1. I had practiced my presentation, but I got ​ (a)   when I stood in front of the group.

2. My ​ (b)   that Joana wasn’t good at basketball was proven false when she scored on me several times.

3. Naila was very happy when the manager ​ (c)   her request for vacation.

1. The community was in a ​ (a)   after the devastating hurricane tore through.

2. I strengthened my argument by eliminating the ​ (b)   facts and focusing on the case at hand.

3. Joana ​ (c)   after beating me one-on-one because she knew I had underestimated her skill.

1. ​ ​ (a)   too shy or embarrassed to speak

2. ​ (b)   to officially agree or consider satisfactory

3. ​ (c)   not related to what is being discussed and therefore not important

1. ​ (a)   to smile in an irritatingly smug or conceited way

2. ​ (b)   a state of stunned confusion

3. ​ (c)   a belief that is formed without evidence