Question

Use the vocabulary words to fill in the gaps in the sentences below: 1. ….. of funding brought the project to a halt.
2. He was completely …… of the circumstances.
3. There was an advertising …..for a new product.
4. He had a dull job with lazy and …. co-workers.
5. They made their parents sad by their silly, ……..behavior.
6. Everyone was ….. that the venture would be profitable.
7. He appeared to be an …… witness.
8. Writing was a ……profession at that time.

1. essential: extremely important and necessary, very basic
2. confident: feeling certain that you can do something
3. functional illiteracy: is reading and writing skills that are inadequate "to manage daily living and employment tasks that require reading skills beyond a basic level". Functional illiteracy is contrasted with illiteracy in the strict sense, meaning the inability to read or write simple sentences in any language
4. embarrass: to make (someone) feel confused and foolish in front of other people
5. to vote: the official choice that you make in an election, meeting, etc., by casting a ballot, raising your hand, speaking your choice aloud, etc.
6. skilled: requiring specialized ability or training
7. software: the programs that run on a computer and perform certain functions
8. aloud: speaking so that others could hear
9. unreliable: that people can’t depend on
10. lack of smth: deficiency or absence
11. ignorant: lacking education or knowledge
12. campaign: an operation or series of operations energetically pursued to accomplish a purpose
13. immature: not fully grown or developed
14. unintelligent: lacking intelligence; stupid; foolish

Answer 1

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