Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There are two extra verbs. 1 After high school, he   on to do a course in Accountancy.

2 I   behind in Maths after I was ill for two weeks, but now I've caught up.

3 When Yen's older, she wants to   into teaching.

4 My English teacher was great, she never   up on me, even when I didn't make much progress.

5 At university, Alex wants to   in law, but he wants to study a language too.

6 I argued with my sister and then found it hard to   down to study. I couldn't concentrate.

word: fall, give, go(x2), major, settle, sit, teach​

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.