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Fill in the blanks with the following texts with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an article. Put a cross (×) in those blanks.

(1) (a) - angry man is not liked even by (b) - idiot. There is a difference between (c) - educated and (d) - uneducated. An educated (e) - man should come forward to educate (f) - uneducated man. On the other hand, (g) - rich man should have sympathy for (h) - poor man.Again there is a difference between (i) - rich and (j) - poor.

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(a) an; (b) an/the; (c) the; (d) the; (e) × ; (f) the; (g) a ; (h) a; (i) the; (j) the.

(2) Mobile phone is (a) - great invention of modern science. As (b) - consumers of mobile phone are increasing day by day. (c) - people are getting benefited. But it is unfortunate that mobile phone sometimes becomes (d) - cause of hayard, especially (e) - children are affected much. (f) - scientists believe that mobile phone causes brain tumors, genetic damage and many other (g) - incurable diseases. They believe that invisible and uncontrolled radioactivity of (h) - mobile phone causes irreparable damage to (i) - human body. They say that (j) - government should control radioactive sources.

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(a) a; (b) the; (c) × ; (d) the; (e) the; (f) × ; (g) × ; (h) the; (i) the; (j) the.

(3) The process of globalization obviously requires (a) - common language for international (b) - communication. For many different reasons, English has achieved (c) - prestige of being that (d) - language because it is (e) - international language. It is no longer (f) - unique possession of British or American or other native-speakers but (g) - language that belongs to (h) - world's people. This phenomenon has led to (i) - bewildering variety of (j) - English around the world.

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(a) a; (b) ×; (c) the ; (d) × ; (e) an; (f) the; (g) a; (h) the; (i) a; (j) ×.

(4) Newspaper plays (a) - important role in our society. It is (b) - most useful thing in our modern life. We cannot think of (c) - day without it. To read newspaper is (d) - good habit. (e) - more we read newspaper, (f) - more we can acquire knowledge. If we don't read it, we shall be (g) - frogs in (h) - dark well. It is (i) - looking glass of (j) - modern world.

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(a) an; (b) the; (c) a; (d) a; (e) the; (f) the ; (g) × ; (h) the; (i) the; (j) the.

(5) Every student wants to do better in (a) - examination. But it is not (b) - easy work. (c) - student has to do something for this. From (d) - very beginning he must be serious. He should read (e) - texts again and again. He must not memorize (f) - answer without knowing the meaning. He must not make notes from (g) - common source. He should have a good (h) - command over English. By doing all these things (i) -student can hope to make a good (j) - result.

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(a) the; (b) an; (c) a; (d) the; (e) the; (f) the; (g) a; (h) ×; (i) a; (j) ×.

(6) Unfair means in the examination is (a) - offence. It degrades (b) - standard of education. If the students of (c) - country do not acquire true (d) - education, there will be no development for (e) - country. (f) - examinee should read seriously so that he can cut (g) - good figure in the examination. To acquire true education should be the only aim in life of all (h) - students. (i) - educated man cannot support (j) - unfair means in the examination at all.

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(a) an; (b) the; (c) a; (d) × ; (e) the; (f) an; (g) a; (h) the; (i) an; (j) ×.

(7) A brilliant student is (a) — asset. One day he may be (b) — engineer or (c) — M. B. B. S doctor. He makes (d) — best use of his time. He makes a proper division of his time and does' his duties accordingly. He knows that youth is (e) — golden period of (f) — life. He has (g) — aim in life. He knows that (h) — life without (i) — aim is like (j) — ship without a rudder.

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(a) an; (b) an; (c) an; (d) the; (e) the; (f) x; (g) an; (h) the/x; (i) an; (j) a/the.

(8) Bangladesh is (a) — world's most densely populated country. Our development efforts arc frustrated because of (b) — great size of our population, (c) — population explosion is (d) — constant threat to our environment and (e) — society. Here population is growing at such (f) — high rate that (g) — environment may soon-fail to supply (h) — people with their minimum necessities. It is indeed (i) — alarming situation. Something should be done to change (j) — situation.

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(a) the; (b) the; (c) the; (d) a; (e) x; (f) a; (g) the; (h) the; (i) an; (j) the.