9.
Jashore Board 2017
| as if | let alone | what does… look like | was born | there |
| what’s it like | have to | as soon as | had better | would rather |
a) In modern times, _____ has been a great change in the attitude of man regarding superstitious (কুসংস্কারাচ্ছন্ন) belief.
b) Our learners develop a very poor writing skill. They cannot write fairly well even in Bangla _____ in English.
c) Some city dwellers’ behavior is often too formal. They speak in such a way _____ they were never in the village.
d) I have never travelled by air. _____ flying in the sky?
e) Riaz: _____ the frozen mountain peak….? Purnima: It looks like a white dome.
f) Sheela is suffering from toothache. She _____ see a dentist.
g) Play is delayed due to rain. It will resume _____ the rain stops.
h) Sohel is a very good natured boy. He _____ stay at home than mix with bad companies.
i) Milton was a poet of versatile genius. He _____ in 1608 in England. He used to believe that one should start a profession after taking necessary preparations.
j) We have discussed for quite a long time. We cannot take much time any more. We _____ come to a conclusion.
10.
Jashore Board 2016
| but for | used to | was born | no sooner had | had better |
| as if | it | what do you mean | has to | what’s the matter |
a) Shamsur Rahman _____ in Dhaka in 1929. He is famous both as a poet and a novelist.
b) _____ jumped upon the table than the lighted candle fell on the papers. It caused a great damage to Newton’s research works.
c) You _____ apply to the Principal of your college for granting you a stipend (বৃত্তি/ ভাতা). He will surely see on it.
d) Thomas Alva Edison was very inquisitive (অনুসন্ধিৎসু) in his childhood. He _____ do many harmful activities. However, he made a lot of inventions.
e) One evening I returned home groaning (কাতরানো) with a bad headache. My mother asked me, “_____ with you? Why do you look so pale (বিবর্ণ)?”
f) _____ your timely intervention (হস্তক্ষেপ), I would have been assaulted (লাঞ্ছিত) by them. I was just a victim of circumstances.
g) _____? How can a rope bite a man? It is quite ignorant of it.
h) He tells the matter _____ he knew it. Actually, he is quite ignorant of it.
i) _____ is a good idea to walk in the morning. Morning walk is very healthful.
j) A good citizen _____ perform a lot of things. These things will enable him to become a true patriot.
11.
Cumilla Board 2017
| in case | it is high time | lest | as though | no sooner had |
| unless | would you mind | have to | used to | as long as |
a) There is foul smell in the room. _____ opening the windows?
b) Tomorrow I will be very busy. So, I’ll say good bye, now, _____ I don’t see you again.
c) We _____ educate all and work hard to develop our country.
d) Nobody likes Karim at all. He talks _____ he knew everything.
e) The poor will continue to suffer _____ they are illiterate.
f) Nobody likes you here. _____ you left this place.
g) He saw a bear coming to towards him. So, he climbed up a tree _____ the bear might attack him.
h) Everybody disliked Rakib. He _____ do many harmful activities.
i) Time is very important in our life. You cannot prosper in life_____ you make proper use of time.
j) The students were talking in the class. _____ the teacher entered the class than they stopped talking.
12.
Cumilla Board 2016
| as if | was born | as soon as | it | what does… look like |
| there | have to | let alone | would rather | had better |
a) Manners make a man. Students _____ practice good manners in everyday life.
b) Most students in our country are weak in English. They _____follow the advice of their teachers for improvement.
c) He tries to show off his knowledge in English. He speaks English _____ he were an Englishman.
d) Cox’s Bazar is a popular tourist hub. _____ are many nice hotels there for tourists.
e) The other day I met an old rickshaw puller. He told me that he _____ pull a rickshaw than beg.
f) A poor man struggles hard to survive in our country. He can hardly earn TK. 200 a day, _____ TK. 2000.
g) In Dhaka city, traffic jam is very common. _____ may occur anywhere anytime.
h) Smoking is one of the major causes of heart attack and cancer. _____ a smoker stops smoking, he can avoid the risk of any danger.
i) Have you ever heard the name of William Shakespeare? He _____ on 23rd April, 1564 in England. He was one of the greatest dramatists of the world.
j) Son: Dad, _____ an alien _____ ? Father: Well, aliens are believed to come from another planet by UFOs. Films and science fiction tell us about them. They are really awesome.
13.
Dinajpur Board 2017
| there | let alone | had better | it | what… look like |
| have to | as soon as | was born | as if | would rather |
a) We _____ not go out today. A riot has broken out in our locality.
b) _____ is a good idea to walk in the morning. One can take it as an important form of physical exercise, because it refreshes both the body and mind.
c) Do you often _____ travel on business? You are always seen travelling abroad.
d) Long ago, _____ lived a very pious man. His name was Hatem Tai and he was very kind hearted.
e) _____ does a clown (ভাঁড়/ জোকার) _____? You’ve seen a clown in the circus many a time.
f) _____ I see my father coming, my heart fills up with joy. I am very much fond of my father.
g) I got a job at a bar. But I hate working at a bar. I _____ be a waiter than a barman.
h) Kazi Nazrul Islam _____ in an impoverished (দরিদ্র) family. He had to earn even when he was a small boy.
i) The economic condition of Robi is very poor. He cannot afford one meal per day, _____ square meals.
j) After the final match of the FIFA World Cup 2014, Messi looked _____ he were completely ruined. His cherished dream had been shattered (চূর্ণবিচূর্ণ হত্তয়া).
14.
Dinajpur Board 2016
| it | there | have to | would rather | let alone |
| as if | had better | what’s it like | was born | as soon as |
a) Motin’s father is a low paid service holder. He has no ability to buy a bi-cycle for his son _____ a motor bike.
b) I’ve never travelled by air, _____ in the sky?
c) Let’s go to the cinema, _____ is not worth waiting any longer.
d) I am tired. I _____ stay at home than go outside.
e) You look very anxious. And you cannot continue you study any longer. You _____ take rest.
f) I am surprised to hear his speeches. He speaks _____ he knew the ins and outs of the incident.
g) Salam feels pain in his chest. He _____ go back to the hospital for a scan next week.
h) Tagore _____ in 1861. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.
i) _____ is no fish here. It is a swimming pool.
j) I went there to meet with him. _____ I saw him, I rushed to talk to him.
15.
Sylhet Board 2017
| had better | let alone | as if | as soon as | was born |
| what does… look like | there | it | would you mind | would rather |
a) The room appears to be suffocating (দমবন্ধ অবস্থা). _____ opening the windows?
b) It is raining outside. You _____ take an umbrella.
c) He cannot read newspaper, _____ edit a newspaper.
d) _____ lived a wise man but he was not well known to all.
e) You look tired. _____ appears to me that you have worked hard.
f) Ismail is a symbol of versatile genius. He _____ in a needy family.
g) _____ a dinosaur _____? Have you ever seen it?
h) He proceeded (এগিয়ে যাওয়া) _____ he had never seen me. His defiant (বেপরোয়া) behavior offended (অসন্তুষ্ট করা) me.
i) Panic seized me _____ I heard the roaring voice. (আতঙ্ক আমাকে পাকড়াও করলো ____ আমি গর্জন করা কণ্ঠ শুনলাম)
j) Though I am in dire (ভীষণ) need of money, I _____ die than seek (চাওয়া) any financial help from him.
16.
Sylhet Board 2016
| was born | what’s… like | it | let alone | there |
| would rather | as soon as | had better | as if | what is |
a) _____ your family _____? Our family is not so big. It’s comparatively small.
b) Today is a rainy day. You _____ not go to office today.
c) I have a bad headache. I _____ go to a doctor.
d) _____ lived an old man in a village. He was very wise.
e) My sister is acting _____ she were all in all. She always acts like this way.
f) I’ll call you _____ I arrive. Then we will go to market.
g) Prabha can’t afford to buy a cell phone, _____ a laptop. Actually she is very poor.
h) Punctuality is the habit of doing things exactly in time. _____ is, of course, a good habit.
i) Tajuddin Ahmed, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, _____ in 1925. He was a wise man.
j) Rina: _____ we miss the bus? Mina: We will take a taxi then.
17.
Barisal Board 2017
| let alone | if | as soon as | had better | what’s like |
| as if | it | would rather | have to | there |
a) I met him ten years ago. I can hardly recall his name, ______ his address.
b) _____ has been many years since I saw him. So, I cannot recognize him.
c) Don’t behave _____ you knew everything. Remember all others here are senior to you.
d) You _____ build your own house than live in a rented house. House rent has increased much nowadays.
e) Give him the good news _____ you meet him.
f) _____ are many rivers in Bangladesh. The rivers abound (সমৃদ্ধ হত্তয়া) with plenty of fishes.
g) _____ I had a typewriter, I would type well.
h) You _____ consult with a doctor. The condition of your health may deteriorate (অধিকতর খারাপ হওয়া).
i) _____ he _____ ? He is friendly and he can help you.
j) Time is over. I _____ go now.
18.
Barisal Board 2016
| there | what if | it | had better | as long as |
| let alone | have to | as if | was born | as soon as |
a) _____ is really unfortunate for a boy like him to fail in the exam.
b) He cannot score a goal, _____ a hat-trick.
c) His mother being sick, he needs to go home _____ possible.
d) The manager says alone. It seems _____ other had nothing to say.
e) No one is happy with her result, she _____ understand it.
f) _____ you lose your pen?
g) _____ lived a very clever fox in a jungle.
h) The poor will continue to suffer _____ they are illiterate.
i) Zahir Raihan _____ on 19 August, 1935 in Feni.
j) We _____ educate all and work hard to develop our country.
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