Special uses of some phrases and words practice | HSC | Mahmudul Hasan

 HSC Special uses of some phrases and words

1.

a)     In modern times,_____ has been a great change in the attitude of man regarding superstitious belief.

b)    Our learners develop very poor writing skill. They cannot write fairly well even in Bangla_____ in English.

c)     Some city dwellers behaviour is often too formal. They speak in such a way______ they were severed 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 bead 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 the necessary preparations.

j)       We have discussed for quite a long time. We can’t take much time any more. We_____ come to a conclusion.

2.

a)     His income is very poor. He cannot buy an ordinary watch_____ a costly one.

b)    He saw a bear coming towards him. So he climbed up a tree_____ the bear might attack him.

c)     Our young generation is following western culture ______ they were born in the foreign countries.

d)    The bridge grew old. They______ repair it.

e)     It is a popular restaurant. We______ reserve a table.

f)      Don’t worry. It will take some time to get______ a new place.

g)     It is autumn. They______ make a journey by boat than a journey by train.

h)    _____ was a time when people used to travel by walking or riding on animals. But at present a revolutionary change has taken place in the transport system.

i)       Humayun Ahmed was a teacher, author, dramatist, playwright and filmmaker. He_____ on 13 November 1948.

   j) I studied psychology, medicine ______ working in a hospital to gain                experience

3.

a)     Stephen Hawking is a famous scientist. He______ in England.

b)    ______ appears that we will not be able to return in time. Would you mind coming tomorrow?

c)     _____ is no doubt that greed leads to destruction.

d)    They do not afford to run a departmental store,_____ super shop. They are struggling to improve their condition.

e)     You_____ give up smoking. You may be affected by cancer.

f)      ______the weather______? It is very windy. None should go out.

g)     You wear uniform on duty. It is an official decorum.

h)    ______ the teacher entered the class, the students stood up. The teacher told the student to attend the class.

i)       The conference will begin the next day. I_____ go there by plane than by any other means.

j)       He behaves_____ he were the owner of the shop. Actually, he is merely a salesman.

4.

a)     I have never walked five miles at a stretch,_____ ten miles. The idea of walking so much distance frightens me.

b)    I have never visited Cox’s Bazar._____ visiting this place in the coming summer vacation?

c)     I don’t like his way of life. He always spends money in a way_____ he had great riches.

d)    The price of mango is high in our country._____we turn this land into a mango orchard?

e)     He ran away _____ he saw the police. He was a notorious criminal.

f)      Smoking is a bad habit. It tells upon the smoker’s health greatly. You_____ give up this habit.

g)     Once_____ lived a farmer in a village. He lived a totally carefree life. He never thought about his future.

h)    Shima_____ live in a hostel than live in her relative’s home. She feels easy and comfortable in the hostel.

i)       _____ seemed to be no doubt about it. It is wonderful.

j)       Sir Walter Scott was both a poet and a novelist. He_____ in 1771.

5.

   a)     A : _____ I forget to shut down the computer?

B : Don’t worry. It will be in sleep mode automatically.

b)    A : _____ your house_____?

B : My house looks like a palace.

c)     It’s five o`clock. I _____ go now before there is a serious traffic jam.

d)    My father will come tonight from Thailand. I _____ go to the airport.

e)     He is very punctual. He _____ make the best use of time than kill it.

f)      The students were loitering in the corridor. _____ they seen the teacher than they entered the classroom.

g)     They are two brothers. But there exists on the relation between then_____ they were a dire enemy to each other.

h)    He didn’t study at all. _____ is hardly any chance of his passing the examination.

i)       Last year I went to Stratford-upon-Avon. I saw where William Shakespeare_____.

j)       _____ playing games on a computer. You spend most of your time with it.