Category: Correct form of verbs Exercises for HSC

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

Answers are given in the last part of the page.

1. If all the children of Bangladesh (a) — (go) to school, the country (b) — (get) rid of the curse of illiteracy. To boost up education, the government (c) — (spend) more money. Subsidies must (d) — (give) in the education sector. Teachers (e) — (need) to (f) — (train) for good teaching. The poor students can (g) — (bring) under “Food for Education” programme. We (h) — (take) care that no institution (i) — (close) down due to political clashes. All concerned (j) — (be) conscious about it. [Dhaka Board; Dinajpur Board; Jashore Board; Sylhet Board-2018]
2. Trees contribute a lot to maintain ecological balance. A month-long tree fair (a) — (begin) in Kurigram stadium recently. It (b) — (organize) by the local administration and the Department of Social Forestation. The fair (c) — (inaugurate) yesterday by the DC of Kurigram. It was also addressed by other speakers who (d) — (emphasize) the need for planting more trees. The chief guest in his speech (e) — (put) importance on planting trees so that we (f) — (save) our environment from other effects of climate change and natural disasters. A huge procession (g) — (parade) through the streets of the town after the inaugural session. Various government and nongovernment organizations (h) — (set) up stalls displaying saplings of different varieties. Cultural functions (i) — (arrange) every night (j) — (inspire) people to plant trees. [Rajshahi Board; Cumilla Board; Chattogram Board; Barishal Board-2018]
3. English (a) — (be) the most widely used international language. It (b) — (learn) to communicate with the foreigners for various purposes such as (c) — (maintain) co-operation, co-existence and exchanging business information. There are also certain jobs which (d) — (require) a good functional knowledge of English. The jobs of a pilot, a postman, a telephone operator, a tour guide, a mechanic, a receptionist of an international hotel, an executive of a multinational firm, etc. (e) — (be) a few of them. Besides, a student (f) — (wish) to go for higher studies must learn English because the books on advanced education are mostly (g) — (write) in English. So, the importance and demand of learning English in our country can, in no way, be (h) — (ignore). Rather, we should (i) — (put) high importance on (j) — (learn) English to make room for ourselves in the competitive world. [Cumilla Board-2017]
4. 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. [Barishal Board-2017]
5. Idle brain is devil’s workshop. If we (a) — (waste) our time in idleness, all sorts of evil thoughts will crowd in our brain. Idle persons who (b) — (kill) their time are burdens of society. They (c) — (sit) idle and cherish no high ideal and lofty ambition in life. They (d) — (not support) themselves. They (e) — (lead) an unhappy life and (f) — (suffer) in the long run. There should be time for reading, for office or other work, time for physical exercise, time for recreation and time for prayer. This (g) — (indicate) that we should do everything at the right moment. We (h) — (lead) a healthy and prosperous life only when we (i) — (follow) the routine which we (j) — (make) for our guidance. [Jashore Board-2016]
6. The Liberation War of Bangladesh inspired many artists, singers and cultural activists. Eminent artiste Shaheen Samad (a) — (join) Bangladesh Mukti Sangrami Shilpi Sangstha during the Liberation War. She along with others (b) — (inspire) millions with her voice (c) — (raise) funds for the refugee camps. The.cultural troupe used to (d) — (travel) to refugee camps and different areas in Mukta’ Anchal. They (e) — (perform) patriotic songs and arranged puppet shows, besides, (f) — (stage) dramas. Shaheen Samad said, “Liberation War always (g) — (be) an inspiration for me.” She sang a lot of songs during that time and now (h) — (feel) honoured to have been able to inspire the freedom fighters. She has the memorable harmonium with which she sang in 1971. Now she (i) — (wish) to hand it over to Liberation War Museum. This eminent artiste wants live performance of those moving songs on TV channel, at least one song in a week and thus (j) — (cover) all the year round. [Chattogram Board-2017]
7. 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-doer in his long journey. He committed a crime (f) — (kill) a sea bird (g) — (call) Albatross. That crime ultimately (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. [Chattogram Board-2016]
8. Road mishap (a) — (happen) in our country almost every day. Recently it (b) — (rise) to an alarming rate (c) — (take) a heavy toll of human lives. The members of a family remain anxious if someone (d) — (travel) in a bus. In most cases, reckless driving (e) — (cause) road accidents. The drivers are in the habit of (f) — (violate) traffic rules. Road accidents can be (g) — (lessen) if the drivers drive their vehicles carefully. People should be conscious in this respect. While (h) — (cross) the road, they should be careful. Some people travel (i) — (climb) on the roof of the buses and trains. Traffic rules must be maintained strictly with a view to (j) — (control) road accidents. [Dhaka Board-2017]
9. 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) affection for him. Jerry (i) — (take) her for his mother. He fabricated a lie (j) — (win) her heart. [Sylhet Board-2017]
10. 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 atomic 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) — (be) a momentous event. After a bloody war of nine months Bangladesh (i) — (bear). Now we (i) — (hold) our heads high in the community of nations. [Dinajpur Board-2016]
11. 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 tempered. 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. [Barishal Board-2016]
12. 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 of 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. [Rajshahi Board-2017]
13. Most of the people who (a) — (appear) most often and most gloriously in the pages of history (b) — (be) great conquerors and generals and soldiers, whereas the people who really (c) — (help) civilization forward are often never (d) — (mention) at all. We do not know who first (e) — (set) a broken leg, or launched a sea worthy boat or (f) — (calculate) the length of a year, but we (g) — (know) all about the killers and destroyers. People think a great deal of them, so much so that on all the highest pillars in great cities of the world you (h) — (find) figures of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think that most people (i) — (believe) that the greatest countries are those that (j) —(beat) in the battle the greatest number of countries and ruled over them as conquerors. [Jashore Board-2017]
14. In the last autumn vacation I (a) — (get) sufficient time. So I (b) — (make) up my mind to make a journey by an rom Dhaka to Chattogram. I (c) — (reach) the station about half an hour before the departure of the train. It (d) — (be) then a very busy time. Rickshaw, motorcars and other vehicles (e) — (come) to the station with passengers. Coolies (f) — (run) behind them. There (g) — (be) shouts and rush of the passengers and the coolies. After some time hearing a whistle, the passengers (h) — (stand) in a queue before the ticket counter. I also (i) — (stand) in the line and (j) — (buy) a second class ticket. [Dinajpur Board-2017]
15. Parents (a) — (be) blessings of God to us. When a child (b) — (bear), their joys (c) — (know) no bounds. They (d) — (start) (e) — (think) of (f) — (nurse) and (g) — (bring) up their children. They (h) — (remain) safe under the custody of their parents since birth. Parents never mind (i) — (take) pains for the upbringing of their off-spring. We (j) — never (offend) our parents. [Cumilla Board-2016]
16. 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 the other team (i) — (score) a goal within seconds. The referee is to see whether rules and order (j) — (maintain) by the players. [Dhaka Board-2016]
17. 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) — (relieve) of his problem. [Rajshahi Board-2016]
18. 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. 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 (j) —(understand) what was the matter. [Sylhet Board-2016]
19. A freedom fighter is (a) — (honour) in all lands and in all times, because he (b) — (fight) for a noble cause which is the freedom of the motherland. Freedom is the birthright of man, but sometimes this right (c) — (deny) to a nation by foreign rulers. As a result, armed conflict (d) — (take) place between the freedom-loving people and the occupation forces. Sometimes the war (e) — (continue) for years and if the people (f) — (unite) and (g) — (determine), then the freedom fighters (h) — (win). Our country achieved independence against the Pakistan occupation forces in 1971. In this great war the Bengali members of the armed forces, the students and the people from all walks of life took part. They (i) — (fight) for long nine months and (j) — (defeat) the well-trained Pakistani force.
20. The first peace movement (a) — (to appear) in 1815-1816. The first such movement in the United States was the New York Peace Society (b) — (to found) in 1815 by the theologian David Law Dodge, and the Massachusetts Peace Society. It became an active organization, (c) — (to hold) regular weekly meetings, and (d) — (to produce) literature which (e) — (to spread) as far as Gibraltar and Malta, describing the horrors of war and (f) — (to advocate) pacifism on Christian grounds. The London Peace Society (g) — (to form) in 1816 to promote permanent and universal peace by the philanthropist William Allen. In the 1840s, British women (h) — (to form) Olive Leaf Circles’ groups of around 15 to 20 women, to discuss and promote pacifist ideas. The Peace Movement began (i) — (to grow) in influence by the mid-nineteenth century. The London Peace Society (j) — (to convene) the First International Peace Congress in London in 1843.
21. Parents and children (a) — (constitute) a family. They (b) — (connect) with one another by blood, love and affection. The children (c) — (live) through the days of infancy without the loving care of their parents. It is the parents who (d) — (bring) them up, nourish them, nurse them in sickness, give their proper educational help to get (e) — (settle) in life. Parents have to (f) — (discharge) their duties so that children (g) — (can) prosper. But children have certain duties to (h) — (perform) by them for (i) — (attain) prosperity. They must (j) — (obey) their parents.
22. Time is compared to a gypsy who (a) — (stay) anywhere for long. The poet (b) — (welcome) time to be his guest for a day. He (c) — (offer) time many valuable gifts and honor. He offers bells (d) — (make) of the best silver for his horse and a golden ring for himself. He will (e) — (arrange) a peacock dance in honor of time. But time is a thing that never stays. The greatest tragedy is that it never (f) — (come) back. It never (g) — (wait). Man has been able to (h) — (conquer) the world but he (i) — (chain) the time. He (j) — (be) nothing but the puppet to the power of time.
23. Today women are (a) — (play) important roles in all spheres of life. They are no longer (b) — (confine) within the four walls of their parents or their husbands’ house. They have come out of their kitchens and (c) — (work) hand in hand with men in all the development programmes of the government. By (d) — (receive) higher education, they are (e) — (become) pilots, doctors engineers teachers, administrators, etc. Their worth (f) — (have) already (g) — (prove) by them. They are (h) — (contribute) much to the economy of the country. Now, it has come to the realization of the men that true development of the country (i) — (be) never possible (j) — (keep) half of the population idle.
24. Nobel Prizes (a) — (award) every year for outstanding achievements in the fields of science, literature and for (b) — (promote) world peace. Under this prize, the prize winner (c) — (get) à gold medal, a certificate and a large sum of money. This prize (d) — (give) to persons with most outstanding contributions in six fields, namely, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Physiology on Medicine, Peace and Economics. Economics (e) — (add) in the list in 1969 for the first time. One prize is awarded in each field. If there are more than one recipient of the prize in one field, the prize money is equally (f) — (distribute) amongst all the winners. The prize was (g) — (institute) by a man who (h) — (be) the inventor of the science of destruction. This scientist was Alfred Nobel. He (i) — (bear) in Stockholm on 21 October 1833 and (j) — (die) on the 10th December 1896.
25. It was twenty years ago and I (a) — (live) in Paris. I had a tiny apartment in the Latin quarters (b) — (overlook) a cemetery, and I (c) — (earn) barely enough money (d) — (keep) body and soul together. She had read a book of mine and (é) — (write) to me about it. I answered (f) — (thank) her, and presently I (g) — (receive) from her another letter (h) — (say) that she (i) — (pass) through Paris and (j) — (like) to have a chat with me.
26. 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.
27. Patriotism is a very noble virtue. It (a) — (inspire) a man to do everything just and fair for the well-being and betterment of the country. It (b) — (be) the quality that impels a man to sacrifice his own interest, comfort, pleasure and even his life for the sake of his country. Patriotic zeal (c) — (make) a man dutiful, energetic and enthusiastic. He (d) — (obey) the laws, pays taxes and (e) — (think) for the country. Patriotism (f) — (teach) a man fellow-feeling, fraternity and love and sympathy for the countrymen. A patriot is also (g) — (praise) and (h) — (honour) by his countrymen. An unpatriotic man, on the other hand, is an ignoble person. He is self-centred. He (i) — (engage) all his time in achieving his mean end. He (j) — (cause) harm to the country by his unyielding and reckless activities.
28. Computer (a) — (bring) about a revolutionary change in the world. But it was not (b) — (invent) overnight. It (c) — (take) a long time to invent computer. Many votaries of science (d) — (work) hard for years and finally (e) — (come) out successful. At present, almost every work (f) — (depend) on computer. The countries of the world are (g) — (get) closer because of computer. In our country, people have started (h) — (use) computer. But it is very costly and all people cannot afford to (i) — (buy) a computer. Besides, all people are not capable of (j) — (operate) computer.
29. According to Newman, education (a) — (give) a man a clear conscious view of his own opinion and judgements, a truth in (b) — (develop) them, an eloquence in (c) — (express) them and a force in (d) — (use) them. So, it is often (e) — (compare) to light which (f) — (remove) the darkness of ignorance and helps us (g) — (distinguish) between right and wrong. Julius Nayarere, the ex-president of Tanzania, (h) — (say) at an international conference that the primary purpose of education (i) — (be) the liberation of man from the restriction of habits and attitudes which (j) — (limit) his humanity.It is popularly (a) — (believe) and (b) — (appreciate) that no nation can think of its development without (c) — (involve) women in development process. Women of our country (d) — (constitute) the 50% of the total population. So there is no denying that they (e) — (play) a significant role in the development of the country. Just a few years ago, women (f) — (be) not allowed to come outside and (g) — (participate) in the economic affairs. Society could only (h) — (allow) them in the role of a primary level teacher and a nurse. Now, educated women have (i) — (prove) their ability as well as talent. Illiterate women are also (j) — (make) their contribution to the development of the country.
30. Friendship (a) — (be) a divine thing. A kind of heartiest relationship (b) — (develop) between human beings. It is a blessing for us. It (c) — (bring) happiness, peace and harmony among us. It (d) —  (initiate) helpfulness, gratitude and peaceful atmosphere to our life. It can (e) — (ensure) in many ways. When a person (f) — (become) intimate with another person, he (g) — (help) him in his need. Thus a good friendship (h) — (form). A pure relationship (i) — (show) a pure friendship between two persons. Nowadays, true friendship rarely (j) — (find).
31. You can’t take a good book as if it (a) — (be) medicine. It is rude to the book and very silly from our own point of view. By approaching it is that way, you make sure of loosing anything it (b) — (give) you. You (c) — (meet) it as a friend and actively like it if any good is to pass between you. A reason why people at school read books (d) — (be) to please their teacher. The teacher (e) — (say) that this, that or the other is a good book and that it is a sign of good taste to enjoy it. So a number of boys and girls who (f) — (be) anxious to please their teacher, get the book and read it. Two or three of them (g) — (like) it genuinely for its own sake. They also become grateful to the teacher for (h) — (put) it in their way. But many (i) — (like) it honestly or will persuade themselves that they like it. And that (j) — (do) a great ideal of harm to them.
32. My 17th birthday ceremony (a) — (hold) yesterday. On the occasion, the whole house (b) — (decorate) very nicely. All the rooms (c) — (clean). A dining table (d) — (set) in the middle of the dining room. Various delicious items of food (e) — (cook) by my mother. An order (f) — (give) for a birthday cake. The guests who (g) — (invite) started to come. They (h) — (welcome) by my parents. They (i) — (tell) to sit in the drawing room. The cake (j) — (bring) in time.
33. Last week, we (a) — (go) to Bagerhat with my friend and (b) — (have) the opportunity to see the Shatgombuj Mosque’ which (c) — (be) one of the most famous architectural beauties of Bangladesh. The mosque (d) — (build) by Khan Jahan Ali in 1440. It (e) — (stand) on sixty pillars with its seventy-seven domes and not ‘shat’ or sixty as the name (f) — (suggest). Its walls (g) — (be) two metres thick and the interior Western wall (h) — (decorate) with terracotta flowers and foliage. There (i) — (be) also a ‘dighi’ by the side of the mosque. It (j) — (say) that a horse was made to run before digging the ‘dighi’.
34. 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 to no warning. Adequate precautions can be taken (g) — (minimized) losses. Earthquake resistant building code (h) — (develop) that should (i) — (follow) and it (j) — (be) mandatory.
35. It is high time we (a) — (use) our brain about the curse of dowry. The issues of dowry (b) — (have) be considered in view of country’s socio-economic, cultural, political circumstances. United efforts (c) — (require) to put an end to 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.
36. Nature has (a) — (give) her wealth to us more generously than to many other countries of the world. Our land (b) — (be) soft and fertile. Our farmers who (c) — (to have) only simple handmade tools, can easily dig and (d) — (plough) the soil with them. Whereas, the soil which (e) — (be) hard and rocky cannot be so easily (f) — (dig) and prepared. We have a great natural advantage too. We can (g) — (cultivate) most of our land. Many countries in the world cannot. They have big mountains, many big cities, deserts and waters which have (h) — (occupy) much of their cultivable land. But we do not have them. Furthermore, ours (i) — (be) a tropical country. As a result, our soil (j) — (get) enough sun, air and water which make it grow better crops.
37. If all the children in Bangladesh (a) — (go) to school, the country (b) — (get) rid of the curse of illiteracy. To boost up education, the government (c) — (spend) more money. Subsidies must (d) — (give) in the education sector. Teachers (e) — (need) to (f) — (train) for good teaching, The poor students can (g) — (bring) under “Food for Education” programme. We (h) — (take) care that no institution (i) — (close) down due to political clashes. More co-curricular activities are to (j) — (organize) to enable the students to develop their non-academic skills like debate, creative thinking and cultural events, etc.
38. A mother (a) — (exercise) an undeniable influences in (b) — (mould) the character of her children. The things that they learn at home (c) — (take) a firm root in them. And it (d) — (go) without saying that this learning they (e) — (get) mostly from their mother as they live under her direct supervision and constant care. This is why a child (f) — (learn) the language first from its mother. The culture of the family also (g) — (influence) the children’s habits and manners. So, a mother should (h) — (teach) her children how to (i) — (form) the habit of good manners to (j) — (grow) up in a gentle environment.
39. A good student always (a) — (learn) his lesson. Generally, he (b) — (sit) in the first bench. He normally (c) — (maintain) a daily life. Usually, he (d) — (avoid) bad company. Everyday he (e) — (take) part in games and sports. He hardly (f) — (remain) absent. He often (g) — (take) suggestions from his teachers. He (h) — (not, keep) late hours at night. He (i) — (get) up early in the morning and (j) — (say) his prayers.
40. Man (a) — (to have) no escape from death. Sooner or later he (b) — (die). He (c) — (die) in many ways. Many die of diseases and many die by accident. Again some (d) — (die) from something excessive but those who die for the country (e) — (be) immortal. Many destructive weapons can (f) — (kill) man in a moment. Medicines (g) — (discover) to keep an almost dead body alive artificially. However it (h) — (be) a fruitless attempt if man (i) — (attempt) to (j) — (escape) from death.
41. Communicative competence in English is urgently (a) — (need) in our country. The present world (b) — (go) fast and developing by leaps and bounds. In order to keep pace with modern world, we cannot help (c) — (learn) English. But the present system of teaching and learning English is not up to the mark. The textbooks (d) — (design) for the classes X-X have to (e) — (modify) and made updated. The learners of our schools and colleges (f) — (speak) and write English fluently. They can’t even (g) — (improve) their listening skill. As a result, they fail to (h) — (understand) when the native speakers (i) — (talk) to them in English. They don’t (j) — (teach) methodically.
42. The world (a) — (produce) millions of tons of domestic rubbish and toxic industrial waste each year and it (b) — (become) increasingly difficult (c) — (find) suitable locations to get rid of all the refuse. The disposal of various kinds of waste (d) — (be) seriously polluting the environment. We (e) — (know) that air (f) — (be) an important element of our environment and air (g) — (pollute) by smoke. Man (h) — (make) fire to cook food, make bricks, melt tar for road construction and to do many other things. Fires (i) — (create) smoke and (j) — (pollute) the air.
43. In a dark night of March, 1971 Pakistani Army (a) — (attack) the innocent Bangladeshi. They did it with a view to (b) — (stop) our movement for democracy. But our brave people protested against them (c) — (save) the honour of our motherland. Many of our freedom fighters (d) — (kill) and injured but they (e) — (not give) up fighting. At last after a blood shedding war of 9 months, we managed (f) — (achieve) independence on 16 December 1971. Therefore, this day (g) — (observe) as the Victory Day with great enthusiasm. Independence war (h) — (consider) as the greatest incident in our national life. If we did not get independence, we (i) — (exploit) by the Pakistani ruler. So, it is high time we (j) — (ensure) the privileges of independence in all spheres of life.
44. Corruption (a) — (be) like an infectious disease. If a corrupt man (b) — (go) unnunished he (c) —(dare) to (d) — (commit) another corruption. Measures have been (e) — (take) against corruption but what we (f) — (need) most is social awareness. We should (g) — (remember) that a country can (h) — (reach) at the peak of its development if it (i) — (be) corruption free. So, men in position are (j) — (expect) to be honest. This is because power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
45. A proverb (a) — (go) that water (b) — (call) life. Actually, the importance of water cannot be (c) — (describe) in words. The existence of any living thing (d) — (not imagine) without water. We cannot do a single day without it. It (e) — (use) for various purposes. Our agriculture which (f) — (say) to be blood of our economy fully (g) — (depend) on water. Sometimes, water (h) — (bring) untold sufferings for our farmers. If the rainfall (i) — (be) timely and moderate, they (j) — (get) bumper crops.
46. Children (a) — (be) very fond of festivals. They (b) — (become) very joyous on a day of festival. If it is their birthday, their joys (c) — (know) no bounds. They (d) — (be) very eager to have wishes from their beloved persons. The whole day they (e) — (love) to spend times in joy. Usually, a child on its birthday, (f) — (get) up from sleep early and (g) — (try) to remain close to their parents. On this special day, children (h) — (present) with various gifts. The children (i) — (invite) their friends and relatives on this day for (j) — (make) the day joyful.
47. Food adulteration has (a) — (become) a subject of great concern nowadays. In spite of the government’s sincere efforts, this evil practice has (b) — (curb) yet. Still the act of (c) — (adulterate) foods is (d) — (go) on. Adulterated foods are (e) — (be) taken by people everyday. Consequently the poison is (f) — (accumulate) in our bodies day by day and it (g) — (be) very dangerous. The businessmen who (h) — (hanker) after only money are (i) — (commit) this heinous deed. The govt. should (j) — (take) immediate steps in this regard.
48. A teacher is often (a) — (compare) with an architect. He (b) — (call) the architect of a nation. He plays an important role in (c) — (build) a nation. He (d) — (make) the illiterate people worthy citizens of our country. But it is a matter of regret that the teacher are not (e) — (hold) in high respect in our society. They (f) — (lead) a humble life in the midst of want. Still they (g) — (keep) the light of education (h) — (burn) in order to (i) — (remove) the darkness of illiteracy and superstition from the society. It is high time we (j) — (change) our attitude towards the teacher.
49. Courtesy is a virtue in man. It goes without (a) — (say) that courtesy costs nothing but (b) — (give) a lot. So you (c) — (be) courteous. That is you (d) — (have) politeness. People (e) — (disrespect) and dislike you if you are discourteous. Nobody likes discourtesy. Try to be gentle from your student life. You (f) — (win) the heart of your enemy by (g) — (be) courteous. You (h) — (ensure) the removal of hatred and anger by (i) — (embrace) your enemy. Courtesy (j) — (remove) the bitter relationship and improve mutual understanding.
50. During the last autumn vacation, I (a) — (get) such an opportunity to visit Bagerhat, a great historical place. There I (b) — (see) the Mazar of Khan Jahan Ali. It is a fine one storeyed building. It has a beautiful dome. Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (c) — (bury) there. The tomb (d) — (make) of cut out stones. It cannot be accurately (e) — (say) where from these (f) — (bring). On the tomb, there (g) — (be) inscriptions in Arabic. An inscription (h) — (say) that he (i) — (die) on 25th October 1459. There is a small mosque nearby. A close associate of Khan Jahan Ali (j) — (bury) outside the tomb.
51. Most of our students (a) — (not write) out their examination papers fairly. Sometimes they fail (b) — (arrange) their answers neatly, clearly and systematically. Although the teacher suggests that their answers (c) — (be) brief and precise, they often lengthen unnecessarily where size does not matter at all. They have a silly notion that the more they write, the more (d) — (be) their marks. The reality is just opposite, their long answers generally (e) — (be) disgusting. Such answers always earn unhappy marks. In order to get expected marks, all you (f) — (do) is to understand the question well and answer them just to the point. If the answers are big, they (g) — (sound) discordant. Above all, you need a neat presentation. To answer the short comprehension questions, you (h) — (not copy) anything blindly from the passage. You (i) — (try) to answer the questions more or less in your own English. You have to frame your answer exactly in the same tense and aspect so that these (j) — (not be) irrelevant.
52. Human life (a) — (be) not static but dynamic. A man (b) — (reach) the highest peak of success if he (c) — (participate) in extra-curricular activities. Travelling (d) — (be) also an important part of extra-curricular activities. It (e) — (be) travelling which (f) — (enrich) our knowledge and (g) — (promote) our attitudes. Therefore, travelling (h) — (provide) knowledge and practical experience. It can be clearly (i) — (say) that our knowledge can be (j) — (mobilize) by travelling the different corners of the vast globe.
53. The pyramids in Egypt (a) — (build) out in the deserts. These pyramids which still (b) — (see) today (c) — (make) of stone. There (d) — (be) secret doors inside the pyramids. The doors (e) — (lead) to secret path and then to a secret chamber. The Pharaoh’s body (f) — (preserve) so that it (g) — (go) on (h) — (look) the same for thousand years. These preserved bodies (i) — (call) mummies. The mummy (j) — (pack) in the secret chamber.
54. Man is a social being and a member of society. He (a) — (have) freedom of choice, thought and expression. But everybody should (b) — (consider) that he is not the only person in a society. There (c) — (be) many persons in the society and they (d) — (have) the same right that one (e) — (expect) from one’s in the society. So, to (f) — (form) a peaceful society one should be watchful to see that other’s rights are not violated. Every citizen must (g) — (cultivate) the habit of obeying the rules and regulations of the society. Selfishness (h) — (not help) the society. Rather it (i) — (destroy) the peace and happiness of others. So, we all (j) — (think) of the greater interest of the society.
55. A mother is a supreme gift (a) — (bestow) upon us by Allah. She (b) — (exercise) an undeniable influence in (c) — (mould) the character of a child and also in (d) — (shape) its future destiny. A mother (e) — (regard) as the best teacher, guide and protector. An educated mother can manage the family in a far better way than a mother who has (f) — (have) no schooling. She (g) — (be) more interested in (h) — (get) her children educated. So, it is often said that the hand that (i) — (rock) the cradle, (j) — (rule) the world.
56. Tigers (a) — (know) as ferocious animals. But they hardly (b) — (kill) any animal when they are not hungry. Usually the tigers (c) — (reside) in the deep forest. They are hardly (d) — (see) in the open unless there is a strong necessity. They often remain (e) — (hide) under the deep green in search of their prey. Whenever they (f) — (discern) any prospective prey, they take a pose to (g) — (fall) upon it. Tigers often (h) — (unite) themselves to (i) — — (attack) their prey from different directions. An adult tiger (j) — (devour) 20 to 30 kilograms of meat at a single meal.
57. The presence of working women outside the home (a) — (be) a very conspicuous change nowadays Of course it (b) — (acknowledge) that women always (c) — (work) within the house. This commonly (d) — (not count) as work. Even agricultural societies (e) — (not recognize) their roles there. So, (f) — (establish) individual identity, many of them are (g) — (enter) outside workforce now. They (h) — (join) wide range of professions. Not only educated women but also women with little education or no education (i) — (opt) to work and (i) — (come) out of their cocoons.
58. We cannot change our society overnight. It is true that there are many problems but things are now (a) — (change). We notice a great change in our economy. It (b) — (get) better day by day. But it to be (c) — (note) here that corruption (d) — (be) the main obstacle of progress. Despite this, government (e) — (try) hard (f) — (run) the wheels of development. The first visual development (g) — (notice) in the agriculture sector. Education system is also in a change but still there are problems. The courses (h) — (select) for different classes need to be made adjustable to the students. Sometimes courses create pressure on the students. It is very hopeful that Bangladesh (i) — (advance) much in infrastructural development. The long awaited Padma Bridge (j) — (start) its functioning at last.
59. Most of the students of our country (a) — (be) experts in memorizing their answers. They (b) — (prepare) notes themselves. They get them (c) — (prepare) by their tutors. Their tutors (d) — (exercise) their brain for the students. As a result, the (e) — (think) power of the students (f) — (develop). They (g) — (have) any command over the language. They, sometimes, (h) — (do) well in the examination. But for this they can (i) — (claim) no credit of their own. This result (j) — (help) them in their later life.
60. Dowry (a) — (regard) as a great curse in our society. It may (b) — (compare) to cancer that is (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) — (see) in the rich and educated society who (h) — (take) dowry as their right. So, we have to (i) — (develop) morality. The culprits should (j) — (punish) to control it. Otherwise, it will be a society of torture and exploitation.
61. English is an international language. It gives us easy access to the ever (a) — (expand) knowledge of science and technology, arts and education, innovations and discoveries. All the books, journals, reports, research findings (b) — (be) available in English. Important books, papers, etc. are either written in English or (c) — (translate) into English. We can read and earn knowledge from them immediately after they (d) — (publish). You easily (e) — learn about them if you have acquired the reading skills in English. If anyone wants to go to any foreign country he (f) — (know) English. Many international meetings and seminars (g) — (hold) in English. Proficiency of English (h) — (ensure) good jobs and better salaries. Specialists say learn English lest you (i) — (miss) the opportunity of getting good jobs. It is time we all (j) — (acquire) the skills of English.
62. By the rear 2019, we (a) — (appear) at almost all the admission tests. What we (b) — (tell) from our seniors is that we have to read between the lines of all the textbooks. We have been doing so since (c) — (leave) school. We have also been obligated to (d) — (study) rigorously since we (e) — (admit) ourselves into Notre Dame College. Had we not been in such an environment. We (f) — (not school) ourselves with in-depth studies. We (g) — (commit) to excellence. We will not stop until our goals (h) — (reach). We (i) — (see) many misfortunes in the lives of many students. However, we are working hard lest failure (j) — (not taste) in our life.
63. Congratulation for (a) — (score) a good result in the examination. I (b) — (be) now in Chattogram. Next week I (c) — (go) to Dhaka. Then I (d) — (meet) you. Have you (e) — (choose) your career? I think you should (f) — (depend) on yourself for your own choice. If I were you, I (g) — (like) to be an agriculturist. Ours (h) — (be) an agricultural country. Most of the farmers (i) — (educate). They do not know how to cultivate good crops. They still depend on the plough. If they are given scientific instruments, they can grow more crops. Then our country (j) — (be/become) self-sufficient in food. Answer: a. scoring b. am c. will go  d. will meet e. chosen f. depend g. would like h. is  i. aren’t educated j. will be/will become
64. 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 problem in this world. We should follow them.
65. Queen Victoria, when a little girl, (a) — (teach) economical habits by her excellent governess. The princess (b) — (have) a set allowance for pocket money and (c) — (not permit) to exceed. Once at the bazar at Twinbridge, she (d) — (expend) all her supply of money in (e) — (buy) a number of presents for relatives and friends. As she (f) — (leave), she (g) — (remember) another cousin to whom she (h) — (think), she (i) — (will) like to (j) — (make) a present with a gift box.
66. Blue economy (a) — (mean) extraction of the resources of seas for the growth of an economy. Bangladesh has (b) — (settle) maritime/sea boundary dispute with the neighboring countries through an arbitral method. It (c) — (estimate) that Bangladesh has acquired 118813 square kilometers of the Bay of Bengal. The resources from the sea of Bangladesh (d) — (constitute) 81 percent of the resources existing in its land territory. Sea resources (e) — (offer) a new window of opportunity for Bangladesh. Every year, the use of wind from the seas (f) — (increase) and Bangladesh can (g) — (use) wind power for various purposes to strengthen its economy. To (h) (feed) people from the sea resources Bangladesh is required to formulate policies. We (i) — (need) to preserve the ecosystem of the sea. Experts have been looking forward to (j) — (set) up organizations and institutions to acquire the resources from the sea.
67. A man (a) — (live) alone. He always (b) — (need) companion. He has to (c) — (express) his thoughts, ideas and feelings to others while the others (d) — (be) of the same needs. They are also in need of others for (e) — (ensure) their safety and mutual help. So, human beings are bound (f) — (live) together (g) — (make) an institution that (h) — (call) society. Society is the first organization that (i) — (make) by our primitive ancestors. They were the first to contribute to (j) — (build) up the civilization.
68. I am a first year college student and my annual exam (a) — (be) close at hand. I need (b) — (study) a lot. However, conditions in my house (c) — (be) at all favourable. My elder sister (d) — (marry) last month and since then her share of the household chores (e) — (fall) on my shoulders. On top of that, my aunt just (f) — (have) a new baby boy. He (g) — (scream) all the time and keeps everyone up late into the night. He keeps aunt so busy that she (h) — (help) with any of the housework. So mother now relies a lot on me and so (i) — (do) my grandparents. It (j) — (seem) that I am at everybody’s beck and call.
69. Hamlet was the prince of Denmark. He was a brave and noble young man who was interested in games and sports. But suddenly, he (a) — (change) totally. The change happened because of a great sorrow that (b) — (fall) upon him. In a mysterious way, his father, old king Hamlet (c) — (die). Hamlet’s best friend Horatio one day (d) — (come) to him with a strange story. The soldiers on guard on the castle (e) — (see) the ghost of the old king. At midnight, it (f) — (appear) in the armour of the king. Hamlet (g) — (not rest) till he saw the ghost himself and (h) — (speak) to it. He thought that the ghost (i) — (have) some message for him. He felt perhaps it (j) — (tell) him the truth about his father’s death.
70. Socrates (470-399 BC.), a great truth seeker was born in Greece in 470 BC. He worked hard to (a) — (gain) knowledge. His method of teaching (b) — (be) asking questions and (c) – (try) to give the answer to find out the truth. Plato (447-327 BC) (d) — (know) to be the most famous disciple of Socrates. Plato (e) — (write) “The Dialogue’ and ‘The Republic’ – two world famous books. Aristotle (384-322 BĆ), who (f) — (call) the father of both the arts and science was Plato’s disciple. Aristotle (g) — (write) hundreds of books including ‘Poetics’ and ‘The Politics’. He (h) — (teach) prince Alexander as his tutor. Alexander (356-323 BC), the king of Macedonia and a scholar, was deeply respectful to his teacher Aristotle. He (i) — (become) the world’s greatest conqueror. He is (j) — (know) as “Alexander the Great” and “the Conqueror of the World”.
71. An idle brain is devil’s workshop. If we (a) — (waste) our time in idleness, all sorts of evil thoughts will crowd our brain. Idle persons who (b) — (kill) their time are burdens of society. They (c) — (sit) idle and have lofty ambition in life. They (d) — (not support) themselves. They (e) — (lead) an unhappy life and (f) — (suffer) in the long run. There should be time for reading, for office or other work, time for physical exercise, etc. This (g) — (indicate) that we should do everything at the right moment. We (h) — (lead) a healthy and prosperous life only when we (i) — (follow) the routine which we (j) — (make) for our guidance.
72. After (a) — (stay) in England for two months Gulliver (b) — (undertake) his next sea voyage which (c) — (take) him to a land of giants called Brobdingnag. Here he (d) — (discover) by a field worker who (e) — (sell) him to the queen. The queen (f) — (entertain) by his musical talent. The physicality of the Brobdingnagians (g) — (repulse) Gulliver. The ignorance of the people (h) — (startle) him. Even the king (i) — (not know) anything about politics. Many insects endangered his life here. Gulliver left Brobdingnag when his cage was plucked up by an eagle and (j) — (drop) into the sea.
73. It was quite long since we (a) — (receive) any letter from you. It seems to us that you (b) — (forget) us. Though you are busy (c) — (prepare) for your examination, you must keep contact with us. We feel (d) — (worry) for you. How is your preparation going on? It is high time you (e) — (become) serious for your examination. You have to keep in mind that a stitch in time (f) — (save) nine. If you waste time aimlessly, you (g) — (suffer) in the long run. You have to work hard (h) — (sure) your success. If you became successful, your family (i) — (be) happy. The whole nation (j) — (benefit)
74. Courtesy is, undoubtedly, a significant virtue. It goes without (a) — (say) that courtesy costs nothing but (b) — (give) a lot. So you (c) — (be) courteous. That is you (d) — (have) politeness. People (e) — (disrespect) and dislike you if you are discourteous. Nobody likes discourtesy. Try to be gentle from student life. You (f) — (win) the heart of your enemy by (g) — (be) courteous. You (h) — (ensure) the removal of hatred and anger by (i) — (embrace) your enemy. Courtesy (j) — (remove) the bitter relationship and improves mutual understanding.
75. Education is often (a) — (compare) to light and (b) — (consider) as the pillar of human civilization. So, it is only education which can (c) — (make) a nation (d) — (rise) to the level of standard development. From this point of view, it (e) — (become) quite clear to us that if a country (f) — (provide) its people with time-befitting education (g) — (require) for the modern aspects of life, it (h) — (be) able to (i) — (achieve) an all-out prosperity to the betterment and welfare of the nation. Otherwise, the nation (j) — (remain) in darkness of ignorance.
76. One night the whole village (a) — (sleep). The boy Bayazid Bustami was busy in study. His mother was sleeping. Suddenly she (b) — (wake) up and felt thirsty. (c) — (call) her son, she told him to (d) — (give) her a glass of water and fell asleep again. Bayazid went to the pitcher with a view to (e) — (bring) some water but found it empty. So, he went out with the pitcher in search of water. After a while he (f) — (return) 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 and saw him with the glass of water in his hand. At once she (j) — (understand) what the matter was.
77. There was once a slave in Rome. His name was Androcles. His master was unkind to him. So he (a) — (flee) away from his master’s house and (b) — (hide) himself in the forest. One day he (c) — (creep) into a cave and (d) — (lie) down and soon fell asleep. After a while, a lion entered the cave. It (e) — (roar) loudly. He was sure that the beast (f) — (kill) him. The lion was no angry but (g) — (cry) for pain in his leg. Androcles (h) — (lift) the paw from the ground, (i) — (give) a strong pull and a thorn was pulled out. They (j) — (become) friends from that day.
78. Bhola (a) — (call) the queen island of Bangladesh. It (b) — (stand) on the river Meghna which (c) — (fill) with fishes. It (d) — (bless) with natural beauties. Its beauty (e) — (increase) by some modern facilities. The inhabitants (f) — (be) peace-loving. They (g) — (live) here in harmony. But, a few days ago a chaos (h) — (go) to defame it by (i) — (create) riot between police and general mass. Allah helped us with a view to (j) — (recover) it.
79. Last month a 20-year dream (a) — (come) true. We (b) — (visit) Italy. There we (c) — (see) some Bangladeshis. They (d) — (do) business in different places. They (e) — (be) kind to us. During conversation, they revealed that they somehow managed (f) — (save) some money though (g) — (do) business was very difficult. I (h) a — (inspire) by their entrepreneurship and (i) — (touch) by their generosity. Finally I (j) — (bid) them adieu.
80. The existence of human life on the earth (a) — (be) very short. Within this short span of time, a man has (b) — (occupy) the place in the heart of others (c) — (perform) some splendid tasks for the humanity. If he (d) — (be) derailed from this path, he is sure (e) — (sink) into oblivion. It is a matter of sorrow that most of the people in the name of (f) — (to get) prosperity (g) — (forget) their responsibilities for the fellowbeings not (h) — (think) about negative reward in the future. This is (i) — (call) selfishness that (j) — (make) one’s heart narrow.
81. 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-tempered. 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.
82. Email is a modern communication system. It has (a) — (bring) about a revolution in modern communication system. It (b) — (be) a computer-based messaging system which (c) — (ensure) easier and cheaper communication. Through email, messages can be (d) — (transmit) within seconds from one place to another. Trade and commerce has (e) — (become) greatly dependent on this speedy mode of communication system. It ensures privacy as messages are (f) — (deliver) in an individual mail box which can be (g) — (open) only by the intended recipient. But, it (h) — (be) not available in the developing countries like ours as most of the people here cannot afford to (i) — (buy) a personal computer. But, people have started (j) — (use) commercially operated email facilities for important purposes.
83. There are many reasons for which many students in our country (a) — (fail) in English. That English is a foreign language is main reason. English is as if it (b) — (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. If anyone wants to go to any foreign country, he (g) — (know) English. Proficiency of English (h) — (ensure) good jobs and better salaries. Specialists say, learn English lest you (i) — (miss) the opportunity of getting good jobs. It is time we all (j) — (acquire) the skills of English.
84. Hamlet was the prince of Denmark. He was brave and a noble young man who was interested in games and sports. But suddenly he (a) — (change) totally. The change happened because of a great sorrow that (b) — (fall) upon him. In a mysterious way his father, old king Hamlet (c) — (die). Hamlet’s best friend Horatio one day (d) —— (come) to him with a strange story. The soldiers on guard on the castle (e) — (see) the ghost of the old king. At midnight it (f) — (appear) in the armour of the king. Hamlet (g) — (not rest) till he saw the ghost himself and (h) — (speak) to it. He thought that the ghost (i) — (have) some message for him. He felt perhaps it (j) — (tell) him the truth about his father’s death.
85. Kuakata, locally (a) — (know) as Sagar Kannya (b) — (be) an uncommon scenic spot of Bangladesh. Kuakata (c) — (take) its origin from the story of a ‘Kua’ or well– dug on the seashore. It (d) — (allow) a visitor to watch both the sunrise and the sunset from the beach. The beach (e) — (have) a typical natural setting. This sandy beach (f) — (slope) gently into the Bay and (g) — (bathe) there is as pleasant as is swimming or diving. Fishing boats (h) — (ply) in the Bay of Bengal and (i) — (surf) waves add to the vibrant colours of Kuakata. Steps (j) — (take) to preserve the beauty of the famous beach.
86. Last Sunday I (a) — (see) an accident. It (b) — (be) still fresh in my mind. A child (c) — (try) to cross the road. A car came from the opposite direction. The driver (d) — (try) to save the child. But a bus, (e) — (come) from the opposite direction ran into the car. The driver of the bus (f) — (have) only minor injuries. The driver of the car was seriously injured. People (g) — (gather) there. Some passengers of the bus also got light injuries. Some went to inform the police of the matter. Seriously injured persons (h) — (send) to hospital. They (i) — (give) first aid. The driver of the bus was arrested. It (j) — (be) a terrible accident. I think I will not be able to forget it. 
87. Road mishap (a) — (happen) in our country almost everyday. Recently it (b) — (rise) to an alarming rate (c) — (take) a heavy toll of human lives. The members of a family remain anxious if someone (d) — (travel) in a bus. In most cases, reckless driving (e) — (cause) road accidents. The drivers are in the habit of (f) — (violate) traffic rules. Road accidents can be (g) — (lessen) if the drivers drive their vehicles carefully. People should be conscious in this respect. While (h) — (cross) the road, they should be careful. Some people travel (i) — (climb) on the roof of the buses and trains. Traffic rules must be maintained strictly with a view to (j) — (control) road accidents.
88. Change is the order of nature because we know the proverb that old order changes (a) — (yield) place to the new. So, nothing (b) — (remain) new forever. The same we (c) — (notice) in the entertainment also. Old and traditional forms (d) — (change) by new, modified and modern forms of entertainment. Many of them (e) — (not, 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 ideas about the popularity of entertainment also (i) — (change). We’ve started (j) — (look) upon our forms of life in a new way.
89. Last week we (a) — (go) to Bagerhat with my friend and (b) — (have) the opportunity to see the ‘Shat Gambuj Mosque’ which (c) — (be) one of the most famous architectural beauties of Bangladesh. The mosque (d) — (build) by Khan Jahan Ali in 1440 AD. It (e) — (stand) on sixty pillars with its seventy-seven ‘Gambuj’ or domes and not ‘shat’ or sixty as the name (f) — (suggest). Its walls (g) — (be) two meters thick and the interior western wall (h) — (decorate) with terracotta flowers and foliage. There (i) — (be) also a ‘dighi’ or tank by the side of the mosque. It (j) — (say) that a horse was made to run around the area before digging the tank.
90. Congratulation for (a) — (score) a good result in the examination. I (b) — (be) now in Chattogram. Next week, I (c) — (go) to Dhaka. Then I (d) — (meet) you. You (e) — (choose) your career? I think you should (f) — (depend) on yourself for your own choice. If I were you, I (g) —— (like) to be an agriculturist. Ours (h) — (be) an agricultural country. Most of the farmers (i) — (educate). They do not know how to cultivate good crops. They still depend on the plough. If they are given scientific instruments, they can grow more crops. They can help our country (j) — (become) self-sufficient in food.
91. (a) — (Teach) a noble profession. A teacher (b) — (teach) his students for the core of his heart. He teaches his students with a view to (c) — (give) the light of education. By (d) — (get) the light of education, students can (e) — (enlighten) their inside. The students (f) — (learn) their lessons now as their teachers (g) — (instruct) them. But the students nowadays act as though they (h) — (known) everything. They are not (i) — (pay) heed to their teachers’ advice. But the students must be careful in their studies lest they (j) — (fail) to secure good marks.
92. 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 war. They (g) — (not flee) from the war-field (h) — (show) their backs. Rather, all of them (i) — (contribute) much to (j) — (achieve) independence.
93. Tigers (a) — (know) as ferocious animals. But they hardly (b) — (kill) any animal when they are not hungry. Usually the tigers (c) — (reside) in the deep forest. They are hardly (d) — (see) in the open unless there is a strong necessity. They often remain (e) — (hide) under the deep green in search of their prey. Whenever they (f) — (see) any prosperous prey, they take a pose (g) — (fall) upon it. Tigers often (h) — (unite) themselves so that they (i) — (attack) their prey from different directions. An adult tiger usually (j) — (take) 20 to 30 kilograms of meat in a single day.
94. Truth always (a) — (succeed) in the world. Falsehood (b) — (win) for the time being. Those who (c) — (live) in the world of truth are (d) — (respect) by all people. Those who (e) — (get) interest in (f) — (tell) lies in life, they may prosper seemingly. But they (g) — (succeed) all the time. Socrates throughout his life would (h) — (preach) the truth. He tried to make people (i) — (conscious) what (j) — (be) good for them.
95. We cannot change our society overnight. It is true that there are many problems but things are now (a) — (change). We notice a great change in our economy. It (b) — (get) better day by day. But it is to be (c) — (note) here that corruption (d) — (be) the main obstacle to (e) — (progress). Despite this, the government (f) — (try) hard to run the wheels of development. The first visual development (g) — (notice) in the agricultural sector. Education system is also in a change but still there are problems. The courses (h) — (select) for different classes need to be made adjusted to the students. Sometimes courses create pressure on the students. It is very hopeful that Bangladesh (i) — (advance) much in infrastructure development. The long-awaited Padma Bridge (j) — (start) its functioning very soon.
96. Cricket (a) — (regard) as the most popular game in Bangladesh. The popularity of football in our country has gradually (b) — (replace) by cricket, especially (c) — (disseminate) to the young generation. People of all ages in Bangladesh are very much fond of cricket. When international match (d) — (arrange) here, people get gathered to the stadium or in front of TV set with a view to (e) — (enjoy) that match. If Bangladesh team (f) — (take) part in the match, their enthusiasm (g) — (know) no bound. They always look forward to (h) — (get) the winning news of Bangladesh. If Bangladesh wins, they come out of streets (i) — (celebrate) it. Moreover, (j) — (watch) cricket match is a popular pastime.
97. Nowadays choices of entertainment, especially for the youngsters, (a) — (undergo) a significant change. Instead of (b) — (play) outdoor games or (c) — (read) good books, their leisure activities (d) — (confine) to indoor activities. Health-friendly leisure pursuits (e) — (replace) by addiction to Facebook. Very often people (f) — (age) 13 to 20 or beyond that are found (g) — (browse) through Facebook page and thereby (h) — (spoil) their productive hours. Preference and addiction (i) — (not mean) the same. Addiction bars our view towards (j) — (make) better choices in life.
98. What is diaspora? The term diaspora (a) —— (use) to refer to people who have (b) —— (leave) their homelands and (c) —— (settle) in other parts of the world, either because they (d) —— (force) to do so or because they wanted to leave on their own. The word is increasingly used for such people as a collective group an/or a community. The world (e) — (see) many diasporas but scholars have been (f) — (study) the phenomenon with great interest only in recent decades. In twentieth century history, the Palestinian diaspora (g) — (attract) a lot of attention and been a cause of concern for world leaders because of (h) — (have) the plight condition of Palestinians. There (i) — (have) massive diasporas in Africa over the centuries, either because of war or because of the ravages of nature. But the chief reason why the phenomenon of diaspora (j) — (be) attracting so much attention now is globalization.
99. The Language Movement of 1952 (a) — (be) the main inspiration that led to our War of Liberation are (b) — (give) birth to Bangladesh. Dr. Shahidullah (c) — (play) an important role in initiating the freedom movement. He was not a politician, though he strongly (d) — (protest) the then Pakistan government’s decision to (e) — (impose) Urdu as a state language on the Bengali people. He (f) — (inspire) the people with his articles and speeches. He reasoned that Pakistan (g) — (can) not use Islam as a weapon to (h) — (subjugate) Bangalis. This reasoning (i) — (motivate) the nationalistic-minded Bangali people (j) — (live) in the turbulent times.
100. 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
101. 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
102. 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
103. 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
104. 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. Ans: (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
105. 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. Ans: (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.
106. 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.
107. 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.       (a) means (b) planned (c) made (d) protects (e) lights (f) filters (g) supplies (h) run (i) carry (j) reach
108. 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.               (a) is (b) achieved (c) came (d) made (e) is celebrated (f) remember (g) dedicated (h) place (i) died (j) pay
109. 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.           (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
110. 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.(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
111. 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. (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
112. 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. (a) is required (b) drawn (c) is (d) adulterated (e) are sold (f) directed (g) to look (h) caught (i) using (j) disappear
113. 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.  (a) being (b) take (c) render (d) is (e) to make (f) is (g) use (h) bring (i) being (j) destroy
114. 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. (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
115. 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. (a) lives (b) comes (c) has (d) came (e) works (f) collects (g) sells (h) earns (i) gives (j) live
116. 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. (a) returned (b) was (c) was brought (d) met (e) expressed (f) met (g) resulted (i) marked (j) heralded
117. 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. (a) goes (b) is (c) cannot (d) may stumble (e) have (f) find (g) to choose (h) becomes (i) are (j) should
118. 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.    (a) started (b) was born (c) had (d) visiting (e) worried (f) concentrate (g) can imagine (h) to study (i) to share (j) were
119. 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.                      (a) finish (b) going (c) think (d) have decided (e) worry (f) worries (g) married (h) being (i) bringing (j) were
120. 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. (a) has recurred (b) is (c) surrounding (d) is melting (e) increased (f) inundate (g) destroy (h) predict (i) have hit (j) causing
121. 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.
122. 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.
123. 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.
124. 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.
125. 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.
126. 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.
127. 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.
128. 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.
129. The wicked wolf (a) — (go) to the lamb. He (b) — (say) to it angrily “You young rascal. Why, do you (c) — (make) the water dirty? Don’t you (d) — (know) that I (e) — (not, drink) muddy water?” “No sir”, (f) — (reply) the lamb. The water (g) — (flow) past you before it (h) — (come) to me. I (i) — (stand) down the stream.” So saying it (j) — (begin) to tremble in fear.
130. 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.
131. 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.
132. 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.
133. 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.
134. 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.
135. 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?”
136. 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
137. 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   
138. 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
139. 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
140. 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
141. 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
142. 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
143. 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
144. 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
145. 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
146. 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
147. 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
148. 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
149. 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  
150. 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
151. 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
152. 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
153. 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
154. 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
155. 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
156. 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
157. 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 
158. 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) reveals
159. 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
160. 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
161. 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
162. 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. manager 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
163. EBOLA Virus Disease outbreak in three West African countries (a) — (continue) unabated and the number of cases and deaths increase drastically. The actions by national governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone supported by the international community yet (b) — (yield) desired results. Greater efforts and more resources yet (c) — (mobilize) to reverse the escalating epidemic of this dreadful disease. So far no case of Ebola virus disease (d) — (report) in the South-East Asia Region. Strong and comprehensive national preparedness is a prerequisite (e) — (prevent) and to deal with Ebola cases in unaffected countries. The development of preparedness plans (f) — (coordinate) by high level national and empowered coordination committees. WHO (g) — (provide) a comprehensive checklist of core principles, standards, capacities and practices, for all countries to use. The checklist (h) — (use) by countries to assess their level of preparedness. WHO recommended exist screening (i) — (implement) in affected countries to prevent the spread of infection. In unaffected countries, national public health authorities already (j) — (initiate) screening of passengers coming from Ebola affected countries.

Answers:

1. (a) go  (b) will get (c) should spend  (d) be given  (e) need to be trained  (g) be brought  (h) should take  (i) closes  (j) should be  [Dhaka Board; Dinajpur Board; Jashore Board; Sylhet Board-2018]

2. (a)has been  begun  (b) was organized (c) was inaugurated (d) emphasized (e) put (f) can save (g) paraded (h) set up (i) are arranged (j) to inspire

3.  (a) is (b) is learned (c) to maintain (d) require (e) are (f) wishing (g) written (h) ignored (i) put (j) learning

4. (a) is (b) being polluted (c) do (d) contaminates (e) burning (f) happens (g) are burned (h) held (i) should check (j) will suffer

5.(a) waste (b) kill (c) sit (d) do not support (e) lead (f) suffer (g) indicates (h) can lead (i) follow (j) make

6. (a) joined (b) inspired (c) raised (d) travel (e) performed (f) staged (g) has been (h) feels (i) wishes (j) cover

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

8. (a) happens (b) has risen (c) taking (d) is traveling (e) causes (f) violating (g) lessened (h) crossing (i) by climbing (j) controlling

9. (a) came (b) lost (c) was committed (d) recollect (e) being (f) drew (g) was impressed (h) showing (i) took (j) to win

10. (a) took (b) were made (c) gained (d) became (e) broke (f) witnessed (g) destroyed (h) was (i) was born (j) hold

11. (a) do not take (b) realize (c) ruin (d) fall (e) becomes (f) remain (g) can build (h) makes (i) improves (j) gives

12. (a) built (b) is (c) is made (d) has (e) rests (f) rise (g) stands (h) are (i) can look (j) lie

13. (a) appear (b) are (c) help (d) mentioned (e) set (f) calculated (g) know (h) will find (i) believe (j) have beaten

14. (a) got (b) made (c) reached (d) was (e) came (f) ran (g) were (h) stood (i) stood (j) bought

15. (a) are (b) is born (c) know (d) start (e) thinking (f) nursing (g) bringing (h) remain (i) taking (j) should never offend

16. (a) is arranged (b) containing (c) lead (d) played (e) runs (f) is over (g) arranged (h) remains (i) scores (j) are maintained

17. (a) lived (b) did not undergo (c) got (d) was called (e) was (f) prescribe (g) move (h) got (i) following (j) was relieved

18. (a) was sleeping (b) felt (c) Calling (d) fell (e) came (f) was sleeping (g) stood (h) standing (i) would wake (j) understood

19. (a) honored (b) fights (c) is denied (d) takes (e) continues (f) unite (g) are determined (h) fought (i) defeated (j) appeared 20. (a) appeared (b) was founded (c) holding (d) producing (e) spread (f) advocating (g) was formed (h) formed (i) to grow (j) convened

21. (a) Constitutes (b) Connect (c) Live (d) Bring (e) Settle (f) Discharge (g) Can (h) Perform (i) Attain (j) Obey

22. (a) Stays (b) Welcomes (c) Offers (d) Made (e) Arrange (f) Comes (g) Waits (h) Conquer (i) Chains (j) Is

23. (a) Playing (b) Confined (c) Work (d) Receiving (e) Becoming (f) Has (g) Been proved (h) Contributing (i) Is (j) Keeping

24. (a) Are awarded (b) Promoting (c) Gets (d) Is given (e) Was added (f) Distributed (g) Instituted (h) Was (i) Was born (j) Died

25. (a) Lived (b) Overlooking (c) Earned (d) To keep (e) Wrote (f) Thanked (g) Received (h) Saying (i) Was passing (j) Liked

26. (a) Is (b) Makes (c) Obeys (d) Thinks (e) Teaches (f) Praised (g) Honored (h) Engages (i) Causes

27. (a) Brought (b) Invented (c) Took (d) Worked (e) Came (f) Depends (g) Getting (h) Using (i) Buy (j) Operate

28. (a) Gives (b) Developing (c) Expressing (d) Using (e) Compared (f) Removes (g) Distinguish (h) Said (i) Is (j) Limits

29. (a) Believed (b) Appreciated (c) Involving (d) Constitute (e) Play (f) Were (g) Participate (h) Allowed (i) Proven (j) Making

30. (a) Is (b) Develops (c) Brings (d) Initiates (e) Can (f) Becomes (g) Helps (h) Forms (i) Shows (j) Found

31. (a) be (b) gives (c) must meet (d) is (e) says (f) are (g) like (h) putting (i) don’t like (j) does

32. (a) was held (b) was decorated (c) were cleaned (d) was set (e) were cooked (f) was given (g) were invited (h) were welcomed (i) were told (j) was brought

33. (a) went (b) had (c) is (d) was built (e) stands (f) suggests (g) are (h) is decorated (i) is (j) is said

34. (a) cannot prevent (b) occurring (c) be developed (d) ensures (e) threaten (f) strike (g) to minimize (h) should be developed (i) be followed (j) should be mandatory

35. (a) use (b) have (c) require (d) drawn up (e) implemented (f) will come (g) hope (h) educated (i) is changing (j) are

36. (a) given (b) is (c) have (d) plough (e) is (f) dug (g) cultivate (h) occupied (i) is (j) gets

37. (a) go (b) will get (c) should spend (d) be given (e) need (f) be trained (g) be brought (h) should take (i) closes (j) be organized

38. (a) exercises (b) moulding (c) take (d) goes (e) get (f) learns (g) influences (h) teach (i) form (j) grow

39. (a) learns (b) sits (c) maintains (d) avoids (e) takes (f) remains (g) takes (h) doesn’t keep (i) gets (j) says

40. (a) has (b) will die (c) dies (d) die (e) are (f) kill (g) have been discovered (h) would be (i) attempt (j) escape

41. (a) needs (b) is going (c) learning (d) designed (e) be modified (f) cannot speak (g) improve (h) understand (i) talk (j) teach

42. (a) produces (b) is becoming (c) to find (d) is (e) have been taken (f) need (g) is polluted (h) makes (i) create (j) pollute

43. (a) attacked (b) stop (c) to save (d) were killed (e) did not give (f) to achieve (g) is observed (h) is considered (i) would have been exploited (j) ensure

44. (a) is (b) goes (c) will dare (d) commit (e) taken (f) need (g) should remember (h) reach (i) is (j) expected

45. (a) goes (b) is called (c) described (d) cannot be imagined (e) is used (f) is said (g) depends (h) brings (i) is (j) get

46. (a) are (b) become (c) know (d) are (e) love (f) gets (g) tries (h) are presented (i) invite (j) making

47. (a) become (b) been curbed (c) adulterating (d) going (e) being taken (f) being accumulated (g) is (h) hankering (i) committing (j) take

48. (a) compared (b) is called (c) building (d) makes (e) held (f) lead (g) keep (h) burning (i) remove (j) change

49. (a) saying (b) gives (c) should be (d) have (e) disrespect (f) can win (g) being courteous (h) ensure (i) embracing (j) removes

50. (a) got (b) saw (c) is buried (d) is made (e) said (f) were brought (g) are (h) says (i) died (j) is buried

51. (a) do not write (b) to arrange (c) should be (d) their marks will be (e) are disgusting (f) have to do (g) sound (h) should not copy (i) should try (j) will not be

52. (a) is (b) be considered (c) are (d) have (e) are expected (f) form (g) do sound (h) should not help (i) destroys (j) should think

53. (a) is not (b) can reach (c) participates (d) is (e) is (f) enriches (g) promotes (h) provides (i) said (j) be mobilized

54. (a) are built (b) can still be seen (c) are made (d) are (e) lead (f) is preserved (g) goes (h) looking (i) are called (j) is packed

55. (a) has (b) exercise (c) are (d) have (e) can expect (f) be (g) is (h) getting (i) should not (j) should think

56. (a) is bestowed (b) exercises (c) molding (d) shaping (e) is regarded (f) has had (g) is (h) getting (i) rock (j) rules

57. (a) are known (b) kill (c) reside (d) seen (e) hiding (f) discern (g) unite (h) attack (i) devour

58. (a) is (b) is acknowledged (c) work (d) does not count (e) do not recognize (f) to establish (g) entering (h) join (i) opt (i) come

59. (a) are changing (b) is getting (c) be noted (d) is (e) is trying (f) to run (g) is noticed (h) selected (i) has advanced (j) has started

60. (a) are (b) prepare (c) prepared (d) exercise (e) thinking (f) does not develop (g) do not have (h) sometimes do (i) can claim (j) will not help

61. a) expanding b) are c) translated d) are published e) can f) needs to g) are held h) ensures i) miss j) acquire

62. a) appeared b) are told c) leaving d) study e) admitted f) wouldn’t have schooled g) are committed h) will be reached i) have seen j) not be tasted

63. a) scoring b) am c) will go d) will meet e) chosen f) depend g) would like h) is i) aren’t educated j) will become

64. a) moving b) doesn’t take c) gone d) recovered e) is f) utilize g) doesn’t do h) make i) rise j) overcoming

65. a) was taught b) had c) was not permitted d) expended e) buying f) left g) remembered h) thought i) make j) give

66. a) means b) settled c) is estimated d) constitute e) offer f) is increasing g) use h) feed i) need j) set

67. a) live b) need c) express d) have e) ensuring f) live g) to make h) is called i) was made j) build

68. a) is b) to study c) is not d) got married e) has fallen f) has had g) screams h) doesn’t help i) do j) seems

69. a) changed b) fell c) died d) came e) saw f) appeared g) didn’t rest h) spoke i) had j) would tell

70. a) gain b) was c) tried d) is known e) wrote f) is called g) wrote h) taught i) became j) known

71. (a) waste (b) kill (c) sit (d) do not support (e) lead (f) suffer (g) indicates (h) can lead (i) follow (j) make

 72. (a) stayed (b) undertook (c) took (d) was discovered (e) sold (f) was entertained (g) repulsed (h) startled (i) did not know (j) was dropped

73. (a) received (b) have forgotten (c) preparing (d) worried (e) become (f) saves (g) will suffer (h) to ensure (i) will be (j) will benefit

74. (a) saying (b) gives (c) should be (d) have (e) disrespect (f) win (g) being (h) ensure (i) embracing (j) removes

75. (a) compared (b) considered (c) make (d) rise (e) becomes (f) provides (g) required (h) will be (i) achieve (j) will remain

76. (a) slept (b) woke up (c) called (d) give (e) bring (f) returned (g) sleeping (h) standing (i) woke (j) understood

77. (a) fled (b) hid (c) crept (d) lay (e) roared (f) would kill (g) cried (h) lifted (i) gave (j) became

78. (a) is called (b) stands (c) is filled (d) is blessed (e) is increased (f) are (g) live (h) went (i) creating (j) recover

79. (a) came (b) visited (c) saw (d) did (e) were (f) to save (g) doing (h) was inspired (i) was touched (j) bid

80. (a) is (b) to occupy (c) by performing (d) is (e) to sink (f) getting (g) forget (h) thinking (i) called (j) makes

81. (a) do not take (b) realize (c) are ruining (d) fall (e) becomes (f) remain (g) can build (h) makes (i) improves (j) gives

82. (a) has brought (b) is (c) ensures (d) transmitted (e) become (f) delivered (g) opened (h) is not (i) buy (j) using

83. (a) fail (b) is (c) meant (d) is regarded (e) begin (f) consider (g) knows (h) ensures (i) miss (j) acquire

84. (a) changed (b) fell (c) died (d) came (e) saw (f) appeared (g) did not rest (h) spoke (i) had (j) might tell

85. (a) known (b) is (c) takes (d) allows (e) has (f) slopes (g) bathes (h) ply (i) surf (j) are taken

86. (a) saw (b) is (c) tried (d) tried (e) came (f) had (g) gathered (h) were sent (i) were given (j) was

87. (a) happens (b) has risen (c) taking (d) travels (e) causes (f) violating (g) lessened (h) crossing (i) by climbing (j) controlling

88. (a) gives (b) remains (c) notice (d) are changed (e) no longer exist (f) have replaced (g) is losing (h) are becoming (i) have changed (j) to look

89. (a) went (b) had (c) had (d) was built (e) stands (f) suggests (g) are (h) is decorated (i) is (j) is said

90. (a) scoring (b) am (c) will go (d) will meet (e) have you chosen (f) depend (g) would like (h) is (i) are educated (j) become

91. (a) Teaching (b) teaches (c) give (d) getting (e) enlighten (f) learn (g) instruct (h) know (i) paying (j) fail

92. (a) are (b) have (c) took (d) came (e) involved (f) were killed (g) did not flee (h) showed (i) contributed (j) achieve

93. (a) are known (b) kill (c) reside (d) seen (e) hiding (f) see (g) fall (h) unite (i) attack (j) takes

94. (a) succeeds (b) wins (c) live (d) respected (e) get (f) telling (g) do not succeed (h) preached (i) conscious (j) is

95. (a) changing. (b) getting (c) noted (d) is (e) progress (f) is trying (g) noticed (h) selected (i) have advanced (j) will start

96. (a) is regarded (b) been replaced (c) disseminated (d) is arranged (e) enjoy (f) take (g) knows (h) getting (i) celebrate (j) watching

97. (a) are undergoing (b) playing (c) reading (d) confined (e) replaced (f) aged (g) browsing (h) spoil (i) do not mean (j) making

98.  (a) is used (b) left (c) settled (d) were forced (e) has seen (f) studying (g) has attracted (h) having (i) have been (j) is

99. (a) was (b) gave (c) played (d) protested (e) impose (f) inspired (g) can (h) subjugate (i) motivated (j) living

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