প্রভাষক, ঢাকা রেসিডেন্সিয়াল মডেল কলেজ

মোহাম্মদপুর, ঢাকা

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Exercise-1

Dowry is a social curse. This system prevails in our society. (a) —, there is no written statement about this system. (b) —it is available in our society. (c) —, it is a tradition that exposes our narrow mentality. (d) —, it is an inhuman torture for both the brides and their guardians. (e) —, the bridals guardians have to suffer a lot to meet up the demand of the bridegroom. (f) —, the brides are to undergo mental and even physical torture in their law’s houses for being unable to pay the dowry. (g) —, this social curse must be removed. (h) —, laws against dowry should be enforced strictly. (i) —, female education should be ensured and more employment opportunities have to be created. (j) —, public awareness should be increased.

Answer 1 :

(a) however/but; (b) still/yet; (c) in fact ; (d) moreover; (e) because; (f) besides; (g) so; (h) at the same time (i) moreover; (j) above all

Exercise-2

Man is a social being. (a) —, man cannot live alone. (b) —, man has been living together from time immemorial. Living in society is not an easy task. If we want to live in a society, we have to follow certain rules and regulations of that society. (c) —, we have to be cooperative. (d) —, we must help others when they need it. (e) —, we have to be careful not to hurt others by our words or activities. (f) —, we must control our emotions and behave well with others. (g) —, we should not think and live only for us. (h) —, we should always work for the betterment of the society. (i) —, we should sacrifice our lives for others. (j) —, sacrificing our lives for others can make us immortal.

Answer 2 :

(a) so; (b) in fact; (c) firstly; (d) therefore/in other words; (e) secondly; (f) that is why; (g) thirdly; (h) rather; (i) so; (j) in fact

Exercise-3

Smoking in public place is strictly prohibited in some Asian countries. (a) —, Bangladesh Government has made a ban on smoking in public place. (b) —, smoking is very injurious to our health, life and environment. (c) —it is a very dangerous habit. (d) — it can cause fatal diseases like bronchitis, cancer, tuberculosis, high blood pressure, kidney and heart diseases (e) — it also pollutes our environment. (f) — a smoker can harm a noon smoker. (g) — in my family, there is not a single smoker. (h) — the environment of our home always remains fresh. (i) — some people think smoking is a part of fashion. (j) —they completely wrong.

Answer 3 :

(a) similarly; (b) in fact; (c) at the same time; (d) because; (e) and ; (f) besides; (g) fortunately; (h) so/as a result; (i) nowadays; (j) but/in fact

Exercise-4

Nelson Mendela was the greatest leader of South Africa. (a) —, he was one of the greatest leaders of the world. All his life, he struggled against apartheid. The Europeans were separated from the non-Europeans (b) — it was the government policy of racial segregation. (c) —, the blacks were treated cruelly. (d) —, they were denied all basic human rights. (e) —, the blacks were subjected to all sorts of indignities. (f) — dogs received a much better treatment than the blacks. (g) —, they were aliens in their own country. (h) —, the great leader vowed to put an end to the inhuman practice. He was thrown behind the prison bars. (i) —, the oppressive rulers could not break his spirit. (j) —, the great realized the goal of liberating his own people.

Answer 4 :

(a) in fact; (b) as; (c) basically; (d) moreover; (e) furthermore; (f) even; (g) in other words; (h) so; (i) nevertheless; (j) eventually