Fill in the blanks in the following text with articles (a/an/the) as necessary. Some of the blanks may not require an articlE- Put a cross (×) in those blanks: —

Bangladesh is (a) _____ independent country. We won freedom on (b) _____ December 16, 1971. This freedom was won as (c) _____ result of great sacrificE- (d) _____ great many people laid down their lives for (e) _____ freedom of the country. (f) _____ man who loves his country is (g) _____ patriot. (h) _____ real patriot loves his country more than his lifE- Being patriot, we all should try to make (i) _____ effort for the welfare and (j) _____ progress of our motherland.