Barisal
Board-2012
Part B: Vocabulary Test
10. Fill in the Blanks with a suitable
word in each gap. 1 × 10 = 10
William Caxton introduced printing
into England. His success as a merchant enabled him (a) _______ retire early
and (b) _______ himself to literary pursuits. In 1477, he set up his (c) _______
press and (d) _______ nearly a hundred books. A (e) _______ of prodigious
industry, he translated twenty (f) _______ himself. What is more (g) _______
him is that he published books in English when most works appeared (h) _______
French or Latin. Caxton (i) _______ it as his aim to hasten the spread of knowledge
by making books (j) _______ to the public in English.
Answer
10. Cloze test without clues:
(a)
to; (b) devote; (c) printing/ own; (d) published/ printed; (e) man/ pioneer; (f) books;
(g) to/ about; (h) in; (i) took/ thought/ made; (j) available/ printed.
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