10. Use appropriate sentence connectors in the blank spaces of the following passage.

1. Trees are a vital part of our environment. (a) _______, they bear a great impact on the climate. (b) _______,
we are not careful about them. (c) _______, we destroy trees at random. (d) _______, one day the country
will bear the consequence of greenhouse effect. (e) _______ ours is an agricultural country, our economy
depends on it. (f) _______, our agriculture is dependent on rain. (g)____,trees play a vital role on our
climate. (h) _______, trees keep the soil strong. (i) _______, trees save us from flood (j) _______ many
other natural calamities.
2. Mobile phone has added a new dimension in our communication system. It has made the world closer to us.
(a) _______ it has made worldwide communication easier. We use it for our day-to-day communication. (b)
_______, it has been part and parcel in our life as we cannot go for a single day without using it. We use it
for rapid communication. (c) _______, mobile phone is not free from defect. It has some negative sides as
well. (d) _______, excessive use of mobile phone may damage our hearing power. (e) _______, it is a
means of money wastage. (f) _______, it is seen that many underworld crimes are being done with the use
of mobile network. (g) _______, the radiation from mobile phone may cause cancer to the users. (h)
_______, we are aware of these harmful effects. (i) _______, we are not aware of using the mobile phone.
(j) _______, we must have to be conscious of the negative impact of mobile phone.
3. 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. We have to follow certain rules and regulations of
the society. (c) _______, we should be cooperative. (d) _______, we must help others when they are in
need. (e) _______, we have to be careful not to hurt others by our words or activities. (f) _______, we must
control our emotions and behave rationally towards others. (g) _______, we should not think and live only
for us. (h) _______, we should always think and work for the betterment of the society. (i) _______, we
should remain prepared to sacrifice our lives for the greater interest of the society. (j) _______, sacrificing
our lives for the society makes us immortal.
4. Honesty is a noble virtue. The man possessing this invaluable quality is the happiest man on earth, (a)
_______. To be honest, a man should have trustworthiness (b)_______ nobody trusts a liar. A lair may
prosper for the time being. (c) _______ , he goes to the dogs. (d) _______ we should be honest. It is said
that honesty is the best policy. (e) _______, dishonesty is the sign of downfall. God helps those who are
honest. (f) _______, dishonest people are cursed. (g) _______, children should be taught-honesty from
childhood. It is widely observed that children follow their parents. (h) _______, parents should be honest
and upright in their business of life. (i) _______, children should be allowed to mix with those friends who
are honest. (j) _______ they can mould their characters.
5. Water is a vital element of the environment (a) _______ this element is polluted in many ways. (b)
_______, farmers use chemical fertilizers and insecticides in their field. (c) _______ rain and flood wash
away these chemicals, the get mixed with water in rivers, canals and ponds (d) _______pollute it. (e)
_______, mills and factories throw their poisonous chemicals and waste product into water. (f) _______,
water vehicles also pollute water by dumping food waste and human waste into it. (g) _______ insanitary
latrines and unsafe drains also contribute to water pollution. Water is called life. (h) _______ we cannot
allow this pollution to continue. We have to raise an awareness about it. (i) _______, laws should be
enforced strictly. (j) _______ we fail to check water pollution, we will suffer.
6. Unemployment is a great problem in our country. (a) _______, it is the burning question of the day. (b)
_______almost all the countries of the world suffer from the curse of unemployment problem. (c) _______
Bangladesh is the worst sufferer of this so called problem. (d) _______ nowhere in the world this problem is
so acute as in our country. (e) _______ there are many reasons behind it. (f) _______ our country is
industrial backward. (g) _______ our system of education fails to give a student an independent start of life.
(h) _______ it has little provision for vocational training. (i) _______ our students and youth have false
sense of dignity. (j) _______ they run after jobs blindly.

7. Rangpur Town Hall is a place of cultural activities (a) ___ in 1971, it became a torture cell used by the
Pakistani army. (b)_____the army brought here innocent Bangalees. After that they started to bring Bengali
women here. Among them Mansura Begum was one who was the wife of a freedom fighter. (c) _____ she
was young and beautiful, she drew the attention of local collaborators. (d) _____they informed the
Pakisliani army. (e) _____ the Pakistani army abducted Mansura. On the day of occurrence, Pakistani
soldiers surrounded her house. (f) ________ they searched her husband who joined the Mukti Bahini.
(g)____ they found her father-in-law, they started to beat him mercilessly. The old man got unconscious. (h)
 ____the barbarous soldiers did not stop beating him. Mansura rushed to her father-in-law, grabbed his
bleeding body and begged the military not to kill him (i)____they did not listen to her. They picked up the
old man on the military truck. (j)____, they pulled and dragged Mansura on to the truck.

8. It was the night before my math exam in the 2nd semester. I could not do better in the math exam of 1 st
semester. (a) ______, I was really serious about the exam. (b) ______, I was careful enough not to spend a
single moment in vain. But, the night did not pass smoothly at all. (c) ______, it was full of mishaps. (d)
______, the electricity went out. I waited for it for about an hour, however, there was no sign of its coming.
(e) ______, I lighted a candle and began to study again. The flickering light of the candle was creating
problems for me. Soon, I began to feel a bad headache. I really wanted to get rid of it. (f) ______, I left my
reading room and stood in the balcony for some time. I began to feel better, but could not stay there for
long. (g)______, I left the place. (h) ______, I went to my reading room again. (i) ______, to add to my
gladness the electricity came. I could finish my study within two ours. (j) ______, I went to bed with a
happy mind.
9. Time and tide wait for none (a) ______ no one can stop the onward march of time. (b) ______, we should not
waste a single moment in vain. (c) ______, we should make the proper use of every single moment of our
life. (d) ______the students should understand the value of time. It is a matter of great regret that some of
the students pass their valuable time in facebook. (e) ______, they kill their time. (f) ______, they cannot
prepare their lessons well. (g) ______, they always have a poor preparation for the examination. (h) ______,
they cannot do well in the exam. (i) ______, they don’t stop wasting time. (j) ______, they continue to
waste their time using cell phone and face book till it is too late for them.

10. Mobile phone has become an essential gadget for everybody. (a) _______ it has become very popular. (b)
_______ it has created a number of problems. It has (c) _______ advantages (d) ____ disadvantages. (e)
____ it helps to connect people. (f) _____ it helps to exchange information (g) _____ it can be used for
various purposes. (h) ______, it has a few disadvantages (i) ______ can cause a lot of troubles. (j) ______
its advantages are more than its disadvantages.
11. A lion was drinking water from a brook. (a) _______ a lamb was also drinking water from the downstream
of the same brook. The lion saw the lamb and decided to devour it. (b) _______he was thinking about how
to accomplish his evil design. (c) _______ he hit upon a plan. (d) _______ the lion complained that the
lamb was disturbing him by muddying water. But the lamb said that he was drinking water from
downstream. (e) _______ the questions of muddying water on his part did not arise here. (f) _______, the
lamb argued that it was the lion that was muddying the water for him as he was drinking water upstream. (g)
_______the lion retorted that the lamb spoke ill of him a years ago. (h) _______ the lamb said that he was
not born a year ago. The lion grew into a rage. (i) _______ he said that perhaps his father spoke ill of him
last year. (j) _______ the lion had the right to take revenge and kill the lamb.
12. Bangladesh is mainly an agricultural country. (a) _____, her economy and prosperity depend on agriculture.
(b) _______, our agriculture depends on the mercy of nature. (c) ____, if here is sufficient rain, people can
plough their lands and sow seeds in time. (d)_____, they can reap a good harvest. (e) ______, if it does not
rain in time, the farmers cannot grow the crops easily and they do not have good harvest. (f) ______,
without water our agriculture is lifeless. The rain is not always beneficial to our agriculture. (g) ______,
sometimes it rains so much that it causes floods. (h) ______, our crops go under water and most often, they
are totally destroyed. (i) ______, the farmers who constitute the most part of our professional people, lose
everything. (j) _____we can safely conclude that our economy depends on rain.

13. The gifts of science are uncountable. (a) _____ we cast our eyes, we see the wonders of science. Satellite TV
channels are the means through (b) _____ we can see and hear the events (c) _____ are happening all over
the world. (d) _____, today we have specialized satellite channels on almost every interest. e) _____, people
now have more choices and more freedom about television programmes. Satellite channels he p us a lot by
reporting on climatic conditions of different parts of the world. (f) _____, we can be aware of storms,
cyclones and tidal bores. (g) _____ satellite channels are helping us to a great extent to enrich our own
culture and tradition. (h) _____ satellite channels are playing a favorable role, it is (i) _____ doing harm to
our young and new generation. (j) _____ still we cannot deny the immense benefits we are getting from
satellite channels.
14. Time is a special resource that you cannot store or save for future use. (a) ____, it is managed properly to
gain success. The skills of managing time properly are called time management skills b) _____ these skills
are necessary for job hunting and career success. (c) _____ it is essential to improve these skills. (d) _____
there are several useful strategies that can be used to improve your time management skills. (e)______ have
 clear goal in mind. (f)____ set up your priorities. (g) ____ block out time for your high priority activities
first and protect that time from interruptions. (h)____ set a deadline to do them and try your best to stick to
it. (i) ____your skills will help you avoid stress in completing any work successfully. (j) ____ reward
yourself when the job is done.
15. (a) ______I was walking along the road the other day, I happened to notice a small brown leather purse
lying on the pavement. I picked it up and opened it to see (b) ______ I could find out the owner's name.
There was nothing inside. It (c) ______ had some small change and a rather old photograph and a picture of
a woman and a young girl about twelve years old who looked like the woman's daughter. I put the
photograph back (d) ______ took the purse to the police station. (e) ______ I handed it to the sergeant-in-
charge. Before I left, the sergeant made a note of my name and address in case the owner of the purse
wanted to write and thank me. That evening I went to have dinner with an uncle and aunt of mine. They had
also invited another person, a young woman, (f) ______ there would be four people at table. The young
woman's face was familiar (g) ______ I could not remember where I had seen it. I was quiet sure (h)
______we had not met before. (i) ______ conversation, however, the young woman happened to mark that
she had lost her purse that afternoon. I at once remembered where I had seen her face. She was the young
woman in the photograph (j) ______ she was now much older.
16. There have been significant changes in the types of entertainment over time. Many of these no longer exist.
(a) _______ they do, people keep looking for newer forms of entertainment. (b) _______ snake charming,
puppet shows, jatra, Jarigan, sharigan and kabigan which were common forms of entertainment in the past,
have almost lost of their appeal. (c) _______, radio were used to be a good source of entertainment. (d)
_______it is giving place to television, and to satellite channels in particular. (e) _______, the entertainment
business, like other spheres of life, is getting westernized. (f) _____, folk music or palligeeti is now sung
with western instruments. (g) ____, modern music is now fusing melodies from folk and traditional songs.
(h) _______, band and pop music is becoming more and more popular, particularly among the young
generation. (i) _______ sport has become great source of entertainment today. (j) _______football, which
used to be the most popular spectator sport in Bangladesh, is gradually being replaced by cricket.
17. Once a crow became thirsty (a) ______ it was a very hot summer day. (b) ______ , it flew from one place to
another in search of water. (c) ______ it did not find any water of drink. (d) ______being dejected it
decided to fly away to another place. (e) ______ it noticed a jar in a garden. (f) ______it flew to the jar.
There was some water in the jar. (g) ______, it was at the bottom and out of its reach. (h) ______, it did not
lose hope. It noticed a heap of pebbles nearby. (i) ______ it dropped the pebbles into the jar one by one. (j)
______, the water came to the mouth of the jar and the crow drank to its fill.
18. Happiness is a relative term. (a) ______, it depends upon some factors. (b) ______, contentment is the key to
happiness. Contentment varies from person to person. (c) ______, a beggar may be contented with only ten
taka. (d) ______, a wealthy person may be unsatisfied even after getting one million taka. (e) ______, it is
said that contentment brings happiness. (f) ___, we must learn to be contented with what we have. (g)
______, this learning is the simplest way to remain happy. (h)___, we must remember that our life is short
and, in this short life, we cannot get everything what we want. If we want everything, we will not get
happiness. (i)___ ,we will get frustrated and we will plunge into the world of sadness. (j)___, it is always
better to be contented with what we have than to live in eternal sadness.
19. Early rising is one of the best habits that a man can possess. The benefits of early rising are many. (a)
______, if we get up early, we get enough time to work. (b) ______, we can enjoy the fresh air of the
morning which refreshes our body and mind. (c) ______, we can take some exercises or a walk. In the
morning, nature smiles with colourful flowers and chirping of birds. (c) ______ early rising takes us to close
contact with wonderful world of nature. (e) ______, if we do not get up early in the morning, we suffer a
lot. (f) ______we do not have enough time to do our work. (g)_____, we cannot finish our works in time.
(h)____, late rising from bed tells upon our health. (i) _____, we can never enjoy the freshness of nature.
(j)_____, we should make a habit of early rising and stay safe and sound both physically and mentally.

20. In life we want to be perfect. a)____ to attain perfectness in life is impossible. b)____, man is originally
imperfect. c)___, we should try to be great. d)__ to be great we have to achieve certain virtues. e)____, we
should be truthful. f)___ it gives rise to many other virtues. g)___, we have to be honest. h)____, honesty is
valued everywhere. i)____, we have to be generous. j)____ following these virtues, we can be great.