Fill in each gap with a suitable word based on the information of the text.

Nazma is Joynul's wife. She is a housewife.

Joynul is a carpenter. He lives in a village.

Nazma failed to serve his meal because she had a severe headache and a fever.

Joynul was angry with everybody because he did not get any work on that day.

When Joynul was angry with Nazma, she explained how busy she remained throughout the day doing household chores. Joynul then realized that Nazma's work is equally important. She does not earn money, but she keeps the family together.

Joynul looked for work in his village and in the next village.

Joynul shouted at Nazma because she could not prepare the meal in time.

Joynul was so angry that he was trembling.

Nazma contributes to the family in a different way. She does household tasks like preparing food, cleaning the house and yard, washing the clothes ete. Her work keeps the family happy and stay together.

Yes, I think Joynul and Nazma contribute to the family equally because they both work for the family to run it properly. Thought their functions are different but those are equally important.

Joynul felt guilty when he realised the significance of Nazma's works and efforts.

Hearing Nazma's reply, Joynul thought about the things Nazma mentioned and realized that both his and his wife's works are equally important in the family.

(a) angry; (b) wildly; (c) cooked; (d) besides; (e) keep.

Nazma was unable to serve Joynul his meal in time. This made him very (a) angry . He shouted at Nazma (b) wildly He thought his wife only (c) cooked at home. But she had to clean, wash, husk, také care of the children, etc. (d) besides cooking. While Joynul worked and earned money to run the family, Nazma worked at home to (e) keep the family together.

(a) does; (b) runs; (c) husband; (d) make; (e) equally.

Nazma argues that she (a) does all the work at home- cooking, cleaning, washing, husking, taking care of the children- everything. She (b) runs the family. She also reminds her (c) husband that he works for money but her work in the home can (d) make the family stick together and happy. So both types of work are (e) equally important.

The man in bed by the window died in one morning. He died peacefully in his sleep.

The men talked for hours. They talked about their wives and children, their homes, their jobs and almost about everything.

The other man spent all his time lying on his bed.

The man by the window described the things seen through window vividly as he told about a lovely lake, ducks and swans, children playing with floating paper boats, skyline etc.

No, I don't think so. It is because the man by the window was completely blind. He could not see the beautiful nature that he described to the other man. All that he said was his imagination. He imagined all of it to make his friend inspired to live.

(a) window; (b) live; (c) died; (d) wall; (e) blind;

Two sick men shared a hospital room. The man by the (a) window described a beautiful view outside. This gave the second man hope and a will to (b) live When the man by the window (c) died , the other man moved to his bed to see the view for himself; but he discovered that the window faced a blank (d) wall. The doctor revealed that the man by the window was (e) blind and had described imaginary scenes only to comfort his roommate.

(a) kept; (b) beside; (c) talked/gossiped; (d) outside; (e) eagerness/interest.

Two sick men were (a) kept in the same room in a hospital. One of them could sit up in his bed. His bed was (b) beside the window. The other man spent all his time lying on his bed opposite the window. Every day, the men (c) talked/gossiped for hours. The man in the bed by the window would sit up and talk to his roommate about all the things he could see (d) outside the window. The man on the other bed showed (e) eagerness/interest to listen that.