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 en thusiastic and energetic youth during the selection of villages under NHC�s command area. Ismail first received training in cultivation. Then he got a lease of land in his village and applied his new and improved knowledge for cultivating vegetables. He earned take 25,000 as profit that year. 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 hybrid 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 systemic 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 recognition for his outstanding success.''
1. Choose the right word/expression to complete each sentence.
(a) At present, Ismail Hossain is rich/poor/idle man.
(b) Poverty dispelled/compelled/curtailed him to look for work.
(c) Ismail Hossain looked for work for his satisfaction/poverty/family.
(d) Ismail got a lease of land before his traing/after his training/during his training.
(e) Ismail has been able to change his fortune for his hard labour/the Natore Horituclute Centre/hard labour and the Natore Horitucluter Centre.
2. True/False. If false, give the correct information.
a) Ismail Hossain left school of his own accord.
b) Ismail earned take 100000 as profit for the first time.
c) Ismail has raised hybrid cows only for milk.
d) The officer in charge of NHC feels jealous of Ismail�s success.
e) Ismail�s family was poor.
3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets.
a) Before he got a lease of land, he (receive) __ training.
b) He bought some land in order to use it for (cultivate) __ cauliflowers.
c) His fortune (change) __ for his hard labour.
d) He was (pride) __ of his success in life.
e) He proved that he was a (self-make) __ man.
Answers
1. (a) rich (b) compelled (c) poverty (d) after his training (e) hard labour and the Natore Horticulture Centre.
2. (a) False: Ismail Hossain left school because of his poverty.
(b) False: Ismail earned Tk 25000 as profit for the first time.
(c) False: Ismail has raised hybrid cows not only for milk but also for manure.
(d) False: The officer in charge of NHC feels proud of Ismail�s success.
(e) True.
3. (a) received (b) cultivating (c) has been changed/is changed (d) proud (e) self-made.
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