General Motors saw a 19 percent fall in net income due to a (i) ________ drop in profits in Asia. Recently poor economic conditions have made Europe the largest trouble spot for the company, but GM narrowed losses in Europe while registering higher than normal losses in Asia. A rise in (ii) __________ from the Japanese, Korean, and Australian automobile markets contributed to losses in the region. Despite a 4 percent gain in North America, GM is in trouble if it does not come up with strategies to perform more (iii) ________ .

Blank (i)	Blank (ii)	Blank (iii)
A. propitious	D. competitors	G. erratically
B. precipitous	E. assailant	H. consistently
C. promontory	F. hindrances	I. pedantically