Complete the
following text with suitable verbs with their right form:
1. A teacher (a)
_____ (be) an architect of a nation. He (b)
____ (play) an important role in (c)
_____ (build) up an (d) _____ (educate)
nation. He (e) _____ (remove) the
darkness of ignorance from the lot of a nation. He is an actor while (f) _____ (speak). He (g) ____ (be) able to (h) _____ (hold) the attention of his
students. He not (i) _____ (sit)
motionless before his class. He also (j)
_____ (make) his lessons interesting.
(a) is (b) plays (c) building (d) educated (e)
removes (f) speaking (g) is (h) hold (i) does not sit (j) makes
2. Laughter (a)
_____ (be) indicative of joy. A man who laughs (b) _____ (radiate) happiness and (c) ____ (win) friends. One who (d)
____(be) incapable (e) _____ (miss)
the zest of life. Laughter can (f)
_____ (be) the best tonic. A man who
cannot laugh (g) _____ (fail) to
attract friends. (h) _____ (lose)
his health, he (i) _____ (grow)
pessimistic and (j) _____ (deprive) himself
of any pleasure in life.
(a) is (b) radiates (c) wins (d) is (e) misses (f)
be (g) fails (h) losing (i) grows (j) deprives
3. The main pursuit of students (a) _____ (be) study and the acquisition of qualities that will (b)
____ (make) them (c) _____ (prepare)
for the life (d) _____ (lie) ahead.
But when the country (e) _____
(obliterate) with a natural calamity like flood, famine or epidemic, they
should (f) _____ (come) forward and (g)
____ (stand) by the (h) _____
(suffer) humanity. Even in normal times they (i) _____ (engage) in many acts of social service with a view to (j) _____ (serve) their fellow men.
(a)
is (b) make (c) prepare (d) lying (e) is obliterated (f) come ((g) stand (h)
suffering (i) can engage (j) serving
4. The Olympic Games were (a) _____ (name) after the town of Olympia in Greece. It (b) _____ (be) in Olympia that the games
were (c) _____ (hold) long before
the Christian era (d) ____ (begin). In those days Greece was (e) _____ (divide) into many cities and
men of different cities used to (f)
_____ (fight) one another most of the time . A man (g) ____ (name) Iphitos (h) _____ (become) concerned about such
wasteful strifes. He (i) _____ (hit)
upon a plan. His plan (j) _____ (work)
well to stop such strife.
(a) named (b) was (c) held (d) begins (e) divided (f)
fight (g) named (h) became (i) hit (j) worked
5. Rumour (a)
_____ (be) some information that (b) ____ (spread) by being (c) _____ (talk) about but may not (d)
____ (be) true. For instance, we (e)
_____ (hear) that South Korea was (f)
_____ (go) to be (g) _____ (merge)
with North Korea. Actually that not (h)
_____ (happen). Rumour (i) _____
(play) a very important role in (j)
_____ (form) public opinion even on a very important matter.
(a) is (b) is spread (c) talked (d) be (e) heard (f)
going (g) merged (h) did not happen (i) plays (j) forming
6. Studies (a)
_____ (be) part and parcel of human lives. But the reader should (b) _____ (know) what short of books why
and how he (c) _____ (read). We
should read the books for our own sake. To attain worldly success, we should (d) _____ (combine) study and
experience. The wise (e) _____ (put)
their studies to practical utility. We not (f) _____ (read) books merely to be able to (g) _____ (contradict) with others or to gain material prosperity.
We all should read books with a view to (h)
_____ (ponder) over what we read and (i)
_____ (judge) the value what the book (j)
_____ (contain)
(a) are (b) know (c) should read (d) combine (e) put
(f) should not (g) contradict (h) pondering (i)
judge (j) contains
7. What (a)
_____ (be) the first and foremost need for our prosperity- education, money or
wealth? Some people (b) _____ (say)
that money (c) ____ (be) the means whereby everything can be (d) _____ (gain). But I shall (e) _____ (tell) you that education (f)
____ (be) the best of all. Proper education (g) _____ (make) the way to (h)
_____(earn) both money and wealth. By (i)
_____ (be) a good student you (j)
_____ (have) all the three.
(a) is (b) say (c) is (d) gained (e) tell (f) is (g)
makes (h) earn (i) being (j) may have
8. The 8th March (a)
_____ (observe) as the International Women’s Day all over the world. This day (b) _____ (be) a great occasion to (c) _____ (protest) against all kinds of
injustice, inequality and oppression towards women. It’s a day when women (d)
____ (recognize) and celebrated for (e) _____ (play) various roles in different
spheres of life. This day (f) _____
(proclaim) the rights and dignities of women. Every year almost every nation of
the world (g) _____ (express)
solidarity and support to (h) _____ (ensure) women’s right and dignity. On this
day different nations (i) _____
(take) initiatives to (j) _____ (improve) their women’s right position in their
society.
(a) is observed (b) is (c) protest (d) are
recognized (e) playing (f) proclaims (g) expresses (h) ensure (i) take (j)
improve
9. Robert Bruce (a) _____ (be) a famous king. His
kingdom was (b) _____ (invade) by his enemies. He (c) _____ (fight)
courageously but lost many battles. In order to (d) _____ (save) his life he
(e) _____ (flee) away from his kingdom and took shelter in a remote cave. The
king was always in a pensive mood for his unhappy condition. Once he was (f) _____
(lie) in the cave, suddenly he saw a spider (g) _____ (try) hard to reach the
ceiling of the cave. The spider (h) _____ (fail) again and again to attain
success. But it not (i) _____ (lose) heart. Bruce saw the spider climbing to
the ceiling after many unsuccessful attempts. This dauntless spider (j) _____
(inspire) Robert Bruce to foil despair.
(a) was (b) invaded (c) fought (d) save (e) fled (f)
lying (g) trying (h) failed (i) did not lose (j) inspired
10. A railway porter is a person who (a) _____ (carry) goods in a railway
station, A railway porter is quite a known figure in the railway station. He (b) _____ (wear) on his arm a brass
plate (c) ____ (give) to him by the railway authority. The brass plate (d) _____ (bear) his number. He (e) ____
(carry) luggage. He (f) _____ (load)
and unloads the goods train. A railway porter is very clever. He can easily (g) _____ (exploit) the passengers. When
a passenger (h) _____ (fall) into
trouble and (i) _____ (become)
helpless for his heavy luggage, a porter (j)
_____ (demand) a higher charge.
(a) caries (b) wears (c) given (d) bears (e) carries
(f) loads (g) exploit (h) falls (i) becomes (j) demands
11. A teacher (a)
_____ (be) an architect of a nation. He (b)
_____ (play) important role in (c) ____ (build) up an educated nation. He (d) _____ (dispel) the darkness of
ignorance from the lot of a nation. He is an actor, so to speak. He (e) _____ (have) to suit his act
according to the need of his audience which is his class. He (f) _____ (make) lessons interesting to
the students. A good teacher (g)
_____ (discover) the treasure hidden inside each student. He also (h) _____ (want) the students happy and
for this he (i) ____ (keep) them busy. A good teacher never (j) _____ (hanker) after money.
(a) is (b) plays (c) building (d) dispels (e) has (f)
makes (g) discovers (h) wants (i) keeps (j) hankers
12. In a book fair a lot of pavilions (a) _____ (set) up. All sorts of books-
fictions, text books, dramas, children books, reference books etc. (b) _____ (display). A book fair (c) _____ (become) crowdy especially in
the evening. Both male and female customers (d) _____ (gather) in a book fair. The writers also (e) _____ (visit) the fair regularly.
Seminars and cultural programmes (f)
_____ (hold) also. A book fair (g)
_____ (remind) us that books (h) ____ (be) are our best companions. They are
always at our side when we are in danger. They (i) ____ (change) our outlook on
life and (h) _____ (widen) our
domain of knowledge.
(a) are set (b) are displayed (c) becomes j(d)
gather (e) visit (f) are held (g) reminds (h) are (i) change (j) widen
13. My friend Sabbir
(a) _____ (serve) in
Rajshahi. He (b) _____(invite) me to
pay a visit to Rajshahi. I (c) _____
(accept) the invitation gladly. On the 5th September I (d) ____ (get) upon Dhaka-Rajashahi coach at
Gabtali bus stand. I (e) _____ (procure)
a ticket the day before. Luckily I (f)
_____ (have) my seat by the window. It (g) ____ (be) a sunny morning. The bus
started (h) _____ (run) at a good
speed and soon we were far from the din and bustle of the city. Our bus (i) _____ (pass) the road. We (j) _____ (enjoy) beautiful green
fields, orchards and trees on the both side of the highway.
(a) serves (b) invited (c) accepted (d) got (e)
procured (f) had (g) was (h) running (i) was passing (j) enjoyed
14. We (a)
_____ (live) in an age of science. We (b) ____ (see) the wonders of science
around us. Science (c) _____ (make)
our life easy and comfortable. We not (d)
_____ (think) of our modern life without science. Science (e) _____ (link) up the distant part of the world. Telephone, telex,
fax, wireless, telegram (f) _____ (be)
great wonders. They (g) _____ (bring)
the world closer to us. We can (h)
_____ (send) news from one corner to other within a moment. They (i) _____ (conquer) space. Man (j) _____
(land) on the moon successfully.
Answer: (a) live (b) see (c) has made (d) cannot think
(e) has linked (f) are (g) have brought (h) send (i) have conquered (j) has
landed
15. Newspaper (a)
_____ (play) a vital role in modern civilization. It (b) _____(publish) important
news and views of home and abroad. A student must (c) _____ (have) the habit of reading the newspaper every day. Mere
bookish knowledge (d) _____ (be) not
sufficient in this competitive world. A newspaper (e) _____ (help) him (f) ____ (enrich) his general knowledge and (g) _____ (make) him aware of the
burning issues of both inside and outside the country. A man who not (h) _____ (read) newspaper (i) ____ (be) like a frog in
a narrow well. Being ignorant of the current affairs, he not (j) _____ (take) part in the talks and
discussions in an enlightened society and thus he feels like a fish out of
water.
(a) Plays (b) publishes (c) have (d) is (e) helps (f) enrich (g) makes (h) does
not read (i) is (j) cannot take
16. There (a)
_____ (live) two close friends in a village. They (b) _____ (be) very fond of (c) ____ (travel). One day they (d) _____ (go) to a forest to see the
natural beauty. They (e) _____ (walk) along the path of the forest. They were so
spell bound by the excitement of the forest that they even did not notice that
they (f) _____ (enter) into the deep forest. After that, they (g) _____ (notice) that they (h) _____ (lose)
their way. They (i) _____ (know) it
very well that the forest (j) ____ (be) the abode of various wild animals.
(a) lived (b) were (c) travelling (d) went (e) were
walking (f) had entered (g) noticed (h) had lost (i) knew (j) was
17. One day a lion (a)
_____ (sleep) in its cave. A mouse (b)
_____ (play) nearby. While (c) _____ (play) it by chance it (d) _____ (run)
over the lion’s body. At this, the lion (e)
_____(wake) up and became very angry. With a terrible roar he (f) _____ (catch) the mouse and said,
“You tiny creature, how dare your (g) ____ (tease) me? I (h) _____ (kill) you.” The
mouse (i) _____ (begin) to tremble in fear and (j) _____ (beg) for its life.
(a) was sleeping (b) was playing (c) playing (d) ran
(e) woke (f) caught (g) tease (h) will kill (i) began (j) begged
18. The Pied Piper (a)
_____ (go) to the street and (b)
_____ (take) out a pipe from his pocket. Then he (c) _____ (begin) to play the pipe. Soon the rats from every house
of Hamelin came out (d) _____ (tumble).
There (e) _____ (be) hundreds or
thousands of them. The man went on (f) _____ (play) his pipe. He (g) _____ (move) along the streets and
the rats (h) _____ (follow) him. He
went down to the bank of the river Waser and (i) ____ (wade) into the river.
And every rat that followed him (j) _____ (drown) in the river.
(a) went (b) took (c) began (d) tumbling (e) were
(f) playing (g) moved (h) followed (i) waded (j) drowned
19. Once upon a time there (a) _____ (be) a king who was
very fond of (b) _____ (know) his
future from the astrologers. A famous astrologer happened to (c) _____ (stop) at his capital on his
way to Benares. The king (d) _____ (call)
on him to know about his future and the astrologer (e) _____ (tell) him something unpleasant. At this the king (f) _____ (get) furious and condemned
him to death (g) ____ (say), “Men like you should not (h) ____ (live) to spoil
the peace of the world.” But another thought (i) _____ (cross) his mind before the astrologer (j) _____ (move) for execution.
(a) was (b)
knowing (c) stop (d) called (e) told (f) got (g) saying (h) live (i) had
crossed (j) was moved
20. Neela (a)
_____ (live) in Dhaka. Her school (b)
_____ (close) on the occasion of summer vacation. Monotonous classes and want
of recreation (c) _____ (make) her
life very dull. She does not (d) ____ (find) any scope to make the best use of
the vacation. One day her father (e)
_____ (tell) her that they (f) _____ (go) to Cox’s Bazar. As soon as she (g) _____ (hear) it from her father, she
is beside herself with joy. He (h) ____ (tell) her that they (i) _____ (start) their journey tomorrow
early in the morning. Neela (j)
_____ (look) very happy and excited.
(a) lives (b) is closed (c) have made (d) find (e)
tells (f) will go (g) hears (h) tells (i) will start (j) looks
21. One day a farmer (a) _____ (take) some sacks
of wheat to a mill. The mill (b)
_____ (be) a few kilometres away. On the way the horse (c) ____ (stumble) and
one of the sacks (d) _____ (fall) to
the ground. It was too heavy for the farmer to lift and there was nobody around
to help him. He was at a loss. Meanwhile he (e) _____ (see) a horseman (f) ____ (come) towards him. His heart (g) _____ (jump). As the rider (h) _____ (come) nearer, the farmer (i) _____(recognize) him. It was no
other than the nobleman who (j)
_____ (live) in a great house at the top of the hill.
(a) was taking (b) was (c) stumbled (d) fell (e) saw
(f) coming (g) jumped (h) was coming (i) recognized (j) lived
22. Last Sunday I (a)
_____ (go) to bed at 9:00 pm and (b)
_____ (sleep) a sound sleep. Suddenly I (c)
_____ (wake) up at about 1:00 am when I (d) ____ (hear) a hue and cry at a little
distance. I got up from bed and (e)
_____ (run) to the spot. I (f) ____ (see) that a cottage (g) _____(burn). People (h) _____(rush) towards it. The old woman and the poor little
girl who (i) _____ (live) in it could not come out. They (j) _____ (cry) for help inside the cottage.
(a) went (b) slept (c) woke (d) heard (e) ran (f)
saw (g) was burning (h) were rushing (i) lived (j) were crying
23. My father (a)
_____ (take) me to the headmaster’s room. The headmaster (b) _____ (ask) me my name and I (c) ____ (tell) him. Then he (d) _____ (point) to a letter chart and
asked me to say some letters. I (e)
_____ (say) them all. My mother (f)
_____ (teach) me to read Bengali and English letters and some easy words at
home. The headmaster (g) ____ (please). He (h) _____ (put) his hand on my
shoulder and said, “You (i) _____
(do) very well. You know a lot. I hope you (j) _____ (feel) happy in our school.
(a) took (b) asked (c) tell (d) pointed (e) could
say (f) taught (g) was pleased (h) put (i) did (j) will feel
24. Once upon a time there (a) _____ (live) a very clever fox. He lived in a jungle in a very
hot country just like Bangladesh. One day, when Mr. Fox (b) _____(walk) through the jungle, he (c) _____ (feel) into a trap. He (d) _____(land) on his tail.
When he (e) _____ (get) out of the
trap, he left his tail behind. Without his tail Mr. Fox (f) _____ (look) very strange and he (g) _____ (feel) very sad and ashamed. “What am I (h) ____ (go) to
do?” he cried. He thought and he thought. Then Mr. Fox (i) _____ (have) a good idea, so he (j) ____ (make) a plan.
(a) lived (b) was walking (c) feel (d) landed (e)
got (f) looked (g) felt (h) going (i) had (j) made
25. When Mina and I were in Class 2, something very
funny (a) _____ (happen). I can (b) _____ (remember) it quite well. It
happened when I (c) _____ (visit)
Mina at her home in Sonapur. Mina’s parents (d) _____ (have) a large orchard with a lot of guava trees. The
fruit (e) _____ (be) green and hard,
but we (f) (eat) some. I (g) _____ (eat)
a guava when I (h) _____ (see) something
strange. “Look, Mina,” I said, “There’s blood on my guava!” “Where it (i) ____
(come) from?” she asked. We both (j) _____ (feel) very worried.
(a) happened (b) remember (c) visited (d) had (e)
was (f) ate (g) was eating (h) saw (i) did it come (j) felt
26. Masuda Mahmud (a)
_____ (come) from a village near Rangpur. At school she (b) _____ (be) an excellent student and (c) _____ (do) very well in her SSC examination. Then she (d) _____ (study) at the Nurse’s
Training Centre in Rangpur, because she (e)
_____ (want) to become a nurse. When she
was twenty years old, Masuda (f)
_____ (go) to Dhaka to study for her BSc in nursing at the Medical College
Hospital. Now Masuda (g) _____ (work)
very hard in the Sonapur Health Complex. She (h) ____ (come) to Sonapur five
years after she (h) _____ (return) to
her village and (j) ____ (get) married.
(a) comes (b) was (c) did (d) studied (e) wanted (f)
went (g) works (h) came (i) returned (j) got
27. Once I (a)
_____ (come) to Dhaka from Khulna by
launch. It (b) _____ (take) two days
to reach Dhaka by launch. The weather was fine and the sky was clear. There was
no cloud. The river was calm. The launch (c)
_____ (move) smoothly. We all the passengers (d) _____ (be) in a jolly mood. The journey was pleasant. We (e) _____ (enjoy) the beautiful natural
scenery on the other side of the river. The rays of the setting sun (f) _____ (fall) on the river and the
water (g) _____ (look) like pearls.
There (h) ____ (be) small waves on the river. Every wave that (i) ____ (dash)
against our launch increased our thrill and joy. Suddenly after the sun set the
weather (j) _____ (turn) foul.
(a) was coming (b) takes (c) was moving (d) were (e)
were enjoying (f) fell (g) looked (h) were (i) dashed (j) turned
28. A few days ago, I (a) _____ (enjoy) an interesting football match. It was Friday. It
was (b) _____ (play) between the top
two teams of our country-Abahani and Mohammedan. The match (c) _____ (give) me much joy. On the day of the match I (d) _____ (go) to the Dhaka stadium
quite early. I (e) _____ (stand) in
the line for a long time and (f)
_____ (buy) a ticket. There (g)
_____ (be) heavy rush of spectators at the gates of the stadium. I (h) ____
(stand) in the line. After (i) ____ (wait) for about an hour I (j) _____ (enter) the stadium and sat in
one corner of the gallery in the south.
(a) enjoyed (b) played (c) gave (d) went (e) stood
(f) bought (g) was (h) stood (i) waiting (j) entered
29. The beggar who (a) ____ (beg)s alms in the street (b) _____ (call) a street beggar. He (c) _____ (see) sitting or standing
everywhere in the street of towns or cities. His hair (d) ____ (uncomb) and
without oil. He is seen in patched up and torn clothes. His clothes (e) _____ (be) very dirty and bad smell (f)
____ (emit) from his clothes. Sometimes a street beggar is alone and sometimes
in a company. A street beggar may (f)
_____ (be) able-bodied, blind, lame or crippled. A street beggar (g) _____ (have) a bag hanging down his
shoulder. When a passer-by (h) _____
(walk) past him, he (i) _____
(stretch) his begging bowl for alms. Sometimes he is seen reciting some
sentences of the Holy Quran or the Kalema and (j) _____ (ask) for money in the name of Allah and His holy prophet.
(a) begs (b) is called (c) is seen (d) is uncombed
(e) are (f) emits (g) has (h) walks (i) stretches (j) asks
30. This is Samira. She (a) _____(be) twelve years
old and is a student. She (b) _____ (live)
in a village near Sonapur. At the moment she (c) _____ (sit) under a mango tree in her yard and reading a book.
It (d) _____ (be) a small blue book.
Her cousin, Karim, (e) _____ (be) also there. He is a student too. He (f) _____ (stand) and (g) _____ (look) at some flowers in the
garden. Karim not (h) _____ (live)
in the country. He lives in Sonapur, but at the moment he (i) _____ (stay) with Samira’s parents. He (j) _____ (like) it there because it is peaceful and quiet.
(a) is (b) lives (c) is sitting (d) is (e) is (f) standing
(g) looking (h) live (i) is staying (j) likes
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