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Complete the sentences with the suitable words/phrases given in the box below :
had betterithave to/has towhat does ...... look likelet alone
would ratherthereas soon aswhat's ........ likewas born

(a) Our spring is very charming. During spring various kinds of flowers bloom. ——— seems that everything has got a new life.
(b) ——— the weather ——— today?
(c) Don't disturb me. You ——— leave me alone at this moment.
(d) The poor man ——— starve than beg.
(e) ——— exists no life on the Mars.
(f) Baby : Mom, ——— an owl ———?
(g) Sir Walter Scott was both a poet and a novelist. He ——— in 1971.
(h) Everybody ——— pay the electricity bill in time.
(i) ——— we reached the station, the train started.
(j) He did not even see a hill, ——— a mountain.
Dinajpur • 2025

সমাধান (Solution)

Answer: (a) It (b) What's...like (c) had better (d) would rather (e) There (f) what does... look like (g) was born (h) has to (i) As soon as (j) let alone
Explanation:
(a) It: Introductory 'It' used for weather/state.
(b) What's...like: To ask about condition.
(c) had better: Used for strong advice.
(d) would rather: Choice between two actions.
(e) There: Existence.
(f) what does...look like: Appearance.
(h) has to: Obligation.
(i) As soon as: Immediate succession of events.
(j) let alone: To exclude a more extreme possibility.