Questions in this chapter
Every year millions of people all over the world die unnecessarily as a result of pollution. These unfortunate and (a) — deaths are brought about by four specific factors. Firstly, air pollution from factories, burning trash, and vehicle (b) — cause pneumonia, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases. Then, water pollution from industrial discharge, the indiscriminate (c) — of toxic chemicals, and the (d) — of human waste into rivers and canals causes poisoning and (e) — diseases such as cholera and diarrhoea. The next factor is the noise pollution from vehicle horns and (f) — that might cause aggression and damage hearing. And finally, (g) — pollution from dumped or untreated human causes serious discomfort to our sense of smell, and attracts diseases bearing (h) — such as rats and flies. We should take (i) — action to control these problems and clean up the environment to (j) — these unnecessary disease.
(a) Haji Mohsin took him to another room and opened a box.
(b) Haji Mohsin woke up and caught hold of the thief.
(c) The box was full of gold and money.
(d) He took pity with the poor man.
(e) He was famous for his kindness.
(f) Haji Mohsin helped the poor and the helpless people with food and clothes.
(g) A thief entered into his bedroom one night.
(h) The man said, "Sir, I am very poor, I have no food in my house."
Electronic mail or e-mail’ is the communication of textual messages via electronic means. Another mode on electronic (a) — is telex. Telex communication (b) — terminal to terminal. ‘E-mail (c) — from telex as it (d) — messages user to user (e) — using the computer. Destined (f) — are sent to the (g) —terminal where an operator (h) — it in a printed (i) — in telex. On the (j) — ‘e-mail delivers its messages directly in an individual’s electronic mail boxes based in computer.
To encourage female education, the government has taken some (a) — steps such as giving stipends to girl students, (b) — more female teachers, etc. (c) — girls cannot receive the full benefit of education mainly because of the following reasons. (d) — misinterpretation and social structures (e) — girls from going to schools. Even in urban schools girls are not (f) — by many parents to live in hostels for their daughters’ (g) —. Early marriage and childbirth make women (h) — to home with no (i)__ of going back to school. Any expenditure for sending girls to school is considered a (j) — by many parents whereas it is regarded as an investment in case of boys.
All things that make up the environment are (a) —. The way in which people, animals and plants are
related to each other and to their surroundings is (b) — as ecology. The (c) — is a complex web that (d) — animals and plants and every other life form in the biosphere. All these things (e) — together. The system is in a steady state of dynamic (f) — which means that by (g) — any one part of the web you can affect all the other parts. For (h) —, the destruction of forests may have serious (i) — consequences on humans and animals. It is the (j) — of human beings to prevent the environment from being spoilt.
We all know what a dream is. Generally we dream during our sleep. Some dreams are sweet or (a) —. When we dream something extremely bad, we call it a (b) —. Dreams have no (c) —. They are soft and (d) —. The dream we have during the day time is called (e) —. Dreams have fascinated philosophers for thousands of years, but none could (f) — specifically what dream actually is. Dreams can be extraordinarily (g) — or very vague. While many theories have been proposed, no consensus has emerged. It is important to consider that science is still (h) — the exact purpose and function of sleep itself. Some researchers suggest that dreams have no (i) — purpose, while others believe that (j) — is essential to mental, emotional and physical well-being
In recent years there have been many alarming reports that world’s climate is undergoing a significant change. All these reports provide (a) — evidence (b) — world’s temperatures are increasing day by day. This increase in global (c) — is caused (d) increased amounts of carbon dioxide (e) — the earth. Most climatologists (f) — that greenhouse effect is the likely (g) — of this global warming. It may harm human (h) — seriously. This could catastrophically (i) — mankind’s (j) — to grow food.
The persona of a traffic policeman has always been a (a) — one. It has often found (b) — spice and close treatment in literature and other (c) —. Besides the many poems about this (d) — character, there is at least one (e) — where the central character is a traffic policeman. In 1963. Greek film maker Filippos Fylaktas made this film (f) —. My Brother, the Traffic Policeman. It featured a slightly (g) — traffic police, Antonis Pikrocholos who is utterly (h) — to service and duty and applies the traffic (i) — with unyielding (j) —.
Diaspora is an age-old (a) —. In recent times, Rohingya (b) — has attracted a lot of attention. More than one million Rohingyas have (c) — from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Their migration is (d) — to the adverse conditions in Rakhine State of Myanmar – the ancestral homeland of the Rohingyas. The government of Bangladesh has (e) — this huge number of refugees on humanitarian (f) —. But these people are a huge (g) — on our economy and on our (h) —. The world community should extend their full support to the (i) — Rohingyas so that they can (j) — return to their homeland.
There goes a proverb that the child is the (a) — of the man. Today’s child is the (b) — of a nation. He will (c) — the country. The whole (d) — depends on their proper (e) —. It is our fundamental (f) — to rouse their (g) — talent. A sound environment is (h) — both in the family and the society so that a child (i) — up physically, mentally and spiritually. Only then it will be (j) — to build up a beautiful and developed country.
Adolescents (a) — on their (b) — their communities, schools, health services and their workplaces to (c) — a wide range of skills that can (d) — them to cope with the (e) — they face and make a successful transition from (f) — to adulthood. Parents, members (g) — the community service providers, and (h) — institutions have the (i) — to both promote adolescent development and adjustment and to intervene (j) — when problems arise.
We know that all species are (a) — for maintaining ecological balance. If one is (b) — the whole natural environment (c) —. In order to (d) — the environment from being spoilt, we should therefore protect (e) — wildlife. The good news is that many countries are now (f) — action to protect their (g) — wildlife. We should (h) — the earth’s wild (i) — to save ourselves. To be (j) — to animals is to be kind to mankind.
In Britain, road and transport rules are (a) — followed by the drivers. Consequently it has the best road (b) — record in Europe. All transports must strictly (c) — by the rules (d) — by the government. Coaches and minibuses (e) — carry children under 16 must be (f) — with seatbelts. There the law (g) — agencies are (h) —. So, the buses and coaches have become the (i) — form of road (j) —.
(i) All the servants were called and interrogated.
(ii) In order to find out the thief, the judge chalked out an intelligent plan.
(iii) Once a gold necklace was lost from a rich man’s house.
(iv) The servants were summoned to the court but they denied having stolen the necklace.
(v) When the servants came to the court the next day, the thief had already cut off an inch of his stick.
(vi) But nobody confessed their guilt.
(vii) So the owner of the house lodged a complaint in the court.
(viii) The judge found one of the sticks shorter than the others and in this way he could easily catch the thiet.
(ix) Naturally it was suspected that one of the servants had stolen the necklace.
(x) He gave each of the suspects a stick of equal length and said that one of the sticks would increase by an inch the next day.
(i) He died on August 29, 1976 and was buried in the compound of Dhaka University
(ii) He wrote a lot of poems, songs, gazals, short stories, novels, etc.
(iii) He lost his father at the age of eight and at the age of eleven he showed his poetic genius.
(iv) At the age of nineteen, he joined the Army as an ordinary soldier to fight in the First World War. (V) On his return from the battle field, he gave up the sword for the pen.
(vi) It was tragic that he had been suffering from a cruel disease since 1942 and remained paralyzed for the rest of his life.
(vii) In 1924, he married Promila in Kolkata.
(vii) Bangladesh became independent in 1971 and he was brought to Bangladesh from Kolkata in 1972.
(ix) Kazi Nazrul Islam was born in 1899 in the district of Burdwan in West Bengal.
(x) Then he was declared our national poet by the Government of Bangladesh.
(a) He showed extraordinary credit in every examination of the school.
(b) He has made great contribution to the scientific research of Bangladesh
(C) Dr. Kudrat-e-Khuda was born on 8th May at Village Maragra in the district of Birbhum in West Bengal in 1900 AD.
(d) In 1925 getting star marks he passed M.Sc in Chemistry from Kolkata Varsity.
(e) He died on 3rd November in 1977.
(f) His father Hazrat Shah Abdul Mukit was a pious man.
(g) In 1929 he passed D.Sc from Imperial College in England.
(h) At the age of six, he was admitted into a Furkania Madrasa and then he was admitted into an English School.
(i) He made a great plan to give the new structure of education system.
(j) In 1953, he was appointed Chairman of Secondary Education Board.
(i) During his stay he received an unpaid letter from his friend, which contained nothing but some words.
(ii) With a great hope in mind, he opened the box.
(iii) He wanted to teach his friend a good lesson.
(iv) An English poet was staying in Italy for the benefit of his health.
(v) To his utter surprise, he found nothing but an ordinary stone.
(vi) Thus the poet taught his friend a good lesson.
(vii) So, he procured a heavy stone and packed it up in a fine box.
(viii) His friend thought that the contents of the parcel were valuable, so, he paid the heavy charge for carrying.
(ix) The poet had to pay double postage, so, he became very annoyed.
(x) Then he sent it to his friend with the words on it “Carriage to be paid on delivery.
(a) The king was fond of knowing his future from the astrologer.
(b) The king called him to the palace.
(c) At this the king got furious and condemned him to death.
(d) A good astrologer visited the capital of the king.
(e) Once there was a king.
(f) With ready wit he said, “The stars declare that I’ll die only a week before your death.”
(g) But another thought crossed his mind before the astrologer was removed for execution.
(h) The king then asked, “How long would you like to live?”
(i) The astrologer told something very unpleasant.
(j) He then thought for a while some ways of escape.
(i) Still challenge remained with the immortal one.
(ii) Strangely enough, whenever Hercules knocked off a head of Hydra, two new ones erupted in its place.
(iii) Hercules, a Greek mythical hero, was the son of Jupiter and Alemena.
(iv) These huge tasks in Greek myths are called “The Twelve Labours of Hercules.
(v) It had nine heads of which the middle one was said to be immortal.
(vi) One of the tasks was to slay a monster called Hydra that was ravaging the country of Argos.
(vii) His cousin Eurestheus, the king of Mycenae, made him undergo some difficult tasks.
(viii) Eventually, with the help of lolaus, his devoted servant, Hercules succeeded in burning all the heads except the ninth.
(ix) However, with much effort, he buried the immortal head under a huge rock and completed the task successfully.
(x) Initially Hercules started striking off its heads with his club.
(i) Oneday he was very hungry.
(ii) The grapes were too high for him to reach.
(iii) Again and again he jumped.
(iv) At last he entered into a vineyard.
(v) Once upon a time, there lived a fox in a forest.
(vi) But each time, he failed to reach the grapes.
(vii) At last being tired, he went away saying that the grapes were sour.
(viii) He took a run and jumped to reach the bunch of grapes but could not reach it.
(ix) He searched food everywhere but he did not get any food.
(x) There were ripe grapes hanging up on the vine.