Part-A : Grammar (40 marks)1.     Complete the passage with suitable verbs. Give them correct tenses.                  1×5=5    Once there was a greedy king who always (a) ___ to God for wealth. At last God (b) ___ his wish. Half an hour later, as the king (c) ___ under an apple tree in his garden. Suddenly a ripe apple (d) ___ beside him. As he (e) ___ it, the apple turned to gold.2.     Read the following letter and fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.         1×5=5    Dear Maliha,    I am very delighted  (a)- receive a camera (b) – you. Thank you so much (c) – this birthday present. It is really wonderful. I’ve received some presents (d) – the happy occasion but I’ve liked it most. The camera is a beauty just the kind I desired (e) – a long time.    With love    Fabiha3.    Use articles where   necessary. Put a cross (x) where an article is not needed.              1×5=5    Today’s world is under (a) ___ threat of (b) ___ nuclear war. (c) ___ result of a nuclear war is very terrible. (d) ___ experts opine that in case of such (e) ___ war most of (f) ___ world’s population will be exterminated. (g) ___ survivors will suffer from new diseases caused by (h) ___ radiation. There will also be (i) – acute shortage of food. for all (j) ___ crops and stores will be poisoned.4.  Make meaningful sentences with the following idioms. (any five)                     1×5=5    sine die, scope goat, put out, maiden speech, bed of roses, an apple pf discord , blue blood.5.     Rewrite the following in the reported speech.    5    “I never drink anything for luncheon”. She said. “Neither do I”, I answered promptly. “Except white wine she proceeded as though I had not spoken. These French white wines are so light. They’re wonderful for the digestion”. “What would you like? I asked hospitable still but not exactly effusive.6.     Read the following passage and transform the underlined sentences as directed.       1×5=5    Once upon a time, there was a king. (a) he had a beautiful daughter who he loved very much (Compound). (b) One day the princess went to countryside and she  was accompanied   by  her  friends  (Simple). (c) While crossing a rice farm, she saw a young, handsome farmer playing flute under a tree (Complex). (d) The princess was impressed by the melody of the flute (Active). (e) In the end, the princess called the young farmer and rewarded him. (Passive)7.    Fill in the blanks with tag questions.      1×5=5    Air pollution is a big problem in our country (a) ___ ?    It is a major threat to our environment as well as to our life.    You know what is the main pollutant of air, (b) ___?    Smoke is the main pollutant. Air can be polluted in many ways, (c) ___?    We make fire to cook food and produce smoke (d) ___. Again we create smoke when we need to prevent air pollution. Certainly. It has become a threat for a happy and healthy life, (e) ___?8.    Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the list.       1×5=5    help into  inside  among    made     receiving    had  beims  really   would have  got   believe        Would you mind (a) ___ my letter? I am sorry for (b) ___ late. Had I (c) ___ any information about your illness, I (d) ___ you in person (e) ___ me, since my getting back from Japan, I (f) ___ myself engaged (g) ___ raising awareness (h) ___ people regarding their daughter’s schooling. You know our girls are (i) ___ to word (j) ___ the house in most cases. I want to make them aware of their rights.Part B : Composition (60 Marks)9.    You are a reporter of the satellite TV channel ‘Diganta’. You attended a huge meeting held in Dhaka University, Dhaka, where a world famous personality was given a warm reception. Now, write a report on your findings.10.    Write a short composition that expresses your idea about the causes, devastations and sufferings of the people caused by Sidr, the super cyclone’.11.     Someone says, “Newspaper is the people’s parliament.’’ Write a dialogue between yourself and your friend, Maliha, about the necessity of reading newspaper.                                                                                                                            1012.    Suppose, you are the students of Sylhet International School & College. You are aware of the necessity of learning English. Now, write an application to your principal to set up an English language club to develop skills in English language.            1013.    Complete the story following the cue.      15    It was late at night and a storm was coming. The place was completely empty when I got out of the bus. I wanted to go to my friend’s village, Homna, that about two kilometers away from…………….