QuestionAlthough pirating software, such as borrowing a friend’s copy of an installation CD or downloading software from unapproved sources is (i)____________ , many people continue to do so (ii)____________ , almost as if they were unaware that such acts amount to theft.The phrases "many people continue to so" rules out
uncommon and
difficult as choices for the first blank. We are left with
illegal, which is buttressed by the word "pirating", and the phrases "unapproved sources" , not to mention "such acts amount to theft".
ExplanationThe fact that many people continue to pirate illegal software, almost as if they were unaware that such acts amount to theft, suggests that these people were shameless or held the law in disdain. They were not embarrassed by what they were doing. Only
unabashedly conveys that sense. We can rule out
sensibly, because the clues hint at a negative behaviour and also there is nothing to suggest their behaviour was
savage. Being un-embarrassed or shameless is not the same as being
savage. So we rule them out.
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