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1. “Why are you going to Barishal?” said father. “I want to buy some important
books.” said Saad. “Do you need money?” “Yes, father.” “Don’t go alone as
time is not going well.”
2. “Aren’t you going to have any?” Said I, “No, I never eat asparagus.” “I Know,
there are people who don’t like them. The fact is that you ruin your palate by
all the meat you eat,” she said.
3. My dear Mother,
Your letter is just to hand. It seems to me that you are anxious for me. But
you need not think about me.
4. “Is there anybody here who has ever crossed a river by a boat?” “I have,
teacher. I clearly remember what happened is that journey,” said Jamal.
5. “How is your father, Bilkis?” said Mr. Rahman. “He is very well. Thank you.”
Bilkis replied. “I am glad to hear that he is in good health,” said Mr. Rahman.
6. The teacher said to the girl, “Do you think that honesty is the best policy?”
“Yes, sir. I think so,” said the girl. “Then learn to be honest from your
childhood.” “Thank you, sir, “said the girl. “May Allah bless you,” said the
teacher.
7. “Do not worry about a few mistakes,” said the teacher. “You can learn a lot
through your mistakes.” “Do we learn from our mistakes?” asked the boy.
8. “Hello, old lady! What are you doing?” said the princess. “I am spinning a
yam around the spindle,” replied the old woman.
9. “Would you please tell me one reason of air pollution?” “Yes, the smoke
from our household activities, vehicles, factories etc is mainly causing air
pollution.”
10. “Have you heard the name of Alexander?” asked Mr Ahmed. “No, sir.”
Razu replied. “How strange it is!” said he? “Will you tell me about Alexander?
Please?” “Well, he was the great king _ of Macedonia.”
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11. "Go to bed now," mother said. "You can complete your assignment in
the morning." "No, mom. I'll finish it now."
12. "Stop. You are eating all our bread," shouted the two rats. "I'm doing
my best, but I have told you that it's difficult," said the Monkey. "Give us that
little piece," said the rats. "This is my piece. Haven't I laboured a lot for you?"
replied the Monkey. "How foolish we are believing you!" said the two rats?
13. "Zaman, can you tell me what I am teaching?" the teacher asked. "I'm
sorry, sir. I can't follow," replied Zaman. "You 'can't becaue you are not
attentive," the teacher said.
14. 'Why are you late? Always try to attend the class regularly." "Yes, sir,"
the student said to the teacher.
15. "Do you know me?" 'Yes, I know you from my childhood." "What's your
name?" "My name is Sumon." "Thank you a lot," said Mr Jamal.

16. Who are jolly? Those who have sound health are jolly. Sound mind lies
in sound body. Minds become jolly when our life is filled with pleasure.
17. "Don't you have any relative here to stay with?" "No, sir. So, I' need a
transfer certificate to be admitted there."
18. "What's your programmer after the examination?" asked Ratul. Nabil
said, "I haven't yet decided. Can you suggest any?" "Let's go on a picnic,’ said
Ratul.”What an excellent idea!"
19. In a certain school, a student once found a one hundred taka note in the
play ground. He took it to his teacher. "What shall I do with it?" asked the
teacher.
20. "How daring you are to wake me up!" the lion roared, "I shall kill you for
that". "Please, let me go," the mouse cried, "I did not mean to wake you up."
21. The teacher said to me, "Don't you like to practise English? It's an
important subject and you should be more careful about it."
22. "Why are you putting up the food in your pocket? Why don't you eat?"
asked the noble man. "I am doing the right thing," replied Sheikh Saadi.
23. "My sons, listen to me," said Rahman, an old farmer. "A great treasure
lies hidden in the land there. I am going to leave it for you." The sons asked,
"How shall we find it?"
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24. Thomas Alva Edison, a great scientist, was born in 1847 in Ohio, America.
As a little boy, he was very inquisitive. He always wanted to know how things
were done. Very early in life he showed that he was full of curiosity, a quality
which is so important to inventors.
25. "Why don't you attend classes regularly?" the teacher said to the boy.
"You cannot expect good result unless you attend classes. Be regular in class."
26. "Oh, my lord, please don't kill the child," said the first woman to the King
Solomon. "Let her have it," King Solomon said to them. "Now, everything is
clear to me". Pointing the first woman, he said to the servant, "Give her the
child. She is the mothers of the baby."
27. The lion roared, "How dare you wake me up? I'll kill you." The mouse
cried, "Please let me go. I didn't mean to wake you up."
28. My dear mother, your letter is just to hand. It seems to me that you are
anxious for me. Why? You need not think about me.
29. Who are jolly? Those who have sound health are jolly. Sound mind lies in
sound body. Minds become jolly when our life is filled with pleasure.
30. After supper when I began to set out, Lucy trembled in fear and said,
"Alfred, dear, are you quite sure that the letter really came from your chief?"
I laughed, told her not to be afraid and hurried out of the room and walked
down the street.
31. "Give me a few grains of corns. I am dying of hunger," said the
grasshopper. "But what did you do in the summer? Didn't you store any
grain?" the ant remarked. "I was too busy in singing."
32. "Did people use stamps in those days?" asked Rafiq. "Yes," answered Mr.
Jamal, "The first stamps were used in 1840." "Are they easy to get now?" asked
Rafiq. "They are very difficult to get." his uncle replied.
33. Are you ill?" He said coldly, "No", I said. "Then why are you sitting when
all others are working? Go out at once and give them a hand."
34. I was born in a village near Tangail. A small river flows beside the
village. The villagers bathe in the river and catch fish. How happy they are!
What they want is peace.
35. The man said to me, “Where are you going?” “I am going to school,” said
I. “Did you go to school yesterday?” “No,” I replied. “Why didn’t you go?” “I
was very busy,” said I.
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36. Robert Bruce, the King of Scotland, was defeated at a war and failed to
regain his country’s freedom several times. Naturally he was in a very
dejected mood. Sitting in his hide out, he lost himself in deep thought.
37. The teacher said to the boy, “Where are you going now?” “I am going to
school,” said the boy. “Did you go to school yesterday?” “No,” the boy
replied.” “Why did you not go?” “I was suffering from fever,” said the boy.
38. “Is there anybody here who has ever crossed a river by boat?” “I have,
teacher. I clearly remember what happened in that journey,” said Jamal.
39. The king said, “What harm did I do then that you should seek to take my
life with your own hand?” “You killed my father and my two brothers,” the
young man replied.
40. Bangladesh is a small country with a population of about sixteen crores.
She can hardly make headway. So, we should work hard to keep pace with
the rest of the world.
41. “Why are you going to Barisal?” said father. “I want to buy some
important books,” said Saad. “Do you need money?” “Yes, father.” “Don’t go
alone as time is not going well.”
42. Once my mother said to me, “Who came to you?” “My friend, Rafiq,
mom.” She asked, “What did he want?” I said, “His mother is ill. He needs
some money. I have given him five hundred taka.” My mother said,
“Wonderful!”