Let’s Learn Daily English Conversation -Buying a House

Sales Representative: Good evening, sir.

Customer: Good evening.

Sales Representative:  How do you like the house?

Customer: Its color is sky blue. It is U- shaped and looks beautiful from the outside. How many stories are there in the building?

Sales Representative: There are five stories in the building.

Customer: How many flats are there on each floor?

Sales Representative: There are three flats on each floor.

Customer: So, there are fifteen flats in the building.

Sales Representative: That’s right.

Customer: How many rooms are there in each flat?

Sales Representative: There are six bedrooms having attached bathrooms, one sitting room, one dining room, and one kitchen.

Customer: Is there any garden in front of the house?

Sales Representative: No, there isn’t. There is no garden in front of the house because there is no space. But, there is a garden on its roof.

Customer: How much is the building?

Sales Representative: The house costs 35 million takas.

Customer: How much rent do you get from the building per month at present?

Sales Representative: Every flat goes for 20000 takas. So, we get 300000 takas per month from the building.

Customer: Is the house very old?

Sales Representative: No, it is not. It is quite new.

Customer: When was it constructed?

Sales Representative: It was constructed in 1995.

Customer: Whom should I talk to about buying the house?

Sales Representative: You should talk to Mr…..the managing director of the apartment company.

Customer: When will he be available?

Sales Representative: He will be available tomorrow. You should come between 11 am and 3 pm.

Customer: Thank you very much for your help. I will come tomorrow.

Sales Representative: You’re welcome. Don’t hesitate to call me if you need any further information.

Daily English Conversation -About a Shop

Kareena: Hey Katrina how are you?

Katrina: Fine. Thank you.

Kareena: What are you doing in this shop?

Katrina: I am helping my elder brother

Kareena: Who is the proprietor of this shop?

Katrina: My brother is the proprietor of this shop.

Kareena: When did he start the shop?

Katrina: About two years ago.

Kareena: What kind of things do you sell?

Katrina: We mainly sell grocery items.

Kareena: What is your daily sale?

Katrina: Our daily sale ranges from thirty thousand to fifty thousand taka.

Kareena: What is your gross profit margin?

Katrina: Our gross profit margin is about twenty percent.

Kareena: What is the gross profit per month?

Katrina: Our gross profit is around 1 lac fifty thousand takas per month.

Kareena: What is your net profit per month?

Katrina: Our net profit is around seventy-five thousand takas per month.

Kareena: How many employees do you have here?

Katrina: We have fifteen employees here.

Kareena: Who is the manager of the shop?

Katrina: Hrithik is the manager of the shop.

Kareena: When do you open the shop every day?

Katrina: We open the shop at 8 a.m. every day.

Kareena: When do you close the shop every day?

Katrina: We close the shop at 11 pm every day.

Kareena: Do you maintain proper books of accounts?

Katrina: Yes, we do.

Kareena:  Where is your ledger book?

Katrina: Here it is.

Kareena: Do you have any petty cash books?

Katrina: No, we don’t.

Kareena: What was your profit last year?

Katrina: We earned about seven lac sixty-five thousand takas last year.

Kareena: How much money have you invested here?

Katrina: We have invested about fifty lac taka here.

Kareena: Are you satisfied with the outcome?

Katrina: Yes, we are.

Kareena: Thank you very much for your information.

Katrina: You are most welcome.

Daily English Conversation -Deforestation

David: Hey John, what’s going on?

John: Fine. Thank you.

David: I saw that a big tree was cut down in front of our school. I heard that a flat will be built there.

 John: Don’t say that anymore! I feel so bad that I can’t look away anymore. I made a great friendship with the tree since the day I first came to school as a child.

I remember how much I played on the altar built under that huge tree after the holiday.

  David: People who are mad with the pride of civilization seem to have forgotten the contribution of trees.

Intoxicated by this onslaught of urbanization, deforestation is going on everywhere from the Himalayas to the Sundarbans.

John: Someone will at least think that the loss is their own in the end. In this terrible greed, people are destroying their own civilization.

Earth’s average temperature is rising, polar ice is melting, Earth’s water level is rising, biodiversity is being depleted as plants are declining, ultraviolet rays are also having an irresistible effect on the environment.

All in all, the incidence of various diseases is also increasing.

  David: Not only that, you know, according to experts, when the size of a country’s land area falls below 35 percent, then that country will face disaster.

Many countries in the world, including  Bangladesh, are now facing this problem.

John: Actually, ‘a tree is a soul’ — this sentence should not be just a slogan, it should be made an unavoidable condition of living. Otherwise, there will be no escape from this terrible destruction.

IELTS Cue Card Topics 2021- A Memorable Sporting Event

1. Your name, please.

My name is Adrita Barua

2. Where do you live?

 I live in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

3. Who do you live with at your present house?

The family I live with consists of my parents, three brothers, and one sister.

4. Can you describe your room for me?

Sure. My room is very beautiful. It is neither very big nor very small. It is a medium-sized one. The room is painted blue. Blue is my favorite color. I chose the color myself. In one corner of the room lays my bedstead and in another corner is my reading desk. There is a bookshelf beside the reading desk. A wall clock hangs on a wall.

5. How do you pass your afternoon?

In the afternoon I go out for a walk. I also chat with my friends.  Sometimes I just stay at home and listen to music.

6. What sports do you like to play?

 I do not regularly play outdoor games. Sometimes, I play football and badminton. I usually play chess at home.

7. Who do you play chess with?

I usually play chess with my father. Sometimes I also play with my brothers.

A Memorable Sporting Event

I am going to talk about a memorable sporting event. Last month I watched an interesting game on TV. It was a world cup cricket match between Bangladesh and India. In the match Bangladesh, quite a newcomer in the test arena, beat India, one of the best cricket teams in the world. It was a very important match for Bangladesh as by winning the match Bangladesh was promoted to the super eight levels of the tournament. It was a great achievement for the Bangladesh team as never before could Bangladesh pass the first round of the tournament. This win brought great joy not only for the cricket team but also for the people of the whole of Bangladesh. I was also overjoyed at the event.  it was certainly one of the most pleasant events in my life.

A Memorable Sporting Event-Follow-Up Questions

1. How can international sporting events help a country?

International sporting events can help a country in many ways. Some of them are as follows:

a. International sporting events can improve the image of a country to the other countries.

b. Such events can also play a role in improving relationships between competing countries.

c. Sporting events can relieve international tension

d. Successful sportsmen can play roles like ambassadors of the country.

e. International sporting events make people of a country united.

f. Sporting events can bring a lot of foreign exchange for a country. Good players of a country can play in foreign countries and earn a lot of money. Besides by organizing sports competitions a country can earn a lot of money by attracting foreign spectators and selling TV transmission rights.

2. Governments spend a lot of money on international sporting events. Do you think such spending is justified?

I think it is essential for every country to spend money on sporting events like the Olympics and the world cup because the prospective benefits earned from these tournaments outweigh the expenses.

3. A big amount of money is spent on testing the use of illegal drugs in sports. What do you about that?

I believe it is important to keep international cricket events free from illegal drugs. If tests are not regularly carried out to check the use of illegal drugs, some sportsmen will be encouraged to use them and get an undue advantage.

4. Major sporting events and sports teams from different nations are sponsored by big companies these days. How could sponsorships of this nature be positive and negative?

Nowadays big companies sponsor major sporting events and sports teams. The positive aspects of such practice are as follows

a. International sporting events and teams require a huge amount of money. If the big companies did not sponsor the sporting events and teams then it would be very difficult to organize such events.

b. Due to the sponsorship of the big companies sports teams and star players get a lot of money. This encouraged young people to be successful in sports.

On the other hand, there are some demerits of such sponsorship as well. Sponsorship may put due pressure on the teams and sportsmen. Sometimes, this pressure hampers the performance of sportsmen and teams.

IELTS Cue Card Topics 2021

A few months ago I along with some of my friends went to Sonargaon. We started from Dhaka and it took us about one and half hours to reach Sonargaon. In Sonargaon we found many old dilapidated houses. They bore the marks of their prosperous age. The walls of those houses had elaborate engagements and ornamentations. We were sorry to think that such treasures of the past were being destroyed for want of restoration. Homeless people live in those deserted houses that could break down at any moment. I was told that once Isa khan arranged a horse race in that city. We went to visit the Loko Shilpa Jadugar. There were many ancient historically important things on display. We were much impressed at their beauty and craftsmanship. We took many pictures of the city with our cameras. It was already noon and we were hungry. We took the food and drink we had taken with us. Then we visited the public library there. In the library, we found many important books on Sonargaon. After that, we visited the handicraft market where we found many beautiful things made by local weavers, potters, and craftsmen. I bought a shawl for my mother and a handbag for my sister. It was about 4 p.m when we started our return journey.

An Interesting Historical Place-Follow-Up Questions

1. Did you study history at school?

Yes, we did.

2. How were you taught history when you were at school?

History was a part of the syllabus in every class from class 3 to class six. In school, we had history textbooks and history teachers.

3. Are there other ways people can learn about history outside school?

I think people can learn history outside school by reading good books about history, visiting museums and going to places of historical importance.

4. Do you think history will still be a subject in the school syllabus after 25 years?

I think history will still be a subject in the school syllabus after 25 years because history is our link with the past and by deducting the past we can not expect a better future.

5. How do people in your country feel about protecting historic buildings?

The people of our country feel the need to protect the historic buildings. The government is also willing to save them but Bangladesh is a poor country.

Here the government can not even fulfill many basic needs of the people while restoration of historic buildings and places will need a lot of money.

I think the international community should come forward to helping our government in this respect.

6. Do you think an area can get benefit from having an interesting historic place in the vicinity?

An area can certainly get benefit from having an interesting historic place in the vicinity. For instance, if there is a historic place in the area, many tourists and visitors will go to the place.

They will spend money in the area.  As a result, there will be more employment opportunities and income for the local people.

Moreover, the government will take more development plans for the area if it has an interesting historic place.

7. What do you think will happen to historic places or buildings in the future?

I think people will become more conscious about restoring historic buildings and places. The international community will also work more actively for the restoration of such buildings and places.

I also hope that the world will get rid of poverty in the near future with the development of technology and an increase in industrial and agricultural production.

As a result, the government will take all possible measures for the restoration, renovation, repair, and preservation of places of historic importance.

IELTS Cue Card Topics 2021-Your Favorite Game

I am going to talk about my favorite game. Kabadi is my favorite game that is also the national game of our country. it is assumed that  Kabadi was originated in south Asia about four thousand years ago. Some people connect the game with the Indian myths. This game is commonly played in rural areas of Bangladesh. Now Kabadi is played in international sports competitions like SAF Games and Asian Games. Kabadi is a game between two teams. Each team contains an equal number of players. The playground is divided into two equal parts. The teams stand in lines facing each other. One player of a team is allowed to enter the ground of the other team. He has to hold his breath and touch as many people of the opposite team as he can and return to his ground. If he can touch any player of the opponent team, the touched player becomes inactive. The game continues until all the players of a team become inactive. This game is very interesting and a source of entertainment for the rural people of Bangladesh. Rural youths play this game in their spare time while people encircle the playground and watch the game.

IELTS Cue Card Topics 2021-Your Favorite Game-Follow-Up Questions

1. What do you consider more important in sport: winning or participating?

I consider participating in sports to be more important than winning. But when we participate we should try our best to win. However continuous losing without any win makes sport a matter of shame and irritation.

2. Do you support sportsmen taking drugs for improving their performance?

In my opinion, harmful drugs and narcotics should not be allowed in sports. However harmless drugs that may improve performance should not have any restrictions.

3. Why do you think some sportsmen take drugs for improving their performance?

Some sportsmen take illegal drugs for improving their performance thinking that they will get away with it.

4. Why are some countries more successful than others in international sports events like the world cup and the Olympic Games?

For being successful in international sports events, different things such as rigorous training, hard work, a good coach, and a conducive environment are required.

All the countries do not have such facilities and environments. I believe only those countries that have such facilities do well in the international competitions.

Let’s learn SSC Important Composition Writing!

“Time marches on but memories stay

Torturing silently the rest of our days”

With the passage of time, we grow older, and as go forward some shreds of memory come before our mind’s eyes with their might. They make us feel how better things were when we were completely free from all these oppressive burdens that we are to face now. Of all these inspiring moments of life, childhood appears to be the most enjoyable. This is the time when we are completely free from all cares, anxieties, and responsibilities.

I can hardly remember anything before I was five.  I was born in a small district town in Bangladesh, the mighty rivers, the Padma and Megna, flow beside it. The small river Dakatia flows beside our house. Every day we had a walk by the side of the river in the afternoon. Sometimes we played in the small field adjacent to our house. There was a big banyan tree; sometimes I went with other boys near that tree. But my mother got frightened when she heard about it. She said that snakes sometimes live in the holes of the tree. She forbade us to go there.

During holidays when my mother went to sleep at noon, we sometimes stole away and went to the railway line. There I together with other children gathered pebbles. We watched how the trains passed with innumerable unknown faces. Once the train went out of our sight, it passed on to an unknown world. I became eager to know what was there outside the horizon.  On holidays sometimes I went with other children to swim in the river. I felt a thrill of joy when I swam on the waves of the small river. People around us are prohibited from going further.

When I was a child I wrote one page every day and showed it to my father when he came back from his office. In spite of great fatigue, he used to cheer me up with small rewards like toffees or promised about something so that I could fare well in the examination. Whenever my father got the time he used to tell us about the life stories of great men in the world, how they became great by dint of preference and undaunted spirit.

Eventually, I neglected my studies. As a result, I cut a sorry figure in the examination. I got only ten in arithmetic. For this, I became very ashamed. My elder brother and sister used to tease me for this. I became furious with anger towards them. I decided not to talk to them ever. My father was very much amused. He called me and told me that I should not neglect any of my duties. he advised me to be particular in my studies. He encouraged me that in the future I would do well in the examination.

During the summer holidays, my father was away from the village home. We had lots of fun then. We climbed mango trees, picked ripe mangoes, and ate them to our heart’s content. We swam and played. We ran beside the cornfield. We were free like anything. The whole day we roamed about the village and collected blackberries, litchis, and whatever fruits we could get hold of. We came back home when we were extremely hungry. When my father came back from the town we had been really sorry.

These memories come into my memory off and on and it is a great memory to reminisce. These days cannot be restored only the memory it has left can be recalled for momentary relief and joy. Wherever I go whatever I do, I feel these things are always with me to cheer me in the mood of gloom and sorrow. I cannot help telling the greatest lines of Wordsworth:

   “Heavens lies about us in our infancy.”

Sports Day at Your School

Prize giving day is an important event in the life of every school or college. Sports in themselves are an indispensable part of the study. School or college life without sports would be dull and dreary.

This auspicious day brings joy and merriment to the heart of the young learners and helps them relax the burden of the tight school schedule.

The prize-giving day of our school was held last week. It was held on the spacious school grounds.

The deputy commissioner was the chief guest. A huge shamiana was pitched on one side of the ground to accommodate guests.

The whole playground was tastefully decorated. It had been decorated with flags, festoons, and balloons a day earlier. The school premise assumed a festive look.

The chief guest arrived in time. He took the salute. The sportsman and women and NCC cadets and NSS volunteers participated in the march past. Mila, the best athlete of the school, led the march past.

The first event was a hundred-meter race. It drew a large number of participants. There were three heats.

Then started long and high jumps. Simultaneously there were other actions like the javelin and the discus throw.

The members of the staff who acted as judges were seen moving to and fro along with coaches and ex-sportsmen of the school.

The events, which evoked the greatest interest, were the 400-meter race, bicycle race, Chati race, and hurdle race by girls.

The spectators went into peels of laughter when they saw boys running sack races. Some boys just fell down and could not move.

The tug of war between the science and art faculty members was very interesting. The art side won the war.

Dress as you like was the special event. Everybody was amused when a student of class ten dressed as our headmaster.

He was so good in his make-up that except for the difference in age we found it difficult to see who the real headmaster was. In the events, a few new records of the school were established.

In two cases, the students improved upon their own previous records.

The last item the musical chair’s race in which the guests participated was very amusing.

The headmaster read out the achievements of the school in sports during the year. At the day’s end, the time came for the prizes to be given away.

The chief guest gave away the prizes with words of encouragement for each of the winners.

He said that in a competition participation is more important than winning.

He highlighted the importance of sports in life and hinted at Bangladesh’s dismal performance at the Olympics. He promised all help to the school in the matter of sports.

The principal then thanked him and the other guests. The chief declared the sports meet closed and it was over.

I have a pen in my hand. I have borrowed this pen from my father. But my hand shakes as I write these lines.

I can only draw a black and white picture with this pen while my father used to draw abstract colors. When my father was very sick he didn’t want to write.

His hand would shake and he would put the pen down very abruptly. He didn’t like his handwriting –the loss of beauty in it.

My hand also shakes but for me it’s a lack of beauty of imagination. The pen didn’t move in his hands and it does not move in my hand-apparently for different reasons.

My hand also shakes but for me it’s a lack of beauty of imagination. The pen didn’t move in his hands and it does not move in my hand-apparently for different reasons.

But I would try to draw a picture –only once with his pen. Then I would request anyone who knew my father’s pen to forgive me for once. At least I am not spoiling his canvas.

A child’s face, a woman’s face a smile, a well-presented sentence, -what’s common in all these? All decent beautiful simple things used to attract my father.

I don’t know the full history of my father’s life, each and every corner of it and I don’t intend to find those.

These were his private corners where he dwelled in his thoughts to take different colours to paint impressions of pictures like Manet and Monet. I leave those places to others to find.

How was he as a father? To be honest I don’t know in set standards. He never hugged me, walked beside me in my difficult times, and participated in any dialogue with me.

It was all about impressions not defined. It was the case with my father. Right now if I look back I can probably find the meaning of most of the frequent ‘pauses’ but before my pilgrimage into his world, these pauses were disturbing, just barren silences.

Then I realized he bathed all his children with a different kind of love, one that’s better expressed in silent gestures.

For most of my life I saw him from a distance and only during the last five months did I see him from close. Both of these situations (seeing too closely or from too distantly ….) hindered my vision.

But in between blurred visions, I can draw an incomplete picture –one side of a person that others don’t know about.

During the last five months, she fought a different kind of war. A war against death, disease, and disability …..

He fought tremendously against all these ugly events. He didn’t fight for his lift but he fought intensely to retain the decency of life.

Sometimes it would become very difficult for him to construct a sentence. He would pick just two words and compose something beautiful.

Sometimes my brother would take her little daughter by my father’s bed side and ask him about her.

With great effort, Abba would try to smile and then would say, ‘you are my Lathi’.

The word would be like a short story always with a rich unfinished feeling…..! Children propped up his strength …. That’s why he would use the world stick.

During dialysis, he would ask me about it. I would say holding his hand, “It’s nothing Abba, it’s just that your blood is being cleansed.”

There was tremendous trauma during the process, his body would be frighteningly unstable and with intense pain in his eyes, he would say, “I am being cleansed of impurities. There would be deep religious meaning to every word he said.

I brought back two books from Abba’s bookcase. One is speculative philosophers’. The book smells of a different time and place.

With time the pages have turned a little yellowish but the red lines of a pencil are bright.

Underlining words of wisdom. It speaks of human knowledge, the way to purity, the essence of mind, and surprisingly all come back to the identity of my father. Abba was from a different time –the last of the modest thinkers!

He lived a simple life, used simple words, had simple dreams, and had the prophetic gift of expressing all these too simply –that‘s what attracted his readers.

We have crossed the borders and live in a different time but anyone who is willing to make a journey can do so. His profound simple thoughts and imaginations are archived.

Different pens will draw different strokes to explore the rich unexplored world of his short stories.

But this is how I remember my father. Someone gave me wisdom and enlightenment in complete silence. He had a rare gift that’s why I borrowed his pen for once-to write about him.

As I move my pen back and forth I am trying to communicate with his mind as underlined by red lines in his book ‘….. the mind which clearly excels the body has power to a greater degree. And thus the mind is proved immortal if it can exist per se…..’

           We have crossed the borders and live in a different time but anyone who is willing to make a journey can do so. His profound simple thoughts and imaginations are archived.

Different pens will draw different strokes to explore the rich unexplored world of his short stories.

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University Admission Test Vocabulary

February 24, 2021

Most Important HSC English Grammar -Synonym and Antonym

Word	Direction	Answer
Unique	Antonym	Common
Mighty	Antonym	Weak
Humanity	Synonym	Kindness
Reliable	Antonym	Unreliable
Valuable	Antonym	Valueless
Ritual	Synonym	Ceremony
Worthless	Synonym	Valueless
Loneliness	Synonym	Isolation
Ailment	Synonym	Disease
Happiness	Antonym	Sorrows

2.

Word	Direction	Answer
Friend	Antonym	Enemy
Need	Antonym	Avoid
Sympathy	Synonym	Kindness
Prove	Synonym	Show
False	Antonym	True
Harm	Antonym	Help
Laugh	Antonym	Cry
Pleasure	Synonym	Delight
Bring	Synonym	Carry
Idea	Synonym	Concept

HSC English-Synonym and Antonym

3.

Word	Direction	Answer
Popular	Antonym	Unpopular
Form	Synonym	Kind
Entertainment	Synonym	Recreation
Organize	Synonym	Arrange
Sponsor	Synonym	Patronize
Multinational	Antonym	National
Pay	Antonym	Receive
Watch	Synonym	See
Maximum	Antonym	Minimum
Recognition	Antonym	Refusal

HSC English Synonym and Antonym

4.

Word	Direction	Answer
Obviously	Synonym	Certainly
Prestige	Synonym	Dignity
National	Synonym	Domestic
Unique	Antonym	Common
Native	Antonym	Foreign
Variety	Synonym	Diversity
Emerge	Antonym	Disappear
Control	Antonym	Freedom
Important	Synonym	Significant
Intelligibility	Antonym	Unintelligibility

HSC English Synonym and Antonym

5.

Word	Direction	Answer
Success	Antonym	Failure
Job	Synonym	Service
Great	Antonym	Ordinary
Because	Synonym	Since/as
Know	Synonym	Recognize
Follow	Antonym	Disobey
Rule	Synonym	Law
Never	Antonym	Always
Victory	Synonym	Triumph
Desirable	Antonym	Unexpected

       6.

Word	Direction	Answer
People	Synonym	Public
Conservative	Antonym	Liberal
Early	Antonym	Late
Believe	Synonym	Trust
World	Synonym	Globe
All	Antonym	Nothing
Poverty	Antonym	Bounty/Richness
Sufferings	Synonym	Miseries
Overcome	Synonym	Succeed
Same	Antonym	Different

HSC English Synonym and Antonym

7.

Word	Direction	Answer
Liberation	Synonym	Freedom
Brutal	Antonym	Kind
Massacre	Synonym	Genocide
Human	Antonym	Inhuman
Located	Antonym	Dislocated
Called	Synonym	Known
Surrounded	Synonym	Enclosed
Started	Antonym	Finished
Killed	Synonym	Murdered
Largest	Antonym	Smallest

8.

Word	Direction	Answer
Fertile	Synonym	Alluvial
Industrious	Antonym	Idle
Ceaselessly	Synonym	Continuously
Lazy	Synonym	Idle
Love	Antonym	Hate
Strong	Synonym	Propound
Moving	Antonym	Still
Respect	Synonym	Honour
Grateful	Antonym	Ungrateful
Devotion	Synonym	Loyalty

HSC English Synonym and Antonym

9.

Word	Direction	Answer
Perplexing	Antonym	Clear
Upsetting	Antonym	Undisturbed
Imperialism	Synonym	Colonialism
Evil	Antonym	Good
Sooner	Antonym	Later
Chucked	Synonym	Quitted
Better	Antonym	Worse
Theoretically	Synonym	Impractically
Secretly	Synonym	Privately
Oppressor	Synonym	Repressor

10.

Word	Direction	Answer
Accepted	Antonym	Unaccepted
Sincerity	Antonym	Insincerity
Responsibility	Synonym	Dutifulness
Complexity	Antonym	Simplicity
Envy	Antonym	Kindness
Vice	Antonym	Virtue
Impact	Synonym	Influence
Outcome	Synonym	Result
Importance	Synonym	Significance
Awareness	Synonym	Consciousness

HSC English Synonym and Antonym

11.

Word	Direction	Answer
Allow	Synonym	Permit
Freedom	Synonym	Liberty
Opinion	Synonym	Notion
Fair	Antonym	Unfair
Equal	Antonym	Unequal
Division	Antonym	Unification
Elect	Synonym	Select
System	Synonym	Method
Treatment	Synonym	Cure
Facility	Synonym	Advantage

12.

Word	Direction	Answer
Never	Antonym	Always
Weaker	Antonym	Stronger
Discourage	Antonym	Encourage
Frustrating	Synonym	Hampering
Interest	Synonym	Willingness
Ability	Synonym	Capacity
Dream	Synonym	Goal
Best	Antonym	Worst
Success	Antonym	Failure
Achieve	Synonym	Attain

13.

Word	Direction	Answer
Precious	Antonym	Valueless
Glitter		Coruscate
Attract	Synonym	Allure
Outward	Antonym	Inward
Recognize	Synonym	Acknowledge
Fascinate	Synonym	Charm
Glamour	Antonym	Ugliness
Shine	Antonym	Fade
Intrinsic	Synonym	Inborn
Morality	Antonym	Immorality

14.

Word	Direction	Answer
Good	Antonym	Bad
Speaker	Synonym	Teller
Recitation	Synonym	Rendition
Impossible	Antonym	Possible
Lazy	Antonym	Industries
Sincerity	Synonym	Cordiality
Seriousness	Synonym	Thoughtfulness
Possible	Antonym	Impossible
Intention	Synonym	Willingness
Shine	Synonym	Prosper

15.

Word	Direction	Answer
Curse	Antonym	Blessing
Cause	Synonym	Reason
Ignorance	Synonym	Knowledge
Frustrates	Synonym	Baffles
Development	Synonym	Advancement
Succeed	Synonym	Flourish
Eradicated	Antonym	Unremoved
Vast	Antonym	Few
Undoubtedly	Synonym	Certainly
Gigantic	Antonym	Tiny

How to Avoid Criticism ? Have you ever encountered criticism? Surely! I believe that sometimes we all encounter some criticism in life. But if it is rarely to tolerate critical people, then it is acceptable. One of the two annoyances can be overcome. But if you get annoyed and criticized frequently you should not tolerate it! What if someone is annoying and criticizing the environment, life, and work around you?

Remember, the person who is criticizing you is doing the job to downplay you, to make you mentally disturbed. This criticism does not actually have any basis. On the contrary, when you go to protest he becomes happier because he understands that his purpose has been successful. But protest wherever there is a need for protest. Ask the person directly without any hesitation.

Although the number of skilled people in our society is less, the number of people skilled in the criticism is not less. Some of the main actions of some people are criticism but none of them thinks that this unnecessary criticism is sometimes very harsh and may scarify others’ minds. The list of critics is not only the people of the society but also the family members, and friends. Works, behavior, nothing is exempt from criticism. Sometimes criticisms are made for your good. You can correct yourself in criticism. But baseless criticism does not only cause trouble but also creates inferiority within the mind. Let’s take a look at three important things you can do in the case of intense and baseless criticism.

Do not Listen to Baseless Criticism

Ignore criticism. Avoid baseless criticism and critics. Why do not you just shorten the words that have no basis? Why do you think that people will be carelessly orthodox? Just as you know yourself, your friends and family also know you. What your friends and family think of you is important to you. Other people said baseless words; you do not care about this. On the other hand, your friends and family will not be unnecessarily criticized by you. Let them know the truth behind the criticism. In general, which criticism will listen to you and which criticism will not be paid attention completely depends on you. Listen to the person whom you think is important to you. Find out the reasons behind his criticism, and not anyone else. To avoid criticism say nothing.

Ignore Them

If you are not able to stop the criticism of annoying people even after trying these efforts patently, then clearly avoid them. It may be the most effective way to ignore or neglect someone. Responding to someone’s criticism, he finds reasons to repeat the same process. But if you do not show any reaction to his constant criticism, he will not find any reason to bother you again. Your silent behavior will make him aware of his behavior and hint, and perhaps his self-realization will happen. That is we should learn how to avoid criticism hatred and jealousy

Be Strong for the Needs

If the criticizer is not aware of the extent of his practice then force him to become aware. Make him aware by initially giving him some hints. Even if he is not able to understand your hint, then call him directly or make a phone call and make clear the outline between him and you.

Set Your Own Borders

Be clear about what you can bear and what you cannot bear. To be more explicit, be clear about what you should tolerate and what should not be tolerated. Then keep your distance from the critical and annoying people. Remember that you have a personal life and you have full rights to protect your personal life and environment.

If you fail to show the proper response to someone else’s behavior immediately, you will certainly be attacked by annoying people. Because the annoying people are not aware of their boundaries. So it is foolish to expect the highest from them. Keep your personality boundaries more than that. Otherwise, the behavior of annoying people will gradually narrow down the world of your independence and you will be hesitant.

Make Your Position Clear

If you are constantly disturbed by a person, tell him your position clearly, so that he is careful about contacting you later. Such people are not aware of their untoward practices. So do not hesitate to give him some instructions to explain his right to practice. Give this person some clear instructions straight away.

If the annoying person takes extra time than you need, then clarify your busyness and time shortage before meeting with him the next. This way you can predict their awareness of him. Even if you have communicated with someone via email, phone call, or social network,  make these points clear to them.

Remember that since annoying people are not aware of their abusive behavior, making them aware is not at fault, but it will reduce your annoyance. It is vital for us to know how to avoid criticism in life.

Do Not Waste Your Criticism by Criticizing the Critic

Many of the protesters want to protest immediately after hearing baseless criticism. Many people protest loudly and throw it. But it is more likely to increase rather than solve your problem. Remember, the person who is criticizing you is doing the job to downplay you, to make you mentally disturbed. This criticism does not actually have any basis. On the contrary, when you go to protest he is happier because he understands that his purpose has been successful. By giving you the opportunity to get criticized by critics expressing the trouble you have done by protesting inappropriately. Remember that whenever someone comes with a baseless criticism about you, it means they envy your progress or your position. The main reason for his criticism is that you are mentally damaged and you get rid of a good position. So do not fill someone’s mind by protesting unfounded criticism.

Do not Hesitate to Protest When You Need It

In some cases, if the situation is ignored, the damage is high. Keep in mind one more thing, if you keep your head down and quiet all the time, then the level of criticism will increase without you. Strongly protest in cases where your head is about to be raised. But do not hide it in the gossip, but instead, ask the critics directly. Want to know the reason for criticism against you unnecessarily. Be boldly confronting them with criticism whether someone is with you or not. If you do not learn to protest then it is your loss if you can protect yourself from such baseless criticism, then your respect will increase. Confidence will increase.

Not all people in the world are good, not all people are like-minded. So you have to keep your personality to yourself. The annoying people must initially try to solve them with a hint. If you do not work then you have to be tough. In no way you should lose your personality and position.

IELTS Cue Card-A museum You Visited-

1.  What is your name?

My name is George Michael.

2.  What city do you come from?

I come from Chittagong, the port city of Bangladesh.

3.  Can you describe your family home?

My family lives in a splendid two-storied building erected on four decimals of land.  

The house has five bedrooms, one drawing room, one dining room, one kitchen, one guestroom, and one servants’ room.

The bedrooms have attached baths. The bedrooms are on the first floor and the other rooms are on the ground floor. There are gardens on the roof and in front of the house.

4.  What does your family usually do at the weekends?

At weekends my family usually goes to visit friends and relatives.

Sometimes we go to picnic and to different fairs and exhibitions.

However, there are some weekends when we do not go anywhere and pass our day at home watching TV and gossiping.

5.  Do you enjoy passing time or going out with your family?

The relationship among the members of my family is very intimate and nice. We love one another very much. That is why I enjoy passing time or going out with my family very much.

6.  Where would you like to take a holiday and why?

I would like to take a holiday in Bandarban. The area is very serene and beautiful. I find the peace of mind I want while I am there. That is why I would like to take holiday there.

7.  Who would you most like to go on a holiday with?

I would like to go on a holiday with the members of my family.

8.  What was the best holiday you have ever had?

In 2005, I went on a holiday with my wife. We went to Bandarban. There we enjoyed ourselves in the afternoons by the riverside restaurant named Ri Song Pong.

We spent a lot of time walking and sightseeing. The hotel we stayed in was also at the bottom of a big hill.

We liked the scenic beauty of the area. To me, that is the best holiday I have ever had.

IELTS Cue Card Topics 2021-A Museum You Visited

I am going to talk about a museum. A few months ago I visited a museum named Chittagong archeological museum.

Many of my friends told me about the museum and I felt interested to visit it.

It is situated at Agrabad, Chittagong. Here one can know about the different tribal people of Bangladesh.

We can learn about their way of life and craftsmanship. Different household goods made by them such as cloth, wicker basket, shawl, pot, furniture made from cane and bamboo have been kept on display for the spectators.

There are also many paintings, statues, and murals in the museum. I found the items in the museum quite interesting.

IELTS Cue Card-Follow Up Questions

1. In your opinion what is the need of museums in our society?

Ans: Museums are very important for our society. Very often they maintain a strong link with our past. We can learn history by visiting museums.

2. What things may be done to make museums more interesting?

 Ans: I think museums can be a good medium of education.  So it is necessary to make them interesting. Certain steps can be undertaken in this regards:

Museums should be housed in attractive buildings having enough space and modern architectural designs and situated at places having good communication facilities.

Museums may use modern technology for attractive display of items and dissemination of information.

Every museum should have a gift shop where replicas of the attractive items and other gifts items will be available.

3. What do you think are the roles of public artworks such as statues and buildings?

Ans: I think the roles of public artworks such as statues and buildings are important.

They are symbols of status and beauty. Public artworks make a city beautiful. They can be things of prestige for a city.

4. What is important-museum art or popular art?

Ans: In my opinion museum art is more important than popular art because museum art has a deep and long-lasting effect on the development of art, culture, literature, and education of a nation. Museum art is a matter of pride and prestige for a nation.

5. Do you like graffiti? Can you consider it an object of art?

Ans: Yes, I do. I consider it is an important form of modern art.

A thief believes everybody steals. When two thieves quarrel, the farmer whose cow was stolen by one of them gets back the animal. This is a Finnish proverb. Ambrose Bierce is of the opinion that a kleptomaniac is a rich thief. Most people have a criminal propensity and Edgar Howe says that many a man is saved from being a thief by finding that everything is locked up. This means the absence of opportunity compels him to be honest.

Published over three decades ago, Manoj Basu’s Nishikutumba details the modus operandi of a burglar named Shaheb-chor(Thief) who surreptitiously enters at night the room of a recently-married young woman and fondles and hugs her while she is asleep. As his tender but nimble touch on sensitive parts of her body arouses her libido she is immersed in sensuous pleasure. While she is in the orgiastic urge, he removes the necklace, waist-lace, and other jewelry items on her person. Afterward getting to sleep again, she loosens her grips and the thief quietly slips out of the house to decamp with the gold ornaments.

People, who are cheated by shopkeepers or spend more money than others while buying things, keep it a guarded secret at home lest they are ridiculed by the members of the family. An overly self-confident in-law of mine-once a robust sportsman with the credit of being a university blue in the forties -was a victim of an attack by a ‘light-fingered gentleman’ at a bus terminal. Prior to his journey to a north-western town of the country, he was repeatedly cautioned not to tuck his purse into the hip pocket of his trousers because that is the spot from where pickpockets can easily pick up money and other desired objects. Giving a damn to urgings and words of caution he put the purse in his hip pocket and the inevitable happened. Then, it is by borrowing from a fellow passenger that he could reach his destination.

Well, he is not alone cheated. Hundreds of bus passengers and men and women in crowded places find their pockets cleared off everywhere in Bangladesh and elsewhere.

Myron Stearns wrote an article on these people in the Rotarian magazine which was subsequently abridged by J Maxtone Graham in 1965. He began his write-up speaking about the skill of a conjurer called Borra. On the Christmas of 1964, a man taking a ringside seat for the circus at Olympia reached for his money to buy chocolates. His leather wallet had gone. In a dozen seats around the ring, other circus goers were also discovering unexpected losses. Not only wallets were missing; wristwatches, cuff-links, purses, and coins had vanished, even from trouser pockets. One man lost his spectacles but their case was the circus authorities assured the worried patrons that their property would be found before the performance ended.

In the middle of the show, a man in a flamboyant Ruritanian costume entered the ring and rapidly produced each of the lost items from his pockets, restoring them to their owners. Only then did the relieved patrons recognize the face of the attentive man who, in usher’s uniform had shown them to their seats. Continuing his act, the “Ruritanian” invited three members of the audience into the ring where, without their knowledge, he stripped them of watches, jewelry, money, ties, and braces. He even took one man’s wristwatch twice.

His name was Borra, “King of the Pickpockets” who was putting on his customary brilliant performance. Fortunately, he was an honest man, not a professional pickpocket. But what happened to his circus audience happens to hundreds of people every week-except that they rarely get their possessions back.

Most people have no concept of a pickpocket’s skill and daring. The “dip” or “buzzer” as he is called by his fellow criminals is a craftsman who often works with a gang. One member may appear to be a university student, another workman, a third a good-looking woman out shopping. The “stalls” or “hustlers” are usually disagreeable toughs, who jostle the victim, barging into him, or knocking his hat so that he has to raise his hands to keep it from falling off. The finger the man who lifts the money is usually well dressed and well mannered – he could pass for a successful businessman. The “carrier,” who takes the goods from the finger in case he is caught, is the type that goes unnoticed in a crowd.

Movie houses, bus queues on pay-day, race meetings, and football matches are good hunting grounds for the pickpocket troupe. Sometimes they will even attract a crowd by staging the three-card trick; and when the benevolent trickster warns his customers that pickpockets are about, the instinctive pocket-patting of the on-lookers tells the fingers all they need to know.  Christmas shopping brings crowds carrying plenty of money-and armloads of parcels mean good opportunities for shoving and hustling.

A good pickpocket is likely to have the long, sensitive fingers of the musician or the surgeon. The “fork” movement, in which first and middle fingers are used as a pair of scissors, is the surest way to lift a wallet; novice pickpockets practice it on a dummy figure whose clothes are covered with tiny warning bells. Before his starting day’s work, the dip massages and pulls at the two operating fingers to make them supple. In time, the shorter first finger extends almost to the length of its neighbor.

Sometimes the pickpocket carries special equipment: a sharp knife blade, small enough to fit in a signet ring, and tiny pincers for cutting watch chains. One of the oldest dodges still in use is the false arm, perhaps strapped to a splint. The eighteenth-century woman pickpocket, Jenny Diver, is said to have invented the technique; she worked seated in stagecoaches and at inn tables,-with her “arms” apparently resting demurely on her lap. Until she was hanged at Tyburn, Jenny took £5,000 a year.

Stearns in his write-up says that the housewife with a purse on top of her shopping bag is an easy-and often doubly lucrative target. A woman who missed her handbag while shopping in London was telephoned at her suburban home the next morning. A man “speaking for the manager” of one of the stores she had visited told her that her bag had been found. Would she please make an appointment to come up and claim it?  She told him that she would catch the 10.15 train. On arrival at the managers’ office, she learned that nobody had either telephoned her or found her bag. When she got home, the house had been ransacked by thieves. They had lured her away, then let themselves in with the key they found in her handbag-and thus made a double killing.

It was estimated that pickpockets took more than 100,000 sterling pounds in London alone in the sixties. The number of reported cases is increasing by about 20 percent a year. As well as money, the victims’ lose personal documents which are often hard to replace, and jewelry that may have a sentimental value far greater than cash.

“Many of these losses can be avoided by simple precautions. Scotland Yard gives this advice for self-protection from pickpockets: Hold your handbag with your hand through the strap, gripping, the bag itself over the clasp. Don’t carry more money than you actually need. Don’t keep it in the outside pocket inside, and buttoned is safer. Keep alert in crowded places and move instantly if you are jostled. Suspect a man who sticks a newspaper under your chin. In a crowd, you can not be too suspicious of the conjurers among criminals- if you value your money,” concludes the writer. He calls them “conjurers” in the crowd who are after your money.”

HSC Article All Board Question

1. 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 patriots, we all should try to make (i) ____ effort for the welfare and (j) ___ progress of our motherland.

Answer: (a)  an (b)× (c) a (d) (e) the (f) the (g) a (h) a (i) an ( j)the

2.William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in (a) ____ village of Stratford-on-Avon in (b) ____ country of Warwickshire. His father John Shakespeare was (c) ____ farmer’s son who came to (d) ____ Stratford about 1531, and began to prosper as (e) ____ trader in corn, wheat, leather and agricultural products. His mother Mary Arden was (f) ____ daughter of (g) ____ prosperous farmer, descended from (h) ____ old family of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Norman blood. It is generally believed that neither (i) ____ poet’s mother nor his father could read or write. In 1582, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, the daughter of (j) ____ peasant family. She was eight years older than Shakespeare.

Answer: (a )the (b)the (c)a (d) × (e)a (f)the (g)a (h) an (i) the ( j)a

3.Patriotism is (a) ____ noble virtue. It inspires (b) ____ man to dedicate his life for the freedom of his (c) ____ country. (d) ____ man without patriotism is no better than (e) ____ beast. A true patriot is honored by (f) ____ his countrymen. He thinks for (g) ____ betterment of his country. On (h) ____ the contrary, (i) ____ unpatriotic man thinks only of his own interest. Those who die for (j) ____ country are true patriots.

Answer: (a )a (b)a (c) ×  (d)the (e)a (f) × (g)the (h) (i) an ( j) the

4.Truthfulness is (a) ____ greatest of all (b) ____ virtues which makes (c) ____ man really great. If we do not cultivate the habit of speaking (d) ____ truth, we cannot command (e) ____ confidence of others. (f) _____ man whom nobody believes can never be great in life. We might succeed once or twice by telling (g) ____ lie but it never brings a good result. (h) ____ lie never lies hidden. Today or tomorrow it comes to light. Then (i) ____ real character of (j) ____ liar is revealed and nobody believes him.

Answer: (a ) the(b) × (c)a (d)the (e)the (f)a (g)a (h)a (i)the ( j)the

5.The process of learning may very well be compared to (a) ____ undertaking of a journey. The learner or the student is (b) ___ journey taker or traveler. Just as a traveler has to undergo all (c) ____ botherations of buying his ticket, booking his baggage, showing up his ticket, taking care of things, boarding a train or a bus, and suffering every other item of (d) ____ tedious journey to reach his (e) ____ destination, so a learner has to manage his learning affair himself. It is (f) ____ laborious process and no one can undertake (h) ____ journey for another. There is no trick or magic in it. It cannot be acquired second hand. Just as a traveler he can enquire here and there in case of doubt and difficulty. However, the journey is (i) ____ passenger’s own concern. In (j) ____ same way, learning is entirely the concern of the student or the learner.

Answer: (a )an (b)a (c)the (d)a (e) × (f)a (g)a (h)the (i)the ( j)the

6.In (a) ____ last 25 years (b) ____ world has lost one-third of its natural wealth, according to (c) ____ International Conservation Organization World Wild Fund. (d) ____ earth’s forest, wetlands, seas, and coasts are in (e) _____ worse state today than they were before. Forests are cut down. Moreover, they are being burnt indiscriminately resulting in (f) ____ increase in carbon-di-oxide and ultimately is (g) ____ water level rising as a consequence of global warming. It is anticipated that (h) ____ new century will face (i) _____ overwhelming environmental (j) ____ catastrophe.

Answer: (a ) the(b)the (c)the (d)the (e)a (f)an (g)the (h)the (i)an ( j) ×

7.‘Rifle Roti Aurat’ is (a) ____ first Bengali novel on (b) ____ Liberation war of Bangladesh. This unique novel is written by Anwar Pasha, (c) ____ professor of Bangla department at Dhaka University. He wrote this (d) ____ novel between April and June in 1971. The main character in this novel is Sudipta Shaheen who shares his dream of (e) ____ new country. Professor Anwar Pasha was picked up from his Dhaka University residence two days before (f) ____ victory. Sensing imminent defeat, the members of (g) ____ notorious killing squad Al-Badr picked up (h) ____ novelist Anwar Pasha and many other intellectuals and brutally killed them. According to (i) _____ Banglapedia, around 991 academics, 13 journalists, 49 physicians, 42 lawyers, and 16 other intellectuals, were killed during (j) ____ liberation war of Bangladesh.

Answer: (a )the (b)the (c)a (d) (e)a (f)the (g)the (h)the (i) × ( j)the

8.Robi is (a) ____ indigent boy. He comes of (b) ____ needy family. But he is diligent and upright. He has (c) ____ unique vision for life. He believes that honesty is (d) ____ keys to success. Moreover, he has (e) ____ deep sense of patriotism. Being imbued with these ideals, he shapes (f) ____ dream of his life. From (g) ____ dawn to dusk, he works hard. He never squanders time, wastes money, and dissipates (h) ____ energy. His only aim is to reach (i) ____ apex of success. We need (j) ____ ideal boy like Robi.

Answer: (a )an (b)a (c)a (d) the(e)a (f)the (g) (h) × (i)the ( j)an

9.Truthfulness is (a) ____ greatest of all (b) ____ virtues which makes (c) ____ person really great. If we do not cultivate (d) ____ habit of speaking (e) _____ truth, we cannot command (f) _____ trust of others. The man whom nobody believes can never be famous in life. It may be that we may succeed once or twice by telling (g) _____ lie but it never brings about (h) ___ good result. A lie never lies hidden. Today or tomorrow it comes to light. Then (i) ____ real character of (j) _____ liar is revealed and nobody believes him.

Answer: (a ) the(b) × (c)a (d) the(e)the (f)the (g)a (h)a (i)the ( j)a

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10.What (a) ____ surprise it was! Robin got (b) ____ first prize in (c) _____ competition. I was really (d) _____ amazed at his success. Of course he was trained by (e) _____ expert coach for (f) _____ time. He always obeyed (g) ____ instructions given by (h) ____ coach. Even he was not found outside (i) ____ camp during a practice session. (j) ____ boy like him is always appreciated by the people.

Answer: (a )a(b)the (c)the (d) × (e)an (f)a (g)the (h) the(i)the ( j)a

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11. Michael Madhusudan Dutt was (a) ____ popular 19th century Bengali poet and dramatist. He was born in (b) ____ Sagardari on (c) ______ bank of (d) _____  Kopotaksho river, (e) _____ village in Keshobpur Upazilla under Jashore district. From (f) ____ early age, Dutt aspired to be (g) ____ Englishman in form and manner. Though he was born in (h) _____ sophisticated Hindu family, he took Christianity arousing (i) _____ anger of development of Bengali literature.

Answer: (a ) a(b) × (c)the (d)the (e)a (f)an (g)an (h)a (i) × ( j)the

12. Every student wants to do better in (a) ____ examination. But it is not (b) ____ easy work. (c) ____ student has to do something for this. From (d) ____ very beginning he must be serious. He should read (e) ____ texts again and again. He must not memorize (f) ____ answer without knowing the meaning. He must not make notes from (g) ____ common source. He should have a good (h) ____ command of English. By doing all these things (i) ____ student can hope to make a good (j) ____ result.

Answer: (a ) the(b)an (c) a(d)the (e)the (f)the (g)a (h) × (i)a ( j) ×

13. Literacy as (a) ____ skill was first institutionalized in Mesopotamia, Syria, Egypt, and China soon after (b) ____ art of writing was invented. Education then was not for (c) ____ general people but (d) ____ privilege for (e) ____ chosen (f) ____ few who took on strategic roles in (g) ____ running of (h) ____ state and in religion. In Greece, education became more widespread in about the 5th century BC. (i) ____ Greeks, however, sent only their (j) ___ male children to school.

Answer: (a ) a(b)the (c)the (d)a (e)the (f) (g)the (h)the (i)the ( j) ×

14. My mother is (a) ____ ideal housewife. She is (b) ____ affectionate lady. She manages (c) ____ family very nicely. She hopes to see me happy at (d) ____ cost of her own life. She does not enjoy (e) ____ wink of sleep if I fall sick. She is very kind to (f) ____ poor. She is also (g) ____ very religious lady. She advises us to follow (h) ____ path of truth and honesty. (i) _____ woman like her is very rare. She bears a good moral (j) ____ character.

Answer: (a ) an(b)an (c)the (d)the (e)a (f)the (g)a (h)the (i)a ( j) ×

15. There is a saying that sincerity is (a) ____ key to success. (b) ____ person can prosper in life by doing hard work. The man who does not follow (c) ____ rules of sincerity can never go (d) ____ long way in (e) ____ world. Many (f) ____ man is not conscious of (g) _____ importance of (h) ____ sincerity for which they don’t have (i) ____ benefit of (j) ____ success. However, we should be sincere to our work if we want to achieve anything notable.

Answer: (a ) the(b)a (c)the (d)a (e)the (f)a (g)the (h) × (i)the ( j) ×

16. Kamal is (a) ____ HSC examinee this year. He is not (b) ____ attentive to his lessons. He is very weak in (c) ____ English. Moreover he is (d) ____ lazy. So his preparation in English is not good. (e) ____ month ago before his examination he managed (f) ____ short suggestion and learnt it. On (g) ____ day of examination he started for the examination hall (h) ____ happiest men in (i) _____ world. But his (j) ____ idea was wrong.

Answer: (a ) an(b) × (c) (d) × (e)a (f)a (g)the (h)a (i)the ( j)a

17. Once there lived (a) ____ poor cobbler. He had (b) ____ rich neighbor. (c) ____ neighbor possessed (d) ____ ill-health. So, he was (e) ____ angry man. He was always (f) ____ unhappy man. Once he used to think (g) ____ richest men to be (h) ____ happiest men in (i) ____ world. But his (j) ____ idea was wrong.

Answer: (a ) a(b)a (c)the (d)an (e)an (f)an (g)the (h)the (i)the ( j) ×

18. (a) ____ morning walk is a good habit for all classes of people. It is (b) ____ simple exercise and good for health and (c) ____ mentality. In the morning (d) ____ air is fresh and free from any kind of noise and pollution. This pure (e) ____ environment makes an effect on (f) ____ walker’s health and mind. When (g) ____ man enjoys (h) _____ beauties and solemnity of (i) ____ nature in (j) _____ morning, his mind gets refreshed.

Answer: (a ) × (b)a (c) × (d)the (e) × (f)a (g)a (h)the (i) × ( j)the

19. Industry is (a) ____ key to success. (b) ____ industrious can prosper in life. (c) ____ man who does not undertake (d) ____ hard-work can never go (e) ____ long way in (f) ____ world. Many (g) ____ man is not conscious of (h) ____ importance of (i) ____ diligence for which they can’t reap (j) ____ benefit of success.

Answer: (a ) the(b)the (c)a (d) × (e)a (f)the (g)a (h)the (i) × ( j)the

20. Long long ago, (a) ____ mirror was found in (b) ____ paddy field by (c) ____ farmer. Neither this farmer nor anybody else in (d) ____ area had ever seen (e) ____ mirror. So, when (f) ____ farmer looked into (g) ____ mirror, he was surprised to see (h) ____ man looking straight at him. Now, this farmer very much resembled his father who had died (i) ____ years ago. He thought that it was his father inside it and saluted him with (j) ____ love and respect.

Answer: (a )a (b)a (c)a (d)the (e)a (f)the (g)the (h)a (i) × ( j) ×

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21. Mr. Bright is (a) ____ European. As he is (b) ____ Englishman, he knows (c) ____ English well. He is (d) _____ honourable to everyone though he is (e) ____ one-eyed man. One day having (f) ____ SOS, he went to (g) ____ USA. His brother Johnson living there joined (h) ____ army last year. He is (i) ____ younger of the two brothers. When Bright met his brother, he could not but shed (j) ____ tears.

Answer: (a )a (b)an (c)× (d)× (e)a (f)an (g)the (h)the (i)the ( j) ×

22. (a) ____ discipline is seen even in (b) ____ nature. Every morning (c) ____ sun rises in (d) ____ east. Day follows (e) ____ night, birds sing and (f) ____ plants blossom. Everywhere in (g) ____ nature, there is (h) ____ harmony. If there was no discipline in (i) ____ nature, there would have been (j) ____ chaos everywhere.

Answer: (a ) ×(b) × (c)the (d)the (e)× (f) × (g) × (h)a (i) × ( j) ×

23. Television is (a) ____ part and parcel of modern life. At present we can enjoy various TV channels through satellite. Among these, (b) ____ Discovery Channel is my favourite one. This TV channel is very interesting and attractive. I think both (c) ____ young and (d) ____ old get pleasure from this channel. When I watch this TV channel, I forget (e) ____ everything of practical life. The introducer narrates everything in (f) ____ most appropriate way. He turns our attention to (g) ____ unknown and mysterious world of (h) _____ history and animals. (i) ____ sea-view is excellent. I think it attracts (j) ____ attention of all kinds of viewers.

Answer: (a )a (b) × (c)the (d)the (e) × (f)the (g)the (h) ×(i) the ( j) the

24. Life is full of (a) ____ unfavourable circumstances. (b) ____ great men in (c) ____ world bravely faced (d) ____ adverse situations. These situations bring out (e) ____ man’s latent qualities. (f) ____ people in such circumstances learn many virtues like fortitude and bravery. Only (g) ____ virtuous and brave men can conquer (h) ____ obstacles of life. (i) _____ adverse situations have glorified (j) ____ mind and character of great men.

Answer: (a ) × (b)the (c)the (d)the (e)a (f)the (g)the (h)the (i) the ( j) the

25. The process of globalization obviously requires (a) ____ common language for international (b) ____ English has achieved (c) ____ prestige of being that (d) ____ language because it is (e) ____ international language. It is no longer (f) ____ unique possession of the British or the Americans or other native-speakers, but (g) ____ language that belongs to (h) ____ world’s people. This phenomenon has led to (i) ____ bewildering a variety of (j) ____ English around us.

Answer: (a )a (b)× (c)the (d)× (e)an (f)a (g)a (h)the (i) a ( j) ×

26. Ferdousi, (a) ____ great poet, began to write (b) ____ Shahnama and the Sultan promised him (c) ____ piece of gold coins for each (d) ____ verse. (e) ____ epic contained sixty thousand (f) ___ verses. But instead of gold coins, he offered the poet only sixty thousand silver (g) ____ coins. So, the poet refused to accept the silver coins and left the court with (h) ____ broken heart. He was (i) ____ aggrieved man. Later on, the sultan realized that he had made (j) ____ blunder.

Answer: (a )the (b)the (c)a (d)× (e)the (f)× (g)× (h)a (i) an ( j)a

27. Humayun Ahmed (1948-2012) was (a) ____ great novelist, screenwriter, playwright, and film-maker of Bangladesh. He went to many (b) ____ schools in Sylhet, Comilla, Chattogram, Dinajpur, and Bogura as his father lived in many places upon official assignment. He passed (c) ____ S.S.C Examination as (d) ____ student of Bogura Zilla School in 1965. Later he was admitted to Dhaka College and passed (e) ____ H.S.C Examination is 1967. He initially planned to study (f) ____ Economics but suddenly changed his (g) ____ mind and got admitted into the University of Dhaka to study (h) ____ Chemistry. He passed both B.Sc (Honours) and M.Sc with Later, he went to (j) ____ United States to do this Ph.D.

Answer: (a )a (b)× (c)the (d)a (e)the (f)× (g)× (h)× (i) a ( j)the

28. (a) ____ idle man and (b) ____ active man cannot be equal. We know (c) ____ story of (d) ____ ant and (e) ____ grasshopper. (f) ____ ant was industrious. On the other hand, the grasshopper was really (g) ____ lazy. The ant knew that (h) ____ industrious shine. On (i) ____ contrary, (j) ____ lazy suffer in life.

Answer: (a )an (b)an (c)the (d)an (e)a (f)the (g)× (h)the (i) the ( j) the

29. Poverty is (a) ____ acute problem in (b) ____ LDC like Bangladesh. Many people live below (c) ____ poverty line here. They regard (d) ____ poverty as (e) ____ great evil. It degrades (f) ____ dignity of (g) ____ individual as well as (h) ____ nation. But (i) ____ poverty alleviation is (j) ____ mammoth task.

Answer: (a )an (b)an (c)the (d)× (e)a (f)the (g)an (h)a (i) × ( j) a

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30. Recently a detective watched (a) ____ well dressed woman who always went into (b) ____ large store on Monday morning. One Monday, there were fewer people in the shop. So it was easier for (c) ____ detective to watch her. The woman first bought (d) ____ few small articles. After (e) ____ little time, she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to (f) ____ assistant who wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop. When she was arrested, it was discovered that (g) ____ sales assistant was her (h) ____ daughter. The girl gave her (i) ___ expensive dress once (j) ____ week.

Answer: (a )a (b)a (c)the (d)a (e)a (f)an (g)the (h)× (i) an ( j) a

31. The 16th December is (a) ____ red-letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day we achieved (b) ____ freedom through (c) ____ long, bloody battle. (d) ____ new nation named Bangladesh came into (e) ____ being and made a place in (f) ____ world map as. (g) ____ independent country. Every year this day is celebrated is (h) ____ enthusiastic atmosphere. We remember (i) ____ great sacrifice of our heroic sons who died for this country. We also pay (j) ____ great tribute to them.

Answer: (a )a (b)× (c)a (d)a (e)× (f)the (g)an (h)an (i) the ( j) a

32. Though newspaper is not always (a) ____ unmixed blessing, it is (b) ____ most useful thing in our life. We rarely think of (c) ____ day without reading (d) ____ newspaper. Reading newspapers is one of (e) ____ good habits of a man. We shall be like (f) ____ frog in a dark well if we neglect to develop this habit. However, some people prefer (g) ____ electronic media to reading (h) _____ newspaper. But (i) ____ newspaper offers more to its readers than (j) ____ electronic media.

Answer: (a )an (b) the (c) a (d)× (e)the (f)a (g)× (h) a (i) a ( j) the

33. Mosquito menace is one of (a) ____ most talked topics. (b) ____ fear and nuisance of mosquito is called (c) ____ mosquito menace. For (d) ____ city dwellers it is (e) ____ constant nuisance. Particularly at (f) ____ night, it becomes more when thousands of mosquitoes start singing around (g) ____ us. Even during daytimes, we are not free from (h) _____ attack of mosquitoes. To prevent (i) ____ nuisance caused by mosquitoes, we have to be alert and work in (j) ____ assorted efforts.

Answer: (a )the (b) the (c) × (d)the (e)a (f)× (g) × (h)the (i) the ( j) ×

34. Adnan is a brilliant student. He is (a) ____ asset. One day he may be (b) ____ engineer or (c) ____ doctor. He makes (d) _____ best use of his time. He makes a proper division of his time and does his duties accordingly. He knows that youth is (e) ____ golden period of (f) ____ life. He has (g) ____ aim in life. He knows that life without (h) ____ aim is like (i) ____ ship without (j) ____ rudder.

Answer: (a )an (b)an (c)a (d)the (e)the (f)× (g)an (h)an (i) a ( j) a

35. (a) ____ morning walk is (b) ____ good habit for all classes of (c) ____ people. It is (d) ____ simple exercise and good for health and (e) ____ mentality. In the morning, (f) ____ air is fresh and free from any kind of noise and pollution. This pure (g) ____ environment makes (h) ____ effect on (i) ____ nature in (j) ____ morning.

Answer: (a )× (b)a (c)× (d)a (e)× (f)the (g)× (h)an (i) × ( j) the

36. A library is (a) ____ part and parcel of (b) ____ education institution. It is (c) ____ unique place where books of different subjects are kept for (d) ____ reading. It enables (e) ____ readers to read books of their choice that create (f) ____ enthusiasm for learning. Students should pay (g) ____ visit to (h) ____ library regularly. They can borrow books for (i) ____ certain period and return them after (j) ____ given time.

Answer: (a )a (b)an (c)a (d)× (e)the (f)an (g)a (h)a (i) a ( j) the

37. Galib works in (a) ____ nationalized bank in Dhaka, (b) ____ capital city of Bangladesh. Being (c) ____ sensitive young man and (d) ____ ex-student of (e) ____ English literature, he takes the job as (f) ____ source of pleasure. As (g) ____ honest officer, he tries to give his best to (h) ____ clients. Every day hundreds of people come to (i) ____ bank and Galib happens to come across many of them with (j) ____ smiling face.

Answer: (a )a (b)the (c)a (d)an (e)× (f)a (g)an (h)the (i) the ( j) a