选词填空confrontedpositiveevidentlyinfluences abilities1. On my first day at work in the company I was ___________ with the task of chairing an important meeting.2. Far from being popular, John ___________ had a host of enemies who hated him so much.3. Even when he was a young child in elementary school, he showed his _________ as a leader.4. For centuries the country remained untouched by outside __________ and the people were living a simple and happy life.5. After that traffic accident she started to have a more __________ outlook on life.