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

Student life is the best time for (a) ____ (prepare) ourself for future. It is (b) ___ (call) the seed time of life. So during this period of life students mustn't (c) ____ (waste) time. The main pursuit of the students (d) ___  (be) study. They should prepare themselves for the life (e) ____ (lie) ahead. They should also (f) ____ (participate) in co-curricular activities. By (g) ___ (read) newspaper they will know what (h) ____ (happen) in the world. When the country (i) ____ (face) with a natural calamity, they should (j) ____ (come) forward with a view to (k) ____ (remove) the sufferings of the affected people. Even in normal times they (l) ____ (engage) themselves in acts of social service. The students con not do well in the examination without (m) ____ (work) hard. It is a pity that many students are trying to (n) ___ (succeed) in the shortest and easiest way.