Choose one of these verbs for each space in this text (about saving money for retirement). decided, were, would contribute, would start, started, had started, would cost, would have contributed, wanted, could do, would end up, could have paid

How many times have you heard, ‘If I (1) you, I
(2) saving now for retirement.’? If you (3)
to have £100,000 at age 65, you (4) it for as little as £31 per month. The earlier you start, the lower your monthly payments will be and the lower your total payment (the amount you contribute) will be.
Look at Sandra. She’s 24 now. Beginning next year, if she (5)
investing £31 every month, she (6) only £14,880 in total over forty years. So, she’d invest less than £15,000 in total and receive £100,000 from her investment. Now look at David. He’s 55. If he (7) investing at 30, he (8) only £46 every month and (9) £19,320. But if he (10) to start investing now, it (11) £552 every month and he (12) paying a total of £66,240. Doesn’t it make sense to start early?

1) were

2) would start

3) wanted

4) could have paid

5) started

6) would have contributed

7) started

8) could have paid

9) would have contributed

10) were

11) would cost

12) would end up

Explanation:

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the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

what makes a hero is someone who tries and acres and then heps to save people