Monday, June 18, 2012

Practice:English 1st Paper for HSC Exam

1. Make a list of five points about the significant things that took place in the 20 the Century.

Read the passage below and answer questions 2-4.
As his reputation as scientist soared higher and higher, fate followed with less rewarding things. Stephen Hawking gradually started losing control over the muscles of his body as victim of Gehrigs disease. Since the age of thirty, he has been confined to a wheel chair with no power to control his body except for some limited movement of his head and hands only. He can speak only through a computer with a voice synthesizer that converts his message into sounds. But such a tremendous physical handicap has not managed to dishearten or slow him down. Stephen is still a relentless worker using his computer to carry out research work as well as deliver lectures. He lives with his wife and three daughters and is provided with twenty-four hour nursing facilities by an American organization for his physical well-being.
2. Write short answers to the following questions.
a) How is fate to Stephen Hawking?
b) Why has Stephen been confined to a wheel chair?
c) How does he carry out his work?
d) Who does he live with?
e) What is the result of Physical handicap on Stephen Hawking?

3. Fill in each gap with a suitable word.
Stephen Hawking is a great scientist of modern times. He has earned much (a) ___. But it is a matter of great shock that at the age of thirty he was (b) ___with Gehrig's disease. Then he gradually (c) ___ over the muscles of his body. But his physical handicap could not (d) ___ him at all. Stephen Hawking still conducts his (e) ___ work with the help of a computer.

4. Summarize the passage in about five sentences.

5. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word from the box (make any grammatical changes if necessary). There are more words in the box than you need.
unavoidable, unhappy, may, habit, punctuality, experience, be, growth, undesirable, makes, ashamed, meeting

To be late for something can be an unhappy (a) ___. One is to be (b) ___ of being late for an appointment or a (c) ___ or a duty. Often one has to give an explanation and apologies for (d) ___ late. Sometimes it may be due to (e) ___ circumstances like traffic jam but it is often a matter of (f) ___ . Being late is the opposite of being (g) ___ Since punctuality is a good habit, being late can easily (h) ___ into a bad habit. It is (i) ___ to be late for anything. Everybody can avoid being late if he (j) ___ up his mind to be punctual.

6. Fill in the gaps with an appropriate word in each gap.
A well (a) ___ of communication plays an important role in the (b) ___ development of a country. Again this good communication system (c) ___ the development of railway. In the early 19th century railway communication (d) ___ much. It played a vital role in (e) ___ goods and passengers. Then transportation system was not so developed as it is (f) ___. Then railway was the (g) ___ way of communication. Even today people like to travel by train with a view to (h) ___ natural scenes and because it is (i) ___ than any other mode of communication. Goods and commodities are (j) ___easily.
4. A list of five points about the significant things is given below :
i) The event of 21st February 1952
ii) Independence of Bangladesh
iii) The declaration of our language as International Mother Language Day
iv) The field of literature, art and culture produced great poets, novelists and artists
v) Kazi Nazrul Islam raised his fiery voice against injustice and oppression

5. a) Stephen Hawking�s reputation soared higher but his fate followed with less rewarding things.
b) Stephen has been confined to a wheel chair because of his losing control over the muscles of his body as a victim of Gehrings disease.
c ) He carries out his work using his computer with a voice synthesizer which converts his message into sounds.
d) His wife and three daughters live with him.
e) His physical handicap has confined him to a wheel chair with no power to control his body except for some limited movement of his head and hands only

6. a) reputation
b) attacked
c) lost
d) deter
e) research

7. Stephen Hawking�s reputation soared higher but he was attacked with Grehgis disease. As a result he has lost control of his body. He has been confined to a wheel chair and has limited movement of his head and hands only. Still he conducts his research and works using a computer with a voice synthesizer that converts his message into sounds. His wife and three daughters live with him and he enjoys twenty four hour nursing service by an American organization.

Part B
9. (a) experience (b) ashamed (c) meeting (d) being (e) unavoidable (f) habit (g) punctual (h) be grown (i) undesirable (j) makes

10. (a) means (b) smooth (c) means (d) contributed/did (e) carrying (f) today (g) only (h) enjoying (i) cheaper/easier (j) transported/carried

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