (h) _____ people of (i) _____ wealthy country simply love their country because the state provides them with everything like shelter, education, job and (j) _____ security.

13.  Bonsai is (a) _____ art of growing trees and other plants, in small containers in such (b) _____ way that it becomes (c) _____ miniature of (d) _____ real tree. (e) _____ Bonsai tree may be 10 years old and have (f) _____ height of one feet only (g) _____ art of Bonsai originated perhaps more than 1000 years ago in China. Bonsai is different from normal pot planting as it is considered (h) _____art from. A Bonsai tree is shaped to remain small but still has (i) _____ appearance of (j) _____ large tree.

14.   Becoming educated is probably (a) _____ most significant change that you can introduce into your life. It is (b) _____ locomotive that drives much of (c) _____ economic development throughout (d) _____world, and it is (e) _____ vehicle for personal success used by generation after generation of people in highly developed nations of (f) _____ world. It enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights (g) _____ way to Heaven; it is our friend in (h) _____ desert, our society in solitude, our companion when friendless; it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery; it is (i) _____ ornament among friends, and (j) _____ amour against enemies.

15.  More than (a) _____ thousand years before (b) _____ Christ, near (c) _____ eastern end of (d) _____ Mediterranean was (e) _____ great city, very rich and powerful, second to none on (f) _____ carte. (g) _____ name of it was Troy and even today no city is more famous. (h) _____ cause of this long lasting fame was (i) _____ war told of in one of the world’s greatest poems, the lied, and (j) _____ cause of the war went back to a dispute between three jealous goddesses.

16.  (a) _____ student must take care of his health because (b) _____ sound mind lives in (c) _____ sound body. Good health is the key to (d) _____ success. In order to enjoy (e) _____ good health (f) _____ student must observe (g) _____ rules of health. (h) _____ unhealthy man may be (i) _____ possessor of vast wealth but he leads an unhappy (j) _____ life.

17.  (a) _____ literate man is (b) _____ asset to (c) _____ undeveloped country. He can teach (d) _____ ignorant (e) _____ unique (f) _____ matter without facing (g) _____ obstruction. For this, there is difference between (h) _____ educated and (i) _____ uneducated person, The role played by (j) _____ learned is beyond description.

18.  There was (a) _____ collision between (b) _____ van and (c) _____ pedestrian at (d) _____ road crossing near my house early in morning. Both (e) _____ pedestrian and (f) _____ driver were taken to (g) _____ hospital and both of them were given (h) _____ injection. (i) _____ witnesses say that the van was going at 80km (j) _____.                                                                                                                                                                                     

19.  During my staying to London I went to visit (a) _____ Buckingham palace. I was highly pleased after seeing (b) _____ place. My uncle took me there to have (c) _____ idea about (d) _____ heritage of (e) _____ British kingdom. (f) _____ river Tams flows through (g) _____ London city and seemed it to me (h) _____ witness of (i) _____ time from long before. I have completed (j) _____ IRCS course while I was in London.

20.  Once I was coming to Dhaka from Khulna by (a) _____ launch. It took (b) ____ days to reach Dhaka by launch. (c) _____ weather was very fine and the sky was quite clear. (d) _____ launch was moving smoothly. We all the passengers were enjoying (e) _____ beautiful natural scenery of (f) _____ vast green field. Suddenly there were deep dark clouds in the sky. All on (g) _____ sudden a violent storm rose. We all (h) _____ passengers were terribly upset for (i) _____ up coming danger. There were heavy waves. We all there thinking that we might meet with (j) _____ watery graves.

21.  The world is now (a) _____ global village. It has (b) _____ environment with many disasters. Human beings are (c) _____ member of this globe. They want to have their suitable and happy existence here in (d) _____ global world. The threat is prodigious that (e) _____ single country cannot tackle it. There is a destructive effect of (j) _____ present practices on (g) _____ eco – system. In addition to these, there are (h) _____ four major area of it. (i) _____ major factor in maintaining the world’s existing co – habitance is (j) _____ concentrated layer of ozone gas.

22.  (a) ____ World health Organization has issued (b) ___ dramatic warning that (c) ___ bird flu will trigger (d) ___ international pandemic that could kill up to seven million people. (e) ___ likely instance of human to human transmission of bird flu has been discovered. (f) ___ health experts warn that (g) ___ bird flu virus will be (h) ___ most likely causes of millions of deaths. Confirmed cases of bird flu were found in Croatia and (i) ___ Britain in March 2005. It ends be (j) ___ intestinal disease spread thought faces.

23.   I and my mother were returning home form school. On (a) ___ way we met (b) ___ little girl. She was selling (c) ___ flowers on (d) ___ street. She requests us to buy (e) ___ flower. My mother is (f) ___ kind hearted woman. (g) ___ mother in her rose at (h) ___ sight of her. She gave her (i) ___ ten taka note and bought some flowers. We should be kind to (j) ___ helpless children who work very hard to earn their living.

24.  Hasan is (a) ___ SSC examinee. He has been suffering from fever. He wants to see (b) ___ experienced doctor. He has heard much about the name and (c) ___ fame of Mr. Zaman. Mr. Zaman is (d) ___ FRCS. He is one of (e) ___ best doctors; in our country he had his degree from (f) ___ USA. So Hasan made (g) ___ appointment. On (h) ___ fixed date he reached (i) ___ doctor’s chamber. The doctor’s chamber was (j) ___ specious room.

25.  (a) ___ teacher to often compare with (b) ___ architect. He is called the architect of a nation. He is (c) ___ light of learning and makes (d) ___ illiterate people worthy literate citizens of our country. But it is (e) ___ matter of great regret that (f) ___ teachers are not be held in due respect in our society. They lead (g) ___ humble life in (h) ___ midst of (i) ___ want. Still they keep the light of (j) ___ education burning in order to remove the darkness of illiteracy and superstitions from the society.

26.  Emperor Shahjahan of Delhi built (a) ___ Taj Mahal as (b) ___ tomb for his wife in (c) ___ Agra. Architecturally, it is still one of (d) ___ most wonderful buildings in the world. (e) ___ building is made of fine white marbles. It is surrounded by (f) ___ beautiful garden and (g) ___ long pool in front of the building. People go to (h) ___ India to visit this wonderful invention. It is also (i) ___ symbol of (j) ___ love and affection.

27.  Illiteracy is (a) ___ great problem in our country. It is (b) ___ great obstacle to (c) ___ way of (d) ___ progress and there are many reasons behind it. Poverty is (e) ___ main cause of this illiteracy in (f) ___ our country. Due to poverty, (g) ___ poor people cannot send their children to (h) ___ school. So everybody should drive away (i) ___ poverty from (j) ___ society.

28.  A village doctor is (a) ___ familiar figure in (b) ___ villages. He is (c) ___ popular person their. Generally, he may not be (d) ___ registered doctor. He receives some training by working under (e) ___ qualified doctor for some years.  He has (f) ___ dispensary in his house. He gets up early in the morning. Very often he gives (g) ___ free treatment to (h) ___ poor. Really a village doctor is (i) ___ important figure to the villagers. He is not only (j) ___ doctor but also a friend to them.

29.  (a) ___ beautiful garden surrounded the Taj Mahal. (b) ___ green trees of (c) ___ garden make the Tajmahal marble look even (d) ___ white. There is a long, narrow pool in (e) ___ front of (f) ___ main entrance to (g) ___ building. If you look at this pool, you can see all (h) ___ beauty of the Tajmahal in (i) ___ reflection in (j) ___ water.

30.  (a) ___ moon awakens in our hearts (b) ___ feeling (c) ___of love and tenderness. (d) ___ moon has furnished (e) ___ they use for poets and artists ever science (f) ___ stirring of (g) ___ poetic faculty in men. (h) ___ soft and silvery brightness of the moon which (i) ___ waves her to charm us is borrowed wholly from (j) ___ light of the sun.

31.  Once upon (a) ___ time there was a king called Midas. He was extremely fond gold. Although he had (b) ___ lot of it, he wanted more. “I wish I had the golden touch, “he said to himself one day. “Then I’d be (c) ___ happiest man.” (d) ___ wise god granted his wish promptly. Half (e) ___hour later, as (f) ___ king was sitting under (g) ___ apple tree in his garden, suddenly (h) ___ ripe apple fell beside him. He picked it up. As he touched it, (i) ___ apple turned to (j) ___ gold.

32.   Newspaper is (a) ___ people’s parliament. The newspaper plays (b) ___ vital role in modern civilization. It is said to be (c) ___ mirror of the world. We must have the habit of reading (d) ___ newspapers daily. It helps us in acquiring (e) ___ general knowledge which is essential to our education. Nobody can keep (f) ___ contact with (g) ___ outside world without reading newspaper. More (h) ___ bookish knowledge is not sufficient in (i) ___ struggle of life. (j) ___ man who does not read newspaper daily is like a frog in a narrow well.

33.  (a) ___ Bengali, the 7^th language among (b) ___ important language of (c) ___ world, is our mother tongue. Its present status is not (d) ___ result of (e) ___ efforts of (f) ___ single year or of (g) ___ century. It belongs to an Aryan family, its (h) ___ origin is from (i) ___ branch of (j) ___ Indo- European parents speech.

34.  Picnic is a source of pleasure and enjoyment. (a) ___ hours spent in (b) ___ picnic are always exciting. It makes us to forget (c) ___ monotony of (d) ___ everybody life. I am always fond of going on (e) ___ picnic. It is not only enjoyable but also (f) ___ instructive. After (g) ___ Annual Examination, some of my friends proposed to go on a picnic. We then selected (h) ___ spot. It was (i) ___ grassy land. (j) ___ river Meghna was flowing by the side of the area.

35.  Population explosion is (a) ___ constant threat to our environment and existence especially in Bangladesh. (b) ___ population is growing at such (c) ___ high rate that (d) ___ environment may soon fail to supply (e) ___ people with their minimum (f) ___ necessities. Unless we take (g) ___ immediate steps to stop this rapid growth of population, our (h) ___ environment will once encounter unpredictable difficulty and (i) ___ danger, consequently, (j) ___ inhabitants may experience destruction.

36.  (a) ___ administration must be (b) ___ efficient ruler. He should not be work like (c) ___ idiot or (d) ___ ignorant (e) ___ man. He should not take (f) ___ bird’s eye view of everything. He should not depend on (g) ___ unreliable adviser. He should judge everything on (h) ___ basis of logic. He should be (i) ___ even handed judge. He should work for the welfare of his country and countryman. He should be free form all kinds (j) ___ corruption.

37.  (a) ___ ant is (b) ___ industrious insects. No other insect is as industrious as (c) ___ ant. If we open (d) ___ pages of history, we shall see that (e) ___ men who have become great were (f) ___ industrious. (g) ___ industrious are liked by all. On (h) ___ other hand (i) ___ idle are hated by all. So industry is (j) ___ must to prosper in life.

38.  English is (a) ___ international language. It is spoken all over (b) ___ world. So the impertinence of (c) ___ English cannot be described in words. All (d) ___ books on higher education are written in English. Today organization needs employees who speak and write (e) ___ standard from of English. It helps (f) ___ educated man to get a good (g) ___ job. It is (h) ___ official or semi-official language all over the world. Ours is (i) ___ age of globalization. We need to learn English to join the advanced world. So English has become (j) ___ essential matter for us.

39.  (a) ___ 16^th December is (b) ___ red letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day we achieved victory at (c) ___ cost of (d) ___ body battle. Bangladesh came into being as (e) ___ independent country. It occupied a place in the world (f) ___ map. Every year we observed (g) ___ day with due solemnity. We remember (h) ___ supreme sacrificed of our heroic sons. The day is (i) ___ public holiday. The day beings with gunshot. The national flag is hoisted on (j) ___ top of the each house.

40.   Muhammad Yunus was born in (a) ___ Chittagong (b) ___ business center of eastern Bangladesh. He was (c) __ third of 14 children of his parents. He was awarded (d) ___ full bright scholarship and received his (e) ___ Ph.D. from (f) ___ USA. He is (g) ___ founder and Managing Director of (h) ___ Grammen Bank. In 1997 he organized (i) ___ world’s first Micro Credit Summit in (j) ___ Washington, DC.

41.   Computer is (a) ___ invention of (b) ___ modern science. It is (c) ___ man made machine and works according to (d) ___ instructions given to it. It was Pascal who invented (e) ___ theory of calculation. There are five components in (f) ___ computer. In (g) ___ modern world computer renders great service to (h) ___ civilized world. It has lessened our work load to (i) ___ great extent. In fact, computer is doing a great job by substuting (j) ___ human brain.

42.  (a) ___ story is (b) ___ form of composition. Actually, it is (c) ___ interesting form of literary composition. This type of (d) ___ composition is written on (e) ___ basis of ordinary aspects of life and (f) ___ experience. (g) ___ story gives interest and enjoyment to its reader. It can interest (h) ___ reader more than (i) ___ other types of composition we have dealt within (j) ___ other units.

43.  Tea is (a) ___ refreshing drink. The preparation of tea however is a long but (b) ___ interesting process (c) ___ water is first boiled in (d) ___ kettle and (e) ___ desired quantity of (f) ___ tea dust is put in it. After (g) ___ few minutes (h) ____ boiled leaves are separated from (i) ___ liquor. Then the liquor is proud into (j) ___ cup and some milk and sugar are mixed with it.

44.  You are (a) ___ student of class ten (b) ___ highest class of the school. To come to this stage you had to undergo a lot of hardship and to make (c) ___ effort. None of you can deny (d) ___ fact of getting help from (e) ___ so many dedicated and friendly teachers. This is however, (f) ___ usual process. What (g) ___ tremendous job (h) ___ teachers shouldered to bring you at this stage. All these have been done to you to help you in becoming (i) ___ unique person, having (j) ___ ability, integrity and heard for your own excellence.

45.  People think of (a) ___ poverty, as (b) ___ great evil, and it seems to be (c) ___ accepted belief that, if people had (d) ___ plenty of money, they would be happy and (e) ___ useful and more out of life. As (f) ___ rule there is more genuine satisfaction in life and more obtained from life in (g) ___ humble cottage of (h) ___ poor men that in (i) ___ palaces of (j) ___ rich.

46.  (a) ___ Bangladesh is (b) ___ land of six seasons. Off all (c) ___ seasons I like the spring most. It is called (d) ___ queen of seasons. It comprises (e) ___ Bengali moths of (f) ___ Falgun and Chaitra. After (g) ___ end of (h) ___ winter it comes with (i) ___ all its beauty and (j) ___ charms.

47.  Everybody knows that sincerity is (a) ___ key to success. (b) ___ person can prosper in life by doing hard work. The men who dies not following (c) ___ rules of sincerity can never go (d) ___ long way in (e) ___ world. Many (f) ___ man is not conscious of (g) ___ importance of (h) ___ sincerity for which they don’t have (i) ___ benefit of (j) ___ success. However, we should be sincere to our work.

48.  (a) ___ morning walk is good for all. It is (b) ___ simple exercise and good for health and (c) ___ mentality. In the morning (d) ___ air is fresh and free from any kind of noise and pollution. This pure air (e) ___ makes an active effect on (f) ___ walker’s health and mind, when (g) ___ man enjoys (h) ___ beauties and solemnity of (i) ___ nature in (j) ___ morning.

49.  A teacher is (a) ___ noble person in our society. He imparts education and enkindles (b) ___ light of (c) ___ knowledge (d) ___ among student. He is really (e) ___ very important person in any society or country. He is called (f) ___ architect of (g) ___ nation. He dispels (h) ___ darkness of ignorance from (i) ___ mind of the students. He stirs up the spirits of curiosity and (j) ___ creativity among them.

50.  Truthfulness is (a) ___ greatest of all (b) ___ virtue which make (c) ___ person really great. If we do not cultivate (d) ___ habit of speaking (e) ___ truth, we cannot command (f) ___ confidence of others. The man whom nobody believes can never be famous in life. It may be that we many succeed once or twice by telling (g) ___ lie, but it never brings about (h) ___ good result. A lie never lies hidden. Today or tomorrow it comes to light. Then (i) ___ real character of (j) ___ lair is revealed and nobody believes him. All hate him and speak ill of him behind his back.

51.  It was (a) ____ drak night. A blind man was walking along (b) ____ road with (c) ____ lamp in his hand. Two men laughed at (d) ____ blind man. One said, “What is (e) ____ use of (f) ____ lamp to a blind man?” The other called him (g) ____ fool. The blind man heard this and said, “It’s for those who are (h) ____ careless.” “What (i) ____ surprised,” said (j) ___ others.

52.  Maida is ___ bright student. She is ___ Honors student. Though she is ___ one-eyed girl, she can overcome the obstacles. Now she is reading in ___ University of Comilla. Everyday she goes To___ University for attending her class. She is ___ active girl. She has ___ few friends. She makes the best use of her ___ time. She knows that time is ___ most valuable things. It never comes back. So she never wastes ___ time.

53.  Taimur was one of (a) ___ greatest conquerors of the world. Young Taimur once attacked (b) ___ province of a powerful prince. He entered (c) ___ kingdom of (d) ___ prince and captured (e) ___ large village. It was situated far away from (f) ___ capital. When the news reached (g) ___ prince, he came with a large army. The area was surrounded on all (h) ___ sides. (i) ___ Taimur’s soldiers were all killed but Taimur escaped with (j) ___ great difficulty.

54.  Akbar (a) ___ great was one of (b) ___ greatest emperors of India who ruled this subcontinent for more than 50 years. He was not only (c) ___ great ruler but also (d) ___ man of wisdom. Among all (e) ___ Mughal rulers he was (f) ___ best. As a result his name has been written in (g) ___ page of history. Though he was (h) ___ uneducated persons, he had (i) ___ ability to rule his kingdom like (j) ___ expert ruler.

55.  In India (a) ___ Mughal Dynasty was (b) ___ biggest one. It was founded by Babur. He fought many (c) ___ battle but (d) ___ most important one was (e) ___ battle of Panipath. In his personal life Babur was (f) ___ very affectionate father. After his (g) ___ death, Humayun succeeded to(h) ___ throne in 1530. In Chausa, Humayun was defeated by (i) ___ Emperor Sher Shah, but after (j) ___ few years, he regained his throne.

56.  (a) ___ student must take care of his health because (b) ___ a sound mind lives in (c) ___ sound body. Good health is the key to (d) ___ success. In order to enjoy (e) ___ good health (f) ___ student must observe (g) ___ rules of health. (h) ___ unhealthy man may be (i) ___ possessor of vast wealth but he leads an unhappy (j) ___ life.