Ismail Hossain is an
affluent man now. Through hard work and devotion, he has managed to turn the
wheels of fortune. He was an unemployed youth of an impoverished family from
Ekdala village in Natore Sadar Thana. Through new knowledge, hard work and perseverance,
he has brought prosperity to his family. Ismail Hossain, son of Zohar Ali
studied up to class eight. Poverty then forced him to look for work. He worked
as a labourer before he joined the training programme of the Natore
Horticulture Centre (NHC) and has remained associated with it. since then. The
officer- in-charge of NHC .said that Ismail seemed to be an Enthusiastic and
energetic youth during the selection of villages under NHC,s command area. Isnmail
first received training in vegetable cultivation. Then he got a lease of land in
his village and applied his new and improved knowledge to cultivate vegetables.
He earn taka 25,000. In the same way, he made a profit of taka one lakh by
cultivating quality cauliflowers the next year. Later he bought some land and used
it entirely to cultivate cauliflowers. He has also been raising hi-breed cows
for milk as well as to produce manure. Ismail's lot has changed radically. He
said with a satisfactory smile, I am very happy to be self-sufficient now. I
had nothing of my own before, but now I have so much It has been possible
through my hard labour and systematic cultivation.
The credit also goes to the NHC of course, he added. The officer-in-charge
Of NHC said, "I feel very proud of Ismail Hossain. He deserves national
level recognition for his outstanding success."
1. Choose the word/
expression to complete each sentence.
a) Ismail has changed his
lot through diligence/elegance/defiance.
b)
Ismail fate has changed slowly/drastically/presently
c)
The officer-in charge found Ismail lazy/strong/energetic.
d)
Ismail came of a well-to-do/poverty stricken / bankrupt family.
e)
Ismail got disheartened/ encouraged/terrified by the training
programme.
2.
True /false
a)
Ismail had enlightened his life by hard labor.
b)
He made profit by cultivation cauliflowers.
c)
Training helped Ismail to improve his fate.
d)
Before receiving training Ismail led a very simple life.
e)
The office in charge made adverse comment about Ismail Hossain.
3.
Select an appropriate word from the list and insert into each
blank. There are more words than necessary.
poverty
|
NHC
|
came
|
spirit
|
knowledge
|
labourer
|
Led
|
Born in a poverty stricken family Ismail
Hossain (a)------ a very hard life. His education
Stopped due to (b) ------ at an early age. Finding no other way he worked
as a day (c)------- the training programme offered-by-the (d) ---- opened a new
horizon before him. He utilized his newly acquired (e) ----- properly to
improve his lot.
4.
Make sentences from the following substitution table.
Ismail Hossain
|
Had always been
|
Agricultural
|
His family
|
Failed
|
Financial insolvent
|
Ismail
|
Showed
|
To continue his
education
|
The NHC
|
Was
|
Him the way to
prosperity
|
He
|
Played
|
In his life by hard
work
|
Praised
|
An enthusiastic youth
|
|
Prospered
|
Important role
|
Read the passage below
and answer the questions:
Electronic mail,
popularly known as 'e-mail', is the communication of textual mesdages via
electronic means. Although telex communication is also electronic in nature,
there are differences between a telex and e-mail. While telex communication is
terminal-to-terminal, electronic mail communication is user-to user via the
computer. In telex, messages destined to a number of users are sent to the same
terminal from where it is distributed in a printed form by an operator. On the
other hand, e-mail is delivered to individual electronic mail boxes based in
computers. In order to operate an e-mail system, we need a personal computer, a
modem and a telephone connection. An important advantage of e-mail is its
ability to reduce the consumption of paper in the office. lnternal memos and
reports can be exchanged electronically without using paper" Being a
computer-based messaging system,files prepared on computers can be instantly
copied and easily exchanged as e-meil. This facilitynhas the potential of
improving office efficiency considerably Being a person-to-person
communication, e-nrail turns out to be a cheaper alternative to telephone
conversation and eliminates the time spent in establishing phone calls for a
telephone conversation to materialize, both the caller and the called must be
present simultaneously. Some studies indicate that as much as 70 per cent of
the business phone calls during business hours do not succeed in the first
attempt due to unavailability of the party being called. E-mail permits
communication between two parties without the parties actually being present
simultaneously. Privacy is ensured as the mail is delivered to an individual's
mail box which can be accessed or opened only by the intended recipient. E-mail
has brought about a revolution in modern communication. Messages can be
transmitted from one country to another within seconds. It is far cheaper than
telephone calls. Trade and commerce has become greatly dependent on this speedy
mode of communication. It has, however, not reached everyone, especially in
developing countries like ours, as most people cannot afford to have a personal
computer. But even here people have started using commercially Operated e-mail
facilities for important purposes.
5. Give short answer to the
following questions.
a) What is a e-mail?
b) Differentiate between
e-mail and telex.
c) What advantage can we
get from e-mail?
d) How is e-mail a cheaper
communication?
e)
Why is not e-mail available in the developing country?
6. Fill in the gaps with
suitable words. 1X5=5
There can be (a) - exchange
of internal memos and reports without using paper. E-mail is a (b) - based
messaging system in which files prepared on computers. Can be instantly (c)
-and easily exchanged as e-mail. In this system (d) --'is guaranteed since the
mail is delivered to an (e)- mail box.
7. Summaries the passage
in five sentences
8. Based on your reading
of the passage make short notes in each of the boxes in the flow chart showing
the merits of email.
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