Unit 8 Vocabulary

A __________ caused the company's computer system to crash.

• network

• bug

• bookmark

• browser

The US Capitol building is an American _____________.

• bookmark

• network

• icon

• bug

My coach always said, "Basketball is not__________________. It's about putting the ball in the basket."

• exactly rocket science

• a light bulb moment

• gettig your wires crossed

• a breaktrough

The TV network pulled the _____________ on the show after three weeks.

• bug

• lock

• plug

• fuse

The campaign _____________ when it became clear there was no way they would win.

• had a short fuse

• has a light bulb moment

• pulled the plug on

• ran out of steam

When people _______________, they have a different understanding of the same situation.

• get the wires crossed

• have a short fuse

• pull the plug on

• have a light bulb moment

Scientists are hoping for a _____________in the search for a cure for cancer.

• bug

• crash

• breakthrough

• bookmark

Loyal visitors probably already know the URL or have it _____________in their Web browsers.

• bookmarked

• upgraded

• crashed

• browsed

It was ___________ for me when I realized I could no longer go on without help.

• a crash

• an upgrade

• breakthrough

• a light-bulb moment

To "have a short fuse" means

• to stop something from continuing

• to get angry very easily

• to be mistaken

• to lose energy in something