RIGHT FORM OF VERBS

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1. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

One day Hazrat Ali’s (R) favourite shield (a) —— (steal). After a long search it (b) —— (find) with a Jew. He (c) —— (ask) him to return the shield. But the Jew (d) —— (refuse) to return it. He (e) —— (say) that the shield was his. Hazrat Ali’s (R) companions (f) —— (be) very angry. They were ready to take the shield by force. But Hazrat Ali (R) (g) —— (stop) them saying, “No, you must (h) —— (do) it. There is no difference between the caliph and his subjects. So I (i) —— (go) to the court of justice.” So Hazrat Ali (R) (j) —— (seek) the help of the court. It was the caliph who had appointed Sharih Qazi. Seeing the justice the Jew accented Islam.

 

2. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

We (a) —— (make) a journey from Jessore to Khulna by bus. My uncle (b) —— (receive) us at Khulna bus stand. We (c) —— (put) up in my uncle’s house for one day. Early next morning we (d) —— (cross) the Rupsha bridge and (e) —— (take) a microbus which (f) —— (be) bound for Bagerhat. We got off near Ranbijoypur and (g) —— (hire) two rickshaws to take us to the Shat Gombuj Mosque. I (h) —— (find) actually 77 domes including the seven in the central row. We (i) —— (pass) more than one hour around the mosque and went to the mazar of Peer Khan Jahan Ali (Rh.) which (j) —— (stand) on a raised ground.

 

3. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

There are many people who (a) —— (not take) physical exercise. They can hardly (b)—— (realize) that they themselves (c) —— (ruin) their health. They (d) —— (fall) victim to many diseases. Life (e) —— (become) dull to them. They (f) —— (remain) always ill termed. We (g) —— (build) good health and sound mind through physical exercise. Physical exercise (h) —— (make) our body active and the muscles strong. It also (i) —— (improve) our power of digestion and blood circulation. It (j) —— (give) strength to our brain.

 

4. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Once there (a) —— (live) an idle king. He (b) —— (not undergo) physical labour. As a result, he (c) —— (get) bulky and could not move from one place to another. He (d) —— (call) in a doctor. The doctor (e) —— (be) clever and wise. He did not (f) —— (prescribe) any medicine for the king. He asked the king to buy a club and (g) —— (move) it in the air till his hands (h) —— (get) moistened. The king started (i) —— (follow) the prescription. Thus, the king (j) —— (relive) of his problem.

 

5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Air (a) (be) —— an important element of the environment. But it is constantly being (b) —— (pollute) in many ways. We make fire to cook food and (c) —— (do) many works. This fire emits smoke which (d) —— (contaminate) air. Vehicles pollute air to a great extent by (e) —— (burn) fuel. Air pollution also (f) —— (happen) when coal and oil (g) —— (burn). Mills and factories can be (h) —— (hold) responsible for this pollution. It is high time we (i) —— (check) air pollution. Otherwise, we (j) —— (suffer) a lot.

 

6. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A proverb goes that time and tied wait for none. None (a) —— (call) it back. A man (b) —— (get) back his lost money and health but cannot get his lost time. Time once lost (c) —— (loses) forever. So we (d) —— (make) the best use of our time. We (e) —— (do) our work in time. If we put off our work for tomorrow, we may not get time to do it at all. There are some people who waste time for nothing. They cannot prosper in life. They (f) —— (depend) on others. If we read the biography of the great men, we (g) —— (realize) it. They (h) —— (waste) a single moment uselessly. They (i) —— (be) very industrious from their childhood. We can prosper in life only by (j) —— (follow) their life.

 

7. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Today, we (a) —— (be) a free nation. We (b) —— (have) to take great pains to achieve freedom. Our war of liberation (c) —— (take) place in 1971. People of all walks of life (d) —— (come) forward and got (e) —— (involve) in the war directly or indirectly. Many a man (f) —— (kill) in the battle field. They (g) —— (not flee) from the battle field (h) —— (show) their backs. Rather, all of them (i) —— (contribute) much to (j) —— (achieve) independence.

 

8. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A few days ago, I (a) —— (enjoy) an interesting match. It was an (b) —— (excite) match. It (c) —— (play) between the top two teams of our country. On the day of the match, I (d) —— (go) to the Dhaka Stadium quite early. I (e) —— (see) a long line in front of the ticket counter but I (f) —— (be) not discouraged to (g) —— (see) such a huge number of people. Having (h) — — (see) the crowd, I (i) —— (hurry) to the ticket counter and (j) —— (stand) in the line.

 

9. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

It has been over three hundred years since Emperor Shah Jahan of Delhi (a) —— (build) the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife in Agra. Architecturally, it (b) —— (be) one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The building (c) —— (make) of fine white marble with inlays of coloured marble. It (d) —— (have) eight sides and many open arches. It (e) —— (rest) on a platform or terrace of red sandstone. Four slender white towers (f) —— (rise) from the corners of the terrace. A large dome (g) —— (stand) above the centre of the building. Around this large dome there (h) —— (be) four smaller domes. Just inside the outer walls, there is an open corridor from which the visitors (i) —— (look) through carved marble screens into a central room. The bodies of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz (j) —— (lie) in two graves below this room.

 

10. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

To err is human. If a man commits crime anytime and repents truly for his misdeed, he may (a) —— (forgive). But the man who (b) —— (not, give up) the wrong (c) —— (suffer) surely. In the long run, he (d) —— (will take) to the land of death. The old sailor (e) —— (be) —— a wrong-door in his long journey. He committed a crime (f) —— (kill) a sea bird (g) —— (call) Albatross. That crime ultimately head (h) —— (bring) bad luck to them. The ship (i) —— (leave) in the icy sea. The sun shone over their head. The wind (j) —— (drop) down. It was a great disaster.

 

11. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Three hundred years ago, Sir Isaac Newton (a) —— (be) a great man of science. But he was very absent minded about small matters when he (b) —— (think) about a problem. One morning Newton (c) —— (get) up very early because Newton (d) —— (work) on a very difficult problem. Newton was thinking about the problem so deeply that Newton (e) —— (not leave) the problem to go to breakfast. But Marry, his housekeeper, (f) —— (think) Newton (g) —— (need) food. So, the housekeeper (h) —— (take) a pan of water and an egg to his study. The housekeeper (i) —— (want) to boil the egg and (j) —— (stay) with Newton until Newton ate the egg.

 

12. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A child (a) —— (grow) up in a balanced way if it (b) —— (teach) properly. Home is the best institution in this regard and mother (c) —— (be) the first teacher. So a child should (d) —— (bring) up carefully. Its demand should (e) —— (meet) and everything should (f) —— (do) for its welfare. Our harsh behaviour (g) —— (cause) a great harm to its growth. In that case, it (h) —— (be) able to express itself fully. Thus its originality (i) —— (lose) and the country (j) —— (get) anything special from him.

 

13. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

It is high time we (a) —— (use) our brain about the curse of dowry. The issue of dowry is to be (b) —— (consider) in view of the country’s socio-economic, cultural, political circumstances. United efforts (c) —— (require) putting an end to the violence against women. A specific framework must be (d) —— (draw) up to be (e) —— (implement). Anyway, we can hope that dowry (f) —— (come) to an end in the time to come. We dare to (g) —— (hope) so because our girls are being (h) —— (educate) day by day. Parents’ mentality (i) —— (change) gradually. People (j) —— (be) more conscious about dowry.

 

 

14. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Change is the order of nature because we know the proverb that older changes (a) —— (yield) place to the new. So, nothing (b) —— (remain) new forever. The same we (c) —— (notice) in entertainment also. Old and traditional forms (d) —— (change) by new, modified and modern forms of entertainment. Many of them (e) —— (exist) any longer. Today TV channels and satellite have superseded radio; similarly band and pop music (f) —— (replace) our popular old songs. Football (g) —— (lose) its appeal day by day. Cricket and other games (h) —— (become) more and more popular. Our idea about the popularity of entertainment also (i) —— (change). We’ve started (j) —— (look) upon our forms of all life in a new way.

 

15. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Cooperation means (a) —— (to work) together for the benefit of all. Without cooperation modern society (b) —— (exist). Cooperation (c) —— (see) at its best among farmers in the dry regions of some parts of Australia and America. The fields (d) —— (irrigate) in these regions. Crops cannot be grown without water. Water (e) —— (bring) to the fields without streams being tapped higher up. For this purpose canals and dams (f) —— (build). The canals have been cut through the fields of more than one farmer. Those who (g) —— (live) higher up the valley than the others (h) —— (allow) to build canals through their land in order to carry water to the fields of farmers lower down. In times of drought all (i) —— (be) able to share the water. Instead of taking all water for themselves the farmers on the higher land leave enough for their neighbours down the valley. Farming in dry areas (j) —— (make) possible by such cooperation. By cooperation farmers have learned to make even the desert produce crops.

 

16. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Student politics in Bangladesh has a glorious past. Many of our achievements in the national life have (a) —— (come) through student politics. The sacrifices (b) —— (make) by the students for ages have paved the way to our independence. In 1952, our students (c) —— (protest) firmly when the Pakistani rulers tried to (d) —— (introduce) Urdu as the only state language of the then East Pakistan. The students could not tolerate this declaration and so came out on the streets and (e) —— (violate) 144 raising protest and (f) —— (chant) slogan. The fire (g) —— (open) and as a result some students (h) —— (lay) down their lives. And it is only for their sacrifice Bangla along with Urdu (i) —— (introduce) as the state language of the East Pakistan. Alongside this glorious history, the grand history of independent Bangladesh (j) —— (be) also the great contribution of our students.

 

17. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Today, we take for (a) —— (grant) that we (b) —— (have) one machine that (c) —— (allow) us to access the Internet, (d) —— (do) word processing, (e) —— (use) a calculator, watch TV, play games and do a host of other things. But the personal computer only (f) —— (become) available to consumers in 1974. Things really (g) —— (took) off when Microsoft Windows (h) —— (introduce) in 1985 and it (i) —— (be) good that the Internet wouldn’t have (j) —— (had) nearly as big an impact as it has ever since.

 

18. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Football is a favourite game in our country. It (a) —— (arrange) between two teams (b) —— (contain) eleven players each. The captains of both teams (c) —— (lead) their groups. This is the most exciting and enjoyable game ever (d) —— (play) across the world. It (e) —— (run) for an hour and a half with an interval after half of the time (f) —— (be) over. Any football tournament (g) —— (arrange) between two strong teams can be exciting. The result (h) —— (remain) almost unpredictable till the end because any team might win over the other team (i) —— (score) a goal within seconds. The referee is to see whether rules and order (j) —— (maintain) by the players.

 

19. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

True education (a) —— (enlighten) our mind and (b) —— (refine) our sensibility. So, it often (c) —— (compare) with light and is (d) —— (consider) as the pillar of human civilization. It can certainly (e) —— (say) that if a country (f) —— (provide) its people with real education (g) —— (require) for the modern aspects of life not (h) —— (ignore) own culture, it (i) —— (be) able to (j) —— (achieve) all out prosperity for the betterment of the nation.

 

20. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

You might have (a) —— (hear) of Solomon who was famous all over the world for his wisdom and intelligence. Once the Queen of Sheba (b) —— (go) to him to test his intelligence. She (c) —— (bring) with her two garlands of flowers: one natural and the other artificial. She (d) —— (place) them before the king (e) —— (take) the natural one. Solomon got puzzled for a moment. Then he saw some bees (f) —— (fly) outside. He had the windows (g) —— (open) by his men. The bees came in and (h) —— (sit) on the natural one. Thus, he could (i) —— (identify) the real flowers and could (j) —— (outwit) the Queen of Sheba in the race of intelligence.

 

21. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Dowry (a) —— (regard) as a great curse in our society. It may (b) —— (compare) to cancer that (c) —— (increase) in our society at a great speed. The fathers of the brides (d) —— (victimize) for dowry. If steps (e) —— (take) against those greedy people, it (f) —— (grasp) our society. It is mainly (g) —— (notice) in the rich and educated society where people (h) —— (take) dowry as their right. So, we have (i) —— (develop) morality. The culprits should (j) —— (punish) to control it. Otherwise, it will be a society of torture and exploitation.

 

22. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Why do our parents (a) —— (want) us to (b) —— (go) to schools, colleges, or universities? They want us (c) —— (learn) to read and write and (d) —— (acquire) knowledge so that we (e) —— (earn) money and (f) —— (live) comfortably as gentlemen. The saying (g) —— (go) in our country that whoever (h) —— (learn) and (i) —— (read) (j) —— (ride) in cars and on horses.

 

23. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

I (a) —— (be) a second year college student and my annual exam. (b) —— (be) close at hand. I (c) —— (need) to study a lot. However, conditions at my house (d) —— (be) not at all favourable. My elder sister (e) —— (get) married last month and since then her share of the household chores has (f) —— (fall) upon my shoulders. On top of that, my aunt has just (g) —— (have) a new baby boy. He (h) —— (scream) all the time and keeps everyone up late into the night. I’m really worried about my (i) —— (come) exams. Tell me, what should I (j) —— (do)?

 

24. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Gun control (a) —— (be) one of many realms of polarization in American politics. It (b) —— (be) one of the fewest countries of the world where a person’s right to carry a gun (c) —— (protect) by the constitution. Two recent deadly events (d) —— (shake) even the most complacent mind of American commentators. On the night of October 1, 2017 Stephen Paddock from his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, (e) —— (spray) bullets on 22000 concertgoers, (f) —— (kill) 59 people and (g) —— (injure) more than 500 in the deadliest mass shooting in the US history. Twenty three guns (h) —— (find) in his room and more in his house later. More lives (i) —— (lose) in gun-related deaths in the US since 1968 than there (j) —— (be) deaths of American citizens in all the wars the country have fought.

 

25. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

One very conspicuous change in our society (a) —— (be) the presence of working women outside the home. Of course, it (b) —— (acknowledge) that women have always (c) —— (work) within the household but this commonly (d) —— (count) as ‘work’. Even their role in agricultural societies (e) —— (recognize) either. From the urge (f) —— (establish) their own identity, many of them are now (g) —— (enter) the outside workforce. They (h) —— (join) a wide range of professions. Moreover, it is not only educated women who (i) —— (opt) to work but women with little or no education (j) —— (come) out of their cocoons to become self-reliant.

 

26. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Jerry is an orphan. He (a) —— (come) to the orphanage at the age of four. He (b) —— (lose) his parents in his infancy. Then he (c) —— (commit) to the care of the orphanage. He could hardly (d) —— (recollect) his parents’ memory. In spite of (e) —— (be) an orphan, he had developed a strong fabric of morality. His inimitable morality (f) —— (draw) him close to the writer. The writer (g) —— (impress) with him. She started (h) —— (show) affectation for him. Jerry (i) —— (take) her for his mother. He fabricated a lie (j) —— (win) her heart.

 

27. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Air (a) —— (be) an important element of the environment. But it is constantly being (b) —— (pollute) in many ways. We make fire to cook food and (c) —— (do) many works. This fire emits smoke which (d) —— (contaminate) air. Vehicles pollute air to a great extent by (e) —— (burn) fuel. Air pollution also (f) —— (happen) when coal and oil (g) —— (burn). Mills and factories can be (h) —— (hold) responsible for this pollution. It is high time we (i) —— (check) air pollution. Otherwise, we (j) —— (suffer) a lot.

 

28. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

One night the entire village was sleeping. The boy Bayazid Bustami was busy in study. His mother (a) —— (sleep). Suddenly she woke up and (b) —— (feel) thirsty. (c) —— (call) her son, she told her son to give her a glass of water and (d) —— (fall) asleep again. When Bayazid went to the pitcher, he (e) —— (find) it empty. So, he went out with the pitcher in search of water. After a while he (f) —— (come) back home with water and found his mother (g) —— (sleep). Then he waited (h) —— (stand) by her bed with a glass of water. He did not make any sound lest she (i) —— (wake) up. Suddenly his mother woke up and saw him with the glass of water. At once she could understand what the matter (j) —— (be).

 

29. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

The great leader of our country whom we love and admire is Sher-E-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Huqs (a) —— (mean) tiger. Fazlul Huq (b) —— (fight) for the cause of the country as like as a tiger. So, he (c) —— (call) Sher-E-Bangla. His father Kazi Wazed Ali (d) —— (be) a renowned pleader in the Barisal Bar. From his boyhood, Fazlul Huq was very meritorious. One day the boy Fazlul Huq (e) —— (read) in his room. His father (f) —— (pass) by. He saw his son (g) —— (read) his lessons and (h) —— (tear) off the pages of his book one after another. He at once (i) —— (enter) the room and said. “O my boy, why you (j) —— (play) with your book?”

 

30. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Man has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. He (a) —— (satisfy) with what he has known and seen. He wants to know and see more and more. This curiosity to know more (b) —— (inspire) him to undertake and carry out hard and dangerous tasks. And this eventually (c) —— (result) in epoch-making discoveries and inventions. In the fields of science and technology man in the meantime (d) —— (achieve) what was inconceivable before. Man already (e) —— (land) on the moon and (f) —— (prepare) for the journeys to Mars. Telephone and Internet (g) —— (quicken) the system of communication. The use of science has (h) —— (enable) him to save the life of a dying patient through life support. Man can (i) —— (reach) a long distance within a few hours. But he could not even (j) —— (think) of it in the past.

 

31. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Many events of great importance (a) —— (take) place during the last century. Significant advances (b) —— (make) in the field of science and technology. Many European colonies (c) —— (gain) independence. The movement for democracy (d) —— (become) prominent in many parts of the world. Two world wars (e) —— (break) out in this century. It also (f) —— (witness) the misuse of automatic energy. Two cities of Japan were completely (g) —— (destroy) as a result of the dropping of atom bombs. However, the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation (h) —— (become) a momentous event. After a bloody war of nine months Bangladesh (i) —— (bear). Now we (j) —— (hold) our heads high in the community of nations.

 

32. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Time and tide (a) —— (wait) for none. It (b) —— (go) on and on. It not (c) —— (take) any rest. It is never constant. Time once gone is gone for ever. Lost health may be (d) —— (regain) by medicine and proper caring and nursing, lost wealth by dint of hard labour but lost time cannot be (e) —— (recover) by any means because nobody (f) —— (stop) the ceaseless onward march of time. Success in life (g) —— (depend) on the best use of time. If we (h) —— (make) proper division of our time and (i) —— (do) our duties accordingly, we are sure that we will be able to march in life and (j) —— (reach) the cherished goal of our life.

 

33. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Parents (a) —— (be) blessings of God to us. When a child (b) —— (bear), their joys (c) —— (know) no bounds. They (d) —— (start) (e) —— (think) how to (f) —— (nurse) and (g) —— (bring) their children up. They (h) —— (remain) safe under the custody of their presents since birth. Parents never mind (i) —— (take) pains for the upbringing of their off-spring. We (j) —— never (offend) our parents.

 

34. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

There are many reasons for which many students in our country (a) —— (fail) in English. That English is a foreign language is the main reason. English is as if it (b) —— (to be) a language (c) —— (mean) for a particular class of people. It (d) —— (regard) as a sheer wastage of time. They (e) —— (begin) to cram English as though they (f) —— (consider) cramming is the only way to learn English. But (g) —— (have) they been earnest in learning English, they could have (h) —— (learn) it easily. Moreover they are not (i) —— (motivate) properly. In addition the text books (j) —— (not write) according to the need of the learner.

 

35. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A proverb goes that time and tide wait for none. Since the dawn of civilization, time is (a) —— (move). It (b) —— (take) any rest. It is never constant. Time once gone is (c) —— (go) forever. Lost health may be regained by medicine and proper caring and nursing. Lost time cannot be (d) —— (recover) by any means because nobody can stop the ceaseless onward march of time. Life (e) —— (be) nothing but the sum total of some moments. So, everybody should (f) —— (utilize) every moment of his life. But everyone (g) —— (do) so. Only a few people (h) —— (make) proper use of time and they can (i) —— (rise) to the pinnacles of glory by (j) —— (overcome) the problems of life in this world. We should follow them.

 

36. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Mr Mojumder (a) —— (be) an English teacher for last 15 years. We are his students now. Earlier we (b) —— (have) another teacher, Mr Sarker. We never (c) —— (see) him smiling. He (d) —— (not, explain) anything to us. We really (e) —— (feel) bored in his class. However, Mr Mojumder (f) —— (change) our class with his nice attitude. Every day he (g) —— (involve) us in pair work and group work. We have a presentation in English on Monday. We (h) —— (present) survey findings on Tobacco Consumption. For last few days, we (i) —— (work) hard for a smart presentation. My team (j) —— (decide) to do power point presentation.

 

37. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

The universe (a) —— (believe) to be a very vast thing. In fact, it is unimaginably vast. But the primitive people (b) —— (have) a very narrow idea about the size and nature of the universe. They (c) —— (assume) that the earth was flat and stationary. They (d) —— (think) that the earth was at the centre of the universe while the sun, the moon and the planets (e) —— (move) round the earth. To them, the earth was the largest thing in existence. The eternal mystery of the world (f) —— (be) its comprehensibility. It is the fundamental emotion which (g) —— (stand) at the cradle of true art and true science. It was the experience of mystery even if (h) —— (mix) with fear. The individual (i) —— (feel) about the futility of human desires and the sublimity and marvellous order which (j) —— (reveal) themselves both in nature and in the world of thought.

 

38. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Bookish knowledge (a) — (become) useless when one (b) — (not apply) it in the real life. In our practical life, we (c) — (mix) with different types of people and we get (d) — (enrich) by learning from their way of living, manners and other things. If we (e) — (keep) our eyes and ears (f) — (open) we can learn good things of life. The outside world (g) — (give) us a wide scope of (h) — (know) different people and their culture. The things (i) — (receive) at schools and colleges are important but what we (j) — (learn) from our practical life is precious.

39. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A farmer (a) — (take) some sacks of wheat to a mill. The mill (b) — (be) a few kilometers ways. On the way the horse (c) — (stumble) and one of the sacks fell to the ground. It (d) — (be) too heavy for the farmer to lift and there was nobody around to help him. He (e) — (wonder) what to do. Meanwhile, he saw a horseman (f) — (come) towards him. As the rider (g) — (come) nearer, the farmer recognized him. It was no other than the nobleman who (h) — (live) in a grad house at the top of the hill. The poor man (i) — (think) of approaching the rider. He was at a complete loss. But the nobleman (j) — (stop) in front of the farmer and got off the horse to help the poor man.

 

40. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Education (a) — (mean) mental and moral training. It is the light that (b) — (clear) off the darkness of ignorance from our mental horizon. The development of a nation totally (c) — (depend) on its system of education. The percentage of literacy of our country (d) — (be) 52 plus. But it is very painful that though the government (e) — (take) steps to increase the development of education, it gradually (f) — (decrease). The students do not concentrate their mind on studies. Violence takes place in the educational institutions. Those who have passed the exam during this critical period (g) — (be) not well educated. There is lack of proper planning in our education system. The educational institutions are planless. The teachers not (h) — (give) proper attention to their classes; rather they give more attention to coaching center. As a consequence, the students (i) — (become) derailed to get rid of his indiscipline. To improve the standard of education in our country, the students as well as the high officials of government (j) — (shall) come forward and work heartily to achieve the desired goal.

 

41. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Robin and Hafiz (a) — (be) good friends. Robin (b) — (leave) for Dhaka. There he (c) — (try) hard, but could not find a suitable job. So he (d) — (to have) to come back to his village. Hafiz (e) — (be) not highly educated. He (f) — (know) that he could not find a good job. So he (g) — (join) a youth training course. There he (h) — (learn) how to be self-employed. He took a bank loan of Tk. 1,00,000 and (i) — (start) a dairy farm. Now he has three cows and five claves. His average monthly income is Tk. 8,000/-. His bank loan (j) — (repay) soon.

 

42. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

For three years now Dhaka (a) — (ranked) 2nd from bottom in the Economic Intelligence Unit’s survey of 140 cities under The Global Liability Index. The scores (b) — (base) on five major criteria — health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure. That Dhaka tops only Damascus, (c) — (be) no comfort for the million residents of Dhaka. However, we are not altogether (d) — (surprise) by the results; we (e) — (downgrade) our environment by its systematic destruction. There is lack of proper public transportation, and the horrendous traffic system and poor management (f) — (cost) the GDP 1-2 percent in annual growth according to Asian Development Bank’s latest estimate. Our score of 29.2 on a scale of 100 is identical with Damascus and we (g) — (be) aghast to learn that Dhaka (h) — (lag). Damascus (i) — (experience) siege and bombardment over the last four years whereas Dhaka (j) — (have) at peace for over four decades since independence.

 

43. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Real Estate groups and various private organizations as well as some influential persons (a) —

(encroach) the lakes and canals in Dhaka city and built huge installations. Thus they (b) — (change) city’s landscape and posed dangers and miseries for the city dwellers during rainy season. Illegal concrete structures (c) — (build) by occupying many wet lands and low-lying lands though they (d) — (protect) by law. But these grabbers show their thumbs to law and by (e) — (bribe) the corrupt officials of RAJUK. manages to occupy them for years. City planners and urban experts (f) — (express) their concern over these illegal structures by (g) — (grab) wetlands and low-lying lands but things go on (h) — (unchanged). The remaining canals and lakes (i) — (die) slowly as grabbing (j) — (increase) more rapidly.

 

44. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context

Dengue fever (a) — (be) a virus fever. No other fever is so dangerous as dengue fever. Aedes, a kind of mosquito and the monkey carry this virus. This sort of mosquito (b) — (find) in Africa. It (c) — (lay) eggs on standing or stagnant water. This germ (d) — (spread) all over the world through the sea vessels from Africa. Aedes also lays its eggs on the standing water on the plastic bottles, plastic container, tyres, green coconut plates, polythene etc. If Aedes mosquito (e) — (bite) a healthy man, virus may get into his body or blood. The man (f) — (attack) with dengue fever (g) — (feel) severe pain in the whole body, dizzy headache, red spots at different parts of the body and unnatural stools (h) — (find). The Aedes mosquito’s biting causes troubles in the bowel movement of a person. If the symptom of this disease (i) — (find), we must consult with a doctor at once and take medicine as per his advice. In Bangladesh, this dengue fever (j) — (break out) in an epidemic form. So, we need to be very much cautious about this disease.

 

45. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Nowadays civilized life (a) —— (mean) life on the lap of science. Life in towns and cities is like life in a science laboratory. Cities and towns are now (b) —— (plan) and (c) —— (make) with the help of science. Science makes it, feeds it, guards and (d) —— (protect) it. We owe greatly to science for the comforts of our daily life. Electricity (e) —— (light) the streets and houses. Machine (f) —— (filter) water and (g) —— (supply) it. Trams and buses (h) —— (run) through the streets and (i) —— (carry) people from one place to another place at a nominal cost. Taxies and cars (j) —— (reach) their destination very quickly.

 

46. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context

The 16th December (a) —— (be) a red-letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day, we (b) —— (achieve) the freedom at the cost of a bloody battle. Thus Bangladesh (c) —— (come) into being and (d) —— (make) a place in the world map as an independent country. Every year this day (e) —— (celebrate) in an enthusiastic atmosphere. We (f) —— (remember) the great sacrifice of our heroic sons who (g) —— (dedicate) their lives for the sake of the country. The President and the Prime Minister of the country (h) —— (place) wreaths on the National Mausoleum on this day. Those who (i) —— (die) for the country are the golden sons and we all (j) —— (pay) great tribute to them.

 

47. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A proverb goes that time and tide waits for none. None (a) —— (call) it back. A man (b) —— (get) back his lost money and health but cannot get back his lost time. Time once lost (c) —— (lose) forever. So, we (d) —— (make) the best use of our time. We (e) —— (do) our work in time. If we put off our work for tomorrow, we do not get time to do it at all. There are some people who waste time for nothing. They cannot prosper in life. They (f) —— (depend) on others. If we read the biography of the great men, we (g) —— (realize) it. They (h) —— (not, waste) a single moment uselessly. They (i) —— (be) very industrious from their childhood. We can prosper in life only by (j) —— (follow) their life.

 

48. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context

Man (a) —— (be) the architect of his own fate. If he (b) —— (make) the proper use of time and (c) —— (do) his duties accordingly, he (d) —— (prosper) in life. But if he does otherwise, he (e) —— (drag) a miserable existence. In youth, the mind is pliable and can (f) —— (mould) in any form we like. If we (g) —— (lose) the morning hours of life, we (h) —— (repent) afterwards. It (i) —— (call) the seed-time of life. If we fail to sow good seeds, we (j) —— (not get) good harvest.

 

49. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

One evening I went (a)—— (have) dinner with my uncle and aunt. They also (b) —— (invite) another person, a young man. So, there (c) —— (be) four people at table. The young man’s face was familiar, but I (d)—— (not remember) where I had seen him. I was quite sure that we (e)—— (not meet) before. In the course of conversation, however, the young man happened to remark that he (f) —— (lose) his purse that evening. I at once remembered where I (g) —— (see) his face. He (h) —— (be) now much older. Of course, he (i)—— (surprise) when I was able to describe his purse to him. Then I explained that I recognized his face (j) —— (find) the photograph in the purse.

 

50. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Food (a) —— (require) for the survival of every living being on earth. But the food we eat today is hardly safe for us. The issue of food adulteration has (b) —— (draw) the attention of general people at present. There (c) —— (be) hardly any food in our country today which is not (d) —— (adulterate) in one way or another. Standard foods (e) —— (sell) in most of the hotels. Very recently government (f) —— (direct) the mobile court (g) —— (look) into the horrible pictures of adulteration. They (h) —— (catch) the dishonest hoteliers red handed for (i) —— (use) unhygienic food ingredients. Government alone cannot solve this problem. If the common people work with the government, this inhuman activity will (j) —— (disappear) from our society soon.

 

51. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Students are the future leaders of a country. Besides (a) — (be) regular students, they can (b) — (take) part in a lot of welfare works for the development of a country. Particularly in developing countries students have to (c) — (render) a great service. Students are, no doubt, conscious citizens and it (d) — (be) their foremost duty (e) — (make) the people conscious. Student politics (f) — (be) very common in the educational institutes. Very often they go for mass meetings, chant slogans in the national interest. Since the students are very handy, the main political parties (g) — (use) them as their tools. So, sometimes student politics (h) — (bring) about unexpected consequences. Many students, (i) — (be) influenced by the evil motive of the political leaders, (j) —(destroy) their lives. They can not fulfill their main objectives.

 

52. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Dhaka University is (a) ——(treat) as an old educational institution in Bangladesh. It is (b) —— (situate) on the centre of Dhaka city. Last year I (c) ——(pay) a visit to Dhaka with a view to (d) ——(see) the Dhaka University. My elder brother (e) ——(read) in D.U in the department of English since 2014. He (f) ——(show) me a series of books on different writers like Shakespeare, John Milton and T.S. Eliot, in the library. Besides (g) ——(go) to the D.U campus I (h) ——(move) to other places. In fact, Dhaka city (i) ——(fill) with a cluster of eye catching buildings. I (j) —— (not forget) what I observed.

 

53. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Rony is 12 years old and (a) ——(live) in Chittagong. He (b) ——(come) from Feni. He (c) —— (have) a brother who works as a bus helper. He (d) ——(come) with his parents and other family members to Chittagong in search of a living. His father (e) ——(work) as a rickshaw puller and mother as a domestic worker. Rony (f) ——(collect) polythene bags, scrap paper and other materials from the Agrabad area and (g) ——(sell) at a shop for Tk. 5 to 10 a bag. He (h) —— (earn) Tk. 30 to 40 a day, which he (i) ——(give) to his mother. Rony and his family (j) ——(live) in a slum near to Pahartali Railway Station.

 

54. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

In the year 1793, William Wordsworth (a) ——(return) to England. In February that year, England declared war on France and Wordsworth (b) —— (be) unhappy. When he was completely upset, he (c) ——(bring) back to normally by his sister Dorothy, by his friend and by nature. Sometime in August 1795, Coleridge and Wordsworth (d) ——(meet). In April 1796, Coleridge publicly (e) ——(express) his admiration of Wordsworth’s poetry. In 1797 the two friends (f) ——(meet) frequently. These meetings (g) ——(result) in the publication of Lyrical Ballads in 1978. It (i) ——(mark) a new strain not only in Wordsworth’s poetry but also in English poetry. It (j) ——(herald) the revolt against the literature popular in the eighteenth century.

 

55. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A proverb (a) ——(go) that a man without an aim (b) ——(be) like a ship without a rudder. Similarly, a man without an aim (c) ——(can) reach his goal. He (d) ——(stumble) in his way of life. So, every man should (e) ——(have) a definite aim. But nothing is more difficult than the choice of profession. Students (f) ——(find) it very difficult (g) ——(choose) a suitable profession. Choosing profession (h) ——(become) very difficult because there (i) ——(be) many paths and courses open to them. So, students (j) ——(should) be more careful here.

 

56. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

The house hasn’t yet shed its festive look, which (a) ——(start) with my sister’s marriage. Since Auntie’s baby (b) ——(be born), we have (c) ——(have) streams of guests (d) —— (visit) the house. I’m really (e) —— (worry) about my coming exams. There’s so much noise and confusion in the house that I can hardly (f) ——(concentrate) on my studies. You (g) ——(imagine) how difficult it is (h) ——(study) in a large family. Even I have (i) ——(share) my room with my younger brothers and sisters and at times, with my cousins. I wish I (j) ——(be) in a small family. Tell me what I should do.

 

57. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Rokeya is a Bangladeshi girl who is about to (a) —— (finish) school but she has no hopes of (b) —— (go) on to college. Like millions of other parents, Rokeya’s parents (c) —— (think) that educating a girl is mere waste of time and money. They (d) ——(decide) that they will now marry her off and use their scarce resources for their son’s education. Rokeya used to (e) —— (worry) about lessons and tests but now she (f) —— (worry) more about getting (g) —— (marry) and having children. She used to dream about (h) —— (be) a doctor but now faces a life of household chores and (i) —— (bring) up children. She was happy being a girl but now wishes she (j) —— (be) a boy.

 

58. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Natural disaster (a) ——(recur) throughout the world in recent years. The main reason behind this (b) ——(be) greenhouse effect or warming of air (c) ——(surround) the earth. Global warming (d) ——(melt) the huge ice of polar regions and of the peaks of high mountains. Consequently the level of sea water has alarmingly (e) ——(increase). Cyclones and tidal bores (f) ——(inundate) and (g) ——(destroy) the coastal regions to a large extent. Climatologists (h) ——(predict) that in the last 185 years 99 cyclones (i) ——(hit) the coastal areas and offshore islands of our country (j) ——(cause) irrecoverable loss of life and properties.

 

59. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Money is what money (a) ——(do). It is the means of (b) ——(lead) worldly life. We (c) ——(lead) our life well by earning money. Shortage of money (d) ——(make) our life deplorable. We (e) —— (not, lead) our life properly in want of money. Parents, brothers, sisters, wives, friends (f) —— (neglect) one in want of money. One’s wife and children get (g) —— (separate) from one in want of money. It (h) ——(be) the symbol of unity. But to (i) ——(earn) money is not easy for all. Ability as well as capability (j) —— (require) to earn money. Money is also the symbol of fall and downfall.

 

60. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Truth always (a) ——(reign) in the world although falsehood may triumph for the time being. Those who are always in the habit of (b) ——(speak) the truth are respected by all. But those who are involved in (c) ——(tell) lies cannot shine in life. They may (d) ——(prosper) seemingly. But the prosperity does not (e) ——(last) till the end. We see that Socrates used to (f) —— (preach) the truth among his countrymen. He tried to make people (g) ——(understand) what was actually good for them. The powerful people of his country felt (h) ——(disturb) by him.They told him to (i) ——(stop) preaching people. Socrates did not pay any heed to them and the angry men (j) ——(sentence) him to death.

 

61. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

No other word is so sweet as the word ‘Mother’. It (a) —— (connect) with our existence. Everyone (b) ——(start) his life first by the word, “mother”. This word (c) ——(last) to the child till death. It is mother, who first becomes (d) ——(touch) with our happiness and sorrows. We (e) ——(know) about the mother of Bayazid Bostami and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. In every religion the position of mother is (f) ——(consider) the highest place. Our great Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (Sm.) (g) ——(say) that “Heaven (h) ——(be) at the feet of mother”. So, when I (i) ——(think) of my mother, my head (j) ——(bow) down.

 

62. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

True education (a) —— (enlighten) our mind and (b) —— (refine) our sensibility. So, it often (c) —— (compare) with light and is (d) —— (consider) as the pillar of human civilization. It can certainly (e) —— (say) that if a country (f) —— (provide) its people with real education (g) —— (require) for the modern aspects of life not (h) —— (ignore) own culture, it (i) —— (be) able to (j) —— (achieve) all out prosperity for the betterment of the nation.

 

63. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Man has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. He (a) —— (satisfy) with what he has known and seen. He wants to know and see more and more. This curiosity to know more (b) —— (inspire) him to undertake and carry out hard and dangerous tasks. And this eventually (c) —— (result) in epoch-making discoveries and inventions. In the fields of science and technology man in the mean time (d) —— (achieve) what was inconceivable before. Man already (e) —— (land) on the moon and (f) —— (prepare) for the journeys to Mars. Telephone and Internet (g) —— (quicken) the system of communication. The use of science has (h) —— (enable) him to save the life of a dying patient through life support. Man can (i) —— (reach) a long distance within a few hours. But he could not even (j) —— (think) of it in the past.

 

64. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Bookish knowledge (a) — (become) useless when one (b) — (not apply) it in the real life. In our practical life, we (c) — (mix) with different types of people and we get (d) — (enrich) by learning from their way of living, manners and other things. If we (e) — (keep) our eyes andears (f) — (open) we can learn good things of life. The outside world (g) — (give) us a wide scope of (h) — (know) different people and their culture. The things (i) — (receive) at schools and colleges are important but what we (j) — (learn) from our practical life is precious.

 

65. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

The universe (a) —— (believe) to be a very vast thing. In fact, it is unimaginably vast. But the primitive people (b) —— (have) a very narrow idea about the size and nature of the universe. They (c) —— (assume) that the earth was flat and stationary. They (d) —— (think) that the earth was at the centre of the universe while the sun, the moon and the planets (e) —— (move) round the earth. To them, the earth was the largest thing in existence. The eternal mystery of the world (f) —— (be) its comprehensibility. It is the fundamental emotion which (g) —— (stand) at the cradle of true art and true science. It was the experience of mystery even if (h) —— (mix) with fear. The individual (i) —— (feel) about the futility of human desires and the sublimity and marvellous order which (j) —— (reveal) themselves both in nature and in the world of thought.

 

66. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Since people (a) — (not, prevent) earthquake from (b) — (occur), policies, guidelines and plans must (c) — (develop) in such a way that it (d) — (ensure) the most effective response to the natural disasters. Earthquakes (e) — (threaten) as they (f) — (strike) with little or no warning. Adequate precautions can be taken (g) — (minimize) losses. Earthquake resistant building code should (h) — (develop) and that should (i) — (follow) as well as it (j) — (be) mandatory.

 

67. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Mr Mojumder (a) —— (be) an English teacher for last 15 years. We are his students now. Earlier we (b) —— (have) another teacher, Mr Sarker. We never (c) —— (see) him smiling. He (d) —— (not, explain) anything to us. We really (e) —— (feel) bored in his class. However, Mr Mojumder (f) —— (change) our class with his nice attitude. Everyday he (g) —— (involve) us in pair work and group work. We have a presentation in English on Monday. We (h) —— (present) survey findings on Tobacco Consumption. For last few days (i) —— (work) hard for a smart presentation. My team (j) —— (decide) to do power point presentation.

 

68. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

The sudden sickness and your admission into Bogra Medical College and Hospital (a) — (take) me aback. I have learnt that you (b) — (suffer) from gastric pain for a week. I (c) — (be) beside you in the hospital. But you (d) — (know) that my final examination (e) — (go) on. It (f) — (finish) on the 30th instant. Just after the examination I (g) — (come) to meet you. I (h) — (send) my younger brother Mukul to hand you over some books which (i) — (help) you to remove your foredoom. (j) — (not get) nervous at all.

 

69. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A proverb goes that time and tide wait for none. Since the dawn of civilization, time is (a) —— (move). It (b) —— (take) any rest. It is never constant. Time once gone is (c) —— (go) forever. Lost health may be regained by medicine and proper caring and nursing. Lost time cannot be (d) —— (recover) by any means because nobody can stop the ceaseless onward march of time. Life (e) —— (be) nothing but the sum total of some moments. So, everybody should (f) —— (utilize) every moment of his life. But everyone (g) —— (do) so. Only a few people (h) —— (make) proper use of time and they can (i) —— (rise) to the pinnacles of glory by (j) —— (overcome) the problems of life in this world. We should follow them.

 

70. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Three hundred years ago, Sir Issac Newton (a) —— (be) a great man of science. But was very absent minded about small matters when he (b) —— (think) about a problem. One morning, Newton (c) —— (get) up very early because he (d) —— (work) on a very difficult problem. Newton was thinking about the problem so deeply that Newton (e) —— (not leave) the problem to go to breakfast. But Mary, his housekeeper (f) —— (think) Newton (g) —— (need) food. So the housekeeper (h) —— (take) a pan of water and an egg to his study. The housekeeper (i) —— (want) to boil the egg and (j) —— (stay) with Newton until he ate the egg.

 

71. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Many events of great importance (a) —— (take) place during the last century. Significant advances (b) —— (make) in the field of science and technology. Many European colonies (c) —— (gain) independence. The movement for democracy (d) —— (become) prominent in many parts of the world. Two world wars (e) —— (break) out in this century. It also (f) —— (witness) the misuse of automatic energy. Two cities of Japan were completely (g) —— (destroy) as a result of the dropping of atom bombs. However, the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation (h) —— (become) a momentous event. After a bloody war of nine months Bangladesh (i) —— (bear). Now we (j) —— (hold) our heads high in the community of nations.

 

72. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

The great leader of our country whom we love and admire is Sher-E-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Huqs (a) —— (mean) tiger. Fazlul Huq (b) —— (fight) for the cause of the country as like as a tiger. So, he (c) —— (call) Sher-E-Bangla. His father Kazi Wazed Ali (d) —— (be) a renowned pleader in the Barisal Bar. From his boyhood, Fazlul Huq was very meritorious. One day the boy Fazlul Huq (e) —— (read) in his room. His father (f) —— (pass) by. He saw his son (g) —— (read) his lessons and (h) —— (tear) off the pages of his book one after another. He at once (i) —— (enter) the room and said. “O my boy, why you (j) —— (play) with your book?”

 

ANSWER PART

1. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

One day Hazrat Ali’s (R) favourite shield (a) —— (steal). After a long search it (b) —— (find) with a Jew. He (c) —— (ask) him to return the shield. But the Jew (d) —— (refuse) to return it. He (e) —— (say) that the shield was his. Hazrat Ali’s (R) companions (f) —— (be) very angry. They were ready to take the shield by force. But Hazrat Ali (R) (g) —— (stop) them saying, “No, you must (h) —— (do) it. There is no difference between the caliph and his subjects. So I (i) —— (go) to the court of justice.” So Hazrat Ali (R) (j) —— (seek) the help of the court. It was the caliph who had appointed Sharih Qazi. Seeing the justice the Jew accented Islam.

Answer: a) was stolen b) was found c) asked d) refused e) said f) were g) stopped h) not do i) will go j) sought

 

2. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

We (a) —— (make) a journey from Jessore to Khulna by bus. My uncle (b) —— (receive) us at Khulna bus stand. We (c) —— (put) up in my uncle’s house for one day. Early next morning we (d) —— (cross) the Rupsha bridge and (e) —— (take) a microbus which (f) —— (be) bound for Bagerhat. We got off near Ranbijoypur and (g) —— (hire) two rickshaws to take us to the Shat Gombuj Mosque. I (h) —— (find) actually 77 domes including the seven in the central row. We (i) —— (pass) more than one hour around the mosque and went to the mazar of Peer Khan Jahan Ali (Rh.) which (j) —— (stand) on a raised ground.

Answer: a) have made, made b) received c) put d) crossed e) took f) was g) hired h) found i) passed j) stands

 

3. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

There are many people who (a) —— (not take) physical exercise. They can hardly (b)—— (realize) that they themselves (c) —— (ruin) their health. They (d) —— (fall) victim to many diseases. Life (e) —— (become) dull to them. They (f) —— (remain) always ill termed. We (g) —— (build) good health and sound mind through physical exercise. Physical exercise (h) —— (make) our body active and the muscles strong. It also (i) —— (improve) our power of digestion and blood circulation. It (j) —— (give) strength to our brain.                                Answer: a) do not take b) realize c) are ruining, ruin d) fall e) becomes f) remain g) can build h) makes i) improves j) gives

 

4. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Once there (a) —— (live) an idle king. He (b) —— (not undergo) physical labour. As a result, he (c) —— (get) bulky and could not move from one place to another. He (d) —— (call) in a doctor. The doctor (e) —— (be) clever and wise. He did not (f) —— (prescribe) any medicine for the king. He asked the king to buy a club and (g) —— (move) it in the air till his hands (h) —— (get) moistened. The king started (i) —— (follow) the prescription. Thus, the king (j) —— (relive) of his problem.

Answer: a) lived b) did not undergo, could not undergo c) got d) called e) was f) prescribe g) move h) got i) to follow, following j) was relieved

 

5. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Air (a) (be) —— an important element of the environment. But it is constantly being (b) —— (pollute) in many ways. We make fire to cook food and (c) —— (do) many works. This fire emits smoke which (d) —— (contaminate) air. Vehicles pollute air to a great extent by (e) —— (burn) fuel. Air pollution also (f) —— (happen) when coal and oil (g) —— (burn). Mills and factories can be (h) —— (hold) responsible for this pollution. It is high time we (i) —— (check) air pollution. Otherwise, we (j) —— (suffer) a lot.

Answer: a) is b) polluted c) do d) contaminates e) burning f) happens g) are burnt h) held i) checked j) will suffer

 

6. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A proverb goes that time and tied wait for none. None (a) —— (call) it back. A man (b) —— (get) back his lost money and health but cannot get his lost time. Time once lost (c) —— (loses) forever. So we (d) —— (make) the best use of our time. We (e) —— (do) our work in time. If we put off our work for tomorrow, we may not get time to do it at all. There are some people who waste time for nothing. They cannot prosper in life. They (f) —— (depend) on others. If we read the biography of the great men, we (g) —— (realize) it. They (h) —— (waste) a single moment uselessly. They (i) —— (be) very industrious from their childhood. We can prosper in life only by (j) —— (follow) their life.

Answer: a) can call b) can get c) is lost d) should make e) should do f) depend g) can realize h) waste i) should be, must be j) following

 

7. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Today, we (a) —— (be) a free nation. We (b) —— (have) to take great pains to achieve freedom. Our war of liberation (c) —— (take) place in 1971. People of all walks of life (d) —— (come) forward and got (e) —— (involve) in the war directly or indirectly. Many a man (f) —— (kill) in the battle field. They (g) —— (not flee) from the battle field (h) —— (show) their backs. Rather, all of them (i) —— (contribute) much to (j) —— (achieve) independence.

Answer: a) are b) had c) took d) came e) involved f) was killed g) did not flee h) showing i) contributed j) achieve

 

8. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A few days ago, I (a) —— (enjoy) an interesting match. It was an (b) —— (excite) match. It (c) —— (play) between the top two teams of our country. On the day of the match, I (d) —— (go) to the Dhaka Stadium quite early. I (e) —— (see) a long line in front of the ticket counter but I (f) —— (be) not discouraged to (g) —— (see) such a huge number of people. Having (h) — — (see) the crowd, I (i) —— (hurry) to the ticket counter and (j) —— (stand) in the line.

Answer: a) enjoyed b) exciting c) was played d) went e) saw f) was g) see h) seen i) hurried j) stood

 

9. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

It has been over three hundred years since Emperor Shah Jahan of Delhi (a) —— (build) the Taj Mahal as a tomb for his wife in Agra. Architecturally, it (b) —— (be) one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. The building (c) —— (make) of fine white marble with inlays of coloured marble. It (d) —— (have) eight sides and many open arches. It (e) —— (rest) on a platform or terrace of red sandstone. Four slender white towers (f) —— (rise) from the corners of the terrace. A large dome (g) —— (stand) above the centre of the building. Around this large dome there (h) —— (be) four smaller domes. Just inside the outer walls, there is an open corridor from which the visitors (i) —— (look) through carved marble screens into a central room. The bodies of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz (j) —— (lie) in two graves below this room.

Answer: a) built b) is c) was made d) has e) rests f) rise g) stands h) are i) can look j) lie

 

10. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

To err is human. If a man commits crime anytime and repents truly for his misdeed, he may (a) —— (forgive). But the man who (b) —— (not, give up) the wrong (c) —— (suffer) surely. In the long run, he (d) —— (will take) to the land of death. The old sailor (e) —— (be) —— a wrong-door in his long journey. He committed a crime (f) —— (kill) a sea bird (g) —— (call) Albatross. That crime ultimately head (h) —— (bring) bad luck to them. The ship (i) —— (leave) in the icy sea. The sun shone over their head. The wind (j) —— (drop) down. It was a great disaster.

Answer: a) be forgiven b) does not give up c) will suffer d) will be taken e) was f) killing g) called h) brought i) left j) dropped

 

11. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Three hundred years ago, Sir Isaac Newton (a) —— (be) a great man of science. But he was very absent minded about small matters when he (b) —— (think) about a problem. One morning Newton (c) —— (get) up very early because Newton (d) —— (work) on a very difficult problem. Newton was thinking about the problem so deeply that Newton (e) —— (not leave) the problem to go to breakfast. But Marry, his housekeeper, (f) —— (think) Newton (g) —— (need) food. So, the housekeeper (h) —— (take) a pan of water and an egg to his study. The housekeeper (i) —— (want) to boil the egg and (j) —— (stay) with Newton until Newton ate the egg.

Answer: a) was b) thought c) got d) worked e) did not leave f) thought g) needed h) took i) wanted  j) stay

 

12. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A child (a) —— (grow) up in a balanced way if it (b) —— (teach) properly. Home is the best institution in this regard and mother (c) —— (be) the first teacher. So a child should (d) —— (bring) up carefully. Its demand should (e) —— (meet) and everything should (f) —— (do) for its welfare. Our harsh behaviour (g) —— (cause) a great harm to its growth. In that case, it (h) —— (be) able to express itself fully. Thus its originality (i) —— (lose) and the country (j) —— (get) anything special from him.

Answer: a) will grow b) is taught c) is d) be brought e) be met f) be done g) may cause, will cause h) will be i) will not lose j) will get

 

13. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

It is high time we (a) —— (use) our brain about the curse of dowry. The issue of dowry is to be (b) —— (consider) in view of the country’s socio-economic, cultural, political circumstances. United efforts (c) —— (require) putting an end to the violence against women. A specific framework must be (d) —— (draw) up to be (e) —— (implement). Anyway, we can hope that dowry (f) —— (come) to an end in the time to come. We dare to (g) —— (hope) so because our girls are being (h) —— (educate) day by day. Parents’ mentality (i) —— (change) gradually. People (j) —— (be) more conscious about dowry.

Answer: a) used b) considered c) are required d) drawn e) implemented f) will come g) hope h) educated i) is changing j) are

 

14. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Change is the order of nature because we know the proverb that older changes (a) —— (yield) place to the new. So, nothing (b) —— (remain) new forever. The same we (c) —— (notice) in entertainment also. Old and traditional forms (d) —— (change) by new, modified and modern forms of entertainment. Many of them (e) —— (exist) any longer. Today TV channels and satellite have superseded radio; similarly band and pop music (f) —— (replace) our popular old songs. Football (g) —— (lose) its appeal day by day. Cricket and other games (h) —— (become) more and more popular. Our idea about the popularity of entertainment also (i) —— (change). We’ve started (j) —— (look) upon our forms of all life in a new way.

Answer: a) yielding b) remains c) can notice d) are changed e) exist f) have replaced g) is losing h) have become i) is changing j) to look, looking

 

15. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Cooperation means (a) —— (to work) together for the benefit of all. Without cooperation modern society (b) —— (exist). Cooperation (c) —— (see) at its best among farmers in the dry regions of some parts of Australia and America. The fields (d) —— (irrigate) in these regions. Crops cannot be grown without water. Water (e) —— (bring) to the fields without streams being tapped higher up. For this purpose canals and dams (f) —— (build). The canals have been cut through the fields of more than one farmer. Those who (g) —— (live) higher up the valley than the others (h) —— (allow) to build canals through their land in order to carry water to the fields of farmers lower down. In times of drought all (i) —— (be) able to share the water. Instead of taking all water for themselves the farmers on the higher land leave enough for their neighbours down the valley. Farming in dry areas (j) —— (make) possible by such cooperation. By cooperation farmers have learned to make even the desert produce crops.

Answer: a) working b) will not exist c) is seen d) are irrigated e) is brought f) are built, have been built g) live h) are allowed i) are j) is made

 

16. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Student politics in Bangladesh has a glorious past. Many of our achievements in the national life have (a) —— (come) through student politics. The sacrifices (b) —— (make) by the students for ages have paved the way to our independence. In 1952, our students (c) —— (protest) firmly when the Pakistani rulers tried to (d) —— (introduce) Urdu as the only state language of the then East Pakistan. The students could not tolerate this declaration and so came out on the streets and (e) —— (violate) 144 raising protest and (f) —— (chant) slogan. The fire (g) —— (open) and as a result some students (h) —— (lay) down their lives. And it is only for their sacrifice Bangla along with Urdu (i) —— (introduce) as the state language of the East Pakistan. Alongside this glorious history, the grand history of independent Bangladesh (j) —— (be) also the great contribution of our students.

Answer: a) come b) made c) protested d) introduce e) violated f) chanted g) was opened h) lay i) introducing j) was/is

 

17. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Today, we take for (a) —— (grant) that we (b) —— (have) one machine that (c) —— (allow) us to access the Internet, (d) —— (do) word processing, (e) —— (use) a calculator, watch TV, play games and do a host of other things. But the personal computer only (f) —— (become) available to consumers in 1974. Things really (g) —— (took) off when Microsoft Windows (h) —— (introduce) in 1985 and it (i) —— (be) good that the Internet wouldn’t have (j) —— (had) nearly as big an impact as it has ever since.

Answer: a) granting b) have c) allows d) do e) use f) became g) took h) was introduced i) is j) had

 

18. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Football is a favourite game in our country. It (a) —— (arrange) between two teams (b) —— (contain) eleven players each. The captains of both teams (c) —— (lead) their groups. This is the most exciting and enjoyable game ever (d) —— (play) across the world. It (e) —— (run) for an hour and a half with an interval after half of the time (f) —— (be) over. Any football tournament (g) —— (arrange) between two strong teams can be exciting. The result (h) —— (remain) almost unpredictable till the end because any team might win over the other team (i) —— (score) a goal within seconds. The referee is to see whether rules and order (j) —— (maintain) by the players.

Answer: a) is arranged b) containing c) lead d) has been played e) runs f) is g) arranged h) remains i) scoring j) is maintained

 

19. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

True education (a) —— (enlighten) our mind and (b) —— (refine) our sensibility. So, it often (c) —— (compare) with light and is (d) —— (consider) as the pillar of human civilization. It can certainly (e) —— (say) that if a country (f) —— (provide) its people with real education (g) —— (require) for the modern aspects of life not (h) —— (ignore) own culture, it (i) —— (be) able to (j) —— (achieve) all out prosperity for the betterment of the nation.

Answer: a) enlightens b) refines c) is compared d) considered e) be said f) provides g) required h) ignoring i) will be j) achieve

 

20. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

You might have (a) —— (hear) of Solomon who was famous all over the world for his wisdom and intelligence. Once the Queen of Sheba (b) —— (go) to him to test his intelligence. She (c) —— (bring) with her two garlands of flowers: one natural and the other artificial. She (d) —— (place) them before the king (e) —— (take) the natural one. Solomon got puzzled for a moment. Then he saw some bees (f) —— (fly) outside. He had the windows (g) —— (open) by his men. The bees came in and (h) —— (sit) on the natural one. Thus, he could (i) —— (identify) the real flowers and could (j) —— (outwit) the Queen of Sheba in the race of intelligence.

Answer: a) heard b) went c) brought d) placed e) to take, taking f) flying g) opened h) sat i) identify j) outwit

 

21. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Dowry (a) —— (regard) as a great curse in our society. It may (b) —— (compare) to cancer that (c) —— (increase) in our society at a great speed. The fathers of the brides (d) —— (victimize) for dowry. If steps (e) —— (take) against those greedy people, it (f) —— (grasp) our society. It is mainly (g) —— (notice) in the rich and educated society where people (h) —— (take) dowry as their right. So, we have (i) —— (develop) morality. The culprits should (j) —— (punish) to control it. Otherwise, it will be a society of torture and exploitation.

Answer: a) is regarded b) be compared c) is increasing d) are victimized e) are not taken f) will grasp g) noticed h) take i) to develop j) be punished

 

22. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Why do our parents (a) —— (want) us to (b) —— (go) to schools, colleges, or universities? They want us (c) —— (learn) to read and write and (d) —— (acquire) knowledge so that we (e) —— (earn) money and (f) —— (live) comfortably as gentlemen. The saying (g) —— (go) in our country that whoever (h) —— (learn) and (i) —— (read) (j) —— (ride) in cars and on horses.

Answer: a) want b) go c) to learn d) acquire e) can earn f) live g) goes h) learns i) reads j) can ride

 

23. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

I (a) —— (be) a second year college student and my annual exam. (b) —— (be) close at hand. I (c) —— (need) to study a lot. However, conditions at my house (d) —— (be) not at all favourable. My elder sister (e) —— (get) married last month and since then her share of the household chores has (f) —— (fall) upon my shoulders. On top of that, my aunt has just (g) —— (have) a new baby boy. He (h) —— (scream) all the time and keeps everyone up late into the night. I’m really worried about my (i) —— (come) exams. Tell me, what should I (j) —— (do)?

Answer: a) am b) is c) need d) are e) got f) fallen g) had h) screams i) coming j) do

 

24. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Gun control (a) —— (be) one of many realms of polarization in American politics. It (b) —— (be) one of the fewest countries of the world where a person’s right to carry a gun (c) —— (protect) by the constitution. Two recent deadly events (d) —— (shake) even the most complacent mind of American commentators. On the night of October 1, 2017 Stephen Paddock from his hotel room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, (e) —— (spray) bullets on 22000 concertgoers, (f) —— (kill) 59 people and (g) —— (injure) more than 500 in the deadliest mass shooting in the US history. Twenty three guns (h) —— (find) in his room and more in his house later. More lives (i) —— (lose) in gun-related deaths in the US since 1968 than there (j) —— (be) deaths of American citizens in all the wars the country have fought.

Answer: a) is b) is c) protected d) have shaken e) sprayed f) killed g) injured h) were found i) lost j) were

 

25. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

One very conspicuous change in our society (a) —— (be) the presence of working women outside the home. Of course, it (b) —— (acknowledge) that women have always (c) —— (work) within the household but this commonly (d) —— (count) as ‘work’. Even their role in agricultural societies (e) —— (recognize) either. From the urge (f) —— (establish) their own identity, many of them are now (g) —— (enter) the outside workforce. They (h) —— (join) a wide range of professions. Moreover, it is not only educated women who (i) —— (opt) to work but women with little or no education (j) —— (come) out of their cocoons to become self-reliant.

Answer: a) is b) is acknowledged c) worked d) is not counted e) is not/was not recognized f) established g) entering h) are joining i) are opting j) have come

 

26. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Jerry is an orphan. He (a) —— (come) to the orphanage at the age of four. He (b) —— (lose) his parents in his infancy. Then he (c) —— (commit) to the care of the orphanage. He could hardly (d) —— (recollect) his parents’ memory. In spite of (e) —— (be) an orphan, he had developed a strong fabric of morality. His inimitable morality (f) —— (draw) him close to the writer. The writer (g) —— (impress) with him. She started (h) —— (show) affectation for him. Jerry (i) —— (take) her for his mother. He fabricated a lie (j) —— (win) her heart.

Answer: a) came b) lost c) was committed d) recollect e) being f) drew g) was impressed h) to show/showing i) took j) to win/winning

 

27. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Air (a) —— (be) an important element of the environment. But it is constantly being (b) —— (pollute) in many ways. We make fire to cook food and (c) —— (do) many works. This fire emits smoke which (d) —— (contaminate) air. Vehicles pollute air to a great extent by (e) —— (burn) fuel. Air pollution also (f) —— (happen) when coal and oil (g) —— (burn). Mills and factories can be (h) —— (hold) responsible for this pollution. It is high time we (i) —— (check) air pollution. Otherwise, we (j) —— (suffer) a lot.

Answer: a) is b) polluted c) do d) contaminates e) burning f) happens g) are burnt h) held i) should check/checked j) will suffer/have to suffer

 

28. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

One night the entire village was sleeping. The boy Bayazid Bustami was busy in study. His mother (a) —— (sleep). Suddenly she woke up and (b) —— (feel) thirsty. (c) —— (call) her son, she told her son to give her a glass of water and (d) —— (fall) asleep again. When Bayazid went to the pitcher, he (e) —— (find) it empty. So, he went out with the pitcher in search of water. After a while he (f) —— (come) back home with water and found his mother (g) —— (sleep). Then he waited (h) —— (stand) by her bed with a glass of water. He did not make any sound lest she (i) —— (wake) up. Suddenly his mother woke up and saw him with the glass of water. At once she could understand what the matter (j) —— (be).

Answer: a) was sleeping b) felt c) calling d) fell e) found f) came g) sleeping h) standing i) should wake/might wake j) was

 

29. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

The great leader of our country whom we love and admire is Sher-E-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Huqs (a) —— (mean) tiger. Fazlul Huq (b) —— (fight) for the cause of the country as like as a tiger. So, he (c) —— (call) Sher-E-Bangla. His father Kazi Wazed Ali (d) —— (be) a renowned pleader in the Barisal Bar. From his boyhood, Fazlul Huq was very meritorious. One day the boy Fazlul Huq (e) —— (read) in his room. His father (f) —— (pass) by. He saw his son (g) —— (read) his lessons and (h) —— (tear) off the pages of his book one after another. He at once (i) —— (enter) the room and said. “O my boy, why you (j) —— (play) with your book?”

Answer: a) means b) fought c) is called d) was e) was reading f) was passing g) reading h) tearing i) entered j) are playing

 

30. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Man has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. He (a) —— (satisfy) with what he has known and seen. He wants to know and see more and more. This curiosity to know more (b) —— (inspire) him to undertake and carry out hard and dangerous tasks. And this eventually (c) —— (result) in epoch-making discoveries and inventions. In the fields of science and technology man in the meantime (d) —— (achieve) what was inconceivable before. Man already (e) —— (land) on the moon and (f) —— (prepare) for the journeys to Mars. Telephone and Internet (g) —— (quicken) the system of communication. The use of science has (h) —— (enable) him to save the life of a dying patient through life support. Man can (i) —— (reach) a long distance within a few hours. But he could not even (j) —— (think) of it in the past.

Answer: a) is not satisfied b) inspires c) results d) has achieved e) has landed f) is preparing g) have quickened h) enabled i) reach j) think

 

31. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Many events of great importance (a) —— (take) place during the last century. Significant advances (b) —— (make) in the field of science and technology. Many European colonies (c) —— (gain) independence. The movement for democracy (d) —— (become) prominent in many parts of the world. Two world wars (e) —— (break) out in this century. It also (f) —— (witness) the misuse of automatic energy. Two cities of Japan were completely (g) —— (destroy) as a result of the dropping of atom bombs. However, the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent nation (h) —— (become) a momentous event. After a bloody war of nine months Bangladesh (i) —— (bear). Now we (j) —— (hold) our heads high in the community of nations.

Answer: a) took b) have been made c) gained d) has become e) broke f) witnessed g) destroyed h) became i) was born j) can hold

 

32. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Time and tide (a) —— (wait) for none. It (b) —— (go) on and on. It not (c) —— (take) any rest. It is never constant. Time once gone is gone for ever. Lost health may be (d) —— (regain) by medicine and proper caring and nursing, lost wealth by dint of hard labour but lost time cannot be (e) —— (recover) by any means because nobody (f) —— (stop) the ceaseless onward march of time. Success in life (g) —— (depend) on the best use of time. If we (h) —— (make) proper division of our time and (i) —— (do) our duties accordingly, we are sure that we will be able to march in life and (j) —— (reach) the cherished goal of our life.

Answer: a) wait b) goes c) does not take d) regained e) recovered f) can stop g) depends h) make i) do j) reach

 

33. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Parents (a) —— (be) blessings of God to us. When a child (b) —— (bear), their joys (c) —— (know) no bounds. They (d) —— (start) (e) —— (think) how to (f) —— (nurse) and (g) —— (bring) their children up. They (h) —— (remain) safe under the custody of their presents since birth. Parents never mind (i) —— (take) pains for the upbringing of their off-spring. We (j) —— never (offend) our parents.

Answer: a) are b) is born c) know d) start e) to think/thinking f) nurse g) bring h) remain i) taking j) should never offend

 

34. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

There are many reasons for which many students in our country (a) —— (fail) in English. That English is a foreign language is the main reason. English is as if it (b) —— (to be) a language (c) —— (mean) for a particular class of people. It (d) —— (regard) as a sheer wastage of time. They (e) —— (begin) to cram English as though they (f) —— (consider) cramming is the only way to learn English. But (g) —— (have) they been earnest in learning English, they could have (h) —— (learn) it easily. Moreover they are not (i) —— (motivate) properly. In addition the text books (j) —— (not write) according to the need of the learner.

Answer: a) fail b) were c) meaning/meant d) is regarded e) begin f) considered g) had h) learnt i) motivated j) are not written

 

35. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A proverb goes that time and tide wait for none. Since the dawn of civilization, time is (a) —— (move). It (b) —— (take) any rest. It is never constant. Time once gone is (c) —— (go) forever. Lost health may be regained by medicine and proper caring and nursing. Lost time cannot be (d) —— (recover) by any means because nobody can stop the ceaseless onward march of time. Life (e) —— (be) nothing but the sum total of some moments. So, everybody should (f) —— (utilize) every moment of his life. But everyone (g) —— (do) so. Only a few people (h) —— (make) proper use of time and they can (i) —— (rise) to the pinnacles of glory by (j) —— (overcome) the problems of life in this world. We should follow them.

Answer: a) moving b) does not take c) gone d) recovered e) is f) utilize g) does not do h) make i) rise j) overcoming

 

36. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Mr Mojumder (a) —— (be) an English teacher for last 15 years. We are his students now. Earlier we (b) —— (have) another teacher, Mr Sarker. We never (c) —— (see) him smiling. He (d) —— (not, explain) anything to us. We really (e) —— (feel) bored in his class. However, Mr Mojumder (f) —— (change) our class with his nice attitude. Every day he (g) —— (involve) us in pair work and group work. We have a presentation in English on Monday. We (h) —— (present) survey findings on Tobacco Consumption. For last few days, we (i) —— (work) hard for a smart presentation. My team (j) —— (decide) to do power point presentation.

Answer: a) has been b) had c) saw d) did not explain e) felt f) changed/has changed g) involves h) will present i) worked j) has decided

 

37. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

The universe (a) —— (believe) to be a very vast thing. In fact, it is unimaginably vast. But the primitive people (b) —— (have) a very narrow idea about the size and nature of the universe. They (c) —— (assume) that the earth was flat and stationary. They (d) —— (think) that the earth was at the centre of the universe while the sun, the moon and the planets (e) —— (move) round the earth. To them, the earth was the largest thing in existence. The eternal mystery of the world (f) —— (be) its comprehensibility. It is the fundamental emotion which (g) —— (stand) at the cradle of true art and true science. It was the experience of mystery even if (h) —— (mix) with fear. The individual (i) —— (feel) about the futility of human desires and the sublimity and marvellous order which (j) —— (reveal) themselves both in nature and in the world of thought.

Answer: a) is believed b) had c) assumed d) thought e) moved f) is g) stands h) mixed i) feeling j) revels

 

38. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Bookish knowledge (a) — (become) useless when one (b) — (not apply) it in the real life. In our practical life, we (c) — (mix) with different types of people and we get (d) — (enrich) by learning from their way of living, manners and other things. If we (e) — (keep) our eyes and ears (f) — (open) we can learn good things of life. The outside world (g) — (give) us a wide scope of (h) — (know) different people and their culture. The things (i) — (receive) at schools and colleges are important but what we (j) — (learn) from our practical life is precious.

Answer: a) becomes b) cannot apply c) mix d) enriched e) keep f) open g) will give h) knowing i) received j) have learnt/learnt

39. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A farmer (a) — (take) some sacks of wheat to a mill. The mill (b) — (be) a few kilometers ways. On the way the horse (c) — (stumble) and one of the sacks fell to the ground. It (d) — (be) too heavy for the farmer to lift and there was nobody around to help him. He (e) — (wonder) what to do. Meanwhile, he saw a horseman (f) — (come) towards him. As the rider (g) — (come) nearer, the farmer recognized him. It was no other than the nobleman who (h) — (live) in a grad house at the top of the hill. The poor man (i) — (think) of approaching the rider. He was at a complete loss. But the nobleman (j) — (stop) in front of the farmer and got off the horse to help the poor man.

Answer: (a) was taking (b) was (c) stumbled (d) was (e) wondered (f) coming (g) came (h) lived (i) did not think (j) stopped

 

40. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Education (a) — (mean) mental and moral training. It is the light that (b) — (clear) off the darkness of ignorance from our mental horizon. The development of a nation totally (c) — (depend) on its system of education. The percentage of literacy of our country (d) — (be) 52 plus. But it is very painful that though the government (e) — (take) steps to increase the development of education, it gradually (f) — (decrease). The students do not concentrate their mind on studies. Violence takes place in the educational institutions. Those who have passed the exam during this critical period (g) — (be) not well educated. There is lack of proper planning in our education system. The educational institutions are planless. The teachers not (h) — (give) proper attention to their classes; rather they give more attention to coaching center. As a consequence, the students (i) — (become) derailed to get rid of his indiscipline. To improve the standard of education in our country, the students as well as the high officials of government (j) — (shall) come forward and work heartily to achieve the desired goal.            

Answer:  (a) means (b) clears (c) depends (d) is (e) takes (f) decreases (g) are (h) do not give (i) become (j) should

 

41. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Robin and Hafiz (a) — (be) good friends. Robin (b) — (leave) for Dhaka. There he (c) — (try) hard, but could not find a suitable job. So he (d) — (to have) to come back to his village. Hafiz (e) — (be) not highly educated. He (f) — (know) that he could not find a good job. So he (g) — (join) a youth training course. There he (h) — (learn) how to be self-employed. He took a bank loan of Tk. 1,00,000 and (i) — (start) a dairy farm. Now he has three cows and five claves. His average monthly income is Tk. 8,000/-. His bank loan (j) — (repay) soon.          

 

Answer: (a) were (b) left (c) tried (d) had (e) was (f) knew (g) joined (h) learnt (i) started (j) will be repaid

 

105. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

 Long, long ago there (a) — (be) a king in Scotland. His name was Robert Bruce. He was a very good king. He (b) — (love) his country and his subjects very dearly. His subjects also (c) — (have) a great love and respect for him. Once his enemies (d) — (make) a plan against him. They (e) — (fight) against him and (f) — (drive) him away. The king (g) — (go) to a forest and took shelter in an old fort. Many of his faithful subjects joined him there. The king (h) — (sit) idly there. He formed a troop. He attacked his enemies again and again. But every time he (i) — (defeat). He had no hope of getting back his kingdom. One day the king was lying in the floor and saw a spider (j) — (try) to reach the roof and succeeded on the eighth attempt.            

Answer: (a) was (b) loved (c) had (d) made (e) fought (f) drove (g) went (h) did not sit (i) was defeated (j) trying

 

42. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

 For three years now Dhaka (a) — (ranked) 2nd from bottom in the Economic Intelligence Unit’s survey of 140 cities under The Global Liability Index. The scores (b) — (base) on five major criteria — health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure. That Dhaka tops only Damascus, (c) — (be) no comfort for the million residents of Dhaka. However, we are not altogether (d) — (surprise) by the results; we (e) — (downgrade) our environment by its systematic destruction. There is lack of proper public transportation, and the horrendous traffic system and poor management (f) — (cost) the GDP 1-2 percent in annual growth according to Asian Development Bank’s latest estimate. Our score of 29.2 on a scale of 100 is identical with Damascus and we (g) — (be) aghast to learn that Dhaka (h) — (lag). Damascus (i) — (experience) siege and bombardment over the last four years whereas Dhaka (j) — (have) at peace for over four decades since independence.                                                 

Answer: (a) has been ranked (b) are based (c) is (d) surprised (e) have downgraded (f) is costing (g) are (h) is lagging (i) has experienced (j) has been

 

43. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Real Estate groups and various private organizations as well as some influential persons (a) —

(encroach) the lakes and canals in Dhaka city and built huge installations. Thus they (b) — (change) city’s landscape and posed dangers and miseries for the city dwellers during rainy season. Illegal concrete structures (c) — (build) by occupying many wet lands and low-lying lands though they (d) — (protect) by law. But these grabbers show their thumbs to law and by (e) — (bribe) the corrupt officials of RAJUK. manages to occupy them for years. City planners and urban experts (f) — (express) their concern over these illegal structures by (g) — (grab) wetlands and low-lying lands but things go on (h) — (unchanged). The remaining canals and lakes (i) — (die) slowly as grabbing (j) — (increase) more rapidly.                                               

Answer: (a) have encroached (b) have changed (c) have been built (d) are protected (e) bribing (f) have expressed (g) grabbing (h) unchanged (i) are dying (j) is increasing.

 

44. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context

 Dengue fever (a) — (be) a virus fever. No other fever is so dangerous as dengue fever. Aedes, a kind of mosquito and the monkey carry this virus. This sort of mosquito (b) — (find) in Africa. It (c) — (lay) eggs on standing or stagnant water. This germ (d) — (spread) all over the world through the sea vessels from Africa. Aedes also lays its eggs on the standing water on the plastic bottles, plastic container, tyres, green coconut plates, polythene etc. If Aedes mosquito (e) — (bite) a healthy man, virus may get into his body or blood. The man (f) — (attack) with dengue fever (g) — (feel) severe pain in the whole body, dizzy headache, red spots at different parts of the body and unnatural stools (h) — (find). The Aedes mosquito’s biting causes troubles in the bowel movement of a person. If the symptom of this disease (i) — (find), we must consult with a doctor at once and take medicine as per his advice. In Bangladesh, this dengue fever (j) — (break out) in an epidemic form. So, we need to be very much cautious about this disease.                                                       

Answer: (a) is (b) is found (c) lays (d) spreads (e) bites (f) attacked (g) feels (h) are found (i) is found (j) has broken out.

 

45. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

 Nowadays civilized life (a) —— (mean) life on the lap of science. Life in towns and cities is like life in a science laboratory. Cities and towns are now (b) —— (plan) and (c) —— (make) with the help of science. Science makes it, feeds it, guards and (d) —— (protect) it. We owe greatly to science for the comforts of our daily life. Electricity (e) —— (light) the streets and houses. Machine (f) —— (filter) water and (g) —— (supply) it. Trams and buses (h) —— (run) through the streets and (i) —— (carry) people from one place to another place at a nominal cost. Taxies and cars (j) —— (reach) their destination very quickly.                                                                     

Answer: (a) means (b) planned (c) made (d) protects (e) lights (f) filters (g) supplies (h) run (i) carry (j) reach

 

46. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context

 The 16th December (a) —— (be) a red-letter day in the history of Bangladesh. On this day, we (b) —— (achieve) the freedom at the cost of a bloody battle. Thus Bangladesh (c) —— (come) into being and (d) —— (make) a place in the world map as an independent country. Every year this day (e) —— (celebrate) in an enthusiastic atmosphere. We (f) —— (remember) the great sacrifice of our heroic sons who (g) —— (dedicate) their lives for the sake of the country. The President and the Prime Minister of the country (h) —— (place) wreaths on the National Mausoleum on this day. Those who (i) —— (die) for the country are the golden sons and we all (j) —— (pay) great tribute to them.                                        

Answer: (a) is (b) achieved (c) came (d) made (e) is celebrated (f) remember (g) dedicated (h) place (i) died (j) pay

 

47. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A proverb goes that time and tide waits for none. None (a) —— (call) it back. A man (b) —— (get) back his lost money and health but cannot get back his lost time. Time once lost (c) —— (lose) forever. So, we (d) —— (make) the best use of our time. We (e) —— (do) our work in time. If we put off our work for tomorrow, we do not get time to do it at all. There are some people who waste time for nothing. They cannot prosper in life. They (f) —— (depend) on others. If we read the biography of the great men, we (g) —— (realize) it. They (h) —— (not, waste) a single moment uselessly. They (i) —— (be) very industrious from their childhood. We can prosper in life only by (j) —— (follow) their life.        

Answer: (a) calls (b) can get (c) is lost (d) should make (e) should do (f) depend (g) will realize (h) do not waste (i) were (j) following

 

48. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context

 Man (a) —— (be) the architect of his own fate. If he (b) —— (make) the proper use of time and (c) —— (do) his duties accordingly, he (d) —— (prosper) in life. But if he does otherwise, he (e) —— (drag) a miserable existence. In youth, the mind is pliable and can (f) —— (mould) in any form we like. If we (g) —— (lose) the morning hours of life, we (h) —— (repent) afterwards. It (i) —— (call) the seed-time of life. If we fail to sow good seeds, we (j) —— (not get) good harvest.                                                                      

Answer: (a) is (b) makes (c) does (d) will prosper (e) will drag (f) be moulded (g) lose (h) will repent (i) is called (j) will not get

 

49. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

One evening I went (a)—— (have) dinner with my uncle and aunt. They also (b) —— (invite) another person, a young man. So, there (c) —— (be) four people at table. The young man’s face was familiar, but I (d)—— (not remember) where I had seen him. I was quite sure that we (e)—— (not meet) before. In the course of conversation, however, the young man happened to remark that he (f) —— (lose) his purse that evening. I at once remembered where I (g) —— (see) his face. He (h) —— (be) now much older. Of course, he (i)—— (surprise) when I was able to describe his purse to him. Then I explained that I recognized his face (j) —— (find) the photograph in the purse.

Answer: (a) to have (b) invited (c) were (d) did not remember (e) had not met (f) had lost (g) had seen (h) was (i) was surprised (j) by finding

 

50. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Food (a) —— (require) for the survival of every living being on earth. But the food we eat today is hardly safe for us. The issue of food adulteration has (b) —— (draw) the attention of general people at present. There (c) —— (be) hardly any food in our country today which is not (d) —— (adulterate) in one way or another. Standard foods (e) —— (sell) in most of the hotels. Very recently government (f) —— (direct) the mobile court (g) —— (look) into the horrible pictures of adulteration. They (h) —— (catch) the dishonest hoteliers red handed for (i) —— (use) unhygienic food ingredients. Government alone cannot solve this problem. If the common people work with the government, this inhuman activity will (j) —— (disappear) from our society soon.

Answer: (a) is required (b) drawn (c) is (d) adulterated (e) are sold (f) directed (g) to look (h) caught (i) using (j) disappear

 

51. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Students are the future leaders of a country. Besides (a) — (be) regular students, they can (b) — (take) part in a lot of welfare works for the development of a country. Particularly in developing countries students have to (c) — (render) a great service. Students are, no doubt, conscious citizens and it (d) — (be) their foremost duty (e) — (make) the people conscious. Student politics (f) — (be) very common in the educational institutes. Very often they go for mass meetings, chant slogans in the national interest. Since the students are very handy, the main political parties (g) — (use) them as their tools. So, sometimes student politics (h) — (bring) about unexpected consequences. Many students, (i) — (be) influenced by the evil motive of the political leaders, (j) —(destroy) their lives. They can not fulfill their main objectives.                                                                   

Answer: (a) being (b) take (c) render (d) is (e) to make (f) is (g) use (h) bring (i) being (j) destroy

 

52. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Dhaka University is (a) ——(treat) as an old educational institution in Bangladesh. It is (b) —— (situate) on the centre of Dhaka city. Last year I (c) ——(pay) a visit to Dhaka with a view to (d) ——(see) the Dhaka University. My elder brother (e) ——(read) in D.U in the department of English since 2014. He (f) ——(show) me a series of books on different writers like Shakespeare, John Milton and T.S. Eliot, in the library. Besides (g) ——(go) to the D.U campus I (h) ——(move) to other places. In fact, Dhaka city (i) ——(fill) with a cluster of eye catching buildings. I (j) —— (not forget) what I observed.      

Answer: (a) treated (b) situated (c) paid (d) seeing (e) has been reading (f) showed (g) going (h) moved (i) is filled (j) will not forget

 

53. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Rony is 12 years old and (a) ——(live) in Chittagong. He (b) ——(come) from Feni. He (c) —— (have) a brother who works as a bus helper. He (d) ——(come) with his parents and other family members to Chittagong in search of a living. His father (e) ——(work) as a rickshaw puller and mother as a domestic worker. Rony (f) ——(collect) polythene bags, scrap paper and other materials from the Agrabad area and (g) ——(sell) at a shop for Tk. 5 to 10 a bag. He (h) —— (earn) Tk. 30 to 40 a day, which he (i) ——(give) to his mother. Rony and his family (j) ——(live) in a slum near to Pahartali Railway Station.

Answer: (a) lives (b) comes (c) has (d) came (e) works (f) collects (g) sells (h) earns (i) gives (j) live

 

54. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

In the year 1793, William Wordsworth (a) ——(return) to England. In February that year, England declared war on France and Wordsworth (b) —— (be) unhappy. When he was completely upset, he (c) ——(bring) back to normally by his sister Dorothy, by his friend and by nature. Sometime in August 1795, Coleridge and Wordsworth (d) ——(meet). In April 1796, Coleridge publicly (e) ——(express) his admiration of Wordsworth’s poetry. In 1797 the two friends (f) ——(meet) frequently. These meetings (g) ——(result) in the publication of Lyrical Ballads in 1978. It (i) ——(mark) a new strain not only in Wordsworth’s poetry but also in English poetry. It (j) ——(herald) the revolt against the literature popular in the eighteenth century.

Answer: (a) returned (b) was (c) was brought (d) met (e) expressed (f) met (g) resulted (i) marked (j) heralded

 

55. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

A proverb (a) ——(go) that a man without an aim (b) ——(be) like a ship without a rudder. Similarly, a man without an aim (c) ——(can) reach his goal. He (d) ——(stumble) in his way of life. So, every man should (e) ——(have) a definite aim. But nothing is more difficult than the choice of profession. Students (f) ——(find) it very difficult (g) ——(choose) a suitable profession. Choosing profession (h) ——(become) very difficult because there (i) ——(be) many paths and courses open to them. So, students (j) ——(should) be more careful here.

Answer: (a) goes (b) is (c) cannot (d) may stumble (e) have (f) find (g) to choose (h) becomes (i) are (j) should

 

56. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

The house hasn’t yet shed its festive look, which (a) ——(start) with my sister’s marriage. Since Auntie’s baby (b) ——(be born), we have (c) ——(have) streams of guests (d) —— (visit) the house. I’m really (e) —— (worry) about my coming exams. There’s so much noise and confusion in the house that I can hardly (f) ——(concentrate) on my studies. You (g) ——(imagine) how difficult it is (h) ——(study) in a large family. Even I have (i) ——(share) my room with my younger brothers and sisters and at times, with my cousins. I wish I (j) ——(be) in a small family. Tell me what I should do.   

Answer: (a) started (b) was born (c) had (d) visiting (e) worried (f) concentrate (g) can imagine (h) to study (i) to share (j) were

 

57. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Rokeya is a Bangladeshi girl who is about to (a) —— (finish) school but she has no hopes of (b) —— (go) on to college. Like millions of other parents, Rokeya’s parents (c) —— (think) that educating a girl is mere waste of time and money. They (d) ——(decide) that they will now marry her off and use their scarce resources for their son’s education. Rokeya used to (e) —— (worry) about lessons and tests but now she (f) —— (worry) more about getting (g) —— (marry) and having children. She used to dream about (h) —— (be) a doctor but now faces a life of household chores and (i) —— (bring) up children. She was happy being a girl but now wishes she (j) —— (be) a boy.                    

Answer: (a) finish (b) going (c) think (d) have decided (e) worry (f) worries (g) married (h) being (i) bringing (j) were

 

58. Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context.

Natural disaster (a) ——(recur) throughout the world in recent years. The main reason behind this (b) ——(be) greenhouse effect or warming of air (c) ——(surround) the earth. Global warming (d) ——(melt) the huge ice of polar regions and of the peaks of high mountains. Consequently the level of sea water has alarmingly (e) ——(increase). Cyclones and tidal bores (f) ——(inundate) and (g) ——(destroy) the coastal regions to a large extent. Climatologists (h) ——(predict) that in the last 185 years 99 cyclones (i) ——(hit) the coastal areas and offshore islands of our country (j) ——(cause) irrecoverable loss of life and properties.

Answer: (a) has recurred (b) is (c) surrounding (d) is melting (e) increased (f) inundate (g) destroy (h) predict (i) have hit (j) causing