Read the text and fill in the gaps with the correct form of verbs as per subject and context :
In the current social and economic system of Bangladesh, everyone (a) ——— (depend) on his income in order to (b) ——— (meet) the daily needs. However, many people of our country (c) ——— (not earn) enough to live comfortably. People of low income are to (d) ——— (struggle) a lot to buy food, clothes and medicine because prices of everything (e) ——— (rise) high day by day. Generally, people in rural areas (f) ——— (feel) the pressure even more as they earn less. In fact, they (g) ——— (have) fewer opportunities to improve their financial condition. When prices go up, many families (h) ——— (not buy) enough healthy food and this causes malnourishment of the children. Sometimes they cannot help (i) ——— (borrow) money, which (j) ——— (lead) to debt. High prices also (k) ——— (affect) their children's education. Many a student (l) ——— (drop) out of school as their parents cannot afford to (m) ——— (bear) their educational expenses. But for the true development of our country proper education must be (n) ——— (ensure) at any cost.
In the current social and economic system of Bangladesh, everyone (a) ——— (depend) on his income in order to (b) ——— (meet) the daily needs. However, many people of our country (c) ——— (not earn) enough to live comfortably. People of low income are to (d) ——— (struggle) a lot to buy food, clothes and medicine because prices of everything (e) ——— (rise) high day by day. Generally, people in rural areas (f) ——— (feel) the pressure even more as they earn less. In fact, they (g) ——— (have) fewer opportunities to improve their financial condition. When prices go up, many families (h) ——— (not buy) enough healthy food and this causes malnourishment of the children. Sometimes they cannot help (i) ——— (borrow) money, which (j) ——— (lead) to debt. High prices also (k) ——— (affect) their children's education. Many a student (l) ——— (drop) out of school as their parents cannot afford to (m) ——— (bear) their educational expenses. But for the true development of our country proper education must be (n) ——— (ensure) at any cost.
Barisal • 2025