English for Toady

নবম-দশম শ্রেণি (মাধ্যমিক) - English for Toady | NCTB BOOK

184.

Read the passage on Gustave Eiffel and his Tower and answer questions No. 3 and 4.

The Eiffel Tower was named after Gustave Eiffel, a Frenchman who designed the tower. He was born into a prosperous family in 1832. He took his graduation from the Central School of Engineering in Paris and went to work for a railway construction company. His mother thought that he would not go far. "Be patient, mum. I've got some ideas. You'll see, Gustave assured his mother.

For years, Gustave made plan after plan of dams, factories, stations and structures of great sized buildings. All over Europe engineers copied them. In the middle of 1880's, a group of French Industrialists persuaded the government to organize a World Fair in Paris. Gustave proposed a 989 feet tower of Iron as a symbol of the fair. The construction of the tower began in January 1887, Forty engineers and designers worked under Gustave's direction for two years. The tower was finally completed in March 1889. It is the highest structure of iron made by man. No such structure had ever been constructed before. It is regarded as one of the wonders of the world.

Complete the table below with information from the above passage.

Gustave Eiffel
SpecialityDesigner of the highest structure of iron made by man.
TimeThe construction of the tower began in (i)……..
Who/WhatEvent/ActivityWhenWhere
Gustave(ii)----In 1832into a prosperous family
Gustavestarted working(iii)---for a railway construction company
(iv)---persuaded the government to organize a fairin 1880s(v) ---

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197.

Read the following text and fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

Bangladesh is now apparently in the grip of all sorts of pollution like air pollution, soil pollution and water pollution. The dwellers of the urban areas are the worst sufferers of such pollution. The indiscriminate industrialization process in Bangladesh over the past decades has created significant environmental problems.

Air pollution comes from a wide variety of sources . In Bangladesh, poisonous exhausts from industrial plants, brick kilns, old and poorly-serviced vehicles and dust from roads and construction sites are some of the major sources of air pollution. We can minimize this type of pollution by making less use of motor vehicles and avoiding the use of vehicles older than twenty years. We may also use proper lubricants to lessen the level of emission and pollutants. We can encourage people to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) or Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) for fuelling their cars. The government may relocate hazardous industries like brick kilns to areas away from human habitations.

At present, environment pollution is one of the greatest (a) ---- in Bangladesh. There are various types of pollutions such (b) -----  air pollution, soil pollution and water pollution. Though it is wide spread, the urban areas are badly (c) ----- with it. Unplanned industrialization, wastage (d) ---- mills and factories, faulty vehicles and construction sites are the main (e) ---- of pollution. To get rid (f) ---- all types of pollutions, some fruitful steps must be (g) -----. Firstly, to reduce air pollution, faulty and old vehicles must be avoided. On the other (h) ---- we can minimise water  and soil pollution by proper management of all (i)----  of wastage including Industrial garbage.Finally, general people must be made (j) ----- of the adverse consequences of environment pollution. 

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199.

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions no. 4 and 6.

 It was Autumn, August 26, 1910. A little girl was born to an Albanian descent rich Catholic merchants' family in a small town called Skopje, Macedonia. She was the youngest of the three siblings and was named Agnes Gonxha Borehole, who had known that this tiny, little girl would one day become the servent of humanity- would love and serve the poorest of the poor and Yes, we are talking about

At the age of 12, she heard a voice from within her that urged her to spread the love of Christ. She decided that she would be a missionary. At the age of 18, she left her parental home. She then Joined an Irish community of nuns called the Sisters of Loreto, which had missions in India. After a few months of training at the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dublin, Mother Teresa came to India. On May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948, Mother Teresa taught geography and theology at St. Mary's High School in Kolkata. However, the prevailing poverty in Kolkata had a deep impact on Mother Teresa's mind, and in 1948, shel received permission from her superiors to leave the convent and devote herself to work among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Kolkata.

Complete the table below with the information from the passage.

Name: Mother Teresa
Nationality(i)---  
Who/WhatEvent/ActivityPlace/WhereYear/When
Mother Teresa(ii) ---Skopje1910
(iii)---had missionsIndia 
Mother Teresatook vows as a nunIndia(iv)---
Shetaught geography(v)---- 
vi)----shocked Mother Teresastreets of Kolkata 

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