Right form of verb

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


Question-3

clue: rank, base, be, surprise, downgrade, cost, lag, experience, have.

For three years now Dhaka (a)....... 2nd from bottom in the Economic Intelligence Unit’s survey of 140 cities under The Global Liability Index. The scores (b)......... on five major criteria — health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure. That Dhaka tops only Damascus, (c)............. no comfort for the million residents of Dhaka. However, we are not altogether (d)........ by the results; we (e).......... our environment by its systematic destruction. There is lack of proper public transportation, and the horrendous traffic system and poor management (f).......... 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).............. aghast to learn that Dhaka (h).............. Damascus (i)........... siege and bombardment over the last four years whereas Dhaka (j).......... at peace for over four decades since independence.

Answer-3 : (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
 

Question-4

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

Answer-4 : (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