5 Performance Tasks 1

Pammy gained interest and ___ in art during the project last year. Since then, she has been participating in many art contests.

• passion

• commitment

• enthusiasm

• interest

Blithe was a relentless and ___ advocate for equal rights for women.

• A. persevering

• persevered

• perseveringly

• perseverance

During the economic ___, many small companies were forced to close down.

• crisis

• setback

• failure

• recession

To win the marathon, Cliff used ___ methods that no one has ever heard of.

• ordinary

• bizarre

• commonplace

• traditional

Mother bought a ceiling fan to ___ the air in the room.

• heat

• circulate

• filter

• cool

We should learn from our ___ so that we can succeed in the future.

• achievements

• successes

• failures

• mistakes

Korean pop culture has ___ many countries with countless young high school supporters.

• influenced

• dominated

• inspired

• diffused

Match the following words with their meanings.

• showing intense and eager enjoyment

• enthusiastic

• commitment to a cause

• enthusiasm

• intense and eager enjoyment

• devotion

Match the following words with their meanings.

• continuing despite difficulties

• resilience

• a physical or mental condition that limits movements

• persevere

• to continue in a course of action

• disability

• a time of intense difficulty

• crisis

• the ability to recover quickly from setbacks

• persevering

Match the following words with their meanings

• unusual

• circulate

• basic

• primitive

• strange

• peculiar

• lack of success

• bizarre

• move around

• failure