Read the following text and fill the gaps with correct form of verbs as per subject and context:

Once upon a time, there (a) —— (be) a king who was very fond of (b) ——— (know) his future from the astrologers. A famous astrologer (c) ———— (stop) at his capital on his way to home. The king called on him to (d) ——— (know) about the future and the astrologer (e) ———— (tell) him something unpleasant. At this the king (f) ———- (get) furious and (g) ———— (condemn) him to death saying, "Men like you (h) ———— (live) to spoil the peace of the world." But another thought (i) ———— (cross) his mind before the astrologer (j) ———— (send) for execution. "How long will you (k) ——— (live)?" asked the king. With ready wit, the astrologer said, "The stars (l) ——— (declare) that I shall die only a week before your majesty, so goodbye." (m) ——— (hear) this, the king turned pale like a dead man and shouted, "Drive this wretch away, let him (n) ——— (come) here again."

If you had started earlier, you_____ the train

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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 (e) ——— (to be) a strong necessity. They often remain $(f)$—— (hide) under the deep green in search of the prey. Whenever they (g) ——— (discern) any prospective prey, they take a pose to (h) ——— (fall) upon it. Tigers often ( $i$ ) ——— (unite) themselves to $(j)$——— (attack) their prey from different directions. An adult tiger $(k)$———— (devour) 20 to 30 kilograms of meat at a single meal. In our Sundarbans the number of tigers (l) ———— (decrease) day by day. Poaching and illegal trafficking $(m)$———— (to be) the main reasons of decrease. So the concerned authority should be committed to ( $n$ ) ———— (take) action to protect the tigers.

Andy talked as if he____ a scientist.

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The life of our farmers (a) —— (be) full of hardships. Many a farmer (b) —— (not know) how to cultivate scientifically. They (c) —— (work) hard from dawn to dusk. But their toil (d) —— (go) awry due to lack of scientific knowledge. Our government offers a lot of opportunities to them with a view to (e) —— (eliminate) their sufferings. Unfortunately, they (f) —— (not avail) themselves of those opportunities. It is time they (g) —— (to get) scientific education and all concerned (h) —— (to help) them. If they (i) —— (to educate), they (j) —— (to contribute) better to the prosperity of the country. The prosperity of our country (k) —— (to lie) in their proper education. (l) —— (to educate) a farmer (m) —— (mean) educating a family and a nation. And, it (n) —— (to result) in greater success in every sector of the country.