1 Before you read the first extract, complete the paragraph with the words below.
better boarding dies like travels
uncle
Nicholas Nickleby's father!
young and leaves
the family without any money. They have a rich
in London and they ask him for help. But he
is cold-hearted and doesn't?__ Nicholas. So he
finds 19-year-old Nicholas a job teaching at a
school in Yorkshire and Nicholas thinks his
life will gets _. He to Yorkshire with the
owner of the school, Mr Squeers.
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2 Read the first extract. Choose the correct worde​

1 Before you read the first extract, complete the paragraph with the words below.

better boarding dies like travels
uncle
Nicholas Nickleby's father!
young and leaves
the family without any money. They have a rich
in London and they ask him for help. But he
is cold-hearted and doesn't?__ Nicholas. So he
finds 19-year-old Nicholas a job teaching at a
school in Yorkshire and Nicholas thinks his
life will gets _. He to Yorkshire with the
owner of the school, Mr Squeers.

The correct words to fill in the blanks are:

the family without any money. They have a rich uncle in London and they ask him for help. But he is cold-hearted and doesn't help Nicholas. So he finds 19-year-old Nicholas a job teaching at a school in Yorkshire and Nicholas thinks his life will get better. He travels to Yorkshire with the owner of the school, Mr Squeers.

Explanation:

In this paragraph, there are several missing words that need to be filled in to make it complete and coherent. Let's analyze each blank space:

- The phrase "the family without any money" suggests that Nicholas Nickleby's family is left without any money. The missing word is "leaves."

- The sentence "They have a rich in London and they ask him for help" implies that Nicholas Nickleby's family has a rich relative in London who they ask for help. The missing word is "uncle."

- The phrase "But he is cold-hearted and doesn't?__ Nicholas" suggests that the rich uncle refuses to help Nicholas. The missing word is "help."

- The sentence "So he finds 19-year-old Nicholas a job teaching at a school in Yorkshire" indicates that someone (presumably the rich uncle) finds Nicholas a teaching job in Yorkshire. The missing word is "finds."

- The phrase "Nicholas thinks his life will gets _" suggests that Nicholas believes his life will become better. The missing word is "better."

- The sentence "He to Yorkshire with the owner of the school, Mr Squeers" indicates that Nicholas goes to Yorkshire with Mr Squeers. The missing word is "travels."

By filling in these missing words, the paragraph becomes:

The family without any money. They have a rich uncle in London and they ask him for help. But he is cold-hearted and doesn't help Nicholas. So he finds 19-year-old Nicholas a job teaching at a school in Yorkshire and Nicholas thinks his life will get better. He travels to Yorkshire with the owner of the school, Mr Squeers.