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A plate of hot French fries and a huge burger with hot cheese oozing out of it, with a carbonated drink; looks like a treat! This calorie-rich junk food does look mouth-watering but is known to be nutritionally poor. Junk food or fast food has become an increasingly popular food choice. Ideally, junk foods are defined as processed foods with negligible nutrient value and are often high in salt, sugar and fat. But we often confuse fast foods with junk foods. How are they different? Or what is junk food really?
Junk foods are processed foods consisting of high calories, but that is considered only as a broad umbrella. These foods are prepared in a way that they look appealing and are enjoyable so you are chemically programmed to ask for more. According to Dr. Sunali Sharma, a dietician and nutritionist, "Commercial products including salted snack foods, chewing gum, candy, sugary desserts, fried fast food and sweetened carbonated beverages that have little or no nutritional value but are high in calories, salt and fats may be considered junk foods. Though not all fast foods are junk foods, a great number of them are. For instance, a salad may be fast food, but is definitely not junk food. Some foods like burgers, pizzas and tacos may alternate between junk and healthy categories depending on the ingredients, calories and process of manufacturing."
Frequent consumption of junk food increases the intake of excess fat, simple carbohydrates and processed sugar which may lead to a higher risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases among other chronic health problems. The resulting obesity may begin clogging up the arteries and lay the basis of an impending heart attack. It has also been suggested that eating junk food affects the brain in the same way as consuming addictive drugs. An addiction to junk food may even result in the rejection of healthier food options like fruits, vegetables, salads etc, leading to further lack of nourishment.
বিস্তারিত উত্তর

(a) (i) charming

(b) (iv) blocking

(c) (ii) refusal

(d) (ii) nourishing

(e) (i) heart

(f) (i) make the burger tasty

(g) (iv) salad

(h) (iv) It has high nutrient value

(i) (ii) adjective

(j) (i) cheese

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(a) Junk food means processed food with little amount of nutrient value and is often high in salt, added sugar and fat.

(b) Eating junk food has been compared to consuming addictive drugs because the passage suggests that junk food can affect the brain in a similarly addictive way.

(c) The common ingredients of junk foods are salt, sugar and fat.

(d) One wants to eat junk foods more because they look nice and taste good. Also, they are made in a way that makes one's brain want more.

(e) Junk food is bad for health because it increases the risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease and many other chronic health problems.

Read the passage and answer the following questions
Education gives us knowledge and a set of abilities to function meaningfully in life, such as the ability to decide things rationally and make the right choices. As we learn how to read, write and do the basic operations of arithmetic, we gain a degree of self-confidence. We learn to think for ourselves and articulate our thoughts; we pick up skills to communicate with others and manage our affairs well. Education helps us think independently and make our own opinions. As we know more about the world, we appreciate the good things it offers us but also become critical of the deviations from the values it imparts and the rise of hatred or conflict that follows. The first thing education does is to give us an awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality. As we begin school, we feel the need to belong to the class and make friends. We then expand our sense of belonging to include the school at large, our community and finally our country. Education thus prepares every child to become an active member of the community and work for its welfare.
বিস্তারিত উত্তর
  1. Ability to decide things rationally
  2. Ability to make the right choices
  3. Gaining a degree of self-confidence
  4. Skills to communicate with others
  5. Skills to manage our affairs well
  6. Awareness about ourselves which leads to the development of our personality
Read the passage and answer the following questions
Relationships are of different kinds. Some are familial and intimate, formed by blood and by marriage, some are social like the ones we have with friends and some are made in school where we form close bonds with classmates and teachers. Relationships can also be fostered in workplace, which may quickly change from professional to social. There are relationships also between human beings and animals, between children and their toys that they cannot part with.
All these relationships keep us close to each other and provide us all kinds of support, love and affection. A person who has no family feels the pains of loneliness and isolation. There is no one to laugh or cry with him/her. When we share our joy with someone, it simply redoubles, and when we suffer a loss and someone shares our sorrow, it lessens. Relationships are thus needed for our emotional health.
বিস্তারিত উত্তর For various reasons man establishes relationships. Relationships can be of various types. They can be familial and intimate. They can also develop through interactions with others in different places or situations. Relationships keep us close to each other and provide us support, love and affection. They also amplify our happiness and lessen our sorrows.
বিস্তারিত উত্তর (a) habitats
(b) extinction
(c) cut
(d) recklessly
(e) increase
(f) is rising
(g) warming
(h) anticipated
(i) catastrophe
(j) imperative
বিস্তারিত উত্তর (a) live; (b) need; (c) the; (d) make; (e) build; (f) cook; (g) working; (h) care; (i) mind; (j) without.
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Order 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Sentence x iii ix iv vii ii vi i viii v
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The graph shows the changing number of overseas students at universities over the period from 2000 to 2020. The main trend is upward, although the increase is not completely steady and the line falls slightly near the end.

At around 2000, the number is only a little above 200. It rises gradually during the early years and then increases much more rapidly towards 2010. By approximately 2015, the curve is near its highest level, a little below 1,200 students. After reaching this peak, the number declines slightly towards 2020 but remains far above its starting level.

Overall, the graph indicates substantial growth in overseas enrolment, especially in the middle part of the period. The final decline is small compared with the earlier rise. As the curve has no labelled data points, the figures read from it are approximate. The graph does not explain the reasons for the changes.

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Shimul's Indomitable Desire

Shimul was a schoolgirl whose parents were landless. They were unable to bear her educational expenses. But Shimul was determined to carry on her studies. She wanted to be a doctor at any cost. She wanted to reach her goal without taking any financial help from others. Finding no other way out, Shimul got herself employed in a department store where she had to work from 3 pm to 8 pm. The girl got herself admitted into a college. She studied heart and soul though she did not have adequate amount of time to spend for her study. Returning home from the store, she studied till midnight as she was nourishing a dream of becoming a doctor. She passed the HSC Examination securing GPA-5. Her parents became very happy to see their daughter's outstanding result. In the meantime, her father saved some money for his daughter's higher education. He sent his daughter to Dhaka with that money so that she could prepare herself by attending a medical coaching centre. At last, the girl succeeded in gaining admission to Dhaka Medical College. As soon as the news came to her parents, their joys knew no bounds. So, it is a proven fact that firm determination helps an individual reach his/her goal. Shimul has become a shining example of what people with financial constraints can achieve.

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Dhaka, Bangladesh
12 February 2025

Dear Nakata,

I hope you are well. You wanted to know about the foods and food habits of Bangladesh, so I am happy to tell you about them.

Rice is our staple food. A typical main meal includes rice with fish, lentils and vegetables. Meat, eggs and other foods also form part of many meals. Breakfast may include bread, roti or rice, depending on the household. Tea and light snacks are popular in the afternoon.

Our food habits vary across regions, families and seasons. Fresh fruit, seasonal vegetables and different kinds of fish add variety to our meals. On special occasions, people often prepare pulao, biryani, meat dishes and sweets. Sharing food with guests is an important part of our hospitality.

I hope you will visit Bangladesh and try some of these dishes. Please write back about the foods and food habits of Australia. Give my best regards to your family.

Yours,
Zaman