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HSC 2018 (Ka Set) – Dhaka Board, Dinajpur Board, Jashore Board, Sylhet Board
| as if | have to | as soon as | would rather | was born |
| there | what if | let alone | had better | it |
a) We _____ pay a visit to Cox’s Bazar than the Sundarbans. We have already visited the Sundarbans.
b) The storm was raging (প্রচণ্ড হত্তয়া) violently. We got out _____ it abated (হ্রাস পাত্তয়া).
c) Fardin is always boastful (দাম্ভিক) of his uncles. He talks _____ they were the most powerful men in the country.
d) My college is far away from our house. I _____ walk a long way to go to my college.
e) Jasim Uddin is a rural poet. He _____ in 1903 in a village named Tambulkhana in Faridpur.
f) _____ is very hot today. Load shedding is aggravating (তীব্রতর করা) the situation.
g) Maruf cannot earn 50 marks, _____ 80 marks. He is a student of average standard.
h) _____ are many mango trees around our home. They give us very sweet mangoes.
i) Faiaz seems to be weak. He _____ consult an experienced doctor.
j) The river is calm. _____ we swam in the river? To swim in the river is a nice experience.
2.
HSC 2018 (Kha Set) (Cumilla Board, Rajshahi Board, Chattogram Board, Barishal Board)
| would you mind | used to | as if | had better | let alone |
| as soon as | what if | it | so that | would rather |
a) He acts _____ he were rich. So nobody likes him.
b) _____ eating sea fish? I think you will enjoy a lot.
c) Aloka can’t afford to buy a cellphone, _____ a laptop. Actually she is very poor.
d) It may rain today. You_____ leave earlier.
e) Sometimes we become speechless remembering our childhood memories. We_____ swim in the river.
f) _____ is many years since we first met. How time does fly!
g) His mother being sick, he needs to go home _____ possible.
h) We _____ develop our humanity than observe hartal and strike. Let us change our destructive culture.
i) There started a heavy storm when I was about to go out. _____ I had been out there?
j) He took a part time job _____ he could earn some money. He was very sincere.
3.
Dhaka Board 2017
| as soon as | it | what if | what’s it like | what does… look like |
| had better | was born | let alone | have to | would rather |
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) Helmet should be used while driving a motor cycle. _____ you were driving your bike and met a serious accident.
d) _____ swimming in the sea? It seems to be very heroic to me.
e) _____ mother heard the news, she cried loudly. She lost her child in a car accident.
f) Rome was not built in a day. _____ took a long time and hard labour to build this city.
g) Rahman is a poor man. He cannot buy a shirt, _____ a car.
h) Kazi Nazrul Islam is our rebel poet. He _____ in Churulia of West Bengal.
i) Rina’s dress looks very dirty. It is old enough. She _____ buy a new dress.
j) Rana: Hi! Robi, _____ a Pea-cock _____?
Robi: It’s a very beautiful bird. It knows how to dance.
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Dhaka Board 2016
| it | let alone | as fast as | there | would you mind |
| as if | neither will | had better | unless | the older… the more |
a) When my brother was a child, he wouldn’t look at all like my father, ____ he gets, ____ he looks like him.
b) ______ are hundreds of language spoken regularly by human beings. But everywhere of the world people speak English.
c) A: They won’t be enjoying a holiday this year. B: _____ we.
d) It is admitted (স্বীকার করা) by all that a deer can run fast. But it cannot run ______ Cheetah.
e) He loves his garden very much. He does not allow his sons to pluck any flower, _____ other children.
f) I cannot carry the box on my back. _____ taking the box into the room?
g) _____ is very difficult to get good grade in Bengali and English.
h) It is getting dark. You ____ go home right now.
i) The man was seriously injured in an accident. He would have died ____ he had been taken to a nearby hospital.
j) The boy talks too much of himself. He talks _____ he knew everything.
5.
Rajshahi Board 2017
| there | what if | have to | no sooner had | would rather |
| lest | as if | let alone | what does… look like | be born |
a) The students were loitering (ঘোরাফেরা করা) in the corridor. _____ they seen the teacher than they entered the classroom.
b) Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the father of our nation. He _____ in 1920 in Tungipara of Gopalganj district.
c) I can’t stand Rubel. He always acts _____ he were smarter than everyone.
d) The little girl was suddenly crossing the road. A bus was passing by. As it came near the girl, the driver halted it. _____ he wouldn’t have stopped the bus?
e) Shoma _____ live in a hostel than live in her relative’s home. She feels free and comfortable in the hostel.
f) You started late. Now you are walking slowly. Walk fast _____ you should miss the bus.
g) He is very poor. He can’t afford to travel by an AC bus _____ an aeroplane.
h) Daughter: Mom, _____ an albatross _____?
Mother: An albatross is a very large white bird that lives in the Pacific and Southern Oceans.
i) Long ago, _____ lived a mighty warrior named Kubla Khan. He was the grandson of Chengis Khan.
j) I _____ seek advice from a doctor. I have been suffering from fever for a long time.
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Rajshahi Board 2016
| had better | was born | would rather | as soon as | let alone |
| in order to | has to | as if | whenever | there |
a) The students were making a noise in the class. But _____ the teacher entered the class, they kept quiet.
b) It was a hot summer day. A crow felt very thirsty. So it was flying here and there _____ find water.
c) Panna was a criminal. So he was always on his toes (সতর্ক). _____ he saw the police, he hid himself.
d) The man is so weak that he cannot walk. He cannot walk even a kilometer, _____ five kilometers.
e) _____ is a nice kitchen garden just behind our house. So we can get fresh vegetables from there.
f) I am too tired to talk. I can no longer give you company. You _____ leave me and let me take rest.
g) Though I am poor, I hate begging. Begging is most disreputable. I _____ die than beg.
h) Micheal Madhusudan Datt was a popular Bengali poet. He _____ in a sophisticated (আধুনিক) Hindu family, but he took Christianity when he was young.
i) My friend Ratul talks _____ he were a millionaire. But he comes of an impoverished (দরিদ্র) family. Moreover, he is good for nothing.
j) Rana is a meritorious student. He is the first boy in our class. He _____ study hard and work more to maintain his position in the class.
7.
Chittagong Board 2017
| there | as soon as | what does… look like | was born | what if |
| has to | as if | what’s it like | let alone | would rather |
a) It was 45 years ago when a new country named Bangladesh in the world map _____ at the cost of millions of lives.
b) During the liberation war of Bangladesh _____ was a great American singer George Harrison who sang for Bangladesh.
c) _____ living in Bangladesh? You seem to be very happy with your life in Bangladesh.
d) My foreign friend told me you _____ leave this country than live here. I replied “This is my motherland.”
e) In 1971, the Pakistani army did terrible atrocities (নৃশংসতা) against Bangladeshis. Pakistan _____ apologize for this to Bangladesh.
f) Pakistan always plays a role against Bangladesh. We cannot expect any co-operation from them, _____ apology.
g) The elements of anti-liberation forces came out of their cocoons (খোলস) _____ the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed.
h) Some persons living in Bangladesh always try to make conspiracy (চক্রান্ত) against the country _____ Bangladesh were not their own country.
i) The authority of Dhaka University cut ties (সম্পর্ক) with Pakistan. _____ the government of Bangladesh takes initiatives (উদ্যোগ) to cut off diplomatic relation with Pakistan?
j) Teacher: Learners, _____ the national flower of Bangladesh _____?
8.
Chittagong Board 2016
| was born | would you mind | there | would rather | what does… look like |
| as if | let alone | had better | have to | as soon as |
a) He cannot tell my name _____ my address. He is lying.
b) The Bangladeshi cricketers have done well in the World Cup. They _____ struggle more to win the World Cup.
c) _____ the earth _____? It’s not completely round.
d) I _____ walk than get on the bus. This time the bus is very crowded.
e) _____ I reached the station, the train left. Really I was lucky.
f) Dr. Muhammad Shahudullah was a great linguist. He _____ in 1885 A.D.
g) He acts _____ he were rich. So, nobody likes him.
h) You look sick. You _____ go home immediately.
i) _____ was a boy at the door. He wanted to talk to me.
j) _____ eating sea fish? I think you will enjoy a lot.
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