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Universal pension scheme
(a)------ at bringing the growing
elderly population of the country under a well-organised (b)------ safety net
and (c)------- them with a monthly stipend to support their daily (d)-------. All
citizens aged (e)------ 18 and 50 years on the (f)------ of their national
identity cards, including expatriate Bangladeshis, will qualify for the
benefit. Through the new law, the government aims to bring(g) ------- sector
employees under the(h)------- scheme. Four (i)------ schemes have been
introduced_Progoti,Surokkha,Somota and Probash--to bring citizens from all (j)------
of life under the pension facility.
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01. DB '17 n National
Ideal College, Dhaka-'16; Govt. M.M. College, Jessore-'16.
Rabindranath
Tagore was a man of (a) — genius. He was (b) — a poet and a novelist (c) — a
playwright, a composer, a painter and a philosopher. He was awarded the Nobel
Prize for (d) — 'Gitanjali' into English. Those translations earned him a great
(e) — in the West. As a humanist, Tagore accused
Word
Meaning : genius- cÖwZfv;
composer- myiKvi; playwright- bvU¨Kvi;
philosopher- `vk©wbK; humanist- gvbeZvev`x;
pleaded- wgbwZ; earned- cvIqv;
accused- Awfhy³; influential- cÖfvekvjx;
novelist- Jcb¨vwmK; branches- wefvM|
02. RB '17 n Military
Collegiate the British (f) — and pleaded for the
(g) — of India from Britain. Tagore was highly influential in (h) — the best of
Indian culture to the West and Vice-versa. He (i) — himself to literature at a
very early age. After coming back from England, he began to write (j) — in all
branches of literature.School
& College, Khulna-'16.
Sincerity is
the best way of achieving success. One can go a long way if one does anything
with sincerity. People who are sincere in their work are (a) — of making
anything success. The great men are also sincere because they (b) — that
sincerity is the (c) — to success. Those who are not (d) — can never (e) — a
long way in the world. The poor people are not always sincere because they do
to know the (f) — of sincerity. If they knew it, they would (g) — a good use of
it. Sincerity means not only to do work (h) — but also with dutifulness,
honesty, modesty and good behaviour. It all of us (i) — sincere, our country
will (j) — be prosperous.
Word
Meaning : sincerity- Avš@wiKZv;
means- gv‡b; honesty- b¨vqcivqYZv;
dutifulness- KZ©e¨civqYZv; modesty- webq;
a long way- A‡bK `–i; behaviour- e¨envi,
¯^fve; prosperous- DbœwZkxj|
03. DinajB '17 n Dhaka
Commerce College, Dhaka-'16; Amanullah Degree College, Pirojpur-'16.
Sports are a
popular form of entertainment. Many international sporting events are (a) —
from time to time. Most of these events are (b) — by multinational
manufacturing (c) — and business firms. They pay for the sports events in (d) —
for the right to (e) — their products during those events. These events are (f)
— worldwide by satellite and people all over the world watch them (g) —. As a
(h) —, the sponsors' products receive maximum media (i) —. Thus sports help the
(j) — of trade and commerce.
Word
Meaning : form- cÖKvi;
popular- RbwcÖq; multinational- eûRvwZK;
entertainment- we‡bv`b; manufacturing- wbg©vZv,
KviLvbvRvZ; firms- e¨emvqvjq;
pay- cÖ`vb Kiv; satellite- DcMÖn;
right- `vwe; worldwide- wek¦e¨vcx|
04. CB '17
Bangladesh is
a land of (a) — beauty. Its beauty is so captivating that a stranger cannot but
be (b) — looking at this endless variety. Nature has (c) — showered its
blessings on this country. The rivers, hills and forests are rich in natural
(d) —. The people of this country feel a strong (e) — for their motherland.
They love their motherland from the (f) — of heart. They work hard to (g) — its
economic condition and to remove poverty. Most of them toil hard from dawn to
dusk to accelerate the pace of (h) —. The progress of this country lies in the
(i) — of common people. They are the (j) — of a beautiful and prosperous
Bangladesh.
Word
Meaning : captivating- wPËvKl©K;
blessings- Avkxe©v`; endless- Aweivg,
Acvi; variety- wewfbœZv;
rich- mg„×; showered- el©Y Kiv;
economic- A_©‰bwZK; toil- cwikÖg;
dawn- †fvi; accelerate- MwZe„w×
Kiv; pace- MwZ;
prosperous- DbœwZkxj; stranger- we‡`kx;
hills- cvnvo|
05. CtgB '17
There goes a saying that child is (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 society so that a child can (i) —
up physically, mentally and spiritually. Only then it will be (j) — to build up
a beautiful and developed country.
Word
Meaning : saying- Dw³;
physically- kvixwiKfv‡e; whole- mgMÖ;
mentally- gvbwmKfv‡e; fundamental- †gŠwjK;
spiritually- Ava¨vwÍKfv‡e; rocese- mwµq Kiv;
build up- Mwoqv †Zvjv; developed- DbœZ;
nation- RvwZ; proper- mwVK|
06. SB '17 n Ideal
School & College, Motijheel, Dhaka-'16.
The proper
(a) — of study involves, regular and proper understanding. In order to (b) —
the best benefit from study, we should read (c) — and intelligently. We should
not study (d) — for the purpose of (e) — examinations. We should take genuine
(f) — in our studies so that we can enjoy what we (g) —. This will give us
knowledge and wisdom and (h) — the horizon of our (i) —. We should, therefore,
study not for immediate gains but for (j) — the wealth of our mind.
Word
Meaning : involves- RwoZ
Kiv/ Aš@f‚©³ Kiv; proper- mwVK;
intelligently- eyw×gËvi mv‡_; genuine- AK…wÎg,
Avmj; horizon- g‡bvw`Mš@;
gains- jvf; benefit- DcKvi;
purpose- D‡Ïk¨; wisdom- Ávb;
immediate- wej¤^nxb|
07. BB '17 n Govt.
Begum Rokeya College, Rangpur-'16.
Many events
of great importance (a) — during the last century. Significant advances (b) —
in the field of science and technology. Many European colonies gained
independence. The movement (c) — democracy became (d) — in many parts of the
world. Two world wars (e) — in the century. It (f) — witnessed the misuse of
atomic energy. Two cities of Japan were completely destroyed as a result of
dropping of atom bombs. The Vietnam War and the Gulf War killed many innocent
people. However the (g) — of Bangladesh as an independent nation (h) — a
momentous event. After a (i) — war of nine months, Bangladesh was born. Now we
(j) — our heads high as an independent country in the world.
Word
Meaning : importance- Myi“Z¡;
colonies- Dcwb‡ek; witnessed- mv¶x
nIqv; innocent- wb‡`©vl;
momentous- Myi“Z¡c–Y©; century- kZel©;
advances- AMÖMwZ; gained- AR©b;
dropping- cwZZ nIqv; high- DuPz;
misuse- Ace¨envi|
08. DB '16 n Haji Kashem Ali College,
Mymensingh-'13 Æ Notre Dame College, Dhaka-'10 Æ Viqarunnisa Noon School &
College, Dhaka-'07 Æ Dr. M. Fazlul Haque Girls' Degree College,
Kushtia-'09 Æ Bangladesh College Teachers'
Association, Barisal-'09 Æ Narayanganj University
College-'09.
Hospitality has long been a part of our (a) — in
Bangladesh. Although many other (b) — are changing now, people are still quite
(c) — and friendly towards (d) —. They like speaking to foreigners even if they
have not been (e) —. It is quite (f) — for Bangladeshis to ask personal (g) —
about family, jobs and (h) — which visitors from overseas might find (i) —.
However, it should be understood that no harm is (j) — by such questions. On the
other hand, they express a genuine interest in the foreigner's state of
affairs!
Word
Meaning : hospitality
- AwZw_‡mev; friendly - eÜzmyjf;
foreigner - we‡`kx ; visitor
- `k©bv_©x; overseas - we‡`k;
harm - ¶wZ ; express - e¨³ Kiv ;
genuine - cÖK…Z ; interest - AvMÖn ;
affair - welq|
09. RB '16; DB '07 n Comilla
Residential College-'13; Patiya Govt. College, Chittagong-'13; Public College,
Khulna-'13; Noor Jahan Memorial Women's Degree College, Sylhet-'13; Sreemongal
Govt. College, Moulvibazar-'11 Æ Gulshan
Commerce College, Dhaka-'10 Æ
Bangladesh College-University Teachers' Association, Barisal-'10 Æ Viqarunnisa Noon College,
Dhaka-'09 Æ Chuadanga
Govt. College-'09 Æ Govt.
Shaheed Asad College-'08 Æ Govt.
Syed Hatem Ali College-'08.
Television has become a (a) — source of entertainment of the
present world. A wide (b) — of programmes is (c) — on numerous channels. Almost
every family has a television (d) — today. Television (e) — are not only
entertaining, they can be highly (f) ¾
too. For example, television is now (g) — used for distance learning. Courses
(h) — by the Open University are shown on BTV. Several channels like the
Discovery Channel and the National Geographic Channel telecast highly
informative and (i) — programmes. However, too much watching TV (j) — not
permissible.
Word
Meaning : source
- Drm; entertainment - we‡bv`b;
numerous - AmsL¨; entertaining - Avb›``vqK;
distance learning- `–i wk¶Y;
show - †`Lv‡bv; several - eû;
telecast - m¤•ÖPvi Kiv; informative - Z_¨eûj;
permissible - AbygwZ‡hvM¨|
10. DinajB '16
Teaching in Bangladesh is still
not up to the world standard. The most unfortunate thing is that it is falling
down very rapidly day by day. It is mainly (a) — of the traditional education
system. Teachers do not know much about the modern teaching method. Moreover,
the testing (b) — is not effective. Students can (c) — good marks by
memorizing. But in this system they lose their (d) — power and learn to depend
on (e) —. As a result, they cannot face new (f) —. Whenever they talk, they
reveal their ignorance. They lose (g) — in the process. It is a great (h) — for
the nation. Conditions should be improved to (i) — our children in a proper way
so that they may exploit the whole (j) — boldly.
Word Meaning : standard - gvb;
unfortunate - `yf©vM¨RbK ; rapidly - `ª“Z‡e‡M; traditional - MZvbyMwZK ; modern - AvaywbK; effective - Kvh©Ki ; memorizing - gyL¯’KiY ; lose - nvwi‡q †djv; depend - wbf©i Kiv ; ignorance - AÁZv; improve - DbœwZ Kiv; proper - mwVK; exploit - `ytmvnwmK ev
exiZ¡m–PK KvR Kiv; boldly - mvnwmKZvi mv‡_|
11. JB '16
There are many people in
Bangladesh who have a (a) — outlook. Quite (b) — in life they learn to believe
that everything in this world was (c) — and all that happens to them was (d) —
by God. From this (e) — the poor generally accept their poverty and all their
sorrows and (f) — without trying much to (g) — them. They also hold a (h) —
belief that those who undergo sufferings in this (i) — world will be amply (j)
— in the next world.
Word
Meaning : outlook - `„wófw½; believe - wek¦vm Kiv; happen - msNwUZ nIqv; generally - mvaviYZ; sorrow - `ytL; accept - †g‡b †bIqv; try - †Póv Kiv; hold - aviY Kiv; undergo - †fvM Kiv,
mIqv; amply rewarded - fv‡jvfv‡e cyi¯‹…Z|
12. CB '16
I
have recently noticed that our (a) — son, younger than my son, has started (b)
—. I have tried many (c) — to tell him to give it (d) — because it is nothing
but slow (e) —. But he walks (f) — with the retort, "You are not my
guardian. I don't have to (g) — to you." Our family is on very good (h) —
with his family, but I don't think his parents (i) — that he smokes. I am in a
(j) — should I or shouldn't I tell them?
Word
Meaning : recently
- m¤•ÖwZ; notice - j¶ Kiv;
younger - Kv‡iv †P‡q eq‡m †QvU; start - kyi“ Kiv
; try - †Póv Kiv;
retort - Reve †`Iqv; guardian - AwffveK ;
smoke - a–gcvb Kiv|
13. CtgB '16 n Birshreshtha
Noor Mohammad Public College, Dhaka-'16; BIAM Model School & College,
Bogra-'16; IBN Taimiya School & College, Comilla-'16.
"The
Rime of the Ancient Mariner" relates the
experiences of a sailor (a) — has returned from a long (b) — voyage. The
mariner stops a man who is on the way to a wedding (c) — and begins (d) —
narrate a story. The mariner's tale begins (e) — his ship departing on its
journey. Despite initial good fortune, the (f) — is driven south by a storm (g)
— eventually reaches the Antarctic waters. An albatross appears and leads them
out of the ice jam where they had been stuck, but suddenly the mariner shoots
the bird. The crew gets (h) — with the mariner, believing the albatross brought
south (i) — that led them out of the Antarctic. However, the sailors (j) —
their minds when the weather becomes warmer and the mist disappears.
Word
Meaning : ancient
- cÖvPxb; mariner - bvweK;
relate - eY©bv †`Iqv; experience - AwfÁZv;
sailor - bvweK ; voyage - mgy`ª
hvÎv; wedding ceremony - we‡qi
Abyôvb; narrate - eY©bv
Kiv; tale - Mí;
depart - cÖ¯’vb Kiv; initial - cÖv_wgK;
fortune - fvM¨; eventually - NUbvµ‡g;
albatross - mvgyw`ªK cvwLwe‡kl;
appear - Dcw¯’Z nIqv; lead - cÖ_‡g
AMÖmi n‡q c_ †`Lv‡bv; stick - AvU‡K
_vKv; crew - Rvnv‡Ri bvweK ev Kg©x;
weather - AvenvIqv; disappear - A`„k¨
nIqv|
14. SB '16
Our
liberation is the (a) — achievement in our national life. It was (b) — in 1971.
We had been (c) — Pakistani rule for twenty-five years. But the discrimination,
(d) — and suppression of the West Pakistani rulers (e) — us to wage the
Liberation War. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman led the struggle for (f) —.
But soon he was (g) — by the Pakistani rulers. However, people from all (h) —
of life took part in the war responding to the call and order of Bangabandhu.
This war (i) — a great protest against all forms of wrong doing. Now, we
observe our independence with due (j) — and solemnity.
Word
Meaning : achievement
- AR©b; rule - kvmb ;
discrimination - ‰elg¨; suppression
- `gb; ruler - kvmK;
struggle - msMÖvg; take part - Ask
†bIqv; respond - Reve †`Iqv;
order - Av‡`k; protest - cÖwZev`
Kiv; observe - D`hvcb Kiv/ cvjb Kiv;
independence - ¯^vaxbZv; solemnity
- Mv¤¢xh©|
15. BB '16
One very (a) — change in our society is the presence of
working women outside the home. Of course, it has to be (b) — that women have
always worked within the house-hold but this commonly is not counted as 'work'.
It is unfortunate that women's roles in agricultural societies have not been
(c) — either. Whether it is due to economic necessity or the urge to (d) — an
individual identity or both, nowadays many women are joining the outside
workforce. They are (e) — a wide range of professions. Moreover, both educated
and uneducated women are (f) — to work outside. All of them are trying to be
self (g) —. The life of a woman has now become more (h) —. Because they have to
shoulder (i) — roles also. Most of the women have to compete with men (j) —.
Word Meaning : presence - Dcw¯’wZ; outside
- evwn‡i; household - msmvi; unfortunate - `ytLRbK; role - f‚wgKv; necessity - cÖ‡qvRbxqZv
; urge - Zvov Kiv/†`Iqv ev †V‡j †`Iqv ; individual - ¯^Zš¿ ; identity - cwiwPwZ; workforce - Kg©‡¶Î; a wide range of - e¨vcK
msL¨K; profession - †ckv; shoulder
- `vwqZ¡ Kuv‡a †bIqv; compete - cÖwZØw›ØZv
Kiv|
16.DB '15
The craft of
(a) — paper to give them different (b) — without any cutting or pasting is
called oregami. Although not much is known about its (c) —, Oregami has been
(d) — in the Orient for (e) —. In fact it has taken the form of sophisticated
(f) — in Japan where it is specially (g) — for decorating and for (h) —. As a
form of (i) — plaything, oregami takes the form of birds, fish, insects,
animals and geometrical figures, sometimes with (j) — parts to imitate the
movement of real life objects.
Word
Meaning : craft
- wkí-‡KŠkj; different - wfbœ;
cutting - KvUvKvwU; pasting - †Rvov
jvMv‡bv; know - †Kv‡bv
wKQy Rvbv; orient - cÖvP¨
A_©vr Gwkqv; in fact - cÖK…Z
c‡¶; form - AvKvi ev MVb;
sophisticated - AZ¨vaywbK; specially
- we‡kl K‡i; decorate - mw¾Z Kiv;
plaything - †Ljbvi e¯‘; geomatrical
- R¨vwgwZK; imitate - AbyKiY
Kiv; movement - Kg©PvÂj¨;
real life - ev¯@e Rxeb|
17. RB '15; CB '14;
'10; RB '07; DB '05 n Cantonment
Public School & College, Rangpur-'16; Govt. Fazilatunnesa Women's College,
Bhola-'16; Beanibazar Govt. College, Sylhet-'14; Royal Media College,
Mymensingh-'13; Moulavi Shamsul Karim College, Feni-'13; Akij Collegiate School,
Jessore-'13; Feni Girls' Cadet College-'12
Æ Haji Lalmia City University
College, Gopalganj-'12 Æ Scholars home Sylhet-'12 Æ Khalilur Rahman College,
Bagerhat-'11 Æ Bangladesh College-University
Teachers' Association, Barisal-'11 Æ Rangpur Cadet College,
Rangpur-'10 Æ Naogaon Govt. College,
Naogaon-'10 Æ Hamidpur Al-Hera Degree
College, Jessore-'10 Æ Lohagara Adarsha
Mahavidyalaya, Narail-'10.
Modern life (a) — much on transport. We
can very well (b) — how important transport is when it is (c) — by natural
calamities or during socio-political crises. In fact, transport has made it (d)
— for us to reach places previously (e) —. It has (f) — helped the flourishment
of trade and commerce and to (g) — new knowledge and ideas. (h) — transport has
(i) — friendship and understanding among nations and people (j) — the globe.
Word Meaning
: modern life - AvaywbK
Rxeb; transport - cwienb;
important - Myi“Z¡c–Y©; natural
calamity - cÖvK…wZK `y‡h©vM ; socio-political
- mvgvwRK-ivR‰bwZK; crisis -
m¼UKvj; reach - ‡cuŠQv‡bv;
previously - c–‡e©; flourishment
- mg„w× ev DbœwZ; trade and
commerce - e¨emv-evwYR¨ ; knowledge
- Ávb; friendship - eÜzZ¡;
understanding - Dcjwä; globe - c„w_ex|
18. DinajB
'15, '13; SB '11 n Jessore
Cantonment College, Jessore-'13;
Patuakhali Govt. College-'13
Jerry,
an orphan of twelve, (a) — in an orphanage. The authoress hired a cabin
belonging (b) — the orphanage. Jerry came to her cabin to chop (c) — for the
fireplace. He also (d) — some extra work for (e) —. Once Jerry (f) — a
cubby-hole where he put (g) — kindling and medium wood so (h) — the authoress
might (i) — dry fire materials ready in case (j) — sudden wet weather.
Word Meaning
: orphan - GwZg;
authoress - †jwLKv ; belong -
¯^Z¡vaxb nIqv; chop - KzwP‡q
KvUv ev †Kvcv‡bv; fireplace - Dbvb, Pzjv
; cubby-hole - †QvU †eov
†`Iqv ¯_vb; kindling - AvMyb
R¡vjv‡bvi DcKiY, jvKwo; dry - kyKbv ;
in case - cÖ‡qvR‡b; sudden - nVvr ;
wet - ‡fRv ; weather - AvenvIqv|
19. JB '15
People's
interest in birds goes way back into the past when some birds were actually (a)
— as messengers of gods in ancient Egyptian as well as in other cultures. Bird
watching these days is done for the fun of finding out more about our feathered
friends and (b) — to our knowledge about them. In recent years, birds have
become the barometers of (c) — changes around us. Birds watchers have made
important contributions towards (d) — information about which birds have (e) —
from which areas or become extinct altogether or what factors are having bad
effects on their (f) —. Bird watching requires a lot of (g) — and might cover
days, months or years. Real (h) — even go to (i) — islands to observe a queer
variety of birds. Bird watching has become well-known almost all over the world
and many travel agencies can also provide necessary information on (j) — which
are suitable for bird watching.
Word Meaning
: interest - AvMÖn ;
go back - wd‡i hvIqv; actually - cÖK…Zc‡¶;
messenger - evZ©vevnK; ancient
- cÖvPxb; Egyptian - wgkixq;
fun - gRv, Avb›`; featured friend - cvwL;
bird watcher - cvwL `k©bv_©x;
contribution - Ae`vb; extinct
- wejyß nIqv; altogether - GK‡Î; bad
effect - †bwZevPK cÖfve; a lot of
- cÖPzi; island - Øxc;
observe - ch©‡e¶Y Kiv; well-known - mycwiwPZ;
provide - mieivn Kiv; necessary - cÖ‡qvRbxq;
suitable - Dchy³|
20. CB '15; '08; SB
'05 n Military Collegiate School
& College, Khulna-'16; Mymensingh Girls' Cadet College-'13; Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam
College, Mymensingh-'13; Ullapara Science College, Sirajganj-'13; Chaumuhani Govt. S.A
College-'13; Birshreestha Munshi Abdur
Rouf Public College, Dhaka-'12 Æ Muminunnisa Govt. Women's
College, Mymensingh-'12 Æ Collectorate Public College,
Nilphamari-'12 Æ Jessore Govt. Mohila Colege,
Jessore-'11 Æ Govt. Women's College,
Comilla-'11 Æ Noapara Model Degree College,
Jessore-'10 Æ BAF Shaheen College,
Chittagong-'10 Æ Sylhet Commerce Colege,
Sylhet-'10.
Sincerity is the best way for achieving
success. One can go a long way if one does anything with sincerity. People who
are sincere to their work are (a) — of making anything success. The greatmen
are also sincere because they (b) — that sincerity is the (c) — to success.
Those who are not (d) — can never (e) — a long way in the world. The poor
people are not always sincere, because they do not know the (f) — of sincerity.
If they knew it, they would (g) — a good use of it. Sincerity (h) — not only to
do work properly, but also dutifulness, honesty, modesty and good behaviour.
The people of our country are not still (i) — of the (j) — of sincerity.
Word Meaning
: sincerity - mZZv, Avš@wiKZv;
achieve - AR©b Kiv; a long way - eû `–‡i;
sincere - mr, Avš@wiK; know - Rvbv;
a good use - mبenvi; properly
- mwVKfv‡e; dutifulness - KZ©e¨civqYZv;
modesty - webq; behaviour - AvPiY ev
e¨envi|
21. CtgB '15 n BAF
Shaheen College, Shamshernagar, Moulvibazar-'16.
Our modes of
entertainment are (a) — a significant change. The traditional sources of
entertainment are no more (b) —. People are no longer (c) — with the
traditional forms of entertainment. The western culture and music are now (d) —
the upper hand of (e) — modes of entertainment. Our own music and culture are
(f) — fast coming in (g) — with the western culture. So there is a blending of
melodies between western music and our own music. Now people (h) — cricket to
football. Radio is (i) — popularity and sports is also (j) — as a popular
source of entertainment.
Word
Meaning : mode
- gva¨g; entertainment - we‡bv`b;
significant - Myi“Z¡c–Y©; traditional
- MZvbyMwZK; source - Drm;
form - iƒc; western culture - cwðgv ms¯‹…wZ
; upper hand - (KviI Dci)
myweav ev cÖvavb¨ jvf Kiv; blend - wgwkÖZ
Kiv ev wgkv‡bv; melody - myi;
popularity - RbwcÖqZv; popular
- RbwcÖq|
22. SB '15 n Principal
Kazi Faruky School & College, Raipur, Lakshmipur-'16.
'Tsunami' is a
Japanese word which means marine earthquake. It caused a great (a) — on life
and property along the coastlines of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia.
About 5 million people became (b) —. We are fortunate enough that by the (c) —
of God, Bangladesh narrowly (d) — such a natural (e) —. But it is not unknown
to us that Bangladesh lies in (f) — earthquake zone. It still has (g) — for
Bangladesh to save the (h) — region from any such colossal (i) — of Tsunami.
Since nobody can predict the (j) — time of earthquake, we have to be careful
and conscious from now on.
Word
Meaning : Tsunami
- mvgyw`ªK R‡jv”Q¡vm; marine
earthquake - mgy`ª Zj‡`‡k f‚wgK¤•;
property - m¤•`; coastline - DcK‚j
†iLv; fortunate - †mŠfvM¨evb;
narrowly - A‡íi/mvgv‡b¨i Rb¨; lie - Ae¯’vb
Kiv; earthquake zone - f‚wgK¤•cÖeY
AÂj; save - i¶v Kiv;
region - AÂj; colossal - wekvj;
predict - fwel¨revYx Kiv ; careful
- mZK©; from now on - GLb †_‡K|
23. BB '15; RB '09;
SB '03 n Govt.
Azizul Haque College, Bogra-'16; Cantt. Public School & College, Dinajpur- '12
Æ BAF Shaheen College,
Chittagong-'11 Æ Ideal College, Dhanmondi,
Dhaka-'10 Æ Mongla College, Bagerhat-'10 Æ MC College, Sylhet-'10 Æ Safiuddin Sarker Academy &
College, Gazipur-'09 Æ Kazi Mohammad Shafiqul Islam
University College, Brahmanbaria-'09, '08 Æ Narsingdi Govt. College-'08 Æ Jhalakati Govt. Mohila
College-'08.
One day a lad went to a famous teacher and
having expressed his desires to (a) — knowledge, begged him to (b) — him in the
arts and sciences. The learned man, wishing to (c) — out what sort of ability
the lad (d) —, asked him where God (e) —. The lad replied, "I will answer
you, if you will first (f) — me where He is (g) —." The sage, from this
sensible (h) —, thought highly of the boy's (i) — and according to his (j) —
perfected him in his studies. Thus the wisdom of the wise manifests itself
early.
Word
Meaning : lad
- evjK; famous - weL¨vZ;
express - e¨³ Kiv; desire - B”Qv;
beg - wgbwZ Kiv; wish - B”Qv
†cvlY Kiv; ability - m¶gZv;
sage - Ávbx e¨w³; sensible - wePvieyw×m¤•bœ;
perfect - wbLyuZ Kiv; wisdom - weP¶YZv ;
manifest - ¯•ó Kiv|
24. DB '14 n Qadirabad
Cantonment Sapper College, Natore-'16; Jalalabad Cantonment Public School &
College, Sylhet-'16; Govt. Suhrawardy College, Pirojpur-'16.
Civility means
polite (a) — or modesty. It also (b) — courteous manner. It is a great virtue
(c) — a man. To be well-behaved, or good-natured we (d) — spend money or
wealth. We have to (e) — willingness to attain civility. We have to (f) — some
code of conduct and (g) — the norms of etiquette of the society. It (h) — from
society to society. However, one has to (i) — good manner in one's character
from an early age. No expenditure (j) — consciousness is required.
Word
Meaning : civility
- f`ªZv; polite - bgª, f`ª;
modesty - webq; courteous - bgª, f`ª;
virtue - m`MyY; well-behaved - m`vPvwi;
good manner - wkóvPvi; spend - e¨q Kiv;
wealth - m¤•`; willingness - B”Qv;
attain - AR©b Kiv; code of conduct - AvPiYwewa;
norm - gvb, gvb`Û; etiquette - bgª
AvPiY, f`ªZv; character - PwiÎ;
expenditure - e¨q; consciousness - m‡PZbZv;
require - cÖ‡qvRb nIqv|
25. RB '14
Bangladesh is a
small country but it has a (a) — population. Most people here live below the
(b) — line and cannot therefore (c) — to educate their children. Many poor
children (d) — drop out of school after just a few years or simply do not go to
(e) — at all. Despite this situation, we have far too many (f) — to educate
compared to the number of (g) — available. Bangladesh needs more schools,
colleges and (h) — to provide for the increasing number of (i) — . But owing to
financial and resource constraints, the government cannot fund the (j) —
numbers of educational institutions.
Word
Meaning : population
- RbmsL¨v; educate - wk¶v
†`Iqv; drop out - S‡i cov;
despite - m‡Ë¡I; situation - Ae¯’v;
far too may - AwZwi³ ; compare
- Zzjbv Kiv; available - cÖvwßmva¨;
need - cÖ‡qvRb; provide - mieivn
Kiv; increasing number - µgea©gvb
msL¨v; owing to - Kvi‡Y ;
financial - A_© msµvš@ ; resource
constraint - m¤•‡`i mxgve×Zv; fund - A_©vqb
Kiv ; institution - cÖwZôvb|
26. DinajB '14; RB
'12, '08; JB '10, '03; CtgB '09; BB '08 n Rajshahi
Cadet College-'14; Govt. Azizul Haque College, Bogra-'14; Ispahani Public
School & College, Comilla-'14; Rajdhani Ideal School & College,
Rampura, Dhaka-'13; Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girls' College,
Dhaka-'13; Suja Memorial College,
Sylhet-'13 Æ Rajshahi Govt. Women's
College, Rajshahi-'11 .
Man pollutes water, another vital (a) — of
the environment by (b) — waste into it. Farmers (c) — chemical fertilizers and
insecticides in their fields. Some of these chemicals, washed away by rain and
flood, (d) — mixed with water in rivers, canals and ponds. Water is also (e) —
by mills and factories when they throw their (f) — chemicals and waste products
into rivers and canals. Water vehicles also pollute rivers by dumping oil, food
waste and human (g) — into them. Insanitary latrines (h) — on river and canal
banks are also (i) — for further pollution. In this way, various (j) — of waste
and filth contaminate water.
Word
Meaning : vital
- Acwinvh©; waste - eR©¨ ;
chemical - ivmvqwbK; fertilizer - mvi;
insecticide - KxUbvkK; wash away
- ay‡q hvIqv; mix with - wg‡k
hvIqv; canal - Lvj;
pond - cyKzi; factory - KviLvbv;
throw - wb‡¶c Kiv; waste product - eR©¨ `ªe¨;
vehicle - hvbevnb; pollute - `–wlZ
Kiv; dump - ac K‡i bvgv‡bv ev †d‡j †`Iqv;
insanitary latrine - A¯^v¯’¨Ki cvqLvbv; canal
bank - Lv‡ji wKbviv ev Zxi; pollution
- `–lY; various - wewfbœ;
contaminate - `–wlZ Kiv|
27. JB '14 n Baroihat
College, Chittagong-'16.
Rubel is (a) —
up with his next door neighbours. His bedroom is very close to (b) — . Every
time he sits down to study in the evening, there comes the (c) — sound of the
television from the house (d) — door. It seems that the television is kept (e)
— the whole evening. It becomes very difficult for him to (f) — on his studies.
In winter he can (g) — it by keeping his window closed but in summer it gets
too hot and (h) — if the window is kept closed. So he is (i) — to put up (j) —
the disturbance from next door.
Word
Meaning : next
door neighbour - cÖwZ‡ekx ; bedroom
- kqbK¶; seem - g‡b nIqv;
keep on - Pvwj‡q ivLv; difficult - KwVb;
keep closed - eÜ ivLv ; put up with
- mn¨ Kiv; disturbance - †Mvj‡hvM,
Sv‡gjv|
28. CtgB '14 n Blue Bird School & College, Sylhet-'16; Moulvibazar
Govt. Women's College- 14.
Most of the
Bangladeshis (a) — that our motherland (b) — in the active earthquake zone.
Experts are alarmed by the recurrence of the (c) — in the recent years. But they
do not give any direct answer to the question (d) — the (e) — of the buildings
in Dhaka city. As there is every (f) — of earthquakes in Bangladesh, experts
(g) — for taking adequate precautionary (h) — to reduce the losses. RAJUK
opines that an earthquake (i) — building code should be (j) — to avoid natural
disaster.
Word
Meaning : motherland
- gvZ…f‚wg; active - mwµq;
earthquake zone - f‚wgK¤•cÖeY AÂj; expert -
we‡klÁ; alarmed - fxZ,
AvZw¼Z; recurrence - evi evi;
recent - m¤•ÖwZ; direct answer - mivmwi DËi;
adequate - ch©vß ; precautionary - mZK©Zvg–jK;
reduce - Kgv‡bv; loss - ¶wZ;
opine - AwfgZ e¨³ Kiv; avoid - Gwo‡q
hvIqv; natural disaster - cÖvK…wZK
`y‡h©vM|
29. SB '14 n Viqarunnisa
Noon School & College, Dhaka- '14.
The house
hasn't yet shed its festive look, which started with my sister's marriage.
Since Auntie's baby was (a) —, we have had streams of guests (b) — the house.
I'm really worried about my (c) — exams. There's so much noise and (d) — in the
house that I can hardly (e) — on my studies. You can't imagine how (f) — it is
to study in a large family. Even I have
to share my room (g) — my younger brothers and sisters and, at times,
with my (h) —. I wish I (i) — in a small family. Tell me (j) — I should do.
Word
Meaning : shed
- Siv‡bv; festive look - DrmegyLi
cwi‡ek; marriage - we‡q;
stream of guests - A‡bK AwZw_ ev †gngvb;
really - Avm‡j, cÖK…Zc‡¶ ; worried
- wPwš@Z, wePwjZ; hardly -
K`vwPr; imagine - Kíbv Kiv;
large family - †hŠ_ cwievi ; wish - B”Qv
†cvlY Kiv; small family - GKK
cwievi, †QvU cwievi|
30. BB '14; SB '13 n Dhaka
Commerce College- '14; Agrabad Mohila College, Chittagong-'14.
Banks
are often unable or (a) — to lend money to the poorer section of the society.
The Grameen Bank (b) — credit to the poor, particularly rural (c) —. There are
about 800 micro-finance (d) — in our country. It is estimated that they have
(e) — employment opportunities for about 54,000 people. A recent (f) —
indicates that micro-credit programmes had a (g) — effect on socio-economic
variables (h) — children's schooling, nutrition and family (i) — and about 5%
of programme participants rose above (j) — line.
Word
Meaning : often
- cÖvq; unable - A¶g;
lend - avi †`Iqv; credit - AwMÖg FY;
particularly - we‡kl K‡i; rural - MÖvgxY ;
micro-finance - ¶z`ª FY; estimate
- aviYv Kiv ; employment - Kg©ms¯_vb;
opportunity - my‡hvM; recent -
m¤•ÖwZ ; indicate - wb‡`©k
Kiv; effect - cÖfve;
socio-economic - Av_©-mvgvwRK; variable
- cwieZ©bkxj; nutrition - cywó;
participant - AskMÖnYKvix|
31. DB '13
UNICEF (a) — originally for the United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund. But now it is the United Nations Children's Fund
which (b) — long-term help to children of developing nations. It (c) — several
welfare projects in Bangladesh. It has established numerous maternity and baby
care centres around the country to (d) — the health of babies and child-bearing
mothers. It has helped Bangladesh get rid of (e) — childhood diseases. It has
(f) — training programmes to create rural health workers. Thus, this
organisation has been able to (g) — infant mortality rates in Bangladesh. Above
all, in times of natural disasters, it undertakes (h) — work to help the
distressed people. To (i) — education, UNICEF distributes reading and writing
materials among students, trains teachers and (j) — primary education
particularly among girls.
Word
Meaning : originally
- g–jZ; fund - Znwej;
long-term - `xN© †gqvw`; developing
- Dbœqbkxj; several - KwZcq;
welfare - Kj¨vY, g½j; project - cÖKí;
establish - cÖwZôv Kiv; numerous
- AmsL¨; maternity - gvZ„Z¡;
baby care centre - wkky‡mev †K›`ª; child
bearing mother - mš@vb jvjb-cvjbKvix gv;
get rid of - cwiÎvY cvIqv, gyw³ cvIqv;
create - m„wó Kiv/ ˆZwi Kiv; rural - MÖvgxY ;
health worker - ¯^v¯’¨Kg©x;
organization - ms¯’v; able - m¶g nIqv;
mortality rate - g„Zy¨nvi ; natural
disaster - cÖvK…wZK `y‡h©vM; undertake
- `vwqZ¡fvi MÖnY Kiv; distressed
- `y`©kvMÖ¯@; distribute - weZiY Kiv
; primary education - cÖv_wgK
wk¶v; particularly - we‡kl
K‡i|
32. RB '13 n
Dhaka
Commerce College, Dhaka-'16; Abdul Kadir Mollah City College, Narsingdi-'14;
Dania University College, Dhaka-'14; Mohanagar Ideal College, Dhaka-'14;
Dinajpur Govt. College-'14; Cox's Bazar Govt. Women's College-'14; Govt. Syed
Hatem Ali College, Barisal-'14; Khulna Public College-'12 Æ Cantt. College, Comilla-'12.
Sports
are a popular form of (a) —. Many international (b) — events are organised from
time to time. Most of these events are (c) — by multinational manufacturing
companies and business firms. They (d) — for the sports events in exchange for
the right to (e) — their products during those events. These events are (f) —
worldwide by satellite and people all
over the world enjoy them (g) —. In this way, the sponsors' products (h) —
maximum media (i) — facilitating the companies concerned international (j) —.
Word
Meaning : popular
- RbwcÖq; event - NUbv;
organise - Av‡qvRb Kiv; from time to time - gv‡S
gv‡S, mg‡q mg‡q; multinational - eûRvwZK;
business firm - e¨emvqx ms¯_v; in exchange
- wewbg‡q; right - AwaKvi;
product - cY¨; worldwide - wek¦e¨vcx;
sponsor - †Kv‡bv wKQyi e¨qfvi MÖnY Kiv;
facilitate - Zivwš^Z Kiv|
33. JB '13, '08
n Bogra Cantt. Public School
& College-'14; Chittagong Cantt. Public School & College-'14; Fajudarhat
Cadet College-'13; Dhaka Commerce College-'13; Rajshahi Govt. Women's
College-'13; Fenchuganj Degree College-13; Pabna Cadet College-'12.
Introverts
and extroverts are two (a) — of people (b) — in the society. An (c) — is quite
opposite to an extrovert. Without (d) — extrovert no one can (e) — life in the
country. What we have (f) — from the (g) — of Sohel and Farid gives us the
quality of (h) —. What Farid has done in the bus (i) — introvert. Fahima is (j)
— the extrovert quality.
Word
Meaning : introvert
- Aš@gy©Lx e¨w³; extrovert
- ewngy©Lx e¨w³; opposite
- wecixZ ; quality -MyY ev
ag©|
34. CB '13
n Cantonment Public School &
College, BUSMS, Dinajpur-'16; Govt. Zia Mohila College, Feni-'14; Gazipur City
College-'12 Æ Comilla Commerce College-'12.
Air and water are two important (a) — of the environment.
These elements are (b) — for life on earth. They are often (c) — in many ways.
Air is polluted by (d) — and water by different kinds of (e) — and filth. If we
want to live a (f) — life, we should (g) — the pollution of the environment.
Total prevention may be (h) — but we can certainly (i) — pollution by raising
(j) — among the people.
Word
Meaning : important
- Myi“Z¡c–Y© ; element - Dcv`vb;
in many ways - wewfbœ Dcv‡q; pollute
- `–wlZ Kiv; want to live - euvP‡Z
PvIqv ; pollution - `–lY ;
prevention - cÖwZKvi; certainly
- wbwðZfv‡e|
35. CtgB '13 n Govt.
MM City College, Khulna-'14; Chandpur Govt. College, Chandpur-'14.
Bangladesh is a land of (a) —. But now-a-days the rivers
are (b) — up. So, (c) — is an urgent necessity for our country now. The rivers
carry (d) — which makes the land (e) — to grow crops. Besides, they supply us
plenty of (f) —. During the dry season, we (g) — river water to the land. At
present, the (h) — of water causes bad harvest. We can easily (i) — the use and utility of the rivers in our life
and (j) —.
Word
Meaning : nowadays
- AvRKvj; urgent - Ri“ix;
necessity - cÖ‡qvRbxqZv; carry - enb Kiv;
supply - mieivn Kiv; plenty of - cÖPzi;
dry season - kyK‡bv †gŠmyg; at present
- eZ©gv‡b ; harvest - djb ;
utility - Dc‡hvwMZv|
36. BB '13, '11 n Holy Cross
College, Dhaka-'16; Sonargaon Kazi Fazlul Haq Women's University College,
Dhaka-'14; Chaumuhani Govt. SA College, Noakhali-'14; Cox's Bazar Govt.
College-'14; Mohanagar Ideal School & College, Dhaka-'13;
Chandranath College, Netrakona-'13; Chittagong
Metropolitan Commerce college-'13; Sonar
Bangla College-'12.
E-mail
has brought about (a) — in modern (b) —. Messages can be transmitted from one
country to another within a few (c) —. It is far cheaper than telephone calls.
Trade and commerce has become greatly (d) — on this speedy mode of
communication. It has, (e) —, not reached everyone, specially in (f) —
countries like ours, as most of the people cannot (g) — to have a personal
computer. But (h) — of the people have started (i) — commercially operated
e-mail for important (j) —.
Word
Meaning : bring
about - NUv‡bv; modern - AvaywbK;
transmit - †cÖiY Kiv; cheaper - AwaKZi m¯@v;
trade and commerce - e¨emv-evwYR¨ ; greatly
- e¨vcKfv‡e ; mode - gva¨g ;
communication - †hvMv‡hvM; reach - †cuŠQv‡bv;
specially - we‡klfv‡e;
commercially - evwYwR¨Kfv‡e; operate
- Pvjv‡bv, Pvjy _vKv; important
- Myi“Z¡c–Y©|
37. DB '12 n Thakurgaon Govt. Women's College-'13; Chittagong Cantt. Public
School & College, Chittagong-'10.
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 (b) — is known as (c) —. The
ecosystem is a (d) — web that links animals, plants and every other life (e) —
in the biosphere. All these things (f) — together. The system is in a steady
state of (g) — balance which means that by (h) — any one part of the web you
can affect all the other parts. For example, the (i) — of forests may have
serious ecological (j) — on humans and animals.
Word
Meaning : make up - MVb Kiv; relate - m¤•K© ¯’vcb
Kiv; ecosystem - cwi‡e‡ki Dcv`vbMy‡jvi g‡a¨ cvi¯•wiK wµqv; web - Rvj (cwi‡ek
m¤•wK©Z); biosphere - RxegÊj; affect
- ¶wZ Kiv; serious - gvivÍK; ecological - cwi‡ek `–lY msµvš@|
38. DinajB '12; CB
'12; CtgB '06 n Barisal
Govt. Women's College Barisal-'16; BAF Shaheen College, Chittagong-'14; Rabita
Model College, Rangamati-'14; Biswanath Degree College, Sylhet-'13; Ananda Mohan College,
Mymensingh-'13; Amanaulla Degree College, Barisal-'13; Sylhet Govt. Women's
College-'13; Govt. Shaheed Bulbul
College, Pabna-'13; Nageswari Degree College Kurigram-'13; Sunamganj Govt. College-'13; Sreemangal Govt. College,
Moulvibazar-'12.
If we (a) — forests and cut (b) — trees,
the effects might eventually (c) — us all. If forests (d) — into deserts, what
will (e) — carbon dioxide? Then the weather pattern (f) — change and the world
will become (g) —. This is (h) — the greenhouse effect. As a result of this
effect, the polar ice-caps will (i) — and this will cause the flood in (j) —
areas of the globe.
Word
Meaning : effect
- cÖfve; eventually - NUbvµ‡g/
cwiYv‡g; weather pattern - AvenvIqv
ixwZ; as a result - d‡j,
dj¯^i–‡c; cause - †Kv‡bv
wKQyi KviY ev Drm nIqv; globe - wek¦,
c„w_ex|
39. JB '12
n
New Govt. Degree College, Rajshahi-'14;
Cantt. Public School & College, Saidpur, Nilphamari-'14; Hajigonj Model
University College, Chandpur-'14; Bogra Cantt. Public School & College-'13; Ispahani Public, School
& College, Chittagong-'13;
South Asian College, Chittagong-'13;
Moulvibazar Govt. College-'13;
Bangladesh College University Teachers' Association, Barisal- '12.
UNICEF is an international (a) —. It runs
several welfare (b) — in Bangladesh. It has reduced infant (c) — rates through
raising (d) — about health and (e) —. It has organised (f) — programmes for (g)
— health workers to (h) — health help to the rural (i) —. At present it is
trying to (j) — primary education particularly among girls.
Word
Meaning : run
- Pvjv‡bv; several - KwZcq;
welfare - Kj¨vY, g½j; reduce - Kgv‡bv,
n«vm Kiv; infant - wkky ;
organise - Av‡qvRb Kiv; rural - MÖvgxY ;
health worker - ¯^v¯’¨Kg©x; at present
- eZ©gv‡b; primary education - cÖv_wgK
wk¶v; particularly - we‡kl K‡i|
40. CtgB '12; CB
'06 n Adamjee Cantonment College,
Dhaka-'13; Lakshmipur Govt. College-'13; Govt. Azizul Haque
College, Bogra-'13; Police Line School & College, Rangpur-'13 Æ Cantt. Public School &
College, Khulna-'12 Æ Chitra Mohila Mohabiddyalaya,
Terokhada-'12 Æ Brindaban Govt. College,
Habiganj-'12 Æ Feni Girls' Cadet College-'11.
Learning a language is (a) — riding a
cycle. The most (b) — thing (c) — any language is communication. You learn to
(d) — effectively by using a language, by doing things with it and by
experiencing it. You (e) — learn English in the same (f) — as one learns to
ride a cycle. Do not (g) — if people laugh at you (h) — you make (i) —. You can
certainly learn (j) — mistakes.
Word
Meaning : ride
- †Kv‡bv wKQyi wc‡V Pov;
communication - †hvMv‡hvM; effectively
- Kvh©Kifv‡e; experience - AwfÁZv
jvf Kiv; laugh - we`ª–c ev
Dcnvm Kiv, nvmv; certainly - wbwðZfv‡e;
mistake - fyj, ΓwU|
41. SB '12
n Noakhali
Govt. Girls' College-'13;
Shaheed Smriti Degree College, Pirojpur-'13.
Man pollutes water, an important (a) — of
the environment by (b) — waste into it. Farmers (c) — chemical fertilizers and
insecticides in their fields. Some of these chemicals (d) — away by rain and
floods (e) — mixed with water in rivers, canals and ponds. Water is also (f) —
by mills and factories which throw their (g) — chemicals and waste products
into rivers and canals. Water vehicles also pollute water by (h) — oil, food
waste and human waste into them. Insanitary latrines (i) — on river and canal
banks are also (j) -¾ for further
pollution.
Word
Meaning : important
- Myi“Z¡c–Y©; waste - eR©¨ ;
chemical - ivmvqwbK; fertilizer - mvi;
insecticide - KxUbvkK; wash away
- ay‡q hvIqv; mix with - wg‡k
hvIqv; canal - Lvj;
pond - cyKzi; factory - KviLvbv;
throw - wb‡¶c Kiv; waste product - eR©¨ `ªe¨;
vehicle - hvbevnb; pollute - `–wlZ
Kiv; insanitary latrine - A¯^v¯’¨Ki
cvqLvbv; canal bank - Lv‡ji
wKbviv ev Zxi|
42. BB '12
n New
Govt. Degree College, Rajshahi-13
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 in English (j) — to the public.
Word
Meaning : introduce
- Pvjy Kiv; printing - gy`ªY;
merchant - ewYK, e¨emvqx; enable -
m¶g Kiv; retire - Aemi
†bIqv; pursuit - KvR, Kg©KvÊ;
prodigious - wekvj; translate
- Abyev` Kiv; appear - `„k¨gvb
nIqv, cÖKvk cvIqv; hasten - `ªyZ Kiv;
spread - we¯@vi|
43. RB '11
n
Dinajpur Govt. College-13; Kushtia Govt. Girls'
College-13; M.C. Academy, Gopalganj- 12;
Computer is one of the latest important
and most (a) ¾
inventions of science. A computer performs three important (b) ¾ . It
receives data, processes data (c) ¾
various computations and emits data. Computer now (d) ¾ us in
various ways. In a (e) ¾
minutes a computer can perform calculations that trained mathematicians would
need years to complete. Now computers are (f) ¾
used in agricultural farms. Trains and planes are run by the (g) ¾ . (h) ¾ results can
be accurately given by computer within the shortest span of time. The computer
has become very sophisticated and can perform (i) ¾ complicated
tasks. This is why many people call the computer "an electronic (j) ¾ ."
Word
Meaning : important
- Myi“Z¡c–Y©; invention - D™¢veb;
receive - MÖnY Kiv; various - wewfbœ;
computation - MYbv; emit - wbM©gb
Kiv; various ways - wewfbœ Dcv‡q;
trained - cÖwk¶YcÖvß; agricultural farm - K…wl
Lvgvi ; sophisticated - AZ¨vaywbK;
complicated - RwUj|
44. DinajB '11n Adhyapak
Abdul Majid College, Comilla-'12; Joypurhat Girls' Cadet College, Joypurhat-'16.
Returning home can be very difficult. When
people (a) ¾
to their home countries, they often find many changes. The (b) ¾ old streets
may not look the same. People they remember may not (c) ¾ them. If
they go back to their own childhood house, the house may look very (d) ¾ . It may
(e) ¾ small
and cramped. One woman wrote that she returned to her (f) ¾ and her
house was gone. In its (g) ¾
, there was a little, modern grocery shop. No one (h) ¾ her. She
was extremely (i) ¾
. It is also possible to return to a place where everyone remembers you. That
makes a person feel happy inside; at least you were not (j) ¾ .
Word
Meaning : remember
- g‡b ivLv, ¯§iY Kiv; go back
- wd‡i hvIqv; childhood - ‰kkeKvj;
cramped - AcÖk¯@, msKxY©; grocery
shop - gyw` †`vKvb; extremely - Pigfv‡e;
at least - Kgc‡¶|
45. JB '11 n Ambari
Women's College, Dinajpur-12; Lutfor Rahman Matin Mohila Degree College,
Tangail-'16.
Rose is a symbol of (a) ¾ . I have a
rose garden. The garden looks (b) ¾
when the roses bloom. It (c) ¾
sweet. The (d) ¾
and fragrance of the rose attract all. I pluck roses from my garden (e) ¾ our house
(f) ¾ .
Nowadays many people (g) ¾
roses. The (h) ¾
of rose is profitable. So we should (i) ¾
roses not only to earn money but also to (j) ¾
our houses.
Word
Meaning : symbol
- cÖZxK; rose garden - †Mvjvc evMvb;
bloom - dyj †dvUv; fragrance - myMÜ;
attract - AvKl©Y Kiv; pluck - Zz‡j
†djv; nowadays - AvRKvj;
profitable - jvfRbK|
46. CtgB '11
n Govt. P.C
College, Bagerhat-'16; Bangladesh Mohila Somity School & College,
Chittagong-'16; Dohar Nawabganj College, Dhaka-'14; Pirojpur Govt. Women's
College-'13; Govt. Haji Mohammad
Muhsin College, Chitagong-'11.
Today women (a) — an important role in all
spheres of life. They (b) — no longer confined within the four walls of their
home. They have (c) — out of their kitchens and are (d) — side by side with men
in all the development programmes of the government. Many women have (e) —
higher education and (f) — as doctors, engineers, teachers, administrators,
judges etc. They have been able to (g) — their worth. However, women still face
(h) — discrimination. Many girls are married (i) — at an early age. Many never
(j) — to school.
Word
Meaning : important
- Myi“Z¡c–Y©; role - f‚wgKv;
in all spheres - me©‡¶‡Î ; confine
- mxgve× Kiv; within - g‡a¨;
kitchen - ivbœvNi; side by side - mv‡_
mv‡_; development programme - Dbœqbg–jK
Kg©m–wP; higher education - D”P wk¶v;
administrator - cÖkvmK; able - m¶g nIqv;
worth - we‡kl g–j¨, m¶gZv;
discrimination – ˆelg¨; at an early
age - Kg eq‡m|
47. DB '10
n Rupsha (Degree) College, Khulna-13; Govt. Akbar Ali College,
Sirajganj-11.
Language plays a very (a) — role in our
life. We use language from the (b) — we wake up in the morning (c) — we go to
bed at night. We use language not only during our (d) — hours but also in our
dreams. We use language to (e) — what we feel and to say (f) — we like or
dislike. We also use language to (g) — information. In short, language is (h) —
present in our life. It is an (i) — part of what we do, (j) — and believe.
Word
Meaning : role
- f‚wgKv; wake up - Nyg †_‡K
†R‡M IVv; feel - Abyfe
Kiv; like - cQ›` Kiv;
dislike - AcQ›` Kiv; in short - ms‡¶‡c;
believe - wek¦vm Kiv|
48. RB '10; CB '09
n Mirzapur Cadet College,
Tangail-'14; Govt. City College, Chittagong-'14; Poura Mohila College,
Kishoreganj-'13; Mongla College, Bagerhat-'13 Æ Mirzapur Cadet College,
Tangail-'11 Æ Sylhet Commerce College,
Sylhet-'11 Æ Sylhet Govt. College-'11 Æ Firoz Miah Degree College,
Brahmanbaria-'10.
Word Meaning : build - wbg©vY Kiv; traffic rule - U¨ªvwdK AvBb; enforce - Av‡ivc Kiv; passer-by - c_Pvix; honour - m¤§vb cª`k©b
Kiv; abide - †g‡b Pjv; habitable
- evm‡hvM¨; otherwise - Ab¨_vq; remain - _vKv, Ae¯_vb
Kiv|
49. DinajB '10
n Sylhet
Govt. Women's College-'14; Milestone College, Dhaka-'13 Æ Cambrian College, Dhaka-'12; Joypurhat
Girls' Cadet College-'11.
Everybody (a) — to live a happy and
peaceful life. But what are the (b) — that can assure you of such a nice life?
Naturally people's opinions are quite different on this point. The factors (c)
— be money, power, security, honour, love, health, good family bondage,
education, voluptuous pleasures etc. Most people (d) — money alone can ensure
all other elements (e) — for a happy life. It's partly true. But if you (f) —
stick to money, you may start running after money. But you cannot live in two
rooms, cannot (g) — two persons' food etc. at the (h) — time. You should bear
in (i) — that your necessity or desire has a limit. If you exceed the limit and
run (j) — money with an endless greed, you will be utterly ruined.
Word
Meaning : peaceful
- Avb›``vqK; assure - wbwðZ
Kiv; naturally - mvaviYfv‡e;
opinion - gZvgZ; security - wbivcËv;
bondage - `vmZ¡; voluptuous pleasure
- Bw›`ªqcwiZ…wßKi myL ev Avb›`;
ensure - wbwðZ Kiv; element - Dcv`vb;
partly true - AvswkKfv‡e mZ¨; necessity
- cÖ‡qvRbxqZv ; desire -
Kvgbv, B”Qv; limit - mxgv;
exceed - AwZµg Kiv; greed - †jvf;
ruin - aŸsm nIqv ev Kiv|
50. CtgB '10
n Cantonment
College, Comilla-'16; Comilla Cantonment College, Comila-'11 Æ Adhyapak Abdul Majid College-10.
It is a
happy news that the (a) — of adopting unfair means in the examination has been
(b) — to a greater extent. Our students have now (c) — that passing in the
examination is not the only goal of student life. But still this heinous (d) —
has not been totally (e) —. When an examinee is caught copying in the
examination, there is nothing open to authority (f) — to (g) — him/her. This
damages not only the concerned examinee, but also (h) — a total loss to the
whole family of that examinee. So, our students must refrain themselves (i) —
this bad practice. They should also remember that a building (j) — a strong
foundation must fall down either today or tomorrow.
Word Meaning : adopting unfair
mean - bKj Kiv; goal - j¶¨, D‡Ïk¨; heinous - RNb¨; examinee - cix¶v_©x; authority - KZ„©c¶; damage - ¶wZ; concerned - mswkÐó; refrain - weiZ _vKv; practice - Abykxjb,
PP©v; remember - ¯§iY Kiv, g‡b ivLv; foundation - wfwË; fell down - cwZZ nIqv; either today or tomorrow - AvR A_ev Kvj|
51. SB '10
One day a fox was very (a) — . It was (b)
— for some food to eat. But it could not manage any (c) — . At last it became
very (d) — and sat (e) — a tree. A crow was sitting on the tree with a (f) — of
meat in its beak. The fox looked at the crow and (g) — the piece of meat. An
idea came to its mind to (h) — the meat from the crow. The fox said loudly,
"(i) — a beautiful bird it is ! but alas ! the bird (j) — not sing."
Word
Meaning : manage
- e¨e¯’v Kiv; at last - Ae‡k‡l;
beak - cvwLi †VuvU; loudly - D”P¯^‡i;
beautiful - my›`i|
52. BB '10
Electricity is (a) — a part of our
everyday (b) — that we rarely think twice about its importance and necessity.
When we switch (c) — the light and the fan or turn on our television and
computer, we enjoy (d) — blessings of electricity. Even when we turn off the
bedside lamp and are fast asleep, (e) — remains working for us driving our
fans, heating or cooling our rooms and running our refrigerators. Unfortunately,
we (f) — enjoy the uninterrupted blessings of electricity. There is some (g) —
in the generation (h) — electricity in Bangladesh. (i) — , load-shedding or
suspension of the supply of electricity has (j) — a regular programme of the
Power Development Board.
Word Meaning
: rarely - K`vwPr;
necessity - cÖ‡qvRbxqZv; turn on
- Pvjy Kiv; enjoy - Dc‡fvM
Kiv; blessing - Avkxe©v` ;
turn off - eÜ Kiv; unfortunately - `yf©vM¨RbKfv‡e;
uninterrupted - wbiwew”Qbœ; supply -
mieivn; regular - wbqwgZ|
53. DB '09
n Notre
Dame College, Dhaka-'04.
An elephant does many things with its trunk. It smells, feels
and picks things up with its (a) —. Elephants can uproot trees (b) — their
trunks. They can defend themselves by wrapping their trunks (c) — enemies and
dashing them (d) — the ground. They use their trunks to eat (e) — peanuts too.
They can even brush (f) — flies. In the lumberyards of
Word
Meaning : trunk
- nvwZi kuyo; smell - MÜ †bIqv;
feel - Abyfe Kiv; pick up - †Zvjv ev
DVv‡bv; uproot - Dcov‡bv;
defend - cÖwZi¶v Kiv; wrap - MywU‡q †djv
ev †`Iqv; enemy - kΓ;
sweep - Suvo~ †`Iqv; broom - Suvo~|
54. DinajB
'09 n Mirkadim Hazi Amzad Ali Degree
College; Munshiganj-'13; Amrita Lal Day College, Barisal-'13 Æ Govt. Barisal College-'12 Æ BAF Shaheen College, Dhaka-'11
Æ Mongla College, Bagerhat-'11 Æ Firoz Miah Degree College,
Brahmanbaria-'11 Æ Govt. Barisal College,
Barisal-'11 Æ The Buds Residential Model
School & College, Srimangal, Moulvibazar-'10 Æ Al-Hera Academy School, Bera,
Pabna-'09 Æ Dhaka Commerce College-'08.
Word
Meaning : peace-loving
- kvwš@wcÖq; welfare - Kj¨vY,
g½j; declaration - †NvlYv;
disable - kvixwiK cÖwZeÜx; pacific
region - cÖkvš@ gnvmvMixq AÂj; region -
AÂj; implement - ev¯@evqb
Kiv; provision - aviv;
constitution - msweavb; ensure -
wbwðZ Kiv|
55. JB '09
n Savar College-'12 Æ Sa Amrita Lal Day College,
Barisal-'10.
While eating food we have to (a) — that we should not eat just
to satisfy hunger or to (b) — the stomach. We should (c) — to preserve our
health. For good (d) — we need good food. Sometimes it so happens that people
(e) — live even in the midst of plenty, do not eat the (f) — they need for a
good health as they (g) — no knowledge of health and nutrition. Again the poor
and illiterate people think that good food (h) — costly food. They do not (i) —
that whatever food they get can be nutritive (j) — they can select the food
items wisely to make a balanced diet.
Word
Meaning : satisfy
hunger - ¶zav wbeviY Kiv; stomach
- †cU; preserve - msi¶Y
Kiv; happen - msNwUZ nIqv, NUv;
nutrition - cywó; illiterate - wbi¶i;
costly - e¨qeûj; select - evQvB
Kiv; wisely - weP¶YZvi mv‡_;
balanced diet - mylg Lv`¨|
56. SB '09
n Noapara Model Degree College,
Jessore-'16; Govt. Debendra College, Manikgonj-'14; Haji Lalmia City College,
Gopalganj-'14; Rajshahi Govt. Women's College-'14; Milestone College, Dhaka-'12
Æ Satkhira Govt. College, Satkhira-'12 Æ Faujdarhat Cadet College-'11 Æ SOS Hermann Gmeiner College,
Dhaka-'11 Æ Rupdia Shaheed Smrity Degree
College, Jessore-'10.
The
Shatgombuj Mosque is a 15th Century Islamic (a) — situated in the suburbs of
Bagerhat, on the (b) — of the Sunderbans, some 175 km. south-west of
Word
Meaning : situate
- Ae¯’vb Kiv; suburb - Dckni,
kniZwj; south-west - `w¶Y-cwðg;
architectural site - ¯’vcZ¨wkí welqK ¯’vb;
large - wekvj; exquisitely - Aciƒcfv‡e;
dome - M¤^yR; worn away - ¶qcÖvß
nIqv; mausoleum - gvRvi;
nearby - wbK‡U; world heritage site - wek¦
HwZn¨evnx ¯’vb; hope - Avkv Kiv;
beautiful - my›`i; monument
- fv¯‹h©; preserve - msi¶Y Kiv
; decay - aŸsm|
57. DB '08
n Dania College, Dhaka-'12 Æ Govt. Hazi Mohammad Mohsin
College, Chittagong-'12 Æ Govt. Mujibur Rahman Women's
College, Bogra-'11.
Michael Baumann is a lawyer. He doesn't like (a) ____
who talk too much. He himself (b) — to speak very little. He doesn't (c) — a
beard but he (d) — an enormous moustache. He (e) — it makes him look important.
He does not have a lot of (f) — on his head but he isn't (g) ____
either. His hair is not straight but (h) — . He is (i) — his fifties and (j) —
to eat.
Word
Meaning : lawyer
- AvBbRxex; speak - K_v ejv;
beard - `uvwo; enormous - wekvj;
moustache - †Muvd; important
- Myi“Z¡c–Y©; a lot of - cÖPzi;
straight - †mvRv|
58. CtgB '08
n Sreemangal Govt. College-'13 Æ Govt. Asheq Mahmud College,
Jamalpur-'11 Æ Rajendrapur Cantt. Public
School & College, Gazipur-'11 Æ Dr. Abdur Rajjak Municipal
College, Jessore-'11 Æ Pirojpur Govt. Women's
College, Pirojpur-'11 Æ Dhaka Imperial College, Dhaka-'10
Æ Al-Hera Acadmey School &
College, Pabna-'10.
Natural disaster (a) — throughout the world in recent years.
The main reason behind this is greenhouse effect or (b) — of the air (c) — the
earth. Global warming is melting the (d) — ice of polar regions and of the
peaks of (e) — mountains. Consequently the (f) — of sea water has alarmingly
increased. Cyclones and tidal bores (g) — inundating and destroying the coastal
regions to a large extent. Climatologists (h) — that in the last 185 years 99
cyclones hit the coastal (i) — and off shore islands of our country causing
irrecoverable loss (j) — life and properties.
Word
Meaning : natural
disaster - cÖvK…wZK `y‡h©vM; in recent
years - mv¤•ÖwZK eQiMy‡jv‡Z; global warming
- ‰ewk¦K DòZv; melt - M‡j
hvIqv, Mjv; polar region - †gi“AÂj;
peak - Pu‚ov ; mountain - ce©Z;
inundate - cÐvweZ Kiv; destroy - aŸsm Kiv;
coastal region - DcK‚jxq AÂj; a large
extent - e¨vcKfv‡e; climatologist - Rjevqywe`;
hit - AvNvZ nvbv; island - Øxc;
irrecoverable - Ac–iYxq; loss - ¶wZ;
property - m¤•wË|
59. SB '08
n Shachindra Degree College,
Habiganj-'13; National Ideal College, Khilgaon, Dhaka-'09 Æ Tejgaon College, Dhaka-09 Æ Syed Masud Rumi College,
Kushtia-'08.
Who is to control the crimes of the country? The rich? The
government? Who? It is everybody's responsibility. In a country where everybody
is trying to defeat every other one to make unlimited wealth as quickly as
possible, it is very difficult to curb the crimes. Almost all contribute to
crime and disorder in one or the other (a) —. World Bank and other
International organisations have published (b) — on corruption and human rights
violation in
Word
Meaning : control - wbqš¿Y Kiv; responsibility - `vwqZ¡; try - †Póv Kiv; defeat - civwRZ Kiv; unlimited - Amxg; as quickly as possible - hZ `ª“Z m¤fe; curb - wbqš¿Y Kiv; crime - Aciva; contribute - Ae`vb ivLv; disorder - wek„¸Ljv; publish - cÖKvk Kiv; corruption - `yb©xwZ; human rights - gvbevwaKvi; violation - j¸Nb; suggest - Dc‡`k †`Iqv; existing situation - we`¨gvb Ae¯’v; allege - †`vlv‡ivc Kiv ; political party - ivR‰bwZK
`j; gain - jvf Kiv;
ideologically - fvev`vwk©Kfv‡e; intellectual - eyw×Rxex; abuse - Ace¨envi; public servant - miKvix
Kg©Pvix; lead - GwM‡q wb‡q hvIqv; present situation - eZ©gvb
Ae¯’v; representative - cÖwZwbwa; mainly
- cÖavbZ; deteriorating - ¶wqòz|
60. JB '07; CB '03
n Rajdhani Ideal College,
Rampura, Dhaka-'16; Military Collegiate School, Khulna-'14; Birshreshtha Noor
Mohammad Public School & College, Dhaka-'13 Æ Police Lines School &
College, rangpur-'11 Æ Pabna Cadet College-'11 Æ Chittagong College,
Chittagong-'11 Æ Jhenidah Cadet College,
Jhenidah-'10 Æ Sylhet Cadet College, Sylhet-'10
Æ Tibunnesa Khanam Academy
Degree College, Juri, Moulvibazar-'10.
Money is power and can do much good and
evil. It gives (a) — and delight. It (b) — do everything. A person (c) — is a
person to be pitied. Nobody pays (d) — respect to him. His friends do not (e) —
him. He has to depend on the (f) — of others. In order to (g) — money he does a
lot of jobs. It is a must (h) — our life. But it does not necessarily (i) —
happiness. Happiness is absolutely a (j) — matter.
Word
Meaning : power
- kw³; delight - Avb›`;
pity - Ki“Yv Kiv; pay - cÖ`vb
Kiv; respect - m¤§vb;
depend - wbf©i Kiv; a lot of - cÖPzi;
necessarily - Aek¨¤¢vexiƒ‡c; absolutely
- m¤•–Y©fv‡e; matter - welq|
61. CtgB '07
n Rajshahi Cadet College,
Rajshahi-'16; Trishal Mohila Degree College, Mymensingh-'13 Æ Bangladesh College Teacher's
Association, Satkhira-'11 Æ Amrita Lal Day College,
Barisal-'11 Æ Govt. Syed Hatem Ali College,
Barisal-'10.
No other word is so (a) — as the word 'Mother'. It is (b) — up
with our existence. Everyone starts his life first (c) — the word, 'mother'.
This word lasts in the child (d) — death. It is mother, who first becomes
touched (e) — our happiness and sorrows. We know about the mother of Bayezid
Bostami (f) — Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. In every religion the position of
mother is (g) — the highest place. Our great Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (Sm.) (h)
— that "Heaven is at the (i) — of mother." So, when I think of my
mother, my head (j) — down.
Word
Meaning : existence
- Aw¯@Z¡; touch - ¯•k© Kiv;
highest place - D”PZi ¯’vb|
62. SB
'07; RB '04 n Faujdarhat
Cadet College, Chittagong-'16; Khalilur Rahman Women's Degree College,
Chittagong-'13 Æ Adamjee Cantonment College,
Dhaka-'11 Æ Armed Police Battalian Publci
School & College, Bogra-'11 Æ Govt. Haraganga College,
Munshiganj-'10 Æ Govt. Barisal College,
Barisal-'10.
A large number of people (a) — English all over the world. Some
people use it as a (b) — language and some people take it as a (c) — language.
Many international (d) — now depend on English to (e) — with offices in
different countries. Their advertisements published in different (f) — are
always in (g) —. They also want people who possess a good (h) — knowledge of
English. People seeking employment (i) — expect to get good jobs without (j) —
English.
Word
Meaning : a
large number of - AmsL¨; all over
the world - mviv wek¦e¨vcx ; depend -
wbf©i Kiv; advertisement - weÁvcb;
publish - cÖKvk Kiv; seek - †LuvR
Kiv; employment - Kg©ms¯’vb|
63. DB '06
There have been (a) ¾ changes in the
types of entertainment over time. Many of these no longer exist. Even if they
do, people keep looking for newer forms of (b) ¾. Thus snake
charming, puppet shows, Jatra, Jarigan, Sharigan and Kabigan which were common
forms of entertainment in the past, have almost lost their (c) ¾. Radio is now
giving place to television and to (d) ¾ channels in
particular. The entertainment business, like other spheres of life, is getting
(e) ¾ day by day. Folk music or palligeeti
is now sung with western (f) ¾. At the same time, (g) ¾ music is now
fusing melodies from folk and traditional songs. In general, band and pop music
are becoming more and more (h) ¾ , particularly among the (i) ¾ generation.
Sport has become a great source of entertainment (j) ¾.
Word
Meaning : newer
form - beiZ iƒc; puppet show - cyZzj
bvP; common form - cÖPwjZ
gva¨g ev iƒc; particularly - we‡kl K‡i;
folk music - †jvKmsMxZ; western
- cwðgv; traditional song - HwZn¨evnx
msMxZ; in general - mvaviYZ;
source - Drm|
64. RB '06
I do
not think that it is (a) — not to make any (b) — while learning English.
Because we (c) — through trial and error. I think it is better to (d) — English
without paying much (e) — on being correct. Because it is not important to (f)
— always correct English. I do not (g) — that a shy man can never (h) —
English. This is because a shy man can learn English by (i) — English
newspapers. (j) — and various text books.
Word
Meaning : trial
and error - fzj †kvaiv‡bv ch©š@ cix¶v Pvwj‡q hvIqvi c×wZ;
important - Myi“Z¡c–Y©; shy - jvRyK;
various - wewfbœ; textbook - cvV¨cy¯@K|
65. JB '06
Traffic jam is one of the major problems
of our time. It is a very (a) — affair in big cities and towns. Our population
has (b) — very fast over the last fifty years or so. The (c) — of vehicles has
also gone up. But our roads are not broad (d) — to accommodate so many buses,
trucks and cars. Slow moving vehicles (e) — rickshaws and baby taxies have
added complications to the problem. On top of that our drivers are not very willing
to (f) — traffic rules. They often (g) — impatient and look to go (h) — of one
another (i) — traffic signals. Sometimes they (j) — recklessly and meet
horrible road accidents.
Word
Meaning : major - cÖavb; population - RbmsL¨v; vehicle - hvbevnb; broad - cÖk¯@; accommodate - ¯’vb msKzjvb; add - ms‡hvM hz³
Kiv; complication - RwUjZv; impatient
- Amwnòz; recklessly - †ec‡ivqvfv‡e; horrible - fqvbK|
66. BB '06 n Lalmonirhat
Govt College, Lalmonirhat-'16.
From the moment we are born we cannot (a)
— alone. We are always in (b) — of assistance of (c) — others around us. We
need clothes, which others (d) — ; houses, which others (e) — and food, which
others (f) — . We have to earn our livelihood by (g) — for others, while they get their
livelihood by working for us. As children, we need our parents to be our
comforters, and to take (h) — of us in body and (i) — . As we grow up we need
the care of others; we cannot exist a day (j) — our fellowmen.
Word
Meaning : moment
- gyn–Z©; assistance - mn‡hvwMZv;
livelihood - RxweKv; comforter
- Avivg`vbKvix; grow up
- eo nIqv; care - hZœ;
exist - we`¨gvb _vKv; fellowmen
- mnKg©x|
67. RB '05
n Ramgonj Model University
College, Lakshmipur-'13 Æ Singra Demdama Pilot School
& College, Natore-'13 Æ Dhaka Commerce College, Dhaka-'11
Æ Satkhira Day-Night College-'11
Æ Adhyapak Abdul Majid College,
Comilla-'11 Æ Blue Bird School &
College, Sylhet-'11.
Newspapers in
Word
Meaning : constantly
- avivevwnKfv‡e; attention
- g‡bv‡hvM; safety measure - wbivcËv
e¨e¯’v; provide - mieivn
Kiv; adequate space - ch©vß
¯’vb; staircase - wmuwo;
exit - evwni c_; training - cÖwk¶Y;
safety - wbivcËv; employee - Kg©Pvix;
incident - NUbv|
68. JB '05
n Sylhet Cadet College,
Sylhet-'16; Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College, Dhaka-'14; Joypurhat
Govt. College-'14; Scholarshome, Sylhet-'14; BN College, Dhaka-'13; Natun Kohela College,
Tangail-'13 Æ Govt. City College, Rajshahi-'13,
'11 Æ Rajuk Uttara Model College, Dhaka-'12 Æ Mirzapur Cadet College-'12 Æ Shahjalal City College,
Sylhet-'12 Æ Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam
College, Mymensingh-'12 Æ BAF Shaheen College, Jessore-'12.
Your
performance in the interview is very important, even (a) — some people regard
(b) — as poor predictors of future (c) —. There is a good (d) — of subjectivity
in an interview to judge a (e) — but as
a candidate, the subjectivity inherent in interviews can work to your (f) —. If
you manifest confidence and enthusiasm, smile a (g) — and generally look as though
you know (h) — you are talking about, then you are well on the (i) — to a
result. (j) — you respond is probably more important than what you say.
Word
Meaning : performance- Kvh©m¤•v`b;
interview- mv¶vrKvi; regard- MY¨ Kiv;
predictor- fwel¨‡Zi Bw½Z; subjectivity-
e¯‘wbôZv; candidate- cÖv_©x;
inherent- mnRvZ; manifest- cÖKvk
Kiv; confidence- AvÍwek¦vm;
enthusiasm- cÖej Drmvn; respond- Reve
†`Iqv|
69. CtgB '05
n Sarder
Asmat Ali Mohila Degree College, Narsingdi-'13
Æ Cambrian College, Dhaka-'08.
The great ship "Titanic" (a) —
for
Word
Meaning : ship - RvnvR;
crew - Rvnv‡Ri
bvweK; regard - we‡ePbv
Kiv; unsinkable - AWzebxq;
compartment - Kvgiv;
maiden - cÖ_g;
setting out - hvÎv
kyi“ Kiv; icy-water - wngkxZj
cvwb; ice-berg - wng‰kj;
sharply - mywbcyYfv‡e;
slight - nvjKv ev
mvgvb¨; tremble - K¤•b;
faint - ¶xY;
damaged - ¶wZMÖ¯@;
horror - AvZ¼|
70. BB
'05
n Cambrian
School & College, Dhaka-'13;
Mongla College, Bagerhat-'09 Æ Dhaka Commerce College-'05
Æ Ideal College, Dhaka-'04.
In the Polar Regions, one kind of houses
is made of glass for growing crops in it. When the rays of the sun fall on
earth, their wave-length is so small that they (a) — on the soil inside the
house without (b) — the glass walls. When those rays are reflected by the
earth, their wave-length gets (c) — and thus they can easily heat the glass-walls.
This process of artificially heating up the glass-houses is called the green
house effect. Though it is fundamentally the (d) — of a scientific process, now
we (e) — by it to a dangerous effect being caused in the atmosphere. For
various scientific reasons, nowadays the amount of carbon dioxide, methane,
nitrous oxide, chlorofluoro carbons are (f) — in the atmosphere. Consequently,
when the rays of the sun, after being (g) — by the earth, goes up with larger
wave-lengths, the above-mentioned gases get heated by it (h) — the glass-walls
of the aforesaid green house. The result is obvious and fatal; the temparature
of the (i) — around the earth increases more than (j) —.
Word Meaning : polar
region - †gi“ AÂj;
fall - cov;
reflect - cÖwZdwjZ
Kiv; glass-wall - Kuv‡Pi
†`qvj; artificially
- K…wÎgfv‡e;
effect - cÖfve;
fundamentally - †gŠwjKfv‡e;
cause - †Kv‡bvwKQyi
Drm ev KviY; consequently - d‡j;
aforesaid - c–‡e©vwjÐwLZ
welq; obvious - ¯•óZ
cÖZxqgvb; fatal - cÖvYbvkK, gvivÍK;
temperature - ZvcgvÎv;
increase - e„w× cvIqv|
71. DB '04
n Govt. Begum Rokeya College,
Rangpur-'16; Cantt. Public School & College, Rangpur-'14; Cantonment
College, Jessore-'14; Comilla Shikkha Board Model College-'14; Govt.
Bangabandhau College, Gopalganj-'13; Juranpur Adarsha University College, Comilla-'13; Æ Cantt. Public School &
College, Rangpur–'13 Æ Patuakhali Govt. Mohila College-'13 Æ Rangpur Cadet College-'12 Æ Barisal Cadet College-'12.
Many events of (a) — importance took place
during the last century. Significant advances were made in the (b) — of science
and technology. Many European colonies (c) — independence. The movement for
democracy became (d) — in many parts of the world. Two world wars (e) — out in
this century. It also witnessed the misuse of atomic energy. Two cities of
Japan were completely (f) — as a result of the dropping of atom bombs. The
Vietnam war and the Gulf war killed (g) —innocent people. However, the
emergence of
Word Meaning : importance - Myi“Z¡c–Y©;
take place - msNwUZ
nIqv; significant
- Zvrch©c–Y©;
advance - AMÖMwZ;
technology - cÖhyw³;
colony - Dcwb‡ek;
movement - Av‡›`vjb;
democracy - MYZš¿;
witness - mv¶x nIqv;
misuse - Ace¨envi;
atomic energy - cvigvYweK
kw³; as a result
- djkÖ“wZ‡Z;
atom bomb - cvigvYweK
†evgv; emergence - Avwef©ve;
momentous - AwZ
Myi“Z¡en; bloody - i³¶qx|
72. JB '04
n Chandpur Govt. Girls' College-'13 Æ Dhaka City College-'11 Æ Rajshahi Cadet College,
Rajshahi-'10 Æ Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar
Girls' College, Dhaka-'07 Æ Madan Mohan College, Sylhet-'05.
Amin/Sajal is a man of 20 years. His
parents were very poor. They could not provide his educational (a) —. Amin/Sajal
passed SSC Examination. He thought that he (b) — not be able to continue his
studies. He thought that he would get (c) —in poultry and cultivation of fish.
He got himself admitted into Youth Development Training Centre and after (d) —
training he (e) — an amount of money from a bank. He (f) — a poultry farm. He
was (g) — profit. Then he started fish cultivation (h) — brought huge (i) — for
him. He is no more an (j) — man, rather he can provide people with work.
Word Meaning : educational - wk¶vg–jK; pass - DËxY© nIqv; think - fvev; able - mg_©; to
continue - Pvwj‡q hvIqv; poultry - nuvm gyiMx; cultivation - Pvl; admit into - fwZ© nIqv; youth development training centre - hye Dbœqb cÖwk¶Y †K›`ª; amount - †gvU cwigvY; profit - jvf; huge - cÖPzi; farm - Lvgvi; start - kyi“ Kiv; provide - e¨e¯’v Kiv|
73. CB '04
n Brahmanbarai Govt. Women's
College-'11 Æ Mymensingh Girl's Cadet
College-'09 Æ BAF Shaheen College, Jessore-'08
Æ Sharatpur Govt. College-'08.
Word Meaning : area - AvqZb;
square - eM©;
million - wgwjqb/
`k j¶; about - cÖvq;
highly populated - NbemwZc–Y©;
growth rate - e„w×i
nvi; immediately
- AwZ `ª“Z;
unchecked - Awbqwš¿Z;
great - weivU;
problem - mgm¨v;
public-consciousness - MY-m‡PZbZv;
rate - nvi;
forward- GwM‡q|
74. CtgB '04
n Feni Girls' Cadet College-'14;
Govt. MM College, Jessore-'14; Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman Degree College,
Dhaka-'13; Viqarunnisa Noon College,
Dhaka-'11 Æ Pabna Cadet College, Pabna-'10
Æ Rajendrapur Cantt. Public
School & College, Gazipur-'10 Æ Bogra Cantt Public School
& College-'09 Æ Govt. Barisal College-'09 Æ Comilla Victoria Govt.
College-'09.
For international communication a common
language is (a) —. There are many (b) — for which English has achieved the (c)
— of being that language. Now English has (d) — the national borders to (e) —
people who speak other languages. It is no longer the (f) — possession of
British or American or other native speakers, but a language that belongs to
(g) — people. This phenomenon has led to a (h) — variety of English around the
world. As more and more people speak English, more and more varieties have (i)
— which are strongly (j) — by the pronunciation, grammar and idioms of the
respective mother tongues.
Word Meaning : international - Avš@R©vwZK;
communication - †hvMv‡hvM;
common - mvaviY;
achieve - AR©b Kiv;
border - mxgvbv;
possession - m¤•`;
native speakers - gvZ…fvlvfvlx;
belong to - AwaKv‡i
ivLv; phenomenon - Bw›`ªq‡MvPi
welq ev e¯‘; variety - ˆewPΨ;
around the world - mgMÖwe‡k¦;
strongly - `„pfv‡e;
pronunciation - D”PviY; idiom - evMaviv;
respective - ¯^ ¯^|
75. SB '04
n B.N School & College,
Khulna-'16; Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Women's College-'12 Æ Ghatail Cantt. Public School
& College, Tangail-'11 Æ BAF Shaheen College, Jessoe-'11
Æ SOS Hermann Gmeiner College,
Dhaka-'10 Æ Mirzapur Cadet College,
Tangail-'09 Æ Barisal Cadet College-'09 Æ Bangladesh College Teachers'
Associatin, Satkhira-'09 Æ Sonar Bangla College, Comilla-'09
Æ BN School & College,
Khulna-'09.
Atom bomb was first (a) — on
Word Meaning : atom
bomb - cvigvYweK
†evgv; Hiroshima - Rvcv‡bi
GKwU kni; world war - wek¦hy×;
force - kw³;
all respects - mKj †¶‡Î;
welfare - Kj¨vY;
human beings - gvbe
RvwZ; superhuman - AwZ
gvbweK; energy - kw³;
for the first time - cÖ_g
ev‡ii g‡Zv|
76. BB '04
n Dohar-Nawabganj College, Dhaka-'13; Bangamata Begum
Fazilatunnesa Mujib Women's College-'12 Æ Ghatail Cantonment Public
School & College, Tangail-'10 Æ Dr. M. Fazlul Haque Girls'
Degree College, Kusthtia-'10 Æ Brahmanbaria Govt. Mohila
College, Brahmanbaria-'10 Æ Dhaka Commerce College-'09 Æ Noakhali Govt. College-'09 Æ Begum Bodrunnessa Govt. Mahila
College, Dhaka-'08 Æ Mongla College, Bagerhat-'08.
Student life is a life of (a) — for future
struggle. To make him (b) — for the struggle, education is necessary. So the
first and foremost duty of a student (c) — to prosecute his studies well. He
who (d) — his lessons regularly (e) — well in the examination. On the (f) — the
student who wastes his time cuts a (g) — figure. It should be (h) — in mind
that none can get back the (i) — time. If the students neglect their studies,
they will suffer in the (j) — run.
Word Meaning : student
life - QvÎRxeb;
struggle - msMÖvg;
education - wk¶v;
necessary - Acwinvh©;
foremost duty - cÖavb
`vwqZ¡; prosecute - Ae¨vnZ
ivLv; waste - AcPq Kiv;
get back - wd‡i
cvIqv; neglect - Ae‡njv
Kiv; suffer - †fvMv;
study - Aa¨qb;
lesson - cvV|
77. DB '03
n Rajshahi College-'14; Victoria
Govt. College, Comilla-'13; '11 Æ Mirzapur Cadet College, Tangail-'13; Rajshahi Cadet College-'13 Æ Govt. Shah Sultan College,
Bogra-'10 Æ Kazi Mohammed Shafiqul Islam
University College, Brahmanbaria-'10 Æ Scholars Home, Sylhet-'10 Æ Jhenidah Cadet College-'09.
Housing is one of the (a) — problems of
our (b) —. Thousands of people in big (c) — like
Word Meaning : housing - M„nvqb;
one of the - Ab¨Zg
GKwU; problem - mgm¨v;
thousands - nvRvi
nvRvi; dwell on - evm Kiv;
footpath - cv‡q Pjv
c_; rural - MÖvgxY;
acute - cÖKU;
cost - LiP;
construction - wbg©vY;
immediately - Awej‡¤^;
afford - †hvMv‡bv;
at present - eZ©gv‡b;
common - mvaviY|
78. RB '03
n Hajigonj
Model College, Chandpur-'11, '03 Æ Govt. Syed Hatem Ali College,
Barisal-'09.
One day a grocer borrowed a balance and
weights from a fruit seller. After a few days the fruitseller asked the grocer
to (a) — his balance and weights to him.
The grocer said, "I am sorry to say that the mice ate away your
balance and weights." The fruit seller became very (b) — at the (c) —
excuse of the dishonest grocer. Then one day the fruit seller said to the
grocer, "I am (d) — to the town to do some shopping. Please send your son
with me to (e) — my things. We will come back tomorrow." So, the grocer
(f) — his son with the fruit seller. The next day the fruit seller returned
alone from the town. "Where is my son?" asked the grocer. "A
crow carried your son away," replied the fruit seller. "How can a
crow (g) — away such a big boy?" The grocer shouted angrily. "Just
the same way as the mice can (h) — away the balance and weights," said the
fruit seller. The grocer (i) — the point. He returned the balance and weights
to the fruit seller. Then the fruit seller sent the boy (j) — to his father.
Word Meaning : grocer - gyw` †`vKvb`vi;
borrow - avi
†bIqv; balance - `uvwocvjÐv;
weight - evULviv;
a few days - K‡qKw`b;
fruitseller - dj
we‡µZv; dishonest - Amr;
eat away - †L‡q
†djv; excuse - evnvbv;
come back - wd‡i
Avmv; return - wdwi‡q
†`qv; carry - enb Kiv;
angrily - ivMvwš^Zfv‡e;
same way - GKBfv‡e;
next day - cieZ©x
w`b; carry away - wb‡q
hvIqv; shout - wPrKvi
Kiv|
79. CtgB '03
n B.N School & College,
Khulna-'14; Comilla Victoria Govt. College-'14; Amtali Degree College, Barguna-'14;
Ispahani Public School & College, Comilla-'13, '09 Æ Khanjahan Ali Ideal College,
Khulna-'12 Æ Ideal College, Central Road,
Dhaka-'11 Æ Chittagong Cantonment Public
College-'11 Æ Joypurhat Girls' Cadet
College, Joypurhat-'10 Æ Khalilur Rahman Degree
College, Bagerhat-'09 Æ Govt. City College,
Chittagong-'09.
Jerry was a twelve year old boy (a) —
lived in the orphanage. The authoress hired the cabin (b) — to the orphanage.
Jerry came to the cabin to (c) — wood for the authoress. He also did some extra
work (d) — the convenience of the authoress. Once he (e) — a cubby hole where
he put some kindling and medium wood (f) — that the writer might get dry fire
materials ready in case of (g) — wet weather. The authoress was pleased (h) —
him. When she gave him some candy or apples he used to (i) — silent. He
expressed his (j) — by looking at the gift and the authoress.
Word
Meaning : orphanage - GwZgLvbv;
authoress - †jwLKv;
hire - fvov Kiv;
wood - KvV;
extra work - evowZ
KvR; convenience
- myweav;
cubby-hole - ¶z`ª
†eov †`Iqv ¯’vb; kindling - Kv‡Vi
Mywo; medium wood
- gvSvwi Kv‡Vi UzK‡iv;
fire materials - AvMyb
R¡vjvevi DcKiY; wet weather - Av`ª©
AvenvIqv; candy - K¨vwÛ ev PK‡jU;
silent - bxie;
please - Lywk
nIqv ev _vKv|
80. BB '03
n Dinajpur Govt. Womens' College, Dinajpur-'11 Æ Adarsha Degree College, Sreenagar, Munshiganj-'10 Æ Cantt. Public School & College, BUSMS, Parbatipur,
Dinajpur-'10 Æ Sonar
Bangla College, Comilla-'10 Æ Dhaka
Residential Model College-'09 Æ Quadirabad
Cantt Sapper College, Natore-'07 Æ Govt. Shah
Sultan College, Bogra-'09
Sports can give us (a) —. International
sports (b) — organize different sporting events in different (c) —. Most of
these events are sponsored by multinational manufacturing companies and
business firms. They pay for the sport event. They do it because in (d) — they
get the right of (e) — their products (f) — the events. The satellite channels
(g) — the events (h) —. As a (i) —, people all over the world can (j) — the
events live.
Word Meaning : sports - †Ljvayjv; organize - Av‡qvRb Kiv; sporting event - †Ljvayjvi Abyôvb; different - wfbœ wfbœ; multinational - eûRvwZK; manufacturing
company - Drcv`K ms¯’v; Business firm - e¨emvq cÖwZôvb; pay - cÖ`vb Kiv; product - cY¨; satellite
channel - m¨v‡UjvBU P¨v‡bj; all over the world - wek¦Ry‡o; live - mivmwi; events - Abyôvbgvjv|
81. Mymensingh
Girls' Cadet College, Mymensingh-'10 Æ National Ideal college, Dhaka-'10
Æ Dinajpur Govt. College-'09.
To be successful in a job interview, the
applicant should demonstrate certain personal
and (a) — qualities. In as much as the first and often lasting (b) — of
a person is determined by the clothes he wears, the job applicant should take
care to appear well groomed and modestly dressed. Besides he should pay close
(c) — to his manner of speaking which should be neither (d) — nor familiar, but
rather straight forward. In addition he should be (e) — to talk knowledgeably
about the (f) — of the position. And finally applicant must (g) — a sense of
self confidence and (h) —. With the display of these (i) — one will certainly
(j) — in personal interviews.
Word Meaning : successful - K…ZKvh©;
job interview - PvKwii
mv¶vrKvi; demonstrate - cÖwZcv`b
Kiv; as much as - hZUv/ZZUv;
determine - `„p msKí
Kiv; appear - Dcw¯’Z
nIqv; well groomed
- cwicvwU;
modestly - gvwR©Z;
manner of speaking - K_v ejvi
aib; familiar - mycwiwPZ;
straight forward - ¯•ó
evPbfw½i AwaKvix; in addition - Dciš‘; knowledgeably -
Ávbm¤•bœfv‡e; position - c`;
sense of self confidence - AvÍ
wek¦v‡mi Abyf‚wZ; personal - e¨w³MZ|
82. Rajshahi College, Rajshahi-'16; Bakalia
Shahid N.M.M.J. College, Chittagong-'13
Æ Residential Model College,
Dhaka-'10 Æ Lalmatia Mohila College, Dhaka-'10
Æ Govt. Suhrawardy College,
Pirojpur-'08.
According to UNICEF, the health of women
is a telling window on female (a) — and it is most telling at the most (b) —
time of life, infancy and early childhood. The Global Commission on Women's
Health considers it imperative to look at women's health within a (c) — perspective.
Women's life not only affect (d) — phases of her own life but also have an (e)
— on future generations. This (f) — link is a characteristic (g) — to women.
The girl child as UNICEF categorizes the (h) — child up to the age of 15, has
become the focus of attention in recent years. Several areas, such as (i) — work
and health are being re-examined with the specific need of the girl child in mind
as today's girl is (j) — women and will bear the responsibility for a new
generation.
Word
Meaning : infancy - ˆkke;
early childhood - ˆkk‡ei
cÖ_g Ae¯’v; global commission on women's health - gwnjv
¯^v¯’¨ welqK ˆewk¦K Kwgkb; consider - we‡ePbv
Kiv; imperative - Acwinvh©;
perspective - `„wófw½;
affect - cÖfvweZ
Kiv; phase - ch©vq;
future generation - fwel¨r
cÖRš§; link - ms‡hvM;
characteristic - ˆewkó¨;
categorize - †Kv‡bv
¯^qsm¤•–Y© ixwZ, cÖYvjx cÖf…wZi Aš@fz©³ Kiv; focus - wbe× Kiv;
attention -
g‡bv‡hvM; several areas - KwZcq
†¶Î; re-examine -
cybtcix¶v Kiv; responsibility -
`vq`vwqZ¡; generation - cÖRš§|
83. Cambrian College, Dhaka-'10 Æ Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam
College, Mymensingh-'10 Æ Brahmanbaria Govt. College-'09 Æ Barisal Cadet College-'06.
As his reputation as a scientist (a) —
higher and higher, fate followed with less rewarding things. Stephen (b) —
started losing control over the muscles of his body as he gradually became a
(c) — of Gehrig's disease. Since the age of thirty, he has been (d) — to a
wheelchair with no power to control his body except for some limited (e) — of
his head and hands only. He can speak only through a computer with a voice (f)
— that converts his messages into sounds. But such a tremendous physical
handicap has not managed to (g) — or slow him down. Stephen is still a (h) —
worker, using his computer to carry out research work as well as deliver
lectures. He lives with his wife and three daughters and is (i) — with
twenty-four hour nursing facilities by an American (j) — for his physical
well-being.
Word Meaning : reputation - L¨vwZ; scientist - weÁvbx; fate - fvM¨; follow - AbymiY Kiv; lose control
- wbqš¿Y nviv‡bv; muscle of body
- kix‡ii gvsm‡ckx; gradually - µgvMZ; Gehrig - †MnwiM †ivM; wheel chair - †h †Pqv‡i c½y e¨w³iv e‡m
Pjv‡div K‡i; power to control - wbqš¿Y Kivi ¶gZv; except - e¨ZxZ; through a
computer - Kw¤•DUv‡ii gva¨‡g; convert - iƒcvš@wiZ Kiv; tremendous - cÖPÛ; physical handicap - kvixwiK cÖwZeÜKZv; as well as - Ges; carry out - Kvh©Ki Kiv; deliver - mieivn Kiv; facility - my‡hvM myweav; well-being - my¯’Zv|
84. Ispahani Public School &
College, comilla-'16; Residential Model College, Dhaka-'11 Æ Dhaka City College, Dhaka-'10 Æ Chandpur Govt. College-'07.
Many unhappy events (a) — during the 20th
century. The (b) — of atomic energy (c) — great havoc to human (d) — and
brought untold (e) —. It (f) — out many beautiful towns like Hiroshima and
Nagasaki and (g) — a heavy toll of human (h) —. The century also (i) — problems
like poverty, hunger, malnutrition, environmental pollution, AIDS etc. Violence
and terrorism (j) — very high during the
century.
Word
Meaning : unhappy - AmyLKi;
event - NUbv;
century - kZvãx;
atomic energy - cvigvYweK
kw³; havoc - e¨vcK
¶q¶wZ; untold - AeY©bxq;
beautiful town - my›`i
kni; Nagasaki - Rvcv‡bi
GKwU weL¨vZ kni hv 2q wek¦hy‡× e¨vcKfv‡e ¶wZMÖ¯@ n‡qwQj;
malnutrition - Acywó;
environmental pollution - cwi‡ek
`–lY; violence - mwnsmZv;
terrorism - mš¿vmev`|
85. Gulshan
Commerce College, Dhaka-'11 Æ Safiuddin Sarker Academy &
College, Gazipur-'11 Æ Madhupur College, Tangail-'10.
A national flag symbolizes the (a) — of
the country. Like other countries we have a (b) — national flag and it is very
sacred to us. We are really (c) — it. We (d) — it after a nine months sanguinary
war of liberation in 1971. It bears a great (e) —. It is the pride and (f) — of
our nation. It is (g) — in size and is very nice to look at. It may be of
different sizes but its length and (h) — must be in the ratio of 10:6. The
middle portion of it is round and red which (i) — the rising sun. The (j)
— portion of it is bottle green in
colour.
Word
Meaning : symbolize - cÖZxKvwqZ
Kiv; sacred - cweÎ;
sanguinary - i³¶qx;
war of liberation - ¯^vaxbZv
hy×; bear - aviY Kiv;
look at - †`Lv;
length - ˆ`N©¨;
different size - wfbœ
wfbœ AvKvi; ratio - AbycvZ;
middle portion - gv‡Si
Ask; round - †Mvj;
rising sun - D`xqgvb
m–h©; bottle green
- Mvp meyR|
86. BIAM
Model School & College, Bogra-'08 Æ Barisal Govt. College-'08 Æ Comilla Cadet College-'04.
Children are very fond of festivals. They
become very (a) — on a day of festival. If it is their birthday, their joys
know no (b) —. They become very (c) — to have wishes from their beloved persons.
Whole day they (d) — to spend time in joy. Usually a child on his/ her birthday
gets up early and tries to (e) — close to his/ her parents. It becomes a (f) —
day, if he/ she is presented anything very (g) — to him/ her. Children also
want to have their friends (h) — to their house on a festival. They expect to
have a party. Their joys give pleasure to their (i) —. We should try to keep
the children always in a (j) — mind.
Word
Meaning : fond - AbyivMx;
festival - Drme;
on the day - †mw`b/
Gw`b; beloved - AZ¨š@
wcÖq; wish - kyf
Kvgbv; spend - cvi Kiv;
joy - Avb›`;
usually - mvaviYZ;
get up - Nyg †_‡K
DVv; early - †fv‡i;
present - Dcnvi
mvgMÖx; expect - cÖZ¨vkv
Kiv; party - cvwU©;
pleasure - Avb›`;
whole day - mviv
w`b|
87. Safiuddin
Sarker Academy & College, Gazipur-'10 Æ Birshrestha Nur Mohammad
Rifles Public College, Dhaka-'09.
What is a poet? To whom does he address
(a) —? And what language is to be expected (b) — him? He is a man speaking to
men; a man endowed (c) — sensibility. He has a greater (d) — of human nature
and a more comprehensive (e) —. He is (f) — of deep passions and feelings and
(g) — more than other men in the (h) — of life. He has a strong (i) — and can
visualise things as if they (j) — present
in front of him.
Word
Meaning : address - m‡¤^vab
Kiv; expect - cÖZ¨vkv
Kiv; sensibility
- ms‡e`bkxjZv;
human nature - gvbe
cÖK…wZ; comprehensive
- Dcjwä Kivi ¶gZvm¤•bœ;
passion - Av‡eM;
feelings - Abyf‚wZ;
strong - wbLuyZ;
visualise - gbð‡¶
†`Lv; in front of
- m¤§y‡L|
88. Sylhet
Cadet College–'13 Æ Govt. City College,
Chittagong-'10 Æ The Buds Residential Model
School & College, Moulvibazar-'09.
Literacy as a skill was (a) —
institutionalized in Mesopotamia, Syria, Egypt and China. But at that (b) —
literacy was confined to a few (c) — who did activities (d) — to state or
religion. For the first time, education (e) — more widespread in Greece in
about the 5th century BC. But it was (f) — only to male. When the Greeks (g) —
the Romans, the Romans came in (h) — with the Greeks and (i) — a strong
tradition of (j) —.
Word
Meaning : literacy - mv¶iZv;
skill - `¶Zv;
institutionalized - cÖvwZôvbxf‚Z;
Egypt - wgki;
confine - mxgve×
Kiv; a few - Aí msL¨K;
activity - KvR Kg©;
state - ivR¨;
religion - ag©;
widespread - eû
we¯@„Z; century - kZvãx;
Roman - †iv‡gi
Awaevmx; tradition - HwZn¨;
strong - `„p|
89. Ahammad
Uddin Shah Shishu Niketan School & College, Gaibandha-'11 Æ Barguna Govt. College-'09.
The Sundarbans (a) — not only the 52nd
World (b) — Site in the world, but also has gained special attention as a (c) —
forest. We are highly fortunate in the sense that the (d) — mangrove forest is
situated in Bangladesh. The Sundarbans is also an (e) — tourist spot. Many
people like to (f) — it's natural beauty. For them it is a beautiful place to go
far from (g) — towns and cities. But some people are (h) — this forest by (i) —
down trees indiscriminately. Though there are forest officials in the
Sundarbans they cannot (j) — the forest.
Word
Meaning : gain - AR©b Kiv;
site - ¯’vb;
special - we‡kl;
attention -AvKl©Y;
fortunate - fvM¨evb;
in the sense - GB A‡_©;
mangrove forest - g¨vb‡MÖvf
eb; situated - Aew¯’Z;
tourist spot - ch©Ub
¯’vb; natural - cÖvK…wZK;
beautiful place - my›`i
¯’vb; to go far - `–‡i
hvIqv; indiscriminately - wbwe©Pv‡i;
official - Kg©KZ©v|
90. Govt.
Asheq Mahmud College, Jamalpur-'10 Æ Govt. BMC Women's College,
Naogaon-'09 Æ Armed Police Battlion School
College, Bogra-'09 Æ Comilla Cadet College,
Comilla-'08.
Most of our people live (a) — the poverty
line. Poverty creates (b) — problems. It is a gigantic task to (c) — poverty.
No individual or government is able to turn the (d) — of fortune overnight. The
condition of every poor family is almost as (e) — as that of Ayesha. Early
marriage is a very (f) — phenomenon in poor families. Recently many cases of
divorces are being (g) —. Most of the divorces are (h) — out of dowry. Even the
housewives are (i) — if the demands of dowry are not (j) —.
Word
Meaning : poverty
line - `vwi`ª¨
mxgv; create - m„wó Kiv;
gigantic - wekvj;
task - KvR;
individual - ¯^Zš¿
e¨w³; government - miKvi;
to turn - e`jv‡bv;
fortune - fvM¨;
overnight - ivZvivwZ;
condition - Ae¯’v;
poor family - `wi`ª
cwievi; early marriage
- evj¨weevn;
phenomenon - Bw›`ªq‡MvPi
welq ev e¯‘; recently - m¤•ÖwZ;
divorce - weevn
we‡”Q`; dowry - †hŠZzK;
housewife - M„wnbx;
demand - Pvwn`v|
91. Cantonment
Public School & College, Rangpur-'11 Æ Cantonment Public School &
College, Rangpur-'10 Æ Birshrestha Munshi Abdur Rouf
Rifles College, Dhaka-'09 Æ Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar
Girls' College, Dhaka-'08.
Education is the (a) — by which our mind
develops through formal learning at an (b) — like a school, college or
university. It is mental and intellectual (c) — which provides opportunities of
growth and helps to meet (d) — and overcome obstacles to progress. Again the
purpose (e) — education is to enlighten the individual and to develop his/ her
(f) — to the limit. It is also the business of (g) — to train individuals to
make the (h) — choices to go ahead. It (i) — our mind and refines our sensibility.
It also broadens our outlook and makes us (j) — of our rights and
responsibilities.
Word
Meaning : develop - DbœZ Kiv;
formal learning - AvbyôvwbK
wk¶v; mental - gvbwmK;
intellectual - eyw×e„wËK;
provide - †hvMvb
†`Iqv; opportunity
- my‡hvM myweav;
overcome - cvi nIqv;
obstacles - evavwecwË;
progress - AMÖMwZ;
purpose - D‡Ïk¨;
enlighten - Av‡jvwKZ
Kiv; train - cÖwk¶Y
†`Iqv; to go ahead
- mvg‡b GwM‡q hvIqv;
refine - myms¯‹…Z
Kiv/ weky× Kiv; outlook - `„wófw½;
responsibility -
`vq`vwqZ¡|
92. Hamidpur
Al-Hera Degree College, Jessore-'09 Æ Sunamganj Govt. Mahila
College, Sunamganj-'08.
Television is one of the (a) — wonderful
gifts of modern science. It is the best medium (b) — our entertainment. It not
only entertains us (c) — helps us as an effective medium of education. It (d) —
us with its charms. A German scientist, Paul Nepkov first (e) — television.
Then John Baird modernized (f) —. It has a (g) — likeness to cinema. But
television entertains us with the programmes that are (h) — from the television
centres. We (i) — their programmes on television. Modern life is (j) — without
television.
Word Meaning : wonderful - we¯§qKi; gift - Dcnvi; modern
science - AvaywbK weÁvb; best - m‡e©vËg; medium - gva¨g; entertainment - Avb›` we‡bv`b; entertain - Avb›` `vb Kiv; effective - Kvh©Ki; charms - hv`ygš¿; scientist - weÁvbx; modernize - AvaywbK Kiv; likeness - mv`„k¨; cinema
programme - wm‡bgv Abyôvb; television centre - †Uwjwfkb †K›`ª; without television - †Uwjwfkb Qvov|
93. Govt.
Begum Rokeya College, Rangpur-'09 Æ Safiuddin Sarker Academy &
College, Gazipur-'08.
The development of railway in the 19th
century has (a) — a profound (b) — on social and (c) — development in many
parts of the world. The process is (d) — in an (e) — fashion by the Darjeeling
Himalayan Railway. It is the first and still the most (f) — model of a (g) —
train that goes (h) — a mountain. It is (i) —
known as toy train perhaps because of its (j) — wagons and its slow
speed.
Word
Meaning : development - Dbœqb;
railway - †ijjvBb;
century - kZvãx;
profound - Mfxi;
social - mvgvwRK;
many parts - A‡bK Ask;
process - c×wZ;
fashion - aib;
model - Av`k©/
bgybv; mountain - cvnvo;
toy train - Uq †Uªb;
perhaps - nq‡Zv,
m¤¢eZ; wagon - cY¨
cwien‡bi Rb¨ Pvi PvKvi Mi“ ev †Nvovi Mvwo; slow speed - axi MwZ|
94. Ahammad Uddin Shah Shishu
Niketan School & College, Gaibandha-'10 Æ Hazi Abed Ali College,
Narsingdi-'08.
Communicative Competence refers to the (a)
— to use language appropriately in various circumstances. There are two ways of
(b) — Communicative Competence in a language. The first is (c) — which is
similar to the way people develop ability in their (d) — tongue. It is a (e) —
subconscious process in which users are not (f) — aware of acquiring language.
They are (g) — only of the fact that they are (h) — the language for (i) —. In
non-technical terms, acquisition is 'picking up' a language (j) —. It may also
be called implicit learning.
Word
Meaning : competence - †hvM¨Zv;
refer - D‡jÐL
Kiv; language - fvlv;
appropriately - h_vh_fv‡e;
various circumstances - wewfbœ
cwiw¯’wZ; subconscious process - Ae‡PZb
cÖwµqv; users - e¨enviKvix;
aware - m‡PZb;
aquire - AR©b Kiv;
similar - GKB iKg;
develop - DbœZ Kiv;
ability - mvg_©¨;
non-technical - cÖhyw³MZ
bq Ggb; acquisition
- AR©b;
picking up - msMÖn Kiv|
95. Sufia Matin Mahila College,
Baniachang, Habiganj-'09 Æ Abdul Kadir Mollah City
College-'08.
It is a common scene in the Dhaka City (a)
— when a person (b) — stuck in a seemingly never (c) — jam, some poor kids are
(d) — with flowers for sale. They pursue the passenger relentlessly to (e) —
flowers for his near and dear ones. They (f) — to sell the flowers at a cheap
(g) — which really bewilders the (h) —. They never (i) — tired. The shouts of
the passenger have no (j) — on them.
Word
Meaning : common
scene - mvaviY
`„k¨; stuck - †Kv‡bv
RvqMvq AvU‡K hvIqv; seemingly - AvcvZ`„wó‡Z;
jam - hvbRU;
poor kid - Mwie
wkky; for sale - wewµi
Rb¨; pursue - aivi Rb¨
cðv×veb Kiv; passenger - hvÎx;
relentlessly - wbg©gfv‡e;
near and dear ones - wcÖqRb;
cheap - m¯@v;
bewilder - weåvš@
Kiv; tired - K¬vš@
nIqv; shout - wPrKvi
Kiv|
96. Adarsha
Govt. Women's College, Chuadanga-'09 Æ Govt. Mujibur Rahman Women's
College, Bogra-'08 Æ Barisal Cadet College-'08.
The Taj Mahal is one of the (a) — wonders
in the world. It is a world heritage site. The emperor Shahjahan (b) — this
Mahal (c) — remembrance of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. In the 17th century
this important Mogal monument was built. It is a (d) — like place (e) —
visitors come to visit. This building is (f) — by a garden. There is pool water
(g) — front of the building. It looks (h) — at different times. (i) — most of
the visitors think that it is better to visit the Taj Mahal (j) — moonlit
night.
Word
Meaning : one of
the - Ab¨Zg;
wonder - we¯§q;
world heritage - wek¦
HwZn¨; emperor - mgªvU;
remembrance - ¯§iY;
beloved - AZ¨š@
wcÖq; century - kZvãx;
important - Myi“Z¡c–Y©;
Mogal monument - gyNj
fv¯‹h©; pool - kvb
euvav‡bv Rjc–Y© MZ©we‡kl/Rjvkq; in front of - m¤§y‡L;
most of the visitor - AwaKvsk
`k©bv_©x; moonlit night - †R¨vrøv
ivZ|
97. Darsana
Govt. College, Chuadanga-'09 Æ Dr. Abdur Razzak Municipal
College, Jessore-'08.
Gender discrimination originates in the
family (a) — a baby girl takes birth. Her father (b) — to see her. He always
wants (c) —. He becomes furious (d) — his wife. The little girl grows (e) — in
a neglected atmosphere with depression and (f) — complex. She can (g) — think
herself happy and able. Rather she always feels insecured and (h) — on the male
members of the family. In this way she loses her (i) — and identity and grows
to be (j) — daughter, wife and mother of someone else.
Word
Meaning : gender - wj½;
discrimination - ˆelg¨;
originate - D™¢e
nIqv; take birth - Rš§MÖnY
Kiv; furious - ivMvwš^Z;
neglected - Ae‡nwjZ;
atmosphere - cwi‡ek;
depression - welv`;
complex - RwUj;
able - mg_©;
feel - Abyfe
Kiv; insecure - wbivcËvnxb;
male member - cyi“l
m`m¨; in this way
- Gfv‡e;
lose - nviv‡bv;
identity - cwiwPwZ|
98. Cantonment
Public School & College, Mymensingh-'10 Æ Ideal College, Dhaka-'09 Æ Satkhira Govt. College-'08 Æ Govt. Shaheed Suhrawardy
College, Dhaka-'07.
In Bangladesh (a) — are limited number of
seats for higher education. A large number of students with a good (b) — result
cannot get chance for higher education. Consequently many students go (c) — to
pursue higher (d) —. Most of them do not return to Bangladesh (e) — completing
their studies. They (f) — to stay in abroad as they get better facilities as
compared to those of Bangladesh. Serious brain-drain is being continued in this
(g) —. The government should come (h) — to stop brain-drain. If there are many
(i) — universities in Bangladesh, they can stop brain-drain (j) —.
Word Meaning
: limited number
- mxwgZ msL¨K;
seat - Avmb;
higher education - D”P
wk¶v; a large number of - wecyj msL¨K;
chance - my‡hvM;
consequently -
djkÖ“wZ‡Z; pursue - cðv×veb Kiv;
complete - †kl Kiv;
abroad - we‡`k;
better facility - AwaKZi fv‡jv
my‡hvM myweav; serious - gvivÍK;
brain drain - †gav
cvPvi|
99. Amrita
Lal Dey College, Barisal-'09 Æ Scholars Home, Sylhet-'08 Æ Chandpur Govt. Mahila College-'07.
Self-employment means to create (a) —
opportunity for (b) — by one's own effort. Various government organizations are
trying to (c) — a congenial atmosphere for self-employment. Different NGO's
have also rendered their (d) —. Livestock (e) —, agricultural (f) —, poultry
raising (g) — some of the (h) —. There are many (i) — for self-employment in
Bangladesh. One can (j) — engage oneself in the jobs.
Word
Meaning : self-employment - AvÍ-Kg©ms¯’vb;
create - ms¯’vb
m„wó Kiv; opportunity - my‡hvM
myweav; effort - cÖ‡Póv;
government organisation - miKvwi
cÖwZôvb; congenial atmosphere - AbyK‚j
cwi‡ek; NGO (non-government organisation) - †emiKvwi
cÖwZôvb; render - †mev `vb Kiv;
live stock - QvMj
†fov; agricultural
- K…wlRvZ;
poultry raising - nuvm
gyiMx cvjb; engage - mshy³ Kiv|
100. Notre Dame College, Dhaka-'13 Æ Dhaka Commerce College, Dhaka-'08
Æ Govt. Azizul Haque College,
Bogra-'07 Æ Panchagarh Govt. Women's
College-'07.
Rokeya is a Bangladeshi girl who is about
to finish school but she has no (a) — of going on to college. Like millions of
other (b) — Rokeya's parents think that educating a daughter is a (c) — of time
and money. They have decided that they will now (d) — her off and use their (e)
— resources for their son's education. Rokeya used to (f) — about lessons and
tests, but now she worries more about getting married and having (g) —. She
used to dream about being a doctor, but now faces a life of household (h) — and
bringing up children. She used to be happy being a girl but now wishes she (i)
— a boy. If she had been a (j) —, she could have gone to college and
university.
Word
Meaning : is
about to - cÖvq;
finish - †kl Kiv;
like - g‡Zv;
parents - wcZvgvZv;
educate - wk¶v `vb
Kiv; decide - wm×vš@
†bIqv; use - e¨envi
Kiv; resources - mnvq
m¤•`; education - wk¶v;
used to - Af¨¯@;
worry - wPš@v
Kiv; marry - we‡q Kiv;
face - gy‡LvgywL
nIqv; household - M„nKg©;
bringing up - jvjb
cvjb Kiv; wish - B”Qv †cvlY Kiv;
university -
wek¦we`¨vjq|
101. Ideal College, Dhaka-'08 Æ Sreemangal Govt. College,
Moulvibazar-'08 Æ Rangpur Govt. College-'07.
Daffodils are very beautiful flowers. But
they are also more (a) — lived (b) — other flowers. Once the great poet Robert
Herrick felt it. He thought (c) — daffodils are very nice but they (d) — before
noon. The transitoriness of the daffodils (e) — him. He compared human beings
with the life of the daffodils (f) — respect of transitoriness. The poet also
knew the strong (g) — of nature. Any life (h) — earth is not permanent. So
decaying or (i) — death is natural and we have to (j) — this hard reality.
Word
Meaning : daffodil - GK ai‡bi
Lye my›`i dz‡ji bvg; beautiful - my›`i;
great - gnvb;
feel - Abyfe
Kiv; nice - my›`i;
before noon - `ycy‡ii
c–‡e©; transitoriness
- ¶Y¯’vqxZ¡;
compare - Zzjbv
Kiv; know - Rvbv;
strong - Zxeª;
permanent - ¯’vqx;
decay - aŸsmcÖvß
nIqv; earth - c„w_ex;
natural - ¯^vfvweK;
hard
reality - KwVb mZ¨/
ev¯@eZv|
102. Adda Degree College, Borura-'09
Æ Kurigram Govt. Women's
College-'07.
The density of population in Bangladesh is
the (a) — in the world. Again the population is increasing in an alarming (b)
—. This fast increasing population bears an (c) — effect on our land and gives
(d) — to many problems. First of all, it creates (e) — problem. The land is not
increasing, rather river erosion is engulfing many (f) — lands. Finding no way
people are building homes and houses on their (g) — land for which the country
is losing cultivable land every year. And so there is little (h) — to grow more
food. Therefore, there is always (i) — of food. Every year the country has to
import food grain by spending much foreign (j) — to feed her increasing
population.
Word
Meaning : density - NbZ¡;
population - RbmsL¨v;
increase - e„w×
cvIqv; alarming - Avk¼vRbK;
fast increasing - `ª“Z
ea©bkxj; bear - †djv;
effect - cÖfve;
problem - mgm¨v;
first of all - cÖ_gZ;
rather - eis;
river erosion - b`x fv½b;
engulf - MÖvm Kiv;
finding no way - †Kv‡bv
Dcvq bv †c‡q; build - ˆZwi Kiv;
cultivable land - Pvl‡hvM¨
Rwg; import - Avg`vwb
Kiv; food grain - Lv`¨km¨;
spend - e¨q Kiv;
foreign - we‡`k|
103. Cannt. Public School &
College, Mymensingh-'08 Æ Thakurgaon Govt. Women's
College-'07.
Human beings are born as baby in this
beautiful world and after a certain (a) — they become elder in the society. In
the way of their lives they play a vital (b) — that gives much (c) — for the
next generation. They are a (d) — of our society. So they should not be (e) —.
There are many helpless elder people in our country. They suffer from different
types of age related (f) —. But they have the (g) — to lead a happy life. So,
we should (h) — all sorts of co-operation to them. We should raise fund for the
welfare of the elderly persons. They should be (i) — free medical facilities,
food, etc. Social (j) — can be raised for the help of the elderly people.
Word
Meaning : human
beings - gvbeRvwZ;
certain - wbw`©ó;
in the way - Gfv‡e;
vital - cÖavb;
next generation - cieZx©
cÖRš§; society - mgvR;
helpless - Amnvq;
elder people - e‡qv‡R¨ô
†jvK; suffer - †fvMv;
age related - eqm
msµvš@; lead - hvcb Kiv;
happy life - myLx
Rxeb; co-operation
- mn‡hvwMZv;
welfare - Kj¨vY;
medical facility - wPwKrmv
myweav|
104.Chandpur Govt. College-'13 Æ Milestone College, Dhaka-'09 Æ Hamidpur Al-Hera Degree
College, Jessore-'07.
A cook once roasted a duck for his master.
The (a) — looked so (b) — that the cook couldn't (c) — the temptation and ate
up one of the drumsticks. When his (d) — sat down to eat, he (e) — noticed the
missing (f) — and asked what had
happened to (g) — other leg. The cook (h) — him that the duck had one leg only.
The (i) — was not be fooled. He said that there was no such things as a one (j)
— duck.
Word Meaning
: cook - eveywP©;
once - GK`v;
roast - gkjvhy³
fvRv gvsm; master - cÖfz;
temptation - cÖ‡jvfb;
drumstick - cvwLi cv;
notice - j¶ Kiv;
fool - †evKv;
ask - wRÁvmv
Kiv; sit down - emv|
105. Govt. Nazimuddin College, Madaripur-'08 Æ Govt. M.M. City College,
Khulna-'08 Æ Kushtia
Govt. University College-'07.
In the present world the importance of (a)
— English (b) — description. We cannot dive deep into the (c) — of knowledge
(d) — we learn English well. Now the whole world has turned into a (e) — village
and English is the language of that (f) —. So (g) — learning it we will be (h)
— from the international society. Moreover, English (i) — before us the
opportunity for better job. For the (j) —
of our life learning English well is the demand of the day.
Word
Meaning : importance - cÖ‡qvRbxqZv;
description - eY©bv;
dive deep - Mfx‡i
Wze †`Iqv; knowledge - Ávb;
turn into - cwiYZ
nIqv; international society - Avš@R©vwZK
mgvR; moreover - Dciš‘;
opportunity - my‡hvM
myweav; job - PvKzwi;
learning English - Bs‡iwR
†kLv; demand - Pvwn`v;
of the day - G hy‡Mi/
G mg‡qi|
106. Major General Mahmudul Hasan Adarsha
College, Tangail-'08 Æ Chittagong College-'07.
The earth's stratospheric ozone layer (a)
— between 10-15 km above the ground acts as our (b) — against the sun's
hazardous ultraviolet rays. But unfortunately this is being (c) — away by
man-made chemicals. This assault on the planet's life-support system has
adverse effects on humans, plants, animals and air which (d) — the delicate web
of natural environment. The ozone layer consisting of oxygen (e) — ultraviolet
radiation that (f) — us to various deadly diseases. It can also (g) — about a
change in weather pattern and make our planet (h) —. Despite advance warning of
the consequences, most countries exhibit a strange reluctance to (i) — the
phenomenon. If the international efforts do not get off the (j) — immediately,
the poor countries like Bangladesh, India and Maldives will face more misery
and disasters than what is being experienced now.
Word
Meaning : ozone
layer - f‚-c„‡ôi
A‡bK Dc‡ii I‡Rv‡bi ¯@i; ground - gvwU;
hazardous - SuzwKc–Y©;
ultra violet ray - AwZ‡eMywb
iwk¥; unfortunately
- `yf©vM¨RbKfv‡e;
man made chemicals - gbyl¨
ˆZwi ivmvqwbK; assault - AvNvZ;
life support system - b‡fvhv‡bi
we‡kl e¨e¯’v hvi mvnv‡h¨ b‡fvPvix ¯^vfvweKfv‡e †eu‡P _vK‡Z cv‡i;
adverse - cÖwZK‚j;
effect - cÖfve;
delicate web - bgbxq
Rvj; environment
- cwi‡ek;
radiation - iwk¥;
planet - MÖn;
warning - mZK©Zv;
consequence - djvdj;
exhibit - cÖ`k©b
Kiv; immediately
- `ª“Z|
107. Sylhet Cadet College-'11 Æ Shamsul Haque Khan School
& College, Dhaka-'11 Æ Khalilur Rahman College,
Mollahat, Bagerhat-'10 Æ Govt. Commerce College,
Chittagong-'10 Æ Agrabad Mahila College,
Chittagong-'09 Æ N.S. Govt. College, Natore-'08.
Man has an unquenchable thirst (a) —
knowledge. He is never satisfied (b) — what he has known and seen. He wants to
know and (c) — more and more. This curiosity to (d) — more coupled with his
indomitable spirit of adventure, has inspired him to undertake and (e) — out difficult
and dangerous tasks which eventually resulted in epoch (f) — discoveries and
inventions and led him in his (g) — and continuous journey from his helpless
state of a caveman to his present (h) — of power and progress. In the fields of
science and technology man has (i) — achieved what was once inconceivable.
Today he is (j) — the threshold of the
space age.
Word
Meaning : unquenchable
thirst - AZ…ß
Z…òv; satisfy - mš‘ó Kiv;
curiosity - JrmyK¨;
indomitable spirit - A`g¨
†ZRw¯^Zv; adventure - `ytmvnwmK
Awfhvb; inspire - DrmvwnZ
Kiv; undertake - fviMÖnY
Ki‡Z m¤§Z nIqv; dangerous task - wec¾bK
KvR; eventually - cwiYv‡g;
epoch making - behy‡Mi
m–PbvKvix; invention - Avwe®‹vi;
continuous journey - Aweivg
hvÎv; caveman - Mynvgvbe;
achieve - AR©b Kiv;
inconceivable - Awek¦vm¨;
threshold -
cÖ‡ekØvi|
104. Rangpur Govt. College-'09 Æ Faujdarhat Cadet College,
Chittagong-'08 Æ Adhyapak Abdul Majid College,
Comilla-'07 Æ Comilla Cadet College-'06 Æ Jhenidah Cadet College-'05 Æ Ispahani Public School &
College, Comilla-'05.
Everybody
knows that death is inevitable (a) — all. No matter how much one tries to (b) —
it, it comes only (c) — in life. Still fear of death is the greatest fear of
man. Many are so much (d) — of it that they dare not face risks of any kind. They
allow wrongs to continue and even work (e) — the conscience for fear of harm.
Extremely miserable is the life of such (f) —. There are persons however, who
are not afraid of (g) —. They (h) — face risks for a noble cause even at the
cost of their lives. They feel that since there is no (i) — from death it is
better to die nobly than to live (j) —.
Word
Meaning : inevitable - Awbevh©;
try - †Póv Kiv;
fear of death - g„Zz¨fq;
greatest - me‡P‡q
eo; dare - mvnm Kiv;
face - gy‡LvgywL
nIqv; risk - SuzwK;
conscience - we‡eK;
extremely miserable - Pig `y`©kv;
afraid - fq cvIqv;
noble cause - gnr KviY;
cost - g–j¨;
nobly - gnrfv‡e|
109. Pabna Cadet College-'13; Haji Lalmia City College,
Gopalganj-'13 Æ Dhaka City College-'08 Æ Jhenidah Cadet College-'08 Æ BAF Shaheen College, Jessore-'06
Æ Cantonment Public School &
College, Rangpur-'05.
Love is
(a) — and unique which has a great (b) — on human heart. It never dies and (c)
— away. Emperor Shah Jahan had a deep and pure (d) — for his dear wife Mumtaz.
Mumtaz (e) — away from the world. Shah Jahan was overwhelmed with (f) — at the
death of his (g) —. He wanted to immortalize his wife's (h) —. So his ardent
love for his wife prompted him to build such an (i) — building.
Architecturally, it is so wonderful that it has become one of the seven (j) —
of the world.
Word
Meaning : unique - Abb¨;
human heart - gvbe ü`q;
emperor - mgªvU;
deep and pure - Mfxi Ges
LuvwU; dear - wcÖq;
overwhelm - Awff‚Z
nIqv; immortalize
- wPi¯§iYxq;
ardent - Mfxi;
prompt - Zrci Kiv;
architecturally - wbg©vY‰kjx‡Z;
wonderful - we¯§qKi|
110. Kumudini Govt. College,
Tangail-'06 Æ Comilla Cadet College-'07 Æ Govt. Bangla College, Dhaka-'07
Æ Kabi Nazrul Govt. College,
Dhaka-'08.
Books possess an (a) — of immortality.
They are by far the most (b) — products of human efforts. Temple crumbles into
(c) —. Picture and statues decay; but books survive. Time is of no account (d)
— great thought which are as fresh today as when they (e) — through the authors
minds ages ago. What was then (f) — or said still speaks to us as vividly as
ever (g) — the printed pages. Books introduce us (h) — the best society; they
bring us into the presence of the (i) — minds that have ever lived, we hear
what they said and did. We see (j) — as
if they were really alive.
Word Meaning
: possess - wbqš¿‡Y
ivLv; immortality
- AgiZ¡;
product - Drcv`b;
effort - cÖ‡Póv;
crumble - a–wj¯§vr
nIqv; statue - g–wZ©;
decay - ¶q nIqv;
survive - wU‡K
_vKv; great thought
- gnvb wPš@vaviv;
as vividly as - GZB
Rxeš@iƒ‡c; printed page - Qvcv‡bv
KvMR; introduce - cwiPq
Kiv‡bv; really alive
- cÖK…ZB RxweZ|
111. Govt. Zia Mohila College, Feni-'13 Æ Jonab Ali Degree College,
Habiganj-'09 Æ Hamidpur Al-Hera Degree
College, Jessore-'05 Æ Dhaka College-'04 Æ Chittagong Govt. Women's
College-'07 Æ Noakhali Govt. College-'07 Æ Govt. Sarda Sundari Mahila
College, Faridpur-'07 Æ Rangamati Govt Mahila College-'08
Æ Comilla Cantonment College-'08
Æ Dulahazra College, Cox's Bazar-'08.
Women in our society have always been
considered subservient to (a) —. The majority of house-wives are mostly (b) —,
usually by husband. Women most often have no say to (c) —. Their (d) — is
considered unnecessary even in such important issues as the number of (e) —
they would like to have, education of their children, (f) — of their sons and
daughters, issues of finance and property or even second marriage of their (g)
—. In many households they are beaten up by the husbands or maltreated by the
(h) —, but their miseries go unnoticed. Because women lack (i) — of their
rights and do not know how and where to seek (j) —.
Word
Meaning : consider
subservient - `vm/
`vmx MY¨ Kiv; majority - †ewki fvM;
usually - e¯‘Z;
most often - cÖvqB;
unnecessary - AcÖ‡qvRbxq;
important issue - Myi“Z¡c–Y©
welq; finance - A_©;
property - m¤•`;
second marriage - wØZxq
weevn; household - M„n¯’vwj;
beat - cÖnvi
Kiv; maltneat - Lvivc
AvPiY Kiv; miseries go unnoticed - `y`©kv
`„k¨gvb nq bv; lack - Afve NUv;
right - AwaKvi;
seek - A‡š^lY
Kiv|
112. Govt. Commerce College,
Chittagong-'05 Æ Rangpur Govt. College-'04 Æ Birsrestha Nur Mohammad Rifles
Public College, Dhaka-'08 Æ Chandpur Govt College-'08.
It is not easy to measure the (a) — of
time. In fact, time is extremely (b) — because we have only a (c) — time at our
disposal. We are familiar with the (d) —, 'Time and tide wait for none'. Time
once (e) — is lost forever. We should therefore make the (f) — use of time by
learning something new and useful everyday. It is (g) — that there is a time
for work just as there is a time for recreation. But we should not (h) — our
time (i) —. We should (j) — our spare
time for the good of others.
Word Meaning
: measure - gvcv;
in fact - e¯‘Z;
extremely - fxlYfv‡e;
disposal - wbqš¿Y;
time and tide - mgq Ges
b`xi †mªvZ; lose - nvwi‡q hvIqv;
forever - wPiZ‡i;
use of time - mg‡qi
e¨envi; useful - DcKvwi;
time for work - Kv‡Ri
Rb¨ mgq; recreation - we‡bv`b;
spare time - Aemi mgq|
113. BAF Shaheen College, Dhaka-'09 Æ Nawabganj Govt. College,
Chapainawabganj-'08 Æ Govt. Women's College, Pabna-'08
Æ Dinajpur Govt. College-'07 Æ Khulna Govt. Girls' College-'07
Æ Cantonment College, Jessore-'05
Æ Rajshahi Cadet College-'04.
Iron is the (a) — useful of all (b) —.
From a pin or a needle to the biggest instrument man (c) — iron. Modern
civilization largely (d) — on the use of iron. The (e) — of high-rise buildings
is next to impossible (f) — iron. Modern industries would have been impossible
if (g) — were no iron. Though iron is (h) — in all countries of the (i) —, it
is not (j) — everywhere.
Word Meaning
: iron - †jvnv;
useful - cÖ‡qvRbxq,
`iKvwi; a pin or a needle - wcb A_ev myP;
biggest instrument - me‡P‡q
eo hš¿; modern civilization - AvaywbK mf¨Zv;
largely - A‡bKvs‡k;
high rise building - DuPz
`vjvb †KvVv; impossible - Am¤¢e;
modern industries - AvaywbK
wkí KviLvbv; everywhere - meLv‡b|
114. Shamsul Hoque Khan School & College, Dhaka-'14;
Pioneer Govt. Girls' College, Khulna-'14; Govt Haji Mohammad Mohsin College,
Chittagong-'10 Æ BAF Shaheen College, Jessore-'08
Æ SOS Hermann Gmeiner College,
Dhaka-'06 Æ Dhaka College-'05 Æ Madan Mohan College, Sylhet-'07.
Rockets are expensive as it can be used
only (a) —. Scientists have therefore developed a (b) — spacecraft called a
space shuttle which take (c) — like a rocket but does not get (d) — as it comes
back to earth. It can also be used to launch satellite into space, retrieve
them from space if any repairing is needed and can carry 7-8 scientists (e) —
space. It does not (f) — under water like the space module of a (g) — but runs (h)
— on a runway like a plane. When it is time for the next launching new (i) —
tank is fitted in it. In this way scientists can save the huge (j) — of building a new rocket every time they need
one.
Word Meaning
: expensive - `vgx;
scientist - weÁvbx;
develop - DbœwZ
Kiv; spacecraft - gnvk–b¨hvb;
launch - Dr‡¶cY
Kiv; retrieve - D×vi Kiv;
repair - †givgZ
Kiv; need - `iKvi;
module - b‡fvhv‡bi
¯^Zš¿ I ¯^qsm¤•–Y© GKK; runway - †hLv‡b b‡fvhvb
AeZiY K‡i; tank - Zij c`v_© ivLvi eo cvÎ;
save - mÂq Kiv;
huge - cÖPzi;
new rocket - bZzb
i‡KU|
115. Bhola Govt. College-'14; Bogra Cantonment Public
School & College-'11, '03 Æ Jalalbad Cantonment Public
School & College, Sylhet-'11 Æ Amtali Degree College, Bagura-'09
Æ Mymensingh Girls' Cadet
College-'05.
Bangladesh (a) — in the active earthquake
(b) —. It is a (c) — natural disaster. It has occurred in the country (d) —
times during recent years. If a (e) — earthquake occurs in Dhaka city (f) —
will happen is unthinkable. So, experts are paying more (g) — to the issue of
earthquakes in (h) — times. People should be (i) — and careful about earthquake
in the capital city to (j) — the loss if
it occurs.
Word Meaning
: active earthquake - mwµq f‚wgK¤•cÖeY;
natural - cÖvK…wZK;
disaster - `y‡h©vM;
occur - msNwUZ
nIqv; recent years
- mv¤•ÖwZK eQiMy‡jv;
city - kni;
unthinkable - AwPš@bxq;
expert - we‡klÁ;
pay - †`Iqv;
issue of earthquake - f‚wgK‡¤•i
welq; careful - mZK©;
loss - ¶wZ;
occur - NUv/
NUbv NUv|
116. Satkhira Govt. College-'05 Æ Viqarunnisa Noon School &
College, Dhaka-'02 Æ Chittagong College-'08.
There lived a happy cobbler who (a) — his
days in working and singing from morning till (b) —. One day his neighbour, a
rich banker, asked him, "How (c) — do you earn a year?" The cobbler
replied, "How much a year, sir? I never count in that way living as I do
from (d) — to mouth, but somehow each day brings its meal and I am (e) —".
The banker said, "I'll have resolved to place you above the fear of want.
Take these hundred rupees, (f) — them carefully and use them in (g) — of need.
The cobbler (h) — never seen so much (i) — at a time in his (j) — before. He hurried home and buried his
treasure in the earth, but alas! he buried his happiness with it too.
Word Meaning
: cobbler - gywP;
neighbour - cÖwZ‡ewk;
rich banker - abx
e¨vsKvi; earn - Avq Kiv;
reply - cÖwZDËi
Kiv; count - MYbv Kiv;
in that way - †mfv‡e;
resolve - mgvavb
Kiv; fear of want
- `vwi‡`ª¨i fq;
rupee - i“wc
(gy`ªv); carefully - mZK©Zvi
mv‡_; at a time - GK mv‡_;
hurry - `ª“Z‡e‡M;
bury - cy‡Z
ivLv; treasure - ab
†`ŠjZ; earth - gvwU;
happiness - Avb›`,
myL|
117. Shaheed Bir Uttam Lt. Anwar Girl's College, Dhaka-'11
Æ Kumudini Govt. College,
Tangail-'05.
Man is (a) —. To everybody death comes
sooner or (b) —. But it matters (c) — if a man lives a few years more or less
than another. Our life is not (d) — by months or years. It is truly measured by
our (e) — and deeds. The people who live only for their own (f) —, die
unhonoured and are not remembered after their (g) —. But those who sacrifice
their (h) — to the service of (i) —, live in the hearts of men after their
death. Though they do not live in the midst of living men, they are remembered
for (j) — by all.
Word Meaning
: death - g„Zz¨;
sooner - Av‡M;
a few years - K‡qK eQi;
more or less - †ewk ev
Kg; life - Rxeb;
truly - cÖK…ZB;
measure - cwigvc
Kiv; deed - Kg©;
die - g„Zz¨eiY
Kiv; unhonour - Am¤§vb;
remember - g‡b Kiv;
sacrifice - Z¨vM
¯^xKvi Kiv; service - †mev;
in the hearts of men - gvby‡li
ü`‡q; midst - gv‡S|
118. Chittagong Govt. Women's College-'13, '04 Æ Pirojpur Govt. Women's
College-'08 Æ Patuakhali Govt. College-'03.
E-mail is an (a) — medium of
communication but it is (b) — from telex. In telex an operator (c) — the
printed messages to individuals while in e-mail the messages are (d) — by users
in their individual electronic mail-boxes. E-mail (e) — the use of paper.
Different organisations can (f) — memos and reports electronically without
using paper. As a result, it is able to (g) — office efficiency. E-mail (h) —
privacy as it is delivered to an individual's mail box. E-mail has (i) — modern
communication. Because of being cheap and speedy it has attained (j) — all over the world.
Word Meaning
: medium - gva¨g;
operator - PvjK;
user - e¨enviKvix;
individual - e¨w³;
organisation - msMVb;
memo - ¯§viKwjwc/cÖvwZôvwbK
†hvMv‡hvM m¤•wK©Z AbvbyôvwbK wjwc; as a result - dj¯^iƒc;
efficiency - `¶Zv;
privacy - †MvcbxqZv;
cheap - m¯@v;
speedy - `ª“Z;
attain - AR©b
Kiv|
119.Begum
Badrunnessa Govt. Girls' College, Dhaka-'07; BAF Shaheen College, Chittagong-'04
Æ Jhenidah Cadet College-'03.
Education
is the most essential element in our life. To lead a happy life in this world
the first thing we need, is knowledge. The world is (a) — together day by day
and it is not very easy to (b) — a happy life. Not only a good job but also a
handsome salary is (c) — to enjoy a standard living. For that (d) — is a must.
But the number of (e) — people in our country is very few. The number of
educated people is not (f) — as expected due to various reasons. In most of the
schools the (g) — of education is very low. In these schools the teachers are
not (h) —, most of them are (i) — and some are plainly lazy. So, students do
not (j) — proper knowledge from them.
Word Meaning
: essential element - Acwinvh© Dcv`vb;
lead happy life - myLx
Rxeb hvcb Kiv; handsome - AvKl©Yxq;
standard living - gvbm¤§Z
Rxebhvcb; educated people - wkw¶Z
†jvKRb; expected - cÖZ¨vwkZ;
lazy - Ajm;
plainly - ¯•ófv‡e;
proper - Dchy³;
due to - KviYekZ;
salary - †eZb|
120. Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam
College, Mymensingh-'11 Æ Ispahani
Public School & College, Chittagong-'10 Æ Adamjee
Cantt. College, Dhaka-'09 Æ Kumudini
Govt. College, Tangail-'04 Æ Udayan
Uchcha Madhamic Biddalaya, Dhaka-'03.
Most of our students cannot write out
their examination papers (a) —. As they cannot understand the questions (b) —,
they often beat about the bush and cram their answers with (c) — and
unnecessary details. Sometimes they also fail to (d) — their answers neatly,
clearly and systematically. Although the teacher suggests that their answers
should be (e) — and precise, they often (f) — them unnecessarily. Where size
does not matter at all, they have a silly (g) — that the more they write, the
more will be their marks. The (h) — is just the opposite, their long answers
generally become (i) —. Such answers always earn poor marks. In order to (j)
— expected marks, what all of you should
do is to understand the questions well and answer them just to the point.
Word Meaning
: understand - eyS‡Z
cviv; cram - bv ey‡S
gyL¯’ Kiv; unnecessary - AcÖ‡qvRbxq;
detail - mwe¯@v‡i
eY©bv Kiv; neatly - cwi”Qbœfv‡e;
systematically - h_vµ‡g;
suggest - civgk©
†`qv; precise - wbfz©j/
h_vh_; silly - †evKv‡U;
opposite - wecixZ;
beat about the bush - g–j welq
bv wj‡L Aevš@i K_v †jLv|
121. Adamjee Cantt. College, Dhaka-'09
Æ Sylhet Cadet College-'04 Æ BAF Shaheen College, Jessore-'02.
Rivers are very important sources which
provide the protein need of our food. The rivers are the (a) — place of a huge
quantity of fishes. We export it after (b) — our need. By exporting it we (c) —
a huge foreign exchange every year. But the (d) — of fish is decreasing day by
day. As water has been polluted in various ways, the living places of fishes
are (e) —. People (f) — fishes to eat. As fish is the (g) — wealth of our
country, we should be (h) — about this asset. Otherwise Bangladesh will have to
(i) — a great difficulty of the (j) — of food in future.
Word Meaning
: source - Drm;
provide - mieivn
Kiv; huge - e¨vcK;
quantity - cwigvY;
export - ißvwb
Kiv; foreign exchange - ˆe‡`wkK gy`ªv;
decrease - K‡g
hvIqv; day by day - w`b w`b;
wealth - m¤•`;
asset - m¤•`;
difficulty - RwUjZv,
cÖwZeÜKZv|
122. Rajshahi
Cadet College-'09 Æ Dr. Abdur Razzak Municipal
College, Jessore-'09 Æ Sylhet Govt. Women's College-'09
Æ Rajshahi Cadet College-'06 Æ Cox's Bazar Govt. College-'07.
Hope
(a) — in the human breast constantly. There is no life without (b) —. Every man
is (c) — of cherishing hope. There is no (d) — that all men live under the
magic spell of hope. A poor man (e) — of mere solvency and the rich man of
increasing riches. But (f) — castle in the air is a hopeless prospect. To the
old, hope gives (g) — in the hour of (h) —. A man who has failed in every
attempt of life (i) — to live in hope of happy days. But building castle in the
air is more (j) — than building home in
the sand.
Word Meaning : constantly - µgvMZ, AweiZ; cherish - mh‡Zœ jvjb Kiv; magic spell - Rv`ygš¿; solvency - ¯^”QjZv; castle - cÖvmv`; hopeless - Avkvnxb; prospect - cÖZ¨vkv; attempt - †Kv‡bvwKQy Kivi †Póv; sand - evwj|
123. Dhaka College-'06 Æ Narsingdi Govt. College-'07 Æ Rajbari Govt. College, Rajbari-'08.
Poverty is a familiar word in our
country. Many people (a) — below the poverty level drag a miserable existence.
They regard poverty as a (b) —. They blame their own (c) — for their miseries.
It is true that an idle inactive person is bound to (d) — poor. But many active
and energetic people also (e) — poor. Therefore the poor are not wholly (f) —
for their poverty. They are rather the victims (g) — circumstances. Every
citizen of our country has to be given the (h) — of education. Besides this,
our population growth must be kept (i) — control. We have a long way to go in
our (j) — against poverty.
Word
Meaning : familiar - mycwiwPZ;
below - wb‡P;
poverty level - `vwi`ª¨mxgv;
drag - †U‡b
†U‡b Pjv; miserable - †kvPbxq;
existence - Aw¯@Z¡;
blame - †`vlv‡ivc
Kiv; idle - Ajm;
inactive - AKg©v;
energetic - D`¨gx;
victim - wkKvi;
circumstance - cwiw¯’wZ|
124. Major General Mahmudul Hasan Adarsha College,
tangail-'06 Æ Bhawal Badore Alam Govt.
College, Gazipur-'08
Æ Ashulia College, Savar-'08.
In order to increase the enrollment of
students in schools, government should take some practical (a) —. Government
should ensure certain (b) — so that parents may become (c) — to send their
children to school. Government will have to (d) — more money to ensure that
more schools are (e) —, academic instruments and textbooks are supplied
properly and timely. The number of teachers should also be (f) — and in order
to increase their skills government should (g) — more and more training (h) —
for the teachers. Students politics should (i) — be forbidden so that political
clash cannot be the issue of the (j) —
down of educational institutions.
Word
Meaning : increase - e„w× Kiv;
enrollment - ZvwjKvfzw³;
practical - e¨envwiK;
ensure - wbwðZ
Kiv; academic instrument - wk¶vcÖwZôv‡bi hš¿cvwZ;
textbook - cvV¨eB;
skill - `¶Zv;
student politics - QvÎ ivRbxwZ;
forbid - wbwl×
Kiv; political clash - ivR‰bwZK we‡iva;
issue - cwiYvg|
125. Sylhet Commerce College-'09 Æ Ghatail Cantonment Public
School & College, Tangail-'06 Æ Dhaka College-'07.
Micro-credit
institutions, in addition to providing (a) — emphasise on the need to (b) —
skills and raise consciousness among the rural (c) —. It is estimated that they
have (d) — employment for about 54000 people. At present we observe a (e) —
effect on socio-economic variables (f) — children's schooling, children's
nutrition, family (g) — and women development. In fact micro-credit (h) — are
doing a lot to reduce (i) — and hunger and better the miserable (j) — of the poor people of our country.
Word
Meaning : micro
credit - ¶z`ª FY;
provide - ms¯’vb
Kiv; emphasise - †Rvi
†`qv; raise - RvMÖZ
Kiv; consciousness
- m‡PZbZv;
rural - MÖvgxY;
estimate - AvbygvwbK
wnmve Kiv; observe - j¶ Kiv;
effect - cÖfve;
socio-economic - Av_©-mvgvwRK;
schooling - †jLvcov;
nutrition - cywó;
reduce - Kgv‡bv;
hunger - ¶zav|
126. Ghatail
Cantt. Public School & College, Tangail-'09 Æ Dinajpur Govt. College-'06 Æ Gurudayal Govt College,
Kishoreganj-'07 Æ IBN Taimiya School &
College, Comilla-'07.
Bangladesh is the most densely (a) —
country in the (b) —. Every year more than two million people are being added
to our (c) —. The problem is now out of (d) —. But this can be (e) — if the
government and the people are firmly determined to control birth and grow more
(f) — at the same (g) —. No improvement is (h) — unless this problem is solved.
Therefore, all the people of Bangladesh and the government should join hands to
meet the crisis (i) — at this moment before it is too (j) —.
Word
Meaning : dense - Nb;
add - hy³ Kiv;
firmly - `„pfv‡e;
determine - `„p msKí
Kiv; improvement
- DbœwZ;
solve - mgvavb
Kiv; join - †hvM
†`Iqv; crisis - msKU|
127. Narsingdi
Model College-'08 Æ Govt. BMC Women's College,
Naogaon-'07 Æ Govt. Barisal College-'06.
Both
e-mail and telex are (a) — communications. Even then they are not of the (b) —
type. There are some (c) — between the two systems. Telex communication is
terminal to terminal, but e-mail is user to user. Only telephone is (d) — for operating
telex. Both telephone and computer are necessary for operating (e) —. Telex
message is sent to the (f) — of users but e-mail message is sent only to (g) —.
(h) — is used in telex but e-mail has reduced the (i) — of papers in the office
because it has no (j) — of papers.
Word
Meaning : communication - †hvMv‡hvM;
terminal - ˆe`y¨wZK
eZ©bxi ms‡hvM¯’j; user - e¨enviKvix;
operate - cwiPvjbv
Kiv; reduce - Kgv‡bv|
128. Rajshahi Cadet College-'11 Æ Rajshahi Cadet Colege-'05 Æ Jhenidah Cadet College-'07.
There are various cultures all over the
world. Cultures vary from individual to individual; society to society and country
to country. Our Bangladeshi culture is (a) — old culture. But it is (b) —
changed day (c) — day because (d) — the influence of other cultures. Today
short dress is (e) — by women and men wear the dress in (f) — pattern. But we
the Bangladeshis specially in the cities are no (g) — surprised at this. In the
(h) — of music and eating habit, our culture is also being changed. Many of us
(i) — light food items in the dinner. In the case of marriage, nowadays women
have the (j) — to choose their bridegroom that was not possible in the past.
Word
Meaning : various - wewfbœ;
culture - ms¯‹…wZ;
vary - cwiewZ©Z
nIqv; society - mgvR;
influence - cÖfve;
wear - cwiavb
Kiv; pattern - bKkv;
habit - Af¨vm;
marriage - weevn;
bridegroom - ei|
129. Comilla
Cadet College-'05 Æ Cantt. Public School &
College, Saydpur, Nilphamari-'08.
One of the main (a) — of malnutrition in
Bangladesh is our (b) — of knowledge of nutrition. Again, the poor and (c) —
people in our country generally think that good and nutritive food means (d) —
food. They do not know that whatever (e) — they get could be (f) — if they can
select the food items (g) — to make it a balanced one. (h) — eating food, we
should bear in mind that we do not (i) — to satisfy hunger or to fill the
belly. We eat to preserve our (j) —.
Word
Meaning : malnutrition - Acywó;
nutrition - cywó;
generally - mvaviYZ;
nutritive - Lv`¨
wn‡m‡e MÖnY‡hvM¨; bear in mind - ¯§iY
ivLv; satisfy - cwiZ…ß
Kiv; hunger - ¶zav;
belly - †cU;
preserve - i¶v Kiv|
130. Rangpur Cadet College-'13.
Globalisation has become a buzzword in
the new (a) — of international relations, basically, it is a process of (b) —
trade and commerce all over the world by creating a (c) — market. But it has
had a far (d) — effect on many aspects of life. With the (e) — of high-tech
communication media and rapid (f) — facilities, the world has come (g) — . We
can now learn in an instant what is happening in the (h) — corner of the world
and travel to any country in the shorter (i) — time. Countries of the world are
like (j) — in a village.
Word
Meaning : globalization - wek¦vqb;
buzzword - eûj
cÖPwjZ kã; international - Avš@R©vwZK;
relation - m¤•K©;
basically - g–jZ;
process - cÖwµqv;
trade - e¨emv
evwYR¨; commerce - evwYR¨;
effect - cÖfve;
many aspects - A‡bK w`K;
rapid - `ª“Z;
instant - Zvr¶wYK;
travel - ågY Kiv|
131. Viqarunnisa Noon School & College, Dhaka-'13.
The British have a (a) — for keeping their
(b) — private and for being (c) — in their public (d) —. There are some (e) —
things that people from (f) — notice in British behaviour. For example, on
public transport, people do not usaully talk to other passengers. (g) —
meeting, people do not (h) — and often (i) — shake hands on a first (j) —.
Word Meaning : private - e¨w³MZ; public - me©Rbxb; notice - `„wó AvKl©Y Kiv; behaviour - AvPiY; public
transport - MY cwienb; usually - mvaviYZ; passenger - hvÎx; meeting - mgv‡ek/ mv¶vrKvi; shake hand - Kig`©b Kiv|
132. Ideal School & College, Motijheel, Dhaka-'13.
Everybody desires success in life but a
few attain it. One of the main (a) — that can be attributed to this failure is
that we (b) — take risks. Life is full of troubles and difficulties. They are to
be (c) — if we want success in life. We should bear the courage to (d) —
against the misfortunes of life. Our first attempt may not bring us any
fruitful result but we should keep in mind that failure is the pillar of
success. It is (e) — which inspires a man to struggle hard. If we (f) — our
eyes at the explorers of land and sea, we will see that they have (g) — their
lives. A man (h) — courage cannot take any risk and (i) — nothing. But risks
should be taken carefully, otherwise it will (j) — to disaster.
Word
Meaning : desire - Kvgbv;
success - mvdj¨;
attain - AR©b Kiv;
attribute - Av‡ivc
Kiv; failure - e¨_©Zv;
risk - SuywK;
trouble - wec`,
Akvwš@; courage - g‡bvej/
mvnm; misfortune - `yf©vM¨;
attempt - †Kv‡bvwKQy
Kivi †Póv; fruitful - mydj`vqK;
struggle - msMÖvg
Kiv; explorer - Z_¨
Avni‡Yi D‡Ï‡k¨ ågYKvix e¨w³; disaster - AvKw¯§K
wech©q|
133. Govt. Yasin College, Faridpur-'13.
There are two schools of experts (a) —
earthquakes. One school is of the view that the (b) — of quakes in recent years
should be taken as a (c) — for major earthquake. Another school, however,
believes that the concern should not be (d) —, because although there are a
number of (e) — lines in the geographical area comprising Bangladesh, none of
them is (f) — enough to pose a major threat. Yet none of the schools (g) — out
the possibility of a major quake and the dangers that might be (h) — with it. The
RAJUK believes that an earthquake (i) — building code should be developed to
(j) — the losses.
Word
Meaning : expert - we‡klÁ;
earthquake - f‚wgK¤•;
view - gZvgZ;
recent - mv¤•ÖwZK;
major - eo gvÎvi;
believe - wek¦vm
Kiv; concern - D‡ØM;
geographical area - †fŠ‡MvwjK
AÂj; comprise - Aš@fz©³
Kiv; threat - Avk¼v;
danger - wec`;
loss - ¶wZ|
134. Govt. Shah Sultan College,
Bogra-'13.
Dr.
Zoha was (a) — in Bakuia in West Bengal. He passed (b) — Matriculation and Intermediate
examinations (c) — 1948 and 1950 respectively (d) — distinction. He (e) — his
Honours and M. A degrees in Chemistry in 1953 and 1954 (f) — Dhaka University.
He did his Ph. D and D. I. C (g) — Imperial College, London. Dr. Zoha (h) —
Rajshahi University as a lecturer on 23 February 1961. He took up the (i) — of Proctor
on 16 April 1958. He spoke English, Hindi and Urdu very (j) —.
Word Meaning
: pass - DËxY©
nIqv; respectively
- h_vµ‡g;
distinction - ¯^vZš¿¨;
lecturer - cÖfvlK;
Proctor - cÖ±i
(wek¦we`¨vj‡qi cÖkvmwbK Kg©KZ©v)|
135. Khulna Govt. Girls' College-'13.
(a)
— the ever growing population is a big challenge for Bangladesh in the coming
(b) — The major challenge for the country is to (c) — the current level of
agricultural (d) —. The task is (e) — especially when the country loses about
80 thousand hectares of (f) — land annually due to excessive pressure on land
for human (g) — as well as the building of (h) — such as roads and bridges.
Moreover, river (i) — and other non-agricultural uses contribute to the (j) —
of agricultural land.
Word Meaning
: ever - AbeiZ;
grow - e„w×
cvIqv; population - RbmsL¨v;
major - cÖavb;
current - mv¤•ÖwZK;
agricultural - K…wlwelqK;
task - KvR;
annual - evwl©K;
excessive - AwZwi³;
pressure - Pvc;
contribute - AskMÖnY
Kiv|
136. Khulna Collegiate Girls' School-'13.
Investment
in education (a) — girls increases the economic and social (b) — of development
investment in all other sectors. Educating girls contributes to (c) — wealth through
its impact (d) — economic development. Educated women have a higher income (e)
— than those who have (f) — no schooling. Educated mothers are more (g) — to
send both their boys and girls to school. It is important to realise that (h) —
in girls' education results from an integrated approach to community (i) —.
Thus failing to educate girls results in a tremendous waste of powerful (j) —
resources.
Word Meaning
: investment - wewb‡qvM;
contribute - mvnvh¨
Kiv/ Ae`vb ivLv; impact - cÖfve;
schooling - †jLvcov;
educated mother - wkw¶Z gv;
realise - Dcjwä
Kiv; integrated approach - mw¤§wjZ D‡`¨vM;
community - m¤•Ö`vq;
tremendous - cÖPÛ;
waste - AcPq;
resource - m¤•`|
137. Satkhira Govt. Mohila College-'13.
Unemployment
means to go (a) — a job. It is getting more (b) — in Bangladesh day (c) — day.
By establishing more industries in the country, (d) — problem can be (e) — to a
great extent. However, we should bear in (f) — that (g)— attempts will (h) — in
smoke (i) — our population can be kept (j) — control.
Word Meaning
: unemployment
- †eKviZ¡;
establish - ¯’vcb
Kiv; to a great extent - e¨vcK gvÎvq;
attempt - †Póv;
bear - ivLv;
control - wbqš¿Y|
138. Sonar Bangla College, Comilla-'13.
There
are a good number of (a) — why students in Bangladesh fail in English. That
English is a foreign (b) — is the main reason. In other words students have no
good feelings (c) — English. Very few of them are earnest in (d) — English.
What the students seek is to (e) — the stairs of (f) —. To most of them,
learning is unpleasant and (g) — is fearful. Secondly, teaching a foreign
language becomes very (h) — when learners are not mentally keen (i) — the
subject. In that situation, a teacher of English can hardly (j) — out a
technique suitable to all.
Word Meaning
: foreign - we‡`kx;
feeling - Abyf‚wZ;
earnest - DrmyK;
seek - †LuvR
Kiv; unpleasant - AcÖxwZKi;
fearful - fq¼i;
learner - wk¶v_©x;
mentally - gvbwmKfv‡e;
keen - AvMÖnx;
hardly - bv‡g gvÎ;
technique - †KŠkj|
139. Chittagong Govt. College-'13.
The
most (a) — event for Bangladesh in the last century has been its birth as an
(b) — nation. Prior to that, it experienced British (c) — rule until 1947,
followed by an (d) — existence as East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971. The life of
our people has often been shaped by tragedy. Floods have (e) — our land and
tidal waves from the sea have (f) —away thousands of lives. (g) — has been an
ever-present spectre. As a result, nearly seventy percent of the population
suffer from various degrees of (h) — . Rapid population growth has added to
this problem. Although the growth rate has slowed down to some extent, the
population has almost (i) — since independence. On the other hand, turbulent
politics and (j) —, and the rise of terrorism and crime are adversely affecting
society.
Word Meaning
: event - NUbv; century - kZvãx; prior to - c–‡e©; experience - AwfÁZvjvf Kiv; rule - kvmb; existence- Aw¯@Z¡; tragedy - †kvKven NUbv; flood - eb¨v; tidal wave - mgy‡`ªi wekvj †XD; spectre - AvZ¼; rapid - †eMevb; turbulent - Akvš@; independence - ¯^vaxbZv; terrorism - mš¿vmev`; adversely - cÖwZK‚jfv‡e; affect - cÖfve †djv|
140. Govt. College of Commerce,
Chittagong-'13.
Climate
change is one of the most complex challenges of this century which (a) — most
of the countries of the world. With the (b) — of the planet and change in
climatic patterns, densely populated countries with long coastal belts like
ours are most (c) —. This global warming will cause the rise of sea level and
(d) — coastal areas. People will be homeless and become (e) — refugees. These
are the reasons for which our Prime Minister has demanded a special (f) — fund
for the (g) — of these refugees. It is really alarming that Bangladesh may be
the worst victim of climate change. Its huge people living along the coastal
line are poverty stricken and (h) —. Besides, all our development activities
(i) — to income generation may be (j) — affected by this climate change.
Word Meaning
: climate - Rjevqy;
complex - RwUj;
century - kZvãx;
densely populated - NbemwZc–Y©;
coastal area - DcK‚jeZx©
AÂj; global warming
- ˆewk¦K DòZv;
sea level - mgy`ªc„ô;
homeless - M„nnxb;
refugee - kiYv_©x;
demand - `vwe Kiv;
worst - me‡P‡q
Lvivc|
141. Jalalabad Cantt. Public School
& College, Sylhet-'13.
To
have a good health, everyday has to maintain some (a) — of health. For everyone
it is essential to (b) — a good health. Whenever we (c) — weak, we are to go to
a doctor. Every doctor will (d) — us to take physical exercise because it is an
(e) — medicine for many of the diseases. Regular exercise is (f) — for us in many ways. It
helps our (g) — and nerves to work properly. It helps us to (h) — more deeply
and the blood (i) — to all the parts of the body. If anybody takes regular
exercise, he should take rest properly and sleep as well, and he should (j) —
proper food regularly.
Word Meaning
: maintain - Pvwj‡q
hvIqv; weak - `ye©j;
physical exercise - kvixwiK
e¨vqvg; disease - †ivM;
regular - wbqwgZ;
nerve - øvqy;
deeply - Mfxifv‡e;
rest - wekÖvg|
142. M.C. College, Sylhet-'13.
Feeding
the ever (a) — population is a big challenge for Bangladesh in the coming (b)
—. The major (c) — for the country is to (d) — the current level of
agricultural production. The task is daunting, especially when the country (e)
— about 80 thousand hectares of (f) — land annually due to excessive pressure
on land for human (g) — as well as the (h)
— of infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Moreover, river erosion
and other non-agricultural uses (i) — to the diminishing of agricultural land.
Although the total numbers of farm holdings have increased by 18 percent, the
cultivated area has (j) — greatly.
Word Meaning
: feed - LvIqv‡bv;
major - cÖavb;
task - KvR;
daunting - KwVb;
excessive - AwZwi³;
pressure - Pvc;
infrastructure - AeKvVv‡gv;
erosion - ¶q;
diminish - n«vm
cvIqv; greatly - fxlYfv‡e|
143. Sylhet Commerce College-'13.
The
world is getting (a) — because of pollution. Every year millions of people all
over the world die (b) — as a result of pollution. In recent years, there have
been many (c) — reports that the world's
(d) — is undergoing a significant (e) —. All these reports provide strong (f) —
that world temperatures are (g) — day by day. Climatologists (h) — that mid way
through the next century temperature may have (i) — as much as 4° centigrade.
This could raise sea-levels and thereby (j) — costal areas and farmlands.
Word Meaning
: pollution - `–lY; recent - mv¤•ÖwZK; undergo - †Kv‡bv wKQyi wfZi w`‡q hvIqv; significant - Myi“Z¡c–Y©; provide - mieivn
Kiv; temperature
- ZvcgvÎv;
raise - e„w×
cvIqv; farmland - K…wlRwg|
144.Change is the (a) — of nature. Change is life, culture and civilization.
(b) — is the arrest of development. It is (c) — but decay. Everything noble in
the world is always (d) —. Motionless life is (e) —. It is boring. If there is
no (f) —, our life will be (g) — and (h) —. In fact, nature demands change for
the (i) — of human being. For this reason, nothing remains (j) —.
Word Meaning
: nature - cÖK…wZ;
culture - ms¯‹…wZ;
civilization - mf¨Zv;
arrest - Aš@ivq;
decay - ¶qcÖvß
nIqv; noble - gnvb;
motionless - MwZnxb;
boring - weiw³Ki;
remain - _vKv|
145. Life of our forefathers was (a) — with some noble social values. These
social values (b) — them to be honest, sincere, responsible and sympathetic.
They promoted to do (c) — deeds and to (d) — against any wrong (e) —. However,
with the (f) — of time, people's behaviours and manners have been (g) —. They
have (h) — self-centred, dishonest, faithless and corrupted. They only think of
their personal (i) — and can do any ignoble acts to earn (j) — and fame. So
it's time to save the social values.
Word Meaning
: forefather - c–e©cyi“l;
noble - gnvb;
sincere - Avš@wiK;
sympathetic - mnvbyf‚wZkxj;
promote - AMÖMwZ
mva‡b mnvqZv Kiv; deed - KvR;
behaviour - AvPiY;
manner - Av`eKvq`v;
self-centred - Av͇Kw›`ªK;
faithless - Awek¦¯@;
corrupted - `yb©xwZMÖ¯@;
ignoble - RNb¨;
fame - L¨vwZ|
146. On the (a) — of March 25, 1971 the Pakistani Army (b) — their orgy of
blood. They (c) — with all their military (d) —. They (c) — the helpless people
of our country. (f) — the freedom fighters started (g) — counter attacks. The
war (h) — for long nine months. Millions of people (i) — their lives in the
war. Finally, the cowards (j) — to the freedom fighters.
Word Meaning
: orgy - eb¨
Avb‡›`vrme; helpless - Amnvq;
freedom fighter - gyw³‡hv×v;
counteratack - cvëv
AvµgY; long - `xN©;
coward - Kvcyi“l|
147. Newspapers play an (a) — role in our social and national life. They (b)
— public mind and help to (c) — public opinion. They (d) — the sufferings of
the people and (e) — for redress. Indeed, the press is so (f) — that it can (g)
— or unmake governments. That's why, whenever government (h) — tyrannical, it
tries to (i) — the press and destroy its freedom. A democratic government, on
the other hand, feels the (j) — of the people through the honest criticism of
the press.
Word Meaning
: national - RvZxq;
public opinion - RbgZ;
suffering - `ytL, Kó;
redress - ms‡kvab
Kiv; press - msev`cÎ;
unmake - aŸsm Kiv;
tyrannical - ˆ¯^ikvmKmyjf;
destroy - aŸsm Kiv;
democratic government - MYZvwš¿K
miKvi; criticism - mgv‡jvPbv|
148. There is a beautiful garden (a) — the Taj Mahal and a long pool that (b)
— out in front of the building. The pool (c) — the beauty of the Taj Mahal by (d)
— its view. One can (e) — the beauty of the Taj well when it (f) — in the pool
water. (g) — come to see this (h) — architectural building because it (i) — a
different look at different times. Most people like it (j) — on moonlit night.
Word Meaning
: pool - †mªvZnxb,
¶z`ª Rjvkq; in front of - mvg‡b;
view - `„k¨;
architectural - ¯’vcZ¨wkí
welqK; moonlit night
- Puv`bx ivZ|
149. The National Memorial at Savar (a) — nation's (b) — for the martyrs of
the Liberation War. This (c) — is 150 feet (d) —. The actual (e) — is to build
a complex covering an (f) — of 126 acres. It (g) — a mosque, a library and a
museum. This complex gives a clear (h) — to all oppressors that the (i) — of
freedom need not be very big and that oppression will always be (j) —.
Word Meaning
: memorial - ¯§„wZ‡mŠa;
martyr - knx`;
Liberation War - gyw³hy×;
actual - cÖK…Z;
complex - RwUj MVb;
mosque - gmwR`;
museum - Rv`yNi;
oppressor - AZ¨vPvix
kvmK; freedom - ¯^vaxbZv;
oppression - wbcxob|
150. Happiness means the (a) — of our heart, soul and mind. It helps us to
sleep a sound sleep with (b) — dreams. It is the (c) — of satisfaction and
gratification. Happiness lies at the root of our (d) — activities. A man can be
happy by (e) — what he has. If a man hankers after more, the (f) — to achieve
more destroys his (g) — of mind. In the real sense of the (h) —, no man can get
happiness without being (i) — and (j) —.
Word Meaning
: happiness - myL;
soul - AvÍv;
mind - gb;
sound sleep - Mfxi Nyg;
dream - ¯^cœ;
satisfaction - mš‘wó;
gratification - evmbv
c–iY; root - g–j;
hanker - †Kv‡bv
wKQyi Rb¨ AZ¨š@ jvjvwqZ nIqv; achieve - AR©b Kiv;
destroy - aŸsm
Kiv|
151. In his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote (a) — plays. He composed tragic,
comic and (b) — plays. Of all his plays, Hamlet is called his masterpiece
and Tempest the (c) —. It was (d) — in 1612. Then he retired as a (e) —
and (f) — man. He wanted to live the (g) — life of a (h) — gentleman. And he
made no (i) — to collect or (j) — his works.
Word Meaning
: lifetime - RxeÏkv;
play - bvUK;
compose - iPbv Kiv;
tragic - we‡qvMvš@K;
comic - nvm¨imvÍK;
masterpiece - †kÖô iPbv;
retire - Aemi
†bIqv; gentleman - f`ª‡jvK;
collect - msMÖn
Kiv; tragic-comic
- nvm¨Ki“Y imvÍK|
152. Jasimuddin was at the same time a (a) —, a song writer, prose writer,
(b) — collector and radio personality. He is known as (c) —. He (d) — the
Bengali rural life through his (e) —. He completed his MA (f) — the University
of Calcutta and joined the University of (g) — as a lecturer. But he later (h)
— the University teaching (i) — and joined the (j) — of Information and Broadcasting.
Word Meaning
: prose writer
- M`¨‡jLK;
collector - msMÖnKvix
e¨w³; personality
- e¨w³Z¡;
rural life - MÖvg¨Rxeb;
lecturer - cÖfvlK;
later - cieZx©‡Z;
broadcasting - m¤•ÖPvi|
153. Albert Einstein was a (a) — by birth. His father was a (b) — and the
family moved to (c) — after the failure of the business. He studied in a nearby
(d) — school in Aarou. He graduated from a Swiss Learning Institute and then
taught (e) — and (f) — in a secondary school. He obtained a post at the Swiss
(g) — office in Bern. He did his Ph.D. at the University of (h) —. He won the
Nobel Prize in (i) — in 1922. He is still considered as the world's (j) —
scientist.
Word Meaning
: failure - e¨_©Zv;
institute - msMVb;
secondary school - gva¨wgK
we`¨vjq; obtain - AR©b Kiv;
consider - MY¨ Kiv;
scientist - weÁvbx|
154. Humayun Ahmed reached the (a) — of his fame with the (b) — of Nondito
Noroke in 1972. It remains one of his most (c) — works. It won (d) — from
literary critics like Dr. Ahmed Sharif. He wrote over 100 fiction and (e) —
books. All those books were (f) — sellers in Bangladesh. After his death,
"The Times of India" wrote Humayun was a (g) — of Bangladeshi
literary culture. They also made the comment that his contribution single handedly
shifted the (h) — of Bangla literature from (i) — to Dhaka. And it needed no
war or (j) —.
Word Meaning
: fame - L¨vwZ;
critic - mgv‡jvPK;
fiction - KvíwbK Mí;
comment - gš@e¨;
contribution - AskMÖnY;
shift - cwieZ©b;
literary culture - mvwnZ¨
ms¯‹…wZ|
155. Nobel Prize is the most (a) — award in the world. It is given for (b) —
contributions in six fields physics, (c) —, physiology or (d) —, literature,
(e) — and economics. This prize was (f) — by Alfred Nobel, who invented (g) —.
This explosive is used for breaking (h) —, digging petrol (i) — and in (j) —.
Word Meaning
: contribution
- AskMÖnY;
field - †¶Î;
physiology - kvixie„Ë;
economics - A_©bxwZ;
invent - D™¢veb
Kiv; explosive - we‡ùviK;
break - †f‡O
†djv; digging - Lbb
Kvh©|
156. Kazi Nazrul Islam is known as the (a) — poet in Bangla literature. His
life was marked by (b) — and (c) —. He was admitted to a local (d) — school.
But he did not like the (e) — discipline of school life. He disturbed the
villagers with his (f) — nature. He also became a (g) — and well acquainted
with Islamic (h) —. He later became a (i) — against all oppressions and
injustice through his (j) — works.
Word Meaning
: marked - j¶Yxq;
admit - fwZ©
nIqv; local - ¯’vbxq;
discipline - k„¸Ljv;
disturb - wek„¸Ljv
Kiv; villager - MÖvgevmx;
acquaint - cwiwPwZ;
against - wec‡¶;
oppression - wbcxob;
injustice - Ab¨vq|
157. Tagore was one of the (a) — poets of the world. He was also a novelist,
a (b) —, a composer, a (c) — and a (d) —. In 1913, he became the first (e) — to
win the Nobel Prize. He got it for his translation of a collection of his
Bangla (f) — songs, which were compiled and titled as (g) —. He is also hailed
as a great contributor to make a bridge between the Eastern and the (h) —
culture. He is also recognized as the (i) — creative artist of South (j) —.
Word Meaning
: novelist - Jcb¨vwmK;
composer - iPbvKvix;
translation - Abyev`;
collection - msMÖn;
compile - msKjb
Kiv; title - bvgKiY
Kiv; hail - cÖksmv
Kiv; bridge - †mZz;
Eastern - cÖvP¨‡`k
m¤•Kx©q; recognize - ¯^xK…wZ
†`Iqv; creative - m„Rbkxj;
artist - wkíx|
158. As a poet, Shamsur Rahman was deeply (a) — in his own tradition. He
built his literary (b) — against the (c) — of the 30's poets. He developed the
(d) — and added new (e) — to it. From the late sixties, he began to have a
major impact on the (f) — scene. He brought new (g) — in Bangla poetry. He
expressed his (h) — about people's (i) — rights. His poems also expose moral
(j) — of people.
Word Meaning
: deeply - Mfxifv‡e;
own tradition - wbR¯^
HwZn¨; literary - mvwnZ¨welqK;
add - hy³ Kiv;
impact - cÖfve;
scene - `„k¨;
express - cÖKvk
Kiv; expose - Abve„Z
Kiv; moral - bxwZwelqK|
159. There are some (a) —, some (b) — objects around us. The natural objects
are stones, (c) —, air and (d) —. Houses, (e) —, clothes and (f) — are some
man-made things. Among the forces, cyclones, (g) —, volcanoes, (h) — and ocean
currents are natural. (i) — is a man-made force. Both natural and man-made
forces and conditions make up our (j) —.
Word Meaning
: natural object
- cÖvK…wZK e¯‘;
manmade - gbyl¨m„ó;
around us - Avgv‡`i
Av‡kcv‡k; force - kw³;
cyclone - N–wY©So;
volcano - Av‡MœqwMwi;
ocean current - mgy`ª‡mªvZ;
natural - cÖvK…wZK;
condition - Ae¯’v|
160. In his early professional life, Fazlul Haq took up (a) — service. But he
had (b) — spirit that made him (c) — his post. Then he (d) — the Calcutta High Court
Bar. He (e) — with Nawab Sir Salimullah Bahadur. He also played an (f) — role
in founding the All (g) — Muslim League. Besides, he worked for the Indian
National (h) — as well. From 1936 to 1943 he was the (i) — Minister of (j) —.
Word Meaning
: early - kyi“i
w`‡K; professional life - †ckvMZ Rxeb;
service - PvKzwi;
spirit - g‡bvfve;
post - c`;
role - f‚wgKv;
found - cÖwZôv
Kiv; minister - gš¿x|
161. Illiteracy is a (a) — and the root cause of (b) — which frustrates all
development efforts of the government and the (c) —. Unless it is eradicated,
no (d) — effort can be successful. (e) — of illiteracy in Bangladesh is a (f) —
task. No individual (g) — or organization or even government can solve this
problem (h) —. It is a (i) — responsibility of all (j) — people.
Word Meaning
: illiteracy - wbi¶iZv;
root cause - g–j KviY;
frustrate - e¨vnZ
Kiv; effort - cÖ‡Póv;
eradicate - mgvwß
Uvbv; successful - mdj;
task - KvR;
individual - ¯^Zš¿
e¨w³; organization
- msMVb;
solve - mgvavb
Kiv; responsibility
- `vwqZ¡|
162. Suruj Jan lost her husband and her (a) — to
diseases associated with (b) — and poverty. She is left with the (c) — and the
(d) —. Rivers make people like Suruj Jan (e) — and (f) — them to live in
poverty. This country is buffeted by (g) — and river (h) —. The (i) — and the
waves hit the (j) — repeatedly.
Word Meaning
: disease - AmyL;
associate - RwoZ Kiv;
poverty - `vwi`ª¨;
buffet - AvNvZ
cvIqv; wave - †XD;
hit - AvNvZ
Kiv; repeatedly - evievi|
163. Looking back towards the (a) —, we realize that
life was not (b) — than the present time. Men struggled (c) — in destructive or
(d) — way. Great (e) — served this purpose. They used their (f) — for the sake
of (g) —. We are (h) — to them. History (i) —, but man hardly understands how
it (j) —.
Word
Meaning : look
back - †cQ‡b
wd‡i †`Lv; toward - w`‡K;
realize - Dcjwä
Kiv; present time
- eZ©gvb mgq;
struggle - msMÖvg
Kiv; destructive
- aŸsmvÍK;
serve - KvR Kiv;
purpose - D‡Ïk¨;
for the sake of - Rb¨;
hardly - bv‡ggvÎ|
164.
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain was a (a) — writer, feminist and (b) — worker in the
early 20th century. She is most remembered for her work on (c) — equality. She
believed that (a) — should have the same rights and opportunities as men in the
(e) —. So she (f) — for their cause (g) — her life. She had great love for her
(h) —. She (i) — and English from her (j) — brother Ibrahim.
Word
Meaning : writer - †jLK;
feminist - bvixev`x;
remembered - ¯§iYxq;
equality - mgZv;
right - AwaKvi;
opportunity - my‡hvM
myweav; cause - KviY;
great love - Mfxi
fv‡jvevmv|
165. The
writer envisions a time when she will (a) — sixty. She dreams to be surrounded
by (b) — and grandchildren. She likes to sit in a (c) — and overlook a beautiful
(d) — that she will have. The writer dreams the garden to be a (e) — of
colours. She has a dream to visit the Latin (f) — countries. She further dreams
to have a (g) — girl as her (h) —. She wants to play a game of (i) — and (j) —
movies.
Word Meaning
: envision - Kíbv Kiv;
dream - ¯^cœ
†`Lv; surround - cwi‡ewóZ
_vKv; grandchildren
- bvwZ bvZbx;
overlook - †`Lvkybv
Kiv; visit - `k©b Kiv;
further - ZvQvov|
166. Facebook is a (a) — of photos and basic
information of its users. It also includes their (b) — and information of their
(c) —. There are various (d) — of facebook. Facebook is the most (e) — and most
largely used social (f) — service. It has over one (g) — active users. It
expands (h) — among people around the world. It was first (i)—by Mark Zucker Berg along with his roommates
and classmates of (j) —University.
Word
Meaning : basic information - cÖv_wgK Z_¨; user - e¨enviKvix; include - Aš@fz©³ Kiv; various - wewfbœ; largely - A‡bKvs‡k; active - mwµq; expand - m¤•ÖmviY Kiv; along with - mn; roommate - GKB N‡ii evwm›`v; classmate - mncvVx|
167. A
reason why people at school read books is to please their (a) —. The teacher
has suggested some books to be (b) — and (c) —. That's why many (d) — get
anxious to (e) — the book and please their teacher reading it. Two or three of
them may (f) — like it. They may also be (g) — to their teacher for putting it
in their (h) —. But most of them will not (i) — like it. That does (j) — to the
students.
Word
Meaning : please - mš‘ó Kiv;
suggest - civgk©
†`qv; anxious - DwØMœ;
teacher - wk¶K;
reason - KviY|
168. Human
beings die for (a) — reasons. They are (b) — to decay and (c) —. AIDS, (d) —,
heart failure and (e) — are some fatal diseases. The (f) — that causes AIDS,
destroys many of the (g) — so that they cannot
do their (h) — job. Then the victim dies from various (i) —. Most AIDS victims
die of (j) —.
Word
Meaning : decay - ¶qcÖvß
nIqv; heart failure
- ü`¯•›`b eÜ nIqv;
fatal disease - gvivÍK
AmyL; destroy - aŸsm Kiv;
victim - wkKvi;
die of - †iv‡M
gviv hvIqv|
169. The
Pahela Baishakh is (a) — with traditional (b) —. It is a (c) — holiday. Traders
and (d) — open halkhata. They also offer (e) — to their (f) — and clients. (g)
— organizations draw up (h) — programmes to celebrate the day. The first (i) —
begins at Ramna (j) —.
Word
Meaning : traditional - HwZn¨evnx;
holiday - QywUi
w`b; trader - e¨emvqx;
offer - wb‡e`b
Kiv; client - LwiÏvi;
organization - msMVb;
draw up - Av‡qvRb
Kiv; programme - Kg©m–Px;
celebrate - D`&hvcb
Kiv|
170. Barisal Cadet College-10 Æ Bangladesh College Teachers'
Association, Barisal-10 Æ RAJUK Uttara Model College,
Dhaka-06 Æ Gulshan Model School &
College, Dhaka-08
Though labour is sacred, child labour is a
(a) —. But in our country many children are engaged in different types of (b) —
labour. But child labour should be (c) — by making (d) —. Education should be
made (e) — for the children. Poor parents should be paid (f) — to supplement
the income and be asked to send their children to schools. Children (g) — from
poor families should be given free books and other necessary things. On the
other hand, a law should be enforced against (h) — towards them. People in
general should be more humane (i) —in their treatment towards the working (j)
—.
Word Meaning : labour - kÖg; sacred - cweÎ; child labour - wkkykÖg; engage - wb‡qvM Kiv; supplement - NvUwZ c–iY Kiv; income - Avq; free books - webvg–‡j¨ eB; necessary things - cÖ‡qvRbxq e¯‘; on the other hand - Acic‡¶; enforce - Av‡ivc Kiv; against - wei“‡×; people in
general - mvaviY RbMY; more humane - Av‡iv gvbweK; treatment - AvPiY|
171. Brain
drain is a tendency among our (a) — and (b) — people. It is that they leave the
country in search of good (c) —. Doctors, (d) —, teachers and skilled (e) —
leave our country everywhere. Some (f) — students go abroad for higher (g) —.
If they serve their own country, the country will develop (h) —. It is a great
(i) — of the country because the country misses their (j) —.
Word
Meaning : brain
drain - †gav
cvPvi; tendency - cÖeYZv;
search - †LuvRv;
skilled - `¶;
leave - Z¨vM Kiv;
abroad - we‡`k;
serve - †mev Kiv;
develop - DbœwZ
Kiv; miss - ewÂZ
nIqv|
172.
JB '17
Beauty is easy to appreciate but difficult
to define. If we look around, we will discover beauty in (a) — objects and
sights in nature, in the (b) — of children, in kindness of strangers. But asked
to define, we run into (c) —. Does beauty have an independent identity? Is it
(d) — or relative? Is it dependent on our sense (e) —? Does it lie in the (f) —
the beholder? Thus there will arise a number of (g) — in our mind. However,
poets, artists, philosophers and thinkers (h) — always in search of beauty in
their works and arts. But most of them have the common and undisputed opinion
that where there is beauty, there is (i) —, that is, a thing of beauty is a joy
(j) —. [Unit-14;
Lesson-01]
Word
Meaning : Appreciate- Zvwid
Kiv; Beauty- †mŠ›`h©;
Define- wba©viY Kiv; Look around- Av‡kcv‡k
ZvKv‡bv; Sights- `„k¨,
bRi; Run into- cwZZ nIqv;
strangers- AcwiwPZ; Lie- _vKv/evm
Kiv; Dependent- wbf©ikxj;
joy- Avb›`; sense- Abyf‚wZ;
opinion- AwfgZ; beholder- `k©K;
thinkers- wPš@vkxj e¨w³; arise- Dw`Z
nIqv; arts- wkíKjv;
undisputed- AweZwK©Z, Awemsevw`Z|
173. Nelson Mandela was an undisputed
leader for the South African black people. He was the embody of the (a) –– of the black South
Africans. He was in (b) –– for almost three decades. The years Mandela spent
(c) –– bars made him the world's most celebrated political (d) ––. He was a
leader of mythic stature for (e) –– of people of black South Africans and other
(f) –– people of the world. Charged with capital offences (g) –– the Rivonia
Trial, his speech from the dock (h) –– his political testimony. Althrough his
life he fought (i) –– the rights of the people who were deprived (j) ––. He was
against the domination of both the white and black South Africans. He only
dreamt of a society where all persons would live in harmony. [Unit-1;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : undisputed - Awemsevw`Z;
leader - †bZv;
embody - ev¯@eiƒc
`vb Kiv; decade - `kK;
celebrated - cÖwm×;
mythic stature - wKse`š@xZzj¨
fveg–wZ©; offence - Aciva;
speech - fvlY;
political testimony - ivR‰bwZK
cÖvgvwYK mv¶¨; deprive - ewÂZ nIqv;
dream of - ¯^cœ
†`Lv; harmony - HKZvb|
174. The history of Bengal is the history
of a people who have repeatedly made their highways crimson with their blood.
We (a) –– blood in 1952, even though we were the (b) –– in the elections of
1954, we could not (c) –– a government then. In 1958 Ayub Khan declared (d)
––Law to enslave us for the next ten years. (e) ––1966 we launched the six
point movement but (f) –– boys were shot dead. When Ayub Khan fell (g) –– the
movement of 1969, Yahya Khan assured that (h) –– would give us a constitution.
He assured of (i) –– democracy. After then elections had taken place.
Bangabandu (j) –– President Yahya Khan and requested him to hold the session of
the National Assembly on 15 January. But Yahya Khan didn’t listen to him,
instead he listend to Mr. Bhutto. [Unit-1;
Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : repeatedly - evi evi;
crimson - iw³g;
enslave - µxZ`v‡m
cwiYZ Kiv; launch - Avi¤¢ Kiv;
assure - Avk¦¯@
Kiv; constitution
- msweavb;
session - Awa‡ekb;
assembly - AvBbmfv;
declare - †NvlYv
Kiv; six point movement - Qq `dv Av‡›`vjb|
175. Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the founding father of Bangladesh. He came of a (a) ––
Muslim family of Tungipara under Gopalgonj district. (b) –– his student life he
took part in (c) –– political movements like the Language Movement and (d) ––
Liberation Movement. Many events of the past (e) –– to his 7 March memorable
speech which (f) –– very illustrious. Through his speech he inspired (g) ––
people of Bangladesh to get ready for (h) –– war. Being inspired by his speech
the (i) –– nation got united for getting freedom. Thus, (j) –– speech has become
a part of our history. [Unit-1;
Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : founding
father - cÖwZôvZv
RbK; take part - AskMÖnY
Kiv; political movement - ivR‰bwZK Av‡›`vjb;
event - NUbv;
memorable speech - ¯§iYxq
fvlY; illustrious
- cÖwm×;
inspire - AbycÖvwYZ
Kiv; united - msNe×/
HK¨e×; language movement - fvlv Av‡›`vjb;
district - †Rjv|
176. Valentina Tereshkova is a retired
Russian cosmonaut and politician. She came of a (a) –– family of Central
Russia. Her father (b) –– a tractor driver and her mother (c) –– in a textile
plant. Valentina began (d) –– at the age of eight but (e) –– school in 1953.
But she continued (f) –– education through distance learning. She was (g) –– in
parachuting at her tender age. (h) –– took training in skydiving at the (i) ––
Aero club. In 1962, she was (j) –– for the Project Vostok-6. She experienced
nausea and physical discomfort for much of the flight. [Unit-1; Lesson-3]
Word
Meaning : retired - AemicÖvß;
cosmonaut - b‡fvPvix;
textile plant - e¯¿wk‡íi
KviLvbv; distance learning - `–iwk¶Y;
tender age - Aí eqm;
training - cÖwk¶Y;
experience - Abyfe
Kiv; nausea - ewg ewg
fve/ weZ…òv‡eva; discomfort - A¯^w¯@;
flight - DÇqb|
177. Kalpana Chawla
was an Indo- American astronaut. She was the first woman of Indian (a) –– in space. Kalpana joined NASA in 1988.
Her (b) –– is an inspiration to women all over the (c) ––. She was an ordinary
woman but with her (d) –– courage and work she became a source of (e) –– to
women all over the world. Kalpana Chawla (f) –– her second voyage to space in
2003. After (g) –– 16 day scientific mission in space, the spacecraft (h) ––
disintegrated over Texas during its re-entry into the (i) –– atmosphere and all
the astronauts of Columbia died (j) –– 16 minutes before landing. [Unit-1; Lesson-3]
Word
Meaning : astronaut - b‡fvPvix;
space - gnvk–b¨;
inspiration - Aby‡cÖiYv;
ordinary - mvaviY;
courage - g‡bvej;
source - Drm;
voyage - `xN©
hvÎv; scientific mission - ˆeÁvwbK Awfhvb;
spacecraft - gnvKvkhvb;
disintegrate - bvbv
As‡k wef³ nIqv; re-entry - cybtcÖ‡ek;
atmosphere - evqygÊj|
178. Driving is not a very easy task.
Maintaining traffic rules on the road (a) –– on the highways is very important.
One who (b) –– has to think about a lot of things (c) –– a moment. He has to be
very conscious (d) –– every single moment. The condition in traffic changes (e)
––. So he has to face many unexpected situations (f) –– the road. He must
always be ready to (g) –– unexpected behaviour from any vehicle or pedestrian.
He (h) –– to keep his head cool while driving (i) –– it is one of the
preconditions to (j) –– safely and successfully. Finally, while driving one
must not think a road as a racing circuit. [Unit-2;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : traffic
rule - UªvwdK
AvBb; highway - ivRc_;
moment - gyn–Z©;
conscious -
m‡PZb; unexpected - AcÖZ¨vwkZ;
situation - cwiw¯’wZ;
behaviour - AvPiY;
vehicle - hvbevnb;
pedestrian -
c_Pvix; safely - wbivc‡`;
successfully - mdjfv‡e;
racing circuit - cÖwZ‡hvwMZvi
¯’vb; pre condition
- c–e©kZ©|
179. A traffic policeman is a very familiar
figure in the city and town areas. We can find him in the (a) ––. His main duty
is to maintain traffic. We (b) –– him on his duty even in the rough (c) ––.
Whether it is very hot or cold or (d) ––, he never stops performing his duty.
He encounters (e) –– unbearable noisy environment every day. In spite of these
odd (f) ––, he tries his best to make sure our (g) –– safe and sound. Sometimes
he comes forward to (h)–– school students, old people, women and patients to
(i) –– the road. We should show due respect to (j) ––. [Unit-2; Lesson-3]
Word
Meaning : familiar - mycwiwPZ;
figure - e¨w³Z¡;
rough - iҦ;
perform - m¤•bœ
Kiv; duty - KZ©e¨;
encounter - gy‡LvgywL
nIqv; unbearable - Amnbxq;
noisy - †Kvjvnjc–Y©;
odd - A¯^vfvweK;
safe and sound - wbivc‡`
I A¶Z †`‡n|
180. It is found that the levels of
pesticides used in around half of the vegetables and more than a quarter of
fruits sold in the capital's market are unsafe. A (a) –– published in Dhaka
Tribune says that nearly 40% of 82 (b) –– of milk, milk products, fish fruits
and vegetables contain banned (c) –– such as DDT, Aldrin, Chlordane and
Heptachlor. It is found (d) –– the amounts of pesticide used in these samples
were found (e) –– be 3 to 20 times greater than the limit. 50% (f) –– and 35%
fruits were to be founded contaminated. The team (g) –– found that nearly 30%
of the samples contained traces of (h) –– which is fatal if swallowed or
inhaled. The lead contained (i) –– the samples is at 20 to 50 times above the
(j) –– limit. BSTI conducted the survey. The survey found arsenic and chromium
above safety limits. [Unit-3;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : level - gvÎv;
pestiside - KxUbvkK;
used - e¨eüZ;
quarter - GK
PZz_©vsk; unsafe - Awbivc`;
published - cÖKvwkZ;
product - cY¨;
banned - wbwl×;
sample - bgybv;
contaminated - `–wlZ;
fatal - gvivÍK/
aŸsmvÍK; swallow - MjvatKiY Kiv;
conduct - cwiPvwjZ
Kiv; survey - Rwic;
above - D‡aŸ©; safety
limit - wbivc`
mxgv|
181. [Noakhali Government College, Noakhali- '16]
Nowadays foods are
often (a) —. In hotels and restaurants stale and rotten (b) — are mixed with
fresh food and served (c) — the customers. Fish and vegetables are adulterated
(d) — putting on them chemicals and other (e) — in order to make them look
fresh. Bakery (f) — confectionary products are also prepared by using (g) —
substances and thus they get adulterated. Almost all kinds of foods and food
articles are adulterated by dishonest and greedy businessmen and shop (h) —.
Adulterated foods are a serious health (i) —, Food adulteration has also become an (j) — problem in our country now. [Unit-3;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : stale- evwm; rotten- cPv; fresh- m‡ZR; adultereted- `–wlZ; serve- cwi‡ekb Kiv
nq; chemicals- ivmvqwbK `ªe¨;
fresh- m‡ZR; substances- e¯‘;
greedy- †jvfx; businessmen- e¨emvqx;
serious- wec¾bK; problem- mgm¨v|
182. [Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College, Dhaka- '16]
"The Rime of
the Ancient Mariner" relates the experience of a sailor (a) ¾ from a long sea (b)
¾. The mariner stops a man who is on the way to a (c)
¾ ceremony and begins to (d) ¾ the story. The
mariner's tale begins (e) ¾ his ship departing
on its journey. Despite initial good fortune, the ship is (f) ¾ south by a storm
(g) ¾ eventually reaches the Antarctic waters. An
albatross appears and leads them out of the ice jam where they had been stuck,
but suddenly the mariner shoots the bird. The crew gets (h) ¾ with the mariner,
believing the albatross brought south (i) ¾ that led them out
of Antarctic. However, the sailors (j) ¾ their minds when
the weather becomes warmer and mist disappears. [Unit-3; Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : experience- AwfÁZv;
journey- ågY; wedding ceremony- weevn
Drme; narrate- eY©bv Kiv;
eventually- NUbvµ‡g; angry-
ivMvwš^Z; mariner- bvweK;
change- cwieZ©b Kiv; wind- evZvm;
initial- cÖv_wgK|
183. Adolescence means the teenage years
between 13 and 19. Adolescents (a) –– different both from young children and
adults. (b) ––, adolescents are not fully capable of understanding (c) ––
concepts. They don't even understand the relationship (d) ––behaviour and
consequences, nor they have the (e) –– to take decisions over health issues. It
(f) –– make them vulnerable to sexual exploitation and (g) –– risk behaviours.
Laws and customs may also (h) –– adolescents. These issues often restrict
adolescents' access (i) –– reproductive health information and services.
Parents, community (j) –– social institutions should intervene effectively when
problems arise. [Unit-5;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : adolescence - ˆK‡kvi;
teenage - 13 †_‡K
19 eQi eqwm; adult - cÖvßeq¯‹;
capable - m¶g/
mg_©; understand - eyS‡Z
cviv; concept - aviYv;
relationship - m¤•K©;
behaviour - AvPiY/
e¨envi; consequence
- djvdj/ cwibvg;
exploitation - †kvlb;
risk - SuywK;
laws and customs - AvBb I
ixwZbxwZ; issue - e¨vcvi/ Av‡jvP¨ welq;
often - cÖvqB;
restrict - mxgve×
Kiv; information
- Z_¨;
service - †mev;
community - †MvÎ/
m¤•Ö`vq; institution - cÖwZôvb/
msMVb; intervence - n¯@‡¶c
Kiv; effectively
- Kvh©Kixfv‡e;
arise - D‡V
Avmv|
184. Adolescents constitute a nation's core
resource for national renewal and growth. (a) –– adolescence, transition from
childhood to adulthood takes place. (b) –– shapes the future of girl's and
boys' lives. (c) –– girls are victim of inequality and subordination within (d)
–– family and society. It leads to widespread practice (e) –– child marriage.
They are also marginalised or excluded (f) –– health, education and economic
opportunities. And they are (g) –– to violence and sexual abuse. In fact, young
(h) –– have a right to quality education, decent work (i) –– comprehensive
health services. Government should focus on the (j) –– of the adolescents. [Unit-5;
Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : adolescent - wK‡kvi/
wK‡kvix/ ˆK‡kvicÖvß; constitute - MVb Kiv;
core - wfZ;
transition - GK avc
n‡Z Ab¨ av‡c c`vc©b; inequality - AmgZv;
subordination - AaxbZv;
marginalise - Ae‡njv
Kiv/ †nq Kiv; opportunity - my‡hvM;
violence - wnsmªZv;
abuse - Ace¨envi;
comprehensive - mgwš^Z;
government - miKvi;
widespread - e¨vcK;
quality - gvbm¤§Z;
decent - Dchy³/
†kvfb|
185. The situation of adolescent girls in
Bangladesh is not good. After (a) –– pulled out of school, the adolescent girls
often (b) –– their mobility, their friends and social status. The (c) –– of
this mobility curtails their economic and non-formal (d) –– opportunities. They
even lack information about health issues. (e) –– study reveals that only about
three in five (f) –– have even heard of contraception. Most of the (g) –– girls
are undernourished and suffer from anemia. Adolescent (h) –– is also high in
Bangladesh. However, the condition (i) –– adolescent boys in our country is not
good (j) –– somewhat better than the girls. The boys, who don’t go to school or
unemployed, are unaware of the social and health issues. [Unit-5;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : adolescent - ˆK‡kvicÖvß/
wK‡kvi-wK‡kvix; mobility - MwZkxjZv;
social status - mvgvwRK
Ae¯’v; curtail - ms‡KvPb
Kiv; cantraception
- Mf©wb‡iva;
undernourished - Acyó/
Acwic°; anemia - i³¯^íZv;
lack - Afve
NUv; reveal - cÖKvk
Kiv; somewhat - wKQyUv;
unemployed - †eKvi/
PvKwiwenxb; unaware - Am‡PZb|
186. Shilpi was being pressurized for having
children by her in-laws. She took Rashid, her (a) ––, to discuss pregnancy with a counselor. Rashid agreed to (b) –– having children for five years
despite pressures from his (c) –– and
neighbours to produce an offspring. The couple met (d) ––a female health care provider, who informed them about (e) –– various family planning options
available. Shilpi's mother-in-law and neighbours (f) –– to pressurize the newlyweds. Deeply rooted cultural
practice and (g) –– caused a
rift between the couple, and their family (h) –– and criticized them. But at last Shilpi's mother-in-law and
(i) –– came to understand the
harmful effects of early pregnancy (j)
–– mother and child. [Unit-5;
Lesson-4]
Word
Meaning : pressurize - Pvc
†`Iqv; pregnancy - Mf©aviY/
Mf©ve¯’v; counselor - civgk©`vZv/
Dc‡`óv; neighbour - cÖwZ‡ewk;
offespring - mš@vbmš@wZ;
available - jf¨/
cÖvwßmva¨; newlyweds - be`¤•wZ;
cultural - mvs¯‹…wZK;
practice - Abykxjb;
rift - dvUj;
understand - eyS‡Z
cviv; harmful - ¶wZKi|
187. In Bangladesh, tertiary education
faces many deep-rooted challenges. There are 35 public and 79 private
universities in our country. These institutions are (a) –– with various types
of problems. Every year a (b) –– number of students struggle hard to get
admitted (c) –– public universities. But due to limited number of (d) –– in
public universities, students’ hard struggle ends in (e) ––. Between public and
private universities, a student chooses (f) –– universities. Public
universities offer more subjects than private (g) ––. Offering low tution fees
is one of the (h) –– reasons behind this choice. On the other hand, (i) –– universities offer less number of subjects. They also
(j) –– high tuition fees for which students of middle class family hardly
intend to get admitted into a private university. [Unit-6; Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : Tertiary
education - wek¦we`¨vjq
ch©v‡qi wk¶v; private - †emiKvwi;
struggle - msMÖvg
Kiv; admit - fwZ©
nIqv; limited - mxwgZ;
choose - wbe©vPb
Kiv/ evQvB Kiv; middle class family - ga¨weË
cwievi; intend - B”Qv
Kiv/ AwfcÖvq Kiv; various - wewfbœ;
offer - cÖ¯@ve
Kiv/ wb‡e`b Kiv; offering - cÖ`vb/
cÖ¯@ve|
188. [Dhaka Residential Model School & College, Dhaka- '16]
Good
manners do not (a) ¾
us anything, but what they bring (b) ¾ in return is beyond measure.
To be polite and gentle (c) ¾
others one does not have to (d) ¾
money, but the love and honour that such manners bring us cannot (e) ¾ bought in a market. Good
manners are often a matter (f) ¾
habit. They are (g) ¾
habit formed through training (h) ¾ tradition. But (i) ¾ reality such manners are also
a matter of principle. For it is out of consideration and respect for others
(j) ¾
good manners are born. [Unit-4;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : cost- `vg
nIqv; spend- e¨q Kiv;
manner- AvPiY, e¨envi; habit- Af¨vm;
training- Abykxjb; tradition- HwZn¨;
reaity- cÖK…Zc‡¶; principle-
AvPiYbxwZ; consideration- we‡ePbv;
measure- cwigvc|
189. Bangladesh has a rich folk music. It
(a) –– both religious and secular songs. Bangladeshi culture has a (b) ––
tradition of folk music. Folk music may be described (c) –– that type of
ancient music which springs from the (d) –– of a community. It is the heart of
Bangladeshi (e) –– . Folk music is simple in words and structure. It (f) ––
classified into several subgenrers. Baul, Bhatiyali, Bhawaiya are some (g) ––
them. Baul sangeet is full of mysticism. Lalon Fakir (h) –– considered to be
the greatest of all bauls. The (i) –– song 'Bhatiyali is the music of boatmen
and fishermen. (j) –– is the song of northern region. 'Garial Bhai' is a popular
Bhawaiya song. [Unit-14;
Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : folk music - †jvK msMxZ; religious - agx©q; secular - RvMwZK; culture - ms¯‹…wZ; tradition - cÖ_v; ancient - cÖvPxb/ Avw`g; community - m¤•Ö`vq; structure - MVb/ MVbcÖYvjx; classified - †kÖYxe× Kiv; mysticism - giwgev`/ fveev`; consider - we‡ePbv Kiv; music of boatmen - gvwSgvjÐvi Mvb; region - GjvKv/ AÂj; popular - RbwcÖq|
190. Bangladeshi folk music has a great
variety. (a) –– varieties of folk songs have come from (b) –– variation.
Besides, the culture and lifestyle of (c) –– tribes of our country have
influenced folk (d) ––. Folk songs may be sung individually or (e) –– chorus.
Chorus is the group of people (f) –– sing and dance together. Kabigan, Leto,
Alkap (g) –– gambhira etc are performed in chorus. Some (h) –– cross religious
boundaries and some do not. (i) –– are also some folk songs on which (j) –– can
only participate. Bratagan and Meyeli Git are such kind of songs. [Unit-14; Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : variation – ˆewPΨ; variety - wewPΨ;
come from - Avmv;
culture - ms¯‹…wZ;
besides - ZvQvov;
lifestyle - Rxebaviv;
tribe - Avw`evmx;
influence - cÖfve
we¯@vi Kiv; individually - ¯^Zš¿fv‡e;
chorus - `jMZfv‡e;
group of people - GK`j †jvK;
together - GKmv‡_;
perform - cwi‡ekb
Kiv; Cross - AwZµg;
religious - ag©xq;
boundary - mxgvbv;
participate - AskMÖnY
Kiv; bratagan - GK ai‡bi
†jvK msMxZ|
191. Craftwork is an applied form of art.
There are (a) ––kinds of craftworks such as wood craft, (b) ––, pottery,
embroidery etc. Wood craft is (c) ––artistic work which is designed on wood (d)
––made by woods. It includes all kinds (e) ––designs, statues, shapes etc. Many
people in (f) ––country are engaged in producing wooden goods. (g) ––products
are made for both aesthetic beauty (h) ––practical use. This artistic work is a
(i) ––of our social and cultural heritage. In (j) ––spheres of our life, we use
these products. [Unit-14;
Lesson-3]
Word
Meaning : craftwork - wkíKg©;
applied form - e¨envwiK
iƒc; art - wkí;
include - Aš@fz©³
Kiv; wood craft - Kv‡Vi
wkí; pottery - g„rwkí;
embroidery - bKkvKg©;
artistic work - wkí Kg©;
design - bKkv;
engage - wb‡qvM
Kiv; produce - Drcv`b
Kiv; wooden goods
- Kv‡Vi ˆZwi gvjcÎ;
product - cY¨;
aesthetic beauty - bv›`wbK
†mŠ›`h©; practical use - ev¯@e
e¨envi; social - mvgvwRK;
cultural heritage - ms¯‹…wZK
HwZn¨; spheres - †¶Î|
192. Craftwork has a
great appeal to the people of all walks of life. It is called (a) –– object
because it keeps with the changing tastes and (b) ––. But certain forms,
shapes, styles and aesthetic preferences change (c) –– over time. Mechanical
and mass production have a very (d) –– impact on handmade crafts. Though
mechanically produced products are (e) –– goods but they do not have their
aesthetic (f) ––. Handmade crafts have to compete on price and design (g) ––
modern mechanical products. To revive handmade crafts, craftsmen (h) –– be
trained better. Government should help them financially. Great (i) –– work
should be done to catch the attraction of (j) –– international buyers. [Unit-14;
Lesson-3]
Word
Meaning : great
appeal - we‡kl Av‡e`b;
all walks of life - Rxe‡bi
me©‡¶‡Î; object - e¯‘;
changing - cwieZ©bkxj;
taste - i“wP;
certain - mywbw`©ó;
aesthetic preference - bv›`wbK
Awfi“wP; mass production - e¨vcK
Drcv`b; impact - cÖfve;
handmade crafts - n¯@wkí;
mechanically produced - †gwk‡b/
hvwš¿Kfv‡e ˆZwiK…Z; goods - cY¨mvgMÖx;
compete - cÖwZØw›ØZv
Kiv; revive - cybcÖwZôv
Kiv; financially - A_©‰bwZKfv‡e;
catch - aiv;
attraction - AvKl©Y;
international buyer -
Avš@R©vwZK †µZv|
193. [Cantonment College, Jessore- '16]
The name Kuakata
takes its origin from the story of a 'Kua'- or well-dug on the sea shore by the
early Rakhaine settlers for (a) — drinking water. The Rakhaines had landed on
Kuakata coast after being (b) — from Arakan by the Mughals. Following the first
well, it became a (c) — to dig wells in the neighbourhood of Rakhaine (d) — for
fresh water supply. Kuakata is one of the (e) — spots which allow a visitor to
(f) — both the sunrise and the sunset from the (g) —. That perhaps makes
Kuakata one of the world's most (h) — beaches. The long and wide beach at
Kuakata has a typical natural setting. This sandy beach slopes (i) — into the
Bay and bathing there is as (j) — as is swimming or diving. [Unit-8;
Lesson-5]
Word
Meaning : coast- DcK‚j;
sunrise- m–‡h©v`q; sunset- m–h©v¯@;
typical- ˆewkó¨m–PK; beach- ˆmKZ;
natural- cÖvK…wZK; setting- `„k¨;
sandy- evjygq; well- K‚c;
supply- mieivn; origin-
Drcw˯’j; allow- cÖ`vb
Kiv|
194. [Rangpur Cadet College, Rangpur- '16]
In
our country women are the worst sufferers. Social prejudices and customs tend
to (a) — their position. When a female child is born, it is not regarded as a
happy (b) —. She is not welcomed with the deep warmth of (c) —. Instead of
being delighted the male members think that she has come to add to their (d) —.
Even the mother of the female child is not welcomed cordially for giving (e) —
a female child. Rather she is held in great (f) —. Obviously there are many
reasons behind this social (g) —. First of all she is regarded as a (h) — to be
got rid of as soon as possible. The thinking of her marriage drive her parents
mad for our evil (i) — system. Her parents try to find a husband for her even
before she attains physical and mental (j) —. [Unit-5;
Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : sufferer-
Kó‡fvMKvix; prejudice-
Kzms¯‹vi; custom- cÖ_v;
cordially- Avš@wiKfv‡e; obviously-
wmtm‡›`‡n; delighted- Avbw›`Z;
rather- eis; degrade- gh©v`v
jvNe Kiv; voice- Ab¨vq,
cvc; growth- e„w×|
195. [Govt. College of Commerce, Chittagong - '16]
Folk
music (a) — of songs and music of a comunity that are (b) — by any
sophisticated musical rules or any standard music styles. Bangladesh has a
heritage of rich folk music (c) — includes both religious and (d) — songs. Folk
music can be described as that type of ancient music which (e) — from the heart
of a community, based on their natural style of (f) — uninfluenced by the rules
of classical music and modern popular songs. Any mode or form (g) — by the
combination of tune, voice and dance may (h) — described as music. Thus, the (i)
— of folk song, folk dance and folk tune is called folk music. For (j) —. Baul
songs are a combination of tune, music and dance. [Unit-14;
Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : sophisticated-
AZ¨vaywbK; heritage- HwZn¨;
combination- mgš^q; ancient- cÖvPxb;
modern- AvaywbK; popular- RbwcÖq;
musical- m½xZ m¤•wK©Z; rules-
wbqg,-Kvbyb; tune- myi;
include- Aš@fz©³ Kiv; dance- bvP;
describe- eY©bv Kiv|
196. [Comilla Residential College, Comilla- '16]
Everybody
(a) — beauty of anything. Though we can (b) — beauty in our (c) — such as in
nature, in the laughter of child, it (d) — not easy to (e) — beauty. We (f) —
that ugliness is (g) — of beauty and ugliness is (h) — to anyone. But it is a
(i) — of our life and (j) — as much a place in our life. [Unit-14;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : admire- cÖksmv Kiv; beauty- †mŠ›`h©; discover- Avwe®‹vi
Kiv; ugliness- Amy›`iZv; laughter- nvwm|
197. [Jhalokathi Govt. Women's College, Jhalokathi- '16]
Conflict can be
defined as (a) — of value and ideas among other and the most (b) — form of
conflict is (c) — clashes that results in lot of deaths and (d) —. There can be
conflict within us, which is called (e) — conflict. The conflict between or
among persons is called (f) — conflict. (g) — of economic resources is also a
cause of conflict and it is known as (h) — conflict. Conflict is a very (i) —
phenomenon, but sometimes it takes (j) — forms. [Unit-12;
Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : conflict- msNl©;
define- msÁvwqZ Kiv; value- MyY;
idea- cwiKíbv; clash- msNl©;
economic- A_©‰bwZK; resources- m¤•`;
death- g„Zz¨; phenomenon- NUbv;
interpersonal- Avš@e¨w³MZ; cause- KviY|
198. [Chittagong College, Chittagong- '16]
Mars
is the fourth planet from the sun. Iron-rich surface of the planet (a) ¾ it a reddish appearance (b) ¾ which it is commonly referred
to (c) ¾
the Red planet. It was (d) ¾
by the Romans in honour (e) ¾
their god of war. Martian air (f) ¾ more than 95% of carbon
dioxide (g) ¾
very little oxygen. The average (h) ¾ is - 63 degrees Celsius.
Scientists are (i) ¾
for extraterrestrial life on Mars, but (j) ¾ signs of life have yet been
found. [Unit-13;
Lesson-4]
Word
Meaning : Mars- g½jMÖn;
planet- MÖn; iron-rich- Avqib
mg„×; surface- DcwifvM;
reddish- jvj‡P; appearance-
Avwef©ve; average- Mo;
temperature- ZvcgvÎv;
extraterrestrial- c„w_ex ewnf‚©Z; sign- wPý;
commonly- mvaviYZ; life- Rxeb|
199.
[Chittagong Cantonment Public College, Chittagong-
'16]
Nanotechnology has
the (a) ¾ to revolutionize
several fields, but its greatest contribution may very well be in (b) ¾. The applications
of nanotechnology in medicine are (c) ¾ endless. Molecules
could be (d) ¾ to stick to and
destroy cancer cells, and only cancer cells. Advanced drug (e) ¾ techniques could be
used to deliver drugs to (f) ¾ parts of the body
and (g) ¾ side effects.
Microscopic (h) ¾ could be used to
perform ultra-delicate (i) ¾ to repair damaged
tissues, or to hunt down and destroy certain cells, like cancer cells or (j) ¾. [Unit-13;
Lesson-4]
Word Meaning
: revolutionize- wecÐe
NUv‡bv; contribution- Ae`vb;
endless- mxgvnxb; molecule- AYy;
potential- m¤¢ve¨; destroy- aŸsm
Kiv; deliver- weZiY Kiv;
microscopic- AvYyex¶wYK; repair- †givgZ
Kiv; ultra-delicate- AwZ my¶;
damaged- ¶wZMÖ¯@; eliminate- eR©b
Kiv|
200.
[National Ideal College, Khilgaon, Dhaka- '16]
Rabindranath
Tagore was a vast, varied and (a) — writer. There is no branch of Bengali
literature where we do not see his consummate (b) — of writing. He has axed
against the age old (c) — of the then Hindu society. He has taken his mighty
pen and raised his voice where he has seen (d) — being trampled down because he
knows that humanity is above all things. Haimonti is a short story which bears
the (e) — to his vigorous expression of humanity. We see that Haimonti, an
innocent girl with the purity and simplicity of a mountain stream became the
(f) — of heartrending criticism and inhuman torture in her father-in-law's
house for (g) — He has dissected the (h) — of dowry system of the Hindu society
to which the Hindu girls become the scape goats on the altar of sacrifice. To
Apu's parents dowry was (i) — to humanity. They cared little that their (j) —
ruined a girl little by little. [Unit-6;
Lesson-1]
Word Meaning
: versatile- eûgyLx;
cousummate- wbLuyZ; axe- n«vm
Kiv; mighty- kw³kvjx;
vigorous- ewjô, †ZR¯^x; criticism-
mgv‡jvPbv; heartrending- gg©‡f`x;
torture- AZ¨vPvi; dissect- we‡kÐlY
K‡i mZ¨vmZ¨ hvPvB Kiv; ruined- aŸsm
K‡iwQj|
201.
[Dania University College, Dhaka- '16]
Beauty is easy to
(a) — but (b) — to define. As we look around, we (c) — beauty in pleasurable
objects and sights-in nature, in the (d) — of children, in the kindness of
strangers. But asked to define, we run into difficulties. Does beauty have an
(e) — objective indentity? It is (f) —, or is it dependent on our sense (g) —?
Does it lie in the eye of the beholder? We ask (h) —. A further difficulty
arises when beauty manifests itself not (i) — by its presence, but by its (j) —
as well. [Unit-14;
Lesson-1]
Word Meaning
: beauty- †mŠ›`h©;
appreciate- Dcjwä Kiv; define- wbiƒcY
Kiv; pleasurable- Avb›`Ki;
stranger- AcwiwPZ e¨w³; identity- cwiPq,
¯^iƒc; beholder- `k©K;
difficulty- KvwVb¨; manifest- Bw½Z
†`qv; presence- Dcw¯’wZ|
202.
[Chowmuhany Govt. SA College, Noakhali- '16]
The first Internet
was (a) — in 1969 and the public only had access to the World Wide Web starting
(b) — 1993. Today, just 22 years (c) —, the web has revolutionized the (d) — of
information, created a (e) — multi-trillion dollar (f) — phenomenon, played a
(g) — in revolutions, and has interconnected (h) — of the globe. It has also
made it (i) — for people all over the planet to (j) — out and touch someone.
[Unit-13;
Lesson-1]
Word Meaning
: access- cÖ‡ekvwaKvi;
revolutionized- wecÐe NwU‡qwQj; information- Z_¨;
phenomenon- wb`k©b; interconnected-
Avš@m¤•wK©Z; globe- wek¦;
planet- MÖn; touch- ¯•k©
Kiv/ ms¯•‡k© Avmv|
203.
[Adamjee Cantonment College, Dhaka- '16]
Kuakata is truly a
(a) — beach and it is (b) — as a sanctuary for the (c) — winter birds. Fishing
boats (d) — in the Bay of Bengal with colourful sails. The lines of coconut
tree contribute to (e) — the beauty of Kuakata. The (f) — culture of the
Rakhaine community indicate the (g) — old tradition and cultural (h) — of this
area. Kuakata is also (i) — a remarkable place for the Hindus and the
Buddhists. Each year the place is (j) — by thousands of devotees. [Unit-8; Lesson-5]
Word Meaning
: truly- mwZ¨Kvifv‡e;
sanctuary- Zx_©¯’vb; beach- mg–`ª
Zxi; contribute- Ae`vb ivLv;
culture- ms¯‹…wZ; community- m¤•Ö`vq;
indicate- m–wPZ Kiv; tradition- HwZn¨;
remarkable- D‡jÐL‡hvM¨; devotee- †h e¨w³
†Kv‡bv wKQy‡Z wb‡qvwRZ K‡i|
204.
[Al-Amin Academy School & College, Chandpur-
'16]
Conflict
comes (a) —; the clashing of (b) — and ideas (c) — a part of the human
experience. It is true that it can be (d) — if left (e) —. However, it
shouldn't be (f) — as something that can only (g) — negative things to
transpire. It is a way to (h) — up with more meaningful realization that can
(i) — be helpful to the (j) — involved. [Unit-12;
Lesson-2]
Word Meaning
: conflict- msNl©;
clashing- msNl©; idea- aviYv,
cwiKíbv; experience- AwfÁZv;
however- Aek¨; meaniugful- A_©en;
realization- Abyfe; helpful- mnvqK;
involved- RwoZ; transpire- cÖKvwkZ
nIqv|
205. Nanomedicine is the preservation and improvement of human health using
molecular tools and molecular knowledge of the human body. It is the medical (a)
–– for nanotechnology. Nanotechnology
can bring revolution in (b) –– fields.
The impacts of the application of (c) –– in the field of medicine can be (d) ––. To destroy cancer cells, Molecules can be (e) ––. Nanotechnology can provide the possibility
of delivering (f) –– to specific
cells of the body. By (g) ––this
technology overall drug consumption and side (h) –– may be lowered significantly. Nanomedicine
may be (i) –– as a part of
tissue engineering to (j) –– reproduce
or repair damaged tissue. Nanorobots can be used to repair or detect infections
or damages. [Unit-13;
Lesson-4]
Word Meaning
: preservation
- msi¶Y;
improvement - Dbœqb;
human health - gvbe
¯^v¯’¨; molecular tools - AvbweK hš¿cvwZ;
molecular knowledge - AvbweK
Ávb; revolution - wecÐe;
impact - cÖfve;
application - e¨envi
wewa; cell - †Kvl;
molecule - Aby;
destroy - aŸsm
Kiv; possibility
- m¤¢vebv;
specific -
mywbw`©ó; overall - mvwe©K;
drug consumption - Ilya
†meb; as a part - Ask
wnmv‡e; reproduce - cybivq
Drcv`b Kiv; damaged tissue - ¶wZMÖ¯@
Kjv; detect - mbv³
Kiv; infections - msµgb;
damage - ¶wZ|
206. The emperor commanded all the subjects to break the smaller end of their
eggs. Many people could not (a) –– this law. As a result, many (b) –– were
forced to leave the country. (c) –– sought shelter in the neighbouring island,
(d) ––. The Emperor of Blefuscu gave them (e) ––and a war broke out between (f)
–– two countries. According to their rebellions, (g) –– had been six histories
on that (h) ––. The result was that an Emperor (i) –– his life and another lost
his (j) –– and nearly eleven thousand persons were killed. Many hundred large
volumes have been published upon this controversy. [Unit-15;
Lesson-3]
Word Meaning
: emperor - mgªvU;
command - wb‡`©k
†`Iqv; subject - cÖRv;
smaller end - †QvU cvk;
law - AvBb;
as a result - d‡j;
force - eva¨ Kiv;
leave - Z¨vM Kiv;
seek - †LuvRv;
neighbouring island - cÖwZ‡ewk
Øxc; break out - msNwUZ
nIqv; according to
- Abymv‡i;
rebellion - we‡`ªvwn;
nearly - cÖvq;
person - e¨w³;
large volume - eo LÊ we‡kl;
controversy - we‡iva|
207. The King’s
garden is very old. It has pleasant walks, lawns. The seed (a) –– of the garden
are of various sizes. In (b) –– it is impossible to grow Indian fruits and (c)
–– due to cold weather. So a special kind (d) –– house is built for this
purpose. Three sides (e) –– this house are made of brick but the (f) –– one
which faces the south is made of (g) ––. It prevents the cold air to enter but
(h) –– in the sun's rays. In the cold season (i) –– are hit to keep the house warm.
The (j) –– along the walks in the king’s garden are tastefully arranged. [Unit-15;
Lesson-4]
Word Meaning
: grow - Drcv`b
Kiv, Rš§v‡bv; pleasant walks - g‡bvig nuvUvi
c_; lawns - evMvb
A_ev e‡bi ga¨Kvi Dš§y³ RvqMv; seed bed - exRZjv;
various size - wewfbœ
AvKv‡ii; impossible - Am¤¢e;
due to - KviYekZ;
cold weather - VvÛv
AvenvIqv; special kind - we‡kl
aiY; purpose - D‡Ïk¨;
made of brick - B‡Ui
ˆZwi; prevent - cÖwZ‡iva
Kiv; sun ray - m–h©
iwk¥; cold season
- kxZ FZz;
warm - Mig;
tastefully -
i“wPm¤§Zfv‡e; arrange - mvRv‡bv|
208. Rabindranath
Tagore is a famous poet and educator. His (a) –– of education is different from
the (b) –– system of education. According to him (c) –– is an educational
institution where students (d) –– to get higher degrees. It should (e) –– be
made into mechanical organizations for (f) –– and distributing knowledge. He
termed the (g) –– institution of India as India's alms (h) –– of knowledge. The
consequence is that (i) –– are getting a community of qualified (j) –– not a
cultured community.
[Unit-6;
Lesson-1]
Word Meaning
: famous - weL¨vZ; educator - wk¶K; system - c×wZ; according to - Abymv‡i; educational
institution - wk¶v cÖwZôvb; higher - D”PZi; mechanical organisation - hvwš¿K cÖwZôvb; distribute - fvM Kiv; knowledge - Ávb; alms - wf¶v; consequence - djvdj; qualified - †hvM¨Zvm¤•bœ; cultured community - ms¯‹…wZevb m¤•Ö`vq|
209. The object of
an educational institution should be the constant pursuit of truth. (a) ––
should not be like a dead cage in which (b) –– minds fed with food artificially
prepared. The educational institution (c) –– be an open house in which students
and teachers (d) –– at one. They should have a common aspiration for (e) –– and
need to share all the delights of culture. (f) –– former days, the great master
craftsmen had students in (g) –– workshops who would cooperate in shaping
things to perfection. (h) –– was a place where knowledge does not have its (i)
–– and low but a creative personality subtly informed its (j) ––. Creative art
is the aspect of intellectual knowledge which explores the truth and expresses
something which is human in him. [Unit-6;
Lesson-1]
Word Meaning
: object - D‡Ïk¨;
constant - AcwieZ©bxq;
pursuit - AbymiY;
dead cage - fv½v
LuvPv; artificially
- K…wÎgfv‡e;
prepared - cÖ¯‘ZK…Z;
open house - Dš§y³
cÖwZôvb; common - mvaviY;
aspiration - AvKv¸Lv;
delight - Avb›`;
culture - ms¯‹…wZ;
former - c–e©eZx©;
co-operate - mn‡hvwMZv
Kiv; perfection - DrKl©;
creative personality - m„Rbkxj
e¨w³Z¡; subtly -
my¶¥fv‡e; intellectual knowledge - eyw×e„wËK
Ávb; explore -
cy¸Lvbycy¸Lfv‡e cix¶v Kiv; express - cÖKvk
Kiv|
210. There are 35 public and 79 private
universities in our country. The (a) –– of private university emerged in 1990s.
But in case (b) –– higher education, public universities are the first choices
for (c) –– of the students. This is because the public universities (d) –– a
wide range of subjects in various disciplines. Another (e) –– to choose the
public university is that many seminars (f) –– and conferences are held there.
Moreover, the best minds (g) –– attracted to teaching profession. There is also
ample scope (h) –– national and international exposures. Public universities
offer residential and (i) –– facilities at low cost. One of the most important
(j) –– is that to study in a private university a student has to pay a huge
amount of tuition fees. [Unit-6;
Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : private - †emiKvix;
emerge - Avwefz©Z
nIqv; higher education - D”P wk¶v;
first choice - cÖ_g
cQ›`; a wide range of - eûwe¯@„Z;
conference - Av‡jvPbv
mfv; held - AbywôZ
nIqv; moreover - AwaKš‘;
attract - AvKl©Y
Kiv; teaching profession - wk¶KZv †ckv;
ample - cÖPzi;
exposure - cwiwPwZ,
cÖKvk; residential
- AvevwmK;
facility - my‡hvM
myweav; at low cost
- ¯^íg–‡j¨;
huge amount - cÖPzi
cwigvY; tuition fee - covkybvi
LiP|
211. At present there are 35 public
universities in Bangladesh. All of these universities are (a) –– financed
autonomous entities. In1990s private sectors came forward to establish (b) ––
university in Bangladesh. Now 79 private universities are operating mostly (c)
–– Dhaka and few others are in other big cities. There (d) –– 1400 colleges
also for offering tertiary education and they are (e) –– to the NU. But still Bangladesh is struggling
to keep (f) –– with demand for higher education. Students face so many problems
(g) –– their desired university. Public universities offer limited number of
seats. (h) –– there being a large number of competitors, students has to (i) ––
a tough competition to get them admitted there. Moreover a (j) –– amount of
tuition fees in private universities is allowing the problem to grow more. [Unit-6; Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : at
present - eZ©gv‡b;
public university - cvewjK
(miKvwi) wek¦we`¨vjq; all of these - GMy‡jvi
meMy‡jv; financed - Avw_©K
mvnvh¨ cÖvß; autonomous entity - ¯^vqZ¡kvwmZ
mËv; come forward
- GwM‡q Avmv;
sector - †¶Î;
operate - Pvjv‡bv,
cwiPvjbv Kiv; struggle - msMÖvg
Kiv; demand - Pvwn`v;
face - gy‡LvgywL
nIqv; desired - cÖZ¨vwkZ;
limited number of - Aí msL¨K;
large number of - eû msL¨K;
competitor -
cÖwZØw›Ø; tough competition - KwVb
cÖwZ‡hvwMZv; admit - fwZ© nIqv;
moreover - AwaKš‘;
allow - AbygwZ
†`Iqv|
212. The 21st century is a very competitive
age. It is also the age of a (a) –– economy. As a result, higher education has
to do a (b) –– of contribution for the development of the fast growing business
(c) ––. Many modern educationists believe that the learners of this century (d)
–– be prepared with some skills in addition to their subject (e) ––. They will
think critically and make the best use of (f) ––. They must have the capability
to solve complex and multi-disciplinary (g) –– . They have to be creative. They
must have the ability (h) ––think unconventionally. Today many of the fastest
growing jobs and (i) –– rely on workers’ creative capacity. These skills of the
learners (j) –– help them to face the challenges of 21st century. [Unit-6;
Lesson-3]
Word
Meaning : century - kZvãx;
competitive age - cÖwZ‡hvwMZvg–jK
hyM; economy - A_©bxwZ;
as a result - d‡j;
contribution - Ae`vb;
development - Dbœqb;
fast growing business - `ª“Z
ea©bkxj e¨emv; modern - AvaywbK;
educationist - wk¶vwe`;
skill - `¶Zv;
in addition to - Dciš‘;
critically - mgv‡jvPbvi
`„wó‡Z; capability - mvg_©¨;
complex - RwUj;
multi-disciplinary - eû welq
mg„×; creative - m„Rbkxj;
unconventionally -
AMZvbyMwZKfv‡e; fastest growing job - `ª“Z
ea©bkxj PvKzwi; rely on - fimv Kiv;
capacity - m¶gZv;
challenge - †gvKvwejv/
P¨v‡jÄ|
213. Etiquette means a set of behaviours in a society. There
(a) –– difference between etiquette and manners. Whereas etiquette (b) ––
regarded as the correct way of behaviour, (c) –– don't refer to that. Manner
means that behaviour (d) –– is considered to be polite in a particular (e) ––or
culture. Manners may be both good (f) –– bad. Suppose, in our country, offering
something (g) –– left hand is considered to be bad (h) –– which, obviously,
isn't bad in the western (i) ––. This cultural difference varies from country
to (j) ––, society to society, community to community. That's why this
difference can make you puzzled. [Unit-4;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : etiquette - wkóvPvi;
a set of behaviour - GK cÖ¯’
AvPib; difference - cv_©K¨;
regard - we‡ePbv
Kiv; correct way
- mwVK Dcvq;
manner - AvPvi
AvPiY; consider - we‡ePbv
Kiv; polite - gvwR©Z;
particular - we‡kl, ¯^Zš¿;
obviously - ¯•óZiƒ‡c;
cultural difference - mvs¯‹…wZK
cv_©K¨; vary - c„_K
nIqv; community to community - m¤•Ö`vq
†_‡K m¤•Ö`v‡q; puzzled - nZeyw×|
214. A 13 year old street boy named Amerigo
lives on the street. He is (a) ––. He is detached from his parents because they
do not live (b) ––. He wants to live with them but both of them denied (c) –– him
with them. They are not careful about their child. Even (d) –– could not get
any financial support from them. He collects garbage (e) –– sells it to a
vendor. Once he got serious infection and (f) –– the work following the
doctor's advice. Once he had worked for (g) –– ice cream shop. He sold the ice
cream but in return (h) –– shop owner gave him something to eat and let him
sleep (i) –– his hut at night. There are thousands of Amerigo around the (j)
––. They live a very miserable life. They are deprived of their fundamental
rights. [Unit-7;
Lesson-4]
Word Meaning
: detached - wew”Qbœ/
Avjv`v; deny - A¯^xKvi
Kiv; careful - mZK©;
financial - Avw_©K;
support - mg_©b/
†hvMvb/ mvnvh¨; collect - msMÖn Kiv;
garbage - cwiZ¨³
wRwbm; vendor - cwiZ¨³
wRwb‡mi e¨emvqx; serious - gvivÍK;
infection - msµgY;
advice - Dc‡`k;
in return - wewbg‡q;
owner - gvwjK;
thousands - nvRvi
nvRvi; miserable - Ki“Y/
`y`©kvMÖ¯@; deprived - ewÂZ;
fundamental - †gŠwjK;
right - AwaKvi|
215. Dream is a
series of thoughts, images and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during
sleep. Dream is a (a) –– of unconscious wishes, thoughts and imaginations. It
(b) –– be sweet or horrible. When we dream (c) –– pleasant, we call it a sweet
dream. (d) –– when we dream something extremely bad, we (e) –– it a nightmare.
Dream is meaningless, if (f) –– is a day-dream. But dream has also (g) –– real
purpose if it is related to (h) ––, emotional and physical well-being. The main
benefit (i) –– dream is that it produces new thoughts (j) –– ideas in brain and
helps to clean up clutter from mind.
[Unit-10;
Lesson-1]
Word Meaning
: dream - ¯^cœ;
thought - wPš@v;
sensation - ms‡e`b;
unconscious - Am‡PZb/
Ae‡PZb; imagination
- Kíbv;
horrible - fqvbK/
exfrm; pleasant - g‡bvÁ/
Avb›``vqK; extremely - AwZ/
cy‡ivcywi; nightmare - `yt¯^cœ;
meaningless - A_©nxb;
real - mwZ¨Kvi;
purpose - D‡Ïk¨;
emotional - Av‡eMcÖeY;
benefit - DcKvwiZv/
jvf; brain - gw¯@®‹;
clutter - G‡jv‡g‡jv
Ae¯’v|
216. As a human
being we all are born free. We have our (a) –– thoughts and belief. No one
should (b) –– our rights. Declaration of human rights (c) –– been set up for
the preservation (d) –– human rights. It makes us conscious (e) –– our rights.
Now we can easily (f) –– whether our rights are being violated (g) –– not. The
rights described here are (h) –– standard for all people. The aim (i) –– the
declaration is to preserve the (j) –– of human. Every person is asked to
support these rights. [Unit-7;
Lesson-1]
Word Meaning
: human being - gvbe/
gvbyl; thought - wPš@v;
belief - wek¦vm;
declaration - †NvlYv;
human rights - gvbevwaKvi;
preservation - msi¶Y;
conscious - m‡PZb;
easily - mnRfv‡e;
violated - ¶wZMÖ¯’/
evavMÖ¯@; described - ewY©Z;
standard - gvbm¤§Z;
preserve - cvjb
Kiv/ jvjb Kiv/ msi¶Y Kiv|
217. Education is
one of the basic human rights. (a) –– education is a must for every human
being. It (b) –– us to be aware of our human rights. Without (c) –– education
we will deprive ourselves. We can learn about (d) –– basic human rights through
education. Education makes a man (e) –– with the rights of his own and others.
A (f) –– can learn about the rights what he is supposed (g) –– get. He can also
learn how much he is (h) –– deprived of. It makes a man self-dependent.
Education teaches (i) –– man not to violate the rights of others. It (j) –– to
fostering peace, democracy and economic growth as well as improving health and
reducing poverty. [Unit-7;
Lesson-3]
Word Meaning
: basic - †gŠwjK/
cÖv_wgK; human rights - gvbevwaKvi;
aware - m‡PZb;
deprive - ewÂZ Kiv;
ourselves - wb‡R‡`i;
self-dependent - ¯^wbf©i;
violate - j¸Nb Kiv;
foster - eRvq
ivLv; peace - kvwš@;
democracy - MYZš¿;
economic - A_©‰bwZK;
growth - e„w×;
improve - DbœwZ
mvab Kiv; reduce - n«vm Kiv|
218. Once the
river Buriganga had a glorious past. It was a (a) –– of the mighty Ganges. The
Mughals were marveled at the tide (b) –– of the Buriganga. But now its water is
polluted. Perpetual stench fills (c) –– air around it. The city of Dhaka
discharges about 4500 tons (d) –– waste everyday into the Buriganga. Again
according to the department of the (e) ––, 20,000 tons of tannery wastes are
released into it every day. (f) –– nine industrial areas are found out as
sources of river pollution. (g) –– case is not for the Buriganga alone. It is
same (h) –– almost every water body of the country. The problem is man (i)
––. To get rid of future problem, we
should take care of (j) ––rivers. Otherwise, there may come a time when we will
cry 'water' 'water' but find it nowhere. [Unit-8;
Lesson-1]
Word Meaning
: glorious - †MŠiegq; mighty - kw³kvjx/ wekvj; marvel - wew¯§Z nIqv; tide - †mªvZ/ cÖevn; polluted -
`–wlZ; perpetual - ¯’vqx/ Aweivg; stench - `yM©Ü; fill - c–Y© Kiv; discharge - wbM©Z Kiv/ wb‡¶c Kiv; waste - eR©¨; department - wefvM/ kvLv; tannery - Pvgov cÖwµqv Kivi KviLvbv; release - Lvjvm Kiv/ Quy‡o †djv; industrial - wkíRvZ/ KviLvbvRvZ; source - Drm; pollution - `–lY; alone - kyay; rid - cwiÎvY; otherwise - Ab¨_vq; nowhere - †Kv_vI bv|
219. Hakaluki Haor
is a complicated ecosystem. It has (a) –– interconnected beels and jalmahals.
There are more than 238 interconnecting beels and (b) ––. The haor is an
important source of fisheries resources of Bangladesh. The (c) –– fish species
can be found here. The downstream fishing communities
depend on (d) –– produced by mother fisheries. There are upstream movements of
fish frequently towards (e) –– and tributaries of Hakaluki. Providing shelter
for mother fisheries is being disturbed (f) –– to lack of capacity of the
beels. For the migratory birds, the (g) –– is a good resting place. The haor is
a temporary home for (h) –– other species of waterfowls. It works as a huge
amount of food (i) –– for the waterfowls. The haor has also a tremendous impact
on our (j) ––. [Unit-8;
Lesson-2]
Word Meaning
: complicated - RwUj;
ecosystem - gvbyl I
Ab¨vb¨ cÖvYxi wgjb wµqv; interconnected - ci¯•i mshy³;
interconnection - cvi¯•wiK
ms‡hvM; source - Drm;
fisheries - grm¨;
resource - m¤•`;
species - cÖRvwZ;
downstream - fvwU;
community - m¤•Ö`vq;
depend - wbf©i Kiv;
upstream - †mªv‡Zi
cÖwZK‚‡j/ DRv‡b; tributary - Dcb`x/
kvLvb`x; providing - mieivn;
shelter - AvkÖq;
lack - NvUwZ;
capacity -
aviY¶gZv; migratory - cwihvqx/
hvhvei; migratory bird
- AwZw_ cvwL;
temporary - A¯’vqx;
waterfowl - RjPi
cvwL; huge - wekvj;
tremendous - fxlY/
AmvaviY; impact - cÖfve|
220. Giant panda
is very charismatic. It is a (a) –– loved species. But it is one of the rarest
and most (b) –– bear in the world. Pandas are mainly found in China. Due (c) ––
temperature rise in China over the next century, Panda will seriously (d) ––
endangered because of depletion of bamboo habitat which provides food for (e)
––. Bamboo makes up 99% of their diet. Only shifting to new (f) –– at higher
elevations will likely to save them. But delayed conservation (g) –– may result
in further human habitats and activities in the bamboo (h) –– reducing them to
a great extent. Climate change models are a (i) –– solution to the preservation
of three bamboo species convening one fourth (j) –– the total remaining panda
habitat. [Unit-8;
Lesson-3]
Word Meaning
: giant - wekvjvK…wZ/
Lye eo ai‡bi; charismatic - ˆewPΨc–Y©/
ˆewPΨgq; species - cÖRvwZ;
rare - weij;
mainly - cÖavbZ;
temperature - ZvcgvÎv;
seriously - gvevÍKfv‡e;
endanger - wecbœ
Kiv; depletion - wbt‡klKiY;
habitat - Avevm;
provide - mieivn
Kiv; diet - Lv`¨/
Lvevi/ Avnvi; shifting - e`j/ ¯’vbvš@i;
elevation - wUjv/
D”P ¯’vb; conservation - msi¶Y;
to a great extent - wecyj
cwigv‡Y; climate - Rjevqy;
solution - mgvavb;
remain - Aewkó|
221. Pandas are
one of the most beloved animal species on Earth. (a) –– pandas are mainly found
in China. Giant pandas are classified as the (b) –– endangered animals. One of
the main reasons that pandas have become endangered (c) –– habitat destruction.
As the population in China continues to grow, pandas’ habitats (d) –– taken
over by development, pushing them into smaller and less livable areas. (e) ––
are also on the threat of extinction for the devastating effects of (f) ––
change. Many pandas in the world currently living in the nature reserves (g) ––
be protected from human encroachment. When those reserves will be unsuitable
for (h) –– production of bamboo, their main food, due to temperature rise,
Pandas will (i) –– face threat of extinction. To protect this beautiful species
people should come (j) ––. [Unit-8;
Lesson-3]
Word Meaning
: beloved - wcÖq/
cQ›`bxq; animal - cÖvYx;
species - cÖRvwZ;
classified - †kÖwYe×;
endangered - wecbœ;
habitat - Avevm;
destruction - aŸsm;
population - †jvKRb/
RbMY; development
- Dbœqb;
livable - evm‡hvM¨;
threat - ûgwK/
SuywK; extinction - aŸsm/
webvk; devastating
- weaŸsmx;
effects - cÖfve;
currently - eZ©gv‡b/
m¤•ÖwZ; protect - i¶v Kiv;
encroachment - AvµgY;
reserves - gRy`/
Aw¯@Z¡; unsuitable - Abychy³;
production - Drcv`b|
222. The
Sundarbans is shared by Bangladesh and India. It is a (a) –– mangrove forest. The
forest is the only (b) –– for the Royal Bengal tigers. These Tigers (c) –– only
found in the mangroves of the (d) –– shared by Bangladesh and India. But this
(e) –– is disappearing fast due to erosion, rising (f) –– levels and storm
surges. Thus it poses (g) –– question mark over the future of the (h) –– Bengal
tiger, an endangered species. Rapid deterioration (i) –– causing as much as 200
metres of (j) –– vegetation rich coast to disappear annually. If this
continues, the tiger population in the Sundarbans will be at stake. [Unit-8;
Lesson-4]
Word Meaning
: shared - wef³;
mangrove - DògÊjxq
e„¶; forest - ebf‚wg;
disappear - A`„k¨/
wejxb nIqv; fast - `ª“Z;
due to - Kvi‡Y;
erosion - ¶q;
storm surges - So-R‡jv”Q¡vm;
question mark - cÖkœwPý/
cÖ‡kœi m¤§yLxb; endangered - wecbœ;
species - cÖRvwZ;
rapid - `ª“Z/
†eMevb; deterioration
- ¶q/ cZb;
vegetation - MvQcvjv/
Dw™¢`RMr; coast - DcK‚j;
disappear - A`„k¨/
wejxb nIqv; annually - cÖwZ eQi;
tiger population - ev‡Ni
msL¨v; at stake - wecbœ|
223. Kuakata is
known for its panoramic sea beach. The natural beauty of Kuakata is really eye
(a) ––. It has wide sandy beach, blue sky, huge (b) –– of sea water and green
forest. A truly (c) –– beach Kuakata is
a sanctuary for migratory winter (d) ––. Fishing boats plying in the Bay of
Bengal (e) –– colourful sails, surfing waves and the lines of (f) –– trees
which add to the vibrant colours Kuakata. (g) –– is also known as a holy place
for (h) –– Hindus and Buddhits. The festivals Rash Purnima and (i) –– Purnima
are celebrated each year by thousands of (j) –– who come here. On these two
days, pilgrims take bath and go to the traditional fairs for enjoyment. [Unit-8; Lesson-5]
Word Meaning
: panoramic - g‡bvig;
natural - cÖvK…wZK;
beauty - †mŠ›`h©;
sandy - evjygq;
huge - wekvj;
sanctuary - AvkÖq¯’j;
migratory - AwZw_/
hvhvei; fishing boat
- gvQ aiv †bŠKv;
play - Pvjbv
Kiv/ wbqwgZ PjvPj Kiv; Bay of Bengal - e‡½vcmvMi;
colourful sails - is
†ei‡Oi cvj; vibrant - †ivgvÂKi;
holy - cweÎ;
festival - Drme;
celebrate - D`hvcb
Kiv; pilgrim -
Zx_©hvÎx; traditional - HwZn¨MZ/
wPivPwiZ; fair - †gjv;
enjoyment - we‡bv`b|
224. Conflict can
be defined as clash of value and ideas. It refers to some form of (a) ––,
disagreement or discord arising within a group. (b) –– other and the most
serious form of (c) –– is an armed clash that results in (d) –– of death and
casualties. There can be (e) –– within us, which is called intrapersonal
conflict. (f) –– conflict between or among persons is called (g) –– conflict.
Constraints of economic resources are also (h) –– cause of conflict and it is
known (i) –– resource conflict. Conflict is a very natural (j) ––, but
sometimes it takes serious forms. [Unit-12;
Lesson-2]
Word Meaning
: conflict - Ø›Ø/
msNvZ; define - msÁvwqZ
Kiv; clash - weev`;
disagreement - wØgZ/
gZwe‡iva; armed - mk¯¿;
casualties - AvnZ
e¨w³; intrapersonal
- Af¨š@ixY e¨w³MZ;
constrain - i“× Kiv;
economic - A_©‰bwZK;
resource - m¤•`;
serious - gvivÍK|
225. Economic
conflict is related to resources as the resources of the planet are limited.
(a) –– conflict is concerned with varied preferences and (b) ––. Power conflict
is seen while different groups (c) –– in a clash concerning what influence they
(d) –– make on social setting. Interpersonal conflict occurs (e) –– two
individuals. Intrapersonal conflict occurs within an (f) –– Intragroup conflict happens among individuals
within a (g) ––. And intergroup conflict takes place when a (h) –– arises among
different teams within an organization. (i) –– are very natural in human life.
The (j) –– of thoughts and ideas is a common part in every one’s life. [Unit-12;
Lesson-2]
Word Meaning
: economic - A_©‰bwZK;
conflict - Ø›Ø;
related - RwoZ/
m¤•„³; resource - m¤•`;
limited - mxgve×;
varied - wewfbœ;
preference - c¶cvZ;
clash - weev`;
social - mvgvwRK;
interpersonal - cvi¯•wiK;
individual - e¨w³;
intrapersonal - e¨w³MZ;
intragroup - Aš@`©jxq;
intergroup - Avš@t`jxq;
organization - cÖwZôvb;
thought - wPš@v;
idea - aviYv;
common - cÖPwjZ/
mvaviY|
226. Diaspora
refers to the movement of population from its original homeland. These (a) ––
do not live in their country of origin. (b) –– live in a new land and maintain
their (c) –– there. Sometimes these people were forced to leave (d) –– country
or sometimes they wanted to leave on (e) –– own decision. The world has seen
many diasporas. (f) –– has a long and ancient history. In ancient (g) –– the Jewish
people were forced to leave their (h) ––. The movement of the Aryans from
Central Europe (i) –– the Indian sub-continent occurred thousands of years ago.
(j) –– event is also an important example of diaspora. [Unit-11;
Lesson-1]
Word Meaning
: diaspora - Awfevmx;
refer - †evSv‡bv/
wb‡`©k Kiv; movement - ¯’vb
cwieZ©b/ e`wj; original - Avmj/
cÖK…Z; homeland - Rš§f‚wg/
gvZ…f‚wg; origin - Avw`;
maintain - eRvq
ivLv/ wbqš¿‡Y ivLv; force - †Rvi Kiv;
own - wbR;
ancient - cÖvPxb;
Jewish people - Bû`x
Rb‡Mvôx; Aryans - Avh© m¤•Ö`vq;
central - ga¨/
ga¨vÂj; sub-continent
- Dcgnv‡`k;
occur - NUv;
event - NUbv;
important -
Myi“Z¡c–Y©; example - `„óvš@/ D`vniY|
227. Peace movements aim to establish peace in a
particular society, country or in whole world. A peace movement is (a) –– a
movement which is against all kinds of war. (b) –– is primarily characterized
by a belief that human beings (c) –– not wage war on each other or engage in
(d) ––conflicts on various issues. In the
United States, the (e) –– peace movement was formed in 1815 named the New York
Peace Society. (f) –– society turned to a very active organization holding
meetings (g) ––. The society also produced literature and spread from Gibraltar
(h) –– Malta. It expressed the horror of war and anti-war (i) ––. The same
thing did the Massachusetts Peace Society. It (j) –– noteworthy that the
founder of the New York Peace Society is an American theologian named David Low
Dodge. [Unit-12;
Lesson-5]
Word Meaning
: peace - kvwš@;
movement - Av‡›`vjb;
aim - D‡Ïk¨;
to establish - cÖwZôv
Kiv; particular - wbw`©ó;
primarily -
cÖv_wgKfv‡e/ cÖ_g w`‡K; characterized - ˆewkó¨gwÛZ/
PwiÎvwqZ; belief - wek¦vm;
wage war - hy‡× wjß
nIqv; engage - hy³ Kiv;
turn - cwiYZ
Kiv; active - mwµq;
organization - cÖwZôvb/
msMVb; meetings - Av‡jvPbv
mfv/ m‡¤§jb; produce - m„wó Kiv;
spread - we¯@vi
Kiv; Gibraltar - wReªvëvi
cÖYvjx; Malta - gvëv
cÖYvjx; express - e¨³ Kiv;
Massachusetts - hy³iv‡ó«i
GKwU A½iv‡R¨i bvg; noteworthy - j¶Yxq;
founder -
cÖwZôvZv; theologian -
ag©ZË¡we`|
228. As human
beings, we like to forget what we achieved in a relatively short period of
time. We have (a) –– our house in the 1870s. Cars were not available before 100
years (b) ––. It was Charles Lindbergh who made the first trans-Atlantic flight
in 1927. Dr Barney Clark (c) –– the first person implanted with an artificial
heart named Jarvik-7. We hope (d) –– one day more advanced versions of
artificial organs will allow us to (e) –– longer. The personal computer is
really a wonderful invention of modern science. (f) –– machine has made our
life so easy. Personal computer allows us to (g) –– to the internet, do the
word processing, play games and many more. Without (h) ––, internet wouldn’t
have such a big impact on our life. Another scientific (i) –– is the cell
phone. Now one can do almost everything in a (j) –– phone that one can do in a
computer. Today people from all strata use mobile phone. [Unit-13;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : human being - gvbe/ gvbyl; forget - fz‡j hvIqv; achieve - AR©b Kiv; relatively - Zzjbvg–jKfv‡e;
short period of time - ¯^í mg‡q;
available - jf¨;
implant - cÖwZ¯’vcb
Kiv; artificial - K…wÎg;
advanced - AMÖmi/
AMÖMvgx; organs - A½-cÖZ¨½;
longer - `xN©Zi
mgq; wonderful - PgrKvi;
invention - Avwe®‹vi;
modern - AvaywbK;
allow - my‡hvM
†`Iqv; impact - cÖfve;
scientific - ˆeÁvwbK;
cell phone -
gy‡Vv‡dvb; almost - cÖvq;
strata - ¯@i/†¶Î|
229. The first
invented satellite is Telstar. It (a) –– its journey on 10 July 1962. Telstar
incorporated many (b) –– such as the transistor and the 3,600 solar panels. (c)
–– satellite has the capacity to carry 600 voice calls (d) –– one black and
white TV channel from an egg (e) –– orbit. Today satellites are used for GPS,
TV, radio, (f) –– tracking, military surveillance, space exploration and global
communications. Human (g) –– always dreamt of walking on the moon. Neil
Armstrong (h) –– the first person to land on the moon in 1969. (i) –– Internet
was first invented in 1969 and public can (j) –– to internet starting in 1993.
People all over the world now can reach out and touch someone through Internet.
[Unit-13; Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : invented - Avwe®‹…Z; satellite - DcMÖn; incorporate - GKwÎZ Kiv/ msNe× Kiv; solar - †mŠi; capacity - aviY¶gZv; orbit - K¶c_; tracking - AbymiY; military - mvgwiK; surveillance - cvnviv/ m‡›`nfvRb e¨w³i Dci Kov bRi`vwi; space exploration - gnvKvk Awfhvb; global - ˆewk¦K/ wek¦e¨vcx/ me©Rbxb; communication - †hvMv‡hvM; dream - ¯^cœ †`Lv; public - RbmvaviY/ me©mvaviY; touch - mÜvb cvIqv/ ms¯•‡k© Avmv|
230. Leprosy is a
long term infection. It is a (a) –– disease. It causes severe, disfiguring skin
sores and nerve damage in the (b) –– and legs. This disease has been around
since ancient times. Every year (c) –– 2,50,000 new patients of leprosy are identified.
There are some undetected too. (d) –– prevails in Asia, Africa and South
America. Sometimes it becomes hard for (e) –– doctors to detect the disease as
symptoms may take several years to (f) ––. Even symptoms can take as long as 20
years to appear. The (g) –– include progressive and permanent damage to the
skin, nerves, limbs and eyes. (h) –– also appears with a stigma. The individual
attracted by it live in (i) –– unlike most other diseases. The good news is
that leprosy control has (j) –– significantly due to national and sub-national
campaigns in most endemic countries. [Unit-13;
Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : leprosy - Kzô‡ivM; long term - `xN©‡gqv`x/ `xN©Kvjxb; infection - msµgY; disease - †ivM/e¨vwa; severe - gvivÍK/ Zxeª; disfiguring - weK…Z AvKv‡ii; skin - Z¡K/ Pvgov; sore - ¶Z/ Nv/ †dvov; nerve - øvqy; damage - aŸsm/ ¶wZ/ ¶q; ancient - cÖvPxb/ Avw`g; identified - wPwýZ; identify - wPwýZ Kiv; undetected - AwPwýZ/ Ajw¶Z; prevail - cÖv`yf‚©Z nIqv; become - n‡q Avmv; hard - KwVb; symptom - j¶Y; several - K‡qK/ A‡bK; even - GgbwK; appear - `„wó‡MvPi nIqv/ cÖZxqgvb nIqv; include - Aš@fz©³ Kiv; progressive - AMÖMwZkxj; permanent - ¯’vqx; skin - Z¡K/ Pvgov; limb - Aeqe/ †`‡ni A½ ev cÖZ¨½; stigma - Mf©gyÛ/ kix‡ii Kvjwk‡U ¶ZwPý; individual - e¨w³; attract - `„wó AvKl©Y Kiv; control - wbqš¿Y; significantly - D‡jÐL‡hvM¨fv‡e; national - RvZxq; sub-national - DcRvZxq; campaign - cÖPvivwfhvb; endemic - RvwZMZ/ AvÂwjK|
231. Can leprosy
be finally eradicated? It’s a big (a) –– among the people of the world. As
symptoms of leprosy (b) –– take several years to appear, it is hard to diagnose
(c) –– infectious disease at an early stage. Leprosy results in isolation (d)
–– most other diseases. IDRI, a non-profit organization, applies innovative
science (e) –– develop advanced products for the diagnosis, prevention and
treatment of (f) –– disease. IDRI is trying to eliminate leprosy. The workers
of IDRI (g) –– been carrying on research work for several years. They have (h)
–– out two ways of attacking leprosy. The first way is (i) –– diagnose it correctly
before clinical symptoms begin to appear. The (j) –– one is to develop a
vaccine that would be used on a targeted basis. [Unit-13;
Lesson-2]
Word
Meaning : leprosy - Kzô‡ivM;
finally - Ae‡k‡l;
eradicated - wbg–©j/
DrcvwUZ; symptom - j¶Y;
several - K‡qKwU/
wewfbœ; appear - `„wó‡MvPi
nIqv/ †Pv‡L cov/ †`Lv †`Iqv; hard - KwVb;
diagnose - †ivM
wbY©q Kiv; infectious - msµvgK;
early stage - cÖv_wgK
Ae¯’v/ kyi“i Ae¯’v; isolation - wew”QbœZv/
c„_KKiY; non-profit - AjvfRbK;
organization - cÖwZôvb;
apply - cÖ‡qvM
Kiv; innovative - D™¢vebx;
advanced - AMÖMvgx;
product - cY¨/Drcv`b;
diagnosis - †ivM
wbY©q; prevention -
cÖwZ‡iva; treatment - wPwKrmv;
eliminate - wbg–©j Kiv;
diagnose - †ivM
wbY©q Kiv/ †ivM aiv; correctly - h_vh_fv‡e;
symptom - j¶Y;
vaccine - UxKv;
targeted basis - j¶¨e¯‘|
232. Cancer is
one of the deadliest diseases of the modern era. Modern (a) –– is still yet to come up with a cure. (b) –– cancer
is similar to the common cold in the (c) –– of varities, millions of people die
of it due to (d) –– types of slightly different cancer. Researchers are trying
their (e) –– to find out alternative way how to cure the (f) –– diseases like
cancer. They are on the edge of (g) ––.
Recently a wide assortment of drugs, chemicals, stem cells, (h) –– modified viruses
and even arsenic have all been proposed (i) –– cancer cures. We can hope for
more remedy for (j) –– cures so that we can ensure a better life for everyone. [Unit-13;
Lesson-3]
Word
Meaning : deadly - mvsNvwZK/
gvivÍK/ cÖvYNvZx; era - hyM;
cure - wbivgq/
Av‡ivM¨; slightly - mvgvb¨
gvÎvq; researcher - M‡elK;
alternative - weKí;
on the edge - cÖvš@mxgvq;
recently - m¤•ÖwZ;
assortment - iKgvwi
mgv‡ek; chemical - ivmvqwbK
c`v_©; cell - †Kvl;
modified - cwiewZ©Z/
iƒcvš@wiZ; proposed - cÖ¯@vweZ;
remedy - cÖwZKvi;
ensure - wbwðZ
Kiv|
233. In last 50
years we have got great scientific achievements. (a) –– is making things
possible which were once (b) –– imagination. With the blessing of science we
(c) –– solve many technical problems through computer. Scientists (d) ––
invented many version of computer day by (e) ––. Now we are waiting for DNA
computer. DNA (f) –– is a nanocomputer that uses DNA to (g) –– information and
perform complex calculations. DNA is (h) –– in that sense that it efficiently
stores (i) –– in a limited space. But this computer (j) –– now in the condition
of infancy. Its prototype version is MAYA-II and it shows the concept only. [Unit-13;
Lesson-3]
Word
Meaning : scientific - ˆeÁvwbK;
achievement - AR©b;
imagination - Kíbv;
technical - hvwš¿K;
scientist - weÁvbx;
invent - Avwe®‹vi
Kiv; information
- Z_¨/ msev`;
complex - RwUj;
calculation - wnmve/
MvwYwZK mgvavb; efficiently - `¶Zvi
mv‡_; store - Rgv Kiv;
limited - mxgve×;
space - cwimi;
condition - Ae¯’v;
infancy - cÖv_wgK
Ae¯’v; prototype - Avw`iƒc;
concept - aviYv|
234. Beauty is easy to appreciate but difficult to
define. Beauty is in (a) –– pleasurable object. Beauty can be found in nature,
in the (b) –– of a child, in the kindness of a stranger. Everybody (c) ––
beauty of anything. Beauty is a part of our life. (d) –– we can discover beauty
in our surroundings, it is not (e) –– to define beauty. We know that ugliness
is opposite to (f) –– and ugliness is not desirable to anyone. But it is (g) ––
of the biggest truths of human life that ugliness too (h) –– a part of our
life. Can we ignore ugliness? It (i) ––
also a big question that if beauty is an important (j) –– of art, can art
ignore ugliness? Poets and artist have incorporated both beauty and ugliness in
their works. [Unit-14;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : beauty - †mŠ›`h©;
appreciate - Zvwid
Kiv; define - msÁvwqZ
Kiv; pleasurable
- Avb›``vqK/ myLven;
kindness - `qv;
stranger - AvMš‘K;
discover - Avwe®‹vi
Kiv; surroundings
- Pviw`‡K/ Pvicv‡k;
ugliness - K`h©Zv;
ignore - A¯^xKvi
Kiv; artist - wkíx;
incorporate - GKÎxf‚Z
Kiv|
235.
[Sonar Bangla College, Comilla- '16]
Children must pass
through several stages in their lives to become adults. For most people, there
(a) ¾ four or five such (b) ¾ of growth where
they (c) ¾ certain things :
infancy, early (d) ¾, later childhood
and adolescence. (e) ¾ 18 and over are (f)
¾ adults in our society. (g) ¾ course, there are
some (h) ¾ will try to act (i)
¾ than their years. But (j) ¾ the most part, most
individuals have to go through these stages irrespective of their economic or
social status. [Unit-5;
Lesson-1]
Word
Meaning : several- KwZcq;
stages- ch©vq, µg, Ae¯’v; infancy- ˆkke;
adoleseence- eqtmwÜ; adult- cÖvß
eq¯‹; economic- A_©‰bwZK;
social- mvgvwRK; status-
c`gh©v`v; irrespective-
wbi‡c¶fv‡e; act- KvR Kiv|
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