Read the text and answer the following questions.

Two sick men were given the same room in a hospital. One man could sit up in his bed. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man spent all his time lying on his bed opposite the window. The men talked for hours almost every day. They talked about their wives and children, their homes, their jobs and almost about everything.

Every afternoon the man in the bed by the window would sit up and talk to his roommate about all the things he could see outside the window. The man on the other bed eagerly waited for this speaking and listening time. His friend's vivid descriptions of passing things seen through the window inspired him to live.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water, while children floated their paper boats. A wonderful view of the skyline could be seen in the distance.

The man by the window told his friend all this in detail. The listener would close his eyes and see everything in his mind's eye.

Days and weeks passed. One morning the doctor came to the room on his daily round. He found the lifeless body of the man by the window. He died peacefully in his sleep. The doctor made all the arrangements to take the body away.

The sad friend wanted to move to the empty bed next to the window. The doctor allowed him.

On his new bed the man painfully propped himself up. He was very excited. He slowly looked through the window to see the real world outside. What did he see? The window just faced a blank wall. He asked the doctor, "Doctor, I see nothing but a blank wall. How could my friend describe so many wonderful things outside the window?"

The doctor replied, "Did he? The man was completely blind!"

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.