Subject: English 1st Paper
Time : 3 hrs. Marks.
100
Part : A
Read the passage
below and answer the questions 1-4 :
The environment refers to the air, water and land in which people,
animals, and plants live. So, human beings, animals, plants, air, water and
soil are the main elements of the environment. The natural forces such as
storms, cyclones and earthquakes are also a part of this environment. Climate
is thus a condition of the environment.
All things that make up the environment are interrelated. The way in
which people, animals and plants are related to each other and to their
surroundings is known as ecology. The ecosystem is a complex web that links
animals, plants and every other life form in the biosphere. All these things
hang together. The system is in a steady state of dynamic balance which means
that by altering any one part of the web you can affect all the other parts.
For example, the destruction of forests may have serious ecological
consequences on humans and animals.
It is the responsibility of human beings to prevent the environment
from being spoilt. To make life healthy and comfortable we should keep the
environment clean and danger free. But often people spoil the environment by
doing unwise things and, as a result, endanger their own lives. It is the
ecological imbalance that causes changes in the world's climate and brings
about different kinds of natural disasters.
1. Choose the right word
to complete each sentence : 5
a) The environment comprises/include /
interferes air, water and land.
b) The natural forces meaning / mean
/notify storms, cyclones and earthquakes.
c) The ecosystem is a complex structure
/harmony/ network that links animals, planets and human beings in
the biosphere.
d) It is human responsibility to prevent
the environment from be /doing /being spoilt.
e) Only ecological imbalance make /cause
/threatens the existence of the earth.
2. True/false? If false,
give the correct information. 5
a) Human beings and animals mainly depend
on plants.
b) Living things, including animals alone,
do not form the ecosystem in the biosphere.
c) If one part in the biosphere is
changed, all the other parts are affected.
d) Destruction of forests is the only
cause of ecological imbalance.
e) Climate is also condition of
environment.
3. Fill in the gaps with
the correct form of the words. Add any preposition if necessary. 5
a) All things are interrelated and (alter)
______any apparently insignificant element causes imbalance
b) We should keep our environment (save)
_______ pollution.
c) The environment is (make) _____ with
all things.
d) What we should do (protect) _____ our
environment.
e) Forests and trees (destroy) ______
human being.
4. Make a list of five
things which cause environmental catastrophe.
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Read the following passage and answer the questions 5-8.
Statistic show that about 350 million people speak English as a first
language and another 300 million use it as a second language. It is the
official or semi-official language in more than 60 countries and of many
international organisations. The International Olympic Committee, for example,
always holds meetings in English. English helps the international community and
the business world to commucicate across national borders. Today more than 80%
of all information in the world's computers is in English, so organizations
frequently need employees who speak and write a standard form of English.
Infact some companies provide English language training for their staff. It is
therefore little wonder that job advertisements nowadays often ask for a good
working knowledge of English. Many believe now that English usually helps them
to get good jobs and better salaries.
5. Give short answer to
the following questions : 5
a) How many countries use English as
official or semi-official language?
b) Which organisation holds meeting in
English?
c) Where are the English knowing persons
needed?
d) Why do the international organisations
need English knowing people?
e) What kind of employees do organisations
frequently need?
6. Fill in the blanks with
the right form of the words. 
x10=5
x10=5
It is (a) ____ by many that (b) ____ English will help them to (c)
_____ a better job. English is a (d) ____ for a job in any (e) ____
arganization. There is a (f) _____ need of employees (g) ____ a standard form
of English. English is (h) ______ officially or (i) _____ in more than 60
countries. English helps us to (j) ____ across national borders.
7. Summarise the main idea
of the passage in five sentences. 5
8. Based on your reading
of the passage. Make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow chart showing
the importance of English. 5
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1. About 350
million English speaking
people
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Part : B
9. Fill in the blanks with
a suitable word from the box ( make any grammatical changes if necessary.)
There are more words in the box than you need. 10
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Invest
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idle
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unemployment
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economic
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crime
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unproductive
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essential
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production
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money
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set
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frustrate
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opportunities.
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In the industrial sector (a) ______ is an (b) _____. But people don't
like to take rise by investing money. As a result most of the deposited money
remains (c) ______ . In order to remove the (d) _____ problem, we should create
new job (e) ____ . Unemployment creates different social (f) ____ . Out of (g)
____ the unemployment youth may go astray if the money is spend in the (h)
_____ sector. In order to ensure (i) ___ progress, we should increase
investment by (j) ____ up new mills and factories.
10. Fill in the blanks with
an appropriate word in each gap. 10
Tourimn is often synonymous to travelling for pleasure and education.
It is also (a) ____ a business (b)____attracting tourists and providing for
their accommodation and entertainment. In many countries of the world tourism
is an industry for (c) ______inland revenue and foreign exchange. With a view
to (d) ____industry in the country Bangladesh Govt. set (e) _____an
organization (f) _____ Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation. This organization
offers (g) ______ a variety of attractions in almost every part of the country.
Some of the well-known tourists (h) ______of Bangladesh are the Sundarbons which
is the largest (i) _____ forest in the world. Lalbagh (j)______, Cox's Bazar sea
Beach, Lalmai-ridge,
Dhaka Mirpur Zoo and Shahjalal Mazar.
Part : C
11. Match the phrases in the following substitution table to make
sensible sentences. Write the sentences in full. 2x6=12
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A
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B
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C
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D
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i) Liberty does not
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that must be earned
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want, disease
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to it
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ii) The people
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means only freedom
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a people
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comination is an old idea
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iii) It is a fruit
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as well as the
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before it
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be free
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iv) That freedom
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descend upon
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themselves
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ignorance
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v) The government
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is freedom from
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from foreign
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automatically
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vi) The real freedom
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must raise
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people should
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can be enjoyed.
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12. The sentences in the
following text are jumbled. Re-write the sentences in the proper order and in a
continuous paragraph to make a story. Write down the sequences first. 14
i) His friends and disciples could not
bear the sight.
ii) With eyes full of tears, they bade
Socrates a last farewell.
iii) A few moments passed, Socrates lay down
and covered his face.
iv) The cup contained hemlock, a very strong
poison.
v) At last, the hour of departure had
arrived.
vi) A moment later, he uncovered his face
and looking at Crito, said,"Don't forget the debt, Crito"
vii) They burst into tears and cried loudly
like children.
viii) Socrates met his friends and disciples for
the last time
ix) He asked them to let him die in peace.
x) At sunset, the Governor of the prison
came.
xi) Then there came a man with a cup in
hand.
xii) He argued with them about the immortality
of the soul.
xiii) He told them that the soul of man cannot
die.
xiv) Socrates took the cup in his hand, said
his prayer and drank the hemlock without any hesitation.
13. Write a paragraph of
about 100 words based on the following questions. Your answer should give as
much details as possible. 14
a) What is television?
b) What are the uses of television?
c) What are the bad affects of television?
d) How are the people influenced by TV
programms?
e) What are your favourite TV programms?
f) Why do
you prefer them?
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