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1. The gypsies are a tribe of strange people. They do not have any fixed home, but wander about from place to place and live in tents. They were originally natives of India. But as they reached England from Egypt, the English took them for Egyptians. This is why they came to be called gypsies. They were believed to possess strange powers. They could tell your fortune by reading the palm of your hand. It was thought they stole little children to train them in their way of life. Whenever a child got lost, it was thought that it had been carried away by gypsies. So they were arrested and sent for trial. But this attitude towards the gypsies has gradually changed.

According to the passage, The English took them for Egyptians' means—
The English took them to the Egyptians
the English considered them to be Egyptians
The English were taken in by the Egyptians
The English brought them as far as to Egypt
 
2. The gypsies are a tribe of strange people. They do not have any fixed home, but wander about from place to place and live in tents. They were originally natives of India. But as they reached England from Egypt, the English took them for Egyptians. This is why they came to be called gypsies. They were believed to possess strange powers. They could tell your fortune by reading the palm of your hand. It was thought they stole little children to train them in their way of life. Whenever a child got lost, it was thought that it had been carried away by gypsies. So they were arrested and sent for trial. But this attitude towards the gypsies has gradually changed.

According to the passage, The gypsies are people who—.
have a settled way of life
came originally from Egypt to England
are always on the move
steal children to train them in their way of life.
 
3. The gypsies are a tribe of strange people. They do not have any fixed home, but wander about from place to place and live in tents. They were originally natives of India. But as they reached England from Egypt, the English took them for Egyptians. This is why they came to be called gypsies. They were believed to possess strange powers. They could tell your fortune by reading the palm of your hand. It was thought they stole little children to train them in their way of life. Whenever a child got lost, it was thought that it had been carried away by gypsies. So they were arrested and sent for trial. But this attitude towards the gypsies has gradually changed.

According to the passage, The gypsies like to live in tents because—
it is easy to hide stolen children in a tent
it is easy to read one's palm inside a tent
it is easy to pitch them
it is easy to bring them from Egypt
 

4. To --- the arrival of Spring, Bangladesh Television --- a special function.
commemorate : launched
announce : telecast
celebrate : organized
welcome : sanctions
 
5. The gypsies are a tribe of strange people. They do not have any fixed home, but wander about from place to place and live in tents. They were originally natives of India. But as they reached England from Egypt, the English took them for Egyptians. This is why they came to be called gypsies. They were believed to possess strange powers. They could tell your fortune by reading the palm of your hand. It was thought they stole little children to train them in their way of life. Whenever a child got lost, it was thought that it had been carried away by gypsies. So they were arrested and sent for trial. But this attitude towards the gypsies has gradually changed.

According to the passage, Attitude towards the gypsies—
are still the same as before
have not much changed over the years
can change once they stop stealing children
have shown signs of change
 
6. The author thinks that true learning will lead to—
personal understanding of the ideas of writers
discovery of unknown world
revelation of the mysteries of the world
better expressive powers
 

       

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