Complete the following text with right forms of the verbs given in the box.

(a) started (b) took (c) mocking (d) lose (e) intensify (f) became (g) was killed (h) shot (i) was distributing (j) building

It was July 2024. The students' movement for quota reform (a) started At first, the then govt. (b) took it as an ordinary movement. Even people in power started (c) mocking students. But the students didn't (d) lose heart They began to (e) intensify the movement uniting all classes of people. The police directed by the govt. (f) became very aggressive. At one point, Abu Sayeed, a student of Rangpur Begum Rokeya University, (g) was killed by the police. This death moved the people of home and abroad. During the movement, Mugdha, a university student, was (h) shot dead while he (i) was distributing drinking water among the protesters. More than fifteen hundred people were killed and thousands of people were wounded in this movement. Finally, the fascist govt. resigned August 05, 2024. Now, it is our duty to work hard with a view to (j) uilding a new Bangladesh.

(a) is (b) has become (c) needs (d) taking (e) is ordered (f) do not want (g) arrive (h) wishes (i) entertained (j) making

A birthday party is arranged to celebrate the day when one was born. It (a) is a happy occasion. Recently it (b) has become a tradition to organize a birthday party. For organizing such a party, one (c) needs to spend both time and money. He/she starts (d) taking preparation from some days ago. A birthday cake (e) is ordered earlier. Then, he/she invites his/her close friends and relatives. Usually friends (f) do not want to miss such a party. On the appointed day, he/she puts on the best dress and eagerly waits for the invited guests to (g) arrive After the arrival of the guests, he/she cuts the birthday cake. By singing happy birthday to you, everybody (h) wishes him/her. The guests are highly (i) entertained with delicious foods and snacks. Sometimes there is arrangement for music with a view to (j) making the party more enjoyable.

(a) originate (b) are (c) killing (d) do not have (e) releasing (f) polluting (g) throw/are throwing (h) living (i) worked (j) ensured

Rivers generally (a) originate from a mountain or a lake. They (b) are very much important for our existence and economy. But unfortunately we are (c) killing our rivers by throwing industrial and domestic wastes. Most of the industries (d) do not have waste treatment plants. These kinds of industries are (e) releasing liquid wastes directly and continuously (f) polluting the water. Our unconscious people also (g) throw/are throwing different kinds of waste materials into rivers. So, to keep the existence of fishes and other species (h) living in the water is impossible. It is high time the government and the people (i) worked together to save the rivers. Otherwise a happy, prosperous and pollution free environment can't be (j) ensured for the next generation.

(a) play (b) reads (c) focus (d) don't understand (e) followed (f) controlling (g) should be (h) are written (i) upgrade (j) is waiting

Textbooks are the rich sources of information and knowledge. They (a) play a vital role in teaching-learning activities. If a student (b) reads the textbooks thoroughly, he/she can get a clear idea about different topics. In the class room, teachers (c) focus on the texts well. Unfortunately, some students (d) don't understand the importance of reading textbooks. Again, in many schools guide books are (e) followed in the class room. The concerned authority should monitor the class rooms with a view to (f) controlling this unexpected activity. Besides, teachers (g) should be conscious of their duties and responsibilities. A strong foundation of knowledge is impossible without reading the textbooks well. These living sources of knowledge (h) are written by the highly qualified educationists. The government is working relentlessly to (i) upgrade the standard of the textbooks. The nation (j) is waiting eagerly for the days when our students will lend Bangladesh applying their knowledge, skill and wisdom.

(a) divides (b) executes (c) done (d) wasted (e) is saved (f) should be ensured (g) is ended (h) is created (i) appears (j) remains

Proper time management makes it possible to complete any work timely. If a person (a) divides his works into smaller portions and (b) executes them accordingly, the whole work will be (c) done in time. Time is not (d) wasted because of doing the work in a planned way. As a result, enough time (e) is saved Besides proper use of time (f) should be ensured by doing the work in this process. As each piece of work (g) is ended quickly, opportunity to do additional works (h) is created Again due to time management, no part of work (i) appears difficult and no work (j) remains pending.

(a) memorizing (b) make (c) prepared (d) exercise (e) thinking (f) develop (g) command (h) do (i) claim (j) help

Most of the students of our country are expert in (a) memorizing answers. They do not (b) make notes themselves They get them (c) prepared Their tutors (d)exercise their brain for the students. So, the (e) thinking power of the students does not (f) develop They do not have any (g) command of their language. They, of course, (h) do well in the examination. But for this, they can (i) claim no credit of their own. This result does not (j) help them in their later life.

(a) is (b) has brought (c) enables (d) send (e) be compared (f) are (g) means (h) exercise/does (i) enables (j) gives

Science (a) is simply miracle. It (b) has brought about a change over the face of the globe. It (c) enables man to control the forces of Nature and employ them to his service. With the help of science we can now (d) send messages across the seas, fly in the air like the winged bird. Modern science may (e) be compared to Aladin's magic lamp. Cinema, radio, television, gramophone, electric fan and watch (f) are all the gifts of modern science. The cinema (g) means the moving and talking pictures of men and women. It (h) exercise/does a great influence in our daily life. The radio (i) enables us to listen to the talks of people living hundreds of miles away from us across seas and mountains. The television (j) gives pictures seen through the wireless.

(a) depends (b) lead (c) build (d) work (e) remember (f) idle (g) will lag/may lag (h) are (i) reach/have reached (j) follow

Bangladesh is full of natural resources. The prosperity of the country (a) depends on the proper utilization of the resources. We should not (b) lead lazy life. We should all (c) build up our country. For this reason, we have to (d) work hard. No nation can prosper without industry. We should (e) remember that industry is the key to success. If we (f) idle the days away, we (g) will lag/may lag behind. The nations that (h) are industrious (i) reach/have reached the pinnacle of development. So, we should (j) follow them.

(a) is (b) living (c) enables (d) talking (e) given (f) proves (g) take (h) choosing (i) fails (j) will/may suffer

There are several reasons why friendship (a) is so necessary in human life. A man without a friend feels like a man (b) living alone in an isolated place. Moreover, it (c) enables him lead his life in a better way. By (d) talking to a friend a man can get relief. The advice (e) given by a friend is sometimes more reliable than his own judgement. Thus, it (f) proves that friendship is really important. But a man must (g) take time while (h) choosing afriend. If he (i) fails to select the right person as a friend, he (j) will/may suffer in the long run.

(a) refers (b) reflects (c) has (d) obeying (e) was (f) respect (g) hampered (h) ensuring (i) required (j) expect

Social value (a) refers to customs, beliefs, special practices and norms. It (b) reflects the culture of a nation. It (c) has great educative value in our life. In the past, people were very much conscious of (d) obeying social value in each and every walk of life. Earlier each and every person (e) was very careful of social value. But at present our social value is in a great threat. Young people don't (f) respect duly to their elders that result in social degradation. As a result, peace and order and decent life are greatly (g) hampered So with a view to (h) ensuring peace and order in the society, social value is badly (i) required Without social value we can't (j) expect decent, comfortable, happy and peaceful life.

(a) possess (b) claim (c) brings (d) is (e) lost (f) have spent (g) paid (h) neglected (i) lost (j) lost

Most of us (a) possess the wrong mentality of measuring success in life. Many poor adults (b) claim that the possession of wealth (c) brings peace of mind in life. But it (d) is not always true. Many have (e) lost their health to gain wealth, but later (f) have spent much of their wealth to regain health. Isn't that ironical? Again there are also a number of people who have (g) paid high prices for possessing their present wealth. They have (h) neglected friends and family and have (i) lost  opportunities to spend precious moments with people around them. Besides, many have (j) lost peace within themselves for wanting more and more of everything.

(a) cannot (b) stumbles (c) have (d) find (e) are (f) fix (g) endowed (h) don't possess (i) consult (j) evaluate

A proverb goes that a man without an aim is a ship without a rudder. Likewise, a man without an aim (a) cannot reach his goal. He (b) stumbles in his way of life. So everyman should (c) have a definite aim. But nothing is more difficult than the choice of profession. Students (d) find it very difficult to choose a suitable profession. Choosing profession becomes very difficult because there (e) are many paths and courses open to them. They should (f) fix their aim according to the abilities they are (g) endowed with. All (h) don't possess the same abilities and aptitude. Students may (i) consult their teachers who are able to (j) evaluate their abilities.

(a) has appeared (b) lives (c) has been living (d) has not visited (e) heard (f) Hearing (g) to pay (h) should visit (i) Thinking (j) calls

Abdur Rahman is a student. He (a) has appeared in the SSC Exam this year. He (b) lives in Chattogram. He (c) has been living there since his birth, but he (d) has not visited St. Martins Island yet. He (e) heard a lot about the beauty of St. Martin's Island. (f) Hearing those he becomes very eager (g) to pay a visit there. As he is free now, he thinks that he (h) should visit the island now. (i) Thinking this he becomes so excited that he (j) calls his friends to a meeting.

(a) observe (b) make (c) waste (d) fall (e) are (f) know (g) do (h) utilize (i) is (j) follow

We should (a) observe the life style of the ants and bees. They (b) make good use of their time and store food for the rainy days. They never (c) waste a single moment in negligence or indolence. So they never (d) fall into extreme crisis. We (e) are the best creatures in creation. We (f) know everything good and bad. We can (g) do better than the others. We should all (h) utilize every moment properly. Punctuality (i) is the best tonic in this regard. We should (j) follow the footsteps of the famous persons.

(a) originate (b) are (c) killing (d) don't have (e) seen (f) making (g) throw (h) living (i) worked (j) ensured

Rivers generally (a) originate from a mountain or a lake. They (b) are very much important for our existence and economy. But unfortunately, we are (c) killing our rivers, choking it with toxic wastes from dyeing and textile factories. Most of the industries (d) don't have waste treatment plants. This kind of industries are (e) seen releasing untreated liquid waste directly and (f) making the water polluted. Our unconscious people also (g) throw different kinds of waste materials into the rivers directly. So, to keep existence of fishes and other species (h) living in the water is impossible. It is high time the government and the conscious people (i) worked together to save the rivers. Otherwise a happy, prosperous and pollution free environment for the next generation can't be (j) ensured .

(a) is caused (b) named (c) causes (d) will die (e) go (f) is needed (g) get (h) should keep (i) be destroyed (j) making

There are various types of fever. Dengue is one of them. It (a) is caused by biting of mosquito (b) named 'Aedes'. It (c) causes serious health hazard. Vomiting, high temperature, blood platelets etc. make the patient tormented. Many patients (d) will die if blood platelets (e) go below 50. Much care and proper treatment (f) is needed to save dengue affected patient. In order to (g) get ourselves free from dengue, we (h) should keep our environment clean. Living place of Aedes larva should (i) be destroyed with a view to (j) making ourselves aloof from mosquito bite. The use of curtain is also essential.

(a) prevails (b) reign (c) are (d) preaching (e) respected (f) feel (g) prosper (h) defeated (i) understand (j) stopped

Truth always (a) prevails in the world. Falsehood may (b) reign for the time being. Those, who (c) are engaged in (d) preaching the truth are (e) respected by the people. Those who (f) feel interest in telling lies cannot (g) prosper in life. They may prosper seemingly. But, after all, they become really (h) defeated Socrates throughout his life would preach the truth. He tried to make people (i) understand what was good for them. He was troubled by the powerful people. Yet, he never (j) stopped teaching good things.

(a) considered (b) formed (c) understanding (d) owes (e) take (f) acquiring (g) forget (h) admit (i) succeed (j) respect

In an educational institution teacher-students relationship is (a) considered to be the most important matter. It is such a relationship that is (b) formed on the basis of mutual (c) understanding A student always (d) owes teachers because he cannot but (e) take help from them in case of (f) acquiring knowledge. The sensible students never (g) forget their teachers. Moreover, they (h) admit their memorable teachers' role which helps them (i) succeed in life. So, they always (j) respect their teachers.

(a) heard (b) is (c) is known (d) was born (e) hinder (f) joined (g) began (h) inspired (i) is called (j) remember

You must have (a) heard the name of Kazi Nazrul Islam. He (b) is our national poet. He (c) is known as a rebel poet as well. He (d) was born in a poor family. But dire needs could not (e) hinder his potentiality. When the First World War broke out, he (f) joined the army. After the war, he (g) began to compose poems. At that time his poems and songs (h) inspired people against oppression. He (i) is called the Shelley of Bangla literature. We should (j) remember him for his great deeds.

(a) knows (b) is (c) causes (d) eating (e) fall (f) run (g) do (h) thrive (i) deserve (j) taken

Everybody (a) knows that food adulteration (b) is a crime. Adulterated food is poisonous and (c) causes diseases. People (d) eating this kind of food (e) fall victim to liver disease, cancer, kidney failure and so on. Some businessmen who are avaricious and (f) run after money only (g) do this heinous work. They (h) thrive on the miseries of others. They (i) deserve punishment. Some strict measures should be (j) taken to stop this abominable task of this greedy businessmen.