Gap Filling without Clues

1. Fill in the blanks with suitable words.   Use one word for each gap: [Dhaka Board-2015]  

Scientists have (a) ____ reported that the surface icecaps are (b) ____. This is due to a rise (c) ____ atmospheric temperature known (d) ____ the greenhouse effect. According to the scientists, carbon di-oxide is primarily responsible (e) ____ temperature rise in the (f) ____. The carbon di-oxide is high (g) ____ coal and oil (h) ____ burnt. The gas is accumulating in the atmosphere and (i) ____ temperature to rise. As a result, the polar ice in the North and south poles (j) ____ melting.

2. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word for each gap: [Chittagong Board-2015]

Bangladesh is a land of (a) ____. It got (b) ____ in 1971 (c) ____ a liberation war. It is located (d) ____ South Asia. Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. Dhaka is also known as the city of mosque. About 14 crore people live here. Most of them are poor and (e) ____. They earn their livelihood (f) ____ agriculture. But educated and skilled people work (g) ____ offices and factories. Our main food is rice and fish. It is a country of beauty. Its flora and fauna attract everyone’s eyes. It is in fact (h) ____ large village. The people of Bangladesh are very (i) ____. There are many beautiful things here that attract the travellers and the (j) ____.

3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word for each gap: [Rajshahi Board-2015]

Modern civilization is the (a) ____ of science. Science has worked (b) ____ a magician in the world. We can’t do even a (c) ____ day without the help of science. Many quick means (d) ____ communication like telephone, telex, fax, telegram, satellite, etc. are (e) ____ greatest wonders of science. Nowadays a message can be sent from one corner of the world to another in the twinkle of (f) ____ eye. Science has brought a revolutionary (g) ____ in all fields. In the field of medical science, (h) ____ has got eyes, lame has got legs, deaf has got hearing power. (i) ____ diseases which were incurable in the past are now easily (j) ____.

4. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word for each gap: [Barisal Board-2015]

We live in an age of (a) ____. We can see (b) ____ influence of science in all spheres of our daily life. Science is a constant (c) ____ of our daily life. We have (d) ____ the impossible things possible by means (e) ____ science. The modern civilization is a (f) ____ of science. At present we can (g) ____ travel from one place to another. (h) ____ ancient time journey was difficult. (i) ____ had to spend much (j) ____ and money for travelling. But we should remember that science has to be exploited for the greater welfare of mankind.

5. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use one word for each gap: [Sylhet Board-2015] 

Once there lived (a) ____ poor man. He could hardly maintain his family (b) ____ he did not have any land (c) ____ cultivation. One day he bought (d) ____ wonderful goose. The goose laid a (e) ____ egg every day. In a few months he became rich. But he was a (f) ____ greedy man. He thought that there (g) ____ more eggs in the belly of the goose. He wanted to get all the eggs (h) ____- a time. So, one day, he killed the goose and cut its belly open with (i) ____ knife. But alas! there was no egg. Thus, the greedy farmer (j) ____ the useful goose.

6. Fill in the blanks with suitable words: Use one word for each gap: [Dhaka Board-2016]

Illiteracy is not (a) ____ boon to us. It is undoubtedly a (b) ____. It hinders all kinds (c) ____ development of a country. Illiteracy causes great (d) ____ to us. Since we are not (e) ____ of the gravity of the problem, we cannot take steps to increase our (f) ____ rate. As a result, we are (g) ____ behind. We have to depend (h) ____ the foreign aids. So, all should come forward (i) ____ to remove illiteracy. Then, the (j) ____ of our country will be possible.

7. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one world in each blank: [Rajshahi Board-2016]

Time is very (a) ____. Time which is lost once is lost forever. There is a proverb that time and tide (b) ____ for none. It is time which does not have any relative feelings. If it is not used (c) ____, one must suffer (d) ____ the long run. (e) ____ the other hand we can go a long way (f) ____ realizing the value of time. Those who have become great have made (g) ____ use of time. They never put (h) ____ their work (i) ____ tomorrow. As a result, they have (j) ____ top position in society. So, it is our duty to follow them.

8. Fill in the blanks with suitable words: Use only one world in each blank: [Dinajpur Board-2016]

Robert Bruce was a famous king of Scotland. England was a great (a) ____ of his kingdom. So, he was driven (b) ____ from his kingdom by the English. For this, he had to fight against (c) ____ English for the defense of his country and (d) ____ men. But he was (e) ____ unfortunate fellow. He fought (f) ____ his kingdom several times but every time he was defeated. So, he was (g) ____ despair. One day while (h) ____ in a lonely cave, an incident drew his attention. He saw that a spider was trying to reach its target. Six times it tried and every time it failed. But it did not give (i) ____ its hope and finally at the seventh time it was successful (j) ____ its attempt.

9. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one world in each blank: [Cumilla Board 2016]

Honesty is (a) ____ to be (b) ____ best policy. An honest man never (c) ____ from the path (d) ____ morality. He is (e) ____ by (f) ____ but hated by (g) ____ (h) ____ enemies believe and respect an (i) ____ and truthful man. So, it is our duty to remain honest (j) ____ our life.

10. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one world in each blank: [Chattogram Board 2016]

An early (a) ____ can enjoy (b) ____ fresh air and oxygen (c) ____ the morning which refreshes both his body and mind. Moreover, he can finish his work early and as such he finds enough time to (d) ____ his work properly. (e) ____ the other hand, too much sleep makes (f) ____ man dull and lazy. A man who gets up late, wastes a lot of time (g) ____ sleep and idleness. He does not utilize time (h) ____ doing his work properly. So, everyone should make (i) ____ habit of early (j) ____.

11. Fill in the blanks with suitable word. Use only one world in each blank: [Sylhet Board 2016]

Housing is one of the (a) ____ problems of our (b) ____. Thousands of people in big cities (c) ____ Dhaka and Chittagong dwell (d) ____ the footpaths. In rural (e) ____ also there is (f) ____ acute shortage of houses. The cost of construction is (g) ____ everyday. At present it is very (h) ____ for the common people to afford (i) ____ cost of construction. This problem needs to be addressed (j) ____.

12. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one world in each blank: [Jessore Board-2016]

A true friend is (a) ____ asset. He stands (b) ____ his friends in time (c) ____ danger. He is not (d) ____ greedy person. He (e) ____ wishes for the welfare of (f) ____ friend. But it is a matter (g) ____ regret that a true friend is very (h) ____ today. A selfish man cannot be a (i) ____ friend. He always thinks of this (j) ____ interest.

13. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word in each blank. [Rajshahi Board 2017]

Man is the (a) ____ of his own fate. If he makes a proper (b) ____ of time and does his duties (c) ____, he is sure to improve and (d) ____ in life. But if he does not (e) ____ it, he is sure to (f) ____. Then he will be (g) ____ to drag a miserable (h) ____. To spoil time is (i) ____ for a person. For our life is nothing (j) ____ the sum total of hours, days and years.

14. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word in each blank. [Dhaka Board 2017]           

Every student wants to do well (a) ____ the examination. But it is not (b) ____ easy task. A student has to work (c) ____ for this. From the very (d) ____ of the year, he must be serious. He should read the (e) ____ books again and again. He must not memorize answers (f) ____ understanding. He must not make note (g) ____ a common source. He should have a good command (h) ____ English. By doing all (i) ____ thing, a student can hope to make (j) ____ excellent result.

15. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word in each blank. [Dinajpur Board 2017]

Trees are (a) ____ to man in many ways. They provide us (b) ____ oxygen without which we cannot live more than a few minutes. They supply (c) ____ with vitamin and food, give us shade and help to (d) ____ drought and flood. Unfortunately, we cannot realize (e) ____ importance of trees. We cut them (f) ____ in large numbers. (g) ____ it is a suicidal attempt. (h) ____ we do not stop (i) ____ acts, soon our country will, no doubt, turn (j) ____ a desert.

16. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word in each blank. [Sylhet Board 2017]

Trees bear a great impact (a) ____ the climate. If we destroy trees (b) ____ random, one day the country will turn (c) ____ a great desert. The country will bear the consequences of greenhouse (d) ____. Again, there will be no rain, and as a result the country will face a great crisis because ours is (e) ____ agricultural country and our economy is dependent on (f) ____. Again, our agriculture (g) ____ on rain. So, trees have a (h) ____ effect on our climate. Trees keep the soil strong. Trees save us (i) ____ flood and many other natural (j) ____.

17. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word in each blank:

Sleep is one of (a) ____ most important factors (b) ____ human life. (c) ____ sound man cannot go (d) ____ sleeping. Sleep is (e) ____ healing medicine of the troubled (f) ____. It relieves physical and mental pain. Night is the proper time of (g) ____. But if (h) ____ man has to pass a sleepless night, he never feels well. He loses energy and peace of mind. As a result, he becomes indifferent (i) ____ his (j) ____ and responsibilities.

18. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word in each blank. [Jashore Board 2017]

A great (a) ____ of people speak English all over (b) ____ world. Some people use (c) ____ as a first language and some people take it as (d) ____ second language. Many international organizations now (e) ____ on English to communicate with offices in different (f) ____. Their advertisements published (g) ____ different newspapers are in English. They also want people who possess a good (h) ____ over English. People seeking (i) ____ can’t expect to get a good one (j) ____ knowing English.

19. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word in each blank. [Cumilla Board 2017]

The Eiffel Tower was named (a) ____ Gustavo Effiel, a Frenchman, who built (b) ____ Tower. He graduated from the Central School of Engineering in Paris and went to work for a railway (c) ____ company. For years Gustave made plan (d) ____ plan of dams, factories, stations and structures of great size. All (e) ____ Europe engineers copied them. In the middle of 1880, a group of French industrialists persuade the government to organize (f) ____ World’s Fair (g) ____ Paris. Gustave Eiffel proposed a 989-foot tower of iron as symbol of the (h) ____. Forty engineers and designers under Eiffel’s (i) ____ worked for two years. It was (j) ____ highest structure yet made by man.

20. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Use only one word in each blank. [Chittangong Board 2017]

A man of (a) ____ is respected always (b) ____ after his death for his (c) ____. He is an (d) ____ person who devotes himself with a view to (e) ____ education in the society. He always (f) ____ people how to (g) ____ between right and wrong. (h) ____ fact, he is the authentic person (i) ____ the world should (j) ____.