2 . Directions： After reading the passage below， fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.

A. boast   B. countless   C. cloud   D. embrace   E. external   F. exploiting       G. likely     H. prospects   I. responsibilities   J. supporting   K. strictly

With fresh investments and improved standard of education in the Information and Communications Technology （ICT） sector， Nigeria's economy can witness a major turnaround.

This was the view of the Huawei Technologies， which stressed that more emphasis on education from the basic level and opportunities for the youths to     1     ICT will keep the country moving.

Managing Director， Frank Li， said， "As a foreign investor， my greatest fear in the ICT sector is not the devaluation or the scarcity of dollar but it's the uncertainties that     2     the economy. However ICT has     3     potentials in developing Nigeria's GDP. "

According to him， during the recession（衰退） period， many foreign investors had the fear of shutting down and moving out of Nigeria， "but with increase in international oil price， Nigeria is gradually experiencing more economic fortunes in     4     reserves， which have restored the confidence of foreign investors to invest in Nigeria，" Li added.

The Huawei MD noted that the company has great     5     in meeting the demands of over 90 million Internet users in Nigeria and also reaching over 200 communities， which house about 40 million people in rural areas， who still don't have access to basic telecommunication service.

Li further noted that the company has been     6     the government with the aim of creating more jobs. He however advised the central bank of Nigeria to have a stable currency policy that will attract foreign investors and encourage private sector participation.

Speaking on the company's plan for 2018， Frank Li added "we are looking at expanding our offices in Nigeria and increasing our workforce which will be     7     Nigerians in 2018. "

From his perspective， a former Director﹣General of Nigeria Television Authority， Vincent Maduka， said the ICT sector holds huge     8     for the country. As such， he called for joint efforts in     9     the various untapped potential in the sector.

Lambiase， who recommended that consistent government policies， strong private sector， long term efficient programme will help ICT     10     its contribution to GDP if government provides a more enabling environment through liberalisation of key ICT sub﹣sectors such as broadband as well as other sectors like managed services， software， and even blockchain， to create more competition and attract foreign direct investment.