Read the passage carefully and answer the questions no. A. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is over 29,000 feet above the sea level. It was named after George Everest, an Englishman who first surveyed the Himalayas in 1841. Many expeditions had been led $\to conquer Mount$ Everest. Some of them were abandoned. Many climbers who took part in them lost their lives. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and his companion Tenzing Norgay from Nepal led an expedition in 1953. The expedition was set out on March 10. As the climbers were going up, they set up camps at different places. They \left some of their men and supplies in those camps. The highest camp was set up at 27,000 feet. Only Hillary and Tenzing reached the height on March 25. But the top was still 2,000 feet away. They went up and up. After two months of difficult and dangerous climbing, they succeeded in reaching the top on May 10. They must have felt excited when they stood there. They have gone down in history as the conquerors of the highest mountain in the world. They were given hearty welcome in 1954. Hillary went $\to Britain with Tenzing in 1955. They were given Tribute in 1956. In 1956, they were recorded in the Guinness$ Book. In 1958, both of them were given honour of world heroes. A. Complete the table below with the information from the passage:

1.Read the passage on Gustave Eiffel and his Tower and answer questions 4: The Eiffel Tower was named after Gustave Eiffel, a Frenchman who designed the tower. He was born in a prosperous family in 1832. He took his graduation from the Central School of Engineering in Paris and went to work for a railway construction company. His mother thought that he would not go far. "Be patient, mum. I've got some ideas. You'll see," Gustave assured his mother. For years, Gustave made plan after plan of dams, factories, stations and structures of great sized buildings. All over Europe engineers copied them. In the middle of 1880s, a group of French industrialists persuaded the government to organize a World Fair in Paris. Gustave proposed a 989 feet tower of iron as a symbol of the fair. The construction of the tower began in January 1887. Forty engineers and designers worked under Gustave's direction for two years. The tower was finally completed in March 1889. It is the highest structure of iron made by man. No such structure had ever been constructed before. It is regarded as one of the wonders of the world. Q. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

2.Read the passage on Gustave Eiffel and his Tower and answer questions 4: The Eiffel Tower was named after Gustave Eiffel, a Frenchman who designed the tower. He was born in a prosperous family in 1832. He took his graduation from the Central School of Engineering in Paris and went $\to work for a railway construction$ company. His mother thought that he would not go far. "Be patient, mum. I've got some ideas. You'll see," Gustave assured his mother. For years, Gustave made plan after plan of dams, factories, stations and structures of great sized buildings. All over Europe engineers copied them. In the middle of 1880s, a group of French industrialists persuaded the government $\to organize a World Fair in$ Paris. Gustave proposed a 989 feet tower of iron as a symbol of the fair. The construction of the tower began in January 1887. Forty engineers and designers worked under Gustave's direction for two years. The tower was finally completed in March 1889. It is the highest structure of iron made by man. No such structure had ever been constructed before. It is regarded as one of the wonders of the world.

3.Write a summary of the above passage in your own words. On 23 June 2018, twelve Thai young footballers along with their coach went missing in a cave network in Chiang Rai province in Thailand. From the next day national and international community became worried for them. Their age was between 11 to 16 and their coach was 25 . The football team had been on an exploration to the cave network following a game. The group became stranded after monsoon rain caused the cave system to flood. The cave system named Tham Luang is 10 kilometres long. It is a snaking route which has a number of chambers already submerged in water. It look 6 hours to get where footballers were and five hours to come back to cave entrance. Thai rescuers began their expedition to find out them after the missing. International rescue team also joined them. On July 3, the footballers were discovered alive by a British diver. Spending nine days in darkness, they were suffering from hunger. A Thai rescuer died while he was supplying them food and other necessities. Getting weather forecast the rescue team planned to rescue them immediately. Navy divers had to lead the boys along the underway path from the cave. On July 8, four boys were rescued. Finally all 13 were rescued in next three days.

4.Read the passage carefully and answer the questions no. B. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is over 29,000 feet above the sea level. It was named after George Everest, an Englishman who first surveyed the Himalayas in 1841. Many expeditions had been led to conquer Mount Everest. Some of them were abandoned. Many climbers who took part in them lost their lives. Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and his companion Tenzing Norgay from Nepal led an expedition in 1953. The expedition was set out on March 10. As the climbers were going up, they set up camps at different places. They left some of their men and supplies in those camps. The highest camp was set up at 27,000 feet. Only Hillary and Tenzing reached the height on March 25. But the top was still 2,000 feet away. They went up and up. After two months of difficult and dangerous climbing, they succeeded in reaching the top on May 10. They must have felt excited when they stood there. They have gone down in history as the conquerors of the highest mountain in the world. They were given hearty welcome in 1954. Hillary went to Britain with Tenzing in 1955. They were given Tribute in 1956. In 1956, they were recorded in the Guinness Book. In 1958, both of them were given honour of world heroes. B. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

5.Read the passage on Alexander Fleming and answer the question no. B: Alexander Fleming was born in Ayrsnire, Scotland on August 6, 1881. He was the third of the four children. He attended a medical school in London and-graduated in medicine in 1906. Fleming assisted in. battled field hospitals during the World War I from 1914 to 1918. There he observed many people dying of infection. Once the War was over, Fleming looked for medicine that would heal infection. Then he came back to his laboratory and carried out. a lot of experiments to get a cure from inflections. At last he was successful in his mission. In 1928 he discovered Penicillin, a drug that is used to kill bacteria. Alexander Fleming died of heart failure in London in 1955. B. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

6.Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions no. 5: John Milton was one of the famous poets in English Literature. He was born on December 9, 1608 in London. At the age of 17, he went to Cambridge University for study and after seven years 6f study, he obtained his M.A degree from that University. The next six years, hé spent at Horton in unprofessional study. In, 1638, he started his foreign tour. In 1642; he married Mary Powell, a young girl of seventeen. But his wife died in 1652 leaving him with three daughters. So, he married second time in, 1656, but two years after his second wife also died. Of all his works, "Paradise Lost" is said to be his greatest. He finished composing this great epic in 1663. But it was published four years later. By this time, he lqst his eyesight. At the age of 66, he died on November 8, 1674. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words :

7.Read the passage carefully and then answer the questions no. 4: John Milton was one of the famous poets in English Literature. He was born on December 9, 1608 in London. At the age of 17, he went $\to Cambridge University for study and after seven years 6f$ study, he obtained his M.A degree from that University. The next six years, hé spent at Horton in unprofessional study. In, 1638, he started his foreign tour. In 1642; he married Mary Powell, a young girl of seventeen. But his wife died in 1652 leaving him with three daughters. So, he married second time in, 1656, but two years after his second wife also died. Of all his works, "Paradise Lost" is said $\to be his$ greatest. He finished composing this great epic in 1663. But it was published four years later. By this time, he lqst his eyesight. At the age of 66, he died on November 8, 1674. Complete the table below with information from the passage.

8.Read the passage on Alexander Fleming and answer the questions no. A: Alexander Fleming was born in Ayrsnire, Scotland on August 6, 1881. He was the third of the four children. He attended a medical school in London and-graduated in medicine in 1906. Fleming assisted in. battled field hospitals during the World War I from 1914 $\to 1918. There he observed many people dying of$ infection. Once the War was over, Fleming looked for medicine that would heal infection. Then he came back $\to his laboratory and carried$ out. a lot of experiments $\to get a cure from$ inflections. At last he was successful in his mission. In 1928 he discovered Penicillin, a drug that is used $\to kill$ bacteria. Alexander Fleming died of heart failure in London in 1955. A. Complete the table below with information from the above passage :

9.Read the passage on SAARC and answer the questions no.5 : SAARC is a regional organization for mutual cooperation, friendship and development. The full form of SAARC is 'South Asian Association for Regional $Cooperation^{\prime}. At the initial$ stage, there were only seven developing nations $\to form the$ organization. Later, Afghanistan was included as one of its member countries. SAARC started its journey through holding its first conference in Dhaka on 8 December, 1985. At present, the member countries of this organization are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The secretariat of this organization is situated in the capital of Nepal. Its head is called Secretary General. There is a deep relationship between Bangladesh and SAARC. It was Bangladesh that took the first initiative $\to form$ SAARC. As the initiator of SAARC, Bangladesh has been playing a significant and strong role in its different activities. As one of the member countries it has also seen making every effort $\to expand the trade between the member countries and \to solve the regional conflicts and existing crisis among the neighboring$ countries. 5. Write a summary of the above passage in your own words.

10.Read the passage on SAARC and answer the questions no. 4 : SAARC is a regional organization for mutual cooperation, friendship and development. The full form of SAARC is 'South Asian Association for Regional $Cooperation^{\prime}. At the initial$ stage, there were only seven developing nations $\to form the$ organization. Later, Afghanistan was included as one of its member countries. SAARC started its journey through holding its first conference in Dhaka on 8 December, 1985. At present, the member countries of this organization are Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The secretariat of this organization is situated in the capital of Nepal. Its head is called Secretary General. There is a deep relationship between Bangladesh and SAARC. It was Bangladesh that took the first initiative $\to form$ SAARC. As the initiator of SAARC, Bangladesh has been playing a significant and strong role in its different activities. As one of the member countries it has also seen making every effort $\to expand the trade between the member countries and \to solve the regional conflicts and existing crisis among the neighboring$ countries. 4. Complete the table below with the information from the above passage:

11.Suppose, you are Anik/Anika. Your younger brother/sister, Rashed/Rasheda goes to bed late and does not get up early. So, he/she often goes to school late and feels drowsy. Now, write a dialogue between you and your brother/ sister about the importance of early rising.

12.Suppose, you are Rohan/Raiyana reading in class ten. You along with your classmates want to make a garden in front of your school. So, you need to talk to the headmaster. Now, write a dialogue between you and the headmaster about making a garden.