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Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it (1-3).

Text : Zara lives with here parents in London. They have come to Bangladesh to visit Zara’s aunt and uncle. She is very close to her cousin Mita. Both the families have visited many interesting places together in Bangladesh. It was a great fun. Then they decided that they would visit some places outside Bangladesh too. The decided to go to Thailand. But Mita’s parents were too busy with their work so they could not go. However, Mita was going with them.

Mita, Zara and her parents are at Hajrat Shahjalal International Airport. They are waiting in the lounge. Mita is very excited. This is her first time to board a plane. They are flying by Bangladesh Biman. Mita is hoping to have a great time in Thailand.

As they wait, the two cousins start planning what they would do once they reach Bangkok. Mita’s uncle brings forms for all of them to fill in before going through the immigration. He gives one to Mita and says. “You have to give some information about yourself in the form. The immigration officer will check your passport and stamp it. And then you are ready to travel.”

Mita, Zara and her parents start filling in the forms.    (Unit-1, Lession-1)

অনুবাদ : জারা তার পিতা-মাতার সঙ্গে লন্ডনে থাকে। তারা বাংলাদেশে এসেছে জারার চাচা-চাচিকে দেখতে। সে তার চাচাতো বোন মিতার খুবই ঘনিষ্ঠ। উভয় পরিবারই একত্রে বাংলাদেশের অনেক আকর্ষণীয় স্থান পরিদর্শন করছে। এটা ছিল খুব মজার। তারা বাংলাদেশের বাইরে কিছু স্থান ভ্রমণ করার সিদ্ধান্ত নিল। তারা থাইল্যান্ড যাওয়ার সিদ্ধান্ত নিল। কিন্তু মিতার বাবা-মা তাদের কাজে ব্যস্ত ছিলেন, তাই তারা যেতে পারলেন না। যাই হোক মিতা তাদের সঙ্গে যাচ্ছে।

মিতা, জারা এবং তার বাবা-মা হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দরে। মিতা খুব উত্তেজিত। এটা তার প্রথম বিমানে ওঠা। তারা বাংলাদেশ বিমানে ভ্রমণ করছে। মিতা আশা করছে থাইল্যান্ডে খুব ভালো সময় কাটবে।

যেহেতু তারা অপেক্ষা করছে, দুই চাচাতো বোন পরিকল্পনা করা শুরু করল যে, ব্যাংকক পৌঁছে তারা কি করবে। মিতার চাচা তাদের সবার জন্য ফরম আনল অভিবাসন পার হওয়ার আগেই সেগুলো পূরণ করার জন্য। তিনি মিতাকে একটা ফরম দিয়ে বললেন, ‘এই ফরমে তোমার নিজের সম্পর্কে কিছু তথ্য দিতে হবে। অভিবাসন কর্মকর্তা তোমার পাসপোর্ট চেক করবেন এবং এতে সিল দেবেন। তারপরই তুমি ভ্রমণের জন্য প্রস্তুত।’ মিতা, জারা এবং তার পিতা-মাতা ফরম পূরণ করা শুরু করল।

1. Guess the meaning of the following words and choose the correct meaning closest to the text.      1×5=5

a. small—

i. big    ii. vast    

iii. monstrous   iv. tiny

b. problem—

i. hardle           ii. solution

iii. result           iv. outcome

c. reasons—

i. seasons         ii. causes

iii. kinds           iv. means

d. security—

i. simplicity      ii. complexity

iii. guard          iv. obscurity

e. formalities—

i.  reasons        ii. procedures

iii. teachniques iv. documents

2. Answer the following questions :     2x5-10

a. Which things in the hand luggage are disallowed?

b. Why are the luggage checked?

c. What will the officer do if any disallowed things is found?

d. What is F23C?

e. How will they go to Thailand?

Extra questions :                     

f.          What has Mita’s uncle asked?

g.         Will the lipgel be allowed?

h. Have they maintained the formalities properly?

i.          Why are they now in the enclosed area?

j.          Has Mita ever made a journey by place earlier?

3.         Summarize the above passage in around 60 words.                 10

            Read the passage carefully and answer the questions following it (4-5)

            Benjamin Frankin was born in 1706, in Boston, Massachusetts. He came from a big family. He had 16 brothers and sisters. When Benjamin was 15, his brother started in first Boston newspaper. It was called the new England courant. He worked for the newspaper for a short time, but he was not happy. So, he went to Philadelphia and worked as a printer. In 1729,  he  bought a newspaper business. The newspaper was the pennsylvania Gazette. He was very busy.  In 1733, he started Publishing poor Richard’s Almanac. His pen name (the name he used as an author) was Richard Saunders. This book came out every year. Almanaces have information about weather and crops. They also have wise saying. The wise saying ‘’A penny saved in a penny earned’ comes from poor Richard’s Almanac. Benjamin Frankin was also an inventor. In 1743 he invented a very good stove called the Franklin stove. 

He invented swim fins. He invented bifocal glasses. He also invented the first odometer. He retired from his newspaper business in 1749. He stopped working on it. Then he became busy with science. Benjamin Franklin was also very interested in American politics. He helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. In 1776, he and other people signed the Declaration of Independence. Franklin died on April 17, 1790. He was 84 years old.      [চলবে]