| A | B |
|---|
| ignorance | a lack of knowledge |
| power | the ability to control or do things |
| discouraged | less confident and enthusiastic about something |
| beforehand | earlier |
| embarrassing | something that makes you feel uncomfortable or ashamed |
| to pick (something) up | to learn something, such as a skill |
| community center | a building for a community’s educational and recreational needs |
| to wander off the topic | to talk in an unfocused way |
| to run a business | to manage a business |
| current events | news about recent events, such as politics and sports |
| model students | students who are excellent in their studies, attitude, behavior, etc. |
| achievement tests | tests that measure how much someone knows about a specific subject |
| to miss out | to not have the opportunity to do something |
| option | choice |
| to rank | to be rated at a certain level in comparison to others |
| self-directed | self-motivated |
| sophomore | a student in his or her second year of high school or college |
| to interact | to communicate and work together with other people |
